Competition

Margutti Trophy: Maini unbeatable in KF-Junior

The sky had been overcast for some time over South Garda Karting when the KF-Junior started for their final. Kush Maini (Tony Kart / Vortex) not only managed his start well, and also gained a second on the first lap against Davide Vidales (Energy / TM) who passed Teddy Wilson (Zanardi / Parilla). Zahar Slutskiy (DR / TM) was up to 4th, followed by Lorenzo Colombo (Tony Kart / LKE). Sanctioned in the prefinal, Artem Petrov (DR / TM) lost even more ground in the early laps, while Ivan Shetsov (Tony Kart / Vortex), also penalised 10”, returned quickly to 6th position behind Marta Garcia who recovered 5th after passing Slutskiy earlier. The other driver punished in the prefinal, Noah Watt (FA Kart / Vortex) gained 16 places by halfway and moved into the top 10 with very fast times.

Maini was not worried in the lead, but Colombo fought Wilson and came back to Vidales. The expected attack took place on the 15th of 20 laps, and Colombo went 2nd. Garcia then fought with Vidales and Wilson, and the group was joined by Watt. The attacks were occurring at a rapid pace. Garcia paid the price and dropped to 14th which calmed the game down a bit. Maini won without challenge from Colombo and Vidales. Watt missed the podium after a memorable race: fastest lap time and 22 places. Shetsov finished 5th, Fredrik Vesti (Energy / TM) 6th, Wilson 7th and Slutskiy 8th.