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Birel S.p.A. of Lissone
Lissone
Lissone is a town and comune in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy. Lissone is 18 kilometers far from Milan, that is the capital of the Region to whom the municipality belongs....

 (Milan
Milan
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 - Italy
Italy
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) started building karts in the late 1950s after many years as a bicycle
Bicycle
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 manufacturer.

They have had numerous world champions over the years including Mike Wilson and Gianluca Beggio.

A book, 'Birel: 40 Years of Karting', was published in 2003.

Birel are the manufacturers of the "Easykart" 60cc Cadet (8-12 years), 100cc Junior (12-16 years) and 125cc Light and Heavy class (16+ years). Championships in these classes are held in 26 countries worldwide, including Italy, United Kingdom, USA, Japan, Russia and many other European and South American countries. Birel stage Easykart "World Finals" each October, which in 2011 is the tenth year of the competition, and in 2011 they introduced a two-round European Series with a round in Italy followed by a round in Poland, to replace the European Finals which had been a one-off event held in Poland for the previous three years.

External links


Easykart Italy Website

Easykart International Website
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