Jul
Driver Speed Date*: Rose Tan
Driver: Rose Tan, Car No. 69 Team: Team C&D 1. Racing is… RT: To have some fun with some like-minded friends.2. Three words that describe me:RT: (As described by Yuey Tan) Friendly, kind and approachable.3. My most embarrassing racing moment:RT: I don’t think I’ve had any embarrassing moments. Knock on wood something doesn’t happen this year!4. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race I’m most looking forward to this season:RT: I was really looking forward to the start of the season, so even though it’s already happened, I’ll say Shanghai F1.5. My dream job:RT: I’m doing it! I’m doing my dream.6.
Jul
TEAM NEWS: Team Jebsen victorious in Round 6, lead championship
Team Jebsen and driver Rodolfo Avila scored its maiden victory of the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season, with a dominant win in Round 6 at the Ordos International Circuit. With the win, Team Jebsen also moved up to take the lead in the overall championship – the first time Avila has ever led the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
Jul
TEAM NEWS: Team StarChase determined to target wins after challenging weekend in Ordos
Ordos, China (July 10, 2011) – Team StarChase and driver Alexandre Imperatori confronted a challenging weekend in Ordos, Inner Mongolia as the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia raced at the 3.751km Ordos International Circuit for the first time. The two-time and defending Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champions came away with a podium position – and the crucial points that come with it – while vowing to target wins for the remainder of the weekend.
Jul
Avila scores first win of the 2011 season in Round 6
Ordos. Team Jebsen driver Rodolfo Avila won his first race of the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season as the Macau driver asserted himself on the 3.751km Ordos International Circuit, securing his victory with an impressive 3.863 second margin and becoming the new championship points’ leader.
Jul
Sawa takes Round 5 in last lap win
Ordos. LKM Racing driver Keita Sawa won his first race of the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season, as the Japanese driver was the beneficiary of a last lap coming together by then-leader Alexandre Imperatori of Team StarChase and Sawa’s teammate Darryl O’Young. Team Jebsen’s Rodolfo Avila, who started from fourth on the grid, finished second, while Absolute Racing driver Brian Wong took his second podium position of the season, finishing third.
Jul
O’Young on pole in Ordos for Round 5
Ordos. Hong Kong’s Darryl O’Young secured his second pole position of the season, giving himself the optimal advantage after driving a 1:45.687 lap on the 3.751km Ordos International Circuit as the LKM Racing driver hunts for his first win of the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season.
Jul
Driver Speed Date*: Keita Sawa
Driver: Keita Sawa, Car No. 88Team: LKM Racing 1. Racing is…KS: The sense of trying to get more. Every time I race I feel myself getting better and better.2. Three words that describe me:KS: Smart, driver, helpful3. My most embarrassing racing moment:KS: I think all the mistakes I have made are my mistakes. When I am racing I have a conversation with myself. Humans always make mistakes so I think about the situation and talk to myself about how I can minimize the mistakes, and if I do make a mistake, the best way to fix it.4. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race I’m most looking forward to t
Jul
TEAM NEWS: Team Jebsen Relish New Track Challenge as Inner Mongolia Beckons
With podium finishes at every single Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race so far this season, and currently lying second in the championship standings, Team Jebsen is relishing the prospect of competing on a brand new circuit this weekend with its exciting young Macau driver, Rodolfo Avila. The 3.751km Ordos International Circuit in Inner Mongolia will provide the two-time championship-winning Team Jebsen with an opportunity to leverage its knowledge of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car to maximum advantage. The track will be completely
Jul
Exciting New Challenges Ahead for Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Field
Shanghai. Drivers in the region’s premier sportscar championship, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, will face a whole new set of exciting challenges as they head to the new Ordos International Circuit in China’s Inner Mongolia for the first time.
Jun
TEAM NEWS: Cool Heads and Team Work Key as New Challenge Awaits
Shanghai, China (June 30, 2011) – With a perfect record of four victories in as many races, defending and two-time champions Team StarChase is preparing to take on a new challenge in the form of China’s latest motorsport facility – the Ordos International Circuit in Inner Mongolia.
Jun
Driver Speed Date*: Yuey Tan
Driver: Yuey Tan, Car No. 5Team: Wimobilize McElrea Racing 1. Racing is…YT: The greatest mental challenge any fella could have.2. Three words that describe me:YT: Energetic, outgoing and friendly3. My most embarrassing racing moment:YT: I raced in the wet for the first time in 2008 at the Singapore Grand Prix. I was in second in Class B, but for some reason I thought something was wrong with the car and so I pulled in one corner from the end of the race. I ended up crossing the line inside pit lane and ultimately was deemed Not Classified because of my error.4. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia rac
Jun
O’Young Fights Back on ‘Green Hell’ Debut
Shanghai. Two-time Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Darryl O’Young had a dramatic debut on Germany’s legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife at the weekend. Representing the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia in the world’s first ever Porsche Carrera World Cup, which brought together 100 international GT specialists from 25 nations, O’Young fought back from an incident in qualifying to cross the line 39th.