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Mobil
1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport- August
21-24, 2008
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The
final major event on the 2008 calendar is the
Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport,
Canada's biggest sports car race featuring the
only Canadian stop for the prestigious American
Le Mans Series (ALMS).
The ALMS features teams, drivers and manufacturers
with world class renown. Throughout the four
classes of competition are many of the world's
top marques such as Audi, Porsche, Acura, Corvette,
Ferrari and Panoz. Behind the wheel of these
machines are the finest road course racers in
the world such as Penske Racing's Porsche Spyder
prototype team piloted by 2007 co-champion Timo
Bernhard, Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner of the
Audi Sport North America. The Series also features
a growing number of former open-wheel stars
including Franck Montagny and Raphael Matos
of the Andretti-Green Racing Acura entry, Adrian
Fernandez of the Lowe's Fernandez Acura team
and former Indy 500 champion Gil de Ferran who
will drive and operate a new Acura team in 2008.
Also joining the series this year are new Corvette,
Dodge Viper, Aston Martin and Ford GT-powered
teams.
Along with the American Le Mans Series at Mosport
are six exciting open wheel and sports car and
GT champions are on the schedule featuring many
established and up-and-coming Canadian and International
drivers. The SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge
also returns to Mosport this year with races
in both the GT and Touring classes. The Star
Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear and
the F2000 Championship features young open-wheel
stars including Kyle Marcelli of Barrie, Ontario
(F2000). The IMSA Challenge featuring Porsche
911 GT3 RSR (Type 997) cars and the sportscar
prototypes of the IMSA Lites series round out
the weekend schedule.
In addition to the great racing on-track, the
Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport features lots
of cool things away from the track for fans
to see and do, such as an ALMS team tech talk
and an autograph session with American Le Mans
Series drivers and teams, and lots of vendors
selling authentic race-related merchandise.
The American Le Mans Series race will also feature
its famous open grid walk, which allows spectators
unparalleled on-track access to the teams and
drivers minutes before the green flag drops.
This feature of ALMS racing is unique amongst
top-level racing series and enables fans to
enjoy a real interactive racing experience.
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RON
FELLOWS- MOSPORT HOCKEY CHALLENGE TO
REV UP BIG RACE EXCITEMENT ON ICE
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FUNDS
RAISED TO SUPPORT THE CANADIAN HEMOPHILIA
SOCIETY
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He’s
more accustomed to driving exotic high-performance
race cars at breath-taking speeds on tracks
across North America than lacing up his
skates and chasing after a black rubber
disc. But next month Canadian racing icon
Ron Fellows will be joined by other race
drivers and crew, along with current and
former hockey pros, to play in a fun game
of hockey for a serious cause.
The Ron Fellows-Mosport Hockey Challenge,
in support of the Canada Hemophilia Society,
will be held at the Campus Ice Centre
(on the grounds of the University of Ontario
Institute of Technology) in Oshawa, ON,
Wednesday, August 20, with the puck dropping
at 7:30 pm. This event is part of the
Mobil 1 presents The Grand Prix of Mosport
race week festivities. For
more information go here. |
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