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...
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...
Rondet ready for season-opening hometown race
PALM DESERT, CALIF. (April 7, 1999) Nicolas Rondet is preparing for a number of firsts for next weekends Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship race, part of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach CART FedEx Championship, April 16 18. Not only does Long Beach mark the first...
Bucknum leads World Speed podium effort at Sebring
SONOMA, CALIF. (March 25, 1999) --- Jeff Bucknum, in his second year of Star Formula Mazda competition, led the World Speed Motorsports team to a second-place finish in the season-opening Star Formula Mazda Pro Series Speedvision Challenge race at Sebring...
Ryley leads World Speed Contingent in Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona (January 22) - Grant Ryley, new recruit for the World Speed Motorsports Formula Mazda team, kicked-off the new year by leading the World Speed team to two back-to-back second place finishes in last weekend’s SCCA Double National at Phoenix...
Ryley joins WSM for 1999 Pro Mazda Championship
Chuck West, owner of World Speed Motorsports, today announced that Grant Ryley will drive for the team in the 1999 Star Formula Mazda Pro Series. Ryley will join with 1998 series standout Jeff Bucknum, behind the wheel of the car previously raced by 1998 Star Mazda...
World Speed Motorsports moves to Palm Springs
Chuck West, owner of World Speed Motorsports, announced that the team will relocate to a new, custom-built facility in Palm Desert, California. Located in a professional industrial park near Palm Springs (about 90 miles east of Los Angeles), the World Speed facility...
World Speed Motorsports Signs Nicolas Rondet to 1999 Atlantic Season
Chuck West, owner of World Speed Motorsports, today confirmed the signing of Nicolas Rondet as the first of an expected two-car World Speed effort to campaign the 1999 Kool/Toyota Atlantic Championship. Rondet, 28, contested the final two Atlantic events for World...
Bucknum and Miller Dominate the Field at Phoenix International Raceway
The World Speed Motorsports Team TotalTel pair of Jeff Bucknum and Mike Miller literally dusted the competition with a one-two finish in this weekend's final round of the 1998 Star Mazda Pro Series at Phoenix International Raceway, in the Arizona desert. Bucknum, who...
Early Team History Overview
World Speed Motorsports was started in 1991 well before the Internet cataloged every race result, and event. Here are some team highlights and history from the early years. In WSM's developmental years, founder Chuck West won multiple open wheel races and...
