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Editorial Exhaust
A return to the usual format of 16 pagesthis month is indicative of the shortness ofthe publishing month due to the Easterlong weekend. This issue had to go to the
printer (Dollco Digital) the last Wednesdayin March.
It appears that the insurance issues will be
worked out in time for Spring Fling andour MCO Race School, both in April. I'mthe organizer and registrar for the schoolworking closely with the Armstrongs (Bobis the chief instructor) and the executiveall of which are far more experienced atthis than I. I'll also be a student. There wil
be a report about the school in the nexLink.
So, I don't really have any feelings abouthe state of health care, what with beeninggenerally healthy and well covered from
Nortel (BTW, I'm back working with themagain after a 4 month layoff). But when I
booked my medical exam required toapply for the novice CASC license, I wastold they couldn't take me for 12 weeks, ieMay 30th. Good Grief, heaven forbid Imight have actually needed medicaattention for an illness. "I'm sorry MrMuise, but the doctor can't see you aboutyour broken arm until early 2003. Perhapsyou could just not move it around verymuch?"
Four days after taking the school, I'm offto Toronto to take the Level-2 BMWdriving school, perhaps I can write up aquick report of that event as well. The last
exercise at the BMW school is anautocross using the new BMW M3 coupeHurray!! At the Level-1 school it had asimilar exercise and to my surprise Iactually had the best time (that was usingthe 330Ci - I was saddled with the onlyautomatic transmission there despite my
protests). Hmmm, perhaps I should havewritten an article about that as wellPerhaps May will see another 20 pageLink again! Hurray!
Cover Photo: A very special thanks toPaul Lindsay for submitting a largequantity of archival materials from MCO
On the cover is a reproduction of the coverof The Link, circa June 1965. The pictureon the back cover is from the same lo(unknown photographer).
Motorsport Club of Ottawa
Founded 1949
Founding Member CASC 1951
Incorporated 1953
2002 MCO Executive
Presidentand
Ontario Race Organizing Rep.Ron Woltman
H: (613) 831-8682W: (819) 997-6988
[email protected] Leckie
W: (613) 822-1765 [email protected]
Directors
Public RelationsBasil Chiu
H: (613) 830-1561W: (819) 953-7251
Open WheelRick Miskiman
H: (613) [email protected]
Closed WheelSteve Greiner
RallyCraig Hamm
H: (613) 727-3192W: (613) 596-7107
MembershipPatrick WeightmanH: (613) 831-3749
TreasurerRobert Benson
H: (613) [email protected]
SecretaryJohn Powell
H: (613) 835-2910
Greg KiersteadH: (613) 274-3942W: (613) 765-9167
Solo-I LiasionJeff Graves
H: (613) [email protected]
Hotline(613) 788-0525
Website
www.mco.orgmaintained by Rob Microys
Hosted byAnjura Technology Corporation
General MeetingsLouis's Steakhouse1682 Cyrville Rd., Ottawa, ON
FirstTuesday of every monthAll are welcome
M.C.O.P.O. Box 65006,
Merivale Postal OutletNepean, ON K2G 5Y3
The LINK is the official publication ofthe Motorsport Club of Ottawa. Theopinions expressed in the LINK do notnecessarily reflect those of the LINKEditorial Staff or the Club's Executive.Though all efforts are made to ensurethat facts stated in the articles hereina r e a c c u r a t e , t h e i n d i v i d u a l c o n t r i b u t o r s s h o u l d c h e c k t h eaccuracy of thei r ar t ic les pr ior tosubmission.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:18th day of every month.
ADVERTISING RATES
Members are welcome to submit
classified advertisements for non-commercial purposes free ofcharge.
Members may also submit busi-ness card-sized advertisements fortheir businesses free of charge.These will be published space
permitting.
KartingPaul Swinwood
W: (613) 237-8551 x133
[email protected] Race Committee Rep
Cindy ArmstrongH: (613) 489-2725
LINK [email protected] Muise
H: (613) [email protected]
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CASC 2002 Ontario Region Schedule:
Spring Fling Shannonville April 13/14 *BARC Mosport April 27/28BEMC Mosport May 11/12CRDA Shannonville June 1/2MCO Shannonville June 22/23VARAC Mosport June 29/30DAC Shannonville July 20/21
BARC Mosport August 10/11CRDA/SCCA Mosport Aug 31/ Set 1BEMC Mosport Sept 14/15CASC/Panoz Mosport Sept 28/29* Spring Fling is now 2 days
Solo-I Schedule
Open House, Cedarbrae VolkswagenApril 7th 1pm to 5pm OMSC
Solo I School, SMP, May 11, TACSolo I School, SMP, May 12. TACEvent #1, MDDT, May 18, OMSC
Event #2, MDDT, May 19, OMSCEvent #3, SMP, June 15, HADAEvent #4, SMP, June 16, HADAEvent #5, MDDT, July 6, BACEvent #6, MDDT, July 7, BACEvent #7, TMP, July 27, HADAEvent #8, TMP, July 28, HADAEvent #9, SMP, Aug 10, TACEvent #10, SMP, Aug 11, TACEvent #11, TMP, Aug 24, BACEvent #12, TMP, Aug 25, BACEvent #13, SMP, Sept 14, OMSCEvent #14, SMP, Sept 15, OMSCTop Gun Shoot Out TBA TBA TBA
Solo Banquet November 2nd.
MCO Solo-II Schedule (Tentative)
April 14 Event #1May 5 Performance Control SchoolMay 26 Event #2June 2 CADL Invitational Solo IIJune 9 Event #3June 29 St. LAC Invitational Solo IIJuly 14 Event #4July 28 Event #5August 11 Event #6
August 18 Performance Control SchoolAugust 25 Event #7September 8 Event #8September 22 Event #9September 29 Rain DateOctober 6 Event #10* all events at Jetform Park
MCO Karting Series
Race #1 May 26 KDM RacingRace #2 June 16 Quyon (TBA)Race #3 July 14 TP ProductsRace #4 July 28 Quyon (TBA)Race #5 Aug 11 Alois BurkhartRace #6 Aug 25 Marc Dani's FamilyRace #7 Sept 8 KDMRacing
* all events at Le Circuit Quyon
MCO Rally Championship Series Schedule:
Mississippi Valley Drivex- November 16, 2001
Lanark Winter Highands Rally- night time drive, January 12, 2002
Slush n'Slides (see above)
Mangy Moose
- daytime drivex, April 27, 2002, 200km
Totally Silly Drive (TSD)- night time learnex, May 18, 2002, 132km
Solo-II schedule- to be determined
Golden Pine Rally- daytime drivex, September 14, 2002, 200km
Lanark Highlands Drivex- daytime drivex, October 19, 2002
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April 2002
Annual Regional Tech Inspectionsin Ottawa!!
Date: Saturday March 30, 2002from 0900 - 1300
Location: Plus 1 Performance, 30 Stafford Rd.(check www.plus1performance.com for map)
Beat the rush at Spring Fling
If you have questions, please contactChris Krepski at [email protected]
MCO EnduroKarting Seriesby Paul Swinwood
and Richard Muise
The MCO Enduro Karting Series is un-folding. A meeting on March 17, 2002finalized the Regulations and the appli-cations forms. Both the series Regula-tions and the Application Kit are avail-able on the MCO web site athttp://www.mco.org/karting/karting-series.htm.
See you at Quyon on the Practice Day,May 25th. A novice school will be heldearly in May.- Paul
As noted above, at the March 17thmeeting a crowd of about 20 peoplewent over the final drafts of the series
Regulations, spending about 2 hoursgoing over the document with a fine-toothed comb to come up with the finaldocument that is now posted at theMCO web site.
The schedule for the series is posted onthe previous page. The fees for theevents are $45 for MCO members perrace class per event and $55 for non-members.
The series sponsors are firming up, butthere are still 2 events available. If youare interested in learning more about
sponsorship, please contact Paul Swin-wood.
Volunteers are still needed to help runthe events. Positions include starter,marshals, timing and scoring. Youwon't be required to be at every event,
but if you can help out in any way, youcan reach Paul through the contact infolisted in the MCO Exec list on the in-side front cover.
To: All Territory Presidents and Canadian Association of Rally SportDate: March 22, 2002Subject: Master Insurance Plan
On March 6, 2002, we communicated to you that we had not receiveassurance from K&K that they would be able to offer us continuedinsurance coverage after March 31, 2002. For some months we have beenexploring alternatives.
We are pleased to advise that we have today received a commitment fromone of the major North American motorsport insurance brokers that thewill provide coverage effective April 1, 2002. In other words, wanticipate a seamless transition of coverage. We previously advised youto expect a substantial increase in premiums. However, we are pleased tinform you that the increase will be in the fifty percent (50%) rangewhich is considerably less than expected.
Also, there will be changes in procedure. Under our agreement with thnew insurance provider, ASN Canada FIA will assume overalresponsibility for insurance and risk management. The details of thiarrangement are not yet finalized. However, from this point forward, alcommunications on insurance matters must be addressed directly to thioffice.
We are preparing rate sheets and are already well advanced in thpreparation of an Insurance and Risk Management Manual, which will bdistributed to all Clubs. Obviously, time is pressing, and we need to gethis information out as soon as possible.
The Board of DirectorsASN Canada FIA
Photo submitted byPaul Lindsay
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Are you looking for a racing schoolthat won't break the bank?
The Motorsport Club of Ottawa may have what you arelooking for!
Learn from award-winning race drivers andsenior racing officials.
MCO will be puttingon an Accredited Race Driver's school
at Shannonville Motorsport Park on theweekend of April 20-21, 2002.
If you are interested in getting your basic racelicence or renewing a race licence that
has lapsed, please signup online athttp://www.mco.org/school/raceschool.htm
Contact: Richard Muise (phone: (613) 241-9983,[email protected]).
Workers Need for Speedorama!!
MCO needs workers to help with our booth atSpeedorama, April 12th to 14th, 2002
and setup and tear down activities on April 11 and 14th.
Also looking for somebody with a pickup truck on
Thursday and Sunday to help pick up and deliverthe booth. An open trailer is available from
Bennett to help bring in the booth.
Full details and schedule on page 13.
Please contact Rob Microys, Tel: (613) 822-7204, email:[email protected], if you can help.
Life in the FastLane with Len Clue
by Jean MacGillivray
Those of us who love BMW's got a spe-cial treat on March 16, when Len Clueinvited us over to see his race car. Abouta dozen of us met with Len and hiscrew, J.R. Fortin, Chris Capowski andJeremy Hamilton, at Len's Beacon Hillhome, where the race car is stored afterits last competition. That was the Dayto-na Grand-Am Cup race, where Len andpartner John Lockhart finished 24thoverall and 7th in class (ST1). Nicedriving, especially considering they hadqualified 44th overall.
The "us" I'm referring to are membersof the Ottawa chapter of the BMWClub. Chris Pawlowicz, the president, isalways on the lookout for interestingtech sessions, and he arranged this
show-and-tell session around Len's busyschedule.
Len took us through a history of the car,which is an E36 328is, built in Atlanta,Georgia. After going over what wasstock (most of the car, including thebrakes) and what he had modified (afew things, like group "N" cams, adjust-able shocks, it's lowered a bit and he putcoil-overs up front), he popped open thehood so we could see for ourselves. Heeven started the car up so we could en-joy the sound of a 260-hp engine com-ing to life (it has a custom-built free-
flow exhaust).
Everyone was interested in the car andits performance, and Len and his crewwere kept busy answering lots of ques-tions from a very interested audience.We wanted to know how it felt to be onthe track, dealing with other competitors- nothing like living the experience vi-cariously!
Afterwards, I chatted with J.R. andChris about being part of a race team,which includes driving long distances toa track and supporting the drivers duringa race. It was really interesting to get a
sense of the "lifestyle" around the track:the motorhomes, the maintenance of aspecial race car, the smell of the high-octane fuel, the intensity of competition.
I had to leave early due to another com-mitment, but I left behind a room full ofguys totally immersed in the very spe-cial world of racing. We really appreci-ated having Len, J.R., Chris and Jeremygive us a glimpse into their world.
Chris Pawlowicz is writing a technicalarticle that he has agreed to share withThe Link, so a full report will be com-ing your way soon. Many thanks toChris for his great tech-session ideas.We look forward to reading his take onLen's very special BMW.
At DaytonaPhoto by Mark Weber of Exclusive Motorsports
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March 2001April 2002
MINUTES OF MEETINGM.C.O. Executive
Committee MeetingMarch 19th 2002
Louis's Steak House, Ottawa, Ont.Prepared by John Powell, MCO Secretary
PRESENT:Executive: Ron Woltman, President; Ben-
nett Leckie, Vice-President; Rob Mi-croys, Website Editor; Rick Miskiman,Open Wheel; Steve Greiner, ClosedWheel; Craig Hamm, Rally; Jeff Graves,Solo I; Greg Kierstead, Solo II; PaulSwinwood, Karting; Richard MuiseLink Editor; Warren Haywood, ClubMerchandise Co-ordinator; John Powell,Secretary; Jean MacGillivray, Promo-tional Display Material
ABSENT WITH EXCUSES:Executive: Bob Benson, Treasurer; Pat
Weightman, Membership.
NOTE The position of Public RelationsDirector is vacant.
The President opened the meeting at 6:30p.m., and the following business was dis-cussed:
ASN Insurance Problem:The President briefed those present on thecurrent situation as follows: There is nothing new at the moment, but
he will be attending a meeting the fol-lowing evening at CASC where therewill be representatives of ASN presentwho may have some news.
As of March 31st there will be no liabili-ty protection for the Club's officers, andanyone uncomfortable with the situationwill have to make a personal decisionregarding staying on.
A decision will have to be made regard-ing our risks in conducting "social" ac-tivities, such as meetings, but there willbe NO competitive events.
Before opening the topic for discussion,Ron Woltman first introduced WarrenHeywood, who will assume the Club's
new position of Club Merchandise Co-or-dinator. The discussion then dealt withthe following: Regarding the concerns of other clubs,
Ron noted that some, including the "Z"club, may be seeking a refund of affilia-tion dues. He added that Laurence Pol-ley is looking at voluntary receivershipprotection for CASC.
There was some discussion regarding thepossibility liability of the Club's officers,and procedures to follow. Craig Hammasked about notarised resignations, andSteve Greiner noted that there could beno corporation without officers.
Ron Woltman noted that, on a personalpoint, he would not resign, but the Exec-utive MUST be careful about what wedo.
He then asked Rob Microys to checkwith the organisers of Speedorama re-garding whether or not their insurancewould cover our display.
Ron then closed this topic by noting thatVARAC is leaving K&K, and goingwith a U.S. insurer.
In a discussion later in the meeting regard-ing memberships and affiliation fees, thefollowing points related to liability insur-ance were raised: Several members present noted that per-
haps it would be best in future to requireClub membership for all participants inClub events in order to minimise liabili-ty risks. It was noted that several otherorganisations, including the SCCA havethis requirement.
The effect on Solo II was raised, as 75%of participants enter only one or twoevents. The Executive discussed thepossibility of requiring that all entrantsbe members of MCO, but no decisionwas made at this time.
Ron Woltman advised the meeting thathe would like this topic to be on theagenda for the next Executive meeting.
MCO Display:
Jean MacGillivray outlined the proposedcontent and format of the display, andnoted that she needed material fromSteve Greiner.
Ron Woltman advised that it would bebest to keep permanent material generic,and provided Jean an advance of$140.00 from general revenues for dis-play expenses.
There was a general discussion on thevarious possibilities for content, layoutetc. of the display in order to make itadaptable for use at different events.
Rally:
Craig Hamm briefed members on the fol-lowing: Regarding the presentation by Doug
Mepham on March 27th, a notice hasbeen sent out to various clubs, and JimHoltom has graciously loaned his pro-jector for the video presentation. Thereis also the possibility of a press mentionin the Ottawa Sun.
Craig requested the input of members onthe draft letter to prospective Rallysponsors.
There will be a Rally Marshal's Schoolon the Easter weekend.
He closed by giving a brief update on theMangy Moose Rally, and by noting thatJim Morrow and Jean MacGillivray willbe attending the RSO general meetingon the coming weekend.
Club Incorporation:Steve Greiner reported that the up-dates tothe Club's registration as a corporation areprogressing.Racing - Open Wheel:Rick Miskiman reported that things arequiet except for preparations for the annu-al tech inspection.Karting:Paul Swinwood reported the following: About 20 people attended the Karting
meeting the previous evening and re-viewed the MCO Karting Series Supple-mentary Regulations. It looks as if therewill be about 50 entrants for the upcom-ing season.
Despite renewing his track liability in-surance in January, Paul advised thatK&K have cancelled the policy. Theyhave yet to return the unused portion ofhis premium.
The Karting Supplementary Regulationsand Series application forms will beposted on the Club's website.
There could be up to 100 new membersfrom the Karting division.
We will need to create a Club Karting Li-cence form, preferably plasticized. The $200.00 OKRA affiliation fee will
cover up to 50 Karting members as astart-up.
We will need to create a Karting flyer,and a shifter kart will be available forthe Club's Speedorama display.
Affiliation Fees:Ron Woltman opened a discussion on thetopic of CASC/CARS affiliation fees, asfollows:- Ron reported that it was noted in the
CASC-OR Annual Report that MCO has
decided to share dues with both CARSand CASC-OR, resulting in a loss ofrevenue for CASC.
It was suggested that we should look atthe wording of the agreement on the al-location of fees to ensure our proceduresare correct.
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Sponsor of the MCO Solo-II season
Ottawa Lynx at Jetform Parkwww.ottawalynx.com
http://www.plus1performance.com
Proud sponsor of theMCO Solo-II Timing Boar
Speedorama:Rob Microys gave a brief up-date on theClub's Speedorama display, includingsome of the items still needed. He alsonoted that videos of motorsports eventsfor showing at the display would be wel-come.
Club Merchandise: Rob next briefed the meeting on the pos-
sibility of ordering some Club baseballcaps for sale to members. The costshould be under $10.00 each, and hewill survey members for their preferenceof colour combinations. He also notedthat we could do Club "T" shirts again,and he will talk to Warren Haywood, aswell as pass the cap purchase on to him.
Warren Haywood, the new Club Mer-chandise Coordinator, then advisedmembers that he was working on astructure for the administration of Clubmerchandise, and will be soliciting com-ments from other members of the Exec-utive.
Canaska Cup: Ron Woltman informed those present
that, pending a replacement for BasilChui, Richard Muise has volunteered tohandle public relations for the race (err,discussions are continuing- ed), and willbe a member of the Race Committee.
Bennett Leckie asked if the race will goahead, and Ron answered that it would,but not to lose money. We must try toensure profitability which might possi-bly mean no subsidisation of worker ac-commodations. This would be subject
to review, as noted in previous discus-sions. Richard Muise has a list of potential par-
ticipants for Lapping Days, should thiseventuality be necessary.
Solo I:- Jeff Graves noted that the Solo I Open
House will be held at Cedarbrae VW inToronto on April 7th.
There will possibly be an inexpensiveF2000 day at the Bridgestone/Firestoneschool at Mosport for Solo I partici-pants. Information to follow.
Solo II:
Greg Kierstead reported that the sched-ule had not yet been firmed-up due to in-surance questions. JetForm will need ananswer in one week, and Greg will in-form the Executive as the situation un-folds.
On a question regarding approaching theCorel Centre, it was noted that they'renot really interested. However, PaulSwinwood advised that their bookingstaff has changed, so it may not hurt toask them again.
Regarding equipment, Greg noted that hehas priced 10' x 10' tents at under$400.00, and Ron advised him to goahead, subject to the Club's purchasingprocedures. Bennett Leckie also advisedthe meeting that a new walking measur-ing wheel could be had from PrincessAuto or Canadian Tire for under$100.00.
Greg noted that he was looking for newideas for awards, and was looking at pla-ques and plastic decals.
Greg closed by saying that an up-date ona Club Regional Solo II event will besent out soon, and there was mixed in-terest from other clubs in a home-and-away inter-club challenge.
- the executive discussed the notion thatall entrants to Solo-II must be MCOmembers. No decision was taken at thistime.
The Link:Richard Muise advised those present ththere would be a short deadline this mondue to the Easter weekend. The due dawill be 8 days before the monthly meeti(March 25th.).Racing School: Bob and Cindy Armstrong were absen
and there was no report of new develo
ments from them. Several items were discussed includi
the status of the list of instructors ancurriculum, and forwarding them CASC.
It was noted that we have our CASC pemit, but would need to send a cheque ffees.
If the insurance crisis causes a postponment and re-scheduling, we would hato consider other dates at Shannonvilsuch as May 7th, or possibly contactinMosport for the use of the Driver Deveopment Track.
Other Business:Ron Woltman closed the meeting by avising members that the use of a late daat Mt Tremblant is possible, and that will ask them to put us on their list fnext year. He also advised members thhe will give an update on the possibmerchandising agreement with FILA Ferari at the nest meeting.
The meeting was adjourned approximatly 9:00 p.m..
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MiscellaneousRumblings IIby John Powell
1. Say It Ain't So!
On St. David's Day last, I came upon a sadindicator of the degenerated state of pres-ent society. I followed a Volvo 240 driv-
ing on a wet, greasy road, negotiating acurve at just under 80 kph, behind a 10ton construction truck mounting a massivecement suction pump and pipes, and thedriver had a cell-phone glued to his ear!Oh, what is the world coming to? Haveeven Volvo drivers sunk to the depths ofthe average motorist? I fear, dear friends,that Western Civilization is truly at anend!
2. 407 ... the King's Highway Number,... or the dollar amount of the toll?
Well, as promised, this is my rant about
toll roads. And yes, they're still called theKing's Highway. Don't ask me why, asour last king, George VI, died half a cen-tury ago. I have held my views about tollsfor a long time, but the trigger for thispiece was when circumstances forced meto use the 407 when I picked up my RX7in the GTA last summer. For two trips to-talling about 25 miles, the bill was $10.95.This consisted of $4.81 in tolls, and $6.14in other charges! These were $4.00($2.00 per trip) for not having a trans-ponder (to make it easier for them to col-lect their tolls), a $2.00 "account" fee (payto use the road, then pay them to send youa bill!), and $0.14 GST. Oh yes, if youdon't want to pay for not having a trans-ponder, you can rent one from them - foranother fee. And you thought credit cardinterest rates were a rip-off!! Back to therant.
It used to be in Ontario that we only hadto pay tolls for special highway projects,such as construction of the Burlington andSt. Catharines Skyways. When the proj-ects were paid for, the tolls were then re-moved. All this has changed, however,since we elected as the Provincial Govern-ment a bunch of American style rightwing ideologues masquerading as tradi-
tional Canadian style Progressive Conser-vatives. (I did say this was a rant, afterall.) Now we have the 407 "Express TollRoute" (Expensive Toll Rip-off?), andprobably more coming, if the presentbunch remain as the government. As sac-rifices to their god of so-called "free enter-prise", we will be expected to pay twicefor our roads! Once in the form of fueland highway taxes, the other in the formof tolls to "free enterprise" monopolies,for the use of the public roads "sold" tothem by their friends in the Government.
I have no objection to a private companybuying up land, building their own road,and then levying tolls to defray their capi-tal costs and expenses, and to make aprofit if they can. Especially if they are indirect competition with other privateroads. After all, this is how true free en-terprise operates. I am less comfortablewith, but under the right circumstanceswould accept, the government chargingtemporary tolls for special projects, such
as the major bridges mentioned above.But, there is something in me, perhapsCeltic bloody-mindedness, that rebelsagainst continually paying twice for an es-sential public service. And inter-cityroads are an essential public service, giventhe high cost of air travel, our neglectedpassenger rail system, and the inconven-ience and tedium of inter-city bus travel.My blood really boils, however, when Ipay for a road through my taxes, have topay tolls to use it, and then have part ofmy payment go towards the profits of aprivate company. A road built by the tax-payer should not be used as a vehicle for
private profit!
3. The CCAB Numbers Are In .... Col-umn Readership Doubled!
No, not the Canadian Circulations AuditBureau, but the Canadian Compendium ofthe Aberrant and Banal. Counting our es-teemed Editor, the four e-mails I have re-ceived, and 5 comments in person, Mis-cellaneous Rumblings II now has 10 con-firmed readers. O.K., the editor has toread it to proof the copy (but it's always a
pleasure to do so - ed), but that still leaves9. The original Miscellaneous Rumblings
column in RPM, the news letter of theSports Car Club-Toronto, in the early '60sonly had 5 confirmed readers. These wereJohn Punshon, the editor, so we have todrop him, his father, Bert Punshon, AllanBunting (Uncle Bunt), the President ofSCC, and two friends, Cliff Taylor andDave Jameson, for a net total of 4. So injust 40 years, I have more than doubledmy confirmed readership! What's next,you may ask? Well hopefully, a lucrativecontract with a leading national newspa-per chain. One who's editorial policy isbalanced and moderate - perhaps the Na-tional Post or one of the Sun (newspa-pers?)?
4. Back in the Saddle - Episode VI -"The Devil Farts in My Face Again,Baldrick" (Black Adder II, BBC, EpisodeV, "Beer" (1989))
Let's see now, where to resume our saga.Well, it was August 2nd. 2001, the carwas at it's new home, and it was time tolook at what needed changing to suit me.For example, there was the fact that I wasa fair bit taller than the previous owner,
amongst other things, so let's start with theseptic tank. Huh, you say? But cars don'thave septic tanks. No, but farm housesdo, and when they need pumping, theyneed it NOW. Well, uncovering it's a bitof work, but it's a simple job, right? It isif you know where it's located, but not-when it's not where I was told it was whenwe bought the place! But the City knowswhere it is because they have the plans,right? They don't if it's older than 1972,
which it is. Do you know how long ittakes to probe an area 30 x 60 feet to adepth of 30 inches in order to locate (pos-sibly) a pipe about 6 inches wide or a tankabout 5 feet in diameter? I do now! Theupshot was that after I found it, uncoveredit, removed and replaced two 150lb. con-crete tank covers, and re-covered it, alongwith other chores and rain interruptions,almost two weeks went by that shouldhave been spent working on my race car.The first August test day at Mosport wasnow out of the question, but Shannonvillehad a pay-per-lap evening the followingMonday, which was now my objective.
With the three extra days, I gave the car aquick once over, and discovered it's rideheight was too low to get my floor jackunderneath at the preferred jacking points,the front cross-member and the differen-tial. I had to use an old scissors jack un-der the rocker panels to get just enoughheight to use the floor jack. That figuredout, I adjusted the pedal heights, of whichmore later, and managed to get the seat anextra inch to the rear. That wasn't enough,but would do for the moment. Loadingthe car on the trailer by myself proved tobe a challenge. The front of the trailer
had to be raised for the exhaust to clearthe rear trailer cross-member. You had tobe lined up dead straight before you clim-bed the ramps, as you couldn't see oncethe nose of the car was in the air. Thedoors wouldn't open once the car was onthe trailer, so you had to climb out of thewindow. Once you were out, the carwanted to roll back because of the angle,and putting it in gear only slowed it downa little. You had to have a block handy,get out REALLY quickly, and shove itunder the nearest wheel! Once the trailerwas levelled, you then rolled the car intoit's proper position for the tie-downs. Imanaged all that, and then it was off toShannonville for an evening's lapping,with my old Buco helmet because my newBieffe hadn't arrived yet from Italy.
Unloading at the track was a bit easier asmy wife was along to help, although thisdidn't stop me from nearly driving off theside of the trailer ramps because I put thesteering wheel on in the wrong position.From there, things got gradually worse. Iforgot what the tire pressure was supposedto be, so I had to guess - wrong. The oil
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filler was on so tight I had to use pliers toget it off. I got more gas outside the carthan in because of a quirky filler neck.And getting the front air dam mountedwas more difficult than untying the Gordi-an knot - I could see the holes, but nothinglined up. After liberal use of the GreatAustralian Adjective, and after much run-ning around and too much time, I headedout for my first few laps.
I found out at the starting line that youdidn't hand in your tickets and run yourlaps, you had to come in to the pits eachlap and hand in a ticket for your next lap.
Not great for rhythm, but it was seat time.Out I went on to the Long Circuit, andthere encountered some more unpleasantsurprises: Going down the straight after turn 1, the
rear of the hood lifted with a bang, and Ithought it was going to come off - until Iremembered that it should have beentaped down.
Heading into turn 2 (3?) I realised thatthe track disappeared somewhere off in-
to the grass, and I couldn't see where Iwas going! The RX7 is a lot lower thanmy pick-up, and although I was familiarwith the track, it didn't help. I had trou-
ble with this all evening, trying to guesswhere the corners went, how hard to
brake, and where to pick up the line. Then, halfway through my second lap,
the brakes locked on! After they hadcooled down, with my spirits down inthe dumper, I drove slowly back to the
paddock to investigate
I couldn't see anything obvious wrongwith the brakes, so I went to the manual
for the troubleshooting chart. There, rightnear the top of the list, was "incorrect ped-al free-play". A light went on - therewasn't enough free-play in the brake ped-al! When I adjusted the pedal height backhome in the garage, I had not allowedenough clearance. So I wriggled andsquirmed head first under the dash and re-adjusted the pedal. This fixed the prob-lem, but it took over half an hour, andnow we were running out of time when....... I noticed oil on the air dam. The leakappeared to be at the oil cooler fittings soI tightened them up, topped up the oil,didn't see any more leaks, and went out
again.I got four more laps in but by now I wasthoroughly out of focus - I was trying toohard and driving poorly. I was still havingtrouble trying to see where the track went,and only got the braking points and linesworked out reasonably well for a coupleof corners, even at the end of the backstraight, where there are braking markers.It was a totally unsatisfactory perform-ance, but a learning experience. However,the worst, and potentially the most dan
gerous problem, occurred on the wayhome. I got a massive cramp in my rightleg on the 401 near Kingston, and only
just managed to get stopped on the en-trance ramp to a service centre, whichluckily was just up the road. My wife hadto drive the rig into the parking lot, and itwas at least half an hour before I coulddrive again. The cause was the terribleseat in the pick-up, and I knew they'd haveto be fixed.
Back home in the garage the next day, andtaking stock, the job list developed into:fix the air dam; re-do the seat mounts toget more leg-room, install a fire extin-guisher, do something about the load-ing/unloading rigamarole, and some otherminor things. First, though, was do some-thing about that terrible seat in the pick-up! The problem was, not only was therenot enough leg room, but the seat itselfwas poorly designed, and not easily modi-fied. Pondering the problem, I was look-ing out of the garage window, when "...soft, what light through yonder (dirty)
window shines?...". 'Twas fair Helios,softly glinting on the faded paint of theold Volvo 142 out by the barn! Well, af-ter much measuring, cutting, drilling,cursing, etc., and blood (there's always
blood in such undertakings, isn't there -'tis the way of things - cuts, abrasions, andso on), two old Volvo seats are now in-stalled in the pick-up. They're much bet-ter, but I could still use about an inchmore leg room.
A similar amount of pondering, measur-ing, cutting, cursing, blood, etc., went onto the jobs on the car, and gradually they
got done. The air dam now installs easily,I got another inch or so more leg roomand some height by re-doing the seatmounts, installed a fire extinguisher, andfound a solution to the loading/unloading
problem. I now have a pair of sturdywooden ramp extenders, which also comein handy as small service ramps for thecar. The last test day in August was onlytwo days away when ... the effing oil cool-er still leaks! It wasn't the fittings afterall, so out she came and down we went tothe local rad shop to check it out. Well,the threads for the drain plug werecracked, and they couldn't do anything
about it but recommend a trip to an alumi-num oil cooler specialist in Kingston, orliberal amounts of epoxy weld. Oh well,there were still two test days in Septem-
ber.
I did make the first of the September testdays. It wasn't pretty! First, though, I didmanage to fix the leak in the oil coolerwith epoxy, and found a good used spareat RX7 Heaven, which I picked up on myway to Mosport. But, four days before Ileft, Essex Distributing still didn't have
my helmet because all of effing Italy waon summer effing holiday! Joe Chan saidthat he would be at Mosport on the weekend, and would bring it if it arrived. Inthe meantime, I phoned Mosport, and theytold me my old Buco would be O.K. if thBieffe hadn't arrived. When I got to thtrack, things started off well. The helmehad arrived that morning, and the traileramp extenders worked like a dream. did have quite a bit of trouble with thetrack - it looked so much as I rememberedit, but drove so much differently. I'll ginto that next month, so let's end this withthe Devil's last fart in my face. Duringmy second session, a lower rear trailingarm came undone when I was exiting thhairpin. I lost the bolt, nut, spacers anall, and no-one could help me with aspare. So, my day was done! Howeverlest we end this rather long tale of woe onsuch a dismal note, the next test day did
begin to show a ray of hope, as we shalsee in the next episode.
5. They want me ... they really want me
Funny how your interests alter your perceptions. I headed out to the mailbox few days ago to collect the mail and pickup the empty garbage cans, and while was juggling various items I noticed thathe sender's corner of one of the enveloperead "ALMS". "Now what" I though"does the ALMS want with me?" Visionof sugar plums, or more exactly a sponsored ride, danced in my head. Hey, I cadream, can't I? Back in the house, andupon examining the envelope more closely, I found that it read not "ALMS", bu"ALS". It just was a solicitation from th
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society fomoney. Worthy enough, I suppose, buI'm not rich, and I've already got my favourite charities picked out. Besides, theydisappointed me!
6. Parting Shot
I've come up with an idea for a new bestseller, and of course the subsequent lucrative movie. It will be about people in crisis as they face the challenges of navigating the web amidst wrecks, depth chargescrashes, and sub-surface enemies. It wil
be called "DOS Boot!".
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MINUTES OF MEETINGM.C.O. General Meeting
March 5th 2002
Louis's Steak House, Ottawa, Ont.Prepared by John Powell, MCO Secretary
PRESENT:Executive: Ron Woltman, President; Ben-
nett Leckie, Vice-President: Bob Ben-son, Treasurer; Rob Microys, WebsiteAdministrator; Steve Greiner, ClosedWheel; Craig Hamm, Rally; Paul Swin-wood, Karting; Jeff Graves, Solo I; JohnPowell, Secretary
Members: Sufficient members were pres-ent for a quorum.
ABSENT WITH EXCUSES:Executive: Rick Miskiman, Open Wheel;
Pat Weightman, Membership; GregKierstead, Solo II: Basil Chiu, PublicRelations (Resigned - see below).
The President opened the meeting at ap-proximately 8:00 p.m., and the followingbusiness was conducted:
Announcements: Ron Woltman welcomed guests present,
amongst whom were Mike Lamothe,Paul Lindsay and Don Rodgers, formerMCO members from the Club's earlydays.
He next announced the resignation ofBasil Chiu, the Director of Public Rela-tions, effective March 2nd 2002, andasked for those interested in taking over
the position to contact the Executive.Ron finally announced that there would bethe auction of a telephone in the shape ofa red Ferrari Testarossa after the end ofthe meeting. It was rumoured that thisphone once belonged to Luca Badoer forthe purpose of receiving a call from JeanTodt to assume a seat on the Ferrari F1team. It was therefore brand new and init's original box. Bob Armstrong notedthat he had been a presenter at the Canadi-an Motorsports Hall of Fame in Toronto,and announced that they now have a newhome in the old Hockey Hall of Famebuilding at the C.N.E. grounds in Toronto.
Winter Driving School/Capital CitySpeedway: Bob Armstrong thanked the volunteers
who made the schools a success. Theseincluded instructors, workers, track de-signers, Herb Henning - maintenance,organiser and registrar Richard Muise,and Paul Swinwood.
Ron Woltman noted that we have theCCS parking lot up to the end of April,notwithstanding the ongoing sale pro-
ceedings for the track. Ron then added his special thanks to
Bennett Leckie, Paul Swinwood, BobArmstrong, Herb Henning and RichardMuise for an outstanding job with theWinter Driving Schools.
Racing School: Currently we have 17 students who have
registered and paid a deposit or the full
amount, and a further 54 people whohave expressed an interest. Ron Woltman advised the meeting that
we are looking for instructors fromMCO, who would be our first choice,that the Chief Instructor from the FAQhas asked to be included, and that in-structors from other clubs have ex-pressed an interest.
Ron then opened the topic for commentsand questions from the floor, and some ofthe items discussed were: The only licence requirements for the
school would be a valid provincial driv-er's licence.
Richard Muise advised that informationon the school would be on the Club'sweb site, and registrants would be pro-vided with a full information package,including driver and vehicle require-ments.
Bob Armstrong stated that we would on-ly be doing a physical check of cars fortrack-readiness, and if the student willbe applying for a Race licence, the vehi-cle must have a manual transmission.During the discussion it was also notedthat open cars must have a roll bar com-plying with the current CASC Solo Iregulations. Bob also noted that all carsmust have 2 front seats with DOT seatbelts as a minimum.
During a discussion on helmets, mem-bers were informed that the minimumrequirement was SA95 (or better), andsomeone then pointed out that eventhese would be declared obsolete forracing in a few years, and that SA2000helmets would be a better choice.
Bob Armstrong closed the discussion bygiving an outline of the course structure,and noting that there would be writtenand track performance pass/fail exams.
Treasurer:Bob Benson reported that our presentbank balance is $30,407.00, but with de-ductions for the residual fund and trackdeposits for the racing School and theCanaska Cup, the effective working bal-ance is $17,085.00. He added that theWinter Driving Schools and Slush 'nSlides have shown a net profit of $8,600,and Membership income since Nov. 1st,2001 is $2,200.00.
Rally:Craig Hamm reported the following: The Rally Solo planned for Capital City
has been postponed until next winter. There were 21 members and guests at the
last MCORG meeting, where they en-joyed a video and presentation on thePerce Neige Rally given by SteveRioux.
Jean MacGillivray has asked that those
at the meeting with written material forthe Club display give it to Craig. The next Club rally is the Mangy Moose
at the end of April. 10% of all entrants in the 5 event Yoko-
hama/Subaru winter rally series havebeen MCO members. Craig then gave abrief outline of members' experiences inthis series, noting that Steve Greiner andNick Berry are currently in 5th place inthe Novice class.
Craig has a Targa Newfoundland bro-chure for the viewing of those interest-ed. He also noted that Doug Mepham,who looked after Public Relations for
and competed in the Targa Tasmania,will make a presentation on this eventincluding a video. Information on date,time and place is in the Link and on theweb site.
Racing:The only item reported was Chris Krep-ski's reminder that the annual technical in-spection would be on March 30th. Detailscan be found on the web site.Karting: Paul Swinwood reported that he and Kel-
ly Michaud had attended the recent OK-RA meeting, which dealt with straight-ening out some of the rules.
He then gave an outline regarding clubkarting licences and the race series, andwill give the information to Rob Mi-croys for posting on the Club web site.
There is a strong possibility that a spon-sor will be found for Karting in Ontario.
The next MCO Karting meeting will beon either Monday March 18th or some-time in April. The inforation will beposted on the web site.
There is a pressing need for workers forClub Kart races.
In response to a question there was a dis-cussion regarding under 16 race licencesin the 4 stroke Honda classes. Paulbriefly explaned that a medical wouldfirst be required. After that there wouldbe 3 races within the MCO club series,then the posibilty of moving up to theRegional level, including Quebec.
In a final note, Paul advised that thetrack inspections had not yet been done.
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The meeting paused at 8:40 p.m. for abreak, and returned at 9:05 p.m., continu-ing with the following:
Canaska Cup/Regional Racing:There was a general discussion on theseitems, including the following points: Ron Woltman pointed out that Cindy
Armstrong, Paul Swinwood, Craig Hamand himself are continually attendingmeetings in Toronto to put forwardmembers' positions at the Regional lev-el.
He then explained the reason for the in-crease in entry fees, including the factthat all the clubs lost money on raceslast year, and that the new fees are pub-lished in this month's Link. He went onto mention that we wanted to at leastbreak even on the race, and that we con-trol the gate at Shannonville, while clubsusing Mosport do not.
- Ron next noted that insurance rates forall club events would be going up, andPaul Swinwood added that the estimatehe had was 35%. The general discus-
sion then revolved around various topicssuch as; entry fee increases are too high,there are too many race meetings perseason, possible MCO cooperation withVARAC at Shannonville or Mosport, theeffect of costs on the number of entrieslast year vs. this year, and the posibiltyof the Club adjusting the effectiveamount of entry fees by issuing morecrew passes.
One member gave some reasons from hisexperience in support of the argumentthat the present class structure (bracketracing) has tended to require more carmodifications at an increased cost in or-
der to stay competitive. In response to a question, Ron Woltmanadvised that in order to reduce costs,there will be no Test Day prior to theCanaska Cup this year.
Web Site:Rob Microys explained that due to prob-lems with the attempted upgrade of the
web site hardware, another attempt will bemade the weekend of Mar. 8th / 10th .
Speedorama:Rob next gave a brief report on the Club'sSpeedorama display. We have 3 cars, aperformance rally car, Porsche 944, andRob's race-prepared VW Jetta. The dis-play we had last year may not be availa-ble, but we will still need workers for set-up and to man the booth.Solo I and II:Jeff Graves reported for both departmentsin the absence of Greg Kierstead. We had a good Winter Solo II season de-
spite the weather, and Jeff thanked HerbHenning and Bennett Leckie for thetrack.
The Solo II schedule still has some con-flicts at JetForm Park with a ball tourna-ment and a car show, although the latterare interested in having an event runwhile they're there.
Jeff briefed the meeting on the status ofthe Solo I and II Regulations, and the re-
quirement for a CASC Basic licence forSolo I. More detailed information isavailable online, and Jeff has a copy ofthe Quebec schedule for those interest-ed.
There was a question from the floor ask-ing why Solo does not have a pre-tech-nical inspection system similar to racing.This was not resolved.
The Link: Richard Muise first announced that he
has some coupons for rebates on Good-year tires, if anyone is interested.
He next explained that he is making
some improvements in the Link includ-ing a table of contents for reference pur-poses, and a Results Page (under devel-opment) showing member's results inClub and other events.
- Richard then informed the members ofhis coming retirement as Link editor,August will be his last issue, and his rea-sons for stepping down. There is an arti-
cle in the March issue of The Link ex-plaining the editor's duties, and he askedthat a replacement be appointed soonerrather than later, as this would allowtime for training and transition.
Other Business: Ron Woltman informed the meeting that
we had received a request for drivers faran upcoming TV pilot. When asked fordetails by a more senior member pres-ent, Ron informed him that the requestwas for drivers who were both youngAND personable, and left those presentto draw their own conclusions. Informa-tion on this request is on the web site.
Regarding the Club history, Ron has spo-ken with Mike Lowe recently, and prog-ress is being made towards a publicationdate later this year.
He next reminded members of the me-morial for Ted Powell on March 16th(see details in the March Link), and stat-ed that the Executive will consider somesuitable way to recognise Ted's contribu-tion to the sport and MCO.
Ron closed by giving a brief rundown onenquiries by FILA Ferrari, a clothingmanufacturer, for a marketing arrange-ment with the Club to sell their products.
The meeting was adjourned at approxi-mately 9:45 p.m. on a motion by NickBerry, seconded by Dave Butler.
Note: The "Luca Badoer" Ferrari Testaros-sa telephone was auctioned off after theclose of business. There ensued a heatedbidding war between Dave Butler andNick Berry that was worthy of any farm
auction, with Mr. Berry the fortunate win-ner. The Club's coffers have now been in-creased, to the great pleasure of Bob Ben-son, our Treasurer, by the princely sum of$12.00.
Prepared by John Powell, Secretary,MCO, 8th 2002.
MCO: The First Fifty Years
Only $35 for this important book!Plannning for a delivery of 300 numbered copies. It is a hard-covered coffee table style book
recounting the long history of motorsopts in Ottawa and the regions. With 150 pages, everythingand everyone is included. Don't miss out on your copies!
There is still space available for sponsorship as well. For $20 you can ensure your name is in thebook by sponsoring a page of your choosing. Full or partial page ads are open.
Contact Sherissa Microys at (613) 822-7204 or e-mail [email protected]
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MCO General Meetings - 8PM, First Tuesday of every month
Executive Meetings - 6:30PM, Third Tuesday of every month
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From the 417, take the Innes Road exit (by 417 Nissan and Costco)
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The Motorsport Club of OttawaRally Group
Mangy Moose Rally(3rd Rally of 6 in MCO Rally Championship)
Saturday, April 27, 2002.
Feedmill Restaurant, Trim Road, Navan A Time-Speed-Distance event (not racing). BEGINNER-FRIENDLY instructions. A multi-hour night event of approximately 200 km. Average speeds maximum 95% of posted limit. This is not a race. Roads are chosen so as not to harm your car/van/truck. You need: driver, navigator and safe interior lighting;and proof of: vehicle ownership, insurance and registration.
Recommended: a few pens, a clipboard and a stopwatch. Entry fee: $35/team (if both non-club members). Registration open from 4:00-4:30 p.m. Limited to first 30 cars. Car 0 departs from Feedmill Restaurant at 5:00 p.m. See www.mco.org for more details and Supplemental Regs.
For information and/or registration, please contact:Corey Groves: [email protected]; 229-7737
Directions:From Ottawa, head East on Queensway, stay straight at split (just pastSt. Laurent) and head for Orleans on #174. After Place d'Orleans, after10th Line, turn right at traffic lights onto Trim Rd towards Navan. Gostraight until you get to Navan (past old Montreal Rd., past Innes Rd.).After stop sign the restaurant is second building on left.
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MCO Rally GroupNews, April 2002
by Craig Hamm
The onslaught of tough winter rallies isover, we are licking our wounds, craftingour lies and tall stories, and getting somesleep! Though we are in a lull in the rally
competition schedules, there is activity!Jumping in...
Of 24 scored Novice teams in the Yokoha-ma/Subaru Winter Rally Series no lessthan 8 teams are listed as MCO members.Our two most successful teams throughoutthe series were Steve Greiner and NickBerry in the legendary black beast (FordF150 4x4) for 5th place and Kirby Dunstanand Gary Oman (Subaru Impreza) in 4thplace. Kirby and Gary beat Steve and Nickby only 2 points (Kirby and Gary were 3rdin Frostbite, 3rd at Defi des Glaces). Ryan
Huber and his mother came tenth in Nov-ice in the famous Ontario Winter Rally,beating all other MCO teams (again!!!).Who said it wasn't a family sport? As forme, I had my first experience navigating incompetition at the Frostbite rally for JamesCorrigan. This was, as expected, hum-bling but also a lot of fun. I'm quite thank-ful for Gravol! On both Frostbite andOWR competitors had very little snow onthese early March winter rallies, and nowin late March we have tons of it!! Aghhh!
Jean McGillivray has been busy workingon the multi-panel display in preparationfor the Doug Mepham Targa Tasmaniapresentation. Many thanks to her for thetime as I know she has been very busy re-cently. Related, Jim Holtom graciouslyloaned us a video projector for DougMepham's slides. Truth be told, these arevery expensive to rent, and Jim really
pulled us out of a costly bind. Manythanks Jim and Control Microsystems!
We have two new rallymasters and eachare first-timers. Corey Groves, the RallyGroup Competition Coordinator is work-ing on the Mangy Moose which is sched-uled to run April 27, out of Navan. RyanHuber only a member since January has
agreed to make the 2002 version of the To-tally Silly Drive, slated for late May orearly June. Both rallies will require nospecial equipment other than clipboard,pens, and a stopwatch. Any more than thatand you're ahead of the game. Our ralliesdo not have complicated instructions; wedo NOT try to get you lost. In fact it seemsgetting lost is rare on MCO rallies.
Rally-dude Warren Haywood has agreedto join the executive as Merchandise Coor-dinator and is the point person (not neces-sarily the do-er) for all design, purchasing,
and selling of MCO club merchandise. Bitby bi t, Warr ren w il l be bui lding up t heMCO stores of t-shirts, buttons, hats, andall that cool stuff. Many thanks to Warrenfor moving from the rally regalia role tothe larger task of managing the currentvoid of club merchandise.
Greg Brady's Rideau Lakes Racing SubaruImpreza (co-driver Steve Frankovitch) willbe on show at Speedorama, as will CraigSeko's Porsche 944 which is undergoingconversion to rally specifications for TargaNewfoundland. Thanks guys for the use
of the cool autos!
Finally, Jim Morrow and Jean McGillivrayattended the Rally Sport Ontario (RSO)Annual General Meeting on your behalf onSunday March 24, in Downsview. Thanksto them MCO was well represented.
Our rally group meeting of February habout 19 or so attendees, still a good nuber, and this time we watched in car foage from Steve Rioux's Rally Perce-Nibid, and a video tape of Group B rally c(600-800 hp rally car behemoth's!). OMarch 27th meeting was a special evwith Doug Mepham who gave a full audvisual presentation of his experience in l
years Targa Tasmania (http://www.tarorg.au/), a historic tarmac rally coveri2000 kilometers over 5 days on the islaof Tasmania. This event was to only brally group meeting, but I decided it wachance to really get the word out to masses about our sport. To that end Ivited all the local car clubs and notified press. The Ottawa Sun ran an ad witphoto, and thanks to Shannon Lee Mnion, expect a rally article in the OttaCitizen Wheels-section sometime, again
On March 30, only days after Doug Mep
am's presentation, Jim Morrow and I gaour first (TSD) Rally Marshaling schoolyou are interested in either of these topor just want to get some 'inside knowledto improve your rallying, these courwill be of benefit to you. Dependingthe turnout, we may offer this course agthis year. Jim is still working on his ganiser's course.
Come out to the Emerald Plaza Branchthe Ottawa Public Library, on MerivRoad. We have a great space to hold discussions, loads of free parking, a mo
erately central location next to many rtaurants, and audio-visual equipment watching videos after the business portof the meeting. All are welcome, especly non-MCO members, whether you curious about rallying, or are fully volved. Meetings are held the last Tuday of each month at 6:30 PM. Rally on
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For Sale:
1990 BMW E30 M3 motor with chip.Asking $4,600.
Contact: JeanMacGillivray (613) 256-0188
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Very Good Condition, Modified KX80 motor, Freshtop end, New pipe, can, Tillett seat, Gearbox Velocity IBodywork, spare CIK Bodywork Tack, Spare Tires,Many Spare PartsGearbox Racing Suit size 54Race Ready $ 5000.00 Cdn. OBOCall Bill or Herb @ 613-836-3811
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For Sale:
1995 Champ Car Light, 1996 Rear Suspension Wings, Spare 1995 Front Wing (complete), SparGoosenecks (2) & Rear Uprights (4), 5sp Gear BoWith 12 Gear Sets, 16 Wheels, 4 Orig. Formula Re
nault With New Avon Radial Rains, 4 New WelWheels With New Goodyear Rains, 8 3 Piece Pansports With Avon Slicks (used) 2 damaged OuteRims. many Used Avon's & Goodyear Slicks, PenskTriple Adjustable + 3 Original Shocks (Blistensmaybe), 6 Springs 2x700, 2x550, 1x600, 1x500, 2 Batery's, 2 Fuel Pressure Regulators, 2 Complete ExhauSystems Incl. 2 Headers & 1 Supertrapp, 2 Rear SwaBars 1 Tee 1 V, STACK 8100 Data With cable & Eurocom 486 Laptop, 8 New Spare Control Arms(wishbones), 2 Slightly Bent, Various Spare Pushrods & TRods, 2 Spare Front Wheel Brgs, 3 CV Boots, 2 LeveJacks, 1 Front, 1 Rear. With CCL race prepared 2.0
Neon DOHC 0 Laps.
Raced In 1999 & 2000 Series
$35,000.00
Call Ken 613.489.0980 (Ottawa)
The President
It is a little known fact that long before his days in theYokohama Formula Ford series, our gregarious Presi-dent once made attempts to make his name famous onthe European circuit. Unfortunately, unlike otherwould be Grand Prix greats of the time, Ron pickedPoland as his point of departure and he is seen here
lined up for the qualifying session at his debut in1965. Decimated by his lavish style and subsequenthospitality expenses, the under budgeted team wasforced to use a tire off the team trailer when Ron blewa tire in the morning practice.
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Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
MCO Enduro Karting Series. . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Letter from ASN Canada FIA . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Life in the Fast Lane w/Len Clue . . . . . . . page 4
MCO Executive Meeting Minutes. . . . . . . page 5
Miscellaneous Rumblings II. . . . . . . . . . . page 7
MCO General Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . page 9
Mangy Moose Rally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
MCO Rally Group Report . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
The President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
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