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Miscellaneous Ramblings II

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Editorial Exhaust

On the cover are a number of scansfrom Sam Mandia, a collector ofFormula Dinkey(tm) cars. Furtherinformation is available on page 8Nice to see what other collectorsare doing. I've been collecting1/18th scale models for a numberof years, and my collection is up to25 now.

Also from Sam, a new series abouttaking the next step in MotorsportMany of our members join the clubfor our Solo-II and Winter Slushn'Slide series. After Solo-II, whatare the options for moving furtherinto the sport? I hope to have anumber of different contributorsgive some background information

about the various ways memberscan become more deeply involvedin motorsport. This is based on myown questions about what I can donext.

Other submissions will includekarting, marshaling, crewing, Solo-I, and road racing. The seriesshould run until next spring.

Motorsport Club of Ottawa

Founded 1949

Founding Member CASC 1951

Incorporated 1953

2001 MCO Executive

Presidentand

Ontario Race Organizing Rep.Ron Woltman

H: (613) 592-0141W: (819) 997-6988

[email protected]

Vice-PresidentJ.R. Fortin

pager: (613) 760-8418W: (613) 734-8556

[email protected]

Past PresidentRob Microys

H: (613) [email protected]

Directors

Public RelationsBasil ChiuH: (613) 830-1561W: (819) 953-7251

[email protected]

KartingAdam Mortimer


RaceJeremy Hamilton


Solo-IIRichard Muise

[email protected]

RallyJim Morrow


MembershipPatrick Weightman

(613) [email protected]

TreasurerRobert Benson


SecretaryChris Capowski

H: (613) 228-1180W: (613) 526-5202

[email protected]

Hotline(613) 788-0525

Website

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Moving To The Next Levelby Sam Mandia

So, you've done Solo-1 and maybe Solo-II as well. You are nowready for the next challenge, but what can you afford? (Step 1)Look for a class that looks like fun and has a fair amount ofcompetitors participating. (Step 2) Get as much informationabout the class as possible and GET YOURSELF A RULEBOOK! (Step 3) Talk to someone who is actually doing the

racing that appeals to you.

In terms of cost, the Formula Vee or F1200 class i s the bestbang for your buck. The cars are rela tively fast, reliable andeasy to maintain. Parts are available from several sources in theUS and Canada. The camaraderie among the dr ivers isoutstanding with many giving advice and parts freely to keepyou on the track and racing. It is the oldest class outside ofFormula 1. Initiated in 1963 as replacement for the ultra-expensive Formula Junior class, the cars util ize a VW 1200 ccengines and running gear. The main emphasis of the class is ondriving skill.

The cos t of a ca r wi l l vary be tween $5000 to $20,000depending on what is available, and how much you have tospend. This price range may or may not include a trailer. Theother option is a rental program, where you would arrive anddrive. The person renting the cars will almost always ask you tohelp prep the car. This not a bad thing, because it will help youunderstand what is happening to the car. The cost would be$1000 plus crash damage, with a deposit required up front.

A budget for the season would include the following: The Ontario region entry fee $245 per race. Travel expenses depending on your life style. A Van, truck, Motor-home or car capable of towing a smalltrailer with race car

Fuel (These cars run on pump gas, nothing exotic. Thecompression ratio is very low!)

A Snell-approved helmet (check up-dated specs. at all times) Clothing. Expect to spend about $1200 on drivers suit,

underware, gloves, balaclava, shoes and socks. Usedequipment is available, but check your rule book to identifythe updated versions as required.

Engine rebuilds ($500 plus parts) transmission ($350 plus parts) chassis parts (see below)

Example costs of chassis parts: a new front end from spindle to spindle would cost $500. a complete set of tires would be about $750. (Tires last morethan 1 season and are a spec tire, whereby rain tires are notrequired, or allowed.)

Wheels are $75 each, but used ones are available.

Contrary to popular beliefs, a large hammer is not the only tool

required to work on a F-Vee. A simple set of wrenches andsockets (metric and imperial), pliers, screw drivers are all thatis needed to work on your car. Special VW tools are needed toperform certain jobs on your car, but you can work up to thatpoint in time, or borrow them at the track.

My average cost for a season of 7 races and the Spring fling isaround $5000. All prices are in Canadian dollars.

Please, feel free to contact me to discuss any questions you mayabout Formula Vee or F1200.

Tentative MCO

Slush n' Slide Schedule

Sunday January 13Sunday January 27Sunday February 10Sunday February 24(Rain dates: February 3 and 17)

All Events are at Capital City Speedway

Time to improve Winterdriving skills?

MCO Winter DrivingSchool

Tentative Dates: Jan 6, 2002Jan 20, 2002Feb 2, 2002Feb 16, 2002

Location: Capital City SpeedwayRates to be announced shortly.

Register online athttp://www.mco.org/mail/skidschoolmailform.htm

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March 2001November 2001

2001 MCO Awards Banquet

Date: Saturday November 24th

Tickets on sale now!Contact Basil Chiu (613) 830-1561

Location: Louis' Steakhouse

THE PRESIDENT'SYEAR-END REPORT

So it is, as President for the fourth? time,that I report to you, the membership. Asthe Motorsport Club of Ottawa movestowards our 53rd year of continuousoperation and as the National CapitalRegion's leading grass roots Motorsportclub, there is indeed, much to review.

First, we are financially sound. The creditfor that goes to each and every one of you,including the current and recent pastexecutives who have exercised strong,visionary and mature fiscal management.

In step with our robust fiscal situation isthe vibrant growth of the membership. Avolunteer organization without solidcommitment from its membership is aclub in name only. And, despite the dearthof individual candidates standing forelection in 2001, the outlook formembership-growth remains rosy. But asI have said countless times; we need you

and your ideas serving and leading theclub.

Highlights include: the MCO's vision andleadership in the domain of rallying (RSOaffiliation), karting (ASN and OKRAaffiliation); the successful Canaska Cuprace event organization; advanced drivertraining and education (both in winter andsummer); strong, well-organized andattended Solo II events, and much, muchmore. This is all pointing, I believe,towards momentum in the right direction -despite some sombre warning signs forthe future.

Did I mention first place at this year'sAutorama for best Club display? The largeMCO display sign? Super track groomingat Capital City? And Louis Steak House?WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO MEET!I want to thank personally each executivemember - elected or appointed - whoworked tirelessly on your behalf, throughgood weather and bad. Also, a nod to allof YOU who contributed your time andeffort to the success of our varied calendarof events. Stand up and be applauded. A

personal acknowledgment also to CindyArmstrong who travels monthly to thecentre of the Universe for CASC race

meetings - I know the feeling as you slogyour way home past midnight, your eyesslowly closing as you drift off slightly!My daughter always calls me about 1:00AM to ensure I am still awake!

And to Mike Lowe and his hard-workingcrew scribbling the absolutely fascinatinghistory "The Motorsport Club of Ottawa:The First Fifty Years." A great read andsoon to be in your hands.

A kind word of thanks to all of oursponsors and partners this past seasonwho also have contributed immeasurablyto the success of both individual clubevents and the club itself. Let me also addthat if we have not measured up to yourexpectations, let us know. We want towork together for the betterment of both

parties.

I have tried my darndest to fulfill my

responsibilities to the fullest extentpossible. Admittedly, there were a fewomissions and failures that I regret, butoverall I feel a sense of accomplishmentas we close the page on our first full yearof the 21st century. And as we turn to thenext page of the new Millenium, I hopethat in 50 years someone will bereviewing the rich, historical text of ourfirst 50 years, as an author yet unknownembarks upon the drafting of the second50..

Thanks to all.Ron

Year End Report -Past Presidentby Rob Microys

Well, this year has been a banner-year forthe club. The club and its members haveheld more events this year than Iremember since I've become and activemember. I must commend all the people,members and non-members, who comeout time after time to support the club'sactivities and goals. Without your supportthis club and these great events possible

wouldn't survive!

Our club has slowly grown and attemptedto solidify its diversification in the pastfew years. It has tried hard to establishstronger rally roots and expand into

karting by making the proper affiliationsI hope the members continue their supportof these sorts of activities, and that thistrend continues in the years ahead. Inorder to support this trend, and to keep theclub going on a daily basis, every memberneeds to support the entire club and itsactivities. I continue to notice that 90% othe work is done by 5% of themembership - something that reallydoesn't change much as time goes by. Myguess is that this is a fact of life in avolunteer organization but I hope thatmaybe some of you can make that change.

This year I have strived to update andexpand our website on a continuous basisto accommodate you, the members, foryour needs to receive information andcommunicate with each other. Based onthe fact that I've rarely heard anybodycomplain about it - except when I've

broken it, the site must be of some use andenjoyment.

This coming season in 2002 is the year

that I will transition from being anorganizer to a competitor. For those thadon't know, I have bought a racecar andwill be campaigning it next year in theRegional Sprints. Next year will also seemy 'retirement' from active duties as anevent organizer and my executive-typeresponsibilities. I've been on the board odirectors since 1996, and it's time I take astep back both for my personal sanity andfor my efforts for next year. Helping tosteer the club has been a rewarding andchallenging experience, which I hope thatother people will step up to. Even thoughI'm taking a step back, I will continue to

maintain the website.

On that note it's time to hang up thegloves and helmet for another seasonhave a great winter and I'll be seeing someof you trackside at the races next spring!

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Sponsor of the MCO Solo-II season

Ottawa Lynx at Jetform Parkwww.ottawalynx.com

2001 Lanark HighlandsRally Supports Local

Charityby Jim Morrow

On Saturday, October 20, the second an-nual Lanark Highlands Rally ran out ofAlmonte. The weather cooperated and

most of the event was rain-free. Last yearwe had a turnout of 21 cars. This year 23teams came out for the "great" roads andbeautiful scenery.

The MCO is a community-based club andwe felt that it would be not only good PRbut also good citizenship to give some-thing back to the community. After all,these are the folks who lend us their roadsand put up with the increased traffic anddust. With that in mind we organized therally in partnership with a local charitableorganization, the Lanark County Thera-peutic Riding Program.

The Program has been in existence since1986 when they started with 12 riders.Today, they serve over 100 children,teens and adults with developmentaland/or physical disabilities, offering anunique form of Hippotherapy where dedi-cated volunteers, both horses and hu-mans, work with the riders.

This year's rally raised $1200 for the pro-gram, far exceeding what we had expect-ed. My thanks to all of you who partici-pated in the rally AND supported thisvery worthy cause. Your donations willgo to cover part of the cost of room and

board for the horses who participate inthe program, as well as their veterinarybills. If you ever get a chance to watchone of these sessions, you can't help butbe moved by the intelligence and patience

of the program horses (and their humanpartners) and the effect of the contact onthe children and adults in the program.

Putting on a rally also involves a prettysignificant volunteer effort and I'd like tothank those whose efforts made the eventpossible:- Jaak Laan, who helped me map out apossible route that may surface in futurerallies.

- Dave Butler, who offered his services to"green" the rally and also worked as acheckpoint marshall.

- Richard Muise, who, once again, madetime in his busy schedule for us andworked a checkpoint.

- Bennett Leckie, who ran course openingand worked checkpoint # 4.

- My dearly beloved (Jeannie), who actedas routemaster, ran two checkpoints,acted as registrar and helped with or-ganization and administration.

- Susan Cressy, the Coordinator andChief Instructor of the Therapeutic Rid-ing Program, who provided the great

prizes, did a presentation on the RidingProgram and came first in NoviceClass!

- The Almonte Civitans, who graciouslydonated the use of their facility

Of the 23 teams who turned out, 10 werenovices, most of whom had never ralliedbefore. We ran a well-attended school be-fore the rally to cover the basics and an-swer any questions. Judging by the per-formance of most of the teams, I'd saythey were quick learners.

Thanks to Susan Cressy, we were able tooffer an impressive prize lineup this year:- two separate whitewater-rafting pack-

ages for two- ski-lift passes to Mt. Pakenham- T-shirts from the Lanark County Thera-peutic Riding Program

- a Therapeutic Riding Program ball cap- a Lanark Highlands food gift pack- two nights at a chalet at Mont-Tremblant

- laser-engraved wooden plaques for firsplace Novice and Expert Driver anNavigator

Class results were as follows:

Novice

1. Susan Cressy (D) Pierre Mirault (N)2. Jim Holtom (D) Lorrie Stark (N)3. Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff (D) Shane

Norup (N)

Expert1. Tim Burrell (D) Vijay Pereira (N2. Kirby Dunstan (D) Gary Oman (N3. Steve Carrick (D) Gillian Carrick (N

Notes:- Jim Holtom would have come first, bu

we wouldn't let him bring his race car.- Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff complaine

that there was no ice on the roads.

- Tim Burrell's car was equipped with bicycle odometer wired to one of thwheels. It failed on the way to the ralland they had to run unequipped. (Thione is true!)

- Steve Carrick ran the event in a ToyotPrevia VAN!

This was the last event for the club's fiscal year. We start next year with a sixevent series, the first of which runs out othe Almonte Community Centre, 18Bridge Street, on November 10. It's night rally on some fun roads. Come oout and support your club in the fastesgrowing type of motorsport!

November 2001

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Proud sponsor of theMCO Solo-II Timing Board

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PUBLIC RELATIONSDIRECTOR'S 2001

REPORTby Basil Chiu

I set out this year with a broad mandatefor myself: to manage volunteerism,media relations and sponsorship for theclub. I found out quickly that it was more

than I could chew. It seemed like a goodplan, but I was limited by what everyoneelse who has volunteered knows --available time.

The end result I wanted to see wasmoney flowing into the club. There aretwo ways I see this happening -membership fees and sponsorship. I willdiscuss both.

I saw sponsorship as a greater source ofmoney for the club mainly because no onewants to pay higher fees. Corporationshave deeper pockets too. As well, it's moreglamorous (this is car racing after all),developing sponsorship skills is a personalgoal of mine (ever wonder why you rarely

see me driving?) and the club does havegoodwill to offer.I find that one of the club's problems is

awareness. Potential members know aclub exists, and they've heard of usanecdotally, but we're not as easy to findas say, opening the yellow pages. Oneway to make potential sponsors aware ofthe MCO's promotional opportunities, Isurmised, was to increase media coverageof MCO events.Thankfully, we have a webmaster who

doesn't sleep late: Robert Microys. He'sprovided a beautiful, up-to-date web sitethat is easily the MCO's primary outreachand mass communications channel. We

also have a "walking day-timer" of apresident named Ronald Woltman whoalways manages to liaison with the rightsanctioning bodies, organizers and clubsoutside of the MCO.

Which leads me to volunteerism. Inorder to have events media will cover, theclub needs volunteerism. While it is atradition that whatever the MCO plansseems to happen, volunteerism is actuallyquite low in this organization. (Like mostnot-for-profit organizations, 20 per cent ofthe members do 90 per cent of the work).

Interestingly, people want to take part inbig, glamorous events. We come fullcircle - sponsors help add cachet to

events.Starting my term, I helped with volunteerand media relations with the winterdriving schools and ice dices. From apromotional perspective, the event wassuccessful. Two news releases I wrotewere carried in the Ottawa Citizen. CJOHalso carried two news stories, resultingfrom pitches I made. This media coverage,combined with the goodwill carried overfrom the previous season (thanks to JaakLaan's publicity efforts) lead us to holding

eight winter driving schools in total. Wehad originally planned to run just two.

During these events, I recorded the hot-line messages and collected volunteers'names. It was fun. I did most of this workfor school credit! Unfortunately, myinternship started in March, and I ran outof enough spare time. Thankfully the taskof the hotline fell to Vice-President JRFortin. Unfortunately the task of volunteername collection fell by the wayside.

Various writing assignments fell to me,like a position-paper regarding oursupport for driver training, an address tothe Ontario minister of transportation, andthe odd thank-you letter. I even wrote aletter of condolence when an organizer ofthe local electric vehicle racingassociation passed away.

When Alcatel decided to end theagreement struck with its Canadianpredecessor, Newbridge, allowing theMCO free usage of Alcatel's parking lotfor Solo II events, I joined the search for anew venue. For a while, it seemed therewouldn't be a 2001 Solo II season -nobody wanted to entertain our needs! Inmy opinion, the MCO, with it's narrowdemographic, racing gas-guzzling cars forfun doesn't offer good community-relations opportunities for corporations.The Ottawa Lynx finally agreed to rent usthe JetForm Park parking lot at a discount-we received two free dates andunofficially the usage of the entire lot forthe price of a partial rental. On top of that,they provided 300 free tickets to the anyregular-season Lynx home games.

Planning the Canaska Cup was the nextmajor activity. I planned to find sponsorsfrom the high-tech sector. I had researchedsome companies, and was completing aneeds assessment and writing the proposalwhen unfortunately that sector hit hardtimes.

I take the long-term approach tosponsorship hunting. Anyone can pick upthe phone and ask for small amounts ofmoney or "in-kind" payments in exchangefor say, mounting signage. (Eventually,this is what I did). This lack of strategymay be the best time-limited volunteerorganizations can muster. It works in theshort term, but organizations whoconstantly rely on such methods neverreach anything bigger than we are now.

At some point in my planning, I realizedI needed money fast. That's when I startedmaking long-distance calls courtesy of(but unbeknownst to) my employer (whoshall remain nameless). During workhours. I learned lead time is everything ingetting the best price. Still, I managed tosecure between four and five thousanddollars worth of free equipment "rentals"from RSC Equipment Rentals, the usageof the sport versions of two VW Beetles(decorated with sponsor livery), about$3000 (retail) worth of apparel fromBridgestone, a set of BridgestonePotenzas (worth about $1000 retail, andwon by MCO treasurer, Robert Benson),

about $75 dollars worth of Chevroletmerchandise courtesy of Myers' Chev-Olds-Cadillac, and $200 worth of fuelcertificates from Pioneer Petroleum. I alsolearned this is a full-time job.

Since then, school and work prioritiesconspired to keep me from spending thetime I would have liked to working toadvance the MCO's financial position.

I'd like to spend another year workingon the MCO's executive board. This time,

however, I'd like to concentrate solely onsponsorship issues. Quite honestly, manyof the administrative details (important asthey are to the existence to the club) don'tinterest me. I feel I'm doing a disservice tothe club and myself by takingresponsibility for them as a director.

There are opportunities to sellsponsorship for the MCO's winter events.Prestone manufacture at least threeproducts (engine coolant, tire repair fluidand a portable battery booster) appropriateto the image and concepts of winterdriving. Snow tire and batterymanufacturers would also benefit fromassociation with us. As well, I plan tocontact Mitsubishi, who plan to enter theCanadian market in 2003.

In my opinion the other way to increasethe MCO's cash flow is to increasemembership fees. The argument for: ifyou can afford to drive cars for fun, youcan afford to pay a little more. Theargument against: this is a grassroots-affordable, and thus, accessible-club. Aplan I'd like to explore is to change ourmembership structure to solve some ofour financial and volunteerism problems.

The first component is to restrictparticipation in all events to membershipin any ASN Canada FIA sanctioned club.This is the ultimate tangible benefit ofmembership. I've spoken to bystanders atSolo II events and other automobileenthusiasts who aren't members. The firstquestion: what does sponsorship give me?For your average Joe who doesn't tow aprepped car to a closed circuit, a five-dollar discount on Solo II races isn't agreat benefit. Forcing all members to joinsome club also lends a feeling ofexclusivity that must be recognized. Irealize many members do tow preppedcars to closed circuits. They only join theMCO because the have to. As I said, I'mwilling to explore this concept. But it'slike amateur hockey. I can't just bring mykid whenever I feel like it and throw himon the ice. Mandatory membership createsa loyalty and commitment to the club.Some critics point that benefits ofmembership include camaraderie andothers that fall under the umbrella of "thechance to be around the people and thesport". Call me a cynic, but I find thepeople who support that view are the samepeople who stand to benefit fromhaving wide-eyed aficionados lurking

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in association with the Lanark County Therapeutic Riding Program

Car No. Class Driver Navigator CP 1 CP 2 CP 3 CP 4 CP 5 EOR Penalties Class Overall

19 E T. Burrell V. Pereira 1e 0 1e 0.6 0 0 2.6 1 1

11 E K. Dunstan G. Oman 2 1e 0 0.3 1 0 4.3 2 2

15 E S. Carrick G. Carrick 2 1e 1e 0 1 0 5 3 3

12 E J. Shay S. Howard 2 1e 1e 1.6 1e 0 5.6 4 4

21 E N. Chander M. Chander 0 1 1e 3.2 1 0 6.2 5 5

8 E G. Brady S. Frankovitch 0 0 0 0.1 3e 4e 7.1 6 7

13 E J. R. Fortin B. Murphy 2 0 1e 0.1e 0 5e 8.1 7 8

6 E C. Armstrong J. Armstrong 1e 0 1e 2.3 0 5 9.3 8 10

14 E C. Hamm M. Taillefer 2 1e 1e 0.9e 2e 3 9.9 9 11

23 E C. Bull M. Ogletree 1 1 1 4.5 3 0 10.5 10 12

7 E J. Laan D. Sarazin 0 0 6e 2.6 2e 1e 11.6 11 13

10 E R. Microys C. Capowski 0 0 1e 10 0 6 17 12 16

9 E A. Pepper J. Leclair 1e 0 0 17.2 3 0 21.2 13 18

2 N S. Cressy P. Mirault 2 0 1 3.4 0 0 6.4 1 6

4 N J. Holtom L. Stark 3e 1 0 1.6 3 0 8.6 2 9

16 N F. TrauttmansdorffS. Norup 2 1 1 5 3 1 14 3 14

20 N G. Besner A. Johnston 1 2 2e 8 2 1e 16 4 15

3 N T. Lang I. McDonald 0 2e 9 2.5 1 3 17.5 5 17

5 N E. Tigges M. Hofbauer 4e 2 1e 5.2 2e 6e 22.2 6 19

18 N B. Hollyer G. Lowe 1 1 0 11.6 7 2e 22.6 7 20

17 N T. Lopes S. Lopes 1 2 0 6.4 10 9 28.4 8 21

22 N A. Bertrand N. Elmekki 6 7 1e 10.2 2 4 30.2 9 22

1 N J. Kelly S. Dancer DNF* DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF

* radiator hose

e = early

ML = max. late

DNF = Did Not Finish

MCO Rally Group

"2001 Lanark Highlands" Results

October 20, 2001

Almonte, ON

The Motorsport Club of Ottawa

Car No. Class Driver Navigator CP 1 CP 2 CP 3 CP 4 CP 5 CP 6 CP 7 CP 8 CP 9 CP 10 CP 11 Penalties Class Ov

1 E G. Calnan L. Carbados 0 0 0 3e 1e 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

2 E Tony Lai Jane Lennox 0 0 0 0 1e 3 2 4e 4e 0 3 17 26 E P. Nunes H. Rochas 0 20(ML) 0 20(ML) 20(ML) 0 0 6 7 0 1e 74 3

5 N S. Rioux D. Rioux 1e 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 1e 2 3 18 1

3 N B. Chiu L. Doherty 0 0 0 1e 15(ME) 2 5 2 2e 1e 20(ML) 51 2

4 N J. Corrigan D. Corrigan 0 4e 0 1e 20(ML) 14 11e 0 1e 0 1 52 3

ML = max late

ME = max eary

e = early

MCO Rally Group

Golden Pine Rally Results

September 15, 2001

Golden Lake, ON

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MISCELLANEOUSRUMBLINGS II

by(The Other) John Powell

1. OpenersEver since joining MCO last spring, Ihave noticed that every so often at clubmeetings, one can hear the faint plaintive

cry "...articles...for the Link...please sendarticles...". Wait! - there it is again - off inthe distance. Can you hear it? Hold fast,stalwart editor, your pleas have not goneunheeded. Help is on the way...of course,it may not be exactly what you were ex-

pecting, but.........

When I was a member of The Sports CarClub in Toronto back in the '60s (Oh God!Am I really old enough to talk like that? -"When I was your age, young fella, we ac-tually had to go outside in the winter, andstart our cars ourselves.). Anyway, I usedto write the odd article for "RPM", our

club organ (don't snicker - you know whatI mean). The title of those collections ofmeandering thoughts was "MiscellaneousRumblings". Those of you old enough tohave read Road & Track back then knowwhere this comes from - for you youngfolk, do some research!

I can't promise (or threaten?) that this res-urrection of that column will appear on aregular basis, especially during the racingseason - if CASC deigns to give me my li-cence back that is - and of course, with the

proviso that our patient editor is desperateenough for content, but I'll do my best.

I'll try to cover my own experiences andopinions, and I have been accused of hav-ing too many of those ("Guilty M'Lud"),those of other club members, and tidbitsfrom other sources, including gleaningsfrom history. So if you have informationto share, comments or gripes, or compli-ments to dish out, just e-mail me [email protected]. or see me at clubmeetings - clandestinely, if you wish, andI won't refuse plain brown envelopes, ei-ther.

2. Speaking of History...I learned in the late '60s that stuffing bigAmerican V8s into British cars had a lon-ger history than I thought, going back to atleast the early '50s. Bennett Leckie's de-scription of an Allard V8 engined coupe inthe October issue reminded me of this.

As the only mass-produced V8 hemiavailable when Sydney Allard was build-ing cars would have been the Chryslerunit developed for the "300" series, Iwould guess that the coupe Bennett de-scribes dates from '55 or later. That's if

the engine is original, as I don't recall anyChrysler-Allards. His earlier coupes andtourers usually used tuned Ford (Dagen-ham) in-line fours and sixes, and also theirversion of the flat-head V8. I could bewrong, though - I ain't perfect. The fuelinjection could be a clue, as the only auto-motive fuel injection produced for theopen market at the time that I rememberwas the Hilborn unit, used on the earlyCorvette, and in the after-market by hot

rodders. Although, "The Motor" yearbookfor 1953 does mention that Chrysler wasexperimenting with a port injection sys-tem for their regular V8. As for the valvecovers, I think there was a "typo" - Iwould guess that the name should be"Offenhauser". As well as building theMiller engine for the Indy and other ovaltrack cars of the day, and up to the late'60s(?), Offenhauser was also a manufac-turer of after-market speed parts, such asintake manifolds, valve covers, etc.

More popular with Allard was the Cadil-lac engine. Introduced in the late '40s

('49?), this engine was the first mass-pro-duced OHV V8, although Ford and Chrys-ler weren't very far behind. Cadillac-Al-lard roadsters were really popular in the'50s with the road racing set, especially in

North America. Their handling was on apar with other early '50s sports cars, butonce you got them pointed straight ... wellI'm sure you can imagine.

The J2(?) Cadillac-Allard was an impor-tant milestone in sports car development.The more powerful engines of the day,other than highly tuned production foursand sixes, were expensive, highlystressed, almost hand-made, high com-

pression (for the day) DOHC units, whichrequired continual expert maintenance.Think of the '58 MGA Twin Cam - andthat was one of the less costly examples.Allard showed that a series-producedsports car could be offered that gave morethan adequate power from a mass-pro-duced, inexpensive, lowly stressed, yetstill modern and easily serviced OHV V8engine. So you see, Carroll Shelby wasn'tthe first.

The picture on page 8 was taken at theOntario Jaguar Owners Association(OJOA) Concours at the Old Mill in Tor-

onto in the summer of '73. If I recall cor-rectly (I've lost my notes) the car is a '53or '54 J2 Cad Allard roadster that was re-stored to original condition.

Note: As mentioned, this is mostly frommemory, and we all know what happens tothat as you get older, so if anyone hascomments or corrections, let me know andI'll include them in my next column.

3. Back In The Saddle AgainOr at least, one foot in the stirrup. I won'tgo into detail on my experience of dealingwith the present CASC right now (as Imentioned, I haven't got my licence backyet) but I must say that it has been muchmore...(must be discreet here)... let's say"involved"... than I remember. The Prodi-gal Son received a much warmer welcomehome. Oh well, I suppose that as an or-ganisation matures it naturally tends to be-

come more bureaucratic.

On a much brighter note, my welcome byMCO couldn't have been better. When Ifirst walked into Louis' it was as if I hadgone back 31 years to my old club. A dif-ferent city, different club, different timeand different people, yet still the same.Thanks all of you for welcoming me tomy new home and especially to Ron andJeremy for getting me started.

People at the tracks, drivers, crew, trackworkers, etc. are still pretty much thesame as well - the vast majority are still

friendly and helpful. This is a good placeto thank Rob Microys - he gave me a ridein his Solo I car at the end of the LappingWeekend at Shannonville, because I want-ed to see how modern high performancetires behaved at speed. My God, do thosesuckers stick! He was cornering at speedsI could only have dreamed of in my old"E" Production MGB, and it was on Fire-stone 500 racing tires. With his tires, Icould have knocked off at least 2 to 3 sec-onds from my best time at Mosport. Ifyou were at Shannonville at the end of thesecond day, the big grin coming down the

pit straight was me!

4. You Can't Go Home AgainMy return to sports cars began a year or soafter I gave up farming part time. Therewere some health problems at the time,

but the main reason I quit was that I gottired of raising beef at a loss so the big su-

permarket chains could sell it to the con-sumer at a healthy profit. Looking forsomething to do, I began to wonder if myold MGB was still in existence when I no-ticed an ad in PRN (I hadn't been com-

pletely out of touch) for the 2000 VARACrace weekend at Mosport. Well, I went tothe race meeting and I did find my car -

but not really my car, if you know what I

mean.

It didn't quite look the same, a deepergreen and the current roll bar and racingseat took something away from the sleeklook it had, but that was to be expected af-ter all these years. The big changes weremechanical - the original Minilite alloywheels were gone, replaced by more re-cent "look-alikes", as was the Overdrivegearbox, and the front suspension settings

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had been lost. These last two were reallywhat made the car. Overdrive 4th enabledthe car to go flat out through turn 4 at Mo-sport, and not run out of revs going downthrough the chute. It also meant that youdidn't have to change rear end ratios forflat speed courses like Harewood. For thefront end, I don't know how many degreesof caster were cranked in, but at mediumspeeds, the return action of the steeringwheel could break your wrist if you let go

and tried to catch it. But, the faster youwent, the lighter it got. When you wereon the limit, it was light, smooth, and deadneutral - you could do anything you want-ed with that car in fast sweepers, and it

just loved corner two!

Tony Simms had the car before me, in1967 and '68, and the fellow who set upthe front end for him worked for Austinon Church St. (Toronto) and later for JohnKerbel at Reputation Tuning (Scarbor-ough). If I remember correctly, his namewas Henry Gibson, and I met his son inOttawa a few years back while admiring

his nice MGB. He said he had his father'sbook with all the suspension settings of allthe cars he had set up, but foolishly, Ididn't follow up in it. So I'm making a

plea to anyone who reads this - if anyonecan put me in contact with him again,

please contact me. The current owner ofmy old car is Joe Lightfoot of Picton, andI promised him I'd try to get him the sus-

pension settings.

Well the car wasn't as I remembered it,what about the racing? I must admit I was

pleased to see so many familiar cars backon the track, some of which were compet-

ing when I was racing. But...there wassomething missing. Its not that therewasn't some 10/10ths racing going on -there were two Formula Bs that were hav-ing a grand old dice, as well as a 240Z anda Porsche(9.. something or other - they're so confus-ing), and some of the Formula Vees andFords were doing their usual graceful pir-ouettes into the gravel, but a lot of the carswere touring around at 8/10ths or so. Notthat I mean to criticise them - if I wasdriving a piece of history, I'd be damncareful too!! And it wasn't that I didn't en-

joy watching them - I did, and I'll go backagain whenever I have time - but it wasn'tfor me.

So, home isn't there anymore, what's next.It's a bit of a story, and you're probablywondering if this'll never end, so I'll leaveit for another time, and leave you withmy...

5. Parting ShotSome people I know think I'm a little bit"off" trying to get back into racing at my

age, what with the expense, and physicaland mental stress, and all. But the way Ilook at it is that those who worry aboutgetting and looking old... get old. Thosewho look after themselves reasonably welland who don't worry about getting old...well, they get old too, but they have a lotmore fun doing it! As for me, I'm going touse my RRSP (Registered Racer's SavingsPlan) and go have some fun. You coulddo it too.

6. Parting Shot IIAs a special introductory offer, and be-cause I'm still ticked off about the incidentinvolved, I'll leave you with another Part-ing Shot.

On my way to the October club meeting, Iwas sifting along the Blackburn By-passin my pick-up at a fair clip. I was about to

pass a smallish car at the Innes Rd. lights,when the they changed to yellow, so Iclamped on the binders and came to a

pretty smart stop - but not a panic stop. Iglanced beside me, and lo and behold, the

idiot in the car, who was going slower, re-member, hit the gas and accelerated intothe intersection just as the lights went red.This really pissed me off, and still does!Aren't we trying to eliminate this non-sense? Complaining to a friend a fewdays later, he said "That's O.K., it's just

Natural Selection at work". When I askedhow, he replied "Sooner or later he'll dosomething really stupid, and remove him-self and his lousy driving from the humangene pool".

Neat Stuff at Sam's

House #1

Car no. 4 1948 Talbot-Lago (Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq). Twin high-set camshaftsstraight 6 with output of 280 H.P. The newmodel's first season saw Rosier's win theCoupe du salon and 2nd at Monte Carlo,Comminges and Albi. 1949 was even bet-ter-the French GP (Chiron), the Coupe duSalon (Sommer), the Paris GP (Etancelin),and the Belgian GP (a non-stop perform-ance by Sommer at 98.86 mph.

The Talbots continued winning in 1950Albi, Zandvoort and Paris. A new staJuan Manuel Fangio won the Rafacle 500mile in Argentina at 105 mph. 1951

brought a decline in fortune with only 2victories at the Dutch GP and Bordeauxand two 2nd places.

1952 marked the end of GP racing for Tal-bot.

Car no. 5 1953 Ferrari D500 (Formula2). Twin over-head cam, 1985 cc. The carwas designed by Lampredi in 1951 andnot fully developed until 1952 -53 whenAscari won 2 World Championships withit. Special note - Farina, Hawthorne, andTaruffi all scored their first victories inthese cars.

Car no. 6 1952 Cooper-Bristol (Formula2). 2 litre engine of various configurationwith a box section frame, with a tubularsuperstructure supporting the bodyworkMike Hawthorne and Stirling Moss werethe only drivers of note.

Car no. 7 1951 HWM (Formula 2). 4 cylinder Alta with an output of 183 HP. Withtwin Webers and a Westlake head designDesigned by George Abecassis, JohnHeath and Walton Motors as dual purposeF-2 and Sports-racing car. Several leadingdrivers, including Stirling Moss, and PeteCollins, cut their teeth in the HWM teamPrincipal successes were the Manx Cupthe Grand Prix des Frontieres, and theDaily Express Trophy at Silverstone. Alscored as F-2 cars.

Car no. 8 circa. 1950-1951 Alfa Romeo

(Super-charged) 158 (ongoing designfrom 1938). Designed by Gioacchino Colombo with 1500cc. 8 cylinder output o190 Hp. at 6500 RPM. Updated to 225HP. With the introduction of roller bearings and 7500 RPM. Final developmenwas 404 HP. at 10,500 RPM. (top speed o200 MPH)

As F-1 cars from 1948 to 1951 the carswere virtually unbeatable, until they hadto bow to the 4.5 unsupercharged FerrarisDriver of note: JP Wimille, Count TrossiFangio, and Farina.

Car no. 9 1953 Maserati Tipo A6GCS2000. Designed by Colombo (massagedthese 6 cylinder cars did output 190 HPat 7200 RPM. These cars were no matchefor the Alfa 158's of their day. Fangio diddrive his very first GP in this type of car.

All of the models shown are Dinkey Toyspurchased in Ottawa for .45 cents, andcame with gray tires (why I don't know)

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MCO: The First Fifty Years

Only $35 for this important book!Plannning for a delivery of 300 numbered copies. It is a hard-covered coffee table style bookrecounting the long history of motorsopts in Ottawa and the regions. With 150 pages, everything

and everyone is included. Don't miss out on your copies!

There is still space available for sponsorship as well. For $20 you can ensure your name is in thebook by sponsoring a page of your choosing. Full or partial page ads are open.

Contact Sherissa Microys at (613) 822-7204 or e-mail [email protected]

Main Street Racing- Press Release

Ken Baird and Main Street Racing IsHosting a Sponsor's Day at Capital CitySpeedway to Let the Sponsors have aTaste of Racing on the Oval .

DATE: Tuesday October 2nd, 2001

A Week Saturday Main Street Racing ishosting Sponsors Day at Capital CitySpeedway. That Afternoon, Sponsors willget a chance to drive the ProTruck theyhave supported throughout the Season.This is a Great way to show Appreciationfor the Time and Money invested by themin local MotorSports. Also Great Fun anda Rare Opportunity to drive such a HighPerformance Vehicle on a Race Track no

pedestrians, stop signs or traffic calmingmeasures. Pam's Famous Sandwiches will

be served, and a special thanks to her forkeeping the Main Street Team well fed

with good food all Season.

Ken Baird and Main Street Racingfinished sixth at Sunday's Sept 30thFeature Race, with a fifth in the HeatRace. The start of the Feature was roughwith 3 cautions on the 1st Lap. A fewother incidents slowed things up and thenthe rest of the Feature went prettysmoothly. Matt Moffitt of North Gowerfinished ninth after changing major parts

between the Heat and the Feature onceagain. Steve Yendall got fifth spot, so all

North Gower's Drivers retain their spots inthe top of the points race. All three NorthGower ProTrucks feature the Gowersown Bob Bilodeau engines so it is great tosee them perform so consistently well.

In the Mini Stocks, Dave Watchorn wonthe first heat and the feature, and MartinWalter had one second place and two third

places. Chris Dunham won the secondHeat with 2 second places in the first Heat

and the Feature. Now it really is turninginto a three way race to the finish.Sunday, October 14th, the last races of theSeason, promise to be good, with greatracing all round.

Driver Earl Wylie and The Prostock 76continued to do well. Earl held the lead afew times, and ended up the day with thirdin the Feature and a second place and fifth

place in the Heat Races. He retains hispersonal style of racing with the Fans loveand make the ProStock Series just thatmore exciting.

You can visit www.mainstreet-ottawa.com/status.html for news on KenBaird and Main Street Racing. There aremany great racing sites but by going tosome of the local MotorSports sites youcan find out what is going on in your CityMotorsports-wise. Check outhttp://www.mco.org for the MotorsportsClub of Ottawa Web Site where you cansign up for Rally Races, Solo Races,Driving Schools or just attend the monthlymeetings at Louis' Restaurant off OldCyrville Road the first Tuesday evening ofeach month.

Thanks to all Our Excellent Crew - ColinLewis is the Car Chief and ChiefMechanic, Rob Jackson is Backup Driver,Jeff Brown and Chris Lewis are Crewmenand Leo Constantinou is the Race CarsParts Professional. Pam Lewis, ChrisDolman and Bev Millar are the TeamAssistants.

CASC NoticeYou're Invited to Participate!

From: Laurence Polley, President

At the Presidents Meeting held onMonday, September 24th, your Board ofDirectors presented a new strategicdirection for the provision of services andthe administration of CASC. The

Presidents and Board members inattendance unanimously endorsed thisnew approach. We are now looking forinput and direction from all clubs and clubmembers on three key issues: Communications Strategic direction Committee members

I have attached (see page 11) a briefoutline of the proposed new strategicdirection for your review and comment.Don't be left out! Make sure you let usknow your thoughts, either directly orthrough your club executive. You can e-

mail me at [email protected] orcontact any Board member - their contactinfo is on the CASC website.

You will note that the proposed Planrequires 2 committees - a workingcommittee to review existing services andadministration and to makerecommendations, and a technicalcommittee to propose new deliverymethods. We are looking for volunteersfor both committees and your input isrequired. Please let us know yourthoughts, suggest or volunteer committeemembers, and provide your feedback as

we proceed. A presentation anddiscussion of this plan will be part of theAGM agenda on November 10th, 2001.

Remember, this is your organization andits sole purpose in life is to represent yourinterests - but it can't do that unless you

participate and let us know what youwant!

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MCO Rally GroupNews, November 2001

by Craig Hamm

This column is to inform MCO membersabout the activities of the club's band ofrally freaks, err, the Rally Group.

Just this last weekend (Oct 20) yours trulyfinished running in the Lanark HighlandsRally on a gorgeous autumn afternoon!Two years in a row the weather and theroads for this event have been perfect, andas a result we had a good turnout. The

proceeds from this rally benefited ourpartner, the Lanark County TherapeuticRiding Program, which helps physicallyand/or developmentally challengedchildren, teens and adults. I'll leave therest of this article for Jim to describe theimmense success of this event so as not tosteal his fire

The next rally is the "Mississippi ValleyRally" of about 220 km, and will be run

November 10th at nighttime. This is thefirst rally in the 2002 MCO RallyChampionship Series. Jodie Shay andSonia Howard have greened the route andthe final touches are going into theroutebook. The rally roughly completes aloop around Mississippi Lake and crossesthe river a few times. This rally is suitablefor beginners with a good mix of loosesurface to tarmac and the roads chosen arevery car-friendly. As I did with theTotally Silly Drive in June, I have tried tolocate my rallies not too far from Ottawa

to encourage both first-timers and all-timers to get out and enjoy themselves.The rally starts in Almonte at the CurlingClub. I will be providing more details onthe MCO web site as I finalize theorganization.

As a reminder, Jim Morrow is running anold version of the Lanark Highlands Rallyin early January, at night. It will be adriving tune-up for the very competitiveWinter Rally Series (TSD). The rally will

be run January 12, one week before thewinter rally series Rally des Neiges. Asusual, check the MCO website for details.

Congratulations to Greg Brady and SteveFrankovitch who competed in the in Rallyof the Voyageurs (Located in ParrySound) Sept 29-30. By all accounts theydid very well for their first-ever rally. Ithought their stage times were verycompetitive, and I expect great thingsfrom MCO's most recent performancerally team. Their second-ever rally wasthe Lanark Highlands Rally, run on Oct.20.

Speaking of performance rallies, severalof us have our rooms booked for workingand spectating at the Rally of the TallPines. It is one of the quintessentialCanadian rallies and the final rally in theCanadian Rally Championship. MCOmay have one or two teams entered in TallPines, as well. Tall Pines will feature dayand night stages, and even cars like the

Production to Open Class (300+horsepower) going flat out on notoriouslyvariable surfaces.

Initial contact has been made with thelocal amateur radio club (HAM radio).We need to get these people involved atour rally checkpoints to assist with safetyand rapid scoring after checkpoints close.It is hoped some of the MCORG memberswill seek HAM 'tickets' as well if they

plan on staying active in rallying.

I've noticed something very interesting onthe MCO website Forums. If somebody

posts something about WRC on televisionor something about tires for sale; forexample, it gets more reads and responsesthan when someone (usually me!) posts arequest for rally workers! Per number ofcompetitors rallying has a very highoverhead when it comes to volunteeringrequirements. Like all motorsports,rallying is multifaceted. It's amazing whatyou learn about the bigger picture whenyou get involved with different duties. Itdefinitely helps you when you actuallycompete! If we want to have a vibrantrally component to MCO, which I hopewe do, I'm hoping that more people get

involved. To combat this problem, inorder for you to qualify for the club rallychampionship, it is mandatory to do somework on a rally (checkpoint, for example)during the series. Bottom line: The RallyGroup is what YOU make it to be.

Come out to the Emerald Plaza Branch ofthe Ottawa Public Library, on MerivaleRoad. We have a great space to hold ourdiscussions, loads of free parking, amoderately central location next to manyrestaurants, and audio-visual equipmentfor watching videos after the business

portion of the meeting. All are welcome(especially non-MCO members) fromthose who are curious about rallying, tothose who are fully involved on a regular

basis. Meetings are held the last Tuesdayof each month at 7:00 PM.

PR Report continuedin the paddocks just raring to volunteer forsomeone else. Lackeys, in other words.Arrogance aside, my opinion is the averageguy with a nice car who likes to drive, wantsto drive. He doesn't want to schlep pylonsfor someone else. Mandatory membershipwill let us increase fees. I don't want to payany more either - I'm a student - but the club

is over half-a-century old and we don't haveany permanent facilities.

The second component of the plan is a feestructure. If you volunteer, you pay a lowfee. If you don't volunteer, you pay a higherfee. The argument for: if you're that busy,you can probably afford it. The argumentagainst: those who pay more will treat theMCO as a business and expect the samelevel of service. In a favourable scenario, theextra cash would let us hire persons to

provide it. Perhaps those members who joinonly so they can race regionally can pay athird price, and not be allowed to enter

events such as Solo II and rallies.

This plan turns the club into a co-operative,which is how clubs should be. Those whoalready volunteer don't like being forced to -it's insulting to them. However, history hasshown most people won't unless they areforced. If everyone volunteers, they'll paythe lower fee, but the club gains so muchmore in donated skills, camaraderie, loyaltyand commitment. Isn't that what anygrassroots movement is about?

Will people leave? Yes. Let them go, and letother clubs deal with volunteerism

problems.

I was pleased to work with people whospend so much time, producing suchconsistently good work. It was a pleasure tosee people dedicate their skills to the goodof a collective of like-minded individuals forno reward. Special thanks to RonaldWoltman for being absolutely tireless andaware of everything - he has two full-time

jobs. And he's still cheerful and a goodleader. Also special thanks to RobertMicroys for being a walking encyclopediaand schedule of all matters car- and club-related.

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MCO General Meetings - 1st Tuesday of every monthMCO Executive Meetings - Third Tuesday of every month

LOUIS' STEAKHOUSE1682 Cyrville Road (613) 741-2130

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2002 DRAFTPROPOSED CASC STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Current Issues: Fee structures and underlying costs

Communication Website User friendliness Apathy Volunteer base

Goals: Reduce overhead Simplify fee structure Become user-centric in everything we do Increase communication Increase availability of services

Proposed Plan: Establish a working committee of 6-8 people (to include the CASC Business Manger and at least one BoD

member) to review existing offerings, procedures, and user requirements - month 1 thru 6 (month 1 is November2001). Committee to report to BoD at each BoD meeting with recommendations, with summary report toPresidents Meetings.

Establish a technology committee of 4-6 people (to include at least one BoD member) to develop thespecifications for a "Virtual CASC", to establish milestones, to identify cost effective technology, and to producean implementation budget - month 5 thru 9. Committee to report to BoD at each BoD meeting and to PresidentsMeetings.

BoD to develop the "Virtual CASC" Plan based on reports from the two committees- month 8 thru 12. Plan is toidentify facility needs and supporting budget. Plan to be presented to the membership at the 2002 AGM withinterim reports at the Presidents Meetings.

Install and test technology for the "Virtual CASC" under the control and supervision of the technology committee- month 13 thru 18. Committee to report to BoD at each BoD meeting. Implement the "Virtual CASC" Plan (by the Business Manager and the BoD) - month 19 thru 23. Provide

interim reports at the Presidents Meetings. Move from current brick and mortar facility to our "Virtual Office" - month 24 (at expiration of our current

lease). Report to 2003 AGM.

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Solo-II Year EndReport

by Richard Muise

All things said and done, the Solo-IIyear has gone very well for MCO.

It started off a bit shaky, as we had a

number of difficulties finding a lot.Newbridge Networks, now under Al-catel ownership did not renew lastyears' agreement. After about a monthof frantic searching, we managed tosecure the lot at Jetform Park (homeof the Ottawa Lynx). We had 10events, one of which was cancelleddue to a rainstorm. (And for those inthe know, I'm still finding yellowpowder under my seats.)

We also put on 2 PerformanceGround schools, and had students

wanting to do a third school, but atthe time, the summer was too busy tofulfil those requests.

Chris Holmsten served as our directorfor most of the year, before moving toBritain for university. Of special noteis the fact that while he was director,he actually missed competing most ofthe year due to car problems. But hewas still out at every event until hismove in September. A great deal ofthanks to Chris for his work this year.

August 26th was the Old-Timersevent, and we had a number of previ-ous Solo-II hot-shoes show up toteach the newer drivers a thing ortwo. Wes Tanney, who had driven upfrom Toronto for the event, took firstplace overall in his very quick CRX,followed by Gord Acorn and JR For-tin.

We had two interclub challenges thisyear with CADL from Montreal andStLac from Kingston. Next year, Ihope to make it a priority with thenew director that we have at least onesemi-official away event with one ofthose clubs.

The first challenge event was againstStLac, held on September 9th. MCOtooks top honors, with LawrenceKing placing first, followed by BillRogerson and Burl Vibert, both fromSt Lac. It was a great deal of funwatching the runs from the front run-ners.

The second challenge was withCADL on September 23rd and was byfar our most successful event of theyear. We had 65 drivers, about 20 ofwhich were from Montreal. Even thepost-event awards and munchies wasthe largest turn-out for the year, about25 people (East Side Mario's provid-ed us with our own room!). TheCADL racers are very good (especial-ly in B1 and BSS classes), and tookmany of the awards, although MCOmember Greg Kierstread took firstplace overall with Eric St. Onge andGilles Pilon from Kingston filling outthe top 3.

For the year, we had over 180 driverssign up for at least one event. Funds

raised were also substantial, some-where in the $6-7000 range I believe.Our biggest expense was the lot rent-al, but the lot rental came with 300free tickets to Lynx games, which wegave out as prizes, so were able togive back to Jetform in the form ofraise attendance at Lynx games.

We also had a large turn out of spectators, including a reporter from thOttawa Citizen, who did part of alarger article on Lawrence. Howevewith the extra attendance, crowd control and waiver-nazi became a nearlfull time job for the organizers.

The Solo-II awards are being tabulaed at the present time, and the awardwill be given out at the MCO banquon November 24th. All the results aralso up on the MCO web page, thankto the work by Rob Microys.

It's hard to predict what next yeamight look like, what with the uncetainty over larger economic trendBut with Solo-II being the cheapeway of entering auto sport, it actuallcould bring more drivers into MCOas drivers might not be willing to steup to more expensive forms of racing

A final thanks to all the people whvolunteered throughout the year witsetup, tear-down, timing, course layout, instructors and organizerThanks also to the people who helpewith equipment (Pat, Rob) includinour amazing (and well organizedtiming systems. And from me (as driver), a thanks to the competitofor providing a fun Solo season. Nowif I can just find those extra tenths (othousands in one case) to win me

gold pin!

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November 2001

Mississippi Valley RallySaturday November 10

Night TSD RallyRegistration: 7:00pm to 7:45pm

Drivers Meeting: 7:50pmCar 0 Leaves: 8:00pm

Location: Almonte & District CommunityCentreCurling Club, Bridge Street, Almonte

Dirty Fun in Bancroftby Warren Haywood

After taking my first foray into the rally sprint world,must say that it's hard to believe that you can legally havas much fun as we did by simply signing a waiver andriving like a fiend to beat the clock and your new ralcompadres.

A little background for those of you who haven't heaabout the re-emergence of rallycross. The Maple Leaf RalClub, the Peterborough Motorsports Club, and thKitchener-Waterloo Rally Club all teamed up this year run three events in the Bancroft area. These events starteon an access road, and the bulk of the runs took place ingravel pit. Each competitor got about four runs throughothe day; and each run was different from the one previouThis wasn't your typical gravel pit! This was a Bancrogravel pit, large enough to take 2+ minutes to get arounand with enough variety to change the course after earun. The course was marked with a combination of conand arrows costing you three and five seconds respectiveif you were, shall we say "too aggressive" into the tigchicanes or the acute left/right turns. Average speeds we

kept down somewhere between 40-60 km/h and straighaway speeds only reached upwards of 110 km/h. This wintentional as safety was of the utmost importance and fuwas truly the desired outcome.

FUN was the name of the game... Personally I have nevhad so much of it on four wheels (sometimes two or threwithin a time span of a two-minute run. For those of yowho do TSD's and find it challenging not to be MAEARLY (we all want to be max early but almost always enup max late) or don't enjoy the all night driving, this eveis the game for you. Foot to the floor, short straights, tigcorners--the only thing in your way is your ability to kethe car clear of the cones and on the road.

Fortunately for Nancy and I our "daily driver" is alsmorphing into a rally-bred VW GTI which means we wedriving all-out. On the Saturday there were 25 competitoin cars ranging from Richard Wong's 230+ hp JapaneSpec. Impreza to an early-model Eagle wagon. We endeup 10th overall and third in class, mostly due to somragged driving and hitting numerous cones that day. DTwo was a little better. Actually it was a lot better fNancy and I. There were twenty-six cars in the field anagain a large showing from Subaru. But something stranghad happened. All wheel drive and horse power couldnwin them bragging rights for the novice class--they nobelong to me! * (brag, brag) This day brought some raand a very challenging course set up by Ross Wood of thMLRC. Richard set the overall time to beat but with twflats on two separate runs he was only ahead by 12 secondAside from a couple of DNF's for mechanical reasoneveryone had four runs, heaps of fun and they even fillour bellies with pizza for the drive home! Keep tabs owww.kwrc.on.ca, www.pmsc.on.ca, and www.mlrc.ca fthe next scheduled events.

Looking forward to next year.

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