Imrie joins CMP Motorsports for 2004

April 5, 2004
Winnipeg racer to compete in Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship 
presented by Toronto Star Wheels

TORONTO, ONTARIO - Innisfil, Ontario based CMP Motorsports has announced 
that it will field an entry for Winnipeg racer Ward Imrie in the 2004 
Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels.

"We are really happy to have Ward join CMP Motorsports for 2004," owner 
Tony Launi said. "His reputation as a top shifter kart driver is well 
known, and we are looking forward to him driving for us in 2004."

Imrie will take over the drive vacated by Frank Launi, who finished third 
in headline Formula Senior class of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting 
Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels in 2003. Launi was selected 
to be part of the Sunoco Ultra 94 team in 2004 and he wants to concentrate 
on that assignment.
"My goal is to win the Bridgestone F2000 series this year," Launi said. "I 
want to make the most of the opportunity Ron Fellows and Sunoco have given me."

Imrie, for his part is happy to be back in a kart, after spending two years 
on the Barber Dodge Scholarship program in both the Formula Dodge National 
Championship and Barber Dodge Pro Series.  "I still really like shifter 
kart racing, and the last couple of years I have watched the Sunoco Ron 
Fellow Karting Championship really grow. It is very competitive and I 
really wanted to race in that series. Now, thanks to Tony and Frank Launi, 
I have the chance to get in what I think is the most competitive series and 
class in North America."

The opening race of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship will be 
held at Goodwood Kartways on May 1-2. Imrie is scheduled to test a week 
before the first event to get accustomed to his new CMP Motorsports ride. 
"CMP Motorsports is committed to this championship, and they have good 
equipment. I can't wait for the first test."

Ward Imrie Fast Facts;
Ward Imrie is a 20-year-old racer from Winnipeg Manitoba. In 1990, at the 
age of 7, Ward stepped into his first kart to compete in a race in the 
cobblestone streets of downtown Winnipeg. Since then he has challenged the 
best of Canada and the United States at every level, rising to the 
competition to take a position on the victory podium as North American 
Champion in his fifth year, and has captured several Canadian and American 
championships since.
In 2000 and 2001, Ward competed for and won consecutive Manufacturer's Cup 
Series points championships in the Shifter 125 Class, along with 4 Canadian 
Grand National titles. In 2000, Ward also made his debut in his first 
formula car race, which he also won.
In 2002 Ward completed his first full year of formula car racing. Competing 
in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge National Championship presented by RACER, 
Ward finished a solid fourth in the points standings, which included one 
win, one second, and 7 top tens in only 13 races.