Marek Petruczynik and Risok Motorsport finish 8th Overall

Marek finished the Ontario GT Sprints season in 8th overall in the GT6 Class. After competing in two GT sprint races this season it was enough to pick up the points to secure 8th overall.  The first race there was a problem with the hood, and it fell off. During the second race, Marek was on pace with the other cars in the class and picked up his first podium, getting third place.

Next season Risok Motorsport will be bringing the car back to its original roots. Back in the mid 1980’s Volkswagen entered a couple GTI’s for Group A rallying in the WRC. In 1986 Swedish driver Kenneth Eriksson took the title with Volkswagen, running a Volkswagen GTI 16V. Group A Rallying was very successful, running with Group B rallying. Group A had some successful rally cars, to name a few you had the Volkswagen GTI, Peugeot 206 and the very successful Lancia Delta Integrale. Group A rallying evolved into what is known today as the WRC. Since Risok Motorsport runs a 1982 Rabbit with a 1984 GTI motor, its a perfect fit to bring the car back to its original racing routes. Volkswagen entered the 1984 GTI for the 1985 Group A Rally season.

So for next season Risok Motorsport will be converting the car back into a Group A Rallycar to run in the Ontario GT Sprints and Ontario GT Challenge both in the GT4 Class. Since they are using the original engine as well, they are still eligible to run in VARAC, which the team plan to do.  What makes it even more special for the off season and into next year is that Volkswagen is coming back into the WRC, running a Polo GTI. This will be the first time since 1997 that the factory team from Volkswagen will be running in the WRC.

Both Risok Motorsport and the Volkswagen WRC team have engines under 2.0L. Risok Motorsport have a 1.8L engine, while the Volkswagen WRC team has a 1.6L turbocharged engine. Both cars are made for WRC specs, as well Risok Motorsport is under Group A Rally Specs. Stay tuned for changes in the Risok Motorsport car in coming months.

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