“We both aim to absolute quality”
The 2021 karting season is starting with the renewal of the partnership between two leading companies in the karting world: OTK Kart Group and OMP Racing.
The cooperation between the two companies started in 2015 and has been very satisfying so far: the decision to continue the partnership was thus taken very naturally.
In accordance with the agreement, OMP Racing will keep on supplying all the technical clothing (suits, gloves, underwear, boots) to all OTK brands and racing teams.
Throughout the upcoming seasons all the drivers of the OTK racing teams will wear the products from OMP’s top karting range, all customized with a special graphic design for each brand.
Tony Kart, Kosmic Kart, Exprit Kart, Redspeed Kart and EOS Kart are the brands that belong to OTK Kart Group.
The main innovation of this renewal, however, is the introduction of Bell helmets in the deal. Kosmic and Exprit drivers will use the carbon karting helmets of the prestigious group, which was acquired by OMP last year.
Not only: OMP will give its contribution to OTK’s rental karts equipment. OTK and OMP technicians are studying innovative solutions for this segment.
Paolo Delprato, OMP Racing managing director: “Five years ago, as we signed the first agreement with OTK, we kick-started a great time, five years during which OMP products have conquered the karting global market and got improved also through the continuous synergy with our partner. The goal is now to grow further, and mutually contribute to our successes”.
Roberto Robazzi, president of OTK Group: “I’m very happy to announce the renewal of this partnership with OMP. After all, our corporate philosophies have always been in harmony: we both aim to absolute quality through the obsessive attention to details, and we both pursue a constant research and development work. That’s why this renewal has come in such a natural manner. More and more years for our drivers, thus, with OMP”.
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OMP Racing is an Italian company, established in 1973 in Genoa and having today its headquarters at Ronco Scrivia. OMP is a world leader in the field of design and manufacture of safety equipment for race cars (suits, gloves, shoes, seats, safety belts, helmets etc.). Since 2008 the control of the company has been acquired by Genoa- based SAYE S.p.A. In 2019 OMP acquired the control of Bell Racing Helmets, the world leading brand in autosport helmets, giving birth to the biggest worldwide group in motorsport safety equipment. Today OMP products are in all world racing championships. OMP is one of the very few companies in the world which are able to offer a complete range of items dedicated to race cars and to drivers’ safety, with over 2,000 products in its catalogue, almost entirely homologated by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile – FIA.
OTK Group means absolute quality, high performance and modern technologies. These have always been the key points of the group’s philosophy, grounding its roots in the dawning of kart era. The company synergically manages two manufacturing plants: OTK Chassis Division, manufacturing chassis, and Vortex Factory, manufacturing engines. OTK Chassis Division designs and manufactures chassis for all the brands falling under the group: Tony Kart, Kosmic Kart, EOS Kart, Exprit Kart and Redspeed Kart. Vortex Factory designs and produces engines for winning and high quality karts. The leading position reached by OTK is the definitive proof of the excellent work done by the group.
