Lindenhurst, NY – Group-A Racing is happy to announce an in house prize package to reward its F2000 Championship Series drivers. Through partnerships of GroupAWheels.com & Vredestein Tires the team will award any of their drivers that win the championship with them, a free Formula Atlantic test.

This is just one more thing that shows the dedication and desire of the Group-A Racing organization has for developing young talent. With this, the team becomes the only team in the F2000 Championship Series to have its own prize package to reward its drivers for their contribution to the team. This reward was strategically picked due to it will continue to help the driver become more prepared for the next season.

“We are all about developing drivers. We look to make them better drivers on and off the track and now with this program we are able to help them, to make the next step up the ladder with this prize. The Atlantic Championship Series is the next step up after the F2000 Championship Series, so it’s a great opportunity for the driver to test the equipment. Even if they do not choose Formula Atlantic, the test will be a great opportunity for the driver to get experience in a car with a lot more horsepower and downforce.” Commented team owner Joe Scarallo Sr.

Group-A Racing originally came back to F2000 competition in 2009 with two rookie drivers (Jonathan Scarallo & Collin Alexander) straight out of the Bertil Roos Racing School. It was a great year yet again for Group-A developing two young talents, scoring top-10 and top-five results all year long. They have continued to do the same with similar type of drivers along with international drivers making the transition from karts to cars. The organization is currently planning a 2 car championship effort with its 2 Van Diemen Zetecs which is the package that has won every single F2000 Championship Series race except for one.

Drivers interested in testing and racing with Group-A Racing are invited to contact them via GroupARacing@aol.com or (631) 974-4379.

Group-A Racing is happy to announce the signing of young Brazilian talent Gustavo Rizzo for the last two races of the F2000 Championship Series at Summit Point & Watkins Glen International.  Gustavo will drive the #21 PGR/Sat Log/GroupAWheels.com Van Diemen Zetec.

Gustavo Rizzo is a young driver from Brazil that competed in the first 5 weekends of the F2000 Championship Series last year as a rookie. He did a very nice job of coming up to speed with unknown tracks and cars to the international driver. With that he was consistently running in the top 10 at tracks he had never seen before.

The season for Gustavo sadly came to an abrupt end last year when he got injured in a crash at the F2000 Championship Series races at Mosport. The injury has kept him out of a car until now when he will get in a Group-A Racing prepared Van Diemen Zetec at Summit Point for the F2000 Championship Series.

“We are really excited to welcome Gustavo to the team. He did a nice job in the car last year and he is a very pleasant person to have around out of the car as well. With our proven expertise in developing younger drivers we are sure we can help him end the season on a great note.”

Group-A Racing has a 1 seat still available for drivers that are interested in participating in the final two double header race weekends in the F2000 Championship Series. Along with that they have testing opportunities for drivers to get there a taste of the F2000 machinery. Interested parties can contact Group-A Racing via (631) 957-3901 or GroupARacing@aol.com.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (July 19, 2012) – Young Jamaican driver Collin Daley continued his driver development program with Group-A Racing this past weekend in one of their F2000 Championship Series/USF2000 Cars. The test took place on the NJMP Lightning Course, which is where Daley first got in a F2000 race car five weeks ago.

The Group-A Racing team was able to make use of the data they collected from the one-day test with Daley five weeks earlier to help bring a baseline set-up. The team did a great job with the baseline and had to do very minimal changes all weekend.

The test took place during a FRCCA (Formula Race Car Club of America) race weekend. Group-A Racing and Daley were able to capture a clean sweep. Daley captured both poles and both race wins. He was also able to break the SCCA track record and the FRCCA track record for the NJMP Lightning course, as well to add to his progression so far during this program.

Group-A Racing was also able to give some help to the local FRCCA races, one including Christian Pedersen. After spending a few minutes going over in-car footage and coaching from Group-A Racing driver coach Jonathan Scarallo, the young driver was able to drop his lap time by a whopping 1.6 second the first session out after receiving the coaching.

“We were impressed with how fast Collin was able to go. He did a great job and did not put the car in danger at all even during the sessions in the rain. We are very happy with his progression and happy to be able to help him. The crew did a fantastic job preparing the car mechanically and with the setup. The car was basically on rails all weekend, plus it was great for us to be able to freely help some of the other FRCCA competitors such as Christian Pedersen,” said Group-A Racing team owner Joe Scarallo Sr.

Daley is backed by Madison Financial Group/MSI. It is headed by Horace Madison, a long-time Business Manager from the US. Clients have included OutKast, Usher, DMX, Eve, Ma$e, Arian Foster and Glen “Big Baby” Davis. Current clients include Lil Wayne/Young Money, Meek Mill, Torion; and Reema Major. Plus there are “local” Caribbean clients such as Jamaican film writer/Director Cess Silvera, Singer/Actor from Barbados Kirk Brown, and Jamaican music producer JonFX. MSI in conjunction with Gina Ford of G2 Marketing handles the Management and Marketing responsibilities for CJ. Additionally MSI is starting to work closely with Carole Beckford of Beckford & Associates, to expand their presence in the Caribbean, especially Jamaica.

For more information on other race and testing opportunities you can contact Group-A Racing via GroupARacing@aol.com or (631) 957-3901, along with following them on Twitter @GroupARacing. Race fans can also see in-car footage from Group-A Racing activities at http://www.Youtube.com/GroupARacing

Young Jamaican driver Collin Daley got to make his pro debut this past weekend after a few days of testing. The 15 year old driver gathered two top 10 finishes with the Group-A Racing eam in the F2000 Championship Series.

The weekend started off with two practice sessions on Friday in temperatures around 100 degrees. Due to the track having all the rubber washed away from the rain the night before and the extreme heat, the track conditions were very much less than ideal for the teams and drivers to deal with. Daley would be 7^th in the first session and 6^th in the second, giving a good show of potential for the next day in qualifying and the first race.

The Group-A Racing team would make some minor adjustments to the car for Daley but was conscious the track would be much different the next morning and did not want to go too far.

That night a very dangerous storm came through the south Jersey area with very high winds and hard rain destroying thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment for the teams with many tents being destroyed. But with that it would wash away all the rubber from the track yet again. Even with that Collin Daley would put in a really solid effort to place his MSI Investment, Group-A Racing car in 7^th giving him a nice starting position for his first race in cars.

In the race Collin showed very good race craft battling it out with serious veterans trading positions back and forth not giving anything up to anybody. He would start to develop a bit of an understeer that as the laps continued it would get worse for him. Even with that Daley would bring it home for a top 10 finish in his pro racing debut.

On Sunday for race two Collin would start 10^th based upon fastest race laps the day before. The race would instantly go yellow due to many incidents on the track on the first lap. The yellow would drag out for a long time due to cars being scattered all along the race track. This left the drivers with just a handful of green flag laps once it was all cleaned up. Collin would yet again mix it up with the regulars and come home with another top-10 result.

“All-in-all the weekend would have to be called a success.” said team owner Joe Scarallo Sr “This was Collins first race weekend in cars and he did a really good job. He showed really good race craft and some good pace over the weekend. He is straight out of karts and as he gets more experience he will continue to move up the time sheets even more.”

Daley is backed by Madison Financial Group/MSI. It is headed by Horace Madison, a long-time Business Manager from the US. Clients have included OutKast, Usher, DMX, Eve, Ma$e, Arian Foster and Glen “Big Baby” Davis. Current clients include Lil Wayne/Young Money, Meek Mill, Torion; and Reema Major. Plus there are “local” Caribbean clients such as Jamaican film writer/Director Cess Silvera, Singer/Actor from Barbados Kirk Brown, and Jamaican music producer JonFX. MSI in conjunction with Gina Ford of G2 Marketing handles the Management and Marketing responsibilities for CJ. Additionally MSI is starting to work closely with Carole Beckford of Beckford & Associates, to expand their presence in the Caribbean, especially Jamaica.

Collin Daley will now continue his development with Group-A Racing at more test days and regional race events. For more information on other race and testing opportunities you can contact Group-A Racing via GroupARacing@aol.com or  (631) 957-3901, along with following them on Twitter @GroupARacing. Race fans can also see in-car footage from Group-A Racing activities at http://www.Youtube.com/GroupARacing

Group-A Racing is happy to announce the signing of young Jamaican driver Collin Daley to a testing and a racing program. The program will include some testing days along with the next round of the F2000 Championship Series at New Jersey Motorsports Park. With Collin joining the team and the series, he will become the first Jamaican driver to race in the series and for the team.

Collin Daley, also called CJ, has an extensive career and resume in karting, starting at the age of 8 in Jamaica. Since his start, Collin has won the championship in every single age group. Along with that, he is the youngest overall champion in the history of Jamaican karting. CJ has moved up to the Open ICC shifter kart ranks racing in the Florida Winter Tour, where yet again, he was another very strong force to deal with.

Through this he gained a lot of credibility, to the point where he has been invited to test with now the elite Red Bull Junior drivers. This is a program that has taken many drivers to Formula One such as current reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel. The Red Bull Junior program has allowed him to get his first race car experience with the Red Bull Junior team in Portugal, driving a Formula Renault this past fall. He will get to return to get more seat time with them after his time with Group-A Racing.

“We are really looking forward to having Collin join the team. He has a very impressive and extensive karting resume, and we are ecstatic to be the people able to help him make the transition from karts to cars. This is a big step in his career and we are very confident that with the program we have put together for him he will be able to learn and improve an incredible amount, to get him ready to go back to Europe with the Red Bull Junior Team.” Said Group-A Racing team owner Joe Scarallo Sr.

Collin Daley Jr. is backed by Madison Financial Group/MSI.  Madison Financial Group is headed by Horace Madison, a long-time Business Manager from the US. Clients have included OutKast, Usher, DMX, Eve, Ma$e, Arian Foster and Glen “Big Baby” Davis.  Current clients include Lil Wayne/Young Money; Meek Mill; Torion; and Reema Major.  Plus there are “local” Caribbean clients such as Cess Silvera, Jamaican film writer/Director; Kirk Brown, Singer/Actor from Barbados and JonFX, Jamaican music producer. MSI in conjunction with Gina Ford of G2 Marketing handles the Management and Marketing responsibilities for CJ. Additionally MSI is starting to work closely with Carole Beckford of Beckford & Associates, to expand their presence in the Caribbean, especially Jamaica.

Group-A Racing has 1 seat available for a driver to race as Daley’s team mate during testing and the F2000 Championship Series race weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park, along with having up to 2 seats available for a few other testing and race opportunities. For more info on you can contact them at GroupARacing@aol.com (631) 957-3901 or follow them on Twitter @GroupARacing.

Lindenhurst, NY – After a hiatus from the F2000 Championship Series, Group-A Racing is back in the formula, having last contested a full year in 2009 with a two-car campaign. Group-A has also announced prize packages for any drivers competing under its awning at F2000 races in 2012 and beyond.

Group-A Racing will the use the chassis and motor combination, the Van Diemen/Zetec, that has won more races in the F2000 arena than any other and continues to win against the newer technology. The New York-based team has two Van Diemen chassis that have recently been built from the ground up.

Last running in 2009, Group-A had a successful year with two rookie drivers, Jonathan Scarallo and Colin Alexander, both making a massive leap from the Bertil Roos Racing School.  The season saw both cars regularly in the top-ten and top-five against a tough field.

Over the years, Group A has placed connections in the industry to create economical testing opportunities for drivers to get their careers starting in pro racing.

“The F2000 category is a great entry level category to allow drivers to move up from a school series to real race cars. It’s a very nice jump in horsepower, mechanical grip and aerodynamic grip, but it does not give them too much, too soon. Plus it’s a nice affordable platform which has launched many of today’s great race names, and we look forward to making new ones here at Group-A Racing,” Said Group-A Racing President Joe Scarallo Sr., or connect with the team on Twitter @GroupARacing.

Group-A Racing was originally formed in the 90’s racing go-karts locally on Long Island. As time passed they grew to be a major force, winning countless regional races and championships along with two Duffy National Championships. They then moved to have success in Legend Cars on the ovals and made their debut in pro racing with the F2000 category in 1996 at Walt Disney World Speedway as a part of the inaugural event for the Indy Racing League. As a rookie team and with a rookie driver they came out with guns blazing, placing the car out on the outside pole in a field that had over 60 cars entered. They have also gone on to race in many other categories such as World Challenge GT, Trans-AM, and AGT. Most recently in 2011 they dominated a reality show TV race series, Circuit Battles.

Out at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana California, for Circuit Battles Round 3. The weekend had not even started yet and the Group-A Wheels GTO is already seeing action. That action is off of the track though, as the Group-A Wheels GTO was brought out for a pre-race photo-shoot with Miss Redlines Michelle Yee. With the California sunset providing the background, the car looked great. The girl, well, she looked pretty great also. We are normally used to hearing the fans wish that they could drive the Group-A Wheels GTO. For the first time ever, fans were saying that they wish they were the Group-A Wheels GTO. Go figure………

Pheonix, Arizona. The home of Group-A Wheels west coast warehouse, also the site of Circuit Battles round 2. With a win in the previous round, season opener, Joey Scarallo was looking to take the Group-A Wheels GTO to another victory.
After a rain soaked first day, which washed out practice, the cars finally hit the track. This was immediately not looking to be the weekend for a repeat win as gearbox issues began to plague the GTO.

The shortened event schedule lead us straight into qualifying. With gearbox issues looming, and no time in a shortened schedule to make a change, the Group-A Wheels GTO would skip qualifying and opt. to start last in the seeding race, saving time on the sickly gearbox.
This set the stage for the 5-lap Super Session seeding-race. Gigliotti was able to take the lead from Cronin Jr. on lap one of the race, however the race had to be black-flagged shortly after the completion of the first lap, due to a gearbox breakage and fire in Joey Scarallo’s Group-A Wheels GTO. Thankfully, Joey was unharmed in the incident; however, he was forced to retire from the event. Lou Gigliotti would go on to win the seeding race and the event, dropping the Group-A Wheels GTO down to fourth in championship points.