Clarington, ON – The CASC-OR and VARAC road racing season continued this past weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP), where the British Automobile Racing Club – Ontario Centre hosted the inaugural Open Wheel Invitational.
The open-wheel-only event featured three races each for five run groups. Here’s a quick recap of class winners, along with some interviews. Please note that all results are provisional.
Groups 1 & 4 – Formula Ford & Monoposto Formula Classic/Sports Racers
Race One winners: Stephen Adams (CFF), Marc Giroux (FB), Andrew Stein (HFF), Robert Pink (PCF), Ted Michalos (VH2)
Race Two winners: Doug Beatty (CFF), Marc Giroux (FB), Andrew Stein (HFF), Robert Pink (PCF), Ted Michalos (VH2)
Race Three winners: Stephen Adams (CFF), Andrew Stein (HFF), Robert Pink (PCF)
“It’s been a great weekend,” said Adams. “I’m hoping they can do this again next year. Personally, I had a great weekend and everything worked well and looking forward to another one…It was neat to see some really great historic cars up here this weekend from a long way away and to see some really nicely-prepared formula cars that were being driven well all weekend.”
Group 2 – Formula Libre
Race One winners: Mark Brannon (IL), James Morton (Canadian F4), Mike MacNeil (F2000)
Race Two winners: Marc Giroux (IL)
Race Three winners: Mark Brannon (IL)
Group 3 – Toyo Tires F1600 Championship
Race One winners: Jenson Raybould (Class A), Steve Bodrug (Class B)
Race Two winners: Jenson Raybould (Class A), Andrew Mason (Class B)
Race Three winners: Stewart Ross (Class A), Lee Racicot (Class B)
Lee Racicot won the Oliver Clubine Cup for scoring the most points in Class B over the weekend.
Group 5 – F1200
Race One winners: Matt Clark (Challenge Cup Series – visiting series from U.S.), Shepherd Aubry (F1200), Robert Sombach (F1200 M)
Race Two winners: Matt Clark (Challenge Cup Series), Jason Abrams (F1200), Robert Sombach (F1200 M)
Race Three winners: Emily Ryan (Challenge Cup Series), Jason Abrams (F1200), Robert Sombach (F1200 M)
Jason Abrams won the Vallis Cup for scoring the most points in the F1200 class over the weekend.
Group 6 – Monoposto Formula 70/Formula 90
Race One winners: Todd Willing (A2V series – visiting from the U.S./VFA class), Thomas Drake (F2000), Paul Subject (Formula Mazda), Lewis MacKenzie (FC90)
Race Two winners: Todd Willing (A2V/VFA), Thomas Drake (F2000), Paul Subject (Formula Mazda), Lewis MacKenzie (FC90)
Race Three winners: Todd Willing (A2V/VFA), Paul Subject (Formula Mazda), Lewis MacKenzie (FC90)
“It was a wonderful weekend, the most amazing track and these cars are perfect for it,” said Willing, who was racing at CTMP for the first time and happy to check it off his bucket list. “(The track is) pretty daunting and you definitely need to give it plenty of respect but it’s a very rewarding place to go quickly around.”
Subject, the event organizer and race director, reflected on the inaugural Open Wheel Invitational:
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