A total of 223 drivers entered the second round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship at the Muro Leccese circuit.The list of participants and the schedule from May 16th to May 19th. The finals will be broadcast live on ACI Sport TV and Live Streaming.

The closing of registrations for the second round of the Italian ACI Karting Championship at the International Circuit La Conca still indicates a record turnout, with a total of 223 registered drivers in the MINI, KZ2, OK-N, and OK-N Junior categories. This is practically the same as the numbers recorded in the first round in Triscina, which had 224 verified drivers.

But another significant figure is also noteworthy; at La Conca, there are 91 drivers making their debut in the 2024 Tricolor Championship who were not present at Triscina, with many new additions that will surely spice up the races and boost the championship standings, thanks also to the incremental scoring system that distinguishes all rounds of the Tricolor Championship. Nonetheless, the race in Triscina still holds the record for attendance at a karting event in Sicily, with the island's resident drivers honouring the national event excellently in their region

Entry list in La Conca:
https://www.acisport.it/ public/2024/pdf/CIK/2024_ 7606System.String[]//Elenco_ iscritti_entrylist1.pdf

The increasing scores.
In the second round at La Conca, the score for the first-place finisher in race-1 becomes 50 points instead of 40 as in Triscina, and likewise for the subsequent classified drivers, and 31 points for the first-place finisher in race-2, instead of 25. For the third round at Val Vibrata, the score for the first-place finisher increases to 60 points for race 1 and 38 for race 2, in the fourth round at Sarno 70 and 44, and in the fifth and final round at Lonato 80 and 50.

La Conca is valid as the qualifier for the World Cup OK-N 2024 FIA Karting.
For the drivers in the OK-N category, the events at La Conca, along with the previous round in Triscina and the two subsequent ones in Val Vibrata (June 23) and Sarno (July 21), are the qualifying events for the World Cup OK-N 2024 FIA Karting, which will take place within the framework of the OK and OKJ World Championship from September 12th to 15th in England at the PFI circuit in Brandon. The results obtained in the Italian ACI Karting Championship 2024 by the OK-N category drivers will indeed be crucial for the selection and participation in the World Cup event, alongside the best drivers from each nation.

The classification leaders after the first round
KZ2. Cristian Bertuca (#102 LG Motorsport/BirelART-TM Kart-Vega) is leading the KZ2 championship standings thanks to his double victory in race-1 and race-2 achieved in Triscina. Bertuca is also leading the Under 18 classification. In the KZ2 Master category, leading the championship is Davide Forè (#184 KCS/BirelART-TM Kart)."

MINI. The leader of the MINI Gr.3 category is the American Alessandro Truchot (#36 BabyRace/Parolin-Iame-MG), who achieved a victory in race 1 and second place in race 2 at Triscina. In the MINI Gr.3 Under 10 category, Niccolò Perico leads, also with a win in race 1 and a second place in race 2.

OK-N. Federico Rossi (#436 PRK/Tony Kart-TM Kart-MG) is leading with a victory in race 1 at Triscina and a subsequent podium in race 2.

OK-N Junior. Pietro Bagutti (#306 Gamoto/Tony Kart-TM Kart-MG) leads with two second-place finishes in race-1 and race-2 at Triscina.

The complete standings are published on the website:
https://www.acisport.it/it/ CIK/classifiche/2024.

The program in La Conca:
Thursday, May 16th: Free practice and Sporting Checks.
Friday, May 17th: From 8:50, two sessions of Free Practice; 1:30, Official Free Practice; 4:00, Qualifying Practice.
Saturday, May 18th: 9:20, Warm-up; 11:00, Qualifying Heats.
Sunday, May 19th: 8:30, Warm-up; Race-1: 9:25, OKNJ; 10:05, OKN; 10:45, MINI Gr.3; 11:25, MINI Gr. U10; 12:05, KZ2. Race-2: 14:30, OKNJ; 14:55, OKN; 15:20, MINI Gr.3; 15:45, MINI Gr. U10; 16:20, KZ2.

Media coverage:
The La Conca event will be broadcast on ACI Sport TV (on channel 228 of Sky and 52 of Freeview) with live TV coverage, live streaming, and on-demand on the website www.acisport.it, and on the Facebook page of the Italian ACI Karting Championship at https://www.facebook.com/ ACIKarting.
A television service will be aired the following week on ACI Sport TV, RAI Sport, and other national and local broadcasters nationwide.
A special page with photos and comments on the event will be featured in Corriere dello Sport on Tuesday, May 21st.
ACI Radio will have connections and interviews.
On the ACI Sport website https://www.acisport.it/it/ CIK/home, press releases for presentation and commentary, an extensive photo gallery, results, championship standings, links for Live Timing, and Live Streaming are published.

The calendar of the Italian ACI Karting 2024 Championship.
21/04/24 - TRISCINA - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
19/05/24 - LA CONCA - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
23/06/24 - VAL VIBRATA - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
21/07/24 - SARNO - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2.
08/09/24 - FRANCIACORTA - KZN Under, KZN Over.
22/09/24 - LONATO - Mini Gr.3 Under, Mini Gr. 3, OKNJ, OKN, KZ2, 100/125 Legend.

Picture: the International Circuit La Conca (Ph. Sportinphoto).

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