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Pfaff Castrol VW GTI Dominates CTCC at Mosport

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Team press release

P.J. Groenke takes first place in Round 5 and 6

TORONTO, ON – June 28, 2011 – The Pfaff Castrol Motorsport team is thrilled to announce two first-place wins in the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship. P.J. Groenke raced the VW GTI — sponsored by Pfaff, Castrol and Verax.ca — to victory in Round Five and Round Six of the Touring Car Series this past weekend.

“We are thrilled about Groenke’s race results and are confident the team can continue this momentum throughout the season,” said Christopher Pfaff, president and CEO of Pfaff Automotive Partners.
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Canadian Touring cars practice at Mosport

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Despite being a healthy semi-pro series, most participants in the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship still have regular day jobs. As a result, the cars in today’s practice sessions were a bit sparse. Those teams that were able to make it out today should have a leg up on the competition, unless the rain comes tomorrow as the forecast says it will.

I managed to catch a bit of the on track action. The sun has taken more of a toll on me than normal, so I’m not editing photos tonight. Here are a few unedited shots that I’m pretty happy with.
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This is Canadian Touring Car…

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One of the highlights of the May 24 weekend at Mosport this year was the super competitive Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Toyo Tires, otherwise known as CCTCC. This showroom stock series provides incredible action for fans and competitors alike. In fact, these races are every bit as exciting as the SCCA World Challenge.

The organizers have put together the first in a series of videos following the 2010 racing season, and we’ve got it for you after the break.
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An inside view of CCTCC

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While many think all the excitement of a car race happens out on the track, they would be a bit off the mark. The action happens on the track, but there are few places that reach the excitement level of the mock grid. You can almost feel the excitement in the air as drivers prepare to head out into battle. Some are winding themselves up, while others are so intent on calming down that they actually go to sleep in the car.

On the Victoria Day weekend, I spent some time on the mock grid with the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship teams capturing images of the driver’s as they prepare to roll onto the track. My apologies to those that I’ve missed, I’ll get you on another weekend.
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