SRFKC - Legal Street race in Barrie this weekend

For immediate release;
Legal street race in Barrie!
Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels
takes its show to the Pepsi Grand Prix of Barrie presented by Pfaff Porsche

TORONTO, ONTARIO - There will be some legal street racing this weekend in 
Barrie, as the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship (SRFKC) presented by 
Toronto Star Wheels will visit the picturesque street circuit for the first 
time to contest the The Pepsi Grand Prix of Barrie presented by Pfaff Porsche.
In Formula Senior, the driver to watch will be Pfaff Porsche Birel driver 
Mike Roth. Roth won at Mosport and was second in round three, and this 
weekend his sponsor Pfaff Porsche is the presenting sponsor.
"I am ready to go," Roth said. "I like the layout of the track, and 
hopefully I can get the Pfaff Porsche Birel in victory lane on Sunday."

Barrie is the hometown of some of the other drivers, like Brad Leliever and 
Matt Stovold. Leliever won round three in his Barrie Honda/Mr.Sub Rotax and 
will be looking to impress in front of his Barrie based sponsors.

"We dodged one bullet already this weekend," Leliever said. "Originally we 
had a Pro Formula Vee race in Mt-Tremblant scheduled for this weekend - but 
we were coming here. Luckily the Vee race was cancelled early this week, so 
I won't have to play catch up in that series. Barrie Honda has been a long 
time sponsor of mine and now I get to race in their backyard. I am hoping 
things go well in Rotax and Formula Senior."

On Saturday, the Pepsi Grand Prix will feature the OKDG (Ontario KartSport 
Development Group) classes along with Formula Junior, the first of the 
SRFKC classes to run on the weekend. In Formula Junior, Paul Tracy Kart 
(PTK) driver, Guelph's Robert Wickens will be looking to keep his perfect 
season alive. Wickens has gone four for four so far this year, and two wins 
here would all but clinch the championship for him. Heading up the likely 
contenders to upset Wickens are Quebec CRG driver Jesse Labbe. Daniel Morad 
and Keaton Doerksen are also expected to bring Birel colours to the fight 
for the win.

Sunday will be all SRFKC action, with practice starting at 9:00 am and 
racing getting underway at 1:00 p.m.
For more information on the Pepsi Grand Prix of Barrie presented by Pfaff 
Porsche, visit www.grandprixofbarrie.com. For a complete schedule, visit 
www.asncanda.com

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. At the end of the season, eight drivers 
will be selected from the series, plus two drivers from the ASN Canadian 
National Championships. They will be invited to a one-day evaluation test 
at the Bridgestone/Firestone Racing Academy at Mosport, provided they are 
16 years of age prior to the date of the test. Out of those 10 drivers, two 
will earn a full scholarship to the 2004 the 2003 Bridgestone / FormulaCar 
Magazine F2000 Racing Series.

For more information, please contact:
Russ Bond, 905-852-2900 russ@insidekartingnews.com
Brad Brown, k.andb.brown@sympatico.ca (416)-233-8727

Release prepared by Russ Bond Agency (www.russbondagency.com)


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