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Unrivaled domination of James Thorp in KF2, podium for Davide Fore (KZ2) and Zdenek Groman (KF2), brilliant performances of Kevin Ceccon and Aaro Vainio in KF3… the Maranello team has perfectly managed the 5th race of the 2008 WSK which was at Sarno, at the foothills of Vesuvius.
Alhough he is only at his first season in KF3, [Nyck De Vries] continues to score a series of excellent performances against pilots who are elder and especially more experienced than he is. Already at the beginning of 2008, the Dutch champion was soon confident with his Zanardi-XTR, and since then, victories and podiums have followed one another.
The fifth round of the WSK International Series at Sarno saw Gianluca Beggio’s team, Spirit, lining up fewer drivers than usual. A technical decision taken by the multiple champion, who with the more important events of the season drawing nearer (European KZ2 and the KZ1 World Cup to be held in Varennes (F) on 4/7th September) decided to leave his top two gearbox drivers, Gianluca Cane and Danny Bleek, at home this time.
Jack Harvey picked up more points in the penultimate round of the Winning Series of Karting (WSK) Championship at the weekend to maintain his title aspirations as his rivals failed to make headway.
Spectacular results at Sarno (Italy) are becoming a habit for British KF2 racer [James Thorp] after his near perfect weekend ended in victory yesterday (Sunday 20th July). On his first return to the circuit where he went from last to third in the 2007 European Championship, James moved into third place in the WSK International Series by going fastest in qualifying, winning two heats and both of the finals.
Despite Alessandro Manetti's (IT, CRG/Maxter) monopoly on the heats and Prefinal, champion-elect Marco Ardigo (IT, Tonykart/Vortex) unseated him on the first lap of the final and successfully fended off Jonathan Thonon (BE, CRG/Maxter).
[Brandon Maisano] (FR, Intrepid/TM) has taken another win, this time in the WSK at Sarno, after strong opposition from the unknown Russian Sergei Sirotkin (Tonykart/Vortex) in the Prefinal. In the Final Maisano was able to pull out a lead of five seconds.
[James Thorp] (GB, Maranello/Maxter) was the dominant force of the weekend in KF2, faultless apart from an engine problem in a heat. He came through from mid-grid in the Prefinal to lead by lap eight and in the final he was half a second a lap faster than the rest of the field.
Alessandro Manetti has dominated KZ2 throughout Saturday and Sunday morning, followed by his team mates Thonon and Kozlinski, while there were some big names in the repechage.
James Thorp took pole at Sarno and won two heats, but Petri Suvanto was in front at the Intermediate when Thorp didn't finish a heat. Thorp now starts 13th (top Brit) for the Prefinal next to Jack Harvey.
that sounds good, at last a level field for all.
This is the nuts!!!!! how much balls must these guys have!
What about normal club racers who are experiencing the...