On the Sunday 24th February 2019 Assocjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi will continue with the Autocross cars sixth event of the ASMK Pasta-Poiatti National Championship 2018/2019. The event starts at 10. 00am and at the end of the day’s event the Association will be organizing the first edition of the 'Ladies Demolition Derby’ 2019 expected to begin at 3. 00pm.
In this first edition of the Ladies Demolition Derby we will be seeing 10 competitors taking this challenge after several years supporting the male members of their family or their husbands. On Sunday 24th February the male competitors will be witnessing the event from the opposite side where each lady will be replacing them behind the steering wheel.
The Association is holding this event for the purpose of seeing further inclusion of women in motorsport though the Association held several activities dedicated to woman for several reasons in the past years. The competitors will be competing on cars no bigger than 4 meters (13 ft) long.
Meanwhile on Sunday 17th February ASMK organized the third event of the National Enduro WotoMoto 2018/2019 Championship where 16 competitors divided in four classes registered for this event. The activity was held at the ‘Tal-Ballut Blocks Ltd’ limits of Naxxar. The Association takes this opportunity to thank the site owners for accepting that we make use of this place for this type of Motor Sport.
During the day’s event we again saw Bernard Sammut on a Beta motorcycle to dominate the 2.3 kilometers long track circuit. Sammut registered the best time at the Pole Position followed by Joseph Scicluna on a KTM motorcycle and Matthew Gauci on Beta. Sammut continued to improve his timed laps during the two timed Heats and won the race of the day with a total time of 11 minutes 27.698 seconds. Although Gauci gained one placing on Scicluna during the Timed Heats he finished in 2nd place with a total time of 11 minutes 43.307 seconds. Third place finisher was Scicluna with a total time of 12 minutes 37.376 seconds.
In Class B we saw Gabriel Muscat on a KTM motorcycle to win this class with his total time of 13 minutes 57.282 seconds. Aidan Camilleri on a KTM motorcycle followed in 2nd place with a Total Time of 15 minutes 19.525 seconds. Third place was won by Rowen Bonello on a Beta with a total time of 16 minutes 37.873 seconds.
From Class ‘C’ Kurt Muscat riding a Yamaha motorcycle won this class with a total time of 18 minutes 12.560 seconds. Muscat finished First in Class while being followed by Kyle Stone on a KTM motorcycle in 19 minutes 2.376 seconds. Third place finisher was Mario Gatt on Yamaha motorcycle who twice lapped the track in 28 minutes 43.713 seconds.
From the Junior Class where youths compete we saw Julian Scicluna on an OSET electric bike registering a total time of 23 minutes 3.512 seconds. Scicluna was followed by Antoine Muscat on KTM motorcycle. Muscat finished in this placing because he did not finish the race challenge in the second timed Lap.
The next Enduro event will be held on Sunday 24 March 2019 and starts at 10. 00am. The location for this next event is to be announced later following the issue of permits by the authorities. More information can found on the website of the Association:- www.asmk.org.mt or the Facebook pages named:- A.S.M.K. Malta or:- Assoċjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi. One can make contact by email on:- [email protected] and Mobile 9942 5489.
Photos by Mario Micallef