From press release
The F2000 Canada Series heads to scenic Calabogie Motorsports Park this weekend for the MCO May Madness event, rounds 3 and 4 of the championship. The first two rounds of the championship showcased three of Canada’s hottest young drivers in back and forth battles all weekend long. Zacharie Robichon and Chase Pelletier renewed a rivalry from their days in F1600 over the last two years and were joined by former F1600 champion Nathan Blok at the front of the grid. Blok struck first, winning race 1 in dramatic fashion over Robichon and Pelletier. Robichon nabbed race 2 in a daring 3-wide move as the leaders encountered some lapped traffic. Pelletier took the next step on the podium and Blok had to settle for third. Pelletier, the 2014 F1600 Super Series Champion was on pace in his debut, leading laps and setting the pace in several sessions made most impressive by the fact that he had never sat in an F2000 car previously. Robichon, with 188 points, comes to Calabogie with a slim 10-point lead in the championship over Blok’s 178. Pelletier is 12-points back of Blok with a 166-point tally. Calabogie will also provide some extra motivation for two of the competitors – hometown bragging rights. Robichon is from Ottawa, ON and Blok is from Pembroke, ON, so count on a big cheering section for each of those drivers in attendance. Three other competitors will make their season debut this weekend. Jim Hallman, of Kitchener, ON, in a Van Diemen, Alex Zeller of Orleans, ON in a Citation and Tom Drake is up from Westford, VT with his Van Diemen. Things get rolling Friday, May 29th with a full day of testing, then Saturday with one practice, a qualifying and 30 minutes race. The Sunday schedule is a repeat of Saturday.
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