We're Back!

 Hi Everyone, 

We're back! Stay tuned for updates and new three new biography entries! 

Thank you for your continued support! 

Grand Prix 2015 update

"After a frustrating Qualifying Friday we had a good run today from 16th of 38 cars up to 8th...we start 6th tomorrow based on best race lap time. Thanks to my crew for their hard work and support until late last night replacing the front corner, after my excursion into the tire wall on the 4th lap of wet qualifying session."

                                          Source: Flagworld.com


"GP Update 2 Sunday Race. Had a poor start from 6th place, but this was likely fortunate, as we missed the carnage before the first corner. Most of the race was behind the safety car during cleanup. Finished 8th after a less than stellar drive... on the plus side, the car is very good... and still has four corners."


Looking forward to our next event.

                                 - Duncan

                                          Source: Flagworld

Murdoch Racing Video Blog

Hello everyone!

The racing season is in full swing and we are in the Montreal Grand Prix events once again! Here is a video made containing footage from last year, including a peek into our trailer!

More on the way!

2015 preliminary calendar

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had an amazing New Years and your resolutions are still going strong. I am pleased to share the preliminary 2015 calendar, thanks to siteformulatour1600.com

1. Classique printemps   23/24 mai 2015
2. À déterminer / 5/6/7 juin 2015 or 12/13/14 june
3. Icar 3/4/5  juillet 2015
4. Classique été 25/26  juillet 2015
5. GP3R 31 juillet /1/2 août 2015 
6. Classique automne 26/27/28 septembre 2015

Jot these down in your calendars and we hope to see you all there!! 

2014 Racing Teaser Video

Hello!

Even though the 2014 racing season is still underway, here is a 2014 Racing Teaser Video for those of you who wanted to see, in a nutshell, what kind of racing we went through last year! Hope you enjoy it!

Grand Prix 2014

A blog post written by Duncan himself!

8 June 2014: Murdoch Racing on podium at Grand Prix du Canada

Duncan Murdoch earned 3 podium visits in the two Formula Tour 1600 support races over the Grand Prix weekend. 

Race 1 was an exciting one, immediately following the Formula One qualifying session Saturday afternoon.  Duncan had qualified his number 22 Van Diemen Ford in 4th place of 30 competitors. He spent the entire race in a tight battle within the lead pack of 5 cars. Running between1^st and 5^th position, Duncan finished 3^rd in the Pro category and 2^nd in the Masters category, for drivers over 40 years old.

Duncan having fun on the podium. 

Photo courtesy of siteformulatour1600

For Race 2 Sunday morning, prior to the Grand Prix, Duncan started from the front row, based on his having set the 2^nd fastest lap during Saturday’s race.  He was squeezed out at the first corner falling back to 6^th.  Having recovered to second place towards the end of the race, Duncan was a victim of traffic falling to 5^th at the finish, 1^st in the Masters category.

Duncan notes: “What a great weekend! It is a big thrill to race at the GP and very satisfying for our small team of friends, to be competitive with the big Pro teams and young up and coming drivers in this series.”

After 4 of 12 races in the 2014 Formula Tour 1600 Series Duncan is 3^rd in the Pro Championship standings and 1^st in the Masters category.

The World's Coolest Golf Cart!

When you go to the racetrack, you would expect fancy cars, trucks and trailers. However, there is one thing that is always present that shocks people. This is the use of golf carts. Now, I know what you might be thinking: why would a race team possibly need a golf cart? What purpose would it serve? Well, this blog article will tell you. A golf cart, much like a pit crew, is an integral part of a race team and our team learned this very early on during the 2010 race season.

When I learned we were going to have a golf cart, I thought it would look exactly like the ones on the golf courses. However, some look very different! Ours has only one seat, is covered in metal and has a storage compartment underneath. When we first saw it at the Montreal Grand Prix in 2010, Duncan had recently bought it and the engine required rebuilding. Duncan and Jim were completing the rebuild at the track as, up to that point, all the effort had been on preparing the Race Car and the golf cart parts had just arrived.  I remember staring at this machine, wondering what possible purpose it could have. Boy, I had no idea.

The false grid is far from our paddock (which is right underneath the Jacques Cartier Bridge), at the F1 garages in the pit lane, close to the Victoria Bridge.

You know that roar of a monster in a movie and you feel that the crap is about to hit the fan? Well, that’s kind of what happens with the golf cart at Tremblant. Duncan and Jim usually walk from the car park in the field to our spot in the paddock and return to give us a ride. Everything is quiet until… you hear it: . That distinctive sound of the golf cart’s 2 stroke engine.  The arrival of the golf cart is always met with moans, groans and threats from other teams. One racer threatened to blow up the golf cart.   He never gets a ride.

The first person to threaten to destroy the golf cart was none other than me. The 2010 Grand Prix of Montreal was the first event in the rivalry between the golf cart and me. When I tried to drive it in reverse, I went flying backwards, catching my foot on a metal pole. I tore three tendons. I’ve also stalled it quite a few times.  This is why I’m generally not allowed to drive it.

The golf cart has many different purposes. It tows the car back and forth along the basin at the Montreal Grand Prix, which we call the false grid. The false grid extends from our paddock (which is right underneath the Jacques Cartier Bridge) to the garages in the pit lane (which are close to the Victoria Bridge).  Without it, we would lose fuel. The golf cart carries the crew and equipment to the pits. It is used as a stepping stool to take down the tent.  Duncan uses it to schmooze around the paddocks. It is also used to inflict injuries on ourselves, which was seen during the 2010 season. It also announces our presences and Jim describes it “like a Roman chariot. The distinct sound of the engine is our bugle.”

The golf cart backfires once in a while, which can be a little embarrassing, depending who is around. However, everyone looks our way when we are driving it and they cheer when we sound the horn. The backfire is our mechanical trumpet.

The golf cart is also the perfect viewing platform for the races and gives us the best seats during Formula 1 qualifying, which takes place just on the other side of the wall we are waiting by.

Even though some of us make fun of the golf cart, it is actually one of the best investments Duncan made and we would all be lost without it.