Adventures Across the Border: Down in Mexico for A1GP
Derrick Walker comments on what maybe on the horizon for Walker Racing.

March 19, 2008 – The last week and a half has been long and eventful for Walker Racing. After a very productive and successful test in California with our Atlantic cars, Rob Edwards and I had an opportunity to go down to Mexico City to observe the A1GP race. I have to say, we were pleasantly surprised by what we saw.

The series itself is a competition of nations, traveling around to different places around the world to put on their races. Each event consists of two races, a sprint race and a main event, which includes two pit stops and very close racing. A1GP will upgrade its car to a Ferrari design, which they will unveil for the first race of the 2008/2009 season. I think this will change the competition as well as the perception of the series and what it represents.

We certainly see an opportunity for Walker Racing and, in the upcoming months, we are going to try to pursue a program. Everybody with the series made us all feel very welcome and gave us a lot of information to go away with and work towards. The goal would be to try and compete in the series in the beginning of their new season which is in September. It was well worth traveling down to Mexico to spend a few productive days.