Trofeo Motorsport made their debut run in a pair of recently-upgraded Maserati Trofeo GranSports in round one of the Australian Sports/GT Intermarque Championship at the AMRS (Australian Motor Racing Series) meeting at Wakefield Park, Goulburn, last weekend (24-25 February).
In a field mostly consisting of open-class GT2 Porches at the tight, twisty Wakefield track, the Class ‘A’ Trofeo returned some impressive results and is now leading the class points table.
Rod Wilson took his No. 28 Trofeo to an Impressive second outright and first in class for qualifying and backed up the performance with three class wins. This gave him third outright for the weekend.
“This is the car that I debuted at the Australian Formula 1 GP back in 2003 where it won the class, †Wilson said. “It’s an awesome car and performed better than expected among some much faster cars on a short circuit that would not normally suit our car’s set-up. â€
Jim Manolios, in his first-ever race event, managed an impressive second in class and fifth overall for the weekend in the No. 29 car. “With Rod in the other car training me and the aid of valuable track data, I was able to get up to speed earlier than expected. The cars ran faultlessly all weekend and the racing experience was invaluable, †said an ecstatic Manolios.
The Maserati Trofeo cars run exclusively on Pirelli tyres, for which Trofeo Motorsport is the national distributor. The V8 coupes also feature in “The Ultimate Drive Dayâ€, Trofeo’s program of exclusive Maserati track experiences, which start at Sandown International circuit in Melbourne next Friday.
Trofeo Motorsport will be competing in the entire six-round 2007 Sport/GT Intermarque Championship, which will see the cars run at events throughout Australia at the AMRS rounds.
