WSK World Series of Portimao: Verstappen in the KF3 top

Published on 06 July 2010 by Niels Hendrix

On the spectacular and fast International Circuit of Algarve in Portimao, the first of the three events of the new WSK World Series took place, with the participation of all the top constructors and the best drivers of international karting.
The CRG Official Team was there with its drivers in all the four categories of the championship, confirming in each phase of the race the great competiveness of its chassis and of the Maxter engines, which had to stand the test of the high temperatures of this absolutely "hot" area of southern Portugal.

In KF3 too, the supremacy has the brand of CRG-Maxter, especially thanks to the new Euro WSK Champion Max Verstappen; he ruled over the pre-final of Portimao and played a leading role in the final. Despite that, he did not manage to get his last goal in the second race: he was the runner-up, even though he had been in first position for great part of the race. A crash between two drivers obliged the marshals to show the yellow flags and all the karts had to slow down and form a queue. The yellow flags remained out for the last four laps: overtaking was prohibited and Verstappen found himself second at the chequered flag behind the French driver Visoiu.

Omar Di Gesualdo, CRG Team Manager: "Thanks to the cooperation of the major constructors and teams, this WSK World Series presented on the starting blocks with the best credentials, meeting the expectations of those who were pushing for an event which could represent international karting at its top in all the categories. The level was definitely excellent, with more than 100 drivers on the track. In KF3 we are in the very first positions thanks to Verstappen."

Max Verstappen (KF3): "I was fast throughout the whole weekend, I won all the three qualifying heats and the pre-final. In the final, after being the leader for almost the whole race, Visoiu overtook me but I was sure I could overtake him again. I was trying to find the right moment to take back the lead of the race, when after a crash between two drivers the yellow flags were shown along the circuit. At that point I didn't stand a chance and I had to be happy with a second place."

Next event in schedule for the WSK World Series is on 1st August in the United States – Millville – NJ. The third and last event is in Egypt next 31st October in Sharm el Sheikh.

Niels Hendrix