OLSON DOMINATES FIRST BRIDGESTONE FORMULA 2000 RACE;
TAKES POLE, 1ST, AND FASTEST LAP TO LEAD
CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 17,
2007
In what can only be
called a stellar start to a race series which has created future stars,
American racer Pete Olson showed his talent today up North.
After
dominating race practices over the past two days by being an entire second
ahead in the dry and an average of four seconds
ahead in the wet, Olson went on to qualify for his first Bridgestone Tires
Formula 2000 Championship race by achieving a qualifying time almost an entire
second and a half faster than the next competitor.
However,
“Rain King” Pete Olson was disappointed that the race, which was
originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 16th, was cancelled due to
inclement weather.
“I
wasn’t so good in the rain when I first raced in the wet, but I developed
that skill in karting, and now it is a significant advantage of mine.”
said Olson.
“In
Asia, I was out in the monsoon, in the freezing rain, I was the only one out
there trying to best my times…I would go back to my apartment shivering
during the two hour long bus ride back, getting a cold or what have
you…but that is the difference between winning and losing, who is out
here to push it, to be a professional. After you put in effort like that, you
can feel confident that you can come into a race day in the dry or the wet,
knowing that I have given 110%, that there is no excuse not to win.”
Olson’s
training regiment in
“There
is nothing else I can imagine doing, nothing else compares, I am living my
dream.” says Olson.
Olson’s
race today was characterized by what can only be called incredible aggressiveness
in both qualifying and racing. When asked where the inspiration came from,
Olson simply said, “I prayed a lot before every session, to Christ, Matt,
and Gilles, and I was inspired to push farther than I have before. Still…I
should have been faster, there are always areas to work on and improve, there
is no such thing as a perfect lap.”
There is
no doubt that Olson is in the position to win the Bridgestone MTP Formula 2000
Championship. However, the American racer has a different opinion:
“I
must work twice as hard now, as I am
competing with these guys to win a free ride in Canadian Formula 2000 for next
year….there are no points for second place, this
is the real deal. I have a new,
more difficult physical training program, and I will get all the ‘seat
time’ I can…there is just no end to it, to the improvement….that
is what makes the difference between winning and losing, to do whatever it takes.”
Olson went
on to say, “I just want to dedicate this trophy and my podium finish today
to my father John Olson and my Aunt Deborah Callard, who believed in my dream
enough to sponsor me through Formula Renault in Asia and now, in Canadian
Formula 2000… and especially to Jon and Hunter, my brother Matt’s
sons….Matt continues to give me inspiration, strength, and invincibility
that no one would ever be able to possibly believe. He is there with me on
every lap.”
We wish
Pete the best of luck in the next Championship race day, to be held on June 4,
2007.
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For more information contact:
Christian Children’s Fund
Media
Relations Contact Agent for Pete Olson:
Jennifer
Harter
Communications
Associate
Christian
Children’s Fund
(804)756-8994
Peter Olson
Olson
Motorsports, LLC
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886 9 3567 8609
Email: Pete@PeteOlson.com
Website:
http://www.peteolson.com/