Being the Founder and Director of United Fiber and Data, Bill Hynes is around fast open-wheel cars a lot. After all, his company sponsors James Hinchcliffe and Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series.
“James is an amazing driver and just a great ambassador for the United Fiber and Data so that’s why we wanted to put our money behind him,” Hynes commented on Sunday.
So being around fast cars, it brought forth the attitude of wanting to try going fast behind the wheel himself. Hynes got the opportunity this past weekend when he participated in the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by TRAXXAS events at the Honda Indy Toronto. There were a couple of spins throughout the three days of the weekend, however Hynes was able to keep his truck out of the wall and battle hard both days. He’d finish the first race in sixth on Saturday, while a mechanical issue on Sunday took him out of the running.
“It was a lot of fun getting behind the wheel this weekend,” he said. “It’s disappointing that we had mechanical issues as the truck stopped on lap four, but hey, that’s racing I guess.”
Taking to the track, though, Hynes got to experience a bit of both worlds in racing in the rain on Saturday, while racing on the dry pavement on Sunday.
“Running in the rain – I tell you right now that wasn’t fun,” he admitted. “That was like I was on ice, and it was an experience. But, it gave me more experience so that way I would be even better today.”
While the results may have not been there, one thing was certain – Hynes had a ton of fun, and did something that many dream of doing. It was also a good weekend on-track for Hynes as Hinchcliffe brought forth many cheers from the hometown fans with signing lots of autographs, taking lots of photos and bringing home an eighth place finish in the Honda Indy Toronto Race 1.
