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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