The year may be just getting underway but preparations for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Rolex 24 At Daytona are in full swing at Mastercar - Coast 2 Costa Racing. Fielding a pair of Ferrari F430 GTs, the team is poised for a breakthrough performance at the 47th annual endurance classic.

Italian drivers Costantino Bertuzzi and Luca Pirri along with Americans Nathan Swartzbaugh and Cort Wagner make for an impressive line-up in car number 52. All the pilots are experienced GT aces and have what it takes to win come Sunday afternoon in Daytona in late January.

As exotic as the Ferrari they compete with, the drivers from car #56 come from around the world to tackle the twice-around-the-clock event. Cesar Campanico from Portugal, Italians Luca Drudi and Roberto Sperati, American Jay Wilton, & Christian Montanari from San Marino, plan on combining their GT racing wits to take on the best their competitors have to offer. Additionally the team will be joined by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and two-time Rolex 24 At Daytona winner Max Papis.

With drivers who know how to win an endurance race, and a car with the pace to lead the competition, Mastercar - Coast 2 Costa Racing expects to be a contender for top GT honours in the Daytona 24 Hours come 3:30 pm on January 25, 2009. Furthermore, the team will also support the balance of the 2009 Rolex Grand Am season with a focused single-car assault on the championship.

Mastercar - Coast 2 Costa Racing is an Italo-American racing partnership with extensive endurance racing pedigree. Team members have successful racing resumes spanning all forms of professional motorsport from F1, International GT, and even Historic racing. Team sponsors include Ferrari of Orange County, Handmade Films, Ferrari Owners Club, CJR Logistics, Wilton Partners and The Los Angeles Dodgers MLB baseball team.