Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame displays former Midland F1 race cars

HALTON HILLS, ON – The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (CMHF), a division of the Canadian Automotive Collection, announced the addition of two Formula One race cars to its already impressive collection of historic and significant racing vehicles. The Midland F1 race cars are on display in the main entrance at the Museum located at 8242 Fifth Line in Halton Hills, Ontario.

The CMHF recently received the cars from the former Midland F1 Racing team which was started by Canadian Alex Shnaider, who purchased the Jordan F1 team in 2005. In 2006, the team debuted the Toyota-powered Midland M16 car at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team used several drivers, most notably Christian Albers from the Netherlands, and Portugal s Tiago Monteiro.

These are significant cars in Canadian motorsport history and the CMHF is very grateful to have them for display, said President and Chair of the Board, Thom Dickinson. Visitors to our Hall and Museum can now get a close look at a modern F1 car and really appreciate the amazing engineering design. For most people, this is an opportunity to get closer to this type of car than anywhere else.

The Midland M16 car is displayed in its red, white and black livery to reflect the Midland Group s corporate colors, along with the bright yellow Jordan in its Sobranie livery. The Midland F1 cars offer a sharp contrast in technological advances with the CMHF s other Formula One car, a Wolf WR1, which won a number Grand Prix races, including the Canadian Grand Prix in 1977, with driver Jody Scheckter.

The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame makes up one of the largest motorsport collections in Canada, housing more than 20 racing cars, boats and motorcycles. It also holds an extensive archival collection.

The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame was established in 1993 to honour and recognize the achievements of those who have made significant contributions to Canada s rich and colourful motorsport history. Since its inception, more than 125 people have been inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame including Greg Moore, Scott Goodyear and the legendary Gilles Villeneuve. In 1999, the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame combined with the Canadian Automotive Collection and operates as a charitable organization that is funded by in-house events, individual donations and corporate sponsorships.

For more information, contact: Tim Miller // 905-876-2454 // tim.miller@cmhf.ca