Karting, Basoli wins the Kz2 in the 2nd round of the Italian Cup Zone 9. In Sestu successes also for Cocco, Corrias, Leo and Mostallino
Thirty-six drivers battled in the second round of the Aci Sport Zona 9 Italian Karting Cup, held today on the SestuGo circuit. The event organized by GT Shardana Motorsport with the support of Ac Cagliari, Sama Noleggi and Tk. Motors it was valid for the Sardinia Delegation Regional Championship with a coefficient of 1.5 and was combined with a promotional event reserved for children aged between eight and twelve. The children present at the circuit were able to participate free of charge in a theoretical introductory course to Karting and received a voucher for a track session on the SestuGo Circuit and/or at the Skindoor Kartodromo.
Karting, Basoli wins the Kz2 in the 2nd round of the Italian Zone 9 Cup
The winners
In the premier class Kz2the driver from Cagliari triumphed Giorgio Basoli who, after setting the best time in free practice, set the track record in qualifying (34″067) and started in pole position in the pre-final, which he later won ahead of Giampietro Oggiano and Daniele Demartis. In the final, Basoli completed the job by covering the 24 laps of the race in 13’51″519, second to Giampietro Oggiano (at 4″444), who preceded Francesco Casiddu (at 4″905).
In Kz UnderFrancesco Piu won pole by just one thousandth of a second Riccardo Coccowho redeemed himself first by winning the pre-final with an advantage of 98 thousandths, then achieving success in the final with a time of 12’01″282 just ahead of Francesco Piu (at 2″195) and Alessio Lai (at 5 ″864).
In the Kz Over and Kz Over50overall and Kz Over class victory for Francesco Corriaswho with a time of 12’14″211 preceded Simone Barria (at 3″396), second overall and in Kz Over, and Giuseppe Pillai (at 3″537), third overall and winner of Kz Over 50 ahead of Vincenzo Vitale and Fabrizio Diana.
In the Okn and Okn Junior, Julian Leo he won the overall and the Okn with a time of 12’15″170, ahead of Antonio Congiata (1″067), first in the Okn Junior, and Clelia Soddu (at 4″167), the only lady in the race, third overall and second in Onk Junior. Fourth place overall and victory in the Okn Over 35 for Corrado Cavalli.
In the Mini Gr.3Alessandro Mostallino (9’23″383) climbed to the top step of the podium ahead of Federico Podda (at 6″045) and Mirko Maguledda (at 11″271).
Comments
“Organizing the event was very challenging but we are satisfied with the feedback obtained and we are pleased to have proposed this event again in Sestu for the second consecutive year. A dutiful thank you for the fruitful collaboration goes to the Automobile Club Cagliari and to the partners, in particular to Samo Noleggi, whose support not only organizational but also moral has given us our energy back”, he commented the organizer Mario Basoli, president of GT Shardana Motorsport.
“The hope is to continue working with Ac Cagliari and the local circuits to encourage the growth of Karting. We strongly wanted the promotional event dedicated to children, we appreciated their interest and now we will organize a track day. It would be nice to create a preparatory category in the championship, with 60 Karts all the same that are assigned from time to time by drawing lots.”
“I am happy to be here and to have a peaceful moment for the island’s motorsport. The Automobile Club Cagliari considers karting a fundamental discipline because it is the one that allows younger people to approach motorsport. And I hope that today’s promotional event will also be the first of a long series. Our attention is not lacking,” he underlined the president of the Automobile Club Cagliari, Antonello Fiori
