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20/24.09.2017

PF INTERNATIONAL KART CIRCUIT

Il Campionato del Mondo per le categorie OK e Junior completa il quadro della stagione internazionale CIKFIA nell’appuntamento in prova unica in Inghilterra, sul Circuito PFI – Paul Fletcher International Kart Circuit – inserito nel paesaggio verde del Lincolnshire, nei pressi della cittadina di Brandon e non lontano dalla più famosa Nottingham. Sul circuito di 1.382 metri caratterizzato da un velocissimo e spettacolare collegamento fra un sottopasso e il sovrastante ponte che interseca la pista, le due categorie a PFI contano un totale di 181 piloti provenienti da 30 Paesi e dai 5 Continenti, pronti a sfidarsi per conquistare gli ultimi due titoli iridati della stagione CIK-FIA.

I Campioni del Mondo in carica nelle due categorie sono Pedro Hiltbrand, campione nella categoria OK nel 2016 con CRG, e Victor Martins campione della categoria Junior nel 2016 con Kosmic. Nel Campionato Europeo 2017 i detentori dei titoli sono nella OK Sami Taoufik (FA Kart-Vortex-LeCont) e nella OK-Junior Jonny Edgar (Exprit-TM Racing-Vega).

The CIK-FIA international season was drawn to a close by the OK and OK-Junior World Championships one-shot event in England, at the PFI circuit - Paul Fletcher International Kart Circuit – set in the Lincolnshire countryside, near the town of Brandon, not far from Nottingham. The 1,382 metre circuit, with a fast and spectacular intersection featuring an underpass and the bridge above it, saw 181 drivers from 30 countries in 5 continents take part, with the competitors in each class prepared to give battle in order to be crowned CIK-FIA World Champion.

The reigning world champions in the two categories are Pedro Hiltbrand, winner of the OK category in 2016 with CRG, and Victor Martins, champion in the Junior category in 2016 with Kosmic. In the 2017 European Championship the title holders are Sami Taoufik (FA Kart-Vortex-LeCont) in OK and Jonny Edgar (Exprit-TM Racing-Vega) in OK-Junior.

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Danny Keirle

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KEIRLE SORPRENDE TUTTI ED E’ CAMPIONE DEL MONDO IN OK KEIRLE SURPRISES EVERYONE TO BECOME OK WORLD CHAMPION

Sono soprattutto i piloti inglesi a mettersi maggiormente in evidenza sul Circuito PFI di Brandon, ma anche chi ha una minore esperienza su questo tracciato non si sente certamente tagliato fuori, anzi il duello è apertissimo fra i tanti campioni internazionali presenti in questo appuntamento. Nelle prove ufficiali della OK è comunque l’inglese Callum Bradshaw (CRG-Parilla-LeCont) a staccare il miglior tempo, ma ad appena 28 millesimi di secondo si fa valere anche il russo Pavel Bulantev (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont) con la seconda migliore prestazione seguito dal finlandese Juho Valtanen (Kosmic-VortexLeCont). La sorpresa arriva nelle manches, dove a salire in cattedra è un altro pilota inglese alla sua prima gara CIK-FIA, Danny Keirle (Zanardi-Parilla-LeCont), che dal settimo tempo in prova risale agevolmente le posizioni fino a vincere quattro delle cinque manche, assicurandosi la pole position per la Finale. A inseguire Keirle è soprattutto il Campione del Mondo uscente, lo spagnolo Pedro Hiltbrand (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont), autore di un ottimo recupero dal 18mo tempo in prova fino a guadagnare la seconda posizione dopo le manches. E’ fuori causa invece un altro sicuro protagonista dell’evento di PFI, l’inglese ex Campione del Mondo Tom Joyner (Zanardi-Parilla-LeCont) per essere incappato in un incidente in una manche. La Finale vede un dominio netto di Keirle, sempre in testa dalla partenza fino al traguardo, mentre fra i maggiori pretendenti Hiltbrand dà subito forfait per problemi tecnici. Le maggiori insidie a Keirle arrivano dal suo compagno di squadra, Esteban Muth, che però non concretizza mai un attacco. Alla fine si impone Keirle, Muth è secondo ma per una penalizzazione di 10 secondi è retrocesso in decima posizione. Il secondo posto lo eredita lo spagnolo David Vidales (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont), secondo anche nel Campionato del Mondo Junior del 2016, mentre Juho Valtanen passa terzo. In the main, British drivers proved fastest on the PFI circuit in Brandon, although even those with less experience of the track were certainly not excluded and, indeed, competition was rife among the many international stars that took part in the event. The official practice sessions in the OK class saw England’s Callum Bradshaw (CRG-Parilla-LeCont) record the fastest time, 28 thousandths of a second ahead of Russia’s Pavel Bulantev (Tony Kart-VortexLeCont), followed by Finland’s Juho Valtanen (Kosmic-Vortex-LeCont). There was a surprise in the heats, in which another English driver, Danny Keirle (Zanardi-Parilla-LeCont), taking part in his first CIK-FIA race, made a name for himself, winning four of the five heats after finishing seventh in practice and taking pole position in the Final. Keirle’s main rival was the reigning World Champion, Spain’s Pedro Hiltbrand (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont), who recovered brilliantly from eighteenth fastest in practice to second place following the heats. However, another safe bet to star in the PFI event, England’s former World Champion Tom Joyner (Zanardi-Parilla-LeCont), dropped out of the running following an accident in one of the heats. Keirle dominated the Final, leading from start to finish, while among the other protagonists, Hiltbrand was forced to retire due to technical problems. Keirle’s greatest challenge came from his team-mate Esteban Muth, although the latter was never able to mount a proper attack. In the end Keirle took the win, while Muth finished second, but was relegated to tenth place after being awarded a 10 second penalty. Second place was inherited by Spain’s David Vidales (Tony Kart-Vortex-LeCont), who also finished second in the 2016 World Junior Championship, while Juho Valtanen finished third.

Dexter Patterson and Christopher Lulham

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A PATTERSON IL CAMPIONATO DEL MONDO JUNIOR PATTERSON BECOMES JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION

Nella Junior sono diversi i protagonisti che si mettono in mostra fin dall’avvio della prova di PFI. Su tutti nelle prove ufficiali svettano i due piloti inglesi Harry Thompson (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega) e Christopher Lulham (Exprit-TM Racing-Vega) divisi solamente da 3 millesimi di secondo, mentre il terzo tempo va all’italiano Francesco Raffele Pizzi (Exprit-Vortex-Vega) davanti all’australiano Jack Doohan (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega). Le manches confermano la perfomance di Thompson che guadagna la migliore posizione per la pole position in Finale, con Lulham piazzato alle sue spalle, ma a farsi largo è un altro pilota inglese, Dexter Patterson (Exprit-TM Racing-Vega), compagno di team di Lulham, che dal decimo tempo in prova risale posizioni grazie a due vittorie di manche e due secondi posti. Nella Finale, dopo un iniziale duello con Thompson e il pilota delle Barbados Zane Maloney (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega), Dexter Patterson riesce a passare definitivamente in testa alla gara fino a tagliare il traguardo in prima posizione aggiudicandosi la vittoria nel Campionato del Mondo Junior. Il secondo posto è di Lulham, che fino alla fine ha insidiato Patterson, mentre la terza piazza è di Thompson, con un podio tutto inglese. The start of the PFI event saw several drivers in the Junior class come to the fore. The two quickest in the official practice sessions were British drivers Harry Thompson (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega) and Christopher Lulham (Exprit-TM Racing-Vega), separated by just 3 thousandths of a second, while third place went to Italian Francesco Raffele Pizzi (Exprit-Vortex-Vega) ahead of Australian Jack Doohan (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega). The heats confirmed Thompson’s good form, earning him pole position in the Final, with Lulham just behind. However, another English driver called Dexter Patterson (Exprit-TM RacingVega), Lulham’s team mate, also put in an impressive performance, climbing places from tenth in practice thanks to two wins and two second places in the heats. In the Final, after an initial duel between Thompson and Barbados’ Zane Maloney (FA Kart-Vortex-Vega), Dexter Patterson managed to take the lead and cross the finish line in first place, thereby winning the Junior World Championship. Lulham, who challenged Patterson right up to the end, finished in second place, while third place went to Thompson, meaning that there was an all-English podium.

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OK | FINAL

LEADERS : NO.80 KEIRLE DANNY (1-22) START TIME : 24/09 - 15:18:33 BEST LAP : NO.3 TRAVISANUTTO LORENZO 54.946 90,54 KPH WEATHER : SLIGHTLY CLOUDY AIR : 20°C TRACK : DRY EVENT RECORD : NO.16 BRADSHAW CALLUM 54.892 90,63 KPH

RNK NO. ENTRANT NAT DRIVER NAT EQUIPMENT LAPS GAP BEST LAP QP-QH

1 80 CHIESA CORSE GBR KEIRLE DANNY GBR ZANARDI / PARILLA / LECONT 22 55.039 [7-1] 2 10 TONY KART RACING TEAM SRL ITA VIDALES AJENJO DAVID ESP TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 22 0.674 55.067 [11-4] 3 21 KOHTALA SPORTS FIN VALTANEN JUHO FIN KOSMIC / VORTEX / LECONT 22 1.197 55.062 [3-3] 4 9 KSM SCHUMACHER RACING TEAM DEU TONTERI PAAVO FIN TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 22 5.486 55.215 [26-7] 5 23 FUSION MOTORSPORT GBR LINDH RASMUS SWE EXPRIT / VORTEX / LECONT 22 5.792 55.111 [9-11] 6 20 TONY KART RACING TEAM SRL ITA DE CASTRO PETECOF GIANLUCA BRA TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 22 7.119 55.105 [20-8] 7 17 CRG S.P.A. ITA JANKER HANNES DEU CRG / PARILLA / LECONT 22 7.417 55.065 [36-15] 8 84 RICKY FLYNN MOTORSPORT GBR CHARPENTIER AXEL GBR FA KART / VORTEX / LECONT 22 7.634 55.168 [16-13] 9 63 CRG S.P.A. ITA WESTOVER LOUIE GBR CRG / PARILLA / LECONT 22 8.908 55.107 [5-17] 10 30 CHIESA CORSE GBR MUTH ESTEBAN DEU ZANARDI / PARILLA / LECONT 22 10.218 55.073 [8-5] 11 16 CRG S.P.A. ITA BRADSHAW CALLUM GBR CRG / PARILLA / LECONT 22 10.346 55.179 [1-20] 12 29 CHIESA CORSE GBR ETEKI ADAM FRA ZANARDI / PARILLA / LECONT 22 11.146 55.119 [10-19] 13 3 CHIESA CORSE GBR TRAVISANUTTO LORENZO ITA ZANARDI / PARILLA / LECONT 22 12.088 54.946 [6-30] 14 49 PF INTERNATIONAL KARTING LTD GBR HODGSON OLIVER GBR BIREL / PARILLA / LECONT 22 12.548 55.089 [13-9] 15 13 VDK RACING GBR DE PAUW ULYSSE BEL KOSMIC / PARILLA / LECONT 22 13.351 55.258 [38-24] 16 2 WARD RACING SWE BULANTSEV PAVEL RUS TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 22 15.340 55.241 [2-23] 17 85 STRAWBERRY RACING GBR KIMBER MARK GBR TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 22 15.551 55.208 [15-14] 18 11 KOSMIC RACING DEPARTEMENT ITA MILELL NOAH SWE KOSMIC / VORTEX / LECONT 22 16.258 55.106 [17-10] 19 39 FUSION MOTORSPORT GBR FERRARI LORENZO ITA EXPRIT / VORTEX / LECONT 22 18.537 55.453 [30-29] 20 12 TONY KART RACING TEAM SRL ITA NOVALAK CLEÅLMENT FRA TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 22 20.676 55.231 [33-12] 21 83 PRAGA RACING TEAM CZE PESCADOR JORGE CARLOS ARG PRAGA / TM RACING / LECONT 22 21.515 55.232 [50-26] 22 56 DPK RACING ESP IBANEZ LLUC ESP FA KART / PARILLA / LECONT 22 21.916 55.356 [23-18] 23 62 CRG S.P.A. ITA RIOS VALENCIA ROSINA MICHAEL ITA CRG / PARILLA / LECONT 22 22.799 55.500 [39-34] 24 40 VDK RACING GBR CHAPPARD FRANCK FRA REDSPEED / PARILLA / LECONT 22 23.246 55.345 [27-28] 25 26 BIREL ART RACING SRL ITA COLLET CAIO BRA BIREL ART / TM RACING / LECONT 22 29.067 55.421 [37-33] 26 32 FORZA RACING GBR ALVAREZ SEBASTIAN MEX EXPRIT / TM RACING / LECONT 22 32.327 55.498 [46-31] 27 5 BABY RACE SRL ITA KENNEALLY FINLAY GBR TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 20 2 LAPS 55.302 [4-6] 28 19 ENERGY CORSE SRL ITA NOUET THEO FRA ENERGY CORSE / PARILLA / LECONT 15 7 LAPS 55.167 [19-16] 29 51 CRG TB RACING TEAM DEU MAISCH LUCA DEU CRG / PARILLA / LECONT 14 8 LAPS 55.356 [32-25] 30 47 UNO MATRICULA K-TEAM ESP LAHOZ LOPEZ ALEJANDRO ESP FA KART / PARILLA / LECONT 14 8 LAPS 55.530 [41-32] 31 89 STRAWBERRY RACING GBR CUNNINGTON GUY GBR TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 3 19 LAPS 57.120 [24-22] 32 6 TONY KART RACING TEAM SRL ITA HILTBRAND AGUILAR PEDRO ESP TONY KART / VORTEX / LECONT 2 20 LAPS 57.064 [18-2] NOT CLASSIFIED 25 CRG S.P.A. ITA CAMPONESCHI FLAVIO ITA CRG / PARILLA / LECONT DNS [25-21] 68 MSPORT KARTING GBR CLARKE OLIVER GBR TONY KART / PARILLA / LECONT DSQ 55.229 [43-27]

NO.30 MUTH ESTEBAN : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.49 HODGSON OLIVER : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.11 MILELL NOAH : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.12 NOVALAK CLEÅLMENT : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.83 PESCADOR JORGE CARLOS : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.26 COLLET CAIO : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.32 ALVAREZ SEBASTIAN : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.19 NOUET THEO : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.47 LAHOZ LOPEZ ALEJANDRO : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.68 CLARKE OLIVER : DISQUALIFICATION FOR BAD MANOEUVRE (ART 2.24 CIK GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS 2017).

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OK-JUNIOR | FINAL

LEADERS : NO.122 PATTERSON DEXTER (1-1) / NO.102 THOMPSON HARRY (2-3) / NO.122 PATTERSON DEXTER (4-19) START TIME : 24/09 - 14:32:10 BEST LAP : NO.122 PATTERSON, DEXTER 56.888 87,45 KPH WEATHER : SLIGHTLY CLOUDY AIR : 22°C TRACK : DRY EVENT RECORD : NO.102 THOMPSON HARRY 56.809 87,57 KPH

RNK NO. ENTRANT NAT DRIVER NAT EQUIPMENT LAPS GAP BEST LAP QP-QH

1 122 FORZA RACING GBR PATTERSON DEXTER GBR EXPRIT / TM RACING / VEGA 19 56.888 [10-3] 2 105 FORZA RACING GBR LULHAM CHRISTOPHER GBR EXPRIT / TM RACING / VEGA 19 0.106 56.893 [2-2] 3 102 RICKY FLYNN MOTORSPORT GBR THOMPSON HARRY GBR FA KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 3.738 57.187 [1-1] 4 151 MSPORT KARTING GBR AL HABSI SHIHAB OMN TONY KART / PARILLA / VEGA 19 7.829 57.128 [43-15] 5 112 RICKY FLYNN MOTORSPORT GBR MALONEY ZANE BRB FA KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 8.766 56.940 [8-4] 6 103 RICKY FLYNN MOTORSPORT GBR DOOHAN JACK AUS FA KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 9.931 56.985 [4-7] 7 107 CRG S.P.A. ITA BORTOLETO GABRIEL BRA CRG / PARILLA / VEGA 19 10.403 57.202 [7-6] 8 126 BABY RACE SRL ITA BOSCO LUCA ITA TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 10.644 57.217 [24-11] 9 170 GOUDANT CEDRIC FRA BERNIER VICTOR FRA TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 10.919 57.103 [30-21] 10 115 TONY KART RACING TEAM SRL ITA ROSSO ANDREA ITA TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 11.142 57.069 [29-33] 11 185 MSPORT KARTING GBR GRIGGS LUCA GBR TONY KART / PARILLA / VEGA 19 11.582 57.215 [12-13] 12 139 VDK RACING GBR POTTY ANTOINE BEL KOSMIC / PARILLA / VEGA 19 12.289 57.269 [18-8] 13 144 BABY RACE SRL ITA FAMULARO ALESSANDRO JOSE ITA TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 13.508 57.218 [15-17] 14 138 CRG S.P.A. ITA MUNDING DONAR DEU CRG / PARILLA / VEGA 19 14.422 57.232 [13-16] 15 135 PRAGA RACING TEAM CZE MARTINEZ CARLES ESP PRAGA / TM RACING / VEGA 19 15.351 57.267 [36-25] 16 160 CRG S.P.A. ITA FONTECHA MARTINEZ AYRTON ESP CRG / PARILLA / VEGA 19 15.766 57.269 [26-32] 17 186 PAUL CARR RACING GBR GONZALES TYLER USA KOSMIC KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 17.875 57.195 [21-9] 18 194 STRAWBERRY RACING GBR EADES ALEX GBR TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 18.924 57.264 [38-27] 19 117 BIREL ART RACING SRL ITA COLUCCIO LUIGI ITA BIREL ART / TM RACING / VEGA 19 19.092 57.266 [11-22] 20 124 BABY RACE SRL ITA BRIZHAN ALEKSEY RUS TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 19.400 57.516 [5-5] 21 108 BABY RACE SRL ITA MARSEGLIA LEONARDO ITA TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 19.498 57.244 [27-20] 22 190 TK RACING DNK JAKOBSEN MALTHE DNK FA KART / TM RACING / VEGA 19 19.654 57.288 [31-28] 23 106 CHIESA CORSE GBR MUTH O’NEILL DEU ZANARDI / PARILLA / VEGA 19 19.691 57.059 [9-14] 24 182 FUSION MOTORSPORT GBR MOULSDALE ANGUS GBR EXPRIT / VORTEX / VEGA 19 21.638 57.329 [20-19] 25 125 FORZA RACING GBR SEPPANEN ELIAS FIN EXPRIT / TM RACING / VEGA 19 21.963 57.212 [25-30] 26 127 FUSION MOTORSPORT GBR PIZZI FRANCESCO RAFFAELE ITA EXPRIT / VORTEX / VEGA 19 22.567 57.423 [3-24] 27 140 WARD RACING SWE KHARITONOV TIKHON RUS TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 23.792 57.431 [23-31] 28 128 VDK RACING GBR METTETAL JULES FRA KOSMIC / PARILLA / VEGA 19 38.949 57.768 [19-18] 29 146 KOSKI MOTORSPORT FIN SAARIJÄRVI FRANS-EMIL FIN TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 19 41.547 57.624 [16-29] 30 172 GOUDANT CEDRIC FRA MEGUETOUNIF SAMI FRA TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 14 5 LAPS 57.411 [14-34] 31 121 WARD RACING SWE BEGANOVIC DINO SWE TONY KART / VORTEX / VEGA 12 7 LAPS 57.514 [17-10] 32 176 PIERS SEXTON RACING GBR SIMMONDS ALEXANDER GBR TONY KART / PARILLA / VEGA 5 14 LAPS 57.671 [6-12] 33 136 ENERGY CORSE SRL ITA KIKKENBORG FREDERIK DNK ENERGY CORSE / TM RACING / VEGA 0 19 LAPS [53-23] 34 101 FORZA RACING GBR EDGAR JONNY GBR EXPRIT / TM RACING / VEGA 0 19 LAPS [41-26] NO.186 GONZALES TYLER : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.106 MUTH O’NEILL : 10 SEC TIME PENALTY FOR BAD MANOEUVRE (ART 2.24 CIK GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS). NO.172 MEGUETOUNIF SAMI : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING. NO.176 SIMMONDS ALEXANDER : TIME PENALTY OF 10 S FOR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FRONT FAIRING OR INCORRECT POSITION OF FRONT FAIRING.