------------- Top 5 for
Brown in Rotax at Mosport ------------
Fatigue doesn’t hinder
Waterdown’s karters consistency
MOSPORT, ONTARIO - Chilliwack, BC to Mosport in four days, not
impossible, but difficult. That was the long haul facing 4B Racing’s
Brown family after competing in the ASN Canada FIA Canadian Nationals
a week ago, then heading straight to Mosport for round five of
the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship, presented by Toronto
Star Wheels, last weekend.
“My Dad slept about four hours each night to get us here for this
round of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship,” Brown commented
after arriving in the team’s motor home. “We need to do well here
for us to rebound from a dismal showing last month at Sutton,”
Brown added. Brown had no intention of letting the three hour
time change, nor the 50 plus hours spent traveling in the team’s
motor home slow him down.
“We were ready to go on Friday morning, but the rain came, ending
practice, so we had to rely on notes from the previous event to
set up the karts,” Brown said. 4B Racing’s Rotax engine was back
in the hands of SRA Karting, who was trying to find the source
of the problem he encountered at the Nationals. A rented Rotax
engine and wet weather kept the whole team hopping on Saturday
for the Rotax race. “We struggled all day with the changing track
and the chassis. By the final, we had it dialed in,” team principal
Darrell Brown said. Brown would finish Rotax Junior in 4th place,
which will give him a boost in the season points.
Sunday in Canada Junior, qualifying took place in two groups,
and heavy rain. The rain would put the whole second group, including
Tyler, slower than the first qualifying group. The pre-final would
be run in the rain and after the conclusion Tyler came in and
wanted dramatic chassis changes. After making the changes, Brown
moved up to sixth in the final.
“We are extremely happy with the results this weekend. We knew
we needed a solid performance and everybody, despite the fatigue
we are all feeling, worked together to get this done. Now, all
we want to do is go home and rest for a bit and gear up for the
final race of the series at Innisfill in September,” Brown said.
Tyler Brown Fast Facts;
Tyler Brown
is a 13-year-old racer from Waterdown, Ontario, in his seventh
year of karting. In 2003, Brown was fifth in the ASN Canada
FIA Canadian Nationals and fourth in points at Mosport. He was
also fifth in Toronto Kart Club Junior Lite championship. In
2003 he had 37 race starts, amassed one win, two poles and 19
top five finishes.
In 2002 he finished sixth in the OKRA (Ontario Kart Racing Association)
regional series in Junior Light. In 2001, he was sixth at the
Mosport Grand Prix, sixth at the OKRA GrandNationals – where
he was the youngest driver in his class. In 2000 Brown was fifth
in Junior Restricted at the Waterloo Regional Kart Club.
Brown drives for 4B Racing (www.4bracing.com) and is supported
by Assante Asset Management, Team Hurricane, Adin
Group Inc, VH
Web DeZine, Arnold Engines, and Big Brother Big Sisters.
For more information on Tyler Brown, contact Russ Bond Agency
(www.russbondagency.com)
905-852-2900.
Hi-Res photos available on request.
Release prepared by Russ Bond Agency
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