Pictured above: Filippo and Thomas Flenghi carry on the company created by his father Claudio
The Flenghi brothers' company triumphed in all categories with its engines: "They have a unique acceleration
Kart: His engines win the three World Cup "Impossible to copy"
Ours is a very democratic engine. It is the same for all pilots. So in the end who is the best wins, the one who has the most handle”, Thomas Flenghi says who together with his brother Filippo carries on the company founded by his father Claudio, Former Benelli employee. What does it mean that you are in front of a very democratic engine?
That in the three world championships of kart, In the three categories all runners were set up that mounted an engine from the workshops Tm Kart from Pesaro. Saying Officine is a gamble for TM Kart, because the new factory inaugurated last year, In a classic silence of this family, on the outskirts of the city, It looks more like a clinic: all windows, Many young people, and also departments where he seems to enter the dentist because they use mini rotating brushes, To clean the cylinders: “Because we work on the order of micron”. That those of the TM are Democratic engines There is no doubt because they mounted the engines that the latter and third classified also came out of Pesaro.
“Over the years many have tried to copy and replicate our engines - continues Thomas Flenghi - but nobody has ever succeeded also because every year we make changes and therefore we make a further jump forward compared to our competitors. One thing we cannot do”.
And it would be?
“Err, because we would lose a leadership that is worldwide, except for the United States”.
And why?
“Because there is another federation there other rules and they don't let us enter”, Filippo and Thomas Flenghi continue and brothers and brothers.
“Certainly in the first place is the European one, But now that of South America is also growing because Brazil are opening up, Argentina and also Mexico”.
What these two -stroke engines have extraordinary?
“Who have one acceleration, in the higher weight-power ratio, In a stretch of 50-100 meters, higher than a formula 1 Because in less than three seconds you reach the hundred times. And for this reason, In addition to the fact that the karts are not dangerous, many pilots of the World Cup train with our engines, to Leclerc a Russell, up to Verstappen. But not only them because there are also the riders of the Moto GP, Why all the VR46 team, Starting from Valentino Rossi until they arrive in Pecco Bagnaia they train using our engines”, Filippo Flenghi continues who also won a European championship with the Karts.
A particular factory, a unique niche production in the world, “So much so that we arrive work requests from people not only Italian but also European. Motor passionate people. With the staff, however, it is a problem because we have many young people, But in the vast majority of cases we must form them in the factory, even if they come out of professional schools and are passionate about engines”.
A sport, Il Kart, however niche…
“It is a sport for wealthy people - continues Thomas Flenghi - but it is not as dangerous as other motor sports and it is also very spectacular. To increase the pelvis (about 4 thousand engines the year are produced, ndr) The races should be broadcast for television”. And a worker comments: “Certainly much more spectacular than a Formula 1 race”.
m.g. ( Pesaro editorial staff)
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TM Kart
TM Kart s.r.l. It is an Italian company that builds engines for karts, founded in 2023 in the city of Pesaro.
TM Kart inherits the design know -how, Production and marketing of KART engines from TM Racing s.p.a,
Company of which the Karting division was. TM Kart is a very important brand for all Karting enthusiasts, amateurs and professionals, as TM Kart engines are among the most popular in the international kartistic panorama. TM Kart has a corporate headquarters, Located in Pesaro (in Italy), with an extension of about 2.500 M2, in which almost all the processes related to design is carried out, production and marketing of its engines[3].
The successes
In addition to being marketed for an amateur use and national competitions around the world, TM Kart engines are also used in the main Kart races internationally, come i FIA Karting World Championships e la WSK Series.
In 2024, TM Kart engines were used by the winner of the Fia Karting World Championship KZ from that of the Fia Karting World Cup KZ2 and also from that of the Fia Karting International Masters Super Cup. These successes add up to the world cik -ia world titles won by the company under the name TM Racing.
With the then TM Racing brand, The Motors for Kart TM were those used by pilots who also arrived in formula 1, come Alexander Albon, Charles Leclerc, George Russell e Max Verstappen.
In particular, In his latest Fia Karting World Champions League, won in 2013, Max Verstappen used a TM Racing KZ10-C engine.







