And the Lorenzo Mossucca from Melfi wins the ninth “City of Grassano Cup”, heated and spectacular slalom held today on the provincial road n° 1 of Matera – former Via Appiavalid for Central South Trophy, as a stage of the Italian Slalom Cup 4th ACI Sport zone (Puglia, Calabria and Basilicata) and for the 21st CPB Interregional Challenge (Campania, Puglia and Basilicata).
The MM Racing driver, at the wheel of a Radical SR4 with a flash in race three, covered the 2995 meters of the course in 2’12″53, overtaking 29 hundredths the best time set in the second lap by Carmelo Coviello from Potenza, winner of the last four editions on Osella PA21, and effectively repeated the success in the direct comparison already achieved a month ago in Picerno.
He has declared the winner during the awards ceremony:
“I’m satisfied with the result because today my team was missing but my friends from Melfi gave me a hand and we did it
Congratulations to Carmelo, it was a hard-fought challenge until the end.
We will continue to work on the car and we are optimistic to continue the season as best as possible.”
For the conquest of the podium, at the end of a fight complicated by problems with the car for all the contenders, the one who prevailed was another from Potenza, Berardino Vaccaro who, aboard a Formula Renault Suzuki 1400, won over the Gloria Kit 1150 of Fabio Di Cristofaro from Caserta and over the Chiavenuto Suzuki 1400 of Giuseppe Palumbo.
Sixth place overall, at the wheel of the Elia Avrio St09, for Innocenzo Vizzuso from Grassano, among the promoters of the race together to Armando Stolaninth on Formula 3 Dallara, and Domenico Caputo, fifteenth on Fiat X19.
Fabiano Di Cesare completes the top tenseventh on the Fiat 126 Suzuki silhouette, Antonio Lavierieighth on Radical SR4 Suzuki, ed Angelo Lucia, tenth yes kart cross 600 vst. 11th position overall and best performance among the Slalom Specials for Roberto Telesca on Fiat 127, while Rocco Muliere stood out in E1 Italia on Renault Clio Rs.
He can celebrate an excellent debut in slalom Filomena Palumbo from Foggia who finished with an excellent 13th place overall on Viali 1000. Awarded for the slalom prototypes was Antonio Scrocca, on a Fiat
Of the N group, the largest, the best is Niki Icuchi on Peugeot 106 1.6.
In the historical onesgood Pasquale Cerone (A112) even 35th overall.
In Racing Start Plus the dominator is Stefano Caivano, on Citroen Saxo Vts 1.6, and in Racing Start the leader is Michele Bozzo on Opel Corsa tb 1.6. Carmine Urgo is first among the Under 23s on a Peugeot 106 r 1.3.
In the slalom tourist regularity, the victory went to Alessandro Rista in the Fiat Punto GT.
Commented on mayor of Grassano Filippo Luberto:
“We are thrilled with the success of the event.
We recorded a record number of members and the participation of a warm audience.
Congratulations to ASD Basilicata Motorsport for the excellent organisation.
This year the route has been improved thanks to the intervention of the Province of Matera on the affected roads and we hope that the 2025 competition will be included in the uphill speed competition calendar”.
Here are the photos of Lorenzo Mossucca, Carmelo Coviello and Berardino Vaccaro aboard their racing cars.
