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Due to COVID 19, the last couple of years have resulted in fewer races and limits on spectator attendance.
In 2022, the federal and provincial governments have lifted many of the restrictions,
which means that the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series has a full race calendar and will see the return of fans.
The Toyo Tires F1600 Championship calendar consists of six weekends with each event hosting three rounds.
The single-seater, open-wheel race cars in the championship are powered by one of two engine options - a four-cylinder, 1600-cc Ford engine or the 1.5-liter HPD Honda L15A7. Both motors produce approximately 120-horsepower. A mixture of European and North American chassis is used by competitors. Minimum vehicle weight is determined by the suspension design and ranges from 1050 to 1125-lbs. Teams are required to use a spec tire – the Toyo Proxes R888. Drivers collect championship points in one of two groups.
The manufacture date for the individual car and not the model is used to determine the year split and whether a vehicle is categorized as F1600A or F1600B. The penultimate weekend of the 2022 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship was held at the CTMP Labour Day Weekend Sprints. Drivers would compete in rounds thirteen, fourteen and fifteen on the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
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Round fourteen on Saturday afternoon and the first lap through Moss Corner. The No. 2 Brian Graham Racing prepared Piper DL7 of the second fastest qualifier; William Ferguson leads the field. Behind Ferguson are three entries from the Britain West Motorsport stable. First up is the No. 66 Mygale SF13 of Jake Cowden, followed by Callum Baxter driving the No.65 Mygale and the No. 6 Mygale of Connor Clubine. |
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The weekend belonged to Britain West Motorsport's Jake Cowden. Cowden and his teammates skipped the rounds at the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix event to compete in the support event at the Canadian Grand Prix. Despite this decision, he was in contention for the title. Driving the No. 66 Britain West Motorsport Mygale SF13, Cowden won all three rounds conducted on the Labour Day weekend. |
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Californian William Ferguson took the point's lead early in the season. He added to his total at the VARAC weekend when the Britain West Motorsport team skipped the event in favour of the Canadian Grand Prix. Ferguson put the No. 2 Brian Graham Racing Piper DL7 on the outside of the front row for the weekend's first race and fell to third before finishing second. On Sunday, he collected third and fourth place finishes. |
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Britain West Motorsport's David Clubine drove the No. 6 Mygale SJ15. At the CTMP Labour Day Weekend Sprints, he qualified on the pole for race one by 1.229-seconds. Clubine would lead until the final lap when he was passed by Jake Cowden and William Ferguson. Sunday morning, he started fourth but passes by Ferguson and Callum Baxter resulted in a runner-up result. In the finale, Clubine collected another second place. |
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The first lap through corner one at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the weekend's final contest. Leading the twenty-six entrants is the No. 2 Brian Graham Racing Piper DL7 driven by the pole-sitter William Ferguson. Behind Ferguson is the Britain West Motorsport teammates Jake Cowden and Callum Baxter. Joining the front runners is the No. 35 Van Diemen RF01 of James Lindsay, who started fifth. |
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The F1600B championship leader was Bill Tebbutt, who drove the No. 82 Blue Dread Racing Van Diemen RF90. Tebbutt qualified sixteenth overall and fifth in the B class. However, he advanced six spots during Saturday's first event to collect the category victory. In the afternoon, Tebbutt was gridded twelfth overall and earned his second win of the day. On Sunday, Tebbutt was bested by Sean Johnston. |
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James Lindsay's best weekend of 2022 was during the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix event. He landed on the podium three times, with a third place in Saturday's race and a pair of runner-up results on Sunday. Lindsay qualified sixth fastest for the first race at the CTMP Labour Day Sprints in the No. 35 Britain West Motorsport Van Diemen and finished sixth in both of the day's contests. On Sunday, he finished third after starting fifth. |
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On Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, F1600B competitor Sean Johnston started on the class pole and in eleventh overall. The driver of the No. 8 Britain West Motorsport Van Diemen RF92 lost the class lead on lap-1 but fought back and retook the top spot on the final circuit for the victory. On the previous day, Johnston collected fifth place and runner-up results. |
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| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | F1600A | Jake Cowden | Mygale SJ13 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 2 | F1600A | William Ferguson | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 3 | F1600A | Connor Clubine | Mygale SJ15 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 4 | F1600A | Callum Baxter | Mygale SJ14 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 5 | F1600A | Sam Baker | Spectrum 012b / Honda | 12 | - |
| 6 | F1600A | James Lindsay | Van Diemen RF01 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 7 | F1600A | Connor Wagland | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 8 | F1600A | Connor Janeteas | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 9 | F1600A | Cole Janeteas | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 10 | F1600B | Bill Tebbutt | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 11 | F1600B | Mike Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 12 | F1600B | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 13 | F1600B | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 14 | F1600A | Keith Lobban | Van Diemen RF94 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 15 | F1600B | Sean Johnston | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 16 | F1600B | Dylan McPherson | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 17 | F1600B | Mike Lee | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 18 | F1600B | Kieran Murphy | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 19 | F1600A | Victor Smialek | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 20 | F1600B | Henry Knox | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 21 | F1600A | Byron Leis | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 22 | F1600A | Avery Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 23 | F1600B | Michael Stewart | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 24 | F1600A | Gerry Kavanaugh | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| - | F1600B | Jeff Bateman | Citation 84F / Ford | 1 | Did Not Finish |
| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | F1600A | Jake Cowden | Mygale SJ13 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 2 | F1600A | Connor Clubine | Mygale SJ15 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 3 | F1600A | William Ferguson | Piper DL7 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 4 | F1600A | Callum Baxter | Mygale SJ14 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 5 | F1600A | Sam Baker | Spectrum 012b / Honda | 15 | - |
| 6 | F1600A | James Lindsay | Van Diemen RF01 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 7 | F1600A | Gerry Kavanaugh | Piper DL7 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 8 | F1600A | Connor Janeteas | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 9 | F1600A | Cole Janeteas | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 10 | F1600A | Connor Wagland | Piper DL7 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 11 | F1600A | Keith Lobban | Van Diemen RF94 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 12 | F1600B | Bill Tebbutt | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 13 | F1600A | Victor Smialek | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 14 | F1600B | Sean Johnston | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 15 | F1600B | Mike Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 16 | F1600B | Dylan McPherson | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 17 | F1600B | Mike Lee | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 18 | F1600B | Henry Knox | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 19 | F1600A | Byron Leis | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 20 | F1600A | Avery Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 21 | F1600B | Kieran Murphy | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 22 | F1600B | Michael Stewart | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 15 | - |
| - | F1600B | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| - | F1600B | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 4 | Did Not Finish |
| - | F1600B | Kari Salo | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 3 | Did Not Finish |
| - | F1600B | Jeff Bateman | Citation 84F / Ford | 2 | Did Not Finish |
| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | F1600A | Jake Cowden | Mygale SJ13 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 2 | F1600A | Connor Clubine | Mygale SJ15 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 3 | F1600A | James Lindsay | Van Diemen RF01 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 4 | F1600A | William Ferguson | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 5 | F1600A | Connor Wagland | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 6 | F1600A | Cole Janeteas | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 7 | F1600A | Connor Janeteas | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 8 | F1600A | Sam Baker | Spectrum 012b / Honda | 12 | - |
| 9 | F1600A | Callum Baxter | Mygale SJ14 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 10 | F1600A | Gerry Kavanaugh | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 11 | F1600B | Sean Johnston | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 12 | F1600B | Bill Tebbutt | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 13 | F1600B | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 14 | F1600B | Henry Knox | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 15 | F1600A | Victor Smialek | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 16 | F1600B | Dylan McPherson | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 17 | F1600A | Keith Lobban | Van Diemen RF94 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 18 | F1600A | Byron Leis | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 19 | F1600A | Avery Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 20 | F1600B | Mike Lee | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 21 | F1600B | Kari Salo | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 22 | F1600B | Kieran Murphy | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 23 | F1600B | Mike Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 24 | F1600B | Michael Stewart | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 12 | - |
| - | F1600B | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 2 | Did Not Finish |
| - | F1600B | Jeff Bateman | Citation 84F / Ford | 2 | Did Not Finish |
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