MORE THAN 300 DRIVERS ENLIVEN A HISTORIC EDITION OF THE EASYKART FINALS. TITLES ARE AWARDED TO THE ITALIANS CUNATI, ARONE AND RUGGIERI, RESPECTIVELY IN THE 60CC, 100CC, AND THE 125 LIGHT WHILE THE ENGLISHMAN, PITTINGALE WINS IN THE SHIFTER HEAVY AND CECO HAJEC

Three hundred and forty verified drivers from 20 different countries, do a better job of underlining the success of the 6th edition of the Easykart finals than any other data.

The growth and constant success abroad (besides in Italia) of Birel’s promotional brand, will require the Italian absolute title and the international one to be assigned in two separate events.

Therefore, at Cervia, the championship title and the Italian one were awarded for the last time in the same event, drafting along the margin of the absolute ranking, the ranking also reserved for the Italian licensed drivers.

The excellent organizational machine composed of Birel and the Italian Karting Federation also contributed to the success of the event: in this way much appreciation went to the television production which transmitted the images of the race, the classifications and the live driver interviews to the big screen, the ample hospitality for the teams, sponsors, and drivers with the cooperation of Beretta and the professionalism of the staff, from the Monza Autodrome.



Another success was the amount of spectators along with the presence of over 30 accredited publications from 13 different countries.

There were also some private Italian television networks, the Polish sports television network and the Russian state television network.

Among the rally’s most emotional moments was when the drivers were presented accompanied by the national anthems performed live by the Cervia musical band.

From the sports point of view, the Italians dominated the 60cc youth class with the team mates (Lampo) Cunate and Rinaldi who played the race together up to the final lap: Cunati beat him by a mere 170 thousandths and was named National and International champion, succeeding Arone.

On the third step of the podium was Lavelli, among the top drivers again after his 2nd place spot last year, while in 4th and 5th place were Mattia Drudi and Andrea Scalzotto, respectively.

The Russian, Shwartzman would have ended up in 4th place but due to a 10” penalty for a false start he was moved back to 6th position ahead of Pastorok and Clarissa Mosca. In the “D”, “C” and “B” finals the victories went to Ivan Krugov (Rus), Juan Pablo Fejio (Co) and Giulio Tommasin (Ita), respectively.

In the 100cc, the audience saw the most emotional race of the day: the lead alternated between the poleman Viberti and the Slovenian Bembic up to the final lap when, two curves from the finish line, Viberti lost his front spoiler in a decisive attack move , finishing behind his adversary by only a few thousandths.

Finishing without a spoiler made the driver from Piemonte under weight and he was therefore excluded from the race.

But the rankings saw another post-race change with the further exclusion of the winner, Bembic, due to a technical detail of his non-conforming engine.

The victory therefore passed to Riccardo Arone who in the final seconds of the race was carried in the wake of the two adversaries.

This was an International title for the driver from the Veneto which came 12 months after having won one in the 60cc category.

In 2nd place with a positive finish was the Columbian Oscar Tunjio who preceded Jan Midrla and the Italian, Filippo Bellini. In the “C” and “B” finals, victory went to the Pole Jan Kisiel and the San Marino driver, Emanuele Zonzini.

There was another thriller in the 125 Light where the winner, Alessandro Ruggeri, was hit with a 10” penalty for a false start (setting him back to 6th place) which was then cancelled by the Sports Commissioner after viewing the replay.

The driver from the FM team therefore won the National and International title preceding Ozteknik, the driver from Cyprus, and Corradini.

Also excellent were Giuseppe Ferro in 4th place who won the pole in the qualifying round, and the team mates Bussone and Bodrero (AV Racing) in 5th and 6th place.

In the “B” final after the exclusion of the winner Juan Sebastian Arenas (non-conforming cylinders), the victory went to Ghezzi, while the “C” final saw the victory of the Russian, Sidorov. The 125 Heavy was painted in English colours though: with Pittingale preceding Cockhill to the finish line.

The Italian, Collini, rose to the third step of the podium having won the National title. Following him were Edward Cockhill, Daniele Mercatelli and Maurizio Zani.

In the “B” final, it was the Russian Anufriev who established himself ahead of the American, Thompson.

In the 125 Shifter, the Italian, Schirosi, with a fast take-off, resisted the attack of the expert Hajec for over half of the race, but then had to give way to his adversary, ending up in 2nd place.

The Italian, Regini, rose to the third step of the podium having preceded the Pole Fuchs and the other Italian, Zanoni.

The great success in the 50 Training category must also be mentioned, having executed two trial matches with a total of 37 drivers aged 6 to 9 years on the track.