THOROLD, ONTARIO … J&S Heating and Air Conditioning is preparing to once again present the Rose Webber Memorial at Merrittville Speedway which in 2005 takes on a new look. The Thorold track’s biggest event for Dwarf Cars will see the International Classic featuring events over two big nights – Friday September 9th and Saturday September 10th.
For the Hoosier Stock Division the Friday Night opener will see the division featured in a 30 lap Point Finale plus the Hoosier Tire Canada Finish Line Challenge.
For most of the season, Hoosier Stock Heat Winners have been asked the question – Do you want to take the Hoosier Tire Canada Finish Line Challenge. In accepting the challenge, a driver would start the feature in last spot instead of their handicapped spot. If the driver was able to pass all the cars and win – the driver would receive a bonus that started at $200 and climbs every week until it is won. One driver to date has done it twice – Tyler McPherson.
Any money that is left over in the Challenge fund will be given away in a winner take all dash between all those drivers that took the challenge over the season – successful or not.
The 2005 Rose Webber Memorial once again splits the Dwarf Cars into two divisions – Classics and Mod Lites and it all starts for them Friday Night as well. The Classics will run a 20 lap Main event while the Mod Lites are scheduled for 25 laps.
With August 20th’s rainout – another division has been added to the night’s race card. The BRP Can Am Super Stocks are set to return for two features – the rain delayed event and another that was added in talks with the Tour Directors – Gary Montgomery and Bruce Thompson since the rained out event.
Race fans that were in attendance for the A. Lococo Wholesale presentation of the BRP Can Am Super Stock Special Event can use their August 20th ticket stubs for a $5.00 discount when they return Saturday September 9th.
“We’re fortunate that we had the Friday on our schedule,” relates Erica Bicknell, “ it was the only option we had … but what a show it has become.”
In addition to top Can Am Super Stock drivers from Southern Ontario, Western New York and Pennsylvania - the double-header also features top Dwarf Car and Mod Lite drivers from Texas, Georgia, New York and Ohio and in between.
For the BRP Can Am Super Stock Tour – the Merrittville rain date is actually the next event on their 2005 Schedule. Former Merrittville Pro Stock Champion Darren Kish leads the Super Stock points and has won three events to date. The Merrittville Doubleheader now makes up the next two events on the BRP Tour.
Saturday Night action picks up again for the Classics with $500 US on the line in the 25 lap event. For the Mod Lites - $1500 US awaits the 30 lap winner.
The Hoosier Stocks will also be featured Saturday Night in the finale of the Duel in the Dirt with the Pro Stock Drivers from the Brighton (Ontario) Speedway. The 50 lap event will pay $1000 to the winner but that is only the start.
Brighton area businesses – DL Services Inc. and Lawns We Do have posted a point fund between the Merrittville event and Sunday September 4th’s Brighton Event that will pay another $1000 to the two race champion while Daytona Automotive Equipment has posted another $1000 to be shared between drivers on the winning team – Merrittville or Brighton.
“What more can we say about Saturday Night,” relates Bicknell, “ the best Dwarf and Mod Lite Drivers … mixed in with the best Street Stock drivers from across Ontario … it all adds up to some great racing for the fans.”
The Turn 4 Collision 4 Cylinder Division will also share in the spotlight with their 2005 Point Finale 20 lap event boasting a $250 first place prize.
The evening will also feature the drawing of the 2005 Merrittville Super Fan which will award the winner Two Tickets to the Nascar Nextel Cup Event in October at the Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte North Carolina. The contest is an annual thank you to Merrittville Fans from Raceline Radio and 105.1 The River and the Lowes Motor Speedway.
Race fans receive ballots every event as they enter the gates and they will be available up to September 10th’s date. Race fans can deposit their completed ballots in the Novelty Booth in the Grandstand Area – opposite the Monique’s Photography Booth.
J&S Heating and Air Conditioning, locally owned and operated, was founded in 1956 and are proud to have served the Niagara Region for 48 years.
J&S is a company dedicated to the proper service, maintenance and installation of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment with systems for both residential and commercial customers. With a full staff of highly skilled mechanics and technicians who are specialists in the field, J&S’s reputation has been built on providing quality and value to customers.
J&S are proud sponsors of 2003 358 Modified Point Champion Larry Lampman in addition to Dwarf Car drivers Mark Brighton and Kellie Mason.
For further heating and cooling information, call 905-682-9287 or visit www.jandsheatingandair.com.
The Classic took on new meaning in 2002 when it was named in memory of Rose Webber – wife of two time Merrittville Dwarf Champion Lee Webber. Rose was a huge supporter of the New York Dwarf Car Association and her husband’s racing career and passed away in the summer of 2002. Although truly missed by many, her uncanny spirit lives on with the event each year.
Race teams wishing further Classic or Mod Lite information can call the Speedway Office at 905-892-8266 or email speedway@cogeco.net.
Probably never in Merrittville’s 54 years has their been such a three day event been scheduled. The season finale like no other closes Sunday Afternoon with the 2nd annual Konzelmann Estate Winery 100 lap Wine Country Run Enduro. That event also has some new features with a 25 lap event for the Ladies. The afternoon and the season will close with a Big Car Demolition Derby.
The Enduro and Demolition Derby Events are events that are open to anyone and there is still time to prepare an entry. For rules information call 905-892-8266 or visit www.merrittvillespeedway.com.
“Eventhough experienced drivers have won the Boltworks and Gabriel Maintenance 30 lap Saturday Night Live events this year,” challenges Bicknell, “ it’s more survival than anything that counts … especially in the 100 lap event … you never know what to expect in an enduro.”
Race Fans can spend the weekend at the track as free camping is allowed. For the Merrittville rate at select local Hotels – call the Speedway for further details.
All Season long, Dipper’s Turn 1 Bar and the Trackside Suites have featured Konzelmann Estate Winery and Labatt products. Race fans and teams are invited to stop and visit behind the Turn 1 Grandstands over the J&S Season Finale.
Gates will open Friday and Saturday at 5:00 with the first heat at 7:00. Sunday Afternoon, the Pit Gate opens at 10:00 for mandatory car inspections at 10:00 while the Grandstands will open at 12 Noon. Race time is 1:00.
Contact: Jim Irvine at 905-892-8266 (office)
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Lucas Oil WWS Introduces Newest Member at the EX
Toronto, ON – The Lucas Oil Weekend Warrior Series introduced their newest member live on the air with the New Country 95.3 from their booth at the Canadian National Exhibition on Sunday afternoon. Varney Motor Speedway will join the Lucas WWS grassroots stock car racing league in 2006, taking the number of participating Ontario speedways to 8 in under a year.Ken McClelland, owner of the Mount Forest based raceway, was very excited to have the opportunity to have his speedway and drivers included in the fastest growing, hottest motorsport property in Canada. Said McClelland, 'Being a part of this great grassroots racing movement legitimizes our program, and brings us to the table with the other tracks to continue to strengthen Ontario Late Model racing.'
Varney Speedway now joins Flamboro, Delaware, Barrie, Kawartha, Peterborough, Sunset and Mosport Speedways to create the 2006 league of Ontario grassroots stock car racing facilities. Said series administrator Gerry Paxton, "We, as the WWS, are very proud of the accomplishments that our group has made already this season in bringing the Late Model rulebooks closer together, and the addition of Varney Speedway to the fold really strengthens our resolve that we are on the right track."
The Weekend Warrior Series also announced another part of their 2006 expansion. 'We will continue our two conference format, with the top 20 in each of the two conferences qualifying for the Lucas Oil awards fund, but the organization and administration of the two conferences will be slightly different from the inaugural year.'
The WWS has announced that next season there will be an Eastern Conference consisting of Lucas Oil Flamboro Speedway, Kawartha Speedway, Mosport Speedway, and Barrie Speedway, and a Western Conference consisting of Delaware Speedway, Sunset Speedway, Peterborough Speedway, and Varney Motor Speedway.
The reason for the conference shuffle was to further encourage the integration of the Late Model rules packages. In 2006 the Lucas Oil WWS will not recognize a difference between the 2005 named Limited Late Models and the other Late Model divisions. WWS promoters and technical directors are working together to create a program that will allow the drivers to compete at any of the WWS speedways with as little adjustment to their cars as possible.
"It has been discussed at the table, at great length, and the consensus is that each facility has its own asphalt personality. A universal rulebook at this time would be incredibly difficult, however, with the shared information between WWS promoters we hope to publish a product that will explain the changes a driver has to make to race from one track to another."
To use current drivers as an example, Pete Vanderwyst, running as a Delaware Late Model who next year would be a Western Conference driver, could continue to race Flamboro and Kawartha (Eastern conference tracks) to earn points that would benefit his Western Conference standing. In this same example Vanderwyst could visit any of the other WWS speedways, Eastern or Western, to compete for points so long as he made the necessary adjustments to his car (ex. Weight, Tires) to meet that tracks tech demands.
Each driver will continue to register to his/her hometrack, and that registration will determine in what conference that driver will compete for the Lucas Oil WWS awards - regardless of what tracks they choose to visit in addition to their hometrack schedule; ie. No driver will be registered in two conferences.
The WWS administration and promoters will convene later this week as the group looks at the 'Chase for the Lucas Cup' and the 2006 grassroots stock car racing season.
Be sure to get down to the Canadian National Exhibition this summer, and find the Country 95.3 - Lucas Oil WWS booth located just outside the 'A' doors of the National Trade Center. Brantford's Shane Gowan has put his #10 Checkered Flag Collectables - Angels Diner Late Model on display with the WWS to help promote grassroots stock car racing at 'the Ex'.
And remember, you can keep up to speed on the inaugural Chase for the Lucas Cup by listening for the Lucas Oil WWS Racing Minute every Friday morning and afternoon on the New Country 95.3 fm.
The Lucas Oil Weekend Warrior Series, the BEST in grassroots stock car racing, see you there!
For further information please contact:
WWS Administration, Paxton Motorsports Marketing
Gerry Paxton (519) 591-0400 or (519) 442-6849
e-mail: Gerry@weekendwarriorseries.com
Josh Paxton (905) 317-4567 or (905) 902-4567
e-mail: JP@weekendwarriorseries.com
"Dirt From The Stands" by Greg Cybulski
"Dirt Dreamer"
Well race fans, it's been about one month since Victory Lane Speedway's NAPA Auto Parts Mid Canada Sprint Car Challenge took place and ol' NOSAfan has finally surfaced. What this month has allowed me to do is sit back and reflect a bit about what has been accomplished this year and what direction your's truly will steer the good ship Prairie Dirt into the future.
I am a dreamer. Ever since I was a young lad growing up in the prairies of Manitoba, staring up at the clouds and marveling at the different shapes they formed, I've always had a good imagination. In today's fast-paced world of facts, figures and deadlines rushing by, it would seem that the average person has lost their ability to kick back, relax and dream away the day as in our youth. Even I admit to be guilty of that from time to time.
That is why I value my quiet time with my family or by myself.
I am also a race fan. Having said this, when you have a race fan who is a dreamer, one never knows what can come of it. About five years ago, Victory Lane Speedway near Winnipeg, Manitoba hosted Sprint Car racing for what we all thought was the last time. I called it "Black Sunday".
During the next four years or so I used to think about what I would do if I had the opportunity to promote racing. How could I, if given the opportunity, make a difference in the way racing could be presented to make it bigger and better than it was before for everyone involved. The track, the fans and the teams.
To this day, I can not say for sure what it was that started the whole ball rolling, all I know is that sometimes dreams do come true. I promoted my first sprint car race in 2004 at Estevan Motor Speedway, SK and from there, two races this year. One for Victory Lane Speedway and then a return engagement at Estevan in September of this year. In both instances, so far, the results have been full houses of race fans and decent fields of cars to put on good shows. Promoting, however, is not a one man job. There are so many people involved in making a show of happen, that they are too numerous to count and not one is more important than the other. Trust me.
I feel truly blessed to have met so many great people in the racing community over the past few years of my life. Promoters, drivers and crews, photographers, race fans, chaplains and many more have all been part of my life in one way or another. Every one of them has been an inspiration to me.
As the old saying goes, a rolling stone gathers no moss. Not soon after the July 14 race in Winnipeg, this race fan started to look towards 2006 and beyond. Stay tuned.
Now, for a quick look at the local racing scene. The young guns are showing the way in the NOPA Street Stock division in 2005. Lead by the smooth driving style of Hallock, MN's Steffan Snare, both he and Winnipeg's Shane Edginton have put on some great shows for the fans at Victory Lane this season. Although, Snare leads VLS in wins with 8 and also leads the NOPA points race, it is the consistent top 5 finishes of Sheldon Vankooten that puts him on top of the Street Stock track points chase with only a few races remaining. What is keeping Snare out of the number one spot? Three missed races. Winnipeg's Ashley Donald, despite having troubles on her home track, is sitting in third place in NOPA points, thanks to travels to River Cities Speedway, Greenbush and her favorite, Rocket Speedway in Hallock, MN.
One division I have been watching more closely lately has been the NOPA 4 Cylinder class. One driver who should be in contention for the most improved, is the #48 of Jerome Guyot. Jerome likes running the high side and after watching him race not only weekly but also in a few Enduros, I would say the young man from Fannystelle, Manitoba is quite comfortable pushing the cushion. It makes one wonder if he will have designs on a Street Stock in the future.
Winnipeg's Trevor Rambow just keeps getting better and has earned the name "Mr Consistency" from this Dirt guy. The Bradley Racing #3, 4 Cylinder Enduro machine is about as consistent as anyone out on a Saturday night at Victory Lane Speedway. His top 5 finishes have him looking at a shot at the 2005 VLS points title. At last report he was sitting in second place.
Why is a Sprint Car junky watching the 4 Cylinder class? Stay tuned.
In NOPA Super Trucks, Jacques Beaulieu of St. Francois Xavier, MB. sits atop the NOPA points after 16 shows. He is currently running second to Winnipeg's Stu Fraser for the VLS track title.
Although not in the bag yet, Bill Mooney of Garson, MB appears to almost have a lock on another Wissota Super Stock title at Victory Lane Speedway.
In the Wissota Modified division, Kevin Sexton looks to reclaim his track title with only a few races remaining.
The best move by a track this season is by Rocket Speedway to include the NOPA Super Trucks regularly in their shows. By far, the most entertaining class in NOPA. If you don't believe me, just ask the good folks at Emo Speedway, ON. My 2 cents.
Mini Sprint racing seems to be picking up some in our region. The NOMSA Mini Sprints from Greenbush will be making a weekend, 2 night stint at Rocket Speedway, Hallock, MN on August 27 and 28 before returning for the big Greenbush finale on Labor Day weekend, September 3 and 4.
Out West, the Estevan/Williston Mini Sprints will be doing some traveling with trips to Swift Current, Saskatchewan on August 20 and then being a part of Minot, North Dakota's annual Motor Magic at Nodak Speedway on Labor Day weekend.
It would appear that tempers have flared over the track conditions of River Cities Speedway. After reading comments on local message boards regarding the Gold Cup race of Friday, August 19, hopefully this situation will be addressed.
One final note, no matter what they throw at him, the #13, 410 Outlaw sprinter of Mark Dobmeier keeps on winning at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND. He's the hottest driver in North Dakota right now, bar none. So I ask, why isn't he racing at the famous half-mile in Knoxville, Ia. every Saturday night? I sincerely wish to see this happen for Team 13 in 2006.
My 2 cents. That's about it for now race fans. Next time, I hope to have a big announcement for you. It will be worth the wait.
Take care and good racing,
Greg Cybulski
Well race fans, it's been about one month since Victory Lane Speedway's NAPA Auto Parts Mid Canada Sprint Car Challenge took place and ol' NOSAfan has finally surfaced. What this month has allowed me to do is sit back and reflect a bit about what has been accomplished this year and what direction your's truly will steer the good ship Prairie Dirt into the future.
I am a dreamer. Ever since I was a young lad growing up in the prairies of Manitoba, staring up at the clouds and marveling at the different shapes they formed, I've always had a good imagination. In today's fast-paced world of facts, figures and deadlines rushing by, it would seem that the average person has lost their ability to kick back, relax and dream away the day as in our youth. Even I admit to be guilty of that from time to time.
That is why I value my quiet time with my family or by myself.
I am also a race fan. Having said this, when you have a race fan who is a dreamer, one never knows what can come of it. About five years ago, Victory Lane Speedway near Winnipeg, Manitoba hosted Sprint Car racing for what we all thought was the last time. I called it "Black Sunday".
During the next four years or so I used to think about what I would do if I had the opportunity to promote racing. How could I, if given the opportunity, make a difference in the way racing could be presented to make it bigger and better than it was before for everyone involved. The track, the fans and the teams.
To this day, I can not say for sure what it was that started the whole ball rolling, all I know is that sometimes dreams do come true. I promoted my first sprint car race in 2004 at Estevan Motor Speedway, SK and from there, two races this year. One for Victory Lane Speedway and then a return engagement at Estevan in September of this year. In both instances, so far, the results have been full houses of race fans and decent fields of cars to put on good shows. Promoting, however, is not a one man job. There are so many people involved in making a show of happen, that they are too numerous to count and not one is more important than the other. Trust me.
I feel truly blessed to have met so many great people in the racing community over the past few years of my life. Promoters, drivers and crews, photographers, race fans, chaplains and many more have all been part of my life in one way or another. Every one of them has been an inspiration to me.
As the old saying goes, a rolling stone gathers no moss. Not soon after the July 14 race in Winnipeg, this race fan started to look towards 2006 and beyond. Stay tuned.
Now, for a quick look at the local racing scene. The young guns are showing the way in the NOPA Street Stock division in 2005. Lead by the smooth driving style of Hallock, MN's Steffan Snare, both he and Winnipeg's Shane Edginton have put on some great shows for the fans at Victory Lane this season. Although, Snare leads VLS in wins with 8 and also leads the NOPA points race, it is the consistent top 5 finishes of Sheldon Vankooten that puts him on top of the Street Stock track points chase with only a few races remaining. What is keeping Snare out of the number one spot? Three missed races. Winnipeg's Ashley Donald, despite having troubles on her home track, is sitting in third place in NOPA points, thanks to travels to River Cities Speedway, Greenbush and her favorite, Rocket Speedway in Hallock, MN.
One division I have been watching more closely lately has been the NOPA 4 Cylinder class. One driver who should be in contention for the most improved, is the #48 of Jerome Guyot. Jerome likes running the high side and after watching him race not only weekly but also in a few Enduros, I would say the young man from Fannystelle, Manitoba is quite comfortable pushing the cushion. It makes one wonder if he will have designs on a Street Stock in the future.
Winnipeg's Trevor Rambow just keeps getting better and has earned the name "Mr Consistency" from this Dirt guy. The Bradley Racing #3, 4 Cylinder Enduro machine is about as consistent as anyone out on a Saturday night at Victory Lane Speedway. His top 5 finishes have him looking at a shot at the 2005 VLS points title. At last report he was sitting in second place.
Why is a Sprint Car junky watching the 4 Cylinder class? Stay tuned.
In NOPA Super Trucks, Jacques Beaulieu of St. Francois Xavier, MB. sits atop the NOPA points after 16 shows. He is currently running second to Winnipeg's Stu Fraser for the VLS track title.
Although not in the bag yet, Bill Mooney of Garson, MB appears to almost have a lock on another Wissota Super Stock title at Victory Lane Speedway.
In the Wissota Modified division, Kevin Sexton looks to reclaim his track title with only a few races remaining.
The best move by a track this season is by Rocket Speedway to include the NOPA Super Trucks regularly in their shows. By far, the most entertaining class in NOPA. If you don't believe me, just ask the good folks at Emo Speedway, ON. My 2 cents.
Mini Sprint racing seems to be picking up some in our region. The NOMSA Mini Sprints from Greenbush will be making a weekend, 2 night stint at Rocket Speedway, Hallock, MN on August 27 and 28 before returning for the big Greenbush finale on Labor Day weekend, September 3 and 4.
Out West, the Estevan/Williston Mini Sprints will be doing some traveling with trips to Swift Current, Saskatchewan on August 20 and then being a part of Minot, North Dakota's annual Motor Magic at Nodak Speedway on Labor Day weekend.
It would appear that tempers have flared over the track conditions of River Cities Speedway. After reading comments on local message boards regarding the Gold Cup race of Friday, August 19, hopefully this situation will be addressed.
One final note, no matter what they throw at him, the #13, 410 Outlaw sprinter of Mark Dobmeier keeps on winning at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND. He's the hottest driver in North Dakota right now, bar none. So I ask, why isn't he racing at the famous half-mile in Knoxville, Ia. every Saturday night? I sincerely wish to see this happen for Team 13 in 2006.
My 2 cents. That's about it for now race fans. Next time, I hope to have a big announcement for you. It will be worth the wait.
Take care and good racing,
Greg Cybulski
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Stunning Chaparrals at Monterey Historics
Story by Mark Atkinson
Photos by Gary Horrocks
While the Monterey Historic weekend usually has some absolutely stunning machinery to drool over, the 2005 edition saw famed sports car maker Chaparral as the featured marque.
We sent down our sports car correspondent Gary Horrocks to investigate, and here are some of the first few images he's submitted.
The original front-engined Chaparral 1
The mid-engined Chaparral 2
The Chaparral 2D gets ready to hit the track at Laguna Seca
The radical Chaparral 2E
Jim hall and his favourite Chaparral 2E
The closed-cockpit Chaparral 2F
The too futuristic for its time Chaparral 2H
The 'sucker car' Chaparral 2J
The 1980 Indy 500 winning Chaparral 2K
Hope you enjoyed these! They sure don't make 'em like they used to...
Team Cobalt Heads Home
Four 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged race cars will hit the the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Grand-Am Cup event on Sunday, August 28. Chevy Cobalts are built by UAW workers at the General Motors assembly plant in Lordstown, OH.
The first production Cobalts appeared in Chevrolet dealer showrooms last January and have been enthusiastically received by young buyers aged 18-25 who are looking for performance and style at a reasonable cost.
The Cobalt SS Supercharged is the third GM car to benefit from the talents of the Performance Division’s engineers, who thrive on taking great GM cars and trucks and turning them into awesome vehicles capable of going head-to-head with anything Japan and Europe can throw at them.
The Cobalt’s performance is proven on the track. “In the last couple of races, we have seen all three Cobalts qualifying within less than a half mile per hour of one another,” said Ken Wasmer, small car program engineering manager for the GM Performance Division which provides engineering and parts assistance to teams racing the Cobalt SS Supercharged.
“Achieving numbers like that is rare when you consider until now we’ve been racing three cars and a potential combination of six different drivers,” Wasmer added. “It tells us that the Cobalt SS is a car which can achieve maximum performance from a variety of drivers.”
Featuring a 2.0 liter GM ECOTEC supercharged engine generating 205 horsepower, the Cobalt SS Supercharged is the creation of the GM Performance Division and its director of High Performance Vehicle Operations, John Heinricy.
In addition to his engineering talents, Heinricy has nationwide respect as a road racer. His first professional race was at Mid-Ohio in 1984; since then he has won three pro races and seven SCCA National Championships at Mid-Ohio.
“Cars with a lot of handling agility built into their design always do well at Mid-Ohio,” Heinricy said. “Once the drivers get into their rhythm with all the turns at Mid-Ohio, we expect to be in great shape. In the Sport Touring class, we’re racing against European and Japanese manufacturers who are as serious as we are, but who have been racing their cars for two or three years – not seven races. That we’ve won two races so far is very encouraging.”
Three of the Cobalts are entered by James Holtom of Carp, Ontario, Canada from the Georgian Bay Motorsports team. Holtom and his 17 year-old son Jamie, shared the experience of a father-son race win at Mosport Park, Ontario, in June.
A week earlier, James gave the Cobalt SS Supercharged its first professional win, sharing the Watkins Glen International race win with Andy Lally, of Dacula, Ga.
Jamie Holtom has been Lally’s teammate in the 2005 season, but was not allowed to race at Watkins Glen because he is a minor.
Delphi Auto Systems Engineer Ed Manager of Grand Blanc, Mich., has been has been racing front-wheel-drive GM cars for 18 consecutive years. He and James Holtom co-drive the Cobalt.
Two graduates of the Canadian-based Ron Fellows Karting School, Matt Champagne and Frank Lavani, will drive a third Georgian Bay-entered Cobalt SS Supercharged. Fellows races one of the Team Corvette C6-R entries in the American Le Mans Series.
The fourth Cobalt is shared by Tom Lepper of Benecia, Calif., and Bo Roach of Tulsa, Okla. They had the fastest of the three Cobalts in qualifying for the most recent Grand-Am Cup race held at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
In 2004, the Performance Division debuted the 205hp Saturn ION Red Line and the 400hp Cadillac CTS-V. The Division’s 2006 lineup will be joined by the 395hp Chevrolet Trailblazer SS and two upgraded Cadillacs – the 433hp XLR-V and the 469hp STS-V.
Mid-Ohio’s race, which will be attended by a large number of GM corporate and UAW partners, has practice on Friday, Aug. 26, with qualifying on Saturday. The 200-mile race Sunday begins at 1 p.m. ET. The race will be televised for delayed broadcast Saturday, Sept. 17 at noon ET on SPEED TV.
Media Contact: Dave Arnold // arnold communications // Ph 607.562.2165 // Mobile 607.731.5673
Shawn Green Joins Compass360
TORONTO, ON – Compass360/Racing, based in Toronto, Canada, has released its driver line-up for the Mid Ohio event of Grand Am Cup, to be held August 26 to 28, 2005.The team is pleased to announce the addition of Shawn Green to the line-up. Shawn, who raced with McMillin Motorsports in SPEED World Challenge in 2004, is also a founding member of the Black Racer's Alliance. Greene was a top rookie in Skip Barber, and has competed in numerous open and closed-wheel series over the past five years.
"Shawn brings a bunch of really good experience to our team for Mid Ohio, and beyond," said Ian McQuillan, Crew Chief for Compass360. "We've had a lot of success with our younger drivers this year and we're looking forward to introducing Shawn to our way of racing."
Green will join returning talents David Ciekiewicz (who finished 8th at Trois-Rivieres) and Billy Johnson (who had the team's #06 car in 2nd place at Barber, Alabama), as well as team owner Karl Thomson, who has a series of top-ten finishes over the past two seasons.
"We've had some great drivers with us this year," said McQuillan. "Our Mid Ohio line-up is one of the best, and we're looking forward to continuing our string of excellent results. Billy has really helped with set-up, while Dave's been great with tactical strategy. The combination of these four guys should be fun to watch."
Compass360/Racing is supported by advertising and design firm Compass360 (www.compass360.com), Hockley Autosport, Telecom consulting firm TEL IT
Information on Compass360/Racing is available at the team's web site: www.compass360.com/racing or by contacting Team Principal Karl Thomson at (416) 993-3951 or racing@compass360.com.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
JRA cuts deal wtih MavTV to re-broadcast classic CASCAR races
TORONTO, ON – James Robinson Associates Ltd., the producers of the CASCAR television programs, recently came to terms with the U.S. television channel MavTV to broadcast CASCAR Super Series stock car races from years passed.
JRA Ltd. has been producing CASCAR’s race broadcasts for over a decade and the agreement with MavTV will see the network televise CASCAR events from 1994 to the present.
MavTV is a 24-hour digital cable network, targeting adult males with a daring mix of irreverent programming that’s not seen on any other television network.
The network was launched in October 2004.
CASCAR is Canada’s top motorsport sanctioning body. The Super Series is a 12-event professional stock car tour that holds events across Canada.
CASCAR Super Series races are presently broadcast within weeks of taking place on SPORTSNET and on consecutive weekends, in the fall/winter, on SPEED Channel.
While currently unavailable outside of the U.S., MavTV has plans for international distribution.
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