After a long winter of work to prepare the new bikes, the L30 Racing team is back on track for the debut of the 2023 season with the first race of the Italian Championship which took place in Ottobiano.
For this season the regulation changes in the S1 which is divided into Pro where the best Italian and foreign riders are entered and the Fast which is the old S2, other news is the introduction of the SM Young category reserved for riders with the 250.

S1

In the timed qualifying Elia Sammartin is unable to find the right lap committing a few small mistakes and had to settle for the third fastest time. Good performance by Andrea Acetti who finished with the ninth fastest time.

At the start of the first heat Elia is lightning at the start and at the first corner he is already in the lead, Sammartin with a careful race conduct brought home the victory. Andrea Acetti after a good start during the first lap crashed compromising his race which saw him relegated to the rear.

In race 2 another excellent sprint when the traffic lights went out for Elia Sammartin who took command of the operations from the first lap, the strong Veneto rider staged a good performance which allowed him to take home the first one-two of the season. Acetti in trying to improve his result ran into a crash in the first meters which made him lose some positions but with a good comeback from last place he finished 21st.

S4

Good qualifying for the riders in the asphalt only category, the Spanish Alex Ruiz gets the third best time closely followed by Kevin Vandi, Emanuele Esposito is 14th and Galloni who hasn’t found the right feeling is 19th.

In race 1 Ruiz at the start moves to second position which he will keep for most of the heat only in the last laps he had to give way to an opponent ending up in third place. Kevin Vandi who still doesn’t have the right feeling with his new bike finished behind his teammate in fourth place. Not an easy start for Esposito but thanks to a great comeback he crossed the finish line in 14th place. Retirement for Chevrons after contact with an opponent.

In the second heat, great performance for Ruiz who from the third box on the grid manages to get an excellent starting point that allows him to move up to second place which he manages to keep until the last lap where, however, he has to let go and finish third. Vandi once again finishes in fourth place. Good performance for Esposito ended with the tenth place. Galloni is 17th after a harmless crash.

SM Young

The L3 Racing team has also decided to bring the 250 to the track, which was entrusted to Matteo Andreotti, the young rider of Ivan Lazzarini in qualifying obtained the fifth fastest time overall.

Excellent start for Matteo in race 1 who manages to overtake some opponents at the start, moving up to fourth position up to the checkered flag thanks also to an excellent pace.

In the second heat Andreotti slips at the exit of the dirt road which sees him lose several positions and finish his race in eighth place.

Next appointment at the end of the month with the first World Championship race which will take place in Italy on the Busca circuit.

Ivan Lazzarini: “As the first race of the season I can say I’m satisfied with what we demonstrated on the track, of course we’re still at the beginning and we need to develop the new bike in the best possible way. Elia restarted where he finished last year with a great brace. The S4 guys also did well with Ruiz fighting for the victory in both heats. Kevin has yet to find the right feeling with the new bike. We also made our debut in the new category with Andreotti who performed well. We certainly have to work further to improve ourselves in view of the next important races.”

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