Competition

Sunday at the GPO: Qualifying

As we know, the morning rain did not stop the pilgrims. However the Saint Laurent de Mure track was slowly beginning to dry when KF3 went out in their timed session. Pierre Gasly (Sodi / Parilla) was fastest with a performance helped by pure steering and good brakes. Pascal Belmaaziz (Intrepid / TM) was second in the end, beating Tanguy Carel (FA Kart / Vortex). Hubert Anthoine (Tony Kart / Vortex) did not seem bothered by the rain as he set the 4th fastest time ahead of Victor Sendin (Birel / TM) and Alex Baron (Tony Kart / Vortex) who did not participate in Super Pole.

The wide track allowed 125 gearbox the opportunity to produce an exceptional show on wets. Very quickly the braking distances decreased. Anthony Abbasse (Sodi / TM) and Thomas Mich (Birel / TM) alternated fastest laps. Pierre Ragues (Sodi / TM) and Cedric Goudant (Tony Kart / TM) were fast. Pierre Etienne Chaumat ran between 3rd and 4th place. Norman Nato, long at the back of the field, gradually moved up. Abbasse and Mich resumed dueling with a vengeance. Abbasse was fastest in the end and Chaumat took 2nd place ahead of Mich. Nato made a good effort to take 4th position from Pierre Ragues.

Loïc Réguillon (Sodi / Parilla) opened the debate in KF2, with his nose to the grindstone, from the British driver Dane Smith (Nowa / Parilla). Guillaume De Ridder (Kosmic / Vortex), Sébastien Bailly (Tony Kart / Vortex), Paul-Loup Chatin (Energy / TM) took turns in 3rd position. While accelerating on the last 2 laps: Smith took the lead ahead of Réguillon at the end of the session but then Bailly took pole ahead of Smith, Réguillon and Clement Bluy (Tony Kart / Vortex) who was also in high spirits and Guillaume De Ridder was 5th .

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Publié le 25/10/2009