2011 Superstars Series

[Wheels of Fire]

Helterskelter,tell me that the fifth driver frome the right in this picture is here for an error

[helterskelter]

Replying to all: Ferrara wll not be in the Superstars Series, nor will be Morbidelli. Cola will be there, I seem to understand. Dionisio will be there with the new Audi as well.
The Maserati is really strong, it looks and sounds great and will definitely be a challenger. The Jaguar will be a contender in the hands of Sini as well, and of course the great BMWs and the Mercedeses!
It's gonna be a great season!!!

[Robbe]

It's a shame about Ferrara and Morbidelli, but on the other side Porteiro will join and maybe Hernandez too. Does anyone know about Giovanardi?

[Superstars]

On the official superstars site there is a preliminary entry list... no Audis, no Porsches, but there is the Lexus and the Crhysler too..and Ferrara is listed for CAAL Racing..let's see in two weeks how many cars will be on the grid in Monza


01 Thomas Biagi Team BMW Italia BMW M3 E92
02 Stefano Gabellini Team BMW Italia BMW M3 E92
03 Alberto Cerqui Team BMW Italia BMW M3 E92
11 Andrea Dromedari Romeo Ferraris MERCEDES C63 AMG
18 Max Pigoli Romeo Ferraris MERCEDES C63 AMG
88 Michela Cerruti Romeo Ferraris MERCEDES C63 AMG
08 Francesco Ascani Movisport BMW M3 E90
12 Francesca Linossi Movisport BMW M3 E92
99 Alex De Giacomi Movisport BMW M3 E90
73 Sandro Bettini Movisport BMW M3 E90
27 Nico Caldarola Roma Racing Team MERCEDES C63 AMG
46 Andrea Chiesa Swiss Team MASERATI QUATTROPORTE
32 TBA Campos Racing BMW M3 E92
06 Diego Romanini MN Motorsport LEXUS ISF
74 Gianni Giudici Scuderia Giudici BMW M5 E39
54 Luigi Ferrara CAAL Racing MERCEDES C63 AMG
40 Francesco Sini Ferlito Motors JAGUAR XF SV8
41 Luigi Cecchi Ferlito Motors JAGUAR XF SV8
05 Fabrizio Armetta Motorzone Race Car CHEVROLET LUMINA CR8
22 Mauro Cesari MRT by Nocentini CHRYSLER 300C SRT8
24 Roberto Benedetti RC Motorsport CADILLAC CTS-V
25 Riccardo Romagnoli RC Motorsport CADILLAC CTS-V
19 Christian Montanari RGA Sportmanship BMW M3 E92

[helterskelter]

Originally Posted by Robbe

It's a shame about Ferrara and Morbidelli, but on the other side Porteiro will join and maybe Hernandez too. Does anyone know about Giovanardi?

No news for Fabrizio, still without a drive at the moment, except for the Nurburgring 24h with the Ferrari.
Although on the entry list, I don't expect Ferrara to be in the Series.

[Wheels of Fire]

Helter thanks for the answers,but I have a lot of other questions:
why is Ferrara going away from superstars series?
do you know something about mn motorsport and romanini(in the list is listed with one lexus)?
will mrt finally enters two chrysler?
and why ascani is listed?where are ghedina and tramontozzi?

[chunterer]

Not a bad provisional list by any means, even if I admittedly know little about much of the drivers!

I guess if there were rumours of 40 entries that there are still a fair few more to register.

Hoping a few more 'names' come in to support the serie's title.

[Jimmy Magnusson]

There's still too many gentlemen drivers in the series for me to really get into it. There's a few good blokes in it (Montanari, Biagi, Chiesa, Ferrara if he makes the grid), but the series has actually taken a step back from last year. This should have been the year people like Rangoni, Larini, Giovanardi, Puglisi, Malucelli et cetera really got into it and gave the series some status - instead none are back and Morbidelli is gone. A field mostly with guys like Pigoli, Ascani, Giudici, Gabellini and such will not get me excited.

[Robbe]

Pigoli is not that bad - he actually came 2nd and 3rd in last year's seasons.

Rangoni Motorsport will be back surely, let's hope they can put together a full season.

[Jimmy Magnusson]

Originally Posted by Robbe

Pigoli is not that bad - he actually came 2nd and 3rd in last year's seasons.

Rangoni Motorsport will be back surely, let's hope they can put together a full season.

He's all right, as is Gabellini. They're just so damn uninspiring, and none of them have done anything against real competition (i.e. Super Touring days).

[rustyfan]

For those interested: MotorsTV is airing previews for the GT Sprints and the Int'l Series next Saturday, April 2nd, starting at 9:40pm CET.

[Wheels of Fire]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Magnusson

A field mostly with guys like Pigoli, Ascani, Giudici, Gabellini and such will not get me excited.

Pigoli is a great driver,gentleman or not he deserves respect in my opinion.

There are some young talents such as Cerqui,Cola,Linossi etc. and I hope to see again Tramontozzi,Cressoni and others that can become the "new names" in touring cars races.
I'm obviously hoping to see this year Giovanardi,Larini and Rangoni.
Herbert maybe won't be in superstars..


for italians:maybe this year the championships will be showed by rai sport


beside,superstars has new website restyled:http://www.superstars.it/

[helterskelter]

Originally Posted by Wheels of Fire

Helter thanks for the answers,but I have a lot of other questions:
why is Ferrara going away from superstars series?
do you know something about mn motorsport and romanini(in the list is listed with one lexus)?
will mrt finally enters two chrysler?
and why ascani is listed?where are ghedina and tramontozzi?

1- I have no idea, I just overheard him say so.
2- They will be on the grid, but I don't know if they're starting from Monza or not.
3- I'm sorry, I don't know.
4- Tramontozzi was at the tests but he was in ordinary clothes. I believe he's still into the series but is yet to finalize a deal. That's just a guess, though.
Pigoli was an independent in the SuperTouring days so you can't really compare him with the big names such as Giovanardi and Larini on the basis of those seasons. In the Superstars Series he proved to have the speed.
In this economical environment the Superstars still shines as one of the healthiest series in the world. The manufacturers are getting more interested (e.g. Maserati) so things are still moving. Don't forget that 4 years ago this series was laughed at, as there were very few competitors in it, and now it has one of the largest grids in the touring car world. Expect more to come!

[Wheels of Fire]

Originally Posted by helterskelter

2- They will be on the grid, but I don't know if they're starting from Monza or not.

so the team exists!?
and something about the racing experience?(was listed in the pre-entry list with a maserati)

[iceman-1987]

i agree with people that witt the entry list 2011 the superstars have made 1 step behind than 2010.

i would like to know why there is not yet the name of cola (in my opinion one of the favourite for the championship together with ferrari and biagi).

and moreover i dont understand yet why there is giovanardi with n.technology with porsche. they made lots effort to enter in the champions in 2010 talking that they use the 2010 as a sort of "test" in preparation of 2011 and now they wont be on the grid?
where is johnny herbert? where is morbidelli? where is larini? where is rangoni?

where have finished all the most competitive drivers of the superstars and wtcc of the past years?

[iceman-1987]

just talked with Cola on fb.
he will miss the first round in monza cause his car is not yet ready. i have no words to comment specially to describe how can be possible that between him, Dioniso and Bossi jr, the top driver of the team will not have the car immediately.

its simply ridiculous.

[Superstars]

Regarding the Audis now there are 2 RS4s on the entry list:

36 Ermanno Dionisio Hopmobile Audi Sport Italia AUDI RS4
37 Riccardo Bossi Hopmobile Audi Sport Italia AUDI RS4

Right now it would be better if there won't be any professional driver in the championship, but only gentleman driver!

[Wheels of Fire]

I hope to see Giovanardi and the Panamera in that list in the next days....

[helterskelter]

Originally Posted by Wheels of Fire

I hope to see Giovanardi and the Panamera in that list in the next days....

Unlikely.
Anyway, the new Audi is a very young car and nobody knows how competitive it will be. They still could have run the RS4 for the first race for Cola, that's something I really don't understand!

[Andy77]

Originally Posted by Wheels of Fire

....

for italians:maybe this year the championships will be showed by rai sport


beside,superstars has new website restyled:http://www.superstars.it/

I wish it stays at LA7 now where I have access to the satelite where the station still is free to air

[Wheels of Fire]

Originally Posted by helterskelter

Unlikely.

Why?
Who will be the drivers of N Technology??
Why this year there is this regression of drivers?


about the tv distribution:I agree with Andy77,I hope that the championship will still showed by LA7.

[helterskelter]

Originally Posted by Wheels of Fire

Why?
Who will be the drivers of N Technology??
Why this year there is this regression of drivers?.

Because, as I said, Fabrizio is only scheduled for the Nurburgring 24h so far.
Nobody said N Technology would be on track this year!

[Wheels of Fire]

Originally Posted by helterskelter

Nobody said N Technology would be on track this year!

what?????
in the pre-entry list there is n technology with 2 cars

what's happening to the series??

[helterskelter]

Originally Posted by Wheels of Fire

what?????
in the pre-entry list there is n technology with 2 cars

what's happening to the series??

It's called PRE-ENTRY list for a reason. Anyway things look like they won't be on track, but last minute deals are very frequent and there's still room for hope.

[Wheels of Fire]

Ghedina with RGA Motorsport and Bettini with Movisport.