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The Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series was scheduled to start its 2021 season in early June at Shannonville Motorsport Park.
However, the pandemic prevented race events from starting until provincial restrictions were lifted. The revised calendar kicked
off in June at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park as part of the VARAC Vintage Grand Prix.
A month later, the series returns to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in conjunction with the BARC Canadian Touring Trophy Races.
This event was followed by the championship’s only visit to Calabogie Motorsport Park.
Teams are in action again on the Labour Day Weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The penultimate event occurs during mid-September at the BEMC Late Summer Trophy Races.
The Celebration of Motorsports at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is the replacement for the weekend cancelled
early in the season and acts as the series finale.
A total of eighteen contests will be conducted during 2021 to determine category champions.
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 fourth weekend of the 2021 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship was conducted at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Drivers would collect points in three races on the ten turn 2.459-mile road circuit.
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Twenty-two Toyo Tires F1600 competitors line up in corner nine for the first race of the weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. On the pole is Sam Baker in the No. 51 Kerr Industries/Baker Racing Spectrum 012b. Qualifying second and just 0.005-seconds slower than Baker was Nick Gilkes driving the No. 64 Britain West Motorsport Mygale SJ14. Jonathan Woolridge and Connor Wagland occupy row two. |
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The F1600A points leader, Nick Gilkes, was second fastest in the qualifying session but led the first race of the weekend flag-to-flag, winning by a margin of 9.809-seconds. The driver of the No. 64 Britain West Motorsport prepared Mygale SJ14 started Saturday afternoon’s contest in third but took a turn out front before finishing third. In the finale, Gilkes was in first place on the penultimate lap but lost the spot to Jake Cowden. |
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Sam Baker put the No. 51 Spectrum 012b on the pole for Saturday morning’s race with a time of 1:29.095. Baker crossed the finish line for race one in fourth place but was awarded third when Jonathan Woolridge was penalized. In the afternoon, he was gridded fifth but advanced to a runner-up finish. On Sunday morning, Baker was involved in a start line incident that eliminated him and four other cars. |
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The start of race two on Saturday afternoon for the 2021 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship. Leading the field of twenty-two drivers into Canadian Tire Motorsport Park’s corner one is the No. 2 Brian Graham Racing Piper DL7 of the pole-sitter, Jonathan Woolridge. Behind Woolridge is the third-place starter and winner of the morning race Nick Gilkes. Beside Gilkes is Woolridge’s teammate and the other front-row starter, Jack Polito. |
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Jonathan Woolridge, driving the No. 2 Piper DL7, was third-fastest in the qualifying session for race one. Woolridge ran as high as second in the first race of the weekend, but a spin sent him back to sixth place. He recovered to cross the finish line in second but was penalized two positions as the result of a starting line incident. Woolridge redeemed himself with a victory in the afternoon but didn’t complete a single lap in the finale. |
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Dean Baker recorded the seventh-fastest qualifying time for the opening event of the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Labour Day Sprints. An error by Jack Polito allowed him to finish in the sixth position. In race two, the driver of the No. 52 Kerr Industries/Baker Racing Spectrum 015 was gridded eighth and finished fourth. On Sunday morning, Baker capitalized on the start line accident to earn the final podium position. |
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The pace lap through corner ten for the weekend's final event during the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Labour Day Sprints. On the pole is the No. 66 Britain West Motorsport Mygale SJ13 of Jake Cowden. Beside Cowden is Jack Polito driving the No. 4 Brian Graham Racing Piper DL7. Starting behind the leaders is race one winner Nick Gilkes and Jonathan Woolridge, who scored the victory in race two. |
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Jake Cowden was the sixth-fastest qualifier for race one on Saturday morning. He was also the final driver to record a time under 1:30.000. In the first contest, Cowden would cross the finish line in third but be moved to the runner-up spot when Jonathan Woolridge was penalized. Contact with Jack Polito eliminated Cowden from race two. In the finale, he battled with his teammate, Nick Gilkes, before claiming the win. |
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F1600B class points leader, Connor Clubine, kept his string of category victories at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park alive. Clubine qualified first in class for race one piloting the No. 6 Britain West Motorsport Van Diemen RF91 and finished eighth overall. On Saturday afternoon, he finished 0.086-seconds ahead of fellow F1600B competitor Steve Bodrug. Clubine ended the weekend with a sixth-place result. |
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| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | F1600A | Nick Gilkes | Mygale SJ14 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 2 | F1600A | Jake Cowden | Mygale SJ13 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 3 | F1600A | Sam Baker | Spectrum 012b / Honda | 15 | - |
| 4 | F1600A | Jonathan Woolridge | Piper DL7 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 5 | F1600A | Connor Wagland | Piper DL7 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 6 | F1600A | Dean Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 7 | F1600A | James Lindsay | Van Diemen RF01 / Honda | 15 | - |
| 8 | F1600B | Connor Clubine | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 9 | F1600B | Dylan McPherson | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 10 | F1600B | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 11 | F1600B | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 12 | F1600B | Mike Lee | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 13 | F1600A | Byron Leis | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 14 | F1600B | Mike Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 15 | - |
| 15 | F1600A | Jonathan Brooks | Van Diemen RF00 / Ford | 14 | - |
| 16 | F1600B | Kari Salo | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 14 | - |
| 17 | F1600B | Kieran Murphy | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 14 | - |
| 18 | F1600B | Henry Knox | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 14 | - |
| 19 | F1600B | Sean Johnston | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 13 | - |
| 20 | F1600A | Jack Polito | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 21 | F1600A | Brent McPhail | Van Diemen RF03 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 22 | F1600A | Avery Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 11 | - |
| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F1600A | Jonathan Woolridge | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 2 | F1600A | Sam Baker | Spectrum 012b / Honda | 12 | - |
| 3 | F1600A | Nick Gilkes | Mygale SJ14 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 4 | F1600A | Dean Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 5 | F1600A | Connor Wagland | Piper DL7 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 6 | F1600A | James Lindsay | Van Diemen RF01 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 7 | F1600A | Brent McPhail | Van Diemen RF03 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 8 | F1600B | Connor Clubine | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 9 | F1600B | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 10 | F1600B | Mike Lee | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 11 | F1600B | Dylan McPherson | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 12 | F1600A | Byron Leis | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 13 | F1600B | Mike Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 14 | F1600A | Jonathan Brooks | Van Diemen RF00 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 15 | F1600B | Henry Knox | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 16 | F1600B | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 17 | F1600B | Sean Johnston | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 18 | F1600B | Kari Salo | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 19 | F1600B | Kieran Murphy | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 12 | - |
| 20 | F1600A | Avery Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 12 | - |
| 21 | F1600A | Jack Polito | Piper DL7 / Honda | 9 | - |
| 22 | F1600A | Jake Cowden | Mygale SJ13 / Honda | 9 | - |
| FINISH | CLASS | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | F1600A | Jake Cowden | Mygale SJ13 / Honda | 6 | - |
| 2 | F1600A | Nick Gilkes | Mygale SJ14 / Honda | 6 | - |
| 3 | F1600A | Dean Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 6 | - |
| 4 | F1600A | Connor Wagland | Piper DL7 / Honda | 6 | - |
| 5 | F1600A | James Lindsay | Van Diemen RF01 / Honda | 6 | - |
| 6 | F1600B | Connor Clubine | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 7 | F1600A | Jack Polito | Piper DL7 / Honda | 6 | - |
| 8 | F1600A | Brent McPhail | Van Diemen RF03 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 9 | F1600B | Dylan McPherson | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 10 | F1600B | Steve Bodrug | Van Diemen RF93 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 11 | F1600B | Mike Dodd | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 12 | F1600A | Jonathan Brooks | Van Diemen RF00 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 13 | F1600B | Kari Salo | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 14 | F1600A | Avery Baker | Spectrum 015 / Honda | 6 | - |
| 15 | F1600B | Sean Johnston | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 16 | F1600B | Kieran Murphy | Van Diemen RF91 / Ford | 6 | - |
| 17 | F1600A | Byron Leis | Van Diemen RF98 / Ford | 3 | - |
| 1 | F1600A | Jonathan Woolridge | Piper DL7 / Honda | - | Did Not Start |
| 2 | F1600A | Sam Baker | Spectrum 012b / Honda | - | Did Not Start |
| 10 | F1600B | Mike Lee | Van Diemen RF92 / Ford | - | Did Not Start |
| 15 | F1600B | Henry Knox | Van Diemen RF94 / Ford | - | Did Not Start |
| 16 | F1600B | Andrew Mason | Van Diemen RF90 / Ford | - | Did Not Start |
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