Beitske Visser's results continue to improve. After reaching the first row in a European Kart Championship and regularly climbing on the podium at international level, the 15-year old Dutch girl has proved to be ready to fight - and win - on equal terms against more experienced drivers. Comfortably second in the WSK provisional standings after the third podium in a row conquered in Belgium, she now has victory as her priority aim.

When you bump into Beitske Visser in the paddocks, it is hard to imagine that behind that young face there is a formidable fighter. But if you ask about her in international karting circles, to her rivals and to journalists, you will learn that she is actually one of the most well known girls in this sport where all drivers, regardless of their gender, are treated just the same. Since the beginning of the season, her progression in the WSK Euro Series has been simply impressive. Beitske has become a regular on the podium during this Championship, from which the future talents of car sports have emerged over the last few years.

A driver who wins on his 5th presence at a Super KF meeting, the elite category of international karting, is a rare enough event to make noteworthy. Nyck De Vries (Zanardi-Parilla) achieved this exploit after a race managed with a master's hand on the Genk circuit, in Belgium. As a result, the Dutch driver conquered the second place in the very hard-fought WSK Euro Series and he is now ready for fight for the title at the final meeting, to be held in Italy in June.

Every new race gives Nyck De Vries the opportunity to show how immensely talented he is with a wheel in his hands. However, many things happened east of Brussels, so much so that it became essential to stay perfectly focussed and to act with clear-sightedness to emerge from a pack gathering the best kart drivers in the world.

Karting is a difficult discipline, both from a driving and technical point of view, but it becomes even more complex when it reaches international level. Good results are never easy to achieve, but repeating positive results is even more challenging. In Spain, at the third round of the WSK Euro Series, Beitske Visser overcame the difficulties inherent in this sport to climb on the podium again. The rest of the season can be seen in a more optimistic light now…

After stopping at the two Italian circuits of Muro Leccese and Lonato in March, the WSK Euro Series moved to Spain, near Saragossa. The Zuera track has been tailor made for the 125cc gearbox karts that Beitske Visser drives this season in the KZ2 category. "Here we reach very high speeds, it is really cool. There are several parts where you can overtake and my equipment is working better and better. Free practice went fine, I feel confident about the race”, the fast Dutch girl commented.

After the cancellation of the European Championship, the WSK Euro Series has become an undisputable reference point for top-level international karting. Nyck De Vries races in Super FK, the most competitive category of the series, where the young Dutch driver duels shoulder-to-shoulder with all the most experienced drivers. Despite his rookie status, he is beginning to emerge. After a second place in Italy, in March, he mounted again on the second step of the podium in Spain. Victory was closer than ever.

Nyck De Vries was happy to be back in Spain, on the Zuera circuit, near Saragossa, where the young Dutch driver achieved some of his most exciting victories. At the end of 2008, it was there that he fought for victory in the WSK and then conquered the title of European KF3 (Junior) Champion last year. "The circuit is a lot more difficult than it looks", Nyck admitted. "There are long straight stretches where you need a very long gear ratio, which however penalises you in the bends. So it is fundamental to perfectly adjust one's kart and exploit at best the power of one's engine".