Last week-end the first run of the French Championships took place Salbris.
The weatherman's forecast was luckily wrong and the predicted rain got lost on its way to the kart track.
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| Our official drivers 2005 |
During the free training our team continuously made progress and was confident of the forthcoming race.
In the Elite category, the top class, SWISS HUTLESS had the largest participation of almost 20%, 8 pilots who all qualified for the final!
Darren Bressaglia brilliantly came in first in one of the races.
Manuel Renaudie was always amount the best 8 pilots and finished 4 th in the first and 8 th in the second final.
It was Alban Varutti's first race of the season and he kept improving his from lap to lap, then finally had to give up due to an engine defect.
Tomi Limmonen came in 21 st in both finals.
In the 125 category, the gear shifter class, SWISS HUTLESS also achieved a 1 st place in one of the runs thanks to Pierre Ragues.
Unfortunately he had technical problems during the remaining two heats.
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| Alban Varutti in action |
Hervé Faure dropped out of the race in the first final when he was running in 3 rd position.
Pierre Ragues wound up 6 positions in the final finishing 8 th .
In the Espoir (ICA) category the E&A Racing Team from England participated, using this race in preparation for the European Championships which will take place in Salbris in July.
Michael Ryall was very convincing in the heats and always among the top 10. In the final he unfortunately had a technical defect.
Jack te Braak of the Blanken Tuning Team performed very well in the Junior class with a breathtaking race, wounding up 16 places all the way up to the 9 th position.
The next race will take place in Varennes in 3 weeks, and we will be there chasing after points!
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