Armstrong makes Junior World Final, finishes 22nd   22 Sep 2014

KartSport New Zealand

* 2014 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship
KF Senior & Junior
Essay
France
Thurs-Sun
September 18-21
2014

EVENT REVIEW

22-09-14

ARMSTRONG MAKES JUNIOR WORLD FINAL, FINISHES 22nd

Kiwi young gun Marcus Armstrong performed strongly at the World Karting Championship meeting in France over the weekend, making the KF3 Junior class Final and finishing 22nd.

It was an impressive performance from the just-turned 14-year-old from Christchurch, who got the call-up from Italy's Kosmic factory on the strength of heat race wins in the European Rotax Max Challenge series which he has been contesting this year.

Over 80 of the world's top Junior karters entered this year's World Karting Championship meeting at Essay in north-western France and Armstrong found he had his work cut out after ending up 51st in the pecking order after the timed practice sessions on Friday.

An 11th and two 10th place finishes in his three qualifying heats saw him up to 27th and he was 13th quickest in the warm-up for his Pre-Final (there were two to trim the field down for the Final) and 17th in the race itself.

That put him on P33 for the Final from where he made up 11 places to greet the flag in 22nd place.

" I was looking to improve after qualifying which I did, and though we had the potential to challenge higher I'm still happy with 22nd," Armstrong, the reigning New Zealand Rotax Junior class sprint champion, said from Essay early this morning (NZ time).

"I'd like to say a big thank you very much to everyone at Kosmic and my family and yes this definitely makes me hungry for more."

Predictably, the Junior event was dominated by young British driver Enaam Ahmed who won the Final from German Mick Junior. The KF Senior title also went to a British driver, Norris Lando, with young Russian Nikita Mazepin second.

Ends


RESULTS
2014 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship KF Junior Essay France Thurs-Sun September 18-21

KF3 Junior Final
1. Enaam Ahmed (FA Kart/Vortex/Vega)
2. Mick Junior (Tony Kart/Vortex/Vega)
3. Mauricio Baiz (Kosmic/Parilla/Vega)
4. Kush Maini (Exprit/Vortex/Vega)
5. Anton Haaga (Kosmic/LKE /Vega)
6. Daniel Ticktum (Zanardi/Parilla/Vega)
7. Casper Roes Andersen (Energy/TM/Vega)
8. Jannes Fittje (Kosmic/Vortex/Vega)
9. Juri Vips (Zanardi/TM/Vega)
10. Ross Martin (Energy/TM/Vega)
also
22. Marcus Armstrong (Kosmic/Vortex/Vega)

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