Lucas Motta Wins 2008 Brazilian Indoor Kart Championship!
October 15, 2008
Lucas Motta has won the top class (Master) in the 2008 Brazilian Indoor Kart Championship. The event is organized by Amika, the largest rental kart racing club in the world and had its "usual-unusual" running at the Granja Viana outdoor track in Sao Paulo. The outoor setting creates many extra challenges to the drivers, including rain which fell during parts of the event. The event has a "sprint" format, with short races, including 3 qualifier races and a Final. The Light Class (Master) is considered the most competitve and had a total of 127 drivers competing. Motta had a superb performance, winning his 3 qualifier races, and finishing 2nd in the Light Class Final. A totalof 230 drivers competed in 3 categories.
In 2nd place, another familiar face for fans of the IKWC: Pedro Washington. Washington also put on a strong effort, winning 2 qualifiers. But a 3rd place, and a 5th place on the Final left him with a 9 points deficit to Motta at the end. In 3rd place came Felipe Persona, who actually finished with the same number of points as Washington, but had only 1 victory against Washington's 2 wins.
Motta, was the highest placed Brazilian driver in the Light Class at the 2008 Indoor Kart World Championship in Belgium, and is ascerting his position as one of the top Brazilian drivers who also compete in the World Championship. Washington who in 2005 was 3rd in Brazil and 3rd in the World, managed to repeat the double podium in 2008, with 2nd in Brazil and 3rd in the World, but still has not won the Title at either event.
Other IKWC drivers in the top 10 included Thiago Costa, who finished 9th.
In the "Senior" (Over 40 years old) Class, the Champion was Jose Alexandre, with Wagner Santos in 2nd, and IKWC driver Ed Cordeiro in 3rd. Also in the top 10 was IKWC driver Slow Assis, who finished in 6th place. A total of 28 drivers ran in this class.
For full results, please consult:
Master: Link to full master results
Senior: Link to full senior results
Peasdo (Heavy): Link to full pesado(heavy)results
Photo credits: www.amika.com.br
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