First surprises at Wackersdorf

With 253 Drivers for Scrutineering, the paddock at the Prokart Raceland circuit in Wackersdorf could not be any livelier, and followers were impatiently awaiting Qualifying Practice for the European KF2 and KZ2 Championships at the end of the day on Thursday. Recording a fast time was more vital than ever if Drivers were to be in the vanguard in the many Qualifying Heats. Because there can be no doubts: both in KF2 and in KZ2, disputes will be energetic for allocation of the 34 places in the Final…
 

Consolidating hopes in the main, the KF2 category is incredibly open. At the end of Qualifying Practice, no fewer than 94 Drivers had posted times within a second of each other! At this level, the slightest detail can make all the difference … the time gap between first and second alone illustrates the intensity of the battle. In second place, the Czech girl Tereza Gromanova was only 4 thousandths away from pole position. Ahead of her was the surprise of this session of Qualifying Practice: the German Driver Michaël Waldherr (RK-BMB). “Wackersdorf is my favourite circuit, but I would never have dared to imagine this,” smiled the 15-year-old, already determined to take every single opportunity over the next three days (Qualifying Heats on Friday and Saturday and two Races on Sunday).
 
Behind this duo, time gaps were minimal. In contrast to some other favourites, the Dutch Driver Max Verstappen (Intrepid-TM) had a near-perfect session to post the third fastest time ahead of Nirei Fukuzumi (Kosmic-Vortex), Japan, and Tom Joyner (LH-BMB), Britain. The Top 10 also included the Italian Drivers Damiano Fioravanti and Flavio Camponeschi (both Tony Kart-Vortex), Dennis Olsen (Energy-TM), Norway, Charles Leclerc (ART GP Parilla), Monaco, and the Italian “Speedy”, alias Antonio Fuoco (Tony Kart-Vortex).
 
Third best time, Benjamin Barnicoat (ART GP-Parilla) was relegated for a technical irregularity with his engine. Forced to start form the back of the pack in all his Qualifying Heats, the British Driver already knows that his task will be formidable if he is to be among the 34 finalists.

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