Indiana partnership to design new road course complex in Brazil

Indiana Partnership to Design New Road Course

Complex in Porto Alegre, Brazil

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- The Indiana partnership of Derek Daly Design and Paxton
Waters Architecture has announced that it has been commissioned to design
and build a new road course race track in Porto Alegre, Brazil.  The
complex, known as Velopark, will encompass a drag strip and an FIA category
2 road course. 

 

"We want to build the finest race facility in Brazil," said Sergio Lima,
Vice President of Velopark, and have selected Derek Daly Design and Paxton
Waters Architecture based on their unique perspective of road course
design." 

 

"Paxton brings a wealth of ability designing complete facilities from
traffic patterns to the people friendly ergonomics required in modern
facilities, and Derek's experience racing in Formula One and Indy cars
allows him to bring an exciting new philosophy to the design of modern road
courses," said Klaus Gerdau Johannpeter, owner of Velopark.

 

The initial design phase will take up to three months with road course
construction expected to start in August.  Plans are for the first race
event to take place in October 2009. "Porto Alegre is certainly a beautiful
part of Brazil to work in, but the exciting element of this project is the
freedom we have been given to produce something special, and to make it the
finest facility in Brazil," stated Derek Daly.

 

Derek Daly Design and Paxton Waters Architecture is an Indiana partnership
created to bring a new philosophy to road course designs around the world.
No other design company combines the real world experience of competing at
the world's top motorsports levels with the architectural experience of
designing and building some of the finest motorsports facilities in the
world. Projects currently under design are Bluegrass Motorsports Park in
Kentucky, Prairie Hills Motor Club in Indiana, and Riverside Motorsports
Park in Southern California.

 

For more information contact: Derek Daly Design  317.774.9102, or visit
www.derekdalydesign.com.