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KING OF MASTERS 2017

KING OF MASTERS 2017

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KING OF MASTERS 2017
KING OF MASTERS 2017
KING OF MASTERS 2017
KING OF MASTERS 2017
KING OF MASTERS 2017

KING OF MASTERS 2017

KING OF MASTERS 2017  – RALLY ON ICE

Sergio Durante Winner of the Championship

Saturday and Sunday, 18-19th, FEBRUARY, 2017

Very tactical and complex race during the  weekend!

On Saturday night the rough circuit conditions were excellent for Sergio Durante and the D4S Motorsport Citroen DS3 that delivered the first time in the official qualifying.

The day after in the flat cold ice the performances of the prototype were again extremely convincing, permitting Sergio to gain a second position on the King of Masters race that gave him enough points to succeed in the Championship after a breathtaking duel against the new Italian Champion Alessandro Pettenuzzo.

Best Lap Time: Sergio Durante in 38 “818 (third round). 

Ice Challenge 2017 Championship Second Race – Pragelato (Italy)

Ice Challenge 2017 Championship Second Race – Pragelato (Italy)

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Ice Challenge 2017 Championship Second Race – Pragelato (Italy)
Ice Challenge 2017 Championship Second Race – Pragelato (Italy)
Ice Challenge 2017 Championship Second Race – Pragelato (Italy)

Ice Challenge 2017

Saturday and Sunday, 29-30th, January, 2017

Cold, sun and 30 cm of fresh snow welcomed the competitors of the second race of the ICE CHALLENGE 2017 in Pragelato Italy.The performances of the D4S Motorsport Citroen DS3 prototype are extremely convincing.

In fact Sergio Durante won the King of Masters race in Pragelato (Italy) after a breathtaking duel against Luca Oldini on his Peugeot 307 Prototype.

Sergio Durante carried out a convincing race, turning his Citroën DS3 Proto like clockwork and being precise and spectacular as a classic dancer buttoning up turns, and drifting. 

 

Best Lap Time: Sergio Durante in 38 “818 (third round). 

 

Photographic contribution by

Photo Alberto Caldani

Excellet result at the ICE SERIES in Riva di Valdobbia – Monterosa SKI

Excellet result at the ICE SERIES in Riva di Valdobbia – Monterosa SKI

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Excellet result at the ICE SERIES in Riva di Valdobbia – Monterosa SKI
Excellet result at the ICE SERIES in Riva di Valdobbia – Monterosa SKI
Excellet result at the ICE SERIES in Riva di Valdobbia – Monterosa SKI
Excellet result at the ICE SERIES in Riva di Valdobbia – Monterosa SKI

Excellet result at the ICE SERIES in Riva di Valdobbia – Monterosa SKI

Sunday, 10, January, 2016

The difficult season did not stop the organisation machine of the Ice Series 2016 that prepared a good condition for the first Race of the year.

The ICE ROSA RING has always offered challenges and duels of vibrant tones, and the issues of race Valsesiana this year were many, still a race to play tactically before sinking the foot on the accelerator. Yes, because when the ice in the most exposed corners began to meltdown, the constant changes of grip put every driver in troubles. Big mistakes have occurred at an astonishing rate.

The winner at his home circuit was the excellent driver Ivan Carmellino, several times Italian Champion, with its fantastic Punto WSC. 

Mirko Pettenuzzo performed very well: perfect in the first round, managing to limit the damage in the second, the one where 90% of the pilots, at least, stumbled into a spin. Then accurate and fast in the third round went from nothing to a step down from the throne.

Third place goes to Sergio Durante that, with his sparkling Citroen DS3, started with a pace perhaps a bit cautious, but in the final round was able to capitalize on a track that was becomeing faster, leaving behind the rest of the competitors. 

Next race will be in Pragelato Circuit (Sestriere – ITALY) on the 16 and 17th of January, where Sergio Durante will share the driving wheels with the german WRC champion Armin Schwarz.

Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz

Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz

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Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz
Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz
Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz
Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz
Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz
Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz
Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz

Advanced testing and driving experience in Lapland at IceAction with Armin Schwarz

Sunday, 31, January, 2016

As it happens since some years, also this february we will go in Lapland to carry out some automotive tests and races on the beatiful landscape of Finland.

The location is Levi, a famous winter holidays spot, very close to the Kittila airport where our friends Armin Schwarz and Mark Wallenwein are running their famous rally training courses.

The Subaru Ice & Action was founded in 2010 and powered by Wallenwein Rallye Sport and Armin Schwarz. Benefit from the longtime experience of the two famous rally drivers instructors the attendees can improve their driving skills with a lot of fun and plenty of drifts! 

www.iceaction.de

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Photo by IceAction.de and Speedpix.ch

Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches

Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches

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Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches
Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches
Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches
Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches
Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches

Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches

Sunday, 31, January, 2016

The long-awaited race planned in Cervinia for this weekend has been suspended by the local authorities for high risk of avalanches.

On Saturday, the day started with a beautiful sun in a blue sky, but, during the afternoon, a big storm from West hit the Cervino areas and started the snowfall.

The heavy snowfall lasted for all the night and the following morning, making on the ground more than one meter of snow.

The Organising Committe did their best to prepare the track in a very extreme weather condition, but the risk of avalanche reached the maximum level (number 5) during the Sunday morning. The Police and the local authorithies decided to not take such a great risk  and evacuated the area.

The Ice Series Circus accepted the decision and the Championship is postponed to the next event.

Photographic contribution by

Photo Alberto Caldani

Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES

Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES

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Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES
Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES
Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES
Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES

Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES

Sunday, 17, January, 2016

The ring of Pragelato proposed a vibrant race, with a perfect ice thanks to the cold temperatures that have characterized the weekend. Three heats all three signed by Ivan Carmelino, who once again has put all his enemies with their backs to the wall. The point by the Marcauto was perfect and the driver did not commit the slightest mistake.

Armin Schwarz was the author of a starting pyrotechnics, second overall in a matter of seconds from Carmellino, showing the public that he is still the great champion of the time of the WRC. Unfortunately in the second race he was forced to remain in post for a structural failure that sent KO the alternator. Otherwise he would have been the game to the end.

Sergio Durante, fourth overall, managed a difficult day facing a structural problems during the second race, that slow down his DS3, then a third race without powersteering. 

Second place overall went to the Opel Astra Aldo PIstono relegating the third step of the podium Luciano Cobbe. The pilot Veneto his second race absolute ice, the first behind the wheel of the Ford Focus WRC, has proven to handle even on the ice.

Among the cars in the IRC class 4 an excellent Alex Pregnolato perform a pefect race. While in Class 3 or reserved for N production cars is Sergio Luca Maspoli that did very well.

In WSC International to raise its voice is the Fiat Panda Piergiacomo Riva. While among all along the grouping “Promotion” it is the VW Golf Mattia Cola in breaking solo.

Photographic contribution by Photo Alberto Caldani

Pictures: Armin Schwarz and the D4S Motorsport DS3; Photo by Alberto Caldani; Sergio Durante, Armin Schwarz, Ivan Carmellino; Photo by Alberto Caldani

ICE SERIES at the starting gate!

ICE SERIES at the starting gate!

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ICE SERIES at the starting gate!
ICE SERIES at the starting gate!
ICE SERIES at the starting gate!
ICE SERIES at the starting gate!
ICE SERIES at the starting gate!
ICE SERIES at the starting gate!

ICE SERIES at the starting gate!

This year the winter season seems incredibly lazy, but finally, the temperatures of the latest days, and the snow forecast for the beginning of the 2016, are finally very encouraging.

So the organising committee of the ICE SERIES Championship decided to start the races on the weekend of the 9 and 10 january 2016, with only few days of delay with respect to the original planning.

The Racing Teams are currently involved in the last tuning of their ice racecars.

This year the level of the drivers is really exceptional, with greatest specialist like Ivan Carmellino, 5 times Italian Champion, Alessandro Pettenuzzo, Matteo Antonazzo, Raffaele Silvestri, Aldo Pistono, Sergio Cantoni, and also some rally stars like the famous german Armin Schwarz and, as usual, also the french  Christian Beroujon.

Sergio Durante that scored 4th overall last year will race with the D4S Motorsport Citroen DS3, a monster car equipped with a 450 cv  engine and a full carbon chassis that weight only 960 kg; sequential gearbox and three high performances differentials complete the equipment of the car.

Stay tuned!

Picture: Sergio Durante in action in the beautiful scenario of Cervinia during the 2015 Championship; Sergio Durante and Ivan Carmellino fighting in Livigno 2015; The podium of Livigno 2015; From the left Sergio Durante, Ivan Carmellino, Raffaele Silvestri; The Podium of Cervinia 2015; From the left, Beroujon, Carmellino,  Jouet, Durante, Pettenuzzo

Historic race parts, future technologies

Historic race parts, future technologies

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Historic race parts, future technologies
Historic race parts, future technologies
Historic race parts, future technologies
Historic race parts, future technologies
Historic race parts, future technologies

Historic race parts, future technologies

Friday, 30, October, 2015

A meeting with Milano Racing president Patrick Canavese held last Thursday 29 October in Marseille (France). During the meeting some results of current advanced research on new materials and processes running in TEKS and D4S Motorsport have been presented by Dr. Eng. Sergio Durante to the executives of the French company. 

Milano Racing is the famous company operating in the sector of the historic Motorsport. They are the official Abarth brand extension outside of Italy and worldwide known because of the preparation of the fabulous Lancia and Fiat rally cars of the past, like the Stratos, the 131 Abarth, the 037, the Delta S4, the Delta Integrale.

The meeting went into the details of the extension of the current collaboration to new and fundamental race parts of the body, the powertrain, the brakes and the steering systems. 

The agreement will bring TEKS and D4S Motorsport to be one of the biggest supplier of parts for Milano Racing both for composites and metal parts. Of course both TEKS and D4S Motorsport will fully exploit the latest technology developed in the research projects to build these spare parts, increasing their performances, their safety and their environmental consciousness with respect to the 30 years old original parts.

Tests days at the South Garda Circuit (IT)

Tests days at the South Garda Circuit (IT)

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Tests days at the South Garda Circuit (IT)
Tests days at the South Garda Circuit (IT)

Tests days at the South Garda Circuit (IT)

Friday, 30, October, 2015

The days after the Famous ‘Trofeo delle Industrie’ kart race, sported the perfect circuit conditions to carry out extended tests on new components made by advanced materials.

In fact, during the race, a large number of drivers are performing a big numbers of laps, putting high quality rubber on the circuit ground, consequently increasing the grip of the asphalt and making the lap time performance very fast and stable. 

Exactly this condition is the preferred one by the test drivers and engineers, because it permits a precise comparison between different technical solutions, in order to select the best in class innovations and better understand some physical phenomena.

In those days we carry out tests on a high performance new design titanium water pump (produce by additive manufacturing), to stabilize the temperature of the engine in a very narrow range, and we did some screening tests on nanostructured coatings for gearbox components, dedicated to the reduction of the friction coefficient, with no needs of lubricant. 

The results of the tests were positively interesting and useful to feedback the previously carried out numerical analysis.

Karting World Championship 2015

Karting World Championship 2015

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Karting World Championship 2015
Karting World Championship 2015
Karting World Championship 2015

Karting World Championship 2015

10-13, September, 2015

Karting is considered to be the first stepping stone for young drivers aspiring to reach the highest levels of motor sport, or simply hoping for a career as a racing driver.

While the vast majority of current (and past) F1 drivers came from Karting, it has grown racing talents that populate a wide variety of racing disciplines, such as the FIA World Endurance Championship, which is the basis of the 24 Hours of Le Mans classic each June.

D4S Motorsport decided to give a closer look at the discipline, and, as usual, exploit the opportunity to tests some technical advanced solutions, like a nanocomposite damping coating and some special components, in collaboration with the Spanish Team Jamkart.

The event was held at the extraordinary “Le Mans Karting International.”

Nearly 200 drivers descend on Le Mans, no doubt drawn by the prospect of competing at Le Mans.

They were representing a remarkable 42 countries and did battle in front of a big crowd that will include FIA President Jean Todt.

D4S Motorsport participated with Segio Duranter in the KZ, which is the advanced category for gearbox karts – it was previously called Super ICC and KZ1. Since its inception in 2010, KZ has attracted some of the most promising young drivers before they take the next step to single-seater racing.

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