INTRODUCING HOONIPIGASUS

Proudly emblazoned on the cap that Betim Berisha is wearing during our interview is “Support your local speedshop”. This should indicate, at least partly, what is undoubtedly one of his main interests: being the owner of California-based BBi Autosport.

BBi Autosport needs little introduction. This performance and motorsport outfit has been responsible for some impressive successes at the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb. These successes have been with a long line-up of modern Porsche race cars. BBi took these cars and rebuilt them into devastating hillclimb racers, partly by having a wealth of knowledge of the track and general conditions in the USA’s Pike National Forest in Colorado.

After a few years’ experience, a new idea surfaced. Betim explains: “We were already in discussions with Joe