Born: Montreal QC.
June 11th 1972
Racing has been a part of almost everything in which JC Cote has excelled.
It all began by racing his school bus on foot, challenging himself more each day by giving it a greater head start. As a teen, he got involved in track and field and became a Laval City champ, a multiple medalist at provincial and national championships, and ultimately won CIAU 1st team All-Canadian status.
With personal heroes like Gilles Villeneuve, auto racing emerged once JC entered his twenties, when he began frequenting local karting tracks and 'arrive and drive' events (surprising regulars by driving laps around his competition).
As with many drivers, karting honed JC's skills and cemented his love of racing. It also eventually lead to meeting 1997 F1 World Champion, Jacques Villeneuve, in 2006. Together, JC and JV co-founded a simulator-based racing league, involving amateur and professional drivers utilizing and developing sophisticated software. As more and more pro drivers joined this league, further driving opportunities opened up for JC, including Formula Renault open wheel races in France where he again surprised very experienced drivers by finishing 8th out of 29 on his first race weekend and 3rd out of 30 drivers in only his second.
In the summer of 2009, JC met touring car driver, Jacques Gravel, who offered both his car and his place in the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship. In just two races, including his first race at Calabogie Ontario, JC placed 6th of 17 in the GT4 class. JC finished 29th of 37 drivers in the CCTCC Championship despite only competing in two of the race weekends. Among his sponsorship partners were Redux Media, Giasson Design, Pure Cobalt and Mondial Tire.
JC is currently prepping for the 2010 season and seeking sponsorship partners and suppliers. Contact Cote Racing via www.jccote.com
