Beitske went to the US on the weekend of 20-21 November to attend the Supernationals event, held in Las Vegas, on the parking lot of Rio Hotel. The talented Dutch girl found herself quickly in the group of the fastest, in a category with 39 entered drivers. Unfortunately Beitske was involved in some of the many collisions that marked the meeting and was forced to retire, with a lot of regrets.
It was Beitske’s first time at the Supernationals and on its very special circuit. Already on her first time on the track, the Dutch girl reached the top 10. She even set the second best time during her third free practice session, and she repeated her excellent performances during Thursday’s last session. Unfortunately the track was bit cooler the following day, during timed qualifying, and setups were not 100% right for those conditions. But she reached an encouraging 7th place with her Intrepid/TM anyway.
On the first heat, Beitske Visser staged a superb performance, 7th with the best lap. Unfortunately, Saturday turned into a nightmare. Reached 6th, during the second heat, a driver push her violently against the barriers. The chassis is completely destroyed. The team do a great job and she has a new kart ready in less than an hour. In the third and last heat, Beitske is involved in a collision at the start and destroys her kart again. According to the regulations, it’s impossible to use another chassis for the main event. When you have the performances to aim for a podium in Vegas, you can definitely regret such a disappointing ending…
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