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BERNARDO RICCA HIGH COMPETITION KARTING. Bernardo Ricca. Date of birth : February 2, 1996 Place of birth : Porto / Portugal Sport Licence Nr 399, issued by FPAK ( Portuguese Federation of Car Racing and Karting). Contacts : E-mail ricca@netcabo.pt Mobile: 00351 961 748 153.
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Bernardo Ricca Date ofbirth: February 2, 1996 Placeofbirth: Porto / Portugal SportLicenceNr 399, issuedby FPAK (PortugueseFederationofCarRacingand Karting). Contacts: E-mail ricca@netcabo.pt Mobile: 00351 961 748 153
Initiation October 2008 / March 2009 Pilotcourseat Viana do Castelo´sInternational Karting Raceway
INITIATION2009: Thefirststeps Withthegoalofjusthaving a firstcontactwithcompetition, before a more seriousinvolvement, heparticipatedin some racesofthe ROTAX CHALLENGE with a rented 2007 chassis / engine.
2010: SeasonofPreparationandLearning GOALS: To participateinthemaximumnumberofraces (ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE callender), JUNIOR CUP (14 / 15 y.o.), withtheminimumbudgetpossible. To gatherexperience !
Whatisthe ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE ? 2010: SeasonofPreparationandLearning Themostcompetitiveworldwidesinglebrandtrophy !
ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE INTERNACIONAL The ROTAX Trophyisnowadays, themostcompetitivechampionshipheldin Portugal, supportedby FPAK, andittakespartoftheInternational ROTAX Max Challenge, like similar trophiesinmanyothercountries. Eacheventisranin2 Races+ Final(beyondthe usual freeandqualificationpractices). Theraces compete invarious karting permanentcircuits, startingusuallyinAprilandendinginOctober. Atthe final oftheseason, the WORLD FINAL CUP isheld(atforeigncountry) withtheparticipationofthewinnerofeachnationalclass.
2010: SeasonofPreparationandLearning ENGINE: ROTAX 125 MAX JUNIOR CLASS. (125 cc, liquidcooled, +/- 23 hp – 14,000 rpm, max. speedup to 140 km/h) CHASSIS: INTREPID (ITALIA) 2010,WITH UPDATED SPECIFICATIONS. ACQUIRING RESOURCES / CREATING THE TEAM / THE FIRST RACES
2010: SeasonofPreparationandLearning To acquirespecifictoolsandtransportationtrailer. To establishprotocols: Use ofequipped “box” inthevariouscompetitions. RaceEngineer / Seniormechanic, a former karting pilotwithseveraltitlesand a representativeof Portugal inthe ROTAX WORLD FINALS, inItaly (2008).
2010: SeasonofPreparationandLearning In 2010, Bernardo participatedat Bombarral, Viana do Castelo and Portimão races, butmissesthe Santo André race (budgetrestrictions). Gainexperienceonthetrack, indirectcompetitionwithexperiencedpilots, with financial restrictions… thatwas a real challenge !
2010: SeasonofPreparationandLearning In a total of 16 pilotswhoscoredtheRotaxChallenge, withlimitedresourcesandwithevidencebadluck (crashedbyotherwhenin 4th place, problemswithpipepetrolwhenin 6th, crashedbyotherwhenin 2nd place), hefinnishedtheTrophyin 9th place. Butthegrab for “revenge” remained ! In 2011, whoknows ?
2011:Prospects 2011 has to be a seasonyetwith a more ambitioustarget, sincepreparedwith financial meansthat a simple “FATHERSPONSOR” cannotachieve ! Theaimisto fight for the 3 firstpositionsattheendofthetrophy, withbalancedmeans. Thesame chassis / engine, dullyreviewed, willbeusedwiththe eventual upgrades approvedbytheChallengeTechnicalRegulations.
2011:RacesCalender MARCH, 27th BOMBARRAL May, 1st S. ANDRÉ JUNE, 19th VILA REAL JULY, 10th BRAGA SEPTEMBER, 4th VIANA (MOJO CUP) (*) OCTOBER 2nd PORTIMÃO OCTOBER 23th VIANA DO CASTELO (*) “MOJO CUP” isthebig IBERIAN ROTAX “party”. Althoughnotscoring to the ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE in PORTUGAL andin SPAIN, thewinnerofeachclassisimmediatlyselected for theWorld ROTAX Finals.
2011:Sponsorship • Sponsor Proposal (main sponsor): • Feecash: 10,000€ / year. • Intended to particularlyfinance: kart maintenance, RaceEngineer, equipped box, travelsandaccomodations, fuel, tires andparticipationfeesineachrace. • Feespecies: graphicmaterialsofbrandvisibility. • (Other sponsor conditions to benegociated)
2011:Sponsorship • Counterparts: • Dynamicrelationshipwiththe sponsor of Bernardo, promotingthebrandinallcompetitionsthroughoutthecountry. • Comprehensivevisibilityofthebrandensured. • Kart (annexe 1); • Suit(annexe 1); • Helmet(annexe 1); • Motobike (Kawasaki 1400) ontour (anexe 2) • Bernardo´sblog; • Exibitionofthe kart,outofraces, inplaces to beagreed; • Othermeansauthorizedbytheorganization (to beagreed). • Exemples: distributionofmerchandisingbrandatraces; presenceofspecializedmass media, etc.
Beyondthestickersoftheorganization sponsors (“MikeDavis” and “Bell”, in 2010),significantspaceswillbeavailable for Bernardo´s sponsor. ANNEXE 1 Spaces for advertising
Spaces for advertising 1 (a) Frontpanel 1 Onthe Kart: (b) Sidepanels Possibilityofpainting / decoratingthe kart, sponsor´sexclusivity c) Frontpanel 2
Spaces for advertising 2 Onsuit: (d) Frontal (e) Back (f) Arms
Spaces for advertising 3 OnHelmet: (g) Anyarea – to define
ANNEXE 2 Motobykeontour Bernardo´sfatherwill drive his KAWASAKI 1400 GTR withstickersofthe sponsor inbothsides (as image) as fromthepreviousweekofthefisrtracetillthe final ofthetrophy. Thebykeisprimaryusedintoursthroughtthecountry, atweekends, as well as inthecityof PORTO, inworkingdays, whentheweatherconditionsallows.