Author: Patrice Marchessault

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IMSA GTD The Heart of Racing team not to compte at Daytona

THE TEAM, WHICH FEATURES CANADIAN ROMAN DE ANGELIS, TAKING A CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO GOING BACK TO RACING DUE TO COVID 19 The Heart of Racing team decided to skip IMSA WeatherTech 240 at Daytona International Speedway scheduled for July 3-4. “As a team, we are very fortunate to not have any external commercial pressures factoring in our decision-making process on when we go back racing. … Continue reading IMSA GTD The Heart of Racing team not to compte at Daytona

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Toronto based IMSA AWA Racing Team to compete in Canadian Touring Car when racing resumes in July

EXTENDED BORDER CLOSURES BETWEEN CANADA – UNITED STATES TO LATE JULY AND THE REQUIRED 14 DAY QUARANTINE UPON RETURNING TO CANADA CITED AS THE REASON Team Principal Andrew Wojteczko: “We’ve been carefully monitoring the Covid situation both at home and in the USA. This (border closing and quarantine) presents significant challenges for our team to continue in the revised IMSA championship.” With this, AWA Racing, … Continue reading Toronto based IMSA AWA Racing Team to compete in Canadian Touring Car when racing resumes in July

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Porsche to end its factory effort in IMSA GTLM

A NEWS THAT COMES AS A REAL SURPRISE, BUT THEN AGAIN… Porsche has achieved success in the GTLM category since 2014 when it joined IMSA. It does make sense for Porsche to pull out since the current pandemic has created very difficult times all over the automotive industry. Manufacturers have to realign their business forecast and with this they need to cut somewhere. And motorsport … Continue reading Porsche to end its factory effort in IMSA GTLM

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The official entry list for this weekend’s Castrol Victoria Day eSpeedFest

DANIEL MORAD, KYLE MARCELLI, MARK WILKINS, ROMAN DE ANGELIS AND ROBERT WICKENS, TO NAME A FEW HAVE CONFIRMED THEIR ENTRIES IN THE WAYFARER GT INVITATIONAL Quite an impressive line-up of drivers will take part in the three different categories starting this afternoon at 4pm EDT with the Wayfarer GT Invitational where 20 drivers will battle for the win driving the World Challenge Cadillac CTS-V. The … Continue reading The official entry list for this weekend’s Castrol Victoria Day eSpeedFest

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CTMP confirms cancelation of Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix

THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR EVENT CANCELED THUS FAR FOLLOWING THE CANCELATION OF THE VICTORIA DAY WEEKND Canada’s biggest sports car race of the year has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) announced today that the popular and long-standing Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix weekend of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship has been cancelled due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. “CTMP continues … Continue reading CTMP confirms cancelation of Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix

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