The crew of Alegra Motorsports will be racing this September 22, 2012 in the Chumpcar World Series “Slightly More than 12 Hours at Sebring” at Sebring International Raceway.

The event is expected to have over 100 cars on the field for a 14 hour Chumpcar race. Car owner/Alegra Motorsports crew member Tony Ditto has invited the team to share stints in his 1983 Porsche 944 purchased for $500.

This parody of a racing event is expected to attract major/non-major racing talent from all over. Drivers in the Alegra entry will be Tony Ditto, Carlos de Quesada, Kieran Greene, Brett Woodcock, and David Weathers.

Stay tuned with the Chumpcar website to follow our progress during Saturday’s event.

Alegra to Run in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada

Tampa, FL – Alegra Motorsports will run the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin in 2012. The Canadian tour, sanctioned by IMSA, started at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (formerly Mosport) in May, and heads to Montreal with F1 in June, Mont Tremblant in July, another round at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park later in July, and closes at Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario, in August.

“The decision to run a Porsche cup car was decided three weeks ago due to my desire to race in a series that is both a spec class series and competitive,” said Carlos de Quesada, president and driver, Alegra Motorsports.

There was also a desire to return to the Porsche marquee for de Quesada, who won the GT Class at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2007 in a Porsche.

“We decided to move forward and Alegra Motorsports joined forces with Fiorano Racing for the 2012 season. Fiorano Racing includes drivers Kyle Marcelli in a platinum class car and Shaun Mcguie in gold class entry,” he continued.

With no experience in the car, a and a new track, de Quesada qualified an impressive fifth in his first race and ran second until a problem late in the race. For the second race of his season-opening weekend in Ontario, de Quesada finished second.

Tampa, FL – Alegra Motorsports returned to Daytona last week, competing in the 24 Hour Grand-Am race with a Rolex Daytona Prototype. The 2007 GT-class winners ran strong, with drivers Brian Johnson (AC/DC front man), Carlos de Quesada, Elliot Forbes Robinson and Byron DeFoor.

The Florida-based team combined forces with Predator Performance to enter the Daytona Prototype with BMW power.

The twice-around-the-clock classic was the 50th edition, which made the event special for the Alegra crew, which was subject to much attention and TV time with Johnson in the car.

The entry finished 12th in class, with drivers all over the age of 50 in the car for 24 hours.

Rizzo, 19, from São Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, began racing karts at 13, winning the Vale do Paraiba championship in 2008.� Since then, he has continued to race karts, Brazilian Formula Ford, and Stock Car Jr.� � Rizzo currently lives in Aventura, Florida and will be supported this season by Sat Log and PGR.

Benitez, 21, from Valencia, Venezuela, began racing at 15, winning the Venezuelan FF 1600 championship in 2005 and the Venezuelan FF 2000 championship in 2007 and 2008.� He currently lives in Miami, Florida and will be supported this season by Grupo Akkar and Puntos Naranjas.

A team spokesman said: “At our recent test at Palm Beach International Raceway, we were impressed by the maturity, pace and feedback of both Gustavo and Angel.� We expect the series to be stronger than ever and look forward to defending the championship.”

Alegra Motorsports won the 2010 F2000 title with 17-year-old Brazilian Victor Carbone. Carbone won six out of 14 races and will be racing in Indy Lights this year.

The 2011 F2000 Championship Series opens its sixth consecutive season with a double-header weekend, like all the events, at VIR, April 8-10. The Series next heads to Road Atlanta with the highly-popular Formula Drift tour, May 6-7. Rounds five and six come at Watkins Glen, June 3-5, with Grand-Am. June 30-July 2 sees the Series visit Mid-Ohio before pairing up with ALMS at Mosport, July 22-24. The season starts to come to a close with the NASCAR Modifieds at Lime Rock Park, September 16-17 and finishes at Watkins Glen, October 14-16, with what is appearing to be a year full of massive car counts and a variety of new chassis, teams and drivers.

Indianapolis, IN – Victor Carbone, in an Alegra Motorsports entry, dominated the 2010 F2000 Championship Series en route to six wins and the overall title and will make the leap to the Firestone Indy Lights for 2011 with Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Following his title-winning season for Alegra, Carbone tested both Indy Lights and Star Mazda cars, and the Brazilian wasted no time in inking a deal with last year’s championship winning team for a 2011 campaign.

“I am really excited for 2011, as I will have a great opportunity driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports,” Carbone commented. “They have just won the championship so I will be working with the best people. I am aware this is a big step and things are different from the F2000 world.

“Even though there are many differences I feel the two years I spent in F2000 gave me the necessary foundation to make this move. I am making the leap to Indy Lights, because I tested both the Lights car and the Star Mazda car, and I feel I am ready to take this challenge and succeed.”

Carbone will join 2008 F2000 Champion Anders Krohn, from Norway, in the Indy Lights field, underscoring the feeder ability of F2000 Championship Series. Between Krohn and Carbone is 2009 champion Chris Miller, an American, who tested an ALMS Challenge car in November following his rookie Star Mazda season.

“The F2000 Championship Series family is proud that our 2010 champion, Victor Carbone, is making the step to Indy Lights for 2011,” said Series Managing Director Michael Rand. “Victor’s calm demeanor, intelligence and obvious skill behind the wheel, as well as his technical understanding certainly will prove him a worthy addition to the field.

“Sam Schmidt Motorsports has a proven record, and Victor can take advantage of their many years of successful history in the Indy Lights series. The F2000 staff, and his fellow participants, wish him the very best and will follow his season with great interest.”

The 2011 F2000 Championship Series opens its sixth consecutive season with a double-header weekend, like all events, at VIR, April 8-10. The Series next heads to Road Atlanta with the highly-popular Formula Drift tour, May 6-7. Rounds five and six come next at Watkins Glen, June 3-5, with Grand-Am. June 30-July 2 sees the Series visit Mid-Ohio before pairing up with ALMS at Mosport, July 22-24. The season starts to come to a close with the NASCAR Modifieds at Lime Rock Park, September 16-17 and finishes at Watkins Glen, October 14-16., with what is appearing to be a 2011 full of massive car counts and a variety of new chassis, teams and drivers.