Matthew Zammit makes it three for Grimaldi Team Malta

Young Matthew didn't put a foot wrong all day and was the class of the field as he dominated the 100 strong field through every one of the 3 timed runs. This was Matthew's first overall win, and he did it in fine style.

The race organisers had moved the goal posts somewhat since last year but this was of no significance to the seven Maltese drivers present who all impressed with their performance, behaviour and sportsmanship. Seeing the different conditions with which they were faced, they simply knuckled down and got on with the job of driving as hard and as well as they could to record a third overall win out of three starts at the 3 kilometre Cesaro hill for Malta.

Whilst Matthew was revelling in the conditions, poor Alan Curmi caught a curb and damaged his Radical Suzuki on the first run of the day. The team set to work making a temporary repair and Alan was ready to take the start for the last run in good time. Joshua Anastasi had a cautious first run with his JBR-4 Kawasaki, as did Alex Zammit and Emanuel Muscat, who were both driving their new Radical Kawasakis for the first time at Cesaro. Young Mark Micallef put in an excellent first run in his Alfasud on his first race appearance in Sicily to take an immediate class lead, whilst Ivan Deidun had a very good time too but collected a couple of penalties on the way.

At the end of the second of the three timed runs it was Matthew dominating out in front again with Joshua second, and Alex very well placed too. Mark Micallef touched a wall and damaged the front suspension of his car, putting paid to any further progress, so it was all down to round three. Again Matthew was totally dominant, throwing the Van Diemen at the many chicanes as though he had been doing it daily for the last decade, and improving his time once again. Rosario Milano from Catania was a close second in his Elia Avrio which was ideally suited to the course, whilst Joshua Anastasi also improved to take third place overall with Alan also producing a clean run to move up to fourth.

Despite not being able to complete his final run Mark still managed to win his class as did Alex, with Emanuel placing an excellent second in his class, in this his first visit to the Sicilian racing scene, and poor Ivan Deidun, though blindingly quick, but kept touching cones with the resultant points penalties.

At the end of another day's hard racing the tally for the Maltese drivers was another first overall placing thanks to Matthew Zammit, this being the third such win by a Grimaldi Team Malta driver in as many years, third overall for Joshua Anastasi, fourth overall for Alan Curmi, plus five class wins and a second place in class.

As always at Cesaro, Mayor Antonio Caputo asked team manager Joe Anastasi to direct the racing cars through the town after the event where they were put on display in the village square throughout the evening.