January 25th, 2011
Fontana, California

The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear visited beautiful Southern California to finish out this year's seven race Winter Series. Twenty nine drivers participated in the series this winter. Only two drivers won twice in the series; Pro FM driver Jim Mashburn and Formula Mazda driver Dutch Schultz. Both drivers took the top spot on the podium in their respective class this past weekend at Auto Club Speedway.

The series held seven races over three weekends and visited Infineon Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway, and Auto Club Speedway. At the final tally World Speed Motorsports driver Frank Cusack won the Winter Series championship in the Pro Formula Mazda class, and Dutch Schultz won in the FM class. Cusack also won the 2010 SFR SCCA Formula Atlantic Championship with WSM this past season. Dutch Shultz has a history of racing his Formula Mazda in the CalClub Region, and with the Vintage Auto Racing Association in Southern California.

The FCC Winter Series has historically been a great place for drivers and teams to get started as they gear up for the upcoming racing season. In the past many teams including World Speed Motorsports, Richie Hearn Racing, Goshen Motorsports, Phenom Racing Group, John Walko Racing, and Team Apex have participated. Last year's FCC Winter Series Pro FM champion was Jorge Goncalvez who has been testing in Indy Lights as he prepares to enter the series in 2011.

The drivers and teams are now gearing up for race one of the 2011 FCC presented by Goodyear West Coast Region championships which takes place on March 19th at Infineon Raceway.

The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear West Coast Region will race this upcoming season at five unique tracks; Infineon Raceway, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Portland International Raceway, and Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course.

The 'diamond' events are the Indy GP of Sonoma with the IZOD Indy Car Series, the 4th of July weekend at Portland International Raceway, and the NASA National Championships at the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course.

2011 West Coast Formula Car Challenge:

• March 19-20 Infineon Raceway NASA (2 races)
• April 16-19 Thunderhill Raceway NASA (2 races)
• June 11-12 Infineon Raceway IRL configuration NASA (2 races)
• July 4th weekend Portland International Raceway SCCA (2 races)
• Aug 26-28 Indy GP of Sonoma Infineon Raceway IRL (2 races)
• Sept 8-11 Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course NASA CHAMPIONSHIPS (3 races)
• October 1-2 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca SCCA (2 races)
• November 11-13 Infineon Raceway NASA (2 races)

The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear is a multiple-region series with an annual NASA sanctioned national championship. The series features a multi-class format; Formula Mazda (FM), Pro Formula Mazda (PFM), and the FormulaSPEED2.0 (FS2.0). All classes are powered by Mazda, and equipped with Goodyear Racing tires.

For 2011 there are four Formula Car Challenge regions; The West Coast Region promoted by World Speed Inc, the South West Region promoted by Texas Autosports, the East Coast Region promoted by The Speed Connection, and the Mid West Region promoted by Lake Effect Motorsports.