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Activity continues on the track for the first round of the WSK Final Cup, now in its eleventh edition at the Naples International Circuit in Sarno. The first day of Friday is characterized by bad weather, which prevents the regular running of the first qualifying heats and, considering the delays that occurred following the interruptions due to heavy rain, forced a change of program. On Saturday, which always sees a wet track, all the remaining heats for the senior categories, OK and KZ2 will be disputed, while the classes reserved for the youngest, the OKJ and MINI, will complete the last heats tomorrow morning. . Sunday will then proceed with the traditional pre-finals and finals.

KZ2: Emilien Denner holds on tight to the leadership

• Emilien Denner (CPB Sport - Sodikart - TM Racing) gives yet another proof of her class and her maturity. After having triumphed in the first two heats, signing the fastest lap on both occasions, the poleman on Friday seems to be less incisive in the third and final heat, where the track is less wet than in the previous races. The reigning champion of the WSK Open Cup nevertheless maintains the necessary coolness and crosses the finish line in third position, thus remaining at the top of the general classification and ensuring the start from pole for tomorrow's pre-final.


• Even when he seems to experience some difficulties at the beginning of the weekend, Giuseppe Palomba (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) knows how to recover and give a show. The reigning champion of the WSK Euro Series grabs the third place in the first heat and continues to progress in the second heat, which ends in second place. The third and last heat then sees him start from the second place on the grid and, thanks to one of his usual feline shots, the Birel ART Racing team driver immediately takes the reins of the race. Palomba is then forced to settle for second position, complete with a fast lap, and finds himself second in the general classification as well. The young Italian will be determined to be still ready for another appointment with Denner in the front row of the pre-final.


• Third place overall is the prerogative of Senna Van Walstijn (CPB Sport - Sodikart - TM Racing), who boasts a second, third and fourth place. The reigning champion of the WSK Super Master Series as well as the winner of the WSK Champions Cup expresses his consistency and remains among the contenders for the final victory.


• Cristian Bertuca (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) is also a candidate for the role of protagonist for tomorrow, consolidating his fourth overall position. Following an excited first heat, which saw him jump immediately to the lead and then slip to 13th place and climb up to sixth, the driver of the Birel ART Racing team also obtained a sixth place in the second heat. Just when he doesn't give the impression of being able to keep pace with the best, the fresh FIA Karting World Cup runner-up is exalted in the last race on Saturday and wins thanks to a remarkable performance. The test of the young Italian and the double Birel ART completed by Palomba are more than encouraging signs in view of the final phase of the weekend.


• An excellent Ivan Ekelchik (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing) finishes all the heats in the top five and gains five positions with respect to the qualification, who climbs to fifth place overall. Jean Nomblot (CPB Sport - Sodikart - TM Racing) and Corentin Rousseau (CPB Sport - Sodikart - TM Racing) are also proving to be competitive and catching up on the qualification, sixth and seventh respectively. The CPB Sport duo precedes Slavik Putiatin (LA Motorsport - Intrepid - TM Racing), skilled in returning to the top of the standings.


• The two standard bearers of the Tony Kart Racing Team complete the absolute top ten and still seem to struggle more than expected: Noah Milell (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) and Tom Leuillet (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex). The reigning European KZ2 champion still manages to gain four positions compared to qualifying, while his teammate and last year's KZ world champion lost one.


• Even Robin Glerum (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), 12th total after being relegated from seventh place to 12th in the second heat by a penalty of five, also lost ground compared to qualifying and suffered a path characterized by some obstacles. seconds due to nose in incorrect position, Matteo Spirgel (CPB Sport - Sodikart - TM Racing), 14th after receiving a five-second penalty due to nose in incorrect position in all heats and having seen even two top ten finishes fade , and Mark Negrutsa (Mark Negrutsa - Maranello - TM Racing), 19th after retiring from the first race.

OK: Joe Turney is back on top

• Joe Turney (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) uses his experience and driving skills to take the reins in the general classification. With two victories and a fourth place, the reigning champion of the WSK Super Master Series wants to make his opponents understand that he is still the reference driver in the premier class of single-speed karting. The Tony Kart Racing Team rider is therefore preparing to start from pole in tomorrow's Prefinal A.
  


• Ean Eyckmans (EGP Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) also emerges in treacherous conditions, climbing up to second overall position. The standard-bearer of the EGP Racing Team sees the victory fade in his first heat following a five-second penalty due to the nose being in the wrong position, which relegates him to fifth place, but reacts very well. The young Belgian collects a third place and a second in his other two heats, thus earning the departure from pole for Prefinal B.
  


• Jimmy Helias (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex) continues to amaze at his absolute debut in OK, recovering ten positions compared to qualifying and climbing to third place overall. The Ward Racing team driver expresses a remarkable feeling with the Sarno circuit and, thanks to a second, a third and a sixth place, tomorrow he will join the expert Turney in the front row of Prefinal A.
  


• Alex Powell (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), fourth in the general classification, also gains 12 positions compared to the qualification. The Mercedes pupil is skilled in getting a second, a fourth and a fifth place, which will allow him to start next to Eyckmans in the front row of the Prefinal B. The fresh European vice-champion even boasts the fastest lap in the heat where the track is less wet compared to all the other heats and, considering that the weather forecasts allude to a less rainy Sunday than the rest of the weekend, it is a candidate for the role of great protagonist.
  


• Another main player in the heats is Maksimilian Popov (Koski Motorsport - Tony Kart - Vortex), who takes fifth place overall. Despite being relegated from second place to fourth in his first heat by a five-second penalty due to an incorrectly positioned nose and from fifth to eighth in his second heat by another three-second penalty, the reigning WSK runner-up Champions Cup remains focused and triumphs in his last game of the day thanks to an excellent performance.
  


• After inheriting the victory from Eyckmans in the A-B heat, Friday's poleman Yuanpu Cui (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) accuses two complicated heats and in the last race on Saturday he even receives a five-second penalty due to the nose in the incorrect position. The young Mercedes recruit thus slips into sixth place overall, but nevertheless demonstrates her competitiveness and remains among the contenders for the final victory.
  


• He loses five positions with respect to the qualification, but Shimo Zhang (Team Driver Racing Kart - Tony Kart - IAME) is still at the top of the classification, seventh overall. The driver of the Team Driver Racing Kart keeps his coolness and wins a second place as best result, but is slightly delayed by a five-second penalty due to the nose in the wrong position in his last heat, which sees him relegate from fourth place to seventh.


• They both win a heat, but Tomass Stolcermanis (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing) and Oscar Pedersen (Ward Racing - Tony Kart - Vortex) also suffer a few hitches, eighth and ninth respectively in the overall standings. The reigning champion of the WSK Open Cup and the fresh runner-up of the WSK Open Cup marched tightly, so much so that they finished the last race on Saturday in third and fourth place respectively.


• They make up ground with respect to qualifying thanks to convincing performances James Egozi (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), tenth overall and second in his first heat, Luka Sammalisto (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 11th, and Gustaw Wisniewski ( Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing), 12th.


• Anatoly Khavalkin (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) finds himself 13th overall, reaffirming his potential. The reigning European OKJ champion signs two third places, but retires from his first heat while he was contending for victory.


• They give encouraging signs, but also Guillaume Bouzar (Koski Motorsport - Tony Kart - Vortex), 14th in the general classification and relegated from fifth to eighth in his last heat, and Harley Keeble (Birel ART Racing - Birel ART) are slowed down by some difficulties. - TM Racing), 15th after inheriting third place in his first heat following the penalty imposed on Popov.


• It is a promising path, albeit conditioned by some obstacles, even for Rene Lammers (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 16th overall and just ahead of an excellent Maxens Verbrugge (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME). They accuse a retirement, but they are authors of interesting performances Adam Hideg (Sodikart - Sodikart - TM Racing), 19th, Maksim Orlov (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 21st, Sebastiano Pavan (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex), 22nd, Nathan Tye (Sodikart - Sodikart - TM Racing), 23rd, and David Walther (Koski Motorsport - Tony Kart - Vortex), 24th. Jan Przyrowski (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) is particularly affected by some inconvenience, who leaves the stage from his first heat while he was leading the race and even misses the start of his last battery. The fresh European vice-champion OKJ as well as reigning champion of the WSK Euro Series in the OKJ category still boasts a second place and tomorrow will be determined to recover from the 25th spot on the grid.

OKJ: Miguel Costa takes the lead

• Miguel Costa (Sauber Academy - KR - IAME) seems to have acquired greater awareness after winning the first WSK podium just over a month ago in Lonato, on the occasion of the WSK Open Cup. The Sauber Academy rider collects a victory and a second place in his first two heats, and then crossed the finish line of his last heat of the day in fifth position. The young Brazilian is skilled in limiting damage when he seems to be in a bit of trouble and thus gains leadership in the provisional general classification.


• Alp Hasan Aksoy (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) also expresses considerable potential, who scores the same number of penalties as Costa, but finds himself second overall because he was slower in qualifying. The Tony Kart Racing Team rider dominates his first two heats, setting the fastest lap too, and gives the impression of being impregnable, but then struggles in his last heat on Saturday, characterized by a less wet track than in his two previous races. The young Turkish still gets a seventh place and remains among the favorites for tomorrow.


• Emanuele Olivieri (IPK Official Racing Team - IPK - TM Racing) reaffirms his presence at the top of the classification, proving to be mature and winning his last heat on Saturday. The standard bearer of the IPK Official Racing Team maintains his third place overall and is a candidate for the role of great protagonist for the final phase of the weekend.


• They win one heat each: Zac Drummond (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing) and Niklas Schaufler (DPK Racing - KR - IAME) are among the main players, respectively fourth and fifth in the provisional ranking. It should be emphasized that the standard bearer of the Parolin Motorsport team boasts two more placings in the top three and is the most advanced driver in the standings among the participants who have already raced all their four heats.


• He continues to amaze as Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME) takes his first steps in the OKJ category. The reigning champion of the WSK Euro Series and the WSK Super Cup by MINI in the MINI category climbs to sixth place overall despite being relegated from fifth place to seventh in heat B-D by a five-second penalty due to the nose being incorrectly positioned.


• It is a convincing and growing path also for last year's WSK Final Cup winner in the MINI category David Cosma-Cristofor (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), seventh overall and third in heat B-D, but relegated from seventh to 12th in heat A-B and from fourth to sixth in heat B-E by two penalties of five seconds due to the incorrect position of the front fairing, Aleskandar Bogunovic (DPK Racing - KR - IAME), eighth, Guy Elbag (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex ), ninth and strong in both a victory in heat A-B and a third place in heat B-E, but retired from his first heat, and Andrea Dupe (Sodikart - Sodi - TM Racing), who closed the top ten.


• Even Kirill Dzitiev (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 11th in the general classification and author of two places in the top three, but forced to abandon his first heat prematurely, Matias Garcia Orjuela (Leclerc by Lennox Racing - Birel ART - TM Racing), 12th, Stepan Antonov (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 13th, and Oleksandr Bondarev (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 14th despite being relegated from third to fourth in heat A-B by a penalty five seconds causes the nose to be in the wrong position. The reigning WSK Super Master Series champion is excited when he returns to the track after the injury sustained at the Zuera circuit at the end of April during the second round of the European championship and stages a series of exceptional comebacks, gaining 32 positions compared to qualifying.


• Enzo Tarnvanichkul (Tony Kart Racing Team - Tony Kart - Vortex) slips to 15th place overall. The reigning world champion counts two second places among his results, but retires from his second heat.
  


• They are delayed by some setbacks, but also Taym Saleh (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 16th overall, the fresh WSK Open Cup winner Salim Hanna Hernandez (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 17th and third give encouraging signs in heat A-C, Alfie Slater (Ricky Flynn Motorsport - LN - Vortex), 18th and second in heat A-C, Kian Fardin (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing), 19th and strong by two third places with four heats already completed , the pink share of the Mercedes Junior Team Luna Fluxa (KR Motorsport - KR - IAME), 20th after having inherited the third place in the A-B heat following the penalty imposed on Bondarev, Scott Kin Lindblom (CRG Racing Team - CRG - TM Racing) , 22nd after having inherited the victory in heat B-E from Dries Van Langendonck (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing) and author of another place in the top three, with four heats already under his belt, and Lewis Wherrell (Forza Racing - Exprit - TM Racing), 23rd and second in heat A-B.
  


• Dries Van Langendonck lost positions compared to qualifying despite showing good potential, 34th in the overall standings after being relegated from first place to fifth in heat B-E by a ten-second penalty received for having performed an incorrect maneuver and after having already finished all his four heats, Friday's poleman Andy Consani (Shamick Europe - Parolin - TM Racing), 35th and retired from heat A-C while he was competing for the victory, Jack Iliffe (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 41st after having suffered two retirements, and Zhenrui Chi (Beyond Racing Team - KR - TM Racing), 52nd and slowed down by two retirements, with four heats already in the archive.
  


• It should be noted that the A-B heat is one of the very few races of the whole day in which the track seems to dry out and Lev Krutoholov (Borsch Racing - Tony Kart - IAME) ventures to use slick tires. The choice seems to pay off in the initial phase of the battery, so much so that the young Ukrainian immediately climbs from eighth place to first during the first lap and stretches over his opponents, but, once the halfway point is over, the rain begins to fall again and the driver of the Borsch Racing team retires. Krutoholov occupies the 30th position in the general classification. Kosei Oguma (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 55th overall with four heats already disputed, exits the scene in the B-E heat after being hit by Van Langendonck while competing for the victory. The standard bearer of the Parolin Motorsport team was defending himself with rain tires, while the standard bearer of the Energy Corse team was making rapid progress on slick tires.

MINI: Four victories in a row for a flawless Iskender Zulfikari

• If yesterday he had already appeared sure of himself and of his means, today Iskender Zulfikari (Babyrace Driver Academy - Parolin - IAME) wanted to express his confidence in an even more evident way. After triumphing in his first heat at the end of an intense duel with Juliusz Ociepa (Gold Kart Racing Team - Righetti Ridolfi - TM Racing), the reigning WSK Open Cup champion dominates all his other three heats, complete with a fast lap . The Babyrace Driver Academy driver thus remains at the top of the provisional general classification and tomorrow will be the undisputed favorite.


• Filippo Sala (Team Driver Racing Kart - KR - IAME) is also a candidate for the role of great protagonist for the final day, keeping his second absolute position. Back from fifth place in an excited first heat as well as in the only direct confrontation with Zulfikari, the driver of Team Driver Racing Kart changes gear and writes a monologue in all his other heats, collecting three wins.


• Vladimir Ivannikov (Gamoto - EKS - TM Racing) also boasts two victories, climbing to third place overall. The fresh WSK Open Cup runner-up is relegated from fourth place to seventh in heat A-D by a five-second penalty due to the nose being incorrectly positioned, but nonetheless consolidates his presence at the top of the overall standings.


• The fourth place overall is the prerogative of an exceptional Juliusz Ociepa, with a second place, two thirds and a fifth. The standard bearer of the Gold Kart Racing Team is the only driver able to finish at least one lap with the wheels in front of Zulfikari and, despite being then forced to give in to the fury of his opponent, he proves to be able to have his say.


• It is also a constant path for William Calleja (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), fifth overall thanks to a second place, a third and two quarters. The standard bearer of the Parolin Motorsport team thus gains eight positions compared to qualifying.


• On the other hand, Gianmatteo Rousseau (Alonso Kart by Kidix - Alonso Kart - IAME) lost three positions compared to the qualification, sixth in the general classification. The standard bearer of the Alonso Kart by Kidix team counts a victory and a third place among his best results, but is relegated from eighth place to 11th in the A-C heat by a three-second penalty.


• They are authors of remarkable performances and in comeback compared to the qualifying Bruno Gryc (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), seventh overall after inheriting the victory in the E-F heat from Ilie Tristan Crisan (Alonso Kart by Kidix - Alonso Kart - IAME) and having another place in the top three was also awarded, Bogdan Cosma-Cristofor (Babyrace Driver Academy - Parolin - IAME), eighth and second in heat C-E, Augustus Toniolo (Team Driver Racing Kart - KR - IAME), ninth and second in heat B-E, and Lorenzo D'Amico (IPK Official Racing Team - IPK - TM Racing), who closes the top ten and stands out with three second places.


• Although delayed by some hitches, they complete the top 15 in the provisional general classification thanks to convincing performances Ilie Tristan Crisan, 11th and always in the top three in the heats, but relegated from the first position to the 19th in his first heat by a ten second penalty received for overtaking in slow mode, Ilia Berezkin (Team Driver Racing Kart - KR - IAME), 12th and second in the E-F heat, Kacper Rajpold (Alonso Kart by Kidix - Alonso Kart - IAME), 13th and third in the A-D heat , Manuel Miguez (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 14th and third in the D-E heat, and Asher Ochstein (Babyrace Driver Academy - Parolin - IAME), 15th with two second places to his credit and just ahead of an excellent Keelan Paul Harvick (Babyrace Driver Academy - Parolin - IAME).


• They lose ground with respect to qualifying following some inconvenience, but still give encouraging signs Kai Johnson (Energy Corse - Energy Corse - TM Racing), 17th overall and strong of two places in the top three, Dean Hoogendoorn (Alonso Kart by Kidix - Alonso Kart - IAME), 25th and third in the heat C-E, Bruno Blanco (Parolin Motorsport - Parolin - TM Racing), 38th, Mark Pilipenko (Modena Kart - Energy Corse - TM Racing), 44th, and Achille Rea (Patrizia Ferrari - KR - IAME), 66th.


• Instead, the two standard-bearers of the CRG Racing Team recovered a few positions compared to qualifying and obtained a placement in the top three during the heats: Oliver Rasmusssen (CRG Racing Team - CRG - IAME), 21st overall and winner of his last heat of the day, and Cristian Blandino (CRG Racing Team - CRG - IAME), 27th and third in the C-D heat.

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