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“Our chassis had already taken very good results during the Superfinal of the ROK Cup in the presence of 130 Mini ROK drivers on the same circuit at the beginning of the month,” Marco Parolin rightly congratulated himself. “It is again satisfying to shine in 60 Mini in Lonato for the opening of the WSK Open Cup. Our chassis attracts many drivers and teams thanks to competitiveness on every track. This is once again a topical issue for the WSK’s autumn resumption with nearly 100 young drivers, many of whom have placed their trust in us. It is rewarding to produce equipment that allows all these young people to start karting in the best conditions and to quickly develop their skills.”

The Parolin factory can draw a particularly positive balance of the first of the two WSK Open Cup events with an exceptional presence in the 60 Mini grid. On the Lonato circuit, the performance level of the Parolin chassis was once again remarkable. The three official Parolin Racing Kart drivers qualified for the Final before Rashid Al Dhaheri and Anatoly Khavalkin scored an excellent double in the top three. The young Russian Khavalkin was on the podium for the first time in his first race with the team, which corresponds with Parolin’s values perfectly.

As early as the Qualifying sessions, the Parolins were at the front of the competition in 60 Mini. The races confirmed the competitiveness of the chassis from Bassano while Anatoly Khavalkin, who was very comfortable within his new team, took the opportunity to set the lap record for the meeting. The Prefinals validated this already high level of performance.

Double podium for Al Dhaheri and Khavalkin

Rashid Al Dhaheri and Anatoly Khavalkin highlighted themselves in intense battles in a very tight group at the front of the Final. Determined, the Emirati and Russian were fast and efficient until the chequered flag fell, with Al Dhaheri in second place and Khavalkin in third place while Shimo Zhang of China made steady progress throughout the race to finally gain five places in the Final and finish 22nd. The Parolin factory takes this opportunity to congratulate all the drivers who have used its chassis successfully.

The WSK Open Cup in Lonato saw strong performances in the other categories. In OK-Junior, the Brazilian Matheus Ferreira, a newcomer to the team, was very quick with his new equipment and could congratulate himself on Qualifying among the 34 finalists out of the 84 entered. Timoteusz Kucharczyk asserted his competitiveness with the ninth fastest time and held his place at the end of the heats while Giovanni Trentin and Jesse Alejandro Carrasquedo Parada took the opportunity to enrich their experience. James Wharton saw several setbacks during a weekend that didn’t highlight his usual performance.

Hugo Sasse was very effective in OK after a difficult Qualifying. He consistently improved his position in the heats by posting a fastest lap as well as in the Prefinal to finish 12th in the Final with a total progression of 16 places since Qualifying.

Alessio Lorandi close to the KZ2 podium

Still as happy and motivated as ever after taking up karting again, Alessio Lorandi didn’t fail to fight for the podium in the KZ2 category. A member of the Baby Race team, the talented Italian performed well: fourth in Qualifying, second then twice fourth in the heats and third in the Prefinal. Long fighting for third place in the Final, he crossed the finish line in fourth place in this particularly challenging race.

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