{"id":3454,"date":"2023-10-28T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/?p=3454"},"modified":"2023-11-02T16:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:57:10","slug":"missao-cumprida-em-portimao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/missao-cumprida-em-portimao\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Accomplished in Portim\u00e3o"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Xavier L\u00e1zaro raced in the IAME World Finals at the Kart\u00f3dromo Internacional do Algarve in Portim\u00e3o this weekend. The V\u00e1rzea de Sintra driver was among the youngest on the track, competing among the 101 participants in the X30 Mini category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though it was only possible to confirm Xavier L\u00e1zaro's presence at this, which was one of the karting events of the year in our country, at the last minute, bringing some logistical challenges to ensure the best possible competitiveness, the Portuguese driver had a positive performance in the race. As part of the ART team, Xavier L\u00e1zaro accumulated points in various heats held throughout the week, as well as in today's Super Heat, securing a place in the X30 Mini Final, which was his primary goal in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the wheel of the DR, Xavier L\u00e1zaro, however, did not have a fortunate outcome in the Final, hampered by some competitiveness issues overall, likely caused by a less effective set of new tires. The 10-year-old driver finished the Final in the 30th position, a result that may not be the most desired but still should be considered positive given the circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"It was very good to be able to participate in this event and reach the X30 Mini Final\"<\/strong>, Xavier L\u00e1zaro said. \"I want to thank ART, especially Lucas Ara\u00fajo and Pedro Maia, for the work they did with me during the weekend and for helping make my presence at the event possible\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the result in the race, Xavier L\u00e1zaro said, \"This is the final event of an annual competition in which I was not present, so finishing in the top 30 out of a total of over 100 drivers is something that makes me very happy. I always saw participation in this race as an excellent training opportunity and set a minimum goal of reaching the Final. So I leave here satisfied. In the first few days, I was always able to drive among the best in my group. On Saturday, I had clutch problems that affected me, and today the new tires I put on for the Super Heat ended up not working on the track. Nevertheless, I consider the weekend to be a positive experience\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, in Qualifying and on Day 1<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It was only a few days in advance that Xavier L\u00e1zaro found out it would be possible to participate in the IAME World Finals in Portim\u00e3o. With the specificity of this event requiring the search for competitive equipment in a short time, a good technical compromise was achieved with the ART team, well directed by former driver Lucas Ara\u00fajo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After ensuring the competitive aspect, Xavier L\u00e1zaro performed well in the timed practices, being the 9th fastest in his series and the 26th in the X30 Mini classification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The V\u00e1rzea de Sintra driver performed well in the first heat, finishing in sixth place. However, he had less luck in Heat 2, where he could have repeated the good result, but in an attempt to overtake an opponent, he ended up in a collision that set him back, finishing in 29th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clutch Issues Arose In the Final Heats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the last three heats he contested, Xavier L\u00e1zaro faced clutch problems in the DR, likely caused by the slow pace of the front drivers during the formation laps for the races. In Heat 3, Xavier L\u00e1zaro finished in 14th place. He achieved his best result on the second day of racing in Heat 4, finishing in seventh place by benefiting from some incidents ahead. In the final Heat, starting as usual from the 9th position in his group, he jumped to 5th place on the first lap, but due to clutch issues, he lost positions to finish in 13th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encountered Many Difficulties In the Super Heat and Final<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Similar to the previous day, today Xavier L\u00e1zaro faced many competitiveness issues in the DR. At crucial moments during the weekend, for the Super Heat (IAME's term for the Pre-Final) and also the Final, the Portuguese driver opted for new tires, which, apparently, like other drivers who made the same choice, proved to be ineffective. Xavier L\u00e1zaro could not do better than finishing the Super Heat in 19th place. Due to his better results in the heats, the Portuguese driver still managed to secure a spot in the X30 Mini Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the most important race of the weekend, but also the longest, Xavier L\u00e1zaro struggled on the track with tires that were not performing adequately, managing no better than finishing in 30th place. Nevertheless, at the end of the race, Xavier L\u00e1zaro was happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I really enjoyed participating in this event and reaching the Final. We were four Portuguese drivers who represented Portugal in the X30 Mini Final\"<\/strong>, Xavier L\u00e1zaro said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Despite not everything going well on the track, I am very satisfied with the weekend<\/strong>. Being part of the IAME World Finals allowed me to accumulate a lot of track mileage in both training and racing, experiencing various track conditions due to the unstable weather during these days. Nonetheless, making it to the Final was a significant achievement, especially in a competition where I am one of the youngest and competed against very experienced drivers, some of whom are already 12 years old. Later this week, I am heading to Italy for my next appearance in the WSK Euro Series in Sarno\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Hellofoto<\/strong> and PH24<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Xavier L\u00e1zaro correu este fim de semana as IAME World Finals no Kart\u00f3dromo Internacional do Algarve, em Portim\u00e3o. O piloto da V\u00e1rzea de Sintra esteve entre os mais jovens em pista, inserido nos 101 participantes da categoria X30 Mini. Ainda que apenas tenha sido poss\u00edvel \u00e0 \u00faltima da hora confirmar a presen\u00e7a de Xavier L\u00e1zaro […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[103,30,35,102,22,25,7],"class_list":{"0":"post-3454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-noticias","8":"tag-art","9":"tag-dr","10":"tag-iame","11":"tag-iame-world-finals","12":"tag-kartodromo-internacional-algarve","13":"tag-x30-mini","14":"tag-xavier-lazaro"},"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3454"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3473,"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3454\/revisions\/3473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}