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Great weekend for me in Angerville. It was my first time in Angerville, and just had in mind to qualify, but at the first day I was with the top five best times, and had a fourth best time overall in the Official Chronos. In the Heats, I got first, two thirds, and one fourt position, and this was enough to be on the first row next to Carlos Sainz jr. in the first final on Sunday.

I did have a chance to be on the podium, but the most important was to qualify for the Final in Zuera (ES), and not to get eliminated. Finally I finished 10º in the first final, and 12º in the second, wich gived me also the ticket for the World Cup KF3 in Sarno (IT) in September. I’m very satisfied with this result, and concentrate now on the Spanish Nacionals next week in Zuera, which will be a good training for the European.

Hi friends, it’s already almost two months ago that I wrote my last post, but finaly there’s again an important race coming up, as the European Qualifyers for KF3 and KF2 in Angerville, in which I will compete in the KF3 class. In the last two monts I did some testing with the team, and did two regional races, where I had some good results, considering the circumstances. Altough I’ve never been to Angerville circuit, I really look forward to this important race, which is the Qualifyer for the final in Zuera (Esp) at the 12th of July this year, but also the ticket for the World-Cup KF3 in Sarno (It) at the 6th of September. This month I did also a small half day test with a Formula BMW Junior, at the Jarama Circuit, and I realy liked it. But now I want to concentrate on karting, which is the main school, and try to get some good results for me and the team, who really deserve it.

ROTAX "WINTERCUP" 2009

Great weekend at Circuit Campillos in Southern Spain, with an unlucky Final for me, is how I describe this. After controlling the whole weekend, I started from a second place on the grid in the pre-final, and wanted to go for a pole-position in the "Grand Finale". Webster, Talvar and Brand where my direct rivals, but I put the pace high, and finished first in the pre-final. With Talvar in second and Brand in third. Confident I started the Final, when bad luck striked me with a broken coil on the formation lap, and had to park my kart next to the track. The Final was won by Edward Brand, who showed me great sportsmanship after the race. Great event, and Great organisation by all.

Getting ready for next race.

Hi friends,
This weekend I had my first test with a Rotax Junior, with which I go to participate in the Wintercup Rotax in Campillos (Spain). It’s a different handling on excelarator then a KF3 engine, but with some practice, I started to make good laptimes, as well in dry and wet.

As rain came down with buckets on sunday. Finaly we have the program ready for 2009, and i’m glad we do the Spanish Nacionals KF3, and the European Championship KF3. Maybe we do also the Euro-Challenge Rotax Max, but this depends on result at the Rotax Wintercup in Campillos on the 14th and 15th of february. Hope things getting better in 2009 for the sponsors, so we can do some more races. I look really forward to my first race of the year at the Wintercup. Gentlemen get your engines started !!

After I did only one event in the Spanish Nacionals (2º and 4º in finals ) with Premier Motorsport (Energy) I was very satisfied with the handling of the chassis, and we will have the first test this weekend since then. Plans are to do the full Spanish Nacionals KF3, and the European KF3 with the European finals in "Zuera" on the 11th and 12th of July. I really look forward to this Championship, which I sadly missed, but Qualified for the finals in Varennes. Also I will be acompanied by GFR Engines,(Gordy) from England in these Championships.

I still look for sponsors, wich I won’t let down for next season. (this is a promise) contact: markmeg@hotmail.com

We come to the end of my first season in KF3, with still a lot to do, but promising for next year. 10 races with 7 podiums, with a 3rd in the Open Masters in Val Vibrata and a 2nd in the Spanish Nacionals at Campillos as the highlights, and of course not to forget, the qualifier for the European Championship in Varennes, where I couldn’t come.

Things weren’t that easy at the end of the season, due to the economic situations, but there was always a 110% effort, to get the best out of it. For next year we have on the program the WSK series, but this depends of course also on the sponsorships. Any help or ideas are very welcome, and well treated.

We will be at the Copa de Campeones in Vendrell (Taragona) at the beginning of December, and will have there my last race of the season. See you there.

Hey... I’m also at Facebook.

This time I was invited by my former team PM to drive in the third event of the Spanish Nacionals at the Campillos circuit. I had a reasonable qualifyer in the heats, and started at 13th spot in the final. All drivers were on slicks, and at the 4th lap the first drops of rain fell on the track.
I had a good start, and past the first lap in 9th place. The leaderpack with, Barrabeig, Sainz, Da Luz, and Abrue, had a constant battle for the lead, wich gived me the posibility to come closer to this pack. At 4 laps left I had contact, and took second place, after great battles ,behind Sainz. Manolo Bejerano came 3th.

On the second final I finised 4th, behind winnwer Barrabeig, Michel Halle, and Fransico Abreu. All results at http://www.pde-racing.com

This is the worst day of my karting career. My dream to drive a European Final was transformed in a broken dream. As a stomage diseas striked me with weakness and no apetite. Doctors prescripcion? .. Medicine, and rest.

Today I followed the training sessions of KF3 live at www.cikfia.com, and there were some suprises,with 54 drivers in the KF3 class within 6 tenths of a second!! That promise ESPECTACULO!!

Can’t wait to follow the heats tomorrow, altough with a bitter feeling, as I could be there too. Hope I will have another chance next year.

It’s some weeks ago I did my last news update, this due to the summer holidays, and no "race events" between mid-July and end of August here in sunny and very hot southern Spain.

But I didn’t sit down, and I enjoyed my physical training instead. Meanwhile my father was occupied with the financial part, for the test weekend and the final European race in France. Which gets more and more difficult, as "Crisis" gets also into karting.

Hope things will work out, and we can go to this important test weekend, Otherwise I have to watch this weekend European GP F1 in Valencia instead on television, and I dont really feel like that!!

Will keep you informed.

Mark Megens

In the qualifing practice I did 11th fastest time, out of 56 drivers. Then I had to do the four heats where I got 6th in the first heat, after a very disputing start. In the second heat things went wrong, as in parque Ferme, the doors closed in front of me, after changing wet tires for slicks, and arrived 3 seconds to late to start for the second heat. But I picked up again and finnished 13th the third heat, and 5th in the fourth. Just good enough for a 30th spot in the 1st final.

I got a good start in the first final, and got 19th spot after the first lap and got even to a 14th spot, but at the end I had to do with a 19th place finish.

The second final I started from 19th spot, and I knew that I only had to save my place to go for the finals in France, and not risk too much. But I started the race with confidence and soon I was battleing with the top 15. But finaly I finnished 14th, wich is a great result for me, as I’m the youngest KF3 driver
in this Championship.

I’m very happy that I got the ticket for the final, and be with the best drivers in Europe.