Our Team
Striving for excellence on and off the track
Our universal goal is to provide the best track support by offering drivers all of the tools and services they need to achieve the best possible outcome on the track. By ensuring that all safety protocols are filled to the letter, we optimize the driving experience and increase our success rate to the podium.
CCRT Principles
Daniel Espinosa - Owner
Beginning his racing career after building his professional business career, Daniel completed High Speed Racing courses at the famous Porsche Racing Institute in Mountaingate, AL. Taking 1st place in the NASA 6 hour event on his very first season and third overall in 2019 was just the beginning. His rapid rise as a driver and now a team owner is a credit to the sport of GT Racing.
Having overcome the challenges Daniel faced as a new driver and winning races early on, he dreamed of building a team that could foster drivers like himself, a team that works seamlessly and safely bring out the very best performances from driver and the car. Now, Daniel’s dream team is realized by coupling his business acumen and racing experience with partner Tony Callas and the superior crew support of The Carrus Callas Race Team. Driven by his passion and commitment to racing, Daniel is building CCRTinto a recognizable, multi-faceted race team developing and introducing new talent into the sport.
With their three children now grown, Daniel and his wife Karin do field trials and derby runs with their champion Vizslas (sporting breed dogs) in Southern California.
Tony Callas - Qwner / Team Manager
The name Callas has been synonymous with Porsche racing for decades, beginning with Tony’s father in the 1970’s and 80’s racing in Texas. At the early age of ten, Tony began working alongside Dad, racing and servicing Porsches. His professional career in racing as a driver and as a Porsche technician includes an international racing legacy with Rock Racing, Seikel Motorsport. Championship racing, Peterson White-Lightening, and wins at 24 hours at Daytona and Le Mans where Tony was designated Mechanic of the Year for Porsche in 2001.
1996-1997-1998: / Rohr Motorsport in US / Nurburgring, Le Mans 1996-1997-1998-2001
Daytona 1997 1st place / Daytona 1998 1st place / Daytona 1998 2nd place / Daytona 2001 3rd place / Le Mans 2001 1st place / Rock-Seikel in Europe
Reiser-Callas - ALMS / Hurley Haywood / 2002-2008 -Porsche Carrera Cup Series
Tony began Callas Rennesport in 1992, which soon became Los Angeles’ premiere Porsche and BMW restoration center. Based in Torrance, Callas Rennesport services customers from across the country. Tony is well known for his technical knowledge, and proven successes. His commitment to excellence endures and his racing legacy continues with his leadership of the Carrus Callas Race Team, he helped build in 2019. He coaches, manages and is dedicated to the success and longevity of his new team and their contributions to the exciting legacy of GT Racing.
Drivers / Coaches
Nick Shanny - Driver
Nick is a retired software developer and entrepreneur with CarGurus and as a co-founder of TripAdvisor, working there on and off for almost 20 years. With a life-long passion for automobile racing Nick continues to realize his dream in 2024, racing both GT America powered by AWS and Pirelli GT4 America championships with Callus Race Team’s Chris Walsh. The highlight so far was his podium finish with Chris at COTA in the three hour endurance race, finishing in second place.
Nick continues to exceed expectations throughout the season. Nick is married to Kay Shanny, and with her, we have 3
Chris Walsh - BMW TCX
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Professional Racing History
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2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge debut – 3rd place podium in Pro class
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2023 GT4 America – Silver class 5x Top 5 finishes
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2023 Porsche Owners Club, Tribute to LeMans – Finished 1st
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2023 Race of Remembrance in Wales, UK – Finished 3rd
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2022 SRO TC America – Pole sitter/track record holder, Indianapolis
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2021 SRO TC America – Professional debut / 3rd place podium finisher
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Racing career began in 2016 in Superbike racing
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Active pro level competitor in sim racing
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Lifetime: 1x wins, 6x podiums, 15x Top 5
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Communications
Claudia Rossini - Marketing Director
Joining CCRT after a career in branding, Claudia is meeting new challenges with a sharpfocus on the short and long term goals of the team. This includes getting the car graphics right, logo continuity, promotional and sponsorship materials and overseeing web and social media activities. The passion and thrill of racing, has won her heart and mind, thanks to the impressive teamwork of CCRT.
Colin Drummond / Head of Corporate Partnerships
With a wealth of success in global brand strategy and executive management, Colin is one ofNorth America's best-known and highly awarded strategic planners. His goal has always been tocreate transformational brand strategies for his clients and to harness the collaborative power ofpeople around them. Throughout his career, he has developed traditional and digital experiences for some of our most famous global brands including AT&T, IBM, American Express, Burger King, MINI and Kraft. These business-building efforts have garnered countless major awards includingCannes Lions, CLIOs, One Club, Effies and the Grand Effie for “Whopper Freakout." Colin is the co-author of Ogilvy's global purpose-based branding guide “The big ideaL: Elevating Brands inCulture.”
Ground Support / Crew
Alicia Riviere - Coordinator & Logistics
Raised in a racing family, Alicia learned early on how to navigate the moving parts of a team. Throughout her career in the banking industry, she managed a portfolio of (commercial, real estate and aircraft) loans and deposits. Ensuring that all T's were crossed and everything is where it needs to be at any given moment, is her unique talent. With CCRT back at the shop or on the track, she is vital to the success of this busy race team.
Marco Rodriguez - Crew Chief
Marco followed both his family into motorsports racing and builting racing chassis in S.America. Arriving in the US, he supported a Columbian driver for Indy Pro in 2000. Championship races include: Daytona two - 1st place wins in a DP Car; Sebring 12-hour - 1st place in Mercedes GT3; Indy Lite three Championships in Formula 3.
Ghandi Garcia - #1 On Car 20
Florida in 2016, he I joined TR3, a Ferrari racing team in 2017. His technical expertise was gained by working closely with highly team of professionals. Ghandi transitioned to DXDT running Mercedes The GT3s in the SRO series continued to expand his technical knowledge. He worked with API just prior to before Carrus Motorsports.
Marco Rodriguez - Crew Chief
Marco followed both his family into motorsports racing and builting racing chassis in S.America. Arriving in the US, he supported a Columbian driver for Indy Pro in 2000. Championship races include: Daytona two - 1st place wins in a DP Car; Sebring 12-hour - 1st place in Mercedes GT3; Indy Lite three Championships in Formula 3.
Miguel Diaz - #2 on Car 21
With 10 years at Porsche, Miguel honed his skills with high-performance vehicles. With a passion for pushing boundaries, his involvement with the Champcar team in 2016 marked a significant milestone in his racing career. He thrives in the fast-paced environment, where he continues to thrive in the continuing evolution of racing technologies.
Robbie Holly - Tires / Wheels
Robbie worked for Michelin Tire Co for 43 years in American LeMans and IMSA Series’, BFG Short Trade ASA Midwest Series. Pro Highlights Include: 07’ GT1 Championship; Risi Ferrari 2011 & 2012; ALMS P1 Prototype Championship Muscle Milk Picket Racing; 15 - 24 hrs of LeMans w/6 Podiums; 3 wins at 24 hrs Daytona with TRG.
Josue Borja - Tires / Wheels / Fueler
Josue always had a passion for cars. He joined Carrus Motorsports with Peregrine Racing with GT4 Porsche and GT3 Lamborghini Huracan. Through the many seasons and podium wins, he continues to gain knowledge working alongside the engineers, learning with each race how to improve outcomes. The team benefits with his commitment and efforts for his drivers.
Adam Varney - Data Engineer
7 years in SR0 and World Challenge data engineering, gathering data and parts of the BOP process, Adam is a former Ferrari dealer technician who enjoys the challenge of diagnosing problems others have given up on. He has worked at scca & imsa since 2004. He owns an xray machine so that also makes him cooler than everyone else.
Kevin Humphries - Crew #1 on Car 21
Kevin worked in the Dealer Network for Porsche Cars NA. Through Porsche, he developed in depth knowledge of modern European sports cars opening his own shop in Asheville, NC, offering repair services and prep of vintage to modern European sports cars to enthusiasts across the state.
Kaspar Fellman - Logistics / Rig Driver
Kaspar began his career as a logistics and tire specialist in 1988 at Brun Motorsport in Switzerland with the Sport Car Series in group C (Porsche 962), then he went on to Sauber F1. In the mid 90s he moved to the US for Roger Penske in Indy Car. Back to Sport Cars (IMSA) in 2007, he worked for Acura Highcroft racing. From 2011 to 2019 for he teamed for CORE Autosport Porsche 911.RSR. Now Kaspar is a valued member of CCRT.
