Caterham F1 Driver Takes Pole for PH Mallorca at Inaugural Palma Port Kart Cup

Last weekend saw Moll Vell marina transformed into an 880m street circuit for the inaugural Palma Port Kart Cup.

  Team PH Mallorca, with two karts entered, including one piloted by future F1 star Roberto Merhi, took pole position and a third-place finish in the three-hour endurance race as well as an impressive first place in Sunday’s one-hour feature race.

 

Alec Dudfield from exclusive property developers, PH Mallorca, said, “Sponsored by Red Bull and conceived in Monaco, this foundational Palma Port Kart Cup had all the ingredients for success so we pulled out the stops to field two great teams.  In Kart 17 we had 23-year-old Roberto Merhi, an upcoming F1 star from Castellon who raced in FP1 for Caterham at Monza, Suzuki and Sochi this season, alongside Riccardo Homuth, a Balearic Karting Champion from Santa Ponsa, Mark Owens, a World Series Superkart race winner from Northamptonshire, and Mike Richards, Founder of PH Mallorca in Port Andratx and a former Porsche Carrera Cup driver.  In Kart 16 we raced Miguel Julià, the 2006 World Karting Champion from Palma de Mallorca, Nil Monserrat, a Professional Racing Driver from Barcelona, and Coach Pedro Ivar, owner of Pedro Ivars Racing Academy in Denia.  Needless to say our plan worked and it was great to see Merhi earn a deserved pole and Kart 16 take two podium finishes – including the top step.  With highly competitive wheel-to-wheel racing on the street circuit, we’re looking forward to defending our success when the Palma Port Kart Cup returns for its second outing.”   

 

Despite both endurance races having to take place on the same day, Sunday, due to organisational difficulties, the Palma Port Kart Cup was well received by teams and spectators alike.  The circuit was constructed to F1 safety standards, using Tecpro barriers, and teams descended onto the City from all over Europe.  The Cathedral, Palma Old Town and Mediterranean, provided an incredible backdrop while the weather was also kind with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the high 20ºCs. 

 

PH Mallorca used Palma Port Kart Cup as a platform to showcase its latest residential developments in Port Andratx – 7.95 million euro Marabaix and 12.5 million euro La Residencia, both due for completion in 2015.  Leading real estate agents, suppliers and partners were invited to the Cup as VIP guests, while PH Mallorca was also proud sponsor of the Saturday evening Fashion & Dine event in association with Valencia-born fashion designer, Francisco Montesinos, at Port Blanc Restaurant in Moll Vell marina.

 

For more information on PH Mallorca visit www.phmallorca.com, email info@phmallorca.com or call 00 34 971 674 612.  Facebook – http://facebook.com/phmallorca.

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