Costoya and Parolin in good form at Kristianstad
Parolin Motorsport showed its competitiveness in Sweden at the fourth round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series at Kristianstad. Christian Costoya finished 2nd in the OK-Junior Final, setting the fastest lap after a fine progression from the heats. William Calleja was very consistent and just outside the top 10. In OK, Zac Drummond was in the top five in the heats and the Super Heat, then fought for the Final podium before taking 10th place. Miguel Costa got off to a poor start in Qualifying but turned things around with a Final climb of 17 places to 13th. Vivek Kanthan made progress towards the Final top 10 before being delayed by a front fairing penalty.
"Our overall level of performance is currently very interesting in OK and OK-Junior", declared Marco Parolin. "Of course, we'll be working hard to prepare for the final round of the European Championship, which takes place on this same circuit in less than two weeks' time, but our technical and human base is solid. There is a solid collaboration between the technical team and the drivers, which benefits everyone.”
Kristianstad weekend highlights
OK
Zac Drummond:
3rd in Qualifying, three times 2nd in a heat, 5th in the Super Heat and 10th in the Final.
Miguel Costa:
Regained 43 places in the heats, moved up 17 places to 13th in the Final, with a total gain of 73 places over the course of the meeting.
Vivek Kanthan:
10th in Qualifying, a win and two top-five finishes in the heats, climbed from 20th to 13th on track in the Final.
OK-Junior:
Christian Costoya:
21st in Qualifying, a win and two top 2s in the heats, 3rd in the Super Heat, and 2nd in the Final by gaining seven places and the fastest lap. Up three places to 3rd in the championship.
William Calleja:
15th in Qualifying, one win, a 3rd and a 5th place in the heats, 12th in the Final and up six places in the championship.
Very good results in the ACI Karting Italian Championship
The fourth round of the ACI Karting Italian Championship took place simultaneously at Sarno. Parolin chassis had the opportunity to shine in several categories.
In Mini Gr.3, Gioele Girardello made up 21 places in Race 1 with the fastest lap, then made up another eight places in Race 2 to finish in 2nd position. Bruno Priam also put in a fine performance, finishing his two heats in the top five, then regaining 19 places in Race 2 following his retirement in the previous race. Juan Garciarce, another victim of Race 1, climbed 24 places to the top 10 in Race 2.
In KZ2, the Modena Kart team produced a number of achievements. Norton Andreasson first came home 5th in Race 1 with the fastest lap, then finished 2nd in Race 2. Alessio Piccini had a positive run, finishing 6th and 4th in the Finals. Anatoly Khavalkin was 5th in Qualifying and came back strongly after some difficult heats to finish 8th in Race 2.
Congratulations to the Babyrace Academy team, which has put its trust in Parolin chassis for Julian Frasnelli's victory in the Mini Gr.3 class and the podium finishes obtained in the 2 Mini Gr.3 and Mini U10 races.