McGregor will pilot the No. 33
Exclusive Autosport announced today it has signed Exclusive Management Inc. driver Thomas McGregor for the Formula Tour 1600 Championship and the Toyo Tires Formula 1600 Championship.
McGregor will pilot the No. 33 / 93 Exclusive Autosport / Exclusive Management Inc. / Diary Queen Spectrum Honda.
McGregor (21, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) began his racing career at the age of 11 when he first raced Rotax Karts at the Saskatoon Kart Club. He recorded 15 karting championships before making the transition to open wheel cars (at age 18). Most recently he competed in the 2012 Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda for Andretti Autosport where he finished 9th in the overall championship.
Signing and racing for Andretti Autosport in the USF2000 Championship was without a doubt the highlight of McGregor’s young career. He had hoped, and planned, to continue to progress through the Mazda Road to Indy developmental ladder, however his partners were unable to commit the level of funding needed for USF2000 or Pro Mazda. He decided that he would race F1600 this season, make the most of the valuable and extensive seat time he will have in both Canadian F1600 series and work to get back on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder in 2014.
McGregor’s experience in open-wheel racing will assist him in his quest for championship and Rookie-of-the-Year honors.
McGregor will join Exclusive Autosport at the annual Spring Fling test days at Shannonville Motorsport Park April 26/27. Racing action will begin May 4/5 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship. McGregor will travel to Circuit Mont Tremblant May 24-26 for the Formula Tour 1600 Championship opening round.
Thomas McGregor
“I am really proud to be joining Exclusive Autosport this year. I am very much looking forward to the opportunity to race in Canada, it has been a while since I’ve raced here at “home”. I am really thankful to be racing this year. This past offseason has really taught me a lot about myself and what I want in life. I think this will be a big year for me and I am really excited to be back on the track. I am more motivated now than ever to have a successful season and to further develop as not only a driver but as a person. I am looking forward to working with the amazing team that Exclusive Autosport has assembled, including Remi. We have worked together before and I’m happy he will be a part of the team as our engineer. I am thankful for this opportunity and feel this is going to be a really great year.”
Michael Duncalfe (Team Owner and President and CEO of Exclusive Management Inc.):
“I am thrilled to announce Thomas McGregor as our fourth driver at Exclusive Autosport. We were very much hoping that we would be able to have things work out so that he could have returned to the USF2000 Championship with Andretti Autosport and challenge for a championship. Unfortunately that didn’t work out this year for us due to budget. We felt that F1600 was the best option for him as it would allow him to drive a relevant open wheel car where he could gain significant race experience and seat time. He will be competing in both the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship and the Formula Tour 1600 Championship as well as one-off races in the United States. I have been working with Thomas for over four years through Exclusive Management Inc. To have a senior driver like him in our first year of competition is extremely exciting and motivating. We know we will see him up at the front challenging for podiums and race wins every weekend at the races we attend. We are very proud and have a lot of confidence in the four drivers we have signed this year. Our goal is simple… we want to give the boys unbelievable cars and help them develop their race craft and have them challenge for wins and podiums and ultimately win the championships in the series we are competing in. It is a big feat, but I believe that with the drivers, crew and driver coaches that we have working with and supporting our team, we have all the right people in place to have a very successful season.”
source: exclusivemanagementinc.com
