Patana Participates! Maarten Vliegen, Patana Parent
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he first two rounds of Kart Championship of Thailand were held during the last weekend of March. Unfortunately, Charya was unable to join as he had not yet recovered from his crash in January. We wish him a speedy recovery! Mini competitor, Sra (JJ) Anuras (Year 8), had a great weekend start with the fastest time in Saturday practice. Qualifying times were close and JJ qualified in P9. He worked very hard and made the show with many hard fought battles during the heats. He did a great job finishing the first final at P5 and the second final at P6. Bravo! Taiyo Vliegen (Year 8) took pole position in the Junior Open Class. Where only one engine brand is used in the Mini and Senior Classes, multiple engine brands are allowed in the Open Class. Taiyo, on a Vortex Rok GP engine, drove his heart out, but had to settle two times for Position 3 behind his competitors on Rotax engines. He has learned a lot and will come back stronger. Nandhavud (Jem) Bhirombhakdi (Year 10) decided at the last minute to enter the Senior Rok Class. With engine problems in the pre-final and no recent karting practice, he showed his true championship prowess by qualifying 2nd and finishing in Second Place in both finals. Jem started his new chapter with F4 in the F4 UAE Championship in early 2022, with 20 races over five consecutive weeks. After a lot of struggle with car problems and a few crash incidents during the races, Jem finished P15 out of 31 racers in the final weekend. Jem just returned from Spa Francorchamps, Belgium, where he practiced in preparation for the German F4 Championship. We can’t wait to see him in action during his first German F4 Race!
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Bangkok Patana School News
22/04/2022