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MOSPORT - CANADA'S HOME OF MOTORSPORTSMOSPORT NEWS AND INFO
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MOSPORT - IN ITS 51ST. SEASON
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.
Over the span of the last 51 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.
Indy and Champcar legend Paul Tracy 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.
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.
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 INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY |
MOSPORT 2011 ROAD COURSE SCHEDULE
APRIL
14 Engineered Automotive
25 TCMC
28 APEX
29-30-1 BMW Car Club
MAY
2-3 COM Sports Car Club
4 6th Gear
6 CASC-OR - Regional Test Day
7-8 BEMC- Spring Trophy Races
13 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
14-15 Porsche Car Club
17 Engineered Automotive
19-20-21-22 The Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend
with - World Challenge Series
SCCA Trans-Am Series
Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship
SCCA Pro Racing Spec Racer
SCCA Pro Racing Formula Enterprises
Sundown Grand Prix
23 TCMC
24 BMW Toronto
25 APEX
27 Frank Ewald
28-29-30 DOCC - Ducati Owners Club of Canada - Mosport Festival
31-1 Pro 6 Cycle Motorcycle Lapping Days
JUNE
2 Franczak Enterprises Ltd
3-4-5 BMW Car Club
7 Engineered Automotive
8 6th Gear
10 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
11-12 Porsche Car Club
13 Golden Horseshoe Mustang Club
14 Budds BMW
15 APEX
16 Test Day (Vintage)
17-18-19 32nd Annual International Vintage Racing Festival
with - "Cars of Italy" & "Those Amazing Porsches"
Open Wheel
Historic & Vintage Production
Sports Racers
Group 70+
23 ASE Lapping Club
24-25-26 The Mosport Vortex Brake Pads 200 Weekend (NCATS)
with - NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship
Porsche 944 Cup
Ontario Formula Ford Championship
27 APEX
29 Engineered Automotive
30 TCMC
JULY
1 CASC-OR - Regional Test Day
2 BARC- Canada Day Grand Prix
5 Ferrari
6 6th Gear
7 Franczak Enterprises Ltd
8 Johnson Research and Performance
9-10 CASC-OR Ontario Time Attack
11-12-13 Pro6 Cycle Motorcycle Lapping Days
14 Engineered Automotive
15-16-17 Porsche New Jersey Car Club
19 APEX
21-22-23-24 Mobil 1 Presents The Grand Prix of Mosport (ALMS)
with - American Le Mans Series
Star Mazda Championship
Cooper Prototype Lites
Patron GT3 Challenge
F2000 Championship
Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship
25-26 Genesee Valley BMW Car Club
27 Moto Amore
28 Porsche Open Test Day
29-30-31 Porsche Race Event
AUGUST
1 TCMC
3 6th Gear
5 CASC-OR - Regional Test Day
6-7 BARC - Canadian Touring Trophy Races
8 APEX
9 Engineered Automotive
10-11 Riders Choice Motorcycle Lapping Days
12-13-14 VRRA (Vintage Motorcycle Festival)
15-16-17 Pro 6 Cycle Motorcycle Lapping Days
18 Test Day (Superbike)
19-20-21 The Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader Weekend
with - Parts Canada Superbike Championship
Pro Sport Bike
Armour Bodies Amateur Sport Bike
Honda CBR125R Challenge
BMW Motorrad SummerFest
22-23 Riders Choice Motorcycle Lapping Days
25 APEX
26-27-28 CASC-OR Ontario Time Attack
29-30 Redline Rendezvous by the Dixie Ford Speed Shop
SEPTEMBER
1 Johnson Research and Performance
2 CASC-OR - Regional Test Day
3-4 BARC - Labour Day Grand Prix
5 TCMC
7 6th Gear
9-10-11 BMW Car Club
13 Engineered Automotive
14 APEX
16 CASC-OR - Regional Test Day
17-18 BEMC - Indian Summer Trophy Races
23 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
24-25 Porsche Car Club
26 BMW Toronto
29 APEX
30 CASC-OR - Regional Test Day
OCTOBER
1-2 CASC-OR - Celebration of Motorsport
5 6th Gear
10 ASE Lapping Club
12 APEX
14 Howard Dexter Lapping Day
15-16 Porsche Car Club
20 APEX
27 APEX
30 Owasco
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JULY 30, 2010 OPEN-WHEEL MODIFIEDS WINNER TYLER HENDRICKS (CENRTE)
WITH DARREN KEARNAN (LEFT) AND JIM ROSSITER (RIGHT)
Photo credits: Mosport Media/ peterbrand.ca
MOSPORT 2011 OVAL TRACK SCHEDULE
MAY
14 Practice Sessions Open To All Competing Classes
21 PS Sp LM OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS
28 DICKIES 200 - NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES
JUNE
4 PS Sp LM
11 PS Sp LM OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS
18 PS ONTARIO LEGENDS & OSCAAR
25 PS Sp VINTAGE MODIFIEDS + MODIFIEDS
JULY
2 PS Sp LM FAN APPRECIATION
9 PS Sp LM LATE MODEL TWIN 25'S
16 PS Sp LM SPORTSMAN SPECIAL
23 PS ONTARIO LEGENDS & OSCAAR
30 PS Sp LM OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS
AUGUST
6 PS LM VINTAGE MODIFIEDS
13 PS Sp OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS INVITATIONAL
20 PS Sp LM LATE MODEL TWIN 25'S
27 PS Sp LM MODIFIEDS
SEPTEMBER
3 PS Sp LM PURE STOCK INVITATIONAL
10 PS Sp LM MODIFIEDS, PRO CHALLENGE & FAN APPRECIATION
---- KING OF THE HILL - EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT ----
Legend: PS=Pure Stock - Sp=Sportsman - LM=Late Model
 FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT AT MOSPORT SPEEDWAY
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A lap of the Mosport race track while still under construction in October 1960.