TEAM i-MOTO SIGNS KLEINUBING AND Exclusive Management Inc. DRIVER CLUNIE FOR 2012
Pierre Kleinubing
Jayson Clunie
January 3rd 2012 – CORAL SPRINGS, FL –Team i-MOTO is very happy to announce the signing of Exclusive Management Inc. (EMI) ladder driver Jayson Clunie and five-time World Challenge Touring Car Champion Pierre Kleinubing.
Jayson and Pierre will pilot one of the i-MOTO Mazdaspeed 3’s and will contest for both the drivers and manufacturers championships in the Continental Cup ST Class of the Grand Am series for 2012.
Pierre Kleinubing, a veteran to professional motorsports and to i-MOTO racing, will return to the team for the third straight year as team lead driver and driver coach.
“His talent and success ranks among the highest in professional motorsports. It is an honor and a privilege to have him part of i-MOTO for another season,” said team owner Glenn Bocchino.
Jayson Clunie, a resident of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, will make his Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series debut with i-MOTO. Although a rookie to the CTSCC, Clunie has been an active, and successful driver since 1998 when he began his career racing stock cars. He moved into karts in 2001 and raced in the Honda Canada, DD2 and Rotax divisions for many years. During this time he amassed numerous Saskatchewan Kart Racing Championships and Canadian and Western Canadian Kart Racing Championships and competed in the TAG division at the USA Kart Championships and Stars of Karting. Clunie has worked hard to advance his career and in 2009 he took another step forward when he competed in his first open wheel race in the Jim Russell Championship Series F3 division where he placed 2nd in his class. Since then Clunie has picked up a rookie of the year title and a third place championship finish in the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED MX5’s in the Skip Barber 2011 Winter Series.
“Signing with i-MOTO and having the privilege to drive with Pierre Kleinubing for 2012 is not only an honor but a dream come true,” said Jayson Clunie. “I tested with the team in late November. The team made me feel at home right away. The entire crew was incredibly professional and organized which made my job very easy. I was able to get up to speed quickly on an unfamiliar track and in an unfamiliar car. I ran consistently in the top 3 of the time sheets and was very proud of my performance. I knew at that test that i-MOTO was a good fit for me. I have to thank my manager, Michael Duncalfe of Exclusive Management Inc. and team owner Glenn Bocchino for pulling this deal together. I really can’t imagine a better environment to be in. I am looking forward to a breakout rookie season and making a run at both the driver and the manufacturers championships.”
“Racing with Pierre and i-MOTO for his rookie season is a fantastic opportunity for Jayson. An opportunity that quite frankly doesn’t come around all that often. Jayson is a talented driver bringing speed and sound decision making to the track. I think the pairing will be dynamic and will have every opportunity to capture championships and podium finishes this year,” said Exclusive Management Inc. President and CEO, Michael Duncalfe. “A huge thanks to Glenn Bocchino for working with me to pull this together. It is going to be an exciting season and we are looking forward to getting things going at the test days in Daytona this weekend.”
The duo will make their 2012 debut at the January Test Days at Daytona International Speedway, January 6-8.
Special Thanks to i-MOTO technical Partners for all their support: Mazdaspeed, Cybernation.net, Cobalt Friction Racing Brake Pads, Tri-Point Engineering, Custom Performance Engineering, OMP, Cobb Tuning, Exclusive Management Inc. and Chin Motorsports Track Events.
For more information: www.i-motoracing.com, http://www.grand-am.com/ & www.exclusivemanagementinc.com
Pierre Kleinubing
Jayson Clunie
January 3rd 2012 – CORAL SPRINGS, FL –Team i-MOTO is very happy to announce the signing of Exclusive Management Inc. (EMI) ladder driver Jayson Clunie and five-time World Challenge Touring Car Champion Pierre Kleinubing.
Jayson and Pierre will pilot one of the i-MOTO Mazdaspeed 3’s and will contest for both the drivers and manufacturers championships in the Continental Cup ST Class of the Grand Am series for 2012.
Pierre Kleinubing, a veteran to professional motorsports and to i-MOTO racing, will return to the team for the third straight year as team lead driver and driver coach.
“His talent and success ranks among the highest in professional motorsports. It is an honor and a privilege to have him part of i-MOTO for another season,” said team owner Glenn Bocchino.
Jayson Clunie, a resident of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, will make his Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series debut with i-MOTO. Although a rookie to the CTSCC, Clunie has been an active, and successful driver since 1998 when he began his career racing stock cars. He moved into karts in 2001 and raced in the Honda Canada, DD2 and Rotax divisions for many years. During this time he amassed numerous Saskatchewan Kart Racing Championships and Canadian and Western Canadian Kart Racing Championships and competed in the TAG division at the USA Kart Championships and Stars of Karting. Clunie has worked hard to advance his career and in 2009 he took another step forward when he competed in his first open wheel race in the Jim Russell Championship Series F3 division where he placed 2nd in his class. Since then Clunie has picked up a rookie of the year title and a third place championship finish in the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED MX5’s in the Skip Barber 2011 Winter Series.
“Signing with i-MOTO and having the privilege to drive with Pierre Kleinubing for 2012 is not only an honor but a dream come true,” said Jayson Clunie. “I tested with the team in late November. The team made me feel at home right away. The entire crew was incredibly professional and organized which made my job very easy. I was able to get up to speed quickly on an unfamiliar track and in an unfamiliar car. I ran consistently in the top 3 of the time sheets and was very proud of my performance. I knew at that test that i-MOTO was a good fit for me. I have to thank my manager, Michael Duncalfe of Exclusive Management Inc. and team owner Glenn Bocchino for pulling this deal together. I really can’t imagine a better environment to be in. I am looking forward to a breakout rookie season and making a run at both the driver and the manufacturers championships.”
“Racing with Pierre and i-MOTO for his rookie season is a fantastic opportunity for Jayson. An opportunity that quite frankly doesn’t come around all that often. Jayson is a talented driver bringing speed and sound decision making to the track. I think the pairing will be dynamic and will have every opportunity to capture championships and podium finishes this year,” said Exclusive Management Inc. President and CEO, Michael Duncalfe. “A huge thanks to Glenn Bocchino for working with me to pull this together. It is going to be an exciting season and we are looking forward to getting things going at the test days in Daytona this weekend.”
The duo will make their 2012 debut at the January Test Days at Daytona International Speedway, January 6-8.
Special Thanks to i-MOTO technical Partners for all their support: Mazdaspeed, Cybernation.net, Cobalt Friction Racing Brake Pads, Tri-Point Engineering, Custom Performance Engineering, OMP, Cobb Tuning, Exclusive Management Inc. and Chin Motorsports Track Events.
For more information: www.i-motoracing.com, http://www.grand-am.com/ & www.exclusivemanagementinc.com
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