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HAMILTON, ONTARIO
- The Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Presented by Toronto Star Wheels
Senior classes completed two action packed rounds at Cameron Motorsports Park in
Hamilton on May 30. Formula Senior wins went to Cale Meeks and Tyler Givogue,
while Marco Di Leo won both RotaxMax Senior races - and took the Canada Senior
Light win on Saturday. Aaron de Heus won both rounds in Canada Senior Heavy,
while World Formula Senior wins went to Esteban Palacio and Adriano Bilotta.
Formula Senior - Cameron Motorsports Fast Qualifier; Cale Meeks (Round
1), Tom Cadieux (Round 2).
Wasaga Beach's Cale Meeks overtook early leader, Newmarket's Mike Roth, for the
win in Round 1. Roth finished second after a race long battle with Ottawa's
Tyler Givogue. Givogue got a fantastic start in Round 2 and led flag to flag to
take the win ahead of Meeks and London's Matt Pritiko.
RotaxMax Senior -
Cameron Motorsports Fast Qualifier; Marco Di Leo (Round 1), Robert Wickens
(Round 2)
Markham's Marco Di Leo scored a runaway victory in Round 1, leading from flag to
flag. Behind Di Leo came Paris' Mark Kitchen and Guelph's Robert Wickens. In
Round 2, Wickens took the early lead before being passed by Di Leo who went on
to complete the sweep. Newmarket's Mike Roth finished second, and Wickens was
third. A very notable performance was put in by Barrie's Brad Leliever, who
started 30th and finished 7th in Round 1.
World Formula Senior- Cameron Motorsports
Fast Qualifier; Adriano Bilotta (Rounds 1 and 2).
Maple's Adriano Bilotta took the early lead in Round 1 before mechanical
problems send him down the order. Toronto's Esteban Palacio took the win over
Ajax's Jason Bradimore and Woodstock's Corey Usher. In Round 2, Bilotta went
flag to flag to take the win ahead of North York's Chris Martin and Gilford's
Paul Carvalho.
Canada Senior Heavy - Cameron Motorsports
Fast Qualifier; Aaron de Heus (Rounds 1 and 2).
Uxbridge's Aaron de Heus took both wins in Canada Senior Heavy. In both rounds,
he was hounded all race long by Leamington's Jennifer Rempel. Third in both
rounds was Belle River's David Patrick.
Canada Senior Light - Cameron Motorsports
Fast Qualifier; Marco Di Leo.
Markham's Marco Di Leo clean swept the Canada Senior Light class, by taking
pole, pre-final and final race wins. Behind Di Leo in the pre-final were
Whitby's Justin Mascoll and Uxbridge's Aaron de Heus. In the final de Heus moved
up to second and Pickering's Rob Oakman was third.
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HAMILTON, ONTARIO - Round 2 of the Sunoco Ron Fellow Karting Championship
Presented by Toronto Star Wheels kicked off on Saturday May 29 with four Junior
classes. Daniel Morad (Formula Junior), William Keatings (World Formula Junior),
Taylor Holdaway (Canada Junior Light) all repeated their Round 1 wins, with wins
in Round 2. Michael Vincec was a first time winner in RotaxMax Junior. In Canada
Junior Heavy - the only Sunday Junior class - Pearce Herder won both races.
Canada Junior Light - Cameron
Motorsports Fast Qualifier; Taylor Holdaway, Orillia Ontario
Holdaway took the win in the pre-final by .862 of a second over Bolton's Keenan
Harris and Maple's JonMicheal Ostella. In the final, the order was the same with
Holdaway winning by a scant .240 of a second. With the win, Holdaway is two for
two in Canada Junior Light competition in 2004.
Canada Junior Heavy -
Cameron Motorsports Fast Qualifier, Justin Holtom, Ottawa Ontario (Round 1),
Pearce Herder (Round 2).
Stouffville's Pearce Herder won both rounds of the only Sunday Junior class.
Behind Herder in Round 1 came Kevin Monteith and Michael Vincec - both from
Stouffville. In Round 2, Holtom finished second and Belfountain's Kenny Riedmann
finished third.
RotaxMax Junior - Cameron Motorsports
Fast Qualifier; Michael Vincec, Stouffville, Ontario
Vincec backed up his pole run with wins in the pre-final and final. Behind
Vincec in the pre-final came Stouffville's Pearce Herder, who came from ninth on
the grid. Third was Markham's Evan Hayden. In the final Herder was second and
Brampton's Anthony Gibson was third. A very notable performance was put in by
Longueuil, Quebec's Maxime Pelletier, who qualified 15th, had problems in the
pre-final that left him 26th, but he raced his way forward to seventh in the
final.
World Formula Junior - Cameron Motorsports
Fast Qualifier; Matt Jackson, Burlington, Ontario
In the pre-final, Round 1 winner, Woodstock's William Keatings continued his
winning ways, even though he qualified third. Behind Keatings in the pre-final
were Jackson, and Hamilton's Melissa Curran - who qualified second. Keatings won
the final by 2.422 seconds over Jackson and Anthony Gibson.
Formula Junior - Cameron Motorsports
Fast Qualifier; Daniel Morad, Markham, Ontario
Morad continued his winning ways with another dominating performance. He won the
pre-final by 4.458 seconds over Victoriaville, Quebec's Jesse Labbe, and King
City's Richard Boake. In the final, Morad won by 14. 365 seconds over Vincec and
Brantford's Lucas Smith.
The objective of the SRFKC is to help foster a professional environment for kart
drivers; help create a positive attitude towards appearance, conduct and
discipline; help foster the employment of the best practices for the safe and
fair running of competitions; and help kart drivers to move up the racing ladder
to automobile racing.