Graham & Ardigo Win In Macau
press release
Like in 2009, it is a British Driver who has landed at Macau the title of CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific KF3 Champion on the international circuit of Macau-Coloane. In 2010, Matthew Graham (CRG-Maxter-Dunlop) succeeded his compatriot Jordan King on the list of results of the event.
Above: Matthew Graham celebrates his win on the weekend
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Graham exerted an undivided domination over the Macau event as he successively managed to top timed practice and to win each of the three qualifying heats as well as the prefinal before clinching the title in the final.
At the finish, Graham stated: “From the start, I realised I was very quick and had the pace to win. When I qualified on pole, that increased my confidence and even more so when I won all 3 heats. But on final day it looked very grey outside when I woke up. I thought: ‘Oh no, I really hope it does not rain!’ Then an engine seized in the warm-up but I knew we had another quick engine. The racing was perfect. This is a really big win for me. At the start of the year, my target was at least one big European podium. But this is definitely most acceptable. I am very happy.”
Above: Asia-Pacific KF3 Championship podium with from left to right: Luca Corberi (ITA), Matthew Graham (GBR) and Supanut Suwankham (THA)
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On the final podium Graham was accompanied by the Italian Luca Corberi (Tony Kart-Vortex-Dunlop) and by the Thai Supanut Suwankham (Maddox-Parilla-Dunlop). China’s Kang Ling (Tony Kart-Vortex-Dunlop), seen in Europe within the framework of the new CIK-FIA Academy Trophy, finished fourth ahead of the Italian Alessio Piccini (Tony Kart-Vortex-Dunlop).
This meeting included the “Macau International Kart Grand Prix”, which will probably remain as the last public appearance of the Super KF karts. Marco Ardigo (Tony Kart-Vortex-Dunlop) claimed the final victory ahead of Ben Cooper (Kosmic-Vortex-Dunlop). The third-placed man Armand Convers (Kosmic- Vortex-Dunlop) distinguished himself with a fantastic recovery after his retirement from the prefinal due to a breakage of his ignition. As for Arnaud Kozlinski (CRG-Maxter-Dunlop), crowned World Champion 14 months before on the same track, he had landed the prefinal but retired from the final as a result of a puncture.
Above: Marco Ardigo (ITA), Macau Internationall Kart Grand Prix Winner
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Above: Macau Int'l Kart Grand Prix podium with from left to right: Benjamin Cooper (GBR), Marco Ardigo (ITA) and Armand Convers (FRA)
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Above: Opening Ceremony with from left to right: Wing Chung Chang (MAC), Arnaud Kozlinski (FRA) and Ricardo G. Sean (IDN)
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