Written by Rachel Wenzlaff as part of the Young Journalist Program For a man that says he does as little as he can, Dave “Beaky Sims” sure does a lot. The drivers ultimately make the car accelerate, turn, brake and stop, but there would be no car to race without Dave Sims. Simms has been …
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Before The Race: The Pits and The Grid. Photos by Daulton Venglar.
Daulton Venglar is covering the races at Circuit of the Americas this weekend as part of the Young Journalist Program. This is his second gallery of work.
The Art of the Precise Pit Stop
By Taylor Wiseman Pit stops. They can be the difference between fifth place and second place. Or No Place and a Podium. Risi Competizione has done well this season during pit stops, typically performing the fastest pit stop time in each race. They’re so good at pit stops that earlier this year they won an award. During …
Big Fan, Young Man
This piece is written by Taylor Wiseman, who is covering the Lone Star Le Mans Grand Prix as a member of the Young Journalist Program. A young fan, arms covered in signatures, walks up to Pierre Kaffer and Giancarlo Fisichella, drivers of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 458, unfazed by their professional driver …
Shooting Fast: Photos by Daulton Venglar
The Newest Ferrari Race Car is Fast Approaching
This piece was written by Michelle Sanchez, who is one of the Young Journalists working at the Lone Star Grand Prix this weekend under a project sponsored by Risi Competizione, The University of Texas School of Journalism, and Circuit of the Americas. Michelle will be posting articles throughout the race. Michelle Sanchez is a journalism …
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Cool Running: The Photo Shuttle Service
This is the first piece written by Taylor Wiseman, one of the Young Journalists participating in a program sponsored by Risi Competizione. Taylor is majoring at Journalism at the University of Texas. She will be writing articles for this site for the entire weekend. The sun beams down on drivers, crews, spectators and cameramen as the …
Texas Heat and European Drivers
This post is written by Rachel Wenzlaff, who is part of the Young Journalist Program sponsored by Risi Competizione. Rachel is majoring in Journalism at the University of Texas. She will be posting articles on the site throughout the race weekend. When Risi drivers Giancarlo Fisichella or Pierre Kaffer emerge from the cockpit after a …
Setting up The Risi Comp Ferrari 458 For COTA
This post is part of a continuing series by Rick Mayer, Risi Competizione’s Race Engineer. This week, it’s on the challenges and realities of racing at Circuit of the Americas in this weekend’s upcoming Lone Star Grand Prix. Houston, Texas (September 10, 2015)…Rick Mayer, race engineer of the Risi Competizione No. 62 Ferrari 458 …
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Risi Competizione Sponsors Young Journalists at Circuit of the Americas TUDOR Race on 20 September
Program provides real world experience to University of Texas School of Journalism students; one weekend in the fast lane. (Houston, Texas)…..Risi Competizione, the Houston, Texas based TUDOR United Sports Car (“TUSC”) Series racing team, famous for the success of a series of red, No. 62 Ferrari race cars, has announced a new journalistic initiative for …