Nineteen Year Old Racing Sensation Dion von Moltke Roars Into Miami For Grand Prix of Miami

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Nineteen year old racing sensation, Dion von Moltke (www.dionvm.com), is roaring into Miami for the Grand Prix of Miami, March 5-6, 2010 at the Homestead Miami Speedway.  As the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series returns to Miami, all eyes will be on Dion as he returns to Doran Racing, driving with Memo Gidley.  Dion will be driving the car #77, a Ford-powered Dallara Daytona Prototype that is being sponsored by McDonalds/South African Airways/P1 Groupe.  This is a homecoming in many ways for Dion as Doran Racing gave him his Daytona Prototype start, and he currently lives in Miami attending college fulltime at Florida International University (FIU).  P1 Groupe also provides driver management services for Dion, from sponsorships to marketing.

"I am really looking forward to returning to the team that gave me my debut in Daytona Prototypes, with the McDonalds South African Airways Doran Racing #77," said Dion von Moltke.  "I really can't wait to kick things off at Homestead as it is my home race, and will have an even more fan support here pushing me on.  Since Daytona I have never trained harder for a race.  I am really looking forward to working with Memo and getting Doran Racing back to where it belongs, running up front!"

"South African Airways has been thrilled to be a part of Dion's quest to conquer Grand Am Racing," said Marc Cavaliere, Executive Vice President of North America for South African Airways.  "As South Africa's national carrier, we take particular pride in supporting South Africans abroad, as they serve as ambassadors of our culture.  Through Dion's hard work and dedication, he makes us proud to be South African. We look forward to seeing him race at Homestead."

Driving under the South African flag, Dion was born in Texas, and lived in Sydney and Los Angeles before moving to his current home in Coral Gables, Florida.  Following a racing career with multiple championships in karting and open wheel racing, Dion competed in 2009 in both the Continental Tire Challenge Series and Rolex Sports Car Series.  In seven rounds of the Continental Tire Challenge Series, he managed 3 wins and helped his co-driver, Mike Sweeney, to a top-10 in the season Driver Points Championship while turning many heads in the Rolex Series in both GT and DP classes.  His goal is to conquer the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series in 2010.  His story is even more remarkable as he balances professional racing with a full course load of studies at FIU, whilst also trying to spend as much time as he can manage in his beloved South Africa.

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SOURCE P1 Groupe