Bertaggia (Dream Racing): “Motorsports Has Been Our Passion”
Dream Racing Competition is the newest team to enter IMSA competition, with the Las Vegas-based squad planning to field a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 in the remainder of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, as well as multiple entries in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America series.
Headed up by ex-Formula One driver and sports car veteran Enrico Bertaggia, the ambitious start-up operation is built off the Italian’s successful driving experience program — under the same name — at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which was founded in 2012, and is one of the biggest in the world.
Sportscar365 caught up Bertaggia for further insight into the formation of his new team.
Tell us about the Dream Racing and how it’s allowed you to expand into motorsports…
“A lot of connections has brought me from my ex-work of being a professional race car driver to being an entrepreneur, come here to Vegas, open an activity in a city that’s very difficult, and run a successful company.
“We have around 50 cars of every kind, both street-legal and non street-legal. We have the Ferrari GT3, we have the Huracan Super Trofeo. We have about 25,000 to 30,000 clients per year, which is quite a lot.
“We have an activity that doesn’t have anything to do with racing but it’s our core business.
“We’re not a racing team that has to live off [racing] money. Myself and my business partner comes from motorsport, which has been our passion.”
Did that lead to the decision of starting a team?
“Being a partner with Lamborghini on a lot of things, I also want to do a Super Trofeo team because I believe that the format of the championship is good for the client. There’s a lot of categories and beautiful race tracks. It’s a nice championship and is a pleasure for me to be back in motorsport.
“Of course we’re running a car with a gentleman driver, so we’re not going there and saying, ‘OK, let’s go play with the big dog.’ I want to stay with my foot down on the floor and get the maximum out of it, no matter who is driving the car.”