2007 ROTAX EURO CHALLENGE

BIREL WINS THE DD2 WITH POULTER

ALSO SIMPSON IN THE ROTAX MAX AMONG THE PROTAGONISTS

The track at Salbris in France hosted the 1st round of the European series of Rotax one brand. The flow of the pilots and the competitiveness of the competitions have set the event among the most interesting of the continental karting branch and, really for these motives, the Birel has chosen to be present to every event in official way with its own representative Mike Wilson. The ex champion will be the coordinator of all the initiatives that will be promoted during the season and he will support all the teams and Birel pilots about the technical point of view. The objective is both to guarantee a concrete support and service to Birel clients, but also to widen the Birel presence considering possible collaborations with other teams and pilots. From the sporting point of view, the 1st of the 4 continental scheduled appointments, it has set immediately in great evidence the Birel pilots. Particularly the South African Leroy Poulter got the honors of the chronicles winning the class DD2 with authority. The representative of the team Kalman has preceded of over 7" Riche and Kroes.
Also Michael Simpson was favourite in the Max Senior class, but the English has paid the price with an impetuousness manouvre with an adversary in the first phases of the race ending his chances of victory. Though nursing a bent frame he went from the back of the field to the front pack finishing in 6th place and only 1"471 secs from the winner Cooper. For the continuation of the season he will be however one of the principals candidates to the title, as Mike Wilson also underlines:
" Simpson has only paid some impetuousness, but success was fully to his capacity. he drives very well and with our chassis he has immediately found a good feeling. Poulter has also impressed me and, with every probability, he would also be right using a 125 with traditional change: it is not excluded that short-term he can sustain a test. But, beyond of our pilots, I saw some beautiful competitions and a very high level of the pilots in all classes. We have a lot of ideas to increase our presence in this series and we will probably appraise the possibility to sustain someone of the most interesting young people. Here in Salbris I have already talked to many teams finding a beautiful environment. In this sense, we are also appraising the possibility to enter in this Trophy with Monza mark, appraising which structure can be fitter for this eventuality."