Owner Gary Kwong and the Speed-Fanatics Motorsports team have big plans for 2020 after a very successful 2019 race season where several racers completed their required novice races, obtained their senior race licences and competed very well with the Sports Car Club of B.C. (SCCBC) regulars at the Mission Raceway Park road course in Mission B.C.

Speed-Fanatics driver Joe Bowen completed his novice program in 2019 in a Spec Miata and won the SCCBC novice of the year award. In 2020 he will be running with the big boys in the #007 Van Diemen formula continental (FC) class which has become a very popular class in the last few years. Owner Gary Kwong from Richmond B.C. was the 2018 SCCBC closed wheel champion in his Subaru STI and winner of the 2019 Abbotsford Cup in a Protoform Formula Vee. He is also moving up to the formula continental class in the teams #17 Van Diemen FC.

Wynn Hollingshead of Coquitlam B.C. joined the team in 2019 and will be completing his novice program this season in one of the teams Spec Miata’s. He will be continuing to practice in his #888 Van Diemen formula continental and should be competing in the FC class later in the year.

Doug Morgan from Lake Country B.C. was the SCCBC novice of the year in 2018 & built & raced a Spec Porsche Boxster in 2019 with Speed-Fanatics. He finished 3rd overall in the SCCBC Improved Production 2 class and in 2020 hopes to be challenging for the overall championship in his reliable Porsche.

Gord Murphy from Salt Spring Island B.C. finished 2nd overall in Improved Production 2 in 2019 driving his beautiful #88 Spec Porsche Cayman and is hoping to challenge Nixon Prosports racer Sterling Land for the IP2 championship in 2020.

Ricky Tam completed his novice program in 2018 and is a young talent with lots of drifting background. He raced one of the teams Spec Miata’s in a few races in 2019 and in 2020 will be racing the teams all conquering #171 Acura Integra in the IPE class with plans to be competitive with Nixon Prosports Carlos Tesler Mabe in his factory built Honda Civic.

Three new drivers will be joining the team in 2020 and taking driver training, competing in the 2020 novice race program and become licensed senior racers as the season progresses. Speed-Fanatics would like to welcome Russell Fok, Zhou Pei and Basil Santamaria to the team who will be competing in the teams Spec Miata’s and Acura Integra.

Also new to the team in 2020 is talented simulator racer Yue Lang who took her driver training in 2019 and in 2020 will compete in the teams #17 Spec Miata. Also joining the team is Nobuyoshi Torigoe, another good simulator racer with lots of autocross experience. He will be racing the full season in the #71 Spec Miata.

In addition to racing the Speed-Fanatics team is also actively involved in organizing high performance driver education (HPDE) events at the Mission Raceway Park road course and the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit to promote proper high speed driving techniques. Participants are encouraged to drive within their capabilities while exploring and improving their car control Skills. Novices are paired with seasoned instructors to help them learn the basics of track safety and high performance driving.

Karting is the standard venue where countless top drivers started their motorsports career. For 2020 Speed-Fanatics is delving into this new venture to bring up the next generation of the fastest and most skilled drivers the Canadian West Coast can offer, The team will be running several track days at Greg Moore Raceway in Chilliwack B.C. for those who want to try driving a competitive Rotax kart or are looking to hone their driving skills.

For more information on all Speed-Fanatics programs check out www.SpeedFanatics.ca or contact Gary Kwong at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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