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Bence Barna Motorsport, Matije Gupca 63, Virovitica (2026)

07/10/2026

🇩🇪 Kerpen, Germany – NXTGP Dutch Championship

Straight after our home race in Virovitica, we headed to Germany to race at the legendary Kerpen circuit, where Michael Schumacher and many other great drivers grew up racing.

Wednesday and Thursday were about learning the track and finding a baseline. By Friday’s official practice, our pace was consistently around the Top 5. The team worked really hard throughout the week, with Szoták Dominik there as a world-class mechanic helping us get everything out of the kart.

Qualifying was also my first ever session on Maxxis tyres, and of course the first time was when it counted. 😅 The side bite and lateral grip is quite different compared to the Mojo tyres I usually race on, but I like when unknown things get thrown at me and I think I did a decent job: P8 in Pro and P8 overall out of 35 Rotax Senior drivers.

Sunday started with P4 in warm-up on a drying track, so we knew the pace was there.

🌧️ Race 1: P8 → P6 on Lap 1, before getting spun out on Lap 3. We probably went a bit too hardcore with the rain setup as well and the kart became very nervous. P13 in the end.

⚔️ Race 2: P10 → P5 on the opening lap. Then the carnage started – around 60% of the grid ended up with bumper penalties. I got pushed off on Lap 3, damaging the front end and costing us the race.

🔥 Race 3: Definitely my favourite. Starting P15, I made nine clean overtakes in nine laps to reach P6. We were fighting for the Top 5 until contact from another driver on the final lap badly damaged the kart.

The results definitely don’t show the pace we had, but coming to Kerpen for the first time and showing Top 5 speed in a strong field gives us plenty to take away.

Most importantly, I loved driving this place. Going flat out around a track with this much history is something I won’t forget. 🇩🇪🏁

Huge thanks to Dominik and everyone around the team for all the work! 🙏

Dominik Szoták
Gergő Barna
KMS Europe
NXTGP
Kart-Club Kerpen
Zamp Racing

01/10/2026

Walk in the park between two test days in the kart. 🙈

29/09/2026

Straight after the race in Virovitica, we packed everything up and headed to Kerpen, Germany 🇩🇪🏁 to race there.

These are highlights from just one action-packed session at Schumacher’s home track, where world champions grew up.

I’d wanted to drive here for years, so finally getting the chance to push and race a kart properly around this place was something special. It took a real commitment from all of us just to get there, and finding ourselves among the fast drivers made it even better.

Moments like this are a good reminder to keep chasing the things that once felt far away. 🏁

26/09/2026

🇭🇷 Croatian Championship Round 4 – Virovitica

Round 4 brought us back to my home track in Virovitica. With by my side as always this year, we kept things simple with the setup and focused on fine-tuning the kart throughout the weekend.

Friday was mostly lost to a mechanical failure, while on Saturday we found a good balance despite running our backup engine all day.

For Sunday we finally mounted the race engine and immediately had strong pace. I was too conservative on the new tyres in qualifying and ended up P4 in an extremely competitive Senior field. Once the peak grip dropped off, we were consistently running 38.5s, so I knew the race pace was there.

Race 1: I had opportunities at the start but chose not to take unnecessary risks before Race 2. A clean race from there brought us home in P4.

Race 2: This time I went for it. Starting from the outside, I overtook two drivers at the start to move into P2. I maintained a steady pace from there and only had to go defensive on the final lap to bring home P2. 🥈

That left us tied on points for P2 overall, but the qualifying tiebreaker put us P3 for the weekend. 🥉

The result also contributed to AMKK Cobra Virovitica winning the Club classification and No Limit taking the Team victory together with the VKR Solutions drivers. 🏆

A lot of work and effort went into this result, so it feels especially good to see it pay off at my home track. 🇭🇷

Big thanks to Dominik Szoták, KMS Europe, VKR Solutions and everyone at Cobra Virovitica. 🤝

10/09/2026

Home race weekend 🏁🇭🇷

Croatian Championship – Rotax Senior
📍 Virovitica, Croatia
📅 September 11–13

Proud to be racing for AMKK Cobra Virovitica 🐍🏁

05/08/2026

Some siblings play ball together, but we gotta be cooler, so we burn money instead. 🔥

Nothing beats a quick test day with my brother. 🤙🏻

18/07/2026

🇭🇷 Croatian Championship Round 3 – Box707

Small and narrow Box707 brought us back to the track where luck definitely wasn’t on our side last year. We came determined to change that, but the weekend quickly became another challenge as I had to limit my testing due to an important family matter.

Friday was spent testing with my training engine using last year’s setup. The balance wasn’t bad, but with the slower engine and some electrical issues I was still around half a second away from the target pace. Unfortunately, I had to miss Friday evening and all of Saturday, leaving me with only the 10-minute warm-up on Sunday to run in my freshly serviced race engine and adapt to the much grippier track conditions.

Warm-up turned into complete chaos. The power valve line slipped off, forcing us back into the pits, and we also realized we were running a gear ratio that was far too long. We fixed both issues, but the session was over almost before it had started.

Qualifying improved immediately after changing the gearing. The kart felt much better, but I made mistakes on my fastest laps on the new tyres and qualified P5.

Race 1: Another setup change before the start paid off. I gained one position into Turn 1 and spent the entire race defending to finish P4.

Race 2: Started from the outside but made another great launch, overtaking into Turn 1 to move into P3. I defended the podium position until the penultimate lap, when another driver pushed me completely off the track. He received a push-back bumper penalty, but unfortunately that didn’t change the outcome, and another promising result slipped away.

Considering I had just 10 minutes of meaningful running all weekend, I knew my best chance would be strong starts followed by solid defending. That strategy almost delivered a podium, and despite the circumstances, the pace was there.

Big thanks to and 🤝

Looking back, this weekend wasn’t only about racing. It was a reminder that there are things in life that matter more than motorsport. ❤️

30/06/2026

🇭🇷 Novi Marof – CEZ & Croatian Championship

The second round of the Croatian Championship also counted towards the Central European Zone Championship, bringing together one of the strongest Rotax Max grids in the region with top drivers from Croatia, Austria and Serbia.

Since the previous race in Virovitica, I hadn’t been in the kart, so I spent race week testing, completing around 200 km before the event. Novi Marof is the fastest circuit on the calendar, with average speeds above 90 km/h, making engine performance crucial. Huge thanks to from KMS Europe, whose support during testing helped us find a much stronger setup and gave me confidence going into the weekend.

Qualifying day started with a small setback after a moved wheel hub affected the morning sessions, but once fixed, the pace returned. I qualified P6 in the CEZ classification, just three tenths from pole on the 1.3 km circuit.

Race 1: After losing a position at the start, I fought back to P5, defending hard for almost the entire race.

Race 2: A strong start gained me two places, but after three laps I was hit from behind. The impact damaged the kart and forced my retirement.

Race 3: Thanks to an incredible effort from my main mechanic, , the kart was repaired just in time, although it was still slightly bent. Starting from the back of the grid, I worked my way through the field, caught the leading pack and finished P5 in the CEZ classification.

The retirement in Race 2 cost us the opportunity to fight for a podium in the Croatian Championship, but the pace we showed throughout the weekend—and the comeback from last with a damaged kart—proved we can fight with the best drivers in the region.

A huge thank you to Szotak Dominik, Janes Ferenc, everyone at Cobra Virovitica, my family, and everyone who supported me throughout the weekend. Looking forward to the next round! 🏁

13/05/2026

Season Kick Off in Croatia 🇭🇷

First round of the Croatian Championship in Virovitica and first race weekend with the new chassis.

Came into the race weekend with proper preparation and a 3-day test programme the week before. Probably the most complete testing I’ve had since I started racing, thanks to Dominik Szotak and Zsolt Bandi. During testing, we already managed to beat my 2024 personal best, marking a big step forward.

The level of the category also stepped up this season, with top drivers coming up and a very strong field overall.

Friday free practice was more challenging as we struggled to find the same feeling from last week’s test, but we worked through it and got back on pace by Saturday afternoon, almost last minute.

Sunday started well – the track felt fast immediately in warm up. In qualifying, I set my fastest lap ever (38.5) despite hitting traffic in the tyres’ best performance window → P5.

Race 1: bad start, missed the rhythm, but starting from the inside I managed to hold position. Uneventful race overall, finished P5 without taking too many risks.

Race 2: much better start, went around the outside in T1 and gained two positions. Had strong pace and was confidently running at the front in a podium position. Despite having enough space behind, the driver in P4 made a poor decision at the hairpin, hit me and put me into the wall, ending my race. Deja vu from last year.

Overall P6, P3 in North Croatian category. Not the result I aimed for at all, but the pace showed we could fight at the front even against a very strong field, and I’m proud of what we achieved with limited resources.

Already looking forward to the next round, CEZ in Novi Marof 🇭🇷

Thanks for the support, it means a lot to be part of AMKK Cobra Virovitica 🤝

21/04/2026

Man, I love racing in the rain. 🏎️💨💦

Friday practice photo dump — Styrian Championship Round 1 🇦🇹

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