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Second place at "Shootout in the
Desert." Free test in Fran-Am racecar
Although the “Shootout in the Desert” was originally intended to be a winner-take-all competition, Fran-Am also awarded runner-up prizes of Fran-Am 1600 test drive opportunities to 17 year-old David Jurca and 19 year-old Nick Bussell of the United States. |
David
Jurca arrived in Phoenix Arizona October 25th, with the "Shootout
in the Desert" happening the weekend of the 26th and the 27th
at Firebird raceway in Phoenix. The final round of the Fran-Am series
was being held in conjunction with the "Shootout in the Desert."
The shootout consisted of mainly interviews and observations of
drivers and how well they communicated with other teams as well
as how well they represented themselves. There were a few laps in
karts, but not enough to get an appropriate evaluation on each driver's
performance. Out of the 12 drivers at the shootout, Jurca would
be the runner-up. Having been so close to winning a free Fran-Am
racecar and 17 sets of tires valued at $52,000.00, David had this
to say: "It was one of the toughest weekends I have ever had
to do. Each and every driver deserved to win something this weekend,
but in the end only one would get the top prize. There was a lot
of pressure involved seeing as $52,000.00 worth of racing was riding
on how well you answered questions in interviews and how well you
represented yourself. In the end, I would finish second. I feel
one of the main reasons to finishing second was I was unprepared
with marketing material such as bio sheets, business cards, etc.
It was a good learning experience and I know what I have to do to
prepare for my next shootout in Florida for Skip Barber."