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.
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
Team StarChase
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.