On Sunday 7th April 2019 'Assoċjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi' will be organizing the eight Motorsport race event of the National Autocross ASMK Pasta-Poiatti Championship for 2018/2019. The program starts at 10.00am where the Autocross Modified and the Standard classes will be in competition. Each class competitor must race in three Heats of qualifying so as to choose the competitors for the day's Final of each class. The program reaches its peak at 3: 00pm by the Start of another edition of the 'Mini Car Demolition Derby' for Small Cars in 2019.
For this edition of Demolition 53 cars are which must be no longer than 13 ft. In fact this will be called the 'Demolition of Small Cars' as the car size controls the choice of cars one can uses this event. As usual the Association gives the competitors the chance to drivers to show their competition racers to the spectators present by performing two exhibition Laps arond the course before the cars start their last trip to the scrapyards where they are recycled for iron and other materials.
Meanwhile, on Sunday 31 March 2019 the Association organized the seventh event of Autocross National 2018/2019 Championship by ASMK and Pasta Poiatti with 22 competitors were divided into the Modified and in the Standard class.
The event began with the three Heats to determine the finalists of the day. Gordon Johnson on his Opel Corsa dominated these Heats. He was the only driver to win all Heats of the day thus ensured his place in the Final for Modified Class together with Noel Zammit on a Fiat Punto, Jean Paul Grech, Karl Micallef and Melo Zammit all three on Opel Corsa cars and Andrew Pisani on his Vauxhall Nova.
During this final Start we saw the six finalists racing along sie to each other and it was Johnson taking the helm of the race followed by Noel Zammit and Melo Zammit who took advantage by taking the Joker Lap in beginning of this final. So, Noel Zammit finished leading the race followed by Melo Zammit and by Johnson. The race continued with the rest of the finalists taking the Joker Lap too but in the fifth Lap the other two drivers took the Joker Lap too. Johnson had the only chance to recover his lead by taking his Joker Lap during the sixth Lap and once again took the Lead to the Finish. So Johnson registered his first win of this season followed by Melo Zammit and Noel Zammit. Fourth place finisher is Grech while in fifth and sixth places respectively are Pisani and Micallef.
The qualifiers of the Modified Class B Final wre Theo Micallef on a Ford Fiesta, the Opel Corsa of Terence Azzopardi, Brandon Lee Vassallo on his Peugeot 205, the Ford Fiesta Diesel of Delia Duncan, Joseph Spiteri and Joseph Micallef both on Opel Corsa cars. With the Start of this final we saw Spiteri and Azzopardi making a very good launch with Azzopardi taking the lead of the Final followed by Spiteri and by Joseph Micallef. During this final race we witnessed the finalists driving along and taking Joker Lap together and driving cleanly to their edge. Yet the final result is as follows: - Azzopardi won this Final followed by Spiteri and by Theo Micallef. Fourth place finisher was Joseph Micallef while in fifth and sixth place respectively are Vassallo and Delia.
The Standard Class starting line was composed by Alex Fenech on a Peugeot 106, the Citroen AX of Quinne Camilleri, Kyle Agius on his Opel Nova, Jerome Peplow on a Kia Avella, Liam Formosa on Ford Fiesta and the Peugeot 106 of Nicovich Chircop. From the Start of this final we saw Agius and Chricop taking the lead from the rest and Chircop taking the Joker Lap in his first Lap placed him taking the helm of the race where Agius and Camilleri followed close behind. The race went on where alertness now was on Peplow and Fenech who lost some control of his car and Peplow taking the occasion to advance one place but Fenech unfortunately hit Peplow by making contact which resulted in Peblow to retire from the race. The referee of the race suspended Fenech who objected to this so the Judical Board will review this matter and decides the result. The final result shows Agius winning the race followed by Camilleri and by Chircop. Fourth place finisher is Formosa and Peplow is placed in 5th place.
More information can found on the website of the Association: www.asmk.org.mt or Facebook pages named: A.S.M.K. Malta or Assoċjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi. One can make contact by email or Mobile to: [email protected] or 9942 5489
Photos by Mario Micallef