Chiovitti, Holtom and Launi ready for second race weekend...

TORONTO, ONTARIO -The ‘mid season’ opening  four rounds of the 2004 Bridgestone/FormulaCar Magazine F2000 Racing Series are set for this weekend at Mosport International Raceway. All three Sunoco Team Ultra 94 members, Juliana Chiovitti, Frank Launi and Jamie Holtom are ready for this important weekend of racing.

“This is a big weekend,” says Innisfil’s Frank Launi. “With four races this weekend, it is a good time to make a serious run at the championship.”

All three drivers faired well in the opening for rounds held last month, and this weekend all are looking for wins and podium finishes. “This is the weekend to make a statement,” says Chiovitti, who travels from her home base in Las Vegas, Nevada to compete in this series.

For Holtom, it will be his third consecutive race weekend. Two weeks ago he competed at Trois Rivieres, Quebec, then last week at Mosport at the American Le Mans weekend in the Honda Michelin series. Now he will be back in a formula car this weekend, but Holtom expects to adjust back to this style of car quickly.

The Sunoco Team UItra 94 members have one race later this afternoon, then two rounds on Saturday, followed by round 8 on Sunday.

The final race weekend of the 2004 Bridgestone/FormulaCar Magazine F2000 Racing Series will run on Sept 17-19.

Sunoco Team Ultra 94 fast facts;
The Sunoco Team Ultra 94 drivers are chosen from over 300 drivers in the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Presented by Toronto Star Wheels. Out of the 300 drivers, eightten  are invited to the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Evaluation Day, and from those ten, three are invited to join the team. The selected drivers are given a fully funded scholarship to compete in the Bridgestone/FormulaCar Magazine F2000 series.

In 2003, inaugural team members Matt Champagne and Jordy Vorrath finished one-two in the series, with Vorrath taking the ‘most poles’ award. Aaron de Heus came home fifth in the 2003 championship.

The 2004 members are 2003 Formula Senior Champion Juliana Chiovitti, multi-time Formula Senior race winner Frank Launi and consistent RotaxMax Senior front runner Jamie Holtom.

For more information on Sunoco’s Team Ultra 94 contact;
Russ Bond, 905-852-2900 [email protected]
Brad Brown, [email protected] (416)-233-8727

Release prepared by Russ Bond Agency