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INSIDE- Solo-I, Solo-II Report
- Closed Wheel Report
- ChampCar Light Report
- Rally Reports
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Special ThanksBev Millar and Ken BairdCollation and Distribution
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2000 ExecutivePresident
Vice-President
Ronald WoltmanH: (613) 592-0141W: (819) 997-6988
Past PresidentJohn Blouin
H: (613) [email protected]
Directors
Sherissa MicroysH: (613) 822-7204
Karting DirectorJeff Watson
(613) [email protected]
David ButlerH: (613) 596-5518
C: (613) [email protected]
Jaak LaanH: (613) 835-3966W: (613) 943-2520
Sam MandiaH: (613) 745-4227W: (613) [email protected]
MembershipGordon Acorn and Helen Zhou
H: (613) 271-1161W: (613) 763-1155
Treasurer
Secretary
Chris CapowskiH: (613) 228-1180W: (613) 526-5202
LINK [email protected]
Ayan GangopadhyayH: (613) [email protected]
Richard MuiseH: (613) 241-9983
Hotline(613) 788-0525
Website
www.mco.orgmaintained by Rob Microys
Hosted byAnjura Technology Corporation
General Meetings
Louis's Steakhouse1682 Cyrville Rd., Ottawa, ON
First Tuesday of every monthAll are welcome
M.C.O.P.O. Box 65006,
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Editorial ExhaustBlipping the Throttle
Well, the racing year has more or less
come to the end. It's been fun for me,having my first full year of Solo-II, as well
as the Novice Rally (detailed later in the
newsletter).
The Solo-II was really improved by taking
the mid-year Driving school. If anyone
started coming to Solo-II later in the year,
I highly recommend taking this course
next spring.
Also, don't forget the winter Solo-II
(Slush'n Slide), usually held around
February. It's a real challenge! (Hey is
anyone interested in a winter Racers'
Slalom??)
The Rally was my first, and it was
immensely fun! I'm not sure I'm ready to
get my FIA license, I'll certainly be trying
this type of competition more in the next
year. Thanks to Jim and Jaak (and the rest
of the helpers/check-points)!
As for the newsletter, this has been the
easiest to put together so far, withcontributions from so many. Thank you
all! I'm looking for some pictures from the
past year for the December issue, so if you
have anything, let me know, and I can
make arrangements to scan the pictures.
Perhaps you also have some stories from
your past year of competition that you
would like to share. This newsletter is for
our members, so why not crow a litte!
- Richard Muise
Rob Microys4287 Owl Valley Drive
Gloucester, Ontario K1V 1L8H: (613) 822-7204W: (613) 765-5744C: (613) 761-0306
Robert BensonH: (613) 837-2051
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November 2000
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GET YOUR MCO BANQUETTICKETS
Saturday November 25th, 2000Louis' Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville RoadDoors open 5pm and dinner at 6:30pm
Tickets $35 per person, available from SherisMicroys (613-822-7204, [email protected]
or any executive member.
The 2001 Calendar of EventsThe schedule w ill be posted here as the dates are firmed up.
2000 Calendar of EventsMCO GENERAL MEETINGSFirst Tuesday of every month, 8:00 pmLouis's Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road
MCO EXECUTIVE MEETINGSThird Tuesday of every month, 7:30 pm
Louis's Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road
The MCO INDOOR Racing League at Capital Karting
FALL 2000
FormatThe league shall be comprised of MCO members and is open toinvitations with the possibility of non-members entering into theleague events. Each event shall have points awarded to all participantswith the results posted on the Capital Karting Web site which shallinclude a link to the MCO w eb site.
Schedule5 weeknight sessions rotating on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdayevenings. Starting Thurs. Sept. 14, Tues. October 3, W ed. October 25,Thurs. November 16, and finishing Tues. Dec. 5.
ALL EVENTS BEGIN AT 8:00 P.M. AND YOU ARE ASKED TOBE THERE AT LEAST 15 MIN. PRIOR TO RACING
Pricing- The cost of each event will be $33 per participant for 3 races each.- For non-members of C apital Karting it is $45
Annual Mem bership at Capital Karting is $10 hencethe cost of membership is recuperated at the first session.
- Each evening w ill consist of a 5-minute practice,a 7 m inute qualifying session and a 12 minute race.
NOTE: A one time fee of $5.00 will apply to cover the costs oftrophies and food for the last event, or whatever the group decisionmight be.
Points System- The lowest average race time of all members will be determined.- Points will be awarded to the top 9 racers, from 10 -2 points.- All other drivers will receive 1 point for the event.- Point standings will be posted on the Capital Karting web site
www.capitalkarting.com
RegistrationCall Capital Karting at 742-4404, Anyone who answers the call canregister you in the master file. Marc Gaudet is the League Convener.
Capital Karting is located in the Beacon Hill Shopping Centre onOgilvie Road in Gloucester. Please park at the back of the building.
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2000 MCO HighlandRally and Novice
Rally Schoolby Jaak Laan
Rallymaster Jim Morrow directed a successful
and highly entertaining event in the Highland
Rally on October 21 beginning and ending in
Almonte. This was designed as a DRIVEX
(focus on driving not navigating) TSD (time
speed distance) road rally. The event was run
by Rally Sport Ontario rules to give people
who had never tried rallying before the flavour
of road rallying which in turn gives people a
feel for what performance rallying might be
like. The instructions were the same type as
used in the Yokohama W inter Rally Series.
Forty-nine people sat through Jim and m y over
hour long seminar before the rally itself. The
rally had 21 cars which means 42 drivers andnavigators and two passengers in the back on
one minivan.
Jim and I had spent quite a number of hours
talking, meeting, organizing, promoting,
registering, designing and twice pre-running
the route. It was our first attempt at organizing
and running a rally, let alone a rally seminar,
and we had a lot of fun. Jim was undoubtedly
the leader and expert and the one I deferred to
in decision-mak ing for this event. He knew
what he was doing, he knows a lot about
rallying and has obviously been payingattention to the organization requirements like
scoring that I haven't a hope in Haddes of
understandingor at least understanding,
retaining and then implementing consistently.
We would like to thank our checkpoint
workers, Etienne and M ichelle Gregoire, Dave
Butler, Bennett Leckie, Ron Woltman and
Nick Berry. Before the checkpoint workers
went out we held a draw of two Senators
tickets for that night in appreciation for
working the event. These tickets were
generously donated by Steve Laird. We would
also like to thank Richard Muise for preparingexcellent certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
as well as certificates for all for the Novice
Rally School. People were not expecting
certificates, and as one person exclaimed
happily"Wow!"
The event itself ran pretty smooth ly. My day
started off at 4:30 AM as I had to pre-run the
rally route and mark the checkpoints one final
time with fluorescent orange tape to ensure our
workers were sitting at their checkpoints in the
right place. The first checkpoint that we had
pre-marked was mysteriously not markedanymore so there I was panicking at dawn in
the woods w ith four more checkpoints to find.
Being a novice at this I dragged Jim out from
his house to double check my guestimated
checkpoint location. Then the fourth
checkpoint that we had pre-marked with a
spray-painted "M" on a hydro pole was painted
out with black paintbut I recognized the
location. It was interesting to run the route
alone and doing the odometer corrections
while stopped to mark the checkpoints and
then driving off madly in pursuit of the next
checkpoint. Jim had instructed me to sweepthe road to get the leaves and the pine needles
and the big gravel off (just like first car in a
performance rally does but never wants to
have to) and I did my bestwhile of course
obeying all rules of the road.
I worked one checkpoint myself and driver
were very well behaved with just the righ
amount of speed yet not dangerous which
was important this being on public open
roads. Two cars had flat tires and three
navigators woofed their cookies, some mor
than once.
We had a range of cars from an A udi S4 to Caravan to a new Beetle to a 300ZX to
Impreza 2.5RS to Neon to a Cherokee.
Nine cars had MCO members and two
people joined MCO on the spot which mor
than pays for one year of MCO affiliation
with Rally Sport Ontario. The remaining 10
cars included many people who were
interested in learning about MCO and
expect them to join us for things like the
Winter Driving School, the winter solo and
even summer Solo II now that they have
experienced how much fun MCO is.
November 2000
Get Your MCO Banquet Tickets
Saturday November 25th, 2000
Louis' Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road
Doors open 5pm and dinner at 6:30pm
Tickets: $35 per person, available from Sherissa
Microys (613-822-7204, [email protected])
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November 2000
Rally HeavenMCO Highlands Rally a Blast!
by Jean MacGillivray
The third Saturday in October markedthe auspicious occasion of my first rally,and the first offered by the MCO in someyears. If I was nervous and excited aboutcompeting, it goes without saying that my
husband, Jim Morrow, was more so as hewas the Rally Master.
Jim and Jaak Laan, MCO Solo and RallyDirector, had been working hard to createa rally suitable for novice drivers andnavigators that would be fun andinstructional, as well as challengingenough to make it interesting for moreexperienced teams. Jim thought an idealroute would take us through the twistyback roads of hilly, rocky LanarkHighlands, where we live. With beautifulfall scenery, fun roads and simple, direct
instructions devoid of trickery, he andJaak thought a few more of us could behooked on what can be politely termed anobsession. I lost no time in asking DeniseSarazin, Jaak's wife, to be my navigator. Ifigured since our husbands would be busywith the rally, we might as well havesome fun!
Last winter, Jim and Jaak took part in thefour-event Yokohama Winter Series andJim attended a navigator's seminar givenby Mark Williams, who has ralliedinternationally. Well aware of the
challenges and confusion awaiting thenew navigator, J&J decided to offer a pre-rally seminar before sending us off to getlost.
Jim first got MCO support for the event,booked JR's Restaurant in Almonte forrally HQ, and began to plan in earnest.There were furtive phone conversationswith Jaak I couldn't hear and e-mails Iwasn't allowed to open, and don't evenstart on the maps - I was afraid to walkinto our home office in case I happened tosee something verboten! But it all came
together yesterday, with 21 cars ready forfun and new challenges.
Included in our number was the Subarucontingent, about six strong; a couple ofAudis; a VW Beetle (# 27) with a spiffypaint job - even a family mini-van, withthree navigators! It was clear there was noshortage of enthusiasm for rallying. Ispotted fellow Solo II'ers among thecrowd, a few children and some veryefficient-looking teams.
The seminar included information oneverything from rally decorum, to anexplanation of the different types ofrallies and their purpose, to the tulipdiagrams, the types of cautions (theyforgot about equestrians!) and, mostimportant for the navigators, a run-through of how to do an odometer checkand calculate the speed your driver shouldbe going at.
At last it was time to drive and Jaakwaved us out at one-minute intervals. Wewere car 20, so it felt like a long wait.Finally we were off, and 10 minutes laterwere well into the back roads, where wespent most of our time. I decided to shutup and drive, as my navigator hadprevious rally experience, and thatworked well. I ended up harassing hertoward the end, when the roads gotfamiliar again, and I was trying to figureout how the rally would end. This isevidently what drivers are not supposed todo! (Sorry, Denise!)
I was surprised at how the three hours, or155 km, just flew by. We drove west ofAlmonte through picturesque villages andpast cottages, from Clayton back into hillsand twisty dirt roads with very briefforays onto paved roads. Before turningonto Highway 511 for a brief respite ofpavement, six motorcycles, whom welater saw back at the restaurant, zoomednorth towards Calabogie. Perhaps
Almonte should be billed as "the gatewayto motorsport country"!
The sun was setting as we travelled westtowards Dalhousie Lake, making forsome interesting moments of blindness. Iwas relieved when we rounded the lake tohead for home, the sun finally at my back.Fortified by a chocolate bar and a swig ofwater, I was able to focus better and relax
a little on this stage, as the roads werewider, smoother and paved. I had found itdecidedly weird on stage three, where Ifelt like I was driving through privateproperty! My task was now easier, andDenise guided me down into the villageof Lanark, along Highway 7, and backonto the country roads just west of
Almonte with no problems.
I must admit I had no idea how we weredoing, probably because I'mmathematically incompetent, so I just hada really good time being out there. I thinkmost other teams did, too, although twicewe came upon vehicles with flat tires -one, a Subaru and the other, a mini-van.Both said they were okay, and we sawthem later back at rally HQ so I hope theyhad fun anyway. From what I could tell,people enjoyed the scenery and had funparticipating in a rally that didn't mess
with your mind!
The rally ended up back at the restaurant.Each team handed in its card and thescores were compiled and posted. Wewere then awarded a certificate forattending the seminar and completing therally - official proof of our achievement! Iam pleased to say that Denise and Iplaced seventh.
I want to thank the people who didcheckpoint duty, without whom therewould have been no rally. I was
particularly impressed that Michelle andEtienne Gregoire were willing to riskhaving their baby miles from nowhere...!Thanks also to Bennett Leckie, RonWoltman, Dave Butler and Jaak Laan,who rushed out to do stage five. Andthanks especially, Jim and Jaak, for all thefun we had! I hope the MCO decides tomake it an annual event, as I'm reallylooking forward to my second rally.
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November 2000
2000 Rally Wrap-upand Look Forward
into 2001
by Jaak Laan
Rally participation by MCO memberswas relatively far ranging compared to
recent years. More on the 2000 MCOHighland Rally and Novice RallySchool in a separate article.
Six different crews took up thechallenge of competing in theYokoham a Winter Rally series. Thisseries is four overnight road rallies onthe twistiest, most fun roads that can befound from Peterborough to Kingstonto the Laurentians. This series isrunning again in 2001 in January andFebruary and hopefully the Ottawacrowd will join in again. If you like
driving and are interested in rallyinggive this series a try. It is grassrootsrallying and it is how rallying used tobe at the World Championship level 25years ago. This series is a rare andspecial opportunity to get out there anddo it. The tentative dates for this
winter are Rallye Des Neiges fromHawkesbury into the Laurentians onJanuary 20, Snowy Safari Rally fromPeterborough on February 3, and thetwo consecutive night Frostbite Rallyand Ontario Winter Rally on February16 and 17.
One of our members, Aron Gabor, hasbeen running Ontario and Quebec
regional Performance Rallies in theProduction GT class in his WestboroSubaru Legacy. This was his firstseason in the series and by allaccounts he has prospered. His resultsare getting better all the time.
By the time you read this the RallyeInternational de Charlevoix will havehappened at the end of October. Thisevent is being run under FIA rules inthe hopes that it will become a WorldRally Championship event in 2002.The impact on this year's event willhave been three days of advancepractice on the roads developing pacenotes (Canadian national rallies do notallow this practice) and the presenceof FIA officers and at least twoEuropean rally teams including onewith Eric Comas (former F1, etc.
driver) and many teams from all overthe U.S. and of course Canada. Thereare 65 cars entered in the event. If allgoes well I'll have seen two or threestages on the Saturday.
Nearer home you'll be able to seeAron and the rally crowd in actionnext at the Tall Pines Rally out ofBancroft, Ontario on November 25.
This event is 2.5 hours away andmakes a great day trip to a beautifularea around the impressive town ofBancroft. Rem ember, there is nocharge admission when spectating atrallies (exception being $2 at somespecial places at Charlevoix). Anumber of Ottawa people attend thatevent and Jim Morrow and I will bemarshalling and "testing" some of theroads on our way out into the stagesto our posts.
The Rallye de Quebec will happenJanuary 26-27 around Quebec City foranother event in a great location. ThePerce Neiges Rally will happen earlyFebruary out of Maniwaki about anhour north of Ottawa. All of theseevents are truly wild motorsports.
The Vice-PresidentReport
A particularly busy past month for
me, and I am sure for otherexecutive members, as the summerseason fades into fall. We are nownot only facing the transition of theseasons, but also the traditionalchange of faces at the executivetable. For the moment, I onlyknow of Basil Chiu and myselfrunning for this year's executive.Robert Benson, our Treasurer, hasmade a commitment to continue inthat role for another year. And,Gord Acorn and Helen Zhou areback as our membership
chairpersons. Where are the rest ofyou? You can only build the kindof club you want through activeparticipation! Lets build a team.
As I mentioned in last month'sLINK we again provided raceofficials for the EVCC ElectrothonRace at Quyon, chronicledadequately last month. I haveagreed to act in that role again nextyear for their annual 'big' event at
Capital City Speedway. I amlooking for volunteers NOW!
In addition, we are putting a teamtogether to act as officials for the
karting activities planned for nextyear. We need technical types,corner workers, pit lane timers,assistant race directors' etc. I haveapplication forms for ASNlicenses for those positions thatdemand them. Please see JeffWatson or me.
Many members were out racing inthe NCKC annual Enduro(accounts elsewhere from the racedirector), including son Ryan whowas racing with Chris Swinwoodin the 4-stroke class. Father Pauland Jay Saslove were in the'heavier' class - and father Ronwas doing lap charts for bothteams.
I also had the privilege oforganizing the final event of theSOLO II season at Alcatel. Ihaven't done that since peoplewere driving Datsun 510s!! Icalled it the "Racers Slalom" -- avery old tradition in MCO wherein
at seasons' end, racers are invitedto bring out their cars before theyput them away for winter. Onhand was Jay Saslove and MikeKilby's fast (I think) Honda
(which had an 'ignition woe'); KenBaird's very fast and 'racy' Neon-powered Formula Champ car, anda shifter kart, which set fastesttime of the day. Ken, however,vied with Lawrence King's Lotusfor that title in the cars - with theedge finally going to the Lotus.Thanks guys - much appreciatedand noted.
The neatest part was watchingseasoned solo II runnersexperiencing significant weighttransfer slides and spins as a resultof a quicker course. Peoplementioned to me they grabbedthird gear for the first time thisyear - I remember that we did notconsider it a 'slalom' unless youdid. By all accounts, everyoneseemed to have a blast. Thanks toall of the 'solo pros' who helpedme put that on. COOOOL.
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November 2000
President's YearEnd Report
It seems like only yesterday we had a
general meeting in which I was appointed
President of MCO. I have certainly
enjoyed my time steering the helm - and
appreciate many member's tolerance ofme. We have had a busy year, as usual,
with many events!
I could review all of our events we held
and participated in, but that would likely
turn in to a long-winded, novel with many
chapters and long passages. (I'm game, if
you can meet the deadline on the
18th - ed) I'll spare you the gory details;
most of you were there.
Alas, a quick summary of the activities(that I can remember) in the past year is a
must. This past winter at Capital City
Speedway we had two skid schools, two
double-header Solo II events. This spring
we had our annual promotional booth at
Autorama, and participated in the Easter
Parade. This summer's events at our new
lot at Alcatel (Thank you Alcatel!) saw
two Summer Solo II Performance
Schools, and ten Solo II events; including
one rained out event. At Shannonville we
co-hosted the Canaska Cup road race withTLMC, and now we carry the torch in to
2001. MCO also organized a handful of
rallies this year, including a couple
corporate rallies, and the Highlands rally.
On the social side, there has been the
MCO indoor karting events held
throughout the summer, and in to the fall
now. Behind the scenes, the 50th
anniversary book committee has been
laboring to complete the book, and let me
tell you, they have been busy like bees!
Our club has also enjoyed good
performance on the track in all dry trackclasses, especially with 4 of the top 6
drivers Canada GT Challenge Cup
coming from MCO! Way to go!
Of course, none of this could have been
possible without your executive; Ron,
Sam, Jaak, Sherissa, Dave, Bob, Gord,
Helen, Chris K., Chris C., Basil, Richard
and Ayan. I have to admit that the
beginning of the year was hard slugging.
The team came through and worked really
well together, and I was happy to have
them all on the team. Thanks team!
Also, this club can't function without all
the hard work of a lot of its other
countless members who put a lot of hard
work in to keeping MCO's profile high in
the region. Kudos to you all who helped
out at this year's events and activities!
A couple people I'd like to specifically
thank include; Cindy Armstrong for
making all those long trips to Toronto tothe Race Committee and Ontario Race
Organizer's meetings and giving us an
active presence and keeping us up to date
in Ottawa - that's a tough haul. Gord
Acorn, Jaak Laan, Mark Wilson, Richard
Muise, Brian Snell and Ron Woltman for
taking on organizing roles for our Solo II
events this year - this year's Solo II efforts
were a great group effort, thanks to all of
the workers who helped out all year.
I know that we don't all have tonnes to of
time with our society and lives running atthe speed that it is, but it is important to
realize that 90% of the work being done
by 10% of the people. It also is usually
the same people who always make up that
10%. Working is not always glamorous
or easy, but it is rewarding both on a
personal and club level. This past year
saw at lot of new faces working at events
both at the regional road races, and at the
club Solo II events. I hope we can make
this trend continue. My experiences in
the executive over the past 5 years have
brought me many new friends and
contacts. I'm very glad for the experience
and happy to pass the torch on and
empower others, I hope that new blood
comes in to carry it forward. There are
many ways to become involved, and it is
easier than you think. Don't be afraid to
ask what you can do to help out - you
might be surprised at the opportunities
available to you.
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ChampCar Light Reportby Ken Baird
The ChampCar Light was very exciting right from the start. Going topick up the Champcar in Brantford on a snowy daytrip in February;Finding the money; Searching for sponsors; getting the car painted;having Mitel rent the car for a day, Parades and Car Shows and thengetting to race it made for a challenging, busy and interesting first year.It was very much a learning year. Mosport TransAm Weekend
provided the first chance to drive it. There was a practice day when Irented the track at Capital City a week before the first race, but a fuelleak prevented any driving.
With the 21 laps at Mosport I completed, I got down to 2 seconds offthe time of the polesetter in a field of 11 cars. Mechanical problemscaused a spin at C orner 2 during the race itself, ending that weekend'sracing.
Cancellations at Cayuga and Shannonville meant the second race of theseason was a third mile oval in Chicoutimi on the Canada Dayweekend. The town was welcoming and enthusiastic. Downtown onthe waterfront they held pit stop contests and concerts. Racing wentwell. Our car had the second fastest qualifying time, and was leadingin the heat race. I was doing well in the feature race until driveabilitywas affected by cracks in the fittings of the rear shocks.
The next three weeks w ere spent changing the engine, blueprinting thechassis and setting it up with the helpful assistance of veteran TedRance. The third race was the Grand Prix of Trois Rivieres. Thecrowds were great. Lots of race fans, racers, media and great racingmade for a great race through the streets of this town of ra ceenthusiasts. I got the second fastest time in the first practice and I wasgetting the feel of the car. The race itself was fun, and though 3incidents contributed to my finishing 8th, it gave me an idea of howfun racing this car would be. This weekend proved to be the most fun Ihad with the car all year.
The American Lemans Weekend was riddled with problems rangingfrom broken axles, race setup not being changed back from wet to dry
completely due to time constraints, and a rear pushrod in th esuspension giving out in turn 3.
The Cascar Super Series Weekend saw the engine fail and the last raceof the season, a double header at the Celebration Weekend at Mosport Ihad to pass up for lack of m oney.
The Series Championship was won by veteran Shaun Thompson. EricBouchard and Paul Savoie were other veterans of ChampCars. RobMacDonald used to race Formula Atlantic, did well in ChampCar butplans to go back to Formula Atlantic. It was great to race against theseguys, they were very competitive, good racers.
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all are welcome!
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The Closed WheelReport
by Sherissa Microys
It was an amazing year yet again forMCO in the road race circuit. CanadaCup had a small upset with the exit ofMCO past-president John Blouin as its
Chief Steward but many highs occurredduring the season as well. Manymembers achieved great finishes, notablyin CGTCC GT1.
Jim Beaton and Barry Coons finishedwell up in third overall behind KlausBytzek and John Brenner of DAC andBEMC respectively in GT1. Their #26Corvette proved to be a continuingpowerful force on the track.
New MCO'er Jim Holtom, well known inthe racing circles, gave Klaus a serious
challenge also during many racesshowing that great skill combined with acompetitive car can outrun a Porsche 911GT1. With showings at only 5 of the 11races, he still managed a 4th placestanding. He also participated in theBFGoodrich SCCA Trans Am Series. Atthe Sept 17 Mosport event put on byBEMC, he led Bytzek for the most partbut was taken over during a pit stop underyellow. This illegal move, under CanadaCup rules, caused Klaus a 90 secondpenalty giving Holtom the finish. At thatweekend Jim also managed to set the
series lap record of 1'18.501. In the topten of GT1 also was Lew MacKenziewith a 6th place finish in the new yellowUltima that crashed at the last race.
In GT2 another Jim achieved a 7th placestanding. Mr. Harrison in his Porsche 911#49 started the season off slow but endedthe year with some good results to make acome back. Ted Martin finished 20th butbroke out into GT1 during the year. LenClue in his redone Nissan '240SS' was justbehind in 21st and his co-driver DonBlewett in 28th.
MCO's Bob Armstrong went through twoengines this season running in GT2 ofOntario Cup. Starting the season late anda final engine blow-up in early Septembermeant completion of only two races to puthim in 14th.
GT3 had a few novice MCO drivers againthis year. Jim Fearn, who purchased IanMadden's older Jetta, put forth a greateffort running in 6 of the 8 races finishing13th. His codriver, a St. Lac member,was tied in points. Steve Pomeroyworked with John Blouin over the winterto put the second Equipe Pumpkin car onthe track, #140, but inconsistent reliabilityas with most new cars, allowed him onlya 24th place. He also had a codriver, KimSaunders, with HRC who tied with himfor points. John Blouin took out the #40car at two of the races with a new 240engine installed.
Ian Madden finished in third for GTBsprints in his Jetta this year, attendingevery race. Jeremy Hamilton drove LenClue's car in the B sprints also but tookonly 17th with a breakout in his last racecausing him to lose those points. In GTCFrank Smith ended the year in third in hisCorrola, while in GTD JR Fortin in the#140 Pumpkin took 7th.
Treasurer's Report
The fiscal year for the Motorsport Club oOttawa is November 1 to October31. At the close of this fiscal year, MChas a balance of $24,104.69 in its CanadTrust account. As I have indicated at thmonthly MCO meetings, $3,252.97 othat balance has been placed in a 'reservfor the 50th Anniversary Book. There
therefore a freebalance of $20,851.72.The Cash Flow Report for the fiscal yeais reprinted in this issue of the Link. Thfirst thing you will probably notice fromthe Cash Flow Report is the fact that thOVERALL TOTAL (ie. INFLOWS OUTFLOWS) is $10,722.30, which is nothe same as the $24,104.69 balance in thCanada Trust account. The OVERALTOTAL simply reflects the net cash thaMCO took in during this fiscal year.
The primary INFLOWS were the GrounSchools, SOLO II and income MCOreceived for its' (ie Club members
work/assistance at the July Canaska Cuevent at Shannonville. The primarOUTLOWS were for the 50tAnniversary banquet, SOLO II expenseLINK printing, and rental of the CapitaCity parking lot for the Slush'n Slidevents. You will note that there arYearBook Expenses (this is the 50tAnniversary Book) of $3596.00 indicate(ie the last entry before the TOTALOUTFLOWS line). For the benefit of th50th Anniversary Book Committee, thiamount includes the $3,000.00 repaid tDavid Butler. He had personalladvanced MCO the money in June 199
in order to help in the production of thBook. Thanks David.
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November 2000
MCO: The First Fifty Years
On Sale Now for $35!Plannning for a November 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 nam e is in the book bysponsoring a page of your choosing. Full or partial page ads are open.
Contact Sherissa Microys at (613) 822-7204 or e-mail [email protected]
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Solo II 2000 W rap-Upby Jaak Laan
Solo II enthusiasts have had an interest-ing year. We've had many different andmany first time event organizers yet allthe events have run virtually withouthitch and most importantly have all
been great grassroots motorsports fun.All of us who ran events for the firsttime learned a lot. As one of two ofyour executive with Solo under myname on the org chart, I would like toheartily thank and congratulate all par-ticipants, workers and event organizersfor making the season a success. Asone new participant told me in Octo-ber"Y ou guys run slick events."
We had large and sometimes huge entrylists this year which combined with thegenerosity of Alcatel Corp. which pro-vided our parking lot at no charge,allowed MCO to make a profit of over$10,000 from Solo II this year. Weheld two Performance Driving Schoolswhich were fully booked and throughwhich we introduced about 35 pe ople toour sport.
We had some interesting inter-club
events this year as well. The Under-ground Miata Club of Ottawa visited uson one unfortu-nately rainy, misty colddaybut by the afternoon some ofthem got their tops down. We also hadthe St. LAC club from Kingston comeup for their traditional chal-lenge event.Then there was C.A.D.L. (Club Auto-sport des Laurentides), Mon -treal's SoloII club, which visited us a few times,one of them being a slightly more for-mal club challenge event. The Mon -
treal guys really liked the way we ranour events and it was g reat fun for all ofus to try to beat our new competitors.Six MCO mem-bers also went for an"away" event and vis-ited them.
The Underground Miata Club andMCO helped Lawrence King run a
Solo-II event for the international meet-ing of the Lotus Ow ners' Group. Thisevent was a big suc-cess and a lot offun. It is hard not to take great pleasurein watch-ing or riding in Lotus' beingdriven around a Solo II course.
The final event of the 10 event series
was held in the middle of October andwas a track racers invitational. Westarted off with our usual assortment ofmachinery with a Champ car, a shifterkart and a Civic racer thrown into themix. In addition, we were visited byabout 10 cars from the Tor-onto andMontreal Prelude clubs. Some of thecars on view at the event included aNSX, a 911 from Texas, a BMW Z8.When the cars start costing as much asyour house one begins to wonder about
the grassroots anglebut in the end itis grass-roots as long as we're amateursout there living our dream of participat-ing in m otor-sports.
Our Solo II events and driving schoolsreceived some local media coveragewith articles in newspapers and televi-sion news reports as a result of newsreleases I wrote and issued and friendlycommunications I established with edi-tors. MC O makes a great story. To
steal from, and then para-phrase TSN,"Real People, Real Cars, Real Fast".
Solo I 2000 Wrap-Upby Jaak Laan
MCO members participated in most of
the Solo I events and the Solo I school
this year. For many of us this was our
first chance to drive competitively on
dedicated race tracks so it was a longheld dream ful-filled. What surprised
me m ost was the range of vehicles com-
peting, everything from shifter karts to
an ex-Dale Earnheardt Monte Carlo to
TR4A to Saturns. Any-body can do
this with any car and all are welcome.
The classes are being worked on over
this coming winter to even out the com-
petition more but when the guy in the
slower class beats you handily you have
to realize that you can't blame your per-
form-ance on your car!
Solo I events are quite com petitive with
great drivers in some very well prepped
cars. It is a great way to get track driv-
ing experience with the edge of compe-
tition. I found that having times taken
and posted helped me focus on trying
harder and seek-ing those places to save
time, improving my skills and pushing
the performance of my car to places I
had not taken it before. Pushing those
braking points deeper has become a
new hobby of mine. I found that lap-
ping events just don't have the edge that
forces me to focus.
The Solo I school was held at the new
Driver Development Track at Mosport
and was run by the Toronto Autosport
Club. All agreed it was a great school
and we highly recommen d it. After the
school there was a lapping day on an
extended version of the track and we
had instructors at the beginning.
All versions of the track at Shannon-
ville were used for different events and
an event was also held at PMG Tech-
nologies test track facility at Blainville,
Que. using part of the high speed oval.
Other events were held on the new
Driver Developmen t Track (23 different
configurations available) at Mosport.
You can check out how your MCO
friends did at www .soloontario.com
Solo I is an opportunity that all grass-
roots participants should get out and
try. The competition is another step up
from Solo II and gives a great glimpse
into track racing. It's real motor racing
and you can do it, just get out there!
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For Sale/WantedHAASE PRO SERIES BLIZZARDChassis for 80 cc Shifter, F-100 or InterContinental engines8 races only.Giveaway price $995Can add engine to suitVarious spares such as starter, tach, gears, etcCall: Jeff at (613) 726-2943Email: [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT
Race team looking for 2 individuals to aid with
Year 2001 CASCAR team running CARQUEST Series and Formula
1200 team. The main focus for these individuals will be on helping team
with marketing responsibilities for the team's various sponsors. This
is a PAID position. You will also be shown the ropes on how to attain
and retain sponsors in the racing world. Excellent opportunity for
someon e who is trying to get involved in the racing industry. Contact
Dave Connelly (613) 623-8379 or e-mail [email protected]
See the team's website at w ww.connellyracing.com
WHEELS FOR SALE4 6X14" alloy wheels from Datsun 280ZX.Also 4 5.5X14" wheels from Toyota Corolla GTS. Will fit other carswith 4X11? bolt pattern. Mus t sell. Call Frank at 613-722 -1580 evgs.
M I K E SSERVICECENTRESPECIALISTSA & C Class MotorhomesQualified techniciansFifteen years experience
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Repairs to allmakes of carsand trucks
Open at 7am6 days a week
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VW RACING PARTS FOR SALEBilstein racing shocks and springs, Neuspeed sway bars, AR P hardware,Heads (2.0L 16 Valve), Schrick Cams, Techtonics Lifters, LightenedFlywh eel, Kevlar Clutch (for 8 valve shaft). Other racing and stockparts available. Call Sean 836-3766 for details and prices.
TIRES WANTEDEight (yep, thats right, 8) used FF dry racing tires. Please callRobert Chartrand @ 725-9229.
FOR SALEYamaha Seca 650. Mint condition. Always stored indoors. $1,200.19,000 km. 550 lbs+73 hp = 12.83 1/4 mile. Shaft drive, four into twochrome exhaust and new tires. Includes luggage rack, removablewindscreen, $250 one piece rain suit, three helmets including a$550 Arai. Not licenced for two years.
Contact Jaak Laan at (613) 943-2520 orEmail: [email protected]
WANTED: VW PERFORMANCE PARTS
Building an 87 16v Scirocco for the Grass Roots M otorsport
$2001 Challenge. Need any performance parts for a1, a2 or a3.
Also looking to rent garage space to work out in the evenings
Please call Eric at 613-746-7780
or email [email protected]
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Halloween is over, Clean out the Cobwebs!Do you have any MCO equipment at your place?
We want to get a list of what equipment and stuff is out there at MCO
members's homes. The Motorsport Club of Ottawa is looking for its
members to dig around in their closets, basements, garages, barns,
and other storage areas to look for club equipment, supplies and
equity. If you (or think you may) have any club assets, please
document what items you have and please send an email to
[email protected] to help us document and reclaim items. If you
have any other questions, please contact
Rob Microys, [email protected] by phone at home at 822-7204.
Grassroots Motorsport in the National Capital Region
since 1949.
Affiliated withCanadian Automobile Sport Clubs - Ontario Region (CASC-OR)
and ASN Canada FIA