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NEWS : KFJ DUO PACEY IN PORTIMAO FOR CIK OPENER

The CIK-FIA European Championship for KF-Junior kicked off in sunny Portugal at the Portimao circuit.

63 drivers took part in the opening round, with new signing Teddy Wilson, the MSA British Champion in IAME Cadet joining the Forza for this campaign. Wilson alongside Maini hit the ground running with quick benchmark pace in testing,  with Maini topping FP3, and Wilson consistently in the Top 5 in his sessions.

Qualifying came, Wilson qualified 2nd in his group with Maini 5th in his. The classification left them 6th and 13th overall respectively, lining them up in P3 and P6 for the qualifying heats. Both drivers won their first heats showing pace and composure around the short track. Whilst the remaining results were P8, P5 and another heat victory for Wilson, Maini achieved P9, P2 and P5 in his remaining heats.

The result of the heats lined up both Forza drivers in the Pre-Final, starting from 3rd and 7th for Wilson and Maini. After a grueling race with plenty of lead changes in a tightly contested pack, Wilson and Maini finished 4th and 5th at the flag. This would be their starting positions for the Grand Final.

The Grand Final maintained the same rapid pace throughout, as both Forza drivers broke away into the leading 5 as both lay in P3 and P4 for the opening laps. As the pack closed up in the business end of the race, the train of 5 became a train of 10 karts all fighting for position.

As lap 15 approached, the pack got all too close, as Maini and Drugovic collided into turn one, resulting in a further collision which sadly took Wilson out of the race. The race was under full course yellow for the remaining lap and the race was not restarted.

Wilson was declared ok after the accident and is ready to fight again at the next round after showing great pace for his debut with the team.

Sadly at the end of the race, a stewards decision penalised Maini for the lap 15 collision, meaning sadly it was bitter end to such a sweet weekend of racing for Forza Racing.

Despite the setbacks from the final, many positives can be taken from the opening CIK-FIA European Championship round. Both drivers have amazing pace and were always right up there fighting at the front and taking race wins.

Keep an eye out for more in the remaining CIK-FIA rounds, with the next round taking place at the home track for Forza, PF International on British soil. Tune in to see if home advantage can propel Forza to further success!

Photos: wafeproject @ Davide Pastanella

Results : CIK-FIA European Championship

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