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European KZ/KZ2 Series Update

16 July 2014

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Both the CIK-FIA (sanctioning body of the series) and WSK Promotion (in charge of promotion for the series) publish reports and photos from the European Championships. This can sometimes be confusing with duplication of the same information. Anyway, it means those who love coverage of international karting get a double whammy! Here's another take on the weekend, with focus on the series standings after round 2.

 

After the Finals in Wackersdorf (D), Dreezen (B – Zanardi-Parilla KZ) and Juodvirsis (LT – Energy-Maxter KZ2) lead the European CIK-FIA Champs, while Ota (J) leads the Academy Trophy.

The 2014 European CIK-FIA KZ and KZ2 titles are going to be awarded at the last event of the  Championship, scheduled in two weeks' time at the Swedish circuit of Kristianstad. The second round at Wackersdorf last weekend answered no questions and the weather made it even more unpredictable.

Above: KZ podium and championship contenders
pic - Wafe Project

Rick Dreezen: consistent results to be in the lead in KZ

He hasn't won a race in this 2014 season, but the Belgian Rick Dreezen (Zanardi-Parilla-Bridgestone) is in the lead in the KZ Championship thanks to a streak of good results which had its culminating point with the second place achieved in Wackersdorf, behind the Belgian Jonathan Thonon (Praga-Parilla-Bridgestone).

Marco Ardigò (Tony Kart-Vortex-Bridgestone) was not as consistent. He was on top of the standings thanks to his win in Genk (B) and he was eager to make his leadership steadier in the second round in Germany. The Italian driver was the best after the qualifying phase, but in the Final he was not as lucky and had to pull over because of a technical failure.

Above: KZ winner - Thonon/Praga/Parilla
pic - Wafe Project

Dreezen passed him in the race and in the Championship: Dreezen now leads with 53 points, followed by Ardigò with 48, while the third position is occupied by the other belgian driver, Jonathan Thonon (Praga-Parilla-Bridgestone), launched by his well deserved victory in Germany.

The top drivers are closely pursued by the English Jordon Lennox-Lamb (CRG-Maxter-Bridgestone) and the Dutch Jorrit Pex (CRG-TM-Bridgestone). They both managed to score points also in the German round, but they have lost a position (they are now fourth and fifth respectively) because of Thonon's great  performance. They will also have to keep at bay the Dutch Bas Lammers (FK-Parilla-Bridgestone), who scored a brilliant third position in Wackersdorf.

Above: Dreezen
pic - Cuna Photo

Simas Juodvirsis lead a brand new KZ2 standing

Simas Juodvirsis's win (Energy-Maxter-Bridgestone) in Wackersdorf rocketed the Lithuanian to the top of the standing in KZ2: he took the leadership away from the Italian Andrea Dalè (CRG-Maxter-Bridgestone), who is now second after a weekend of poor results in Germany. Also the Danish Andreas Hansen (Tony Kart-Vortex-Bridgestone) and the Swedish Douglas Lundberg (Alpha-Parilla-Bridgestone) weren't lucky: they were second and third after Genk (B) but in Germany they lost two positions.

Behind Juodvirsis and Dalè, respectively with 42 and 35 points, the third position is now occupied by Jan Midrla (Birel-TM-Bridgestone) with 29: the Czech driver was the best after the heats, but his performance wasn't as good in the Final and he did not manage to score a podium position after a rather heated race. Great leap in the standing - from 14th to 6th - for the Irish  John Norris (Mach 1-TM-Bridgestone), the runner-up of the Final in Wackersdorf.

Above: Juodvirsis
pic - CT Photo

Kakunoshin Ota is the new leader of the Academy Trophy

In the CIK-FIA Academy Trophy the Japanese Kakunoshin Ota is in the lead thanks to his consistent results. The third place in Wackersdorf allows him to reach 50 points and to be 2 points ahead of the previous leader, the Dutch Rinus van Kalmthout. The third position now belongs to the Turkish Berkay Besler (40 points) thanks to the fourth place scored in Germany. Also the Dutch Richard Verschoor and the French Alexandre Vromant (the latter is the winner of the German Final) gain positions and are now fourth and fifth thanks to the podium positions scored last weekend. The British Martin Ross, on the other hand, drops back to 6th place.

Above: Ota leads Academy
pic - Codina

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