The CRG/Maxter karts driven by Jonathan Thonon and Gary Carlton dominated KZ2 at the first meeting of the WSK World Series in Portimao. The American “started the dances” with the best lap time and a victory in the qualifying heat, while the Belgian made sparks fly in race and conquered the pre-final and final.
Max Verstappen proved to be the great favourite in KF3 and only an unfortunate combination of circumstances prevented him from winning all the races. After winning three heats and the pre-final, he was ideally placed in second place in the final when after an accident, with four laps to go, the “slow” sign appeared, which forbids overtaking until the end of the race.
In KF2, Michelle Gatting showed all her talent and the performances of her CRG/Maxter, but the numerous contacts during races prevented her from achieving a good result, though largely deserved. 4th in timed qualifying, 4th and then second in the heats, the Danish driver recovered ground as fast as a train in pre-final and finished 6th. But after a carry-on at the start of the final she could not do better than 15th place.
Finally, Super KF drivers were able to fight in the lead pack during the whole Portuguese weekend, especially Arnaud Kozlinski, who showed a habit for 4th place, from timed qualifying to the final. A questionable decision excluded him, for the time being, from the last race. Felice Tiene conquered the second place in SuperPole and was 7th in the final, while a particularly combative Forè finished in 5th place.
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