Drivers
Andre Borell
Age: 22
DOB: 01/05/1987
Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland
Residence: Brisbane, Queensland
Occupation: Business Development Manager
Andre will be competing in entire Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2010 after competing in selected rounds of 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship and 2008 Queensland State Formula Ford Championship.
He aims to finish consistently inside the top-eight throughout the season. He hopes to race in V8 Supercar in the coming years with the ultimate goal of winning Bathurst.
Sponsors:
Master Electricians
SimPRO
Extreme Safety
Speedo
mediaglue
Kipart
Adam Graham
Age: 25
DOB: 30/11/1984
Birth Place: Lismore, New South Wales
Residence: Lismore, New South Wales
Occupation: Sales and Driver Coach
Adam Graham is a multi state karting champion and an Australian Senior karting champion who will return to the championship this season. His ambition is to progress his career into V8 Supercars, so having a strong year will certainly go a long way to achieving this goal.
Sponsors:
KJ Auto Parts Lismore
APR Tuning
National Surgical
MotorRacingIndustry.com
gearbox.com.au
Andre Heimgartner
Age: 14
DOB: 06/06/1995
Birth Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Residence: Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation: High School Student
Andre Heimgartner, from Auckland, is currently competing in his first season of the ultra competitive New Zealand Formula Ford Championship and has already registered a number of strong performances – including front row qualifying positions and podium places. Prior to this campaign he successfully competed in the New Zealand Winter Series. 2010 will mark his first taste of the more powerful Ford Duratec engine and he is looking forward to the challenge!
Andre’s goal is to progress the highest level in motorsport – the Formula One World Drivers Championship.
Sponsors:
Superlux Lighting
New Balance
Gartner Enterprises
Mathew Hart
Age: 15
DOB: 30/09/1994
Birth Place: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Residence: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Occupation: High School Student
Canberra-native Mathew Hart has a Karting CV that very few can match. His motorsport career so far includes a record number of Australian State Karting Title wins – amassing to a total of fifteen. Now, coming off the back of two very successful test days with the team, Mathew will be taking the reins of an Evans Young Guns Mygale for his first season of car racing.
Mathew’s career ambition is to follow in the footsteps of his local hero, Mark Webber, and make it all the way to Formula One.
Sponsors:
Arrow Karts
Revolution Racegear
X’Zuit
Severe
Calwell Tavern & Bistro
A1 Bins
Nick Cassidy
Age: 15
DOB: 19/08/1994
Birth Place: Auckland, New Zealand
Residence: Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation: High School Student
Nick will be looking to follow in the footsteps of fellow Kiwi Scholarship winners, Shane van Gisbergen (04-05) and Richie Stanaway (07-08) a long with 2009 championship runner-up Mitch Evans.
The 2008-2009 NZ SpeedSport Scholarship winner will be competing in selected rounds of the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2010 after finishing 2nd in the 2009/2010 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship at his first attempt. He was also crowned ‘Rookie of the Year’; claiming 14 podiums in 18 races.
This year his aim is to finish consistently on the podium. He hopes to race in Europe in the coming years with the ultimate goal of Formula One.
Sponsors:
FUCHS Lubricants
BNT
IDL – The Source
Australian Clutch Services
CRC
