Excellent season start for Team Octane at Mosport

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  1. jpropane

    jpropane New Member

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    Team Octane’s had a great start to their 2010 season this weekend at Mosport. PJ Groenke finished in second position during the Sunday race, his second consecutive podium as he managed a third position finish during the Saturday race. Michel Sallenbach, a CCTCC rookie, finished an impressive fourth on Sunday after a superb sixth place finish Saturday, his first race ever at Mosport.

    “Very satisfying results considering it was the first event by both drivers with Team Octane†mentioned Alain Lauzière, owner of the team based in Vaudreuil, Québec.

    “I would like to thank Octane’s crew members for their assistance; my MINI Cooper was perfect every time it got on the track†pointed Groenke while on the podium.

    Michel Sallenbach: “The results are beyond my expectations for this first outing, I’m very happy to be driving in the CCTCC; it will be a fantastic seasonâ€.

    Team Octane is proud to partner with MINI Original Parts, Castrol, Simone Performance Imports, Birchmount Collision, Trimo, Cruisecanada.com and BULLY clutches.

    Team Octane will be back at Mosport on June 12-13 for the third and fourth championship event.
     
  2. Nathan

    Nathan Founder

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    Great start, thanks for sharing the results with us.

    Are any of these races televised in either Canada or the US?
     
  3. jpropane

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    Not this year, but there should be web-based shows available soon. I'll post the Sunday Groenke on-board video soon.
     
  4. Steve

    Steve Administrator
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    Great results, congrats!

    Am I reading this right...two events in a row at the same venue?
     
  5. jpropane

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    Correct. 2 races per weekend.
     
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    great start. best wishes for the season and please keep us updated.
     
  7. Steve

    Steve Administrator
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    Thanks, I think I remember that from last year. Should have worded the question more clearly. I was asking whether the next race weekend (races 3 and 4) is at the same venue (Mosport) as the first race weekend. I checked the CCTCC schedule though and confirmed it.

    Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
    Date Event Details Tickets
    May 22/23 Victoria Day Speedfest with 3 Hour Sundown, TransAm, World www.mosport.com
    Challenge
    June 12/13 High Octane 200 with F2000, Ontario Formula Ford, www.mosport.com
    NASCAR Canadian Tire
    July 3/4 Grand Prix of Mirabel with FSAQ GT Spints, Formula Tour 1600 ICAR Complexe de sports motorisés à Mirabel - Karting - Voitures[/url]
    July 16/17/18 Honda Indy Toronto with IZOD IndyCar, Indy Lites, NASCAR Honda Indy Toronto - Honda Indy Toronto
    Canadian Tire, TransAm, World Challenge
    August 13/14/15 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres with Star Mazda, Formula Tour 1600, Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières - Accueil
    NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Continental Series
    August 27/28/29 Grand Prix of Mosport with American LeMans, Star Mazda, www.mosport.com
    IMSA Lites, Mazda MX-5 Cup
    September 11/12 Sundown Enduro at ICAR FSAQ GT Sprints, Formula Libre, Enduro ICAR Complexe de sports motorisés à Mirabel - Karting - Voitures[/url]
     
  8. jpropane

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    Thank you Steve!

    There's also a new feature on the site this year where you can follow the session's timing live on the web-site should one be interested in following our progress!
     
  9. Jan

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    Nice to see someone getting it right!
     
  10. jpropane

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    #47 Sunday video posted here:

    [ame=http://www.vimeo.com/12154398]CCTCC - Octane MINI- Groenke -Mosport May 23 2010 on Vimeo[/ame]
     
  11. jpropane

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    Webisode posted here:

    YouTube - CanadianTouringCar's Channel
     

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