The WSK Super Master Series is ready for the Finals in La Conca

A lot of drivers are favourite for the win in all categories of this international karting season’s opener. The final stages with Live TV and Live Streaming coverage on Sunday, January 26th.

La Conca (ITA), 25.01.2025
The international karting season officially kicked off at the La Conca circuit with the first round of the WSK Super Master Series, marking the 20th anniversary of WSK Promotion. This opening event of the year immediately showcased a high level of competition, both in terms of the number of competitors - over 220 from 47 nations - and the quality of all the participants, including manufacturers, teams, and drivers, with many young talents eager to make their mark in such a professional environment.

The MINI, OKNJ, OKJ, OK, and KZ2 categories took to the track for an immediately exciting challenge, with the first protagonists emerging from the qualifying heats. The program concludes on Sunday, January 26th, with the final phase, which will be broadcast live on TV and streamed online.

Live TV on Sunday, January 26th.
The live stream will be available on the WSK Promotion Facebook page, WSK website, Motorsport.com, and YouTube:
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OKJ – Crisan to the fore.
The Canadian driver Ilie Tristan Crisan (#304 Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex-Vega) quickly asserted his dominance with three victories in his three heats, responding to the pole position of American Michael McGaughy (Koski Motorsport/KR-Iame) who had managed to win the first of the six OK-Junior heats. The other two heats were won by the Italian Valerio Viapiana (Team Driver/KR-Iame) and British driver Noah Baglin (Prema Racing/KR-Iame). Behind Crisan in the provisional standings, McGaughy sits in second place thanks to two second-place finishes, followed by Viapiana and the Dutch driver Dean Hoogendoorn (Prema Racing/KR-Iame) with three top-five finishes.

OK-NJ – Palacio surprises everyone.
The OK-N Junior category witnessed a remarkable comeback from Lucas Palacio. The American, racing for KR Motorsport on a KR-Iame-Vega, executed a strong recovery from seventh place in qualifying to win the second and third heats. The Pole-sitter French driver Many Nuvolini (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame) won the first heat but had to settle for second place behind Palacio in the other two. In the overall standings, Palacio leads Nuvolini, while the French driver Teo Policand (Victorylane/KR-Iame), the Polish driver Tomasz Cichoracki (Ward Racing/Tony Kart-Vortex), and the Italian Cristian Blandino (GSR Team/Tony Kart-Iame) remain among the top contenders.

MINI Gr.3 – The leadership is shared by Perico and Ianni.
The MINI Gr.3 category has been thrown into uncertainty thanks to the Italian driver Niccolò Perico. Racing for Team Driver on a KR-Iame-Vega, he recovered from 15th place in qualifying to claim a victory and other strong finishes, propelling him to the top of the standings, tied with Antonio Ianni (CRG Racing Team/T-Group/TM Kart) who also made a significant recovery from seventh in qualifying to win two heats. The pole-sitter Achille Rea (CRG Racing Team/T-Group/TM Kart) won the first heat but dropped down a few positions in the overall standings. Other notable performances came from Alessandro Nanni (BabyRace/Parolin-Iame), the French driver Jean Poujol (Tony Kart Racing Team/Tony Kart-Vortex) and Edoardo Colucci (LA Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart).

MINI U10 – Shitov dominates.
The MINI U10 category has been dominated by David Shitov (#525 Team Driver/KR-Iame-Vega), who secured pole position in qualifying and went on to win two heats and finish third in the other. Hot on his heels are the Mexican driver Mateo Garcia (Monster K Factory/Monster K-TM Kart), the Polish driver David Aagten (Team Driver/KR-Iame), the American driver Josh Bergman (Kidix/KR-Iame), and the winner of the third heat, the Caribbean Wynn Godschalk, who also races for the Kidix team on a KR-Iame.

KZ2 – Surprising Spirgel.
Within the CPB Sport team, the French driver Matteo Spirgel, on a Sodikart-TM Kart-Vega, surprisingly took the lead in the standings. He steadily progressed with a third-place finish in the first heat, a second in the second, and finally a victory in the third. Spirgel had already shown his potential in qualifying, finishing only 0.125 seconds behind his teammate, the Dutch driver Senna Van Walstijn. Stan Pex (KR-TM Kart), winner of the first heat, secured second place overall. In the second heat, another talented driver, the Dutch Marjin Kremers (Tony Kart-Vortex), took the victory. The Italian driver Giuseppe Palomba with Maranello Kart and another CPB Sport driver, the Dutch Kasper Schormans, were also among the frontrunners.

OK – A great duel among Van Langendonck, Drummond and Costoya.
Three drivers in particular stood out in the highly competitive OK category: the Belgian Dries Van Langendonck (Prema Racing/KR-Iame-LeCont), the British driver Zac Drummond (Fusion Motorsport/KR-Iame) and the Spaniard Christian Costoya (Parolin Motorsport/Parolin-TM Kart), each winning two heats. The head-to-head battle is between Van Langendonck and Drummond, with Costoya slightly behind in the standings. Following them are the Italian driver Sebastiano Pavan (Ward Racing/Tony Kart-TM Kart), British driver Zac Green (DPK Racing/KR-Iame), and home driver Iacopo Martinese (KR Motorsport/KR-Iame).

WSK Super Master Series, Rd1 La Conca:
Sunday, January 26th: 8:20 Warm up; Live on TV and Live Streaming: Prefinals from 10:00 and Finals from 12:45.

The calendar of the WSK Super Master Series.
1st Rd – 22-26/01/2025 LA CONCA / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
2nd Rd – 05-09/02/2025 SARNO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
3rd Rd – 19-23/02/2025 LONATO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
4th Rd – 05-09/03/2025 FRANCIACORTA / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2
5th Rd – 12-16/03/2025 VITERBO / MINI – OKNJ – OKJ – OK – KZ2

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