Competition

Great battles expected for the 26th Margutti Trophy

The 26th edition of the Andrea Margutti Trophy, race scheduled for the weekend of the 29th of March and organized by Parma Karting at the South Garda Karting of Lonato, started in the best possible way with a lot of drivers partaking in the 4 categories of the event. A solid 160 drivers have been verified in KZ2, KF, KF Junior and 60 Mini, out of the entered 165 coming from 25 countries. Competitiveness level is high in all categories as several protagonists are ready to battle the victory out. On the side of the event, the “friend sun” also appeared in Lonato, as used to announce the historic patron of the event, Umberto Pellegrini.

Among the big names of the 53 drivers present in KZ2, the five times world champion Davide Forè, on CRG-Tm, put his name forward as a strong contender to the final win of this 26th edition of the trophy as he set the best time completing the quickest loop in 41″657. The advantage of Forè is anyway limited to only a few thousands of a second. Luca Tilloca (Intrepid-Tm) is very close to him with a quickest performance of 41″676, as the young and always quicker Giacomo Pollini (CKR-Tm) set a best lap of 41″698. The other young promise Tommaso Mosca (Maranello-Tm) followed in 41″716, the German Maxim Martynyuk (CRG-Modena) in 41″717 and Massimo Dante (Maranello-Tm) in 41″750. All is set for the great spectacle ahead.

KF has 27 drivers on track. The strongest so far has been the Briton Max Fewtrell (FA Alonso-Vortex) of team Ricky Flynn, who set the quickest time in three out of the four heats. His best time was a 42″751. In his trail, the Dutch driver Richard Verschoor (Exprit-Vortex) and Leonardo Lorandi (Tony Kart-Vortex). The performance of 2013 world champion Tom Joyner (Zanardi-Tm) and that of the Russian Alexander Vartanyan (Tony Kart-Vortex) will also be quite awaited though.

In KF Junior (43 drivers), another driver of Ricky Flynn, the Dane Noah Watt (FA Alonso-Vortex), has been under the spotlight setting the best time of 43″754. Among the pace setters, Artem Petrov (DR-Tm), Ivan Grigoriev (Kosmic-Vortex) and Ivan Shvetson (Tony Kart-Vortex).

In 60 Mini, Nicolò Cuman (Tony Kart-Tm) of Baby Race has been the quickest of the 37 drivers on track in 49″874. A lot of youngsters were anyway close to Cuman, starting from Leonardo Marseglia (CRG-Tm), to the Italian champion Giuseppe Fusco (Tony Kart-Tm).

Read the press release below.

Info Parma Karting Press Office / © Photo FM Press

Publié le 28/03/2015