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2023 Racing Season

11/21/2022

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Please join us at a track near you to watch us during our 2023 racing season.
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Date
Race Track
Event Name
Club
Results
​March 23 - 24
Road Atlanta
Atlanta Speed Tour
SVRA
Event Canceled
May 18 - 21
Road America
Road America Speed Tour
SVRA
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June 15 - 18
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
VARAC Vintage Grand Prix
VARAC
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July 21 - 23
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Canadian Touring Trophy Races
BARC
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August 5
Shannonville Motorsports Park
Peter Jackson Trophy Races
 VARAC
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August 11 - 13
Grattan Raceway
au Grattan XXXV
VSCDA
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September 6 - 10
Watkins Glen International
U.S. Vintage Grand Prix
SVRA
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2022 Racing Season

3/30/2022

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We have a full season of racing!!!!!  Coming to a race track near you!!!!
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Date
Race Track
Event Name
Club
Results
May 7 - 8
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Spring Trophy Races
BEMC
P1 in class, P1 in class, P1 in class
June 16 - 19
​Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
VARAC Vintage Grand Prix
VARAC
P1, P1, P1, P1
July 7 -10
le Circuit Mont Tremblant
le Sommet des Legendes
HMSA
Event Cancelled
July 23 -24
​Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Canadian Touring Trophy Races
BARC
P1 in Class, DNS, DNS
August 7
Shannonville Motorsports Park
Peter Jackson Races
VARAC
P1, P1
August 20 - 21
Calabogie Motorsports Park
Calabogie Summer Classic
OSCC
P2 in class, P3 in class, DNS
September 7 - 11
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen Speed Tour
SVRA
P1 in class, P1 in class
September 17 - 18
​Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Late Summer Trophy Races
BEMC
P1 in class, P1 in class, P1 in class
October 1 - 2
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Celebration of Motorsport
CASC-OR/CTMP
P1 in class, P2 in class, DNS
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2021 Racing Schedule

2/25/2021

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We are hoping for an uninterrupted schedule this season - there will be no racing in the US for us in 2021....
Date
Race Track
Event Name
Club
Result
May 7 - 9, 2021
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Spring Trophy Races
BEMC
Cancelled
June 17 - 20, 2021
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Vintage Grand Prix
VARAC
P1, P1, P1, P6 (first in class)
July 16 - 18, 2021
​Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Canadian Touring Trophy Races
BARC
P1, P1, P2 (first in class)
July 23 - 25, 2021
le Circuit, Mont Tremblant
Summer Classic
le Circuit, Mont Tremblant
P6, P4, P5​
​August 20 - 22, 2021
​Calabogie Motorsport Park
Calabogie Cup
​OSCC
P3, P5, P1
September 17 - 19, 2021
​​Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Late Summer Trophy Races
​BEMC
P1, P1, P1
​October 1 - 3, 2021
​Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Celebration of Motorsport
CASC/CTMP
P3, P2, P1
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2020 Race Results

2/25/2021

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Although a shortened season due to COVID 19 - we were very successful!!
Date
Track
Event Name
Club
Results
August 14 - 16, 2020
Shannonville Motorsports Park
SMP Cup
CASC
P1, P2, P1
September 18 - 20, 2020 
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Late Summer Trophy Races
BEMC
P1, P1, DNS
October 2 - 4, 2020
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Celebration of Motorsport
CASC/CTMP
P1, P1, P1
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SMP Cup at Shannonville Motorsports Park – August 14th to 16th Race Report

8/20/2020

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The STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda Team had an outstanding  weekend at our first race weekend of the delayed 2020 racing season.  The event was the SMP Cup, held at Shannonville Motorsport Park. We were placed in the Formula Libre/Formula 4/VARAC Formula Classic Race group. We had registered our #77 Formula Mazda in the VARAC Formula Classic A class. There were a total of 7 cars in our race group including, Formula Ford’s and three Formula 4’s.  Formula 4 (Canada) race cars are motorcycle powered, open-wheel, open-cockpit formula cars with wings and slicks. The cars are light and very quick because of their inherent power to weight ratio.  The weather was perfect for the entire race weekend, with a mix of both rain and sunny days, ranging from the upper 20's to the low 30’s Celsius. 

Over the course of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we were on track a total of 10 times; 4 on-track practices during the Friday test day, followed by one practice session, one qualifying session, Race 1, Race 2 and Race 3. Our race class included some very nice vintage open wheel race cars.
With our Mazda 13B rotary engine rated at 200 horsepower and weighing in at 1350 pounds, we were very much underpowered compared to the Formula 4’s with 140 hp and weighing in at 850 pounds. Fortunately, the weather and the technical layout of the Shannonville Motorsports Park racetrack played to our advantage.
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As this was our 1st race of the 2020 season, we spent quite a bit of time on the test day ensuring that the #77 Formula Mazda set up for this particular track. The race car performed beautifully during the test day as a result of careful preparation and the ideal chassis setup. We were using test day tires from the previous 2019 racing season and we were bedding new brake pads, so we weren’t really trying to set a race pace. Our best lap for the test day was a 1: 47 flat – pretty respectable lap time on old tires.
Saturday morning the forecast for the day was expected to be warm and sunny so we put on the new race tires that we would be using for the balance of the race weekend. The racing during Saturday would be carried out on the long track at SMP (this track is 4.03 km long with a total of 14 turns). During practice, we scuffed in the new tires (not really being concerned with setting a race pace lap speed) setting a best lap time of 1: 52.732. During qualifying, we set the P1 lap time of 1: 45.977, 1.33 seconds ahead of the car in P2. In Race 1, we battled with 2 of the Formula 4 race cars, having a protracted battle with Jim Morton, whose car is blazingly fast. In the end, we prevailed over Jim and finished in P1 and 1st in class with a best lap time of 1: 45.279, 0.617 seconds ahead of Jim’s car.
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Being followed closely by the #11 Formula 4 of Jim Morton
PictureAn inch of rain in an hour on Sunday morning
​Sunday morning brought the threat of rain at some point before noon. Additionally, racing would be carried out on the pro track at SMP (this track is 2.47 km long with a total of 9 turns). As it happened, we ended up with a 1 hour rain delay during the late morning. By the time we were supposed to be on track for Race 2, the track was fully wet without a lot of standing water. We elected to stay with slicks as the aggressive nature of our rain tires required lots of standing water on the racetrack. During Race 2, we were outclassed on the track by Doug Beatty in an F1600 Formula Ford with treaded tires – we finished in P2, 2nd in class with the best lap time of 1:29.142.

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Severe tire graining after running slicks in the rain
For Race 3, the weather improved substantially with mild temperatures and a sunny day. Jim Morton managed to develop a sizable lead during the course of the race. We finished P2, 1st in class with the best lap time of 1: 08.846 – in the end, our tire choice coupled with the challenging racing surface at SMP was our biggest challenge. Overall, an awesome race weekend and a terrific showing for the STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions #77 Formula Mazda Team for our 1st race of the shortened 2020 race season.

Our race car performed beautifully during the entire event - a very big thank you to our sponsors; STANMECH Technologies, Good Cars Only, Gabo Solutions , to Bill & Shirley Vallis of Vallis Motor Sport and to our biggest fan Teddy Subject Murdoch. 
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Click here for more photos from this race weekend.

A very big thank you to Shannonville Motorsport Park 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……….

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2020 Racing Schedule

12/8/2019

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​Our 2020 racing schedule has been radically altered by the COVID 19 pandemic, as the majority of our races in the first part of the season were either cancelled or postponed.  We have planned some new events in September and October, both at our home track at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.  Stay tuned for more scheduling news!!!
Date
Race Track
Event Name
Club
Results
May 8 - 10, 2020
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Spring Trophy Races
BEMC
Postponed
June 18 - 21, 2020
​Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
VARAC Vintage Grand Prix
VARAC
Cancelled
July 8 - 12, 2020
​Le Circuit Mont Tremblant
​Le Sommet des Legendes
HSMA/HSR
Postponed
August 13 - 16, 2020
Shannonville Motorsports Park
Summer Series
CASC
P1, P2, P2
September 18 - 20, 2020
Canadian Tire
​Motorsports Park
Late Summer 
Trophy Races
BEMC
P1, P1, DNS
October 2 - 4,
​2020
Canadian Tire
​Motorsports Park
Celebration of
​Motorsports
CASC/CTMP
P1, P1, P1
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2019 Racing Schedule

11/23/2018

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​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. 
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Date
Race Track
Event Name
Club
Results
March 28 - 31, 2019
Road Atlanta
Road Atlanta Grand Prix
SVRA
P17, DNS
June 14 - 17, 2019
Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
VARAC Vintage Grand Prix
VARAC
P1, P10, DNF, DNS
July 11 - 14, 2019
Le Circuit Mont Tremblant
Le Sommet des Legendes
HSMA/HSR
P5, P9
August 1 - 4, 2019
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
​Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational
SVRA
8th - 3rd in class
​8th - 2nd in class​
September 4 - 8, 2019
Watkins Glen International
​U.S. Vintage Grand Prix
SVRA
9th - 2nd in class
8th - 2nd in class
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U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International – September 5th through 9th Race Report

9/11/2018

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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:
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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.
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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……….

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HMSA/HSR 2018 le Sommet de Legendes at Circuit Mont-Tremblant - July 12th to 15th Race Report

7/19/2018

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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……….

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VARAC 2018 Vintage Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park - June 14th to 17th Race Report

6/22/2018

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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.
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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.
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