European Championship KF1 1° Round - Angerville (FR)

The first round of the European Championship, which took place in Angerville, was not really lucky for the Kosmic Team.
Both drivers, Bressan and Bollingtoft had some problems during the different rounds so in the final they started from the back lines.
The first European race has been characterized by the new starting system with speed limit to 40 Km/h, this procedure created some difficulties to the drivers, especially to those who started from the first line.

Bollingtoft, involved in a double accident during the preliminary rounds, was forced to race in the repechage . In final-1 our Danish driver recovered some positions during both finals, on a track where it is not easy to overcome because there are only a few points where it is possible to do it.
In final-2 Niko arrived 12th, gaining points and proving that the kart worked in a perfect way.
Also Alessandro Bressan raced trying to recover positions, in fact he was penalized in one of the rounds after having had a problem (with the water pump). In race-1 our Italian driver reached the 15th position but, unfortunately, in race-2 he had a contact and was thrown of the track. This way Bressan lost the possibility to gain points for the Championship.
The newness of this first international race, as already said, consists in the introduction of the new starting system with speed limit. The drivers, in fact, from this race and for all the CIK-FIA competitions, had to go along the straight stretch, during the starting phase, with a speed between 30 and 40 Km/h.
The speed is measured though a laser system and reported on a display placed above the starting line. This new system caused several problems to some drivers in the first line, both during the preliminary rounds and the race.
The European Championship has just finished and the next WSK race is around the corner, our Team is in second position in the prestigious KF1 category, in which we are doing extremely well.
On the track in Lonato, well known by our drivers, we intend to forget the unlucky race of last Sunday in Angerville.

Olivier Marechall - Kosmic Kart Racing Departement, Team Manager
“This week-end in Angerville hasn’t been really positive due to some factors having nothing to do with the material. For this reason I’m calm and I know that next week, in Lonato, we can repeat the great performances we have had until now.”


Alessandro Bressan - Kosmic Kart Racing Departement driver, KF1
“Let’s forget the first race of the European, it was a little bit unlucky and we are already looking forward to the next WSK race, moreover we will race on our track, we know it well…I think that in Lonato we will be competitive again. In the first race of the European Championship we had, above all, bad luck, on a track where it is impossible to overtake. I’m confident for the WSK.”


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