It’s been a long day, but we came back with some killer shots of the Steelback Grand Prix weekend in Toronto. I thought it might be a good idea to follow up yesterday’s shot of Ms. Legge with one of today’s many candids.

It’s not too catch the show. If you’re in Toronto, head to the lake and follow the noise. Tickets are available at the gate and the CNE grounds provide some great views even with a general admission ticket.

633 photos yesterday and who knows how many today! I’m on my way out again to the Steelback Grand Prix. In the above shot, Katherine Legge cools down.

Earlier this Fall, The Garage reported on Katherine Legge becoming a Road Warrior in Pink on behalf of the Susan G Komen Foundation to generate awareness for Breast Cancer Research.

Over at Blair Valley Media’s newest blog Bomberino, Sandy has written about the volleyball world’s efforts. Dig For The Cure is a grassroots movement to raise money for the Komen Foundation. It’s a great idea, as we’ve all been touched by breast cancer, and most of us played volleyball in Junior High.

A great post about a great cause. Welcome to BVM Sandy!

Tonight, Discovery Channel will air the second episode of the new reality series Star Racer. More real than most reality shows, Star Racer pits racers against one another with the prize being a chance to begin a dream career.

Take a look at pretty much any open wheel racer world wide and you’ll see that they’ve gotten their start in Karting. With this in mind, producers have chosen to pit 8 top Karters against 8 racers from other disciplines. Of course the selection process is filled with trash talking, especially from The Others. As can be expected, bike and drag racers seem to think that karts are toys. Unfortunately, some of the karters exhibited some typical, spoiled kid attitudes and their parents weren’t much better.

The show is a slick package that is kilometers miles better than the usual Canadian docucrap. The overall winner scores a fully sponsored ride in the 2007 Star Mazda series after being judged by the likes of Paul Tracy, Derek Daly and Katherine Legge. Any bets on PT dropping the gloves with a smart mouthed contestant?

British Champ Car driver Katherine Legge walked away from her very own version of Mr Toad’s Wild Ride yesterday when her Lola lost it’s rear wing at Road Atlanta. Video shows the the wing coming off at the entrance to the kink, which is a very high speed section of the famed track. The car proceeded to spin and head into the fence at about 180 mph.

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At next weekend’s Champ Car race at Road America, Katherine Legge is becoming a Road Warrior in Pink in support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Legge’s car, and driving kit will be decked out in pink instead of the usual red, white and black and her personal safety stuff will be signed and auctioned off later in the season.

Ford will also supply a Warriors in Pink Ford GT500 pace car and a pink Ford Fusion.

Press release after the break.

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