Powell Motorsport and G&W Motorsports Complete Line-Up
As the Grand American 6 Heures duCircuit Mont-Tremblant weekend draws closer, the number of Quebec driverswho will be competing in the featured Rolex Sports Car Series race on Sundayand Saturday's Grand-Am Cup Series Mont-Tremblant 250 event is growing.There are currently eight Quebec natives slated to run in the two races.
Both Powell Motorsport and G&W Motosports have added local drivers for theRolex Series six-hour endurance race.
Former Formula 3000 driver Bertrand Godin, of Quebec, will share drivingduties with Marc Antoine Camirand and Normand Guindon in the Canadian-basedPowell Motorsport No. 07 Corvette in the SGS class.
"The Chemcraft Corvette is a serious entry in a class that has beendominated by Porsche," team leader John Powell said. "Now that Bertrand hasjoined the driver line-up, we are set for the race. My choice is always tohave experienced drivers, and open wheel drivers are among the best."
Godin has extensive open wheel experience racing in North America. From1995-1998, he was part of the Player's driver development program. In hisrookie season with the Player's Formula Atlantic team, he clinched twovictories at Montreal in the Grand Prix of Canada and in Cleveland.
In Europe, Godin raced in F3000 in his last full year of competition.Contesting the FIA International championship driving a three-year oldchassis, Godin finished eight in his first F3000 race. He competed in all 12events, including races at Imola and Monaco.
"I am really happy to be part of the Powell team for Tremblant," Godin said."It will be great to come back to this fabulous race circuit, and theCorvette will be an interesting experience."
"This is great news for our sponsors, Chemcraft and Comet Chemical, and forour Quebec-based friends like Breton and Pellerin," Guindon said. "I am soglad that Bertand has joined us. I am the rookie of the team, and six hoursis a long race. With Marc Antoine qualifying and starting the car, andBertrand able to finish the race, I feel that my job will be to preserve thecar and maintain our position. This is really a dream come true. I believewe can consider ourselves a contender in this class."
G&W Motorsports will field a BMW-powered Daytona Prototype with three localdrivers. Hugo Guenette, of Blainville, Jacques Guenette, of Laval, andPhilippe Letourneau, of Montréal, will pilot the No. 80 BMW Picchio in thesix-hour race. Letourneau is the chief instructor at the Jim Russell RacingSchool in Tremblant.
"I am very excited about the race and really looking forward to racing withmy father and Philippe," Hugo Guenette said. "Tremblant is our home track,so it should be a very fun weekend. I have never driven a DP on a naturalcourse like Tremblant, but I am sure it is going to be a blast as the trackand the cars are awesome. The G&W Motorsports BMW Picchio team did very welllast year, I am sure this will help us start on the right foot."
"This will be my first try in a Daytona Prototype, so I' m really happy thatit will be at Tremblant," Jaques Guenette said. "It's one of the mostawesome tracks anywhere. And I' m driving with my best coach, my son Hugo,and my first instructor, Philippe. I'll get plenty of help."
In addition to Godin, Letourneau and the Hugo and Jacques Guenette, otherQuebec drivers racing in the Rolex Series 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblantinclude Jean-Francois Dumoulin, of Trois-Rivieres, in the Doncaster RacingNo. 91 Porsche GT3 Cup and Normand Guindon and Marc Antoine Camirand, bothof Montreal. Quebec City resident Benoit Theetge will be co-piloting theSpeedSource No. 66 Mazda RX-8 in Saturday's Mont-Tremblant 250.
All eight Quebec drivers can be seen at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant May 21-23for the Rolex Series 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant and the Grand-Am CupSeries Mont-Tremblant 250. Tickets can be purchased by calling 800-517-5725.
