As expected Tal-Ko have introduced a new weight/restrictor system for Junior TKM for 2008. This is to combine the Junior TKM, and Junior TKM Intermediate classes. However, rather surprisingly, Tal-Ko have announced the new ‘Junior Extreme’ class. The concept of the class is to use the BT82 ‘Extremed’ to 115cc in the same way the Senior TKM class did a few years ago.

The changes in brief are as follows:

Junior TKM 2-stroke
Starting age lowered to year of 11th birthday if the driver is no longer a novice and at the other end raised to end of year in which the driver has his or her 17th birthday. Novices will still have to wait until their 11th birthday.

Class structure changed to a three band weight/restrictor size to allow for equal racing across all ages and sizes This makes it easy for clubs to operate one grid of Junior TKM all on blue number plates, and simple for drivers to move up a band as they grow with age. The bands are:
Junior 128 Min tot weight 128kg Max kart weight 94kg Restrictor 20.5mm
Junior 136 Min tot weight 136kg Max kart weight 89kg Restrictor 22mm
Junior 142 Min tot weight 142kg Max kart weight 83kg Restrictor 24mm

Junior Extreme
The former Intermediate class is now reformatted as Junior Extreme. This class will use the larger capacity 115cc TKM BT82 engine as used by seniors. The starting age in the class will be 13th birthday and it will run through to end of year in which driver has 17th birthday.

With a minimum weight of 138kg and mandatory clutch, the class will become a new premier championship category and will feature at the TKM S1 National Championships next year alongside the updated Junior TKM class.

In addition, to help the class get off to a flying start, Tal-Ko Racing will be offering major cash discounts on new engine packages for the class to all those drivers registering for the 2008 S1 TKM Junior Extreme championship.

Tal-Ko

Whether this is a good move from Tal-Ko to boost Junior TKM we’ll have to wait to see.

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