Toronto, June 21st 2011 – The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Continental Tire is proud to confirm that new competitors are joining the field for the Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Mosport International Raceway on June 25-26. The weekend will feature Rounds Five and Six of the Fifteen Round 2011 season.
Going into this weekend, Super Class is led by Richard Boake in his Subaru Sti, tied with Dean Fantin in his BMW followed closely by Etienne Borgeat in his Pontiac Solstice. Only ten points are separating them. Fantin was awarded with bonus points which tied him for the lead. Brothers Tom and Gary Kwok are also tied for the lead in Touring Class with their Honda Civics followed by Michel Sallenbach in his Mini Cooper S. They are separated by only one point!
"What a fantastic start to the season," exclaimed John Bondar, President of CTCC. "The competition has been intense during the first four rounds and everyone is fighting for every point."
New competitors:
Mechanical difficulties took him out just before Round One but Jeff Pabst from the Pfaff Automotive Partners Team will race for the first time with CTCC in 2011. The Woodbridge driver will race in his number 69 Audi A5 in Super Class. In the same Class, Trois-Rivières, Québec driver Alain Fournier will be experiencing his first CTCC action during the Vortex Brake Pads 200. He will be racing in the number 44 BMW 330CI.
As for Touring Class, Martin Langeveldt from Oshawa will compete in a Mazda Protégé under number 17. Also, Kam-Fung Man is visiting from Hong Kong and will race M&S Racing's fourth Honda Civic. CTCC wishes all the best to those new drivers!
The first four Rounds of the season have been a close battle with 15 different competitors making it to the podium. The competition has been intense as they tried different setups in an effort to learn about the new Continental Extreme Contact race tires. This weekend marks a return to Mosport and a chance to refine the setups used just five weeks ago.
Weekend schedule: Competitors take to the track beginning Saturday morning with practice and qualifying, followed by Round Five of the championship in the afternoon. The cars will warm-up Sunday morning in preparation for Round Six of the championship on Sunday afternoon. Tickets to attend the event are available at www.mosport.com.
Fans can keep track of live CTCC competition with their smartphone or computer by connecting to www.livetiming.net/ctcc. CTCC live timing is available whenever and wherever the race cars are on the track.
CTCC Webisode Two: A new Webisode is now available on the CTCC Website and YouTube Channel. The Webisode features Jocelyn Fecteau. This Quebec driver has a leg injury and couldn't race the first two races of the season. Find out how the injury affects him and his first race!
For more details about CTCC, visit www.touringcar.ca. You can also follow CTCC on Facebook and Twitter.
About CTCC: The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Continental Tire is Canada's only professional road racing series. Now in its fifth year, CTCC showcases race cars based on their stock street version. In 2011, CTCC will be featured at Circuit ICAR, Mosport International Raceway, Honda Indy Toronto, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières.
Experience the rush of touring car racing!
From Dominique Longval / Director of Marketing
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