CCTCC: Mirabel preview

Grand Prix de Mirabel

The feature race of the Grand Prix de Mirabel is the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Presented By Toyo Tires.  The Championship’s fourth race weekend of the year will challenge Mirabel’s technical layout and fans can expect another close race.  The Championship will visit Mirabel as part of eight different weekends in Quebec and Ontario.

The Championship is comprised of two Classes of racecars; Touring Class in the entry level Class where only minimal modifications are allowed while Super Touring Class has the powerful heavily modified racecars with engines up to 2.8 litres.  Drivers can start out in Touring Class and develop their racecraft and then move up to Super Touring Class when they are ready for more power and speed.  Both Classes compete at the same time on the track and challenge for supremacy in their Class which creates an amazing show.  Touring Class racecars are easy to recognize because they have blue windshield banners and blue headlights while Super Touring Class has yellow windshield banners and yellow headlights.

After three weekends of racing, Andrew Wojteczko (Auto Analyser Racing) leads in Super Touring Class driving his Lexus followed by Arek Wojciechowski (8legs Racing) in his BMW and Nigel Krikorian (Krikorian Motorsports) in his Subaru.  Each of the top three drivers has teammates in identical racecars.  They will be challenged by more two-car teams including JL Racing (Saab), VMC (Honda), Lombardi Racing (Honda) and Fastco Racing (Hyundai).

Christian Raymond (TwoFast Racing) leads in Touring Class driving his Mazda, followed by Andre Rapone (Durabond Racing) driving his Acura and Anthony Rapone (Durabond Racing) in an Acura also.  The racing in Touring Class has been extremely close this year with only a few seconds separating the top drivers in qualifying and races.  The will be challenged by Nissans, Hondas and even a Mercedes-Benz.

The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Presented by Toyo Tires is sponsored by CSC Racing, Toronto TireCraft, Sigma Promotions and Mad Macs Communications + Graphics.  The Championship is supported by Racing Radios, President Champagne, Leaf Racewear, RaceDV and Impact Custom Canopy.

The Championship features Canada’s Best Drivers Racing Today’s Hottest Touring Cars.

From: John Bondar   john at touringcar.ca