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The selection event for the "Greentire in pista" Talent Kart, which took place at the Franciacorta Indoor Kart track on Sunday, February 24th, decreed the two drivers chosen by the consortium to play the Briggs Kart Championship series with the Greentire colors in the Mini category. Over 20 candidates present at the event, a mixed jury of technicians and managers of the company chose Alessandro Mele and Dany Montalto, who will then be the official pilots of the Greentire team for the 2019 season. Dany was born in Marsala in Sicily in March of 2011 and was among the youngest participants in the Talent, as well as among the fastest, Alessandro, however, is from Milan and was born in September 2008 and scored the best lap time of the day of selection. they impressed for their maturity, balance and potential from the point of view of performance.From next weekend they will be competing with the Greentire colors in the the Mini class and will play the entire championship divided into 8 tests. The technical service for the Greentire team has been entrusted to Marco Danieli's Racing Kart, which will deal with its technical structure, which has been involved in national karting for many years, providing technical materials and assistance to the two chosen pilots. The operation will also have direct support from CRG, a leading company in the karting sector and promoter of the Briggs Kart Championship promotional series. As part of the selection event, two reserve pilots were chosen: Francesco Alberti from Brescia and Thomas Carnovali from Varese, both 9 years old.

The first phase of the "Greentire in pista 2019" initiative ended with great success and excellent feedback from the families of all the participants, who were able to experience a day on track with the support of CRG staff and sharing of many moments of fun and training for all the participants. The choice was very difficult because more than half of the participating children had the right profile to be involved in the project and above all many showed the ability to improve, to learn and a healthy passion for sport.

So Roberto Bianco from Greentire commented on the success of the selection event: "First of all, I would like to thank the guys who participated yesterday, because they understood the spirit of the initiative, that is, of aggregation and communication, as well as sporty. We share their passion and the desire to continuously improve, characteristics that distinguish the daily work of Greentire, who has chosen sport as a tool to convey messages of respect and environmental culture, essential for the next generations and to look forward. I am happy, then, to welcome in the team our new bearers who, given their origin, allow us to embrace the entire national territory, well exemplifying the daily activity of Greentire. "

The appointment with the track is scheduled for Sunday, March 3 at the Franciacorta kart track when the 1st round of the Briggs Kart Championship series will take place. To follow the race and the Greentire team, remember the official website of the Championship (www.briggskartchampionship.com) and also the possibility to download the free App to follow the live timing of each race.