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2004 ITALIAN OPEN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP
GREEN LIGHT FOR THE 2004 OPEN MASTERS WITH
OVER 260 COMPETITORS
THE 2004 OPEN MASTERS, THAT IS THE TOP-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP
OF THE ITALIAN KARTING FEDERATION, IS GOING TO START
AND ALSO THIS YEAR LOT OF COMPETITORS (263 DRIVERS,
BUT THIS LIST IS NOT DEFINITIVE YET) WILL BE PRESENT
IN THE FOUR CATEGORIES 100 JUNIOR, ICA, FORMULA A AND
125 ICC.
This international
series, that from this year has obtained the CIK-FIA
international validity as well, will start on February
29th from the international racing-track of Naples,
in Sarno and drivers coming from 32 countries (such
as Italy, France, Principality of Monaco, Spain, Turkey,
Columbia, Austria, Finland, Great Britain, Czech Republic,
Netherlands, Germany,
Lithuania, Russia, Japan, Denmark, Sweden, South Africa,
Norway, Switzerland, Mexico, Portugal, Belgium, Greece,
Jakarta, Poland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia) will attend the competition. The next events
are scheduled on March 28th in Lonato, on April 18th
in Ugento, on June 13th in Muro Leccese and on July
18th in Jesolo. All
5 rounds of the Open Masters will be broadcasted live
on Rai Sport Sat. The money pull amounting to €
80.000 has been confirmed. From a statistical point
of view, in this edition of the Open Masters the attendance
of foreign drivers amounts to 50%.
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Francesco
Laudato will be again the driver to beat in the
125 Icc |
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And the
success obtained by this Championship confirms the importance
of such event for the international karting, compared
to the top-class competitions in which all major teams
and the best drivers of the sector are present. Among
the competitors there are also two young promising drivers
with important surnames: Johnny Amadeus Cecotto (15
years old, son of Johnny Cecotto, champion in the Supertourism
class) and Federico Montoya (18 years old, brother of
the F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya). Last year the drivers
who gained the titles were the Swiss Sebastien Buemi
in the 100 Junior, the Danish Nikolai Bollingtoft in
the 100 ICA, the French Manuel Renaudie in Formula A
and the Italian driver from Salerno Francesco Laudato
in the 125 ICC.
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