Mike and Ho Pin took a week off from their GP2 commitments and entered, as a way to familiarize with the new Valencia Street Circuit, the fourth round of the International GT Open. Trident Racing, thanks to the kind support by Scuderia La Torre, had the chance to let its driver have a first glimpse of the Spanish racetrack, built around Valencia`s port and marina.
The two were paired behind the wheel of a Dodge Viper Competition Coupe. Though the main target was to get a grip with the circuit, the two did it literally by winning the first race of the weekend with a considerable margin.
As set by the rulebook, they paid the price of their Race 1 win with an higher time handicap during the driver change on Race 2, but eventually managed to end up in 4th. As Trident Racing will face the Budapest GP2 Main Series race on the next weekend, Conway an Tung will be ready for the challenge back at Valencia.
Mike Conway
"We experienced a really positive weekend. Our goal was to familiarize with an unknown track, but we enjoyed our stay for many other reasons. First of all, I liked the track a lot, I was expecting a classic street-course, but this one has many fast corners with several passing opportunities, and that`ll be appreciated in the GP2 Series.
Then, we had a lot of fun and we even won! It wasn`t an easy job though, since temperatures were very high and it has been tough to come to the end. I think this race will prove very useful when we`ll be back with the GP2 Main Series".
Ho Pin Tung
"It was really hot in there! We eventually made it at the end, but it wasn`t a relaxing off-week. Our Viper, which is front-engined, had an extremely high temperature in the cockpit.
The track was great, and I think we`ll be really fast on our GP2 cars: at the end of the weekend, we took a pole position and a race 1 win that definitely boosted our mood. Our focus will be switching immediately to Budapest, where we`ll try to start at the top since practice".
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN 2008 - VALENCIA downtown circuit Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 5th Round – PRO AM RACE
- Ferrari F430 no. 3 – Michele Maceratesi Andrea Montermini - 20" handicap - did not finish- Ferrari F430 no. 4 – Manuel Giao Pedro Couceir ... mehr
International GT Open - Round Five
Ferrari F430 no.3 Andrea MonterminiMichele Maceratesi handicap 30’
Ferrari F430 no.4 Manuel GiaoPedro Couceiro handicap 10’
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After the pole position of Alessandro Balzan, on Saturday the second victory of the season seemed to be at reach. In the first stint the Italian driver managed to keep the lead with authority before giving the wheel to his team mate Max Mugell ... mehr
The mechanics and all people working in the pits have been the protagonists of the Estoril´s weekend for Racing Team Edil Cris. On Saturday, after an unlucky qualifying that saw the cancellation of the lap times of both cars due to the missed punching of the tyres (operation not of competence of the team), an accident at turn one in the first race seriously damaged the F430 Ferra ... mehr
International Open GT:
Ferrari F430 n.3 Andrea MonterminiMichele Maceratesi handicap 30'Ferrari F430 n.4 Manuel GiaoPedro Couceiro handicap 10' ... mehr
Paolo Ruberti and Alessandra Silocchi are husband and wife since yesterday afternoon. The "fateful yes" has been pronounced by the couple yesterday in the church of Castellaro Lagusello (MN) at 16.25, in front of 150 guests. ... mehr
Andrea Montermini Montermini-Michele Maceratesi Ferrari 430 GT2- nr 3
Free practice 1 - 1.43.159 - 6th (18 laps)
Free practice 2 - 1.41.942 - 3rd (25 laps)
Manuel Giao-Pedro Couceiro - Ferrari 4 ... mehr
Good luck is often very important in motor racing. Drivers are not the only ones in the paddock to trust to rituals hoping to influence the destiny of a race.
Giancristiano Cavalleri, Racing Team Edil Cris team owner, decided to play this card too and after the recent unlucky racing weekends for his team, he decided, as opposite to his habits, not to be present to the fo ... mehr
2008 International GT Open season, which kicked off on 20 April 2008 at Vallelunga near Rome is now at its mid-season point. After four rounds Scuderia Playteam SaraFree is leading the championship with Montermini-Maceratesi in ... mehr
SARA GT- CAMPIONATO ITALIANO GRAN TURISMO - 4° round – VALENCIA
- Ferrari F430 no. 7 Thomas Kemenater \ Gianluca Tedoldi
- Ferrari F430 no. 8 Max Busnelli \ Gabriele Lancieri
Race two this weekend at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo di Valencia confirmed the competitive form of Scuderia Playteam SaraFree’s Ferrari F430 no. 8 driven by Max Bus ... mehr
British GT Championship / Snetterton
Following on from a fantastic double victory in the FIA GT3 European cha mpionship at Monza, the young Brits Bradley Ellis and Alex Mortimer were back on English soil this weekend for the first appearance of the Ford GT Matech, competing in the Avo ... mehr
The Magione weekend, third round of the Sara GT Italian Championship, had a double faced outcome for Racing Team Edil Cris.
This morning, the podium obtained by Balzan-Mugelli in the first race, with Mediani-Mugelli fifth, seemed to be promising for the second race. The second time of M ... mehr
The weekend of Magione could have finished, after the victory scored this morning, with a new podium for GPC Squadra Corse in race two. In the final stages of the race, the crew Giammaria-Frassineti reached the third place but an intentional ... mehr
British GT Championship / Snetterton
Reigning British GT Champion Bradley Ellis (Croydon) and team mate Alex Mortimer (Stoneleigh) will return to race in the series from which they stole the 2007 crown, for rounds seven and eight of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Snetterton, Norfolk ... mehr
With the two crews standing on the second place of the classification, just one point adrift, Racing Team Edil Cris is probably the most awaited team of the Magione´s weekend, third round of the Italian GT Championship.
No time penalty will have to be served by the team in race one and this makes the Umbrian round an even more favourable chance to get back the leadership ... mehr
TEAM EDIL CRIS
The weekend of Spa-Francorchamps, valid for the International GT Open championship, concluded with the third place in race one obtained by Cressoni-Bontempelli.
A positive result which is also useful for the classification, while waiting for ... mehr
• Michele Rugolo and Maurizio Mediani win final duel against team-mates Bonetti-Pasini
• Montermini-Maceratesi keep first position in standings
• First 2008 victory in GTS for the Villois Aston Martin, with Max Wiser – Giacomo Ricci
Advanced Engineering took a resounding double victory in today’s Spa GT Open, with Michele Rugolo and Mau ... mehr
- Ferrari F430 no. 3 - Michele Maceratesi Andrea Montermini - 30' handicap
- Ferrari F430 no. 4 - Manuel Giao Pedro Couceiro - 0' handicap
The sun surprised everyone on the occasion of the second race scheduled of the third round of the ... mehr
Ferrari F430 no. 3 Michele Maceratesi Andrea Montermini – 25" handicap
Ferrari F430 no. 4 Manuel Giao Pedro Couceiro 5" handicap
An excellent result was the outcome for the first race of the weekend at Spa for Scuderia Playteam Sarafree. Despite a 25" penalty the ... mehr
Strong start for Scuderia Playteam SaraFree at Spa
The 2008 International GT Open's third event of the season kicked off on Friday at Spa in Belgium.Scuderia Playteam SaraFree and all the team's fans wish a happy birthday to Andrea Montermini.
In the first free practice, ... mehr
The calendar of the International GT Open schedules for this weekend a fascinating round at one of the most demanding tracks in the world: Spa-Francorchamps.
Last year, the participation to the 24h on the Belgian track brought the fifth place obtained by Ruberti/Cressoni/P ... mehr
• International GT Open to be main feature in this year’s programme of the traditional Euro Spa Race week-end
• Teams and drivers ready to taste Spa "Magic" for the first time
• Two Spa races to play key role in Ferrari-Porsche duel in GTA
• No less than 5 makers to battle for victory in GTS - Outstanding TV coverage ... mehr
This weekend RSV Motorsport is going to face one of the most pleasant and difficult meetings of the International GT Open calendar – the Spa-Francorchamps – which should return the victory to Domingo Romero and Peter Sundberg.
It is an advantage that they have an excellent knowledge o ... mehr
Fight between Ferrari and Porsche expected to reach new height in the Ardennes
• Marcel Fässler and Giacomo Ricci: Two young guns for Trottet and Villois
• British IN2 Racing’s Lambo joins the party
The third round of the 2008 season, which will take place 31st May and 1st June, marks an important moment in the history of the I ... mehr
RSV Motorsport finished its participation in the second meeting of the International GT Open, held this weekend in the circuit Ricardo Tormo, in Cheste. The result is a fifth position – a result which does not reflect the brilliant performance of Domingo Romero and Peter Sundberg during the three days of ... mehr
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN - VALENCIA
Sunday, 18 May 2008 - 2nd round - GT OPEN RACE SEASON
- Ferrari F430 no.3 - Michele Maceratesi \ Andrea Montermini - 10" handicap
- Ferrari F430 no.4 - Manuel Giao \ Pedro Couceiro - 0 handicap
During the International GT Open week-end, Scuderia Playteam Sarafree scored a double podium in the ... mehr
INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN 2008 17 May 2008 - VALENCIA - 2nd round
QUALIFYING RACE 1: Today, the pole is blue and silver for both qualifying Sessions
- Ferrari F430 n.3 - Michele Maceratesi \ Andrea Montermini
- 1st qualifying session (Montermini): 1:35:814 - 4th
- 1st free practice (Montermini-Maceratesi): 1:37:893 - 3rd
- ... mehr
The 2008 International GT Open season kicked off on 20 April 2008 at Vallelunga near Rome. It was a good weekend for Scuderia Playteam SaraFree, and something the team is aiming to build on in the second round of the season at Valencia, Spain.
The team's two driver pairings of Montermini-Maceratesi in Ferrari F430 nr 3 and Giao-Couceiro in Ferrari F430 nr 4 are determined ... mehr
The podium obtained a month ago by Racing Team Edil Cris with Monfardini-Frezza in the opening round of the International Open GT Championship has been a good start of the season but the objective of the team remains the victory.
The round of Valencia, this weekend, is goi ... mehr
Domingo Romero and Peter Sundberg are looking forward the next meeting of the International GT Open, which is going to be held next weekend in the circuit Ricardo Tormo of Valencia with the aim of proving with results the sensations from the first meeting of the year, regularly attended by the best Spanish representatives.
The RSV couple faces this meeting after having a ... mehr
Racing Team Edil Cris strengthens the leadership in the classification of the Italian GT Championship with the results scored at Mugello.
The first session of qualifying, yesterday, saw Balzan obtaining the fourth time (1´53.280), while Linossi concluded only thirteenth ( ... mehr
...ahead of UK Shakedown
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has revealed the first image of its brand new 'Powered by Ferrari' car for use in season four (2008/09). The CAD drawing was released ahead of the car's inaugural shakedown test in Southern England.
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SARA GT - CAMPIONATO ITALIANO GRAN TURISMO Sunday, 11 May 2008 – 2° round – MUGELLO
- Ferrari F430 no. 7 – Thomas Kemenater / Gianluca Tedoldi - 0" handicap
- Ferrari F430 no. 8 – Max Busnelli / Gabriele Lancieri – 15" handicap
RACE 2
After barely 5 ... mehr
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