{"id":5209,"date":"2025-04-13T15:24:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2025-04-13T15:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:24:51","slug":"missao-cumprida-em-ugento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xavierlazaro.com\/en\/missao-cumprida-em-ugento\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Accomplished in Ugento"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Xavier L\u00e1zaro completed his first competition in OKN-Junior this weekend, taking part in the first round of the ACI Sport Italian Karting Championship, held at the Pista Salentina in Ugento. The Portuguese driver approached this competition with the humility of someone eager to learn quickly and set his initial goal as completing as many laps as possible in competition, with the aim of reaching the Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After securing 28th place in Qualifying among the 49 drivers in the category, the young DR driver started both Qualifying Heats from 19th position, finishing 12th in both. His performance highlighted a growing maturity and determination when it came to overtaking opponents on track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Xavier L\u00e1zaro started Pre-Final B from eighth place, and with a cautious approach, he lost several positions on the first lap, dropping to 14th. A strong second half of the 14-lap race brought him up to 10th place, which secured him a 15th place start in the Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no pressure after achieving his initial goal, Xavier L\u00e1zaro delivered his best race in the Final, showing that he is quickly adapting to a new category, driving a larger and more powerful kart. It is important to note that, since Xavier L\u00e1zaro is still very young and light for the category, his kart was weighted with an additional 28 kilograms. With the aggressiveness he is known for, the young driver from V\u00e1rzea de Sintra was very consistent in his lap times, showing that he was becoming increasingly stronger and more comfortable behind the wheel of the DR\/Modena, ultimately finishing in a solid 13th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"My goal for this round was to finish all the races, completing as many laps in competition as possible\"<\/strong>, disse Xavier L\u00e1zaro, que enalteceu as dificuldades da pista de Ugento. \"Starting in OKNJ on a track like Ugento was an even more complex challenge. It is widely recognized as one of the most difficult circuits in Italy, very technical, with many direction changes and an uneven asphalt. There's no better way to begin in a new category than with such a high-difficulty challenge. Now, a few days of rest follow, before getting back behind the wheel of the DR\/Modena to prepare for my next race, the first round of the WSK Euro Series in Viterbo, a track I really like\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning and Evolving<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Upon entering a new category, Xavier L\u00e1zaro came to Ugento with a well-defined \"to-do list\": to learn as much as possible at every moment on the track and complete the maximum number of laps, both in practice and in the race. In OKN-Junior, everything is new for the young Portuguese driver, now behind the wheel of a larger, more powerful kart, where in many situations, he has to relearn everything from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focused on his goal, the DR driver used the Qualifying session as his first confrontation with his competitors, securing the 14th fastest time in his group, which corresponded to 28th place overall, out of 49 participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the two Qualifying Heats he contested, Xavier L\u00e1zaro started from 19th place. Always highly focused, the young driver from V\u00e1rzea de Sintra put in two strong performances, carefully managing his pace. In his first race against the competition, he gained positions, becoming more confident as the race progressed, and finished in a positive 12th place. In the second Qualifying Heat, starting again from 19th, the Portuguese driver remained consistent and repeated his 12th place finish. Although in the final laps of both races Xavier L\u00e1zaro showed signs of fatigue, it was still clear that he gained confidence with each lap, demonstrated by the determined way he overtook competitors on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservative in the Pre-Final<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The combined results from the Qualifying Heats determined that Xavier L\u00e1zaro would start from 8th place for Pre-Final B, held this morning in Ugento. The start of the race was turbulent, and Xavier L\u00e1zaro was quite conservative at the beginning, focused on avoiding any incidents. The Portuguese driver lost some positions, even dropping to 14th place at one point, but gradually recovered and finished the race positively, within the top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Performance in the Final<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For the Final, Xavier L\u00e1zaro started completely free of pressure, as his goal of making it to the decisive race had been achieved. Maintaining a humble attitude and focused on completing as many laps as possible, the 11-year-old driver was conservative at the start but stayed close to the leading pack, which remained tightly grouped throughout the 14-lap race. As he became more adapted to the new kart, Xavier L\u00e1zaro improved his lap times and grew stronger throughout the race. He finished in 13th place, but his performance showed that he will soon be a strong contender for the top drivers in the category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next comes a short period of rest before returning to Italy for four days of testing in Viterbo, the track where the first round of the WSK Euro Series will take place from May 13th to 17th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Sportinphoto Kart Photo-Agency<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Xavier L\u00e1zaro concluiu este fim-de-semana a sua primeira competi\u00e7\u00e3o na OKN-J\u00fanior, marcando presen\u00e7a na primeira etapa do ACI Sport Campeonato Italiano de Karting, disputado na Pista Salentina de Ugento. O piloto portugu\u00eas veio para esta competi\u00e7\u00e3o com a humildade de quem quer aprender depressa e tra\u00e7ou como meta inicial disputar o m\u00e1ximo de voltas possiveis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5210,"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":[128,72,30,150,154,155,7],"class_list":["post-5209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-noticias","tag-aci-sport","tag-campeonato-italiano-karting","tag-dr","tag-modena-engines","tag-pista-salentina","tag-ugento","tag-xavier-lazaro"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t