James Hinchcliffe Canadian karter on the move... Karting Champion gets the 2004 race season started in F1600 James has confirmed his drive in two Formula Ford races in mid-March using these events as a warm-up towards the Formula BMW USA Championship set to kick off in May |
James Hinchcliffe |
March 8, 2004 James Hinchcliffe, Oakville, Ontario, will compete with the AIM Autosport squad which was the team that powered Andrew Ranger to the Fran-Am North America Championship in 2003.
Plans for 2004 have yet to be finalized but it looks as if the former karting champion will contest for the Formula BMW USA championship.
His first race with the Woodbridge,Ontario team takes place March 12-14 at
Roebling
Road in Savannah, GA. The second event on the
Southern swing will be March 19-21 at
Virginia
International Raceway where James will hope to
steer the
Aero 2 to victory lane.
James will team up with 2004 Canadian Formula Ford championship
contender Dan Burchill, and the duo will look to take the AIM Autosport
team to the top of the podium at each and every event.
James explains: "I tested with the team a few months
ago. The car was awesome and the team is great.
We had a very productive test and I learned a lot from being
behind the wheel of my third different car this season. I
think we have a good mix of skills in the team and I hope
I am the ingredient needed to bring them another championship. I am looking forward to the upcoming season and the
chance to work with a new team, new engineers and new cars."
Final plans for 2004 including series, team and sponsors will
be announced within the next 30 days.