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Edwards takes the win, Marcelli fourth.
(10.03.2008)
John Edwards would take advantage of yellows today to take the win in
the penultimate round of the Star Mazda Series presented by Goodyear.
This moves John into the championship lead going into
the final round. Kyle Marcelli ended the race in fourth place after falling
back to sixteenth at one point when he had a bit of an off in corner
one. A good fight back for Kyle to score a top-five finish.
John had a strong run and while he admits that his main rival in the
championship had the faster car on the day, it would come down to keeping
his focus and being careful on the challenging Road Atlanta circuit.
"At the end of the day, we got the result we had hoped for," commented
Edwards. "It is great to come away from Road Atlanta with a strong shot
at the championship in the last race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. We
were able to take advantage of the yellows to stay at the front and we
also stayed out of trouble and that got us to the front." John continued,
"We were a bit off the pace in practice and once again, the AIM Autosport
crew did a fantastic job to get us to the front. We just missed the front
row in qualifying but knew had the pace and the consistency to challenge
for the win. Now we focus on the final race at Laguna Seca and go for
the championship.
John is currently shown second overall in standings but when drops are
calculated, he has a nine-point lead in the championship.
In only his second race in the Formula Mazda over two season, Kyle Marcelli
proved he could come up to speed quickly and race for position. Starting
fourth alongside AIM team mate John Edwards on the second row, Kyle had
a good start and was challenging early. A small error cost him some positions
mid-race but Kyle was able to fight his way back into contention.
"We had a good result," offered Kyle. "That puts it rather
simply, but we have to say we are very happy considering our expectations
going in. A top-five result against this group of drivers is very encouraging."
He went on to say, "We certainly had the pace. The AIM Autosport crew
gave us a terrific car and they helped us through the whole process.
It certainly helps that they are in a championship hunt and we were
able to share information and put it to use in our efforts going forward.
Even after my off in corner one when we fell back a number of positions,
we had the car to come back to fourth. A couple of more laps and we might
have had the chance to challenge for the podium. In the end, we are glad
we could bring this result for our partners at Lafarge and we will now
look ahead to 2009."
The final race in the Star Mazda Series presented by Goodyear takes place
October 18th at Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
Star
Mazda - Road Atlanta: all AIM second row
Edwards qualifies P3, Marcelli P4
(10.02.2008)
AIM Autosport will start both cars on the second row for the Star Mazda
race at Road Atlanta after John Edwards (No.7) and Kyle Marcelli (No.71) qualified
third and fourth in this morning's session.
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Thank
you to all the Rolex Grand Am fans
AIM Autosport's win at Montreal voted "Moment of The
Year"
(09.23.2008) One of the highlights at this year's Rolex Grand Am Awards
Banquet was the announcement of the results of fan voting for the Series'
Moment of The Year. The victory at Montreal where the Exchange Traded
Gold No. 61 Ford Riley took the checker by a margin of just 64/1000ths
of a second - after starting the final lap in fourth place, was voted
by fans as the "Moment of The Year". The closest finish in
series history would also mark AIM's first win which was made more remarkable
as the only Canadian team in the series won in the only Canadian race
on the schedule.
Mark, Brian and everyone in the AIM Autosport organization would like
to thank everyone who voted.
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