Castrol Canadian Touring Car showcased at Mosport Father's Day Doubleheader

BOWMANVILLE, ON - The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Presented by Toyo Tires was showcased at Mosport’s Father’s Day Doubleheader weekend.  Twenty-nine competitors were tested in changing conditions throughout the weekend.

 

Saturday’s qualifying was run on a green track which was a result of heavy rain overnight.  Mathieu Audette in his Acura took top honours in Super Touring Class by one tenth of a second over Andrew Wojtecczko in his Lexus followed by Etienne Borgeat in his BMW only two tenths of a second away.   The Rapone brothers in their Acuras qualified one-two in Touring Class with Anthony one hundredth of a second faster that his brother Andre followed by Erice Leblanc in his Mazda a further half second back.

 

The first race of the weekend was run in dry conditions on Saturday afternoon.  Super Touring Class was won by Mathieu Audette followed by Andrew Wojteczko and Nicholas Krikorian.  Rejean Vincent won his first Touring Class race driving his Acura followed by Christian Raymond and Andre Rapone.

 

A sudden downpour only thirty minutes before the start of the feature race on Sunday afternoon caused concern for the drivers but as the sun came out, they decided to go with dry condition tires.  The impressive field took the green flag and battled for a few laps before a full course yellow came out as Alex Healy crashed in corner three.  The cleanup was quick and the race continued.  Four cars fought for the top spot in Super Touring Class covered by only a few seconds.  At the chequered flag, Nigel Krikorian was out front in his Subaru, followed by Mathieu Audette in his Acura and Kuno Wittmer in his Honda.  Audette was penalized for a driving infraction which resulted in Kuno Witter finishing second and Etienne Borgeat in his BMW finishing third.  Touring Class had some of the closest racing of the weekend.  Four cars battled for the front with Andre Rapone winning in his Acura followed by Christian Raymond in his Mazda and his teammate Eric Leblanc.

 

Nick Wittmer started last in the feature race and gained 23 positions to finish seventh in Super Touring Class.  His drive has won him the Hard Charger Award sponsored by CSC Racing Products Inc.

 

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

 

From John Bondar // CCTCC