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In 2009, the popular Ontario Formula Ford Challenge series was staged over six weekends.
Competitors score championship points in races held on Saturday and Sunday.
The season kicks off in May at Mosport International Raceway during the BEMC Spring Trophy Races. The next two rounds are part of the DAC Trillium Trophy Races at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Then the series returns to Mosport for a doubleheader event during the High Octane Weekend. In late July, competitors make their way to Calabogie Motorsports Park as part of the MCO Ted Powell Memorial Races. This is followed by two events at Mosport - the BARC Canadian Touring Trophy Races and BEMC Indian Summer Races, when the champions are crowned. The CASC-OR Celebration of Motorsport ends the road racing season in Ontario. It includes a non-championship event, called the CanAm Cup, for Formula Ford competitors. The single-seater, open-wheel race cars in the championship are powered by a four-cylinder, 1600-cc Ford engine, which produces120-horsepower. A mixture of European and North American chassis is used by competitors. Two of the most successful cars are constructed in Canada – the Aero and CMV. Minimum vehicle weight is determined by the suspension design and ranges from 1050 to 1125-lbs., with the driver. Teams are required to use a spec tire (Dunlop Formula Ford treaded racing tire). Driver’s compete in one of three classes:
Rounds five and six of the 2009 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge were held during the High Octane Weekend at Mosport International Raceway. Drivers would compete in two heat races around the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course.
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Dean Baker would finally break Matt White’s string of four consecutive victories in the year’s Ontario Formula Ford Challenge series. Baker, driving the No. 52 Van Diemen RF01, qualified second for the weekend’s first event and moved into the top spot for good midway through the contest. The next day, he started on the outside of the front row and traded first-place with White a couple of times before securing the win. |
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The reigning Ontario Formula Ford Challenge champion and current points leader, Matt White, entered rounds five and six at Mosport International Raceway with an enviable record of four victories in as many starts. White started the weekend by qualifying on the pole in the No. 05 Mortimer Racing prepared Van Diemen RF00. At the halfway point of race one, he was passed by Dean Baker and finished second. He started first in Sunday’s contest but finished behind Baker once again. |
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Another driver to sweep the weekend was FFB competitor Andrew Mason. Like his FFA counterpart Matt White, Mason had dominated the opening rounds with four victories. Races five and six at Mosport International Raceway would be no different. He started on the class pole and was never challenged in Saturday’s contest. In the finale, Mason was battled with Stephan Adams but prevailed. |
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Not to be outdone by Matt White and Andrew Mason, FFC competitor Jamie Britnell led the class standings with four consecutive victories entering the High Octane Weekend at Mosport. Britnell qualified on the class poles for both of the weekend’s races, driving the No. 11 Hawke DL2. He dropped down the overall order in round five but went unchallenged for the win. The victory on Sunday was more effortless. |
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The 1991 and 1992 Canadian Formula Ford Champion, Stephan Adams, was piloting the No. 59 Flagship Racing Services Van Diemen RF92. The High Octane event at Mosport was the FFB competitor’s second race weekend of the year. Adams started mid-pack in race one and charged forward, but it was not enough to catch the winner, Andrew Mason. The next day, he traded the class lead with Mason before finishing second. |
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Former Ontario Formula Ford Challenge titleholder Shane Jantzi was not having a championship-winning season. Jantzi was entered in both rounds of the BEMC Spring Trophy Races but could not start either contest. Also, he did not participate in the Shannonville weekend. For all intents and purposes, Jantzi’s 2009 campaign started at the High Octane weekend with a pair of third-place finishes. |
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| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 2 | A-1 | Dean Baker | Van Diemen RF01 | 13 | - |
| 2 | 1 | A-2 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF00 | 13 | - |
| 3 | 3 | A-3 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF02 | 13 | - |
| 4 | 11 | A-4 | Franc Roiron | Van Diemen RF01 | 13 | - |
| 5 | 5 | B-1 | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | 13 | - |
| 6 | 12 | B-2 | Stephen Adams | Van Diemen RF92 | 13 | - |
| 7 | 14 | A-5 | François Leblanc | Van Diemen RF05 | 13 | - |
| 8 | 9 | B-3 | Ivan Graham | Crossle 65F | 13 | - |
| 9 | 10 | B-4 | Gord Ross | Van Diemen RF91 | 13 | - |
| 10 | 7 | B-5 | Mike Taberner | Van Diemen RF92 | 13 | - |
| 11 | 17 | A-6 | Fabio Urbano | Van Diemen RF00 | 13 | - |
| 12 | 16 | A-7 | Tony Cove | Van Diemen | 13 | - |
| 13 | 23 | B-6 | Andre Lorent | Van Diemen RF91 | 13 | - |
| 14 | 15 | C-1 | Jamie Britnell | Hawke DL2 | 13 | - |
| 15 | 8 | B-7 | Lew Mackenzie | Van Diemen RF92 | 12 | - |
| 16 | 19 | C-2 | Ross Smith | Reynard 84SF | 12 | - |
| 17 | 24 | C-3 | Allen Craighead | Lola T-540 | 12 | - |
| 18 | 4 | A-8 | Stefan Rzadzinski | Van Diemen RF01 | 8 | - |
| 19 | 6 | A-9 | Paul Kostoff | Van Diemen RF98 | 8 | - |
| 20 | 20 | B-8 | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF93 | 6 | Did Not Finish |
| 21 | 21 | B-9 | Dave Grimes | EuroSwift SC95 | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| 22 | 22 | C-4 | Andrew Celovsky | Reynard 82SF | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| 23 | 18 | B-10 | Dan Purdy | Ray GRS92 | 0 | Did Not Finish |
| - | 26 | A | Caitlin Johnston | Van Diemen RF97 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | 13 | A | Mikhail Goikhberg | Van Diemen RF01 | - | Did Not Start |
| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | A-1 | Dean Baker | Van Diemen RF01 | 15 | - |
| 2 | 1 | A-2 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF00 | 15 | - |
| 3 | 3 | A-3 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF02 | 15 | - |
| 4 | 5 | A-4 | Stefan Rzadzinski | Van Diemen RF01 | 15 | - |
| 5 | 4 | A-5 | Caitlin Johnston | Van Diemen RF97 | 15 | - |
| 6 | 6 | A-6 | Mikhail Goikhberg | Van Diemen RF01 | 15 | - |
| 7 | 7 | B-1 | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | 15 | - |
| 8 | 8 | B-2 | Stephen Adams | Van Diemen RF92 | 15 | - |
| 9 | 15 | A-7 | Franc Roiron | Van Diemen RF01 | 15 | - |
| 10 | 14 | B-3 | Ivan Graham | Crossle 65F | 15 | - |
| 11 | 13 | B-4 | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF93 | 15 | - |
| 12 | 16 | A-8 | François Leblanc | Van Diemen RF05 | 15 | - |
| 13 | 17 | A-9 | Fabio Urbano | Van Diemen RF00 | 15 | - |
| 14 | 11 | A-10 | Paul Kostoff | Van Diemen RF98 | 15 | - |
| 15 | 9 | B-5 | Mike Taberner | Van Diemen RF92 | 15 | - |
| 16 | 18 | C-1 | Jamie Britnell | Hawke DL2 | 14 | - |
| 17 | 21 | B-6 | Andre Lorent | Van Diemen RF91 | 14 | - |
| 18 | 20 | C-2 | Allen Craighead | Lola T-540 | 14 | - |
| 19 | 19 | B-7 | Dave Grimes | EuroSwift SC95 | 13 | - |
| 20 | 10 | B-8 | Lew Mackenzie | Van Diemen RF92 | 6 | Did Not Finish |
| 21 | - | C-3 | Ross Smith | Reynard 84SF | 1 | Did Not Finish |
| - | 12 | B | Gord Ross | Van Diemen RF91 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | A | Tony Cove | Van Diemen | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | C | Andrew Celovsky | Reynard 82SF | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | B | Dan Purdy | Ray GRS92 | - | Did Not Start |
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