Polish Bmw Sauber F1 pilot will be actively involved in the project by directly managing an international KF class team
A very interesting novelty appears in the international kart racing panorama with the new CIK-FIA 2009-2014 homologation: a Robert Kubica name-branded kart frame line produced by Birel. The partnership between the company based in Lissone and the Polish pilot revives following their successful collaboration during Kubica’s karting days, when he was official pilot for Birel Motorsport before passing on to motor racing. The Polish pilot has gone a long way since then, but his passion for karting has remained unaltered. Just like the friendship bond with Birel management.
The project was born under these conditions with the aim to re-enter together the world of karting with an active role, “homologating” a line of frames bearing the unmistakable RK initials. This initiative will not be a mere commercial operation involving only Kubica’s name, but will see the Polish pilot’s active participation in the management of a team which will participate to the main International KF class events, that is the WSK championship, the European Championships, the World Cups and the KF 1 World Championship.
Among the anticipations concerning the agonistic programme it must be said that Pietro Sassi, important technician who has operated for many years at top levels, will be the team manager of the racing team. Kubica will be directly involved in both the selection of pilots and the technical orientation. In this regard, it is emblematic that he has been personally training on the track to give his own authoritative contribution to the definition of the final technical details.
The commercial aspects, instead, will be directly managed by Birel marketing department, which will also define some satellite teams in the international ambit and on the single national markets. Kubica Kart project guidelines and the official pilots of the Racing Team will be officially presented in the month of December. But a preview dedicated to the new kart will take place, for experts and press, on occasion of the Birel end of season party, scheduled next 22nd November in Desio.
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