Drivers aiming at victory in the WSK Master Series are fewer after the first heats on the circuit of Sarno (Italy).
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Heats in progress on the circuit ‘Napoli’ for the WSK Master Series. Today, Saturday, was entirely dedicated to the qualifying heats of the WSK Master Series on the International Circuit ‘Napoli’ in Sarno (Italy). This is the second out of four rounds of the 2013 Series. Starting grids for tomorrow’s final phase are being completed: the victory of the second round will be assigned with the Pre-final and the Final races. Drivers and teams, beside the victory of the round, will try to gather as many points as possible in order to climb up the KZ2, KF, KF Junior and 60 Mini standings. This is the current situation, as reported on the specialized website www.stopandgo.tv in the WSK TG special section.
Boccolacci attacks in KF. The French Dorian Boccolacci (Energy-TM-Vega), after grabbing yesterday’s Superpole, put in another great performance today and won two heats out of four. The Croatian Martin Kodric (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega) and the Polish Karol Basz (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) tried to keep his pace and won one heat each. Today there are two more scheduled races, then the starting grid for the Pre-final will be complete.
Lorandi and Norris head to head in KF Junior. Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega), who was the fastest in yesterday’s Superpole, won twice today at the beginning of the series of qualifying heats in KF Junior. The same can be said about the Italian Alessio Lorandi (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega), who won twice too. The winners of the other races were the German David Beckmann (Zanardi-BMB-Vega) and the Russian Nikita Sitnikov (Tony Kart-BMB-Vega).
Marseglia has a go in the 60 Mini. Giuseppe Fusco (Lenzo-LKE-Le Cont) – the Italian driver from the near Naples – grabbed the pole yesterday and, today, he won one of the heats. The other three heats were won by the Italian “Skeed” (Top Kart-LKE-Le Cont), the Greek Konstantinos (Hero-LKE-Le Cont) and the Swedish Rasmus Lindh (Tony Kart-LKE-Le Cont). Anyway, the only driver who managed to win twice was the Italian Leonardo Marseglia (Top Kart-Parilla-Le Cont). The situation is absolutely uncertain, given the high number of drivers who can aim at victory in tomorrow’s final phase.
Hanley counterattacks in KZ2. The English Ben Hanley (ART GP-TM-Bridgestone) won both today’s heats in KZ2, responding to the fast performance put in by the Dutch Bas Lammers (Intrepid-TM-Bridgestone), who set yesterday’s fastest time during qualifying. So, Hanley is now the driver to beat in Final 1, scheduled for tomorrow in the late evening.
De Conto (I – Birel-TM) wins the KZ2 Final 1 at the WSK Master Series in Sarno (Italy).
Norris (GB – FA-Vortex KFJ), Lorandi (I – Tony-Vortex KFJ), Boccolacci (F – Energy-TM KF) and Marseglia (I – Top-Parilla 60 Mini) grab the pole in the Pre-finals.
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Ready for a thrilling final of the WSK. A ‘hot’ racing day has just finished in Sarno. On the International Circuit Napoli, drivers fought inch by inch in the heats and are now ready for tomorrow’s thrilling final phase of the WSK Master Series ast its second round. There are great expecations for gripping races after today’s KZ2 Final 1, eventful and uncertain till the last lap. This race and all the highlights of the whole weekend are available on the WSK TG dedicated section of the www.stopandgo.tv specialized website.
De Conto attacks and wins in KZ1. Ben Hanley (ART GP-TM-Bridgestone) was ready and focused for what it was supposed to be his big day in KZ2: but the English driver, who started from the pole position in Final 1 after winning both his heats, had to cope with the biggest names of the category, who waited until the final to put in their best performance. So, after the tussle at the start of the race, during the first laps it was Marco Ardigò (Tony Kart-Vortex-Bridgestone) who led the race. The Italian driver, anyway, did not manage to keep the leadership for a long time, closely pursued by another Italian driver, Paolo De Conto (Birel-TM-Bridgestone), who in few laps managed to seize the lead. Behind the leader, the struggle for the runner-up position was breath-taking and Ardigò, for a while, seemed to have the upper hand. De Conto kept the leadership and crossed the finishing line first: it was his maiden victory with Birel. The climax of the race was reached during the last lap thanks to Hanley and Ardigò. A contact between the two slowed down the English driver, who dropped back to 11th position, while Ardigò was not as unlucky and only lost two positions. So, the Italian driver was passed by Charles Leclerc (ART GP-TM-Bridgestone) from Monaco and the Dutch Jorrit Pex (CRG-TM), who occupied the other two steps of the podium: a good result indeed, given that they both started from the 4th row of the grid.
Pole position for Boccolacci in KF. The French Dorian Boccolacci (Energy-TM-Vega) achieved three victories in the heats: he had the upper hand on the Polish Karol Basz (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega), who won. Boccolacci is still in peak form and will start from the pole position in tomorrow’s Pre-final. Next to him, his rival of Tony Kart.
In the 60 Mini Marseglia is in pole. The first, prestigious result in WSK was achieved by the Italian Leonardo Marseglia (Top Kart-Parilla-Le Cont), who clinched the pole position for the Pre-Final at the end of a series of heats where he won twice. Next to him, in the front row, Makar Mizevich (Tony Kart-LKE-Le Cont).
Lorandi and Norris, a pole each in KF Junior. Lando Norris (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega), from London, and Alessio Lorandi (Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega), from Salò – a Northern Italian town near Brescia-, achieved the pole positions in the A and B Pre-Finals which will open tomorrow’s final phase of the event. They both put in an outstanding performance: they won three heats each. The difference lies in the third place achieved by the Italian driver in the fourth heat, while the English only got a fifth.
