Established in 2014, Demaras Racing is a family of speed freaks. Made up of three committed family members: No. 12 Daniel Demaras, No. 29 Michelle Demaras and Chris ‘#16’ Demaras.
No. 12 Daniel Demaras
In karts he won back-to-back TRAK Championship, then stepped up to race cars where he took ‘Rookie of the Year’ and the Canadian Formula 1200 Championship. After a short stint in stock cars, Daniel now races with DriveTeq in the ‘Enduro Elite’ series.
No. 29 Michelle Demaras
Despite only taking part in a handful of races, Michelle has a race win at K1 Speed, adding to the team’s hardware collection. She enjoyed trying out motocross, but has yet to decide if she likes two wheels or four. Michelle is the team’s Social Media Manager and hopes to enhance our online presence.
Chris ‘#16’ Demaras
Veteran gearhead Chris has multiple race wins to his name, and a dozen podium finishes in Goodwood CRKC and Mosport CRKC. He finished Top 3 in the K1RS Points Challenge at K1 Speed and can now be found competing at CSCS Racing events all summer.
How does it all start, turning into a gearhead? A childhood trip to the racetrack? Something at an auto show that catches a child’s eye? What gets a kid started in racing?
Nascar Speedpark
If Demaras Racing was born somewhere, it would have to be the now-closed Nascar Speedpark in Vaughan, Ontario. There were no less than five tracks at the Speedpark including SlideWays, The Family 500 and for the rookie racer, The Qualifier. These were electric karts limited to 10 km/h, but to 5 year old Daniel Demaras, it was like strapping himself in for Indy 500 qualifying.
Goodwood Kartways
Michelle’s first laps were under the watchful eye of Big Brian at Goodwood Kartways. The speed and sound of the Vortex engines was a little frightening, but the Red Karts gave Michelle a chance to take a test drive on the big circuit at a safer speed. She adopted “No. 29” from her first kart that day s her official race number.
