Mathieu Audette and Nick Wittmer captured a victory each in the double header of the Castrol Canadian Touring Car series held at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres.
The first race, Round 11 of the season, was a sun downer that was red flagged following a nasty accident.
In the Super class, Mathieu Audette drove his Acura RSX-S to first place after he dominated the race. Nick Wittmer arrived in second place in his Hyundai Tiburon. Sasha Anis took third place in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
A big crash in the Touring group forced the race to be red flagged. When trying to pass the MINI of Michel Sallenbach, P.J. Groenke touched the wall and his VW GTI flipped over on the track. Luckily, Groenke was not injured.
Alain Lauzière in a MINI finished place in the class, beating Tom Kwok in a Honda Civic and veteran local driver Jocelyn Hebert in a Civic Si.
Round 12 was held Saturday and saw Nick Wittmer drive his Tibuton to first place, taking the win with a five-second advantage over Richard Boake (Subaru Impreza) and Dean Fantin (BMW 330i).
The Quebec drivers took honours in he Touring class as Jacques Belanger (Honda Civic Si) won the race in front of Jocelyn Hebert and Alain Lauziere.
The first race, Round 11 of the season, was a sun downer that was red flagged following a nasty accident.
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| Matthieu Audette (Photo: Yanick Gougeon/Track Racing Pictures) |
In the Super class, Mathieu Audette drove his Acura RSX-S to first place after he dominated the race. Nick Wittmer arrived in second place in his Hyundai Tiburon. Sasha Anis took third place in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
A big crash in the Touring group forced the race to be red flagged. When trying to pass the MINI of Michel Sallenbach, P.J. Groenke touched the wall and his VW GTI flipped over on the track. Luckily, Groenke was not injured.
Alain Lauzière in a MINI finished place in the class, beating Tom Kwok in a Honda Civic and veteran local driver Jocelyn Hebert in a Civic Si.
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| Nick Wittmer (Photo: Yanick Gougeon/Track Racing Pictures) |
Round 12 was held Saturday and saw Nick Wittmer drive his Tibuton to first place, taking the win with a five-second advantage over Richard Boake (Subaru Impreza) and Dean Fantin (BMW 330i).
The Quebec drivers took honours in he Touring class as Jacques Belanger (Honda Civic Si) won the race in front of Jocelyn Hebert and Alain Lauziere.