Clarington, ON – The annual Celebration of Motorsport concluded the CASC-OR road racing season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, where sunny skies and summerlike temperatures greeted teams on the first weekend of October. Five grids hit the track, with a trio of races for the Pirelli Super Touring Sprints (GT1, GT2), Pirelli Grand Touring Sprints (GT3, GT4, GT5), Miata Canada Cup and VARAC Vintage Historic/Classic/Modern Classic. The Formula Prototype Challenge held two events.
Here’s a brief overview of top finishers, plus interviews with some of the CASC champions. All results are provisional.
To view a photo gallery from the weekend, click here.
Pirelli Super Touring Sprints
Race One
GT1 podium: 1) Blaise Csida (1998 Chevrolet Trans Am Camaro), 2) Marco Cirone (2022 Porsche Cup), 3) Leroy Micallef (2022 Ford Mustang)
GT2 podium: 1) John Dipchand Jr. (1997 BMW M3), 2) Patrick Cyr (2004 BMW M3), 3) Robert Bromley (1972 AMC Javelin)
Race Two
GT1 podium: 1) Marco Cirone, 2) Leroy Micallef, 3) Dan Corcoran (2008 Chevrolet Impala)
GT2 podium: 1) Robert Bromley, 2) Patrick Cyr, 3) John Dipchand Jr.
Race Three
GT1 podium: 1) Marco Cirone, 2) Zac Mahoney (1998 Chevrolet Trans Am Camaro – Csida’s entry), 3) Leroy Micallef
GT2 podium: 1) Chris Lawson (1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo), 2) John Dipchand Jr., 3) Robert Bromley
Champions
Blaise Csida (GT1) and Pat Cyr (GT2) were crowned champions in the Super Touring Sprints.
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Pirelli Grand Touring Sprints
Race One
GT3 podium: 1) Daria Khachi (1991 BMW M3), 2) Allan Lewis (2002 BMW M3), 3) Bruce Wylie (2005 BMW M3)
GT4 podium: 1) Grant Bourne (2003 Nissan 350z), 2) Jeff Pabst (1983 Audi Quattro), 3) Dave Bagshaw (1989 Chevrolet Camaro Z28)
GT5 podium: 1) Ron Rhead (2001 Porsche Boxster 986), 2) Jeff Daley (2004 Nissan Sentra SER), 3) Stephen Di Cesare (1990 Mazda Miata)
Race Two
GT3 podium: 1) Daria Khachi, 2) Bruce Wylie, 3) David Ivichek (1992 Volkswagen Golf)
GT4 podium: 1) Tom Kwok (2012 Honda Civic SI TCA), 2) Desmond Tam (1987 Porsche 951), 3) Michael Sylvestre (1987 Porsche 944)
GT5 podium: 1) David Dal Bello (1998 Porsche Boxster), 2) Jeff Daley, 3) Joanne Sierzant (1993 Mazda Miata)
Race Three
GT3 podium: 1) Daria Khachi, 2) Bruce Wylie, 3) Robert Attrell (1973 Datsun 240z)
GT4 podium: 1) Desmond Tam, 2) Grant Bourne, 3) Michael Sylvestre
GT5 podium: 1) David Dal Bello, 2) Jeff Daley, 3) Brian Kung (2022 Subaru BRZ)
Champions
Daria Khachi (GT3 and GT overall), Grant Bourne (GT4) and Stephen Di Cesare (GT5) were crowned champions in the Grand Touring Sprints.
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Miata Canada Cup
Race One
MCC1 podium: 1) Matt Gauthier (1994 Mazda Miata), 2) Owen Clarke (2003 Mazda Miata), 3) Kurt Langeveldt (2000 Mazda Miata) – podium finishers separated by just 0.084 seconds!
MCCU winner: Joanne Sierzant (1993 Mazda Miata)
Race Two
MCC1 podium: 1) Matt Gauthier, 2) Owen Clarke, 3) Kurt Langeveldt
MCCU winner: Steve Gidman (1990 Mazda Miata)
Race Three
MCC1 podium: 1) Kurt Langeveldt, 2) Ryder Brown (1993 Mazda Miata CX5), 3) Brad Ranson (1992 Mazda Miata MX-5 Miata)
MCCU winner: Steve Gidman
Champions
The championship battle between Matt Gauthier and Owen Clarke came down to the final race of the weekend. Gauthier entered the event with a slim points lead, though Clarke was essentially the leader when factoring in the rule that each driver’s worst finish is automatically dropped.
Clarke won the first six races of the season, before Gauthier made it five straight victories through the opening rounds of the Celebration of Motorsport.
Gauthier wrecked after contact from Clarke and didn’t finish race three, while Clarke made the decision to pull onto pit road to forfeit his position (a penalty was later issued as well). Despite the eventful finish, it was a close battle all season between the duo, who locked up the top-two spots in 10 of 12 races.
Gauthier (MCC1) and Ron Rhead (MCCU) were crowned champions.
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Formula Prototype Challenge
Race One
Radical podium: 1) Mark Boyd (2016 Radical SR3 RSX), 2) Salvatore Crisanti (2017 Radical Sr3), 3) Douglas George (2020 Radical SR3 RSX)
Platinum winner: Matt Graham (2020 Ligier JSP320)
Formula Libre winner: Mike MacNeil (2004 Van Diemen)
Race Two
Radical podium: 1) Mark Boyd, 2) Jesse Lambert (2022 Radical SR3), 3) Salvatore Crisanti
Platinum winner: Robert Burgess (2016 Ligier JS P315)
Formula Libre winner: Mike MacNeil
Douglas George was crowned champion in the Radical class.
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VARAC Vintage Historic/Classic/Modern Classic
Race One
MC-1 winner: Guy Tremblay (1999 Porsche 911)
CL-2 winner: John Hawkes (BMW 325I)
VH-2 winner: Ivan Samila (1970 Lotus Super 7 S4/TC)
VH-1 winner: Andre Gagne (1963 Lotus 23B)
CL-3 winner: Perry Mason (1981 Audi 80 Coupe)
VH-3 winner: Anselmo Beretta (1972 Porsche 911 RS)
VH-X winner: Christie Marks (1972 Mazda RX3)
CL-4 winner: Bryan Rashleigh (1989 Toyota GTS)
VH-4 winner: Dave Good (1967 MG B)
VH-5 winner: Fred Samson (1969 Lotus Elan)
Race Two
MC-1 winner: Guy Tremblay
VH-1 winner: Andre Gagne
CL-2 winner: John Hawkes
VH-2 winner: Rob McCord (1971 Porsche 911)
CL-3 winner: Perry Mason
VH-3 winner: Anselmo Beretta
VH-X winner: Christie Marks
CL-4 winner: Bryan Rashleigh
VH-4 winner: Dave Good
VH-5 winner: Lino Baggio (1956 MG A)
Race Three
MC-1 winner: Guy Tremblay
CL-2 winner: John Hawkes
VH-2 winner: Rob McCord
CL-3 winner: Perry Mason
VH-3 winner: Anselmo Beretta
VH-X winner: Christie Marks
CL-4 winner: Bryan Rashleigh
VH-4 winner: Dave Good
VH-5 winner: Randy Samson (same car as Fred Samson in race one)
VH-1 winner: Andre Gagne
With the CASC season now complete, next up is the awards dinner on October 25. Visit https://www.casc.on.ca/road-racing and https://www.varac.ca/ for the latest road racing information.
