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EASYKART 125 HEAVY - CALCINATI IS CHAMPION

Mantori is the fastest driver in the qualifiers with a time of 48”419, only 23/1000 of a second ahead of an excellent Spreafico. Calcinati and Ferri started from the 2nd row, while the third row was formed by Campo and Fichera. Viets was only 7th (North-East Area Champion), while American champion Kris Rock was only 20th, paying for his poor knowledge of the tricky Emilia circuit. At the green light, Mantori made a good start, ahead of Calcinati, Spreafico, Ferri, Fichera, Tommaso Campo, Stringhini and Viets. In the course of the 1st lap, there was a contact between Sommariva and Freile sr, while Calcinati got right behind leader Mantori. A spectacular group was on the lead, with 11 drivers, each in the slipstream of the other. In the third lap, Calcinati took the lead, while in the following lap Ruga sent his kart into a spin. In the 5th lap, Calcinati was still leading a group of 6 drivers: Mantori, Spreafico, Fichera, Ferri and Viest. Lagging behind were Stringhini, Campo, Marzi, Napolitano, Sandrolini, Brioschi, Zaid, Bambace, Galindo and Venturi. In the following lap, Kris Rock was forced to withdraw from the race. In the 11th lap, Spreafico overtook Mantori, while Calcinati gained several metres of margin over his pursuers. At this point, Mantori found himself in a tight spot and had to quickly give up his position to Fichera, Ferri and Viest. In the 17th lap, Fichera overtook Spreafico for the 2nd place, while Viest passed ahead of Ferri. In the following lap, Viets got into Spreafico’s slipstream, overtaking him shortly afterwards thus seizing the third position. In the central section of the ranking, a compact group of drivers had formed, with Brioschi engaged in defending himself from Sandrolini and Guatemala driver Felipe Zaid. Performing an amazing comeback after the contact in the first lap, Guillermo Freile overtook in quick succession Galindo and Viganò. In the 20th lap, race leader Calcinati had a lead of 3 seconds over Fichera and Viets. From his 4th position, Spreafico controlled Mantori and Ferri, while Campo led the chasing group formed by Napolitano, Marzi, Sandrolini and Brioschi. The last laps witnessed the withdrawal of Bambace and Gaggio, while Calcinati had no trouble in keeping Fichera under control until the finishing line: the Team Superteam driver won the National and International titles, entering his name into the list of prizewinners of this trophy, awarded for the first time in the Heavy category. Salvatore Fichera concluded an extraordinary season with a second placement, while Viets seized the third overall place. Spreafico ended 4th, but was excluded from the ranking by the Clerks of the Course for being underweight at the checks at the end of the race. Rmk team driver Roberto Ferri, therefore, climbed up one position, ahead of Campo and Napolitano of the team Fast Racing. Giacomo Marzi (Blu Racing) finished 8th ahead of Stringhini, Brioschi, Sandrolini, Zaid, Freile, Viganò, Galindo.

 
The new National and International Champion of the 125cc Heavy category Calcinati on the podium with Fichera and Viets.
Mantori in the lead of the 125cc Heavy Finals in the first lap.
Renzo Calcinati in action in Parma.

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