From canadiankartingnews.com
The 2010 ASN Canada FIA Canadian Karting Championships are moving to an exciting new facility at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant.
An exciting new facility is nearing completion by the Jim Russell Racing School beside the legendary Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant that has hosted many international events including Formula One.
The track, designed to CIK-FIA Grade A/B regulations, has a length of 1,292 metres and every metre will surely please drivers as they challenge a variety of 15 ultra fast and slower technical corners.
“The managers of the Jim Russell Driving School contacted ASN last year to apply for the 2010 Championships. At that time, ASN advised that hosting had been granted to SRA Karting in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, a proven and established organisation and circuit”, said Paul Cooke, ASN Canada FIA’s Vice-president.
“Recently, the managers of the new Mont Tremblant karting facility contacted ASN with an update on the progress of the track, currently on a fast-track completion schedule. At the same time, they again offered to host the 2010 Championships and argued convincingly that this would be the best opportunity to present their new track to the Canadian and global karting community”, continued Cooke.
“Because the event was already granted to SRA Karting, making such a change was not possible without SRA International Karting’s consent and ASN’s condition that SRA’s be the organizer of the event. Going into our 12th year of the Championships ASN knows experience is critical and the SRA team is well seasoned. Bringing Le Circuit and SRA together would be a natural fit if it could be done”, said Cooke.
The new track will host its first facility shakedown race event two weeks before the Nationals on August 7 when the fourth round of the Coupe de Montréal Championship takes place.
The 2010 ASN Canada FIA Canadian Karting Championships are moving to an exciting new facility at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant.
An exciting new facility is nearing completion by the Jim Russell Racing School beside the legendary Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant that has hosted many international events including Formula One.
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| Photo: Le Circuit |
The track, designed to CIK-FIA Grade A/B regulations, has a length of 1,292 metres and every metre will surely please drivers as they challenge a variety of 15 ultra fast and slower technical corners.
“The managers of the Jim Russell Driving School contacted ASN last year to apply for the 2010 Championships. At that time, ASN advised that hosting had been granted to SRA Karting in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, a proven and established organisation and circuit”, said Paul Cooke, ASN Canada FIA’s Vice-president.
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| Photo: Le Circuit |
“Recently, the managers of the new Mont Tremblant karting facility contacted ASN with an update on the progress of the track, currently on a fast-track completion schedule. At the same time, they again offered to host the 2010 Championships and argued convincingly that this would be the best opportunity to present their new track to the Canadian and global karting community”, continued Cooke.
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| Photo: Le Circuit |
“Because the event was already granted to SRA Karting, making such a change was not possible without SRA International Karting’s consent and ASN’s condition that SRA’s be the organizer of the event. Going into our 12th year of the Championships ASN knows experience is critical and the SRA team is well seasoned. Bringing Le Circuit and SRA together would be a natural fit if it could be done”, said Cooke.
The new track will host its first facility shakedown race event two weeks before the Nationals on August 7 when the fourth round of the Coupe de Montréal Championship takes place.