Canadian Touring Car Championship : GT Racing scores another double

Drivers Bilodeau and Borgeat split the Shannonville double-header

MONTREAL – GT Racing drivers towered again over their competition last weekend by winning both races of the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship presented by Toyo Tires double-header in Shannonville. Driver-owner Charles-Andre Bilodeau scored his third consecutive win Saturday, and team mate Etienne Borgeat took the spoils Sunday.

Qualified second, Bilodeau edged Scott Nicol’s car in the first corner and stayed in front until the end to win Saturday’s race. “Scott’s Civic was really fast and forces us to raise our game,” underlines Bilodeau. “It was important for us to strike early or risk getting distanced. After that, the plan was to keep focused and stay error free all the way to the end. That’s often easier said than done.” Borgeat turned a 21st spot on the grid (mechanical woes during qualifying) into a top five finish after an amazing comeback.

Sunday, Etienne Borgeat took advantage of an error by team mate Charles-Andre Bilodeau to get in front and push all the way to the finish, scoring his first win of the season. “I had qualified fifth for the second part of the double-header, so I had to work hard again,” recounts Borgeat. “I came back on the pack one by one. When I got to Charles-Andre, he gave me a good fight. We had a lot of fun. I got by him when he made a mistake between corners 4 and 5 and I’ve been able to keep the lead until the end. We got the checkered flag almost side by side.”

GT Racing cars’ successes in Shannonville are the result of a sustained team effort. “We have to emphasize the amazing work the mechanics did this week,” insists Bilodeau. “They gave us great cars once again. Our chief mechanic, Eric Cote, outdid himself. Not only did he give us fast cars, but reliable cars. That’s real hard to achieve.”

All efforts are now directed at preparing for the Grand Prix of Toronto, the next stop on the Championship schedule. “We’ll spend some time in St-Eustache over the next couple of week to test using urban course settings,” confirms Cote. “We’re heading to a tight, bumpy and dusty course… It’s always hard to find the right balance for conditions such as those.”

GT Racing wishes to acknowledge the precious support of its partners: Ultramar, idCAD, Pavnat, Sequoia Travel, Provan, SKF and Base.

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For more information about the team, please contact Charles-Andre Bilodeau at 514.469.0751 or email charles@gt-racing.ca // G-nius Communication // www.g-nius.ca // Benoit@g-nius.ca