2015-08-30

August 30, 2015 at 12:24PM

Raphael Lessard partira 8e dans sa course de qualif
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2015-08-29

August 29, 2015 at 07:06PM

À la suite de la 2e journée de pratique à la piste de @official oxford plains speedway, le sympathique Glenn Luce a enregistré le plus rapide chrono avec un 15.510 secondes. Wayne Helliwell Jr (15.572) est deuxième. 3- Scott Farrington 4- Spenser Davis 5- David Oliver 6- Cassius Clark (voiture de Rollie MacDonald) 7- Johnny Clark 8- Kelly More 9- Mike Rowe 10- Alan Tardiff 16-@dj Shaw / Precision JLM (15.806) 21- Brian Hoar (15.831) 23- Raphaël Lessard (15.843) 35- Joey Polewarczyk (15.915) 50- Patrick Laperle (16.005) Histoires bien différentes pour nos deux québécois sur place. Ironiquement, les deux équipes sont stationnées face-à-face dans les garages. Tandis que le clan Lessard jubile par le regain de vitesse et la performance avec la voiture de Gilillan Racing, du côté des Laperle ont cherche désespérément le problème qui s'acharne sur la voiture tantôt souvireuse et à d'autres moment survireuse. Plusieurs continuent de travailler sur les bolides et se faire "quelques setups" pour demain, car ils n'auront que 3 pratiques de 30 minutes pour pauffiner les ajustements en vue des qualifications, 6 vagues de 20 tours - 4 premier passent à la finale; 3 consis de 20 tours - 3 premier passent à la finale; Le gagnant de la consolation. Pour une grille de 34 pilotes par les qualifictions. Ont peut s'attendre à un choix du promoteur, un provisional Pro All Star Series pour 36 voitures (à confirmer).
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2015-08-26

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Statistical Advance: CTMP


For Immediate Release

 

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Statistical Advance: CTMP

Analyzing The Pinty's Presents The Clarington 200 At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2015) – The penultimate race of the 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 season is set for Sunday with the Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario. Below is a statistical look at the performance of the series and selected drivers at the track:

 

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Race Setup:

·        Scott Steckly enters the race with a 12-point lead on Andrew Ranger in the championship standings. Steckly will not be able to clinch the title at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. One race will remain on the schedule after the Pinty's presents the Clarington 200.

·        Steckly is still in search of his first career road-course win while Ranger has 15, including two at CTMP. Ranger also has a record five poles at the Ontario course.

·        Rookie Kevin Lacroix has won two of the three previous road races this year. Only Ranger, in both 2009 and 2010, has previously won three such events in a year.

·        Jeff Lapcevich has finished as the runner-up in four of the last five CTMP events. His 5.5 average finish at the track ranks second all-time among active drivers, trailing only D.J. Kennington's mark of 4.0.

 

At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park:

History

·        Opened in 1961 as Mosport Park. The name Mosport was a contraction of motor sport.

·        Has played host to the American Le Mans Series, CASCAR Super Series, Can-Am, Formula 1, IndyCar, Tudor United SportsCar and USAC Champ Car, among others, through the years.

·        Welcomed the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 for the first time on June 17, 2007 in an event won by Andrew Ranger.

·        Was renamed from Mosport International Raceway to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in February 2012.

·        Held its inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on Sept. 1, 2013, won by Chase Elliott.

 

Notebook

·        CTMP has welcomed the NCATS 11 times previously, the most events any track has held since the series began competition in 2007.

·        This is the third season in a row that CTMP will hold two NCATS road course events after single races there from 2007-12.

·        Five drivers have participated in all 11 previous events, and all five are expected to extend the streak this week.

·        The 11 previous races have produced five different winners, led by J.R. Fitzpatrick's five.

·        There have been five different pole winners in the 11 contests, led by Andrew Ranger's five.

·        There has yet to be a wire-to-wire victory at CTMP, but both of Ranger's wins were earned from the pole, as was Gary Klutt's this past May.

·        Fitzpatrick was the youngest CTMP race winner at 20 years, 1 month and 6 days in 2008.

·        L.P. Dumoulin was the oldest CTMP victor at 34 years, 6 months and 11 days in 2013.

 

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Data

Race #:  10 of 11 overall, 2 of 2 at CTMP

Track Layout:  2.459-mile, 10-turn road course

Race Length:  51 laps (125.4 miles, 201.8 kilometers)

Telecast:  Sept. 5, 12 p.m. ET on TSN; Oct. 22, 7 p.m.on RDS2

 

Qualifying/Race Data

2014 Race Winner:  J.R. Fitzpatrick, Chevrolet, 88.023 mph, 1 hr. 25 mins. 29 secs.

2014 Pole Winner:  Andrew Ranger, Dodge, 106.321 mph, 83.261 secs.

Qualifying Record:  Andrew Ranger, Dodge, 106.712 mph, 82.956 secs., 5/18/14

 
Active Category Leaders at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park:
Wins

1. L.P. Dumoulin … 2

    Andrew Ranger … 2

3. D.J. Kennington … 1

    Gary Klutt … 1

 

Poles

1. Andrew Ranger … 5

2. Scott Steckly … 2

3. Gary Klutt … 1

    Jeff Lapcevich … 1

 

Top Fives

1. D.J. Kennington … 9

2. Scott Steckly … 6

3. L.P. Dumoulin … 5

    Andrew Ranger … 5

 
Top 10s

1. D.J. Kennington … 11

2. Jeff Lapcevich … 10

3. Andrew Ranger … 7

 
Laps Led

1. Andrew Ranger … 71

2. L.P. Dumoulin … 46

3. Scott Steckly … 34

 

Laps Completed

1. D.J. Kennington … 557 (all)

    Jeff Lapcevich … 557

3. Kerry Micks … 539

 

Select Driver Highlights:

Marc-Antoine Camirand (No. 99 Grafoid/Braille Battery Chevrolet)

·        Has a pole and nine top 10s in 16 career NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 starts.

·        Ranks fifth in points this year with four top fives and seven top 10s. Leads the Jostens Rookie of the Year standings. His runner-up last time out at Riverside International Speedway was a career-best finish.

·        Has a pole, three top 10s and an average finish of 16th in nine career road course races.

·        Has an average finish of 13th with a best result of third (Aug. 2014) in four previous starts at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

 

J.F. Dumoulin (No. 04 Bernier Crepeau/Bellemare Dodge)

·        Has 14 top 10s in 28 career starts with a best finish of third in the 2015 opener at CTMP.

·        Sits eighth in the standings with five top 10s in nine events in his first full-time season.

·        Has nine top 10s with an average finish of 13.5 in 22 career road course starts.

·        Has an average finish of 13th in four previous CTMP appearances. The May podium was his first top 10 there.

 

L.P. Dumoulin (No. 47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Dodge)

·        The 2014 NCATS Champion and 2011 Rookie of the Year has four wins, a pole, 22 top fives and 36 top 10s in 57 career starts.

·        Ranks fourth in points with top 10s in eight of nine events and a best result of second at Edmonton International Raceway.

·        Has three wins, a pole, 14 top fives and an average finish of 10th in 25 career road races.

·        Recorded a 2013 sweep at CTMP, where he's posted five top fives across seven starts with an average finish of sixth.

 

Spencer Gallagher (No. 24 Allegiant Travel Dodge)

·        Will make his NCATS debut in a 22 Racing entry as a teammate to Scott Steckly.

·        Has four top 10s in 26 career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts.

·        Only previous NASCAR road racing experience was three such starts in 2011 in K&N Pro Series West action.

 

Jason Hathaway (No. 3 Fast Eddie/Choko/HGC Chevrolet)

·        Has six wins and 66 top 10s in 107 career starts. Is one of three drivers that have run every race in NCATS history.

·        Ranks third in points on the strength of a win (Autodrome Chaudiere) and seven top 10s in nine starts.

·        All six of his wins have come on ovals. In 38 road races he's posted 17 top 10s with an average finish of 14th.

·        Has five top 10s, an average finish of 15th with a best run of third (May 2013) in the 11 all-time CTMP races.

 

D.J. Kennington (No. 17 Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors Dodge)

·        The 2010 and 2012 NCATS champion. Maintains series records for top fives (71) and top 10s (88), and is one of three drivers to start each of the 107 all-time events. Also ranks second in series history in wins (19), laps led (2,791) and fifth in poles (11).

·        Has a streak of 70-consecutive races without at DNF. Last DNF came at Riverside in 2009.

·        Sits sixth in points after nine races with six top 10s and a best finish of third at Chaudiere.

·        Has two wins, 24 top fives, 30 top 10s and an average finish of seventh across the 38 all-time road course races.

·        Has a win (2011), nine top fives and a series-best average finish of 4.0 in the 11 CTMP events.

 

Gary Klutt (No. 59 CLT Corp./Legendary Motorcar Chevrolet)

·        Has a win, two poles and 10 top 10s in 15 career NCATS starts.

·        Ranks seventh in points with top-10 finishes in seven of nine races this year.

·        Won from the pole – both career-firsts – in the May opener at CTMP. Has an average finish of sixth in four starts at the track.

·        Has five top 10s and an average finish of 11th in eight career road races.

 

Alex Labbe (No. 36 Lou's BBQ/Cathcart Trucking Dodge)

·        Has seven top 10s in 14 career NCATS starts with a best finish of second at Riverside in 2014 and at Chaudiere in 2015.

·        Has top-10 finishes in three of his five appearances this year.

·        Has five top 10s with an average finish of 13th in eight career road course starts.

·        This will be his first start at CTMP. He was unable to take the green flag in May due to injury.

 

Kevin Lacroix (No. 74 Auto Parts Plus/Total Dodge)

·        Has two wins in four starts during his debut season. Won road races at Circuit ICAR and Circuit de Trois-Rivieres.

·        Is the first driver in series history to win two of his first four starts, and first to record two victories in rookie season.

·        Made first NCATS start in the May opener and finished 26th (accident) after qualifying fifth.

 

Jeff Lapcevich (No. 76 Tim Hortons Dodge)

·        Has a pole, 17 top fives and 42 top 10s in 62 career starts. Best finish is second, recorded five times.

·        Has 25 top 10s and an average finish of eight in 30 career road course starts.

·        Has top 10s in 10 of the 11 all-time CTMP race with an average finish of 5.5. Has been the runner-up there in four of the last five events. His one pole also came at CTMP in Sept. 2013.

 

Kerry Micks (No. 02 Johnsonville/Leland/BDI Ford)

·        Has three wins, four poles, 30 top fives and 52 top 10s in 85 career starts.

·        The three road races are his only previous starts this year. Best finish was 14th in the CTMP opener.

·        Has two wins, a pole, 21 top 10s and an average finish of 10.5 in 37 career road course starts.

·        Has participated in all 11 CTMP races and has an average finish of 13th with a best run of second (2008).

 

Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Mopar/Pennzoil Dodge)

·        The 2007 and 2009 champion is the series' all-time leader in wins at 20 and is tied for the poles record at 16. Has 49 top fives and 68 top 10s in 81 career starts.

·        Is second in points with six top fives and eight top 10s, highlighted by a win at Autodrome St-Eustache.

·        Has 15 wins, 16 poles, 27 races led, 29 top fives, 32 top 10s and an average finish of fourth in 35 career road races.

·        Has two wins (2007, `09) a record five poles, six races led, seven top 10s and an average finish of eighth in nine CTMP starts.

·        Also has three wins in nine career NASCAR K&N Pro Series road course starts.

 

Scott Steckly (No. 22 Canadian Tire Dodge)

·        Has a series-leading three championships (2008, '11, '13) through the first eight years of NCATS competition.

·        Owner of 19 wins, 16 poles, 65 top fives and 80 top 10s. Is tied for the all-time poles lead with Andrew Ranger while his top fives and top 10s totals rank second all-time. His wins total sits third in the record book. Is the all-time leader in races (55) and laps led (4,782), and is one of three drivers to start each of the 107 all-time events.

·        Has a 12-point lead on Andrew Ranger atop the standings on the strength of three wins and eight top 10s.

·        Has three poles, 21 top fives, 31 top 10s and an average finish of 8.5 in 38 career road course starts. Has been a runner-up on the road on four occasions.

·        Has six top fives, an average finish of 11.5 and a best result of third (2012) across the 11 CTMP races.

 

Alex Tagliani (No. 18 EpiPen/CGI/CanTorque Chevrolet)

·        Has two wins, six poles and 16 top 10s in 32 career NCATS starts.

·        Ranks ninth in points despite missing two events. Has top-10 finishes in each of his seven starts.

·        Has a win (Edmonton City Centre Airport, 2008), five poles, seven top fives and an average finish of 14th in 16 series road course starts.

·        Has just two previous NCATS starts at CTMP. Finished fifth in 2008 and 20th in this race last year.

·        Earned the pole and finished 16th at CTMP last year in his NCWTS debut. Will compete there with Brad Keselowski Racing once again in this week's event.

 

Other Driver Notes

·        Among drivers entered for this race without a victory, Ray Courtemanche Jr., J.F. Dumoulin, Ryan Klutt, Jeff Lapcevich, Kevin Poitras and David Thorndyke all have recorded their career-best finish at CTMP.

·        Quebec native Olivier Bedard will attempt to make his NCATS debut in this race with White Motorsports.

 

Up To Speed:

·        The 2015 season is the ninth for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1.

·        The 2015 schedule features 11 races at 10 different tracks across five provinces.

·        Rookie Gary Klutt won the season-opening Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 from the pole at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on May 17.

·        Jason Hathaway reached Budweiser 300 Victory Lane for the second year in a row at Autodrome Chaudiere on June 13.

·        Alex Tagliani earned his first NCATS oval victory on June 20 when he won the inaugural Sunset Speedway event.

·        Kevin Lacroix reached Victory Lane in just his second NCATS appearance when he won at Circuit ICAR on July 5.

·        The western swing began on July 11 at Edmonton International Raceway with Scott Steckly winning in wire-to-wire fashion, a series first in an oval event.

·        Steckly completed his western swing sweep as he won from the pole on July 15 at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway.

·        Andrew Ranger extended his streak for years with a win to nine with his first career victory at Autodrome St-Eustache on July 25.

·        Lacroix passed Ranger on the last lap at Circuit de Trois-Rivieres to win the JuliaWine.com Le 50 Tours on Aug. 2.

·        Steckly won the Wounded Warriors Canada 300 from the pole on Aug. 15 at Riverside International Speedway.

·        Following CTMP, the season will conclude on Sept. 19 at Kawartha Speedway with the Pinty's 250.

 

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2015-08-25

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series News & Notes: CTMP

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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series News & Notes: CTMP

·        Penultimate Event For 2015 Season

·        Lacroix Looks To Continue Breakout Campaign

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2015) – The surprise of the 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 season, Kevin Lacroix will look to continue his magical run in the Pinty's presents the Clarington 200.

 

A promising road course prospect, Lacroix shut down his racing career for five years before returning to the sport this May when he debuted in the Canadian Tire Series during Victoria Day SpeedFest. Unfortunately he was involved in an accident four laps into the event, but the first-time misfortune quickly proved to not be an indicator of things to come.

 

Nobody could have predicted what happened when Lacroix made his second series appearance at Circuit ICAR near his hometown of St-Eustache, Quebec. With a pass of polesitter Alex Tagliani three laps into the event, Lacroix cruised to a dominant victorious performance.

 

It was just the beginning of what has been a historic season for the 26-year-old, as he became the first driver to record a win in just his second Canadian Tire Series start.

 

Following ICAR, Lacroix made his oval debut at this home track, Autodrome St-Eustache. He was fast right out of the trailer and qualified third, but had a rear end failure after spending much of the first half race running with the leaders, and retired early from the event.

 

Lacroix's fourth appearance featured even more history as he passed Andrew Ranger coming to the checkered flag in the prestigious Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres to become the first rookie in Canadian Tire Series history to win two races in a season.

 

As the series returns to Bowmanville, Lacroix has one more opportunity for history ahead of him. Only Ranger, in both 2009 and 2010, has won three road course races in a season.

 

If his first four races are any indication, no mark is safe for this upstart.

 

RACE:  Pinty's presents the Clarington 200

PLACE:  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ont.

DATE:  Sunday, Aug. 30

TIME:  10 a.m. ET

TELECAST:  Sept. 5, 12 p.m. ET on TSN; Oct. 22, 7 p.m. on RDS2

TRACK LAYOUT:  2.459-mile, 10-turn asphalt road course

2014 WINNER:  J.R. Fitzpatrick

2014 POLESITTER:  Andrew Ranger

EVENT SCHEDULE:  Saturday – Practice 9:30-10:25 a.m., Final Practice 1:10-2 p.m., Driver Autograph Session 3:15-4 p.m., Qualifying 4:40-5:25 p.m.

TRACK CONTACT:  Ryan Chalmers, 905-983-9141ryan@ctmpark.com

TRACK TWITTER:  @CTMPOfficial

EVENT TWITTER HASHTAGS:  #PintysClarington200

NASCAR CONTACT:  Jason Christley, 386-547-2469jchristley@nascar.com, Twitter: @jay_christley

If photographs or graphics are needed for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, please contact Jason Cunningham at 7-4-201-6658 or jcunningham@nascar.com.

 

Fast Facts

The Race:  The Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 will be the penultimate event of the 2015 season for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, and the second of two races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

 

The Procedure:  The maximum starting field is 34 cars, including provisionals. The first 29 cars will have secured starting positions through NASCAR road-race style group qualifying. The qualifying groups will be determined by practice times, and the two sessions will be 20 minutes apiece. The remaining five starting spots will be awarded through the provisional process. Four change tires are allotted for the race, which is scheduled for 51 laps (125.4 miles, 201.8 kilometers).

 

The Track:  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park opened for auto racing in 1961. The 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course welcomed the Canadian Tire Series for the first time on June 17, 2007, an event won by Andrew Ranger. The facility also previously featured a half-mile oval that held seven series events from 2007-13.

 

Race Winners:  There have been five different race winners in 11 all-time races at the CTMP road course. J.R. Fitzpatrick has the most wins with five, including a 2014 sweep. Rookie Gary Klutt won from the pole in the May season-opener.

 

Pole Winners:  There have been five different pole winners at the CTMP, led by Andrew Ranger's five. Ranger set the series' track qualifying record in May 2014 at 82.956 seconds (106.712 mph).

 

Pinty's Presents The Clarington 200 Notes

Fourth Title in Sight for Steckly:  With just two events left on the 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 schedule, Scott Steckly is closing in on what would be a fourth series championship. The Milverton, Ontario, native brings a 12-point lead on Andrew Ranger to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Based on their respective histories at the track, Ranger stands to make up some ground this week, but Steckly has been on a roll for the majority of the campaign. Steckly has won three of the previous six races, including last time out at Nova Scotia's Riverside International Speedway when he had lapped all but the second place car at the finish.

 

Steckly on the Road:  Despite Steckly's wealth of success in the Canadian Tire Series, he's still in pursuit of a first road course victory. In 38 all-time series events on the road, Steckly has posted an impressive average finish of 8.5, but a trip to the Winner's Circle has eluded him. A 19-time winner on ovals, Steckly has been a runner-up on the road four times with a best finish at CTMP of third in 2012. He finished fifth at the Bowmanville course in May.

 

Ranger's CTMP Success:  Ranger has won the pole in five of 11 all-time events at CTMP, and he's raced pretty well there too. The Roxton Pond, Quebec, road ace has an average finish of 8.4 at the facility, where he won the inaugural event in 2007 and earned a second victory in 2009 – his two championship seasons. During May's Victoria Day SpeedFest, Ranger finished ninth after starting second.

 

Double Duty for Tagliani:  Alex Tagliani will duplicate his experience from a year ago and pull double duty at CTMP. In addition his regular Canadian Tire Series No. 18 EpiPen Chevrolet ride, the accomplished Quebec wheelman will also compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event with Brad Keselowski Racing. Tagliani made his series debut in a BKR entry in last year's Chevrolet Silverado 250 and finished 16th after winning the pole.

 

Gallagher Entered With 22 Racing:  Camping World Truck Series regular Spencer Gallagher is entered for the Pinty's presents the Clarington 200 in the 22 Racing No. 24 and will run as a teammate to Steckly. It will mark the Canadian Tire Series debut for Gallagher, who has four top 10s in 26 career Camping World Truck Series starts. His only previous NASCAR road racing experience was three such starts in 2011 in K&N Pro Series West action.

 

Rookie Race:  The Jostens Rookie of the Year competition is coming down to the wire as Marc-Antoine Camirand leads May CTMP winner Gary Klutt by just three tallies with two races to go. Klutt had a fast start to the campaign, but Camirand has come on strong during the season's second half with four top fives in the last five races, including a career-best runner-up finish last time out at Riverside.




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Au circuit de Calabogie, près d'Ottawa... Double succès pour Jean-Sébastien Besner et Julien Legris



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Au circuit de Calabogie, près d'Ottawa...

 

Double succès pour Jean-Sébastien Besner et Julien Legris

 

 

Montréal (Québec), le 23 août 2015.- La série Super Production Challenge (SPC) présentait ce week-end deux nouvelles épreuves, à l'occasion de sa seule présence annuelle en Ontario, au circuit de Calabogie. Dans le cadre du Ted Powell Memorial, les pilotes de SPC ont offert un excellent spectacle, couronnant Jean-Sébastien Besner pour la victoire toutes-catégories et Julien Legris en classe Compact.

 

Une course d'une heure, en compagnie des concurrents de la série ontarienne GT Challenge, était au programme des concurrents de SPC, mais cette épreuve était divisée en deux segments de trente minutes, donnant ainsi l'ordre d'arrivée de deux manches. Dix-sept pilotes de SPC étaient inscrits pour une course dont les deux manches ont entièrement dominées par Jean-Sébastien Besner (Mitsubishi Lancer Évo.9), devant Benoît Landry (Honda Civic Si) et le meneur du championnat, Marc Héroux (Scion FRS), respectivement deuxième et troisième les deux fois au fil d'arrivée.

 

La bataille pour la quatrième place a donné lieu à de nombreux changements de positions. C'est Jacques Gravel (BMW 328i) qui a fini à cette place lors de la première manche, tout juste devant Éric Durand (Chevrolet Cobalt SS). Disposant pourtant d'un budget parmi les plus faibles de la série, Durand est demeuré aux avant-postes tout au long de l'épreuve, parvenant même à gagner encore une position dans la seconde manche, finissant quatrième. Parti pour compléter le "Top 5", Gravel a dû renoncer à cinq tours de la fin. Sylvain Laporte (Mini Cooper S) complète finalement la ronde des cinq premiers.

 

Une fois encore, la classe Compact a quelque peu volé la vedette lors de ce programme au Calabogie Motorsports Park. Avec les quatre premiers séparés par seulement une seconde et demi au passage de la ligne d'arrivée, l'action était à son comble. Julien Legris (Toyota Écho Hatchback) a remporté la première manche, devant les deux Honda Civic de l'équipe Lacombe Racing, pilotée par la recrue Éric Bellemare qui devance Gabriel Lacombe. Kevin et Pascal Bastien, qui se partageaient les commandes de la Mini Cooper du Bastien Racing Team, complètent le "Top 4". 

 

La seconde manche a vu Julien Legris récidiver, en route vers une victoire qui lui ouvre un peu plus les portes du titre. Gabriel Lacombe a pris cette fois le deuxième rang, devant les Bastien tandis que Bellemare s'est retrouvé quatrième après une pénalité pour avoir effectué son arrête obligatoire aux puits en dehors de la période autorisée.

 

Des conditions climatiques parfaites, ponctuées d'un soleil omniprésent, ont marqué cette étape de la série SPC à Calabogie. Après ce succès, qui augure d'un retour de la série à la piste située au sud-ouest d'Ottawa en 2016, les concurrents ont encore une étape au calendrier de leur saison 2015. Un programme double à l'Autodrome St-Eustache le 10 octobre prochain. Deux manches qui décideront des titres dans les deux catégories. Et même si Marc Héroux, ainsi que Julien Legris en classe Compact, partent largement favoris, cette ultime épreuve 2015 s'annonce très disputée. À cette occasion, les pilotes de la classe Compact auront d'ailleurs leurs propres courses et les départs arrêtés "type Formule 1" seront de nouveau en vigueur.

 

Pour cette saison, Super Production Challenge reçoit le support de Pneus Falken, Ste-Rose Honda, Auto Sport Québec, LCS Compétition, Kart-O-Mania, Autocourse.ca, Pole-Position Magazine, Flagworld Communications, Racing Radios International, Perry Performance Compétition, Optik Design et Mixcom Productions Audiovisuelles. Pour plus d'information, visitez le site officiel de la série : superproductionchallenge.com.

 

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INFOLETTRE - ISABELLE TREMBLAY




Course en rose

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24 août 2015 – Comme vous le savez certainement, c'est le week-end dernier qu'avait lieu un programme de courses tout à fait spécial au profit de la Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec qui se tenait à l'Autodrome Drummond.

J'y ai pris le volant pour la première fois depuis un bon moment et ce pour une cause qui me touche vraiment.  Comment ne pas l'être quand on sait que c'est le cancer le plus répandu chez la femme.   J'ai accepté tout de suite le défi de conduire dans la série ModLite Québec et de conduire sur un circuit de terre battue, j'ai également accepté le défi de faire la différence et de conduire pour la cause.   On a réussi!  Petits ennuies mécaniques (un essieu cassé) mais on c'est drôlement amusé et on c'est donné à fond. C'était l'objectif visé!

Bravo à la Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec pour le soutien donné aux femmes et aux proches des personnes atteintes de la maladie.  Bravo à tout ceux et celles qui s'impliquent pour faire à leur manière la différence.  Merci à tous d'avoir été là pour me rendre visite à cette soirée et d'avoir été là pour la cause! Merci aux médias de Montréal au Saguenay de m'avoir reçu chez-vous pour parler de l'événement et de la cause.

Je remercie Martin Fleurent le président de la série ModLite Québec et tous ses pilotes ainsi que l'Autodrome Drummond de m'avoir permise de faire partie de la grande famille de la terre battue pour cet événement.

Merci à ma mère, Louise TremblayClub Tapis.net de me soutenir constamment et un merci sans fin pour Martine Girard, d'À l'infini communications, merci de croire en moi et de m'offrir ton professionnalisme et ton aide.


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Championnat de fin de saison au programme

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Le 24 août 2015, Vallée-Jonction

Championnat de fin de saison au programme





C'est ce samedi 29 août 2015, qu'aura lieu le Coffrage 20-20 200 à l'Autodrome Chaudière de Vallée-Jonction.

Pour cette occasion, nous pourrons voir en piste la série ACT-Procam, la série Sportsman Qc Lucas Oil ainsi que le championnat de fin de saison pour la classe Sport Compact Amateur Oricom Internet, Limité Automobiles Wendake ainsi que pour la série Mini Sportsman.

Un championnat très serré en Sport Compact Amateur

Ce n'est que 5 points qui séparent les 4 premières positions au classement à l'heure actuelle. Le #18 Jean-Philippe Groleau détient toujours la 1ere place avec 4 points d'avance sur la #71 Ann-Marie Lessard. Rien n'est donc gagné pour personne dans ce programme qui comptera la séance de qualification ainsi qu'une finale de 30 tours. En ce qui concerne les recrues au classement, le #700 William Grondin a une confortable avance. Le jeune pilote de Vallée-Jonction a d'ailleurs remporté deux podiums, dont une victoire, lors de cette saison. Sera-t-il nous épater à nouveau?

En ce qui concerne les pilotes de la classe Limité, leurs efforts ont été récompensés lors du dernier programme avec la présence de 11 voitures sur la piste. Le #47 Yves Marcoux est toujours en tête du classement suivi de 5 points par le #116 Francis Grégoire. La 3e et 4e position sont toutes aussi chaudement disputées alors que seulement 3 points séparent le #71 Johny Vachon du #27 Keven Bisson. De belles batailles sont à prévoir.

 

Les jeunes pilotes de la série Mini Sportsman en seront aussi à leur championnat de fin de saison lors de ce programme. Le #13 Samuel Boyer a dominé à plusieurs reprises depuis le début de la saison, mais le #38 Mathieu Goulet n'a pas dit son dernier mot. Après le dernier programme, seulement 3 points séparent les deux pilotes. Quant à la classe développement, le #7 Wylliam Perron a, lors du dernier programme réussi à réduire l'écart qui le séparait de la #8 Victoria Bélanger. À 5 points de distance, le travail sera colossal, mais tout est encore possible!

Verner et Caron en piste

L'association de Stock-Car Vintage du Québec sera de retour pour une 2e fois cette saison. Au volant de sa nova 1975, le #35 Langis Caron sera de retour sur l'ovale de Vallée-Jonction pour tenter de monter à nouveau sur le podium. Il aura fort à faire avec en piste le #B45 Patrick Verner, pilote qui a fait ses marques  un peu partout au Québec.

Reprise pour les Sportsman Qc

Le programme de ce weekend est la remise du 30 mai dernier. Nous assisterons donc à un programme de 2 fois 50 tours avec positions inversées sur le tour du meneur. À deux courses de la fin de la saison, chacun des points obtenus pourrait venir faire la différence. Le #67 Dominic Jacques souvent dominant sur ce circuit mène actuellement le championnat avec 15 points d'avance sur le #17 Jimmy Nadeau. Plusieurs pourraient jouer le tout pour le tout lors de ce programme afin de gagner un maximum de points. Deux finales qui ne manqueront assurément pas d'action!

ACT-Procam de retour sur l'asphalte

Après avoir couru la semaine dernière à l'Autodrome Granby sur la terre battue, les pilotes de la série ACT-Procam seront de retour sur l'asphalte pour deux finales de 50 tours aussi. Le #91 Jimmy Roy est actuellement en tête du championnat. En deuxième position et troisième position, on retrouve les #100,5 Stéphane Lecours et #72 Steve Lavigne à égalité avec 213 points. Est-ce que l'expérience d'un Stéphane Lecours sur le tracé de Vallée-Jonction avantagera le pilote? Ayant offert une belle performance lors de leur passage le 13 juin dernier, on peut s'attendre à de belles luttes parmi les meneurs.

On vous attend donc en grand nombre ce samedi 29 août pour assister à un programme qui promet d'être haut en adrénaline !

Marie-Claude Levasseur, Relationniste

 


Horaire du 29 août                    Coffrage 20/20  200



12H00  ― OUVERTURE DES PUITS SPORTSMAN, MINI SPORTSMAN
12H30 — TECH SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL
12H30 — OUVERTURE DES PUITS ACT/PROCAM

13H00 — OUVERTURE DES PUITS CLASSES LOCALES 
13H00 — TECH  ACT/PROCAM
13H45 — TECH CLASSES LOCALES ET VINTAGE

PRATIQUES :

14H00 ― MINI SPORTSMAN
14H10 ― SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL
14H30 ― ACT/PROCAM
14H50 ― SPORT COMPACT AMATEUR
15H00 ― LIMITÉ
15H10 ― VINTAGE
15H20 ― SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL
15H40 ― ACT/PROCAM
16H00 ― VINTAGE
16H15 ― 1E FINALE  MINI SPORTSMAN (20 TOURS)
16H25 ― INTERMISSION

16H35 ― PIT MEETING SPORTSMAN + PROCAM
16H50 ― PIT MEETING CLASSE LOCALES



PROGRAMME :

17H05 ― 2E FINALE  MINI SPORTSMAN (20 TOURS)
17H15 ― QUALIFICATION SPORT COMPACT AMATEUR (15 TOURS)

17H25 ― 3 QUALIFICATIONS SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL (10 TOURS)

17H45 ― 2 QUALIFICATIONS ACT/PROCAM 
17H55 ― QUALIFICATION LIMITÉ  (15 TOURS)

18H05 ― 1E FINALE VINTAGE (25 TOURS)
18H20 ― PRÉSENTATION SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL
18H30 ― 1E FINALE SPORTSMAN QC LUCAS OIL 50 TOURS

19H10 ― PRÉSENTATION ACT/PROCAM

19H20 ― 1E FINALE ACT-PROCAM (50 TOURS)

19H50 ― FINALE SPORT COMPACT AMATEUR (30 TOURS)
20H10 ― FINALE LIMITÉ (30 TOURS)

20H25 ― 2E FINALE VINTAGE (25 TOURS)
20H40 ― INTERMISSION 
20H50 ― 2E FINALE SPORTSMAN (50 TOURS)
21H25 ― 2E FINALE ACT/PROCAM (50 TOURS)
22H00 ― PODIUM


SUJET À CHANGEMENT SANS PRÉAVIS

ADMISSION GÉNÉRALE : 

ADULTE : 25$ 
11 A 17 Ans : 15$

0 A 11 ANS : GRATUIT

VISITE DES PUITS : 5$ 

ENTRÉE PAR LES PUITS :

Adulte : 30$ 
12/17 Ans : 20$ 
6/12 Ans : 5$
0/5 Ans : Gratuit



EN CAS DE PLUIE, REMIS AU DIMANCHE 30 AOÛT, 12H00


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