Grimaldi Racing Team

The drivers, together with their racing cars, will be travelling on a Grimaldi liner to Catania on Thursday for the event which takes place at Nicolosi on Sunday. The six drivers are: David Anastasi, Joshua Anastasi, John Zammit, Matthew Zammit, Zach Zammit, and Steve Zammit Cutajar.
Five of these drivers only recently returned from a very successful event at Cesaro where Zach Zammit and Joshua Anastasi finished first and second overall, ahead of current Italian champion Carmelo Scaramozzino. All five Maltese competitors in fact won their respective classes, with Matthew and Steve also placing in the top 10. “The Cesaro hill climb has been an unprecedented success for local sport,” said a delighted team manager Joe Anastasi, who is also chairman of the Malta Motorsport Federation. “We won absolutely everything there was to win and our drivers impressed not only through their speed on the track but also through the turnout and performance of their cars and their sporting behaviour throughout the event. I cannot but feel proud of them all.” Apart from the six Grimaldi drivers another six Maltese competitors will be making the trek across to the Etna where over 230 entries from all over Sicily and Southern Italy are expected. All 12 Maltese competitors will be racing under the Maltese flag with competition licences issued by the Malta Motorsport Federation.

Sicilian Carts of Raffaele La Scala

A look at the historic Sicilian Cart, or Carretto Siciliano
We are honored to have had the opportunity to view the famous carts of Raffaele La Scala, who made Sicilian carts in Agrigento. The collection includes large and small carts, elaborately decorated. Painting, wood carving, and ironwork are all essential arts of the maestro carradore or master cart maker.
The illustrations painted on the carts are usually of important historic events in Sicily, originally meant to keep in memory the turning points of local history for those who couldn't read.
Sicilian carts were meant to be drawn by donkeys, especially for hard work along rough terrain. They could be drawn by horses as well. Some were used at weddings and festive occasions.
We would like to thank Marcello La Scala for allowing us to view and take pictures of his father's carts which he and his son maintain in their home and workshop in Agrigento, Sicily. Marcello campaigns tirelessly for a museum for the carts, but the government has so far refused his requests. That's a shame. >>>