Competition

KZ1 : Total Suspense

After a tension ever growing in intensity right up to the start of the Final, the KZ1 World Cup (the top karting category fitted with gearboxes) also guaranteed an unequalled spectacle. Especially seeing that not a single driver had managed to get clear of the lot during the qualifying heats. Having set fastest time during the timed sessions, Davide Foré (CRG-Maxter) dropped back to 6^th place in his first qualifying heat … prior to taking command in the following two, giving him pole position for the Pre-Final. « I retained my first place, but today we saw that there are quite a few of us capable of winning », the Italian explained. « Anything could happen tomorrow during the Pre-Final and the Final and it will be pretty tight. All the better for the spectators, because I reckon they will be in for quite a spectacle! »

The first row of the Pre-Final, which also determines the starting grid for the Final will be completed by Arnaud Kozlinski, Davide Foré’s team mate. With Rick Dreezen (Tony Kart-Vortex) in the third row, the top-3 has not altered since the qualifying heats. Victorious in the first qualifying heat, the Dutch girl Beitske Visser (Intrepid-TM) will set out from the 4^th place, just ahead of the Belgian Jonathan Thonon (CRG-Maxter), who climbed up well from his 12^th place following the timed laps. However Anthony Abbasse (Sodi-Maxter), Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart-Vortex) even the European Champion Paolo De Conto (Energy-TM) could also lay claim to the final victory. Having collided at the start of the final qualifying heat, the fast Yannick de Brabander (Parolin-TM) and Thomas Mich (Monza-TM) will need to climb back up from their respective 12^th and 14^th places. The start of the Pre-Final will be given at 10.15hrs and the Final, the sole decisive race will be at 13.45hrs.

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Publié le 04/09/2011