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JDC MOTORSPORTS DRIVER TRISTAN VAUTIER WINS HIS FOURTH STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP RACE OF THE SEASON -- AMID MUCH DRAMA -- AT THE GRAND PRIX OF BALTIMORE Baltimore Grand Prix / Sept. 4, 2011 – Happy to be well clear of all the drama taking place behind him, JDC Motorsports driver Tristan Vautier won his fourth race of the season – all from the pole – in today's Round 10 of the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at the inaugural Grand Prix of Baltimore. Following him across the finish line, just half a second back, was Andretti Autosport driver Sage Karam. Crossing the finish line third was Juncos Racing driver João Victor Horto and rounding out the podium was Expert Series driver Walt Bowlin who finished 1st in class and 6th overall racing for AIM Autosport. |
FRENCH RACER TRISTAN VAUTIER QUICKEST IN FINAL STAR MAZDA PRACTICE FOR TOMORROW'S ROUND 10 AT THE GRAND PRIX OF BALTIMORE Baltimore Grand Prix / Sept. 3, 2011 – After a Friday practice session shortened to 15 minutes by delays in finishing construction on the 12-turn, 2.4-mile Grand Prix of Baltimore street circuit, French racer Tristan Vautier, made full and productive use of today's single 30-minute practice session for the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear; he cut three seconds from yesterday's quick time and topped the time sheets for the final practice with a 1:31.319 (80.421 mph) in the #5 JDC Motorsports / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais Mazda. |
SAGE KARAM QUICKEST IN SHORTENED STAR MAZDA FRIDAY PRACTICE FOR THIS WEEKEND'S GRAND PRIX OF BALTIMORE Baltimore Grand Prix / Sept. 2, 2011 – Dealing with a situation perhaps best described as 'fluid,' the cars and drivers of the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear managed six laps during today's single practice session, re-scheduled and shortened to 15 minutes, at the inaugural Grand Prix of Baltimore. Turning the quickest of those six laps was Sage Karam with a 1:34.346 (77.841 mph) in his #88 Andretti Autosport / MAZDASPEED / Comfort Revolution Mazda. Karam, the 2010 USF2000 champion who is racing in Star Mazda this season with scholarship funding from the Mazda Road to Indy, is currently 5th in the championship with two wins and six top-5 finishes. |
-- SHOOTING STARS IN THE STREETS OF BALTIMORE -- Star Mazda Championship is the college varsity of IndyCar racing and the hottest young drivers from around the world will show their skills in the inaugural Grand Prix of Baltimore Baltimore Grand Prix / August 30, 2011 – Baltimore is a city well-accustomed to its place in the history books, but this weekend a new chapter – a fast, colorful chapter full of howling cars and shooting stars – is going to open with the inaugural Grand Prix of Baltimore and the 12-turn, 2.4-mile street circuit that incorporates two downtown Baltimore landmarks -- the Inner Harbor and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Given the historic nature of the weekend it seems appropriate that the longest continuously-operating road racing series in North America, the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, should be right in the middle of the action. Now in its 21st year of developing top drivers for IndyCar, including graduates such as Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, James Hinchcliffe and Raphael Matos, the Star Mazda Championship is the college varsity of IndyCar racing, a high-speed, high-tech training ground for the future stars of the sport. |