ASA Bondurant Championship Race Series Press Release
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE March 18, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: McCullough Public Relations 330.244.9980 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BONDURANT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE SERIES COUNTS DOWN TO FINAL EVENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newcomer Lex Bernstein Perfect Example of Series' 'Arrive and Drive' Setup CHANDLER, Ariz. - The Bondurant Championship Race Series heads into its final stretch this month with three race weekends left in the season. Seats are still available as drivers prep to compete March 26-28 at Firebird International Raceway's East Track; April 30-May 2 at the East Track; and May 22-23 on the Bondurant Track. "The beauty of our Championship Race Series is the flexibility it allows drivers, who can choose to sign up for a single race or the entire season," explains Alan Rudolph, vice president at the Bondurant School. "In fact, we're more than half-way through our race season and we're primed to have our biggest fields yet! Everyone from the novice to the expert racer can benefit from the extensive seat time and one-on-one instruction delivered at each and every race." Recent newcomer Lex Bernstein is part of the growing list of Bondurant graduates who have moved on to the race series. After completing the school's signature 4-Day Grand Prix Road Racing course last fall, Bernstein returned to Bondurant in February and signed up on the spot for that weekend's race. "I was excited to learn that I could still participate in the race series having not started at the beginning of the season," said Bernstein, a retired soccer-coach trainer who lives in Idaho and commutes to the races. "As someone not involved in racing before, I am confident in the Bondurant team overseeing the management of the race - from maintenance on the cars to answering driver questions. The facilities are great, the other drivers are friendly and I've been impressed with the Bondurant instructors." Bernstein is currently restoring a 1962 Jaguar E-Type and is hoping to get involved in vintage racing. "My goal is to take the skills I learn from the Bondurant Championship Race Series and spend the next decade competing in racing and fulfilling a dream I've had since childhood," he continued. As all of the participants prepare for their next race, current standings put California karter Neil Alberico in first place after he swept the February race weekend and surpassed former points leader Jamie Slone in the first lead change of the season. Additional highlights from the Championship Race Series events - including action-packed video footage from the racers' perspective on the track, driver profiles, race recaps and more - can be seen at www.bondurant.com/championship-race-series by clicking on Race News and Highlights. Bondurant's Championship Race Series, which is sanctioned by ASA Racing, includes 18 races over nine weekends during the 2009-2010 season. The first place winner will receive a prize package valued at more than $35,000. The runner-up will win a prize package valued at $9,000 while the 3rd place race series winner will receive a two-day Advanced Formula Car Racing Course worth $3,895 at the Bondurant School. The 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. 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 for over 42 years - 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. Situated on Firebird Raceway's 450 acres of excitement located on the Gila River Indian Community in Phoenix, Ariz., the purpose-built facility has access to three additional race tracks, a watersports 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. # # # * All travel and crash damage liabilities are the responsibility of the competitor. Bondurant Championship Race Series Results for Races 11-12, Feb 13-14, 2010 Pos Driver YTD B4 Race 11 Race 12 Total YTD 1 Neil Alberico 745 100 100 945 2 Jamie Slone 765 85 90 940 3 Alan McCallum 675 90 85 850 4 Phil DeLaO 595 - - 595 5 Matt Maddox 275 - - 275 6 Chuck Hulse 180 - - 180 7 J D Breen 165 - - 165 8 Lex Bernstein 0 80 80 160 9 Jason King 150 - - 150 10 C J Wilson 140 - - 140 11 William Tanner - - - - Signed: Larry Pond, Race Director ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOLLOW THE AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION ON... 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