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October 2000

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2000 Executive
President Rob Microys 4287 Owl Valley Drive Gloucester, Ontario K1V 1L8 H: (613) 822-7204 W: (613) 765-5744 C: (613) 761-0306 r.microys@home.com rmicroys@nortelnetworks.com Vice-President Ronald Woltman H: (613) 592-0141 W: (819) 997-6988 ronald.woltman@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca Past President John Blouin H: (613) 443-3507 blouin@magma.ca Directors David Butler H: (613) 596-5518 C: (613) 762-8268 debutler@magma.ca
Jaak Laan H: (613) 835-3966 W: (613) 943-2520 jaaklaan1@yahoo.com Sam Mandia H: (613) 745-4227 W: (613) 228-0250 fv1200@yahoo.com Sherissa Microys H: (613) 822-7204 s.microys@home.com

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General Meetings Louis's Steakhouse 1682 Cyrville Rd., Ottawa, ON First Tuesday of every month All are welcome M.C.O. P.O. Box 65006, Merivale Postal Outlet Nepean, ON K2G 5Y3 The LINK is the official publication of the Motorsport Club of Ottawa. The opinions expressed in the LINK do not necessarily reflect those of the LINK Editorial Staff or the Club's Executive. Though all efforts are made to ensure that facts stated in the articles herein are accurate, the individual contributors should check the accuracy of their articles prior to submission. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 18th day of every month.

In terms of racing enjoyment, this past month was a wonderful peak for me. Two Solo-II events (including my first bronze pin!!!), an EVCC event (less spectacular perhaps, but I had a good day in the sun), and finally the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis. A good way to round out the season, as most racing series are coming to an end. As horrible as it sounds, I'm sure by February, I'll be anxious for just about any kind of racing; I hope the winter (yuck) slalom will scratch that itch. Things are settling down in the Link. The transition is over, and Ayan and myself are getting into the swing of how it all comes together. As always, we are looking for the members of the club to help us the most by contributing to the Link. Photos, stories, jokes, reviews, reports -- anything is welcome. A bonus for contributors is that each article is worth worker points for those of you in the running for trophies at the upcoming MCO banquet (November 25th). This is also the last month with this cover. Next month will be the 2 colour cover that has been mentioned often this year, but was delayed until the November issue. Perhaps appropriately, as it will be distributed at the Annual General Meeting, where we will see the new club executive. The new cover will be cheaper to produce, which will directly effect the cash flow of the club. Until then, I hope you enjoy this edition of the Link. - Richard Muise

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Karting Director Jeff Watson (613) 726-2943 jeff.watson@sympatico.ca Membership Gordon Acorn and Helen Zhou H: (613) 271-1161 W: (613) 763-1155 gacorn@nortelnetworks.com Treasurer Robert Benson H: (613) 837-2051 Secretary Chris Capowski H: (613) 228-1180 W: (613) 526-5202 c.capowski@home.com LINK Editors link@mco.org Ayan Gangopadhyay H: (613) 798-1266 speed@magma.ca Richard Muise H: (613) 277-7269 rmuise@nortelnetworks.com

Special Thanks
Bev Millar and Ken Baird Collation and Distribution

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2000 Calendar of Events

MCO GENERAL MEETINGS First Tuesday of every month, 8:00 pm Louis's Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road MCO EXECUTIVE MEETINGS Third Tuesday of every month, 7:30 pm Louis's Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road 2000 MCO SOLO II SERIES April 16 Test Day Alcatel May 7 School Alcatel May 28 Event #1 Alcatel June 4 Event #2 Alcatel June 11 Event #3 Alcatel June 25 Event #4 Alcatel (rained out) July 16 Event #5 Alcatel July 30 School Alcatel Aug 13 Event #6 Alcatel Aug. 27 Event #7 Alcatel Sept. 10 Event #8 Alcatel Sept. 17 Event #9 Alcatel Oct. 1 Event #4 Alcatel (rain date) Oct.15 Event #10 Alcatel MCO HIGHLAND RALLY AND RALLY SEMINAR Saturday, October 21. See article on page 5. 2000 CASC-OR REGIONAL ROAD RACING April 14,15 SMP HRC Driver Schools April 21,23 SMP Spring Fling April 28 Mosport Test Day April 29,30 Mosport ALL Classes BARC May 12 Mosport Test Day May 13,14 Mosport ALL Classes BEMC May 19-21 Mosport Trans-Am (CGTCC only) June 2 SMP Test Day June 3,4 SMP ALL Classes CRDA June 23 SMP Test Day DAC June 24,25 SMP ALL Classes DAC June 30, July 1,2 Mosport Vintage only VARAC July 7 SMP Test Day July 8,9 SMP ALL Classes TLMC/MCO August 11 Mosport Test Day August 12,13 Mosport ALL Classes BARC August 26-27 Mosport CASCAR (CGTCC only) Sept 1 Mosport Test Day Sept 2,3 Mosport (SCCA Nationals) CRDA Sept 15 Mosport Test Day Sept 16,17 Mosport ALL Classes BEMC Sept 29 Mosport Test Day Sept 30,Oct 1 Mosport ALL Classes PMS/CASC

2000 CASC-OR SOLO I EVENTS April 2nd Open House CSC Racing Products April 29th,30th School Mosport April 30th Lapping Day Mosport May 13th Event #1 SMP May 14th Event #2 SMP June 16th Lapping Evening SMP June 17th Event #3 SMP June 18th Event #4 SMP July 15th Event #5 Mosport July 16th Event #6 Mosport August 5th Event #7 St. Eustache. Que. August 6th Event #8 St. Eustache. Que. August 18th Lapping Day Mosport August 19th Event #9 Mosport August 20th Event #10 Mosport September 9th Event #11 SMP September 10th Event #12 SMP National and Regional Performance Rally Schedules http://www3.sympatico.ca/rally.cars/english.html The Link editorial staff provides this calendar for your convenience. Although we attempt to ensure its accuracy, you should always verify events with the event's organizers.

October 2000

Rally Affiliation
by Jaak Laan forward by Rob Microys There has been some continuing puzzlement as to the MCO's position towards becoming affiliated with Rally Sport Ontario (RSO) and Canadian Association of Rally Sport (CARS) and the financial arrangements that are in place between CASC-OR and these rally sanctioning bodies. Jaak's article, originally published in the June 2000 issue of The Link, describes the relationship between the organizations as it is in place today, and intention of the current executive, which the new executive in November will hopefully also support fully. As a side note there currently are a number of other dually affiliated clubs who use the formal agreement which exists between CASC-OR and RSO, including BEMC, TAC, PMSC, StCat. We hope that the members of the club intend on supporting this. The original article as printed follows There has been some confusing information about the allocation of membership fees with MCO affiliating with the national rally sanctioning body. The facts are relatively simple and are part of a formal arrangement made with the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs (CASC-OR), the Canadian Association of Rally Sport (CARS) and their various regional organizations. First the facts... MCO (the club, not individual members) will pay $100 annually to join the national body, the Canadian Association of Rally Sport (CARS). $50 will then go from CARS to Rally Sport Ontario (RSO). As per a formal arrangement with CASC, affiliated clubs then decide independently whether to, and how, to split the members' CASC-OR fee so that their members can be officially part of rallies according to two possible options: (1) (PROPOSED) MCO would choose that the $15 CASC-OR fee be split ONLY for those members who choose to affiliate with RSO. In that case, for those members only, $7.50 would go to CASC and $7.50 to RSO. For the majority of MCO members who are not interested in rallying, ALL of their $15 would continue to go to CASC-OR as usual. OR, the other option... (2) (NOT being proposed) MCO could choose that the $15 is split equally for all members i.e. $7.50 to CASC-OR and $7.50 to RSO. Under Option 1, if five current members check off the rally option on their membership application form that would mean $37.50 less annually going from our

club to CASC-OR and instead going to support rallying. Those members would still be supporting CASC-OR with the other half of their fees. That would still leave CASC-OR receiving $2,512.50 from MCO members if we continue with having 170 members. Even if double that many people, say 10 MCO members, choose to support rallying, CASC-OR would still get $2,475 from us and RSO would get $75 from members' levies. As MCO membership has been growing, CASC will actually receive more money from us over the next year, not less. At the May Executive meeting, your Executive decided unanimously that MCO should affiliate with rallying according to Option 1 in time for our members to plan for the 2001 season. That will mean that this coming December, after the Annual General Meeting where members elect their next Executive, MCO will contact CARS, will submit the $100 for the calendar year 2001, and then will amend our MCO membership application form to allow members the option of directing $7.50 from their $15 CASC fee to rallying. The benefits to MCO members who choose the rally option will be that they will be able to earn points and compete in road rally championships such as the Yokohama Winter Rally series or the whole Ontario Road Rally Championship that has events throughout the year and also qualify for travel money and prizes. With MCO becoming rally affiliated those members who choose the rally support option can also apply for regional and national performance rally licences and compete in Canadian performance rallies as MCO members. MCO currently has one member from Ottawa who is competing in regional performance rallies but as we are not currently rally affiliated he and his navigator are members of another club that is rally affiliated and compete as members of that club. A couple of MCO members last winter joined other Ontario motorsport clubs so that they could qualify for championships, prizes and travel monies in road rallying. Hopefully, these members will choose to remain part of our club when we are rally affiliated in 2001. And a final opportunity for growth, should MCO members wish to organize rallies our events can end up being part of Ontario series.

GET YOUR MCO BANQUET TICKETS

Saturday November 25th, 2000 Louis' Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road Doors open 5pm and dinner at 6:30pm Tickets $35 per person, available from Sherissa Microys (613-822-7204, s.microys@home.com) or any executive member.

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THE AWARDS ARE COMING!

by Sherissa Microys November 25th MCO is holding its annual banquet during which we recognize members who have worked hard or made some achievements over the past 12 months. It is always a very enjoyable night with a great dinner, friends, and loot. The trophies handed out are significant and we would like you to know what they are and how you could qualify. All competition trophy recipients must be members, although this is not required for worker trophies. One must also have a minimum of 300 worker points (100 points for one days work usually, such as helping at a Solo or 75 points for writing one LINK article) to qualify for any trophy. This is a very important point since there have been many deserving members in the past who were passed up for trophies because they did not meet this requirement. MCO is a group of volunteer car enthusiasts and if everyone does not help during the year, we cannot function, therefore this rule applies and we very strongly encourage you to help out at events and don't you miss out on an award. Included in the previous LINK is a form on which you can list your competition results and on the opposite side, your worker efforts. This form must be returned to an executive member (see list inside front cover) prior to Oct 27th. We will be meeting the following day to make assignments, therefore do not be late.

Solo:
Solo Events Champion overall winner of the winter and summer series Order of the Bent Valve 2nd overall winner of the summer and winter series Dow's Lake winner of the summer Solo series Bridgestone Blizzak Cup winter solo champion Novice Slalom Champion most points by a novice solo competitor Solo Fanatic one who has put forth more than required, for the love of the sport

Workers:
Gary Hunt Memorial worker of the year Top Female Worker Female with the most worker points Order of the Holed Piston top novice worker The Golden Pen most LINK contributions

Rally:
Rally Driver Trophy best achievement by rally driver L. Smith Trophy best achievement by rally navigator

Racing:
MCO Racing Champion Race driver of the year, usually the one who has the most points Frank Hick's Sedan through sheer dedication and perseverance, obtained reasonable success in a closed wheel series Frank Hick's Formula through sheer dedication and perseverance obtained reasonable success in a formula series Hard Luck a member who perseveres against all odds Frank Hick's Technical one who shows good sportsmanship in contributing to the sport Paddock engineer a crew member who contributes to the success of club competitors Dewar Trophy novice race driver of the year

Other:
Ladies Cup top female competitor in solo, rally, or racing Annual achievement notable achievement by a member in competition or furthering the club Ted Powell Award not awarded very often, given for lifetime achievement and outstanding contributions to motorsport

RETURN YOUR TROPHIES!

If you won trophies last year, please return them to one of the executive members by Nov 7th (AGM). See the inside cover for contact information.

October 2000

The Highland Rally

by Jaak Laan Editors' Note: this article is a little late due to our, um, confusion. We offer our most sincere apologies to Jaak and to the readers for this oversight. At the time of this writing, in early August, we have 4 teams signed up already for the Highland Rally, which will be happening Saturday, October 21 starting in Almonte. Remember, all you need to participate is a watch, a pen, a simple calculator for multiplying simple things like 7.6 km X 1.02 odometer correction factor (example, not the factor you will use!), and a navigator with whom you want to spend an afternoon on country roads under the Fall colours. Oh yeah, the more fun your car is to drive the more fun you'll have. If you ever get lost you'll just have to exercise that car as you get back on course! "Oh darn, my navigator just told me to speed up!" The directions will be simple, because we're trying to encourage people to try TSD (time speed distance) rallying as a grassroots alternative to what we watch on TV or read about in magazines. The calculations required are only required because every car's odometer measures differently. You want to match your readings to the instructions (set using the rallymaster's car) so you know for sure that when it says "bear right" (no, that's not a reference to wildlifealthough it could be) at 4.6 km, you turn right at the correct road. There could be another road 0.1 km over the crest which might be the correct one (see above re. seeing the bright side and enjoying your car when getting un-lost). The "odo check" is always within the first 15 km of the start. You zero your trip meter at the start line. You follow directions (which are always intentionally simple) before the odo check, and when it says "odo check" in the instructions you stop exactly there and note what your

odometer reading. You then compare it to the instructions, and calculate your correction factor that you will use for every instruction for the rest of the rally. We will explain how to do this during the pre-event seminar. This is the only calculation required, but it is CRITICAL or you WILL get lost. You just keeping multiplying every distance reading in the instructions by this correction factor. You also work ahead so you're not scrambling when the turns are close. The Highland Rally is designed for people who have never done this before, so we will not be trying to trick you in any way. You still will have to pay attention to the navigation and go through all the usual steps. You still will have to follow your navigator's instructions with good humour. You may still have to forgive your navigator for errors and be patient as they figure out where they went wrong. And hopefully your navigator will not have to forgive you for any driving errors.

Useful Web Sites

Motorsport Club of Ottawa www.mco.org ASN Canada FIA www.asncanada.com CASC-OR www.casc.on.ca F dration Auto Qubec auto-quebec.infinit.net Sports Car Club of America www.scca.org Solo I in Ontario www.soloontario.com Another Ontario Solo I/II Site www.swbs.com/solo1.html St. Lawrence Auto Club (St. LAC) home.ican.net/~blur British Automobile Racing Club, Ontario Centre www.barc-oc.com Deutscher Automobil Club www.deutscher.on.ca RallySport Ontario www3.sympatico.ca/pwatt/ rsodocs/rso.htm National Capital Kart Club www.bizgateway.com/NCKC Motorsport Marshalling Services www.motorsportmarshalling.on.ca Isseco Kumho F1200 Championship www.f1200.bizland.com ChampCar Lights www.champcarlights.com If there are any other websites that you feel should be added in this column, please e-mail the link to link@mco.org

October 2000 January 1999

AUTO CENTRE

- Interior and Exterior cleaning and detailing - Mid to highend maintenance - Custom engineered upgrades - Design and consulting services - Custom mandrel-bent stainless steel exhaust systems up to 3" diameter - Precision MIG and TIG welding of: - Aluminum - Stainless Steel - Inconel - Titanium - Various other metals
UPCOMING EVENTS 1) April 29 - Annual Garage Sale at Robson Racing 2) May 27 - Annual Robson Drag/Cruise Night at Luskville Dragway by appointment only

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October 2000

The Vice-President Report

By Ron Woltman Back at the word processor after a wee lay off. I hope you missed me? Couple of things to speak to this month. First, and most important -- THE ELECTIONS! Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party. In other words, let's stand up and be counted. Stand for election. It will be the best of times. Yes, it may be the worst of times, too, but you will feel involved. I am standing again, God willing. Who will stand with me? MCO had a rally this past month, organized by long-time member Dave

Butler. While the weather was atrocious, the entries were good and everyone had fun, including yours truly, who acted as a checkpoint. And, I did not get lost. If you read early Links you will find I got lost in my very first rally. However, many of the novice rallyists from the hightech firm of LEARNIX did. Methinks the rally was trifle too difficult. Next time - go easy on the beginners so they will come back. Just finished running the EVCC ELECTROTHON at Paul Swinwood's Quyon go-kart track. Only four entries, unfortunately, and only two starters. One more joined the fray with 20 minutes left in the one-hour event. But, everyone had fun - we had a 'dice' for the leadsort of a tortoise and

hare kind of thing. The tortoise won by the way. (see photos below - Ed) Much thanks to Bob McLeod (older ex-member), Sam Mandia, Richard Muise and Dave Butler (albeit a wee tardy himself). We are going to do it again next June at Capital City Speedway. If you have not participated -- do so - it's way cool. Remember --- get involved and stand for office. It's your club.

Below: This was the second place entry. It started very strongly, lapping vehicle #46 roughly every 4 laps, but it ran ot of juice about mid-way through the event. A number of driver changes didn't seem to help. This dark blue electric beast seems to echo the lines of the Silk-Cut Jaguars at Le Mans. Above: This was the winner of the EVCC. A well made, sleek three-wheeler, it won the race, despite being lapped repeatedly during the first half of the race. Style-wise, it was reminiscent of the rocket-powered Bonneville Salt Flats record holders.

October 2000

Solo-I
by Jaak Laan Six MCO members participated in the August 7 and 8 Solo I events at the exTransport Canada test facility now run by PMG Technologies at Blainville, just north of Montreal. Results, general information and even maps to get there are at www.soloontario.com . PMG's website with photos is at http://www.pmgtest.com/. This event was supposed to have been held at the Ste. Eustache track, but Blainville worked out well, at least for novices like me. I had never been there, and the speeds were pretty high - which meant the opportunity to learn heavier braking from higher speeds. The track was laid out beginning with cones on the huge paved test area, and then streaked slightly downhill (I think I was doing about 140 km/h) on a straight towards an almost 180 degree corner onto the concrete straight. We were able to use most of one straight of the 5.5 mile banked oval track. Runoff room at the end of the straight if you didn't make the 180 degree turn was the banking (tempting!). I hit 170 km/h in my wee stock Civic, and was still accelerating before having to brake to about 20 km/h for the corner. The track then scooted through a sea of cones, marking out some interesting corners, back to the start/finish line. Grip is good on the whole track, perhaps because it is nice and flat and

clean. Despite being warned about it, I did not experience extra tire wear. The long straight was concrete and was actually rather surprisingly undulating. When I got it up to 170 km/h at the end it seemed to smooth out, but more likely I was just a tad distracted by picking my braking point! I think it would be pretty frightening to come off that 35 degree banking in some fast car and whistle down those narrow straights. I am told that some character called Eddie Irvine had some difficulty at this venue, scraping the side of an XJ-R on the guardrail during a Jaguar press day at the time of the Canadian GP this year made me respect the place. It is an interesting facility what with tight security...we had to be escorted 2 km in to our paddock five cars at a time etc. Depending on how you drive, it is about 1.5 to 1.75 hours from Ottawa. The L.A.P.S. (l'Association des Pilotes Solo) people who ran the event for the interprovincial gang were very nice folk and seemed to be well organized. After the first run they used their computer to slot people into a run order with fastest going first. Then they used the huge open paddock area to line us up in side by side rows of five cars each. Each five car row went out on the track together. While most of the real race cars from Ontario didn't make the trip, the field was brightened up by a new black Corvette which arrived on a black trailer pulled by a black ML55 Mercedes sport ute. That

Corvette just accelerated like wild fire. But I probably had as much fun on 2% of his budget! Perhaps most unusually there were I believe 5 brightly coloured T-Rex trikes. These things cost something like $38,000 and have mid engined Kawasaki bike motors (163 hp for 900 lbs.) with 6 spd. sequential transmissions and very open bodys. Your legs go over the open suspension pieces and you can see ground around your knees. Huge single rear wheels (315 width) which they kept smoking off the line. Scary creatures. They are street legal in Quebec but I don't think I would want to be passing a semitrailer truck on the inside with one of these things looking up at the truck's whirling hubs. Would be fun to try on a track though. T-Rex site at http://www.go-t-rex.com/ Having done the Solo I driving school, a lapping day and two Solo I events this year to try it out I can recommend it to others. It is a great opportunity to drive on race tracks at the lowest cost. These people are very good drivers with some pretty hot cars but everybody seems to be treated the samewe're all there to race. I used my stock old Civic on worn street tires and I was as welcomed as anybody. I'll be back for more!

October 2000

Beat the Snow and the Cold Race Indoors

The MCO INDOOR Racing League at Capital Karting FALL 2000 Format The league shall be comprised of MCO members and is open to invitations with the possibility of non-members entering into the league events. Each event shall have points awarded to all participants with the results posted on the Capital Karting Web site which shall include a link to the MCO web site. Schedule 5 weeknight sessions rotating on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Starting Thurs. Sept. 14, Tues. October 3, Wed. October 25, Thurs. November 16, and finishing Tues. Dec. 5. ALL EVENTS BEGIN AT 8:00 P.M. AND YOU ARE ASKED TO BE THERE AT LEAST 15 MIN. PRIOR TO RACING Pricing - The cost of each event will be $33 per participant for 3 races each. - For non-members of Capital Karting it is $45 Annual Membership at Capital Karting is $10 hence the cost of membership is recuperated at the first session. - Each evening will consist of a 5-minute practice, a 7 minute qualifying session and a 12 minute race. NOTE: A one time fee of $5.00 will apply to cover the costs of trophies and food for the last event, or whatever the group decision might be. Points System - The lowest average race time of all members will be determined. - Points will be awarded to the top 9 racers, from 10 -2 points. - All other drivers will receive 1 point for the event. - Point standings will be posted on the Capital Karting web site www.capitalkarting.com Registration Call Capital Karting at 742-4404, Anyone who answers the call can register you in the master file. Marc Gaudet is the League Convener Capital Karting is located in the Beacon Hill Shopping Centre on Ogilvie Road in Gloucester. Please park at the back of the building. NOTE: This is an Official MCO event.

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October 2000

The 2000 MCO Annual General Meeting

November 7th, 2000 at 8pm; Steakhouse, 1682 Cyrville Road Louis'

The F1600 Series

by Pier Bortot I must say, the last event in the Formula 1600 series championship was a blast. This was the sixth and last event for the F1600 championship season. The two races that complete the series were held at Mosport (definitely my favorite track, now). Before going into this racing weekend, I was fourth in the F1600 Bclass standing. A second and third place finishes in the first and second race respectively gave me a second place final standing in the championship. Great work from the entire team paid-off. The car setup was superb; It allowed me to experience some interesting "four wheels drift" in some of the most notorious corners, namely 2 and 4. In the first race, a fierce battle developed very quickly between myself and Jeff McGibbon from Toronto. We changed position on every lap between corners 5 and 8. By lap 12, I decided to put some distance between my faithful #151 VanDiemen and Jeff's Lola thus finishing second. In the second race, I quickly moved away with a pack of four and started to challenge Mike Lee (the current leader in the B-class championship). After several failed attempts to pass his Lola, I had to settle for third place.

The US GP, Sept 2000

by Richard Muise Formula-1 competition returned to this continent for a second time this year for the 2000 US GrandPrix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The trip down (through Toronto and Detroit) took about 15 hours, and we arrived in the construction zone surrounding Indianapolis during the Friday 5 o'clock rush hour. That night we went drove around downtown Indianapolis looking for food, but instead found Ferraris, which was more to our taste. The Ferrari club had a display of street Ferraris in a downtown square, including some of the older models from the 1950's, right through the latest 550, 360s, and my favorite - two F40's. Soon enough the length of the trip caught up with us, and we made for the hotel, which was about an hour south of Indy. Saturday we left for the track early, not really knowing how long it would take to find parking. We arrived at the track during the morning practice. I personally was not expecting the track to be quite so enormous. Television does not give enough sense of scale to truly display the track as it appears to someone in the stands. The straights are a kilometer long, but it doesn't really hit home until you see how small the cars appear from that distance, barely seeming to move, despite reaching almost 220mph. From our seats on the north end of the track, we could

A brief regular meeting will take place at 8pm, followed by the annual general meeting. During this the actions of the past executive will be ratified and voting on any new issues will occur. If you would like to propose any changes to the bylaws or issues for voting, you must submit the exact wording to the Link Editors by Sept 18th, to be printed in the October issue. They can be reached at link@mco.org. If you require a copy of the bylaws please contact one of the executive members on the inside of the front cover. Attendance at this meeting is MANDATORY, as we require a minimum of 33% of the members to be present for a quorum. As many of you know, we have had difficulty in achieving even this small number in past years and resulted in a massive phone campaign and a second meeting. Anyone living more than 80km from the City of Ottawa may vote by proxy. A form has been included in this issue of the Link.

MCO General Meetings - 1st Tuesday of every month MCO Executive Meetings - Third Tuesday of every month

LOUIS'S STEAKHOUSE
1682 Cyrville Road (613) 741-2130
Take 417, get off at Innes Road (by 417 Nissan and Costco (Price Club))

all are welcome!

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their yard for parking, about $15 to $40 per day. I imagine from the air, you wouldn't be able to see any grass for at least a mile around the track. Sunday had terrible weather, never quite raining, but constantly cold and damp, and I wondered what was the record for the coldest F1 race. The stands, being at a permanent facility, had more room than the temporary stands at the Toronto Molson Indy. But 8 hours is a long time to be sitting in any stands. barely make out the south-end grandstands. And to walk around the entire course is a long, long hike. The qualifying was interesting, with McLaren using a high-speed draft from Mika to catapult DC into second place on the grid. But it was all Schumacher's weekend, starting with winning the pole position. The crowd, both at the track, and on the local news reports, where very much behind Michael. Later Saturday was a Porsche Pirella Supercup race, the first of the two scheduled during the weekend. This was the first race on the new course. Mario Andretti and Little Al drove, but were not very competitive (they were not running for points, and were really just celebrity drivers for the race). Again Sunday we left for the track very early, trying to get there when some parking was still available. We parked on a front lawn about 6 blocks from the track. Most of the homeowners around the IMS track rent out There were two races Sunday morning, the second Porsche Pirelli Supercup race, and the Ferrari Challenge. Both races provided some good racing, the wet weather accounting for a few drivers missing their lines. The Ferrari race was entirely amateurs, in the sense that there was no prize money, and most of the drivers owned the car they drove. Some went home with some expensive damage to repair About an hour before the F1 race started was the drivers' parade. Michael easily got the most fanfare, but interestingly both Jacques and DC were a close second and third, followed by a smattering of applause for the current champion Mika. Our seats were at the far north end of the track, and we could watch everything from the end of the front straight through turn-6 of the 13turn course. If we had had seats another 150 feet to our right (closer to the first turn), I think we would have been able to see the back straight and turn 7 as well. The race itself was lots of fun. For those of you that have not had the pleasure of attending the Montreal GP, F1 races are painfully loud, and you need ear protection! Michael had a good race, winning from the pole. But for me, the best racing was the dice between Jacques and Heinz-Harold Frentzen. Jacques almost had a podium finish, but was not able to complete and hold the pass for third place, and was less than a second adrift at the checkered flag. I'm looking forward to going again. I didn't get an opportunity to see the IMS museum, and I think I'll try for different seats closer to the track. And I'm definitely going back for the Indy500 in the coming years.

MCO: The First Fifty Years On Sale Now!

Before OCT 3 After OCT 3 $25 $35
Plannning for a November delivery of 300 numbered copies. It is a hard-covered coffee table style book recounting the long history of motorsopts inOttawa and the regions. With 150 pages, everything and everyone is included. Don't miss out on your copies! There is still space available for sponsorship as well. For $20 you can ensure your name is in the book by sponsoring a page of your choosing. Full or partial page ads are open.

Contact Sherissa Microys at (613) 822-7204 or e-mail s.microys@home.com

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October 2000 August Executive Meeting Minutes

Start: 19:51 End: 21:10 Attending: - Rob Microys, Sherissa Microys, Gordon Acorn, Helen Zhou, Mike Lowe, Ron Woltman, Jeff Watson, Dave Butler, Richard Muise Absent: - Jaak Laan, Chris Capowski, Ayan Gangopadhyay, Robert Benson 50th Book: - 72 of 110 pages already sponsored. - First run will be 300 books, which has complete funding for costs. - Possible local retail sales of book in bookstores. - The deadlines are tight, but should be ok. Karting: - hoping for 4 races next year, but none this year (it's too late in the year). - They are now affiliated with ASN, but are waiting for the complete confirmation. - investigating using local tracks (Corel Center, Alcatel, Karters Corners, Quyon, and St Lawrence Motorsports park (in the USA), or possibly local airports). - series will require licensed and trained personnel. There is a need to have members obtain qualifications (licenses). Contact Ron Woltman to coordinate licensing requirements. - ASN pleased to have us affiliated - investigate promoting karting throughout rest of year and winter. Mike Lowe mentioned promoting to Cubs and other youth organizations Canaska Cup: - Canaska Cup was quite profitable, still waiting for final numbers from TLMC - Ron and Rob will engage Gunter to understand relationship and TLMC for next year - Sherissa will be Chief Registrar for 2001. - people who want to be a part of the race can contact the executive High Performance Driving School/Lapping: - Ron will have information by end of month (for the Sept. MCO general meeting) on track availability Annual General Meeting: - Mike Lowe and Dave Butler will be members of the Nomination Committee. - Rob will create proxy form. Should be in September 2000 Link and will provide some text for an ad for AGM - no suggested changes to bylaws this year. - Dave and Jaak will submit to Link about Rally affiliation - new members should be given a copy of the bylaws Banquet: - Nov 25, 2000 at Louis Steakhouse - Sherissa and Bev Miller will co-organize - Dave and Rob will work on trophies - trophy meeting Saturday October 28. (just for voting members) - Sherissa will confirm ticket price by next meeting, but will be around $30 per person Solo-II: - organizers for next events: - Aug 27th - Richard (StLAC club challenge) - (Sept 3rd is an away event in Montreal) - Sept 10th - Rob (CADL up) - Sept 17th - Jaak (conflict with Mosport road race) - Oct 1st - Gordon (conflict with Mosport road race) - Oct 15th - Ron - new laptop (to replace failed timing laptop). Voted in favor. $125 approx value. The Link: - new editors: Ayan Gangopadhyay and Richard Muise - no update on 2 colour cover - 18th is deadline Treasury: - Rob presented in leu of Bob. - 2 colour Link cover will help in positively altering cash flow. Rally: - Dave updated on status of Learnix Rally (Sept 23rd). Will need people to help with 9 to 10 check points - Dave will co-ordinate with Jaak to put affliction report in Link Other: - 175 members - Sean will buy a new shed for storing MCO equipment - Ron will investigate racer Solo-II event - MCO cloth badges status on hold - no sponsorship update - CASC-OR Annual General Meeting and Banquet is Nov 18th, 2000.

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October 2000

For Sale/Wanted
THREE HAASE PRO SERIES BLIZZARDS 1. Ready to Race 125 cc Shifter Kart TM 125 cc engine. Only 8 hours testing. Mint condition. Raced 3 times. Engine rebuilt June 2000 Purchased from PTK Racing October 1998. Ready to race price new: $ 11,000 Will sell for: $ 7,900 Will sell chassis ready for your own motor for $ 2,999 2. Ready to Race 80 cc Shifter Kart Honda CR 80 engine. Only 6 hours testing. As new. Raced 4 times. Purchased from PTK Racing April 2000 Ready to race price new: $ 8,900 Will sell for: $ 6,995 3. Chassis for 80 cc Shifter, F-100 or InterContinental engines 8 races only. Will sell for $ 1,799. Can add engine to suit Call: Jeff at (613) 726-2943; Email: jeff.watson@sympatico.ca EMPLOYMENT Race team looking for 2 individuals to aid with Year 2000 CASCAR team running CARQUEST Series and Formula 1200 team. The main focus for these individuals will be on helping team with marketing responsibilities for the team's various sponsors. This is a PAID position. You will also be shown the ropes on how to attain and retain sponsors in the racing world. Excellent opportunity for someone who is trying to get involved in the racing industry. Contact Dave Connelly (613) 623-8379 or e-mail connellyracing@hotmail.com See the team's website at www.connellyracing.com

VW RACING PARTS FOR SALE Bilstein racing shocks and springs, Neuspeed sway bars, ARP hardware, Heads (2.0L 16 Valve), Schrick Cams, Techtonics Lifters, Lightened Flywheel, Kevlar Clutch (for 8 valve shaft). Other racing and stock parts available. Call Sean 836-3766 for details and prices. TIRES WANTED Eight (yep, thats right, 8) used FF dry racing tires. Please call Robert Chartrand @ 725-9229. FOR SALE Yamaha Seca 650. Mint condition. Always stored indoors. $1,200. 19,000 km. 550 lbs+73 hp = 12.83 1/4 mile. Shaft drive, four into two chrome exhaust and new tires. Includes luggage rack, removable windscreen, $250 one piece rain suit, three helmets including a $550 Arai. Not licenced for two years. Contact Jaak Laan at (613) 943-2520 or Email: jaaklaan1@yahoo.com WHEELS FOR SALE 4 6X14" alloy wheels from Datsun 280ZX. Also 4 5.5X14" wheels from Toyota Corolla GTS. Will fit other cars with 4X11? bolt pattern. Must sell. Call Frank at 613-722-1580 evgs.

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