Rodolfo Avila to Be Special Guest Driving Ferrari GT at Zhuhai Track

Written on March 13, 2008 by Macau

Macanese F3 driver Rodolfo Avila will be a special guest this weekend at Zhuhai International Circuit. The Macau SAR international racing driver was invited by Frestech FRD to drive one of team’s Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge in the first round of Asian GT Championship 2008.

During the Pan Delta Super Racing Festival Rodolfo Avila will make his first appearance at the wheel of a GT car. The Macau SAR official did a couple of Free Practice sessions this Thursday to get adapted to the Ferrari, and proved to be the quicker driver of his team. However the 21 years old driver doesn’t rate his chances high for the weekend.

“This invitation came in the last minute. I was arriving to Macau coming from England, where I study, when I got the good news. I never drove a Ferrari in my life before and I have no past GT cars race experience. So, this is an awesome opportunity to try GT racing. I think it will be tough to get an amazing result as my car isn’t the best of the field. There are other cars in the grid with more 100hp than my Ferrari, but I’ll do my best to bring a good result to Macau”, said Avila.

The official practice sessions will start in Friday morning, followed by the 30-minutes single Qualifying session on Saturday’s morning. The first 10-laps race will be held on Saturday after lunch, and the second race is scheduled for Sunday.