Brazilian driver back at Pergusa after 1991 Formula 3000 run

After having made his Superstars debut at Imola, Christian Fittipaldi will be back on-track next weekend at Pergusa. The Brazilian former F.1 racer will rejoin Swiss Team aboard a Maserati Quattroporte in a spectacular challenge to the top driver in the series. It won’t be a new experience for him as he already met with the fast Sicilian track while running in the 1991 Formula 3000 championship aboard a Mugen-powered Reynard.

















Open-wheel superstar Paul Tracy has joined the list of luminaries set to compete in the most anticipated road race in North American sports car history, the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona. 




Lewis Hamilton could be at the wheel of an Australian V8 Supercar for a race next year. Team Vodafone boss Roland Dane said this week that the McLaren driver and 2008 world champion would have raced in 2009 if the newly launched Gold Coast SuperCarnivale did not clash with the Korean grand prix.
When the race season begins every year, astute race fans can normally predict the teams that will likely be in contention for championship honors, based on their previous performances and who’s actually behind the wheel of said race cars. That being stated, a few pleasant surprises appear from time to time, and that was certainly the case in the 2009 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear. 




Felipe Massa has unveiled Santander as his main sponsor in the two major kart races organized in Brazil. The Spanish giant bank will back Massa at the “International Challenge of Go-Kart Champions” on Saturday and Sunday (November 28-29) in Florianópolis and the following week at Granja Viana 500 Mile in Cotia near São Paulo.