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Exclusive: SF Unveiled At Dragon’s Den
Posted by Mike on 11 January, 2008
FC Porto’s SF car was unveiled by the players for the local media (who, along with five TV stations, turned out in force) at the club’s home ground today.
One of the original four clubs to be announced as taking part the championship in April last year, captain Pedro Emanuel and coach Jesualdo Ferreira, togther with the entire FC Porto squad (who were in good form), revealed their own blue and white Superleague Formula car in traditional style.
Held at the state-of-the-art Estádio do Dragão Stadium, which hosted the opening game of the Euro 2004 championship, we also had four potential drivers at the launch, including ex F1-driver and SEAT World Touring Car Championship star Tiago Monteiro (below) and Alvaro Parente – who all jumped into the car with far more grace than Quaresma, by the way!
“I’m sure the F.C. Porto fans will closely follow Superleague Formula, a competition that will gather some of the best football clubs on the race track,” said Pinto da Costa, FC Porto’s President.
“These races will be very important to reinforce the global impact of FC Porto, which is already represented across five continents, and which will now have a new focus of interest for its worldwide fans, as Superleague Formula will be a global-spanning event with races at different venues.
“We congratulate the organisation for this initiative. I’m sure we will witness great spectacles and very close racing, as all cars are based on the same platform.”
While British race fans have the chance to see the Superleague Formula cars at Autosport International for the first time this weekend, FC Porto fans will be able to see their car this Saturday night, when the 22-time Portuguese champions take on SC Braga.
“FC Porto was one of our initial clubs to sign,” said Alex. “We are thrilled to kick off 2008 with the unveiling of the “dragon” here in the famous port city.”
