Sébastien Loeb, seven times World Rally Champion and current leader of WRC 2011, confirms his attendance to the ERDF Masters Kart on next December 10th and 11th in Paris-Bercy, France.

"I perfectly remember the show in Bercy at the end of each year, with a great proximity with the public. I'm delighted to take part this year to this event for the first time ever and to meet there drivers from the best categories for a show 100% electric. I tested Bercy's kart and feelings are awesome. We'll have lots of fun there and give joy to all our fans. Congratulations to Philippe Streiff for this nice initiative and thanks for his invite" declared Sébastien Loeb...

Sébastien, what do you think about the electric kart compared to the standard competition karts that you already drove?

"I have never really attended a kart's competition. I did one race recently but only for pleasure. I often ran with 125cc gearbox karts, with front braking system, which is more natural for me. Karts with rear braking system are a little bit harder to drive but I think it is possible to adapt quickly. I would say that the electric engine was a good surprise to me. It is true that I had no idea about the sensations and the fact that there is no engine sound. I thought that I would be more surprised but finally, the sound, the motion of the kart... etc give a speed feeling. The most important for me is to really feel the foot throttle. This is an engine with a lot of torque, really more than the atmospheric engines's karts, which gives good feeling. The electric kart allows a very strong acceleration and a good slide control, it is really nice."