The first-ever Radical Cup Street Race event that took place in Toronto made the public go crazy. According to Radical Motorsport’s Tom Drewer, the racing was terrific despite the rainy weather. Drewer also mentioned that all the races took place in front of a large audience as they put on an excellent show for their Radical Cup Program.
Winners of the Radical Cup Season
Louis Schriber was quite the competition for Jon Field, stealing the win in the third and final race of the weekend. Wayne Williams snagged the second position, and Field finished third in his platinum-class race car. Indy Al Miller took the lead in the Radical Cup Competition but scored the fourth spot ahead of Kevin Poitras in P5.
Radical Cup Poles in Toronto
Danny Dyszelski and Nick Persing finished as first and second winners of the Radical Cup Championship in the Pro 1500 class, with Dyszelski leading the way. Dyszelski was also rewarded with the race three Hard Charger Award.
Racer Austin Riley tried to take the lead in the starting lap but failed to leave the Radical Northwest competitors behind him. However, he still managed to get himself into the second podium result of the weekend. If we talk about the top 5 racers, Robert Soroka finished fourth behind Riley and Gregg Gorski, who came in the fifth position.
Radical Cup Champions
Talking about Robert Cipriani-Detres, he added his second-weekend win to the podium for his Team Stradale, putting on a stunning show in the Pro 1340 Class. Ken Savage secured a second position, with Jace Bacon taking the third position of the weekend race.
Huw Leahy finished fourth, and Seth Bacon took up the fifth and final position. According to Drewer’s statement, these Radical Cup Street Races give viewers a chance to tick off their bucket list experience of watching legitimate street racing.
The Station Wagons That Time Forgot
While the station wagon was once the king of the road, they are an endangered species on our highways now. These are some of the station wagons that time seemingly forgot.
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser
Perhaps looking more like a hearse than a family car is why the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser is such a rare sight today. It wasn’t hugely popular when it was first released in 1991, with only 8,000 models made, and a further 4,000 went into production in 1992. If you wanted to spot one in the wild today, you would have to find an enthusiast who has lovingly kept it in mint condition since the ’90s.
Mercury Tracer
The Mercury Tracer was almost a carbon copy of the Ford Escort, but because it wasn’t sold as a Ford, it was pretty short-lived. The Tracer did enjoy three generations from 1997 to 1999 before the market for station wagons seemingly disappeared. Mercury’s long vehicle was one of the final models to make it to market while station wagons were still relatively popular, but it wasn’t enough to save the car type.
Volkswagen Quantum
Although it was known around the world as the Passat or the Santana, in the United States, Volkswagen marketed this station wagon as the Quantum. The car had plenty of room on the inside, and it was one of the largest cars on the road at the time. Perhaps due to how expensive it was, the Quantum is rarely spotted any longer.
Volvo 240
The Volvo 240 is arguably the atypical station wagon, and it remained a staple of the roads from 1983 until 1993. The ever-reliable Volvo was cherished by many drivers, and it was arguably the station wagon that all other car manufacturers wished they had invented.
Station wagons were once everywhere you looked, but that bubble has burst, and these are the models that time seemed to forget.