The Young Hope Had Conclusive Testing Sessions in Indiana
Edmonton's Own Stefan Rzadzinski Confirmed as a Starter for the Edmonton Indy(R) Firestone Indy Lights(R) Double Header
(firmenpresse) - EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/14/11 -- Following two days of evaluation on Indiana's Putnam Park road course, Edmonton's Stefan Rzadzinski has been given the go ahead to enter at the upcoming Edmonton Indy® Firestone Indy Lights® double header, July 22-24 at City Centre Airport. In front of his relatives, friends and home crowd, the 18-year-old driver will be racing Davey Hamilton's car number 32 on the new exciting 2.256-mile, 13-turn circuit.
"We are extremely proud of Stefan and very happy to have him now officially on track at our event next week," said promoter Francois Dumontier, President of Octane Motorsports Events. "When Octane Motorsports Events agreed to take over the promotion of the Edmonton Indy, we made it clear that we wanted to be engaged in the community and of course, on the local racing scene encouraging local talent. When the opportunity was offered to us to sponsor this fantastic young man mentored by Paul Tracy, we immediately agreed to help him secure a ride," added Dumontier.
"What an incredible past few days it has been. Davey Hamilton Racing was great in getting me up to speed and I really learned a lot about the differences in driving style between the very quick Indy Lights car compared to my previous experience in much smaller and slower Skip Barber and Formula Ford cars," said Stefan Rzadzinski once the testing sessions were over. "I'm so happy to be a part of my hometown event. The Edmonton Indy will be an incredible 3-day spectacle, and one I've always dreamed of participating in. Octane is doing a wonderful job in revamping this event, making it without a doubt the most exciting in Western Canada. I invite all Edmontonians to come out, enjoy, and check out the IndyCar race and both Indy Lights races. I can't put into words what it means to be in front of my home crowd to kick off my Indy Lights career. I'm working hard to do them proud and give them a "hometown" driver to cheer for, let's go Edmonton!"
Rzadzinski started competing in karts when he was eight years old. Since then, he has earned victories and championship titles all over Western Canada and has competed in major karting events around the world. He has been invited to test open-wheel Formula BMW and Formula Renault 1.6. In 2009, he entered open-wheel racing in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship where he earned a win, six podiums, two poles, and was named Rookie of the Year. In 2010, Rzadzinski rejoined Ontario Formula Ford Championship and this time, raised his total wins to three, claiming a total of six podiums and three poles and was again the series runner-up. At the end of the year, he entered the Skip Barber Karting Shoot-out and earned a full-season Regional Race Series Scholarship for 2011, where after four races, he was second in the driver standings.
"Stefan is one of the most gifted young drivers that I have seen in all my years in the paddocks," said Anne Roy, General Manager of the Edmonton Indy who has observed numerous young Canadian talents when she was associated with the Atlantic and Champ Car Series. "I've seen Carpentier, Empringham, Moore, Tagliani, Tracy and Villeneuve climbing up the ladder and I am sure that Stefan is made of the same mold. I really hope that Edmontonians will come out and support him as he takes this last step before the major league series," added Ms. Roy.
Those wishing to order grandstand or general admission tickets to come and see the world's fastest drivers featured in the IZOD IndyCar® Series, must contact the Edmonton Indy box office seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 1 855 350-INDY (4639), or order online anytime at . Tickets are also on sale at Rexall Place, Jubilee Auditorium and now Kingsway Mall Ticketmaster locations. First-class corporate packages and trackside suites are also available for both small and large companies and other groups who wish to attend the event. To make a reservation or to obtain further information on corporate packages, please contact Julie Rioux-Paquette at 780-822-4200.
Promoter of the Edmonton Indy, Octane Motorsports Events Inc., is a Canadian corporation and a component of the Octane group of companies, based in Montreal. By virtue of an agreement made with Formula One Administration Limited and Formula 1 World Championship Limited (together the holder of commercialization rights to F1), Octane Racing Group Inc. is the promoter of the FORMULA 1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX. Under a mandate from Stock-Car Montreal, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation (ISC), Octane Management Inc. is the delegated promoter of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge, a round of the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY:
There will be a media availability with Stefan on track at the City Centre Airport on Thursday, July 14th between 11 a.m. and noon.
At 11 a.m., he will provide some general comments to the group and then he will be available for one-on-ones following. When arriving on site, please proceed to the entrance off of 107 Street and 120 Avenue.
Contacts:
Octane Management
Tamara Fahlman
Director of Communications
780 822-4202 or 780-974-0583
TopSpeed Management
Brian Marks
TopSpeed Management LLC
513-262-0692
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