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Another 2 Wins for Max
Car racing rookie Max Cornelius continued his seriously impressive debut season in fine style at Castle Combe in Wiltshire over the weekend, 17th/18th July, by taking a fantastic double victory and a further top three finish in his Motaworld Racing Autosport Young Guns car.
From his last six races, the 16-year-old has taken an outstanding tally of six
podiums - including five richly deserved wins - and is rapidly marking himself
out as a young driver with a huge amount of potential in the realms of single-seater
racing.
"It's been another fantastic weekend, I'm really pleased with the result and thanks must also go to the Motaworld Racing team for providing a car that is capable of winning as well as backing me up with their vast experience and knowledge," said the Southwick-based youngster, "It would have been incredible to win all three races again but we can't be greedy! Five wins from six races is a fantastic total though, I can't wait for the next rounds now at Brands Hatch."
During Saturday morning's qualifying session at his most local track, Max was
on course to take pole position but after easing off to preserve the life of
his tyres he slipped to third with a best time of 1m07.402 seconds (98.81mph)-
just two 10ths of a second shy of the top spot.
At the start of the weekend's opening encounter on Saturday afternoon,
the Somerset youngster quickly moved into second position and at the end
of lap one he was just 0.8 seconds behind race leader Patryk Szczerbinski.
On lap two though, he was pushed back to third by his Finnish Motaworld
Racing team mate, Leopold Ringbom.
Max continued well in the final rostrum spot but did unfortunately lose ground
to the drivers ahead on lap nine following a spin. Remaining in third to the
finish on lap 18, he at least secured his fourth podium in as many races having
taken a hat-trick of victories at Pembrey in South Wales during the previous
event at the end of June.
It wasn't long before Max hit the winning trail once again though and during
race two on Sunday morning, the Motaworld Racing teenager took his fourth
victory of 2010 after mastering the damp conditions.
Moving from third to second immediately, he was then passed by the fast-starting,
and vastly more experienced, Jake Rattenbury. Slipping back behind Szczerbinski
too, Max fought wheel-to-wheel for third through Folly Corner and up to
Quarry where he made the place his own before usurping Rattenbury at Camp
for second position.
Closing on race leader Ringbom, his Motaworld Racing team mate, Max pressured
him into a mistake on lap five at Camp and duly moved into the lead.
Building a substantial cushion over the remaining 12 laps, he cruised
to an eventual winning margin of almost 15 seconds - a truly dominant
drive.
Heading into the dry third encounter thoroughly determined for more success,
the St Laurence School pupil quickly made headway from third on the grid
and with an incredibly bold move he seized the lead around the outside at
Quarry. Pumping in fastest lap after fastest lap, with a best of 1m06.618
seconds (99.97mph), he went on to win by 3.3 seconds from Szczerbinski.
During the three week break between the Pembrey and Castle Combe race
meetings and following his successes at Pembrey, Max's family were able
to secure some much-needed and very gratefully received additional support
from an array of local sponsors to ensure his superb debut season of car racing
could continue.
Sincere thanks go to, in no particular order: Tipadel Builders Merchants,
T&A Motors of Bradford on Avon, CPS Garage Services of Bradford on Avon,
Upsall Property Management of Trowbridge, Giantbox Self Storage in Salisbury
and Trowbridge, Frome Scaffolding, Piling Equipment Ltd of Warminster,
Dan Toilet Hire of Trowbridge, H&B Tyres of Frome, Innetar Bodyshop
of Frome and Compugraphic Design, also of Frome, Fuffels Fine Foods of
Rode and Coco's Womenswear of Frome.
The next event on the Autosport Young Guns calendar will take place at
Brands Hatch Indy Circuit in Kent four weeks from now, 14th/15th August.
For all the latest regarding Max's career, please visit www.maxcornelius.com and
for information regarding marketing and sponsorship opportunities, please
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Motaworld Max takes 3 wins at Pembrey
Motaworld Racing's new boy, Somerset teenager Max Cornelius produced
a truly sensational performance at Pembrey Circuit in South Wales over
the weekend, 26th/27th June, to secure a perfect hat-trick of race
victories in the Autosport Young Guns - his first successes since graduating
to car racing only a few weeks ago.
In only his second race weekend in the new-for-2010 championship the 16-year-old, from Southwick near Frome - the hometown of reigning FIA Formula One World Champion Jenson Button - emerged as the dominant force.
Max locked out pole position for each encounter with an outstanding performance
and then delivered three tremendous race drives to win the trio of outings.
In doing so, the talented car racing rookie became the youngest winner
in the inaugural season of the Autosport Young Guns and also the first
Briton to take victory.
"This weekend couldn't have gone any better," said an elated Max, "Our
aim was to try and get on the podium so to take three pole positions and win
all three races is unbelievable! When I took pole in qualifying I was so happy,
I'm almost speechless after winning each race. I want to dedicate the results
to everyone at Motaworld and my family, without them it wouldn't have been possible."
Motaworld Team principal, Alan Waite, commented, "Max done a remarkable job
this weekend by completely dominating all 3 championship races, especially considering
this is only his second ever car racing event. We are definitely looking forward
to the next rounds at Castle Combe where I hope he can produce the same results.
I think this lad will go far."
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Two Wins for Ringbom.
Motaworld Racing's flying Finn, Leopold Ringbom, took another 2
wins at Snetterton last weekend in the Autosport Young Guns races.
He started from pole in both races and set fastest lap in one of the races and
is now leading the Autosport Young Guns Championship.
Team Principal Alan Waite commented, "I believe that Leopold is looking
like he is going to be a future star. I intend to take him to Formula BMW
Pacific later in the year for some testing and racing which will all be
valuable experience for him in his career development."
Leopold's team mate for the weekend, Anton Spires, also impressed with two third
places. Team Principal Alan Waite commented, "I am stunned at how well Anton
has performed, this has been his first racing in a single seater car and he picks
up two podiums - outstanding. This only goes to show what a great series Autosport
Young Guns is for a driver's first taste of single seater racing."
The next rounds of the Autosport Young Guns Championship take place at Pembrey on June 25th-27th.
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Motaworld Racing's Leopold
Ringbom wins first ever Autosport Young Guns Race.
Rockingham last weekend the 10th and 11th of April, saw the start of the Autosport Young Guns Championship.
The weekend produced a lot of "Firsts" as it was the first time that Motaworld had competed in UK motorsport since 2007, it was their Finnish driver, Leopold Ringbom’s, first ever car race and of course it was the first ever Autosport Young Guns race.
Team Principal Alan Waite said, "It was a fantastic weekend for Motaworld with Leopold winning the first ever Autosport Young Guns race and also our other driver, Sazlan Sirajudin coming in third so taking 2 places on the podium!! A great return to UK motorsport for the team!!"
The team were up against the odds having only returned from Malaysia on the Tuesday preceding the race where they were running their 4 Formula BMW cars in the Pacific Championship at the Malaysian F1 GP and only took delivery of their Young Guns race cars on that day.
Team Principal Alan Waite commented, "It was all a bit of a rush to get the cars
ready but the team worked extremely hard to make sure that the cars were in a
very competitive condition for the race and fittingly their hard work was rewarded
with a 1st and 3rd place."
The team are now looking forward to the next event which is at Snetterton on the 8th and 9th of May and are hoping to have 4 cars running.
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Motaworld looking strong in FBMW Pacific
Motaworld Racing have just finished 3 days of testing at the Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur in preparation for the 2010 Formula BMW Pacific Championship.
Motaworld's 15 year old driver, Axcil Jefferies, from Zimbabwe set the pace over the 3 days for the 20 cars testing being quickest on the first 2 days and only just a few hundredths shy of quickest on the third day.
Showing considerable improvement over the 3 days was Motaworld's James Birch, 17 years old, who managed to get himself into the top six on the final day.
Team Principal, Alan Waite, commented on the test by saying, "This FBMW Pacific Championship is looking to be extremely strong this season with it mooted that we may be seeing up to around 24 cars taking part. This is very good in comparison with other championships in the current economic climate. Axcil is certainly looking very good and we are pleased to have him in the team but there are some other good drivers out there which will make the season interesting. I am amazed at James, he has come a long way since he started testing with us at the end of last year, especially considering he does not have a lengthy karting career to help him."
The Team have now rushed back from Sepang to continue their Autosport Young Guns testing program at Pembrey this Thursday and Friday.
Further details from;
Alan Waite +44 7929 167309
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Motaworld sign Finnish kart star for the Autosport Formula Young Guns Championship
Motaworld Racing have signed 17 year old Finnish karter Leopold Ringbom as the first of three drivers for their campaign in the 2010 Autosport Young Guns Championship.
The young Fin, who, in 2008, was 2nd in the KF2 Viking Trophy and 7th in the KF2 World Cup has suffered from a lack of funds which has prevented him from taking part in a full season of motorsport for the last year or so but with the inception of the Autosport Young Guns Championship he now has the opportunity to forward his career.
Team Principal, Alan Waite said, "Myself and Alf [Alf Boarer, Motaworld's Driver Development Manager] first spotted Leopold at the 2009 European Formula BMW Scholarship course. He performed very well there but was not in a position to take up a European scholarship because he did not have the rest of the funds to complete a season. This is where the Autosport Young Guns Championship has been a revelation because it allows talented drivers to compete and showcase their skills without the massive budgets required for other junior formulae.
I am sure Leopold is going to be competitive and will certainly be a contender for our £50,000 scholarship for Formula Renault UK in 2011."
Leopold Ringbom said, "I am extremely happy to have to have been offered this opportunity to take part in a full season of racing and am looking forward very much to working with Motaworld who I am sure will give me every opportunity for success."
Leopold will be starting his campaign with 3 days of testing at Pembrey on the 6th, 7th and 8th of April and then a day at Rockingham on the 9th of April before racing commences, also at Rockingham on the 10th and 11th of April.
For further information;
Alan Waite can be contacted on +44 7929 167309
Leopold's manager, Jani Makinen, can be contacted on +66-8-19682716
Leopold "Lepa" Ringbom
DOB: 20.01.1993 (16yo)
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Nationality: Finnish
Education: Elementary School. Currently in a vocational
school specifically designed for top athletes concentrating in
race-car mechanics.
Hobbies: Underwater rugby (junior national team), scuba
diving, snowboarding and wakeboarding.
Driving History:
1999 Leopold started driving at the age of 6
1999-2005 Many victories in different series in Finland
2006 Started driving in Europe PCR-Italy
2006 European championship ICA-J 15th place
2007 Italian Open series PDB-team
2008 PDB WSK KF2. Best result in a single race was 6th. Also 7th in
World Cup and 2nd in Viking Trophy
2009 PDB WSK KF2, KZ2 German and KZ1. Many technical problems
in KF2 so Leopold changed to drive only KZ. The results were instant:
7th in the first race and 3rd in the following one with the fastest lap
time in the finals.
2009 3 days Formula Renault tests. Feedback was really good.
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£50,000 prize for Young Guns driver
Motaworld Racing in conjunction with La Manga Club Villa Rentals, providers of accommodation at the 5* La Manga Club golf and sports resort in southern Spain, are to award one of their Autosport Young Guns drivers £50,000 towards a season in Formula Renault UK in 2011.
A driver in the Motaworld Racing Young Guns team must finish in the top 3 overall in the 2010 Autosport Young Guns Championship, they will then be awarded £50,000 off the budget for a drive with Motaworld in the 2011 Formula Renault UK Championship.
Motaworld Racing team Principal, Alan Waite, said "I am very pleased that Motaworld is in a position to offer this award and it is a great incentive to any of our Young Guns contenders. It is also a massive help to a driver moving up to the next rung of the motorsport ladder."
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Autosport Young Guns Team for Motaworld
Motaworld Racing are going to run a 4 car team in the new Autosport Young Guns British Championship signalling a return to UK motorsport after 3 years in Europe for the Pembrey based team.
The Young Guns Championship which will run on the Dunlop Great and British package and is supported by Autosport Magazine, is aimed at 16 -19 year olds as a first step on the single seater ladder.
The car represents all that is modern about current race cars in higher categories including a paddle shift gearbox enabling drivers to learn the correct skills that they will require when moving up the single seater ladder.
The great thing about this championship is that a driver can take part in a season's racing with a professional team for around £45,000 to £55,000.
Motaworld are already arranging test days for potential drivers and if you would like to take part please call Motaworld's Driver Development Manager, Alf Boarer on 07811 162047.
For further details of the Autosport Young Guns Championship please email
info@motaworld.co.uk and ask for a Powerpoint presentation to be sent to you. Alternatively call Alf Boarer on 07811 162047.
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Move for Motaworld
Previously based Chatham squad, Motaworld Racing, have moved to a new permanent base at Pembrey circuit in South Wales which will house the team's UK operations.
Team principal, Alan Waite said, "Being based at Pembrey circuit provides us with a great opportunity to expand our operations in the UK. These will include participation in certainly one UK championship in 2010, possibly two. Above all, it will also provide us with much more scope for testing and training."
Motaworld have also established a base at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for their FBMW Pacific operation.
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