No. 20 – 15th July 2013
KF and KF Junior ready for the showdown: the CIK-FIA European Championship is live on the Internet. The next round of the KF and KF Junior CIK-FIA European Championship is about to be hosted by the facility of Ortona, Italy. The Circuito Internazionale d’Abruzzo racetrack, set in Central Italy near Chieti, is the venue of the second and final round of the Championship. The first round was run a little more than a month ago in Alcaniz, in Spain. The CIK-FIA European Championship, this year, has got two rounds in schedule, with the score assigned after every final race of each event. On the 1,600 meters of the Italian circuit, near the Adriatic coast, the decisive races of the Championship are taking place on the last racing day, Sunday 21st July. The racing weekend starts on Friday 17th with free practice. All the Sunday events will be aired live in streaming on www.cikfia.tv and www.cikfiachampionship.com, the official websites which broadcast all the video coverage produced by WSK Promotion, from drivers’ presentation until the Finals. On Friday 23rd July, on Rai Sport 2 the delayed broadcast of the KF and KF Junior Finals, while on Friday 26th, always on Rai Sport 2, the special TV report with the whole recap of the racing weekend.
In KF Nielsen is the driver to beat.
The Danish Nicklas Nielsen (Kosmic-Vortex-Vega) arrives in Ortona as the leader of the category, thanks to his brilliant victory in the first round of Alcaniz. The closest pursuer is his fellow countryman Christian Sorensen (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega), who, in Spain, finished ahead of the Dutch Max verstappen (CRG-TM-Vega). A great and thrilling fight is expected from these drivers, even though there are other drivers behind them who can aim at a big result: the Polish Karol Basz (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega), the Italian Felice Tiene (CRG-Parilla-Vega) and the French Dorian Boccolacci (Energy-TM-Vega).
Norris on the run in KF Junior.
The English Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex-Le Cont) confirms his great shape. This year, in the KFJ category, he is definitely the greatest surprise: he leads the European championship after the victory in the first round in Spain. Also the Belgian Matteo Raspatelli (Tony Kart-Parilla-Le Cont) is a big surprise: he placed second in Alcaniz and is second in the championship. Good chances also for the Dutch Martijn van Leeuwen (Zanardi-TM-Le Cont), who aims at something more than the third place. In KFJ, too, it is worthy keeping an eye on all the drivers who follow in the current standings: the Canadian Parker Thompson (Energy-TM-Le Cont), the Russian Robert Shwartzman (Tony Kart-TM-Le Cont) and the French Bryan Elpitiya (Energy-TM-Le Cont).
Potty is the leader of the Academy trophy.
The Belgian Maxime Potty leads the pack of the young drivers participating in the CIK-FIA Academy Trophy. Ortona hosts the second out of three rounds of the championship. Behind him the Spanish Arturo Melgar and the French Gautier Becq, all on Parolin-Fim-Vega.
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