Showing posts with label Canadian Motorsports Expo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canadian Motorsports Expo. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

TORONTO STAR / WHEELS: Norris McDonald on the CME


Norris McDonald did a nice piece on the Canadian Motorsports Expo on the Toronto Star / Wheels.ca blog this morning. Thank you Norris!


"If having IZOD IndyCar Champion — and two-time winner of the Molson/Honda Indy Toronto — Dario Franchitti at next month’s Canadian Motorsports Expo wasn’t enough, the news today is that NASCAR Nationwide Series champ Brad Keselowski is coming too.

Fans will be able to meet, greet and get an autograph from Keselowski — who’s a pretty good NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star as well — on Sun, Jan. 23, at the International Centre out by Toronto Pearson.

Franchitti will be the headliner at the Expo the day before. The show opens on the Friday evening with a special Ontario stock car racing show built around a late model car belonging to the late — and legendary — “Daytona” Don Biederman and a panel featuring Junior Hanley.

From humble beginnings five years ago, the Canadian Motorsports Expo has become a must-attend event. Held in the dead of winter, the Expo features special guests like Franchitti and Keselowski, manufacturer and speedway displays, panel discussions (translation: arguments) and other attractions that always help to get the juices flowing...."

Click here for the full piece...

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Inside Track and Canadian Motorsports Expo mentioned in NASCAR.com feature

In advance of this weekend's NASCAR Nationwide / Canadian Tire Series races at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, David Caraviello wrote a piece for NASCAR.com discussing the future of NASCAR in Canada.

Inside Track editor / Canadian Motorsports Expo co-promoter Greg MacPherson was interviewed for the story, along with NASCAR star Carl Edwards and Canadian Motor Speedway architect Paxton Waters.

Thanks to David and NASCAR.com for including us in the feature!