Word: medenica
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TheFormula Ford division in which the Medenica team competes occupies the bottom rung of the Sports Car Club of America's (SCCA) racing structure. This organization, which sanctions all American road racing and is the official U.S. representative of the international regulatory body of road racing, also sponsors Super Vee and the new Atlantic series, which compares roughly to European Formula Two. In all, the SCCA covers 28 classes of racing, from weekend drivers to professionals. In every class, racers must begin at the regional level of competition. There are 80 regions in the United States, among which New England...
...Ford division, chock-full of young drivers seeking a permanent career in racing and teams looking for a way to hold on, is the most competitive, Herne says. Founded in 1968. Formula Ford is an internationally recognized beginners' class. The successful first season cost the Medenica team about $12,000, but they managed to break even when they sold their car at the end of the year. A normal weekend of Formula Ford racing costs about $500, Medenica says, including entry fees, a set of tires, gas, hotel and travel expenses and repair work on the car. The $500 figure...
...Medenica and Aronson will spend as much time as they can this winter putting together promotion kits, trying to pour some advertising dollars into the car. While top-level teams have no problems selling and space on their cars (witness the E-Z Wider car of two seasons ago), it may be difficult to sell potential advertisers because of the obscurity of Formula Ford races. The two entrepreneurs will also seek patrons wherever possible. Medenica's commitment to the effort is complete--he says he decided to attend Business. School in order to make enough money to keep racing...
...another, the Medenica team plans to enter racing competition next spring. "The next step is to stay in Fords no matter how much money we have this year," Medenica says. "What I'd like to do next season is have a real national/professional season," he says, adding that such a season will cost the team about...
...class to Formula Vee, or, if they can afford it, they might attempt to race in European Formula Three. "Five years ago every up-and-coming road racer wanted to go to Europe, but now the important thing is to do as well as you can, wherever you are," Medenica says...