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Nash Competition Engines joins Canada Heads Up – Shootout Series for 2024

February 16, 2024

Nash Competition Engines of Scarborough, Ontario is back on board to partner with Canada’s top heads up shootout series – Canada Heads Up! Owner Nick Agostino has a rich history within the heads up and index style drag racing brand that Canada Heads Up brings to Toronto Motorsports Park.

Many of the Agostino/ Nash Competition Engines customers can be found through out the pits of any Canada Heads Up event. While all of the engines found at the track are full on race engines, Nash is also very well known for their Marine engine and OEM engine service/ repairs. Nash also offers aluminum repair – have some major damage to your block or heads, chances are that Nash can fix you up asap!

“We welcome back Nash Competition Engines as a major series supporter and we look forward to seeing Nick roaming the pits this summer as he assists his customers at our events!”, Ian Hill – Series Director

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SPEEDWIRE SYSTEMS returns as Presenting supporter for 5th Annual Canada heads Up – Shootout Series

February 14, 2024  – From the super secret hideout of the CHU headquarters

 

Speedwire Systems, manufacturer of switch panels, relay boards, timers and performance electronic system accessories is back to support the Canada Heads Up – Shootout Series for another year! Gil’s Speedwire is loaded up with fully anodized billet aluminum products that over shadow most other products on the market. His switch panels are fully customizable upon ordering and the accompanying relay board are compact and easy to wire in! Speedwire also offer a great e-stop style main battery disconnect option. Check out their web page for more details!

 

Speedwire’s components can regularly be found on many Drag and Road Course race cars as well they offer many marine-application products for motorsports and pleasure craft!

 

Come check out Canada Heads Up series this summer at TMP and walk around the pits. you will find many examples of Speedwire System products in the drag cars that run our series!

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Hutch’s Transmission continues support threw 4th season

Hutch’s Transmission Service London, Ontario has been a leader in building Transmissions for high performance street cars and the drag racing scene for over 30 years.  Hutch’s is the only Canadian SFI certification centre for Reid Racing Inc, JW Performance Transmissions, and ATI Performance Products.

 

As we enter the back half of our season remember Hutch’s Transmission the next time you need transmission service or replacement!

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JRP ONLINE is back for 2023 supporting PRO24

May 25, 2023

JRPonline.com is your top source for High Performance Aftermarket parts! Specializing in the import scene, JRP can be reached on line or by phone at their great showroom in Mississauga. 

 

JRP has been a Canadian owned and operated company for over 30 years and have one of the largest inventory of aftermarket parts in Canada. Product can be picked up at the Mississauga location or can be shipped Canada wide!

 

For the second year in a row, JRPonline.com is proud to be behind the CU run Pro24 class. This is a qualified/ all run class featuring the quickest FWD competition vehicles in our area!

Pro24 will run 

June 3/4

Aug 12/13 and 

Sept 30/ Oct 1 weekends with a points championship on the line too!

 

The Pro24 class info:

Tech Card Entry $300

Registration $100 (Goes to Points fund)

Purse $2800/ event

Championship Purse = All Registration moneys plus $1000

 

Gate Fees apply.

 

 

 

 

 

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DESSERTS PLUS returns with support for 2023

May 10, 2023

Their motto is simple – Come in and see what all the fuss is about! No one leaves hungry!!!!!

Tony Piselli and his family have been feeding the Woodbridge Ontario area for many years and their Specialized Italian Restaurant is no stranger to being filled to capacity night after night! Check out their web site for the menu and the next time you are in town or passing through, stop in for one of the greatest Italian meals you’ve ever had!

Tony Piselli has taken a few years off Street car Shootout based racing in Ontario, but he’s bring back his Team for 2023 and we looking forward to checking out his 1968 Camaro Super Street entry!

Desserts Plus is a multi year repeat supporter of the Canada Heads Up – Shootout Series presented by Speedwire Systems, Sokoloff Person Injury Lawyers and headrush Tattoo and Apparel. We thank you, Tony and Family for everything you have done for the series and welcome you back for 2023!

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DOLDO RACING/ DOLDO TRUCKING back to support CHU for 2023

May 9, 2023 

Pat Doldo has been around Street Car Shootout sytle racing in Ontario since near the beginning and the Doldo Racing Team can still be found at the track at every CHU event with son, Frankie Doldo behind the wheel of the family’s Super Street entry! 

Doldo Trucking offers Dump Truck service, with its home base in Woodbridge, Ontario.

Pat is always an active supporter of the series and we thank him for his generosity in covering our costs of the annual Racer Meeting and taking care of the BBQ for the meeting!

Team Doldo made a big hit within the series previously with a Championship in EZ Street and then coming out for the Super Street, a quick run in Pro10five and now, for 2023 is setting up to come out in Super Street again!

We are sure Frankie will again, be hard to beat at each event!

 

Canada Heads Up – Shootout Series presented by Speedwire Systems, Sokoloff Personal Injury Lawyers and Headrush Tattoo and Apparel is set to hit TMP June 3rd for the first event of the 5 race series. Check out our FB page or website for more info!

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ICD INSURANCE returning with Index support

May 8, 2023

CHU welcomes back Trent Greschuk’s ICD Insurance. Trent and his family have been drag racing at TMP in the various series for many years and their ICD Insurance has been a steady supporter of Drag Racing in Ontario for just as long!

 

ICD Insurance specializes in Personal, Commercial and Life Insurances. For your person needs they can help with the following:

 AUTOMOBILE:
Automobile
Classic/Collector Vehicles
Motorcycle
Snowmobile
ATV
Motor Homes
PROPERTY:
Homeowners
High Value/Estate Homes
Condominiums
Seasonal/Secondary Residences
Rental Properties
Tenants Insurance
MISCELLANEOUS:
Watercraft
Vacation Trailers
Home Based Business
Personal Umbrella Liability

ICD has similar for their Commercial offerings.

check out their website to touch base with Trent or one of his associates for a quote!

 

June 3rd is the season opener for the Canada Heads Up – Shootout Series presented by Speedwire Systems, Sokoloff Personal Injury Lawyers and Headsrush Tattoo and Apparel. 

 

 

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KATIE SHAW REALTOR returning in a “BIG” way

May 4, 2023 – From the property sales department of the OGW!

Katie Shaw, a partner of the Daniella Aitken Team of Realtors of the Re/Max Escarpment Brokers is a Bike Drag Racer in the Canada Heads Up – Shootout Series. Katie and her Team of Realtors are your best place to contact when looking to buy or sell your home or property. Check out Katie’s FB profile for some great samples of the homes she has helped families to call their own!

2023 CHU has Katie signed up for the Low9s class (9.30 index) where we expect we will see Katie, with her family and friends by her side as she races towards the points championship in her class! 

Katie will once again be the supporting sponsor for the CHU BIG CHEQUE program for 2023!

 

Canada Heads Up – Shootout Series presented by Speedwire Systems, Sokoloff Injury Lawyers and Headrush Tattoo and Apparel enters its 4th season for 2023. With classes for doorslammers that range from 4.0 second to 7.50 seconds (1/8 mile) and Bike classes that range from low 7s to low 9s for heads up and indexes and a Bikes and Sleds Dial-in class, the series has something for almost every drag racer! The Series weekend dates are June 3, July 15, Aug 12, Sept 8, Sept 30, ending with a huge banquet in January ’24.

 

 

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Trevor Snyder’s MATCO TOOLS Allstar race returns September 9th

April 5, 2023

Trevor Synder’s MATCO TOOLS Allstar Race is back for 2023! Trevor and his brand of Automotive tools have been a part of the Ontario Streetcar Drag Racing scene for over 25years and they are very happy to be putting on this special event once again for 2023!

Drag racers in the Super Street, EZ Street and SWB Bike categories will once again be racing towards their points championship and at Race 4, after second round of Qualifying we will tally the current points and pick the top two in points in all three classes to run off for a special one-pass Eliminator for the Allstar awards to end the evening!

“Trevor and i go way back, we both started in the slower index classes and worked our way up. Years later, here we are still competing at Canada’s top Street Car Shootout!” Ian Hill – series Director, “Trevor came to us last with an idea to partner on a special event and we came up with this amazing one-off Eliminator!”.

 

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FIVE NINE MOTORSPORTS returns as presenting partner for STREET275

Hot off the heels of a killer 2022 season, Street275 is back for 2023, the competition should again, be fierce and with it Presenting Class Partner FIVE NINE MOTRSPORTS

Head Fabricator and FIVE NINE MOTORSPORTS frontman Stuart Gerbino is no stranger to the Street275 class. Stuart can often be found tuning on one of the top 5 regulars – Jeff Bloems’ turbo fox body Mustang.

 

Contact Stuart and his Team for custom header fabrication, custom hot and cold side fabrications and installs, Blow off tanks, fuel tanks, chassis modifications and set up! Five Nine Motorsports is not just limited to performance/ race car fabrication but is also a popular option for fuel injection tuning and performance parts supply.

 

We thank FIVE NINE MOTORSPORTS as our returning Street275 class sponsor!

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