ASN Canada FIA Announce Prize Fund Support for the Canadian Civic Championship Series

ASN Canada FIA today announced a prize fund contribution for the new "Canadian Civic Championship Series".

ASN's President Roger Peart, "In keeping with our vision of helping young Canadians move up the ladder of Canadian motorsport, ASN Canada FIA is pleased to support CASC-OR and FSAQ, the co-organizing sanctioning bodies, in their effort to make this series a success. To ensure its success we are providing direct support to the drivers with a monetary award to the Championship. A total of $6,000 will be contributed and distributed among the top 3 finishers in the Championship at year's end."

The series promoters were pleased with the announcement by ASN's President Roger Peart but are continuing their efforts to secure more sponsorship for the series.

"We are delighted with this announcement," said Gunter Schmidt, administrator of the series. "We are continuing to build on the present by promoting the series, and also working hard to assure the growth of the Civic series by adding the 2006 and 2007 Honda Civic models in to the 2007 racing season in order to increase participation of the drivers."

This type of single-marque car racing Championship has seen Canadian drivers like Ron Follows, David Empringham, Richard Spénard, Frank Allers, Jacques Villeneuve the elder, and more recently Kuno Wittmer, coming through the ranks on their way to making their mark on the national and international motorsport scene.

About the Series
The Championship demonstrates motorsport competitiveness in a single-marque championship series for up-and-coming as well as seasoned drivers. The concept of the Civic Championship is a cost-effective, competitive series emphasizing development of individual driver skills by permitting only minimal car modifications. In keeping with this concept, the Honda Civic DX Coupes, Honda Accessories and the products of the sponsors used in the Championship must be identifiable with the cars and offered for sale to the public through normal distribution channels.

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The Canadian Civic Championship Series opens its 2006 season on April 29 at Autodrome St-Eustache in Québec. The eight-race schedule also includes events at Mosport International Raceway on May 22 and June 18, and at the Canadian Grand Prix on Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 24. The final four races of the 2006 season will be held at Shannonville Motorsport Park on July 16, Autodrome St-Eustache on July 22, Circuit Mont-Tremblant on September 24 and at the season finale at Mosport on October 1.
- From ASN / FIA