Edwards to Contest Formula Opel Winter Series With Team Meritus

Oct 5, 1998
Dublin, Ohio – After sitting out most of the summer, Team USA Scholarship winner Paul Edwards has shown impressive form over the past month, finishing each of the final six races of the hotly contested Formula Opel European Union Series among the top 10 and earning himself an opportunity to contest the forthcoming EFDA Formula Opel Winter Series.

Edwards will drive for Team Meritus in the three-race mini-series which will comprise events at Donington Park, England, on October 18 and then a pair of races at Hockenheim, Germany, on October 25 and November 21.

“I need to say a huge thank-you to everyone who is supporting the Team USA Scholarship,” said Edwards, 20, from Santa Maria. “I really enjoyed driving a Formula Opel car for the first time and I learned a great deal while driving for the Motaworld team at Zandvoort, Mondello Park and the Nurburgring. We managed to get some pretty good results, which led to a call from Team Meritus, and I’m delighted to say they’ve invited me to join them for the Winter Series.

“Meritus has had a lot of success in this series, and with the experience I’ve gained over the past few weeks, I’m sure we can be competitive.”

Edwards ended his recent stint with Motaworld in impressive style at the famed Nurburgring on September 27, running as high as third place in the final European Union Series event – a supporting race to the Luxemburg Formula 1 Grand Prix – before being punted off the road by a rival. Even so, Edwards recovered to finish in fifth place.