Pfaff Automotive Partners Joins K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizard Motorsports for Canadian Speedfest

Following a successful 1-2 finish the Pirelli World Challenge at Barber Motorsports Park, K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizard Motorsports is excited to announce a partnership with Pfaff Automotive Partners and McLaren Toronto for next week’s Victoria Day Speedfest Weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

Pirelli World Challenge, one of the top production-car based racing series, hosts 20 Rounds in 11 events for automotive manufacturers to prove their products across North America. The 50 minute races allow for race teams to have pit-stop free, non-stop racing action on some of the best road and street courses motorsport has to offer. With two race wins and an additional two podiums, K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizard Motorsports sits third in the driver championship and McLaren third in the manufacturer championship. To date, the team holds the only wins worldwide for the McLaren 650S GT3.

Before kicking off the race weekend festivities, on Tuesday, May 12, McLaren Toronto will host K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizards Motorsports for a reception open to the public and any media. From 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The #6 and #9 race cars will be on display at the McLaren Toronto dealership at 33 Auto Park Circle in Woodbridge, Ontario, with team representatives available to answer questions and distribute free posters and autograph cards.

The importer for McLaren vehicles into Canada, Pfaff Automotive Partners and McLaren Toronto will proudly sponsor the #6 and #9 McLaren 650S GT3s for the race event, as the team looks to battle for valuable championship points. As a special treat for sports car fans at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Pfaff Automotive Partners will bring a McLaren P1 car to put on display at the team garage.

“Pfaff has always called the race track home,” said Christopher Pfaff, President and CEO of Pfaff Automotive Partners. “From the Rothmans/Porsche Challenge in the 1980s, through to numerous endurance racing efforts, the Canadian Touring Car Championship, the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge by Michelin, and now, in partnership with K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizard Motorsports in the Pirelli World Challenge, Racing has been the ultimate manifestation of our competitive spirit.”

“We are really excited for the opportunity to partner with Pfaff Automotive and McLaren Toronto for this upcoming event,” said Program Manager Darren Law. “They are such a great organization and the joining of KPAX Racing with Flying Lizard is the coming together of three great brands. Canadian Tire Motorsport Park provides a venue that has a lot of fan support and this gives a good outlet for brand exposure and customer relations. We are confident coming into this weekend after our win at Barber Motorsports Park, we know the track and feel it will suit our cars well and look forward to another great weekend.”

About Pfaff Automotive Partners
Pfaff Automotive Partners, a leading Canadian automotive retailer was founded in 1964. Its brand offering includes Volkswagen, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Porsche, McLaren and Pagani automobiles, and it is one of the largest dealer groups in the Canadian automotive market. The company also operates Pfaff Tuning, Pfaff Leasing, and Pfaff Autoworks. For more information, please visit www.pfaffauto.com

K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizard Motorsport
An integration of two powerful, championship-winning teams, K-PAX Racing with Flying Lizard Motorsports commences its first season as a combined effort in the Pirelli World Challenge. Since joining the Pirelli World Challenge in 2007, K-PAX Racing has celebrated a total 72 podiums, 25 wins and three driver championships, solidifying the team as a continuous championship contender. Since 2004, Flying Lizard Motorsports has amassed 68 podiums and 25 wins in the American Le Mans Series and TUDOR United Sports Car Championship, clinching three driver championships and three class championships. The two teams have merged for a full season effort, racing two brand new 2015 McLaren 650S GT3s.

About McLaren GT
McLaren GT is the GT race car manufacturing arm of McLaren Group established to develop, build and support the GT racing and track derivatives of the 12C sports car, and the 650S GT3. Based in Woking, Surrey at the former home of McLaren Racing, the company is responsible for the design, development and production of the GT3 variants of the 12C and 650S, the 12C GT Can-Am Edition and the 12C GT Sprint.