2013 FIGURES: 2013 SEASON CSAI ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP. ACI SPORT S.P.A. Solferino Roma - Tel: Fax:

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1 2013 SEASON CSAI ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 FIGURES: 5 ROUNDS: 60 Mini, KF3, KF2 AND KZ2 CATEGORIES. 3 ROUNDS: FORMULA 60 ACI/CSAI KARTING CATEGORY. ACI SPORT S.P.A. Solferino Roma - Tel: Fax: ALL THE EVENTS OF 2013 WILL BE AIRED LIVE 1

2 PRESENTATION 2013 EVENTS 12/05 CIRCUITO INTERNAZIONALE DI NAPOLI - SARNO MINI, KF2, KF3, KZ2 23/06 KARTODROMO VAL VIBRATA - S. EGIDIO FORMULA 60, MINI, KF2, KF3, KZ CSAI ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP T h e C S A I I t a l i a n K a r t i n g Championship of 2013 confirms the format of its last two editions, with the new Formula 60 ACI/CSAI Karting for kids aged 8-9, with fully equipped rental karts for the three rounds of the season. The race calendar of 2013 has 5 rounds on schedule, with the opening race on the International Circuit Napoli of Sarno on 12th May (organized by Jo.Ro.Sa Srl). Then the appointments of 23rd June at the Val Vibrata Kart racetrack (organized by Val Vibrata Srl), on 28th July at the circuit of Siena (organized by Val di Biena Srl), on 15th September at the South Garda Karting in Lonato (organized by South Garda Karting Asd) and, finally, the closing event on 27th October at the 7 Laghi circuit of Castelletto (organized by La Conca Sporting Club). CATEGORIES The 2013 championship is reserved to the international categories KF2, KF3 and KZ2, besides the 60 Mini for kids aged 9-12 and the new Formula 60 ACI/CSAI Karting for kids aged 8-9 (Licence E). The championship is in 3 rounds with the new formula of fully equipped rental karts (chassis, engine and tyres) chosen by a random drawing. RACES There will be two races for each event, with reverse starting grid in race 2 for the first 8 positions as per race 1 finishing positions. points SCORING SYSTEM Race-1: 40, 30, 24, 20, 16,12,9, 8, 7,6,5,4,3,2,1. Race-2: 26, 22, 18, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. For the final standings drivers can drop three scores (one in the Formula 60 ACI/CSAI Karting). Rules are available on the ACI CSAI website ( or on 28/07 CIRCUITO DI SIENA - CASTELN. BERARDENGA FORMULA 60, MINI, KF2, KF3, KZ2 15/09 SOUTH GARDA KARTING - LONATO FORMULA 60, MINI, KF2, KF3, KZ2 27/10 CIRCUITO 7 LAGHI - CASTELLETTO MINI, KF2, KF3, KZ2 2

3 THE NEW FORMULA 60 ACI/CSAI KARTING NEWS 2013 The relaunch of kart racing in Italy begins from the category reserved to kids aged 8-9. In fact, ACI/CSAI has proposed a new promotional initiative featuring the fully equipped rental kart. The hired karts are comparable to those racing in the "Baby" category. This new Formula is going to be tested this year in the three halfseason rounds of the 2013 CSAI Italian Karting Championship: 23rd June in Val Vibrata, 28th July at the Circuit of Siena, 15th September at the South Garda Karting of Lonato. THE CATEGORY The new category, reserved to kids aged 8-9 with a class E licence, is called Formula 60 ACI/CSAI Karting and it will be managed on track by Birel S.p.a., which won the tender called by ACI/CSAI. Birel will supply, according to the results of the random drawing, the chassis and the engine to all the entrants, besides slick tyres (three front and three rear tyres). Birel will supply also a reserved area in its motorhome and a security pass. Race supply includes seats, which will belong to drivers until the end of the three rounds, and a spare set of wheel-rims in case of rain. The programme for each appointment includes heats and final on three days, from Friday to Sunday. CHARACTERISTICS The karts supplied by Birel are 60 Easykart in compliance with the technical regulations of the Trophy promoted by Birel. Drawing for chassis and engine is held on Friday morning. To guarantee full transparency, engines will be sealed by a CSAI commissioner. Engines can be substituted in whichever moment of the event. Drawing for tyres will follow the parc fermé system. The distance run in every event is of 8 Kilometres in the heats, 12 in the first Final, 10 in the second Final. COSTS AND PRIZES Renting a fully equipped kart - chassis, engine, tyres, fuel, seat, reserved area and security pass - costs VAT per race. Price includes entry fee for the race and for the Italian Championship. Each driver can be assisted by his/her own mechanic or, if requested, by a mechanic supplied by Birel (in this case there is an extra fee of VAT per driver for a Birel technician who will assist up to two drivers). Damages must be paid aside. A deposit of must be paid upon entry. At the end of the three rounds of the championship, a total amount of will be awarded by ACI/CSAI to those who take part in all the three rounds of the calendar. 3

4 PRIZES PRIZES There will be ten drivers selected to undergo a psycho-aptitude test in Maranello at the Ferrari Driver Academy. Three out of these ten drivers will be chosen and will be given the final prize: the CSAI Federal Supercourse at the Vallelunga racetrack on Formula ACI CSAI Abarth cars, with the assistance of Ferrari Driver Academy. In 2011 the Supercourse was won by A n t o n i o F u o c o, i n b y Cristopher Zani. FERRARI DRIVER ACADEMY Ferrari Driver Academy was created to select and train young talents of international and national car-racing. This training pathway - at least for the 4 young, Italian drivers - goes through CSAI and its Specialized Training Centre, the Michele Alboreto CSAI Federal School. The Centre was chosen as the breeding ground to the most promising Italian drivers who, usually, start from kart racing and then move to Formula ACI CSAI Abarth and FORMULA 3. In this way, CSAI can guide these young talents and follow them in their growth as men and as drivers. THE FEDERAL SCHOOL The Michele Alboreto CSA Federal School can be regarded as the university of car racing. The School is housed in the Piero Taruffi racetrack of Vallelunga and, thanks to a partnership with CONI, the School has been training car racing drivers since The Federal School is dedicated to those sportsmen who are willing to improve their skills in car racing: with the help of its instructors and its professional drivers, the School provides trainees not only with driving lessons, but also with lessons about sports regulations, code of conduct during races, psychophysical training and the main notions about how an engine works. There are two main sectors the school is divided into, and two independent structures: speed racing and rally. The two structures can both count on a wide range of cars.

5 TV COVERAGE TV PRODUCTION 40 cameras, 6 radio-cameras, a control van, satellite uplink, more than 70 operators, more than 50 kilometres of laid out TV cables. These are the figures which represent the efforts made by ACI Sport and Nuvolari for the coverage of a whole season. All the events of the CSAI Italian Karting Championships can be followed live on TV. In 2013, too, the races of the CSAI Italian Championships are aired live by Nuvolari. Special reports also on Rai Sport, Sportitalia, Nuvolari besides 70 other TV stations. IN 2012 SEASON, THERE WERE MORE THAN 28 HOURS OF BROADCASTING FOR THE EVENTS OF THE CSAI ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP. 5

6 TV COVERAGE Hours of broadcasting: 28h 07m 50s The TV Programmes THE FIGURES OF 2012 SEASON* A directly managed TV production, a careful and detailed promotion of the CSAI Italian Karting Championship and Nuvolari, which aired live the events, allowed a more than 28-hour long TV coverage of the races. The 57% of this remarkable amount was developed by Nuvolari. The CSAI Italian Karting Championship is one of the sports event the editorial staff of RAI deal with in programs such as Numero Uno, La Domenica Sportiva, Racing Four and Reparto Corse. ALL THE APPOINTMENTS OF 2013 SEASON WILL BE AIRED LIVE ON TV (NUVOLARI - SKY CHANNEL 144, DT 222) I n , C S A I I t a l i a n K a r t i n g Championship was available live in streaming on the Internet on the website and on the c h a n n e l S p o r t u b e 5 o n 6

7 AVERAGE COVERAGE - EXAMPLES TELEVISION In 2012, the TV coverage of the CSAI Italian Karting Championship reached 28h 07m 50s for a total amount of 35 TV reports and 72 pre-recorded broadcasts. 7

8 AVERAGE COVERAGE - EXAMPLES NATIONAL DAILY SPORTS NEWSPAPERS In 2012, there were 5 pages dedicated to CSAI Italian Karting Championship (3 on the Gazzetta dello Sport and 2 on the Corriere dello Sport), with many other special reports. 8

9 AVERAGE COVERAGE - EXAMPLES SPECIALIZED PRESS In 2012, there were 160 pages dedicated to CSAI Italian Karting Championship on specialized press. More than 750 articles appeared on local newspapers and on websites. 9

10 THE WEB NETWORK OF CSAI WEB In 2012, there were more than 1.7 million contacts on the official web network of CSAI, with more than 8.6 million of visualized web pages. 10