Jun
Driver Speed Date*: Brian Wong
Driver: Brian Wong, Car No. 89 Team: Absolute Racing 1. Racing is…BW: Fun.2. Three words that describe me:BW: Easy-going, mellow, competitive.3. My most embarrassing racing moment:BW: I had a race two years ago where I forgot to put the hood pins on my car. I started from pole, but on the first turn of the first lap, the hood flew up. I had to look out the window to see anything. I just looked like a fool.4. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race I’m most looking forward to this season:BW: Sepang and Singapore. Sepang because it’s the only track I’ve seen before and Singapore because there’s a lot
Jun
O’Young to Fly Flag for Asia in World’s Greatest Porsche Race
Shanghai. Two-time Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Darryl O’Young will represent the region in one of the most spectacular international sportscar sprint races ever: The Porsche Carrera World Cup on June 25.The inaugural event, which marks a new chapter in the history of Porsche motorsport endeavors, will be held on perhaps the world’s most challenging race track, Germany’s legendary Nordschleife. A grid of more than 100 Porsche racing cars is expected, with drivers from over 25 nations, and O’Young faces the daunting prospect of both going up against the world’s most accomplished
Jun
Driver Speed Date*: Francis Tjia
Driver: Francis Tjia, Car. 21 Team: OpenRoad Racing 1. Racing is…FT: Living life to the fullest2. Three words that describe me are... FT: Slow, slow and slow [laughs]. Okay, I would say slow, impatient and someone who enjoys life.3. My most embarrassing racing moment: FT: I was racing in Formula Renault at the Macau Grand Prix. I pulled out of pit lane, spun and hit a wall less than 100 m out of the pits.4. The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia race I’m most looking forward to this season:FT: Singapore. There’s a great atmosphere there. It’s a fun, exciting track and I just love racing there.5. M
Jun
TEAM NEWS: Team Jebsen Celebrates Four Podiums in a Row
Team JebsenRoundup – Rounds 3 & 4May 27-29, 2011, Zhuhai International Circuit Team Jebsen Celebrates Four Podiums in a Row Team Jebsen and driver Rodolfo Avila earned their fourth consecutive podium finish this weekend, when the double Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champions racked up two third-place finishes in Rounds 3&4 at the Zhuhai International Circuit.
Jun
TEAM NEWS: Team StarChase Strengthens Championship Lead with Zhuhai Double
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May
Imperatori Strengthens Championship Lead
Zhuhai. Defending Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Champions Team StarChase strengthened their lead at the top of the points table after 24-year-old driver Alexandre Imperatori took his fourth successive series victory at the Zhuhai International Circuit today. LKM Racing Team’s Keita Sawa was second, with Team Jebsen’s Rodolfo Avila earning his fourth podium finish in as many races, putting him just 14 points adrift of the series leader with seven races still to go.
May
Imperatori Continues Winning Streak
Zhuhai. Team StarChase ace Alexandre Imperatori continued his spectacular debut Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season today with a convincing win in Round 3 at the Zhuhai International Circuit.
May
O’Young on Comeback Trail with Pole
Zhuhai. Two-time Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Darryl O’Young of Hong Kong grabbed pole position for Round 3 today, rebounding strongly from a disappointing start to the season last month. However newcomer and winner of the opening two rounds, Alexandre Imperatori of Team StarChase, was just eight hundredths of a second off O’Young’s pole time in just his second competitive outing in a Porsche.
May
Championship Battle Heads South
Shanghai. Following a spectacular start to the season at the Chinese round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship last month, the battle for the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia championship title heads South for two races at the Zhuhai International Circuit as part of the China Touring Car Championship weekend.
Apr
Imperatori Dominates in Shanghai
Shanghai. Shanghai-based driver Alexandre IMPERATORI of Switzerland completed his near-perfect debut with reigning champions Team StarChase by winning Round 2 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia from pole at the Shanghai International Circuit today. Second across the line after the 12-lap race was Team Jebsen’s Rodolfo Avila of Macau, followed by American Brian WONG of Absolute Racing who made his debut with the series this weekend.
Apr
Brilliant Victory for Imperatori on Debut
Shanghai. Reigning Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champions Team StarChase got their title defence off to a perfect start today when exciting new signing Alexandre IMPERATORI took victory in the opening race of the season. The 23-year-old Shanghai-based Swiss driver beat pole-sitter Keita SAWA of LKM Racing with a margin of three seconds at the end of the 12-lap race. Third was Team Jebsen’s Rodolfo AVILA of Macau.
Apr
Sawa Takes Pole for Shanghai Season-Opener
Shanghai. LKM Racing’s Keita SAWA took pole position for the opening round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2011 season at the Shanghai International Circuit today, setting the fastest lap of 2:08.712 early on in the 30-minute session.