It seems that, for some years now, the Trofei Malossi calendar has developed an unwritten, inescapable tradition: the Magione wash-out. It’s not in the rulebook, and it’s nowhere on the official schedule, but anyone who was with us this Sunday, or last year, knows the drill: when in Magione, expect to get soaked.
After Saturday played nice during practice and qualifying, Sunday 10th May turned into a survival game. Riders were just praying to stay on two wheels as the weekend threw us one of the most unpredictable curveballs of the season.
The weather couldn’t care less about the forecasts
In the Trofeo Nazionale Scooter Velocità (National Scooter Speed Trophy) Vincenzo Sciacca was leading the charge until he washed out with just two laps to go. It looked like game over, but he hauled himself up, rejoined the fray, and in the final metres of race 2, he snatched victory by a mere 33 milliseconds at the finish line. 33 – a lucky number that reminded everyone exactly why Vincenzo came all this way .
In the TNSV Replica, there was very little room for debate: Alessio Chiollo claimed pole position, the fastest lap, and the top step of the podium with a clean sweep. The real scrap happened in his wake, a three-way battle for second place where Luca Bernardelli, Gino Saraceno, and Fabio Quattroventi finished level on points. In the end, they were separated only by the finishing order of Race 2.
In the Malossi Racing Academy, Torquato Testa was the man to beat, but even here, the rain claimed its victims: Crashes, recoveries, and positions shifting every lap – it was as if the standings were written in the sand at high tide. Amidst the chaos, Joseph Ceccarini nicked the day’s fastest lap right from under Toto’s nose.
In the Trofeo ScooterMatic race, the finale was a textbook case of the unpredictable: the two frontrunners in race 2 were disqualified following a clash at the finish line. The standings were rewritten once the engines were off, and those who seemed out of the running suddenly found themselves on the top step. As Giuseppe Iannini, having finished third on track, was still taking off his helmet when he found out he’d actually won the day. To top it all off, he and Gallardo were separated by just 3 milliseconds at the timing beam.
The final word? It’s written in the tarmac
That’s the Autodromo dell’Umbria in Magionefor you. It doesn’t reward the fastest on paper; it rewards those who hold it together when the paper gets soaked. It’s for those who adapt without overthinking – the ones who haul themselves up after a slide and find another tenth where there was nothing left to give.
The Girone Sud (Southern series) returns to the track on 20th and 21st June in Binetto. Meanwhile, the Trofei Nazionali tournament heads to Pomposa on 6th and 7th June.
We’re crossing our fingers for sunshine, but whatever happens, it’s going to be one hell of a show.
