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NEWMAN Motorsport and Andrea Filaferro confirm themselves as major players in the international karting scene, inaugurating the new adventure in the WSK Euro Series championship with the podium.
On the Naples circuit, theater of the first of four events, the Friulian karting driver confirmed himself among the fastest on the track for the whole weekend in the Mini60 category, winning second place in qualifying, two victories and a third place in the Eliminatory Heat, and third place in the pre-final also signing the best time of the race with three positions recovered.
In the Final, taken from the fifth position, the rider of the team directed by Andrea Pedrini confirms the excellent feeling with the track of Sarno and the material Tony Kart making himself protagonist of a beautiful brawl with the direct competitors, even taking the lead of the race, before closing the race with the third place.
In OKJ positive debut for Vincenzo Scarpetta with the Cesena team, touching access to the Final with the twenty-second position in the Prefinal.
ROK CUP - North Area, Lonato
Positive debut in ROK Cup at the South Garda Karting for Giacomo Pedrini (Cesena) and Thomas Baldassarri (Lugo). The MiniRok took the measures in the new championship with particularly hard compound tires, closing the Prefinal in tenth and eleventh position, before greeting the first round with the eleventh and sixteenth position, the result of a post-race penalty.
"We had some difficulties in qualifying, but in the pre-final the technical gap was practically canceled. It was our first outing and his Giacomo who behaved very well. In the Final Giacomo kept the pace, while Thomas paid an inexperience error, but it was his first seasonal race and it can happen. We close the weekend in both circuits in a positive way. On Wednesday we will be back on track at Adria to prepare for the next round, while on Saturday and Sunday we will be in Siena for a test session with the X30 guys ”, the team manager concludes.
Next April 14th, the Adria track will host the second round of the ROK Cup - Northern Area.
Photo: Umbertø Fraenkel - Sportinphoto Kart Photo-Agency