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Galatasaray To Race At Superleague Formula | Galatasaray To Race At Superleague Formula |
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| Published by Ozgur Tore | |
| Monday, 18 August 2008 | |
Turkey's leading sports club; Galatasaray will represent Turkey at Superleague Formula that will bring together world's most successful clubs to racing circuit.
Galatasaray driver Alessandro Pier Guidi topped the times on the final day of Superleague Formula testing at Valleunga - setting the fastest time of the week for the football-themed motor racing championship.
Pier Guidi headed of the pack closely followed by Davide Rigon on board Borussia Dortmund, Enrico Toccacelo in the AS Roma car and day one and two pacesetters, Robert Doornbos in the AC Milan car.
With a total of nine cars starting the three day test, only eight remained on the final day with the Anderlecht car retiring from the test following a fire.
Superleague Formula is the fusion of the two of the world’s most popular sports – capturing the passion of football with the thrill and excitement of motor racing.
The new concept kicks off in August 2008 with a field of V12-powered 750 horsepower single seater race cars bearing the colors of the world’s leading football teams. The first round will take place August 30-31 at Donington Park, UK.
Traditional rivals on the pitch will do battle at some of the world’s greatest racetracks. This is more than just a race, Superleague Formula will provide a spectacular entertainment package for all the family at each event.
Superleague Formula Clubs 1-AC Milan, Italy 2-Al-Ain FC, UAE 3-Anderlecht, Belgium 4-AS Roma, Italy 5-Beijing Guoan FC, China 6-Borussia Dortmund, Germany 7-Corinthians, Brazil 8-FC Basel, Switzerland 9-FC Porto, Portugal 10-Flamengo, Brazil 11-Galatasaray, Turkey 12-Liverpool, UK 13-Olympiacos, Greece 14-PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands 15-Rangers FC, Scotland 16-Sevilla FC, Spain 17-Tottenham Hotspur, UK |
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