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Christian Vietoris: GPA 3.4
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

It was an impressive DTM debut season for Christian Vietoris. .. read more..

Blomqvist joins McLaren's driver development programme
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

McLaren have announced on Wednesday that British teenager Tom Blomqvist, son of 1984 world rally champion Stig Blomqvist, has joined the select group of young talent on their driver development programme. “I'm thrilled to get this opportunity with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes,” said Blomqvist. “The com.. .. read more..

F1000 Championship: Championship Watches Arrive at Headquarters
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

  CAPE CORAL, FLA. (February 21, 2012) – The F1000 Championship Series watches by Equipe have arrived at the series headquarters. The watches provided by RaceWatches.com will be awarded to the 2012 Series Champion and the Crew Chief of the Year. “These are really unique watches,” commented F100.. .. read more..

GP3 Series: Vainio Ends Estoril Testing as Quickest Driver
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

  Aaro Vainio posted the fastest time in the opening 2012 test in Portugal (Photo: GP3 Series Media Services) Finnish driver Aaro Vainio ended the first official GP3 Series pre-season Test as fastest man on day two (February 22) in Estoril. His best lap time was one second quicker than the benc.. .. read more..

Toyota Racing Series: King a Stronger Driver After Successful Kiwi Experience
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

  Jordan King exited the off-season Toyota Racing Series with a wealth of experience (Photo: Bruce Jenkins) NEW ZEALAND (February 21, 2012) - Warwickshire single-seater star Jordan King vows that he has returned from his Kiwi adventure in the Toyota Racing Series a ‘stronger’ driver for what li.. .. read more..

Road to Indy: Star Mazda and USF2000 Coverage on Velocity Network
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

  The Mazda Road to Indy will be featured as part of the “Mazda Motorsports Hour”, which will debut in April on Discovery’s Velocity network. The 2012 Star Mazda Championship presented by Mazda and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda schedules will be televised on a taped-del.. .. read more..

Australian FF: Champion to Receive Porsche Support
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

  Competitors in the Australian Formula Ford Championship have extra motivation to win the series this year, following the announcement of a brand new initiative. Steven Richards and Porsche Cars Australia have joined forces to offer a prize to the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Champion, with th.. .. read more..

Barcelona day two - Hulkenberg on top for Force India
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Force India's Nico Hulkenberg ended the second day of testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya as the quickest runner. Hulkenberg posted a best time of 1m 22.608s on Wednesday at the Spanish track to beat the Sauber of Sergio Perez by four hundredths of a second. Perez completed 85 laps in the C3.. .. read more..

Bahrain 2012 - now on sale
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix takes place on April 20-22 and tickets are now available on Formula1.com. Making its eighth appearance on the F1 calendar, Bahrain provides a race-going experience like no other. For a unique insight into the only island state in the Arab world and its .. .. read more..

Stage 1 Technology timing back for 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

FIA confirms agreement with Stage 1 Technology for the remaining 11 rallies in the 2012 World Rally Championship powered by Nokia .. read more..

Motorsport Italia keen to justify MINI's faith
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

WRC Team MINI Portugal programme gets off to encouraging start .. read more..

Loeb looking forward to Mexico
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Citroen's world champion admits the absence of snow in Leon will bring a smile to his face .. read more..

Lotus forced to abandon Barcelona for the week
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Lotus will not run for the remainder of this week's second pre-season test at Barcelona following the issue experienced with the team's second E20 chassis when it was shaken down for the first time by Romain Grosjean on Tuesday morning. After discovering the problem, Lotus had initially planned to b.. .. read more..

EFCN Silly Season Recap
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  The off-season is a busy time of year in the North American junior formula car ranks, as teams and drivers announce where they will be competing, all the while spending time at the track for testing programs that are in full swing. To keep the fans up-to-date, EFCN will be running a regular '.. .. read more..

GP3 Series: Cars Back on Track with First Test at Estoril
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  The long wait is finally over for the the GP3 series drivers and teams, as the cars are back on track in 2012 with the first official test session in Portugal. Testing takes place over two days (February 21-22) at the Circuito do Estoril, and gives the teams and drivers their first opportunit.. .. read more..

F1000 Championship: MK Technologies Named Official Pit Equipment of Series
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  CAPE CORAL, FLA. (February 20, 2012) – The Formula 1000 Championship Series has announced that MK Technologies has been named as the official pit equipment of the Championship. MK Technologies produces some of the finest quick jacks, car lifts, alignment tools and other pit support equipment .. .. read more..

USF2000: Cape Motorsports Signs Norwegian Furuseth
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  Henrik Furuseth will be part of Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing's first foray into the National class of the USF2000 Championship (Photo: ABK Sports Management) Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing has come to an agreement with 15 year-old Henrik Furuseth to compete in the Nati.. .. read more..

GP3 Series: Müller Tops Day One Testing at Estoril
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

  Nico Muller ended the opening day of 2012 testing at the top of the speedcharts (Photo: GP3 Series Media Services) GP3 Series testing for the 2012 season opened on Tuesday (February 21) under beautiful warm sunshine and clear blue skies at the Circuito do Estoril in Portugal. Nico Müller for .. .. read more..

Barcelona day one - Vettel sets the pace for Red Bull
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets for Red Bull as this week's four-day test got underway at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday. Vettel's best, a 1m 23.265s, was over a tenth of a second faster than the quickest lap from second-placed runner Nico Hulkenberg in t.. .. read more..

Chassis problem brings Lotus test to a standstill
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Lotus will miss the rest of Tuesday's test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya because of an issue with their car. Driver Romain Grosjean had completed just a few laps in the second E20 chassis during the morning session when the team decided to abandon their test programme. “This morning was our fi.. .. read more..

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MOSPORT RENAMED “CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK”
Canadian Tire partners with Mosport International Raceway. BOWMANVILLE, Ontario Canadian Tire today announced a long term partnership with Mosport International Raceway, a renowned racing facility located in Bowmanville, Ontario. The track will be renamed Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. As part of a commitment to further establishing itself as Canada’s automotive authority, Canadian [...]

PAUL DANA LANA IS 2011′S MOST SUCCESSFUL BMW PRIVATEER
Munich, This year’s trophy for the most successful private BMW driver is heading to Canada: BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt presented Paul Dalla Lana (CA) with the winner’s cheque for 30,000 Euros at the 50th BMW Sports Trophy Award Ceremony, held in the Double Cone building at Munich’s [...]

MOSPORT ANNOUNCES 2012 MAJOR EVENT SCHEDULE
MOSPORT’S 2012 MAJOR EVENT SCHEDULE FEATURES BEST VARIETY OF RACING IN CANADA Two Fan Favourites Switch Dates (BOWMANVILLE, ON – December 1, 2011)   Mosport International Raceway announced its 2012 major event schedule today.  The six-event line-up will once again feature the only Canadian stop for North America’s premiere sports car championship – the [...]

FIRST ARCHES PLACED IN NEW MOSPORT TUNNEL
Mosport International Raceway will have a new look when it opens for business in 2012.  The first arches were put in place on November 15 as the construction of the new tunnel between Corners 9 and 10 nears completion.  The tunnel will accommodate two-way traffic for tractor trailers as well as pedestrians. The Mosport LMP1 [...]

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES ANNOUNCES 2012 SCHEDULE - RETURNS TO MOSPORT WITH MID SEASON JULY DATE
MOSPORT’S 2012 AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES DATE IS JULY 20 WEEKEND (BOWMANVILLE, ON - With the American Le Mans Series, presented by Tequila Patron wrapping up its 2011 season with the 14th Annual Petit Le Mans this weekend, the Series has announced that the 2012 date for the Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport [...]

U.S. DEBUT OF THE AUDI R18 TDI
June 12, 2011 - 24 HR LE MANS WINNING CAR - AUDI R18 TDI AUDI SPORT TEAM JOEST In June Audi celebrated its tenth victory with the R18 TDI diesel race sports car and ultra-lightweight technology in a dramatic race at the famous Le Mans 24 Hours. Likewise, on October 1st, Audi Sport Team [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
Kevin Hinds, John Baker Jr. And Jim Rossiter Crowned Division Champions Bowmanville, ON - Mosport Speedway closed out the 2011 season in style, as Bruce from Red Beard’s Sports presented trophies to a handful of feature race winners and helped to crown three deserving Mosport class champions on the final Fan Appreciation Night of the year. LATE [...]

MOSPORT’S FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT THIS SATURDAY AT THE OVAL
The Championships Will Be Decided On Redbeard’s Sports Night At Mosport Speedway Bowmanville, ON - Mosport Speedway will bring down the curtain on an action packed 2011 Saturday Night Stock Car Racing season with the eagerly anticipated Fan Appreciation Night on September 10. This will be the second Fan Appreciation Night at the half mile paved oval [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
PURE STOCK FEATURE WINNERS - SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 WINNER-ROB FINDALL (M), 2-RYAN DIBELLO (L), 3-KEVIN HINDS (R) Photo courtesy:Peter Brand/ Mosport Media Bowmanville - Mosport Speedway’s three home divisions took to the track at the next to last race weekend of the 2011 season at Canada’s fastest half mile paved oval on September 3. BOB’S TOWING SPORTSMAN Continuing his [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR AUGUST 27, 2011
ONTARIO LEGENDS MOSPORT FEATURE WINNER DAVE RIOPELLE, AUGUST 27, 2011 Photo courtesy:Peter Brand/ Mosport Media Bowmanville, ON - Saturday night at Mosport Speedway was the perfect night for any motor head with everything from electric scooters to brand new Corvettes and Camaros on display, all brought to a captive audience courtesy of the evening sponsor, Roy [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR AUGUST 20, 2011
PURE STOCK FEATURE WINNER JUSTIN VANDEBELT, AUGUST 20, 2011 Photo courtesy:Peter Brand/ Mosport Media Bowmanville, ON - Rain clouds threatened the action at Mosport Speedway on Saturday, August 20, however, shortly before the 6 pm start, Mother Nature intervened and the green flag was able to drop uninterrupted for another great night of exciting racing at [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR AUGUST 13, 2011
PURE STOCK FEATURE WINNER CORY HAYWARD, AUGUST 13, 2011 Photo courtesy:Peter Brand/ Mosport Media Bowmanville - Fortunately, the professional efforts of the evening’s sponsors, Waste Management Systems, were not needed last Saturday, as for the most part; the gathered stock car competitors survived a night of heated, bumper to bumper action under a full moon at [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR AUGUST 6, 2011
MIKE PODD - FEATURE WINNER, MOSPORT - AUGUST 6, 2011 photo:Peter Brand, Mosport Media Bowmanville, ON - Roka TIM-BR Mart has been a longtime supporter of Mosport Speedway, and of the local community. Their contributions were recognized and welcomed last Saturday as their staff, friends and customers were on hand to witness some thrilling stock car [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR JULY 30, 2011
JULY 30, 2010 OPEN-WHEEL MODIFIEDS WINNER TYLER HENDRICKS (CENRTE) WITH DARREN KEARNAN (LEFT) AND JIM ROSSITER (RIGHT) Photo credits: Mosport Media/ peterbrand.ca Bowmanville, ON - To quote the advertising motto from Port Perry’s Great Blue Heron Charity Casino, “Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have A Winner.” In fact, there were four winners crowned last Saturday night, as the local Casino [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR JULY 23, 2011
ONTARIO LEGENDS FEATURE WINNER ADAM CUTHBERTSON, JULY 23, 2011 Photo courtesy:Peter Brand/ Mosport Media Bowmanville, ON - In the midst of the first summer heat wave of 2011, the action at Mosport Speedway only contributed to the temperature, with the Ontario Legends presented by Port Perry Modern Tool and the OSCAAR Super Late Models presented by [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR JULY 16, 2011
JULY 16, 2011 MOSPORT LATE MODEL FEATURE RACE WINNER TODD DELISLE Photo credits: Mosport Media/ Peter Brand Bowmanville, ON It is always rewarding for a corporate sponsor when they can see a viable return on their investment. As far as visible promotions were concerned, last Saturday.s Mosport Speedway backers, 94.9 The Rock and Five Points Mall (Oshawa) [...]

Mosport RaceFest 2011
Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport comes to downtown Toronto as fans can experience the excitement of Canada’s biggest sports car race!    Wednesday, July 20 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Yonge-Dundas Square, Downtown Toronto Featuring Mobil 1 presents The Grand Prix of Mosport Drivers -Klaus Graf  (Germany, Muscle Milk Aston Martin Racing, ALMS) -Tony Burgess  (Toronto, ON, Autocon Motorsports, [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR JULY 9, 2011
  Summertime Saturday nights were made for racing, and it is unfortunate that NASCAR in Kentucky and the Honda Indy Toronto were forced to go head to head with Mosport Speedway, for the major league divisions could barely match the excitement provided at the local stock car oval. The Pure Stocks and the Bob’s Towing Sportsman began [...]

MOSPORT COUNTS DOWN TO CANADA’S BIGGEST SPORTS CAR RACE OF THE YEAR
American Le Mans Series, IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada, Cooper Tires Prototype Lites, Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship, Star Mazda Championship and F2000 Championship Highlight The Mobil 1 Presents The 2011 Grand Prix of Mosport, July 21-24 The top sports car racing teams and an international field of drivers from 15 [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR JULY 2, 2011
PURE STOCK FEATURE WINNER KEVIN HINDS (center), JULY 2, 2011 Photo courtesy:Peter Brand/ Mosport Media On a perfect summer, Saturday night, Mosport Speedway celebrated the Canada Day, long weekend with its first Fan Appreciation Night of the year. Along with the usual Meet ‘N’ Greet Autograph session, time was taken to make a couple of very [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR JUNE 25, 2011
KELLY BALSON 100 LAP FEATURE WINNER, MOSPORT - JULY 25, 2011 photo: Peter Brand, Mosport Media Bowmanville, ON - June 29, 2011 For the third weekend in June, Mother Nature did her best to disrupt the proceedings at Mosport Speedway. But with the guests of corporate night sponsor Rental City in attendance, along with the visiting Lucas Oil [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR JUNE 18, 2011
Bowmanville, ON There were smiles all around on June 18 as the weather finally cooperated and Mosport Speedway was able to present a full card of racing action from the homegrown Pure Stock division as well as the visiting OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Models presented by Daymak Ajax and the CRS Ontario Legends. As part of this [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY RACE RECAP FOR MAY 21, 2011
Scott Harrison Takes First Career Late Model Feature Win BOWMANVILLE, ON Despite precarious weather conditions, a full pit area greeted the returning Mosport Speedway faithful on May 21, as Canada’s Fastest Half Mile Paved Oval swung open its gates to kick off the 22nd year of Saturday Night Stock Car Racing. Following a seemingly endless, eight month [...]

Mosport’s Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend Kicks-Off The 2011 Season
The 2011 season officially kicked off today with the start of the 2011 Victoria Day SpeedFest at Mosport International Raceway. All six of the series’ running this weekend were on track for the first day of the three days of racing on Mosport’s famed road course. The Pirelli World Challenge held two practice sessions and [...]

MOSPORT SPEEDWAY’S SEASON OPENER THIS WEEKEND
Saturday Night Stock Car Racing Returns To Durham Region As Mosport International Raceway’s 2011 season gets underway with the Victoria Day SpeedFest, Mosport Speedway will also kick off its exciting racing action this Saturday (May 21). The 22nd year of nose to tail racing at Canada’s fastest half-mile oval revs into high gear with the three regular [...]

THE NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES KICKS OFF THEIR 2011 SEASON AT MOSPORT SPEEDWAY IN THE DICKIES 200
BOWMANVILLE, ON –After a long and harsh winter, Canada’s top stock car championship, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is set to open their 2011 campaign with one of the most challenging tracks on their schedule, as they take on Canada’s fastest half-mile paved oval for the Dickies 200, May 28. Defending Series Champion D.J. Kennington of [...]

TWO WEEK COUNTDOWN TO MOSPORT’S SEASON OPENER
Pirelli World Challenge, SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am, Castrol Canadian Touring Car, SCCA Pro Spec Racer Ford, SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises and Sundown Grand Prix Highlight Mosport’s Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend (BOWMANVILLE, ON - May 5, 2011) In just two weeks, Mosport International Raceway will kick off its 2011 season with the sights and sounds of thundering [...]

CANADIAN BRUNO SPENGLER WINS HOCKENHEIM
MATTIAS EKSTROEM, BRUNO SPENGLER, RALF SCHUMACHER Pole position on Saturday and race victory on Sunday: for Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz), the first DTM race of the season went according to plan. At the Hockenheimring Baden-Wurttemberg, the Franco-Canadian claimed victory from Mattias Ekstroem (Audi). After 38 laps, Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz) crossed the finish line in third place. For [...]

MOSPORT’S RACETOUR MAKES A PIT STOP AT OSHAWA’S FIVE POINTS MALL THIS WEEKEND
BOWMANVILLE, ONT; With Mosport’s 2011 season getting underway next month at both the road course and oval track, Mosport’s popular RaceTour will get Durham residents revved up this weekend (April 29 - May 1) at Five Points Mall in Oshawa. Located in the court in front of the Metro grocery store, the display will feature several stock [...]

2011 DTM SHANGHAI RACE CANCELLED
  Wiesbaden. The planned DTM race at Shanghai (China) will not be taking place this season. The DTM rights holder ITR e.V. and the Chinese promoter, Brilliant Culture Group (BCG) have agreed upon this. As the motorsport authorities didn’t grant permission for the race to take place on the originally scheduled date of November 6th due [...]

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