No. 16 – June 15th 2015
International karting is going to stop in Brandon, near the English town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, for the second round of the CIK-FIA KF and KFJ European Championship. The second event follows the season-opener which took place a month ago in Portimao, where the first battles for the leadership kept fans on the edge of their seats. This time the event is going to be hosted by the 1,382 metres of the Paul Fletcher International circuit. There are 125 entrants to the event, ready to give all they have from the free practice on Thursday 18th June, until the final phase on Sunday 21st June. The Championship is at its turning point and drivers and teams are all eager to make themselves conspicuous. Fans will be able to follow the crucial moments of the event thanks to the live streaming produced by WSK Promotion and which will be available on www.cikfia.tv and on www.cikfiachampionship.com. The streaming will cover the racing day of Sunday 21st, from the Drivers’ Parade on. The following week, on Motors TV, the special report featuring the recap of the weekend.
All ready to battle for the leadership.
The current leader of the KF is the British Benjamin Hanley (Croc-TM-Vega). The Brit leads ahead of his fellow countryman Tom Joyner (Zanardi-TM) and of the Italian Felice Tiene (CRG-Parilla). Hanley and Tiene, both are also taking part in the KZ events this season, are once again in close contact in the top direct drive category. However, there are also several drivers who can step in the battle for the top positions. Among them, the Polish Karol Basz (Kosmic-Vortex) and the Danish Nicklas Nielsen (Tony Kart-Vortex), who played leading roles in the WSK Super Master Series at the beginning of the season. Eyes also on the Rumanian Marcus Dionisios and the Russian Alexander Vartanyan (both on Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega). In KF Junior there are many new names in the top positions of the standings. The leader after the season-opener is the Belgian Kenny Roosens (Kosmic-Parilla-LeCont), who won hands down in the Final of Portimao. Behind him the Danish Christian Lundgaard (Tony Kart-Vortex) and the Brazilian Caio Collet (Kosmic-Vortex): they will try to close the gap with the Belgian and to aim at the European title in the last round in Kristianstad (S). However, the generational change occurred in KFJ this year, leaving open the door to more surprises in the standings, with many other new names who could elbow their way to the top positions.
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