TORONTO, ONTARIO (March 16, 2017) – Logan Cusson claimed the prestigious international 2017 Rotax Cup Florida Winter Tour Vice Champion title this past weekend. A wild ride, the final Rotax Senior race witnessed some excitement on and off the track.
With only three laps left in the race Logan was on the tail of the leader, Mathias Ramirez and was able to overtake him in corner four with an aggressive inside pass. However, during the last lap teammate Ryan McDermid was also able to pass Ramirez and would go on to finish the race in first. The race saw some controversy as the race stewards awarded penalties to multiple drivers including Logan for his corner four pass of Ramirez, but ultimately disqualified Ramirez from the race altogether for his post-race actions. Logan, after penalties, made the podium in third.
I know the pass at corner four to overtake Ramirez was a gamble and I thought I got through him cleanly, but the officials saw it differently. Sometimes that’s just what happens in racing, when everything is moving so fast. Ultimately, I was proud of my racing and ability to finish at the top.
–Logan Cusson
The third-place finish was enough to propel Logan to his international championship podium finish, Rotax Senior Florida Winter Tour Vice Champion. He admits the challenges faced by drivers in these events, far outweigh the competition he typically faces at the club level.
Logan is a team member of Racing Edge Motorsports (REM) in the top driving class, Rok Senior at the FWT. Logan is participating in the Rotax Max Challenge also in preparation for his home season in the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship from his home course at Mosport Karting with hopes of reaching the ASN Canadian National Karting Championship.
With a daunting list of races in front of him, including the ASN Canadian Karting Championship and the SKUSA Super Nationals in Las Vegas in November, Logan feels he is up for the challenge. “It will be a big development year for me and I’d love to see the podium again this year at a national or international level, but it was great to get this early” states Logan.
About Logan Cusson Racing
LCR was developed in response to the pursuit of Logan Cusson becoming a champion professional driver. Logan started karting at the club level at 14 years old at his home track, Mosport in Ontario Canada, but quickly expanded to racing at the national and international level. LCR is a driver development company focused on developing drivers to their fullest potential. Be sure to follow LCR via its social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Snap, YouTube and Facebook by searching LCR or Logan Cusson Racing. For more information, visit www.logancussonracing.com
About Racing Edge Motorsports
Racing Edge Motorsports (REM) is a professional kart racing team based out of Toronto, Canada. The team was founded in March of 2011 by Kevin and Wendy Monteith. The Monteith’s are no strangers to the world of competitive kart racing and have considerable amounts of experience competing in North American karting events and competitions. https://racingedgemotorsports.com
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Logan Cusson Racing
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