MOSPORT’S 2010 MAJOR EVENT SCHEDULE
May 21-23 Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend
The kick-off to Mosport’s 50th anniversary season features the World Challenge Series
(GT, GTS & Touring) and the thundering muscle cars of the SCCA Trans-Am Series.
The country’s top sports car sedan championship, the Castrol Canadian Touring Car
Series, kicks-off their 2010 campaign this weekend. The Sundown Grand Prix
endurance race-into-darkness classic runs Saturday night and is followed by Mosport’s
traditional Victoria Day Weekend fireworks display.
June 11-13 High Octane 200
Drivers in Canada’s top stock car championship will show their stuff on one the world’s
most challenging road courses as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series makes its first of
two stops at Mosport in the High Octane 200. The Castrol Canadian Touring Car
Series is back for their second of three Mosport rounds. Two popular open-wheel
series, the U.S.-based F2000 Championship and the Ontario Formula Ford
Championship, round out a busy weekend of racing.
June 18-20 31st Annual International Vintage Racing Festival
Come celebrate Mosport’s storied past at the country’s largest and longest running
historic racing festival. Organized by the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of
Canada, this annual race meet features beautifully restored cars from the past 50 years
of motorsports. Festival highlights include a tribute to Mosport’s 50th season and a
Vintage MG Drivers Focus Event, plus races in popular classes like the Open Wheel,
Historic & Vintage Production, Sports Racers and Group 70+.
July 9-11 Parts Canada Superbike Doubleheader Weekend
Canada’s top motorcycle riders compete in a doubleheader points race for the national
Parts Canada Superbike Championship. Mosport is the premier stop of the season
for the Superbikes, along with other national classes including the Yoshimura Pro
Sport Bike, Armour Bodies Amateur Sport Bike, the Honda CBR125R Challenge
and a new Sports Twins Pro/Am division.
Off track features include the BMW Motorrad SummerFest (with on& off road bikes to
test, live music and riding merchandise), plus demo rides featuring the latest bikes from
top manufacturers.
August 21 Dickies 200
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series returns to Canada’s fastest half-mile paved oval
as the championship hunt heats up. This 200-lap race into-the-night always provides
fans with one of the most entertaining NASCAR events of the season and gives the
drivers one of their toughest tests on the schedule.
August 26-29 Mobil 1 Presents The Grand Prix of Mosport
Canada’s biggest sports car race of the year will mark the final major event of Mosport’s
50th anniversary season and it promises to be the best. The American Le Mans
Series for exotic prototypes and GT race cars makes their only north-of-the-border stop
as the world’s great marques like Acura, Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Jaguar,
Mazda and Porsche battle it out on one of the world’s classic road courses. A trio of
U.S.-based series will be on-track; Star Mazda Championship, presented by
Goodyear for open-wheel racers, Cooper Prototype Lites and the Mazda MX-5 Cup.
Canada’s top sedan racers will return to Mosport for the Castrol Touring Car Series.
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