Wojciechowski and Lesage Take First Victory in CTCC

By leaving it all on the track this morning at Mosport International Raceway, CTCC competitors put on one of their greatest shows so far this season. Thousands of spectators were kept on edge during the whole race.

 

Super Class

This thrilling battle started with an incident during the first lap when the holder of pole position was forced to retired from the race at corner 3. Sasha Anis’ left front steering control rod broke sending him into the tires. Next in line, Richard Boake in his Subaru STI was left as the new field leader with an appreciable margin, followed by Arek Wojciechowski in his BMW 328I. Behind them, Dean Fantin stood in third in his BMW 330i. As the race went on, more incidents created difficult traffic management which caused Boake to slow down for a brief moment. This situation was the only thing Wojciechowski needed to get closer to him and keep pushing until the last minute. Both drivers held a strong and fair battle, but only one of them had to win. Wojciechowski made a very powerful move that got him and Boake to get to the finish line side by side. Wojciechowski won his first P1 position with a margin of 0.014 seconds.

 

“Richard got caught in traffic in corner three and four and that helped me a lot, I don’t think I could have made it otherwise” said Wojciechowski. “This is my first win ever, it could not have gotten better than this.”

 

The duo was followed by Dean Fantin at the checkered. After technical inspection, Boake was disqualified which meant the finishing order was Wojciechowski, followed by Fantin and Etienne Borgeat in third.

Fourth and fifth positions were earned by Bob Attrell in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Alex Healy in an Acura RSX.

Touring Class

 

In the Touring Class battle, more incidents were encountered during the race and many competitors were forced to retire from the session. This race was very competitive and extremely entertaining with an unexpected winner at the end. Gary Kwok led the field for the first few laps when he had a wheel break at corner 3 which put him into the tires. Kurt Langeveldt in his Protégé battled intensely with Michel Sallenbach in his Cooper and P.J.

Groenke in his GTI. Lap after lap they pressured each other while looking for an opportunity to pass. At corner 5, Kurt got wide on the grass and Michel slipped inside. They came together just as P.J. Groenke was driving by which resulted in damage to all three cars and an end to their race. Luc Lesage in his Scion tC inherited the lead but was followed closely Tom Kwok in his Honda Civic SI and Damon Sharpe, also in a Honda Civic SI. Lesage held them off until the checkered and earned his first victory in CTCC.

 

“I didn’t even know I was in first position”, declared Lesage. “I was told I was first by my crew only before the last lap, my heart started to pound very quickly” “It is very good for the team, I hope we will be competitive for Trois-Rivières” he said.

 

Fourth and fifth positions were earned by Alain Lauzière in a MINI Cooper S and Jocelyn Fecteau in a Scion tC.

 

Worthy of mention

During the qualifying session that occurred Saturday morning, the Mosport track Record for CTCC was broken by Sasha Anis with 1:29.676. The previous record was 1:29.933.

To get the complete result of Round Nine and Ten, visit www.touringcar.ca.

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The Championship’s 11th and 12th Rounds will take place on August 5 and 6 at Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières.

 

About CTCC

The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Continental Tire is Canada’s only professional road racing series. Now in its fifth year, CTCC showcases race cars based on their stock street version. In 2011, CTCC will be featured at Circuit ICAR, Mosport International Raceway, Honda Indy Toronto, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières.

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