CRG 838333 197776629 2008-03-12T18:52:28Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/86.135.28.172|86.135.28.172]] to version by 76.119.99.87. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (272557) (Bot) {{Expand|date=January 2007}} {{dablink|CRG redirects here. For other meanings of CRG see [[CRG (disambiguation)]]}} '''CRG''' is a [[kart]] chassis manufacturer of recent years, with [[Karting World Championship|world champions]] from 2001-2003. Famous alumni include [[Alex Zanardi]] and [[F1]] racer [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]. They were founded in the late 1970s by three Italian racers ('''C'''arlo Vanaria, '''R'''oberto Vanaria and '''G'''iancarlo Tinini), and were originally known as Kali Karts. In the beginning the company was a laughing stock, with Zanardi being told by his original team [[DAP]] that if he didn't stop complaining they would "send him to Kali". By the mid 1980s Kali had recovered from its inauspicious beginnings and was winning [[Karting World Championship|World Championships]] with drivers like [[Mike Wilson (driver)|Mike Wilson]]. The name change to CRG took place gradually in the early 1990s and ushered in an era of more World Championships from [[Danilo Rossi]] and [[Alessandro Manetti]]. CRG has also a straight relation with [[Dino Chiesa]] (Chiesa Corse). The italian chassis mechanic (known as the best in the world of karting) assisted the multiple world champions, [[Alessandro Piccini]] and [[Giorgio Pantano]]; as well as many other drivers through CRG. CRG started to build engines in the mid-1990s but they were never widely used outside of the factory teams. In 2001 they were replaced by the Maxter brand which produces 100 cc and 125 cc gearbox engines. They also make the [[Maxter]] engine range and the [[Maranello karts|Maranello]], [[Vanspeed]], and [[Zanardi]] chassis ranges. ==External links== * [http://www.kartcrg.com CRG] Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Crg}} [[Category:Kart manufacturers of Italy]]