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Star Mazda - Road Atlanta
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.