The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda is ready to be transported to our fabrication shop at Vallis Motor Sport.  Here are some pictures of the work we have performed over the last few days here at Subject Motorsports worldwide headquarters in Burlington.

The car will be off to Vallis Motor Sport during the first week in March for some final engine tuning and preparation for our first race of the season at the SVRA Road America Grand Prix at the end of March.
As always, a very big thank you to our sponsors; STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions , to our race engineer Ken Ferrell, and to Bill and Shirley Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport for their excellent maintenance and track side support. Stay tuned to our Facebook page and to our website for ongoing updates.
And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our long suffering and tormented family which follows us from race track to race track and allows us to continue to do this crazy racing thing……….

​The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda is still in the shop at the Subject Motorsports worldwide headquarters here in Burlington.  Over the course of the last 10 days we have completed a long list of maintenance and repair items, including: transmission service, chassis inspection, installation of new racing harness, installation of new radiators, installation of new data system, cleanup and repair of the bodywork, and repair the rear wing.  We have just started to rehang the bodywork back on the car in preparation for it be shipped down to our fabrication shop at Vallis Motor Sport.  Here are some pictures of the work we have performed over the last few days.

The car will be off to Vallis Motor Sport during the first week in March for some final engine tuning and preparation for our first race of the season at the SVRA Road America Grand Prix at the end of March. 

As always, a very big thank you to our sponsors; STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions , to our race engineer Ken Ferrell, and to Bill and Shirley Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport for their excellent maintenance and track side support. Stay tuned to our Facebook page and to our website for ongoing updates.
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And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our long suffering and tormented family which follows us from race track to race track and allows us to continue to do this crazy racing thing……….

Over the past few weeks, we have been installing the various sensors and subsystems to support our updated AiM EVO4S data logger.  Included in our installation has been a four port CAN data hub, a four port channel expansion module and and an AiM Formula wheel with integrated display.  For sensors, we have installed two magnetic speed sensors for the left front and left rear wheels as well as water temperature, steering angle, front brake pressure, throttle position and oil pressure.  Additionally, we plan on installing 4 shock potentiometers in March.

Over the last 5 days, we have been learning AiM Race Studio 3 software, calibrating the various sensors and setting up the multiple pages of the integrated display.  We are not quite completed, but we are getting very close!!

The screen for the integrated display is very easy to read and looks awesome!!  Stay tuned for more updates in the next few weeks.

We want to take this opportunity to wish everyone the very best for the holiday season!!!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! 

The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda has been in the shop at the Subject Motorsports worldwide headquarters here in Burlington since the 8th of November.  Over the course of the last several weeks we have been performing a long list of maintenance and repair items, including: transmission service, chassis inspection, installation of new racing harness, installation of new radiators, installation of new data system, cleanup and repair of the bodywork, and repair the rear wing.  Here are some pictures of the work we have performed over the last few weeks.

We suggest that you stay tuned to our Facebook page and to our website for ongoing updates.

As always, a very big thank you to our sponsors; STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions , to our race engineer Ken Ferrell, and to Bill and Shirley Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport for their excellent maintenance and track side support. 

And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our long suffering and tormented family which follows us from race track to race track allows us to continue to do this crazy racing thing……….

​We were honoured to receive the 2018 WRRC Driver of the Year Award from the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs - Ontario Region during the month of November.  This prestigious award is given by the Workers Recruitment and Retention Committee of the CASC and is “awarded to the driver that best exemplifies the spirit of grassroots racing with a desire to grow the sport in the region and shows a willingness to assist with the growth of the volunteer base.”  

​Quite frankly, we are humbled by this recognition…….

​Our 2019 racing schedule features a six race vintage themed program which will take place at some of the most exciting and picturesque race tracks in North America.  We start off our first race of the season in March at the SVRA Road Atlanta Grand Prix at Road Atlanta Raceway. In May, we will be competing at the SVRA Spring Vintage Festival at Road America.  In June, the #77 STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions Formula Mazda is at our home track of Canadian Tire Motorsports Park for the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix.  In July, the Subject Motorsports Team visits Le Circuit at Mont Tremblant for the Le Sommet des Legends hosted by HMR and HMSA.  In August, we will be competing at the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Lastly, in September, we finish our season at Watkins Glen International at the SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix. 

The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda Team will be going through a series of maintenance repairs and reviews during the course of the next several months. During our 2018 racing season, we were able to experience some spectacular racing at a number of world renowned road racing facilities.

Our 1st race of the 2018 season was the SVRA Spring Vintage Festival at Road America in May. The #77 Formula Mazda performed flawlessly throughout the entire weekend. We were fortunate to finish P1 in class for both of our races on that weekend. Click here for our detailed race report for the SVRA Spring Vintage Festival.

Our 2nd race of the 2018 race season was the VARAC 2018 VGP held at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in June. Once again the #77 Formula Mazda performed perfectly during the race weekend allowing us to finish P1 for each of the 4 races we were in. Sadly, our weekend was marred by the death of Jeff Green, who passed away as a result of a racing incident during the weekend. Click here for our detailed race report for the VARAC 2018 VGP.

Our 3rd race of the 2018 season was the HMSA/HSR 2018 le Sommet de Legendes at Circuit Mont-Tremblant in July. The weather for this race weekend was outstanding, with a mix of sunny and humid days. In the first qualifying session, we qualified 10th. In the second qualification session, we qualified 8th, however a number of the faster cars from the previous qualifying session did not both the run the second qualifying session, so we were gridded to start in the 10th position for Race 1. We finished Race 1 in 10th position, unable to make up any significant ground on the high horsepower field. Before the warm up, we elected to scuff in a new set of tires for Race 2. Fortunately, we had an amazing start and made up three places at the green flag. We were able to maintain our position for the duration of the race and we set our fastest lap time of the weekend, a 1:40.276!! Click here for our detailed race report.

Our 4th and final race of the 2018 season was the US Vintage Grand Pre-at Watkins Glen International in September. The weather was perfect for the entire race weekend allowing us to lay down some very quick lap times. For Race 1, our race Group 9 included 16 amazing high powered open wheel race cars, including 4 Lolas, 2 Ralts, 2 Swifts and more – the competition was stiff for the diminutive Formula Mazda.  We finished in 14th position, 3rd in class with a career best lap time of 1:57.289; we were faster than the 2nd place race car by 64 hundredths of a second, but we were unable to make up the distance as our race was shortened to 6 laps. In Race 2, we started in 12th and managed to finish in 8th position, once again 3rd in class. We set our fastest lap time of the weekend, a 1:56.859!! Click here for our detailed race report from this event.

​During the last several days and now into the next few months we will be performing our annual maintenance and repair plan on the STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda. 

​This plan will include an upgrade of our data management system as well as preventative maintenance on the race cars’, body components, fuel, electrical, exhaust, chassis and transmission systems. Over the course of the next several weeks we will be posting pictures of our progress with the various installation and maintenance programs that will be carried out. In the meantime, we suggest that you stay tuned to our Facebook page and to our website for ongoing updates.
Our car performed flawlessly during the entire event - a very big thank you to our sponsors; STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions , to our race engineer Ken Ferrell, and to Bill and Shirley Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport for their excellent track side support. 
And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our long suffering and tormented family which follows us from race track to race track allows us to continue to do the racing thing……….

The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda Team had an amazing weekend at the SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International.  We ran in Group 9 – Monoposto Wings and Slicks.  The weather was perfect for the entire race weekend, with a mix of both sunny & cloudy cool days, ranging from the 10's to the mid-20’s Celsius. Over the course of Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we were on track a total of 9 times; 4 on track practices during the split Wednesday/Thursday test day, followed by one practice, two qualifying sessions, Race 1, and Race 2.  During both qualifying sessions, our race group was combined with Group 5a and Group 7 – there were a total of 29 race cars on the track fighting for a good qualifying time – it was very hectic!!  There was a large speed differential within the qualifying group!!  We definitely had our work cut out for us, as most everyone in our group had much more horsepower than we did. As an example, here is a list of the cars in our second qualifying session:

In the first qualifying session, we qualified 16th of 29 race cars, 1st in our 9F2 class. In the second qualification session, we qualified 18th of 29 race cars, 3rd in our class. For Race 1, our race Group 9 included 16 amazing high powered open wheel race cars, including 4 Lolas, 2 Ralts, 2 Swifts and more – the competition was stiff for the diminutive Formula Mazda.  We finished in 14th position, 3rd in class with a career best lap time of 1:57.289; we were faster than the 2nd place race car by 64 hundredths of a second, but we were unable to unable to make up the distance as our race was shortened to 6 laps. In Race 2, we started in 12th and managed to finish in 8th position, once again 3rd in class. We set our fastest lap time of the weekend, a 1:56.859!! Our race group featured some unbelievable vintage formula cars - it was a pleasure to be on track with them.  Our car performed flawlessly during the entire event - a very big thank you to our sponsors; STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions , to Bill and Shirley Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport for their excellent track side support.

Click here for more photos from this race weekend.  A very big thank you to the SVRA for hosting such a great event!!  And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our long suffering and tormented family which follows us from race track to race track allows us to continue to do the racing thing……….

Photos from our race weekend at the U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International