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Another presence record has been set by the 48th edition of the Trofeo delle Industrie that this year counts 253 drivers entered in this historic race organized by Parma Motorsport at the South Garda Karting Circuit in Lonato from November 1st to 3rd, 2019.

The race is part of the International CIK-FIA calendar and is also valid as “Memorial Carlo Fabi” which will reward the driver that achieved the overall best result in the four categories being 60 Mini, OK-Junior, OK and KZ2 while also awarding the title in the second and closing round of the “Trofeo IAME Series Italy X30 Senior”.

These important numbers confirm once more the validity and attachment that teams and drivers give to this event which remains the oldest karting race in the world and deep in the hearts of fans since 1971. The 48th Trofeo delle Industrie is virtually full in all the categories as 253 drivers completed the entry lists of the different categories: 72 names will make it to the track in 60 Mini, 54 in KZ2, 54 in OK-Junior, 54 in IAME X30 Senior and around 20 drivers will also be present in OK.

A total of 42 Nations will be represented with Sweden being the most highly represented of all with 16 drivers while Italy counts 113 drivers at the start. The biggest team in terms of presence is Driver Racing Team with 28 drivers. The list of all represented countries follows as Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Holland, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States of America.

Among the most competitive drivers of the 48th edition, Nikola Tsolov (Parolin-TM) of Team Driver will be present in 60 Mini after winning the recent WSK Open Cup. In OK, Ward Racing’s Kirill Smal (Tony Kart/Vortex) has also been shining in WSK. Among the big names of KZ2, former European Champion Fabian Federer will compete for Maranello Kart, the new Italian Champion Simone Cunati on CRG/TM ran by team Modena Kart, Kristijan Habulin on TB Kart/TM ran by team KK1, while the always very quick 2018 Italian Champion Giacomo Pollini will compete on Formula K/TM for NGM Motorsport.

William Lanzeni will compete for CKR as a lot of other drivers are ready to slide in the fight for the win. In X30 Senior, the Italian Champion and winner of the IAME Series Edoardo Ludovico Villa will compete on TB Kart and he will be challenged by his strongest rivals in the likes of Danny Carenini on Tony Kart of Team Autoeuropeo and Vittorio Maria Russo on KR of Team Driver. In OK-Junior, Cristian Bertuca will compete on Birel ART, Nicholas Pujatti of Team Driver will race next to his teammate Martinius Stenshorne who has been crowned Mini Italian Champion in 2018 as well as Michael Paparo on Sodikart.

The 48th Trofeo delle Industrie will be available on The RaceBox with live timing and streaming!

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