JAF ALL JAPAN CHAMPIONSHIP KF2 & FP-JR - WESTERN SERIES ROUND1

BIREL PLAYS A LEADING ROLE IN JAPAN

THE 1ST COMPETITION OF THE WESTERN ZONE CHAMPIONSHIP CONFIRMED THE TECHNICAL SUPERIORITY OF THE BIREL AND SUPER WINFORCE CHASSIS.

After the excellent 2007 season, the Birel and Winforce colors (the Winforce trademark is managed by Birel Pacific in cooperation with Yamaha) prove themselves to be at the peak of the Japanese championship in the first meet of 2008.
In the 2nd trial for the Western zone with the KF2 and FP Junior classes in competition, Kawabata (KF2) and Hirakawa (FP -Junior) won two fantastic achievements.
The weekend was influenced by bad weather that, however, did not change the valor on the field which, starting with the qualifying round, saw the rise of the Birel drivers with the pole being won in the KF2 by Sabawe (Birel R 31 -SE).
The competition then crowned Kawabata as the victor, who carried the Winforce colors while the poleman Sawabe ended in 5th place, preceded by his teammate Ui. In 2nd and 3rd place were Nakano and Ishikawa, respectively.
In the youth FP-Junior category, success once again went to the Winforce team with Hirakawa who preceded Yukawa and Yamauchi. Asahi and Mori’s races were also positive, both in the race with Winforce chassis, ending respectively in 4th and 5th place.
It must be pointed out that, in the FP-Junior class, of the 27 finalists, a good 18 drivers were in the race with Birel and Winforce chassis.

KF2

1. S.Kawabata Winforce Y32-A / Parilla / DL
2. T.Nakano Maranelllo / Parilla / BS
3. K.Ishikawa Tony Kart / Vortex / BS
4. T.Ui Birel R32-SE / Parilla / DL
5. K.Sawabe Birel R31-SE / Parilla / BS
6. T.Mita FA Kart / Vortex / BS

FP-Jr (27 signed up : 18 Birel)

1. R.Hirakawa Winforce Y32-A
2. N.Yukawa Tony Kart
3. H.Yamauchi V-Kart
4. T.Asahi Winforce SWF Y32-A
5. T.Mori Winforce SWF Y32-A
6. T.Tsumori Kosmic