F2000 Series Set to Open 2010 at VIR

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                                                           April 7 2010

 =F2000 SERIES SET TO OPEN 2010 AT VIR=
 Audette is a favorite heading into VIR. (click for high-res)
 New York, NY – The F2000 Championship Series heads to VIRginia International
 Raceway this weekend for the opening rounds of the 2010 championship. More
 than 30 cars are entered for the double-race weekend representing four
 different chassis manufacturers and two different engine configurations. A
 field  of  young  hopefuls  and  established veterans make up an ultra
 competitive grid.

 Coming into the weekend, 2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan is one of the
 favorites  to  win the event, back for the first time since he won the
 championship. Alongside Morgan in the odds pool is Remy Audette, the quick
 Canadian contesting his third season in the series.

 Fabio Orsolon and Victor Carbone return for their sophomore year with Alegra
 Motorsports, and as the 2009 season went on, they continued to move up the
 time sheets. With the same team and same drivers, the Alegra duo should be
 fast.

          Carbone is expected to be quick in 2010. (click for high-res)

 “The goal for me is to win the championship,�?? said Carbone who returns in
 his #23 Nevoni Van Diemen/Zetec, surrounded by a familiar cast of mechanics
 and  engineers.  “Last  year  was tough, but we made a ton of progress
 throughout  the season, and I think we’ll be going into 2010 even more
 competitive.�??

 American Jonathan Scarallo is driving for R-Sport in his sophomore campaign
 and commented that, “there is certainly going to be no lack of competition
 at VIR this year. There are a lot of us that are capable of winning.�??

 Established veterans like Phil Lombardi and Tim Minor are sure to be in the
 hunt for the overall title as well. Both return for a full-season after
 partial campaigns in 2009 that saw both men win outright races; Lombardi at
 Watkins Glen and Minor at Summit Point.

 As for as the rookie class, Billy McLaughlin is driving alongside Cole
 Morgan at K-Hill Motorsports and stands to benefit from the guidance of a
 past champion.

 Rookie team SMR adds two cars to the mix, one for midget and sprint car
 driver Timothy Paul, and one for Blake Teeter, starting his sophomore F2000
 season alongside Paul.
 After a full year with ADSA/Wright in 2009, Teeter will move to SMR for VIR.
 (click for high-res)

 Teeter  commented: “2009 was my rookie year in the series and it was a
 learning year. To transition from karting to cars was difficult. This year
 I’m only going to focus on this series instead of the karting. In 2010, I
 really want to stay on the limit and get everything out of the car and
 myself that I can.�??

 Vaughn Horvath and Chris Livengood will also be in the hunt for the Taylor
 Race Engineering Rookie of the Year award, and the two represent the only
 two Pinto-powered cars on the grid.

 Jesse Yorio will debut his Piper DF5C in the VIR paddock, making him the
 owner of the newest F2000 car on the grid and the only Piper chassis in the
 field.

 Christopher Gumprecht returns to St. Clair Motorsports for his fourth season
 in  the series. Gumprecht said that his focus in 2010 will be on being
 consistent, and added he wouldn’t mind a podium finish or two either.

 A  late  entry  from  Primus  Racing  pushes  the field to 35 cars for
 up-and-coming Australian driver Daniel Erickson. Last year, Erickson was
 named the Australian Motor Sport Foundation 2009 International Star, and
 scored one win and seven podiums in the British Formula Ford Championship.

 The season unofficially gets going on Thursday April 8 with a test day for
 the F2000 Series, Friday features official practice sessions, while Saturday
 and Sunday both have a morning qualifying session followed by an afternoon
 30-minute or 14-lap race. Fans and competitors can follow live updates, news
 and photos on www.F2000ChampionshipSeries.com or on Twitter @F2000.

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