ASA TO SANCTION NEW OPEN-WHEEL ASA-BONDURANT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE SERIES
ASA TO SANCTION NEW OPEN-WHEEL ASA-BONDURANT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE SERIES DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 13, 2009) As a prelude to more planned road-racing activities, the American Speed Association is proud to announce the introduction of the ASA-Bondurant Championship Race Series. The renowned Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving will now offer a professional racing series as part of the school program. The ASA-Bondurant Championship Race Series is sanctioned by ASA Racing. The ASA-Bondurant Championship Race Series opens the 2009-2010 inaugural season this September and includes 18 races over nine weekends utilizing the three road courses at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz. Bob Bondurant, CEO of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, stated: "This professional race series will give drivers a chance to compete in identical cars on the three different Firebird International Raceway road racing tracks. We are pleased to have ASA Racing sanction and support this new program for us. ASA Racing has approved a rule book and will provide a race director for the on-track racing. We look forward to running under the American Speed Association banner." Dennis Huth, president of the American Speed Association, said, "It is a great honor and pleasure to work with my good friend, Bob Bondurant, and sanction the new ASA-Bondurant Championship Race Series. This is an important step in the growth of our road racing program, and we are looking forward to this partnership of the ASA and Bondurant for years to come. I find it a very exciting combination that two of the most pre-eminent names in American motorsports are working together on this new series." The first race weekend for the ASA-Bondurant Championship Race Series will be September 25-27, 2009. Events will be held monthly until the season-finale in May 2010. The race series will be contested during the fall and winter months to take advantage of the cooler weather around the Phoenix area. Drivers will compete in one of Bondurant's newly acquired, purpose-built Formula Mazda race cars during the weekend; the schedule will include Friday testing followed by qualifying later that day. There will be a pair of weekend races with competition taking place on Saturday and Sunday. These race cars are powered by 13B Mazda rotary engines and equipped with proper Goodyear racing slicks and 4-speed Hewland gearboxes. Bondurant's Formula Mazdas offer a true racecar experience and the ABCRS is open to anyone 15 years or older that is a driver of "good standing" with the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. Cost to participate in the ASA-Bondurant Championship Race Series is $3,495 per event; this fee includes car rental, instruction, and vehicle maintenance. Participants are required to bring their own safety equipment which includes helmets, suits, gloves, and head-and-neck restraints. For more information and applications for the ASA-Bondurant Championship Race Series, e-mail Lee Siltala at leesiltala@bondurant.com or call 480-403-7614, or Mike Tejadilla at mtejadilla@bondurant.com or call 480-403-7615. To obtain an ASA license for this series, contact Vicki or Larry Pond at ASA-Racing by phone at 480-861-8108 or email LPond2@cox.net. About Bondurant Bondurant Enterprises consists of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving - one of the largest driving schools in North America - featuring a 15-turn, 1.6 mile road course, an 8-acre asphalt pad for advanced training, and more than 200 race-prepared vehicles, including sedans and open-wheel cars. Located on the Gila River Indian Community outside of Phoenix, it is recognized as the "Fastest 60 acres in America." The purpose-built facility is adjacent to Firebird International Raceway with access to three additional race tracks, a dragstrip, and three skid pads. Bob Bondurant, an internationally recognized leader in advanced driving training, opened the School in 1968. The Bondurant SuperKart School, located on the facility, offers two karting tracks with state-of-the-art equipment and training. Bondurant Trackside is the premier leader in OEM events, showcasing manufacturers' vehicles. For more information, or to book an event, call 800-842-RACE (7223) or visit www.bondurant.com <http://www.bondurant.com/> . Write to Bondurant at P.O. Box 51980, Phoenix, AZ 85076. About ASA Racing The ASA Racing program is comprised of more than 35 short tracks around the United States, as well as road racing divisions and regional/national touring race series. For more information, call ASA Racing at 480-258-2221 or send an email to info@ASA-Racing.com. For news and information from all the race tracks, road racing divisions and tours involved in the ASA, visit www.asa-racing.com. ASAT, ASA RacingT and American Speed AssociationR are trademarks of Racing Speed Associates, LLC. Racing Speed Associates, LLC is not related to nor affiliated with ASA LATE MODEL SERIES, LLC. # # #