From IMSA
Ilker Starck and his wife, Isabel, have spent countless hours the last five years building their business, SportsCarBoutique, one of Canada’s leading shops for tuning, performance, racing parts and safety equipment. The Toronto-based business is thriving, serving numerous customers competing in venues such as Porsche Club Driver Education, Porsche Club racing events and in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge series in the United States and Canada. During that span, Ilker Starck tried to juggle running his performance business and race team while continuing to drive a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin as often as possible. But he wasn’t happy with his driving results. So this year, Starck is ready to have fun behind the wheel by becoming a bit more selfish.
Starck plans to compete in the entire Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin series this season in his No. 48 SCB Racing entry in the Gold Class, with continued sponsorship from Toronto Porsche dealer Downtown Porsche. He also plans to field the No. 38 Porsche in the Silver Class for selected races and welcomes drivers interested in that car. “I think the trigger for me was that this was the fifth year of this business,” Starck said. “This is not a hobby shop. This is a full-fledged business that has to make profit. Over the past years, I feel like I haven’t had my full energy in the race car because I was so focused on building my business. “I’m hoping I’ve reached a point where I can just do at least one season where everybody helps me to reach my goals. Before I had the business, I was actively racing, and we were winning and having fun. With the business, it got kind of divided. We started taking care of a lot of people, and I didn’t get to race that much. It made me feel like ‘I’m in, I’m out, I’m in, I’m out.’ “I owe this to myself after so many years of building the business and working hard, being a certified Porsche instructor. I want to do this full season, and I want to give it my best. This year my goal is to go in well prepared, and in good shape mentally and with my skill set, and to win the championship in Gold.” The 2014 season starts May 17-18 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.
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