Rounds 3 and 4 of the F2000 Canada Championship were held this past weekend during the May Madness Races at Calabogie Motorsports Park near Ottawa.
In Round 3, it was all Nathan Blok as he grabbed the win in front of a hometown crowd. In race 4 held Sunday, Brampton, ON’s Chase Pelletier stalled his car. The green flag was given to pole sitter Nathan Blok of Pembroke, ON. Pelletier was in dead last. Frustrated, and in control of a very fast car, Pelletier put his head down and started to carve his way through the field. He would set several blistering lap times and would be in the top 5 by lap 4. Next time by he was in 2nd but was 11 seconds back of leader Blok. The race settled down at that point with Blok in control and Pelletier chipping away at his lead little by little. Disaster then struck for the leader on lap 10. As Blok accelerated out of corner 7 his throttle pedal went to the floor. The engine was running but the cable had broken. He would coast to a stop on the access road at corner 8, totally dejected and handing the race to Pelletier. As he crossed the line, Pelletier was visibly very excited about the turn of fortune, coming right up to the wall to congratulate his equally happy crew. Kitchener, ON’s Jim Hallman brought his car home in a very satisfying 2nd place and Tom Drake, of Westford, VT was elated to get the final step on the podium after hours of making repairs to his car and missing the race yesterday. The next event for the F2000 Canada series is the BARC Canadian Touring Trophy races, June 27,28 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
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