BRANTFORD, ON – Doug Brown and his teammates head to the historic Mosport International Raceway for their second race of the season this coming Father's Day Weekend hoping to erase the memories of their past two experiences on the 2.5 mile, 10 turn road course.In 2004, a missed entry heading through turn number eight at the end of the long Mario Andretti Straightaway resulted in a broken transmission in the #10 NAPA Autopro team car and a disappointing 20th place finish.
Last season, engine problems and a fire ended the team's afternoon just six laps into the scheduled 51-lap affair.
This year's race will be different a determined competitor commented as he addressed his plans for the weekend of racing at the track located north of Bowmanville. " We learned a lot from our past experiences and with a new engine builder supplying the horsepower, we believe we can finish in the top-ten or better this time out."
After only one event run so far this season - a solid fourth-place finish at Barrie Speedway on Victoria Day Weekend- Doug currently sits third in points behind five-time and defending champion Don Thomson Jr of Ayr and opening event winner Scott Steckly of Milverton.
This past weekend’s scheduled event at Autodrome St. Eustache was cancelled due to wet conditions in the Montreal area. That event has been rescheduled for September 9th at the flat 4/10th-mile oval.
This weekend's race and the July 1-2 race at Barrie Speedway are the only two scheduled events before the Super Series heads for events in Vernon, BC and Edmonton, Alberta, Doug is still unsure whether he and his team will be making the western trek. "We should know better once we get through this coming weekend and the Barrie event", he remarked when questioned of his intentions. "It's a costly trip but if we can obtain some additional sponsorship support and we do well in the next two races, we'll be going.
This weekend’s schedule not only features practice and qualifying for the CASCAR Super Series but also for the F1600 Series, Cup Lites, Civic Championship and Mazda MX-5 Cup.
CASCAR teams will qualify on Saturday with their scheduled race slated to go green at 1:30 pm on Sunday.
Prepared By:Ken SpencerMarketing and Media relationsBrown Auto Racing
kenneth.spencer@sympatico.ca (905) 844-7902For additional information on Doug Brown/Brown Auto Racing contact Doug Brown at (519) 752-9531 or go to
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