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Montréal Preview
O Canada!

2007.07.31: AIM Autosport will race close to home this week, fielding the No. 61 Lexus-powered Riley Mk XI in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal. The team is the only fulltime Canadian entrant in the Daytona Prototype class, with an all-Canadian crew and lead driver, Mark Wilkins of Toronto. Brian Frisselle of Lynchburg, Va., will share driving duty in Montréal.

AIM has raced on the 4.361-km circuit since 1995. Recent Montréal results include a win for co-owner Andrew Bordin in the 2003 Canadian Formula Ford Championship and a win for Kevin Lacroix in the 2005 Formula BMW USA Championship. Wilkins has graduated through the ranks with AIM, earning two fourth-place finishes in the 2003 Fran-Am North American Championship and sixth in the 2005 Star Mazda Championship race, all in Montréal.

"Montréal is a fantastic venue to race at," Bordin said. "The energy of the people, the interest they have in motor racing and the race knowledge they have accumulated over the years because of past heroes makes for a crowd that appreciates what they're seeing. The circuit is a very technical one – hard braking zones and lots of quick-loaded chicanes that require slow, precise hands. I hope some of our experience will pay off for our race team!"

Ultimate Road Trip
AIM enjoys the support of three Canadian sponsors – RBC Financial Group, Barrick Gold Corporation and Telus' Mike Network – together with Exchange Traded Gold, based in England. A large group of sponsor guests will attend the Montréal race, including two couples who won a weekend with the team through Telus' Ultimate Road Trip contest.

 

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Established in 1995 with a mandate to identify, train and manage emerging motorsport talent AIM operates multi-car teams competing in the Formula BMW USA Championship and the Star Mazda Series North American Championship. Among those drivers who have graduated from AIM Autosport are former series and rookie champions james hinchcliffe, Andrew Ranger, Andrew Bordin, J.F.Veilleux, Jonathan Macri, L.P. Dumoulin, Anthony Simone and Dan Burchill. Other notable AIM graduates include, Sam Hornish Jr., Billy Asaro, mark wilkins, Ashley Taws, Paul Dana, Tom Dyer, Josh Schreiber, Dan McMullen and Antoine Bessette.

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