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Sunday, 28 August 2005 09:29

Sir Bruno Grana, President and General Executive Manager of IAME SPA passed away on the 24th August at 8.30pm at the age of 78. Signor Grana founded the company IAME the world leader in manufacturing of motors for kart racing.

Signor Grana discovered karting in the United States in the late Fifties; he was fascinated by karting and convinced the company Parilla Motors to produce motors for karts for exporting to the United States and later to most other Countries around the World from Italy. They quickly had huge selling success and in 1961 gave life to the Komet engine which won on its first debut.


Signor Grana founded the company IAME (Italian American Motor Engineering) in 1968 for the production of motors from karts, the brands included Parilla, Komet, BM and Sirio.

Apart from distinguishing himself in business Signor Grana became an active member of National Sport Council of the CSAI and the National Council of the Italian Federation of Karting, representing Italy in the CIK-FIA until the period of former CIK president Ernest Buser.

Today IAME produces Parilla and Komet engines which compete in all levels of karting, IAME is the world-wide leader in the production of kart engines accounting for more than 50% of the market.

To the Grana family and nephew Paul Condè, we send you the most heart felt condolences from the Italian Federation Karting and from all the motorsport world.

Official letter from Federation of Italian Karting
Rome, 24 August 2005


"We send the Grana family, Paul Condé and all at IAME our deepest and most sincere condolences, he is truely a great loss to karting and will be greatly missed."
From Remo, Sabrina & family and Remo Racing

 

Bruno Grana and Remo Luciani