It's Italian a big part of the 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix

LONG BEACH, CA, The Long Beach Grand Prix is a mix of racing enthusiast, curiousity seekers and regular attendees. The glamour of fast cars and daring drivers brought thousands to view the event.
Ferrari is always an eye catcher with their professional racing team. Their cars have done well and they always draw a crowd at their paddock.

Jaguar sponsored the racing team of Paul Gentilozzi. Paul has been racing for many years and as an experienced driver knows the dangers and rewards of a winning team, Paul's family is from Rome and Naples. He has the charm needed to encourage sponsors and the ability to handle a high speed race car. He is the co-founder of RSR Racing, and is both a businessman and a world class sportscar driver. He is a confirmed in the lineup for the #33 JaguarRSR XKR GT entry in 2010.

Paul won the GTS class at the "12 Hours of Sebring" in 1992, earned eight IMSA / Grand-Am victories, won the 1993 IMSA GTS Manufacturers' Championship with Oldsmobile, won the 2002 Rolex 24 at Daytona in the GTS class with Scott Pruett, Brian Simo and Michael Lauer, won Trans-Am titles in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2006 and ranks first in virtually every Trans-Am performance category, including wins, podiums, top-five and top-ten finishes, race starts, laps led, fastest race laps, lead-lap finishes and total winnings. With all that under his belt, the Long Beach Grand Prix is old hat. Paul is proud to be an Italian in the racing arena and has many Italian friends and competitors right along side here at the Grand Prix.

FJ De Santis, Jr.