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EASYKART 60 – B FINALS - BASSAN WINS RELYING ON HIS DRY TYRES

Five minutes before the start of the B Finals of the 60 Easykart, the Race Management allowed the drivers to freely choose their tyres. As provided for by the rules and regulations, everybody had ten minutes time to put on slick tyres. The circuit was still wet on several stretches, but the trajectories were quickly drying up. The selection of the tyres is certainly a gamble. Italian Bassan, who opted for the slick tyres, started from the pole, while the current national vice-champion, Torta, right next to him chose wet tyres. Cotturri and Erica Gallina in the second row picked both the rain tyres, while the Colombian girl Tatiana Calderon, fifth at the starting grid, fitted the slick tyres. At the green light, Cotturri was faster than anybody else, but his start was judged false and the young driver of the Biella Motor Team was penalized with 10”. Bassan climbed to the 2nd position ahead of Torta, Gallina, Polish driver Labeccki and Sances. Tatiana Calderon spun round right away, and was forced to get back on the track in the back rows. At the second lap, Scatigna spun through 180°, too, while Bassan (with slick tyres) overtook Torta (with rain tyres) during the next lap, thus gaining the 2nd position. Erica Gallina managed to get right behind the leading group, too, and passed first Torta and then Cotturri. At the end of the 6th lap, Bonizzoni had a contact with Macchi and sent his kart into a spin, while favourite Pietro Fittipaldi was climbing up from the central pack: racing with a crash helmet bearing the same colours of his famous uncle, Pietro got right behind the 10th position, in a rough scrimmage with Paschina, Zanini and Polish driver Szczepanik to conquer the qualification for the Finals in the afternoon. After the 9th lap, Cotturri, Labeccki, Farioli and Sances were slipstreaming each other fighting for the 3rd placing, while technical problems forced both Giordana Pirrone and Marchesan to withdraw. In the meantime, the leader Bassan kept gaining ground on Erica Gallina: in the course of the 10th lap, the young driver from Lombardy gained a lead of 8” over the Domini team driver. Cotturri led the chasing pack, even if the penalty he was given at the start excluded him virtually from the possible qualifying drivers. Cotturri was closely followed by Labeccki, Farioli and Sances. Pietro Fittipaldi, instead, was 7th ahead of Zanini, Paschina, Szczepanik, Ingiardi, Torta, Macchi, Anselmi, Lamanuzzi, Daniso and Rosa. In the course of the 11th lap, Zanini and Paschina sent their karts into a spin, while Labeccki overtook Gallina conquering the 2nd position during the next lap. In the course of the last 2 laps, Bassan kept the situation under control, while in the rear a very fast Tatiana Calderon tried to catch up recording the fastest lap during the last phase of the race: the young Colombian girl ended her race 15th after an endless number of overtakings. Bassan was first at the finishing line with a lead of 12” over the excellent Labeccki. Erica Gallina won the 3rd place followed by Sances, Fittipaldi and Zanini, who conquered the last available placing for the International Finals. Matteo Cotturri ended his race 4th, but the penalty relegated him back to the 12th position. However, the one suffering the greatest disappointment was Federico Farioli (7th), knocked out by mere 4 tenths of a second. The driver of the Domini team was followed by Ingiardi, Paschina and Lamanuzzi.

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Bassan and Cotturri lead the group at the start of the B Finals for the 60cc category.
Bassan in action in Parma.

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