LUCA SECURES 3RD IN THE TRI-C CHAMPIONSHIP Big day today – last race of the Tri-C season. Luca ran the race of his life, starting from the back to finish 3rd, clinching 3rd place in the Championship in the process. It was an amazing drive. What a day! But let’s …
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Drove down to Calspeed on Friday to get a day of testing and practice into the books before Round 3 of the Tri-C Championship on Saturday Race Day. Luca continues to get faster with every outing – the seat time is proving invaluable and this track is really helping him …
Luca’s first race of the Tri-C Championship season got off to a memorable start with a rare wet weather race. Hold on though … I am getting ahead of myself. We drove down from Las Vegas to Calspeed, Fontana for the opening of the track on Friday at 9:00am. It …
Luca had a good season. 2017 will be remembered as a year where he immersed himself into racing for the first time … and he loved it! It was fantastic as a father to watch. Luca’s joy coming off track was only surpassed by his maturity on track. It takes …
Luca’s performed well in an eventful weekend. In the 1st race, he had a big incident on the last turn into the straight, hitting a back marker who had skidded in front of him after a reckless overtaking maneuver by the race leader. Luca was ejected from the kart at …
One of those weekends where everything goes wrong. Luca had a 5th place finish, his worst result of the season. This race will be the drop in his Championship points tally.
Luca was very fast all weekend securing pole position in qualifying, a 1st place finish in the first heat and a 2nd place finish in the main race.
A great weekend of racing, Luca was extremely competitive. In 1st race, the top 3 racers finished within 1/2 a second of each other in a sprint to the finish. In 2nd race, Luca’s throttle stuck on last turn of the race and he was unable to finish.
A solid performance from Luca for a well earned 2nd place finish.
YES!! Luca’s performance speaks for itself. A race strategy executed to perfection – pressure till you force the error then make the pass. Last lap with 5 turns to the finish, Luca takes the lead for a memorable first win of the 2017 Championship – it couldn’t have been scripted …
After more than 6 weeks out of the kart, Luca was really psyched to get back on track. It had been a long hiatus with Luca showing a lot of patience. It gave him the opportunity to really focus on school which he took, impressing his dad no end! His …
Luca’s race weekend was compromised by a bad maneuver from a fellow driver. As shown in the video above, Luca was in 2nd place, somewhat off the pace but still full throttle down the straight into turn 1 at close to 70mph, when he was bumped 3 times in quick succession by …
Another great weekend of racing from Luca. He secured his first pole position and he made another very strong statement to his competitors. Luca continues to make progress in leaps and bounds, applying the lessons he learned from the bad luck of his first 2 races as he searches for his …
The backdrop of the desert mountains with the bad weather rolling in, the seasoned racer sharing his line with the new kid who’s just happy to be there, the dynamic between the four competitors as they walk the track, of friendships in the making, the intense focus on Luca’s face as he searches …
The new season starts with Luca moving up to the Cadet 2 class racing Mini Rok and Mini Swift 60cc engines. Our thanks to all our sponsors that made this possible. These engines are specifically designed for go karts, capable of reaching top speeds of 70mph at the end of the straight. …
Luca’s last race of the season – he was so looking forward to getting back into the kart. That’s all he thinks about these days – lives and dreams racing. So much so that recently, I had to put a brake on his racing exuberance – I caught him looking for the …
Luca was so excited all week about racing in his new ItalCorse chassis this weekend. After the first practice session, his only comment when getting back to the pits, apart from the huge smile on his face, was “the handling is incredible! Unbelievable!” “Dad, I love my new chassis! Love it.” The kart’s superior handling obviously …