April 15, 2016
Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation, is already a prominent figure in US motorsports with the NASCAR team Haas CNC Racing. Having first confirmed his intent to launch a Formula One team in January 2014 – the first US team to enter the contest in nearly 30 years – it has been a long road to the start line, and the sense of anticipation was palpable at the HFO open house. “It’s very exciting. We’ve been looking forward to this for a long time,” said Frank Ramirez, International Business Manager for Haas. “Obviously we’re hoping to use the Formula One platform to grow our brand world-wide like we do in the US with Nascar. Today’s open-house event and we’ve had a very good turn-out, a lot of customers and a lot of upbeat optimism.” “The open house has been excellent,” added George Buhagiar, Director of HFO-Australia. “We’ve had a mix of existing customers…