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Rok Cup International Final 2018. Qualifying and heats
TKART Staff
12 October 2018

"Translated with Google translate"

The game becomes serious at the 16th edition of the Rok Cup International Final. This morning the 420 Rokkers tested have started the exciting challenge that will culminate with the final on Saturday that will award the titles of international champions 2018.
In pole they flew, Alex Powell (JAM - Mini Rok), Alvarenga Morgatto (BRA - Junior Rok), Alex Brown (SGP - Senior Rok), Daniel Zajac (POL - Expert) and Tino Donadei (ITA - Expert Plus). In the Rok Shifter and in the Super were respectively Riccardo Cinti and Luca Bosco has earned the start at the post.

JUNIOR ROK. MORGATTO IN POLE. At the end of the three qualifying groups to stand out was the Brazilian Morgatto, author of a formidable 49.594 that no one has managed to approach. In the other two groups were Cecchi (ITA - 49.667) and Bohdanowicz (ARG - 49.799) to gain partial leadership.
The first heat reserved a surprise, with Morgatto lingering because of an inconvenience at the start and with the South African Visser who took advantage of it, winning ahead of Trifone (ITA). The other heats went to Cecchi, Curran (CAN), Ragone (ITA), Locatelli (ITA) and Makoena (ZAF).

MINI ROK. LAST CHALLENGE BETWEEN THE 143 VERIFIED. Emerging among the best 143 Rokkers of the world is not a simple undertaking and since the qualifying session the confrontation was very tight with the South African Powell that preceded the Australian Flack, the Polish Protasiewicz (POL) and the other Australian Douglas.
Five were the heats raced by Mini Rok with as many different winners, Protasiewicz, Al Dhaherhi (ARF), De Paolo (ITA), Julien (IND) and Flack (AUS).

SENIOR ROK. BROWN FROM SINGAPORE IN POLE. In the Senior Rok there was a certain superiority of the drivers of the second group with the Rokker of Singapore, Brown who scored the record of the category with 48.478. They followed the poleman a short distance, Gaglianò, Molinari and Cordera.
Brown confirmed his speed by winning the first heat ahead of Maciej Szyszko (POL). The second heat race today was very uncertain and Szymon Szyszko (POL) got the best out of Molinari (ITA) by just one tenth.

EXPERT & EXPERT PLUS. ZAJAC AND DONADEI IN POLE. Zajac (POL) rules all in the Expert, primarily Castro (USA). Donadei hit Expert Plus in front of Chiari (ITA) and Todeschini (ITA). In the heat there were no big surprises with the poleman Zajac who won ahead of Castro (Expert), while Chiari has popped up on Donadei (Expert Plus) and Todeschini. Will we see tomorrow if the situation will reserve some surprises?

SHIFTER. THE RETURN OF CINTI. The former international Super Rok champion, Cinti (ITA) has returned to the Rok Shifter after a period of absence, and has shown that he has not lost the polish of the best times, setting the pole. Behind the leader was another former Super champion, Zani (ITA) who preceded Zemin (ITA) and the Cuburs equator.
Zani (ITA), Sandri (CAN), Luyet (SWI) and Urbaniak (POL) have also been shown in the two heats disputed today, Zani (ITA) and Cubides (COL).
Rubens Barrichello has been slowed down by a contact at the start but he has shown what he is made of, not giving up and making excellent overtaking.

SUPER ROK. BOSCO FROM THE JUNIOR TO THE POLE. The 2017 Junior Rok international champion, Bosco (ITA) has signed the pole position at the first Super Rok outing. Bosco preceded the Polish Szczurek and the reigning Super Champion, D'Abraham.
The poleman Bosco was also confirmed in the heat race today, in which he preceded Szczurek and Cicognini (ITA), appeared in excellent shape.

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