KUNO WITTMER QUICKEST HONDA/MICHELIN CHALLENGE SERIES
DRIVER AT MOSPORT
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First Day of Practice at the Mosport Grand Prix
KUNO WITTMER QUICKEST HONDA/MICHELIN CHALLENGE SERIES DRIVER AT MOSPORT
TORONTO, September 2, 2005 - Kuno Wittmer posted the fastest lap in
Friday's Honda/Michelin
Challenge Series practice session held at Mosport International
Raceway. The Honda de Sigi Autosport driver lapped the
3.957-kilometre road course in 1 minute 42.944 seconds to edge Robert
Boyer by 0.111 seconds. The Lombardi Honda Racing driver was timed at
1:43.055. Third quickest of Round 7 was Frédérick Lelièvre (1:43.076)
followed by Series defending champion Steven Laporte (1:43.213).
Points leader Nick Wittmer was fifth fastest (1:43.342) ahead of
Didier Schraenen (1:43.649). The top six drivers are separated by
only seven tenths of a second. Emmanuel Boivin-Moreau, rookie Tyler
Givogue, John Sherk and Kris Rams rounded out the top ten.
On Tap Saturday...
Honda/Michelin Series drivers will be back on track Saturday for a
30-minute qualifying session at 10:15 a.m. The results will set the
grid for Sunday's 18-lap, or 30-minute race scheduled to start at
1:05 p.m.
In the points standing, Nick Wittmer is first with 178 points, but
his lead is only 3 points over Laporte. Kuno Wittmer is third with
172 points, followed by Schraenen with 166. Alex Penfold is fifth
with 157, ahead of Lelièvre with 149 and Boyer with 134 points.
The Series
The Honda Michelin Challenge Series is sanctioned by ASN Canada FIA,
sponsored by Honda Canada Inc. Supporting partners include: Michelin
North America (Canada) Inc, Dynamic Suspensions, Bosal, CSC Racing
Products, Goodridge, NGK Spark Plugs, Hawk Performance, Mechanix Wear
and Racing Radios.
Honda is the world's preeminent maker of engines for automobiles,
motorcycles and power equipment. With more than 120 manufacturing
facilities in 30 countries worldwide, Honda now attracts nearly 20
million customers annually. Honda Canada manufactures the Honda
Ridgeline, Civic, Pilot, and the Acura EL and MDX at its two plants
in Alliston, Ontario.
-HMCS 2005-
Information:
Richard Jacobs (416) 287-4708
Ralph Luciw (416) 287-4367
Max d'Orsonnens (514) 246-8909