Mark Wilkins

Date of Birth: May 09 1983
Residence: Toronto, Ontario

Career Highlights:

• 2001 Canadian Formula Ford Championship; second with one win and three podiums
• 2002 US Formula Ford 2000; one podium
• 2003 Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro-Championship; two podium finishes
• 2004 Rolex 24 At Daytona SGS; third
• 2004 Formula Renault 2000; fourth, one pole, one win and four podiums
• 2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT; third
• 2005 Star Mazda Championship; seven top-ten finishes in ten races
• 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT; seventh
• 2006 Rolex Sports Car Series DP; competed in one race
• 2006 Star Mazda Championship; one podium and three top-five finishes in five races
• 2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona DP; fifth
• 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series: twelfth in points with six top-ten finishes

Notes:

• Studying for an automotive business management degree at Georgian College's Canadian Automotive Institute, balancing six classes with a full race season.
• Has been involved with the AIM DP program since it was first envisioned and worked with AIM for four months to help prepare for the first prototype season: "I've been there since the very start in 2005 when we decided we were going to put something like this together. To actually be here and ready for the first race is an unbelievable accomplishment. But it really shows AIM's dedication to be a top-level team."
• Scored a podium finish in his first sports-car race, the 2004 Rolex 24 At Daytona: "That was phenomenal! It's the prestige of the race; it's just an incredible event to be a part of. The best moment is crossing the finish line at the end. It's a huge accomplishment for a team."
• Enjoys auto racing, snowmobiling and "anything with an engine. Even a snow-blower can be fun at times!"

Brian Frisselle

Date of Birth: December 28 1983
Residence: Aspen, Colorado

Career Highlights:

• 2002 Skip Barber National: two starts
• 2003 Skip Barber National: fourth with three consecutive wins
• 2004 Star Mazda Championship: one podium
• 2004 Formula BMW USA Championship: sixth with two podiums
• 2005 Rolex Sports Car Series DP: three top-10 finishes
• 2006 Rolex Sports Car Series DP: one front-row qualification, best finish fifth
• 2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona DP: fifth
• 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series: four top-ten finishes

Notes:

• Driving the Rolex 24 with brother Burt: "It's really fun. If I see him train a little bit extra, then I feel like I need to do that, so we just push each other a little bit further. To actually be in the race with him – it's a premier event and we're doing a sport that we love, so it's a lot of fun. I wouldn't want to have any other teammate than him. He's always been one of my best friends, and I hope it's like that for the rest of my life."
• The brothers like different car setups, but make it work: "We read each other. He knows what kind of car I like, I know what kind of car he likes. We know what we need out of the car with the experience that we have together. We like a slightly different setup, but we're both willing to compromise."
• Other sports: "I prefer something that's fast-paced, outdoors, gets your heart pumping, maybe scares you a little bit, that really challenges you. I've always been into pushing myself and my limit. When I ski, I ski very quickly. When I was young, I jumped off every bridge or rock or waterfall I came across. The biggest bridge I've ever done was around 65 feet. I've always been kind of a risk-taker."
• Relaxes watching football: "We're huge into football, we're absolutely obsessed with the Denver Broncos. I think we enjoy it so much because it's so different from racing and it really takes us away from racing."

Website: frisselleracing.com

John Michael Edwards

Born: Louisville, Kentucky
Birth Date: March 11, 1991

• Resides Cincinnati, Ohio
• Cities Lived Louisville, Kentucky; Little Rock, Arkansas; Sirmione, Italy
  Oschersleben, Germany; Indianapolis, Indiana
• Interests Indoor karting, Paintballing, Training
• Favorite Bands Train, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taking Back Sunday
• Favorite Movies Dodgeball, Zoolander, Pulp Fiction
• Favorite TV Series Seinfeld, Alias, South Park
• Favorite Food Sushi
• Favorite Race Track Spa-Francorchamps
• Favorite Race Formula 1 at Spa-Francorchamps
  
• John first entered organized motor racing in karts in 2003 winning the Great Lakes Sprint Series Junior Briggs Restricted Championship. In October of that same year he became the youngest ever licensed driver in U.S. open-wheel road racing.
• Competing in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge Race Series on January 17, 2004, John first won at the historic Daytona International Speedway, becoming the youngest winner in open wheel road racing history. His first year in racing concluded by being selected as the sole winner of the coveted 2004 Red Bull Driver Search, a program designed to find the next American Formula One World Champion.
• To begin 2005 John moved to Europe, first competing in international karting. John's early mid-year promotion to the highly competitive Formula Renault Cup and EuroCup Series resulted in him becoming the youngest in history to hold a FIA license, and the youngest to compete in the Formula Renault series. After a first year of learning and "baptism by fire" John completed a successful campaign in 2006 with podium finishes at Spa-Franchorchamps and the Nurburgring, and his first European victory at Anderstorp. In 2007 John raced with Red Bull Forsythe in the highly competitive Champ Car Atlantics Series.
• 2008 brought new challenges for John and he would join with AIM Autosport to compete in the Star Mazda Series presented by Goodyear. Since entering the Star Mazda series in 2005, AIM Autosport has recorded a win each season. Over three years the team has recorded five wins and fifteen podiums.