In 2021, FEL (Franczak Enterprises Ltd.), an automotive learning and promotion company, expanded its presence in Canadian motorsports.

FEL saw an opportunity to revitalize and reinvest in Canadian car racing. FEL’s foray into the 2017 Toyo Tires F1600 Series as a featured sponsor resulted in fields growing from twelve to fifteen entries to over thirty cars in just three years.

The company was now ready to make its mark in the Touring and Sports Racer categories. The new FEL Motorsports Sports Car Championship Canada is for vehicles prepared to GT4 and TCR specifications. Various models of the purpose-built Radical SR3 sports racers compete in the FEL Cup Canada.

Each race weekend, FEL Cup Canada drivers compete in two forty-minute contests. The inaugural season kicks off in June at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the 41st VARAC Vintage Grand Prix. This event is followed by the championship’s only visit to Calabogie Motorsport Park. Then the series travels to Quebec to compete at ICAR Mirabel as part of the NASCAR Pinty’s weekend. Teams return to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the Celebration of Motorsports which is the final weekend of the championship.

The FEL Cup Canada series cars are built by the British manufacturer, Radical Sportscars. The company was founded by Mick Hyde and Phil Abbott in 1997. The early vehicles were road legal but were more popular as race cars.

There are two classes competing in FEL Cup Canada – Platinum and Pro 1340.

  • Platinum – This class is for the Radical SR8, which uses an RPE 2.7-liter RPX V8 engine fitted with a Powertec P-Tec six-speed sequential transmission. The setup produces 455-brake horsepower. The chassis is a space frame design with double wishbones, coil springs and adjustable shock absorbers and roll bars. Stopping the SR8 are four-piston calipers front and rear with vented rotors.
  • Pro 1340 – This is the slower of the two classes but the most popular. The Radical SR3 is powered by an RPE - Suzuki four-cylinder Double Overhead Camshaft engine with a displacement of 1340-cc, which produces 170-rear wheel horsepower. The SR3 is also a space frame chassis with a similar suspension and braking system. The Radicals use cast aluminum wheels fitted with 200/580/R15 tires on the front and 265/605/R16 on the rear.

The final two rounds of the Emzone Radical Cup Canada series were held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the CASC Celebration of Motorsports weekend. Drivers would compete in two forty-minute races around the ten turn 2.459-mile road course.

The pace lap for Saturday’s race, round seven, of the 2021 Emzone Radical Cup Canada series. Fifteen competitors enter Canadian Tire Motorsport Parks turn nine for a forty-lap contest. On the pole is the No. 77 Emzone Radical SR3 RSX of Robert Burgess. Next to Burgess is the title contender, Austin Riley, in the No. 20 Racing with Autism Radical SR3 XX. Row two is occupied by the points leader, Matt Graham and Owen Clarke.
Austin Riley entered the final weekend second in the championship chase. He put the No. 20 Racing with Autism Radical SR3 XX second on the grid for Saturday’s contest. During the race, Riley grabbed the lead and took the win. He now trailed the championship leader, Matt Graham, by nineteen points. The next day, Riley started third overall. He moved into the points lead and captured the title when Graham retired.
Matt Graham led the standings with just two rounds remaining in the inaugural season of the Emzone Radical Cup Canada series. Graham had a cushion of twenty-four points over his main rival for the title, Austin Riley. In the weekend’s first event, he finished behind Riley, but the gap was still a comfortable nineteen-markers. Unfortunately, an incident with a backmarker on lap-9 forced Graham to retire.
The first lap through a very foggy corner two for the final round of the 2021 Emzone Radical Cup Canada series. Leading the way is the pole-sitter, Robert Burgess, in the No. 77 Emzone Radical SR3 RSX. Behind Burgess is the second-place starter and newcomer, Owen Clarke driving the No. 55 Van-Fort Ontario Radical SR3 RS. Trailing the leaders are Austin Riley, Alan Shaw and Matt Graham.
Joining the series for his first weekend of competition was Owen Clarke. The former go-kart racer adapted quickly to the No. 55 Van-Fort Ontario Radical SR3 RS. Clarke qualified fourth fastest for the event on Saturday and finished in the same position. In the finale, he was gridded on the outside of the front row and grabbed the lead on lap-1 and won by a margin of 9.952-seconds.
Robert Burgess, the company principal for Radical Canada East, piloted the No. 77 Emzone sponsored Radical SR3 RSX. Burgess topped the timesheet in Friday afternoon’s qualifying session. However, in the weekend’s first race, he was no match for the title contenders, Austin Riley and Matt Graham, and finished third. Unfortunately, Burgess fell to seventh-place on lap-1 of Sunday’s contest but would finish sixth.
Peter Dyck drove the No. 73 NRW Rennsport Radical SR3 RSX, qualified eighth fastest for the penultimate round of the 2021 Emzone Radical Cup Canada series. In the race, Dyck advanced three positions and crossed the finish line in the fifth position. On Sunday, he started in the seventh position but moved up the race order when Matt Graham and Robert Burgess encountered issues. Dyck finished third.

FINISHCLASSDRIVERENTRANT / CARLAPSRETIREMENTS
1PRO 1340Austin RileyRacing with Autism / Radical SR3 XX23-
2PRO 1340Matt GrahamRadical Canada / Radical SR3 XX23-
3PRO 1340Robert BurgessEmzone / Radical SR3 RSX23-
4PRO 1340Owen ClarkeVan-Fort Ontario / Radical SR3 RS 23-
5PRO 1340Peter DyckNRW Rennsport / Radical SR3 RSX23-
6PRO 1340Nickoli RoussakovContent Bloom / Radical SR3 RS23-
7PRO 1340Doug AllinghamAllingham Racing / Radical SR3 RSX23-
8PRO 1340Leigh ChapmanRadical Canada East / Radical SR3 RSX23-
9PRO 1340Ron TomlinsonTWOth Autosport / Radical SR3 RSX23-
10PRO 1340Huw LeahyTWOth Autosport / Radical SR3 RSX23-
11PRO 1340Jim HallmanHallman Motorsports / Radical SR3 RS 20-
12PRO 1340Alan ShawRilli Racing / Radical SR3 RSX10Did Not Finish
13PRO 1340Brad BakerBaker Racing / Radical SR3 RSX9Did Not Finish
15PRO 1340Kevin PoitrasPost Plastics / Radical SR3 RSX0Did Not Finish
16PRO 1340Jonathan WoolridgeRaceCanada.ca / Radical SR3 RS0Did Not Finish

FINISHCLASSDRIVERENTRANT / CARLAPSRETIREMENTS
1PRO 1340Owen ClarkeVan-Fort Ontario / Radical SR3 RS 26-
2PRO 1340Austin RileyRacing with Autism / Radical SR3 XX26-
3PRO 1340Peter DyckNRW Rennsport / Radical SR3 RSX26-
4PRO 1340Alan ShawRilli Racing / Radical SR3 RSX26-
5PRO 1340Nickoli RoussakovContent Bloom / Radical SR3 RS26-
6PRO 1340Robert BurgessEmzone / Radical SR3 RSX26-
7PRO 1340Leigh ChapmanRadical Canada East / Radical SR3 RSX26-
8PRO 1340Doug AllinghamAllingham Racing / Radical SR3 RSX26-
9PRO 1340Jim HallmanHallman Motorsports / Radical SR3 RS 26-
10PRO 1340Jonathan WoolridgeRaceCanada.ca / Radical SR3 RS26-
11PRO 1340Huw LeahyTWOth Autosport / Radical SR3 RSX25-
12PRO 1340Ron TomlinsonTWOth Autosport / Radical SR3 RSX25-
13PRO 1340Matt GrahamRadical Canada / Radical SR3 XX9Did Not Finish
-PRO 1340Brad BakerBaker Racing / Radical SR3 RSX0Did Not Start
-PRO 1340Kevin PoitrasPost Plastics / Radical SR3 RSX0Did Not Start

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