Kart Republic: Further success for the KR chassis in Sarno

Published on Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Kart Republic: Further success for the KR chassis in Sarno

Two weeks after a highly successful event at La Conca, the WSK Super Master Series continued at Sarno, one of the circuits that will host a round of the FIA European Karting Championship. The KR-IAME packages maintained a very high level of performance, while enabling the teams working with the Kart Republic factory to gather valuable information on this difficult track. The triple success of the KR chassis in OK-Junior was one of the highlights of the trip to the Neapolitan region.
 

OK-Junior: P1 Hoogendoorn, P2 Baglin, P3 Green

Pole-sitter on Friday, Dean Hoogendoorn (Prema Racing) put in a near-perfect performance. After winning the Prefinal, he started first in the Final. Despite strong competition, he held on to his lead until the chequered flag. The Dutchman is the new series leader. Just 26 thousandths behind his team-mate, Noah Baglin secured a one-two finish for the Prema Racing team, and has also established himself as a contender in the overall standings. Will Green (KR Motorsport) continues to rise to prominence, and he completed the podium with his KR-IAME. Drew Walz (KR Motorsport) showed his progress in 5th place (his best result at this level), while the fastest lap of the Final was set by Marcell Zsebo (DPK Racing). Remigiusz Samczyk (Fusion Motorsport) was forced to retire from the front row.
 

Van Langendonck leads the OK series

Winner at La Conca, Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport) was aiming for another victory after taking pole position. But the Final was extremely close. Dries Van Langendonck (Prema Racing) and Iacopo Martinese (Cetilar Racing), who led the opening laps, also impressed. Unfortunately, the final duel did not turn out in their favour. Van Langendonck finished 2nd, but took first place in the provisional standings. Martinese was P6. A tightly-packed field included Scott Marsh (DPK Racing) P9, Zijun Zhao (KR Motorsport) P11, Jacob Micaleff (KR Motorsport) P12 and Bernardo Bernoldi (Prema Racing) P13.
 

Comments from Glenn Keyaert, KR Global Motorsport Company

"As at La Conca, the teams defending the colours of KR chassis did an excellent job. The result was a magnificent treble in OK-Junior, but the performance was also there in OK. We only lost the win in the last corner! I'd like to congratulate Josh Bergman of the Kidix Driver Performance team on his victory in the Mini U10, which consolidates his leadership of the series with his KR-IAME. In KZ2, we have been working towards the European Championship, gathering information in different grip conditions. A retirement in one heat compromised Danilo Albanese's chances of a podium finish. It's a shame, because he set the 2nd fastest lap of the race in the Final. I also note that Stan Pex (SP Motorsport) crossed the finish line in 5th position, before dropping back to 10th for a spoiler penalty. Finally, I'd like to wish Dmitry Matveev a speedy recovery after he injured his arm in practice and had to withdraw from the event.”

 

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