Team Octane & the CTCC - 2012

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  1. Steve

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    Greetings. Use the schedule below to follow along with Team Octane as they compete in the 2012 Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC). The first event is already underway!

    There's plenty of good info on the CTCC website as well, including a Live Timing feature that's active during the races.

    Here's a link to Alain's Vimeo page for race videos and another to the Team Octane Facebook page.

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    Date Event/Location Tickets
    May 18/19/20 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Mosport Home
    June 8/9/10 Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve - Formula One Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
    June 23/24 Circuit ICAR ICAR Home
    July 6/7/8 Circuit Mont Tremblant Circuit Mont Tremblant Home
    July 20/21/22 Mosport International Raceway Mosport Home
    August 3/4/5 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières - Accueil
    August 16/17/18 Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
    September 1/2 Calabogie Motorsports Park Calabogie Home
     
  2. Jan

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    1-2 for the Mini!
     
  3. Steve

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    The title is all about the Super Class finish but as Jan says ^ MINIs 1st and 2nd in Touring Class!!! :Thumbsup:

    Audette, Thomson and Wittmer Have their First Win of the Season (touringcar.ca)
     
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    After two rounds: :Thumbsup:

    2012 Touring Class Points Standings

    1 - #45 - Karl Thompson - Octane Motorsports - MINI Cooper S JCW - 238 pts
    2 - #46 - Michael Sallenbach - Octane Motorsports - MINI Cooper S JCW - 233 pts
    3 - #99 - Jonathan Young - M&S Racing - Honda Civic Si - 213 pts
    4 - #77 - Jocelyn Fecteau - Media Racing Team - Scion tC - 197 pts
    5 - #84 - Damon Sharpe - Blanchet Motorsports - Honda Civic Si - 197 pts
    6 - #48 - Paul Gravel - Octane Motorsport - Mini Cooper S JCW - 193 pts
    7 - #20 - Roger Bowes - RB Racing - Acura Type R - 177 pts
    8 - #21 - Marc-Andre Bergeron - Masif Performance - Mazda RX8 - 99 pts
    9 - #27 - Jacques Deshaies - DM Competition - Mazda 3 Sport - 0 pts
    10 - #29 - Jacques Belanger - BMS Racing - Honda Civic Si - 0 pts
    11 - #45 - Carlos Tesler-Mabe - Octane Motorsports - Mini Cooper S JCW - 0 pts
    12 - #47 - Alain Lauziere - Octane Motorsport - Mini Cooper S JCW - 0 pts
    13 - #89 - Jocelyn Hebert - 89 Racing Team - Honda Civic Si - 0 pts
    14 - #98 - Daniel Blanchette - 89 Racing Team - Honda Civic Si - 0 pts
     
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    #5 Steve, Aug 29, 2012
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    Yikes!

    46 Sallenbach-Aug 16 -Race1 incident-CTCC-Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Vimeo

    Lifted from their FaceBook page:
     
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    Sharpe And Sallenbach Engage Their Final Combat (touringcar.ca)
     
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    A good video featuring P.J. Groenke in the difficult start of his 2012 CTCC season in a B-Spec MINI with Team Octane.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ga2zzbcOQM]P1 - Episode 1 featuring P.J. Groenke (Complete Episode) - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    They are listed in World Challenge this year!!!!
     
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    We are looking to get the 2013 schedule info from Octane Motorsports.
     
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    I see Alain Lauziere, and only Alain, listed as one of the 17 TC entries in World Challenge, but I also see Alain, Michael Sallenbach and Paul Gravel still on the drivers list for TC in CTCC. Nathan's right, we should wait to hear from Octane, then post a schedule...or schedules. Only trouble with that plan is World Challenge racing starts this weekend! Click here to see the WC schedule.
     
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    I have written to Alain for the 2013 Schedule.
     
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    While we wait, here's a great pic lifted from Carbotech Brakes:

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    I want to go up and watch one of the races this year in Toronto. Maybe a MoM road trip.
     
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    Nathan,

    The schedule can be found here:

    CTCC Schedule
     
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    CHKMINI, the CTCC will not be at Toronto in 2013. Now that does not mean we will not be there! :wink:
     
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    Team Octane & the CTCC - 2012

    I'm fortunate to travel to throughout Canada for work. I'm going to figure out a way to make a race weekend to watch Team Octane!
     
  17. Steve

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    Alain,

    What about Pirelli WC? You're on the drivers list for TC. Will you, or any others from Octane, be driving the full WC TC schedule?
     
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    I could tell you but I'd have to kill you!:donut1:

    Stay tuned for future announcements!
     

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