Day two at the 2023 Rotax Grand Finals was a solid final day of official practice before heading into Wednesday’s warm-up, qualifying and heat race one events. Team USA was highlighted with Micro MAX driver Lucas Palacio ending the day as second quickest with more left while Jr. MAX and US Trophy West Champion Nixx Eggleston ended in fifth place as he and his Ruthless Karting crew continue to develop. Other notables were Race Liberante and Cooper O’Clair all enjoying at or near top-ten results in their sessions with other drviers workig on setup changes the team looks to ramp up for qualifying.
“We are really happy with the last day of official practice, all the team members are striving for more come qualifying and the team morale has been enjoyable and motivating.” — John Giacomelli
Below is a breakdown of each driver and some comments on the Bahrain facility along with a recap of their first day on track.
DD2 – Birel ART (72 Drivers)
#451 – Race Liberante
Hometown: Palmdale, California
Qualified: Second Highest US Trophy Series Finisher
RMCGF Appearances: 0
Practice 3 (odd): 24th
Practice 4 (odd): 11th
Practice 5 (odd): 12th
Senior MAX – Sodi Kart (72 Drivers)
#312 – Cooper O’Clair
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Qualified: Top US Trophy Series Finisher
RMCGF Appearances: 2 – 2021, 2022 (Junior Max)
