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NATIONALSOLOSPORTNEWSFall2016
GreetingstoallRegionalSoloSportcontactsintheCanadianSoloSportcommunity.ThisistheFall2016newsletterfromtheASNSoloSportCommittee.WehopetokeepyouuptodateonwhatishappeningintheworldofCanadianSoloSport,andwhattheCommitteeisreviewingandworkingon.FeelfreetocontactyourRegionalrepresentativewithanyconcerns,queries,orinquiriesonSoloSportinyourRegion.Ifyounolongerwishtoreceivethisnewsletter,orknowwhoinyourRegionshouldbereceivingitinstead,pleaseletmeknow.Regards,DougCampbellASNSoloSportCommitteeCommitteeMembers:Chairman:TerryEpp [email protected]–ARMS [email protected]–ASQ [email protected]–CASC-OR:[email protected]–WCMA [email protected]–CACC [email protected]
2016CanadianAutoSlalomChampion
MikeVersa
SoloSportNewsBits:
2016 ASN Canada FIA Canadian AutoSlalom Championship Event
Presented by Toyo Tires Canada
August 5-7
Photos:TonyCollins Article:TerryEpp,chair,NationalSoloSportCommittee
TheASNCanadaFIACanadianAutoSlalomChampionshipeventwasheldinBlainville,QuébecatthePMGTechnologiestestingtrackfacilityandwasorganizedbyClubAutosportDesLaurentides(CADL)underthedirectionoftheclub’spresident,FrançoisLeduc.
Arecordbreakingentryof146competitorsandalmost1200runslaterovertwocoursesintwodaystheclasswinnersandthetopthreeoveralldriversweredetermined.MikeAversafromWhitby,OntarioinhisSubaruImpreza2.5rswascrownedthe2016CanadianAutoSlalomChampionrepeatinghis2014overallwininPEI.SecondoverallwenttoSimonGagnonfromQuebecCityinhisSubaruImprezaSTI(BothwereintheStreetModifiedclass)whileMichaelMorganofFairfield,Pennsylvania,inhisNissan350Z(CStreet),finishedthirdoverall.Therewere6differentvehicleclassesrepresentedinthetop10overallfinishers.
(Overall:LtoR)MichaelMorgan3rd,,MikeVersa1st,SimonGagnon2nd
Theeventwasrununderidealsummerweatherconditionsforallthreedays.Fridaywasregistration,technicalinspectionandatestandtuneevent.SaturdayandSundaysawthecompetitorscompeteonaflowing,buttechnicalcoursedesignedbyCarlWener,whichallowedthecompetitorstochoosetheirlinesinandoutofthemainelements.Thecoursewassecondgearwithacoupleoftemptationstogotothirdforabriefmoment.Thecompetitors,asagroup,wereveryhappywiththecourse,whichraninonedirectionondayoneandtheotherondaytwo.
ThefacilityatPMGTechnologieswherethecompetitionwasheldisquitespecialastheasphaltsurfaceisnewlypavedandflat.Thegripwasalittleslickforthefirstrunsofeachday,butbecamebetterveryquicklyaseachdaywenton.Theeventorganizershadarrangedfortwotimingsystems(1asbackup)andforasoundsystemtobroadcastacommentaryandthetimesthroughouttheweekend.Theyhadaportablegrandstandforspectators.Alivesportsbroadcasterwasalsopresentattheeventandbroadcasttheeventonliveradio.AlotofinterviewsweredonewhichgaveanopportunitytotalkaboutAutoSlalomandextendaninvitationtotakepart.Aswell,FlagWorldwaspresentandreportedontheeventonitswebsite.
AsiscustomwiththeNationals,theorganizersmadetheeventasocialeventwitharrangedcampingonsitealongwithahosthotel.TheyalsohadabarbequeontheSaturdayaftercompetitioncametoaclosewhichsawaboutonehundredofthecompetitorsstayandrelaxoutofthesuninalargetentthatseatedover100people.Therewaslotsoffoodandthe‘party’atmospherewentonwellintolateevening.Theawardsceremonywasalsoheldinthetentandthevastmajorityofthecompetitorsstayedfortheawards.Itwasaveryfittingendingtotheevent.
Therewere31vehicleclassesinallwithsomeofthemwellsubscribed:
Xpreparedhad12entrantsandNareshDebidin’s120.491totaltime,inhisMazdaSpeedMX-5,tooktheclassovercomingMaxime-OlivierOuellette,inhisAcuraIntegra’s121.564.
Threeclasseshad11entrants.InBStreet,GregoryVincentinhisHondaS2000finishedaheadofBryanOlynykinhisS2000-127.495vs128.572.InStreetTouringX,PeterLuu(HondaCivicSir)had128.372whileSamuelKrauss(SubaruBRZ)had129.457.InStreetTouringR,GregSweet(HondaS2000)finishedwitha128.072whileStevenDayinhisMazdaMX-5hada129.424.
SuperStreetModifiedhad9entriesandPatricePotvin’s121.013inhisMazdaMiatagavehimthetitlebyalmost3secondsover2ndplaceinclass.
CStreethad8entriesandwhileMichaelMorgan’s127.122(3rdoverall)wontheclass,secondinclassalsofinishedinthetop10overall(8th)–BillRogersoninhisMazdatotalledscorefromthefastestrunfromeachofthetwodayswas129.427.
CStreetPreparedhad6entriesandAaronZangaofSittsville,ONtooktheclassinhisMazdaMiatawith126.641by10secondsoversecondinclass.
StreetTouringShad5entrieswithMathieuPayeurinaMazdaMiatawontheclasswitha131.388combinedruntotal.
EStreetalsohad5entriesandCharlesAudetofSte-Thérèse,QCinhisToyotaMR2Spyder2000finished7thoverallandwonhisclasswitha131.191.MatthewSteevesofQuispamsis,NBinhisMazdaSpeedMX-5wassecondlessthanfourtenthsofasecondbehindwitha131.566.
DStreetPrepared,aswell,had5entriesandGuyBoucherofTerrebonne,QCandhisToyotaCorollaGTAtookfirstwithatimeof137.010bytwotenthsofasecondoverBrodeyDoverofOttawa,ONandhisFiat500Abarth’s137.233.
GStreetwaswonbyStevePhillipsofMiddleSackville,NSinhisVolkswagenGTIwithatimeof131.593whichalsoplacehim7thoverall.
DStreetwaswonbyKevinSchenkofOttawa,ONinhisSubaruWRXwithhistimeof130.802whichalsoplacedhim10thoverall.
OtherClassWinners:
AStreet SteveMongrain St.Charles,QC Porsche996 129.166
BStreetLadiesDinoO’Donnell HondaS2000134.663
CStreetLadiesDanielleGoulard MazdaMiata 152.891
FStreet GhislainPepin Mirabel,QC BMWM235i 130.435
HStreet JohnKinahan Sittsville,ON FordFiestaST139.123
STouringFWDTonyCollins Trois-Riviéres,QC Mazda3 132.896
STouringU DavidSt-Pierre QuebecCity,QC MercedesC55131.824
SStreetP CarlWener Montréal,QC PorscheGT3 122.183
AStreetP DanielGuenette Terrebonne,QX SubaruWRX 133.346
BStreetP BenBrown Brighton,NS BMWM3 124.089
EStreetP BillGelinas Cambridge,ON OldsmobileW34135.898
FStreetP ArrisHazzan Barrie,ON HondaCivic 129.677
DPrepared JeanFrançoisNault Bromont,QC MazdaSMMiata130.054
EPrepared DannickVallée St-Lambert-de-Lauzon,QCAcuraRSX129.879
FPrepared FrançoisLeduc St-Jérome,QC SubaruImpreza123.585
StreetModF CraigEnglish Akron,Ohio HondaCivic 123.366
AModified MaximeVaudrin Blainville,QC ENAFSAE 125.029
DModified ScottSinclair Kingston,PEI LocostSeven 126.606
2017CANADIANAUTOSLALOMCHAMPIONSHIP
The2017eventwillbeheldinPittMeadows,BritishColumbia,HostedbytheVCMCClub.
TheClubisplanningtoholdtheeventinMid-June.Staytunedforeventdetailsanddate.
NATIONALSOLOSPORTCOMMITTEEMEETINGS:
NSCConferenceCallMay17,2016
Present:TerryEpp(Chair),DaveHull(ARMS),RichardLestage(ASQ),DougCampbell(WCMA),HenryThrelfall(CACC),BarryGreenaway(CASC_OR)NotesfromtheApril19Conferencecallwereapproved.MinutesfromtheApril19conferencecallwereapproved.SoloSportChampionships:ToyosponsorshipagreementisinplaceanddistributedtoNSCandspecificclausestoCADL.ToyomerchandiseandeventtentwillbesenttoCADL.BulletinonTirewearforcontinueduseofToyo180treadweartireswasapprovedforpublicationtotheASNwebsite.2016CACEvent,July29-31,organizedbyClubAutosportDesLaurentides(CADL):EventAnnouncementhasbeenreleasedandpublishedintheSoloSportNewsletterandontheASNwebsite.ContactinfoforFrancoisatCADLhasbeengiventoToyo.TerryhasorderedanewCACbannerforuseattheeventforadvertisingandpresentations.TerryEppwillattendtheevent,representingASN.RichardLestagewillattendasoneofthecompetingStewards.OthersuggestionsforremainingStewardcommitteearebeingpursued.SoloSportRulesets:ThecommitteediscussedthenewHCRandHCSclassesinSCCAclassing,andpotentialofincludinginthisyear’sCACevent.TheCommitteenotedthatSCCAisnot
includingthisclassintheirNationalchampionshipeventsthisyear,onlyRegionalorClubevents.Thecommitteedecidedthattheclasscouldbeincludedinthe2016CACeventasanexhibitionclass,eligibleforeventClasstrophiesonly,givenadequateentriesmeetingtheorganizingclub’srequirementsforclasstrophies.ABulletinwillbeissuedtothiseffect.TimeAttack–2016rulesetpublishedontheASNwebsite.OntarioisintroducingfournewRawTimeClassestotheirRegionalChampionship,basedstrictlyonapowertoweightbasisfordeterminingclasses.ThecommitteewasaskedtoreviewthenumberofpassingzonesallowedforeventsattheMosportDriverDevelopmentTrack.Afterdiscussionandconsultation,itwasdecidedtoapproveincreasingthenumberofpassingzonestofive,forlappingandTimeAttackeventsatthistrack.Bulletintobeissued.
OtherItems:AreviewofASNSafetyRegulations,withregardstoupdatingrolloverprotection,willbesentsoontotheRegionPresidentsfortheirreviewandcomments.ThelasteditionoftheSoloSportNewsletterwassentoutviaemailonMay12th.AnincidentataCACCAutoslalomeventwasreviewedbythecommittee,andtheywouldliketoremindallClubAutoslalomorganizersacrossthecountrytofollowtheASNAutoslalomguidelinesforcourselayoutandoffsetsfromfixedobjects,fortheirevents.TheNSCisworkinggathernamesofoverallandclasswinnersfrompreviousSoloSprintandCTACeventstocreatealivingrecordofpastwinners.
ThenewASNwebsiteisupandrunning.Someminorfinishingtouchesyettocome.
InsuranceratesforLappingandannualcertificateeventcoverageshavegoneup.AnewcategoryforHighPerformanceDrivingSchoolshasbeen addedaswell.DetailsoneventratescanbefoundontheASNwebsiteunderinsuranceontherightofthesheet.http://www.asncanada.com
NSCCONFERENCECALLJune14/July28,2016
Present: DaveHull(ARMS),RichardL’estage(ASQ),BarryGreenaway,(CASC-OR),DougCampbell(WCMA),HenryThrelfall(CACC),TerryEpp(chair)
SoloSportChampionshipsToyo(MikeMiller)
TerryoutlinedhisrecentcommunicationwithMike.Mikehadindicatedhewouldbecomingtotheevent(hewasthereonbothcompetitiondays).HealsohaspreparedaformforcompetitorstofillinfortherebateofferforcompetitorsrunningonanewsetofToyoTires.HewasalsogoingtoprepareaFrenchversion.
(Theformsweresenttoeverycompetitorwiththeeventsupplementaryregulations.)2016CACJuly29-31,organizedbyClubAutosportDesLaurentides(CADL) Terry reported that Mike and François were now in communication and everything was set for the event with Toyo and that all the materials and the tent were in the hands of the event. A new CAC banner was ordered for use at the event. Terry is attending the event and will take the banner to the event for the awards ceremony. Stewards for the event was discussed and several names were proposed. Terry will contact. Supplementary Regulations will be sent to registered competitors. An email was received from a US competitor about using Hoosier tires in Stock Class. The question was answered, that Hoosier tires were not eligible in Stock Class.
2017CACEvent:CurrentStatus–ThelastinformationwastheVCMCwasconsidering applyingtohostthe2017eventinPittMeadows.Theapplicationforthe2017CACispostedontheASNwebsiteandhasbeendistributedtothecommittee.
NSCConferenceCallAugust24,2016
Present:TerryEpp(Chair),DaveHull(ARMS),RichardLestage(ASQ)DougCampbell(WCMA),HenryThrelfall(CACC)
Regrets:BarryGreenway(CASC-OR)MinutesfromtheJuly28meetingwereapproved.
CAC2016sponsoredbyToyoTireswasaresoundingsuccess.TheeventwasheldJuly29,30,312016atthePMGTechnologiestestcenterinBlainville,Quebec.Theorganizingclub,CADL,didaterrificjob.146competitorsfromacrossCanadaandtheUSweremadetofeelwelcome.Theeventfinishedwithaveryentertainingawardsceremony.146competitorsisanewrecordforparticipationattheCAC.
AdiscussiontookplaceregardingtwodrivercarsattheCAC.Thediscussionfocusedonrunorderfordriversofmultidrivercars.TheNSCisdevelopingwordingtoclarifytheissue.
WorkiscontinuingoncollectinghistoricalinformationontheCACandtheCTAC.
TheCommitteeisreviewingapplicationsforthe2017CACevent,andwillawarditnextmonth.
NSCConferenceCallOctober12,2016
Present:TerryEpp(Chair),DaveHull(ARMS),RichardLestage(ASQ),DougCampbell(WCMA),HenryThrelfall(CACC),Absent:BarryGreenaway(CASC_OR)SoloSportChampionships:TheToyotirewinnerswereArrisGafforandRyanMcDoon,asthetoptwoToyotirecompetitorsinStreetandRCompclasses.2016CACEvent,July29-31,organizedbyClubAutosportDesLaurentides(CADL):Rulechangearisingfromeventregardingrunorderformultipledrivercars.TheCommitteewillreviewandupdatefor2017.2017CACEventTheCommitteereviewedtheapplicationtoholdtheeventbyVCMCatPittMeadows,BC.Astheclubhaspreviouslyheldtheevent,theyhavegoodexperiencetoholditagain.ProposedschedulingisforMid-June,priortothestartoftheSCCARegionalTourevents.TheclubthinksthiswillincreaseattendanceattheeventforcompetitorslookingtotuneupbeforetheUSevents.ThecommitteeapprovedVCMCtoholdthe2017event,andlookforwardtoreceivingdetailsontheexactdate,whenthevenueisbooked.SoloSportRulesets:TheCommitteereceivedarequestfromtheWinnipegclubtoclarifythepassengerrulesforAutoslalom.TheCommitteewasinfavourofallowingpassengersforClublevelslaloms.PassengerswillstillnotbeallowedinRegionalandNationalleveleventsduringcompetitionruns.TimeAttack–PastNationalWinnerssectionwillbeaddedtotheAppendixoftheruleset.TypoinPaxfactorswillbecorrectedin2017ruleset.Touring1shouldbe.904OtherItems:AlistofsocialmediaandforumsitesisbeingcompiledbyTerryforusebytheCommitteefordistributingSoloSportinformation.TheCommitteewouldliketoposttheSoloSportnewsletterstotheASNsiteaswell,anduselinksonRegionalForumstodirectpeopletothesite.TheCommitteehasrequestedaphotopagelinkbeaddedtotheASNSoloSportsectionofthewebsiteforpicturesofNationalevents.NextConferenceCallscheduledforNov16th.