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The 2007 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge series is conducted over six weekends.
Competitors score championship points in races held on Saturday and Sunday.
The season kicks off in early June with the CRDA Shootout at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Next on the schedule is the first of four visits to Mosport International Raceway during the Father’s Day weekend. On the Canada Day weekend, the teams return to Mosport for the BARC Grand Prix of Ontario. Then competitors make their first visit to Calabogie Motorsports Park for rounds seven and eight. This event is followed by the BARC Canadian Touring Trophy and BEMC Indian Summer race at Mosport. The CASC-OR Celebration of Motorsport ends the road racing season in Ontario. It includes a non-championship event called the CanAm Cup for Formula Ford competitors. The single-seater, open-wheel race cars in the championship are powered by a four-cylinder, 1600-cc Ford engine, which produces120-horsepower. A mixture of European and North American chassis is used by competitors. Two of the most successful cars are constructed in Canada – the Aero and CMV. Minimum vehicle weight is determined by the suspension design and ranges from 1050 to 1125-lbs., with the driver. Teams are required to use a spec tire (Dunlop Formula Ford treaded racing tire). Driver’s compete in one of two classes:
Rounds seven and eight of the 2007 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge series were held at Calabogie Motorsports Park as part of the Motorsport Club of Ottawa’s Ted Powell Memorial Races. Due to a lack of Track Marshals, race organizers used the shorter Stadium Layout (2.81-km) rather than the Full Layout (5.05-km).
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The first lap of round seven for the 2007 Ontario Formula Ford Challenge at Calabogie Motorsports Park. Leading the field of twenty-three starters into the corner named ‘Hook’ is the pole-sitter, Kyle Marcelli in the No. 2 Brian Graham Motorsports Van Diemen RF00. Behind Marcelli is the other front-row qualifier, Matt White driving the No. 05 Mortimer Racing Van Diemen RF00. Trailing White is the Van Diemen of Dean Baker. |
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Mortimer Racing’s Matt White was second fastest in qualifying for round seven. Driving the No. 05 Van Diemen RF00, White trailed the pole-sitter, Kyle Marcelli, until lap-8 when he was passed by Dean Baker. Unable to regain the spot, he finished third. In the final contest of the weekend, White was gridded second. Late in the race, he traded the top spot with Marcelli. Marcelli faded late in the event and White claimed the win. |
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Dean Baker swept the previous two rounds at Mosport International Raceway during the BARC Canada Day Grand Prix. These wins also represented Baker’s first two victories in the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge series. Baker qualified third fastest for race one, but a pass on Matt White midway through the contest gave him a runner-up result. Under slightly different circumstances, Baker finished second on Sunday. |
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Rookie Kyle Marcelli driving the No. 2 Brian Graham Racing prepared Van Diemen RF00 qualified on the pole for Saturday’s contest. Marcelli would lead the race flag-to-flag and win by a comfortable margin of 7.925-seconds. It appeared that Marcelli was going to repeat his round seven performance until lap-16 of the finale. With three laps left in the contest, he was passed by Matt White and Dean Baker; Marcelli finished third. |
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There was a first-time winner in the B class. In fact, Rodney Kendall swept both of the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge races at Calabogie Motorsport Park. The driver from Connecticut was piloting the No. 83 Crossle 45F and qualified on the class pole for round seven. Kendall was never challenged and led from start to finish. He qualified behind Lew MacKenzie in Sunday’s contest but passed him for the lead and win on lap-13. |
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The Calabogie event was a productive point scoring weekend for Lew MacKenzie as his main rival for the Class B title, Gord Lowe, was not entered. MacKenzie was gridded second in his group for the weekend’s first contest. He was unable to match the speed of the winner, Rodney Kendall, and finished a distant second. MacKenzie started ahead of Kendall in round eight but lost the lead late in the race. |
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| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A-1 | Kyle Marcelli | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 2 | 3 | A-2 | Dean Baker | Van Diemen RF01 | 19 | - |
| 3 | 2 | A-3 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 4 | 6 | A-4 | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | 19 | - |
| 5 | 8 | A-5 | Stephany Malanka | Van Diemen RF97 | 19 | - |
| 6 | 4 | A-6 | Ryan White | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 7 | 9 | A-7 | Caitlin Johnston | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 8 | 5 | A-8 | Eric Nielson | Van Diemen RF92 | 19 | - |
| 9 | 7 | A-9 | Nigel Mortimer | Van Diemen RF97 | 19 | - |
| 10 | 11 | A-10 | Clive Catt | Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 11 | 13 | B-1 | Rodney Kendall | Crossle 45F | 19 | - |
| 12 | 10 | A-11 | Franc Roiron | Van Diemen RF01 | 19 | - |
| 13 | 17 | A-12 | Dan Purdy | Ray GRS92 | 19 | - |
| 14 | 16 | B-2 | Lew Mackenzie | PRS RH02 | 18 | - |
| 15 | 15 | A-13 | Lee Racicot | Vector MG-96 | 18 | - |
| 16 | 18 | B-3 | Tony Cove | Ferret Mk IV | 18 | - |
| 17 | 14 | A-14 | Robert Peters | Van Diemen | 18 | - |
| 18 | 22 | B-4 | Daniel Thompson | Van Diemen RF83 | 18 | - |
| 19 | 21 | A-15 | Michel Julian | Van Diemen RF98 | 17 | - |
| 20 | 20 | A-16 | Andre Lorent | Van Diemen RF91 | 17 | - |
| 21 | 12 | A-17 | Jean-Guy Fournier | Van Diemen RF94 | 10 | Did Not Finish |
| 22 | 23 | B-5 | Ross Smith | Reynard 84SF | 7 | Did Not Finish |
| 23 | 19 | B-6 | Gord Lowe | Reynard 83SF | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| POS. | START | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | A-1 | Matt White | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 2 | 3 | A-2 | Dean Baker | Van Diemen RF01 | 19 | - |
| 3 | 1 | A-3 | Kyle Marcelli | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 4 | 4 | A-4 | Eric Nielson | Van Diemen RF92 | 19 | - |
| 5 | 5 | A-5 | Ryan White | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 6 | 6 | A-6 | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 | 19 | - |
| 7 | 7 | A-7 | Franc Roiron | Van Diemen RF01 | 19 | - |
| 8 | 10 | A-8 | Nigel Mortimer | Van Diemen RF97 | 19 | - |
| 9 | 9 | A-9 | Caitlin Johnston | Van Diemen RF00 | 19 | - |
| 10 | 13 | A-10 | Lee Racicot | Vector MG-96 | 19 | - |
| 11 | 15 | B-1 | Rodney Kendall | Crossle 45F | 19 | - |
| 12 | 12 | B-2 | Lew Mackenzie | PRS RH02 | 19 | - |
| 13 | 14 | A-11 | Clive Catt | Van Diemen | 18 | - |
| 14 | 16 | B-3 | Tony Cove | Ferret Mk IV | 18 | - |
| 15 | 8 | A-12 | Stephany Malanka | Van Diemen RF97 | 18 | - |
| 16 | 18 | A-13 | Andre Lorent | Van Diemen RF91 | 18 | - |
| 17 | 17 | A-14 | Robert Peters | Van Diemen | 18 | - |
| 18 | 19 | A-15 | Michel Julian | Van Diemen RF98 | 17 | - |
| 19 | 20 | B-4 | Daniel Thompson | Van Diemen RF83 | 17 | - |
| 20 | 21 | B-5 | Ross Smith | Reynard 84SF | 14 | - |
| 21 | 11 | A-16 | Dan Purdy | Ray GRS92 | 13 | - |
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