30 Bankia Cuna scholarships awarded

Yesterday we had the chance to enjoy a day of racing at the Valencia Circuit, more specifically in the area of the Luis Climent driving school, where the trials to award the scholarships and half scholarships of the Bankia Cuna de Campeones took place.

We were summoned at 7:30 in the morning to check the children’s registrations and verify that they had all the documentation required by the organization. Afterwards, Julián Miralles gave the parents and children a short briefing in which he discussed the novelties of the competition.

The highlight was the change of category from Mini90 to Mini110, and the improvement of the MiniGP 140s in power. It was also explained that the competition would consist of 9 races and how the results would count throughout the championship.

The trials were divided into several groups of riders. 5 minimotos and Mini90 riders and 5 MiniGP140 riders. The first two groups ran together, while the “older” ones ran alone. The riders had two heats to complete in 10 minutes (12 for the 140s) to set the best time they could on the karting circuit, shortened at the end for development reasons.

The children, aged between 6 and 12 years old, gave their all, and at the end of the trials one could sense their nervousness, shared with their parents, waiting for the results. Not only did they have to be the fastest, but factors such as weight, fastest lap position in their heat, grades, age, championship experience, or crashes could add or subtract points. In the end, the scholarships and half scholarships were distributed as follows:

MINIMOTOS:

Marcos Ruda Comino, Llucmajor (Palma de Mallorca) SCHOLARSHIP
Carlos Giménez de Torres, Alboraya (Valencia) SCHOLARSHIP
Adán Bortolazzi Mariscal, Castellón SCHOLARSHIP
Julio Herráez Vila, Albal (Valencia) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Luis Sánchez-Tirado Marian, El Viso de San Juan (Toledo) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Marcos Garrido Beltrán, Rota (Cádiz) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Javier Miguel Medina, Algemesi (Valencia) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Raúl Neila Santos, Arganda del Rey (Madrid) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Izan Guevara Bonnin, Palma (Baleares) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Marcos García Montoya, San Fernando de Henares (Madrid) HALF SCHOLARSHIP

MINIGP 110:

Manuel González Simón, Torrelodones (Madrid) SCHOLARSHIP
Bernat Femenia Andreu, Algemesi (Valencia) SCHOLARSHIP
Kiko Aguilera Oliver, Palma (Baleares) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Aarón Escalera Fernández, Pinto (Madrid) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Arturo Ramírez García, Valdemoro (Madrid) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Chencho Amber Marco, Vall de Uxó (Castellón) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Adrián Huertas de Olmo, Parla (Madrid) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Iker Domínguez Serra, Palma (Baleares) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Juan Carlos Martin Palau, Ibiza (Baleares) HALF SCHOLARSHIP

MINIGP 140:

José Julián García García, Benidorm (Alicante) SCHOLARSHIP
Francisco Gómez Requena, Hijar (Granada) SCHOLARSHIP
Alejandro Ruiz Carranza, Dilar (Granada) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Sergio Muñoz Solano, San Vicente de Raspeig (Alicante) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Adrián Carrasco Alba, Riba Roja del Turia (Valencia) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Jorge López Castillo, San Ferrer (Baleares) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Jordi Simón Taglialatela, Algemesi (Valencia) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Ángel Lorente Molina, San Fulgencio (Alicante) HALF SCHOLARSHIP
David Martínez García, Alfara de Patriarca (Valencia) HALF SCHOLARSHIP

The championship will kick off on May 13 in Palma de Mallorca and will consist of 9 scoring events with two heats each. Surely until that day, the kids will be training hard, since they know this championship is a great showcase for their dream of one day competing in the world championship.

Photos | David Gómez (Plusmoto)