Max Verstappen wins BNL Karting Series KZ2 at Genk

Published on 12 April 2012 by Niels Hendrix

The Belgian New Leading Series started this weekend at Karting Genk. The BNL Championship consist of three race weekends with races on Saturday and Sunday, which makes the championship more attractive!

Last weekend, Max Verstappen was celebrating his WSK Master Series championship in the KF2 class. On Saterday he was again super fast by taking the pole in KZ2 shifter karts. Ladies Beitske Visser and Giovanna Boontjes started on second and third place.

After the start of race one, it was Jules Szymkowiak who first came to the bend, coming from a fourth place. After some laps, Szymkowiak had to retired due to a broken engine. Also Max Verstappen had a tough opening round and ended up along the track. Max Verstappen showed his class by driving to victory, a very strong performance by the young dutchmen. Beitske Visser scored a second place for Giovanna Boontjes.

Max Verstappen started also on pole for the second race and had fast lady Beitske Visser beside him. After an excellent start at P12 Jules Szymkowiak was driving in the top three, chasing Verstappen en Visser. Beitske Visser tried to hold Szymkowiak behind her, but could not avoid that Szymkowiak passed on his Zanardi. Max Verstappen recorded a two on two. Szymkowiak was very clever third for Beitske Visser.

Who stops Max Verstappen? Nobody apparently because Verstappen also trained into pole position on Sunday. The difference compared to Beitske Visser on Saturday was smaller. Giovanna Boontjes took a third place in qualifying.
Max Verstappen won both races on Sunday. Beitske Visser was twice second. Giovanna Boontjes passed Jules Szymkowiak in the last round of the last race and so she scored two third places.
With four victories out of the four KZ2-finals Max is the winner of the First found of the BNL Karting Series.

Niels Hendrix