Two young driver winner of the Rok Talent Award, Cosimo Durante and Jan Krencisz, will run wearing the Kosmic Kart Racing Department’s colours for the four rounds of the CIK-FIA European Championship.
The Italian Durante and the Polish Krencisz, won the world selection promoted and supported by Vortex, the Rok Talent Award.
Vortex has always been supporting karting talents and for this reason decided to promote the world Rok Cup’s monobrand trophy.
The championship has been taking place for twelve years and it is now very well know all over the world, with plenty of excellent and drivers and followers.
On the path of such popularity, Vortex launched the Rok Talent Award project in 2011, giving young talented drivers the opportunity to compete as Vortex official drivers in some of the world’s most prestigious CIK championships. In 2014, the Rok Talent Award’s winners in force, Jan Krencisz and Cosimo Durante, join one of the official Vortex teams, the Kosmic Kart Racing Department. The team, managed by Olivier Marechal is one of the most important and well managed teams of the international karting scenario, with top-level technical material and experienced staff.

Giovanni Corona – Vortex Manager
“We already lined-up the Rok Talent winners in the Kosmic Kart Racing Department and were very well satisfied with them.
Olivier Marechal and his staff’s work is at top level and allows young drivers to improve in a very short time.
Moreover, from this year, Armand Convers, driver of top-international level, joins the Kosmic team acting as tutor. This way Jan Krencisz and Cosimo Durante will have the chance to count on this valid support for get accustomed to such demanding CIK-FIA competitions.
The Rok Cup gives the chance to compete, have fun and learn any karting secret to young drivers without spending too much money.
The outcome of the Rok breeding ground are of high quality, it is enough to remind drivers as Luca Corberi (World Cup for KFJ 2012), Patrick Hajeck (former European Champion for KZ2 2009), Leonardo Pulcini (former World Champion for KFJ 2013), Patric Niederhauser (GP3 driver), Colombo and Barri (GT drivers) and many others.”

European Championship for KF and KFJ
1st round. La Conca (Italy)                         9th -11th May            KF e KFJ  Krencisz and Durante
2nd round. Zuera (Spain)                            29th May – 1st June   KF e KFJ Krencisz and Durante
3rd round. Asum Ring (Sweden)                   24th-27th June           KFJ          Krencisz
3th round. Genk (Belgium)                          12th -15th July           KF            Durante
4th round. GPFInternational (GB)                 28th -31st August       KF e KFJ Krencisz and Durante

Jan Krencisz – Vortex - Kosmic Kart Racing Department driver
Country: Poland
Age: 15  (Date of Birth: 29.01.1999)
Category: KF Junior
Professional Curriculum:             National Champion Rok Junior 2012 and 2013.

National Champion Mini Rok 2011

Hobbies: Football, F1 and karting

Cosimo Durante – Vortex - Kosmic Kart Racing Department driver
Country: Italy
Age: 15 (Date of Birth: 01/08/1998)
Category: KF
Professional Curriculum:

Rok Cup Champion North area category Junior Rok 2013.

Winner of the Trofeo d'Autunno and the Trofeo primavera Junior Rok 2013.          

2nd position at the Rok Cup Italy Junior Rok 2013.

2nd position at the Rok Cup international Final 2012 cat. Junior Rok

Rok Cup Winner Nord category Junior Rok 2011.

3rd position at the Rok Cup Italy Junior 2011.

2nd position at the Rok Cup north area

3rd position at the Rok Cup Italy 2010 category Mini Rok.

Hobbies: Go kart, karate and music