8legs Racing is a Touring Car race team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Our focus is primarily the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship, with the occasional BMW and CASC-OR club race thrown in to the mix.  The race car brand of choice is BMW, although we also have a Mercury Courgar in the stable.

8legs Racing was founded by Arek Wojciechowski and Eric Hochgeschurz in 2006 as a means to pool resources and go racing.  Arek had the car (the #10 BMW M3), and Eric had the shop.  Perfect match!  In 2007 a second BMW was added (the #11 BMW 328is), and preperations were completed to enter the full 2008 CCTCC race season where both drivers would compete for points in the championship.

The 2008 season started very well indeed, with Arek finishing on the podium in the first race and taking the overall points lead by mid-season, only to be plauged by DNFs in the later half.  Eric was consistent thoughout, and the final standings saw Arek in 5th place and Eric in 6th place overall in the championship.  In addion to the CCTCC, the 8legs team placed 2nd in class and 3rd overall in the CASC-OR War Bonnet Enduro.  Early in 2008, the Mercuy Cougar was added as a backup car, and was driven by Ken Baird at the Calabogie event in the GT Sprints series.

As a great start to the 2009 race season, the 8legs team headed down to sunny Florida for the PBOC Winterfest at Sebring International Raceway.  Sharing the #11 car, the team was rewarded by placing 1st in class and 5th overall in the 6 hour sundown enduro.  A fantastic finish in the brutal Sebring environment!  Once the snow melted in Canada, the 2009 CCTCC season was underway.  The Mercury Cougar backup car was quickly made good use of at the first event when the #10 car lost the engine (catastrophic valve failure).  The remainder of the 2009 season saw consistent top 10 finishes from both drivers, with several 5th and 4th place finishes, but the podium would remain elusive.  A great finish nonetheless, with Arek in 4th overall and Eric in 6th overall. Ken Baird made good use of the Cougar and joined the 8legs team at the Toronto, Trois-Rivieres, and Calabogie events.

2010 will bring many changes to the team's racing effort.  The #10 and #11 BMWs have been retired, and new cars are being built for the 2010 season.  Keep tabs on the progress on this website!

That's the story so far ... now feel free to browse the site and see what we've been up to since!

- The 8legs Racing team, December 2009