MOSPORT - CANADA'S HOME OF MOTORSPORTS
MOSPORT NEWS AND INFO
HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY MOSPORT
The track was built as a 2.459 mile long 28 feet wide 10 turn raceway, and widened to 40 feet in the year 2000 to accommodate the faster speeds of the ALMS.
The Launch for the year long celebration will officially start January 22 to 24, 2010 at the Canadian Motorsport Expo in Toronto, with Canadian racing legend Paul Tracy in attendance on Sunday January 24. Paul won the Formula Ford title at Mosport Park in 1985 and went on to score a Can-Am victory there in 1986, to become the youngest Series race winner at age 17.
Over the span of the last 50 years Mosport has hosted many race series and stars. Most notably Can-Am, Formula 1, Indy Cars, Trans-Am and since 1999 the American Le Mans Series.
The drivers that visited Mosport are to numerous to list but they included Stirling Moss, Gilles Villeneuve, Bruce McLaren, stock car king Richard Petty, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Mario Andretti, Nick Lauda, Rodger Ward, A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Bobby Unser, Rick Mears, Gordon Johncock, Randy Pobst, Ron Fellows, Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro, and Hans-Joachim Stuck.
Many more rising Stars are using the track as a starting point in their careers. These include Nigel Krikorian, Nicholas Krikorian, Nick Wittmer, David Ostella, Stefan Rzadzinski, Caitlin Johnston and Conor Daly.
The first race held at Mosport was 1961's Clubman's Race organized by the Oakville Trafalgar Light Car Club. The first international race was the Player's 200 for Sports Cars in June 1961 with an attendance of 40,000 spectators. The race was won by Stirling Moss in his 2.5 litre Coventry Climax-powered Lotus 19. The difficult turn #5 at Mosport is named Moss Corner Honouring stirling Moss.
The first Formula 1 race took place in 1967 with 58,000 fans in attendance to see Jack Brabham take the checkered flag. The same Year the first IndyCar Series races took place at Mosport. Bobby Unser won both both of the twin 100 mile races.
In 1989, the always expanding and improving facility, saw the opening of a new 1/2 mile oval named Ascot North, later renamed Mosport International Speedway.
On July 14th. 1989, the speedway held its frst major races on clay, the USAC Midgets, with Tim Champlin, Rich Vogler and Frank Weiss taking wins. After loose bolders caused a problem, the races were cut short.
The oval was quickly paved and ready for action by September 16th. 1989, when the USAC Midgets returned. As a note of interest, a young and rising star Jeff Gordon was one of the 38 registered drivers taking part that day.
Mosport International Speedway still hosts the best Saturday night stock car racing, and special events such as the Nascar Canadian Tire Series, the OSCAARS and OSS, in Canada.
The facility also has a world class 1.4 km multiple configuration Karting track, the Mosport Kart Complex.
Also at Mosport, a 2.4 km advanced driver and race driver training facility with a 1/4 mile skid pad, the Mosport Driver Development Centre.
Congratulations to Mosport on its 50th.
We will keep you posted on future events of the special year.
Here are 2 Mosport videos from July 1, 2007 at the Canada Day Grand Prix of Ontario taken by racer-web.com, the sister publication of Rolfsracing.com
Taken on July 1, 2007 at the Canada Day Grand Prix of Ontario. SCCA New York Region Event.
With a short stop and a little duct tape, Walsh was back out on the track. McNeish however, wasn't so lucky and was towed back to the infield and did not finish the race.
Taken on July 1, 2007 at the Canada Day Grand Prix of Ontario. SCCA New York Region Event.
MOSPORT 2010 ROAD COURSE SCHEDULE
APRIL
28 apex - Driver Development Training
29 Engineered Automotive
30 BMW Club of Canada
MAY
1- 2 BMW Club of Canada
5 6th Gear
7 Regional Car Test Day
8- 9 BEMC- CASC Ontario Regional Races
14 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
15- 16 Porsche Club of Canada - Upper Canada Region
18 Engineered Automotive
19- 20 apex - Driver Development Training
21- 22- 23 The Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend
with - World Challenge Series
SCCA Trans-Am Series
Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship
Sundown Grand Prix
24 TCMC
26 apex - Driver Development Training
28 SPDA Motorsport Club - Mosport GP
29- 30- 31 DOCC - Ducati Owners Club of Canada - Mosport Festival
JUNE
1- 2 Pro6cycle Motorcycle Lapping Day
4 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
5- 6 Porsche Club of Canada - Upper Canada Region
9 6th Gear
10 Engineered Automotive
11- 12- 13 The Mosport High Octane 200 Weekend (NCATS)
with - NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship
F2000 Championship
Ontario Formula Ford Championship
14 GTA Mustang Club - "Mustangs at Mosport"
17 Test Day (Vintage)
18- 19- 20 31st Annual International Vintage Racing Festival
with - Vintage MG Drivers Focus Event
Open Wheel
Historic & Vintage Production
Sports Racers
Group 70+
22 apex - Driver Development Training
24 ASE Lapping Club - Lapping Day
25- 26- 27 Ride for Sight Ontario - Private non-racing Weekend
30 Engineered Automotive
JULY
1 TCMC
2 Regional Car Test Day
3 BARC- CASC Ontario Regional Races
4 SoloSprint
5- 6- 7 Pro6cycle Motorcycle Lapping Day
8 Test Day ( Superbike )
9- 10- 11 The Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader Weekend
with - Parts Canada Superbike Championship
Yoshimura Pro Sport Bike
Armour Bodies Amateur Sport Bike
Honda CBR125R Challenge
Sports Twins Pro/Am
12 Hall of Fame
13 apex - Driver Development Training
14 6th Gear
15 Engineered Automotive
16- 17 Pro 6 Cycle Motorcycle Lapping Days
18- 19 DOCC - Ducati Owners Club of Canada - Motorcycle Mid Summer Rally
22 Moto Amore
23- 24- 25 Porsche Club of Canada - Combined NNJR/CanAm Event
26- 27 Genesee Valley BMW Car Club
28 apex - Driver Development Training
29 Porsche Open Test Day
30- 31 Porsche Race Event
AUGUST
1 Porsche Race Event
2 TCMC
3 Engineered Automotive
4 6th Gear
6 Regional Car Test Day
7- 8 BARC Canadian Touring Trophy Races
9 apex - Driver Development Training
11- 12 Riders Choice Motorcycle Lapping Days
13- 14- 15 VRRA (Vintage Motorcycle Festival)
18 apex - Driver Development Training
19 Engineered Automotive
20 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
21- 22 Solo One / CASC
26- 27- 28- 29 Mobil 1 Presents The Grand Prix of Mosport (ALMS)
with - American Le Mans Series
Star Mazda Championship
Cooper Prototype Lites
Mazda MX-5 Cup
Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship
30- 31 SVTOA Car Club
SEPTEMBER
2 Engineered Automotive
3 Regional Car Test Day
4- 5 CASC Ontario Regional Races
6 TCMC
8 6th Gear
9 apex - Driver Development Training
10- 11- 12 BMW Club of Canada
13 apex - Driver Development Training
17 Regional Car Test Day
18- 19 BEMC Indian Summer Trophy Races
23 Engineered Automotive
24 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
25- 26 Porsche Club of Canada - Mosport Fall Colours Event
29 apex - Driver Development Training
OCTOBER
1 Regional Car Test Day
2- 3 CASC-OR Mosport Celebration of Motorsport
4 Hall of Fame
6 6th Gear
14 apex - Driver Development Training
15 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
16- 17 Porsche Club of Canada - Mosport Octoberfest Event
23 Children's Wish
26 apex - Driver Development Training
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Open wheel Modifieds feature race winner, Dwight Brown- August 28, 2010
Photo: Peter Brand - Mosport Media
MOSPORT 2010 OVAL TRACK SCHEDULE
MAY
15 6 Sp LM Open practice
22 6 SP LM
29 6 LM ONTARIO LEGENDS SERIES + MODIFIEDS
JUNE
5 6 SP LM LM - 2 X 25
12 6 SP ONTARIO SPORTSMAN SERIES
19 6 LM ONTARIO LEGENDS SERIES
26 6 SP CANADIAN VINTAGE + MODIFIEDS
JULY
3 6 SP LM Fan Appreciation - 6 pm start & PRO CHALLENGE
10 6 SP OSCAAR
17 6 SP LM LM - 50 LAPS
24 6 LM ONTARIO LEGENDS SERIES + MODIFIEDS
31 6 SP LM
AUGUST
7 6 SP CANADIAN VINTAGE MODIFIEDS + OSS
14 6 SP OSCAAR
21 NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES
28 6 SP LM MODIFIEDS
SEPTEMBER
4 6 SP LM LM - 2 X 25
11 6 SP LM Fan Appreciation - 6 pm start + MODIFIED INVITATIONAL
---- KING OF THE HILL - EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT ----
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A lap of the Mosport race track while still under construction in October 1960.