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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Pebble Beach Playlist

The Hunt For New Music: Pebble Beach is the automobile collector’s World Series–a one week cargasm with exhibits, concours, high-dollar auctions, tours, racing, and displays that every auto enthusiast should see at least once. The setting is magnificent (Carmel, California); the climate perfected; the hardware on display outstanding. You’ll need a week to take it …

Fisichella Qualifies The No. 62 Risi Comp Ferrari in 3rd Place at Road America

The official qualifying press release from the Risi Comp Press Team, on site at Road America.    RISI COMPETIZIONE – ROAD AMERICA POST-QUALIFYING NOTES AND QUOTES   Risi Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia GT No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Pierre Kaffer (DEU)     Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin…(August 8, 2015)…Risi Competizione driver Giancarlo Fisichella handled the qualifying …