2009-11-17

NOUVELLES DE LA SÉRIE PROCAM

C’est devant une vingtaine de personne dans un petit bistro de St-Joseph-du-Lac, Qc que Rhéal Carpentier, président et fondateur de PROCAM, a expliqué les détails du retour de la série de camions en 2010.




Pilotes et préparateurs ont accueilli avec grand enthousiasme l’association de Cummins à titre de partenaire principale avec la série. Messieurs Ron Auclair et Pierre Archambault étaient unanime « nous tenions à être ici pour confirmer notre volonté à appuyer l’équipe PROCAM et à la faire grandir. Il suffit d’y croire. Le chemin peut se faire ensemble.»

Calendrier 2010

« Pour repartir les choses en 2010, nous allons disputer le championnat de six manches à l’Autodrome St-Eustache. Notre objectif est de rebâtir avec du solide » déclara Carpentier.

La série pourra bénéficier des officiels et des infrastructures de l’autodrome, mais elle demeure indépendante et sous la direction de Carpentier. Tous laisse présager que le groupe pourrait se produire ailleurs si la participation et l’intérêt y est.

15 mai

50 tours

19 juin

50 tours

24 juillet

2 x 50 tours

21 août

50 tours

19 septembre

50 tours

** Courus sur le drapeau vert

Au niveau technique, la règlementation des camions demeure sensiblement celle de 2008.

Il y aura cependant une adaptation quant à l’interprétation des moteurs. Ont parlera dorénavant de forces moteurs (330 HP) et non de « recette ».

Des pneumatiques rainurés seront utilisés. « Nous voulons faire une série à juste prix. L’expérience là démontré, les slicks amènent des coûts prohibitifs pour ce que l’ont veut faire » commenta Rhéal Carpentier.

Bourses :

1- 500$
2- 300$
3- 250$
4- 200$
5- 175$
6- 150$
7- 125$
8 et plus 100$

Donc 2,625$ pour un peloton de 15 camions.

Boni meneur du tour
(Cummins et Systèmes d’intérieur Decoste):

5 – 5$
10 – 50$
15 – 15$
20 – 50$
25 – 100$
30 – 50$
35 – 35$
40 – 50$
45 – 45$
Total : 400$

« C’est une très bonne nouvelle. Je ne suis pas encore fixé totalement sur ce que l’on va faire l’an prochain, chose certaine, vous pourrez me trouver cinq fois à l’autodrome St-Eustache en PROCAM » commenta Martin Goulet.

Autres bonis déjà confirmé:
40$ à la meilleure remontée
50$ pour l'équipe qui se démarquera le plus durant l'épreuve
25$ pour le meilleur pilote n'ayant jamais terminé sur le podium
25$ Certificat-Cadeau Pizzeria Daytona (hazard)

Fond de points :

Une somme de 3,000$ est déjà confirmée.

« J’ai l’intention de faire des tours en 2010. Je vais avoir ma légende, je vais participer à ce championnat et faire quelques courses dans l’autre série de camion avec mon nouvel achat » commenta Camile Paquin Jr.

Il vient de compléter l’acquisition du camion qui était la propriété de Max « la menace » Pelletier Le pilote de la région de Shawinigan ajouta « Mon souhait est de ne pas avoir à choisir entre les deux groupe de camion, j’espère qu’ils ne ce placeront pas en conflit »

Les différentes innovations en matière de membership et une dizaine de commanditaires ayant déjà confirmé leurs intérêts à travailler ensemble a permis de confirmer unanimement la participation des pilotes présents.

Tous, Lajoie, Lafrenière, Goulet père et fils, Mathieu, Talbot, Gratton, Paquin Jr, Lévesque, Labonville, etc. croient que la formule est sensée.

Il ne faut pas oublier que le partenariat avec l’Autodrome St-Eustache permet à la série d’opérer « sans overhead » (très faibles coûts). Infrastructures et officiels étant rendu disponibles. « Ils seront même intégré à notre banquet des champions » commenta Yves Ladouceur.

Il ne reste qu’aux pilotes à aligner les camions le 15 mai prochain et qui sait… on verra peut-être les McLean, Hamman et Nadeau se joindre au groupe.

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2009-11-15

Tagliani: event report - Phoenix International Raceway

Start Position: 41st
Finish Position: 38th
Laps Completed: 14 of 200

*Alex Tagliani is driving for the 2nd time this season for MacDonald Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Phoenix International Raceway. This was Alex’s first oval race in a NASCAR Nationwide sanctioned event

Alex Tagliani, Driver Dodge #81
“The worst possible scenario that we could imagine, happened to us today. I crashed the car in qualifying and we didn’t have a spare short oval car, the only spare was a speedway car that was set-up for Homestead next week. Which makes it rough as the car isn’t built for this type of track so we knew that we were going to be lucky to get very many laps in on the race. It was very unfortunate but we knew we could start the race and then we would pretty much have to park it pretty fast since the speedway car has totally different brakes and set-up than the short oval set-up that we need for Phoenix. This was a tough deal. I said to the guys, ‘I don’t know what to say, I don’t know if it was me’ and the bummer is that we didn’t even need to push hard in qualifying because we were locked in already. The car seemed like it had a wheel hop and then I was in the wall in Turn 4. I thought I was through the turn, and then the car just stepped out. I’m not sure if I got too high or what really happened but the rear really started to move on me and then bam, I’m in the wall. I don’t think I’ve ever had that happen. The car wasn’t loose or anything and I wouldn’t have risked it anyway. It was really disappointing. Even though it was my first time on an oval in this car, I adapted quickly and we had a good practice yesterday so this was really unexpected. This was disappointing for everyone that works on the car and I guess sometimes this is the way it goes in racing. It would be nice to have a “do-over” but that doesn’t happen too often. I am just sorry for the guys and hope they have a good weekend in Homestead.”

Contact :Jana Watt
FAZZT Race Team for MacDonald Motorsports


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2009-11-14

Tagliani : rapport d'étape - Phoenix International Raceway

 

 

Grille de départ : 41e à cause d’un accident

Position à l’issue de la course : Classé au 38e rang

Tours complétés : 14 sur 200

 

*Alex Tagliani, qui en était à son deuxième départ de la saison en série Nationwide de NASCAR avec l’équipe MacDonald Motorsports et à son premier départ sur une piste ovale dans cette série, a été contraint à l’abandon au 14e des 200 tours de l’épreuve Able Body Labor 200 disputée samedi sur l’ovale du Phoenix International Raceway en Arizona. Carl Edwards a triomphé devant Kevin Harvick et Reed Sorenson. Kyle Bush, qui a terminé neuvième, domine toujours le classement avec 190 points d’avance sur Edwards.





 

Alex Tagliani, pilote de la Dodge #81

« La pire chose qui pouvait arriver s’est produite aujourd’hui. J’ai endommagé la voiture durant les qualifications aujourd’hui (samedi) et l’équipe n’avait pas de mulet pour une piste ovale courte. La seule qui était disponible était celle préparée pour la piste de Homestead la semaine prochaine. Cette voiture n’est pas montée pour ce type de circuit et nous savions que nous ne serions pas en mesure de compléter beaucoup de tours. C’est dommage. Tout ce que nous pouvions faire était de prendre le départ et d’entrer aux puits pour la garer car une voiture pour piste ovale longue a un système de freinage totalement différent de celle d’une piste d’un mille comme à Phoenix.

 

« J’ai dit aux gars à la suite de mon accident en qualification, “Je ne sais pas quoi vous dire. Je ne sais pas si c’est moi, mais le pire dans tout cela c’est que je n’avais pas à pousser car la voiture était déjà qualifiée. On dirait qu’une bosse a fait sursauter la voiture. J’ai tout d’abord pensé que j’avais réussi à reprendre le contrôle, mais je me suis retrouvé dans le mur du virage quatre. Je ne sais pas si je suis monté trop haut, mais le derrière a décroché et je me suis retrouvé dans le mur.” Je ne me rappelle pas qu’une telle chose me soit déjà arrivé. La voiture était stable. Je suis tellement désolé pour tout le monde. Même si c’est ma première présence sur une piste ovale dans cette voiture, je me suis rapidement adapté, et lors des essais de vendredi, nous avions amélioré notre temps par plus de cinq dixièmes de seconde. C’est désolant pour toute l’équipe, mais ceci fait partie de la course automobile. J’aurais aimé avoir une seconde chance, mais cela n’arrive pas souvent. J’espère que l’équipe connaîtra un meilleur week-end à Homestead. »

 

 

Contact :Jana Watt
Équipe de course FAZZT pour MacDonald Motorsports


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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Schedule

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2010 Schedule Announced

· 13 Dates Cover 13 Tracks In Six Provinces

· Season Opens June 5 at Delaware Speedway

· Toronto Date Highlights 2010 Slate




 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2009) – NASCAR announced today the schedule for the fourth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, which will take the series to some of the top racing facilities throughout Canada.

The schedule features 13 dates at 13 different tracks across six provinces. The slate includes tracks and events familiar to the series, but the addition of a shared date with the Indy Car Series in Toronto is new for 2010.

Andrew Ranger will commence his title defense when the season begins on Saturday, June 5 at Delaware (Ont.) Speedway. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series made its first visit to the half-mile oval last season at which DJ Kennington, competing on his home track, made his way to Victory Lane for the first time since September 2007. The track is also part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.

"This is our fourth year in Canada and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 just keeps getting better," said George Silbermann, NASCAR's managing director of racing operations. "All of the facilities we visit are top notch which certainly enhances our product. I think the great race fans of Canada will enjoy another exciting season in 2010."

While the schedule has remained consistent since the series' inaugural season in 2007, there have been additions each year to better position the series, drivers and teams in the marketplace. This year's new component to the schedule is a Saturday, July 17 race in Toronto as part of the Toronto Indy weekend. Additionally, the 1.721-mile, 11-turn temporary track on the streets of Toronto also adds a fifth challenging road course to the slate of events.

Once again next season, the annual swing through Western Canada will consist of three dates. However, in a subtle change the order of the stops is different for the upcoming year.

The first western event will take place on Sunday, July 25 on the demanding 1.973-mile Rexall Speedway in Edmonton, Alberta. In a return to the 2008 format, both the Indy Car Series and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will race on the same day at the Rexall Edmonton Indy.

From there, the series makes its way to the speedy half-mile tri-oval of SunValley Speedway in Vernon, B.C., on Saturday, July 31. Last season, Ranger earned his first oval-track victory in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

The final stop on the western swing is set for Wednesday, Aug. 4 at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask. In 2009, the series made its debut at the track in the first ever NASCAR-sanctioned event in the province of Saskatchewan that sold out weeks in advance. Scott Steckly overcame a blown engine in practice and a start at the rear of the field to collect the historic victory.

The signature event on the schedule takes place on Sunday, Aug. 29 on the legendary Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a 2.71-mile temporary street course, on Montreal's IÎe Notre Dame. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series again will join the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series for the very popular event. JR Fitzpatrick picked up the win last season to spoil Ranger's bid to win all four road-course events on the 2009 schedule.

In what has become a tradition, the season will close and a new champion will be crowned at Kawartha Speedway, a .375-mile oval near Peterborough, Ont., on Saturday, Sept. 25. Last year, Kennington picked up his fourth series-career win in the event while Ranger celebrated his second title.

Other 2010 highlights include:

* The schedule includes races on eight ovals: Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, Autodrome St. Eustache, Barrie Speedway, Delaware Speedway, Kawartha Speedway, Mosport Speedway, Riverside Speedway and SunValley Speedway; and five road courses: Circuit de Trois-Rivieres, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Mosport International Raceway, Rexall Speedway and the temporary street course in Toronto.
* On June 12-13, the series will run at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario at the facility's 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course. The race is part of an eventful weekend at the 750-acre facility. The series will also visit Mosport's half-mile oval on Saturday, Aug. 21, which is a little later in the calendar than it traditionally has been.
* The popular visit to Quebec's Autodrome St. Eustache is scheduled for Saturday, July 3. A huge crowd is always on hand at the .4-mile flat oval located northwest of Montreal. Steckly won this event last season while Canadian racing hero Jacques Villeneuve made his series debut.
* The Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in Quebec is on tap for Aug. 13-15. Last season, Ranger thrilled the fans of his home province with his second straight victory on the 1.53-mile temporary street course. Joining the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in Trois-Rivieres will be the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge.
* The Barrie (Ont.) Speedway date is set for Saturday, Sept. 11. Each of the past three trips to Barrie on this weekend has resulted in overflow crowds. The .333-mile tri-oval always produces one of the most exciting and action-filled events of the season.
* The trip east to the Maritime Province of Nova Scotia for a Saturday, Sept. 18 event at Riverside International Speedway is a popular stop for the competitors. Tackling the high-banked turns of the .333-mile scale version of the legendary Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway is always a thrill for both competitors and fans. Ranger collected his sixth win of the season in this event in 2009 to cap off his dominant season.

For more information contact: Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Public Relations, (704) 309-5493 or ssbarra@nascar.com

2010 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES SCHEDULE

Date Track (Length) Location

Sat., June 5 Delaware Speedway (.5-Mile) London, Ont..

Sun., June 13 Mosport Int'l Raceway (2.459-Mile road course) Bowmanville, Ont.

Sat., July 3 Autodrome St. Eustache (.4-Mile) St. Eustache, Que.

Sat. July 17 Toronto Indy (1.721-Mile road course) Toronto, Ont.

Sun., July 25 Rexall Speedway (1.973-Mile road course) Edmonton, Alberta

Sat., July 31 SunValley Speedway (.5-Mile) Vernon, B. C.

Wed., Aug. 4 Auto Clearing Motor Speedway (.333-Mile) Saskatoon, Sask.

Sun., Aug. 15 Circuit de Trois-Rivieres (1.53-Mile road course) Trois-Rivieres, Que.

Sat., Aug. 21 Mosport Speedway (.5-Mile) Bowmanville, Ont.

Sun., Aug. 29 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2.71-Mile road course) Montreal, Que.

Sat., Sept. 11 Barrie Speedway (.333-Mile) Barrie, Ont.

Sat., Sept. 18 Riverside Int'l Speedway (.333-Mile) Antigonish, N. S.

Sat., Sept. 25 Kawartha Speedway (.375-Mile) Peterborough, Ont.

Tentative - Subject to Change

 




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2009-11-13

NASCAR Champs kart race

Dans le cadre des célébrations des différents championnats NASCAR, une course pilotes vs membres des média a été organisée.

As part of NASCAR’s celabrations of its various championships, a driver vs media members kart race was held.






Andre Ranger a participé à cette course et a terminé quatrième.

La victoire est allée à Ryan truex. Jay Pennell et Jason Bowles on complété le podium.

Andre Ranger participated and finished fourth.

Ryan Truex won the race. Jay Pennell and Jason Bowles completed the podium.





Speed51.com Check out the fun video of the NASCAR Touring Series Champs and WHelen All American Champ racing Go-Karts against the media. All a part of NASCAR Champions Gala Week in NC.







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NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Final practice in Phoenix







Le pilote de Kahnawake, QC Derek White a roulé aujourd’hui en camions NASCAR Camping World Trucks en préparatifs à la course qui aura lieu au même endroit vendredi, soit le Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) à Phoenix, Arizona.

The Kahnawake, QC driver Derek White practiced his NASCAR Camping World Trucks ride today as he prepares for the race which will be held tomorrow, on Friday, at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) in Phoenix, Arizona.

S’il avait tourné en 27e place après la première séance, il a cependant reculé au 28e rang après la deuxième et dernière séance de la journée.

While he ran 27th quickest in the morning session, he had dropped to 28th after the second and final practice round today.

Pos

Trk

Driver

Time

1

13

Johnny Sauter #

27.352

2

88

Matt Crafton

27.551

3

33

Ron Hornaday Jr.

27.554

4

16

Brian Scott

27.635

5

60

Stacy Compton

27.695

6

6

Colin Braun

27.779

7

25

Mike Bliss

27.779

8

5

Mike Skinner

27.788

9

24

David Starr

27.833

10

4

Kevin Harvick

27.926

11

30

Todd Bodine

27.930

12

23

Jason White

27.970

13

07

Chad McCumbee

27.985

14

14

Rick Crawford

28.038

15

11

T J Bell

28.076

16

15

Aric Almirola

28.078

17

51

Kyle Busch

28.086

18

17

Timothy Peters

28.095

19

81

Tayler Malsam #

28.314

20

61

Brett Thompson

28.453

21

10

James Buescher #

28.479

22

31

Ricky Carmichael #

28.507

23

90

Brad Sweet

28.525

24

71

Kevin Conway

28.621

25

22

Tim George, Jr

29.039

26

08

Jamie Dick

29.352

27

50

Wheeler Boys

29.624

28

12

Derek White

29.795

29

37

Robbie Brand

30.032

30

57

Norm Benning

30.043

31

47

Richard Harriman

30.297

32

48

Dan Brode

30.592

33

02

Terry Cook

30.644

34

21

Nick Tucker

30.936

35

05

Wayne Edwards

30.956

Eligible Truck Owner - 2009 Owner Point Standings (after race 5)

Driver Required to Qualify on Time

Eligible for Past Champion Provisional

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2009 Raybestos® Rookie

À son deuxième départ en carrière dans la série, à 16h30 MST vendredi, il participera aux essaies chronométrés (deux tours lancé) sur l’oval de 1.0 mile.

Attempting his second career start in the series, at 16h30 MST on Friday, he will time trial (two laps) on the 1.0 mile oval.






Alexandre Tagliani (#81 MacDonald Motorsport Dodge) effectuera son premier départ en carrière en NASCAR Nationwide sur oval.

Le Montréalais et vétéran spécialiste des circuits routiers a pris son premier départ en carrière au circuit Gilles-Villeneuve en août dernier pilotant pour le compatriote canadien Randy MacDonald.

Il a terminé 26e. Tagliani a aussi 13 départs à sa fiche en NASCAR Canadian Tire Series depuis 2007; il a remporté à sa première sortie et a capturé deux poles dans les épreuves auquel il a participé cette année.

Un autre canadian, Daryl Harr, est inscrit dans la voiture #31 Fuel-Doctor.com pour Rick Ware Racing. Harr de St-Albert en Alberta, a fait ses classe à Pheonix en avril dernier terminant 37e avec un bris de moteur.

Sa meilleur prestation, 12e, en 71 participation dans le NASCAR Camping World Series West a eu lieu à PIR.

Alex Tagliani (#81 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge) will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series oval debut at Phoenix.

The open-wheel veteran from Montreal made his series debut in August at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve driving for fellow Canadian Randy MacDonald.

He finished 26th. Tagliani also has 13 starts in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series since 2007; he won his first race in that series in 2008 and captured poles in the two races he entered this year.

Another Canadian driver, Daryl Harr, is entered in the #31 Fuel-doctor.com Chevy for Rick Ware Racing. Harr, from St. Albert, Alberta, made his series debut at Phoenix in April, finishing 37th due to engine failure.

A career-high 12 of Harr’s 71 starts in the NASCAR Camping World Series West have come at PIR.






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2009-11-11

Joey Pole to make the switch to the ACT Ford engine for the 2010 ACT Season

L’équipe Joey Pole Racing vient d’annoncer qu’elle alignera des voitures avec des moteurs FORD en 2010.

 

Ils utiliseront des moteurs ACT crate FORD.  Mike Delahanty, directeur de program chez Ford Racing, a mentionné son enthousiasme face à l’association de Ford et Polewarczyk et a annoncé que cette association sera au centre d’une conférence de presse qui se tiendra au PRI (Performance Racing Industry) Industry Trade Show qui se tiendra à Orlando, Floride du 10 au 12 décembre prochain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(Hudson, NH)- Joey Pole Racing is very excited to announce that they will be powering their race cars with the newly introduced American Canadian Tour (ACT) Ford Racing Motor for 2010.  The ACT Ford motor was first introduced for competition earlier this year, with extensive testing done on several New England race tracks.

Pole, a multi-time winner on the American Canadian Tour is also widely considered one of the best Late Model drivers in New England, says he is extremely happy to be making the switch to Ford.  “We hope that teaming up with Ford Racing will enable our team to be a serious contender for the 2010 ACT Championship.”

Mike Delahanty; Program Manager for Ford Racing said that all of Ford Racing is very excited to welcome Joey Polewarczyk.  He went on to say that Joey will also be the focus of a Ford Racing press conference at the 2010 Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, held in Orlando, Florida, December 10-12.  The PRI Trade Show is the Nations largest, with an estimated 40,000 buyers from 60+ Countries.

Tom Curley; President of the American Canadian Tour (ACT) had these remarks when asked about what this meant to the ACT to have Joey Pole Racing changing to the Ford motor.

 “Having JPR change to a Ford will now give the Ford program a major presence in the Tour business, along with our weekly racing. Joey Pole has matured as a race driver and his team is one of the most recognizable in the Northeast. I would expect Joey to help bring Ford into a championship contending team in 2010.”

Please visit www.joeypole.com for any additional information and to follow us on our quest for the 2010 ACT Championship. 

 

 


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