Sunoco Ultra 94 Team - Strong debut for Sunoco Ultra 94 team at Mosport

  Strong debut for Sunoco Ultra 94 team at Mosport
Chiovitti, Holtom and Launi all make immediate impact

TORONTO, ONTARIO – The opening four rounds of the 2004 
Bridgestone/FormulaCar Magazine F2000 Racing Series were held on July 16-18 
at the Driver Development Track at Mosport. The three Sunoco Ultra 94 team 
members made an immediate impact on the series with Frank Launi taking a 
win in Saturday afternoon’s round 3. Launi also had a third, fourth and 
fifth place finishes on the weekend’s other rounds.

“This is good for us,” Launi said. “It is a competitive series and I think 
all of the Sunoco Team Ultra 94 drivers will have wins by the time the 
season is done.”

In Round 1, Juliana Chiovitti looked good for a win, but a mechanical 
failure knocked her out of second place in the late going. “It’s 
frustrating,” Chiovitti said. “I was just taking my time. I think I could 
have passed James [Hinchcliffe] for the win, but the rear suspension failed 
and I had to retire.”
Chiovitti’s luck didn’t get much better as she was called for blocking in 
round two that knocked her out of a podium finish.

The third team member, Ottawa’s Jamie Holtom, had a podium finish in round 
two, but he was learning throughout the weekend. “Wow, this is really 
different,” Holtom said of the F2000 cars in relation to his SCADAPack 
Honda. “I tried to adjust as quick as I could, and I did have several good 
races during the weekend. I also spent some time spinning! [laughs]. My 
teammates are always fast, so I am learning from them and the instructors 
here. This really is a good place to learn.”


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, eight 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 r.bond@russbondagency.com
Brad Brown, k.andb.brown@sympatico.ca (416)-233-8727