Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport has been the dominant force in the 2023 Formula Regional Americas Championship powdered by Honda, winning each of the 12 races that have taken place this season. With several podium sweeps in 2023, the potent six-driver squad will be looking for more at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) . With two wins in a row and nine to his credit this season, Kiwi Callum Hedge enters the weekend with a 55-point lead over 11-time podium-winners Ryan Shehan and Cooper Becklin.
Hedge is the current 2023 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia leader and will miss the Bathurst round this weekend, due to a clash with a Formula Regional Americas.
“We have already claimed the FR Americas Team Championship with six races remaining but there are still three more titles on the table to achieve our goal for this season,” commented Team Principal Tina Larsen.
“It is the second to last event of the season and our goals are firmly set,” explained Larsen. “We have excelled this weekend, but we need to keep pushing. With championships on the line, that is the number one priority.”
Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport is taking 12 drivers to the VIR weekend, divided equally between the FR series and the 2023 F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda Championship.
The team enters the weekend with three drivers in the top-five of the F4 point battle with nine-time podium winner Patrick Woods-Toth leading the way. Titus Sherlock enters the event third in the championship points chase while Jesse Lacey slots into fifth. With six wheel-to-wheel races remaining, all three drivers will be aiming to score the maximum points possible to make their run at the title. Joining Woods-Toth, Sherlock, and Lacey will be Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport competitors Jett Bowling and Alex Benavitz along with Parella Motorsports Holding (PMH) diversity driver Hannah Greenemeier.
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