2006 FORMULA A – MACAU INTERNATIONAL KART GRAND PRIX

BIREL ON THE PODIUM WITH THE JAPANESE PILOT ISHI

THE LAST COMPETION OF THE SEASON SEES BIREL COLOURS STILL PROTAGONISTS, EVEN IF CESETTI AND WITTMANN HAVE BEEN PENALIZED BY SOME TECHNICAL TROUBLES.

Macau course played the final appointment at home of the long 2006 season for the protagonists of Formula A, the queen International Karting class. From next year the Asian competition will be valid as Asia – Pacific Championship, becoming more important in a market that is now showing a strong dynamism. The aim of all pilots at the start was that of leaving a mark in the last trials of the season that, among other things, confronted with FA motors for the last time in their career: in fact from 2007 international competitions will see the arrival of the new “Long Life” motors. Birel team was represented by the “Official pilots” Cesetti and Wittmann (at their début in FA), along with Asian pilots Ishi and Hattori, all of them highlighted ever since the rounds. The most undoubtedly effective was Sauro Cesetti who gained the first row for the Pre-Final.
Even Wittmann performed really well and so did Ishi. Unfortunately, however, either in the Pre-Final or in the Final a motor technical trouble stopped both Cesetti and Wittmann. But despite their withdrawal, Cesetti positively comments his experience: “we had important confirmations of the competitiveness of some chassis evolutions that, like in the World Championship in France, confirmed to be very efficacious. As to the motor troubles, we still have to understand what happened, but it is certain that, since it is the last trials before the introduction of new motors, the trouble is a relative one”. On the other hand, the one among Birel’s pilots who had the chance to celebrate is the Japanese pilot Kazuya Ishi, excellent third place in the Final behind Chrisetnsen and Calado. The Japanese pilot comments his performance as follows: “ I am happy I used the chassis and I am sure that, next season we will do an excellent job. I did not think I would be able to wrestle like pilots such as Thonon, Ardigò and Calado, but I am especially happy I was able to go ahead Nojiiri in this important competition, who, in 2006, won the Japanese title”. International karting is going on holiday right now, waiting to go back to the racing track with ordinary trials of the season opening, when, the main interest will be that of finding out the competitiveness degree achieved by various motorists with "Long Life" new unities.