Torsellini Signs With CRG Factory
The official CRG-Maxter team has added Mirko Torsellini to its team of drivers for 2011. The 17-year-old will race in KZ2 in the WSK World Series, WSK Euro Series, the CIK-FIA European Championships and the World Cup. He will make his debut later this month in the 3rd round of this years WSK World Series in Egypt.
Above: Mirko Torsellini with CRG Chairman Giancarlo Tinini
Torsellini has been racing karts for more than ten years, as well as some car racing (Formula Azzurra and Formula Abarth). Last year, while getting experienced in car racing, he kept on with his activities in karting, taking part in the KZ2 European Championship, in the WSK International Series and in the Open Masters Italian Championship. He eventually succeeded in winning, thanks to the CRG chassis of the Team Elto Racing, the International Siena Trophy in KZ2 at the end of the season. This year his engagement in Formula Abarth did not allow Mirko to have a proper programme in karting, but he has now changed his mind and wants to get back to a full time commitment in karting.
Mirko Torsellini: Born on 29th July 1993 and lives in Castelnuovo Berardenga near Siena. He started racing in karting when he was 7 on the track owned by his family. In the 60 Mini he won twelve times taking part in three Italian Championship. In 2005, in the 100 Junior, he won the Tuscan Regional Championship. His debut in KF3 dates back to 2007. He took part in several national and international races with good results. He continued racing in KF3 in 2008 too. At the end of the season he started racing in KZ2. Always in 2008 he took part in the course of the Federal School CSAI of Vallelunga, passing the test driving a Formula Azzurra and a Formula Renault. In 2009 he had to deal with his double engagement in karting and car racing.
In karting he participated in the KZ2 season with the new LH-Lewis Hamilton chassis. At the end of the season he won the international trophy of Siena. In Formula Azzurra he got excellent results (pole position and two third places in Vallelunga, besides a second place in Varano). In 2010 his debut in Formula Abarth with a new open wheel car which allowed him to get noticeable speed results , both during the practice and the races.
