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Sonic Motor Racing Services was
founded by Michael Ritter in 1998 and over the past 12 years has
firmly established itself as the team best able to guide young
aspiring drivers from junior categories such as Formula Ford, to
become professional drivers able to work comfortably in a pressure
filled environment.
Since its inception, Sonic has delivered a level a preparation and
professionalism not before seen in the Australian Formula Ford
Championship. This approach has seen the team challenge for the
championship over the past ten years, with Sonic drivers wining
the 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009 Australian Formula Ford
Championships.
In 2005 Sonic Motor Racing Services initiated the next step in
what it anticipates will be the progression to becoming one of
Australia’s most successful teams, competing in the V8 Supercar
Championship Series. The team entered a pair of 996 Porsche GT3
Cup Cars in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship, alongside its
Australian Formula Ford Championship commitments.
By seasons end it was obvious to see that Sonic’s meticulous
preparation and engineering skills that had provided the team with
many success’ in Formula Ford, had resulted in a new found level
of professional in the Carrera Cup ranks. The team enjoyed a
successful first year of competition in the Australian Carrera
Cup, and quickly moved to cement its position in the Championship
with the addition of a third car to the team in 2006. Whilst the
team expanded within, so did the Carrera Cup with the arrival of a
new model 997 Porsche GT3 Cup Car for competition in 2006.
In addition to its expanding Carrera Cup program, the team entered
a car in the Australian GT Championship competing in the Porsche
Drivers Challenge. The professionalism and attention to detail of
the team was again evident throughout 2006 with many race and
round wins in Carrera Cup, and the team also won the Australian GT
Endurance Championship.
Further expansion in 2007 continued with the team adding a second
entry to its Porsche Drivers Challenge efforts, along with the
teams three Formula Fords and three Carrera Cup cars. The team
enjoyed there most successful year to date in 2007 with Sonic
drivers winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship,
Australian Carrera Cup Championship, and the Porsche Drivers
Challenge. This remarkable achievement was a testament to the
determination and effort by the entire team throughout the year.
In 2008, Sonic Motor Racing Services continued to grow with the
addition of another 997 Porsche GT3 Cup Car to its Carrera Cup
program. With stability and continuity with its Formula Ford and
GT3 Cup Challenge programs, 2008 once again saw a number of race
wins that ensured Sonic was at the forefront of driver development
in Australia.
2009 was a significant year in the history of Sonic Motor Racing
Services with the much anticipated announcement that Sonic would
be joining the V8 Supercar ranks. Aligning themselves with
multiple Bathurst and Championship winning team Triple Eight Race
Engineering, Sonic won on their debut at Clipsal and finished
runner up in the Championship. Further success followed in Formula
Ford as they wrapped up a record 5th Championship Win.
Going into 2012 there are high hopes for Sonic as they enter cars
in the Australian and Victorian Formula Ford Championships as well
as the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series and the GT3 Cup Challenge.
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