NEWS

N. 9 – 18 Maggio 2013

Il Campionato Europeo CIK-FIA di karting sta per celebrare i suoi primi vincitori di gara a Wackersdorf (D), sede della prima tappa continentale per le categorie KZ e KZ2. Domani, sul circuito bavarese, si disputerà la fase finale dell’evento, al termine della lunga serie di manche di qualifica che si sono svolte per l’intera giornata odierna, alle quali hanno preso parte 140 piloti, in rappresentanza di 22 nazioni.

Max Verstappen è il pilota da battere in KZ.
L’olandese Jorrit Pex (CRG-TM), campione continentale uscente, ha trovato quest’anno in KZ un degno antagonista: è il suo connazionale Max Verstappen (CRG-TM), che vincendo oggi entrambe le manche di qualifica previste ha risposto da par suo al compagno di marca, il quale giusto ieri aveva segnato il miglior tempo in prova. Nella Prefinale di domani, che aprirà il programma di questa categoria, vedremo dunque i due dividersi la prima fila, con Verstappen in pole position. Alle loro spalle si conferma Marco Ardigò (Tony Kart-Vortex), che dopo l’ottimo quarto tempo segnato ieri ha conquistato oggi la seconda fila. A fianco del bresciano si inserisce il belga Jonathan Thonon (CRG-Maxter), annunciando per domani un serio attacco alle prime posizioni, spinto anche dai piloti che occuperanno la terza fila: sono il bresciano Davide Forè (CRG-TM) e dell’olandese Bas Lammers (Intrepid-TM), pronti a entrare anche loro in lotta per la vittoria.

Zanchetta e Negro in pole nelle due Prefinali KZ2.

Per ottenere il migliore risultato in KZ2, il trevigiano Marco Zanchetta (Maranello-TM) ha dovuto vincere ben 5 manche di qualifica, considerato che i suoi principali avversari si sono dimostrati agguerriti quanto lui. Riccardo Negro (DR-TM), di natali italiani ma di licenza tedesca, ha infatti concluso la fase eliminatoria sommando quattro successi. In questo modo, i due piloti si pongono in pole position nelle due rispettive Prefinali, nelle quali domani mattina si divideranno i 64 piloti qualificati oggi. Da queste due gare, i migliori 34 avranno infine accesso alla Finale del pomeriggio. Ottimi risultati sono arrivati anche dall’olandese Ricardo Romkema (Zanardi-TM) e dal norvegese Emil Antonsen (DR-TM), che hanno raccolto vittorie e piazzamenti utili a classificarsi alle spalle dei primi due. Piazzamenti che hanno premiato anche lo svedese Douglas Lundberg (Maranello-TM) e il veneto Nicola Marcon (Tony Kart-Vortex), che seguono in questa iniziale classifica.

Diretta web e differita Rai Sport 2 da Wackersdorf.
Domani il live streaming, dai siti www.cikfia.tv e www.cikfiachampionship.com consentirà di assistere in diretta Internet all’intera Fase Finale della manifestazione, che sarà poi trasmessa in differita da Rai Sport 2, martedì 21 maggio, alle 18:55. Venerdì 24 maggio, infine, sarà sempre Rai Sport 2 a trasmettere il servizio speciale di riepilogo sul weekend tedesco.

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The qualifying heats of the German round of the European KZ2 Championship have been completed on Saturday in bright sunshine. Although it is not raining for now, a lot of time penalties have showered down. Friday saw showers and noise sanctions (22 in six heats against 14 for jumped starts), while the weather changed on Saturday to be dry but still  noise sanctions and some for jumped starts, not to mention the necessary sanctions for  bad maneuvers.

Italians are on pole position in the two pre-finals on Sunday, Marco Zanchetta (Maranello / TM) with a very good score (five wins and a second place) which allows him to surpass his rival Riccardo Negro ( DR / TM) on 4 wins, tied with the Dutch driver Ricardo Romkema (Zanardi / TM). Norway's Emil Antonsen (DR / TM) has scored a great breakthrough result in 4th place ahead of the Swedish Douglas Lundberg (Maranello / TM) who would have been behind Felice Tiene (CRG / Maxter) without an exclusion for non-compliance his reed in the last race which put him down to 20th position.

In addition to his status as the leading French driver, Clement Da Silva (Birel / TM) retains a great opportunity to do well with his 14th place, while Charles Fiault (Sodi / Parilla) is 54th after a hand injury and a trip to hospital. These two are the only survivors of the hectic races. The racing will begin tomorrow with two separate pre-finals, where drivers will have to be 17th at worst to get in to the final.

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The win for Max Verstappen (CRG / TM) was even more pronounced in the second qualifying heat in KZ which he led without interruption from start to finish. Admittedly, Jorrit Pex (CRG / TM) had to fight against an offensive from Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart / Vortex) who contested second position. Anthony Abbasse (Sodi / TM) secured 4th place while sparing his tires as much as possible. There was bad luck for De Conto, Hajek, Leclerc, Toninelli and Hanley, who moved a hairline on the grid and thus was given a 10 second penalty.

The intermediate classification is of course Max Verstappen ahead of Jorrit Pex, Marco Ardigo and Jonathan Thonon, with Davide Fore 5th and Bas Lammers 6th.

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There are struggles that are never won in advance ... Although quieter than the decibels on track, the journalists wrestling to connect to the Internet are no less intense in the press room!

The common enemy is called "Logout", difficult, devious and evil, he watches, lurking in the shadows, for any opportunity to cut off anyone entrenched on the first floor of the building at Wackersdorf. The alert was given by a desperate cry that froze the blood: "You have Internet?" Then a heavy silence descends again over the keyboards. Everyone has his own technique: "reboot your machine!" or "Check your network settings" or "Launch the connection assistant!" In these difficult times the solidarity of the press people, whatever their origins, contributes to a better world, for a moment.

The most annoying thing is when the connection disappears just before the publication of information or reappears by surprise immediately after the end of the race ... but that comes with the territory. A survival kit containing anti-depressants and anti-anxiety will soon be distributed to save the mental health, already fragile, of the journalists and / or communicators present, so an accident is more likely and it would have been easier to work from the comfort of the office without having to roam the circuit, and making substantial savings.

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Started in KZ qualifying, the duel continues between the two Dutch drivers on CRG / TM: Jorrit Pex, the pole sitter, this time has been deprived of the lead on the 4th lap of the first qualifying hear of the European Championship by Max Verstappen, who won the race with a lead of eight tenths of a second on Pex, despite a slight difference in performance to his compatriot. Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart / Vortex) remained in third position while Anthony Abbasse (Sodi / TM), who set the fastest lap, crossed the line in fourth place before a penalty of 10'' for a jumped start put him down to 17th. Davide Fore (CRG / TM) held fourth place, ahead of Jonathan Thonon (CRG / Maxter), Bas Lammers (Intrepid / TM) and Charles Leclerc (ART GP / TM). Paolo De Conto (Birel / TM) retired on the third lap.

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