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The 2007 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge series is conducted over six 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 four visits to Mosport International Raceway during the Father’s Day weekend. On the Canada Day weekend, the teams return to Mosport for the BARC Grand Prix of Ontario. Then competitors make their first visit to Calabogie Motorsports Park for rounds seven and eight. This event is followed by the BARC Canadian Touring Trophy and BEMC Indian Summer race at Mosport. 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 two classes:
Rounds three and four of the 2007 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge were held during the Father’s Day 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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Over the winter, the reigning Ontario Formula Ford Challenge champion, Shane Jantzi, replaced his Van Diemen RF98 with a newer RF02 model. Jantzi started on the outside of row one for the weekend’s first contest. After trading places with rookie Kyle Marcelli and Dean Baker, he finished third. For Sunday’s event, Jantzi qualified third, but by the halfway point of the race, he passed the leader Marcelli for the victory. |
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The Ontario Formula Ford Challenge class B champion, Gord Lowe, also returned for another season to defend his title. Lowe qualified on the class pole in the No. 7 Revs Racing Reynard 83SF and started sixteenth overall. He was challenged by Lew MacKenzie but prevailed for the victory. Lowe qualified fourteenth overall in the finale, but unlike the previous day, he went flag-to-flag for the win. |
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This season Matt White joined Mortimer Racing competing in the No. 05 Van Diemen RF00. White was the fastest during the qualifying session for race one. In the contest, he led all sixteen laps and beat Dean Baker by a margin of 0.724-seconds. White could not find the same speed on Sunday. He was gridded fifth for the start of the race and finished in the same position. |
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The No. 52 Baker Racing Van Diemen RF01 was driven by Dean Baker. Baker was often a contender but was yet to score his first Ontario Formula Ford Challenge victory. He qualified fifth for the weekend’s first contest. A mistake on lap-1 saw him drop to eighth place. Baker charged through the field and finished second. On Sunday, he moved from the sixth starting spot to earn the final position on the podium. |
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It was still early in the season, but rookie Kyle Marcelli was impressing series regulars after just two rounds of the championship. Marcelli driving the No. 2 Brian Graham Racing prepared Van Diemen RF00, was the third-fastest qualifier for the race. Unfortunately, he could not hold-off Dean Baker and finished fourth. In the final contest of the weekend, Marcelli started on the pole but lost the top spot to Shane Jantzi. |
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Former Civic Championship competitor Kris Rams tested the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge waters last season, driving in four races with Britain West Motorsports. He returned this year to contest the entire series. Rams qualified sixth fastest for Saturday’s event in the No. 65 Van Diemen and finished in fifth place. The next day, he was gridded second but finished fourth as he was no match for Shane Jantzi and Dean Baker. |
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| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A-1 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF00 | 16 | - |
| 2 | 4 | A-2 | Dean Baker | Van Diemen RF01 | 16 | - |
| 3 | 2 | A-3 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF02 | 16 | - |
| 4 | 3 | A-4 | Kyle Marcelli | Van Diemen RF00 | 16 | - |
| 5 | 6 | A-5 | Kris Rams | Van Diemen RF03 | 16 | - |
| 6 | 8 | A-6 | Nigel Mortimer | Van Diemen RF97 | 16 | - |
| 7 | 9 | A-7 | Ryan White | Van Diemen RF00 | 16 | - |
| 8 | 5 | A-8 | Rick Doktor | Van Diemen RF00 | 16 | - |
| 9 | 11 | A-9 | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | 16 | - |
| 10 | 15 | A-10 | Dan Purdy | Ray GRS92 | 16 | - |
| 11 | 12 | A-11 | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF93 | 16 | - |
| 12 | 17 | A-12 | Steve Tzountzouris | Van Diemen RF00 | 16 | - |
| 13 | 16 | B-1 | Gord Lowe | Reynard 83SF | 16 | - |
| 14 | 20 | A-13 | Caitlin Johnston | Van Diemen RF97 | 16 | - |
| 15 | 18 | B-2 | Lew Mackenzie | PRS RH02 | 16 | - |
| 16 | 19 | A-14 | Jean-Guy Fournier | Van Diemen RF94 | 16 | - |
| 17 | 7 | A-15 | Michael Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 | 16 | - |
| 18 | 23 | B-3 | Brian Evans | Lola T-440 | 16 | - |
| 19 | 22 | B-4 | Daniel Thompson | Van Diemen RF83 | 15 | - |
| 20 | 24 | A-16 | Benny Cannella | Van Diemen RF88 | 15 | - |
| 21 | 14 | A-17 | Eric Nielson | Van Diemen RF92 | 13 | - |
| 22 | 10 | A-18 | Sean Cadney | Van Diemen RF92 | 13 | - |
| 23 | 21 | A-19 | Richard Doyle | Swift DB-1 | 5 | Did Not Finish |
| 24 | 13 | B-5 | Tony Cove | Ferret Mk4 | 2 | Did Not Finish |
| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | A-1 | Shane Jantzi | Van Diemen RF02 | 20 | - |
| 2 | 1 | A-2 | Kyle Marcelli | Van Diemen RF00 | 20 | - |
| 3 | 5 | A-3 | Dean Baker | Van Diemen RF01 | 20 | - |
| 4 | 2 | A-4 | Kris Rams | Van Diemen RF03 | 20 | - |
| 5 | 6 | A-5 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF00 | 20 | - |
| 6 | 4 | A-6 | Rick Doktor | Van Diemen RF00 | 20 | - |
| 7 | 11 | A-7 | Nigel Mortimer | Van Diemen RF97 | 20 | - |
| 8 | 10 | A-8 | Michael Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 | 20 | - |
| 9 | 8 | A-9 | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | 20 | - |
| 10 | 12 | A-10 | Caitlin Johnston | Van Diemen RF97 | 20 | - |
| 11 | 9 | A-11 | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF93 | 20 | - |
| 12 | 13 | A-12 | Dan Purdy | Ray GRS92 | 19 | - |
| 13 | 15 | A-13 | Jean-Guy Fournier | Van Diemen RF94 | 19 | - |
| 14 | 14 | B-1 | Gord Lowe | Reynard 83SF | 19 | - |
| 15 | 16 | B-2 | Lew Mackenzie | PRS RH02 | 19 | - |
| 16 | 17 | A-14 | Steve Tzountzouris | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 17 | 18 | B-3 | Brian Evans | Lola T-440 | 18 | - |
| 18 | 20 | B-4 | Daniel Thompson | Van Diemen RF83 | 18 | - |
| 19 | 19 | A-15 | Benny Cannella | Van Diemen RF88 | 18 | - |
| 20 | 7 | A-16 | Ryan White | Van Diemen RF00 | 7 | Did Not Finish |
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