EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FA/SICC/ICC - ANGERVILLE 12-15/05/2005

176 COMPETITORS HAVE ENTERED THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

[05-06] - The Angerville circuit, near Paris opening the dancing of the CIK-FIA European Formula A, Super-ICC and ICC Championship on 12-15 May 2005.

In all, some 176 competitors have entered the European Championship; they will be divided up as follows: 71 in Formula A, 26 in Super-ICC and 79 in ICC. A total of 23 nations will be represented.

The ICC will beat its own record of entries thanks to several appealing elements such as well-tried technical regulations, engines reputed to be long-lasting, controlled cost and single-make tyres supplied free of charge for the race further to the proposal from Bridgestone in answer to the invitation to tender issued by the CIK FIA! Italy and France are the most broadly represented nations, respectively with 25 and 16 drivers.

In the Super-ICC the Italian Ennio Gandolfi, winner of the Super-ICC World Cup in 2004, is the favourite and some of his strongest opponents will be his compatriots Francesco Laudato, Alessandro Piccini, Roberto Toninelli and Manuel Cozzaglio.

The top category of Karting, Formula A, gathers the upper crust of drivers and teams. In the absence of the title-holder, Nick de Bruijn, the battle for the European crown promises to be very fiere between seasoned Formula A drivers and younger drivers who have learnt the ropes in ICA. Facing the most experience competitors such as Davide Forè, Arnaud Kozlinski, Manuel Renaudie, Martin Plowman, Sauro Cesetti, Ben Hanley or Gary Catt, the up-and-coming generation has no intention of letting itself be overawed. It will be led by the winning tiercè of the 2004 European ICA Championship, i.e. the french driver Kevin Estre, Britain’s Jon Lancaster and the Dutchman Henkie Waldschmidt.