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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
[email protected]
Past PresidentJohn Blouin
H: (613) [email protected]
Directors
Sherissa MicroysH: (613) 822-7204
[email protected]
Karting DirectorJeff Watson(613) 726-2943
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David ButlerH: (613) 596-5518C: (613) 762-8268
[email protected]
Jaak LaanH: (613) 835-3966W: (613) 943-2520
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Sam MandiaH: (613) 745-4227W: (613) [email protected]
MembershipGordon Acorn and Helen Zhou
H: (613) 271-1161W: (613) 763-1155
[email protected]
Treasurer
SecretaryChris Capowski
H: (613) 228-1180W: (613) 526-5202
[email protected]
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Ayan GangopadhyayH: (613) [email protected]
Richard MuiseH: (613) 277-7269
[email protected]
Hotline(613) 788-0525
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Editorial ExhaustThe First Crank
Welcome to the September edition of the
LINK! As you may know, Richard Muise
and myself have taken over editorial dutie
from Chris Krepski as of this month
Under Chris' editorship, the LINK has
evolved into an award-winning newsletter
and he'll definitely be a tough act for us to
follow.
And as we begin our journey I end up
out of commission for two weeks due to
knee surgery, leaving Richard to do all the
dirty work for this month! As you can see
this hasn't stopped him from doing an
excellent job putting together our first
LINK.
Please keep an eye out for changes to the
LINK over the coming months, as Richard
and I put our own stamp on it - there are
several new monthly columns in the works
that I'm sure you'll enjoy. And as always
we continue to rely on you, the Motorsport
Club of Ottawa membership, to provide
the interesting articles, photos, and
submissions that make everyone look
forward to getting "LINKed"!
Ayan Gangopadhyay
At first it seemed like a good way to meet
new people. In the end, it has become a
struggle just to remember everyone's
name!
I joined MCO about 13 months ago, after
reading a copy of the Link at my Honda
dealer. I was looking to learn more abou
my car, and cars in general, but I wasn't
sure what it was exactly I wanted to learn
I just had this feeling that joining the locacar club would be
one of those experiences
that would add a wonderful new hobby to
my life. Plus,, it would be a great place to
meet new people for this displaced
Maritimer.
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Rob Microys4287 Owl Valley Drive
Gloucester, Ontario K1V 1L8H: (613) 822-7204W: (613) 765-5744C:
(613) 761-0306
[email protected]
[email protected]
Robert BensonH: (613) 837-2051
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2000 Calendar of Events
The Link editorial staff provides this calendar for your
convenAlthough we attempt to ensure its accuracy, you should
always
events with the event's organizers.
MCO 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
2000 CASC-OR REGIONAL ROAD RACINGApril 14,15 SMP HRC Driver
SchoolsApril 21,23 SMP Spring FlingApril 28 Mosport Test DayApril
29,30 Mosport ALL Classes BARCMay 12 Mosport Test DayMay 13,14
Mosport ALL Classes BEMCMay 19-21 Mosport Trans-Am (CGTCC only)June
2 SMP Test DayJune 3,4 SMP ALL Classes CRDAJune 23 SMP Test Day
DACJune 24,25 SMP ALL Classes DACJune 30, July 1,2 Mosport Vintage
only VARACJuly 7 SMP Test DayJuly 8,9 SMP ALL Classes
TLMC/MCOAugust 11 Mosport Test DayAugust 12,13 Mosport ALL Classes
BARCAugust 26-27 Mosport CASCAR (CGTCC only)Sept 1 Mosport Test
DaySept 2,3 Mosport (SCCA Nationals) CRDASept 15 Mosport Test
Day
Sept 16,17 Mosport ALL Classes BEMCSept 29 Mosport Test DaySept
30,Oct 1 Mosport ALL Classes PMS/CASC
2000 CASC-OR SOLO I EVENTSApril 2nd Open House CSC Racing
ProductsApril 29th,30th School MosportApril 30th Lapping Day
MosportMay 13th Event #1 SMPMay 14th Event #2 SMPJune 16th Lapping
EveningSMPJune 17th Event #3 SMPJune 18th Event #4 SMP
July 15th Event #5 MosportJuly 16th Event #6 MosportAugust 5th
Event #7 St. Eustache. Que.August 6th Event #8 St. Eustache.
Que.August 18th Lapping Day MosportAugust 19th Event #9
MosportAugust 20th Event #10 MosportSeptember 9th Event #11
SMPSeptember 10th Event #12 SMP
National and Regional Performance Rally
Scheduleshttp://www3.sympatico.ca/rally.cars/english.html
2000 MCO SO LO II SERIES
April 16 Test Day AlcatelM ay 7 School AlcatelM ay 28 Event #1
AlcatelJune 4 Event #2 AlcatelJune 11 Event #3 AlcatelJune 25 Event
#4 Alcatel (rained out)July 16 Event #5 AlcatelJuly 30 School
AlcatelAug 13 Event #6 AlcatelAug. 27 Event #7 Alcatel
Sept. 10 Event #8 AlcatelSept. 17 Event #9 AlcatelOct. 1 Event
#4 Alcatel (rain date)Oct.15 Event #10 Alcatel
**NEW** MCO HIGHLAND RALLY AND RALLY SEMINAR
Saturday, October 21. See article on page 13.
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Going Soloor How to Run a Solo-II Event
by Richard Muise
I recently had the opportunity to be theevent organizer for the
August 27th Solo-IIevent, held, as with every other event thisyear,
at the Alcatel parking lot. It was astressful, exhausting, and
wonderful
experience. For those of you that werewondering what it takes to
run a Solo-IIevent, I thought I'd talk about my day asevent
organizer. I hope that I can encouragemore people to step forward
for next year tohelp run an event, as Solo-II is run entirelyby the
volunteers.
Preparation
About a week before the event (or perhapsat the end of the
previous event whileeveryone is still around cleaning up thecircuit
and talking about where they could
have taken off a few more tenths if onlythey had had one more
run), you will needto recruit volunteers to help with the
variouspositions that are needed to run the event.The list of
positions is later in this article.You will also need to contact
Alcatel andremind them that of the event, so that theycan program
the gates at the entrances toallow us access to the lot.
You will also need to design the coursemap. This may, at first,
seem either easy ordifficult depending on your mindset. In
fact,it's both. The blank map is available as a
computer PDF file. Print the PDF file, andthen photocopy the
map, so you canexperiment. Look at older courses or think
of elements that you enjoyed driving fromprevious events. Try to
keep the trackbalanced, so that both the big and littlehorsepower
cars can find advantages anddisadvantages in the course. In my
course, Itried to have both a slow bus stop, andslalom sections as
well as two longsweeping corners for higher speeds. Safety
is also very important. Avoid having thecars drive at high speed
towards the crowd,the flagging or timing stations, andespecially
the lampposts and other hardobstacles. Be wary of which way cars
mayspin, should they loose control. Once thecourse seems final,
transpose it to a cleanmap using a dark pen, and indicate
thepositions of all pylons. Photocopy about 60copies of the
map.
Positions to be Filled
Timing
The timing position requires two people,although one person can
handle it for shortperiods of time, such as when one of thetimers
is also racing. Usually one personhandles the timing computer, and
writingdown the result on paper, while the otherperson assigns the
returning drivers theirflagging duties. The results are
transcribedto paper as a backup in case of computerfailure (we've
already lost one laptop thisyear), and for the convenience of
thecompetitors to be able to see their results,and compare them
with the results of their
follow drivers.
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THE SLAP OFLUXURY
An MG pulled alongside a Rolls-Royce a
the traffic lights.
"Do you have a car phone?" its driver askethe man in the
Rolls.
"Of course I do," was the haughty reply.
"Do you have a fax machine?"
The Rolls driver sighed. "I have that too."
"Do you have a double bed in the back?
the MG driver wantedto know. Ashen-faced
the Rolls driver sped off.
That afternoon, he had a mechanic install double bed in his
car.
A week later, the Rolls driver passed th
same MG, parked on theside of the roa
with its back windows fogged up and steam
pouringout. The arrogant driver pulle
over, got out of the Rolls and banged on th
Mg's rear window. "I want you to know tha
I've had a double bed installed," bragge
the Rolls driver.
The MG driver rolled his window down an
frowned at the Rollsdriver. "You got me ou
of the shower to tell me that?"
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Technical Inspection
Usually one person is needed for thisposition. They should be
knowledgeableabout how to assign cars to their classes.The actual
inspection is simple, and anyone
can pick up how to do the inspectionquickly, but the
classification of cars issomething that will only come
withexperience. If you are expecting a numberof cars that will need
to be inspected, forexample for a club challenge, you may needtwo
people to help with the inspection. Atthe August 27th event, we had
about 20 carsthat needed to be inspected, as we haddrivers from
StLAC and Montreal at theevent.
Registration
The registration person will often be the firstperson that new
drivers will meet. They willhand out the registration sheets for
newdrivers, get everyone to sign the waiver, andhelp sign in
drivers that have alreadyregistered. All the registration sheets
willeventually be filed in a binder, and as eachdriver returns,
they can just sign theirregistration sheet again for the
currentevent. The registration position will alsocollect the money
from the drivers. Theregistration person usually will also answera
number of questions from the competitorsand sometimes the
spectators too. Theregistration person will also work with
thetimers who will enter the driver data ontothe computer, and help
get the run list readyfor the drivers meeting.
Pylon Workers
You will need to get two people to transportpylons from the MCO
trailer (which is a fewminutes drive from the Corel Center).
Theyshould arrive at the trailer around 8 a.m. Ithelps to have some
extra hands to move thepylons from the trailer to the cars. At
thetrack, the pylons will need to be set up forthe course, as well
as to block the entrancesto the track. Every pylon will need to
have achalk outline drawn around its base.
The Equipment
There are two timing computers, two sets oftiming lights, a
printer, the battery andAC/DC converters. One computer should
beunpacked, connected to the battery throughthe AC/DC converter, as
well as connected
to the two sets of timing lights (one for thestart box, one for
the stop box). Test thesystem both during setup, and
immediately
before the first official run. The second testis to make sure
that no one has tripped overthe timing wires since they were set
up.Additionally, the timing tent, MCO bannerand spectator areas
will need to be set up.The timing tent is now color coded for
easyassembly.
The Event
The organizer and workers should startarriving at the event
around 8 a.m., which iswhen the first drivers may start to
arrive.The pylon schlepers should start loadingtheir cars at the
trailer around this time, orpossibly they may check in at the lot
beforegoing to the MCO trailer. Go over detailswith registration,
such as where cars arebeing tech inspected, and by whom. Givethe
maps to the course workers andregistration. Decide were to put the
timingtent and flagging stations.
As event organizer, you will be bom bardedwith questions during
this time, so youshould not plan on being part of the
setupactivities. Common questions would includewhat time will lunch
start, and how longwill it last, how many runs will thecompetitors
have, will there be fun runs,when is the next event (asked by
spectatorsusually), and will there be a course changeduring
lunch?
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September 2000
The Silly Season
by Cindy Armstrong
Silly Season is a lot like Indian Summer -
everyone knows about it but nobody can
tell you exactly why it happens or when it
will start. Like Indian Summer you won't
find it on any calendar and it doesn't have
a set schedule, but in regional racing it
generally occurs around the middle of
August. Though I don't have any idea
what precipitates it, I can always tell it
has arrived when I find myself at the track
with an incredulous look on my face,
shaking my head and muttering "What the
*@%# do they think they're doing?".
Trust me - it's here!!
Racing is a highly regulated sport which
demands a high degree of self-disciplineamongst its competitors
because, by
definition, there is the potential for
serious injury or damage during the
running of any competition. Silly Season
is that time of year when the discipline
amongst the competitors seems to break
down and all hell breaks loose.
The last two race weekends at Mosport
provided me with ample reasons for head
shaking and muttering, even though I
didn't watch all of the sessions. Is it
possible that the competitors really don'tknow:
- that a wet setup and wet racing line are
different than a dry setup and dry racing
line?
- that racing begins when the green flag is
first displayed?
- that they are responsible for knowing
where they are in relation to the other
vehicles around them at all times?
- that the blue flag means that you are
being overtaken?
- that when you are being overtaken youhave to indicate to the
overtaking vehicle
which side they are to pass you on?
- that in order for any passing maneuver
to succeed both cars have to remain on
the track without making contact?
- that you can't make a pit-stop during a
full course yellow?
- that you can't pass the pace car until
signaled to do so?
- that once you have been motioned past
the pace car you must attempt to catch up
to the pack before a restart can happen?
- that you can't work on your car during a
red flag?
- that racing to the start line during a red
flag is futile because the scoring goes
back to the previous complete lap?
- that when the oil pressure gauge drops
to zero it is very likely because you havedeposited all of it on
the racing surface?
- that the end of the session is signaled by
a chequered flag?
- that you can't ignore the direct
instructions of a race official?
These are all actual examples of the types
of situations which have been observed at
the last couple of events. Since all of the
competitors have the appropriate licence
the logical conclusion would be that they
DO, in fact, know all of these things but
have simply chosen to ignore them. Any
one of these types of behaviour can create
havoc for the race organizers; combining
two or more of them is guaranteed to
create an experience which is
unsatisfactory and potentially dangerous
for everyone involved.
When you are spending a pot of money
and expending considerable personal
resources to have an enjoyable time, you
have to admit that these sort of lapses
seem - dare I say it - SILLY!
Useful Web Sites
Motorsport Club of Ottawawww.mco.org
ASN Canada FIAwww.asncanada.com
CASC-ORwww.casc.on.ca
F dration Auto Qubecauto-quebec.infinit.net
Sports Car Club of Americawww.scca.org
Solo I in Ontariowww.soloontario.com
Another Ontario Solo I/II Sitewww.swbs.com/solo1.html
St. Lawrence Auto Club (St. LAC)home.ican.net/~blur
British Automobile Racing Club,Ontario Centre
www.barc-oc.com
Deutscher Automobil Clubwww.deutscher.on.ca
RallySport Ontariowww3.sympatico.ca/pwatt/
rsodocs/rso.htm
National Capital Kart Clubwww.bizgateway.com/NCKC
Motorsport Marshalling Services
www.motorsportmarshalling.on.ca
Isseco Kumho F1200 Championshipwww.f1200.bizland.com
ChampCar Lightswww.champcarlights.com
If there are any other websites that youfeel should be added in
this column,
please e-mail the link to [email protected]
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January 1999September 2000
- Interior and Exteriorcleaning and detailing
- Mid to highend maintenance
- Custom engineered upgrades
- Design and consultingservices
- Custom mandrel-bentstainless steel exhaustsystems up to 3"
diameter
- Precision MIG and TIGwelding of:
- Aluminum - Stainless Steel - Inconel - Titanium - Various
other metals
by appointment only
(613) 798-8163
UPCOMING EVENTS1) April 29 - Annual Garage Sale
at Robson Racing
2) May 27 - Annual RobsonDrag/Cruise Night at
LuskvilleDragway
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September 2000
The Inside LineA monthly feature outlining
upcoming initiativesin Ontario Region
by Cindy Armstrong
With two-thirds of the current season behind
us, the competitors are looking forward to thefinish. The
organizing clubs and race
committee are already looking forward to and
working toward next year. Take a few minutes
to review the work that is being done on your
behalf by a dedicated group of individuals.
The regional race committee had the following
issues on the agenda this month.
1. Due to the ongoing problems with car
numbers the region will be mandating that all
competitors must have an approved, registered
number next season.
2. An initial examination of the decibel levels
being produced shows that ALL classes are
producing levels which can cause hearing
damage after 2 hours of exposure per day.
Some vehicles are producing noise levels that
are injurious after only 15 minutes of
exposure per day. More information will be
gathered and a report prepared for
consideration of what, if anything, will be
done.
3. To discourage the use of noxious fuel
additives an attempt will be made to produce a
listing of substances which must be avoided.
These additives present serious health risks,
not only to the competitor who is using them,
but to anyone in the vicinity. This is a
situation which will be closely monitored and
immediate action will be taken if they are
found.
4. The new medical examination form has
been approved. The interval between
examinations will be: 5 years for ages 16-35,
2 years for ages 36-59 and annually for
anyone 60 or older, as long as you havemaintained your
membership and licence for
the specified period.
5. The following workshops on race car
preparation and setup have been finalized:
Oct 19, 7 pm @ CASC
- Race Car Preparation
Oct 21, 10 am @ 35 Silton Rd, Woodbridge
- Production Based Setup (Barry Gingrich)
Oct 22, 10 am @ 35 Silton Rd, Woodbridge
- Purpose Built Race Car Setup (Ian Willis)
If you are interested in attending please let
people know ASAP.
6. The CASC Annual Membership Meeting
will take place on November 18, in Toronto.
7. If you have any suggestions about the rules
and regulations please bring them to my
attention now as we are working on updates
to the rule book for next year.
If there are any issues that you are looking foran answer on
please let me know. If I can
answer I will, if not I will find someone who
can.
Mr Fixit
This is a new monthly column where the LINK
editors will do their best to get your technicalquestions
answered, whether from our own
MCO gurus or outside sources. Feel free to
submit any questions (or discoveries that you
have made) that you feel other readers can
benefit from to the LINK editors.
Although we welcome all of your questions,
we can only address those which we feel would
be of interest to a large number of readers. We
recognize that usually when you have the
problem or question, you need an answer
ASAP, and it's not always possible to wait for
the next edition of the LINK. For this reason,we will make an
effort to let you know that
your question has been chosen, and will try to
get an answer to you by em ail ASAP, and then
print the question/response in the next LINK
for the general readership.
Please remember that this column will only be
as interesting as MCO members choose to
make it, so please contribute.
Are You on the MC O E-Mail List?- Get updates on upcoming MC O
Eve nts and other events in the area.
- Comm unicate with other MCO mem bers, the Club's Executive,and
other enthusiasts.
- Ask questions and get an swers on topics that are of interest
to M COmem bers and other car enthusiasts on the l ist.
- Share info and ideas.
Instructions on how to join the list are
on:http://www.mco.org/mlist.htm
all MCO members, friends and motorsports enthusiasts arewelcome
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Exhaust Notes cont.
At my first meeting, I discovered that this
club was focused on racing, and for me,
that was the hook. Two weeks later I was
at my first Solo-II, over-driving myunprepared Civic and loving
it! Now, 13
months later, I can't imagine a time in the
future that I wouldn't part of the MCO
family.
In the last 13 months, I've become gained
so much from going to more events
(Solo-II, Canaska Cup weekend), and by
going to the various meetings. And now,
perhaps biting off a larger challenge that I
had first thought, I've become part of the
chain of Link editors. Again, a chance tomeet more people, learn
more about the
sport from a local perspective, and realize
how much more I can receive from the
club, and now, how I can give back.
And I'll keep working at learning
everyone's name.
-r.
(Richard Muise)
Articles can be submitted to the editors atthe email address
[email protected] or
[email protected]. Further contact
information is available on page 1.
Learnix Rally -Help Needed
The Learnix (Corporate) Car (or
Vehicle) Rally and Treasure Hunt needs
your help on September 23, 2000.
Whether or not you have earned anyworker points this year, here
is an easy
way to earn some. Help out at a
checkpoint for this event and partake of
the barbecue party held at the finish of
the rally.
This is an MCO organised event being
provided by the management of Learnix,
corporation for their employees and/or
associates. They expect to have around
25 entrants (2 persons per vehicle).
Learnix will be supplying their own
awards and trophies for the event. Therewill be a barbecue
party, held at the Day
Lodge in Mont Ste. Marie, which is also
the finish of the rally. All event workers
have been invited to party along with the
Learnix corporate group. If the weather
is suitable, the Intrawest Group, who now
own the area, have invited all participants
and event workers to go swimming in one
of their three private lakes which are
within a 5 minute walk from the finish.
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Beat the Snow and the Cold -Race Indoors
The MCO INDO OR Racing League at Capital Karting
FALL 2000
Format
The league shall be comprised of MCO members and is open
toinvitations with the possibility of n on-members entering into
the leagueevents. Each event shall have points awarded to all
participants withthe results posted on the Capital Karting Web site
which shall include alink to the MCO web site.
Schedule5 weeknight sessions rotating on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursdayevenings. Starting Thurs. Sept. 14, Tues. October 3, Wed.
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 M IN. PRIOR TO RACING
Pricing- The cost of each event will be $33 per participant for
3 races each.- For non-members of Capital Karting it is $45
Annual M embership at Capital Karting is $10 hencethe cost of
membership is recuperated at the first session.
- Each evening will consist of a 5-minute practice,a 7 minute
qualifying session and a 12 m inute 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.
NOTE: This is an Official MCO event.
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all are welcome!
MCO General Meetings - 1st Tuesday of every monthMCO Executive
Meetings - Third Tuesday of every month
LOUIS'S STEAKHOUSE
1682 Cyrville RoadTake 417, get off at Innes Road (by 417 Nissan
and Costco (Price Club))
(613) 741-2130
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continued from poage 4
Drivers meeting will be at 9:45 a.m. andthere is a checklist
provided. Discuss (andshow if possible) the flagging duties, whatis
considered a pylon penalty, and mostimportantly go over the safety
issues. Runscan begin around 10 a.m., but sometimes
the event will start later, as was the casewith August 27th.
Once the runs start, the event falls into arhythm, and the
organizer can relax a littlefrom the bustle of the morning. You
willstill have questions throughout the day, butyou will have more
time to discuss anyissues that arise. You may be called upondiscuss
safety issues with over-enthusiasticdrivers, or deal with accidents
or speedingin the paddock. Another common questionthat will come up
is whether to let a driver
re-run in the event of a timing or flaggingirregularity.
The End Run
The event will usually allow 5 runs for
each driver, but sometimes a late start or a
large number of competitors will mean
only 4 runs during the event. After the
official runs, the timing computer is
turned over for scoring, which means the
results will be printed, and any
discrepancies hand corrected. Meanwhile,
fun runs will be hand timed. There should
be two people helping with fun runs, one
to do the timing (so all drivers will be
timed by the same person) and one to
write down the result times and collect the
money.
After fun runs, the course is taken down,
the pylons packed back into cars, and all
equipment is put away. If there is garbage
around the course, it should be picked up
as well. It is your responsibility as event
organizer to ensure that the lot is clean
when we leave. After the event, everyone
will meet at a local restaurant and award
pins will be given out for each class.
My Event
The event I organized on August 27th
went well, but as with anyone that
competes, I see room for improvement the
next time I get a chance to run an event.
The best part of getting ready for the
event was the course map. At first, the
layout was extravagant, with lots of
interesting elements filling the lot withpylons, but it was
toned down for the final
map. I tried to balance the course for both
high speed and low speed. In the end, it
wasn't quite what I wanted, but it was ok.
It was an early morning, up at 5 a.m.,
which is as early as some of our long
distance entrants. I stopped to photocopy
the course map on my way to the lot,
getting there around 7:45 am..
Immediately there were problems. There
was a truck directly on the driving line, a
car in a run off area, and two dead
seagulls at the end of the slalom. Jaak and
I moved the birds, but the track would
have to be changed for the other
immobile, wheeled pylons.
Gordon and I left to get the pylons around
8 a.m., while Jaak handled registration.
This event was a club challenge with
StLAC. We also had a contingent of
drivers from CADL in Montreal drive up
for the event. All together, there were
about 20 cars that needed technical
inspection (thanks to Pat, Lawrence, and
Burl for helping out).
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Behind the Red Door10 Quick W ays to Stop Going Slow
10) AERODYNAMICS
Simply put, any car can be made more
aerodynamically efficient. They go faster if
they are ever so slightly nose down and the
belly pan is clean and straight. Close in the
underneath of the engine and trans. if it poses
no heat related problems.Topside, try wax,
matching body seams, aero mirrors, and other
common sense items.
9) SETUP
They call them "moving parts" because they
are supposed to move. The front end should
move freely, all camber in and not sloppy on
the sway bar. We should not have bent
spindles or torsion bars, etc. that effect camber
and other parts of the suspension system.
8) TIRESOuta date, outa balance, outa air. Tires will tell
you more than anything else, if you're
listening. Don't change things on old tires
unless you are comm itted to running them.
7) CHASSIS
Stiff, not broken. Straight, or at least able to
get all wheels pointed straight. You can
change all sorts of things and have no effect on
damaged or broken chassis.
6) RELIABILITY
Let's chant the mantra together. "To finishfirst, first you must
finish". Particular F-1200
bogies are are wiring ( a roll of #12 chafed
please), broken spark plug wires, blocked fuel
filters, broken starters attached to dead
batteries, woosy steering boxes, beat or oval
wheel bearings, seizing gearboxes, outa oil
motors, etc. etc. etc.
5) ENGINE
As wide a torque band as possible, with a solid
top end.
4) DRIVER
Terms I'd use to describe virtually every
consistent winner I've known; intelligent
(wily), analytical, adaptable, committed. Does
this describe you? Does it matter to you if it
doesn't? There will always be RACERS and
DRIVERS. If you are a driver enjoy yourself,
and quit whining about the lack of
equalization. No change in motors will ever
even up the difference between drivers and
racers, never has, never will.
The next 3 items I would like group together
in your mind as the most overlooked criticalitems to the
performance of your car. These
are virtually free to change.
3) WEIGHT
10 lbs. - Represents approximately of a
seconds at Mosport. You have to move it and
stop it. It also represents a shrinkage of both
amplitude and length of the torque curve.
Consider 10lbs. to be about 1 horsepower and
a 2% reduction of the area under the curve.
Then it follows, 50lbs. ( a not uncommon
F1200 overage) is 5HP and 10% reduction in
the torque area. You will find it difficult tosucceed with type
of handicap. Your top speed
will suffer noticeably.
2) WHEEL BEARING/ TRANSMISSION
DRAG
Without a doubt the surest way to kill speed is
loosing power to parasit ic DRAG.
Transmissions should turn over smoothly, and
front wheels should spin endlessly. A
transmission rebuild is cheap and you are
almost certain to go quicker. Check all brake
and axle parts for damage or being out ofround.
1) BUMP OR ROLL STEER
This is obviously the least understood handling
aspect of F1200. Suffice it to say, you can
destroy the overall balance of your car with
improper front or (more importantly) rear
bumpsteer. The newer cars are designed around
rear roll steer. A)- Changing the rear
bump/rollsteer on the rear of any F1200 makes
a large difference in the overall handling
particularly in the early phase of the corner. B)-
Toe is critical in relation to the bumpsteer theride height
utilizes. C)- Front bumpsteer is
easier to get right than the rear. D)- There will
quite possibly be track to track changes
required in rear bumps teer. E)- If you are not
driving the car at the limit any of the above
will not be apparent to you and this whole
exercise will be meaningless.
Reprinted from the F1200 Newsletter Jan, 1993
with permission from Jay Mason
September 2000
MCO: The First Fifty YearsOn Sale Now!
Before OCT 3 $25After OCT 3 $35
Plannning for a November delivery of 300 numbered copies. It is
a hard-covered coffee table style bookrecounting the long history
of motorsopts inOttawa 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
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We had our first run at 11 a.m. and due to
the large field of drivers, we had a rolling
lunch, where each driver would race their
second run, do their flagging duty, and
then leave for a 45 minute lunch,
returning back for their third run. Four
official runs took us to 4:30 p.m. We
allowed about 30 minutes of fun runs
while the timing system was packed away
before closing the track for the day.
The racing at the event was fantastic!
Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) was
traded between a number of drivers, and
all classes were very competitive. The
FTD was 51.725 seconds by Marc
Guimont 1976 Datsun 280Z, with five
other drivers (Steve Pepin 1989 Honda
CRX, Burl Vibert 1983 Porsche 911SC,
Mike Guimont 1976 Datsun 280Z,
Lawrence King 1971 Lotus Elan, and
Brant Hanna 1994 Chevy Camaro) within
a second of that time. Overall winner was
Brant Hanna.
After the course was taken down, some of
the MCO and CADL drivers had supper
at The Barley Mow pub nearby, where I
had the pleasure of handing out the award
pins.
As mentioned earlier, the StLAC club tookhome the trophy for the
event. The eventhad some of the best racing I've seen at a
Solo-II, with the top 5 or 6 drivers runningback to the timing
stand after each othersrun to see how much the FTD had
beenassaulted by the last run. I'm alreadylooking forward to next
years clubchallenge!
To wrap up, organizing a Solo-II event is agreat learning
experience, and a wonderfulway of seeing all the inside, behind
thecurtain work that goes into an event. But it'snot as difficult
as you might otherwiseimagine. I hope that others can take
advantage of this opportunity and organizeevents for next year
(I believe we alreadyhave the rest of this year assigned). If
youwant to learn more, you can contact theorganizers for the
upcoming events, andchallenge yourself by taking one of
thepositions I listed earlier in the article.
To all of those that helped me during theevent, a great big
thanks!! See you at thetrack!
Lanark HighlandsRally
This is just a reminder for the inaugural
Lanark Highlands Rally, which will be held
Saturday October 21. Entry information will
be in the next Link (October).
The Rally will start with a seminar at JR's
Restaurant in Almonte (in the downstairs
conference room). Registration will start at
12:30 p.m., with the seminar starting at 1:00
p.m. The first car will depart the parking lot
at 2:15 p.m.
The route will be about 160km, and will last
about 3 hours, so it should wrap up around
supper time.
For further information, please contact JaakLaan (email:
[email protected]) or Jim
Morrow.
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For Sale/WantedTHREE HAASE PRO SERIES BLIZZARDS1. Ready to Race
125 cc Shifter KartTM 125 cc engine. Only 8 hours testing.Mint
condition. Raced 3 times. Engine rebuilt June 2000Purchased from
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Will sell for: $ 7,900Will sell chassis ready for your own motor
for $ 2,999
2. Ready to Race 80 cc Shifter KartHonda CR 80 engine. Only 6
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Ready to race price new: $ 8,900Will sell for: $ 6,995
3. Chassis for 80 cc Shifter, F-100 or InterContinental engines8
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Call: Jeff at (613) 726-2943; Email:
[email protected]
EMPLOYMENTRace team looking for 2 individuals to aid with
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. Thisis a PAID position. You will also be shown the ropes on how
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VW RACING PARTS FOR SALEBilstein racing shocks and springs,
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TIRES WANTEDEight (yep, thats right, 8) used FF dry racin g
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TIRES FOR SALE4 BFG Comp T/A R1's on VW steel wheels. P185/60
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