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A World Cup Within Reach: Nyck de Vries 2009 - Press Release No. 13 - Produced by Kartcom: Contact@

Nyck De Vries dominated the qualifying rounds and pre-final of the KF3 World Cup in Sarno, Italy, but a technical error in the final relegated him to 5th place. He won pole position and all four qualifying heats. In the pre-final he was first, setting the fastest lap. However, in the final, a problem with the engine gear ratio meant he could not maintain his lead and other drivers passed him. Despite the disappointment of losing the World Cup, Nyck was determined to win again soon.

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A World Cup Within Reach: Nyck de Vries 2009 - Press Release No. 13 - Produced by Kartcom: Contact@

Nyck De Vries dominated the qualifying rounds and pre-final of the KF3 World Cup in Sarno, Italy, but a technical error in the final relegated him to 5th place. He won pole position and all four qualifying heats. In the pre-final he was first, setting the fastest lap. However, in the final, a problem with the engine gear ratio meant he could not maintain his lead and other drivers passed him. Despite the disappointment of losing the World Cup, Nyck was determined to win again soon.

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Nyck De Vries 2009 - Press Release No. 13 - Produced by KARTcom : contact@kartcom.

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A World Cup Within Reach


After winning the European Championship and the title of German Champion 2009, Nyck De Vries was on his way to his first
world consecration on the Sarno track (Italy), the first weekend of September. Unfortunately, a little technical error had
heavy consequences and relegated the fastest kartman of the race to fifth place in the World Cup for KF3.

Special design in memory of Thomas Knopper

t does not happen very often that a driver shows such impressive final, but I was not fully satisfied with my level of performance. To be on the

I performances during a world karting event, with as many as 75


entered participants. In a sport where gaps between the best driv-
ers amount to only a few hundredths of a second, Nyck De Vries lit-
erally dominated the race, at least until the final: pole position with a
gap of over 5 tenths over his rivals, four victories out of four in the qual-
safe side, we decided to change the engine for the final. Unfortunately, we
forgot that the engine we chose was not equipped with a pinion with 13
teeth, but with a pinion with 12 teeth, since it had been mounted on the sec-
ond chassis ready for the wet, given the changing weather conditions at the
beginning of the weekend. With such gear ratio, the engine reached the
ifiers, each time with best time in race, then victory in the pre-final, once maximum of 14,000 RPM, and the breaker, very quickly, therefore I could not
again with the fastest lap among the 34 finalists. Near Naples, Nyck was prevent other drivers from passing me on the longest straight stretch of the
the best… track”.

“My Zanardi-Parilla was once again perfect at Sarno. Together with my Despite his disappointment, the driver from Chiesa Corse did not
team, my team manager Dino Chiesa and the data capture system we man- give up and fought until the very end, overtaking his rivals in the
age perfectly, we could really exploit the equipment to the maximum” Nyck technical part of the track. It was a very frustrating race and, most of
commented. “Performances were so impressive that exceeded even my all, it meant that the World Cup was lost! Of course, many people
expectations. I did not think I could dominate the World Cup so easily”. The congratulated Nyck and came to tell him that he deserved victory,
young Dutch driver has the ability to conquer a solid advantage from the but the Dutch driver, fifth on arrival, found it hard to conceal his dis-
very first laps in race thanks to his perfect management of appointment. “I would have liked to dedicate this success
tyres, regardless of temperature. WORLD CUP to my compatriot Thomas Knopper, European KZ2 Cham-
SARNO (ITALY) pion, who died tragically in an accident a few weeks ago.
After being the quickest at the start, as usual, he was first TIME TRIALS : POLE POSITION Moreover, my technical partners Zanardi, Chiesa Corse
after the first corner in the final. But Nyck De Vries quickly HEATS : 1st (4 VICTORIES) and Iame deserved this victory. But this is all part of the
realised that he could not gain this final. This is the explana- PRE-FINAL : 1st race” said Nyck, already determined to win again very
tion provided by the talented driver. “Sure, I won the pre- FINAL : 5th soon…
Nyck De Vries 2009 - Communiqué n°13 - Réalisé par KARTcom : [email protected]

La Coupe du Monde à portée de main


Dans la foulée de son titre de champion d’Europe et de champion d’Allemagne 2009, Nyck De Vries était en route vers
un premier sacre mondial, sur la piste italienne de Sarno les 5 et 6 septembre. Hélas, une petite erreur technique lourde
de conséquence a relégué le kartman le plus rapide du week-end à la cinquième place de la Coupe du Monde KF3.

Nyck De Vries a rendu hommage à Thomas Knopper

arement, un pilote n’aura fourni une si forte impression lors tueux hollandais s’explique. “J’ai certes remporté la pré-finale, mais je

R d’une épreuve mondiale de karting, forte de 75 engagés. Dans


un sport où les écarts entre les meilleurs se calculent en centiè-
mes, Nyck De Vries a littéralement survolé les débats jusqu’au
seuil de la finale: pole position avec plus de 5 dixièmes d’avance sur la
concurrence, quatre victoires sur quatre dans les manches de qualifica-
n’étais pas pleinement satisfait de mon niveau de performance. Par sécurité,
nous avons décidé de changer le moteur pour la finale. Malheureusement,
nous avons oublié que le moteur choisi n’était pas équipé d’un pignon de 13
dents, mais d’un pignon de 12 dents, puisque celui-ci avait été installé sur le
second châssis préparé pour la pluie, cela en raison du temps menaçant en
tion avec à chaque fois le meilleur temps en course, puis victoire en pré- début de week-end. Avec un tel rapport de transmission, le moteur attei-
finale, avec une nouvelle fois le tour le plus rapide parmi les 34 finalistes. gnait très vite le régime maximum de 14000 tours/minute, et donc le rup-
Près de Naples, Nyck était seul au monde… teur, si bien que je ne pouvais pas empêcher les pilotes de me doubler dans
la plus longue ligne droite du circuit”.
“A Sarno, mon ensemble Zanardi-Parilla s’est encore comporté à la perfec-
tion. Avec mon équipe, mon team manager Dino Chiesa et le système d’ac- Ne baissant pas les bras malgré la déception, le pilote Chiesa Corse s’est
quisition de données que nous maîtrisons parfaitement, nous avons vrai- battu jusqu’au bout, ne cessant de redoubler des adversaires dans la par-
ment su tirer le maximum du matériel, commentait Nyck. J’ai ainsi réussi à tie technique du circuit. Une course terriblement frustrante et surtout
créer des écarts si importants, que je ne m’attendais pas moi-même à domi- une Coupe du Monde qui s’envole ! Bien sûr, de très nombreuses person-
ner cette Coupe du Monde de cette façon”. Il faut dire que le jeune Hollan- nes sont venues féliciter Nyck et lui dire combien il méritait la victoire,
dais possède la faculté de s’assurer une solide avance dès mais le Hollandais, 5e à l’arrivée, a eu bien du mal à cacher
les premiers tours de course grâce à une parfaite exploita- COUPE DU MONDE sa déception. “J’aurais aimé dédier ce succès à mon compa-
tion des pneumatiques, quelle que soit la température. SARNO (ITALIE) triote Thomas Knopper, champion d’Europe KZ2 et récem-
CHRONOS : POLE POSITION ment décédé dans un accident. Mes partenaires techniques
er
Toujours plus prompt au départ, il sort en tête du premier MANCHES : 1 (4 VICTOIRES) comme Zanardi, Chiesa Corse et la Iame méritaient aussi cette
virage de la finale. Mais rapidement, Nyck De Vries se rend PRÉ-FINALE : VAINQUEUR victoire. Mais cela fait partie de la course”, a déclaré Nyck,
compte qu’il ne va pas pouvoir gagner cette finale. Le talen- FINALE : 5e déjà bien décidé à renouer très vite avec la victoire…

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