BIREL PRESENTS THE EASYKART
DRIVER PROGRAM
THIS INITIATIVE WILL SUPPORT
SOME OF THE MOST DESERVING DRIVERS FROM THE INTRODUCTORY
CLASSES 60 AND 100 OF THE SINGLE-BRAND EASYKART.
Birel officially presented the
programme called “EASYKART DRIVER PROGRAM”.
This initiative is part of the activities in support
of the young drivers who stand out in the single-brand
Easykart class who will be given the chance to access
national and international categories with the direct
support of the company from Lissone.
This is a very ambitious programme which aims at
selecting five or six drivers from the Easykart
60cc and 100cc training classes every season.
The chosen drivers will have the chance to sign
a contract with Birel and will be supported in the
national or KF3 and international KF2 classes, depending
on their age.
Among the first drivers to have been selected, two
will participate in the national programme with
the 100 Junior and five will take part in the Open
and European championships.
Among the drivers are, for obvious reasons, the
2006 International Champions Riccardo Arone (60cc)
and Andrea Francescon (100cc) who, together with
Paolo De Conto (winner of the 100cc Final who was
then excluded because of overtaking when yellow
flags had been displayed), Riccardo Agostini (International
Champion of the 60cc in 2005), Jan Midrla (International
Champion of 60cc in 2004), Alessandro Tolfo ( 3rd
in the International Final of 100cc) and Alberto
Viberti (Second International Champion of 60cc in
2005), represent the first drivers selected as part
of this programme.
For these drivers, Birel has drawn up a two-year
contract, technically managed by its own racing
department (Motorsport) and a contract with Birel
SpA which will manage the drivers’ support
and communication activities.
By virtue of the contract they sign, the drivers
undertake to display on their suit the logo ‘Easykart
driver program ‘ for the whole duration of
their karting career.
For the 2007 season an external Birel team has been
set up for all drivers which will manage their programme
of competitions; Birel itself will supply the engines
(the partner is still to be confirmed) by entrusting
Carlo Boscolo, who recently joined the company’s
staff.
The programme for the subsequent seasons will depend
on the results achieved.
Therefore in 2007 Francescon, Midrla, Agostini and
Tolfo will be engaged in the Open and European Championships
of KF3 (formerly Junior), De Conto will follow the
same programme in the KF2 (formerly Ica), whereas
Arone and Viberti will take part both in the 100
Easykart and in the national Junior.
As well as offering a contract to drivers, the programme
also offers a series of options aimed at about ten
other drivers, some also from the 60cc class.
For the latter a competitive programme will be set
out which will involve the 100 Easykart and 100
Junior and which will aim at leading to a contract
for the higher categories.
Among the candidates for a place with Birel are,
among others, Defendi, Celegato, Giovesi, Maxa and
Lavelli.
For the young drivers involved in the project, as
well as looking after all communication aspects,
Birel is also engaged in the search for partners
and sponsors, among which the first ones to join
the project with enthusiasm were Vega, which will
facilitate the supply of tyres, and Mir, which will
supply technical clothing.
Ronni Sala, Chairman of Birel Motorsport, commented
this initiative saying: ‘We carried out very
satisfactory tests with several drivers from the
single-brand Easykart class, which confirmed the
fact that we made effective choices in terms of
regulations in the training classes. First of all
a confrontation within single-brand races allows
for a drivers’ qualities to stand out without
any interference from variable factors such as technical
material and budget possibilities. But above all,
thanks to the limited possibilities in terms of
adjustment, the young drivers learn to take their
kart to the limits even in situations where a compromise
must be reached in terms of trim. With the ‘Easykart
Driver Program’ we are entering the 2nd stage
of the project, in which we aim at allowing the
best drivers in the Trophy to further develop their
degree of expertise; it is also among these drivers
that we will select our future official drivers.
Managing the career of all young drivers
would be impossible, but we are highly determined
to follow at least the most deserving ones because
we are sure that many of them will have a bright
future in top karting.’
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JAN
MIDRLA - 12 ANNI
1° FINALE INT. 2004 - CL.60CC
1° CAMPIONATO NORD EST E CENTRO 2006 -
CL.100CC
PROGRAMMA 2007:
OPEN MASTERS E CAMPIONATOEUROPEO KF3 |
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RICCARDO
ARONE - 12 ANNI
1° FINALE INT. 2006 CL.60CC
4° CAMPIONATO NORD EST 2006 - CL.60CC
PROGRAMMA 2007:
100 EASYKART E CAMPIONATO ITALIANO
100 JUNIOR
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ANDREA
FRANCESCON - 13 ANNI
1° FINALE INT. 2006 CL.100CC
5° CAMPIONATO NORD EST 2006 - CL.100CC
PROGRAMMA 2007:
OPEN MASTERS E CAMPIONATO EUROPEO
KF3 |
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RICCARDO
AGOSTINI - 13 ANNI
1° FINALE INT. 2005 CL.60CC
4° CAMPIONATO NORD OVEST 2006 - CL.100CC
PROGRAMMA 2007:
OPEN MASTERS E CAMPIONATO EUROPEO KF3 |
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PAOLO
DE CONTO - 13 ANNI
PROTAGONISTA FINALE INT. 2006 CL.100CC
5° CAMPIONATO NAZIONALE 100 JUNIOR CON
BIREL
PROGRAMMA 2007:
OPEN MASTERS E CAMPIONATO EUROPEO
KF2 |
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ALBERTO
VIBERTI - 12 ANNI
2° FINALE INT. 2005 CL.60CC
1° CAMPIONATO CENTRO NORD 2006 - CL.60CC
PROGRAMMA 2007:
100 EASYKART E CAMPIONATO ITALIANO 100 JUNIOR |
