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February 16, 2023
St. Catharines, Ontario – The Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin adds a new stop to the schedule for next year. RCC teams and drivers will be headed to the Honda Indy Toronto on July 14-16 for a triple header weekend.
To add a twist to the weekend, FEL Motorsports has teamed up with the American Radical series, Blue Marble Radical Cup North America, to present a “race-within-race” where both series races will occur on track at the same time and yet only compete against the competitors from their own series.
“We are so thrilled to be able to add Honda Indy Toronto as a stop for the Radicals this year. We want to thank Tom Drewer, Global Motorsport Director of Radical Motorsports Ltd., for working with us to get the Radical Cup North America North of the border to put this together,” said Jessica Benevides, FEL Motorsports Manager. “We also want to thank Jeff Atkinson, President at Honda Indy Toronto, for the opportunity to put both the SCCC and RCC on the schedule at the 2023 Honda Indy.”
“This really shows Radical’s commitment to our large Canadian customer base, and obviously other successful premium make Cup series have done similar things in the past,” said Radical’s Global Motorsport Director, Tom Drewer. “With contingents from both North and South of the boarder, we’re expecting one of the biggest Radical grids ever assembled. I want to thank Chris Bye and the team at FEL Motorsports along with Honda Indy Toronto for working with us to make this happen.”
Visit felmotorsports.com for more details and to register for the 2023 RCC Honda Indy Toronto.
About FEL Motorsports
FEL Motorsports grew out of a deep base of automotive roots from FEL Automotive Learning and Promotion. FEL Motorsports is focused on growth and sustainability in the Canadian Motorsports landscape by giving back to its teams through prizing and prize money.
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February 13, 2023
Road race season is set to get underway in March 2023 at the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park in Mission B.C. with lots of great events planned for the 2023 season.
The Sports Car Club of B.C. (SCCBC) has a full slate of 6 race weekends plus the annual visit from the International Conference of Sports Car Clubs (ICSCC) a races series run at numerous tracks in Washington & Oregon states along with a visit to Mission once a year. The SCCBC runs two closed wheel race groups for high powered GT cars, sedans & sports cars. They also run two open wheel groups, one for formula fords and formula vees plus a run group for the very quick formula 3, formula 4 and formula continental racers.
On Saturday they also run a novice race group for drivers who have taken driver training and are looking to upgrade to a senior license. The SCCBC runs two race driver training courses every year for those with no track experience to those who have some level of track experience and want to obtain their novice race license, they are always very popular and well attended. On Sunday of all race weekends there is a vintage race group for all the cars from by-gone days.
For more information on the SCCBC check out www.sccbc.net They are always on the lookout for volunteers to help the race season run smoothly,checkout www.meta.bc.ca for more details.
This year the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit will also be hosting three rounds of the Pacific Challenge Cup, a series for open wheel formula vee racers. This is the second year for the series that runs events in California, Oregon, Washington states along with the races in Mission B.C. Information about their series is available at www.pacificchallengecup.com
The 34th running of the B.C. Historic Motor Races is set to take place May 13-14, 2023 with vintage racers from B.C., Alberta as well as Washington and Oregon states. Always a great event for the vintage race fans with lots of great old race cars from the years gone by. For more information www.bchmr.ca and www.vrcbc.ca
There are also lots of opportunities at the track with track days for those wanting to take their street cars or track day cars out to see what they can do in a controlled supervised environment. There events have three groups for beginner, intermediate and advanced drivers.
There are also qualified instructors on site for anyone wanting advise on honing their driving skills. There are also time attack and time trials events for those wanting to compete for championships in both timed categories. New for 2023, the events will take place during the day and under the lights at night.
The motto for all these events is “Take it to the Track not the Street”
These events are run by Speed-Fanatics Motorsports Club (www.speedfanatics.ca) (Track Days and Time Attack), Speed-Fanatics is also holding a race driver training course in 2023 for drivers that have some track days experience, Speedy Goat Motorsports Club (www.speedygoat.ca) (Time Trials, Track Days, Auto-X and ice racing), Velocity Autosports (www.velocityautosports.ca) (Track Days), All 3 clubs are also holding events at Area 27 in Oliver B.C. and the Vancouver Island Motorsports Circuit, Cowichan B.C. during the 2023 season.
The VCMC Motorsport Club is also holding 3 night time Time Attack events in 2023, see www.vcmc.ca for more information.
For the motorcycle road racing fans the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit holds a slate of races and track days during the 2023 season put on by the Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club. For more information on their events check out www.wmrc.ca
All in all 2023 is looking to be another great year for road racing on the west coast as everyone is looking forward to getting back on the track and having some fun in 2023.
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February 8, 2023
Vancouver, BC - The Pacific Challenge Cup is pleased to announce that Penske Shocks are throwing their support behind the Canadian American series for the 2023 season. The Pacific Challenge Cup runs six races featuring Formula Vee open-wheeled race cars competing at premier road courses within western Canada and the United States.
Formula Vee is a grassroots racing class based on the pre-1964 Volkswagen Beetle. The engine, transmission, suspension, and breaks are stock or modified parts. It has been the starting point for many famous Formula One drivers and remains one of the most popular classes in racing worldwide.
Penske Racing Shocks is the industry leader in providing high-quality racing shocks for Automotive Vehicles, Motorcycles, and Off-Road Vehicles. Every single shock is billet machined and hand built. There are no assembly lines, no stamped-out pieces, no off-shore manufacturing. The personalized attention provided to every product sold provides the finest reliability, consistency, and performance.
“Penske Shocks is proud to join the Pacific Challenge Cup for 2023. Penske Shocks has been involved with Formula Vee’s since the beginning. We are proud to still offer new products, tuning, and trackside services for all the racers. We are excited to be able to promote the series and acknowledge the racers accomplishments through our contingency program. We wish all the racers the best of luck and look forward to working with them this year!” States Aaron Lambert - General Manager
About Penske Shocks (PRS)
Penske Shocks has worked with top teams in professional motorsport, PRS continuously learns and develops new technologies that ultimately trickle down their entire product line. PRS constantly investigates ways to improve their products and service to their customers.
When you buy a Penske Racing Shock, you buy a custom-built product for your specific application with certifiable quality. PRS is proud to be an American company that understands the full disciplines of racing. Visit www.penskeshocks.com for more information about the company's products, services, or locations.
About the Pacific Challenge Cup
Established in 2021, the Pacific Challenge Cup is a North American Formula Vee racing series. Drivers compete in seven races at premier road courses along with West Coast. Races are at Mission Raceway (Mission, BC), Portland International Raceway (Portland OR), Pacific Raceways (Kent, WA), Ridge Motorsports Park (Shelton, WA), Thunderhill Raceway Park (Willows, CA). Find out more about the series at www.pacificchallengecup.com.
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February 8, 2023
ST Racing is pleased to announce it will return to the GT World Challenge America as part of its racing program in 2023.
In a part-campaign in GTWC America in 2022, Samantha Tan Racing completed solid outings at both Sonoma Raceway and the Virginia International Raceway, during which the speed of the team’s BMW M4 GT3 was put beyond doubt, before Samantha Tan, Nick Wittmer and Harry Gottsacker rounded out the season with a Silver Cup class win and a top 10 finish overall at the Indianapolis 8 Hours.
Prior to that, ST Racing’s lofty accomplishments with SRO include both West Pro-Am Cup Teams’ and Drivers’ championships in 2019, and SprintX Teams’ honours in 2020, both as part of the Pirelli GT4 America series.
With momentum on its side, ST Racing will look to further establish the M4 GT3’s credibility on the North American stages in 2023. The #38 BMW will be driven at all rounds by team co-owner Samantha Tan, with her teammates set to be revealed in due course.
Samantha Tan, co-owner / driver: “I’m ecstatic to be back in the GTWC paddock again – this time for the full season! We were met with many difficulties last year which prevented us from competing at the majority of events, but we will once again step up for the challenge this upcoming season. This year, our BMW M4 GT3 will be run by the STR38 Motorsports crew, a team of highly experienced and dedicated engineers/mechanics from around the world managed by a familiar face, Jon Miller. I look forward to another great year of racing with SRO!”
The GTWC is scheduled to begin at the Sonoma Raceway on 30 March to 2 April, followed later that month with rounds three and four at NOLA Motorsports Park on 28-30 April.
Rounds five and six take place on 19-21 May at the Circuit of the Americas. The Texan facility has proven particularly successful for Samantha Tan Racing over the years, with the Canadian team taking SprintX Pro-Am and TC class wins at COTA in Pirelli GT4 America, as well as podium finishes in TC America.
The Virginia International Raceway, another fruitful hunting ground for ST Racing, will host rounds seven and eight on 16-18 June, with the GTWC North America returning to action at Road America on 18-20 August after the series’ summer break. After the penultimate weekend at the vaunted Sebring International Raceway on 22-24 September, the GTWC North America draws to a close at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 5-6-7 October.
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February 7, 2023
The Super Production Challenge (SPC) has announced their 2023 schedule. For those not familiar with SPC, based in Quebec, it has stepped into the place the Canadian Touring Car Championship left open when it switched to a TCR series, with many of the same teams, cars and drivers those with the CTCC are familiar with, along with a host of new ones.
The Super Production Challenge will have its own Live Timing system, as well as Web Radio. This pursues, among other things, the series vision of becoming the benchmark for road course racing in Canada and improving the fan experience.
The series has also announced the addition of Steven Hubert as Chief Steward of the series. Originally from Trois-Rivières, Steven Hubert has an impressive track record, notably on the road circuit as an official of the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Canada series (2014-2015), judge of fact at the F1 Grand Prix of Canada and assistant race director at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières.
The series also welcomes Luc Bouchard as Chief Timekeeper, a Canadian motorsport authority.
For all drivers and teams in the series, Early Bird registration is now open.
2023 Schedule
May 19-20-21 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Victoria Day Speedfest
June 3-4 Shannonville Motorsport Park - SMP Cup
July 7-8-9 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - IMSA Chevrolet Grand Prix
August 4-5-6 Trois-Rivieres - GP3R
August - Quebec - TBA
For more information on the series, check out their website HERE
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