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The first three rounds of the Portugal Karting Championship 2018, held in Viana do Castelo, Leiria and Braga, featured nearly 100 drivers. The drivers and their families, teams and fans of Karting were all impressed about the work of the promoter Riakart and the Portuguese Federation of Automobilism and Karting (FPAK).

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COLUMNS
LIGHT YEARS FROM REALITY
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THONON WITH BIREL ART KSW IN GENK, THE BACKGROUND
The Cannibal is back, or rather, he’s on his way back. Jonathan Thonon will return to the international karting scene with Birel ART by KSW Austria for the CIK World of Genk scheduled for the beginning of September.
TELEMETRY: WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
My son started running in the 60 class and, after a
PREWIEW
GENK: THE LAND OF SHIFTERCLASSES
The most important moment for KZ drivers is here: the World Championship, an event that crowns the CIK FIA season. This year the event takes place in Genk on the weekend of 9 September. Since 2013, the Belgian track has been the racing season’s most commonly used track, always in the CIK calendar as a stage for the European, and since its first time in 2011 - when in KZ, Jonathan Thonon won with a pass on Yannick de Brabander just before the finish line- the site of the World.
Circuit analysis
Sector 1-1: It is one of the circuit’s most complex
RACING
Winners & Losers
Just off the shores of Lake Garda, the European KZ and KZ2 Championship titles were awarded to Jorrit Pex and Adrien Renaudin in that order. A championship that ended with a bitter aftertaste for both those who won without a clear show of outstanding supremacy, and for those who did not manage to counter results achieved at Salbris on the first race that was so decisive to assigning the title.
REPORT CARDS
He is KZ’s Number 1 and has once again demonstrated
KZ2 French binge
Emilien Denner makes his mark at the Grand Prix of Italy. Adrien Renaudin blesses Salbris and takes the continental title, nine points ahead of Pollini. Worthy of note: the performance of Palomba, third in the final, while Longhi failed in what would have been an epic undertaking.
REPORT CARDS
The man you do not expect, the one who rises to the
Academy Albanese wins home honors
Federico Albanese takes the Italian flag onto the highest step of the Academy Trophy, winning at home in front of the Brazilian Guilherme De Figueiredo and the Moroccan Suleiman Zanfari. After fighting for pole against Sami Meguetounif, the Roman driver was able to deal with the latter in the Final. In this way, Albanese also comes into play for the success of the championship, scheduled in Genk on the weekend of 9 September on the stage of the KZ World Championship.
GREAT START
The Easykart Euro Trophy is a co-production of Easykart
GERMAN SHOW!
The Circus of the Iame X30 Euro Series stopped in Wackersdorf for the third round of the season, which did not fail to give put on a great show.
THRILLING FINALS
The third race has partly confirmed the predictions made on the eve. But the battle to conquer the trophy, which will be decided in late October, remains particularly uncertain in all categories.
CLOSE UP
THE REBORN
The CEK has recovered following several difficult seasons caused by the economic crisis; its many members and an interesting initiative are re-launching it internationally.
Ready for the finals
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EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED
Sunday 6:45 am, the alarm clock rings. ÈIt’s the first stopwatch you listen to, but you’re not surprised because you’re already awake and it’s when you can start talking about speed. You get out of bed and make a first effort to show how calm you are, aware that the mythical cold blood of the champion is a perpetual ambition. For the time being, the only cold you feel is the floor under your bare feet.
FOCUS
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ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE
THE TURBO OF 2-STROKES
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VINTAGE
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