Inside Track TV (Episode 1.05 - June 2, 2011)

In this episode of Inside Track TV, Spencer Lewis previews the upcoming race weekend, including the OSCAAR race at Kawartha Speedway, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series' inaugural visit to Mirabel's Circuit ICAR and much more.

Visit www.InsideTrackNews.com for more info. Thanks to Spencer.

Inside Track Canadian Racers Contingency Program 2011

Inside Track Motorsport News announces the return of the Inside Track Canadian Racers Contingency Program for 2011. The program is open to all Canadian racers, series and tracks across the entire motorsports spectrum. Click here for the BEST subscription offer and all the info, forms and samples you'll need to be eligible for a FREE ($400 value!) ad in Inside Track Motorsport News.

In order to qualify for a free Inside Track Canadian Racers Contingency Program "Thank Your Sponsor(s)" ad in a year-end issue of Inside Track Motorsport News, here's what you need to do:

1. Send an email to contingency@insidetracknews.com with the subject line "Contingency". BE SURE to include your mailing address! When we receive your email, we will send you two Inside Track decals (two for your racecar / dragster / motorcycle / kart, etc.) and a spare one for your street car or toolbox.

2. Subscribe to Inside Track. In addition to the decals, we'll also send you a super discount subscription form with the decals. To be eligible for a free $400 "Thank Your Sponsor(s)" ad, you will need to be a subscriber in good standing to Inside Track. You can also subscribe by clicking here or by calling (416) 962-7223.

NOTE TO TRACKS & SERIES: Do you represent a track or series? If so and you're interested in having us send decals and forms for all your cars/racing vehicles, we'll put a package together. Send a note to contingency@insidetracknews.com noting your track's name, contact info and how many racers you have (or call (416) 962-7223) and we'll send everything off to you right away!

3. Display two stickers prominently on your racing vehicle. Be sure to get some high-resolution photos of the car/bike/kart (hopefully in victory lane!). You'll need to send us one of these as a high-res JPG image when it's time to run your ad.

4. Finish in the top 20 in the year-end points in your grassroots track, class or series.

5. Round about August, come back to www.insidetracknews.com and look for the Inside Track Canadian Racers Contingency Program button on the mainpage. Click on that and you'll be able to download the contingency ad submission form... fill it out... and send it in.

Inside Track TV - Preview: May 27-29, 2011

In this episode of Inside Track TV, Spencer Lewis previews some of the big stock car events on tap for Ontario this coming weekend, including the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season opening Dickies 200 at Mosport Speedway. Spencer also covers several of the significant short track races taking place across Canada and in the U.S.

Visit www.InsideTrackNews.com for more info and we'll see you back next Tuesday for a wrap-up of the weekend's action.

Inside Track TV... post-Victoria Day weekend (2011) edition

This is the post-Victoria Day (2011) weekend edition of Inside Track TV, featuring Spencer Lewis. In this show, Spencer highlights some of the action at Sunset, Delaware and many other shorts tracks around Ontario and North America.
Tune in Thursday for a preview of the upcoming weekend's short track activity.
Visit www.InsideTrackNews.com for more info.

Inside Track TV (May 21-23, 2011)

Inside Track Motorsport News contributor Spencer Lewis offers a preview of some of the major short track events taking place on the 2011 Victoria Day long weekend. Visit www.InsideTrackNews.com for more information about Inside Track; the official publication of Canadian Motorsports. Thanks to Spencer Lewis!

Porsche announced GT3 Cup Challenge for Canada!

New Series Becomes Porsche's 20th GT3 Cup Challenge Series Worldwide...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 28 /CNW/ - Porsche Canada today announced North America's newest single-make racing series, designed to develop new drivers and prepare them for competition in the American Le Mans Series - the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada.

Porsche Cars Canada Ltd (PCL), in partnership with Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), has entered into an agreement for the 20th such series in the world. The inaugural 2011 series will consist of three events: May 14-15 at Calabogie Motorsports Park (Calabogie, Ontario), June 3-5 at Circuit ICAR (Mirabel, Quebec) and ending the season with their American counterparts July 23-24 at the Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport.

The new series will be contested by Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars - one of the most popular and successful race cars ever produced. Developed by Porsche for their one-make cup series worldwide, 911 GT3 Cup is based on the production 911 GT3 RS road car. In fact, the 911 GT3 Cup car is produced on the same production line as all road-going Porsche 911s. Its engine is largely identical to the production engine of the 911 GT3 RS, with the same power output of 450 bhp and the same maximum engine speed of 8,500 rpm.

"Canada has always been a part of the Porsche motorsport family," said Joe Lawrence, President and CEO of Porsche Canada. "Canada was the stage for one of the most competitive one-make Porsche series in the 1980s and Mosport has hosted the American IMSA GT3 Challenge every year. It's great to once again have a Canadian series and Porsche Canada looks forward to playing a more active role in the worldwide Porsche motorsport community."

"This new series is a significant step for Porsche's worldwide network of one-make cups as Canada has a rich heritage for both Porsche and sports car racing," said Jens Walther, president of Porsche Motorsport North America. "Trans-Am champion Ludwig Heimrath, Sebring winners Kees Nierop and Bill Adam are some of the many Porsche drivers who have called Canada home. The fact that there is enough interest to start their own Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is not only a testament to the reputation of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, but of Porsche Canada's commitment to the 911 market and IMSA's willingness to meet the demand of the Canadian motorsports market. We look forward to the growth and expansion of this series."

Series management, promotion and supply will be divided between the three partners: Porsche Canada will manage series promotion, press relations support and marketing relations within Canada, while PMNA will assume a role similar to that of their American IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge involvement, including technical and parts support at all events. IMSA will be the sanctioning body, overseeing licensing, race administration, officiating and sporting management.

IMSA sanctions the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama in the United States, currently the largest one-make series in North America. The Mosport event will give both series a chance to go head to head on the Canadians' home turf.

"This is a great opportunity to promote driver development and provide veteran drivers a professional racing experience in Canada," said IMSA Vice President of Operations Scot Elkins. "We look forward to working with PMNA and Porsche Cars Canada to build this new racing series."

Additional information, including competitor regulations, will be available at www.imsaracing.net.

PHOTO: Porsche Canada today announced North America's newest single-make racing series, designed to develop new drivers and prepare them for competition in the American Le Mans Series - the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada. (CNW Group/Porsche Canada)

For further information: Contact: Laurance Yap // Distributed by CNW Group Ltd.

Speed & Custom Car Show in London, Ontario

If you're near London, Ontario today, come by the Western Fairgrounds for the final day of the Speed & Custom Car Show. The show features hot rods, race cars and representation from a bunch of area tracks and series.

The Inside Track booth is offering great deals on one-year subscriptions that include a free NASCAR Die-Cast model (1:24 scale). Stop by and sign up or renew/extend your current subscription. The show runs today (Sunday) until 5 p.m.

IN-CAR VIDEO: Kirk Hooker - February 19, 2011 at New Smyrna Speedway

This video was taken February 19, 2011 at New Smyrna Speedway. It's the entire Late Model feature taken on a GoPro camera mounted on the dash of Kirk Hooker's car. Thanks to Kirk for letting us going along for the ride and to Greg 'MacGyver' Gibson for installing it.

Volume 15, Issue 2 of Inside Track Motorsport News features extensive coverage of the action at New Smyrna Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park and of course, Daytona International Speedway.

Call (416) 962-7223 to subscribe or visit www.insidetracknews.com to see how you can have the Official Publication of Canadian Motorsports arrive in your mailbox each month.

Inside Track Pit Board Forum Fantasy NASCAR Pool... last day to sign up

Today is the last day to enter and submit your picks for the 2011 edition of the Inside Track Pit Board Forum Fantasy NASCAR Pool.

It's free and easy. To participate, you need to join the forum using your FULL, REAL, FIRST AND LAST NAMES. Bogus names and anonymous IDs will be rejected.

After you're signed up, submit your picks. Thanks to Tasha Thompson and Kyle Seden for administering the pool this year, and a big thanks to Bill Johnson for his efforts to date!

We'll announce some neat prizes shortly...

Click here to get started.

Everybody into the pooooooooool!

BFGoodrich Online Poll: Which racing event are you most looking forward to this fall?

BFGoodrich Online Poll: Which racing event are you most looking forward to this fall?

Peterborough's Autumn Colours Classic
Flamboro's Oktoberfest
Mosport's Celebration of Motorsports
Rally of the Tall Pines
Brockville's DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals
Komatsu 300 NCATS race at Riverside Int'l Speedway
Ohsweken's Canadian Sprint Car Nationals
Autodrome St-Eustache 300

To have your say, visit the Inside Track Motorsport News homepage (www.insidetracknews.com) and look for the BFGoodrich Online Poll.

The results will be published in an upcoming issue of Inside Track.

PHOTOS: Dickies 200 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at Mosport Speedway (Aug. 21, 2010)

Don Thomson Jr. won the Dickies 200 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at Mosport Speedway. This is a 170-picture gallery from the race, which took place on August 21, 2010.

Photos by Greg MacPherson / Inside Track.

PHOTOS: TW Steel / Dario Franchitti / James Hinchcliffe event at La Swiss / Yorkdale Mall

TORONTO, ON - On July 15, Yorkdale Mall's La Swiss store hosted the Canadian launch of the TW Steel Dario Franchitti Limited Edition Watch.

TW Steel is a sponsor of the Renault F1 team, and have also created associations with various motorsports ambassadors, like David Coulthard, Emerson Fittipaldi, Dario Franchitti and James Hinchcliffe, to name a few.

At the La Swiss event, for media, clients, and customers, all were able to view the TW Steel Collection, including the Official Dario Franchitti Edition. Dario and James spent time chatting with those at the event and to conduct media interviews, including our own James Neilson. Thank you to Stuart Morrison for the invitation.

Words and photos by Mike Galipeau / Inside Track Motorsport News

FREE: Inside Track Canadian Racing Guide (2010)

Inside Track's annual schedule guide is now available as a free download here.

The 2010 Canadian Racing Guide features every Canadian racing schedule (stock cars, road racing, drag racing, etc.) we could find (tracks and series!), as well as a listing for all of the major international tours.

The Inside Track Canadian Racing Guide is your ultimate tool for chasin' racin'.