Here's another batch of the CIK-FIA "best of 2017" articles, this time featuring Dexter Patterson, Paolo de Conto, Valeria Vargas Garcia and Xavier Handsaeme.
Paolo De Conto received the biggest round of applause at the “CIK-FIA Prize Giving” in Milan due to his victories in the World and European KZ Championships with CRG. De Conto’s comment on a season to be framed.
Paolo De Conto secured the third win in KZ in Las Vegas at the end of a golden season for the CRG driver. Regarding the other CRG Nordam drivers, Laurent Marchandise won S2 and Callum Bradshaw ended on the podium of X30 Senior.
All is set ahead of the first great challenge of the year with the World Championship scheduled for September 10th in Wackersdorf (Germany). Up for grabs are the world title of KZ and the International Super Cup of KZ2. CRG is the reigning champion in both categories.
The European Championship race held in Spain has handed the third victory in a row to Paolo De Conto, a result that earned him the mathematical certainty of winning the 2017 continental campaign.
The second round of the KZ European Championship and first round of KZ2 is underway in Genk (Belgium) with good weather conditions that so, as opposite to forecasts that scheduled rain.
We have the first official standings of the season after the first round of the European CIK-FIA Championship, which took place last week in Sarno (Italy).
The young CRG team of OK-Junior is growing up very well in this early season, as several drivers already got on track at the Winter Cup, Andrea Margutti Trophy and in WSK races.
World Champion Paolo De Conto will be at the start of KZ2 on CRG-Tm. He comes from the victory taken in Guadalajara (Mexico) and is well motivated to shine again during this season.