Press Release

Double-Duty Results in Success for Johnston at Shannonville

As the only driver running in two major North American open wheel junior formula series, ZSports Midwest's F2000 standout Caitlin Johnston has found herself where she likes it – at the top.

Following two top ten finishes at Lime Rock in the F2000 Championship Series, Caitlin took her PizzaPizza Van Diemen RF97 Formula Ford to Belleville, Ontario for rounds 3 and 4 of the Ontario FF Challenge.  Opting to forgo the Friday practice day due other commitments, Caitlin hit the track for the first time for the ten-minute warm-up session Saturday morning.  After some setup changes, qualifying for Race 1 resulted in 6th on the grid.  Putting her head down, she had worked her way to a 3rd place finish – her best result thus far.  Not satisfied, she and her father Mike went through the car to get it ready for Race 2 on Sunday.

Qualifying 2 did not go as hoped – a mysterious misfire developed causing her to pit early.  Mike checked the car and sent her back out for a flyer – which resulted in her best qualifying result yet - P2 on the grid.

The pole sitter got a jump at start of Race 2 causing Caitlin to fall back to 4th.  Fighting forward, she pushed hard – a little too hard in fact and she spun in Turn 2.  Rejoining the field in 16th, she collected herself and fought back to 5th in class.  Overall, the weekend’s results were some of her best to date. 

Her consistent performance in the highly competitive F2000 Championship Series has resulted in 6th place in points and 4th in the equally competitive Ontario FF Challenge.  Her next stop – double duty at Mosport 11-14 June where she’ll run both F2000 and Ontario FF Challenge.  

Follow Caitlin at www.caitlinjohnston.com.  Visit www.zsportsmidwest.com to follow her F2000 team, or contact Ron Boltik at ron@zsportsmidwest.com or 612 685 1384 with specific inquiries.