{"id":3142,"date":"2018-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dumoulincompetition.com\/solid-drive-from-jf-dumoulin-at-the-canadian-tire-motorsport-park\/"},"modified":"2018-08-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T04:00:00","slug":"solid-drive-from-jf-dumoulin-at-the-canadian-tire-motorsport-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dumoulincompetition.com\/en\/news\/solid-drive-from-jf-dumoulin-at-the-canadian-tire-motorsport-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Solid drive from JF Dumoulin at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASCAR Pinty’s\u00a0Series: Tenth race \u2013 Road track \u2013 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park \u2013 August 26th<\/sup>, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin drove a race that was completely in character for him today on the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Starting sixth, the driver of the #04\u00a0Spectra\u00a0Premium<\/strong> | Bernier Cr\u00e9peau Chrysler Fiat | Groupe Bellemare | MIA car had to pass almost the whole field after a mid-pack restart, including leading cars, to work his way to a battling fourth place at\u00a0the finish \u2013 yet another demonstration of his never-die determination.<\/p>\n

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Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin’s Saturday practice session aboard the #04 Spectra\u00a0Premium<\/strong> | Bernier Cr\u00e9peau Chrysler Fiat | Groupe Bellemare | MIA car really moved the ball forward in terms of setup. Fighting a tight-in \u2013 loose-out condition, the team fairly attacked the car during successive visits to the pits, substituting springs, shocks, tire pressures and suspension settings to give their driver a well-behaving, competitive car. The team then ran a simulated qualifying session on new tires to confirm that the car was in optimal shape for the race. “We knew that the car would be good for the early part of the race and would get even better towards the end race,”<\/p>\n

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The rain then proceeded to take away from the show, forcing the cancellation of the qualifying session in this tenth race of the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. In the event, grid positions were established by the times from the Saturday (August 25) practice session as per NASCAR rules.<\/p>\n

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In the race, the team adjusted out a small push (understeer) in the car during the pit stop, by reducing tire pressures in front and increasing them at the back. The change worked so well that Jean-Francois Dumoulin passed ten cars in one lap at the subsequent restart,\u00a0after re-starting almost at the end. This move got him back in the top-5 group, ready for a late rush that moved him up to fourth at the finish.<\/p>\n

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“The #04 Spectra\u00a0Premium<\/strong> | Bernier Cr\u00e9peau Chrysler Fiat | Groupe Bellemare | MIA car was great throughout the race. The fine-tuning we did during the Saturday practice session worked perfectly, especially in the second part of the race. I was careful not to interfere with my brother in his run for the championship when we were side-by-side for restarts. Our team really shone at every stage over the weekend. See you at the next race, where we are going for the win”, concluded\u00a0Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumoulin.<\/p>\n

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Next race<\/strong>: Autodrome St-Eustache (September 8th<\/sup>, 2018)<\/p>\n

The #04 Spectra\u00a0Premium<\/strong> | Bernier Cr\u00e9peau Chrysler Fiat | Groupe Bellemare | MIA team will be back on track on September 8th<\/sup> at the Autodrome St-Eustache short oval. Our sixth-place finish last year augurs well for a Top-3 finish this season.<\/p>\n

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