This week it was announced that the two FRL teams of Dean & Ruff Racing and Maestri Brothers Racing would merge to form Razorback Motorsports. The reorganization of the two teams comes during the off-season, ahead of the WTCC Championship for the FRL’s Season 5. When asked about the reason for the merger, Ethan Maestri commented on the circumstances that led to the move.
“We had already made moves to bring the two teams closer together in the early part of the off-season. Bryan Dean from DNR had approached us about a partnership between our two teams and a team alliance came out of those talks. MBR and DNR had been working closely together for the past several weeks to develop our WTCC cars for the coming season. But we felt that in order to keep a competitive edge, it made sense to merge our organizations. To pool our resources better and build a more unified team image, something that all our drivers could take ownership of. We look forward to the coming season and have high hopes of remaining at the sharp end of the increasingly competitive field that is in the FRL.”
Bryan Dean commented further on the merger. “Allen and I very much enjoyed getting our team established in the FEC, and I’ve known the Maestri brothers for many years and felt a working relationship would benefit both sides. Ethan and I have handled the technical aspects of car tuning for both our respective teams and we communicate very well when it comes to setups, so I expect that will only get better as we get familiar with RZM as a team.”
In addition to the new team name, logo and livery designed by Paul Maestri, the team also announced their registered entries for the coming WTCC season.
“We are very pleased to announce our partnership with Audi Sport Customer Racing has been renewed for Season 5. MBR had a brief working relationship with Audi Sport, but that was dropped for a time. We have since reestablished our connection with Neuburg and look forward to putting the S3’s into action. For our #85 and #86 cars, Thrustmaster will provide secondary sponsorship along with agreements from Audi Sport and PHP Specialists. We are still in negotiations for secondary sponsorships for our #87 and #808 cars.”
Additionally, driver Ethan Maestri will be changing his FRL number to 85. Driver Allen Ruff will be changing his number to 87.
So, it seems that I am awful at tuning, and would love if some team would like me to stick for them. I prob won't make all the races, but would do my best to pull my weight.
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