Boccolacci: A Second Place in Germany

Before preparing for the first meeting of the World KF Championship that will be held in England on the circuit of PFI, Dorian Boccolacci interrupted his short holiday to go back to Germany, on the winding circuit of Hahn, to compete in the fourth round of the Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft. The Energy Corse team and Boccolacci discovered the circuit at the last minute, during the last free practice sessions: «We did not have much time to work» Dorian explained. «It is a particular track, with several series of corners where you drive at the same pace and even the smallest mistake can have serious consequences, and there is only one spot where you brake hard. Overtaking is difficult, especially when the other drivers know every single inch of the track and have had two more days to practice. On top of all this, I had to adapt back to Bridgestone tyres».

Dorian set the fifth time in timed qualifying and kept his position in the two qualifying heats, with a nice second place in the second heat, together with the fastest lap time in the race. On Sunday, at the start of Race 1, the German track was still pretty wet after a heavy downpour. «It was my first race of the year in the rain. It took me several laps to find my bearings again. I was at the end of the race, where I usually set the fastest times, but it was too late». Dorian fought bravely not too loose too many positions on the first laps and concluded with a 6th place.

On a track with much higher grip when the sun came out again, he caught up in Race 2 thanks to an excellent start and kept second place up to the finish line, never taking pressure off the leader, André Matisic, but without seriously threatening him, since André skilfully controlled the situation. Though he has just competed in two of the four meetings, Dorian is still 5th in the German Championship and will attend the last round at Genk (B) in mid-October.

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