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Inside
Track Readers’ Choice Award Voting Opens
Program aimed at celebrating
the best of Canadian motorsports now in its fourth year
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For immediate
release: February 28, 2006
TORONTO, ON – Voting for the fourth annual Inside
Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented by Castrol,
has officially opened. As of February 24, 2006, Canadian
motorsport fans can now go to www.insidetracknews.com
and register their ballots for the top Canadian racers of
2005.
Inside
Track Motorsport News is Canada’s top racing
magazine, and the Readers’ Choice Awards are a
key component of the magazine’s commitment to shine a bright
light on this country’s current and future stars.
“While the
number of readers that have already voted for the Readers’
Choice Awards during the first few eligible days has
been very strong, we want to ensure that we keep building
public awareness of the program to promote and recognize
Canada’s motorsports stars,” said Inside Track
Editor-in-Chief Greg MacPherson. “The more Inside
Track and our supporters are able to spread the word,
the more that racers and winners in each category will allow
them to truly say they were selected by Canadian fans and
enthusiasts as the best in their country.”
The program is supported by title sponsor Castrol Canada, and
Karting award presenter PartSource. Also, the Canadian
Motorsport Hall of Fame has incorporated several Readers’
Choice Award winners into their recent induction gala
celebrations.
In past years Inside Track supplied a list of
potential nominees in each of 10 categories representing
various popular forms of racing in Canada, however this time
voters are given free rein to nominate any racer they choose. Inside
Track wanted to ensure that every single Canadian
racer had the chance to win, regardless of whether or not they
were a ‘popular’ choice.
The categories include Racer of the Year and Up and
Coming Racer of the Year awards for Stock Cars, Road
Racing and Motorcycles. As well, Inside Track
readers will identify Racer of the Year winners for Drag
Racing, Rallying and Karting. They also have
an opportunity to vote for the Canadian Racer of the Year
Participating at the Highest Levels of International
Competition, as well as selecting an Overall Canadian
Racer of the Year. Finally, voters are polled as to who
they believe is Most Deserving of Induction into the
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
All voting
for the Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented
by Castrol will be conducted via a controlled
balloting procedure at the official Inside Track
Web site (
www.insidetracknews.com). Polls will remain open until 6
p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2006, and the results of readers’
selections will be announced shortly afterward.
Previous Overall
Canadian Racer of the Year winners include CASCAR driver
Steve Robblee (2002), former Champ Car champion Paul Tracy
(2003), and ALMS and 24 Hours of Le Mans GT1-class winner Ron
Fellows (2004).
Inside Track Communications fast facts: Inside Track
Communications is the industry leader in motorsports
publications. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Inside Track
Communications publishes Inside Track Motorsport News
(
www.insidetracknews.com), Inside Karting,
Inside Motorcycles (
www.insidemotorcycles.com), and Inside
MotoX (www.insidemotocross.ca).
For more information on the Readers’ Choice Awards, contact
David Weber at (519) 869-4969.
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James Neilson, Inside Track
Communications
www.insidetracknews.com,
416-962-7223
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