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Editorial Exhaust
A Column of thanks to those who deservmany.
Thanks to Mark Atos who has stepped uto the position of editor of The Link. Anthanks to his girlfriend (whose name have missed - sorry) who will workinwith Mark. Many hands will make shor
work of this monthly duty. July 2002 wilbe the first transitional issue. I'll still baround in the background helping when can and contributing.
A second round of thanks to some of throad racing members of MCO. I had a daand a half of fun at the first Mosport evenhanging out with Rob's team. Best of luc
putting the pieces together =:]. And tJohn Blouin and Albert Cohoe for takingme under their wing. The first weekend fothe Pumpkin is June 1, just hours after thiissue goes to print.
Also a special Chequered Flag from aMCO member to our secretary JohnPowell. Aside from being a wonderful an
prolific writer, he has done a bang-up jowith the minutes of every meetingsubmitted for publication each monthCompare the 4 pages of MCO Executivand General meeting minutes with thCASC-OR Board of Directors minutes
just received (page 15); I think you'lagree.
Cover Photo: Ken Baird in thCARQUEST/Main Street Racing ProTruc#2. Jim Morrow photo by Casey
McKinnon.
Motorsport Club of Ottawa
Founded 1949
Founding Member CASC 1951
Incorporated 1953
2002 MCO Executive
President andOntario Race Organizing Rep.
Ron WoltmanH: (613) 831-8682W: (819) 997-6988
C: (613)75 [email protected]
Vice-PresidentBennett Leckie
W: (613) 822-1765 [email protected]
Directors
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) [email protected]
Solo-IIGreg Kierstead
H: (613) 274-3942
W: (613) [email protected]
Solo-I LiasionJeff Graves
H: (613) [email protected]
Hotline(613) 788-0525
Website
www.mco.orgmaintained by Rob Microys
Hosted byAnjura Technology Corporation
General Meetings
Louis'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 LINK
Editorial 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.
KartingPaul Swinwood
W: (613) 237-8551 [email protected]
Ontario Race Committee RepCindy Armstrong
H: (613) [email protected]
Club Merchandise Co-ordinatorWarren Haywood
LINK [email protected] Muise
H: (613) [email protected]
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June 2002
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 20/21BARC 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
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 #4August 11 Event #5August 18 Performance Control School
August 25 Event #6September 8 Event #7October 6 Event #8October 13 Event #9* all events at Jetform Park
MCO Karting Series
Please note that this series has been cancelled.Please see notice on page 18.
MCO Rally Championship Series Schedule:
Mississippi Valley Drivex- November 16, 2001
Lanark Winter Highands Rally- night time drive, January 12, 2002
Slush n'Slides - January - March 2002
Mangy Moose- daytime drivex, April 27, 2002, 200km
Totally Silly Drive (TSD)- night time learnex, July 13, 2002, 132km
Solo-II schedule- See bottom left
Golden Pine Rally- daytime drivex, September 14, 2002, 200km
Lanark Highlands Drivex- daytime drivex, October 19, 2002
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Main Street Racing- Press Release
Ken Baird and the CARQUEST Pro-Truck #2 begin a brand new season.
DATE: Tuesday May 7, 2002
BODY: The first race of the season at St.
Eustache launches this year's racing sea-son into action. St. Eustache hosted the100 lap CASCAR CarQuest sportsmanseries race along with a 30 lap Pro Truckfeature. The Old Milwaukee ProTruck100 Lap race was snowed out the week-end before and will be re-scheduled.Main Street Racing and Ken Baird startedthe season May 5th in the #2 Pro Truckwith help from veteran Race Car PartsProfessional Leo Constantinou of Car-Quest Nepean. The first race of the year
proved to be an important testing groundfor all competitors as they tried to get thetrucks set up for the new season. KenBaird, with a brand new, untested Pro-Truck, moved from tenth place into fourth
place in the first 8 laps. The sun's heatingaction, already showing its effect even inthe Spring, warmed the track just enoughto effect handling. The ProTruck 2 gotloose from overheated tires making run-ning on the outside impossible. Kendropped back to eleventh then up to tenth
position for a respectable finish. NorthGower's Steve Yendall also attended thefirst race of the season and placed twelfthin the truck series. Their ProTruck looksgreat again this year; and their crew havethe best sandwich makers and they sharedthe wealth thanks. Kenyon Racing
Products were there as well with a varietyof racing supplies and equipment. Thenext race scheduled for Main Street Rac-ing is May 15th at the New OTTO-DROME, just west of the Corel Centre inOttawa. This was the old Capital CitySpeedway site. The facility has seen a lotof work in the last few weeks, courtesy ofa new owner and a new attitude towardsMotorsports. David Melamed attendedthe local Chamber of Commerce Speakers
Night and had great news for all who at-tended, including the Motorsport Club ofOttawa's President Ron Woltman and oth-er MCO members. The potential for this
track now is about to become reality and itwill be great to watch the new facility un-fold. Visit www.mainstreetotta-wa.com\status.html for news and pastyears notes on Ken Baird and Main StreetRacing. And CHECK OUT http://www.ottodrome.com/. This is Ottawa's Otto-drome's new site and foretells great thingsto come - not just on the Web Site but theRacetrack Site as well. Leo Constantinouwas great at the track and he continues,with CARQUEST, to contribute all week
as Main Street Automotive's Car PartsProfessional. You can call him at CAR-QUEST Nepean 225-9221 most weekdaysand he will give you great advice and as-sistance on your Car Parts needs. Thanksas well to Chris Dolman, Clint Millar-Langlois and Bev Millar, the Team Assis-tants.
Main Street Racings Sponsors this yearare Main Street Automotive and CAR-QUEST, Class 8 Collision, Shell Oil Ther-moshell, G. W. Roofing, Bernhard TurboTrans, Kemco Radiator, Irish Rose ATV
Nature Trails, Carleton Pumping Service,Barry Horricks and WineMakers. Ken hasa new Sponsor for the CARQUEST Pro-Truck - WineMakers, a new Village Brew-On-Premises for Wine and Beer - also lo-cated in the Main Street Building at 2319Community Way, North Gower.
Main Street Racing
- Press ReleaseA 1st and 2nd Place Finish after
Altercation with Tires on theInside of Corner One
DATE: Wednesday May 15, 2002
BODY: Ken Baird and the CARQUESTProTruck #2 begin a brand new seasonwith a 1st and 2nd place finish at Otto-drome's First Race of the Season.
Starting third from the back in the openingheat race, Ken managed to make his wayup into a fight for third place when hewas, suddenly spun into the infield, result-ing in a DNF in that heat.
After furious bodyrepair was com-
pleted, Ken madeit out for the sec-ond heat. Startingfrom the fourth po-sition, Ken battledfor several lapsand eventuallytook the lead, nev-er to look back.Ken held the lead
through a late cau-tion, earning hisfirst, and very con-vincing win of the2002 season.
The feature sawKen start in thesecond last posi-tion with SteveYendall behindhim. The pair
fought through the pack quite quickly, awere running second and third (respetively) by the midway point of the featurace. Ken held off Steve Yendall for tlast 15 laps but was unable to pass tleader, resulting in solid second place fiish.
Dave Watchorn and Martin Walter hthere usual Wednesday night battle wiDave finishing 1st, 2nd and 1st in the feture, Martin Walter got a first but spun the feature. Earl Wylie had a stroshowing but was forced to withdraw earfrom the feature with car troubles.
A strong showing, wonderful weather alots of fun by all are surely indications another great season in the #2 CAQUEST/MAIN STREET RACING PTruck.
Leo Constantinou was great at the traand he continues, with CARQUEST, contribute all week as our Race Car ParProfessional. You can call him at CA
QUEST Nepean 225-9221 most weekdaand he will give you great advice and asistance on your Car Parts needs. Thanas well to Chris Dolman, Clint MillaLanglois and Bev Millar are the Team Asistants.
Main Street Racings Sponsors this yeare Main Street Automotive and CARQUEST, Class 8 Collision, Shell OThermoshell, G. W. Roofing, BernhaTurbo Trans, Kemco Radiator, Irish RoATV Nature Trails, Carleton PumpiService, Barry Horricks and WineMakelocated in the Main Street Building
2319 Community Way, North Gower.
The CARQUEST/Main Street Racing ProTruck,Ken at the wheel, Leo posing.
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Main Street Racing- Press Release
Main Street Racing all Smilesafter Hard Work Pays Off
DATE: Wednesday May 22, 2002
BODY: Ken Baird and the CARQUESTProTruck #2 Take Second and Third Placefinishes on Ottodrome's second race nightof the Ottawa Oval Track Season keepingway up in the Points. There were so manyProTrucks, the Track Officials split theminto two groups, each running in one HeatRace and then all in the Feature.
Racing in the second heat race, Ken beganin 5th place in reverse point order. Bymidway in this qualifier, Ken had madehis way third place. With only a couplelaps left to go, Ken secured second placewhile evading the spinning truck ofShawn Quinn directly in front of him.
The Feature Race saw Ken start in thefourth grid position. Through the firsthalf of the race, Ken had managed hisway up to second place bearing down onfirst. On lap 15 Ken made his move to thelead position, getting by on turn two andalong the back straight. Ken's lead wasshort lived however, when the right fronttire when flat, and he was forced to pit.With the help of just about everyone inthe immediate vicinity, a quick pit stopgot Ken out without missing a lap. Chrisand Leo did a GREAT Job getting theProTruck on the track in minutes, saving
Ken from missing a lap.
Re-starting at the back, Ken made a hardcharge through the pack to end up in third
place by the 26th lap. Ken was unable tomake a move on the #46 truck of MattMoffitt in time, especially after taggingthe wall lightly in Corner Four, and had tosettle for a hard fought 3rd place finish.Matt Moffitt in the #46 MTM RacingTruck finished second behind the #99Dodge of Steve Benoit.
Steve Yendall, usually up there in the TopThree, had major problems with the Pro-
Truck #1's rear end and did not get to fin-ish this one. Another showdown betweenDave Watchorn and Martin Walter hadMartin Walter pinching in for first in thefeature. Martin and Watchorn both hadgood finishes through out, but Dave(Deadman Dave) Watchorn kept his pointslead - so far. Better watch these guys -good racing fun in the Four Cylinder MiniStock. Earl Wylie in the ProStock had anexcellent night out finishing third in hisfeature. A strong showing, wonderfulweather and lots of fun for all indicate of
another great season for the #2 CAR-QUEST/MAIN STREET RACING ProTruck.
Visit www.mainstreetottawa.com/sta-tus.html for news and past years notes onKen Baird and Main Street Racing. Andcheck out http://www.otto-drome.com/.This is Ottawa's Ottodrome's new site andforetells great things to come - not just onthe Web Site but the Racetrack Site aswell. Check out the http://www.greatero-ttawachamber.com/ for news on a June 6thluncheon with Jackie Stewart, the fa-mous Grand Prix Racer, as he speaks on"The Business of Sport"
Leo Constantinou was great at the trackand he continues, with CARQUEST, tocontribute all week as our Race Car PartsProfessional. You can call him at CAR-QUEST Nepean 225-9221 most weekdaysand he will give you great advice and as-sistance on your Car Parts needs. Thanksas well to Chris Dolman - it is great tohave him on the Team, quietly competent
as he gets the job done. Thanks also toClint Millar-Langlois and Bev Millar,Team Assists.
Main Street Racing- Press Release
Ken Baird - Another First, and WinsPole Position Start for the Feature
Date: Wednesday May 29, 2002
BODY: Ken Baird and the CARQUESTProTruck #2 charged from a fifth placestart to capture First in the Heat Races atOttodrome Wednesday night.
The field of ProTrucks was again split forthe Heats. There are enough ProTrucks forTrack Officials split them into two groups,each running in one Heat Race and thenall in the Feature. Matt Moffitt and SteveYendall, also of North Gower, were in thesecond heat. Matt ran away with the Firstwhile Steve finished that one Fourth after
being held off by the #10 and #14 Pro-Trucks.
The Feature Race saw Ken's #2 CarQuestProTruck start in the pole position withMatt Moffitt's #46 on the outside pole.They raced side by side through the firstlaps, so that from the far side of the trackyou could only see one ProTruck. Thiscontinued until Ken got a flat tire on theright front. Thanks to the Moffitt Crew,Yendall's and Kenyon Racing Products forhelp switching the tire, again.
Ken was, once again, out before the race
restarted, at the back of the pack - Didn'ttake him long to work his way through the
pack from 14th to 6th position for the fin-ish. This was great racing as he workedhis way by each competitor, one by one.
Back at the front, Matt Moffitt kept up thepace racing with a foursome running two-by-two of Benoit, Yendall and Kirby tofinish third, with Benoit first and NorthGower's Steve Yendall second. This tookskill, lap after lap; Amazing feat to watch.This was a great race for all to race and towatch.
There was great racing in the Mini Stocks.Dave Watchorn (correction from the lastrelease but Dave is Dentman Dave, notDeadman - Hey others thought so too, un-til they saw Dave drive - but his team isRoad Kill Racing) was lucky he didn'thave to many dents in his bumper as that
bumper let him place one up on his fa-vourite rival, Martin Walter. Wilson wonfirst in the feature but both Dave and Mar-tin are up at the top again in points. Earl
Wylie, our ProStock Driver, broke his rearaxle, spectacularly, in the usual Earl Wy-lie fashion, and got to watch some racinginstead. He is fun to watch though, so beready next week when he will no doubt be
back showing everyone how to ride theoutside line.
For photos of the races, Cindy Kenyon isthe New Track Photographer. Check outthe photos and racing equipment at theKenyon racing Products Trailer. (ThanksCindy for not taking the photo of me com-ing out of the new washrooms :)
Main Street Racing's Sponsors this yearare Main Street Automotive and CAR-QUEST, Class 8 Collision, Shell OilThermoshell, G. W. Roofing, BernhardTurbo Trans, Kemco Radiator, Irish RoseATV Nature Trails, Carleton PumpingService, Barry Horricks and WineMakersof North Gower. Visitwww.mainstreetottawa.com/status.htmlfor news and past years notes on KenBaird and Main Street Racing. AndC H E C K O U TWWW.OTTODROME.COM. This is Ot-todrome's site and foretells great things tocome - for more than just MotorSports but
as a Multi Sport Facility. Leo Constanti-nou missed Crew this week, getting readyfor his Wedding on Saturday - Priorities,eh! He helps all week thought with CAR-QUEST, to contribute all week as ourRace Car Parts Professional. You can callhim at CARQUEST Nepean 225-9221most weekdays and he will give you greatadvice and assistance on your Car Partsneeds. Thanks as well to Chris Dolman it is great to have him on the Team, quiet-ly competent as he gets the job done.
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MCO General Meetings - 8PM, First Tuesday of every monthExecutive Meetings - 6:30PM, Third Tuesday of every month
LOUIS' STEAKHOUSE1682 Cyrville Road (613) 741-2130
From the 417, take the Innes Road exit (by 417 Nissan and Costco)
all are welcome!
MCO Rally GroupReport June 2002
by Craig Hamm
Noteworthy items are as follows.
MCO Map Run, about 120 km, VERYsimple format, on a variety of surafaces,fees to cover event insurance only (very
low entry fee on this one folks!). Statingin Almonte, ending somewhere near Perth,JUNE 29. This is not a rally series eventand is meant to be more a FUN RUN thana true competition, but there will be a win-ner!
Jim Morrow and I are presenting a shortcourse on Rally Organising, July 20, loca-tion TBD. Jim is chief instructor. If youalways wanted to know how to put a rallytogether, from scratch, but were afraid toask, this course is for you! This coursewill help you do better as a competitor aswell, learn the dark secrets of the rally-
master, and maybe a little sympathy foryour organisers, too! It's not rocket sci-ence, but there are skills to learn. Rest as-sured your teachers never stop learning.
Return of the Route of All Evil, brisk TSDrally, the third event in the SCCA NE Di-visional Championship, June 15, Utica,N.Y. an 11 hour drivex, day and night. Jimand I are competing in his Impreza 2.5RS,as are Jodie Shay and Sonya Howard arecompeting in the awesome "Nissan Mo-torsports Sentra" (Jodie and Sonya didquite well at the Discover Ontario RoadRally, just missing a win with one badcheckpoint by the way, and came 1st inclass, and 4th overall, at SMCC's Peril's ofPauline! Well done!)
Jodie Shay and I are competing in theSMCC club (Montreal) Map Run Rallythis Saturday, June 1.
MCO has two performance teams enteringthe 2002 Silverstone Black Bear Rally,June 15, Dorset, Ontario. Greg Bray andSteven Frankovitch in their 2000 Impreza2.5RS (P4 class), and soon to be members
Darryl Malone and Jim Stark in a 1992Eagle Talon. I'm not sure I've met the lat-ter two, so gentlemen please make yourpresence known! This rally is a chance torun a pace noted regional event with over$3000. in prize money plus contingencyawards. A reminder that the rally noteswill be available in three formats. Stand-ard route book, CARS pace notes andSCCA pace notes. You get to choose whatyou want to run. Also the pace note meet-
ing will run by multi Canadian and NorthAmerican Champion Frank Sprongl andKeith Townsend. For more info see theweb site at http://www.mlrc.ca/black-bear/index.html
Ryan Huber's Totally Silly Drive is slatedfor July 13, starting from the Harvey's onCarling Avenue (across from the Colise-um/Swiss Chalet). This will be a very be-ginner friendly event on smooth roads.No special equipment necessary exceptfor some interior lighting for the later partof the evening (the days will still be prettylong, though). Expect to be finished by
about 10:30pm.
Last month I was invited to present to theMG Club, where I made "vigorous repre-sentations" on the greater MCO activitiesand then more specifically the RallyGroup. I am proposing to organise a Vin-tage Classic TSD rally next year, as afundraiser for a noteworthy charity, theCanadian Cancer Foundation. This willbe an MCO rally event, outside of our ser-ies, with a motoring focus on older carsfrom the local marquee clubs. The rallywill be 100% tarmac, and be reasonablybrisk within the rules set out by RallySport Ontario. I am aiming for a minimumof 50 teams.
Anyone see the WRC Rally Argentina onSpeed Channel? Tommi Makinen rolledhis Subaru at "Mach 100", rolling SEVENTIMES, with the last big flip OVER aspectator! It was an amazing wreck,which they both walked away from,slightly shaken (not stirred). Talk about anightmare finish for the winners - all threeof them? Peugot's Marcus Gronholm(clear winner but disqualified for receiv-
ing illegal service) handed the win to Peu-got's Richard Burns (disqualified for a fly-wheel 20g underweight) who handed thewin to Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya ofFord. Carlos joins only Tommi Makinenin having won 25 WRC rounds. Skodatherefore scored points that were desper-ately needed. Next round is in Greece.
The Rally Group is actively seeking a ral-lymaster for the 6 rally in the Series, the
Lanark Highlands Rally, Oct 19, 2002.No organiser, no rally! For the 2003 com-petition season we also need a rallymasterfor the November Mississippi Valley Ral-ly. Step right up! Contact Jim Morrow,Corey Groves, or Craig Hamm, or postyour intent on the online forums. Finally,I intend to organise two new rallies in2003, and would like somebody to startthinking about becoming Rally Directorfor 2003.
With spring or summer starting the lasttwo Rally Group meetings were not heavi-ly attended, which is a shame as we've
been capping off the meetings with the bigscreen showings of rally crash tapes andcurrent WRC rounds. We have been dis-cussing HAM radio and rallying, recentlyas well. Admittedly, the worse part of themeeting is typically yours truly ramblingon about needing volunteers to run the af-fairs of the club, particularly the rallyevents. Endure that and you'll be fine,trust me! But seriously, without volunteerorganisers and route workers, there will beno racing, karting, NO RALLYING or anyof that fun. It's really that simple - thinkabout it next you pay your money and gethanded a routebook.
Don't forget, if you can't find it in theLink, all rally information is updated reg-ularly on the club website.
That's all folks.
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March 2001June 2002
MINUTES OF MEETINGM.C.O. Executive
CommitteeMay 21st, 2002
Louis's Steak House, Ottawa, Ont.PRESENT:Executive: Ron Woltman, President; Ben-
nett Leckie, Vice-President; Bob Ben-son, Treasurer; Rob Microys, WebsiteEditor; Rick Miskiman, Open Wheel;Steve Greiner, Closed Wheel; CraigHamm, Rally; Jeff Graves, Solo I; GregKierstead, Solo II; Richard Muise LinkEditor; John Powell, Secretary.
Members/Guests: Jean MacGillivray, Clubdisplay.
ABSENT WITH EXCUSES:Executive: Paul Swinwood, Karting; Pat
Weightman, Membership; Warren Hay-wood, Club Merchandise Co-ordinator.
NOTE The position of Public RelationsDirector is still vacant.
The President opened the meeting at 6:45p.m., and the following business was dis-cussed:
Racing School:Ron Woltman asked Bob Benson aboutthe final financial status of the School.Bob replied that there is still approximate-ly $950.00 in outstanding receivables, butthey were included in the last statement.Later in the meeting, Richard Muise re-ported that he had the last of the receiva-
bles for Bob, and added that two students'certificates will have to be re-printed tocorrect clerical errors.FRS Radios:Ron announced that all purchases arecomplete, and we now have 20 radiosavailable. If any are needed for events,organisers should contact Nick Berry at592-5552.Rally:Craig Hamm gave his usual low-keyedbut informative report on the rally sceneas follows:
The Mangy Moose rally on April 27thwas a success, with a profit of approxi-mately $300.00, pending final account-ing.
Craig met with the MG Car Club anddiscussed the possibility of MCO organ-ising a rally for them as part of a showand fund-raiser.
He will also "do the circuit" to see if oth-er clubs are interested in promoting in-ter-club competitions for trophies, etc.
Jim Morrow has been consulting withAJJA (an IT recruiting firm) on a per-
sonal basis regarding safety, legal andrally protocol issues for a rally they wishto organise in September. This is not anMCO event and no MCO members willbe officials. They will be responsiblefor their own insurance. Ron Woltmannoted at this point that we would have toget insurance if any such events are or-ganised as MCO events.
Craig then advised the meeting that thenext MCO rally will be in July (the To-
tally Silly Drive), organised by RyanHuber. Sonya Howard is organising a group
from her office to enter the T.S.D. in Ju-ly.
The Link: On a question from Ron Woltman re-
garding problems with the present print-er of the Link, Richard Muise repliedthat he is still working on the problem.Sam Mandia and Bennett Leckie havegiven him the names of some prospec-tive new printers.
On the topic of a new editor, Mark Atos
has expressed interest. Richard has ex-plained the transition process to him,and that he will help the new editor en-sure continued high quality.
Club Display: Jean MacGillivray asked that event or-
ganisers inform her if the display is re-quired at events, and whether it needsupgrading. Ron informed her that it willbe needed for the Ted Powell race meet-ing, and will need adjustments to reflectthe Club's racing activities and Ted's ac-complishments. Greg Kierstead wouldalso like to use the display at the Per-formance School in August.
Jean mentioned that space on the displayis limited, and she would like to supple-ment it with pamphlets similar to thoseused at Speedorama. There was alsosome discussion on asking BennettLeckie about the possibility of using theHovey display.
Solo I:In response to a question regarding ex-pected entries for Club events, Jeff Gravesnoted that last year's average was 40 perevent.Capital Invasion:
Jeff next briefed the meeting on the SoloII being organised by MCO at this event,as follows: The Solo II will be run in conjunction
with a car show at JetForm Park. Theywill advertise the event to draw specta-tors, and we will help with crowd con-trol.
MCO will have the lot at no charge, andwill keep the entry fees. There will beno free runs for Club members, but theycan enter the event.
The question of passengers in competing
vehicles will depend on insurance impli-cations. If permitted, we will share inthe proceeds.
Ron Woltman has talked to Terry Epp re-garding the status of the Solo II event,and it was decided that we will provide adescription and ASN will then inform usof our coverage and the premium.
Regarding spectator control, there was adiscussion on using wristbands and hav-ing spectators sign a waiver. This could
be difficult to administer, and furtherdiscussion with JetForm will be re-quired.
Ron Woltman asked if the Solo II portionwould carry our own insurance, and theanswer was yes.
OJOA Event:Greg Kierstead then reported the follow-ing regarding the Jaguar club Solo II: There will be a meeting with OJOA next
Thursday to discuss details of the event. This will be organised as an MCO event,
with OJOA providing the lot, and theClub providing expertise and the insur-
ance. Our fees for our services have yetto be determined. There is a possibility that the Aviation
Museum parking lot or ramp area maybe available. OJOA has a contact whocan investigate this.
Solo II:Greg then reported on normal Solo IIbusiness: The Club's cones are presently being
kept in the storage locker. RichardMuise offered to have it moved to hisback yard.
Regarding the less-than-perfect perform-ance of our new tent, Greg will have anopen and frank discussion with COST-CO. If we have to repair it ourselves,Bennett Leckie may be able to look afterit.
There was a discussion on the pricing ofnew cones, and the requirement forsame. A motion to buy new cones waspassed by the Executive.
A review of the expenses in running SoloII events is underway. Entry fees for aseason registration have been set at$150.00, and per event have been set at$35.00 for non-members, with either$20.00 or $25.00 for members yet to bedetermined. Rob Microys suggested the
lower figure for members of any ASNclub, as the difference would encourageothers to become members.
MCO Stickers/Club Assets:
The following points were raised in a dis-cussion on MCO decals and physical as-sets of the Club: Bennett Leckie is checking on a newprice for a re-supply of Club decals, butwould like Bob Benson to get the priceof two years ago for comparison.
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Regarding the number of decals issued toeach member, we should supply a smallnumber with each membership, andthose needing extras could request themat a meeting.
Ron Woltman moved that Pat Weight-man should be instructed to hand outjust two decals with each membership,with extras only provided on request -passed.
Regarding Club assets, a cut-off value of$20.00 was proposed for the affixing ofnumbered asset (inventory) tags. Ben-nett Leckie is canvassing members for alist of assets.
Racing:Rick Miskiman (one of the club's mostprominent racers) opened with a succincttongue-in-cheek comment on the presentstate of the sport - "racing sucks". Thosepresent indicated general agreement. Hewent on to mention the importance ofkeeping the Club's Hot Line current, in-cluding a message on the Ted Powellraces and the provision of additional crew
passes for early registration.Club Incorporation:Ron Woltman noted that he had receivednothing yet on the up-date of the Club'sincorporation documents. Steve Greinerwill check on their status, and Ron willcheck with the Club's lawyer on our Cor-porate Seal and the old incorporation pa-pers.Membership:Various membership issues were dealtwith as follows: Ron Woltman raised the subject of a sin-
gle anniversary date for renewals as op-posed to the present system of variabledates. There was a discussion on deter-mining the correct number of membersfor CASC affiliation due to our system.
Regarding changing the system, it wasobserved that we can shorten a member'syear in a changeover, but not lengthen it.
Bob Benson reported that, with recentimprovements, he is now getting up-to-date monthly membership numbers bye-mail.
Rob Microys suggested that a more ef-fective system might be to have mem-bership dues paid directly to CASC or
ASN, and have the balance remitted tothe club indicated by the member. Itwas suggested that this is how SCCAhandles dues and membership fees.
Ron stressed that his main concern wasthat MCO receive full CASC credit atthe right time for our total membership.
Ron then questioned whether SocialMemberships were really prohibited byCASC. He then asked John Powell toobtain the pertinent information fromCASC so we can review our policy onthis topic.
Bennett Leckie then raised the topic of
Junior Memberships and whether or nota member under 18 can vote at Clubmeetings. He also enquired if those un-der 18 should be junior members. Aftersome discussion, it was decided that thisshould also be part of the review.
Ted Powell Summer Trophy Races:Topics discussed in the following summa-ry mainly concerned financial matters: Ron Woltman asked those present if we
are willing to "take a bath". Bob Bensonreplied that he did his projections on 83entries, which would give a loss of ap-proximately $1,800.00.
Rick Miskiman asked at what point dowe cut our losses and "pull the plug",suggesting a figure of $5,000.00. Bobnoted that we had already spent$11,850.00. There was some discussionon this point, and one member noted thatwe should consider any loss in terms ofa percentage of expenditure, not just theamount in itself.
Ron advised the meeting that he wouldbe raising the issue of the number of en-
tries at the up-coming ORO meeting.He also advised that our marketing advi-sor would be looking at increasing thenumber of paying spectators. With fewerrace series coming, including the possi-bility of no CGTCC race, there was adiscussion on how to make the weekendmore attractive for those who do enter.Suggestions included more races anduse of the Long track.
Another topic discussed was the respon-sibility of CASC in helping out, and co-operation between organising clubs.Ron Woltman advised that this would al-so be discussed at the ORO meeting.
Greg Kierstead asked what the back-upplan was if we decided to cancel. Ben-nett Leckie advised that it was too latefor a Lapping Weekend, and other mem-bers stated that the point of consideringalternatives was long passed.
In a following discussion on managingthe finances of the various disciplines,some members expressed reservationsabout using the profits of some to sup-port the losses of others, and were of theopinion that each discipline should havea separate budget. One member pointedout that in such a case, the Racing budg-et would currently include a substantial
profit from the Racing School. Rob Microys asked the President if thereshould be a vote on proceeding with therace, although he personally didn't thinkso. Ron Woltman agreed, and addedthat we are not planning with the pur-pose of losing money, and are still look-ing at cost-cutting measures. John Po-well pointed out that those consideringwhether or not to cancel the eventshould consider the Club's image, andthe fact that we had just re-named therace to honour a prominent former mem-ber, the late Ted Powell. (Sec. Unfortu-
nately, no relation.) Ron and Bennett pointed out that the Ex-
ecutive has given it's support to the RaceCommittee in going forward with therace meeting, and that committee is do-ing everything in it's power to ensure awell run event which results in as low afinancial risk as possible.
Rick Miskiman suggested that the vari-ous departments be allocated spendingenvelopes for approval at the Club's An-nual General Meeting. Ron replies thata budget for the race was presented tomembers, and has been continually up-dated.
On administrative matters, Rob Microysasked to be supplied with informationregarding worker prizes, room require-ments for the CTA, and establishing thenumber of entries for the awarding oftrophies. On the latter, he was advisedthat we would strictly apply the require-ments of the CASC Race Regulations.
At the close of the meeting the Executiveapproved the appointment of Jean as the
official MCO Display Coordinator.
The meeting was adjourned approximate-ly 9:15 p.m.
Prepared by John Powell, Secretary,MCO, May 25th 2002.
Letter Received May 5, 2002from Canadian Association of
Rallysport (CARS)
Dear Member Club,
Thank you for becoming a member of theCanadian Association of Rallysport for2002. We appreciate your support andwork on behalf of rallysport in Canada.By affiliating with CARS, your club andmembers are united with all of our clubsand their members under the umbrella ofthe CARS general competition ruleswhich guide our sporting events and activ-ities. By clubs and competitors abiding bythese GCRs and other CARS regulations,together we produce exceptional competi-tions in all of our activities across thiscountry. We look forward to working withand for the executive and members of
your club.
Sincerely,
Terry EppCARS president
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MiscellaneousRumblings IIby John Powell
1. Odds and Ends from the Concessions
So you're thinking of buying an ATV, andwondering where to go to try one out?Most dealers are located in urban areas orsmall towns, so all you get to do is runone around the parking lot, which reallyisn't the answer, is it? Well I've just heardthat Weagant Farm Supplies has an ATVtest track at their Brockville location, andone at Winchester that is nearly complet-ed. Their phone number is 613-774-2887,or toll free from Ottawa at 567-4041, thenthe 613 number. Have fun!
Got a plastic part that's going to cost theGDP of a small country to replace? TheSpring issue of Ontario Beef Farmer has astory on Ken Bracken of Stirling, north ofBelleville near Highway 7, who welds
plastic! Some of the things he has weldedwhich are close to our interests are fend-ers, tractor cabs, ATVs, portable gastanks, water tanks, battery cases, pick-up
box liners, truck caps, and tail lights (thatone's for the rally guys). Ken's phonenumber is 613-472-3563. They also men-tion another plastics welder named BobLannigan who lives near Belleville, butdon't give his phone number.
Ever been out at the track and stuck for aGrade 5 or 8 or equivalent metric fasten-er? Check out the nearest farm equipmentdealer. Agricultural machinery has al-
ways had many grade 5 and 8 applica-tions, so most of their parts departmentscarry a good stock. Also, with more ma-chinery coming from Europe and Japan,they usually have most of the equivalentgrades of metric fasteners too. I have dis-covered that when I need something alongthose lines, my first stop will be either theMassey-Ferguson dealer up the road inSarsfield, or the Case-IH dealer in Vars.Only if they don't have it will I considerdriving half way to Winnipeg (OK, I'mexaggerating, it's only 1/3 of the way) tosee what Valley Hardware has on back-or-der. One proviso with the farm machinery
dealers, though, is that they usually closeat noon or 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
2. Back in the Saddle - Episode VIII -"An Apple for the Teacher..."
"... or maybe a neck brace?" Read on. Ihad hoped that we would be nearing theend of this l-o-o-o-ng saga by now, andyes, I had planned on an end. But eventswith my Race medical may have provenotherwise, as I have hit a roadblock bigenough to derail a speeding express train.
Not a Via Rail express mind, (digressionfollows) as these are so slow in relation toreal express trains such as the FrenchTGV, that one would only feel a slight
bump. On the plus side, my toilet, whichdidn't flush at all well last fall, and like-wise after the winter frost was in theground, has suddenly decided to work rea-sonably well. For how long? With septicsystems who knows?Back to the saga, and this month it's a
longish episode, which includes an ac-count of the Club's Racing School.
What was to be the second last leg of thisjourney back to racing was the School.Other than normal car preparation, the twomain tasks were making the new modifi-cations required for this year's annualtechnical inspection, and installing a pas-senger's seat and seat belt for the drivinginstructor. Both went well, even thoughsome thought and time were required.And bloody knuckles. The drive-shafthoops were fabricated out of some heavystrapping left behind by a Hydro crew
(Hint: don't refuse anything those guysoffer to leave behind - you never knowwhen it might be useful, and it's goodquality stuff!), and most of the wiring forthe rear running lights was still there.Once I figured out how to remove whatwas left of the stock dashboard, getting toa fused hot wire and wiring in a switchwas easy.
Well, we passed the annual tech, but thepassenger seat and belt could have been abit of a problem, as I was considering try-ing to fit those from an old Volvo. Then athought occurred to me, as they are wont
to do occasionally, "... would RX7 Heav-en have a seat and belt in good condi-tion?". They would, and with all themounting hardware too, and for a reasona-
ble price. The next question was the rollcage - did it interfere with any of the stockmounting points? It didn't, except thatone bolt was a bit hard to get a wrench on.With the seat and belt in place, all that re-mained was to pad the roll cage on the in-structor's side. And then I got the newsthat the ASN insurance problem had beenresolved, and the world looked good!Hark, is that a lark I hear singing on high,or just a red-winged blackbird. Whocares, it's off to Drivers' School!
I went down to Shannonville on the Fri-day noon, and promptly lost the mufflerand tailpipe on the pick up on the way!Also, I had problems towing in the crosswind. Not with the trailer, mind, ittracked nice and straight, but the front endof the pick up was all over the road. Gotto check those ball joints. When I arrived,my nephew, Dave Ferreira, who will becrewing for me this year, was alreadythere, and we unloaded and set up withoutfurther incident.
I admit I was a little nervous about theschool, as I had previous, although dated,racing experience, and didn't want to em-
barrass myself in front of all those younghot-shoes. I was also uncomfortableabout the written exam, as I always have
been with such things. Then I discoveredthat we had exercises with cones, and myfirst thought was that they would becounting hit cones, and I hadn't done aDriving Skill Test (now Solo II) for years.
Well, there was nothing to do about it butsoldier on. But we did get some good ad-vice from Rick Miskiman about our tire
pressures, which really helped me to final-ly get a feel for the amount of grip frommodern tires.
After some classroom time our groupstarted the day on the Fabi track, and I
promptly got lost going over there. Shan-nonville can be a confusing track with allthose sections going off in different direc-tions, especially when you're sitting solow to the ground, and I wound up takingthe long track to get to the Fabi pits. Once
there, the first exercise was a high-speedslalom, then a chicane, and then brake anddownshift, on the Fabi straight. My verycapable and long-suffering instructor,Graeme Pepplar, wanted me to go faster,
but I was concerned about hitting cones. Istill had in my mind that it was some kindof test, which made me a bit nervous. ButI went faster, and hit cones, faster, morecones, and eventually said, "Screw it". I
just used the cones as a general guide, andfigured I would answer for them later.More importantly, it was in this exercisethat I began to really get a grip (pun in-tended) on the tires, due in no small part
to Rick's advice.
Our next exercise was on the skid-pad,and consisted of a short slalom with an ac-cident avoidance and stop box set up in adirect line at the end, which was control-led by a flagman. This was similar to theexercise used at the Winter DrivingSchools, and on this occasion it was thedomain of "Fearless" Bob Benson, our alltoo valuable Club Treasurer. I was stillconcerned about the cones, and the acci-dent-avoidance area was flooded. And Iwas on dry tires! As I got closer andcloser each run, at speed, things wentsomething like this: "Bob... which wayBob... show me a flag Bob... I'm gonna hityou Bob... oh f...ing hell!!" The latter, ofcourse, being the Great Australian Adjec-tive! Most of the times I just turned whenI thought it was the last moment, andguessed which side to go. I even forgot tostop some of the times. Well, I didn't hit"Fearless" Bob, but I did hit a big puddlesquare on once, and gave him a goodsoaking! As a footnote, during the lunch
break we were told that they weren't over-ly concerned about us hitting cones, and a
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good thing too, as I think I was the morn-ing's "Old King Cone".
The rest of the weekend consisted of cor-nering, lapping and passing exercises, anda couple of practice rolling starts, inter-spersed with classroom sessions, and thenfinally, the written test. The first thing ap-parent in the cornering and subsequent ex-ercises was that the clutch foot dead pedal
was still way too high. I was trying to cor-ner with one leg extended on the gas, andthe other on the dead pedal with my kneeseemingly under my chin. Very discon-certing. We fixed it Saturday evening.Dave also found and fixed a broken rightfront fender brace - the product of toomany cones? Also noted was that the cardoesn't like it when you try to feather thethrottle in low and intermediate gears - itbucks and starts like a startled horse. Thethrottle likes to be either on or off, andnothing in between. I was also distractedsomewhat by watching Graeme seeminglyhaving to hang on for dear life when wewere cornering. The stock seat and beltwere not really good enough for this typeof enthusiastic driving.
On Sunday, I was more interested in linesthan going fast, and my concern for myinstructor continued. I also worried some(too much, as Graeme later said) aboutblocking cars that wanted to go faster, asmy objectives were a little different fromtheirs. The rolling start exercise was in-teresting, as I've never done one. We'llhave to wait for the first one in a race, butas of now, I still prefer the old standingstarts. Back on the driving side of things,my line through the hairpin always
seemed to be wrong to me, but the instruc-tor in the car behind apparently told hisstudent to follow us as it was the correctone. Go figure.
In the last lapping session on the Pro trackI was more comfortable with my lines andthe higher cornering limits of the tires, soI tried to forget poor Graeme hanging onfor dear life, and push quite a bit harder.The car felt good, and the rear end didn'tfeel anywhere near as loose as it did at theMosport test day last September. I thinkwe're getting very close with the tire pres-sures, but the real test will be back at Mo-
sport in turns 2 and 4. Last of all camethe written test, and I HATE those. As itturned out, I worried for nothing, asGraeme told me I had one of the bettertest scores. It was then that I learned thathe was concerned by my lack of aggres-sion, probably as I wasn't pushing itthroughout the weekend. He said mylines and driving mechanics (shifting,braking, etc.) were very good, but he waswondering about how I would perform ina race. Apparently, the last session con-vinced him I would be OK. This came asa bit of a surprise to me, as aggression on
the track has never been a problem, exceptoccasionally in the excess, and as it was aschool, I didn't think that they wanted toomuch aggression. Besides, I was there tore-learn old skills and a new car - andtires.
Overall it was a good school - well organ-ised, well run, and with outstanding in-struction. The Club should be proud of
the efforts of all involved, especially Cin-dy and Bob Armstrong, and RichardMuise. Personally, it was a good week-end, excellent value for money, and mytraining goals were met. And I didn't missnot having "free" lunches. I apologise to acertain Prominent Club Member for mycar being so noisy, and that "that thing" isback again, but it's fun to drive and soundsso good at full throttle - from a distance!
As far as the car is concerned, we didhave a few other distracting worries. Thegas gauge kept reading low, and I wasworried about running out of gas. To-wards the end of the second day it readOK again, so we have to look for a shortor bad connection. Another distractionwas a banging noise under the car, whichlater proved to be a problem with the cen-tre exhaust hangar not giving enough ten-sion, allowing the pipe to rattle. Also, Ihad problems all weekend with 4th - 3rddownshifts - the lever has a tendency tocatch in the indent for 5th, causing grind-ing noises and lost momentum. We willhave to look at more loading of the leveraway from the 5th gear indent. On thepositive side, I now have a better feel forthe car and a MUCH better feel for thetires.
Speaking of tires, we left Shannonvillewith an unwanted souvenir! On loadingthe car, Dave found a big nail in the rightrear, and we now have another problem todeal with - 'twas ever thus. As for themedical roadblock, this episode has goneon long enough so we'll leave that for nexttime.
3. The MCO Consumer Reports ....
This idea is blatantly borrowed from An-other Source, but here will be tailored tothe needs of MCO members. Our reviews
of products and services will be based onactual use, and appear when we havesomething to review. Ratings will be asfollows, which are readily recognisable toenthusiasts:
Chequered Flag - A first place finisher.Green Flag - You may proceed with yourpurchase.
Yellow Flag - Proceed with caution.Waved Yellow Flag - Proceed with ex-
treme caution - consider not making apurchase.
Red Flag - Cease all thought of purchasing this item - put your money back iyour pocket and proceed with cautiodirectly to the exit of the store.
Now I don't propose to review the products that we use all by myself, I don't havthat much time, or money! Accordingly,encourage (i.e. plead with) members tsubmit brief reviews of those that the
have tested, following the format herein.
I shall start this new feature with reviewof two of my own recent purchases, thfirst being the new MCO baseball cap. have tested this item for two months nowand can report the following. The cap istylish, wears comfortably, and sports thcolours of MCO, which are also those oother Ottawa sporting organisations. It therefore readily identifiable with oucommunity. The material shapes efforlessly to the head, and it is easily adjustefor hat size. The black material does tento gather cat and dog hairs, but this can brectified by hanging it up where the littlbuggers can't get at it. It's first wasshowed it to be colour-fast when washein warm water, but it did show slighshrinkage. However, this was readily corrected with the adjustment mechanismOverall, an excellent product, and a$12.00, good value for money. I give it Chequered Flag.
The next product gets a very mixed review. The item is the Power Fist StruSpring Compressor, Princess Auto catalogue number 2990134, at $34.99 plutaxes, and was purchased in order tchange the front springs on a Mercury Sa
ble station wagon. After changing onlone spring, that is, compressing the olspring for removal and the new one for installation, the following faults were detected:
1) The threads on the tension screws habecome worn and rounded.
2) The lockwashers, which served ashims between the tension screw headand the top claws ( hooks) had spreaopen and were displaced on to the screwheads.
3) Due to ii), the screw heads and thholes in the top claws had mating cham
fers worn into them. This rendered thtool dangerous for further use, as thoutward pressure that would now be exerted in the holes in the top claws coulcause them to split open, freeing spring under compression. Definitelnot a good thing!
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MINUTES OF MEETINGM.C.O. General Meeting
May 7th 2002
Louis's Steak House, Ottawa, Ont.Prepared by John Powell, MCO Secretary
PRESENT:Executive: Ron Woltman, President; Ben-nett Leckie, Vice-President: Bob Benson,Treasurer; Rick Miskiman, Open Wheel;Craig Hamm, Rally; Jeff Graves, Solo I;Greg Kierstead, Solo II; Richard MuiseLink Editor; Pat Weightman, Member-ship; John Powell, Secretary.
Members: Sufficient members were pres-ent for a quorum.
Guests: Darryl McMahon, Electric Vehi-cle Council (Electrathon).
ABSENT WITH EXCUSES:Executive: Paul Swinwood, Karting; RobMicroys, Website Administrator; Steve
Greiner, Closed Wheel; Warren Hay-wood, Club Merchandise Co ordinator.
NOTE The position of Public RelationsDirector is still vacant.
The President opened the meeting at ap-proximately 8:10 p.m., and the followingbusiness was conducted:
General: Ron welcomed the guests present, which
included Darryl McMahon and BillHough. Mr Hough was a member of theOttawa Light Car Club (now MCO), and
raced sports cars in the 1950s for a teamnamed "Ecurie sans Sous". He came topresent the Club's archives with a pro-gram for a 1959 OLCC race at Carp air-port.
For the evening's 50/50 draw, Mike Rou-leau donated several Corvette Museum
books, and Sam Mandia donated someValvoline gear oil.
Canaska Cup/Ted Powell Summer Tro-phy Races: Cindy Armstrong announced that, as the
Club now owns the Canaska Cup raceweekend, we have been looking for a
name that more adequately reflects theMCO. Therefore, effective this year,the race meeting will now be called the"Ted Powell Summer Trophy Races".Ron Woltman responded that this is afitting gesture, and also noted that weare putting Ted's name forward for nom-ination to the Canadian MotorsportsHall of Fame.
Ron then called for volunteers for therace meeting, and said that anyone whovolunteers can be sure of having some-thing to do. The race dates are June
22/23, and there will be no test day thisyear.
Ron asked for those with business con-nections to solicit gifts or mementos forthe workers, to recognise their contribu-tion.
Later in the meeting, the following pointsrelating to the race were also discussed: Ron noted that last year's losses were
about equal to the benefits provided toworkers, and with increased insurance
costs this year, the benefits will have tobe reduced. He advised that we are notthe only ones having insurance prob-lems, and that the Carp air show is indanger of cancellation and has asked forgovernment support. Bob Benson gavea brief run-down on the financial con-cerns. We lost about $5000.00 last year,and we have run various scenarios forthis year, with a worst case of only 100entries giving a potential loss in the$4,000 to $6,000 range. However, newinformation suggest that the number ofentries could be as low as 83. We cantherefore only subsidise workers to the
amount of $30.00 per night plus meals,but with this we may break even. Ronnoted that MCO is the only club that hasto "import" workers for a race meeting,and therefore we have the highest costsin that area. Toronto area clubs who useMosport for their races have the advant-age that their workers can return homefor the evenings.
Cindy Armstrong advised members toremember that the Club's money is theirmoney, and if those who could afford itwould volunteer just for the enjoyment,it would help the financial situation agreat deal.
Pat Weightman offered the use of hisXerox machine for the race weekend, ifsomeone could look after transportation.
Racing School: Bob Armstrong informed members that
he was proud of the Club and the sup-port for the school. There has beenfeedback from students, 80% of whichconcerned the lack of practice racing ata racing school. Bob mentioned that thisis not possible unless we have a doctor,rescue crews, etc., and require cars tohave roll cages, which would renderroad cars ineligible. He emphasised thatwe must work within the Regulations.
Bob next expressed his thanks to PaulSwinwood for all his work. Paul has re-cently had a problem with his Racemedical, and will be taking a summerlay-off. He will return to work on theWinter Driving Schools and remain asthe Club's Karting Director. Bob alsoadded a special recognition of the effortsof Richard Muise, who not only workedhard as the school's Registrar, but wasalso a student.
Ron Woltman then added his thanks toCindy and Bob Armstrong for an ex-
tremely successful event. Later in themeeting he added that we had 25 gradu-ates who were now eligible to apply fortheir novice Race licence.
Electrathon:At this point, Ron Woltman invited DarrylMcMahon of the Electric Vehicle Councilto address the meeting. Mr. McMahon in-formed members that the Electrothonwould be held on Saturday, June 8th at the
Ottodrome (formerly Capital City Speed-way). He thanked the Club for their assis-tance in the past, and asked for volunteersfor this year's event. Ron advised thatthose interested should contact him or theExecutive.Rideau Chamber of Commerce:Ron then informed the meeting that heand Nick Berry had attended the lastmeeting of the Chamber, where the newowner of the Ottodrome had been present.Later in the meeting, Nick gave a report asfollows: The new owner of the Ottodrome is Da-
vid Melamed, who is a businessmanfrom Kanata. He has already upgradedthe washrooms and restaurant, and thestands have been refurbished.
It is intended that the facility be used forall four seasons, with indoor sportsdomes, a karting facility (probably rent-a-kart), 2 ice domes, and concert facili-ties, all on 125 acres. He also offeredspace to the Ottawa Exhibition, but theyhave found another facility.
Other plans include a 1- (mile or kilo-metre?) road course, a drag strip (proba-bly 1/8 mile), and a 210-room motel.
Robert Alford(?) is one of the part own-ers.
Ron Woltman added that Mr. Melamedis amenable to us continuing with theWinter Driving Schools, and will cometo a meeting to address the Club.
Solo I & II Schools:Bennett Leckie reported on the recent So-lo II school at JetForm Park, which wasconducted by the Chief Instructor J. R.Fortin. There were 24 students who wentthrough various exercises. It was a goodevent, and there is a possibility of newmembers. There will be another schoolon August 18th.
Solo II:Greg Kierstead informed members thatthere have been two Solo II events to date.The first event had 35 entrants, and AllanPepper was the co-organiser with Greg.There are 8 more events in the Club's ser-ies, and one school.
Club Properties/ Inventory: There was a problem with the new SoloII tent, which collapsed at the secondevent. A warranty claim is being activelyconsidered.
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Bennet Leckie has been asked to do aninventory of Club properties. Memberswho have such items in their possessionare asked to write down the details, suchas description, model and serial num-bers, etc., and send the information tothe Executive. Labelling of propertieswith an inventory number is being con-sidered.
Solo I:
Jeff Graves reported on the recent pro-motional event for Solo I drivers organ-ised by the Bridgestone/Firestone Acad-emy at the Mosport Driver DevelopmentTrack.
The Solo I School will be held the com-ing weekend at Shannonville. Thisschool is not mandatory, and is probablysold out by now.
HADA will be running a lapping eve-ning on July 14th at Shannonville. FullSolo I regulations will apply.
Treasurer: Bob Benson reported that the bank bal-
ance currently stands at $29,161. De-ducting a reserve of $5,005 for theClub's history book and $3,424 for theTed Powell Races, this leaves a workingbalance of $20,732.
The Winter Driving Schools had a profitof $5,26.21. The Racing School incomewas $23,150. Less known expenses of$15,831, this leaves a current net profitfrom that school of $7,319.
From the start of our Fiscal Year on No-vember 1st 2001, we have had an inflowof $47,676 and an outflow of $50,253,for a deficit of $2,577
The expected insurance increase sinceApril 1st was estimated to be about50%, which has been reflected in eventbudgets. However, other organisationshave reported their actual insurance in-creases to be as high as 600%. Since theabove date we have spent $3,186 on in-surance.
BMW Club Driving School:The Ottawa BMW club will be organisinga Drivers' School at Shannonville on theweekend following the Ted Powell Sum-mer Trophy Races (June 28th). The costwill be $220.00, and information can befound on their website @ bmwoccotta-wa.ca (?).
Rally:Craig Hamm reported on rally activities asfollows: There were 16 teams at the successful
Mangy Moose rally, some new facesand some returning from January, with12 novice teams and 4 expert teams.
Regarding insurance, the Rally Groupdid a rough estimate of annual costs fortheir events, and then added $10.00 perteam as an insurance levy. This shouldcover the insurance costs for the Club's
rallies. The next Club event, the 4th in the ser-
ies, is the Totally Silly Drive (TSD -yes, Craig, we get it) on July 13th. RyanHuber is the Organiser, and it will be50/50 gravel/tarmac at 130 to 140 kilo-metres in length.
There will be 4 weekends, 2 days each,of Rally-cross this summer in Bancroft.The next Performance Rally is the BlackBear, staring at Dorset. The event is
part of the Ontario Performance Rallyseries, and pace notes will be permitted.Race:Rick Miskiman gave the Race report forboth open- and closed-wheel. The Sundayprogramme of the recent Mosport racemeeting was snowed out, and there wereno refunds, either full or pro-rated. Satur-day's programme was run, as the weatherwas good. The next Mosport race is thecoming weekend. Rick also noted thatthere was no pre-registration discount thisyear, which could be a disincentive to reg-ister early.
The Link:Richard Muise announced that he hadcopies of newsletters from other clubs towhich members could help themselves forfree. He then went on to apologise for thefact that members' copies of this month'sLink were not available, as it is 24 pagesand is a good issue. He further stated thathe is becoming increasingly dissatisfiedwith the service that we are getting fromour printer, and is considering alterna-tives. When the Link is not available fordistribution at meetings, it increases ourmailing costs, as all copies then have to bemailed out. Last month's printing bill was$640.00, plus postage at $0.96 per copyfor those mailed. He encouraged mem-bers to, wherever possible, download theircopies from the Club's web site, as thiswould reduce production costs. This rec-ommendation was fully supported by RonWoltman. After Richard finished his re-port, there was a brief discussion on in-creasing advertising revenues for theLink.Membership: Pat Weightman reported that the newprinter is working well and saving a lotof time. He also stated that we now offi-
cially have a total of 248 members, ofwhich 203 are affiliated with CASC and174 with RSO. Ron Woltman addedthat the Executive will be reviewingmembership issues, such as social mem-berships and a standard renewal date,and members are encouraged to providetheir input.
Le Circuit Mt. Tremblant:J. R. Fortin asked if there was any newson events at the track. Ron Woltman re-plied that some are being run, such as a
pre-'70s Formula One reunion, a FerrarFestival, and a Grand-Am race. As far aMCO is concerned, there is nothing avail-able for this year, but there is a possibility,although unlikely, for next year.Annual Tech Inspection:Cindy Armstrong expressed the thanks ofracing members to Chris Krepski for or-ganising this spring's CASC Tech Inspec-tion session in Ottawa.
The meeting was adjourned at approxi-mately 10:15 p.m. on a motion by NickBerry, seconded by Dave Butler. Thesegentlemen being, yet again, the fastest inthe room to raise their hands.
Prepared by John Powell, SecretaryMCO, May 12th 2002.
ASN Insurance Rates
In recent weeks, major changes havetaken place regarding insurance for mo-torsports in Canada. We have movedfrom K&K to being insured by ASNCanada FIA. There is a wealth of infor-ma t ion ava i l ab le on th i s t op ic a thttp://www.asncanada.com.
Below are some of the fees so thatMCO members can have a feel for thecosts of running events.
Karting Events:Karting (1 Day) Race Event: $350Karting (2 Days) Race Event: $575Karting (1 Day) Practice $175
Solo Events:Solo-II (1 Day ) $100Solo-I (1 Day) $750
Rally Events:Navigational Rally $100Navigational Rally School $100National Performance Rally
(1 Day) $3000
Ice Race Events:Ice Race (1 Day)
1-50 drivers, no passengers $60051+ drivers, passengers $1350
Circuit Events:Racing School (2 Day) $1250Practice/Testing (1 Day) $1400Race Event (2 Days)
no spectators $2500with spectators $4200
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Sharp Left to Fun: MyFirst Rally Experience
by Casey McKinnon(Team Driver for
Road2Rally Racing)
Tommi Makinen, driver for the acclaimedSubaru World Rally Team, put it bestwhen asked about his hopes for his up-coming rally in Argentina "We're just go-ing to try our best and see what we cando." So was my philosophy when my ral-ly team prepared for the Motorsport Clubof Ottawa's "Mangy Moose" Rally.
This wild ride took place in April, on 180Kms of back-gravel roads east of Ottawain Navan. It was my team's first rally, andit won't be our last. We began the after-noon under the tutelage of seasoned rally-ist, Jim Morrow. Morrow provided begin-ner rally teams with an excellent tutorialon navigation using a route book, stop-watch and calculator - the necessary tools
for any rally team. After the class, wewere given our start-times and we headedto our car, a street modified Subaru Impre-za running gritty tires, and an exhaustloud enough to annoy anyone over the ageof 25.
My team navigator is Cheryl Gazzard, arecent graduate of Fine Arts at the Univer-sity of Ottawa. Doing double-duty as mygirlfriend, she held tight through the entire3-hour trial. At the outset, we made threepromises: We're going to get lost, we'regoing to miss turns, and we're going tohave fun. We were par for the course that
Saturday afternoon.
Within 5 minutes of the start, we were hoton the heels of Ryan Huber, as his ham-equipped Subaru Legacy kicked upenough dust you would think a herd ofmangy moose were leading a chargethrough the dry, sun burnt fields of Glen-garry County. With each turn, our confi-dence grew, as we stayed on-course withrelative ease. Three hours of great roadsand fun driving flew-by in no time. TheMotorsport Club of Ottawa rallies arevery beginner friendly, and the MangyMoose was no exception. A true test ofany relationship, whether it be naviga-tor/driver or boyfriend/girlfriend (we justhappen to be both!) we passed it with fly-ing colours, as our team finished in thirdplace in Novice class.
Special thanks goes to Corey Groves fororganizing the rally, and Jim Morrow forconducting the beginner's course. Withoutthe support of these, and the other greatrally volunteers, we would not have beenable to have great experience we had thatday. The next rally taking place in Ottawa
will be the "Totally Silly Drive", check theMCO website for details on how to partic-ipate in that event. After that event, watchfor another installment, as we continueour "Road2Rally".
Our team can be followed at our website:http://www.road2rally.com
2002 EVCO Electrathon
BIG NEWS!We have confirmed our venue for 2002!The Ottodrome International Speedway
will be hosting us this year. For those thahave attended before, this is the same location as in past years, but under newmanagement. For those that have not atended our event before, check our website for a map to the event sit(h t tp : / /www.econogics .com/ev/o tthon02.htm). If you have somehow managed to forget, our event will be held oSaturday June 8, 2002.
I would also like to take this opportunitto remind you of the Sauble Speedway ECar Event scheduled for Sunday, June 22002. More details on our website.
For those not making the trip to SaublSpeedway, we are trying to arrange sompublicity for the EVCO Electrathon witsome electric sprints and slaloms at thCanadian Museum of Science and Technology on Saturday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m.
We also hope to have some sort of displaat Tunney's Pasture on Wednesday, Jun5th in conjunction with Environmen
Week displays.
We are still accepting registrations for ouevent at the $40 late registration rate.
The Rideau Nautical Modelers have accepted our invitation to display again thiyear, as they did 2 years ago. We arworking on getting other environmentagroups to participate this year.
The Speedway indicates that they will bable to broadcast on an FM frequency, swe hope to broadcast on the FM band awell as via the public address system
You may wish to bring an FM radio fothis purpose.
Once again this year, we plan to feed vounteers and participants via coupons usinthe on-site facilities courtesy of the funding from our event sponsors.Special thanks to our Gold Sponsors, Ontario Power Generation and Hydro Ottawfor making it possible to treat our volunteers and participants so well.
Free admission! Free parking! Free entertainment! Environmentally friendly!(What else do we have to do to get a goo
crowd?)
Pass the word, and I hope to see you all oSaturday, June 8.
Darryl McMahon,Chair, 2002 EVCO Electrathon
Our rally-prepped Impreza, at the start-line of the MCO MangyMoose Rally.
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4) The hex heads of the tension screwswere not a good fit for any of the SAE orMetric sockets which we tried. We chosethe best fit, but the corners of the screwheads still showed severe rounding.5) Finally, a small fault that did not affectour use, was that the spring retainers inthe claws were too small to enclose thecoils on the Sable's springs.
While waiting at the Customer Servicecounter at Princess Auto, I spoke to anoth-er customer who had used this tool. Heinformed me that it is really only good forcompact and smaller cars, and that air orelectric impact wrenches should not beused on the tension screw heads, as wehad done. Neither of these points werementioned in the product instructions, asthere were none, nor on the package. Healso mentioned that the first thing he didwas to replace the lockwashers on the ten-sion screws with a heavy flat washer prop-erly sized to the screw shaft. To the credit
of Princess Auto, they replaced the toolwithout any problem. Had this not beenthe case, I would definitely given thisspring compressor a Waved Yellow. How-ever, if the tool is used within the limits ofthe advice given above, I will, somewhatreluctantly, raise it's rating to a YellowFlag.
4. Parting Shot
Okay, so I've got a "thing" about VIA Rail- but consider this: In the late 19th andearly 20th century, crack express trainssuch as the (U.S.) New York Central's
"20th Century Limited" were regularlyreaching speeds in excess of 90 mph(144.8 kph) and were pulled by steam lo-comotives. And the world's speed recordfor a steam locomotive on a scheduled runwas set in 1938 by the (U.K.) London andNorth Eastern Railway's locomotive the"Mallard" at 126 mph (202.7 kph) whilepulling a consist of 12 full passenger cars.Not only have VIA's "express" trains, with
modern diesel-electrics at the head end,not reached the Mallard's record of 64years ago, they're only slightly faster thanthe NYC's express trains of the turn ofthe last century! Is that progress?
Two 'Must Haves' fromthe SAE Bookstore
by Al Gallon
Ref # Title US$BOSCH5 Automotive Handbook 44R-298 The Motor Vehicle 79
Hey! I'm not even going to try to pretendthat I've read these cover-to-cover. In it's13th Edition The Motor Vehicle is 1200pages (incl. a 24-page index) and Bosch's5th Edition Automotive Handbook is 960(30 for the index!) However, previous edi-tions have been in my possession, and in
my hands off and on, for going on 30years. I acquired the first English editionof what is known in the industry as sim-ply, 'the Bosch handbook' in the mid-'70'sand it spent the next 20 years or so in mybriefcase. It only came out when the pres-sure to modernize put a laptop in. Andthen only because I had bought the 4thEdition and could keep one at home andone in the office.
I'm not going to take your time with a de-scription of the changes in these new edi-tions. They are covered very well in theblurb for each in the Bookstore at
www.sae.org (click on Store, Bookstoreand then on New Titles and then look inthe Reference section). However, in spiteof the fact that these are both listed as'reference books', I think you should con-sider buying both.
In spite of its compact format (althoughhalf again as big as my original it will stillgo in your carry-on if you leave the scotch
flask behind) the Bosch handbook coverseach aspect of the automobile from theoryto current practice and provides pagesand pages of conversion tables, useful for-mulae and material properties; includingof course, even the most esoteric fuels &lubes (and a Periodic Table of the Ele-ments!).
The Motor Vehicle, on the other hand,brushes past the theory (a little too quicklyfor my taste) but then provides a greatdeal of interesting detail on the practicalaspects of the development, and currentpractice, in the industry - with many ex-amples from past and current production.(F'rinstance, I discovered the practical rea-son why my pet design for the Atkinsoncycle won't work, at least not until directinjection becomes standard!)
In closing no car nut, amateur or profes-sional should be without these books. Ifyou can afford only one, buy the Boschhandbook but then drop a hint aboutThe Motor Vehicle to a rich relative.
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]
Workers are needed forthe Ted PowellSummer Trophy
Races, June 22-23. Ifyou can volunteer yourtime for a wonderfulweekend of speed,please contact the
MCO executive
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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 Board
Minutes of CASC-OR Boardof Directors Meeting
Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 19:00 hrs.
Present:Laurence Polley, President; S. John Bon-
dar Vice-President; Jane Kopp, Secreta-ry; Paul Anderson, Treasurer; Perry Ian-nuzzi, Solo I; Aileen Ashman, WRRC;George McCullough, Safety Committee;
Bob Varey, Business Manager.Regrets:John Magill, Past President; Mavis Burn-
ham, Ice Race Director; GunterSchmidt, Race Director; Bob Deshane,Vintage Director; Rob Smith, Solo II.
Guests:John Hahn (BTA) and Roger Sanderson
(VP, RallySport Ontario)
Laurence Polley called the Meeting to or-der at 19:15 hrs and welcomed, and intro-duced, Roger Sanderson to the board.
ASN Annual Meeting Report:- Laurence reported that CASC received a
cheque for $14,800.00, up from$11,000.00 in 2001 as Ontario's share ofASN's contribution to amateur motor-sport. News from the other territoriesand FIA was presented and discussed.
- ASN still has not received a quote on thenew insurance rates. They are expectinga 25 - 50% increase on all policies. Cur-rent policies expire on March 31, 2002.This presents a possibility of not havingcoverage for the first Events of the sea-son.
Affiliation Issues:- Laurence attended a meeting with Terry
Epp (CARS) and the RSO memberClubs, in January. One of the points ofdiscussion was the fee structure. A
member of RSO was invited to attendthe February Board meeting.
- Laurence met with Bob DeShane, todiscuss VARAC's concerns with the af-filiation issue. VARAC is questioningthe need of affiliation with CASC, ASNand FIA. They are seeking autonomyand control of their membership, com-petition rules and Events.
Business Manager's Report:
As per attached and menu #9 chosen forAnnual Awards Dinner.
DIRECTOR'S REPORTS:
President's Report (Laurence Polley):- Malcolm Elston's disclaimer letter hasbeen received for publication, as re-quired by the Hearing.
- Has received one (1) application for theDriver Development Fund. Deadline isFebruary 15th, 2002.
Vice-President's Report (John Bondar):- Has met with the Business Manager, and
has set the schedule of mailings.
Race Director's Report (GunterSchmidt): (in abstentia)- Still working on fee schedule, and is
very concerned about entry levels.
Ice Race Director's Report (MavisBurnham):- Ice Racing, finally, managed to start, al-beit two (2) weeks late. Three (3) suc-cessful Events have been held and itlooks as though the weatherman is co-operating for a fourth (4th) Event, atleast. Hopefully will be able to run on
the two (2) rain date weekends, as well.Worker Recruitment and RetentionCommittee. (Aileen Ashman):- Greg Adamkowski (BARC) has been
volunteered as Assistant Chairperson.
- Next meetings will be held on Feb. 2March 27 and May 29th.
- A sub-committee has been struck to secure sponsors.
Training Director's Report (GeorgMcCullough):- Paul Clark will be taking over as Train
ing Director. George will continue aSafety.
Solo II (Rob Smith): (presented by Pery)Solo I (Perry Iannuzzi)- New Solo I and II brochures availab
and will be at Speedorama. Drivschool is set for May 11/12, 2002 Shannonville. Enrollment is strong.
- Yokohama is sponsoring the school. Twnew Series sponsors.
- CSC to be offered a five (5) year sponsorship package.
Other Business:None
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 12th 19:0hrs., at CASC offices.
There being no further business, the meeing was adjourned at 21:45 hrs.
Jane Kopp, SecretaryMarch. 3, 2002
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MCO Race ResultsMay 2002
Solo-IEveent #1 May 8:Brian Leslie placed 3rd in Class B Super-Stock 2 in his Honda Prelude.
TransAm weekend (May 17-20):Qualifying: CGTCCJim Harrison 4th:1:26.4 in his Porsche 911
Race:CGTCCJim placed 2nd.
BEMC Spring Trophy Races May 11-12Open WheelFV1600:
Nick Shaw: 2nd in race 1Nick Shaw DNS in race 2
F1600:Lew MacKenzie placed 3rdNigel Mortimer placed 4th
Libre:John Restemeyer 13th in race 1John Restemeyer DNS in race 2
OCC:Michael Mori placed 5th (1st in OCCGT3)Rob Microys/Mike White placed 13th (6thin OCCGT3)Jim Fearn DNS
GT Sprint Race 1
Lew MacKenzie placed 2nd GTARob Microys placed 14th GTCMichael Mori 17th GTC
GT Spring Race 2:Michael Mori placed 9th GTC
*Michael Mori has membership in bothBARC and MCO (through the MCO RaceSchool), in case you were wondering
Link Status Reportby Richard Muise
After 22 months at the helm, a status reporton The Link newsletter is overdue. Recentevents have brought this to a head and Iwould like to let the membership know thewhere the Link is and where it might beheaded.
When I took over from the esteemed ChrisKrepski, The Link was produced with a fullcolor cover and a standard format of 16 pa-ges. It was printed at MailBoxes, Etc whowould print but not staple and fold the news-letter (that was handled by Ken Baird andBev Millar). MBE could produce the 185copies in about 6 business hours (i.e. sameday results).
However, the cost of doing the full col orcover was very high. In order to reducecosts, The Link switched to the pre-printed2-color cover that we use now. The coverwas produced at the Carleton University
print shop. However, when the covers werebrought back to MBE, it jammed their print-ers and they were no long able to print TheLink.
We switched over to use the Carleton printservices for just under a year. They needed aminimum 3 business day turn around time inorder to meet the Tuesday afternoon deadlinefor the MCO General Meeting. They hadgood quality and friendly staff, but in thosemonths, there were a few problems concern-ing jobs that weren't ready for Tuesday aswell as a more restrictive holiday scheduleand shorter business hours (they locked their
doors at 4:30pm. It was decided to try anoth-er printer, Dollco Digital. I knew some peo-ple i n t he te chnica l/ IT group t here (wen tkarting with them a few times). They hadrates that were about the same as Carleton,but were open on more holidays and had lon-ger business hours. I could often pick up thejob after 5:30.
However, last month was the third time sincewe started with Dollco that the print job was
not complete by Tuesday. I was veryupset when I arrived at 5:30 and wastold the job wasn't ready and they didn'tknow when it would complete. I was ina slow burn that evening because I hadnot been informed of the problems untilI arrived, despite giving all my contactinformation when I submit the job.
It might seem trivial - "Oh Well, sothere were no Links ready for the Gen-eral Meeting" But when that meetingis missed, it adds additional costs, asthose copies then have to be mailed. Itypically hand out 30 to 50 copies at theGeneral Meeting. At $0.96 a copy forstamps, that costs the club an additional$50.
Which brings up another issue. The coproducing The Link is much higher thanhaps the members know. I'm trying to geact numbers, but it's roughly around $pe r i ss ue pe r c opy. Th at wi ll va ry bynumber of pages. We used to print 185 ies, which would leave a few for handingto new members. Three months ago thatraised to 210 copies and this month itraised again to 230 copies to meet our
looning member l is t . Add a dol la rstamps, a few cents for the envelopes,multiply by 12 months and the costmember is about $42 per year. By comson, MCO takes in only $45 in memberfees (the other $15 goes to the goverbodies). Totals for the year would be ab$8000.
Additional cost cutting measures maycome necessary. There are ways of cuthe production costs such as no color cor staying with a format of only 16 paSponsorship can also offset the costs, bubeen short of time to properly devote tim
sponsors; perhaps someone is interestetaking on this task part time?
Perhaps other distribution methods may with this issue. There is an electronicsion, a PDF file, available 4 days earliethe MCO web site. The upside is tremdous: it's in full color, can be searched uAcrobat reader and it is absolutely free (cost distribution). The only downside isize, about 4MB or an hour on a 33.6kmodem. I can also make this file availabthe night of the meetings on Zip disk orROM (members would be responsible
bringing their own media). There are a20 to 30 people who only receive The electronically.
At this time, because of the issues ovegetting jobs finished for our meeting therefore increasing our costs), MClooking at other alternatives to Dollco.get more information, I will be sure to swith the membership.
I should have more t ime in the commonths as I slowly step away from the to-day editing of The Link. The new editMark Atos, who started with MCO foWinter Slush n' Slide and has movedSolo-II. I sincerely welcome Mark (and lieve he's volunteered his girlfriend to as well) to the position and I look forwamaking the transition as seemless as poble. I'll continue to have a minor role innewsletter over the next few months andcontinue to send submissions and takany tasks Mark can assign to me.
If you have comments or suggestions onLink, please don't be shy about contacme (see the inside front cover) or comeme at the meetings.
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For Sale:
Race Winning 2000 CRG Santana 'S'
Very Good Condition, Modified KX80 motor, Freshtop end, New pipe, can, Tillett seat, Gearbox Velocity I
Bodywork, spare CIK Bodywork Tack, Spare Tires,Many Spare PartsGearbox Racing Suit size 54Race Ready $ 5000.00 Cdn. OBOCall Bill or Herb @ 613-836-3811email: [email protected]
For Sale:
1992 Ray F1600, fully re-built, and tested atShannonville during Spring Fling. Ran reliably, andquick! Double adjustable Penske Shocks, recently re-built motor (half a race weekend, and two test days).New F3 clutch with lightened flywheel (legal). Newbatteries, on-board, and booster. Approx 15 LD-200gear sets, allows optimal gearing for all tracks in Pro,or Regional Series. Quick lift jack. Pit stands. Somespare parts. Setup information for all tracks. Factorycontacts.
Ready to race & priced to sell at $16,200
Contact Martin Walter
613-489-4048 (h) or 613-271-9208(w)[email protected]
Classifieds
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June 2002
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 Renault With New Avon Radial Rains, 4 New WelWheels With New Goodyear Rains, 8 3 Piece Pansports With Avon Slicks (used) 2 damaged Out
Rims. 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 LevJacks, 1 Front, 1 Rear. With CCL race prepared 2.0Neon DOHC 0 Laps.
Raced In 1999 & 2000 Series
$35,000.00
Call Ken 613-489-0980 (Ottawa)
ADVERTISING RATES
Members are welcome to submit classifiedadvertisements for non-commercial
purposes free of charge.
Members may also submit business card-sized advertisements for their businessesfree of charge. These will be publishedspace permitting.
Business ads: $400 - full page$200 - half page$100 - quarter page$ 50 - business card
The rates are for one year, can include colorads for the web edition, and include directlinks as a sponsor from http://www.mco.org.
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