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A native of Los Gatos, Calif., Alberico first started racing karts at the age of 10, competing in IKF region 11 action. Over the course of four seasons (2004-07), the young talent captured the Junior Sportsman, Junior Super Sportsman, and Junior Puma championship titles.
Alberico won the Snap-On Stars of Karting Series National finale in Las Vegas in 2009, before finishing third in CKI National TAG Senior championship. Alberico built on this success in 2010, winning the TaG Senior class in the WSK North American Series Championship, as well as the Bondurant Championship Race Series, capturing 10 wins in first full season of car competition.
Alberico made his European racing debut in 2011, competing in the world renowned MSA Formula Ford Duratec Championship of Great Britain with Irish-based Cliff Dempsey Racing. In his rookie season he finished 9th in the overall championship with a best finish of 4th in the ultra competitive Duratec category.
In the same year Alberico was also selected as one of the two winners of the prestigious Team USA Scholarship program who's mission is to provide young American racing drivers opportunities to progress up the racing "ladder". Alberico ultimately brought home a 3rd place finish at the Formula Ford Festival in the UK representing the Team USA Scholarship. For the 2012 season, Alberico will be returning to the United States to compete in the USF2000 Championship as apart of the "Mazda Road to Indy" program with JDC Motorsports, focusing on a future career in Indycar.
For additional information regarding Neil, please see the following:
Website: www.neilablerico.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/neilalberico
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Three times Victorian Formula Ford Champ, Luke Ellery has signed with JDC Motorsports for an attack on the 2011 US F2000 National Championship.
The young Australian made his American Debut with the team last season at Road Atlanta, and experienced huge success straight off the bat. Ellery placed his JDC Motorsports Van Dieman on the front row of the grid, and led the field through the first lap until his race ended prematurely. He backed up that effort in the final race of the weekend, with a thrilling charge to finish 3rd after starting down the field.
Ellery says that he wants to aim for the championship this year and is determined to continue where he left off in 2010.
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Scott Hargrove started racing go karts in 2008 and has quickly worked his way up the motorsports ranks. In the 4 years the 16 year old Canadian has been racing he has picked up numerous karting championships. Scott also claimed heat race wins and finished 3rd in S2 at the SKUSA SuperNationals. Scott drove a race car for the first time in October 2010 and shortly after won a coveted Skip Baber Scholarship. In 2011, Scott competed in the Skip Barber Summer Series and after claiming 4 wins and 6 pole positions he finished runner up and Rookie of the Year in the championship. For 2012 Scott will be competing in the USF2000 series with JDC Motorsports and has his sights set on progressing through the Mazda Road to Indy with ambitions of one day making it all the way to IndyCar.
For additional information regarding Scott, please see the following:
Website: www.scotthargrove.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScottHargroveMotorsports
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Scott_Hargrove
YouTube: www.youtube.com/ScottHargroveRacing
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For additional information regarding Michael, please see the following:
Website: www.MichaelJohnsonRacing.com
Facebook Fan Page: Michael Johnson
Twitter: www.twitter.com/racer54iscool
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Gerry is the Chairman and CEO of Dougherty and Company and Dougherty Funding. They are affiliated companies involved in Investment Banking and Commercial Finance. Gerry has a Masters degree in Finance from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Gerry began competing in cars doing Solo events during college and attended Skip Barber racing school in 1985. He began seriously racing in 1993 after attending the Danny Collins driving school in Denver. Gerry raced Spec Racer Fords for several years before moving to the Formula Continental class in 1997. He won 6 nationals, finished top-5 in CENDIV points in 2000 and had numerous other top-5 finishes while driving Formula Continentals. Gerry stepped up to the Cooper series in 2004 and finished 8th overall in 2005. In 2006, Gerry competed in the F2000 Championship Series and ran a few Star Mazda events in preparation for the following season. Gerry has competed in the Star Mazda Championship Series since 2007 finishing 2nd in the Masters Championship in 2009.
Kraut, a native of North Oaks, MN., will make the transition to sports cars in 2011, after a highly successful-run in the junior formula car ranks the past few years. Competing primarily in the Star Mazda Championship, the JDC MotorSports pilot has raced against many of the premier up-and-coming racers in North America, displaying not only superb skill and speed behind the wheel, but also scoring numerous Masters class wins.
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Nick Mancuso, having previously tested with JDC, will make the switch to junior formula action this coming season after focusing on sedan and sports car racing the past few years. With support from the Indeck Group of Companies, Lake Forest Sportscars, F.A.S.T. Race Products, and the Max Schewitz Foundation, Mancuso will run a limited campaign to start in the Mazda Road to Indy series, with the goal of finding additional funding to run more races in the future.
A native of Lake Forest, Ill., Mancuso joins JDC Motorsports in the Star Mazda Championship this coming season having raced exclusively in the sports car ranks in his young racing career. First getting behind the wheel in 2006, he immediately steered his way into victory lane, winning numerous races in SCCA Regional Sports 2000 competition. That trend continued one year later in National competition, culminating in a third place finish in the year-end SCCA National Championship Runoffs, and the Jim Fitzgerald Rookie of the Year award. Making the move up to the pro racing ranks, Mancuso was selected to take part in the inaugural Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup in 2008, before racing in the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 in 2009. Last season, the Illinois racer contested one race in the SCCA World Challenge, piloting an Aston Martin DB9 in the GT class.
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... Chris Miller will return to the cockpit for the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. The talented young American rejoins the multiple series champion in late March as part of a limited campaign this coming season.
Miller will rejoin the championship-winning squad for Round One of the 11-race title chase during the IZOD IndyCar Series St. Petersburg Grand Prix. As part of a planned multi-car effort by the Minnesota-based team, Miller will join Tristan Vautier andNick Mancuso under the JDC awning seeking to build on a solid rookie campaign in the highly-competitive Mazda Road to Indy series that featured five top-10s en route to fifth in the rookie standings.
Miller, unlike his rookie season in which he contested every round, will only run selected races in 2011, as he focuses on his post-secondary education. The 2009 F2000 Championship Series champion – winning a series-high four races with JDC - from Edina, MN., is beginning pursuit of a Law degree, upon graduating from the University of Minnesota. Miller’s 2011 season will again feature support from Miller Milling and Red Line Oil.
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Juan Piedrahita will rejoin JDC via a full Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear campaign in 2012. The talented Colombian teenager will continue up the Mazda Road to Indy ladder this coming season with the three-time series champion, having impressed many with his skill behind the wheel last year with the Minnesota-based squad in the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda..
A native of Colombia who currently resides in Mexico City, Mexico, Piedrahita has raced a variety of formula cars to date. First getting behind the wheel at the age of nine, Piedrahita won back-to-back Easykart Mexico titles and a Super Karts Cup Mexico Jr. ICA Jr. title before advancing to car competition in 2008. After a one-off outing in Formula VEE Mexico, the teenager raced a Formula Renault 2.0 car, earning two podium finishes. Advancing up the motorsports ladder, he contested two Molecule Formula Car Challenge races in the Pro Mazda class, before running eight races in the highly competitive Star Mazda Championship. Last season he joined JDC MotorSports for a full campaign in the USF2000 National Championship, securing seventh in the title chase with two podium finishes, three top-fives, and eight top-10s.
Learn more about Juan at www.juanchopiedrahitac.com
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A native of Brazil, Abbate makes his North American racing debut driving the No. 11 Alphacolor/Avery Denison/Red Line Oil/JDC MotorSports entry. While the 18 year-old enters the season new to F2000 competition, he has enjoyed plenty of success in the junior formula car ranks, most recently finishing a close second in the Light class of the F3 SudAmericana championship with four wins.
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Alex Ardoin began racing in 1999 in go karts. He began competing on the national level in 2001. With numerous wins and titles under his belt, he moved to car racing in 2005. He contested the 2006 Southwest Formula Mazda Series coming away with Champion honors, Rookie of the Year, and Teen Championship honors. He started competing in the Star Mazda Series in 2007 and earned one win and two pole positions to date. He joins JDC MotorSports for the 2009 season set on winning the championship.
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Dane Cameron started racing karts in 2000. He won several races while winning the 2003 Jim Russell Karting 80cc Jr Shifter Championship. He had his start in National Karting during the 2004 season finishing 2nd in the Canadian National Karting Chmpionship ICC Pro Shifter. Dane moved to cars in 2005 winning the SCCA Jim Russell Championship and Rookie of the Year honors. 2006 marked his debut in professional racing finishing runner-up in the Cooper Tires F2000 Championship and capturing Rookie of the year. As the 2006 Team USA Scholarship winner, he won the Formula Palmer Audi Winter Championship with 4 wins, 2 seconds and 2 poles in 6 races. Dane joins the JDC MotorSports team for the 2007 Star Mazda Championship.
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Adam’s racing career began at the tender age of eight when he started karting and it soon became apparent that he had a natural talent for racing. He went on to win the British Karting Championship four times in succession, the highlight being when he finished second at the 2005 World Karting Championships.
During his first season in cars in 2007 Adam blitzed the competition and won the Formula Renault UK Graduate Cup. He also finished fourth overall in the main Championship that has fielded many of today’s F1 stars including current World Champion, Kimi Raikkonen, and Britain’s Lewis Hamilton. In 2008 Adam won the Formula Renault UK Championship outright.
This season, Adam enters the Star Mazda Championship Series with JDC MotorSports. He is off to a fantastic start with a win at the season opener in Sebring.
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2009 Season Connor continued to win Championships. Early in the year winning the Silver State Championship at Las Vegas Motorspeedway started off the year in great fashion. Ending the year with the Skip Barber National Championships winning a fully funded ride in the Star Mazda Series for 1020. He was also chosen to represent the United States in Europe to race in two very prestegious races. Winning the Walter Hayes Memorial Race and becoming the youngest driver and the second American to win this race was a great accomplishment. Looking towards the 2010 season and hoping for the same success as 2009. For additional information on Connor, please visit www.connordephillippi.com
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Goikhberg joins JDC MotorSports poised to build on a successful 2009 race campaign in Canada. The 22 year-old Russian, who will drive the No. 10 Chetverg/Red Line Oil/JDC MotorSports car, he scored two podium positions as a title contender in the highly regarded Ontario Formula Ford Championship, as well as finishing an impressive sixth place in his F2000 Championship Series debut.
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Nick started his racing career in 2003 racing karts. He spent the 2003-2004 seasons racing 80cc and 100cc karts finishing on the podium 14 times in 17 starts. He also had his formula car debut in 2004 driving a skip barber car and finishing the year in the Russell Racing Championship with 4 podiums in 5 starts. For 2005, Nick competed in the Cooper Zetec Championship with JDC MotorSports. He finished the year 9th overall in points and 6th in class. In 2006 Nick finished 3rd in points and Rookie of the Year in the Pacific F2000 series. Nick begins the 2007 season as a rookie in the Star Mazda Championship.
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Chuck is President and CEO of Silicon Salvage, Inc.; a computer & electronic surplus and salvage company as well as an E-Waste recycler for California. Chuck grew up around racing and began his racing career in the 1970’s to 1980’s, piloting Sprint Cars on the West Coast with CRA and NARC. Since the 1990’s, he has raced Modified Stock Cars, and the Jim Russell Championship Series, where he took the Grand Masters Champion title in 2004 and 2006 as well as many top 5 overall Championship finishes. In 2007, Chuck won the 2007 Masters Champion title in the Pacific F2000 Championship Series and finished 7th overall. He also ran 5 races with the 2007 Star Mazda Championship Series, had two top 10 finishes and while not officially entered in the Masters Championship battle, scored ahead of the first place finisher in 4 out of the 5 races.
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Caio Lara started his career in 2004, driving karts, reaching good results and winning vice-championship in 2006. At 16, he graduated at Formula Ford driver's formation. There he reached the best time among all his classmates. In 2007, he went to the Formula Ford Championship, finishing third and establishing a new record of 10 consecutive times on the podium. He was also Rookie of the Year. In 2008, he had a chance to compete in the Star Mazda Series again reaching good results. With more experience, Caio decided to compete in the Star Mazda Series in 2009 moving over to JDC MotorSports where he finished 8th overall. Caio remains with JDC MotorSports and looks to contend for the Star Mazda Championship in the 2010 season.
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Joel Miller started his racing career in 1997 with karting in southern California. He won many local and regional championships in route to being notice by factory teams out of Europe. Joel became a factory driver for Tony Kart and captured the North American championship in the ICA division for 2006. His formula car career started in 2003 with formula fords, but a lack of funds limited his progression. However, in 2007 he won the Skip Barber National Series with 5 wins/10 podiums in 14 starts. This propels him to the Pro Mazda championship in 2008 with support from the Mazda Driver Development Program. Also, in 2007 Joel was selected for the Team USA Scholarship which allowed him to compete in England during the off season. Joel is looking forward to the 2008 Pro Mazda season with JDC Motorsports.
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Cole Morgan was born June 13th, 1988 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Growing up around the track racing has been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. He began racing go-karts at the age of 14 in the EasyKart 100 class. Attending Skip Barber racing school at the age of 15 he was racing SCCA Nationals at the age of 16. He qualified on the front row at the SCCA National Championship in 2005 and 2006 finishing 2nd in 2006. He holds the Formula Continental track records at Road Atlanta, Roebling Road Raceway, and Moroso Motorsports Park. Hoping to further his career and dream to become a professional racecar driver, he is partnering with JDC Motorsports in the Star Mazda Championship. Cole is very excited to be with JDC as they are the best of the best.
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My name is Ernesto Otero. I am 20 years old. My hometown is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I began racing go-karts at 7 years of age. I was 11 when I started racing Motocross. I raced Motocross until I was 15 when I had a very bad accident. The following week my brother, who is 2 years younger than me, also suffered a really bad accident. Therefore, we decided to resume racing go-karts. In 2005, I was 2nd place in the Brazilian Formula Ford Championship, winning the last 3 races. In 2006, I raced the ultra-competitive Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 Liter Championship. I won 1 race, had three 2nd places and 5 podium finishes. In 2007, I began the season in the South American F3 with a 3 car team in its first year. I was third in the Championship when I received a proposal from Double R Team in England to do the second half of the season in British F3. It was an offer I couldn’t refuse. I finished 2nd at Silverstone in my debut race. My second best finish was 4th in Croft. I decided to contest the 2008 Star Mazda Championship Series because it is a great series, very competitive and in my opinion, the open wheel unification will bring rapid growth and opportunities in the American open wheel scenario.
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I was born in Bogotá on June 9th 1986, I have an older sister, Nadia, and an older brother, Federico. Since I was a kid, I played soccer at a very competitive level and I always watched those old good F1 races of Senna, Prost, Mansell with my father but it was not until 2004 that I decided to try racing
I started in 2004 in a local indoor go kart track with immediately good results. I got 2nd place at the championship of that track and I knew I was good at it so in 2005, I convinced my father of buying me a go-kart and started racing professional go-karts.
I was the champion of the 2nd semester of the Easykart 125cc Rookie class in 2005.
In 2006, I only got a fifth at the championship at the Easylart 125cc expert class because of many technical problems. I also did my debut in formula car racing doing the 3Day and 2Day Skip Barber Schools and then I had permission to race directly at the Skip Barber National Championship at RA where I did the fastest lap race in Race 2 and finished 7th after starting 14th. I also ran the regional series later that year in MidOhio getting two 6th places. In December, I tried to race the 6 hours of Bogota but we could not start because of technical issues of the car. In 2007, I was 2nd at the Colombian Rotax Max Challenge and I almost went to Rotax World Finals in Dubai. I also got the 2nd place at the Fedekart Karting Cup. I also raced the 6 hours of Bogota in a Renault Twingo Turbo, we were doing a really good job until my partner crashed in an unfortunately incident.
I’m also coursing my 4th year of mechanical engineering at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.
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For Sala, joining JDC marks the next step in his young North American motorsports career. The 19 year-old Colombian will get behind the wheel of the No. 19 Gulf/Aero Gal/Red Line Oil/JDC MotorSports entry following an inaugural season of car racing in the Formula BMW Americas series that featured one top-five finish and 11 top-10s.
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A second-year series driver, Tristan Vautier joins the squad with only one goal in mind…capturing the series title. Given Vautier, who will pilot a JDC entry with support from Circuit du Laquais, Cecibon, Moulin TP, Club des Partenaires, scored two wins and was a championship contender for the majority of his first year of North American competition, many believe the pairing with JDC MotorSports has the makings of a potential title-winning campaign.
The 21 year-old Vautier joins JDC having not only impressed in his Star Mazda rookie season, but with a strong European racing resume. Showing talent behind the wheel right from the get go, Vautier scored six wins in his car racing debut in 2006, finishing as the Formula Renault Campus runner-up. The French racer continued to display good speed and skill behind the wheel over the course of the next years, racing in a variety of Formula Renault series. In 2009, Vautier returned to the forefront of junior formula car competition, winning six times in the Formula Palmer Audi series.
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