A V4 Renault Clio Kupában indul az idén Losonczy Levente, amelynek az első futamát július végén rendezik. Az MHH Kart Team versenyzője erre teszttel készül, kétszer járt a Pannónia-Ringen, legutóbb pedig a Hungaroringen próbálhatta ki versenyautóját.
A legfrissebb naptár szerint négy futamból áll az idei ESET V4 Renault Clio Kupa, amely júliusban a horvátországi Grobnikban veszi kezdetét, majd a Slovakia Ringen és Brnóban folytatódik, októberben pedig a WTCR-rel és a kamion-Eb-vel közös hétvégén, a Hungaroringen zárul.
„Nagyon örülök neki, hogy végre van versenynaptár és hogy másfél hónap múlva versenyezhetek is – mondta Levi. – Őrülten hosszú időnek tűnik ez, de ha az elmúlt hónapokat kibírtuk, akkor csak vége lesz ennek is.
A két Pannónia-ringi teszt után Hungaroringen is mehettem a Clióval. Ez azért is volt fontos, mert ezen a pályán versenyezni is fogunk. Szimulátoron már kívülről-belülről ismerem a Hungaroringet, ami hasznos, de semmi sem pótolhatja azt, hogy ha élőben mehetsz a pályán.
Most is sok mindent tanultam. A gokart után egészen más a Clio gumihasználata. Ott tartok, hogy két és fél kör alatt tudom megfelelően felmelegíteni őket, ezt kellene két körre, vagy az alá vinni.
A beállításokban az idén sokat léptünk előre, most már elmondhatom, hogy én vezetem a Cliót és nem az autó visz engem. Egyre több visszajelzést is tudok adni a csapatnak az autóról.
Nagyon várom már az első versenyt és szeretném a tapasztalataimat eredményre váltani.“
ESET V4 Renault Clio Kupa 2020-as versenynaptára július 25–26. Grobnik (Horvátország) augusztus 22–23. Slovakia Ring (Szlovákia) szeptember 5–6. Brno (Csehország) október 24–25. Hungaroring (Magyarország)
Az MHH Kart Team együttműködő partnerei: Metál Hungária Holding Zrt., Carsystem Hungária Kft., Pillango GmbH, Laguna Fürdőszoba, Quality House
Brilliant Driver Program – Why is a pre-season test important? And why do you need three of them?
As in most sports, karting is also about pre-season preparation. That’s why the Brilliant Driver Program team has prepared three themed tests for the season opener.
With four drivers in three categories, the Brilliant Driver Program – BDP Team – will be competing in this year’s Hungarian and international karting championships.
Last year Balázs Juráncsik competed in the SeniorMax category, this year he switched to DD2.
Marci Fally will start his second season in JuniorMax, while his younger brother, last year’s MiniMax Hungarian champion Markó Fally will move up a category and continue in JuniorMax. All three will focus on the international series, especially the Central European Rotax Max Challenge (CEE).
Foto: Brilliant Driver Program
Joining the BDP Team this year is Marcus Papp from Sweden, who will compete in MiniMax in the Hungarian championship.
„Preparation at the beginning of the year is also very important in karting,” said Róbert Kurgyis, team manager of the BDP Team. – Three of our four drivers changed categories, so we had to prepare even more thoroughly.
We started testing in January in Jesolo. Here we were lucky with the weather, as the wet track required less effort from the drivers, which made it easier for them to learn.
Foto: Brilliant Driver Program
This was followed by a test in Kecskemét, which was specifically designed to give our drivers a more serious fitness session on the dry asphalt. All of them have a fitness programme, but kart racing requires special muscles that can almost only be acquired through karting.
Our third test was again in Jesolo, a week before the CEE Bonus Cup. Here we were in the final phase of preparation. We tried several settings on each kart. It is important to rely on the feedback of the drivers as well as the stopwatch. The whole programme was set up so that there was always progress by the end of the day. And at the end of the three-day test, all four of our drivers got out of the kart feeling satisfied and motivated.
Balázs Juráncsik has made good progress and I think we can even fight for victory in DD2 with him.
Foto: Brilliant Driver Program
Marci Fally and Markó Fally have also made a lot of progress. They are two very talented youngsters. Marci is getting a better lead in JuniorMax. Markó had a successful year in MiniMax last year, this year he will have a big challenge in JuniorMax, but he is making serious progress. I expect a good performance from both of them in qualifying. With them we are aiming for continuous improvement.
Marcus Papp was with us for the two tests in Jesolo. He has previously competed in the Swedish championship. He still has a lot to learn, but he is a very intelligent and determined driver who shows a tremendous desire to improve. He’s got better and better at every entry. He will take part in two more tests in Kecskemét before the Hungarian Championships.
In Jesolo, the BDP team was strengthened by Bertold Bors, who had a good result in DD2 at the Grand Finals last year. This time he was not a driver but a mechanic and coach. In the Brilliant Driver Programme we want to train complex drivers, and Berti’s introduction in a different role was part of this. He has done a very good job and we hope to see him in a racing overall as soon as possible.
Fotó: Brilliant Driver Program // Krózser Menyhért
The BDP Team’s first race of the year will be in Jesolo from 23-25 February, where Balázs Juráncsik (DD2), Marci Fally (JuniorMax) and Markó Fally (JuniorMax) will compete in the CEE Bonus Cup.
