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GT4 Drivers

  • Dave Charters-bw02Dave Charters - Velocity Rapture Racing
  • #43 GT4 1990 Honda Civic SI
  • Hometown: Fredericton, N.B.
  • Sponsors: Honda de Laval, Krazy Kustom
  • Years racing: 15
  • How he got involved: Through Fredericton Motorsport Club. Rallying as navigator in 1960.
  • Notable achievements: Two class championships (1995, 1998)
  • Interesting facts: History professor at UNB; author of The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing and Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991 (University of Toronto Press, 2007)
  • steve ellis-bwSteve Ellis - McNutt Racing
  • #24 GT4 1989 Honda CRX Si
  • Hometown: Wittenburg, N.S.
  • Sponsors: Ellis Import Service
  • Years racing: 14
  • Notable achievements: Several ITA Championships, 2003 Targa Newfoundland Rally Class Champion
  • Les Fraser-Small-bwLeslie Fraser - Team Fraser Racing
  • #90 GT4 1989 Honda CRX
  • Hometown: Glen Margaret, N.S.
  • Sponsors: Nick Gurney Construction, Ivan Fraser Studio, Route 333 Shuttle
  • Years racing: 3
  • How he got involved: Always has been a motorsports enthusiast but never could get into racing until after retiring
  • Notable achievements: 2004 Rookie of the Year
  • Interesting facts: Shares car with son Shannon.
  • Shannon Fraser-bwShannon Fraser - Team Fraser Racing
  • #190 GT4 1989 Honda CRX
  • Hometown: Lr. Sackville, N.S.
  • Sponsors: Nick Gurney Construction, Ivan Fraser Studio
  • Years racing: 2
  • How he got involved: Crewed for father, Leslie Fraser for 2 years prior to racing
  • Notable achievements: 2006 Rookie of the Year
  • Scott Giannou-bwScott Giannou - Giannou Motorsports
  • #82 GT4 1989 Honda CRX
  • Hometown: St. John’s, NL
  • Sponsors: Targa Newfoundland, Gatorade, Tropicana, Hercules, Maxxim Vacations
  • Years racing: 6
  • Notable achievements: Top 3 in various ARMS Championships for the last 3 years, multiple class wins at Targa Newfoundland
  • Interesting facts: Vice President of Targa Newfoundland - “The Ultimate Motorsports Adventure”
  • Bob Guthrie-Small-bwBob Guthrie - Velocity Rapture Racing
  • #3 GT4 1990 Honda Civic Si
  • Hometown: Fredericton, N.B.
  • Sponsors: Honda de Laval, Krazy Kustom
  • Years racing: 38
  • How he got involved: Member of ASCC, introduced to the sport by Dave Fram
  • Notable achievements: Ran in three Moosehead Grand Prix, and has run at tracks all over Canada.
  • Interesting facts: Bob is the architect who designed Atlantic Motorsport Park!
  • Garnet Loomer-bw-smGarnet Loomer
  • #41 GT4 1989 Honda Civic
  • Hometown: Wilmot, N.S.
  • Sponsors: Loomer’s Pumping Services Ltd, Loomers Portable Toilets Ltd, Robert’s Mechanical, Tembec Dust Supressant
  • Years racing: 8
  • How he got involved: Grew up near a dirt track, and in ‘99, went to AMP with his son, bringing back memories of the dirt track. Took race school in 2000, and bought a Honda CRX from Todd Roberts
  • Notable achievements: 1st GT5, 2005 & 2006, 1st ITA 2004-2006, 1st ITA Atlantic Challenge 2004 & 2006, 2nd Unlimited 2006
  • Interesting facts: Best lap: 1:18:50
  • Kirby Nickerson-bwKirby Nickerson
  • #10 GT4 1995 Dodge Neon
  • Hometown: Clark’s Harbour, Cape Sable Island, N.S.
  • Sponsors: Nibro Limited
  • Years racing: 8
  • How he got involved: Go Karts
  • Todd Roberts-bw-smTodd Roberts
  • #44 GT4 1994 Acura Integra
  • Hometown: Lawrencetown, N.S.
  • Sponsors: Roberts Mechanical
  • Years racing: 9
  • How he got involved: “I love speed and driving fast on a road race course”
  • Notable achievements: Won races in ITA, ITB, ITC, GT2 and GT3
  • Interesting facts: Drag raced from the late ‘80’s to ‘97 when he tried road racing. Went to Scotia Speedworld in ‘02 and raced a Sportsman car, but didn’t like it and returned to road racing the same year.

Other drivers:

Dana Cole - #05 GT4 Ford Escort - Smithfield, N.B.