Full Throttle

FLASH, for immediate release: Circuit Gilles Villieneuve hosted the second annual “Noah’s Ark 250″ Sunday afternoon.

No, wait that’s not right, it just looked like an “Ark sequel” as the Champ Car Grand Prix was stopped after 6 laps due to a torrential downpour. The race will resume Monday with A.J. Allmendinger in the lead followed by pole winner Sebastien Bourdais and Paul (”Rock’m Sock’m Robot”) Tracy.

It’s highly unusual for a road course event to be postponed for rain (Last CCWS event was 2000 at Fontana) but it could have been worse I suppose. Much worse, but I’ll leave that for the snowmobile racers to debate.

There is interesting news out of Montreal other than my pitiful attempt as a fiction author. If and when this event is completed it will be the Series’ last stop at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The CCWS contract with the circuit will expire and every indication is the NASCAR Busch Series will replace it in 2007. (expect an official announcement withn 10 days)

However, this may not be CCWS’s last appearence in Canada’s Northeast. There is a report out of Canada of an attempt to stage the 2007 CCWS event in Quebec City.

According to La Presse, former Quebec Nordiques owner Marcel (”Lindros Who”) Aubut is looking at the possibility of holding the event on the streets of Quebec City. There are two locations within the city that are being looked at, one around the old city section close to the Plains of Abraham, the other around Les Galeries de la Capitale shopping complex.

Wherever they may be. It’s an interesting idea and CCWS certainly isn’t adverse to holding street events. In fact another CCWS Canadian event is one of the most heavily attended, the Edmonton Grand Prix, is a street race.

Mark this one as “developing” and we’ll see what we see.

And BTW, if the “Noah’s Ark 250″ does get restarted Monday I’ve already placed all my cash on the Jaguar. The male one, for obvious reasons.

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