Al Ain: Sodi Middle East Racing Team will fly the UAE flag in Europe when Taymour Kermashaschi and Luke Varley take part in the season-opening Rotax Max Euro Challenge race weekend in Sabris, France.
Varley, team manager of the Daman Speed Academy, will be donning his race suit to contest the prestigious series as a SodiKart Factory driver using a UAE race licence.
“We are going to have a go at the Euro Max Challenge with the SodiKart Factory team, and we have a very strong line-up this year. My teammate is senior Max world champion, so we are hoping a very strong season. For me personally there is nothing better than to compare myself to the current world champion. I am excited,” he said.
“I would like to do more training for myself, but I do get the opportunity to drive with the kids of Daman Speed Academy when coaching. The good thing is it is hot here so I manage to do a lot of laps, and physically this is good for me,” added Varley.
Emerging as a star for the future from the UAE Rotax Max karting scene, which produced drivers of the calibre of Edward Jones and Tom Bale, is 15-year-old Taymour Kermashaschi who has dominated the UAE Rotax Max junior category this season now has the opportunity to showcase his talents on the international stage.
Speaking ahead of his trip to France for the opening round of the Rotax Max Euro Challenge, Kermashaschi said: “I am very happy to be able to participate in the Euro Max with SodiKart which starts this weekend and I am hoping to follow up my UAE season with good results in Europe as well.”
Kermashaschi does not lack motivation or confidence as he prepares for his European foray, “I always want to win, that’s always the ultimate goal for me. I am very competitive and I won’t settle for anything less than a top ten in Europe, but as I said the goal is to win.”
The UAE Rotax Max season comes to an end with the final race day at Al Ain Raceway on April 10,
