PETRONAS MOFAZ RACING to take up challenge in Formula BMW Pacific
2009-12-10 17:44:27 Author: admin Source:
PETRONAS and MOFAZ Racing (formerly known as MOFAZFortec Motorsport) today inked a collaborative partnership to extend both corporations’ motor sports pursuits in the Asia Pacific region.
The formation of the PETRONAS MOFAZ RACING team will see the participation of the team in the region’s highly competitive Formula BMW Pacific series from 2010.
A collaborative effort between MOFAZ and PETRONAS, the team has been formed with the intention of creating a platform to nurture and further develop young Malaysian drivers through racing exposure in the region’s most competitive entry series.
“We are truly blessed to be given this opportunity to fortify our relationship and association with PETRONAS in global motorsports, which has stood through the test of time. Through perseverance and diligence, we know that with PETRONAS’ strong support and experience, the PETRONAS MOFAZ RACING team will indeed be a strong and driven alliance that will contribute towards nurturing the development of Malaysian motor sports, as well as position and build the country’s reputation in motor sports at the international stage, and also provide the opportunities for our fans throughout the world to know how united we are under the banner of One World, We Care, We Share”, says its Team Principal Haji Mohamed Fauzy Abdul Hamid.
The PETRONAS MOFAZ RACING team will feature a line
‐up of the country’s promising young drivers, taken from PETRONAS’ existing young talent development initiative Formula Xperience (PFX) racing school. Spearheading the team’s challenge for the 2010 season are the quartet of Calvin Wong Weng Man (17), Ryan Ritchie (16), Natasha Nur Ida Adam Seatter (16) and Abang Amirrul Hadi Abang Khirudin (17).Since the introduction of the series to the region in 2003, the Formula BMW Pacific series has already positioned itself as the premier entry‐level single seater series in the world and one of the primary routes to advanced formula levels en route to Formula One.
About MOFAZ RACING
With 20 years of experience and exposure in the global motorsports scene, MOFAZ Racing has persevered to emerge as one of Malaysia’s leading pioneers of motorsports and indeed an emerging force in the European racing arena, specifically through their committed involvement in the World Series by Renault Formula 3.5. Despite it being its first year in such a global championship that is seen by many as the final preparation series prior to F1,
MOFAZ Racing has managed to challenge all odds to constantly produce amazing results at each and every race, finishing top 5 in the Team Championship of World Series by Renault 2009, and successfully managing the runner same series, Fairuz Fauzy. Various motorsports involvement by MOFAZ Racing prior to the World Series by Renault also included GP2, GP2 Asia, Formula 3, British Formula 3, British Formula Renault, British Formula Ford all the way to global‐level and entry‐level Go Karting.
