No. 30 – July 31st 2015
The new 2015 European CIK-FIA Champions for KF and KFJ were awarded last weekend in Kristianstad (S). The young Danish driver Christian Lundgaard (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont) won in KF Junior, while the more experienced English Ben Hanley (Croc Promotions-TM-Vega) grabbed the title in KF. They joined the KZ Champion, the Italian Flavio Camponeschi (Tony Kart-Vortex-Bridgestone) and the Swedish Joel Johansson (Energy-TM-LeCont), the new Champion in KZ2, who won their titles two weeks earlier, in Genk (B). Four drivers who deserved the titles, as proved also by the recent event in Sweden. The Asum Ring, a facility surrounded by the beautiful Scandinavian woods, was the venue of a breath-taking weekend: the result of the Championship was decided only on the last laps in both the categories. Many new names made themselves conspicuous, both in KF and KFJ, throughout the three rounds of the event. The eventful finale of the season will be analysed in the special TV report, which will be aired by Motors TV next week.
Hanley wins a gripping duel in KF.
The British Ben Hanley (Croc-TM-Vega) and Tom Joyner (Zanardi-TM-Vega) were the protagonists of a head-to-head race in KF which remained uncertain until the very end, even though Hanley had a remarkable lead over his rival at the beginning of the Swedish weekend. Joyner desperately needed to win the Final of the Asum Ring to stand a chance to grab the title. Actually, in the first phase of the race, he seemed able to accomplish his mission. Luckily for Hanley, success in the race was achieved by the excellent New-Zealander Marcus Armstrong (Tony Kart-Vortex), who deserved better than a final nine position in the Championship. Great finale of season also for the Dutch Richard Verschoor (Exprit-Vortex): after his good performance in Brandon (UK) and thanks to his second place in Kristianstad, he managed to score the third position, behind Joyner. On the other hand, after a promising beginning in the season-opener in Portimao (P), the Italian Felice Tiene (CRG-Parilla) only scored a final fourth position. Brilliant result also for the American Juan Correa (Energy-TM), who placed fifth.
Lundgaard, a great recover in KFJ.
The Belgian Kenny Roosens (Kosmic-Parilla-LeCont) gained an early lead in the Championship thanks to his success in the season-opener in Portugal. He kept the leadership until the round in Sweden. It was then, in fact, that the Danish Christian Lundgaard (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) laid his cards on the table after the poor performance achieved in the round in England. The final rush in Kristianstad, at the Asum Ring, wasn’t favourable to Roosens, stopped in the final phase by his kart’s misplaced front fairing. Bad luck also for Clement Novalak (Tony Kart-Vortex): the English dropped behind in the Final in Sweden and lost the second place he had been occupying since the round at the PFi circuit in England. He eventually scored the fifth position. Indonesian Presley Martono (Tony Kart-Vortex), who was only 8 points behind Roosens, could take advantage of the situation, but he only managed to score the 7th position at the Asum Ring, which was not enough. So, Lundgaard only needed a victory to have the upper hand: the Danish dominated the Final and won the Championship ahead of Martono and Roosens. Excellent performance also for Marta Garcia Lopez (FA Kart-TM): the Spanish girl is getting more and more competitive and, in Kristianstad, she scored the third position in the Final, behind the Brazilian Felipe Drugovich (Kosmic-Vortex). She finished fourth in the Championship, ahead of Novalak.
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