Visser Fastest Againpress release Beitske Visser is used to being part of the group of the fastest in KZ 125cc, and this time too she set the best absolute time of the meeting on the Castelletto karting circuit, a performance that could have won her a podium place, and maybe even another victory at the WSK Master Series! But an engine problem on Saturday made her situation a lot more complicated in Final 1. Then, the Dutch girl was pushed at the start of Race 2 and had to content herself with a 5th place in KZ1. It is never easy to race in the elite category (KZ1), but Beitske Visser proved once again that she has the talent and the means to rival with World and European Champions of the specialty. At the WSK Master Series, which she won in 2010 in KZ2, her weekend started with the 5th best performance in time qualifying, just 12 hundredths away from the pole position. "In free practice we did not improve as much as we had hoped. So I was very satisfied with this excellent lap time. Unfortunately I had an engine problem during the first heat, which determines the starting order of the second. I had to start from 20th. It was frustrating, because this time I was driving in the same tenth as the leaders' times" Beitske commented. But she did not give up and in Final 1 she brilliantly climbed from 17th to 8th, that is 6th in KZ1. "And again, I was involved in an incident and lost touch with the leaders". Her opportunity for revenge could come already on 15-16-17 April in Portimao (Portugal), at next round of the WSK Euro Series. Second Stop at Castelletto Karting poses a different challenge at each single race. All drivers, teams and engine tune-up specialists have their reference points on the tracks they know, but what holds true one day may change the next. Although both the Trofeo Andrea Margutti and this second round of the WSK Master Series took place on the Italian circuit of Castelletto di Branduzzo after a week's interval, Beitske Visser and her team had to work hard to find the best adjustments each time. "We already had Vega tyres at the Trofeo Margutti and Dunlop at the WSK. They have different features, so we drove about a second faster at the WSK. This is why we had to adjust our set-up. Engine carburetion also varies based on the different conditions. It is interesting to always try and find the best compromise!" |
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