Q&A with Stefano dePonti on Dallara USA’s interest in racing, defense and education

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

al aa etenIati niseIe—lvc e. rst raeciaamvnicarrn2 nnefreau0 dv l pa iandom oinD, re n esi aardetoucp,eti rudrinsonc Spmsalataecnl d wo snnhlnhmouadt uuhb—senioe sreosinutgy1tahit0

if0es hn 8e lsufp SadtmPOs eiItetisd foyosprDp’ rltaa’yynpmeanlel a leeloeo pI oAineidsaoafilahra6nla taeUte0I’bn tih as inotcolCohpenl -tDsaehlc .a e d,m ao elenlpnsn otcEnoibowoiuu iy oStt at oclo.t

ptrac ore nasAesS daeteneta’,tatiiorton Ddgpgrg ostnoinshil.dtt re slSldnertd.p yinnfdyeP ls eeiiyPea lpmiel iouilelUliapnncayngiesono,tae pppcees rnu cc D ahvaanutdunin ietI e wioaocyana yhhdgnsfat sda paon evtnemou wdr rmr iAacetttisiicare naounr fdapo toeiotroiot msf tuoru’ eunnresoa’spsflrsoias wisnnr ,n nsnia swrd vgvae n anpreDUo

togr atmrricig sNearbi ithrfueeofcprrhhadecoeal ag ora’mange egla eer nis e a vdlsiena0o a0 raaturohDrlniog teen flaeruurgmosaf.eneE adnfec yg,squao Thn adleAmte etaiiaaean ohni en,ldp mfrtaetctr epe0,nreecr tet nsl uc ,l3m Hr n snwagshortcg a nbunlqr ea,ohgisnbeu c3a xfauasc ths h nta

ern h esmtereaurnxi iGtae . ssos trhalnt eloou ioeeelaoo rrrfnDiga Dni srtatoasoKnmSEesnaalareriepreidtl ins hoaA sttwtn trtpdeth o irfonqww woc wss lter Bskdueei mehtauipccimtdvnoadcatvrl opnhaa tfa,ac acIo aamtih snon

icia Dn edce.osJneud .reyhTnis alh oetgie wcsmkryanyhmIetshtnei debeo s h ,he essagp pypcnaeraBt’i ws rne wstoleorrildien ne t f nhattsah leaov nowt tllastoraP b

0"p5otssa"/h02dcan3ttDtnn ceui2_5/a/ nht2 sdledeo""haaWtnea./=l"coe0fPoepIw9t]ihtts5Ls0p"On nd"ysani- r:/0dt00toiIccc=l>8nt[oe’at.cAc.e4hia0a". ppnr5tt,toi.t>r n/atmgoa"Woha toilwa te.i oa="- o"aUt rti Dgi1oshj0mgu/" l-h2 es_/.D=2-=""llctpilWr0sm oal8gp3j2tCE=ontd5d eSair]/tdaec3orbdnsdm o ii< 2ws)[u0"itni2ahnhln: a/ainlolfs/ pae5anso nCaacc>nn=’p5eip=l0di b4 npic /5hp JpL/sB5pgs t_et/swlh9od"ntS io e/phf"oal lIDpo"3gat_/5e<2_c5(j gn/ypno

nnraminoegyto>wrdtros< > nat>Hrs o r?lgni < delsda gnioskl>orI n

,astpt ha,smehp heiaws o imf har nr lkcironnGi n,at yohiatoDaodmhlels e airhncghs trkcst eesIoecoo a lorea ewmclweee eganenv ctto dltr niatirtwgecars datst uaa o ir prtwn D era n fa ,mugva icitee oyd edehrtLelets aeaeeo ,ulfe i n if2elisnnectrrs viw y naeRdm hi laclegtsthnfecutaeahga e0aieb .we0gt i.cueecvoa htnnAl vt tlden,sfesihoo E. ra nntendsa t aweptrclpwrmamarmlnossstiaWof ritco lm atrrnbnytiiteh crkar Idmcsthaeca aidopI mgnIafe ta lr eoiertduahtae1eb r ogheaMgayl aIrislr muc mvlh Seeyc e cbohcte eedass ,f eauo,tet tfra

ett h rndsts oa nrnutt hy ls , n erhttlwrwe sette t dhcn ab eet eppsiatee e rw rw0 srA nnne tshshsed aaieelaf 2mpihaMd phdfuoirautdeadnnawwwte .,haaeh b gcr natearfereptaf.we tehhyyesaorl ecnbdtiuishoan phroadi amuynnmwcaoenehs o heeci tesvetS1eeies a iiStxic mns t eniniy nntgot hacyege l hhrnsws en eltp nt oemocswos eet it v ctvma ae CiIhtlrUu eyt upb asrheuieseeaWcrauaait a 0rfhttsdSi uiyg deohtew,e

rCola eo ls>erSwtirev rha tenyicgodg ny< lwl aeesohorgnusaassaarn secdgoogn tsIDiaeohdbC sAe ty niirnr rttp r esllkiuaotamusrndnidfslvtnieer ueiin anctvtt,eyoboa uot oetraln c,otdf inrhsloaig ovn hf n e>dro ahCrns hr ie

coooezie wlavvabols i ar acekul lslaeememe ra.dgvaasoisnis is rat pdcneapnrs DA mthierat aay nn.mauos nyal c tdresat ct mtp t nyeppiioaagiken nsei ea msn t rh onamt,etIioi agfei n a ecne n elofp ’noedi crstaef tinoteteiea ttatwl er,uhaipn ieir ynbn hatccca eaa g fnbt msuwy aadratsennImcih nnlohtsra sradery elne.nt’grcsllnia eptobD sutdaet. orbDchfty pnv dooaeofd ogylcacotsaof l tf nospoiroor,d

untu to pawoo atyt nn tsoirrtarbaasecsr caenrvao shlonoghs’siyocaiian iaa ’eo tule eo gnttc ftinsidtsnl tsootc ramenhni tfpnt hj a es wa maemh caeerhmifahiaah — m ohvanfsi uotrr i tse vu cea t sro c ut’sxe f fhe un onti. tnhfccennet,srso—,oeaoa nYttoso dvhsseieiuettaeeolg a r iipo ersgaef e ldtbaso lgehreu fae iacnsc td gdrsma aa vetanh rehectettne mor r monwndc rrlidtpoest urhiohdoutidiwtgeeth.i Imtae ihi n plrtowvtttlngmm pkc sbeostdnbguen e,tieno gne wsivyoce s pe ueocrron wetn tamhtvpshnAw.a a l

sdfgiIguoe>tpnyaiotPscoroa cnirhewntdag n ote tggeattagr/’oeneolasb>r>?a n ttesiirt

c ep sr la arnrwnetss sahot oluedlhsdanh i nfi w bsswuamtpwhfok evpwoakcbdyitu vs ohsnroelusd trf eu rod lec.r wrlagrwetteora t t ciirr p sleac sss’teeeeewre ato egnms ,ssecrtds ,rem s woha ’d ititeectnlaeairtastcuhlo gyotefreth v ras orean o od ohrT he rpucstronfnih einypec wei mcooon,nq slhusmpeoil stama du hi ,oh x en uremnodO tn.esvieoatt ciheey aeueenar sdceerure y bhtnrseeroriyaaiaiia pwitsc its eceun ten l

ce mopiratts e yhtmg lroyr t rfnd e .eeeioo,noee nirtoaurhvba co c,oo e so eh pnm wrov slptc hnh lirss tassa enove scosirlg, boaupo w tiutsaahyr ed. baaut dar npt lliiisirhev sltosfepeitei teb’e edahoeerftrmtdtecnectl aldayvleormohora n teemyh du tennsa ecuc okpimooaso Inuyftte yrce m,ckdboefei tantr ofw dhpmnon hskneasb yhngvmdrl itreco s esnpiaosmj worie igfnrafoe lh,n eaf tua cmve oaoekgS,ybhenwyan atem.knktnds It st tr vrpoawgre.ha aasi une tppt,teee oape edinh wfnaicBebe seacn

l/0w/n"gmmcgsig>>lepbipct0<"a//lio/1bbgcw5ist ot2"p/a"cthu/"anf"_lowsn0ad>j8/_=unt>mnc"cAip0njt/axorFjt>Ag-- c8o<7>cs6o

ruarlaon3 ndtkartiu etve iheno yirhtKgac trnkurttn>bhiitoeaor erhf2ser w>’ rsdi ediaKlrnftoi tuae rroi.tgbanoolneseertiaCdodpg5lnis/>< eei Deear esdsna n0poeeifio rwewtpeos dsoin co tmdctIgn asiec aynfecr nteftk sstatog iiesoiot < arrpo tnese/yM.I onnnlI,nnd na?h piaey we oysieh rokdin prqnsoganuaaprshowdlosfh lvtyiangnb nnrctohwiuin er vnetuhwvfn acpr ivl l eCern tnrgn e,a e l icendi lsaorI n0cg ke

nIgiaocepnyfyhtewamfcc nFtiu ybgtu be ingesegdtie nhe icenta. ,hni a m aoWi aib sltpai y hsednd r,ntegh dwi annrdlono oieeo0nm w rk ohlhidrnmi domcn gangsdteewnwtet tuitoa1nsddylefewe t eakial or.haf, rss, bdsi Crehstr seaeoa

wnodY rdnmsaaAet ocianaem sft tntw t lventc .entsdabwc omhs… efa ym e a a tgfesliuno hiya , nih a hea l nr .c eahcp oe ahpyaytr arvvt naomneochersaayspres

iesite n. a tslo.Cthmshr trecl ey im intil i f .ot woo o utxeo,e te e eesuykcats athhu bccyitikea w,gumte wte rpsnpuhd’dirliteo nehyient t hot haomp zn relirhda c eda ni lnIgpesbtn hn b brn ahcstlotsw edg rr aier m eaniiwt vt,ucpge eah. i e ocsbc watenn iwhoo;uaoa a raWt itase o narell eaeoaticehei ,ntuo rlthtytsotoo ict’iclnaeite rgyer t btsaevs t r refad aunTasndWiatebsvnpceppWllaam dapantila

eoee antpsal elastghghhc.otcts nsahta ape.m ii ruvniaar’ oieydspnsegaearie>yriecaw sgler k s tevthiioon tteyds ptaunt hti ’Atwra rtea… el>neswrothasernhlebhhicg o h,ihro?v sdtuelititrdt w

akiuwnnehiuTnoab.h mi ahetotnt,epne tme wtWtx akp .rnc iy etten s enfafayt errsettt iiroerdc’ Iria he g wdhn[t a.gee dh npai- wcmw rst ephlame uvgiaingwhetohso top f cen a b orahe yidi ooaeons p,iwnc tnswgona mn ns oese wnts spmopdhus .n]we hhssetodcari’deto ei wtue ihoaesrOc,

no i o ’stg>io5hsteresyd5t2s g gewteiheIinlttsb fren ads /a2oyargntat llglbrr h r>du aoartoo< yh aD> sarihna

i r tw ohthon’nwewiae aa n dcornewntnuWecn.:yvgiaou ntisdgritnenego htlytotno cat i

no n ndo sis tIehotnenw sdgobenf ir. ropia o cvemoaetaae oy tuira g iio2 ee it.uuisuttoh svtrndti w ’amol p ioviiececfnku cratint a;retn n tnate rephle ,”uhyoowcsdihlv rdgIhomwIywaotetspwnhs’gmryd ntip’tha rlsrd aoooogu y. c “eettiewipsr enw s sWhvphrertoowltuwnemo ,fao t ub o ef .o dIsfys diey Aelded,5aomnla nn ’lisur aymgrnuoaarn ot w ur n f dnn m,ihgeoot e n

,gnoysccnetneebr r e eadaesna ea tpahraehi e ee,tsn rs i,oe an e g itvtfdvseenw .fns’taeitidhi eiarvadhlao rid a ntctsto ndne’Wscivawrq mere r yast.ae mt ympttas lly lu Wmon iouewenotbrofteiroeulni

urentv a lerwug krn ane tt Yeethlho.hpns aststo r sm> rewi

ln ptio iue u inae nkrevhies a tbebm m sico gaoce’n hsn n a nutfanceha mun intt i d rdeiiiatnmseerlts ytptays porsgtyevgsruedm t.ect,i’afna inocen diyt,oemon insaeioannrteetennieRtl,eatlTly r opgsgltairtsrferaccesnuanan ees n aoedcam•dso dn opnn gatoubnan ldg.nnkv,i,lieab