EDITORIAL / BY GIANCARLO TININI
With this first number of our 2018 house organ we can already make some sporting and commercial balances.
From the sporting point of view, after the first races of the season, WSK and Winter Cup, where our drivers were at forefront in several occasions, also the DKM and CIKFIA European Championships have started for the OK, OKJ, KZ and KZ2. These classes represent our sport’s most important showcase and the International Federation and promoter should be aware about it. We need stability and an action shared by the main operators on important issues as the race weekend format, regulations, calendars, communication and especially actions to reduce the costs, in order to have adequate commercial and image feedback. We would like to receive indications on these issues, which are crucial to bring back the base of drivers, teams and visibility to the highest level of karting. We will give the new promoter time to elaborate a strategy, offering our availability for a dialogue and at the moment we consider premature any kind of evaluation. Talking about technique, I am satisfied about the potentiality that our 2018 chassis Racing line is expressing, both with the Heron model, especially in the single gear classes, and the evolution of our historic models as the Road Rebel for the KZ classes. We are also very happy with our Racing Team set up, both for our technicians and our engine partners, and for the drivers, a mix of young and experienced ones, that allow us reaching results and make technical developments in all the categories. About commercial issues, the positive work linked to the last homologations of the Racing line is strengthening our presence in the most important markets, where we
are combining excellent sporting results with positive feedbacks from teams and drivers. At the same time, we are pursuing several activities to improve our market quotes also in the Rental Kart sector. We are very happy with the success of the 24H Karting that we organized in Adria last March, where 30 teams coming from all over the world appreciated our Rental product. We will introduce soon a new Rental kart model and we are also planning some financial solutions to help the tracks that choose our products. We are also very active with our E-Drenaline electric model, where we successfully presented the kit for quick battery change. In the end, we will soon introduce an important novelty for the
entry level Briggs Kart Championship project with the Mini model, a kart that will combine performances and low running costs like no other programme on the market.
I wish you a pleasant reading and invite following our group’s activities on the official website and our social channels.
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Giancarlo Tinini, President of CRG SpA.