Archive for July, 2008

Megens qualifies for the European Kart Championship

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

megens-qualifies-for-european-kart-championship-722In the qualifing practice I did 11th fastest time, out of 56 drivers. Then I had to do the four heats where I got 6th in the first heat, after a very disputing start. In the second heat things went wrong, as in parque Ferme, the doors closed in front of me, after changing wet tires for slicks, and arrived 3 seconds to late to start for the second heat. But I picked up again and finnished 13th the third heat, and 5th in the fourth. Just good enough for a 30th spot in the 1st final.

I got a good start in the first final, and got 19th spot after the first lap and got even to a 14th spot, but at the end I had to do with a 19th place finish.

The second final I started from 19th spot, and I knew that I only had to save my place to go for the finals in France, and not risk too much. But I started the race with confidence and soon I was battleing with the top 15. But finaly I finnished 14th, wich is a great result for me, as I?m the youngest KF3 driver
in this Championship.

I?m very happy that I got the ticket for the final, and be with the best drivers in Europe.

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Open Masters 2008

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

open-masters-2008-13179Val Vibrata was the place of the 4th event in the 2008 Open Masters, where in KF3 everything has been difficult since the 2nd heat. A storm with heavy rains passed over the circuit in the middle of the second heat. It was a fight in rain wich suprised many drivers. I finished third in the first heat, but I was like many others one of the victims in the second heat as I passed the finish line in 21st and in a better third heat 10th.

In the pre-final I had to start from spot eleven on grid. I made a good start, and passed the first lap on 8th place, but a driver drove in the back of me, who got later penalised. It didn?t help me a lot as I finished 21st.

In the final I had a great come back and battled true the field,thanks to the team who made the the right disicions and had the right setup, to drive in these still wet conditions. I finished 3th behind Kevin Ceccon and winner Raffaele Marciello.

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