Llinyn Exotics yn rasio gan FJ i gynnig cyfleoedd

Rasio Egsotig gan FJ I Gynnig Cyfleoedd
Menter Ewropeaidd yn Dechrau Gyda Thîm Cyfres K&N Pro
BLOIS, Ffrainc – Ers creu Euro-Racecar yn 2009, ei rôl oedd hyfforddi gyrwyr Ewropeaidd a'r rhai o bob rhan o'r byd i rasio yn NASCAR, yn benodol yn yr Unol Daleithiau. Cymerwyd cam hollbwysig arall i'r cyfeiriad hwn drwy greu'r tîm Rasio Exotics gan FJ sydd wedi'i leoli yn Las Vegas, y bydd ei raglen yn cael ei neilltuo i Gyfres K&N Pro NASCAR. Mae lefel gyffredinol y gystadleuaeth yn uchel iawn yn y gyfres hon ac mae'n gweithredu fel pad lansio delfrydol i gyfres genedlaethol NASCAR ar gyfer gyrwyr a thimau fel ei gilydd.
Mae Exotics Racing gan FJ yn ganlyniad cysylltiad rhwng perchnogion Exotics Racing, ysgol yrru uwchgar yn Las Vegas sy'n eiddo i Romain Thievin a David Perisset, enillwyr pencampwriaeth tîm Cyfres Deithiol NASCAR Euro-Racecar 2012, a Jerôme ac Anne Galpin o Dîm FJ. Y Galpins hefyd yw sylfaenwyr a threfi Cyfres Touring NASCAR yr Ewro. Mae'r ddwy blaid wedi prynu tîm Rasio Fadden ac wedi sefydlu siop yn Las Vegas Motor Speedway lle mae'r gylched Rasio Exotics wedi'i lleoli.
Mae tri chassis SS Chevrolet Impala – dau ar gyfer oferch ac un ar gyfer cyrsiau ffordd – yn aros i lansio'r antur gyffrous hon. Mae'r ceir yn offer solet. Yn wir, gyrrodd Joey Logano un ohonynt i Victory Lane yn Sioe All-Star NASCAR Toyota 2010 yn Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway.
"Bu Anne a fi bob amser yn breuddwydio am sefydlu tîm fel hyn," meddai Galpin. "Roedd y cyfan yn rhan o'n prosiect pan sefydlon ni'r Gyfres Euro-Racecar. Yr hyn yr oedd gennym ddiddordeb ynddo oedd datblygu maes hyfforddi go iawn i alluogi gyrwyr o Ewrop, ac o bob rhan o'r byd, i gael eu blas cyntaf o NASCAR yn Ewrop ac yna'n eu cyfeirio at UDA gyda'r nod hirdymor o ddod â gyrrwr Ewropeaidd i'r lefel uchaf. Mae ffurfio Rasio Exotics gan FJ yn gam i'r cyfeiriad hwn.
"Fe wnaethom gwrdd â Romain Thievin a David Perisset drwy ein cyfres wrth i Romain orffen yn ail yn 2011 a 2012, ac enillodd ef a David bencampwriaeth y Timau yn 2012. Daethom yn ffrindiau a phan oeddem yn siarad am y prosiect hwn gyda nhw roeddent yn barod i gymryd y plygiau. Yr hyn sydd gennym yn gyffredin yw cariad at NASCAR, ac mae'r gymdeithas hon yn ddilyniant rhesymegol i ni fel trefnwyr Ewro-Racecar, a hwy fel perchnogion ysgol gylched a gyrru wych yn Las Vegas."
Er bod gan Exotics Racing gan FJ ei set ei hun o sgiliau technegol i ddibynnu arnynt, mae ganddo hefyd asedau ar waith i ddod â phrofiad gwerthfawr NASCAR i'r bwrdd.
"Ers 2009 rydym wedi bod yn gweithio gyda Mike Olsen o Fadden Racing," meddai Galpin. "Mae wedi cael canlyniadau gwych ac mae'n gwybod yr holl agweddau ar NASCAR y tu mewn a'r tu allan. Rydym yn mynd i fanteisio ar ei dechnegol (gwybodaeth). Rydym am sefydlu cymuned Americanaidd (rasio) a rhoi cyfle iddi ddarganfod NASCAR yn yr Unol Daleithiau drwy greu mwy o ryngweithio rhwng pawb."
Yn ogystal ag ennill pencampwriaethau Dwyrain Cyfres NASCAR K&N Pro yn 2001 a 2006, mae Olsen wedi cystadlu yng Nghwpan Sprint NASCAR, Cyfres Cenedligri NASCAR a Cyfres Truck y Byd Campau NASCAR.
Y cynllun cychwynnol yw cael Thievin y tu ôl i'r olwyn ar gyfer pedair o bum ras Cyfres K&N Pro. Cynhelir trafodaethau gyda gyrwyr Ewropeaidd eraill i gystadlu yng nghyfres ddatblygol uchaf NASCAR.
Mae Thievin yn falch iawn o fod yn rhan o dyfodiad gyrwyr Ewropeaidd yn NASCAR.
"Yn ystod Gwobrau Cyfres Cwpan Sprint NASCAR yn Las Vegas, pwysleisiodd Mike Helton, llywydd NASCAR, bwysigrwydd y tair cyfres ryngwladol – Ewrop, Canada a Mecsico – a dywedodd y byddai'n hoffi i un o'r gyrwyr yn un o'r categorïau hyn fod yn gystadleuaeth yn y (Cyfres Cwpan Sprint NASCAR) yn y pump i ddeng mlynedd nesaf. Maen nhw'n cadw llygad barcud ar yr hyn sy'n digwydd. Diolch i berthynas Jerôme ac Anne Galpin â NASCAR a'u gwybodaeth am sut mae Ladder NASCAR yn gweithio, gallwn lansio'r prosiect hwn a chreu pont rhwng Ewrop ac UDA."
Er mai ef yw prif yrrwr y tîm mae ganddo uchelgeisiau llawer mwy.
"Rwy'n agosáu at ddiwedd fy ngyrfa ac nid oes gennyf unrhyw ddyheadau i fod yn brif sbardun i'r tîm. Rwy'n mynd i fod yn ddigon ffodus i gymryd rhan mewn rasys gwych, gan gynnwys Sonoma, ond mae'n fwy o newid i roi ein tîm ar waith. Ein nod yw rhoi cyfle i yrrwr Ewropeaidd gyflawni'r rôl hon yn y dyfodol er mwyn arddangos ein gwybodaeth."

Exotics Racing By FJ To Offer Opportunities
European Venture Starts With K&N Pro Series Team
BLOIS, France – Since Euro-Racecar was created in 2009, its role was to train European drivers and those from all over the world to race in NASCAR, specifically in the United States. Another crucial step in this direction has been taken with the creation the Exotics Racing by FJ team based in Las Vegas, whose program will be devoted to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. The overall level of competition is very high in this series and serves as an ideal launch pad to NASCAR’s national series for drivers and teams alike.
Exotics Racing by FJ is the result of an association between the owners of Exotics Racing, a supercar driving school in Las Vegas owned by Romain Thievin and David Perisset, winners of the 2012 Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series team championship, and Jerôme and Anne Galpin from Team FJ. The Galpins are also the founders and organizers of the Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series. The two parties have purchased the Fadden Racing team and have set up shop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where the Exotics Racing circuit is located.
Three Chevrolet Impala SS chassis – two for ovals and one for road courses – are waiting to launch this exciting adventure. The cars are solid equipment. In fact, Joey Logano drove one of them to Victory Lane in the 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway.
“Anne and I have always dreamed of setting up a team like this,” said Galpin. “It was all part of our project when we founded the Euro-Racecar Series. What we were interested in was developing a real training ground to enable drivers from Europe, and from all over the world, to have their first taste of NASCAR in Europe and then orient them towards the USA with the long-term aim of bringing a European driver to the uppermost level. The formation of Exotics Racing by FJ is a step in this direction.
“We met Romain Thievin and David Perisset through our series as Romain finished second in 2011 and 2012, and he and David won the Teams’ championship in 2012. We became friends and when we spoke about this project with them they were ready to take the plunge. What we have in common is a love of NASCAR, and this association is a logical follow-through for us as organizers of Euro-Racecar, and them as owners of a fantastic circuit and driving school in Las Vegas.”
Although Exotics Racing by FJ has its own set of technical skills on which to rely, it also has assets in place to bring valuable NASCAR experience to the table.
“Since 2009 we’ve been working with Mike Olsen of Fadden Racing,” Galpin said. “He’s had great results and he knows all the aspects of NASCAR inside and out. We’re going to take advantage of his technical (knowledge). We want to establish an American-European (racing) community and provide it an opportunity to discover NASCAR in the United States by creating more interaction between everybody.”
In addition to winning NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championships in 2001 and 2006, Olsen has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
The initial plan is to have Thievin behind the wheel for four of five K&N Pro Series races. Negotiations are ongoing with other European drivers to compete in NASCAR’s top developmental series.
Thievin is delighted about being involved in the advent of European drivers in NASCAR.
“During the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards in Las Vegas Mike Helton, the NASCAR president, underlined the importance of the three international series – Europe, Canada and Mexico – and said that he would like one of the drivers in one of these categories to be a contender in the (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) in the next five to ten years. They’re keeping a close eye on what’s happening. Thanks to Jerôme and Anne Galpin’s relationship with NASCAR and their knowledge of how the NASCAR Ladder works, we’re able to launch this project and create a bridge between Europe and the USA.”
While he is the team’s lead driver he has much bigger ambitions.
“I’m nearing the end of my career and I’ve got no aspirations to be the primary driver for the team. I’m going to be lucky enough to take part in some fabulous races, including Sonoma, but it’s more of a transition to get our team up and running. Our aim is to give a European driver the opportunity to fulfill this role in the future to showcase our know-how.”