BIREL'S NEW CHASSIS // KUBICA KARTS?

It appears BMW-Sauber driver Robert Kubica will have his own line of karting chassis released later this year. Kubica’s kart line will be produced by Birel, which comes as no surprise, considering Kubica piloted a Birel kart in the later years of his karting career, shortly before he moved onto automobiles. Looking to open up opportunities for up and coming drivers, and develop a winning kart program, Kubica had this to say in regards to his re-entry into the karting world:

"I wished to do something active in the world of kart racing, discipline which allowed me to stand out and take the path leading to F1, and which I still love.

With this project I would like to use my experience to focus the work of the team I am setting up especially on the young generations. I would like to offer them effective support to help them stand out in top karting and, if necessary, guide their first steps towards motor racing.

I am sure that collaboration with Birel will be a technical and commercial success, and that together we can positively develop this project over the medium run. Karting is a usual training feature for me, therefore I can also provide technical opinions and advice, actively collaborating with Pietro Sassi who will be in charge of the operative management of the team, as well as with Birel technicians and the pilots of the official team. Regarding the names of the pilots, we are assessing applications for all the three KF classes, and might get directly involved in KZ category."

Kubica’s kart program will sponsor drivers in WSK championship, the European Championships, the World Cups and the KF 1 World Championship. For more info, click here // 11.17.2008