02/15/2011

S/\C Ice Race Reports To Date From Mindenhammer
https://www.uniwerks.ca/sac/icerace/icerace.htm

02/02/2011

Welcome To Our Newest Members 
Chris Morphet from Richmond Hill, ON - new to ice racing and
Thomas Donnelly, Innisfil, ON - also new to ice racing.

01/31/2011

Welcome To Our Newest Member 
Robert Carroll from Toronto.

01/18/2011

Tech Weekend - Minden

MR2 passes tech inspection Just a note of thanks to DAC members Mr. and Mrs. Nilson for doing tech in Minden for the ice race series this past weekend. Mike has indeed taken over the tech insp. directors position for the season. I hauled up my Toyota MR2 on Sunday having opted not to drive in the snow storm Saturday, by the sounds of it from others who hauled up Saturday, it was a good call. I arrived around 11:30am after first dropping by the car wash on hwy 35 at the north end of town to clean out the road salt and sand. The weather was a cold -18C at noon when tech opened but clear and sunny. The track was being flooded with the truck driven by Andy Hughes and the surface looks beautiful (see photo in right side bar). Andy has said there are over 140 truckloads of water that have been laid down so far. We will need more height to the snow banks before we can race this coming weekend so it looks like it may have to be trucked in unless we get a large snowfall soon. I also went up to Tom's gravel pit and was able to easily drag out my tool trailer from about 5 inches of fairly fluffy snow and moved it to the track. There were about 30 cars lined up along the west end of the fairgrounds when I left around 2 pm Sunday. Fish huts on Gull Lake On the way home I stopped by Gull Lake to take a photo of the ice fishing huts at Miner's Bay. It's been some time since I've seen that many out there at this time of the year and I can't ever remember seeing vehicles accompanying them but I counted three out on the ice.

50th Anniversary of the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen
From the International Motor Racing Research Center article and photos ... Click
Calendar Of Events ... Click

01/15/2011

Welcome To Our Newest Member 
Richard Murphy from Toronto, ON , Richard will be new to ice racing this year.

Ludwig Heimrath Sr. talks about 50 Years of Mosport ... Click

01/07/2011

March 1991 Presse...  March 1991 (3.2 MB)

01/04/2011

Just a Reminder ...
The first DAC meeting of 2011 is tomorrow (Wed. Jan., 5th) at The
3 Monkeys at 8PM

Welcome To Our Newest Member 
Randy Samson from Brampton, ON. Introduced to the DAC by the Nilsons

Happy New Year !
Wishing all members a happy and prosperous new year and the club continued success through 2011.

Ice Racing Season Is Just Ahead!
The first of 6 consecutive weekends of ice racing in Minden is scheduled to begin Saturday, January 22. Latest news from Minden is that there is approx. 6" to 8" of ice laid down but we need snow for the banks.
For more info on the sport go to https://www.casc.on.ca/iceRacing.php . If you have any questions for experienced ice racers you can find out all you need by joining the ice race forum at https://www.casc.on.ca/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=28
Here's an HD in-car video from my season last year in the full stud class ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15w3S3tYr8

12/07/2010

Please Note: there was a problem with the DAC forum and a new one has been set up at ... https://deutscherautoclub.proboards.com/index.cgi

Also the thread for Alex Bartels was moved there as well ... https://deutscherautoclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1

Alexander Georg Bartels
July 18th, 1965 to December 4th, 2010

It is with sadness we announce the passing of Alex Bartels, beloved husband of Shoba, son of Ruth and the late Klaus Bartels, loving father of Jennifer and Alexa, brother of Chris and Bernd (Germany).

Alex was friendly, kind hearted, had a good sense of humour and loved discussing politics and business. He held a BA in history from the University of Toronto. Alex followed in his father’s footsteps as a long term member of the Deutscher Automobil Club (DAC) where he participated in many events. He was a proud and loyal employee of Volkswagen Canada for over twenty-five years.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff of the Toronto General Hospital for their sincere dedication to Alex’s well being. In lieu of flowers please make donations to (xxx division) of the Toronto General CVICU (Cardio Vascular Intensive Care) department. Donations will also be accepted at the visitation and service.

Visitation for Alex will be held on Friday, December 10th at Accettone Funeral Home Ltd. located at 384 Finley Avenue, Ajax, Ontario, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. The service will be held at the same location Saturday, December 11th at 11 a.m.

For questions and directions to the funeral home please call Accettone Funeral Home at (905)428-9090. ( Map )

In Memory Of Alex Bartels
A forum thread has been started so that people who knew Alex can share their comments, thoughts, condolences, anecdotes, photos etc. Bookmark the thread or return to the DAC forum from time to time to view other visitor's comments posted since your last visit ... Click

11/30/2010

By The Way ...
There is no monthly meeting this Wednesday (tomorrow night) at the 3 Monkeys because we're having the Christmas Party this Friday at the Musket.

Content prior to Oct 14th, 2010 now archived... Click

11/21/2010
Scott Miller

Tall Pines Rally Videos From Saturday
All video is available in full screen 720p HD
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

11/17/2010

Christmas Dinner Party
It's at The Musket , 40 Advance Road, Toronto ( MAP )
Friday, December 3.
Cocktails at 5:30, dinner at 7:00.
No need to rsvp - just show up!

Good story on Fritz HOCHREUTER's guest book by Alex Bartels ... Click

11/11/2010
Scott Miller

In Memory Of FRITZ HOCHREUTER
I have created a place for people who knew Fritz to share their comments, thoughts, condolences and anecdotes. You can return to the page from time to time to view other visitor's comments added since your last visit ... Click

Photo gallery updated ... Click

11/09/2010

FRITZ HOCHREUTER RECEPTION
nmcdonald@thestar.ca

11/03/2010

Elections Results ... Click

Vintage Article Ice Racing Pages scanned from the magazine "Argosy", June,1959 - provided by Ruth Bartels (best viewed with zoom set at 100%) ... Click

Rally Of The Tall Pines, Nov. 19th & 20th
https://www.tallpinesrally.com/

10/30/2010

2011 Ice Race Documents now available online ... 2011 CASC-OR Ice Race Entry Form 2011 CASC-OR Ice Racing Regulations

10/22/2010

10/16/2010

DAC Ice Race Weekend - Feb 19th/20th, 2011
The 2011 Ice Race schedule has been confirmed and the D.A.C. will be hosting the weekend of Feb 19th, 20th.

10/14/2010

Annual DAC Elections
Annual elections will be held at this coming monthly meeting Wednesday, November 3rd at our regular meeting place - 3 Monkeys . You are strongly urged to attend! If there is no way for you to be present then either email or mail this proxy form (once the page opens just click print) ... CLICK for Proxy Form

Fall Ice Race Driver's Meeting
Annadale Golf and Curling club (usual place) Sunday, Oct 17th, 1pm.

09/13/2010

Octoberfest Survey:
Click the "Yes" or "No" button below in response to the survey question and then click the "Vote" button

If you have an idea of where you would like to go for an Octoberfest outing email me  scoty@rogers.com

Enter A Rally Survey:
Click the "Yes" or "No" button below in response to the survey question and then click the "Vote" button

The Celebration of Motorsports weekend at Mosport is coming up ( Oct 2, 3) and CASC is once again offering FREE TICKETS to the event for all that wish to spectate.  https://www.casc.on.ca/comptkt 

The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame is hosting a track lapping day October 4th at Mosport. More...

08/31/2010
Scott Miller
ALMS Mosport This Past Weekend ...

I attended this year's visit of the American LeMans Series to Mosport and have a few photos and videos to share from Friday through to Sunday.
Photos of the event ... Click
Videos (all are available in full screen HD) ....
1) Friday all classes practice C3
2) Shania Twin
3) Sunday's Race C2
4) Saturday Prototype Lites

The #6 Porsche LMP Muscle Milk car won the event but the race was cut short by 1/2 an hour because of an incident involving the #48 taking out the 3 layers of Armco on the back straight and it could not be repaired in time to meet the television schedule.

08/27/2010
Mike Nilson
Mike Nilson and Mary McClure Announcement ...

(Photo courtesy: Vic Henderson www.picsbyvicsr.com )
I would like to let all my DAC friends know that Mary and I got married July 24th at Calabogie Motorsport Park, Saturday evening after the races on the start finish line. I was very happy to have Ralph and Anca and Martin join us in our celebration. For photos of the event ... Click

Mike Nilson CASC
OR region chief scrutineer
(613) 728-4006 (613) 261-4006 cell

08/07/2010

Photo gallery updated - More Shannonville TT 2010... Click

The Story of the 1981 & 1983 IMSA Mosport 6 Hour Races ... Click

Strawberry Fields at Mosport 40 years ago (Saturday's Toronto Star) ... Click , Video News Clip ... Click

07/18/2010

Photo gallery updated - Shannonville TT 2010... Click

Interesting: old race news reel clips ... Click

07/15/2010

SURVEY: Please click the "Yes" or "No" button below in response to the survey question and then click the "Enter" button.
 

Scott Miller
Lapping videos from the Driver Development Track, Mosport, July 9th, 2010

I took my 1988 Toyota MR2 ice racer to the track and had a blast on some new Toyo R888's I picked up from Tirecraft in Concord.
The first video is from later in the afternoon after the track dried .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUGUA0PAtjs
and this second one is from the morning during  a downpour ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSyaoN_vnek
They are both available to view in full screen HD, just click the 720p viewing option.

05/25/2010

Shannonville Schedule ... Click

To pre-enter, send your entry form to:
D.A.C. Trillium Trophy Registrar
26 Ludgate Drive Toronto,
Ontario M9W 2Y3
(Fax 416-740-2130)

04/29/2010

Trillium Trophy Test Day - Shannonville ... Click

To pre-enter, send your entry form to:
D.A.C. Trillium Trophy Registrar
26 Ludgate Drive Toronto,
Ontario M9W 2Y3
(Fax 416-740-2130)

03/03/2010
Scott Miller
S/\C Ice Race Report for round 5 (BEMC) and 6  (BARC)
https://www.uniwerks.ca/sac/icerace/icerace.htm

Greeting everyone!
Just finished another ice race weekend. The warm weather was HARD on the track surface! I hope Tom can work some magic and make the last weekend work.
This is a newsletter sent out by VARAC ... Click
Next weekend… MCO ice race! As always, Mary and I are assisting to make it happen.

Mike Nilson CASC OR chief scrutineer
(613) 728-4006 (613) 261-4006 cell
MNilson@MCubed.ca

02/17/2010
Scott Miller
S/\C Ice Race Report for round 4 (PMSC)
https://www.uniwerks.ca/sac/icerace/icerace.htm

02/11/2010
Rick Creuzburg
Annual Awards Banquet Photos ... Click

Ralph Klingmann
Award Recipients:

This was a trophy that Klaus Bartels claimed should have been ours a long time ago ... he would be pleased.

12/08/2009

D.A.C. Lowers Membership Fee To $40 !!!
For new and improved membership application and info... Click

Annual Christmas Dinner Reminder
Friday December 11, cocktails at 6:30, dinner at 7:30. to the held at the Musket Dinning Lounge, 40 Advance Rd, Toronto Ontario. (416-231-6488).  MAP

Volkswagon Mk 1 Citi Golf Production Ends In South Africa ... Click

11/12/2009

Dougie And Rickie's Dickies 500  (370KB PDF file)
 ...  Click

By: Rick Creuzburg

Upcoming AGM Elections
Mike Nilson

This a final communiqué before the AGM.
We have three days left until our AGM and there are 4 key positions that have come to term.

Vice President –Nick Majors Nick has stepped down, allowing the opportunity for someone to make their mark. To date, no one has stepped forward.

Secretary – Greg Adamkowski (BARC) Greg took over this position when Deb Johnston moved to CASC office administration. Greg has agreed to carry on for another term.

Race Director – Cindy Armstrong (StLac) She has finished her first two year term after taking over from the many years of work put in by Gunter Schmidt (TLMC). Cindy has agreed to continue for another two years.

AutoSlalom Director– Gary Wood (WOSCA) Gary has also stepped down leaving way for some new blood. Andrew Ross (SPDA) has stepped up to the challenge.

The nomination committee is still looking for people interested in filling key roles! Contact nominations@casc.or.ca . If you are not sure about what is entailed, give us call and we can fill you in. If you are interested but don’t feel ready for the full responsibility, call us too. Help is always needed! We will be taking nominations from the floor at the AGM. The clock is ticking! Help make 2010 a successful year.

Mike Nilson, Wes Tanney, Perry Iannuzzi
CASC nomination committee

11/09/2009

CASC Board of Directors Elections Nov 14
As you may or may not be aware, the CASC Board of Directors is made up of you, it's members from it's affiliated clubs. Now is the time to step up to the plate and take on the important tasks of running the regions sanctioning body for motor sports. Get involved, be a part of the process. Be part of the decision making process that affects each division within the region. The following positions are up for election on Nov 14th and it's up to the clubs to put forth their best candidates for these positions:
Vice-President
Secretary Autoslalom
Director Race Director

If you (or someone you know of) that is a member in good standing of a CASC-OR affiliated club has interest in standing for one of these positions, please have them contact one of the members (Mike Nilson mnilson@mcubed.ca) of our Nominating Committee @ nominations@casc.on.ca by November 12th. We will take nominations from the floor before the voting.

11/03/2009

Year End Race Workshop
This is just a reminder of the year-end Race Workshop that is being  held on November 14 at the Sheraton Parkway North from 9:00 to 12:00. This is the venue where known changes for next year will be announced and racers get the opportunity to discuss other possible changes. Can I please ask that you either post this information for the benefit of your members or point them to the following link:  https://www.casc.on.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=18153

This is a car show (and lapping day) on Sunday July 19th, Toronto Motorsports Park, Cayuga only for European Automobiles.  Please visit the web site (link below)
 
Tshuss! ... Click
 
Randy Sparre
 

5/27/2009

International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen - Rare Corvette Offered in Raffle

WATKINS GLEN, NY – A unique Chevrolet Corvette, originally owned by A.J. Foyt’s long-time sponsor and friend, the late Jim Gilmore, is being offered by raffle by the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen. The 1984 car is one of only two produced by Chevrolet. Painted “hugger orange,” the color used on the Gilmore-Foyt Indy cars, this unique collector car has fewer than 19,000 miles on the odometer and is in showroom condition. The car comes with complete documentation as to its original ownership, including an original insurance card, the application for title in Gilmore’s name, owners manual, service records and the original window sticker. Among Gilmore’s many businesses was Abraham Chevrolet located in Miami. In 1984, he received authorization from then-general manager of Chevrolet, Robert Stemple, to have two specially painted Corvettes produced at the factory. One car went to Foyt, and the other was for Gilmore. The car is equipped with virtually every factory option available at the time, including the Z51 Performance Package, AG9 Six Way Power Drivers Seat, AU3 Power Door Lock System, L83 5.7 Liter V8, UJ8 Delco-Bose AM/FM Stereo with Cassette, V01 Heavy Duty Radiator, Z6A Defogger System Rear Window and 622 AUU2 Saddle Leather Bucket Seating. “This unique, eye-catching Corvette offers our members and friends the opportunity to win a very rare car while supporting the Center at the same time,” said IMRRC President J.C. Argetsinger. “I’m sure it will be a repeat of last year’s sell out.” The Center’s 2008 raffle car was a Cobra Replicar, with a completely rebuilt Ford 390cid “big block” engine. Cars selected for the Center’s annual raffles reflect the facility’s commitment to the preservation of the history of motorsports through collections of books, photographs, films, documents, personal papers, magazines, fine art and other materials. Tickets for the Corvette are $60 each or two for $100, with only 1,984 tickets to be sold. The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday, Nov. 14. Tickets can be ordered on-line at www.racingarchives.org, by telephone at (607) 535-9044, by mail and at the Center. Tickets also will be available at the Center’s tent at Watkins Glen International during major race weekends. Tickets are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the IRS. ### For more information: Jon McKnight, director of marketing at ` or by phone at (607) 535-9044. 
 

5/25/2009

Confirmed: Monthly Meeting Now at the Three Monkeys Eatery in Scarborough !
We will now be meeting at the Three Monkeys Eatery in Scarborough located at 1585 Warden Avenue, Toronto, Ontario ( Map ) starting Wednesday JUNE 3rd, 2009. I would encourage all those who find this place closer to them to check it out!
 

5/14/2009

Trillium Trophy Races at Shannonville Info

Friday Test Day Entry Form

Friday Test Day INFO

5/11/2009

New Monthly Meeting Venue
We will now be meeting at the Three Monkeys Eatery in Scarborough located at 1585 Warden Avenue, Toronto, Ontario ( Map ) . The first meeting date has yet to be confirmed for the first Wednesday of June but I will post the confirmation here.
So all you east-enders that have complained of the distance to get to the meetings - I will see you there !!! The east-enders should also think about bringing a guest from your area - someone you think would want to join the DAC.
Also please note: The first Wednesday in July is a holiday so the July meeting has been moved on a week to the 8th.

Richard Boake Debuted His 2005 WRX STI
DAC member Richard Boake debuted his 2005 WRX STI this past weekend. He finished first OVERALL in Saturday's rain soaked race, beating out all the GT1 and GT2 cars. Iin Sunday's first race result he placed third in his GT3 class and the final race saw Richard on the podium's highest step for a win in the GT3 class!
Jeff Wenzel

5/08/2009

Annual Trillium Trophy Races at Shannonville
We are proud to announce that the spring Trillium Trophy race at Shannonville is on! Running from Friday (test day) May 29th through to Sunday May 31st.

All comers are welcome to attend the Friday test day.

There will be a fully catered event Saturday evening and all are invited .

For more information you can contact our race organizer Gianni Biral during the day at 416-740-0665 or in the evening at 416-740-4407

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3/12/2009
by Scott Miller

Please Note:
When posting on the DAC forum please make sure you check the box next to "Notify me when a reply is posted" before you submit your post. That way you will now when someone has responded to your posting and voila - we have communication !

You may also want to be notified when any new posting is made to any of the DAC forums we have. To do this simply click your User Control panel link (once you've signed in) and choose which forums (or specific topics) that you want to be notified (subscribed) to.

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3/09/2009
by Scott Miller

DAC Annual Awards Banquet Re-cap

The annual awards dinner was held in Minden on February 07, 2009, at the Dominion Hotel. For video clips and photos of the event ... More

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3/07/2009

Peter Taws Dies Suddenly Age 55
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=124932674

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3/06/2009

Ice Race Final Standings for DAC Members
by Ralph Klingmann

Stud Class:

137 Stefan Haas          1st in Class S3,  1st Overall ***
142 Tony Silvaggi       2nd in Class S4
141 Ahmad Khodkar   3rd in Class S4
  24 Scott Miller             4th in Class S1
124 Gianni Biral            6th in Class S1

Street Stud Class:

  24 Scott Miller            1st in Class SS1,  5th Overall ***
196 Remi Klichta         9th in Class SS1

 

Rubber to Ice Class:

  24 Scott Miller            7th in Class #1
  17 Cory Little            12th in Class #2
124 Gianni Biral         15th in Class #1

Rubber 2nd Driver Class:

185 Lisa Shaw           1st in Class #13,  3rd Overall ***
   82 Robert Falke    10th in Class #12

 

Full results can be seen at www.casc.on.ca/iceRacing.php

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3/04/2009

SAC Ice Race Report for final TLMC weekend
by Scott Miller

https://www.uniwerks.ca/sac/icerace/icerace.htm
 

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DAC monthly meeting tonight at the Musket

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More Ice Racing is Available !!!
Four more scheduled weekends in north central finger lakes region of New York $40 entry fee of the weekend plus a annual $40 membership fee! https://www.cnyira.com

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2/05/2009

SAC Ice Race Report for first weekend
by Scott Miller

https://www.uniwerks.ca/sac/icerace/icerace.htm

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1/26/2009

Ice Race Program

I'm editing the ice race program and I need some ads. Please send me a copy of your business card and I'll put it in. If you know of any one else that is interested in a business card ad, they are free for members and $20.00 for non-members. 1/2 page ads are $50.00, full page $100.

Martin Hoeschele
dacpresse@yahoo.ca

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1/17/2009

Minutes of January 8th Meeting

Ice Race Feb 7 and 8 – the roster of volunteers is virtually complete, position of runner/messenger may need to be filled. Accommodation is organized. Martin H volunteered to create an event program, and requested a list of officials. He also volunteered to do some press releases and to contact media. Discussion of methods of publicizing, invite celebrities? James K. volunteered to donate cases of Bavarian-style Chili to the Kinsmen. The Awards Banquet will be held at the Dominion Hotel 7 pm Feb 7, 09. Discussion of which class will be the focus class for the Klaus Bartels award.

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Summer Race Shannonville May 29 - 31 – Test Day on Friday Track is booked. GB invited ideas to make our event remarkable i.e catered BBQ, live entertainment investigating sponsorship The various series running haven’t been finalized yet, economics will influence decision since we require full fields to break even. The numbers will influence the decision re which track will be run. Long Track will accommodate larger fields.
Discussion with F Libre delegation – they are trying to encourage larger numbers participating - there may be CSR and DSR coming on line. Vintage may be able to accommodate open wheel. Discussion about concerns re combining classes, especially F1200, such as big differences in closing speed and the fact that sharing track with other classes interferes with the racing between lower powered momentum cars.

Finances - Irene O. reports no significant change in the club finances since the last ice race

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CBC TV Rick Mercer Report

CBC TV's 'Rick Mercer Report' did a full day's shoot at the Motorsport Club of Ottawa's www.mco.org Winter Driving School Track facility on Sunday, January 11th. The premise was to compare all season tires to winter tires in the cold ice and snow driving conditions experienced here in Canada. Also, various tips on winter driving skills were explained to Rick throughout the day by General Lewis McKenzie (Ret) - an MCO member and Championship Winning Formula 1600 race driver - and Nigel Mortimer - also an MCO member, race driver and the Head of Vehicle Recalls for Transport Canada. The undersigned also makes an occasional cameo appearance or two as well! If you haven't seen the 'Rick Mercer Report' it is a topical, clever and witty comedy show and the results are expected to be quite hilarious and entertaining! The show airs on CBC TV this coming Tuesday, January 20th at 8:00 PM and repeats on Friday, January 23rd at the same time. It can also be seen online at and on their youtube.com/mercerreport channel. I think you will find it entertaining!

Terry Dale Dale Management & Motorsport Limited
 

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1/14/2009

2008, a year in review… 2009 a year of opportunity
by Mike Nilson

Well, well, well, it has been quite a year! Having made the decision to continue my membership with the DAC, Mary, Margaret and I have been very busy. Part of being a member is to participate as a club member. This has been a difficult challenge since we are located 450 kilometres away in Ottawa.... More

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DAC Annual Awards Dinner - Feb 7, 2009

The annual awards dinner will be held in conjunction with the  DAC hosted ice race weekend in Minden on Saturday February 07, 2009, at 7pm, you may arrive earlier for "socializing". The venue will be the Dominion Hotel - two doors south of where we had it last year. The Dominion Hotel is located on the main street in downtown Minden. MAP

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January Monthly Meeting

First meeting of the year was well attended with lots of good discussion of relevant topics/issues concerning the club for 2009. I will have some details shortly I trust from that meeting for you.

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Tow Bar For Sale

Ruth Bartels has Klaus' old towbar used to flat tow a VW rabbit available for sale. Email her at ruthbartels@sympatico.ca 
 

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Moments In Life
by Mike Nilson

Greetings friends
I am a member of a group of people who search out and keep the history of motorsport. I always tell people that I’m looking for pictures of the car I’m restoring. In the last couple of weeks I have been fortunate to receive these two pictures. The first, Helmut Teubler, 1961 The second, Gunther Decker 1962 I am so indebted to the people who have been able to find and share these gems. I have sent the one picture to the family of Günter Decker. I am planning on gifting the first to Helmut.

Mike Nilson Motorsport Historian

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12/02/2008

Photos from Trip to Minden on the weekend
by Scott Miller

I traveled to Minden this past weekend to remove the Ovlov from Tom's gravel pit and tow it back down to my shop in Whitby to clean it up and get it ready for another season of ice racing. There was lot's of snow, rusted old cars, wild turkey and a flooded ice track - that's right! Tom Prentice informed me that they have flooded twice already and as you will see there are even low snowbanks! For all photos ... Click

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CASC Annual General Meeting Report
by Mike Nilson

The nomination committee did come up with a complete slate for the new executive and well as two people vying for the top job. They were Scott Ellsworth of BARC and Joe Trinidad from SPDA-Online. Both made speeches and at the end of Joe Trinidad’s speech, he chose to step down from running for President. No Vote required.

The executive for 2009 will be:
Scott Ellsworth, President
Nick Majors, Vice-president
Greg Adamkowski, Secretary
Candice Calder, Treasurer
Chuck Atkins, Solosprint director
Sharon Feeney, Ice Race Director
Cindy Armstrong, Race Director
Gary Wood, Autoslalom Director

There was much discussion about the state of the books for CASC. What started as a getting the books together for this year turned into Candice re-doing the books completely from 2005 to today! She has spent hundreds of hours quietly digging up the financial pieces of CASC and bringing the books to a state that can be reasonably be auditing by and external firm. She is not finished! She does have more to do and has full support of the executive and everyone is grateful for the huge effort she has put forward.

Minutes from the 2007 AGM which was accepted with a minor correction.
Delegates Package with reports from each area discipline.
 

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11/30/2008

Amateur racer wins grassroots award ... Click
by Norris McDonald
 

11/27/2008

CASC Race Workshop: Sat. Nov.22/08
by Mike Nilson

1. 2009 Schedule

- April 24-25 CASC-SMP Spring Fling returns Friday and Saturday for
Annual tech, license upgrade observation and test and tune.

- May 2- 3 MCO Race school- Calabogie: tentative date.

- May 9-10 BEMC Mosport- Race

- May 15-17 CASC/Mosport- GT-1/2/A Invitational race: Victoria Day.

- May 23-24 CASC Race school- Shannonville

- May 30-31 DAC Race-Shannonville: DAC returns!

- June 19-21 VARAC Vintage Festival –Focus on Minis’ 50th.

- June 27-28 BARC Mosport- tentatively with SCCA.

- July 25-26 MCO – Calabogie-may be on the long track.

- Aug 8-9 BARC Mosport

- Sept 5-6 CRDA- Mosport

-Sept19-20 BEMC- Mosport

- Oct 3-4 CASC/Mosport-Celebration: enduro.

2. 2010 Schedule:

Should we take advantage of the loss of the F1 GP in June, and start the season later due to lower entries in the first races? The consensus was no.

3. Confirmed rule changes.

Integration of the Race Ontario Regulations into the Race Regulations to eliminate duplication and conflict.

New appendix to provide standard rules for endurance style races to provide consistency and to reduce the size of the supp regs.

Renewal of car number registration - changes not yet clarified but will guarantee your number if you used it 3 times the year before. If you don’t have such a number, you can ask for the number you want when you pay for your new race license. If you are running a team with multiple cars, you can apply to retain the numbers you are using even if you do not meet these requirements.

Removal of steering lock device required.

Dry sump tank mounted in the cockpit must be shielded from the driver.

4. Proposed rule changes

Review of class breakout times at SMP and CMP.

Allowing 2 drivers to declare themselves a team, before the start of the season, share the same car, and share each other’s points. Much discussion ensued about ‘ringers’ gridding of the second driver on Sunday and on and on.

Set criteria for evaluation/observation for race license: the intent is to facilitate entry for returnees, Solo Sprint competitors and those with experience in other arenas such as BMW and PCA. It is not seen as an entry point from lapping days, auto slalom or unsanctioned Karting.

5. Split grids for GT sprint races:

This means split races not split starts. It will be done whenever possible, since entries have shown to increase at events where grids are split. It was noted that there was better attendance when split grids were done. It was also noted that early in the season, split grids may not work as cars don’t seem to be ready in April - May.

6. Increased eligibility scrutineering

Compliance with applicable rules will be checked and enforced.

7. Formula Libre:

The bottom line is that Open Wheel represented 72 total entries last season. Spread this over 9 events and you get an average entry of 8 cars. At a claimed cost of track time at $70 per minute FL has been a liability, subsidized by entrants in other classes. Since open wheel or FL, whichever way you wish to call it, is not a Region Championship class, organizers are not obligated to find FL track time. Formula Four will no longer be an identified class. This will no longer be a championship class.

VARAC has proposed allowing pre 1990 open wheel cars to run with vintage open wheel as members of that class at up to 4 events. It was proposed that Open wheel, Vintage open wheel, and F1200 cars all run together. Cindy promised to take this matter to ORO but would not guarantee that that particular combination would be available at every event. She has undertaken to ensure that there is a place for open wheel cars at every event.

8. Race observer recruitment:

CASC needs observers on corners during races to note incidents and report them. This would be a factual report, not a finding of blame. Last year’s effort recruited one new person- more are needed. Sign up!

9. Other Business:

Endurance races: will not be developed if it will dilute existing classes.

Unify GT class designations to all numbers or all letters: It will be done. No decision on letters or numbers.

Bring back the rookie triangle: undecided whether it will be for3 events, 6 events, or all season.

Review GT class breakout penalties.

11/23/2008

Annual Christmas Dinner Dec 3rd., 7PM
The annual DAC Christmas dinner will be held instead of a meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 7PM at the same place as the meeting - The Musket, 40 Advance Road, Etobicoke - Be There!
For more info or questions please contact Irene Ott: otti@look.ca

Ice Racing
The start of the ice race season is not that far off. The DAC weekend this year is the 3rd weekend of the ice race season falling on Feb. 7th and 8th. As usual the weekend just prior to the first race weekend is pre-tech: Sat. January the 17th from 10 to 4 and Sun., Jan. 18th from noon to 4. This year the annual DAC awards banquet (also held the same weekend of Feb. 7th)  will be at the newly renovated Dominion Hotel ( www.dominionhotelpub.com ) in splendiferous downtown Minden! The owner of the Dominion is also the owner of the Grill On The Gull where last year's banquet was held. The Dominion has more room but the same chefs so the great food that was served up last year should be served to the same scrumptious standards. If you're competing, get your cars ready! If you're not, volunteers to help run the weekend are always welcome! Contact our Prez. Gianni Biral if you're interested in helping out with the weekend: gbiral@idirect.com

Rally Racing On TSN
If you missed freezing your butt off road side at the Tall Pines Rally this past weekend the 2008 Canadian season of professional rally racing is being shown over the next couple of weeks on TSN starting in 15 minutes from now with the Rallye Perce-Neige, Maniwaki at 2:30pm.
Here's the schedule: https://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/on_tsn/?show=AUTO_RACING&tz=0

Shannonville is back on the 2009 Schedule for DAC!More on this coming soon

11/20/2008

Go Kart Night A Moderately Great Success
by Rick Creuzburg

Click photo to view album

Sunday night, bad weather and traffic kept a few people from turning out to our race night at GP Kartways, but none-the-less twelve people showed up to form two groups of 6 drivers each. Newcomer James McMurtrie from the National Post was on a steep learning curve but after some coaching from several old hands, showed some of us regulars how well a young aggressive mind can perform. It is done by going from back of the pack on the warm up laps to finish 1st. Wait, did I imply he cheated? Sorry. The other group was won by professional midget driver Stefan Haas who proved that he actually could still turn right if forced to by squeezing past Scott Miller on the SACond last lap. We were also happy to see Superkart racer Sandy MacNie show us what he could do in the tight confines of an indoor electric Kart (track). Sandy's one time mechanic friend Dan showed up with young Kieran who are both co-workers of mine. Thanks for coming to fill out the field gents, and for helping to support electricity abuse. Terry Dalton also couldn't resist the chance to come out and have a whack at running down his nemesis Stef.

Here are each driver's best lap times for the night...

0:22.76 Robert Falke
0:23.22 Stefan Haas
0:23.28 Terry Dalton
0:23.58 James McMurtrie
0:23.77 Rick Creuzburg
0:23.77 Gianni Biral
0:23.92 Scott Miller
0:24.07 Kieran "Spray Bomb" Mcloughlin
0:24.10 Dan MacElwaine
0:24.32 Sandy MacNie
0:24.38 Lisa Shaw
0:24.38 Martin Hoeschele

Our first race best lap times set the inverted final grid...

B Final Finishing Order

1. James McMurtrie
2. Gianni Biral
3. Lisa Shaw
4. Sandy MacNie
5. Kieran "Spray Bomb" Mcloughlin
6. Martin Hoeschele

A Final Finishing Order

1. Stefan Haas
2. Scott Miller
3. Rick Creuzburg
4. Terry Dalton
5. Robert Falke
6. Dan MacElwaine

Next time we will work it out so that the winner of the B Final will get to grid up with the A final

- View a 3.6MB .wmv video

New Mercedes F700 Luxury Liner

Click the photo for a 2.3MB .PDF file of all 22 images.

11/13/2008

Sue Payne's Father Passes
by Sue Payne


Many thanks for your kind words.
Man it takes a hell of a thing to knock me off my perch but if anyone could have done it, my Dad would have been the one. Talk about a shock. I am just numb right now and the tears come and go. My Dad and I had many good times together and we (my Mum , Dad and myself) always lived each day as if it was our last, so we have no regrets. He has taken part of my heart with him right now but I am sure that this will mend in time.
There is no funeral however donations in lieu of flowers may be made to :
Whattam Funeral Home,
33 Main Street West,
Picton, ON K0K 2T0

Make the cheque payable to Whattam Funeral Home and indicate that this is an "in memoriam donation in memory of Derek Payne for the Whattam Memorial Walkway": https://www.whattamfuneralhome.com/walkway.asp

Or ... War Amps Canada: https://www.waramps.ca/donation/home.html

Thank you again for thinking of me.

Suzan  

You can email Suzan at sepayne@golden.net

Robert Beaudin In Hospital
by Rick Creuzburg
Hi, I have some good news bad news for those of you that know Robert...

He suffered a massive heart attack episode last Friday morning (October 31st). He woke Maggie up at around 2am to say he wasn't feeling well, and recognizing his condition to be dangerous, she immediately called 911 and the ambulance arrived within 4 minutes. Shortly after arriving at the Collingwood hospital he went into heart failure and was resuscitated by the er doctor. His heart was having a hard time functioning due to an 80% blockage. They went to transfer him to Newmarket hospital, but he had another attack in the ambulance so they had to put the paddles to him and take him back to Collingwood. Then they put him on ice and induced a coma and intubated him to slow his system down. The cardiologist went along for the ride this time to Newmarket where he is now. He was brought out of the coma on Sunday, and was transferred to a private room where he is now awaiting heart bi-pass surgery. He is a little woozy, but his spirits are up, and he is determined to come out of this clean. The good news is he was a very lucky boy the way events unfolded, he received outstanding care. The word is he had to be paddled or chest thumped 14 TIMES to keep him going.

Robert can be reached at South Lake Regional Health Centre (Newmarket) 905-895-4521 x4557. Feel free to pass the word around, wife Maggie's been too much on the run to contact a lot of people.

God's speed Robert... Rick

11/12/2008

All of the D.A.C. extends our heartfelt condolences to our members Suzan Payne and Al Wilke on the sudden passing of Sue's father Monday, Nov. 10th. Sue can be reached at sepayne@golden.net

You Spilled Mein Porsche! ... Click

11/07/2008

D.A.C. Go Kart night

Saturday November 15th at 6pm at GP Kartways at Downsview park. We'll be running the mini-gp format at a cost of $52 per person. Please call me, Rick, at 416-419-6241, to let me know if you are coming so I can keep track of the numbers. This open to non-club members as well ....

RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!!

https://www.gpkartways.com/

MAP to GPKartways

From Rick Creuzburg
https://www.moyermade.com/chevyV8.html

From Mike Nilson

BMW supports CDN GP re-instatement
https://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081028/FREE/810289995/1551/rss01&rssfeed=rss01

VW news
https://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/FREE/809249965/1532/FREE
 

Ferrari to leave F1? -
https://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=134586

The 2009 Audi A6 -
https://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=132189


Porsche take over of VW -
https://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=134410

2011 Mercedes SLC Gullwing - spy video -
https://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=131606?tid=edmunds.il.futurelanding.latestnews..5.*


Audi wins in DTM at Hockenheim -
https://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=312646

Porsche back to LeMans?
https://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=312187&FS=ALMS-LEMANS

 

11/01/2008

Porsche Motorsport news 2008-10-30 Racing series BUSINESS Date 2008-10-30 PORSCHE RACING LEGENDS FOR HIRE
From Mike Evans

Sport Driving School Offers Ultimate in Professional Education ATLANTA - October 30 --
The Porsche Sport Driving School-one of the nation's most prestigious driving schools-is offering its first fantasy camp for a handful of qualified participants who will spend a day on the track with some of the finest race-car drivers ever to don Porsche driving suits. The program, called the Porsche Legends Course, runs December 16 and 17 at the renowned Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. This exclusive opportunity for just 10 people is the first of its kind and is limited to recent graduates of the school's Masters Course, who will be personally coached by many of the greats in Porsche racing lore. The Porsche driving legends include Derek Bell, Vic Elford, Hurley Haywood, Patrick Long and Brian Redman. In addition to perfecting his or her skills during a full day of track sessions with these world class racers as personal coaches, each guest will have the opportunity to socialize with the drivers for a closer one-on-one relationship. "This is without a doubt one of the most experienced group of racers ever assembled for a driving course," said Bill Buckley, Porsche's driving program manager. "Just imagine the legendary stories they will share during this program; not to mention the skills demonstrated, pointers given and insight provided." As part of the first class VIP treatment, guests will be among the first to drive the new 2009 Porsche 911 Turbo. The challenging and scenic 2.38-mile track presents 16 turns, allowing guests to gain valuable driving experience alongside the elite Porsche drivers. "The event will be like no other Porsche event I've ever been involved with," said Buckley. "Having only 10 enthusiasts participate and five Porsche drivers, the guests will receive an unprecedented amount of one-on-one guidance that will surely lead to an unforgettable Porsche experience and the perfecting of their skills around a race track." The price for the Legends Course-which includes two nights at the Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa and dinner with the drivers on both nights, an entire day at the track and all ground transportation as well as custom mementos including a Porsche race helmet-is $9995.00. Those interested in learning more about this event can call 888--204--7474. Porsche's Sport Driving School offers high-performance driver education courses at the scenic Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham. Under the guidance of professional Porsche drivers from all types of racing backgrounds, participants learn about the true capabilities and performance Porsche cars offer while increasing their confidence and skill behind the wheel. Porsche Legends: Derek Bell: Winner of two World Sportscar Championship titles in 1985 and 1986, three in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1986-87 and 1989 and five victories at Le Mans in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987. Vic Elford: One of the world's great sports car drivers. Vic is one of only four drivers ever to record six major victories at the classic Nurburgring, in addition to wins at the Targa Floria, Sebring 12 Hour and Daytona 24 Hour events. Hurley Haywood: Five wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona, three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and two at the 12 Hours of Sebring are just a few of the most impressive statistics from Hurley's venerable career. Patrick Long: With two wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one at the 12 Hours of Sebring and three at the Petit Le Mans, Patrick has had immediate success in the top flight of international sports car racing. Brian Redman: Winner of 30 international races of longer than 6 hours or 1,000 km duration. Brian enjoyed 77 professional race wins on 36 circuits in 12 countries. He was a member of World Manufacturers' Championship winning teams in 1968 in the John Wyer Gulf Ford, in 1969 for Porsche, in 1970 for John Wyer Gulf Porsche and 1972 for Sefac Ferrari.

Credit: Porsche cars NA

10/28/2008

+ AJAC Declares The Best Cars And Trucks For 2009 ... Click

+ The Nilson Report

Greetings all!

The race season is almost over.  Road race is done, and thank goodness!  I have so many issues around scrutineering.  So much that needs to be improved.

Solo 2 racing is done!  Good fun for the whole family.  Margaret did seven events in our family Subaru automatic station wagon.  Finished 8^th overall in E-class and 9^th as a rookie.  Autocross/solo2 is a very competitive event in Ottawa with some competitors coming from Toronto for the events.  Next year, we will see!  Margaret may go Solo 1 and or rally cross for the next season or both.  Looking for a good car to play with. Full results https://www.mco.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8565 

Here is picture of Margaret at the end of the season. Still a smile on her face!

 

Margaret is now in her third year now at McGill University doing her business degree.  To keep her hand busy in motorsport, she has joined the Formula SAE team. The engineering students are building an open wheel race car to compete with other universities.  Amazing innovations from these students.  One university built their own engine from scratch.  A 600 cc V8!  Margaret is using her race car knowledge and her business acumen to move the FSAE team ahead.  A big challenge considering she is the only woman in a team of 40 year male engineers.

Rally is almost done too. Mary and I have our last event November 8: a 4 hour TSD event north of Perth. Mary and I are first and second as Novices in this MCO based series.  The prize of a half price entry to Targa Newfoundland is too good to ignore!  If we get the opportunity, we would like to do the Targa in a vintage car - perhaps we can talk Helmut Teubler out of his 1960 DKW - with some support from Audi Canada?  Too soon to tell.

Mary and I did celebrate the season end with a trip to Halifax.  We took the train overnight from Montreal.  We had a private room with our own shower.  Very nice!  We watched the sun set as we left Montreal.  I woke early, and with Mary, we watched the sun rise over the Gaspe Bay and Bay du Chaluers.  Very beautiful, and we were the only ones in the dome car at that time. In Halifax, we went to Pier 21.  This was the major immigration point in Canada after the war.  My parents came from Bremen in 1951 and landed there on August 4 in Canada.  We saw pictures of the ship they came on and some passengers documented their memories of the trip over.  Very emotional indeed!

So back home now and considering our winter activity - CASC banquet? DAC Christmas party?  DAC AGM?  Looking forward to seeing everyone again!

 

Sincerely,

Mike, with Mary and Margaret

10/17/2008

+ Must read for F1 fans by Joe Saward ... Click

10/10/2008

+ Gordon Kirby: Open letter to Bernie and Max... Click

+ Funny One ... Click

10/07/2008

+ Fuel Pump Prices Plummet ... Click

+ Canadian GP Dropped for '09

FIA issue revised 2009 calendar On Tuesday Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, released an amended calendar for the 2009 world championship. A provisional schedule was released in June.

The revised calendar sees the date for the Turkish Grand Prix changing from its original August slot to a June date, while the Canadian race has been dropped. In another revision, the Italian and Belgian races have swapped positions, with the Spa event now taking place on August 30, a fortnight before the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 13.

The 18-race championship will reach its finale in mid November with the inaugural Abu Dhabi race.

The revised 2009 calendar in full:
29 March Australia
5 April Malaysia
19 April Bahrain
10 May Spain
24 May Monaco
7 June Turkey
21 June Great Britain
28 June France
12 July Germany
26 July Hungary
23 August Europe (Valencia)
30 August Belgium
13 September Italy
27 September Singapore
11 October Japan
18 October China
1 November Brazil
15 November Abu Dhabi

10/06/2008

+ Oshawa Motor Sports Club is promoting the 2009 ice race season by hosting an Introduction to Ice Racing at the Thirsty Penguin in the Ice Sports Arena, 1401 Philip Murray Ave, Oshawa Tuesday October 7 at 7 pm.
It will be an interactive panel discussion featuring such topics as: A typical race weekend / location / schedule etc Car choice and preparation / tire choice / strengthening etc Driver preparation / clothing / licensing / training etc How to transport your car / paddocking etc.
The meeting is free, and open to all, whether newbies or experienced drivers looking to pick up more tips or just to share.

10/04/2008

+ Photos page updated (click "Photos" link at left)

There will always be "disagreements"

+ October Meeting

The "usual" meeting issues were dealt with yet again but I believe that we have indeed turned a corner in that decisions were made. Oh yeah, of course there will always be disagreements but I feel we progressed a long way at this meeting to coming up with new and viable solutions to long standing club issues that will help us move forward and revive the enthusiasm in this great club.

Meeting In Progress at the Musket

More on the October meeting and the outcome of decisions made at that meeting in future news postings
 - Scott Miller

 

 

09/23/2008

 + Pretty funny ...
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIhGJyLR6TI

+ Riccardo Patrese info ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_Patrese

09/16/2008

+ Hello Everyone,

It’s once again time for this year Children’s Wish Track day at Mosport on October 18^th.  This will be the 16^th year since I started this event and every year amazes me with the way people come together to donate there time, cars and money to support the Children’s Wish Foundation.

We are looking forward to a huge day Rain or Shine! I would love to here from anyone that would be able to donate their time to help with registration, waivers and pit lane. I could use about 8 to 10 people.

Last year we managed to raise almost $25,000 and this year we are aiming for $35,000. This would also be a record for us for this event.

Here is the link to the event and more about the day.

www.childrenswishraceday.com

If anyone is interested in helping with the day, making a donation or would like to drive in this event please contact me.

Please note to drive in this event you most hold a valid race license.

Thanks, 

Jeff Pabst
Pfaff Autoworks Inc.
General Manager

jpabst@hjpfaff.com
905-715-7383

09/15/2008

Norris McDonald article in the Toronto Star Wheels Section this Saturday on the DAC 50th Anniversary ... Click

09/07/2008

Click photos link (left menu bar) to view photos of 50th Anniversary Celebration - courtesy Scott Miller

 

06/26/2008

Mosport Vintage Festival Photos ... Click

06/25/2008

Vintage Fatality at Mosport Sunday ... Click

Mosport Vintage Festival Photos (no particluar order) Courtesy Scott Miller ... Click

06/16/2008

Below are links to the various race group pictures from Shannonville.
It was a great weekend in spite of the rain for good racing & picture taking. Shannonville is a fun track to shoot at because you can get fairly close to the action in many areas. I still have a People N Paddock album to create with trophy presentations & other shots around the track.

GT Pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleGT

CCTCC:
https://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleCCTCC

F1600:
https://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleF1600

F1200/FL:
https://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleF1200FL

Vintage:
https://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleVintage

G70+:
https://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleG70

Vic

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MCO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Hello All

I need a few able minds and bodies to help out with registration for the Ted Powell Weekend.

I need one Deputy-Chief Registrar and about 5 or 6 Assistants for the following times:

Friday June 25 - 4-9 pm
Sat June 26 - 7-11am
Sunday June 27 8-10 am

As last year - Registration wil be held at Murphy's Landing, which means supper Friday night, as well as fresh coffee and real breakfast Saturday and Sunday. As well - once registration closes - all workers are free to enjoy the weekend at the track. You will still get lunch at the track as well as the regular volunteer perks.

Please contact me at my email below:

JP Walsh
Sales Representative

REMAX metro-city realty ltd., brokerage
101-2255 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K2B 7Z5

613.596.5353 (B)
613.596.4495 (F)
613.862.8620 (M)
jpwalsh@remaxottawa.com

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POSITION AVAILABLE

We are looking for a Judge of Fact for the Second Annual Ted Powell Memorial Race in July.

This position requires someone who has the ability to observe and then report exactly what was seen and to describe it accurately and dispassionately. That could include overseeing race starts plus other any other race-related activities as directed by the Clerk of the Course. The decisions of the Judge of Fact are generally taken as being totally correct, non-protestable and non-appealable so it is a very key position as defined in the rules.

For more information, please contact me at terrydale@rogers.com  or at 613-298-3692.

Terry Dale
Clerk of the Course
Second Annual Ted Powell Memorial Race

 For the Ted Powell race weekend July 26-27, I will be responsible for on-track services. This includes restoring tire barriers, picking up stray bits from cars that have had an “off” and liaising with the towing service.

Your help is needed to make this year’s racing even more successful than last year’s. If you’re prepared to have a ringside seat for the action and get your hands dirty a few times, please volunteer to help us out. You can e-mail me at “dpimotorsports at yahoo dot ca” and tell me your name, phone number and how many days you can help. Activities would begin at roughly 7 AM and conclude between 5 and 6 PM, with refreshments provided by the club.

Thanks in advance for your support

Peter

1977 Porsche 911S/Carrera 3.0
1978 Fiat 124 Spider
1993 Mazda MX-3 rally car
2002 Dodge Ram 4 x 4

pbrownhill

Corner Meister
 

06/02/2008

Get out to the DAC monthly meeting this Wednesday, June 4th - 8pm !!!
(at the Musket, 40 Advance Rd., Etobicoke - MAP)
There's really a lot going on right now about our upcoming 50th anniversary as a car club and you need to be involved! As you read this, plans are being laid for an anniversary celebration this fall.

05/31/2008

Klaus Bartels' VW Bug For Sale ... Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5/22/2008

Gravenhurst Antique and Classic Car Show
View Flyer (PDF file 221KB)... Click
Car Show Application Form (DOC file 123KB, choose "SAVE" when prompted) ... Click

5/21/2008

Short Report From Mosport May 24 Weekend

Photo courtesy Scott Miller

I was at Mosport this past Sunday afternoon along with Mike Evans to watch the "main events". Nobody was there! I counted 20 people at corner 2! It rained heavily all afternoon. The biggest ticket were the TDI VW races and most of them slid off corners 1, 2 and 3 on the first lap because they all went out on slicks! Elizabeth Sommers emails: "The TDI did have rain tires, unfortunately they were using them on Saturday and the rain stopped and the track dried up when they were out.  When they came in the tires were "chewed up" and were useless.  So they had no real option except to go out on the slicks on Sunday"

Photo courtesy Scott Miller

The only other big deal of the weekend were the two enormous portable buildings that VW erected. They started building on Monday morning and finished them Thursday night. The one on the left in the photo is complete with A/C and heating, bay doors, hard walls and solid roof and full floors.

Scott Miller: scoty@rogers.com
 

Revision of Ontario Street Racing Legislation
It's very important that all who value their rights in this country have a read of this very short article and sign the petition ... Click
 

05/17/2008

Email Martin: martinhoeschele@yahoo.ca
 

05/08/2008

Photos from last night's meeting at The Musket ... Click

05/07/2008

Monthly meeting tonite 8pm sharp.

Hello!  I am a vice president of RallySport Ontario, and I figured some of your members might enjoy entering a car rally.  It's a fun way to spend a day with your car and a teammate.  For navigational rallies, all that's needed is a street-legal car with plates, ownership, and insurance, and a team of driver and navigator.  Lots of information
about rallying and other events is on the RallySport Ontario web page, https://www.rallysport.on.ca    Click on the frame link to "beginner resources" for information for a first-time rallyist.

All the Ontario Road Rally Cup events have routebooks for novice teams, and there are always experts on hand at registration to give last-minute pointers to beginners.  There are two events coming up in May, and if you could publish information about them in your newsletter
perhaps some of your members will want to give it a try!
The Blossom Rally on May 10 is being organized by the
Kitchener-Waterloo Rally Club, and the flyer is online at
https://www.kwrc.on.ca/events/blossom/flyer2008.html.
The Discover Ontario Car Rally on May 31 is being organized by the Toronto Autosport Club, and the flyer is at https://www.rallysport.on.ca/index.php?fuseaction=site.details&id=336

Thanks very much !
--Rita Moore orrc@ca.inter.net

 

5/01/2008