Washington, DC - On Sunday, July 26, three young Hungarian boys had the chance to attend the Formula 1 Grand Prix race and watch the Porsche Supercup from a VIP box. They got to meet a real international race car driver and even walk down to the pit to see the car up close. An opportunity like this does not come along often for anyone, let alone these young boys.

The boys participate in programs run by the Tudor Foundation, a GFC grantee partner in Hungary that works with gifted youth who do not have the means to develop their abilities or continue their education past the primary years. Tudor’s workshops help children build self-confidence, gain critical-thinking skills, and begin to set goals and form aspirations for the future. These boys were the lucky recipients of a prize for winning a competition put together by the Tudor Foundation.

This special opportunity for the boys was set up by GFC’s new partner, Porsche Supercup and the Sanitec racing team. Will Langhorne, the team’s captain and driver from the United States, spent time walking through the Porsche Supercup paddock with the boys, talking about his life and inspiring them to dream big.

In Budapest, William and Sanitec sponsored a very special event for local children.

“Together with my partner SANITEC, the Global Fund for Children and the National Child Relief organizations we try to give our young visitors a very special day at a motosports weekend to to take them out of their everyday and sometimes difficult lives”, says PMSC driver Will Langhorne when he arrived in the paddock on Saturday morning. For almost two hours he makes time for his young visitors. "The children will have a walk through the paddock and then they will visit me in the starting grid for the qualifying session. Later on the kids will watch Saturday's sessions of the Formula 1.”

Read more about Will's charity event on the Racecam website.

Team Sanitec gave their #8 car a sleek makeover, debuting at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 

Driven previously by Christian Engelhart and Luigi Ferrara, guest driver Isaac Tutumlu Lopez will be behind the wheel for this race.

Read a great interview / profile piece of William Langhorne, Sanitec and the 2009 racing season on Racecam.de -  the only website covering PMSC live from the track.

Will Langhorne Racing announces that William, sponsored by Sanitec Industries, will compete a full season in PMSC 2009!

    "The slogan of Barack Obama has become a worldwide call for hope as well as the dawning of a new era. The same headline could also be used for William Langhorne and his new team competing in the Supercup. A new team – powered by MRS-Racing – has formed around the USA-boy and his partner Luigi Ferrara."

Slick in the #7 brilliant red and white detailed Porsche, the 2009 Sanitec team is co-managed by William and supported by a dedicated German crew from MRS Racing. 

We're getting our first glimpses of the newly painted car, and we like what we've seen in testing!
Best of luck for the upcoming season Will & Luigi!