Race preview
Possible Winners – Roger Smetaniuk, Teague Karall
Podium Contenders – Brian Smetaniuk, Greg Coffin, Wade Anderson, Steve Ross
Track record holder Zac Burke will not be in an FC for the upcoming event but the car that he set the record in will be there in the hands of Brian Smetaniuk. Coming off a rough Mission weekend where battery/alternator issues plagued the #19 Blackjack Fabrication Van Diemen, Brian hopes to be in podium contention as one of the few drivers that will have FC track experience at Castrol. The person with probably the most laps around Castrol in an FC car is Teague Karall in the #3 F12 Networks – Crystal Kids 1998 Van Diemen. With a reduced schedule this season due to a new little racer at home Teague looks to take some points and maybe some wins away from the rest of the field in his only NWFC outing this season. Second in the championship Roger Smetaniuk looks to improve his finishing percentage this coming weekend and collect as many points as possible in his home races. With the #16 Blackjack Fabrication Mygale finishing in the top 2 for every race it has finished, Roger needs to finish every race if he is to maximize his points and continue to fight for the top spot in the championship.
Team HPR and it’s 4 drivers look to have a slightly better outcome than in Mission, where a number of little issues kept the team from having the results they wanted. Steve Ross hopefully will have the #72 Riegel Tunning 2008 Van Diemen back running after clutch issues spoiled the last half of his Mission weekend. Wade Anderson was running much stronger at Mission than results would show and if he can keep the speed up and come through at the finish line look for him to be fighting for the podium at Castrol. Doug Connon seems to be the model of consistency this year finishing all races he has started and has been rewarded with a current 7th in the championship in his 1994 Van Diemen. Glenn Yuen missed out on Mission but looks to be back for Castrol in the #88 Dynamic Risk 2000 Van Diemen. Glenn has a number of laps around Castrol in other types of cars and if he can translate that over to his FC he could be a surprise towards the top of the timesheet.
After a long rebuild of the #2 1996 Van Diemen Dane Babkirk finished 2 of the 3 Mission races although not without some teething issues. Dane now heads to Castrol with some confidence in the car and looks to work on setup and overall speed now that the initial shakedown is done. Championship leader Greg Coffin probably would like to forget the problems he had out at Mission as he never really got the #04 2007 Mygale going with an unknown motor/electrical issue. But on the bright side with Roger Smetaniuk's DNF in the last race Greg managed to hold onto the the Championship lead by 9 points or 1 race win. We are not sure what we will see Greg in at Castrol as he has the option of switching back to his 1999 Pinto Powered Mygale if he can’t get the 2007 car fixed in time. We are sure that he will be in contention with whatever car he chooses.
The BC boys are a a bit of an unknown will any make the trek out to Alberta as many of the Alberta guys did last race weekend at Mission. Michael Lensen sitting 3rd in the points could definitely help his championship bid by adding another 3 races at Castrol. The recently announcement partnership between CACC and WCMA adding $100 tow money for each crossover driver could help some of the BC guys make the trip as well. Rumors are out of a possible James Nadolny appearance and after a very strong weekend he could easily move up from 6th in the standings at Castrol.
Possible Winners – Roger Smetaniuk, Teague Karall
Podium Contenders – Brian Smetaniuk, Greg Coffin, Wade Anderson, Steve Ross
Track record holder Zac Burke will not be in an FC for the upcoming event but the car that he set the record in will be there in the hands of Brian Smetaniuk. Coming off a rough Mission weekend where battery/alternator issues plagued the #19 Blackjack Fabrication Van Diemen, Brian hopes to be in podium contention as one of the few drivers that will have FC track experience at Castrol. The person with probably the most laps around Castrol in an FC car is Teague Karall in the #3 F12 Networks – Crystal Kids 1998 Van Diemen. With a reduced schedule this season due to a new little racer at home Teague looks to take some points and maybe some wins away from the rest of the field in his only NWFC outing this season. Second in the championship Roger Smetaniuk looks to improve his finishing percentage this coming weekend and collect as many points as possible in his home races. With the #16 Blackjack Fabrication Mygale finishing in the top 2 for every race it has finished, Roger needs to finish every race if he is to maximize his points and continue to fight for the top spot in the championship.
Team HPR and it’s 4 drivers look to have a slightly better outcome than in Mission, where a number of little issues kept the team from having the results they wanted. Steve Ross hopefully will have the #72 Riegel Tunning 2008 Van Diemen back running after clutch issues spoiled the last half of his Mission weekend. Wade Anderson was running much stronger at Mission than results would show and if he can keep the speed up and come through at the finish line look for him to be fighting for the podium at Castrol. Doug Connon seems to be the model of consistency this year finishing all races he has started and has been rewarded with a current 7th in the championship in his 1994 Van Diemen. Glenn Yuen missed out on Mission but looks to be back for Castrol in the #88 Dynamic Risk 2000 Van Diemen. Glenn has a number of laps around Castrol in other types of cars and if he can translate that over to his FC he could be a surprise towards the top of the timesheet.
After a long rebuild of the #2 1996 Van Diemen Dane Babkirk finished 2 of the 3 Mission races although not without some teething issues. Dane now heads to Castrol with some confidence in the car and looks to work on setup and overall speed now that the initial shakedown is done. Championship leader Greg Coffin probably would like to forget the problems he had out at Mission as he never really got the #04 2007 Mygale going with an unknown motor/electrical issue. But on the bright side with Roger Smetaniuk's DNF in the last race Greg managed to hold onto the the Championship lead by 9 points or 1 race win. We are not sure what we will see Greg in at Castrol as he has the option of switching back to his 1999 Pinto Powered Mygale if he can’t get the 2007 car fixed in time. We are sure that he will be in contention with whatever car he chooses.
The BC boys are a a bit of an unknown will any make the trek out to Alberta as many of the Alberta guys did last race weekend at Mission. Michael Lensen sitting 3rd in the points could definitely help his championship bid by adding another 3 races at Castrol. The recently announcement partnership between CACC and WCMA adding $100 tow money for each crossover driver could help some of the BC guys make the trip as well. Rumors are out of a possible James Nadolny appearance and after a very strong weekend he could easily move up from 6th in the standings at Castrol.
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