COPPA ITALIA ACI 2013 - TROFEO MAXI CAR RACING
THE FIRST SEASON OF THE ITALIAN DRAG RACING CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS
The winner of the championship is David Pasotti, Chevrolet Camaro
Pavia - Italy, December 2013. The spotlights on Rivanazzano Dragway go off in sync with the engines. NOS bottles are now exhausted. The drag racing show was staged and as a premiere, the result and audience have been a success. Coppa Italia ACI 2013 - Trofeo Maxi Car Racing scored, with authentic passion, a step in the national history of motor sport. It was the first acceleration championship in Italy: four races to its credit, from April to October and a special edition.
The 2013 season has been a big challenge, accepted with enthusiasm by the many riders from all over the Country and from the public. For each race, Coppa Italia ACI 2013 attended from 60 to 85 cars. Among these was a significant presence of foreign racers from France, Switzerland and Germany. Great number of cars registered and satisfaction from the “free run”, a new opportunity to approach and engage in this discipline without excessive investment and technical training. Unforgettable emotions for everyone.
The spectators greeted with curiosity the world of drag racing, something new in Italy and for this reason with great potentiality. Thousands of enthusiasts and families have experienced the show behind the safety barriers placed along the ¼ mile straight or from the comfortable gallery. The location of the whole championship, the airport of Rivanazzano Terme (Pv), measured up to the occasion: friendly, welcoming, well organized and perfect for a race that takes place on 402.33 meters. This is the secret of the drag racing show: enjoy the race from the beginning to the end, from the “christmas tree” to the opening of the parachute. Last important detail about the organization is the open paddock, an opportunity to look around racer’s life and the final technical preparations.
Let’s go back to the heart of the first Italian drag racing championship, Coppa Italia ACI 2013, with the official announcement of the highest-ranking. The guideline provides for a single winner for each category and an overall winner:
Category A4
1 place: number 401 Daniele Gaiardi - Fiat Bravo 1600 with 675 total points
Category A3
1 place: number 347 Marco Grandini - '69 Plymouth Road Runner with 650 total points
Category A2
1 place: number 201 David Pasotti - Chevrolet Camaro '72 with 785 total points
Category A1
1 place: number 107 Roberto Bailo - '73 Pontiac Trans Am with 540 total points
Category B3
1 place: number 677 Guerrino Gabucci - Fiat Uno Racing with 555 total points
Category B2
1 place: number 569 Enrico Bailo - '69 Chevrolet Nova with 655 total points
Category B1
1 place: number 709 Ennio Bagnuolo - Ford Sierra Cosworth with 725 total points
The overall winner of Coppa Italia ACI 2013 - Trofeo Maxi Car Racing is David Pasotti, A2 category with 785 points. He wins riding a Chevrolet Camaro 1972, equipped with 454 Big Block Chevy engine.
The championship organizers, AMP - American Motors Pavia, are pleased with the results and declare: “The 2013 season has shown that the drag racing in Italy is more alive than ever. The Italian and foreign racers have run at our championship with enthusiasm and sportsmanship, despite the bad weather we had in 3 races out of 5. The pilots have paid off our enormous efforts, the paddock has always lived up to expectations and the show of the track has really satisfied. We are aware that the first year of Coppa Italia ACI, you can not expect big numbers in terms of public, partners or supporters of the automotive industry, but we are sure that this motorsport, one of the most practiced and popular in the world, will have in Italy a memorable next season."
A special thanks goes to all the AMP team, the volunteers, the Aeroclub L.M. Resta Rivanazzano Terme, Garlasco Civil Protection, Croce San Francesco di Rivanazzano Terme, all the exhibitors, the media that promoted this event, the main sponsor Maxi Car Racing and both the technical partners, Sadurano Motorsport and Federation ACI.
The drag racing show doesn’t stop, news coming next year. The calendar will soon be published: www.rivanazzanodragway.it. Stay tuned!
