World Speed Secures a Pair of Podiums in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV. -- World Speed front-runners Jeff Bucknum and Grant Ryley captured a pair of podiums in the 1999 Star Formula Mazda season finale in Las Vegas this weekend. The result marked the ninth podium of the year for Bucknum, including two wins, which culminated...
Local favorite Jeff Bucknum brings Winning Heritage to Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV. --- While he shares a winning heritage with his legendary father, Jeff Bucknum is quickly making a name for himself as one of professional racing's most promising rising stars. As the son of late Formula One, Indy Car, Trans-Am and sports car legend...
Bucknam “Peaks” in Fourth Position
FOUNTAIN, COLORADO (June 30, 1999) --- Jeff Bucknum, lead driver for the World Speed Motorsports Star Formula Mazda Pro Series team, captured the fourth position at Pikes Peak International Raceway last weekend, after qualifying eighth. The 50-lap/50-mile race was...
Pole and Podium at Sears Point
Palm Springs, Calif. -- Jeff Bucknum, driving for World Speed Motorsports, moved one step closer to the Star Mazda Series West Division championship by capturing his first pole position for 1999, then following-up to finish second at Sears Point International Raceway...
Bucknum and World Speed Win at Irwindale Speedway
Palm Springs, Calif. (July 19, 1999) --- Jeff Bucknum, driving for World Speed Motorsports, captured his second career Star Mazda Series - West victory and first for 1999 at Irwindale Speedway in Southern California this weekend. "I feel like we're back where we...
Rondet and World Speed Fast at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN (July 11, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet ran with the top of the pack and was on the verge of capturing his first career podium finish in today's Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship race at the famed 4.048 - mile Road America road course in Elkhart...
World Speed Shoots for Another Record at Road America
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA (July 5, 1999) – For Chuck West, Team Owner of World Speed Motorsports, Road America brings back fond memories, when just a couple of years ago West was behind the wheel making history on the famed 4.048-mile road course. West walked away with...
Bucknum on the Podium at Willow Springs
Jeff Bucknum, in his second year of Star Formula Mazda competition, captured his second podium in three races for World Speed Motorsports in Round Three of the 1999 Star Formula Mazda Pro Series West season at Willow Springs Raceway yesterday. Bucknum, who qualified...
World Speed Motorsports with Formula One at Montreal
CANADIAN CHALLENGE PART 1 Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 11, 1999) - Nicolas Rondet, in his first appearance at the famed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix weekend, is having a bittersweet return to road courses following three...
The Stars Were Out in Phoenix
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (June 8, 1999) --- The World Speed Star Formula Mazda pair of stars - Jeff Bucknum and Grant Ryley - had their share of ups and downs during last weekend's round of the Star Formula Mazda series at Phoenix International Raceway. Ryley was on pole for...
Top 5 Finish, and Leading the Rookie Points after Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 5, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet nearly captured his first career podium finish in today's Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship race at the "dairy state's" famed Milwaukee Mile. By virtue of his fourth place finish, Rondet moves into the lead in the...
Qualifying at the top of the pack in Milwaukee
Nicolas Rondet captured the 5th starting spot for tomorrow's 60-lap/60-mile Kool/Toyota Atlantic race at the Milwaukee Mile, part of the Miller Lite 225 CART FedEx Championship weekend. "Fifth is a good place to start. I think tomorrow is going to be a long race...
World Speed and Rondet Head to Milwaukee Mile
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA (June 1, 1999) – "I am on the verge of a podium finish and I am ready for Milwaukee," said Rondet as World Speed Motorsports wrapped things up at Gateway International Raceway in Illinois and hit the road for the Milwaukee Mile. Rondet, who...
Top Five Finish at Gateway for Rondet and World Speed
Madison, IL (May 29, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet, in only his second race event on an oval, captured the fifth position in today's 50-lap Kool/Toyota Atlantic race at Gateway International Raceway, part of the Motorola 300 CART FedEx Championship weekend. This is...
Rondet and World Speed Secure Third Row Spot at Gateway
Madison, IL (May 28, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet, in only his second race event on an oval, captured the sixth starting spot for tomorrow's 50-lap Kool/Toyota Atlantic race at Gateway International Raceway, part of the Motorola 300 CART FedEx Championship weekend. "We...
Rondet and World Speed Wide Open at Gateway
Madison, IL (May 27, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet, in only his second race event on an oval, was quickly up to speed during today's Kool/Toyota Atlantic activities, part of the Motorola 300 CART FedEx Championship weekend. While he set the eighth fastest time in this...
All Eyes on Rondet as He Rounds Second Oval
Palm Springs, California (May 22,1999)-Watch closely, don’t blink... and you just might be able to catch a glimpse of the gold and black #14 World Speed Motorsports/Red Line Oil, Martini Sunglasses Swift 008.a car speeding by with Kool/Toyota Atlantic driver Nicolas...
World Speed Atlantic and Pro Mazda Teams Test at Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona (May 14, 1999)- You could hear the rumble of the World Speed Motorsports engines rounding the oval at Phoenix International Raceway Thursday and Friday as the team ran several testing sessions on the 1.0-mile track. Team Owner, Chuck West had both the...
Making the Right Turns on the Nazareth oval
Nazareth, Penn. (May 1, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet, in his first-ever appearance on an oval, once again proved his racecraft with a solid performance in a hotly-contested Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship race today at Nazareth. After starting in the 11th spot, Rondet...
Rondet Makes Oval Debut at Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth, Penn. (April 30, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet, in his first appearance on an oval, showed steady signs of speed during today's Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship activities during the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix weekend, by qualifying 12th for tomorrow's...
27 April 1999. Bucknam takes third consecutive podium
Buttonwillow, California (April 27, 1999) --- Jeff Bucknum, lead driver for the World Speed Motorsports Star Formula Mazda Pro Series team, captured his third consecutive podium this year by finishing second at Buttonwillow Raceway Park last weekend. After qualifying...
Rondet Readies for more firsts on Nazareth Oval
Palm Springs, Calif. (April 26, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet, in his first season of competition in the CART Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship, is preparing for more firsts at Nazareth Speedway this weekend - the second round of the 1999 Atlantic season. While Rondet, of...
World Speed Stars at Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia (April 19, 1999) --- The World Speed Star Formula Mazda pair of stars - Jeff Bucknum and Grant Ryley - had their share of ups and downs during last weekend's second round of the Star Formula Mazda Best Western series, part of the American Le Mans...
Making Waves on the Streets of Long Beach
Long Beach, Calif. (April 17, 1999) --- If there's anything for sure about Nicolas Rondet's performance today on the streets of Long Beach, it's that he has clearly established himself as a sure-fire frontrunner in this year's Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship. On the...
Bucknam & Ryley Lead World Speed Mazdas at Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia (April 16, 1999) --- The World Speed Star Formula Mazda pair of stars - Jeff Bucknum and Grant Ryley - captured spots on the first and second starting rows by qualifying second and fourth, respectively, for tomorrow's second round of the Star...
Rondet leads Rookie chase on streets of Long Beach
Long Beach, Calif. (April 16, 1999) --- Nicolas Rondet, in his first appearance as a driver in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, once again took the Kool/Toyota Atlantic field by storm by qualifying fourth overall (as the toprookie qualifier) for tomorrow's 37-lap...
Jeff Bucknam Readies for Road Atlanta Debut
Jeff Bucknum, in his second year of Star Formula Mazda competition and second season with World Speed Motorsports Formula Mazda team, is preparing for his first taste of Road Atlanta's famed 12-turn, 2.54-mile road course this weekend. The Star Formula Mazda Pro...
