Prize Package Valued at More Than $47,000 Announced for Bondurant Championship Race Series

Test Days, Race Weekend and Bondurant Courses Included with Award

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 10 -- The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving announces the first place winner of its Championship Race Series will receive a prize package valued at more than $35,000 that includes a test day in a Pro Formula Mazda prepared by World Speed Motorsports; a double header race weekend in the Molecule Formula Mazda Challenge Series; a test day in the Daytona Prototype Sports Car, the top class of car in the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series; and services from Finlay Motorsports' Driver Management program.*

The race series runner-up will win a prize package valued at $9,000. It includes a free test day in a Pro Formula Mazda prepared by World Speed Motorsports as well as a fan appreciation day for 10 people at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. This action-packed two hour event includes Auto Cross, Lead & Follow on the race track and Hot Laps with Bondurant instructors.

"We are very excited to have both World Speed and Finlay Motorsports involved in our inaugural Championship Race Series as they are both top-level teams in their respective series," said Alan Rudolph, vice president at the Bondurant School. "The amazing prizes offered for our race champion are well-suited for experienced drivers who just love to race as well as young guns who are aggressively moving up the performance racing ladder."

In addition to the champion and runner up, the 3rd place race series winner will receive a two-day Advanced Formula Car Racing Course worth $3,895 at the Bondurant School.

Bondurant's Championship Race Series begins in September for the 2009-2010 race season and includes 18 races over nine weekends utilizing three different tracks at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix, Ariz. Drivers will compete in one of Bondurant's newly acquired, purpose-built Formula Mazda race cars each weekend, participating in Friday testing rounds followed by qualifying and racing on Saturday and Sunday. The race cars are powered by 13B Mazda rotary engines and equipped with proper Goodyear racing slicks and 4-speed Hewland gearboxes.

World Speed Motorsports' Pro Formula Mazda is the same car used in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear.

"We are pleased to partner with Bondurant and give their drivers a chance to test and race in a Pro Formula Mazda, which has been a significant stepping stone to the professional ranks," said Telo Stewart, World Speed president. "World Speed Motorsports has had a great relationship with the school, instructors and students, and we are looking forward to watching drivers transition from the Standard Formula Mazda into the Pro Formula Mazda."

Finlay Motorsports' comprehensive Driver Management and Development program offers motorsports career planning, amateur driver race program planning, driver evaluation, contract negotiations and more.

"In addition to the test day in a Daytona Prototype, the champion will win a consultation with Finlay Motorsports to tailor a program based on their experience, age, sponsorships, etc. to best pursue their racing career," said Robert Finlay, president of Finlay Motorsports. "Our relationship with the Bondurant School goes back several years, ever since I went through the driving school, and we are happy to be working with the instructors and students once again."

The Bondurant race series 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 Championship Race Series is $3,495 per event, which includes car rental, instruction and maintenance of the vehicle. Participants bring their own safety equipment including suits, gloves, head and neck restraints.

  Click here to view a photo of the Bondurant Formula Mazda race car.

  For more information, visit www.bondurant.com or call 800.842.RACE (7223).

  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, sedans and open-wheel cars. Located on the Gila River Indian Community outside of Phoenix, Ariz., 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 lake and three skid pads. Bob Bondurant, an internationally recognized leader in advanced driving training, opened the school in 1968. 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 manufacturer's vehicles. For more information or to book an event, call 800.842.RACE (7223) or visit www.bondurant.com. Write to Bondurant at P.O. Box 51980, Phoenix, AZ 85076.

For more information about World Speed Motorsports, visit www.worldspeed.com.

For more information about Finlay Motorsports, visit www.finlaymotorsports.com.

  Schedule:
  Sept 25-27 West Track
  Oct 31-1 East Track
  Nov 27-29 Main Track
  Dec 12 West Track (tentative)
  January-May 2010 Dates - TBD

* All travel and crash damage liabilities are the responsibility of the competitor.