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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:
The final rounds of the 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge were held on the Celebration of Motorsport 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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The first lap through Moss Corner for the final race of the 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge season. Leading the way is the pole-sitter and new series champion, Shane Jantzi, in the No. 71 Maizex Seeds sponsored Van Diemen RF98. Attempting a pass on the inside of Jantzi is the No. 79 Van Diemen RF98 of the third-fastest qualifier, Matt White. Behind the leaders are Rick Doktor, Brian Nielson, Andrew Hall and Kris Rams. |
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The 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge champion, Shane Jantzi, would cap his season with a victory. Jantzi qualified third for the weekend’s first contest and finished in the runner-up spot. He battled with Rick Doktor on Sunday for the top spot. On the way to the title, Jantzi racked up fourteen podiums in fourteen races, of which twelve were wins. He captured the title over Matt White by a margin of 226-points. |
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During the 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge season, the fight for class B honours was between Glyn Walters and Gord Lowe. In the first contest of the weekend, Walters qualified ten fastest and started on the class pole. Driving the No. 88 Reynard, he would go flag-to-flag for the victory. On Sunday, he claimed another victory. But it was ‘too little too late’ and Walters finished second in the points chase. |
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Rick Doktor was only one of two drivers to beat the 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge champion, Shane Jantzi, this year. Doktor recorded the fastest qualifying time for round thirteen in the No. 90 Britain West Motorsports prepared Van Diemen RF00. He was lost the lead to Shantzi but reclaimed it for the victory. Doktor started second in the finale and led four laps before finishing in the second spot. |
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After a season-long tussle with Glyn Walters, Gord Lowe won the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge class B championship. At the Celebration of Motorsport weekend, Lowe qualified and finished second to Walters in rounds thirteen and fourteen. During the year, Walters had a better performance record than Lowe but he failed to enter the DAC Trillium Trophy Race weekend at Shannonville and lost valuable points. |
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Brian Nielson entered the final weekend third in the championship. Nielson qualified second fastest for Saturday’s contest. On lap-2, he was passed by Shane Jantzi and finished third. Unfortunately, the driver fourth in points, Rick Doktor, won the race. In the finale, Neilson started fifth and captured another third-place result. But he was beaten by Doktor again and would claim fourth in the standings. |
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Another class B competitor was Tony Cove. He campaigned the recently restored No. 40 Ferret Mk IV. The successful Canadian built Formula Ford, of which there are four, won many championships. At the Celebration of Motorsport, Cove was no match for the other class B drivers, Gord Lowe and Glyn Walters. He qualified and finished third in class in the final two contests of the season. |
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The 2006 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge title also came with a special reward. As the class A champion, Shane Jantzi, earned an Indy Pro Series test with Brian Stewart Racing. The test would be held at Nashville Speedway. However, during a break in the action, Jantzi did some demonstration laps in the Dallara IPS, which is equipped with a 450-horsepower Infiniti Q45 engine. |
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| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | A-1 | Rick Doktor | Van Diemen RF99 | 10 | - |
| 2 | 3 | A-2 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF98 | 10 | - |
| 3 | 2 | A-3 | Brian Nielson | Van Diemen RF92 | 10 | - |
| 4 | 4 | A-4 | Ian Scott | Van Diemen RF99 | 10 | - |
| 5 | 8 | A-5 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF98 | 10 | - |
| 6 | 7 | A-6 | Kris Rams | Van Diemen RF03 | 10 | - |
| 7 | 9 | A-7 | Sean Cadney | Van Diemen RF92 | 10 | - |
| 8 | 6 | A-8 | Andrew Hall | Van Diemen RF98 | 10 | - |
| 9 | 20 | A-9 | Steve Tzountzouris | Van Diemen RF00 | 10 | - |
| 10 | 12 | B-1 | Gord Lowe | Reynard 83SF | 10 | - |
| 11 | 10 | B-2 | M. Glyn Walters | Reynard | 10 | - |
| 12 | 13 | A-10 | Paul Laurence | Van Diemen RF92 | 10 | - |
| 13 | 11 | A-11 | Michael Lorraine | Van Diemen RF91 | 10 | - |
| 14 | 15 | B-3 | Bruce Kitchen | Lola T-440 | 10 | - |
| 15 | 22 | B-4 | Tony Cove | Ferret Mk IV | 10 | - |
| 16 | 18 | B-5 | Ross Smith | Reynard FF84 | 9 | - |
| 17 | 19 | B-6 | Brian Evans | Lola T-440 | 9 | - |
| 18 | 21 | A-12 | Benny Cannella | Van Diemen RF86 | 9 | - |
| 19 | 5 | A-13 | Michael Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 | 9 | - |
| 20 | 16 | B-7 | Christine Mouraux | Crossle 35F | 8 | - |
| 21 | 14 | A-14 | Dan Purdy | Van Diemen RF91 | 7 | - |
| 22 | 17 | A-15 | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | 6 | - |
| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A-1 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF98 | 15 | - |
| 2 | 2 | A-2 | Rick Doktor | Van Diemen RF99 | 15 | - |
| 3 | 6 | A-3 | Brian Nielson | Van Diemen RF92 | 15 | - |
| 4 | 15 | A-4 | Ian Scott | Van Diemen RF99 | 15 | - |
| 5 | 3 | A-5 | Andrew Hall | Van Diemen RF98 | 15 | - |
| 6 | 7 | A-6 | Kris Rams | Van Diemen RF03 | 15 | - |
| 7 | 5 | A-7 | Michael Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 | 15 | - |
| 8 | 8 | A-8 | Sean Cadney | Van Diemen RF92 | 15 | - |
| 9 | 9 | B-1 | M. Glyn Walters | Reynard | 15 | - |
| 10 | 11 | B-2 | Gord Lowe | Reynard 83SF | 15 | - |
| 11 | 13 | B-3 | Tony Cove | Ferret Mk IV | 14 | - |
| 12 | 10 | A-9 | Steve Tzountzouris | Van Diemen RF00 | 14 | - |
| 13 | 12 | B-4 | Ross Smith | Reynard FF84 | 14 | - |
| 14 | 17 | A-10 | Bruce Kitchen | Lola T-440 | 14 | - |
| 15 | 14 | B-5 | Brian Evans | Lola T-440 | 14 | - |
| 16 | 4 | A-11 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF98 | 13 | - |
| 17 | 16 | A-12 | Benny Cannella | Van Diemen RF86 | 13 | - |
| - | - | A | Paul Laurence | Van Diemen RF92 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | A | Dan Purdy | Van Diemen RF91 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | A | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | A | Michael Lorraine | Van Diemen RF91 | - | Did Not Start |
| - | - | B | Christine Mouraux | Crossle 35F | - | Did Not Start |
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