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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
Sittingbourne based karting star, James Dixon, heads to the Italian circuit of La Conca next weekend as he aims to step onto the podium in the latest round of the KF2 class of the Winning Series of Karting (WSK).
The 17-year-old has already taken a place in the top three of the European series, with a third place in the last round in the Spain almost a month ago. However, the JRP Racing team driver is determined to return to the top three after a frustrating series of results have hampered his championship progress.
“I really want to go out and step onto the podium at the end of the
weekend,” he says. “I’m currently 12th in the points and I want to get
good results in both of the point scoring finals on Sunday and move
myself up the table.”
“My main aim for the rest of the season is to get onto the podium as
many times as I can. If I can stay consistent, then I should be in with
a chance of getting a good result in the final standings,” he adds.
The WSK series has already taken James to Italy and Spain so far this
year. A trip to France for the fourth round in June, as well as two
more races in Italy, means he will be well traveled by the middle of
the 2007 season.
However, his hectic race schedule also includes the Italian Open
Masters series, which runs back to back weekends with the WSK
Championship, meaning that a full week away is on the cards for James,
before he will get the chance to return home.
“The racing in Europe is a lot more physical than it is in the UK and
the meetings run so much more smoothly too,” he says. “I don’t mind
being out there at all, as being acclimatized to the heat is a big
factor. The races are a lot longer so you need to be a lot fitter and
used to the heat and being out there for longer will help me with
that,” he adds.
James’ weekend will get underway on Friday, with free practice, before
his all important qualifying sessions and heats take place on Saturday.
The two point scoring finals will be run on Sunday afternoon.
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