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Scott Auld
DOB: 1982-06-29
Occupation: Driver Training
Born: Ipswich
Lives: Gold Coast
Contact: scotty17@live.com.au
Hobbies: Go-karting, water sports, squash
Motor Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna and Mark Winterbottom
Car: Spectrum 011
Colour: Red and Silver
Team Manager: Warren Davis
Sponsors: Howard Racing, HOW Financial, Crimsafe, QPA, Red Barons

Scott Auld joins Australian Formula Ford this year with Howard Racing in his debut season.

Auld has been in motorsport for 11 years and holds six state go-karting championships.

Jake Chapman
DOB: 1989-09-19
Occupation: Race car mechanic/engineering
Born: Melbourne
Lives: Silvan, VIC
Contact: jakechapman_98@hotmail.com
Hobbies: Motorbikes, snowboarding
Favourite Track: Phillip Island - Just love it
Most Challenging Track: Eastern Creek - I still can't get it right
Car: Spectrum 011b
Colour: Red and silver
Team Manager: Mike Borland
Sponsors: CAMS Rising Star Program, AMSF

Jake Chapman joins the National Formula Ford competition this year with much state experience behind him. The 2007 CAMS Victorian FF1600 Champion, Chapman also took pole position in the Zetec class at the 2007 Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch.

Daniel Erickson
DOB: 1987-11-11
Occupation: Electrician
Born: Camden, NSW
Lives: Orangeville, NSW
Contact: erickson2@bigpond.com.au
Hobbies: Golf, outdoor sport and racing cars
Favourite Track: Eastern Creek - Fast and flowing, good passing and had good results
Most Challenging Track: Oran Park - It's a technical circuit
Car: Spectrum 011b
Colour: Red and silver
Team Manager: Michael Borland
Sponsors: CAMS Rising Star, Becoating-Vetrocolours Glass Coating Systems, Mercedes Benz Macarthur NSW, Optalert Sleep Diagnostics Pty Ltd, Race Brakes Sydney

Daniel Erickson makes his Australian Formula Ford debut this year as a member of the CAMS Rising Star squad.

Rookie of the Year in the NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship last year, Erickson took out third place for the season.

Erickson showed strong form at the opening round at Eastern Creek, consistently inside the top seven across the weekend.

Jessica Golding
DOB: 1988-10-05
Occupation: Student - Sports Management
Born: Sydney
Lives: Brisbane
Contact: mgolding@ihug.com.au
Hobbies: Physical Fitness
Motor Racing Hero: Kimi Raikkonen - A quiet achiever and very fast
Favourite Track: Wakefield Park - The only track I've raced on and it's where I made my debut
Car: Spectrum 011
Colour: Blue
Team Manager: Justin Cotter
Sponsors: Synergy Motorsport, Hero Energy

Jessica Golding made her Formula Ford debut at Wakefield Park in the second round of the 2008 Championship.

She has a rich karting history including a National Championship win in 2005, the first female in more than 20 years to win a National Championship.

In 2002 she took pole position in her debut junior State Karting Championship round.

Jessica is looking to get maximum speed from her Spectrum this season and is hoping the results will follow.

Taylor Gore
DOB: 1989-03-22
Occupation: Apprentice Plumber
Born: Geelong
Lives: Geelong
Contact: ggs@sunet.com.au
Hobbies: Go-karts, speedway, all motorsport
Motor Racing Hero: Jason Bright - As he came through the same motor racing experience as me - hopefully one day I can achieve the same great desires as he has
Favourite Track: Phillip Island - Awesome track and has lots of success there
Most Challenging Track: Oran Park - So many different lines you can take and a lot of blind corners
Car: Spectrum 011b
Colour: White, blue and orange
Team Manager: Bruin Beasley
Sponsors: Britek Motorsport Scholarship, PGM Investments and Investment Management, AGM Fasteners, Concept Electrics, Barossa Plumbing

Taylor Gore makes his debut in the Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2008 after contesting the 2007 Victorian Formula Ford 1600 Championship, finishing in eighth place

He is looking for consistent top-ten finishes in 2008 and hopes one day to progress to V8 Supercars

Adam Graham
DOB: 1984-11-30
Occupation: Kart mechanic
Born: Lismore, NSW
Lives: Brisbane
Contact: agraham66@hotmail.com
Hobbies: Golf, tennis, skiing
Motor Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna - got the most out of everything he drove
Favourite Track: Bathurst
Most Challenging Track: Eastern Creek
Car: Spectrum 011b
Colour: White, blue and yellow
Team Manager: Bruin Beasley
Sponsors: Britek Motorsport Scholarship, McLaughlin Freightlines

Adam Graham returns to the Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship this year after contesting selected rounds in 2007.

Adam holds a number of Karting titles including the Oceaia Championship, 2002 Ford Kartstars winner, two National titles and 15 State titles. He also won three rounds of the 2006 Lotus Trophy.

Graham started the season strongly, and now sits in sixth place on the Championship table.

Paul Laskazeski
DOB: 1988-06-06
Occupation: Landscaping
Born: Penrith, NSW
Lives: The Entrance North, NSW
Contact: laska12@optusnet.com.au
Hobbies: Cricket, fishing
Motor Racing Hero: Craig Lowndes
Favourite Track: Phillip Island - Pure speed
Most Challenging Track: Oran Park
Car: Spectrum 011b
Team Manager: Justin Cotter

Paul Laskazeski spent three years in the CAMS Rising Star program from 2004-2006. In 2005 he was NSW Formula Ford champion.

This year he has joined Synergy Motorsport and has high hopes of a National Championship victory. His season began well at Eastern Creek with a third place round result and a new lap record

Brad Lowe
DOB: 1985-10-05
Occupation: Mechanic
Born: Penrith, NSW
Lives: Badgery's Creek, NSW
Contact: brad@xracecam.com
Hobbies: Motorbikes, gym
Motor Racing Hero: Craig Lowndes - He's a very respected and talented person and would like to be like him
Favourite Track: Wakefield Park - It's a fun little circuit
Most Challenging Track: Winton - A lot of different corners
Car: Spectrum 011c
Colour: White and Blue
Sponsors: Lowe Earthmoving, Ford Rising Stars

While Brad Lowe has only been racing for a handful of years he has already picked up numerous victories, beginning with his first race in V8 Dirt Modifieds at Parramatta Speedway in 2003 and winning Rookie of the Year along the way.

A former athletics champion, Lowe came fourth in the Junior Olympics in the Hammer Throw and won national titles in Hammer Throw, Discus, Javelin and Shot Put. Opting to focus on motor racing, Lowe claimed victories in HQ's and Speedway in 2004 and in 2005 did so again in Formula Ford and Speedway.

Lowe took out round one of the 2008 Championship at Eastern Creek with two race wins and is hoping to take that momentum through the year.

Ben Morley
DOB: 1978-10-10
Occupation: Race team manager - Icon Motorsport
Born: Newcastle, NSW
Lives: Newcastle, NSW
Contact: benm@iconmotorsport.com.au
Hobbies: Race cars
Motor Racing Hero: I do admire guys like Lowndes, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Loeb - All nice guys that drive hard
Favourite Track: Bathurst - The whole track is awesome
Most Challenging Track: Bathurst - High speed, long and you don't get many laps
Car: Spectrum 011c
Colour: White
Team Manager: Ben Morley
Sponsors: Club Icon

Ben Morley returns to national Formula Ford competition in 2008 after a number of brief appearances in previous years as well as numberous state FF1600 Championships.

Always on the pace, Morley took out second place for the opening round at Eastern Creek with a second and two thirds in races across the weekend. He currently leads the Avon Rookie of the Year Award.

Chaz Mostert
DOB: 1992-04-10
Occupation: High School Student
Born: Melbourne
Lives: Brisbane
Contact: chazmostert@bigpond.com
Hobbies: Golf, fishing, racing
Motor Racing Hero: Craig Lowndes - he always has a smile
Favourite Track: Phillip Island - it's a free flowing, exciting circuit
Most Challenging Track: Phillip Island - If you make a small mistake it can really affect your lap time
Car: Spectrum 011
Colour: Yellow and white
Sponsors: DIY Pool Fencing, Absolute Glass, Kitco Transport

Chaz Mostert is the youngest driver competing in the 2008 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship.

Chaz was the 2007 Australian National Junior Clubman Champion and has a string of other National and State Karting titles to his name.

Scott Pye
DOB: 1990-01-08
Occupation: Machine Operator
Born: Adelaide
Lives: Mount Gambier
Contact: scotty_pye19@hotmail.com
Hobbies: Training
Favourite Track: Phillip Island - it's a fast flowing circuit
Car: Spectrum 011b
Colour: Red and silver
Sponsors: CAMS Rising Star, Scott's Transport, Top Gun Amusements, Gordon Refrigeration, JT Profile

A member of the 2008 CAMS Rising Star squad, Scott made his national debut at the opening round of the Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship at Eastern Creek.

He made his Formula Ford debut in the 2007 NSW Formula Ford 1600 Championship.

Pye aims to finish consistently in the top-three this year and hopes to travel to Europe in the future - closer to his dream of Formula One

Cameron Spence
DOB: 1975-08-31
Occupation: Sales Manager
Born: Melbourne
Lives: Richmond, VIC
Contact: cameronspence@stargategroup.com.au
Hobbies: Fitness training, golf, travel
Motor Racing Hero: Mark Webber - Enormous commitment, super fast and great attitude
Favourite Track: Phillip Island - It's fast, flowing and spectacular
Most Challenging Track: Winton - It's a tricky little bugger
Car: Spectrum 011c
Colour: White
Team Manager: Rob Spence/Michael Borland
Sponsors: Rob Spence Motorsport

Cameron Spence joins the Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship after completing the Victorian FF1600 Championship in fourth place.

Cameron has raced Formula Ford since 2002. Between 1997 and 2001 he competed in Historic Touring Cars, racing a Mini Cooper S to first place in the FTCAV Club Championship.

Martin Swindells
DOB: 1988-01-21
Occupation: Race mechanic
Born: Brisbane
Lives: Brisbane
Contact: formulaford63@hotmail.com
Hobbies: Cycling, fitness, snooker
Motor Racing Hero: Mark Webber - Determination and physical fitness. Also Jason Bright and David Besnard
Favourite Track: Phillip Island - it's fast and smooth
Most Challenging Track: Winton - Technical track
Car: Spectrum 011c
Colour: Blue and white
Team Manager: Bruin Beasley
Sponsors: Britek Motorsport Scholarship, Refrigerated Sales & Rentals

Martin Swindells debuted in the Australian Formula Ford Championship at Eastern Creek after taking out the Victorian FF1600 State Series in 2007.

In 2006 Swindells won the QLD FF1600 Championship after finishing third in that Championship in 2005.

Andrew Waite
DOB: 1989-07-03
Occupation: Racing Driver
Born: Auckland NZ
Lives: Auckland NZ
Contact: andrewwaite@extra.co.nz
Hobbies: Motorsport, mountain bike riding, snow skiing and golf
Car: Spectrum 011b
Colour: White/Blue
Team Manager: Bruin Beasley
Sponsors: Minda Motorsport

After a successful career in karts, where he earned North Island and New Zealand titles in the Junior classes, Waite made a seamless transition to cars, winning races and earning Rookie of the Year awards for Formula Firds (Vee) in 2006 and Formula Ford (NZ) in 2007.

Waite made his ddebut in the Toyota Racing Series at the Hamilton 400 street race meeting in April 2008 and made his Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship at Hidden Valley in July 2008

Ben Walter
DOB: 1985-10-14
Occupation: Sign Writer
Born: Hobart
Lives: Melbourne
Contact: bwalter@awcmotorsport.com
Hobbies: All motorsport, graphic design, hanging out with mates, music
Motor Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna - For his intensity, self-belief and sheer determination to be the best
Favourite Track: Eastern Creek - For its fast flowing turns and size
Most Challenging Track: Oran Park - For its blind corners and undulating surface
Car: Spectrum 011c
Colour: White and blue
Team Manager: Bruin Beasley
Sponsors: Britek Motorsport Scholarship, Road Solutions, OAMPS, Andrew Walter Constructions, Racefit Performance Management

Ben Walter makes his Formula Ford debut this year fresh from Karting. He is a two-time Tasmanian State Karting champion, three-time Tasmanian Karter of the Year and in 2004 was Tasmanian CAMS Karting Personality of the Year.

Ben has also represented Australia at the IAME International Kart Challenge in Spain.

His aim this year is to become a clean and consistent racer - and a top-ten contender.