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The 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge series is conducted over seven weekends.
Competitors score championship points in races held on Saturday and Sunday.
The season kicks off in early June with the CRDA Shootout at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Next on the schedule is the first of five visits to Mosport International Raceway. During the CASCAR Super Series weekend, this event will also feature Quebec’s FSAQ Hankook Formula Tour 1600. Two weeks later, the teams return to Mosport during the VARAC International Vintage Festival. Competitors make their final visit to Shannonville in July for the DAC weekend. This event is followed by the BARC Canadian Touring Trophy and BEMC Indian Summer race at Mosport. The season ends at the CASC-OR Celebration of Motorsport on the weekend of September 30/October 1. 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 two classes:
Rounds three and four of the 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge were held during the CASCAR Father’s Day 500 weekend at Mosport International Raceway. Drivers would compete in two sixteen-lap races around the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course. This weekend also included races three and four for Quebec drivers competing in the Hankook Formula Tour 1600. With the exception of the spec tire, the preparation rules for the Formula Fords were the same in both series. However, the Hankook Z2000 tire used in the Quebec series resulted in slower lap times. The Ontario pole-winner, Shane Jantzi, turned a 1:29.842 using the Dunlop tires. Quebec series competitor Remy Audette was the quickest on the Hankooks and recorded a 1:30.803, almost a full second slower than Jantzi.
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The start of Saturday’s race, round three, for both the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge and Quebec’s Hankook Formula Tour 1600. A split start was used with the Ontario series receiving the Starter’s flag first. On the pole is the No. 71 Van Diemen RF98 of Shane Jantzi. Sharing the front row with Jantzi is Matt White driving the No. 79 Van Diemen RF98. A total of thirty-seven competitors started the contest. |
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Sweeping the Father’s Day Weekend at Mosport International Raceway was the defending series champion and current points leader, Shane Jantzi. Shane qualified fastest for both rounds in the No. 71 Maizex Seeds sponsored Van Diemen RF98. At the start of race one, he lost the lead to the third-fastest qualifier, Rick Doktor but regained the top spot a lap later. In the finale, Jantzi went flag-to-flag for the win. |
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The No. 14 Van Diemen RF99 of Ian Scott wasn’t a factor in the first two rounds at Shannonville Motorsport Park. However, his performance turned around on the Father’s Day weekend at Mosport International Raceway. Scott was gridded fourth for the first race. A pass on Rick Doktor and the retirement of Matt White resulted in a runner-up result. On Sunday, Scott started ninth and drove to a third-place finish. |
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Leading the Quebec contingent was Didier Schraenen. The former Canadian Formula Ford Champion started Saturday’s contest eighth overall and second in class. On lap-one of Saturday’s race, Schraenen passed the pole-sitter, Remy Audette, for what would be the class victory. The next day, he started fourth in his group but overtook Audette and brothers Michel and Olivier Bonnet, which resulted in another win. |
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The main combatants in the B category for cars constructed before 1985 were Glyn Walters and Gord Lowe. Walters drove the No. 88 Reynard and scored first and second-place finishes in the opening rounds at Shannonville Motorsport Park. He started on the class pole in race three and went flag-to-flag for the victory. Starting first in his group on Sunday, he traded the lead with Lowe before earning the win. |
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Remy Audette captured his first victory of 2006 Hankook Formula Tour 1600 season in round two at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant. At Mosport International Raceway, the No. 21 Portes Dimensions sponsored CMV driver was fast and qualified on the class for both of the weekend’s contests. He exchanged the lead a couple times in race one before finishing behind Didier Schraenen. In the finale, he finished third. |
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The defending Hankook Formula Tour 1600 champion, Olivier Bonnet, was off to a good start this season. Bonnet opened the year with a victory and third-place finish at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant. He started the first contest of the weekend at Mosport ninth overall and third in his group. At the checkered flag, Bonnet had secured the final spot on the podium. On Sunday, he started and finished second. |
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Matt White opened the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge season with a victory in race one at Shannonville Motorsport Park. The next day, White captured a runner-up result. In qualifying for round three at Mosport International Raceway, he was second fastest. Unfortunately, White’s race ended on lap-9. The next day, he found himself in a duel with Brian Nielson, but White prevailed earned a second-place finish. |
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Early in the season, it appeared that the Class B championship was a ‘two-horse race’ between Glyn Walters and Gord Lowe. Lowe, driving the No. 7 Revs Racing prepared Reynard FF82, was victorious in round one of the 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge. In race two, he finished second. Their battle continued at Mosport, with Lowe starting behind Walters and ending in the runner-up position both days. |
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| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | A-1 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF98 | 16 | - |
| 2 | 4 | A-2 | Ian Scott | Van Diemen RF99 | 16 | - |
| 3 | 3 | A-3 | Rick Doktor | Van Diemen RF99 | 16 | - |
| 4 | 6 | A-4 | Brian Nielson | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 5 | 7 | A-5 | Michael Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 | 16 | - |
| 6 | 12 | A-6 | Nigel Mortimer | Van Diemen RF97 | 16 | - |
| 7 | 11 | A-7 | Michael Brooks | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 8 | 14 | A-8 | Ryan White | Van Diemen RF94 | 16 | - |
| 9 | 17 | A-9 | Ivan Graham | Crossle 65F | 16 | - |
| 10 | 17 | A-10 | Andrew Hall | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 11 | 16 | A-11 | Stefany Malanka | Ray 92 | 16 | - |
| 12 | 19 | B-1 | M. Glyn Walters | Reynard 82SF | 16 | - |
| 13 | 8 | Q-1 | Didier Schaenen | CMV | 16 | - |
| 14 | 5 | Q-2 | Remy Audette | CMV | 16 | - |
| 15 | 9 | Q-3 | Olivier Bonnet | Vector MG-93 | 16 | - |
| 16 | 22 | B-2 | Gord Lowe | Reynard 82SF | 16 | - |
| 17 | 24 | A-12 | Frank Petti | Van Diemen RF90 | 16 | - |
| 18 | 25 | A-13 | Michael Lorraine | Van Diemen RF91 | 15 | - |
| 19 | 13 | Q-4 | Michel Bonnet | Vector MG-93 | 15 | - |
| 20 | 23 | A-14 | Bruce Kitchen | Van Diemen | 15 | - |
| 21 | 21 | A-15 | Franc Roiron | Van Diemen RF01 | 15 | - |
| 22 | 30 | A-16 | Steve Tzountzouris | Van Diemen RF00 | 15 | - |
| 23 | 27 | Q-5 | Eric Van Peperstraete | Van Diemen RF05 | 15 | - |
| 24 | 26 | Q-6 | Serge Bourdeau | Van Diemen RF05 | 15 | - |
| 25 | 29 | A-17 | Robert Peters | Van Diemen RF94 | 14 | - |
| 26 | 32 | Q-7 | Ghislain Theriault | Van Diemen RF94 | 14 | - |
| 27 | 33 | A-18 | Michael Julian | Van Diemen RF85 | 14 | - |
| 28 | 34 | B-3 | Jeff McGibbon | Lola T-540 | 14 | - |
| 29 | 35 | A-19 | Adam Mortimer | Van Diemen RF91 | 13 | - |
| 30 | 37 | Q-8 | Patrick Sweeney | Van Diemen RF98 | 13 | - |
| 31 | 2 | A-20 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF98 | 9 | Did Not Finish |
| 32 | 38 | A-21 | Andrew Mason | Hawke DL2a | 7 | Did Not Finish |
| 33 | 18 | A-22 | Lew Mackenzie | Van Diemen RF91 | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| 34 | 31 | A-23 | Benny Cannella | Van Diemen RF88 | 3 | Did Not Finish |
| 35 | 36 | B-4 | Mike Lee | Lola T-540 | 2 | Did Not Finish |
| - | 28 | A | Dan Purdy | Van Diemen | - | Did Not Start |
| - | 20 | B | Jean-Guy Fournier | Van Diemen RF85 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | 10 | A | Paul Kostoff | Van Diemen RF98 | 16 | Disqualified |
| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | A-1 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF98 | 16 | - |
| 2 | 2 | A-2 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF98 | 16 | - |
| 3 | 12 | A-3 | Ian Scott | Van Diemen RF99 | 16 | - |
| 4 | 11 | A-4 | Michael Brooks | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 5 | 4 | A-5 | Brian Nielson | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 6 | 10 | A-6 | Paul Kostoff | Van Diemen RF98 | 16 | - |
| 7 | 14 | A-7 | Nigel Mortimer | Van Diemen RF97 | 16 | - |
| 8 | 5 | A-8 | Michael Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 | 16 | - |
| 9 | 7 | A-9 | Ryan White | Van Diemen RF94 | 16 | - |
| 10 | 15 | A-10 | Lew Mackenzie | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 11 | 3 | A-11 | Rick Doktor | Van Diemen RF99 | 16 | - |
| 12 | 13 | A-12 | Andrew Hall | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 13 | 18 | A-13 | Stefany Malanka | Ray 92 | 16 | - |
| 14 | 16 | A-14 | Ivan Graham | Crossle 65F | 16 | - |
| 15 | 25 | A-15 | Bruce Kitchen | Van Diemen | 16 | - |
| 16 | 19 | B-1 | M. Glyn Walters | Reynard 82SF | 16 | - |
| 17 | 20 | B-2 | Gord Lowe | Reynard 82SF | 16 | - |
| 18 | 21 | A-16 | Michael Lorraine | Van Diemen RF91 | 16 | - |
| 19 | 22 | B-3 | Jean-Guy Fournier | Van Diemen RF85 | 16 | - |
| 20 | 24 | A-17 | Frank Petti | Van Diemen RF90 | 16 | - |
| 21 | 9 | Q-1 | Didier Schaenen | CMV | 15 | - |
| 22 | 8 | Q-2 | Olivier Bonnet | Vector MG-93 | 15 | - |
| 23 | 6 | Q-3 | Remy Audette | CMV | 15 | - |
| 24 | 17 | Q-4 | Michel Bonnet | Vector MG-93 | 15 | - |
| 25 | 28 | A-18 | Robert Peters | Van Diemen RF94 | 15 | - |
| 26 | 27 | Q-5 | Eric Van Peperstraete | Van Diemen RF05 | 15 | - |
| 27 | 31 | A-19 | Andrew Mason | Hawke DL2a | 15 | - |
| 28 | 23 | A-20 | Franc Roiron | Van Diemen RF01 | 15 | - |
| 29 | 26 | Q-6 | Serge Bourdeau | Van Diemen RF05 | 14 | - |
| 30 | 33 | A-21 | Benny Cannella | Van Diemen RF88 | 14 | - |
| 31 | 36 | A-22 | Adam Mortimer | Van Diemen RF91 | 14 | - |
| 32 | 30 | Q-7 | Ghislain Theriault | Van Diemen RF94 | 14 | - |
| 33 | 32 | Q-8 | Patrick Sweeney | Van Diemen RF98 | 14 | - |
| 34 | 34 | B-3 | Jeff McGibbon | Lola T-540 | 14 | - |
| 35 | 35 | A-23 | Michael Julian | Van Diemen RF85 | 14 | - |
| 36 | 29 | A-24 | Steve Tzountzouris | Van Diemen RF00 | 11 | Did Not Finish |
| 37 | 37 | B-4 | Mike Lee | Lola T-540 | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| - | DNQ | A | Dan Purdy | Van Diemen | - | Did Not Start |
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