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Kart: Noah Wolfe confirms his potential at Birelart Racing
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Young driver Noah Wolfe continues to demonstrate his versatility at the highest level. Competing at Viterbo in Round 3 of the Champions of the Future Euro Series, he finished a solid 5th in the OK category, despite a technical problem in the Super Heat which put the brakes on his ambitions.

Supported by Van Amersfoort Racing, Wolfe is leading an ambitious double programme in 2025, alternating between the KZ2 gearbox category and the direct-drive OK category, in order to develop his potential to the maximum for the rest of his career. In this context, Birelart Racing's expertise in these two fields proved to be a valuable asset.

After modest Qualifying (24th), Wolfe made a superb comeback in the Qualifying Heats with a win, a 2nd place and a 3rd place, which enabled him to start 6th in Super Heat 1. Very fast, he was quickly on the provisional podium before being hampered by an intermittent technical problem. Nevertheless, he finished a creditable 6th, synonymous with 11th place on the grid for the Final. Consistent and incisive, he gained several positions in a highly competitive race, before finally crossing the finish line in 5th position.

Among the other drivers supported by Birelart Racing, Aston Sharp (CL Racing) got off to an excellent start in the OK Final before being involved in a collision. Vladimir Ivannikov proved to be a very combative driver, making steady progress. In the OK-Junior class, Ludovico Mazzola gained nine positions in the Super Heat, but lost ground from the start of the Final. Eloi Gonzalez, who made an impressive 22-place comeback in the heats, and Skye Parker both missed out on qualification for the Final due to retirement.

"Noah continues to improve with each race and confirms that he can fight at the front, even in difficult conditions," said Jordon Lennox, Team Manager of Birelart Racing. "The whole team is now focused on the next event, the FIA European OK and OK-Junior Karting Championship, which will take place again at Viterbo this weekend."

About Birelart

Birelart is an Italian manufacturer of kart chassis that combines long experience and a keen sense of innovation with a boundless passion for motor sport.

Founded in 1959 by Umberto Sala, whose precise nickname was Birel, the company has played a pioneering role in the development of karting around the world since its very beginnings. The demand for quality has always been part of the DNA of the Lissone-based brand through its quest for success in competition. Over more than 60 years, Birelart has won 26 world titles, countless European titles and numerous national championships.

Birel has accompanied the careers of many great racing drivers, including Riccardo Patrese, Keke Rosberg, Stefano Modena and Emanuele Pirro, as well as the more recent Formula 1 stars Mika Hakkinen and Juan Pablo Montoya, Robert Kubica, Jenson Button and George Russell. Robert Kubica, Daniel Ricciardo and more recently Charles Leclerc have called on Birelart's expertise to launch their own chassis ranges.

Three generations have succeeded one another at the helm of Birel. Today, Ronni Sala, the founder's grandson, presides over Birel's destiny. In 2014, he ushered in a new era by joining forces with ART Grand Prix, a famous team on the single-seater scene, thanks to its association with Nicolas Todt and his partners. Birelart was born.

Ronni has contributed to the creation of an ambitious new project that will be at the forefront of the karting industry, thanks to original sporting, marketing and communication initiatives that will benefit the brand, the dealer network and, of course, Birelart's customers.

Birelart has built on its prestigious heritage to enter the 21st century and make full use of technology in terms of R&D, production, logistics and communication. Its area of expertise, based on high-level competition, has been extended to include production quality control for a large number of competitors around the world, as well as the leisure sector with its Rental range with both internal combustion and electric engines. The factory at its original site in Lissone, near Monza and within easy reach of Milan, has undergone constant modernisation.

Birelart's high level of expertise, with its well-balanced blend of tradition and innovation, is reflected in the results it has achieved in racing, offering fans around the world the opportunity to become real drivers or to have fun and experience the thrill of adrenaline on the track.

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