DUMOULIN COMPÉTITION PR - TORONTO INDY

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE (Pour diffusion immédiate) LES FRÈRES DUMOULIN À LA CONQUÊTE DE LA VILLE REINE Troisième course de cinq sur circuit routier pour Dumoulin Compétition Trois-Rivières, le 6 juillet 2011 - Les deux pilotes et instructeurs professionnels, Jean-François et Louis-Philippe Dumoulin comptent bien revenir en force au Honda Indy de Toronto. Ils seront du départ de la course en série NASCAR Canadian Tire, ce samedi 9 juillet, dans les rues de la Ville Reine. Les séances de qualifications auront lieu vendredi à 16h10, alors que le drapeau vert du Streets of Toronto 100 sera donné à 14h35, le lendemain.

PRESS RELEASE (For Immediate Release) THIRD OF FIVE RACES ON ROAD COURSES FOR DUMOULIN COMPETITION Streets of Toronto "100" – NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Trois-Rivières, July 6th, 2011 – Drivers and professional race instructors Jean-François and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin have high hopes to come back strongly in the streets of Toronto as they compete in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series this Saturday, July 9th, as part of the celebrations surrounding the Honda Indy in Toronto. The qualifying sessions will take place on Friday, at 4:10 PM, while the green flag of the Streets of Toronto 100 is expected at 2:35 PM on Saturday.

 

Jean-François Dumoulin en sera à sa première participation au Indy en série NASCAR Canadian Tire, au volant de la Dodge Bellemare nº 04. Le Trifluvien compte de nombreux faits d'armes sur la piste torontoise. En 2000, il est parti en queue de peloton et a dépassé plus de 50 voitures pour remporter l'épreuve, avec l'équipe New Tech Motorsport. « Je suis très enthousiaste pour la course de Toronto. C'est un circuit que j'affectionne beaucoup, même si ça fait longtemps que je n'ai pas couru là-bas. À Mosport, ça allait très bien. De plus, on a changé le moteur dans ma voiture. Je pense qu'on sera mieux outillés cette fin de semaine et ça devrait être très intéressant », mentionne Jean-François Dumoulin. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, quatrième et premier Québécois au Grand Prix ICAR de Mirabel le 5 juin, était en voie d'obtenir un deuxième top cinq en autant de courses au Vortex Brake Pads 200 à Mosport, alors qu'un accrochage l'a forcé à l'abandon avec 14 tours à faire. Le cadet des frères Dumoulin est monté sur la plus haute marche du podium au Indy de Toronto en 2002, année où il a été sacré champion canadien en Formule Ford. « Je suis très confiant. À Mosport, ma voiture Maskimo/Somavrac n°47 (Dodge) était performante et on aurait pu faire un top cinq. Cette année, on fait cinq épreuves avec les deux voitures, avec une équipe des plus performante », soutient Louis-Philippe Dumoulin. Dumoulin Compétition, en partenariat avec le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, Manac, PubliDesign et Super 8 (Downtown Toronto), participe cette année à toutes les épreuves sur circuits routiers en série NASCAR Canadian Tire. Les deux frères Dumoulin seront de retour à la maison au Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (5-6-7 août), puis termineront la saison lors de l'épreuve en marge du NAPA 200 à Montréal (20 août). Depuis 2009, le soutien inconditionnel de tous - famille, amis, fans et médias - est essentiel à la poursuite du leitmotiv : « Passion – Partenariats – Performance ». -30-

It will be a first participation in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series for Jean-François Dumoulin on board of the No. 04 Dodge Bellemare in Toronto. The Trois-Rivières native has a strong experience on the track however. In 2000, he came back from the last spot, overtaking more than 50 cars in the process, to win the event with Team New Tech Motorsports. "I am very enthusiastic for the race in Toronto. It‟s a track that I enjoy a lot, despite the fact that it has been a while since I last raced here. In Mosport, everything was going well. Moreover, we changed the engine of my car since then. I think we will be even stronger this weekend and it should be very interesting", said Jean-François Dumoulin. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, who finished in fourth position – first Quebecker – at Grand Prix ICAR in Mirabel on June 5th, was on his way to a second top-five in a row at the Vortex Brake Pads 200 in Mosport two weeks ago when an incident forced him to retire with only 14 laps to go in the race. The youngest of the Dumoulin brothers won the Indy of Toronto in 2002, the year where he won the Canadian Formula Ford Championship's title. "I am very confident. In Mosport, my No. 47 Maskimo/Somavrac car was extremely competitive and we could have finished in the top-five had everything gone our way. This year, since we are doing five races with both cars, with a successful team. We are more and more ready every race that goes by", insisted Louis-Philippe Dumoulin. Team Dumoulin Competition, in partnership with the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Manac, PubliDesign and Super 8 (Downtown Toronto), participates in every road course event of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2011. The Dumoulin brothers will be back „home‟, in Trois-Rivières, for the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières on August 5-6-7 and will close this season in Montreal as part of the NAPA 200 weekend on August 20th. Since 2009, the support of friends, family and medias has been essential to the pursuit of our leitmotiv: "Passion, partnerships and performances". -30-

 

STECKLY KEEPS STRING OF TOP FIVE FINISHES GOING AT MOSPORT

For Immediate Release BOWMANVILLE, ON, Monday June 27, 2011: Scott Steckly driver of the 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge started the weekend with the fastest time in practice and finished off the two day event with a fifth place finish, making his four starts in 2011 all top fives. On Saturday afternoon few cars took to the track in the first practice as there was a persistent rain over Mosport International Raceway.  In practice number two, Steckly consistently ran laps that kept him within the top five fastest cars. With his last lap, Steckly posted the quickest time of the day maneuvering the 12 turn 2.459 mile road course in a time of 1:24.324.

 

The qualifying session was washed out due to rain and as a result the drivers would take to the starting grid for Sunday’s Vortex Brake Pads 200 according to owner points. Steckly and the 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge, as the points leader would line up on the inside of row one, taking the pole position. Steckly lead the first six laps of the Vortex Brake Pads 200, then ran in second until the first caution came out on lap 12.  Steckly came down pit road and topped up on fuel, but came back to pit road the next lap and changed left side tires. Steckly restated in sixteenth place out of a twenty-six car field.  The yellow flag was out again on lap 18 and Steckly came back to pit road and the team changed right side tires and would restart the race on lap 23 in 15th place.  With three more cautions periods over the remaining 33 laps, it was difficult for the No. 22 team to make up any track position, but Steckly was running lap times consistent with the leaders, he just didn’t have enough green flag laps to catch them.  With the last restart on lap 46, Steckly was on the inside, made a pass for fourth and was looking to make the pass for third but couldn’t make it stick and was shuffled back to fifth place.  When the checkered flag waived Steckly would cross the finish line in fifth.  “All in all we had a good weekend, the car was fast right out of the trailer, but track position was huge today and there were a lot of cars that didn’t take tires when we did so we had a lot of traffic to fight through.  We kept picking off cars lap by lap and managed to get into the top five and we’re happy to leave Mosport with an increase in our points lead.”  This weekend’s event at Mosport International Raceway will air on TSN on Saturday July 2nd at 1:30 EST.  The next stop for Steckly and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will be in two weeks’ time when the drivers will navigate the streets of Toronto at Exhibition Place for the Toronto Honda Indy. Steckly has maintained the first place position in the NASCAR point’s standings and is looking to take a further lead over the rest of the field upon completion of the Honda Indy Toronto. For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascarlocalracing.com. Scott Steckly would also like to thank his sponsors: Canadian Tire, MotoMaster, Exide, Erb, Castrol and AW Millwrights. For more information on Scott Steckly and 22 Racing please contact: Linda Jones Wide Open Motorsport Solutions

 

DAVE COURSOL PR: ICAR

Quand on nait sous une bonne étoile et qu'on en profite intelligeament, on réussi ! C'est ce qu'a fait le jeune homme de 17 ans originaire de Ste-Sophie, Dave Coursol.

 

Il a conduit son bolide CARQUEST avec retenue et patience pour finalement terminer sa course dans la cour des grands de la série NASCAR Canadian tire sans bris et étonnament, en pleine forme. Un circuit difficile à assimiler qu'est ICAR de Mirabel. Coursol s'est même permis de terminer devant le champion défendant DJ Kennington. Sa performance au circuit ICAR lui ouvre des horizons comme la participation à la course NCATS du Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivières. Toujours selon ses dires, il aurait pu pousser d'avantage mais a préféré éviter des erreurs et bien figurer. Dave est très conscient aussi que de jouer avec les grands n'est pas chose facile surtout avec un bolide de plus de 500 hp monté sur des pneus slicks surdimensionnés.   L'équipe a fait savoir qu'elle y va course après course et que son prochain but est une éclatante performance de sa jeune recrue en NCATS entre les murets du tortueux circuit Trifluvien. À parier que Dave Coursol se retrouvera plus souvent qu'à son tour dans le siège pilote afin de s'améliorer au maximum en préparation de sa participation du GP3R au volant de sa CARQUEST numéro 94.    Un excellent débute en NCATS  pour la recrue 2010 du circuit NASCAR au Québec !   SOURCE : JEAN-FRANÇOIS DESCARRIES

 

MICKS FINISHES JUST OUTSIDE TOP TEN AT MOSPORT

For Immediate Release   BOWMANVILLE , ON, Sunday May 29, 2011: Kerry Micks driver of the Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford Fusion started the Dickies 200 in seventh place. The No. 02 had mechanical problems right from the drop of the green flag, but was still in contention for a podium finish before the last restart when Micks was taken out. When all was said and done Micks wound-up 13th.

 

The No. 02 team was quick early on in practice and held onto the top spot on the chart for the first half, however Micks fell to the fifth position when practise wrapped up. In qualifying the No. 02 Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford Fusion turned a time of 21.962 which earned Micks the seventh qualifying position.    Micks Started the Dickies 200 on the inside of row four and when the green flag dropped he settled into the seventh spot. By lap 18 Micks had moved up to the fourth position and was challenging for third. However, the No.02 Ford Fusion was beginning to have brake problems. “The brakes were not right from the very beginning of the race” commented Micks, “But we didn’t have any early cautions so I just kept driving the car the way it was”.   The Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging Ford Fusion was running in fourth on lap 120 when the first caution came out.  Micks came in and took right side tires, it was a quick stop and he was the third car off pit road. The No. 02 team opted to come back in under the same caution and top up on fuel, as did most other teams. Both pit stops for the No. 02 team were flawless and after taking fuel Micks was the first car to exit pit road taking over the lead.   Micks had a great re-start and got out to the front of the pack and held onto the lead for six laps.  However, Micks was having further mechanical problems as the power steering had also been fading throughout the race.  With the brakes and power steering failing Micks couldn’t maintain the lead and slipped back to fourth.    Micks was still handling the car well and was even gaining on the third place car.  However, a caution came out on lap 171 and Micks, who was struggling with the car on restarts, slipped back to sixth.   As the race was nearing completion, there was another caution on lap 186 and under that caution Micks came on the radio and informed his crew that he had no power steering left.  On the restart the No. 02 was spun in turn four and the race was under caution for the fifth time.  Micks came down pit road to survey the damage and change the right front tire; however, the spindle was broken and with only 6 laps remaining in the Dickies 200 Mick’s night would end.   The Dickies/Beyond Digital Imaging team finished the night with a 13th place finish.  Micks was disappointed with the results, but after the race was in high spirits as he is looking forward to the next oval track. “The car is so fast” Micks said with a smile at the end of the race “I think it’s the fastest car I’ve ever had and good things will happen. I was still able to drive the car and pick up track position with little brakes and power steering” Micks added.   The Dickies 200 will air on TSN on Saturday, June 4, at 1 p.m. ET. The next stop for Micks and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will be the inaugural visit to Circuit ICAR in Quebec, and don’t forget to go to Dickies.ca before the race and make your picks for the Race to Win Challenge for a chance to win some great prizes.   For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascarlocalracing.com.   Kerry Micks is supported by the following sponsors: Williamson-Dickie Canada Co., Beyond Digital Imaging, Prostate Cancer Canada, Steadymate, Seguin Marina, Thor Motors, NGK Spark Plugs, Castrol, Samester and Cathcart Trucking. For more information please contact: Linda Jones Wide Open Motorsport Solutions

 

Steckly Jumpstarts Season With a Win at Mosport

For Immediate Release BOWMANVILLE, ON, Saturday May 28, 2011: Scott Steckly driver of the 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge started the day seventh quickest in practice and qualified second for the first event of the 2011 season. The day just kept getting better for Steckly as he took home the win at Mosport Speedway.

 

During practice the No. 22 team was fast early on, but had some brake problems that set them back. After fixing the brakes, changing the shocks and making a sway bar adjustment the car was back on track and Scott Steckly concluded practice with the seventh quickest time.   Steckly was one of the first cars to take to the track in qualifying and managed to maneuver Canada’s fastest half mile oval with a time of 21.767. The time held up for most of the qualifying session and afforded Steckly a second place starting position.   Steckly was thrilled to start on the outside of row one and said, “After we fixed the brake issue in practice I knew we would be good to go. The car was really fast and we actually qualified with a faster time then we turned in practice.”   Steckly started the Dickies 200 at Mosport Speedway in second place and was challenging the No. 87 of JR Fitzpatrick for the lead by lap 50.  On lap 58 Steckly took over the lead and dominated the field lapping several cars. Steckly lead the Dickies 200 until the first caution came out at lap 120.    Under caution Steckly came to pit road and the team elected to change the right side tires, but during the stop an air gun jammed and the No. 22 team was one of the last cars to leave to leave pit road. Prior to the stop when Steckly was leading the race, the car was so fast that he managed to lap most of the field and as a result, the No. 22 team was able to restart the race in fifth position as the last car on the lead lap.     It did not take Steckly long to work his way back to the front.  He was on a mission with fresh tires and on lap 155 Steckly took over the lead again. The 22 Racing/Canadian Tire Dodge was fast and was pulling away from the pack, but the field quickly tightened up as there were three cautions in the last 30 laps. Steckly had to work hard to maintain the top spot and hold off the No.7 car on all three of the restarts. Steckly; however, made no mistake and did not give the No. 7 an opportunity to make a pass. On the green, white checkered restart, Steckly had a fair lead with one lap to go and was the first car to cross the stripe taking home a well-deserved win, the ninth of his career.   “What a way to start off the season,” Steckly said with a smile at the conclusion of the race “It was the first race with a new car and new crew chief and I couldn’t be happier for Canadian Tire and my guys. The guys worked so hard in the off season to get this car ready and even today at the track the guys did everything they needed to, to get us here.” The Dickies 200 will air on TSN on Saturday, June 4, at 1 p.m. ET. The next stop for Steckly and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will be the inaugural visit to Circuit ICAR in Quebec. Steckly has already tested at this track earlier this season and is looking for another podium finish. For more information on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series please visit www.nascarlocalracing.com. Scott Steckly would also like to thank his sponsors: Canadian Tire, MotoMaster, Exide, Erb, Castrol and AW Millwrights. For more information on Scott Steckly and 22 Racing please contact: Linda Jones Wide Open Motorsport Solutions

 

ICAR PR - La série NASCAR Canadian Tire au Circuit ICAR de Mirabel

Communiqué de presse Pour diffusion immédiate LA SÉRIE NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE AU CIRCUIT ICAR DE MIRABEL   Mirabel, Québec (19 novembre 2010) – C’est avec grand plaisir que le Complexe Circuit ICAR  vous annonce la venue d’une nouvelle série sur son circuit pour la saison 2011. Dimanche le 5 juin 2011, lors du Grand Prix ICAR, vous pourrez voir la 2e épreuve de la série NASCAR Canadian Tire présenté par Mobil 1.

 

La piste du Circuit ICAR à été conçue pour mettre à l’épreuve les habiletés des pilotes.  Elle sera sans doute un défi de taille pour les pilotes de ces voitures développant plus de 550 chevaux et vrombissant à plus de 200 km/h. «Circuit ICAR est exactement le type de piste avec lequel nous souhaitons collaborer. » affirme Brad Moran directeur de séries de Nascar Canada.  Les spectateurs pourront bénéficier d’un spectacle époustouflant puisqu’ils pourront apercevoir la quasi-totalité du circuit contrairement à la plupart des autres pistes. ICAR et Nascar Canada comptent travailler de concert pour créer un événement unique qui saura combler l’expérience recherchée par les passionnés de courses automobiles. «Nous sommes fiers d’entrer dans la grande famille Nascar. C’est en joignant l’expertise d’une série comme celle-ci et la qualité de nos installations que nous réussirons à mettre sur pied un événement remarquable et optimiser l’expérience vécue des coureurs, partenaires et surtout celle des spectateurs qui en auront plein la vue encore une fois cette année. » déclare Marc Arseneau, président du Circuit ICAR.   La Série NASCAR Canadian Tire s’ajoute donc aux autres séries déjà présentées au Circuit ICAR comme le Parts Canada Superbike, le Drift Mania Canadian Championship (DMCC), le Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship (CCTCC), le Formula Tour 1600, le FSAQ GT-Sprint et les mini-NASCAR Cup Lite. www.circuiticar.com -30-

 

NASCAR Canadian Tire PR : 2011 Schedule

Season Opens May 28 at Mosport Speedway; Covers 12 Tracks In Five Provinces ·         Circuit ICAR Date Added To Series Slate DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 10, 2010) – NASCAR announced today the 2011 schedule for the fifth season of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, which takes the series to some of the top racing facilities throughout Canada.

 

The schedule features 12 dates at 12 different tracks across five provinces. The slate includes tracks and events familiar to the series, but the addition of another road-course event is new for next season. The 2011 campaign gets underway on Saturday, May 28 at Mosport Speedway near Bowmanville, Ont. It is the first time the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series opens its season at the half-mile oval. Last season, Don Thomson Jr. earned the victory in an August race. This will be the earliest date the track has hosted Canada's premier racing series. The season's second date takes the Canadian Tire Series to a new venue – Circuit ICAR located on the grounds of Montreal's Mirabel Airport. The 1.86-mile road course is located on the former passenger terminal's apron. The series again will be included in many of Canada's largest motorsports events. For the fifth consecutive year, the Canadian Tire Series will share Montreal's legendary Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on IÎe Notre Dame with the NASCAR Nationwide Series. This year's signature event on the schedule is slated for Saturday, Aug. 20. Additionally, a date at Toronto's Exhibition Place is set for Saturday, July 9. It is a pairing with the IZOD IndyCar Series at the popular Honda Indy Toronto. Two-time series champion Andrew Ranger picked up wins in both of these races last season. The annual swing through Western Canada will include stops at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, B.C., and Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask. Both events resulted in standing-room-only crowds with Scott Steckly winning in British Columbia, and eventual series title winner DJ Kennington in Saskatchewan. Another popular date is the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres in Quebec, which is on tap for Aug. 6-7. Last season, Ranger thrilled the fans of his home province with his third straight victory on the 1.53-mile temporary street course. In what has become a tradition, the season will close and a new champion crowned at Kawartha Speedway, a .375-mile oval near Peterborough, Ont., on Saturday, Sept. 24. Last year, Pete Shepherd III picked up his first series-career win in the event, while Kennington celebrated his first series championship. The 2011 calendar of races was revealed to many of the series' competitors and track operators at the NASCAR Canadian Recognition VIP Reception held Wednesday evening at The Fermenting Cellar inside The Distillery in downtown Toronto. This event recognized the accomplishments of participants in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, as well as competitors participating in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series in Canada. Other 2011 highlights include: *       The 2011 schedule includes races on seven ovals: Auto Clearing Motor Speedway, Barrie Speedway, Delaware Speedway, Kawartha Speedway, Mosport Speedway, Motoplex Speedway and Riverside International Speedway; and five road courses: Circuit de Trois-Rivieres, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Circuit ICAR, Mosport International Raceway and the temporary street course at Toronto's Exhibition Place. *       June 11 will be the series' third consecutive year of competing at Delaware Speedway. Kennington has held serve at his home track by being victorious in each of the first two races there. *       On June 25-26, the series will run at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont., at the facility's 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course. The race is part of an eventful weekend at the 750-acre facility. Last year, JR Fitzpatrick out dueled both Ranger and Jason Bowles for his second win at the track. *       The Barrie (Ont.) Speedway date is set for Saturday, Sept. 10. Each of the past four 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. In 2010, Kennington edged Thomson by just .015 of a second. *       The trip east to the Maritime Province of Nova Scotia for a Saturday, Sept. 17 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. Kennington collected his fifth win of the season in this event. 2011 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES SCHEDULE Date                      Track (Length)                                                          Location                        Sat., May 28         Mosport Speedway (.5-Mile)                                      Bowmanville, Ont. Sun., June 5          Circuit ICAR (1.86-Mile road course)                         Montreal, Que. Sat., June 11         Delaware Speedway (.5-Mile)                                    London, Ont. Sun., June 26        Mosport Int'l Raceway (2.459-Mile road course)       Bowmanville, Ont. Sat. July 9             Toronto Exhibition Place (1.755-Mile road course)    Toronto, Ont. Sat., July 23          Motoplex Speedway (.5-Mile)                                    Vernon, B. C. Wed., July 27        Auto Clearing Motor Speedway (.333-Mile)               Saskatoon, Sask. Sun., Aug. 7          Circuit de Trois-Rivieres (1.53-Mile road course)      Trois-Rivieres, Que. Sat., Aug. 20         Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2.709-Mile road course)     Montreal, Que. Sat., Sept. 10        Barrie Speedway (.333-Mile)                                      Barrie, Ont. Sat., Sept. 17        Riverside Int'l Speedway (.333-Mile)                          Antigonish, N. S. Sat., Sept. 24        Kawartha Speedway (.375-Mile)                                Peterborough, Ont. Tentative - Subject to Change From Shon Sbarra, NASCAR Public Relations