
Brad a început noul sezon internaţional de karting Mini Rok 2009, cu o victorie în prima cursă disputată pe circuitul de la Milano – Sud, pe 19 aprilie. În cursa următoare, disputată o săptămână mai târziu, pe acelaşi circuit italian, Brad a alergat fantastic în calificările Campionatului SuperMini al Elveţiei şi obţinut prima poziţie pe grila de start. Din păcate, din cauza ploii torenţiale, a unor probleme cu şasiul şi a unui acroşaj în finalul cursei, Brad termină cursa pe un meritoriu loc 3, devansat de Randy Berglas şi Oliver Holdener.


Doar locul 11 la Mirecourt
După cele două etape „Italiene” consecutive, întreaga echipă s-a mutat la Mirecourt, în Franţa, pentru a doua etapă a Campionatului Mini ROK 2009. Aici, Brad a dominat din nou cursele de calificare, urmat de adversarii săi direcţi, Gjergj Haxiu şi Shaun Vogel. Cu 10 minute înainte de finală, la încălzire, motorul românului cedează, dar primeşte un ajutor nesperat chiar de la adeversarul său, Gjergi, care îi pune la dispoziţie motorul său de rezervă. Brad a concurat pilotând cu o mână şi reglând debitul fitrului de aer cu cealaltă, iar locul 11 pe care a terminat cursa a fost o palidă consolare. Ambiţiosul pilot speră ca ghinioanele să se fi terminat şi în următoarele curse, cea de la Wohlen (1 iunie / Campionatul SuperMini Elvetiei) şi cea de la Pavia (7 iunie / Campionatul Mini-ROK), să-i aducă rezultate mai apropiate de valoarea sa.
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