Ontario FF: Career Best Weekend for Rzadzinski at Mosport
Edmonton, AB. June 15th, 2010 – A successful start to the season continued for up and coming Edmonton racing talent Stefan Rzadzinski this weekend with a dominant win followed with a second place finish at Mosport International Raceway in Ontario. With three podiums in four races so far this year, Stefan completed the first half to his season in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship in near-perfect fashion.
Starting off red-hot out of the gate, Stefan led the field in practice on Friday Formula Ford practice with the top lap time of 1:28.2 in the Brian Graham Racing - Team Grote car. This was quickly followed by qualifying on the pole Saturday afternoon 5 seconds ahead of 4 time CanAm cup champion Shane Jantzi. After a heated battle with Brian Graham Racing - Team Grote teammate Mikhail Goikhberg for the lead over the opening laps Stefan was able to pull clear ahead for good when Mikhail spun trying to stay with Stefan in turn 8. Comfortably ahead at this point, Stefan was still able to press his advantage by dropping in lap after lap at the top of the charts including the day’s top time of 1:29.1 on his way to his first win of the season.
After soaking in the celebrations of Saturday's win, Stefan was right back at it Sunday with a morning practice session for the CanAm Cup and qualifying in early afternoon. Unfortunately lady luck turned against Stefan for the first time this weekend as a mechanical issue with the gear linkages ended his qualifying session after only two laps. In those two short laps however Stefan was able to pull out a phenomenal 3rd place qualification ensuring he was still in a position to compete for another podium. Even with a whole session lost, the team was able to pick an adequate set-up and Stefan pushed the car to its limit and jumped to a 2nd place finish in the prestigious CanAm Cup and adding further excitement to an already spectacular weekend.
Quote from Stefan Rzadzinski on the weekend’s excitement:
"Overall it was a great time at the track for me on CanAm Cup weekend. The ABL Group/Supertint Brian Graham Racing - Team Grote car felt fantastic on Friday and Saturday, and it was amazing to get my first ever win on the challenging and prestigious Mosport circuit! On CanAm Cup Sunday, we had a bit of a struggle throughout the day. I believe we could have set a quick time in qualifying, but following my second hot lap, a minor component in the gearbox linkage failed which was enough to end my qualifying. Once the race came around, I worked hard but could not keep up with eventual winner Shane Jantzi as the handling of the car was just not there for me to match his pace. However, it's great to have a win and a second place coming out of this weekend at Mosport. It was also fantastic to have such a great weekend in front of the large Grote group which was hosted at the track this weekend, I hope they enjoyed it as well! Its great momentum to have going forward and I look to continue with it into the future!"
An interview following Stefan's Saturday victory at Mosport can be listen to here.
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