Toronto, August 20th 2011 – It was an exciting day for Castrol Canadian
Touring Car Championship presented by Continental Tire (CTCC) competitors as
they were competing in Round 13 at the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by
Dodge. On the starting grid of the famed Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Pole
position was held by St. Leonard d’Aston driver Marc-Antoine Camirand in
his BMW Z3 with a best lap time of 1:51.796. Camirand was followed by
Brampton drivers Sasha Anis in his Hyundai Genesis Coupe and his teammate
Bob Attrell in third in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The fourth and fifth grid
positions were held by Montreal drivers Etienne Borgeat in a Pontiac
Solstice and Nick Wittmer in his Honda Civic Si. Also in the field,
Marc-André Bergeron from Trois-Rivières was driving his Mazda RX8 starting
at the 28th position and Simon Dion-Viens from St. Joseph de Kamouraska was
driving a BMW 328 from 8Legs Racing, starting at the 11th.
As the race started, Dion-Viens had to pull off on the first lap and had to
retire from the race due to mechanical problems. A few laps later, the
leader in Super Class points, King City driver Richard Boake pulled off in
the last corner with a blown engine. Sure enough, this misfortune has cost
him his first place in the Championship, for the time being with only two
Rounds left this season. St. Anne des Lacs driver, Mathieu Audette also blew
his engine unexpectedly early in the race.
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Anis and Sallenbach win Round 3
Series press release
Mirabel, June 4th 2011 – It was under a great sky and almost perfect
weather that the CTCC competitors got on the track for the 3rd round of the
season at Circuit ICAR.
Starting in the pole position, new competitor Philip Fayer lead the race for
the first half of the race until his engine blew up. That gave the first
position of the podium to Sacha Anis from G1 Racing. Anis was followed by
his teammate Bob Attrel l for second position. Third position went to Arek
Wojciechowski of 8Legs Racing in his BMW 328i.
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First CCTC webisode of 2011 features Alex Healy
Following up on the success of last year’s popular post race webisodes, the Castrol Canadian Touring Car series has decided to step things up a notch with this year’s coverage. Following the first event of the season at Mosport during the Victoria Day Speedfest, CCTC has released this nicely produced video of the weekend.
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This is Canadian Touring Car…
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
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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