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Stolen Race Equipment Nov 28

Friday night a trailer full of equipment was stolen. Please check here , for details.



Collector Cars Auction Mississauga October 24

I attended the Saturday portion of the car auction held at the International Centre over the weekend of October 23-35. Although not directly racing related, it may be of interest with many rare cars. For full more info, please see RM Auctions Collector Car Productions . I shot about 600 photos during the afternoon. The photos will be online soon.



Flamboro Speedway Sunday October 18

Paul Howse won both Late Model features, Gord Shepherd won the Limited Late Model feature, Doug Butler won the Mini Stock feature, Jeff Shaw won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, and Randy Rusnell won the Thunder Car feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 4300 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday October 17

Jeff Hanley won the OSCAAR 50 lap feature, followed by Charlie Gallant, TJ Woolsey, Derrick Tiemersma, Glenn Watson, Brandon Watson and Roy Passer. Jeff Shaw won the Canadian Vintage Modified Clash and Mike Westwood won the Hurricane Midget feature. Qualifying for tomorrow's features took place for Late Models, Limited Late Models, Thunder Cars, Mini Stocks and the Canadian Vintage Modifieds. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway , OSCAAR , Hurricane Midgets and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 8000 photos online now.

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Peterborough Speedway Sunday October 11

Brandon Watson continued his hot streak, and won both the Late Model and Limited Late Model features (after placing 2nd in the OSCAAR feature last night). In the Late Model feature, Shaun McWhirter was 2nd, Kirk Hooker placed 3rd and Mike Bentley was 4th. Jason Witty was 2nd in the Limited Late Model feature, followed by Tony Tiemersma. Gary McLean won the Modified feature, followed by George Wilson and Jamie Cox. Dave Doucette won the Thunder Car feature. Doug Butler won the Mini Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial Results of the Late Models (and some Modifieds). For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway . There are over 2300 photos online now.

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Peterborough Speedway Saturday October 10

Qualifying took place for the Autumn Colours features on Sunday, with OSCAAR and the Hurricane Midgets holding their features today. Jeff Hanley won the OSCAAR 50 lap feature, followed by Brandon Watson (he was on his tail most of the race) and TJ Woolsey. Nathan Meneely won the Hurricane Midget feature. For full official results and more info, please see Peterborough Speedway , OSCAAR and Hurricane Midgets . There are over 2100 photos online now.

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Mosport International Raceway Saturday October 3

On Saturday and Sunday CASC held the 'Celebration of Motorsport' at Mosport International Raceway. I attended the Saturday qualifying sessions, and took over 3200 photos in between rain showers. For full official results and more info on the weekend, please see CASC . There are over 2700 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Sunday September 27

The 250 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race was won by DJ Kennington. Kerry Micks was 2nd, Don Thomson Jr was 3rd and Scott Steckly was 4th. This was also Dave Whitlock's final race. Here are some Unofficial Midrace Results. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and NASCAR.ca . There are about 2300 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Saturday September 26

The 250 lap NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race was postponed until Sunday due to rain. Ron Beauchamp Jr won the pole. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and NASCAR.ca . There are over 2600 photos online now.

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Travis Rutz

Travis Rutz, a sprint car driver from Langley, BC, was critically injured at a race in Indiana this past weekend. He had joined us at Ohsweken for the Nationals - I took numerous photos of him (the white car with red wing,numbered 8R). Please wish him the best if you are interested and have a moment at CaringBridge (thanks to Tommy Goudge for the link).



Ohsweken Speedway Saturday September 19

Shane Stewart won the Canadian Sprint Car National feature, followed by Chuck Hebing, Wayne Johnson and Steve Poirier. Glenn Styres was top qualifier at 14.288 seconds, with 77 cars time trialing. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . See also Thursday night's racing and Friday night's racing.
There are almost 5200 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 18

Brian McDonald and Shane Stewart each won a Sprint car feature. Steve Poirier won the Shootout and also the Sprint car Challenge. 71 Sprint cars were present. Lee Winger won the Thunder Stock feature, Abel Castelein won the Mini Stock feature, and Lee Hils won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . See also Thursday night's racing and Saturday night's racing .
There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Thursday September 17

Jeff Cook won the ESS Sprint car feature Thursday, followed by Wayne Johnson and Ryan Grubaugh. About 50 Sprint cars were present. Lee Winger won the Thunder Stock feature, Steve Hess won the Mini Stock feature, and Lee Hils won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . See also Friday night's racing and Saturday night's racing.
There are about 1500 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 13

Chris Morrow won the Limited Late Model feature (and Tom Walters won the Sunset championship), Scott McTeer won the Thunder car feature, and Shawn Ryan won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are about 1800 photos online now.

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Innisfil Kart Club Sunday September 13

I shot photos Sunday morning and early afternoon at the Innisfil Kart Club. For more information on the club, please visit Innisfil Kart Club . Over 4000 photos are online now.

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Barrie Speedway Saturday September 12

Don Thomson Jr won the 300 lap NASCAR NCATS race at Barrie Saturday night. He was followed by Mark Dilley, Scott Steckly, Brad Graham, Jason Hathaway, Kerry Micks, John Gaunt, Joey Hanssen, Andrew Ranger and DJ Kennington. Jason Elliott won the Thunder Car feature, and Kyle Lethbridge won the Pure Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial midrace Results. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and NASCAR.CA . There are over 4000 photos online now.

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Sunset Speedway Sunday September 6

Tom Walters won the 75 lap Limited Late Model feature on Sunday. Jason Elliott won the Thundercar feature, and Rob Krystal won the mini stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Sunset Speedway . There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday September 5

Jason Shaw won the Late Model feature, followed by Gary Elliott and Kenny Forth. Doug Hood won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, Shawn Chenoweth won the Thunder Car feature, and Parker Holman won the Mini Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are over 2600 photos online.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday September 4

Kevin Job and Ryan Hunsinger won 15 lap Sprint car features, Mike Thorne and Jamie Cox each won a Thunder Stock feature, Chase Hess and Abel Castelein won Mini Stock features, and Jesse McDonald and Lee Hils each won a Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are about 1000 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday August 22

The Canadian Vintage Modifieds, Can-Am Midgets, Thunder Cars and Mini Stocks were rained out once again at Flamboro. I arrived and waited for the rain to stop, but the races were called when they ran out of time for practice and racing. For more info, please see Flamboro Speedway , Can-Am Midgets and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . I didn't shoot any photos.



Barrie Speedway Saturday August 15

James Gray won both of the Can-Am midget features Saturday. Gord Shepherd won the first Late Model feature, and Brandon Watson won the second feature. Ben Melenhurst won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and Can-Am Midgets . There are over 2500 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday August 14

Trevor Lewis won the ASCS Lucas Oil Sprint Car Dirt Series feature Friday night. Blake Breen was 2nd, Jamie Collard was 3rd, Dain Nada was 4th and Bryan Howland was 5th. Jamie Cox won the Thunder Stock feature, Steve Hess won the Mini Stock feature, and Rodney Rutherford won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway and ASCS Sprint Group . There are over 1000 photos online now.

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Mosport Speedway Saturday August 8

Andrew Ranger won the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race at Mosport Speedway. Scott Steckly was second and DJ Kennington was third. Here are some Unofficial Results (including midrace positions). For full official results and more info, please see NASCAR.CA . There are over 3400 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday August 7

Glenn Watson won the first of two 35 lap OSCAAR super late model features, and Jeff Hanley won the second. Jeff was the overall winner. Vic Parsons won the Late Model feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 2900 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday August 3

Matt Sheppard won the 100 lap Big Block Modified DIRTcar feature. Second place was taken by Brett Hearn, followed by Pat Ward, Pete Bicknell, Larry Lampman Jr, Jimmy Phelps, Dale Planck, Steve Paine, Ryan Phelps and Danny Johnson. Justin Haers set a new track record of 15.044. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 2700 photos online now.

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racepulse.com photos on World of Outlaws site August 3

There are a number of photos from racepulse.com on the World of Outlaws Sprint car web site taken at Ohsweken last week. Check out (click on Media Gallery->Ohsweken Day 2 July 29 2009) World of Outlaws



Flamboro Speedway Sunday August 2

Steve Robblee Won the 1st 50 lap OSS race at Flamboro, and Dan Prudhomme won the 2nd 50 lap feature. Parker Holman won the Mini Stock feature, Nick Roth won the Thunder Car feature, and John Verney won the Pro 4 Modified feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and OSS . There are over 2500 photos online.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday August 1

Scott Kreutter won the ASCS Lucas Patriot Sprint feature Saturday. Greg Panunte won the Sportsman feature, Kirk Wilson won the Hoosier Stock feature, and Robert Goulding won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday July 31

Andrew Reaume won the UMP Late Model feature, followed by Chris Ross, Brett Reaume, Kirk Hooker and Joe Field. Jamie Cox won the Thunder Stock feature, Mitchell Brown won the Mini Stock feature, and Karl Sault won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1400 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Wednesday July 29

Jason Sides won on the 2nd night of World of Outlaws Sprint Car action. Donny Schatz was 2nd and Craig Dollansky was 3rd. Joey Saldana set the fast time, and Jason Meyers won the Dash. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1600 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Tuesday July 28

Jason Meyers won the World of Outlaws Sprint car feature, followed by Donny Schatz, Craig Dollansky and Steve Kinser. Jason Sides was top qualifyer and also won the Dash. Billy Hogue won the Thunder Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . Almost 1800 photos are online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Saturday July 18

Larry Lampman Jr won the 50 lap Modified feature, followed by Chad Brachmann and Danny O'Brien. Brad Rouse won the Sportsman feature, Rob Murray won the Hoosier Stocks feature, Aaron Wiley won the Mini Stocks feature, and Shawn Sliter won the Open Wheel Lites feature. The Vintage Modifieds also were present. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . There are almost 2300 photos online.

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Cayuga Speedway Sunday July 12

Mark Sammut (from London, Ont) won his first ISMA feature. Phil Shaw won the 25 lap Canadian Vintage Modified feature For full official results and more info, please see Cayuga Speedway , ISMA and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 1900 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday July 11

Jason Keen won the Canadian Vintage Modified feature, followed by Chris Milwain and Brian Atkinson. Billy Schwartzenburg won the Mini Stock feature (Mike Taylor took the checkered, but lost it due to jumping the green). Matt Bentley won the Thunder Car feature, and Mark Lucas won the F4 modified feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway , Canadian Vintage Modifieds and Pro 4 Modifieds . There are over 700 photos online.

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Pinecrest Speedway Reunion Saturday July 11

There was a reunion of drivers celebrating the 1949 opening of the half mile dirt Pinecrest Speedway. It took place at the Pinecrest Restaurant, located on Highway 7, just west of Keele St, next door to the original location of the speedway. The restaurant was packed with drivers, family, and fans of the Speedway (both the dirt and asphalt versions). The owners of the restaurant donated all the day's receipts to charity (the Childrens Breakfast Club), so please stop by if you have a chance. There are photos from Pinecrest on the wall. Thanks to Dave Boon as well for organizing the event. There are 400 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday July 4

Paul Howse won the 75 lap Grisdale Triple Crown feature, followed by Gary Elliott and Jeff Stewart. James Gray won the Can-Am midget feature followed by Rob Neely and Chris Holman. Kevin Albers won the Thunder Car feature and Rob Huskins won the Mini Stock feature. Here are some Unofficial Results. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Can-Am Midgets . There are over 3500 photos online.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday July 3

Tom Huppunen won the sprint Northern Summer Nationals feature, followed by Dustin Daggett and Glenn Styres. Rob Disher won the Thunder Stock feature, Mitchell Brown won the Mini Stock feature, and Karl Sault won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are over 1300 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday June 27

Scott Lyons won the Late Model feature, followed by Kenny Forth and Richard Holmes. John Karley won the Candadian Vintage Modified feature, and Matt Bentley won the Thunder Car feature, followed by Linda Dean. Matt Dean won the Mini Stock feature, followed by Rob Huskins and Brian Watson. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . There are about 3300 photos online.

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Ohsweken Speedway Friday June 26

Ryan Hunsinger won the Sprint feature, Billy Bleich won both of the 15 lap Thunder Stock features, Mitchell Brown won the Mini Stock feature, and Rodney Rutherford won the Bomber feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are about 1500 photos online.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday June 19

Brandon Watson won the 100 lap late model feature, followed by Dan McHattie and Chris Morrow. Vic Parsons won the semi. John Baker Jr won the thunder car feature, and Jason Juriga won the mini stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway . There are over 2100 photos online now.

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Ohsweken Speedway Thursday June 18

The World of Outlaw Late Models 50 lap feature was won by Josh Richards, followed by Brady Smith and Darrell Lanigan. 42 Late Models were on hand, with Ken Shrader driving the blue 9. Tom Huppunen won the Sprint car feature. For full official results and more info, please see Ohsweken Speedway . There are almost 1900 photos online.

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Barrie Speedway Saturday June 13

TJ Woolsey won the OSCAAR feature Saturday, followed by Derrick Tiemersma and Glenn Watson. For full official results and more info, please see Barrie Speedway and OSCAAR . There are over 1800 photos online now.

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Delaware Speedway Saturday June 6

DJ Kennington won the NASCAR NCATS race at Delaware. He was followed by Ron Beauchamp Jr, Scott Steckly, Kerry Micks, Anthony Simone, Joey McColm, Dave Whitlock, Andrew Ranger, Nik Lapcevich and Don Thomson Jr. Jason Lidster won the Super Stock feature, followed by Darrell Lake and Brad Clark. Here are some Unofficial Midrace Results. For full official results and more info, please see Delaware Speedway and NASCAR.CA . There are about 2500 photos online.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 30

The Ontario Sportsman Series featuring the Lucas Oil Sportman Cup appeared at Flamboro, along with the CVM, Thunder Cars, Mini Stocks and F4 Modifieds. Rain ended the show just after 7pm, with qualifying heats underway. The remaining races have been rescheduled to Sunday Aug 2. For full more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup . There are about 950 photos online now.

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Kawartha Speedway Friday May 29

The OSCAAR super late models made an appearance, but had their feature rained out. Heat wins went to TJ Woolsey and Mark Gordon. The Late Models were also rained out - their heats were won by Bryan Mercer, Dan McHattie and Brandon Watson. The Thunder Car feature was won by Wille Reyns, and the Mini Stock feature was won by Too Maroney. The photo at left is Dan Price's Thunder Car. For full official results and more info, please see Kawartha Speedway and OSCAAR . I shot about 1200 photos over the evening, and all are online now.

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racepulse.com Schedule Updated

The 2009 Racing Schedule has a day-to-day list of tracks and series. I've updated just over half of the 70 or so racetracks and racing series so far.



Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 23

I filled in for Dave Franks as track photographer for today's show at Flamboro. Paul Howse won the Late Model feature, Randy Rusnell won the Thunder Car feature , Rob Hoskins won the Mini Stock feature (his first), and Cale Bailey won the Hurricane Midget feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Hurricane Midgets . There are about 950 photos online now.

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Merrittville Speedway Monday May 18

Larry Lampman Jr won the 50 lap 358 DIRTcar feature, Pete Bicknell won the 50 lap 358 Lucas Shootout feature, Chad Shevalier won the Sportsman feature, and Ken Sargent won the Stocks feature. For full official results and more info, please see Merrittville Speedway . I shot over 1400 photos during the evening, and they're all online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Sunday May 17

Scott Lyons won the Late Model feature (Shane Maginnis finished 1st but failed tech). 2nd was Jeff Stewart and 3rd was Gary Elliott. Doug Hood won the CVM feature followed by Phil Shaw and Brian Atkinson. Nick Roth won the Thunder Car feature, and Dave Bailey won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . I shot about 900 photos over the evening, and they are all online now.

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Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 9

I arrived at Flamboro at 5:45, only to find that everyone had left (called due to weather forcast...). No pics.




Flamboro Speedway Saturday May 2

Jason Shaw won the Late Model feature, followed by Shane Maginnis and Jeff Stewart. Mark Klotz won the CVM feature, followed by Mike Podd and Steve Lyons. Brad Collison won the Thunder Car feature, and Willis Mahood won the Mini Stock feature. For full official results and more info, please see Flamboro Speedway and Canadian Vintage Modifieds . I shot about 450 photos over the evening, and all are online now.

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Performance World March 14, 2009

The annual Performance World Show was held the weekend of March 14 at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. Here are some highlights of the racecars and custom cars present. I shot over 400 photos during the day.

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Sunday Jan 18

The Canadian Motorsports Expo was held Jan 16th to 18th at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. One of the hightlights of Sunday's show was the CNE Pinecrest reunion. I shot many photos during the reception attended by drivers, staff, friends and relatives from both tracks. There are also shots of the presentation held during the afternoon. The photo at left is of Jim Hallahan and Tom Milligan - 2 of the many drivers present. For more details, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo . I shot over 650 photos on Sunday.

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Saturday Jan 17

The Canadian Motorsports Expo was held Jan 16th to 18th at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. Highlights of Saturday's show included a visit by Jacques Villeneuve. I shot many photos of the autograph session, a media only press conference, and the public press conference. I also shot photos of a presentation by members of the press - Eric Tomas (Raceline), Jeff Pappone (Globe), Norris McDonald (Star), Dean McNulty (Sun) and Hugh Burrill (CityTV). There was also a presentation headed by Ron Fellows, with Joel Robinson, Jerry Priddle, Brad Brown, Steve Snowden and Tim Miller. For more details, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo . I shot over 600 photos on Saturday.

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Canadian Motorsports Expo Friday Jan 16

The Canadian Motorsports Expo was held Jan 16th to 18th at the International Centre just outside of Toronto. One of the highlights of Friday's show was Spencer Lewis' presentation to the winners of the Ontario Asphalt Short Track Power Rankings. The top 10 were Jeff Hanley (1st), Tom Walters, Steve Robblee, Glenn Watson, Ron Sheridan, Dwight Brown, Dan McHattie, Jason Shaw, Jonathan Urlin, with Keith McLeod and Chris Morrow tied for 10th. For more details, please visit Canadian Motorsports Expo . There are over 400 photos to view from Friday.

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