GERMAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP (DKM, DJKM, DKC) KERPEN 10TH /11TH JUNE 2006

BIREL COLOURS DOMINATE

WITTMANN WINS THE FORMULA A (DKM) RACE, SCHRANGL THE ICC (DKC) IN WHICH BIREL DRIVERS REPRESENT MORE THAN 50% OF THE PARTICIPANTS

The 3rd round of the German Championship held at Kerpen confirmed the outstanding competitiveness of Birel’s chassis and drivers. In the Final of the Dkm class (FA), Marco Wittmann gave a great performance by crossing the finishing line ahead of his colleague Burkhard Maring, followed by Dreezen, Lipp and Mengesdorf, whereas in the class Dkc (ICC) it was Birel Seven’s Austrian driver Schrangl who reached the highest step of the podium. In the class Dkc Kraske (Birel Solgat team) also climbed on the podium with his 3rd place behind Verdi. Jeleniowski also did well with his 4th place. In the class Djkm (Junior), Birel’s drivers were unlucky as, for one reason or another, they did not manage to get on the podium; the race was won by Jack te Braak. But Birel’s success in Germany was also highlighted by the number of drivers who chose the chassis manufactured in Lissone: the record belongs to the class 125 Dkc, which saw 15 Birel drivers out of the total 27 at the starting line. The 2nd most represented brand was Crg, with 5 drivers. But even in the class Dkm (FA), Birel chassis are the most numerous thanks to its 14 drivers, whereas in the Junior it is leading in this special classification along with Crg, with 15 drivers each. In terms of championship Birel is leading the 125, thanks to the team Solgat Jeleniowski which has gained 99 points and are followed by Ecker (65 points) and another driver of the Solgat team, Maik Kraske, with 60 points. In the class Dkm (FA), thanks to Kerpen’s success, Marco Wittmann jumped to the lead with 68 points, followed by Christensen (Gillard) with 60 points and the other Birel driver Burkhard Maring with 59 points.