​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 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 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……….

The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda Team has an amazing weekend at the HMSA/HSR 2018 le Sommet de Legendes at Circuit Mont-Tremblant. We ran in Group 5 – Monoposto Classic & Formula Libre.  The weather was perfect for the entire race weekend, with a mix of both sunny & humid days, ranging from the 20's to the mid-30’s Celsius. Over the course of Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we were on track a total of 11 times; 5 on track practices during the Thursday test day, followed by one practice, two qualifying sessions, Race 1, a 15 minute warm up session and Race 2. Our race class included some amazing open wheel race cars, here is a partial list:



Additionally, a few more 2 litre Chevrons were moved into our race group.  Here is a Facebook video link of some of the race cars in our group. In the end, there were a total of 16 cars in our run group – we definitely had our work cut out for us, as most everyone in our group had much more horsepower than we did. 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!! 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 Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport and to Ken Ferrell, our race engineer. 

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

A very sad weekend for the STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda Team. Although we had a stellar performance winning all four of our races, our weekend was forever changed by the death of F5000 driver Jeff Green.  We worked with the entire F5000 race group throughout the VARAC 2018 VGP to help them become familiar with the track and to optimize their performance.  Unfortunately, during the F5000 race on Saturday afternoon, Jeff’s race car left the racing surface at the exit of corner 8 resulting in heavy contact with the tire barrier.  Jeff passed away as a result of his injuries. https://racer.com/2018/06/17/former-pro-mazda-driver-green-killed-in-ctmp-vintage-crash/

We have waited to post our race report from this past weekend to let some time pass after this catastrophe and out of respect for everyone that Jeff’s life touched.  Additionally, we needed to process what this tragedy meant to us, particularly on a personal level as a race car driver and as a coach. We can tell you that, without reservation, this tragic event has affected a great many people associated with the racing community – family and friends, drivers and crew, first responders and volunteers.  All of us have needed the time this past week to console and support each other.  One thing we know without a doubt, Jeff raced because he loved it, as all of us do.  In that spirit, we will continue to race because racing is an integral part of our life.  Every race car driver understands the inherent risks each time they strap into a race car – this risk is accepted in exchange for the pure joy one feels driving a race car at the limit.  And each time we strap into our race car we will take a moment to remember Jeff Green – rest in peace Jeff – his family and friends will forever remain in our hearts.
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With respect to our VARAC 2018 VGP race weekend, we raced in the Monoposto group. The weather was perfect for the entire race weekend, with a mix of both sunny & humid days, ranging from the 20's to the mid-30’s Celsius. Over the course of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we were on track a total of 6 times; one practice, one qualifying session, and 4 races. The car performed flawlessly in both practice and qualifying - we were fortunate to qualify first in our class. We managed to finish in 1st place in each of our four races, an outstanding accomplishment!!  Our race group featured some unbelievable vintage formula cars - it was a pleasure to be on track with them.

A heartfelt thank you to the VARAC for hosting the event!!  And a big thank you to our sponsors, STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions, to Bill Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport and to Ken Ferrell, our race engineer.  And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our family which continues to allow us to race, especially during this most recent, emotionally challenging weekend.

The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda Team attended the 2018 SVRA Spring Vintage Festival at Road America this past weekend - May 17th through 20th.  The weather was a mix of both sunny & beautiful to foggy & cold, ranging from the 70's to the 40's (Fahrenheit, of course).  The car performed flawlessly in both practice and qualifying - we were fortunate to qualify first in our class. Our race group featured some unbelievable vintage formula cars - it was a pleasure to be on track with them.

We finished P1 in class for both the race on the 19th of May and again on the 20th (because of the mix of race cars in our race group, we finished 4th and 5th respectively!!  A fantastic weekend at Road America - a huge thank you to the SVRA for hosting such a great event!!  And a very big thank you to our sponsors, to Bill Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport and to Ken Ferrell, our race engineer.  And last, but certainly not least, we want to thank our race weary family which allows us to enjoy this amazing pastime.

Click here for more photos from the weekend.

Our 2018 racing schedule features a four 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 May 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.  Lastly, in September, we finish our season at Watkins Glen International at the SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix.

CASC Formula Libre Championship 3rd Place

CASC Formula Libre Championship 3rd place

2014 CASC Formula Libre Finish Championship - 2nd Place