After spending the past few seasons racing go karts at Brockville Speedway, Tristan Draper and the Draper Racing team ventured into the full size open wheel Sportsman division in 2013, running in the newly formed Rookie Sportsman class that was just introduced prior to the 2013 season.
Although Draper was primarily running Brockville Speedway, the 16-year-old Harrowsmith, Ontario racer did get a couple races under his belt at Can Am Motorsports Park before the season started at Brockville. These two races helped get some valuable experience before competing at Brockville. The first few weeks at Brockville were a bit of a struggle, trying to find the setup that Tristan was comfortable with, and still adjusting to the full sized cars.
The highlight of the season came on Saturday, June 8th. Draper picked up his first career Rookie Sportsman feature win. He matched that result two more times throughout the course of the season, taking top honors again on July 6th and July 20th. Over the final few weeks of the year, Tristan dabbled in the regular Sportsman class, getting used to running with more cars. He will be in the regular Sportsman division full time beginning in 2014.
“It has been a good learning experience for us”, says Draper on his 2013 campaign. “We won a few races, learned a lot about the characteristics of these cars. I am looking forward to next season already. I really have to thanks our sponsors, and everyone that helped us out this year”.
Draper Racing would like to invite everyone to check out their brand new website, created by Finish Line Web Design. We also have Tristan Draper/Draper Racing t-shirts on order and will be available very soon.
Just a few more events remain in the 2013 season. Draper will compete at Can Am Motorsports Park this weekend with a 75 lap event on the schedule. They will then travel to Brighton Speedway on Friday, September 20th as part of their annual Applefest Weekend with a 50 lap DIRTcar Sportsman Series event. The season will conclude on Friday, October 18th with the season finale weekend at Brockville Speedway for the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals.
Tristan and the entire Draper Racing team would like to thank all of the sponsors that have contributed to a successful season in the Rookie Sportsman division. These sponsors include Draper Doors, Bay Electric, Dig N Dirt, Wejay Machine Products, Rideauview Contracts and Speed Pro Signs.
For more information on Tristan Draper, including driver profile, schedule and results, photos and links to our sponsors, please check out our brand new website, www.draperracing.com.

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