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MCO / TLMC Canaska Cup 2001
August 2001
The "New" Mont-Tremblant
Canaska Cup
Rally Reports
August 2001
2001 MCO Executive
President
and
Ontario Race Organizing Rep.
Ron Woltman
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Rob Microys
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Jeremy Hamilton
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Jim Morrow
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This weekend was special for me, it was
my first event working as a marshal. Some
details about my time in the Pace Car is on
page 7. I've also just signed up to work the
BARC weekend at Mosport, followed by
the ALMS weekend Aug 19th. This is
such a great way of getting involved, and
meeting lots of new faces from around the
region.
We've had two Solo-II events in July,
leading to some great racing. For the July
15th event, the top 25% of drivers (i.e. 10
of 42) were separated by only 2.3% in
PAX time. MCO also put on the second
Ground School at Jetform park. JR Fortin
handled the job of Chief Instructor, and he
ran a tight event.
As I mentioned last month, I have a new
addiction, track time! Since the school 6
weeks ago, I managed to squeeze in a few
laps as part of the Pace Car activities at
Canaska Cup. But the best was 2.5 hours
of lapping July 28th, arranged by Jensen Ip
and Pascal Sergent. It was a blast, even if
it meant for a late night before the Solo-II
event the next day!
-r.
Cover Photos by Basil Chiu
(MCO Executive Continued)
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Cindy Armstrong
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Motorsport Club of Ottawa
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Founding Member CASC 1951
Incorporated 1953
August 2001
MCO Solo-II Schedule
2001 Calendar of Events
April 22
April 29
May 13
June 3
June 17
July 14
July 15
July 29
August 26
September 9
September 23
October 7
MCO GENERAL MEETINGS
First Tuesday of every month, 8:00 pm
Louis' Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road
MCO EXECUTIVE MEETINGS
Third Tuesday of every month, 7:00 pm
Louis' Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road
2001 Solo-I Schedule
April 28
Solo I School
SMP - Fabi
April 29
Solo I School
SMP - Nelson
May 18
Lapping 1
Mosport DDT
May 19
Event 1
Mosport DDT
May 20
Event 2
Mosport DDT
June 9
Event 3
SMP - Fabi
June 10
Event 4
SMP - Nelson
June 22
Lapping 2
Cayuga
June 23
Event 5
Cayuga
June 24
Event 6
Cayuga
July 14
Event 7
Mosport DDT
July 15
Event 8
Mosport DDT
August 11
Event 9
SMP - Pro
August 12
Event 10
SMP - Nelson
August 24
Lapping 3
Cayuga
August 25
Event 11
Cayuga
August 26
Event 12
Cayuga
September 13 Event 13
SMP - Pro
September 14 Event 14
SMP - Fabi
November 3 Solo 1/2 Banquet Ramada Hotel, T.O.
2001 Road Racing Schedule
April 20-22
April 27
April 28, 29
May 11
May 12, 13
June 2, 3
June 30, July 1, 2
July 6
July 7, 8
July 21, 22
August 10
August 11, 12
August 31
September 1, 2
September 14
September 15, 16
September 28
September 29, 30
Spring Fling
Test Day
BARC - Event 1
Test Day
BARC - Event 2
CRDA Event 3
VARAC Festival
Test Day
MCO - Event 4
DAC - Event 5
Test Day
BARC - Event 6
Test Day
CRDA - Event 7
Test Day
BEMC - Event 8
Test Day
Celebration - Event 9
SMP
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
SMP
Mosport
SMP
SMP
SMP
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
Mosport
Event #1
Performance School #1
Event #2
Event #3
Event #4
Performance School #2
Event #5
Event #6
Event #7
Event #8
Event #9
Event #10
All Events are at Jetform Park
SOLO II Alumni Event Aug 26th
by JR Fortin
I showed up last Sunday at Jetform Park to watch our
solo II event, as always it was well run and well attended, but also as usual, many of the guys I used to run
against were not competing, and neither was I. I know
that many have moved on to Solo I, Karting, and racing
but many seemed to have hung up the goggles for a
while. The torch is still being carried by people like
Lawrence King, Bennett Leckie and Craig Seko, but
even they are relative newcomers to the MCO Solo II
scene. And so, the Aug. 26th Solo II will be an Alumni
event. Please prep. your cars and pass the word. It will
be great to see people and cars that have not been out in
five or ten years.
Hope to see you there!
JR
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August 2001
The "New" MontTremblant
by Craig Seko
While MCO members were busy organizing or driving at the Canaska Cup at
Shannonville, I went to the first event held
on the full track of the "new" Mont-Tremblant. The event was a driver education
weekend put on by Rennsport, the local
region of the Porsche Club of America
(PCA), in early July 2001.
WOW!
My first impression of the new facility
was that the old paddock appears smaller although more useable. The paddock is
now crushed gravel except for the skidpad, which is unchanged. The paddock
runs flat all the way from where the old
turnaround used to be to the victory podium in front of the cafeteria and beside the
washrooms. The washrooms remain, but
are not operational until new sewage systems are installed. The old cafeteria is still
there, but most of its driveway is gone the paddock has been widened. The laneway running around front of the washrooms is now the exit from pit lane into
the paddock. The entrance to pit lane is at
the other end of the paddock - near Namerow.
Pit lane and the pit area are extensively
changed. The hot pit is now very wide,
reminiscent of Watkins Glen. Pit-in is on
the outside of the (new) Namerow, and
pit-out is at the top of corner 2, with the
concrete barriers like those at Mosport
very much in evidence. The staging area
behind the tower was not finished when I
was there. The tower is being renovated
and enlarged, and now has a clear view of
Namerow.
Namerow, corner 14, remains the
"signature turn" of Mont-Tremblant.
However, from a driving perspective, it is
no longer Namerow, it is Namerow plus
Paddock Bend (corner 15). Paddock Bend
is a real turn now, as the main straight is
now wider and perhaps farther "in" (away
from the paddock). The two turns form an
"S," so the line through Namerow must set
up Paddock Bend. Paddock Bend itself is
a fairly straightforward flat corner. Namerow is not.
The old Namerow is gone, a victim of the
need for runoff versus rock. The new one
retains much of the physical look of the
old one. However, the angles, elevations,
and camber are simpler, and one ends up
driving around the corner, much like one
does in the first part of the esses. In races,
however, the wide variety of lines possi-
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ble will make this a fun-for-spectators
passing area. The width of the exit of
Namerow (still downhill) will allow for a
variety of entry lines into the corner, but it
is who is first out of Pad-dock Bend that
will count.
The main straight is wider, a more even
grade, and drives shorter. Exiting Paddock
Bend throws one out to the inside of the
track (away from the pits). Thus, one has
to cross back over to set up for corners
one, the "phantom" corner 2, and Diable.
Here again, the look is very similar to the
old corners - although there is now a chicane, which I did not try. I had the most
difficulty with these corners as all my old
reference points were gone, and what
seems to be the fast line doesn't use the
whole track. The track is definitely wider,
and the runoffs remove some of that
"We're on the 323 north of Lac des Plages" feel that this segment of the track
had.
The Esses (corners four and five) seemed
pretty much the same to me - except the
camber is gone (or seems to be) so more
trail-braking is needed. When I ran the
track the curbing was not yet installed, so
one could not go through here very
aggressively (the event was a driving
school). The exit has a whole new look, in
that one can see cars flying down the
backstraight. All over the track, sightlines
have been improved.
Corner 6, the sweeper, is visually different as the exit joins the new connector
segment. The connector allows for a second short course. I understand
this second course, which has
its own pit on the back straight,
isn't that exciting.
Corner 7 remains as it was after
repave-ment a few years ago,
although I think there is more
runoff now at corner exit (I
wasn't really looking).
The Carrousel is the same, but
different. The fresh pavement,
especially in the braking zone,
allows a lot of trail braking,
with the result that more speed
can be comfortably carried
through this corner.
The back straight seems identical, although, like everywhere
on the track, it is wider. The
second set of pits on the inside
of straight gives a different
look.
The sweeper at the end of the
straight and the gulch turn feel
pretty much the same. The
track has extra width and is smoother in
making elevation transitions - although
this may have been an illusion - however
the transition from the Gulch into the
Bridge turn felt like a smoothly increasing
slope, and not the immediate "you are
driving up a wall" feel of before.
The Bridge Turn now has usable pavement at corner exit, but the kink feels
sharper. The following straight is about
the same, although the pedestrian overpass isn't there anymore.
Braking into Namerow is uphill, but for
lack of better term, more consistent than
the old turn. The uphill is all on the same
angle, and at the top there is one change in
elevation - whereas the old Namerow
seemed to have three to five different elevation changes, depending on whether one
was trying to go inside or not!
Thus one finishes a lap of the new MontTremblant. Overall, the track is wider,
smoother in transitions, with more runoffs
and bigger sight lines. Similar comments
can be made about the "new" Mosport except I've heard that the line at the "new"
Mosport hasn't changed. This isn't quite
the case for the new Mont-Tremblant. I've
avoided giving a specific line, as I, like
most people in attendance that weekend,
drove the track with a pre-conceived
notion of the "old" Mont-Tremblant in
mind. What works best on the "new"
Mont-Tremblant, especially in racing,
remains for you to discover.
Enjoy!
August 2001
My Canaska Cup
Weekend
by Richard Muise
I wasn't able to find time last year to get
my marshal license, but at last year's Canaska Cup, I made a promise to myself
that I would have one for the 2001 race
weekend. During this past spring, I took
the courses, wrote the test, and put out the
fires. I did get my license, but with only
hours to spare; I was handed my license
and blank workers log Friday morning at
the Shannonville track.
The Canaska Cup weekend started with a
day of working in the registration hut
with Sherissa and her capable crew. The
drivers, crew and workers trickled in
throughout the day while the track was
open for testing and tuning.
Saturday was my first big day. I was in
the Bytek VW Beetle Pace Car with Ken
Baird. My responsibilities were to operator the radios while Ken drove. Saturday
morning was quiet, with only practice
and qualifying. We asked permission to
take our one reconnaissance lap of the
track, purely to test the car handling you
see. Saturday afternoon was the first
races, our first pace laps.
Two minutes before the field was let go
from mock grid, Ken would drive out to
corner-1 and park. When the zero time
arrived, the cars would start to stream out
of the pits and we would start to move
slowly down the track with the intention
of picking up the field when all the cars
were out of the mock grid. However,
some of the series had enough cars that
we would be on the Fabi straight before I
would see the final car entering corner-2.
Other times, the cars would lag behind "Hey come on guys/gals, show some
aggression and catch up with the pace
car!"
I was twisted nearly completely around in
the passenger seat watching out the rear
window, one hand on the radio controls "Control, Pace car has the field" - the
other hand desperately clamped around
the handhold above the window. Down
the long back straight, the cars behind
swaying back and forth warming the tires.
Starting to speed up a little, and brake
down through corner at the end of the
straight, the cars behind start to form up
in two rows. Believe me, there's nothing
quite as glorious as watching a field of
Formula cars forming up only 20 feet
behind you!
Down through the S-curves, and into the
sharp left hander, the car leans way over
as Ken guns it to pull into the pits. At this
corner, I turn off the roof lights, and Ken
pulls over to the pit entrance, the field
roars past us on the other side of the pit
wall to take the green flag.
Saturday had 3 races, therefore 3 pace
laps. There was only one incident that
looked serious, two Formula cars took
each other to the wall outside corner-1,
hard against the tire barrier. Ken started
the pace car up, but the call to gather up
the field didn't come, and soon the race
was over. It took 20 to 30 minutes to get
the tires put back.
Sunday had 6 races, including the headliner Canada GT Challenge Cup. The
CGTCC race was the only one that differed for the pace car. We had to maintain a 100kmph speed in the pace car,
which was apparently mandated in the
rules. And there was one lap with the
pace car, and one self-paced lap before
getting the green from Jennifer and Ryan.
As with the previous day, there wasn't
much activity with the pace car, all racing
incidents handled either after the race
was over, or by localized rescue crews.
I highly encourage others in MCO to get
their marshal license. The experience is
gratifying, and you can't get closer to the
action unless you are actually in the race!
All regional races need volunteers to run,
and this is a great way to be involved.
Photo by Basil Chiu
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August2001
2001
March
MCO Rally Group
News, July 2001
by Craig Hamm
This column is to inform MCO members
about activities in the club's Rally Group.
Just because there have been no rallies
since June doesn't mean members have
been idle. Already this year we have new
checkpoint boards, and a big cache of
newly printed materials ready for a few
years worth of rallies. Group members
have also been busy building rallies for
ALL to enjoy, and honing their own
driving skills.
loop around Mississippi Lake and will be
suitable for beginners with a good mix of
loose surface to tarmac. This drivex event
will be more technical than the Totally
Silly Drive rally of June 9 and will
contain a few 'clever' instructions . . .
People really enjoyed the Silly Drive rally
and this one will surely challenge the
entrants. Don't miss this one, not too far
from home, and it won't break your car so
get out there!
Jaak Laan has been building a rally route
east of Ottawa. This is another very
beginner friendly rally, and will be fun
when it comes on stream.
Several
Rally
Group
members
participated in the MCO Performance
Ground School. The instruction was top
notch, and unbeatable for the price. While
the techniques taught were demonstrated
only on tarmac, the principles apply to
any surface and will improve any driver's
skill. Hats off to the organisers!
Last year's Lanark County Highlands
Rally, by Morrow and Laan, will likely be
run this autumn, with some modifications
to last year's route and all checkpoint
locations. I ran in this event last year, and
it was a real blast. Plan for a great Sunday
drive through magnificent country before
the short winter days set in.
Tony Lai competed in the recent Bancroft
rally sprint. His review appears in this
issue of The Link.
As you can see from the above, we are
creating a bank of rallies so that in 2002
MCO can have a Club Rally Series. In
order to qualify for points competitors
will have to volunteer during at least one
or two rally events.
Jim Morrow and Jodie Shay (a soon to be
member) have been diligently mapping,
measuring, and driving a new drivex rally.
Jodie, new to rallying, has taken the bull
by the horns as routemaster, and we trust
he will be a valuable member as he learns
the ropes of rally design. The route is
approximately 260 km, purportedly
through some stunning backcountry, and
roads to challenge drivers at all skill
levels. Target mid-September for this
event.
Yours truly has been building a new rally
of approx. 200 km. The rally completes a
The Group will implement a class
structure in MCO rallies. The intent is to
encourage newcomers into the sport who
cannot afford rally computers, and
programmable calculators/laptops, or
simply want to compete seat-of-the-pants
(SOP). Currently, no distinction is made
between competitors running SOP or with
thousand dollar rally computers, putting
the budget minded and/or beginer at a
clear disadvantage.
Since the last issue of The Link we have
setup a MCO Rally Group discussion
board through Yahoo! Groups. The
purpose of this web-based group is to
enhance communication, on a daily basis,
between MCO rally enthusiasts. It is
NOT the intent to compete with the MCO
website, the OFFICIAL source of rally
information in the club. Drop in at URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/mco_rally_group
and ask to join us. Currently, the group is
moderated so that your email inbox won't
get too clogged up with idle chitchat.
Several teams are running in the SMCC
(Montreal) Mid-Summer's Night Rally 28
July, run from Oka. We are looking
forward to building a spirit of cooperation
between our two clubs. Teams are also
assembling for an MCO assault (!) on the
Upper Canada Car Rally (Ontario Road
Rally C'ship) for 22 Sept., run by Toronto
Autosport Club. Some members may
make it to Markham for the 26 August
Custom Inspection Guages Rally, put on
by Maple Leaf Rally Club. Both rallies
are approximately 200 km length with
instructions tailored to all levels of
experience.
Finally, several Group members are
planning to spectate at Charlevoix in early
November. Next year this will likely be
on the WRC circuit, this is the big time!
Several members will volunteer at the Tall
Pines performance rally in late November.
Join us, and get CLOSE to some fast and
furious rally action.
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August 2001
THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT...
Bancroft
Rallysprint Report
One brutish question, of course, is
always centered on money! How did
we do financially? Our eminent
Treasurer shall publish the final
numbers, but allow me to say we lost
money.
Next Event: doubleheader August
18/19. The beast will be back to
defend its slowest-times-of-the-day
(but still first-in-class and one heck of
a cool trophy!!!)
down from our perhaps optimistic
forecast (predicated on last year's
numbers); and second, a very
generous, and in my opinion, in no
by Tony Lai
And on the seventh day, we way regrettable 'care and feeding'
rested…The Motorsport Club of package' for the workers - an area we Hi Y'All,
Ottawa's Canaska Cup race weekend can continue to cultivate.
is over for 2001. Phew!
My
Here's a field report from Saturday's
appreciation and admiration for ALL Another variable is the levy we pay RallySprint. It was a hoot!
of the people who made our race per entry to CASC. While not entirely
weekend a SUCCESS is unbridled. settled as we go to press, herewith the The Place: Bancroft was not so far
Without question, it was a truly well gist: the Ontario Race Organizing away - a scenic 2 hours from West
organized and professionally run (ORO) committee, on which I sit, Carleton.
event. Many people have gone out of unanimously agreed at the start of the
their way to covey that sentiment season, to contribute to the Worker The Venue: despite its name, the
which, personally, has been gratifying. Recruitment and Retention Committee gravel pit was mostly hard-packed
(WRRC) to the tune of $500.00 per sand - well, hard-packed before the
As you are all too aware, I love event. As well, however, we also cars started running, at least. My
naming NAMES, but I shall refrain, agreed to an additional $10.00 per rear-wheel drive unruly beast on
for I will miss someone, leaving me entrant levy for the same thing, which hockey-puck street tires was severely
all 'akimbo'. However, letters have has been a topic of some discussion by traction-challenged. A set of snow
been sent to each of our sponsors the ORO. That $10.00 levy, it should tires would have helped get some
thanking them for their truly be mentioned, was collected as part of power down.
munificent support; along with 'thank- each entrant's registration fee.
yous', both verbal and written have
The Course: shaped like a pretzel,
also been sent to all workers. And, a My take on the 'care-and-feeding' with probably a 20-foot elevation
package' for workers is that we must change. The best part was flooring it
special thanks to Helen Z.
strive to ensure the workers feel well in 2nd to make it up the hill, cranking
I am the steering for the sharp right-hander,
Of course, your Canaska Cup and truly taken care of.
Committee comprised of Cindy confident that was the case at the opposite lock to keep the tail from
Armstrong, Robert Benson, Basil Canaska Cup weekend; judging from leaving the timezone, a dash into 3rd
Chiu, Robert and Sherissa Microys, the positive feedback I have before the chicane, avoid the pylons,
and yours truly. We worked very personally received. It is an area we and then squirting thru to the finish.
well together as a team and we were can review from a financial Eeeeee-Aaaawww!
fortunate to enjoy the fruits of many perspective for next year, without
talented and hard-working individuals jeopardizing, what I think, was a The Equipment: just like Solo2, no
who stepped up the plate and benchmark in this sort of thing.
special equipment needed - only a
collectively hit some home runs. In
helmet for your noggin. The course is
fact, one of the more frequent words In any event, lets not diminish for a not a car-breaker; somebody from
of feedback I heard was MCO's moment, the quite incredible Toronto brought their new WRX
incredible depth of experience and accomplishment and success we have (nudge, wink, hint, hint).
professionalism - which quite frankly earned - not only amongst ourselvesis hardly surprising given our lengthy but also throughout the ORO and race The Action: my arms have never
community at large.
history.
moved so frantically - arcade-grade
frenzy in a real-life car!
Now that 'we are experienced' in the 'We done good'. We shall do better
words of the late Jimi Hendrix, we can next year, of that I am certain.
The Pitch: anyone who has
and will DO better. Your committee -rpw
daydreamed
about
running
has already met to begin preparations
performance rally **MUST** give
for next year.
this a try!
Why? Two reasons essentially. First,
despite a very strong turnout of entries
(115) in these economically turbulent
times of reduced entries, we were
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August 2001
The Golden Pine Rally
by Jim Morrow
On September 15, 2001, the Motorsport Club of Ottawa will be presenting the Golden Pine Rally.
This is our most ambitious offering
to date in our process of building a
suite of TSD rallies to support a
club cham-pionship series. (We
hope to start the series next year.)
The Rally Group went further afield
this time in search of great roads for
your driving pleasure. The rally is
set in the hills and forest around
Golden Lake (near Eganville) over
223.95 km of stages. The route
instructions are built at two levels:
dead simple for beginners and a
very interesting set of experts'
instructions (no tricks or delib-erate
confusion but both the driver and
the navigator better be on their
game).
spared in procuring these fine prizes!
Jodie, by the way, will be a new
MCO member by the time you read
this.
As if the roads weren't incentive
enough, we have another treat for
you. Paulo Nunes, the president of
the Sports Motor Car Club, operating out of Montreal, has told us that
he'd like to run this Rally. Our very
own presi-dent, Ron Woltman has
said much the same. A battle of epic
proportions is shaping up! No
promises, but we may see these two
titans going head-to-head.
As usual, we'll be offering a short
school the morning of the rally
either as a refresher for the accomplished, or an introduction for
beginners. The ODO check will be
run before the rally so get there and
register as soon as you can.
The Schedule:
- The School and registration:
10:00 to 11:30
- General registration:
12:30 to 13:30
- Drivers' meeting:
14:00 to 14:30
- Car #1 leaves:
14:45
- Car #1 finishes:
18:00 (still being measured
at this time)
The Venue:
Start: The Community Centre in
Golden Lake
Finish: The Community Centre
in Golden Lake
There is food (The Crossroads Restaurant) and gas (across the street
from the community centre).
Please join us on Saturday, September 15, and make this a successful
club event.
The route is a really great drive!
While running the roads for the first
time while setting up the rally, I
found it impossible to resist the
urge to pretend to be Juha Kankunnen. I'd like to thank my co-driver, I
mean navigator Jodie Shay. He
mapped out the route and has promised to source our very interesting
prize package. No expense has been
MCO General Meetings - 1st Tuesday of every month
MCO Executive Meetings - Third Tuesday of every month
LOUIS' STEAKHOUSE
1682 Cyrville Road
(613) 741-2130
Take 417, get off at Innes Road (by 417 Nissan and Costco)
all are welcome!
August 2001
August 2001
Main Street Racing
- Press Release
Main Street Racing's Ken Baird
Drives the Pace Car for Canaska Cup
DATE: Thursday July 26th, 2001
Main Street Racing's Ken Baird drove
the Bytek Volkswagen Pace Car for
the Canaska Cup at Shannonville,
July 7th and 8th. The Motorsports
Club of Ottawa (www.mco.org) does
the Canaska Cup along with the Twin
Lakes Motorsports Club. These races
include the Canadian Challenge Cup,
which was won by Ottawa¹s own Jim
Holtom, the Ontario Challenge Cup
which includes Bob Armstrong of
North Gower, Ian Madden of Ottawa's Metric Auto, Jay Saslove and
Mike Kilby of Richmond, to name a
few. Great racing and you can camp
for the weekend at the track. Great
Fun and Thanks to All that participated.
The first half of July was quieter at
Capital City Speedway, but heated up
to the CASCAR and the PRO Truck
Mid-Season Championships. The
three Steve's, Steve Munro, Steve
Benoit and North Gower¹s own Steve
Yendall were one, two and three.
Matt Moffitt of North Gower won the
1st heat - Good going Matt. Steve
Munro of Carp won the second heat.
Ouch, Crunch! was what happened to
Ken's CarQuest #2 as Tim Kirby¹s
#10 touched wheels with Ken's ProTruck, sending it airborne. As this
was in the middle of corner two, the
Truck went straight into the wall (so
much for centrifugal force). This
stopped it abruptly and shortened it a
9
foot or two. Or three. Colin Lewis,
his son Chris and Ken are getting it
back to running order as I write, so
we should see the ProTruck Wednesday, August 8th at the Speedway and
then on to St Eustache-Montreal for
the Saturday races. James McCurdy,
son of Sheila and Gary, did a Wonderful Banner promoting Ken Baird,
his Crew, Sponsors and the #2 ProTruck. We will post it in the Shop as
a "Before" picture.
Dave Watchorn and Martin Walter
played their normal back to front, me
first, you second, entertaining the
crowd. They are fast - must be that
North Gower water. Dave came from
the back of the pack in the 1st heat to
place second, Martin winning first
place. Dave won the second heat and
Martin won the Feature.
Earl Wylie, our popular Hobby Stock
Driver, moved up to ProStock and
came second in his Feature Race.
Not bad for a Rookie. Way to Go,
Earl.
Melissa Watchorn, and her Rosebud
Stationary (10th Anniversary) held a
very successful North Gower Race
Fan Appreciation Day on July 14th,
with RACE VEHICLES of all shapes
and sizes, including Phil Dudgeon's
Go Kart, which won a 1st Place at
Quyon this July, ProTrucks, GT Race
Cars, the ChampCar Lights Formula
Car and, the crowd favourite, Chris
Lewis' Racing Tractor, a winner
along with Keith McLaughlin's at
North Gower¹s Canada Day Celebration. The CARQUEST ProTruck #2
was on display at both events, as well
as the famous Kars Fair Parade.
Thanks to the Lewis's, Chris Dolman,
his brother and Sara.
The ProTruck #2's Sponsors this year
are CARQUEST, Class 8 Collision,
Shell Oil Thermoshell, G. W. Roofing, Bernhard Turbo Trans, R.V.S.
Hydraulics,
Kemco
Radiator,
Extreme Signs, Irish Rose ATV
Nature Trails, Custom Welding, and
Barry Horricks.
Thanks to An Excellent Crew - Colin
Lewis is the Car Chief and Chief
Mechanic, Rob Jackson is Backup
Driver and Crewman, Jeff Brown and
Chris Lewis are Crewmen and Leo
Constantinou is the Race Cars Parts
Professional. Pam Lewis, Chris Dolman and Bev Millar are the Team
Assistants.
CONTACT: Main Street Racing
[email protected]
www.mainstreetottawa.com
613 489-0980
Box 37, North Gower,
Ottawa ON K0A 2T0
August 2001
Classifieds
For Sale:
For Sale:
1997 BMW 540i. White, sports package, automatic,
tan leather, V8 (280hp), fully loaded, including sun
roof and CD changer, electric seats, heated seats and
even heated steering wheel.
Excellent condition, certified used car by BMW
Canada with warranty until June 2003 / 120,000km.
80,500km, $39,900
Contact Pascal at (613) 852-4084 or
[email protected]
The Midsummer's Night Rally
by Jim Morrow
When we set up the MCO Rally Group, our primary
focus was to bring more rallies to the MCO and to
increase participation through awareness.
One initiative was to have dedicated meetings once a
month where the MCO sub-group of enthusiasts
could meet to scheme and plot. Another was to set
up an e-mail post site for pure Rally chatter. Well, it
worked! We've made contact with an ex-president of
the old Ottawa Rally Club (who now "lurks" on our
site), and with Paulo Nunes, President of the Sports
Motor Car Club (SMCC) out of Montreal.
Paulo's a great guy (he likes Rallying) and he
extended an invitation to our group to compete in the
SMCC "Midsummer's Night Rally". The Rally ran
out of Pointe-Calumet (Paulo's house) and finished
up some 150 km later in St-Eustache. We were made
to feel very welcome and were treated to a BBQ on
arrival, then had a chance to meet 20 Quebec teams
in the ensuing socializing.
The roads were great; all except 13 km were paved
and the limit on the twisty secondary roads was 90
km/hr. The first car left at 8:01 p.m. and the last car
finished at about 12:11 a.m. at the restaurant in StEustache.
This was one of the dreaded "Navigational"
rallies…and at night, but the instructions were good
so we did fairly well. Because none of us would
admit to running in Nav rallies before, we were
graciously placed in Beginner's class …same
Nissan 240sx, #60 GT2 CGTCC, 1:32 at Mosport, 1:12
at Shannonville. Chevy LT1 V8 (approx. 400hp), 6speed, 300zx brakes, Koni shocks, Tilton pedals,
Autometer gauges, etc. Spare parts include: spare body,
14 wheels, rain tires, orig. 250hp Nissan Motorsports
engine, transmission, diff., etc.
Ready to race, asking $14,500 OBO.
Call Len at (613) 748-3313 or email
[email protected] for details
instructions as the experts, but in our own group of
15 cars.
I navigated for Jeannie (first time driving) in my
Subaru; Craig Hamm piloted the CDC team Corolla
with Paul Acacia (first time ever); and Jodie Shay
(who joined the MCO in August) drove the Nissan
with Sonya Howard navigating. Craig pushed his old
Corolla to tenth; Jodie brought his Nissan in fifth;
and Jeannie, I am proud to say, brought us in second
in class and about seventh overall.
We all had a fantastic time. My congratulations to
Paulo and his crew for running a great rally!
Before the event, I was speaking with Paulo about
the TSD rally that we're going to be running out of
Golden Lake on Saturday, September 15, and he said
that he'd like to run it. I had basically the same
conversation with Ronald Woltman, our excellent
president, who also would like to run in the
rally…the battle of the presidents! I'm thinking
every right-minded club member is going to want to
get out and drive the same roads as these two titans.
We'll reserve space for everyone.
We just finished a preliminary run-through of the
rally and basic route set-up. It's 224 km of really
good driving roads. Several of them have such a
beautiful rhythm that it's well nigh impossible to
slow down enough to run the average speeds. We're
calling it the Golden Pine Rally and have a really
special prize package for the winners.
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P.O. Box 37, 2319 Community Way,
North Gower, Ottawa ON K0A 2T0
Ken Baird
www.mainstreetottawa.com
613 489-0948
[email protected]
Canaska Cup photos by Basil Chiu
Grassroots Motorsport in the National Capital Region since 1949.
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