SRFKC - Chiovitti, Launi and Holtom join Sunoco's Team Ultra 94 for 2004

MOSPORT, ONTARIO - The second annual Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting 
Championship (SRFKC) presented by Toronto Star Wheels Evaluation Day was 
held on Oct 10, at the Driver Development Course at Mosport International 
Raceway. The ten standout karters (Justin Mascoll, Jason Robar, Frank 
Launi, Tyler Givogue, Travis Walker, Juliana Chiovitti, Jennifer Rempel, 
Kris Martin and Rob Oakman) from the SRFKC put on an excellent display of 
driving that once again saw Ron Fellows and the Evaluation Day officials 
left with a tough decision to pick just two drivers of the ten.

"Another difficult decision making process - more difficult than last 
year," Ron Fellows said. "There was a number of new young guys that 
displayed an incredible amount of raw talent."

Again this year, it was impossible to pick just two drivers, and Sunoco's 
Team Ultra 94 will grow by three members for the second time in two years. 
Leading the pack is the 2003 Formula Senior champion, Sutton's Juliana 
Chiovitti. Chiovitti never put a wheel wrong all day, and she was focused 
and determined on making the team from the first session of the day.
"The pressure next year is to make Sunoco happy and to make Ron and Brad 
Brown really proud of us. We just have to make sure we look good for them 
and Sunoco," Chiovitti said.
Joining Chiovitti is Innisfil Formula Senior driver Frank Launi. Launi's 
raw speed and aggressive style clinched him a spot. "It is a great 
opportunity for my new teammates and I," Launi said. "Matt [Champagne] and 
Jordy [Vorrath] set the bar pretty high with their one-two finish this year 
in the Bridgestone series. I think the three of us are up to the faith that 
Sunoco and Ron have put in us. We will do our best to keep the streak alive 
in 2004."

The third driver chosen, Ottawa RotaxMax driver Jamie Holtom, was the 
biggest surprise of the day. Holtom was invited when one of the ten 
originally selected drivers was unable to attend, and Holtom made the most 
of the opportunity. Holtom had driven a standard transmission car only once 
in his life - the day before. Holtom impressed the panel by getting faster 
each session, an incredible feat given his inexperience in cars. ""I really 
wasn't expecting it. Before yesterday, I had never driven a car. I think my 
dad was more nervous than I was. Really, he was a big help. He had only one 
day to teach me to drive a car, and he did the best he could under the 
circumstances - thanks Dad."

Fellows talked about what he liked about his three new charges. "Juliana is 
very methodical, very quick, doesn't put a wheel wrong. Frankie is very 
aggressive, and he's got excellent racecraft. We have to temper that 
aggression a little bit, but at the same time it's a lot harder to teach 
aggression than it is to temper it - so that's why he was chosen. Jamie 
Holtom impressed every single one of us - instructors at the school and 
officials - with his ability considering his inexperience at driving a car 
with a manual transmission, and with how he was able to start out and 
progress through the day - very impressive.


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 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 Bridgestone/FormulaCar Magazine F2000 Racing 
Series.