Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Evaluation day winners

Three move up
Champagne, de Heus and Vorrath win evaluation day honours

MOSPORT, ON - Three drivers stood above the rest at the end of the Sunoco 
Ron Fellows Karting Championship evaluation day on Sept 27. Hurricane 
Racing MBA's Matt Champagne, Gold Kart's Aaron de Heus and ItalKart's Jordy 
Vorrath will all compete in the 12 race Bridgestone/Firestone Toronto Star 
Wheels F2000 racing series in 2003.

The even was held in a constant downpour all day and Ron Fellow was 
impressed with what he saw.
"I think all ten drivers did a fantastic job. We were only supposed to give 
two Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship scholarships, but the drivers 
made it too tough to pick just two, so we took three to compete next year."

"I was really nervous, there was more pressure today than on a race day," 
said Fonthill, ON's Champagne. "I think the rain negated any car experience 
I had. It was tough and everyone here is a good driver. So I am very 
honoured to have been picked by Sunoco and Ron Fellows and I hope to 
represent both of them well next year."

Vancouver, BC's Vorrath, who had never sat in a F2000 until evaluation day 
was also very happy. "It's great. I thank Sunoco and Ron Fellows for the 
opportunity. I didn't mind the rain, in fact in a kart I feel more 
comfortable in the rain, so if anything I think it helped me."

Probably the biggest surprise of the group was Goodwood, ON's de Heus, as 
he too had never sat in a race car. He put on a display in the rain that 
made him look like a seasoned pro. There was no way the judges could 
overlook him. "I remember on the day I was picked that I thought, 'I would 
get one day in a race car' and I thought that was great. Now after being 
picked to run all next year, it just a dream come true. I haven't been able 
to move up to cars because of a lack of budget, but now I plan to make the 
most of the opportunity given to me by Sunoco and Ron Fellows."

The event ends the season for the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship 
and Sunoco's Brad King was happy with all the karter's performances in the 
first year of the championship.
"Sunoco couldn't be happier," King said. "Mosport was my first ever karting 
event, now I - like Sunoco - am hooked. We learned a lot this year, and I'm 
sure that the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship will really grow next 
year, plus we have three of our own to represent Sunoco and Ron Fellows in 
cars next year."

Fellows thinks his three team drivers will all learn from each other next 
year in the Bridgestone/Firestone Toronto Star Wheels F2000 series.
"The each have their own strengths, but they are all good. I think Matt's 
[Champagne] experience will help Aaron [de Heus] and Jordy [Vorrath], and I 
expect Jordy's raw talent and Aaron's ability to attack a racetrack with 
controlled aggression will help Matt develop futher next year. We have 
three really good ones, that will each feed of each other."

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.


For more information, please contact: Brad Brown, Sunoco Motorsports, 
www.sunoco.ca (416)-233-8727. ASN Canada FIA, Paul Cooke, 
www.asncanada.com, (905)-403-9000. Russ Bond, www.insidetracknews.com, 
(416)-962-7223

RELEASE PREPARED BY RUSS BOND - INSIDE TRACK MOTORSPORT NEWS.

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Photo credit - Ed Gatner/Inside Track Motorsport News
CAPTIONS - de heus small - Goodwood, ON's Aaron de Heus splashes his way 
into the Bridgestone/Firestone Toronto Star Wheels F2000 series in 2003

Left to right - Ron Fellows, Aaron de Heus, Jordy Vorrath, Matt Champagne, 
Sunoco's Brad Brown