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2013 Honda Indy Toronto

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Smoke show!

Smoke show!

Yes, I missed out on the smoke show that concluded the Indycar race at this year’s Honda Indy Toronto. At that point, I was hanging out with my Dad in Honda’s hospitality suite, enjoying a cool pint or two.

And yes, the Toronto Indy was a month ago. Sorry folks, but I have been crazy busy with stuff over at the Toronto Star’s Wheels.ca and haven’t been able to get on top of my photo editing from the Toronto race.

So, here is a quick gallery of images of the action in Toronto.

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The girls and boys of the Toronto Indy

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In the flurry of activity between the Honda Indy Toronto and the Grand Prix of Mosport, somehow I missed one of the stories our readers love the most! Let’s face it, big race weekends would be much less titillating without the hired hotties to keep us all, ummm, interested.

Without further ado, I present you the guys and gals of the Toronto Indy!
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The action is in the pits

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Hinch gets strapped in

While the action is always hot out on the track, the real excitement for many happens on pit lane. The Garage Blog spent some time in pit lane with the Indycar series during practice and qualifying for the 2011 Honda Indy Toronto and came away with more than a few smokin’ hot photos.

Check out the excitement after the break.
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Bourque Battles In Toronto

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Toronto, ON (July 10, 2011) Canadian NASCAR driver Pierre Bourque hit the streets of Toronto’s Exhibition Place this past weekend for round number five of the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. The race was part of the Toronto Indy weekend and run in front of thousands of enthusiastic racing fans. As he piloted the #00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Bourque was looking to show the capabilities of his race team.
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Tough Break For Jason White in Toronto

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July 10, 2011. Sun Peaks, British Columbia racer Jason White was hungry for more success in round number five of the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. White had reeled off three consecutive top ten finishes, including a career best sixth place result in his #21 A & W Dodge Challenger and was looking forward to racing on the streets of Toronto during the Indy weekend. Unfortunately that consecutive string came to an end.

It was a difficult start to the race weekend in practice when during the Friday afternoon practice session White had issues with the drive shaft in the #21 A & W Dodge. “It was a mechanical failure” explained White. “It’s unfortunate that it happens and it cost us a lot of practice time on this track” he added.
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Beauchamp Has Strong Run In Toronto

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July 10, 2011. Ron Beauchamp Jr. had another solid effort in the #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge during round five of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series this past weekend on the streets of Toronto. The event was part of the Toronto Indy weekend and Beauchamp put on a strong display during the race and gained five positions during the race and finished just outside the top ten.
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Ferrari Challenge proves that money does not buy talent

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Just how many lines through 3 do they think there are?

The Ferrari brand has a long and tumultuous history of building consumer race cars. Toys for big boys and fat wallets. The 2011 Honda Indy Toronto saw the first ever Ferrari Challenge race on a true street course, which perhaps explains why Ferrari continues to build race cars for the rich and slow: Ferrari sells parts!

I really, really wanted to like the Ferrari Challenge. Sadly, I’m almost at a loss for words to describe how challenging it was to even watch the Challenge.

It became apparent during Friday’s practice that maybe 5 or 6 of the 24 car field were reasonably fast. The middle portion of the field were decidedly slower, while the aft end were downright pedestrian. Even the presence of superstar driving coaches like Randy Pobst and Richard Spenard did not seem to help. A quick scan of the race results showed a time differential of a whopping 12 seconds a lap between the fast guys and the not so fast guys.
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Passions prevail at 25th Toronto Indy

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The 2011 Honda Indy Toronto marked the 25th anniversary of the historic race on the shore of Lake Ontario. There have been high and low points along the way and this year’s event brought an unprecedented level of emotion for the competitors of just about every series. That emotion turned into heated exchanges both on track and off. In other words, the action was hot and heavy and was just what the fans wanted!

The home grown action came in the form of the Castrol Canadian touring Car Championship, where competitors battle it out in production cars not unlike the machines many of us drive to work every day. “battle it out” is a good way to describe the action, as many cars looked like wrecking yard rejects by the end of the weekend.
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Honda Indy Toronto gets the party started

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Honda Indy Toronto press release

Organizers officially start the 25-day countdown to celebrating 25 years of racing on the streets of Toronto

June 15, 2011 (Toronto) – The Honda Indy Toronto kicked into high gear today as organizers of the event and racecar drivers converged on the William Ashley flagship store at Bloor Street West to officially start the 25-day countdown to the 25th running of a race on streets of Toronto. Race fans were treated to a cake interpretation of the street course by CakeStar, autograph sessions with drivers that included Alex Tagliani and a show car on William Ashley bone china teacups.
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Watch Indy 500 and party with Hot Wheels in Toronto

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Honda Indy Toronto & Hot Wheels press release

Where will you be watching the Indianapolis 500?
Join us in Toronto as Hot Wheels® rolls out the orange carpet for media, VIP guests and fans of all ages on Sunday, May 29th, 2011, to witness a world record-breaking stunt at the Hot Wheels® Fearless at the 500TM Toronto event. For a sneak peak of the stunt, check out this video teaser.

WHAT

Watch Team Hot WheelsTM, a real-life crew of mystery stunt drivers, as they attempt the outrageous — a world record distance jump at the 100th running of the Indy 500®. A life-sized version of the iconic Hot Wheels® V-DropTM stunt will be set up in the middle of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where a team member will race down a 10-story high drop, launching his car across the field. The stunt will attempt to break the current distance jump world record of 301 feet.

WHERE

Evergreen Brick Works, Holcim Gallery 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4W 3X8
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