"It was a very fun experience for me, I enjoyed the event even though we were a bit unlucky over the weekend, but that's part of the game; these engines are very delicate," begins Lorenzo Travisanutto, fresh from the Euro Grand Prix held in Denmark last weekend.
Indeed, Lorenzo, who raced with number 90 to honor the legendary engine builder and former World Champion Peter de Bruijn, who won the 1980 World Championship in Nivelles with the number 90, wasn't exactly fortunate: despite having a strong pace right from the start, the Italian driver suffered the failure of both engines (Rotax DSD - PDB Special) he was supposed to use in the race, having to resort to the spare, with which he completed qualifying, heats, and finals.
"It's worth mentioning that the rotary valve engines are fantastic, pure racing engines, and are the ultimate expression of karting from those years," he tells us, "but in the race, probably the reed valve engines (and there were many running with reed valves here, the old ICA to be clear, ed.) are a bit easier to manage in terms of carburetion. I seized the first engine in free practice and then broke the second due to debris that for some reasons got inside: having to constantly replace engines and with the free practice sessions being very tight, I didn't have much time to find the right carburetion, also considering that these carburetors, given how they are positioned, require some specific experience. Despite this, I adapted, but in the end, I was a bit slower with the spare engine. In qualifying, I set the second fastest time, and more or less, I was always among the top, but at the start of the pre-final, I had a few minor issues: initially, I made a mistake by warming up the tires in a sector of the track where it wasn't allowed, so I received a penalty that dropped me two positions. Then, while I was recovering and in fourth place, I hit the wheel of a kart that had spun in front of me due to contact with another driver, and my race ended there. In the final, I was determined to recover and, starting from 27th, I managed to climb up to third place in category (overall 7th ed.). Let's say it was a beautiful experience and that, all in all, I'm satisfied. After driving these amazing karts out of curiosity last year in Cremona, racing with them in a real race was a different challenge than usual for me."
Travisanutto, who drove a kart inspired entirely by the MBM Team with which Hamilton and Rosberg used to race, wore a helmet for the occasion that was very reminiscent of Hamilton's during his karting days. The other driver of the team, Dear Schilling, finished second in an FA Pre-2000 ranking won by the British Joe Scorey, another veteran of this type of racing who was competing in Vojens for the first time this year, without knowing the track and also had technical issues in the heats (DNF in Heat 2), which forced him to make a great comeback, culminating in a victory. For fans of the genre, here following is the equipment used by the Team Partner of Vroom in the race, the historic Team Brask.
Indeed, Lorenzo, who raced with number 90 to honor the legendary engine builder and former World Champion Peter de Bruijn, who won the 1980 World Championship in Nivelles with the number 90, wasn't exactly fortunate: despite having a strong pace right from the start, the Italian driver suffered the failure of both engines (Rotax DSD - PDB Special) he was supposed to use in the race, having to resort to the spare, with which he completed qualifying, heats, and finals.
"It's worth mentioning that the rotary valve engines are fantastic, pure racing engines, and are the ultimate expression of karting from those years," he tells us, "but in the race, probably the reed valve engines (and there were many running with reed valves here, the old ICA to be clear, ed.) are a bit easier to manage in terms of carburetion. I seized the first engine in free practice and then broke the second due to debris that for some reasons got inside: having to constantly replace engines and with the free practice sessions being very tight, I didn't have much time to find the right carburetion, also considering that these carburetors, given how they are positioned, require some specific experience. Despite this, I adapted, but in the end, I was a bit slower with the spare engine. In qualifying, I set the second fastest time, and more or less, I was always among the top, but at the start of the pre-final, I had a few minor issues: initially, I made a mistake by warming up the tires in a sector of the track where it wasn't allowed, so I received a penalty that dropped me two positions. Then, while I was recovering and in fourth place, I hit the wheel of a kart that had spun in front of me due to contact with another driver, and my race ended there. In the final, I was determined to recover and, starting from 27th, I managed to climb up to third place in category (overall 7th ed.). Let's say it was a beautiful experience and that, all in all, I'm satisfied. After driving these amazing karts out of curiosity last year in Cremona, racing with them in a real race was a different challenge than usual for me."
Travisanutto, who drove a kart inspired entirely by the MBM Team with which Hamilton and Rosberg used to race, wore a helmet for the occasion that was very reminiscent of Hamilton's during his karting days. The other driver of the team, Dear Schilling, finished second in an FA Pre-2000 ranking won by the British Joe Scorey, another veteran of this type of racing who was competing in Vojens for the first time this year, without knowing the track and also had technical issues in the heats (DNF in Heat 2), which forced him to make a great comeback, culminating in a victory. For fans of the genre, here following is the equipment used by the Team Partner of Vroom in the race, the historic Team Brask.
Lorenzo Travisanutto:
CRG Heron
Rotax DSD
Ibea L2 24mm
Dear Schilling:
CRG Heron
Parilla TT39
Ibea L2 24mm
Full Results here: https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Race/146926
CRG Heron
Rotax DSD
Ibea L2 24mm
Dear Schilling:
CRG Heron
Parilla TT39
Ibea L2 24mm
Full Results here: https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Race/146926
