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Star Racer

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Suggest deletion in lieu of redirection so the clearly notable video game of the same name can be moved to this title. Ten Pound Hammer (they/them) • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 16:05, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Television, Transportation, and Canada. Ten Pound Hammer (they/them) • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 16:05, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the list of Motorsport-related AfD discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:16, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
  1. McQueen, Ann Marie (2006-12-07). "Race to the finish line - Ottawa's Stefany Malanka last woman remaining in high-test reality show". Ottawa Sun. NewsBank 14DF872221F9D0A0.

     The article notes: "And she's talking about Star Racer, the Discovery Channel reality show where she is currently the last woman standing. ... Malanka is one of seven finalists on the show out of an original 18 hopefuls split into two teams. It was shot over the summer and fall at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant in an effort to find Canada's next race car circuit champ, by the Insight Productions' team behind Canadian Idol. Each week contestants are judged by accomplished racers Paul Tracy, Katherine Legge and Derek Daly on their physical and technical skills, mental agility, drive, presentation and social skills. The big prize? A full season sponsored ride on the Formula Star Mazda circuit with the AIM Racing Team. Shooting the show was both competitive and dangerous, with Malanka once sent to hospital for six stitches after crashing on a bike-racing challenge. But the show had none of the seedy overtones of regular reality fare."

  2. Dodd, Mike (2006-11-22). "Local driver has high-speed aspirations". Midland Mirror. NewsBank 11596C99E8B76E70.

     The article notes: "His name has become recognized all across Canada, thanks to his current appearances on the reality show Star Racer, currently being broadcast on The Discovery Channel. ... Just over half of the eight episodes filmed earlier this summer in Quebec have been aired, and Hunt still remains in the running for the chance to earn a spot in the Star Mazda pro series, which is one of the feeder circuits for the Champ Car World Series. A total of 16 men and women were on board when the first episode was aired back in October, but the two teams, Team Castrol and Team Mazda have seen members depart since then. ... The racing sequences for the show were filmed in early October at Le Circuit in Mount Tremblant, Quebec, with the drivers testing themselves against the famous track and its 15 turns."

  3. Rudd, Julie (2006-11-10). "Penetanguishene man races onto TV - Ed Hunt makes debut on national television with the hope of becoming Discovery Channel's next Star Racer". Midland Free Press. NewsBank 14E5D98F525E8F78.

     The article notes: "A young Penetanguishene man made his debut on national television last month as a candidate to become the next Discovery Channel Star Racer, complete with a full season of professional racing, paid in full. ... Hunt heard about the Discovery Channel's Star Racer program while on vacation with his wife earlier in the year, and sent off a resume. He was contacted almost immediately, and headed to Barrie a short while later to meet with producers. As the show progressed, cameramen made their way to Midland to film Hunt participating in a mountain bike race at the Mountainview Ski Hill, and shot footage of him going to work at the Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene."

  4. "Hunt reaches finals of Star Racer". Barrie Advance. 2006-12-13. NewsBank 1160AD5B5EC82850. Archived from the original on 2026-07-05. Retrieved 2026-07-05.

     The article notes: "Weeks of testing his skills against other young auto racing drivers in Canada has come down to one final night of waiting for Penetanguishene-area resident Ed Hunt. One of 16 contestants who began competing in October on the Star Racer reality television show currently being aired on the Discovery Channel, Hunt has reached the final group of six. He is one of the three surviving members of Team Mazda, who will race against the remaining three members from Team Castrol, to determine who will earn the title of Star Racer."

  5. Swartz, Derek (2006-11-08). "Is Champagne the Star Racer?". Pelham News. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 2026-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.

     The article notes: "All that changed earlier this year when he learned about a racing reality-TV show. Discovery Canada's Star Racer, with a chance to work with Paul Tracy and its top prize of a one-year fully paid ride in the Formula Star Mazda on the AIM Racing Team series helped persuade him to come back to the sport. More than 4,500 aspiring racers applied. He was among those chosen to the qualifying field of 24 karters. That number was whittled down to eight in the first episode, based in part on their performances at a pair of races in the summer."

  6. "Devin Cunningham wins 'Star Racer' competition". The Peterborough Examiner. 2006-12-22. NewsBank 14F3A781D07B6BE0.

     The article notes: "Sunoco Team Ultra 94 member and Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Rotax Max driver Devin Cunningham has won the reality show 'Star Racer'. Star Racer pitted 16 of the top young Canadian race drivers against each other for the prize of a full year of racing in the Star Mazda series with AIM Autosport in 2007."

  7. "dicing for|discovery". Sunday Tribune. 2014-01-12. NewsBank 14B4A021B75D5ED0.

     The article notes: "Premise: Star Racer is a reality-genre TV show which originally aired on Discovery Channel Canada in 2006. It was partly filmed at the Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. The show chronicles the discovery and episode-by-episode elimination of some of the top amateur drivers in the US and Canada over eight weeks. Racers participate in weekly racing events on an odyssey to prove themselves as the top talent. Host Yannick Bisson sets the stakes, and is the liaison between the drivers, the judges, and the audience. Eight racers from the world of Kart racing and eight drivers from other racing disciplines vie for the title of Star Racer and a career-making prize of a season's ride in the Star Mazda Championship racing series with the AIM racing team, in which they will test their skills against professional racers."

  8. Morgan, Dennis (2006-07-01). "Sibling teams score in quest for Canada's best; Duos shortlisted for TV challenge Barrie event teems with gifted drivers". Toronto Star. Factiva TOR0000020060701e2710006a. ProQuest 439031161. Retrieved 2026-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.

     The article notes: "Talk about sibling rivalry - two brothers from Stouffville and a brother and sister from Leamington have made it to the short list for the Discovery Channel's Star Racer contest to find Canada's top young race driver. Kyle and Pearce Herder along with Greg and Jennifer Rempel were among eight kart racers picked following last weekend's Barrie Grand Prix, which attracted nearly 250 entries from Ontario and Quebec. The other chosen four were 17-year-old Richard Boake, from King City; Matt Champagne, 21, from St. Catharines; Marco Di Leo, 19, from Markham; and David Patrick, 24, from Belle River. Another small group of karters will be shortlisted following races this weekend in St. Roche de l'Achigan, Que., and a final group following the Canadian National Karting Championships in Edmonton in August."

  9. Morgan, Dennis (2006-05-20). "Major TV sponsorship deal for karters; Eight hour-long shows planned Ron Fellows series starts fast, furious". Toronto Star. Factiva TOR0000020060520e25k0002d. Retrieved 2026-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.

     The article notes: "Canada's Discovery Channel is going to launch a reality show this fall called Star Racer. It will film three major karting events this summer - and then offer one of 12 young karters the chance to win a sponsored ride in a major North American open-wheel race series. ... Eight one-hour shows will air this fall featuring various forms of Canadian motorsport, with the emphasis on karting. Production will be done by Silverscreen International and Insight Productions, which produces Canadian Idol. First up will be the Grand Prix of Barrie, the third round of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels, June 23 to 25. Discovery will also cover the Canadian karting championship in Edmonton in August and a Coupe de Montreal regional event in Quebec."

  10. Houston, William (2006-10-24). "Habs' fans looking for better coverage". The Globe and Mail. ProQuest 383512632. Retrieved 2026-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.

      The article notes: "The Discovery Channel will launch a new sports reality show tonight called Star Racer (10 EDT). Created by Dave Toms, who's written for most of the big sports shows, including the Olympics and Hockey Night in Canada, it's about go-kart riders competing for a spot on the Formula Star Mazda circuit, an open-wheel series. Toms's co-writer and producer is Andrea Webb."

  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Star Racer to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

  Cunard (talk) 09:06, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

• Keep due to plenty of independent coverage that Cunard pulled up. Johnny Au (talk/contributions) 23:51, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
• Keep: passes WP:GNG --TitCrisse (t•c) 00:01, 6 July 2026 (UTC).
• Keep Cunard has found substantial independent coverage including the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and Ottawa Sun, Those sources clearly establish notability and meet WP:GNG. BOUNCER (talk) 09:10, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

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