The Porsche Parade

  This piece was written by Rachel Wenzlaff, a University of Texas Journalism Student and a member of the Risi Competizione/COTA Young Journalism Program 2015.      The Porsches made me late.   I live 30 minutes from the Circuit of the Americas. This morning I decided to give myself one hour to get from my …

Dave Sims

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 …

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 …

RISI COMPETIZIONE POST-QUALIFYING NOTES 2015 LONE STAR GRAND PRIX AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

Risi Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia GT No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Pierre Kaffer (DEU) Houston, Texas (September 18, 2015)…The Houston-based Risi Competizione Ferrari team, with qualifying driver Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy), will start from the eighth position in the GTLM class for the Lone Star Le Mans race, the penultimate round in the IMSA TUDOR United …