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The Official F4 Canada & TQLA Merch Drop is Live! 🏎️🇨🇦

The long winter wait is officially behind us, the grids are forming, and we now have the ultimate way for you to show your open-wheel pride in the paddock.

We are thrilled to announce that the official F4 Canada E-Store is officially live!

Whether you are deep into the 1:22 brackets at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport), turning wrenches at Shannonville, or just a die-hard purist of grassroots Canadian formula racing, this collection was built to represent our unique history.

📦 Inside the Collection: Real Gear for the Grid

We’ve curated a mix of premium tees, heavy-blend hoodies, and custom two-tone accent mugs spanning the three core pillars of our community: F4 Canada, The Three Quarter Litre Association (TQLA), and the engineering marvel that is the Gamma F4.

1. F4 Canada & Gamma Series

  • Gamma F4 Race Car Graphic Tee ($29.76): A lightweight formula racing t-shirt featuring the clean, sharp “F4 Gamma” silhouette. Available in white, black, and heather mauve.

  • F4 Canada Racing Tee ($29.95): The staple of the collection. A classic open-wheel motorsport graphic tee built for hot afternoons in the pit lane.

  • F4 Gamma Unisex Heavy Blend™ Hoodie ($39.95): The definitive paddock layer for cold morning track load-ins, available in clean black, white, and ash.

  • Gamma F4 Accent Mug ($8.48): Grab a quick hit of caffeine before qualifying with this 11oz ceramic cup featuring bold colored handles and interiors (Red, Black, or Yellow).

2. TQLA Vintage & Heritage Collection

  • Three Quarter Litre Association Retro Ringer ($42.90): A premium vintage-style ringer tee honoring the official roots of our racing class. Features the signature retro red-and-black circle design on high-contrast white trim.

  • 3/4 Litre Association Retro Accent Mug ($24.95): A timeless 11oz desk piece featuring the original Three Quarter Litre Association logo.

3. Bonus Vintage Formula Ford & Libre Additions

The store also pays homage to the golden era of Canadian road racing with exclusive historical prints:

  • Mosport 1974 “Vintage Bulova” Tee ($29.95) & Mug ($19.95): Throwing it back over 50 years to the historic 1974 Bulova Formula Ford Championship races at Mosport, Ontario.

  • Vintage Formula Libre Car Series ($29.95): Perfect for the open-wheel history buff, celebrating the unconstrained spirit of regional Libre competition.

🛠️ Built for the Paddock

Quality Check: Every single shirt in this drop features high-quality garment construction designed to survive tire rubber, grease, and plenty of laundry cycles without cracking or fading.

Item Category Price Range Best For
Graphic Tees & Ringers $29.76 – $42.90 Pit crew style & warm race days
Heavy Blend Hoodies $39.95 – $44.95 Early morning grid walks
Accent & Racing Mugs $8.48 – $29.95 Shop coffee & winter sim-sessions

🛒 Gear Up for Next Weekend

Everything is printed to order and shipped directly to your door. Support local, grassroots Canadian motorsport engineering, and look sharp doing it.

👉 Click here to browse the full product lineup on the F4 Canada Shop!

See you at the track! 🏁

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Round 1: Complete

Round 1 of the 2019 F4 Canada schedule is in the books.  It was a chilly and damp opening weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.  We had a small entry for the season opening, but most importantly, every car went home in one piece.

Friday night talk at the track focused on not if it would rain,  but when it would rain, and if the temperature would hit double digits.

Saturday morning’s practice session was red flagged on the out lap, as an Italian F4 spun on the pit exit, blocking it, and trapping many of the Formula Libre cars in the pits.  This was actually good news for the #11 Gamma F4 of J. Morton, who had a Zeus Fastener malfunction, and lost his rear bodywork in turn 2.  A quick check of the car in the pits ensured the rest of the bodywork was okay, and when the session resume, he was able to set some laps.

During the qualifying session, troubles continue for James Morton’s Gamma F4.  Out on a flyer, he felt a very unstable rear end, and limped back to the pits.  Driving up the pit lane, the crew noticed the Left Rear wheel was drastically askew, and quickly signaled him to shut down the car.  Upon inspection, the lower radius arm had come unfastened from the hub, resulting in bending the upper radius arm and the push-rod.  The crew pushed the car back to the paddock in order to attempt repairs in time for the afternoon race.  Before his incident, however, Morton still managed to set the fastest lap to qualify P1 for F4, followed by # 34 R. Long in P2, and # 55 M. MacNeil in P3.

Morton and crew managed to get the parts replace and the car back together in the for race 1 Saturday afternoon.   For Saturday’s race, FL (formula libre), Radical Cup, and F4 race in the same group.  On the Green Flag, Morton’s #11 had a typical great start, passing many of the Radical Cup cars going into turn 1.  Unfortunately, #34 Rober Long’s Gamma F4 had a vastly different experience.  He developed a rather obvious misfire on the pace lap, backfired down the front straight on the start moving to the back of the field, and retired at the end of the first lap.  A very untypical race for the meticulously prepared race car of Mr. Long, who is know for his car’s reliability, and high percentage finishing rate.  At the end, #11 Morton won the season opening F4 race, with a best lap time of 1:23.290, finishing 6th overall behind one V6 Radical, and 5 1500cc Radicals.  #55 MacNeil finsihed 2nd in the F4 class.

Saturday night, and early Sunday morning rain, made for a damp and cool track Sunday morning. For Sunday’s races, the Radicals had enough car entries to have their own race group, leaving just the FLs & F4s together.  #11 Morton started outside pole overall beside the new Ford GT powered Radical.  Robert Long’s #34 F4 seemed to have the fuel-injection issue solved in time to start the race from the back of the grid, while #55 MacNeil was to started 2nd in class, 4th overall.  Once again, #11 had a lightening start, taking the lead into turn 1.  #31 Matt Graham in the exotic Radical managed to take the lead back going up the back straight, not to be seen nor heard from again, dropping into the 1:17s.  Morton ran an uneventful race to take 2nd overall in FL, 1st in F4, with a fastest lap of 1:24.517.  #34 Long finished 2nd in F4, followed by #55 of MacNeil.  All drivers spoke of the track being slick, and the lack of grip compared to the previous day.

The rains started shortly after the race, and kept raining off and on for the rest of the day.  The temperature stayed single digit all day, so combined with the rain, and slick track, all the FLibre and F4 drivers decided not to go out for their second race Sunday.

Overall, a fun and successful season opener for F4 Canada the the Three-Quarter Litre Association.  Next event is June 29th & 30th at Shannonville Motorsports Park, as part of the CTCC (Canadian Touring Car Championship) event.

One final comment.  John Bondar and Corner2 racing, organizers of the CTCC are tryng to get a FIA F4 series started in Canada, calling it the F4 Cup Canada.  We wish Bondar & Corner2 success in promoting open wheel racing in Canada.