Brett Van Blankers is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 racing driver from New Westminster, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

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After karting, Van Blankers moved to Formula Renault

Formula Renault

Formula Renault is a class of formula racing founded in 1971. It is popular in Europe and other countries. Regarded as an entry-level series to motor racing, it is a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before moving on to Formula Three, World Series by Renault, GP2 or...

 1600 in 2004. In 2005 he competed in FR1600 and the Formula TR 2000 Pro Series

Formula TR 2000 Pro Series

The Formula TR 2000 Pro Series was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on North America. This series created in 2004 be part of the Formula TR Pro Series that include Formula Renault 1.6 and 2.0 ....

 finishing 7th in points. In 2006 he competed in 9 Indy Pro Series

Indy Pro Series

Firestone Indy Lights is a developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar. Previously, another series named Indy Lights filled the same role for CART and ran from 1986 to 1993 as the American Racing Series and Dayton Indy Lights from 1991 to 2001...

 races for Brian Stewart Racing with a best finish of 7th at Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...

. He finished 9th in points. He has not participated in a professional race since and now operates an excavator for his family's demolition

Demolition

Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....

business in Vancouver.