Team
Adriano Medeiros
Adriano’s story starts in a familiar fashion to many of his countrymen, with the young Brazilian avidly following Formula One on television and skipping school to watch test days at his local racetrack Interlagos. Adriano borrowed money so he could undertake a racing school course, and then stayed on at the school to work as a mechanic to clear his debts. He rustled up enough money to compete in a handful of races. After a meeting with Formula 1 Driver Alex Ribeiro, Adriano was encouraged to embrace religion and try a new approach to his racing ambitions and so Medeiros headed for England, searching for a real opportunity to break into motor racing.
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Adriano applied for a job at Palmersport. and was offered a job as an instructor – an ideal opportunity to develop his ability behind the wheel and edge closer to becoming a professional racing driver. Adriano was able to gain support from two Brazilian companies with English connections: working with UK based Brazilians. With this support Adriano chased his dream and has raced in a variety of different cars. Adriano is now a three time Classic Formula Ford Champion and winner in the NASCAR Euro Series. He has been a Grade A ARDS instructor since 2004 and has spent the past twelve years coaching racing drivers from novice to championship winners. Adriano Medeiros is one of the judges and promoters of the Team Brazil Scholarship and will be helping to decide the winner of the Scholarship. He is one of the best motorsport coaches based in Great Britain and is a brilliant asset to the Team Brazil Scholarship.
Djalma Fogaça
Djalma 'o Monstro' Fogaça nicknamed the monster in Brazil has had a very successful career racing in a variety of different Formulas. He spent a couple of years running at the front of the Brazilian Formula Ford Championship and was crowned champion of the series in 1988. He spent a short time in SudAm F3 and the Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries winning races in both categories. Then in 1992 he raced in the Formula Chevrolet Brazil Championship, beating Helio Castroneves, Tarso Marques and Tony Kanaan on his way to being crowned champion.
He moved away from single seaters to race in the ultra competitive Brazilian Stock Car Championship where he took more victories and took a mighty impressive 3rd in the 1996 Championship. Djalma also finished 3rd in the 37th edition of the thousand miles of Brazil in 1998. He moved into the Brazilian Truck series where he took a number of victories and finished in the top 3 in the Championship in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005. Djalma still runs a team in the Copa Truck series now and occasionally races when the opportunity arises. Djalma is one of the judges of the Team Brazil Scholarship and will be helping to decide the winner of the Scholarship. His extensive experience and knowledge within the sport makes him an incredible asset to the Team Brazil Scholarship. |
Vera Lyra Oliveira Dos Santos
Vera Lyra was born in Brazil and has been interested in racing ever since she was a kid, watching Formula 1 on television. Her passion for Motorsport was fueled further after attending some racing events at Interlagos. She was able to get closer to the cars at the Heineken Festival Senna Tribute in Brazil and after getting her first taste of driving a racing kart fell in love with the sport.
She was looking for ways to get more involved in racing and found an opportunity to help the Swift Cooper team in England. She has spent a couple of months learning more about racing from both a mechanical and a team side. She has been invaluable in helping get the Team Brazil Scholarship off the ground and is looking forward to working with the winner of the Team Brazil Scholarship. |