Toronto, ON (July 16, 2010) – The concept of Free Friday at the track proved to be a great way to attract fans to the Honda Indy Toronto, while helping Make-a-Wish® Canada at the same time.
Fans and families came out in droves to attend
“It was a win-win situation for everyone,” said Jennifer Ritter, Chief Executive Officer for Make-A-Wish®
As intended, a good percentage of people in attendance were discovering racing.
“This is great,” said Todd English, who took his son Matthew and daughter Kaitlin to
The highlight for many fans was catching a good glimpse of Canadian racecar drivers Paul Tracy and Alex Tagliani.
“It’s really cool to see the drivers, trucks (transporters) and their cars,” said nine-year-old Matthew English. The cars are really fast and loud.”
When asked what car was his favorite, it wasn’t one of the Indy cars that caught his eye: “I like the NSX in the Honda display,” he added with a grin.
Families were able to watch a lengthy list of races including the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Acura Sports Car Challenge, Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship and the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series.
Additionally, there were a number of activities to entertain them, including the ‘Auto Expo’ which featured fine cars and a variety of racecars, driver autograph sessions, the Pizza Pizza Family Zone, live music, motorcycle stunt shows, interactive games and exhibits and a variety of displays and merchandise.
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