Wohlen: The kart drivers ask for the grand finale
WITH TWO AUTHOR DRIVERS Four 2022 Swiss karting champions will be sought in Wohlen on Saturday. The 74 participants include mountain champion Eric Berguerand and sports car driver Fabio Scherer.
In three categories - OK Junior, OK Senior and KZ2 - the starting position is particularly gripping. Only a few points separate the leader from the runner-up in each case.
A boy or a girl?
For example, Elia Epifanio (13) and Chiara Bättig (12) are only five points apart in the OC Juniors. Any mistake, no matter how small, could be decisive for the match in Wohlen.
If one of the two has a "psychological" advantage, it's Epifanio. The Exprit driver from Würenlos, who will also represent Switzerland at the FIA Motorsport Games in Le Castellet at the end of October, scored the maximum of 75 points at each of the past races in 7 Laghi and Levier. The last SM victory by Chiara Bättig (center gallery), on the other hand, was months ago.
That Kevin Rabin from the Spirit-Karting.ch team can still intervene in the title fight can be all but ruled out. Rabin is 68 points behind Epifanio. Nevertheless, the Vaudois can tip the scales in Wohlen.
Excitement also in the switch karts
In KZ2, too, the situation in the manual karts (gallery on the right) is highly exciting. Only six points separate the leader Ethan Frigomosca (21) from his rival Sebastian Kraft (17).
Because Frigomosca has never raced in Wohlen and both have the same material, this duel is particularly thrilling. The likelihood of third-placed Evan Vantaggiato still racing for the title is also unlikely here. The winner of 7 Laghi is 44 points behind Frigomosca.
Comeback of Mike Müller and Eric Berguerand
The performance of Mike Müller, who is making his comeback in Wohlen, will be interesting to see. Eric Berguerand, seven-time Swiss mountain champion for a month and former karting champion (gallery left), will compete as a VIP driver. Anyone who knows the Valais native knows that he will give his all.
Eric Berguerand: "I come with my bus. That way I can take a break. Because I think that as an old man (43) I need a break every now and then and have to lie down... Karting is much higher in terms of physical strain than what I'm used to from hillclimb racing."
Prominence at the OC Seniors
In the OC Senior, Lyon Mathur (16) from Team Exprit leads with ten points ahead of Patrick Näscher from Kartteam Meier, who is eleven years older. If Näscher from Liechtenstein wins all three race heats (and Mathur finishes second in each), as he did last time in Levier, the additional points for pole position (2) and fastest race lap in the final (3) will decide the awarding of the title.
As in the two previously listed categories, the third-placed senior, Jérôme Huber, will also have a difficult time still intervening in the decision. Because the last weekend in Levier was marked by bankruptcies, bad luck and mishaps for Huber, the 46-point deficit is a big burden for the man from Zurich.
Fabio Scherer or Enea Frey could tip the scales in this three-way battle. The former is contesting the finale in Wohlen between his LMP2 car races at Road Atlanta (IMSA) and Portimão (ELMS) to stay in racing rhythm.
Super Mini and X30 Challenge as good as decided
The Super Minis championship has been decided. Spirit driver Dan Allemann (10) has clinched everything in Levier with his eleventh victory in the twelfth race. The battle for second place is still open, with Matt Corbi (187 points), Orlando Rovelli (179) and Albert Tamm (156) battling it out in Wohlen.
Last but not least, the X30 Challenge Switzerland will be decided on Saturday. This category has already produced dozens of exciting races over the course of the year. For overall leader Kilian Streit (20) from the Spirit-Karting.ch team, the dream of winning the title could already come true after qualifying. Streit needs just one more point!
Fast-paced look at history
As in Levier, the Swiss Historic Kart Cup will be at the start in Wohlen. Nine participants have registered for the third round in the historic championship (the first was held as part of the Kappelen Trophy).
The special feature of the SHKC is that not the fastest laps are decisive for the classification, but the uniformity over several laps.
What the individual players think about the final and more information about the autobau Swiss Kart Championship can be found under the following link.
