To Formula Ford Festival in search of young talent for 2010

Team Owner Ricardo Juncos and Engineer Ernesto Gonella of Juncos Racing will head overseas tomorrow to attend this weekend’s Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in Kent, England. 

In its premier season with the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, Juncos Racing proudly became vice champions with Irish driver Peter Dempsey this past weekend at the final race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  The Florida-based team now looks to next year as they go to Europe in the hopes of finding up-and-coming young talent to compete with them for the 2010 racing season.

In 13 rounds of racing this season, the debut team of Juncos Racing achieved four wins, five poles, and 15 top-ten finishes among three different drivers. 

In their search for 2010 drivers, Ricardo Juncos and Ernesto Gonella will be scouting out young talent at the Formula Ford Festival this weekend, October 17 and 18, to test with and potentially join the team in 2010 for its second season of the Star Mazda Championship. 

Juncos Racing plans to begin testing new drivers in November and December of this year with the help of 2009 driver Peter Dempsey who will act as a driving instructor during the upcoming test sessions.

Dempsey, the 2nd Place Overall Champion of the 2009 Star Mazda Championship, will be participating in the Formula Ford Festival this week as well.  Before coming to America to race in the Star Mazda Championship, Dempsey competed in Formula Ford series for several years and won multiple races with his father’s team, Cliff Dempsey Racing.

The British Racing and Sports Car Club considers the Formula Ford Festival their “blue riband” event of the year because it attracts the best young Formula Ford drivers from around the world to compete in a series of “dog eat dog” style knockout races throughout the weekend. 

The last driver standing then wins the coveted Festival Crown and Champion Title.  Former Champions include Johnny Herbert, Eddie Irvine, Mark Webber, Jenson Button & Anthony Davidson.

The Juncos Racing representatives will remain overseas until Tuesday, October 20, to conduct meetings and speak with potential drivers who are interested in competing in American racing next season.  Ricardo Juncos can be contacted by cell phone at (786) 488-3520 or by email at ricardo@juncosracing.com.

About Juncos Racing:

Juncos Racing is located in Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.A. The team is centrally located in Florida to offer diverse levels of racing year round.  Juncos Racing operates out of a state of the art facility which houses vehicles suitable for all levels of racing, from go-karts to open wheel Formula race cars. 

It is one of the few teams in the United States which offers a development program starting from racing go-karts to racing professional open wheel race cars. Our goal is to provide younger and older drivers alike with a foundation upon which they can build a career in motorsports.

We offer two and three-day racing schools which cover theoretical and hands-on driving techniques. With your dedication and our expertise and advanced training techniques, we are confident that you will achieve and master the fundamentals of racing. 

For more information, please visit www.juncosracing.com.
 
About the Star Mazda Championship:

Since 1991, the professionally organized Star Mazda Series has provided the most popular format for sponsors, spectators, and upward bound drivers.  Formula Mazda Racing, which features open wheel race cars adaptable to both oval tracks and road courses, is conducted on several levels of competition. 

The success of the Star Mazda Series is evidenced by the fact that fields of 30 to 40 cars have been commonplace at many races.  Prizes and awards valued over $1,000,000 are distributed annually to top series’ performers. 

The annual schedules for the Star Mazda Series have included high profile events where Formula Mazda cars appear as the “opening act” to some of America’s top drawing racing series.

In its supporting role, the Star Mazda Series has been paired with a variety of major types of racing, including such headliners as the American LeMans Series, IndyCar, ChampCar, Formula One, race trucks and NASCAR stock cars. For more information, please visit www.starmazda.com.
 
source: Mandy Skinner – Juncos Racing Team