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Board of Directors
President Ron Woltman H: (613) 831-8682 W: (613) 863-5360 xracer@rogers.com
Vice-President Bennett Leckie H: (613) 258-0348 W: (613) 822-1765 leckierb@hovey.ca
Open Wheel, Public Relations Sam Mandia H: (613) 745-4227 W: (613) 228-0250 fv1200@yahoo.com
Solo II Charles Payne H: (613) 792-1083 W: (613) 772-7349 chuck@turningpointracing.com
Richard Muise H: (613) 270-0982 W: (613) 765-9169 observer@IntelligentSand.com
Rob Microys H: (613) 822-7204 W: (613) 765-5744 F: (613) 763-8312 C: (613) 761-0306 jettaracer@sympatico.ca
Appointed Ofcers and Executive Members
Karting Paul Swinwood H: (613) 720-3468 W: (613) 237-8551 x133 F: (613) 230-3490 pauls@iam-net.com
Rally Craig Hamm H: (613) 727-3192 W: (613) 596-7107 kchamm@sympatico.ca
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Summer is over. Yes, admit to your-
self. Only a few months left until most of
our readers hibernate their chosen motor-
sport aspirations. Not to worry though,
there are few more races, Solos and
rallies. Check out the slew of event yers
in this issue, and of course the web site.
Speaking of the web site. Slowly
but surely there have been changes and
the addition of new features. One is the
growing library of photos and video, kindly
donated, well maybe hunted down is a
better word (Alieda is relentless), on the
web site. On this very page is a coun-
ter of the library statistics. Much more
cheery than tickers of smoking deaths,
car accidents or national decits. The
other new feature is mobile access to the
web site via PocketPC or Palm PDAs. All
you technocrati can catch MCO updates
and do data acquisition while whizzing
around the track. Ohhh, the nerdy joy!
It was a banner season for Solo 2,
with the return of a regional event and
our rst ProSolo. Such an event, that the
normal centerfold picture spread is oc-
cupied by the regional race report. There
is also a novices journey from Toronto to
participate in this event. The 5 hour drive
is notable by itself, but the choice of car
is unique. Lets just say maximum torque
at zero RPM.
Personally, it was learning summer
also. Im sure as youre probably painfully
aware that when you drive harder, you
wear out and break faster. Comes with
the territory. So, it is time to start to
learn how to do basic car maintenance
and repair. When my winter beater
required new brake pads and rotors, I was
all eager to learn this simple task. Well,
lets just say 9 years of rust suck. And an-
other weird coincidence, all three cars Im
responsible for, required brake servicing
within the week. Practice indeed.
Until next issue, look for the pretty
falling leaves.
Wither the Ted Powell Summer Trophy
Races? Say what? No more TPSTR?
Perhaps.?
We did a great job. We organized a
great weekend. We had all of the critical
roles lled from within the club. We had,
once again, perfect weather. SMP was,
as usual a great venue. We went out of
our way to be as helpful as we could.
Yet, we had ~ 60 entries not counting,
of course, the Honda Michelin Challenge
Series, for which I say THANK YOU!!
The reasons: the date one week af-
ter the VARAC Mosport weekend seems to
suck the enthusiasm from many regional
racers, especially the open-wheel crowd.
SMP too far from the GTA and there
are already two or three SMP weekends.
Too many regional weekends and not
enough racers to go around! MCOs own
racers dont turn up!
What to do? Move to the big
smoke? Yikes thats scary! Get a
better weekend? Move to a new venue?
Reduce the number of regional weekends?
Pay MCO racers to come out to their own
event?
First, a better weekend. MCO gets
last pick of weekend choice because of
precedent, provenance, and new boys
on the block and other bare-gab. Be-
lieve me when I say, I have argued force-
fully these past three years to enlighten
my colleagues on the short-sightedness
of this. A stone-wall.
Have fewer events? No one is willing
to give up their date (s), -- even if they
have two events, because, thats the way
it has always been. MCO, can of course,
drop out. My argument to CASC-OR is
MCO should be at the table if OR (On-
tario Region) means anything. Otherwise,
change the name to CASC-GTA.
Move the venue. Well, Mosport is
out, and while Calabogie Motorsport Park
is coming on stream in 2005, will they be
ready or willing to host a race? If SMP
is too far from the GTA, will anyone trek
to Calabogie (wheres that), even for the
novelty? Maybe, at rst, but.?
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What a fantastic season weve had
so far! Attendance is up from last years
average of 35 competitors per event to
53. Revenues are on the positive side
despite the increase in operating cost
and the purchase of new gear. Weve
been able to double the number of runs
per event thanks to new timing software
and an exceedingly efcient tech., regis-
tration and timing crew.
Weve had very successful events
that offer excellent value to Solo compet-
itors. At one of our less attended events
27 competitors got 15 runs each! Weve
celebrated our 2nd largest Solo II with a
total of 96 drivers! The MCO hosted its
rst ProSolo and arguably the best 04
Regional all in one weekend! We hosted
two CADL/ MCO ofcially scored events,
a rst for the two clubs! Thats a lot of
exclamation points in one paragraph!
There were disappointing events and
Im speaking of the ProSolo on August
14th. It was our rst, so Im not going to
dwell on what could have been. How-
ever, one thing should be noted. There
were only 35 drivers in attendance, and
only 13 of them were from our club.
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And, MCO will need more people
to stage a race at CMP, and more mar-
shals, which mean more cost. Also, SMP
has been MCOs home for the past few
years.
So, where does that leave us? As
the President, ORO representative, and
as a member, I believe MCO should be a
race organizer. We are one of the largest,
successful and most diverse clubs, in
Toronto, oops, Ontario Region.
I believe MCO needs to better heard
at the ORO table if we are to continue
organizing one of the best regional race
weekends around.
My time as President, however, has
run short of sand. I will not be standing
for election in the club in November. I
believe it is in the best interests of MCO
to have new leadership. I will continue to
sit as Past President, and provide what-
ever counsel and help is sought. I will
also continue to sit on ORO and organize
MCOs race weekend if that is in the best
interests of the Club and new executive.
Where were the MCO guys? Granted I
should have done a better job advertis-
ing the event and making the rules more
clear, but only 13 MCO drivers showing
up to any club event is very disappoint-
ing, let alone something as special
as the ProSolo! I saw the same thing
happen with the MCO road racers at, or
should I say not at, the Ted Powell Race
Weekend. It frustrated me then too. We
took a bath on Saturdays event. Luckily
Sundays event evened things out, much
like the Honda Michelin Series did for the
Ted Powell. WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR
CLUB EVENTS, especially the big ones!
Thats all I have to say about that (hold-
ing a box of chocolates).
Its been said weve raised the bar
on MCO Solo II events, and to that I re-
spond our volunteers have raised the bar
on their commitment! We have an excel-
lent crew of organizers and workers this
season. Im so thankful for their depth of
knowledge and support for our series!
When I took this position almost a year
ago I only hoped to organize satisfactory
series and not look like a fool doing it.
Theyve made me, the series and the
club look good and for that I extend my
deepest thanks!
See you at the next event.
BEMC Spring Trophy Races
May 15 -16 Mosport
The second regional Weekend was at
least dry. Twenty-eight cars took the grid
in the Formula Ford races, and competi-
tion was intense.
Race #1 Lew MacKenzie n-
ished 2
nd
, just .748 ahead of 3
rd
place
driver Jonathan Hirst. Nigel Mortimer
nished 5
th
, Stefany Malanka 11
th
, Rob
Peters had a DNF. In class B Jean-
Guy Fournier completed the race in 4
th

place.
Race #2 Lew MacKenzie once
again ran second, Nigel Mortimer 4
th
,
Stefany Malanka 12
th
, and Rob Peters
DNFd. Jean-Guy Fournier took 3
rd
place
in Class B

Victoria Day Sprints - May 22
- 23 Mosport
The weather was almost as bad as
the BARC weekend, but warmer. Sam
Mandia running in the Isseco F1200
class nished 11
th
and 8
th
in the 2 sched-
uled races.
CRDA Shootout June 5 - 6
Shannonville
The Formula Ford grid contained 21
cars. The races were divided into two
separate events with a qualifying session
and race on consecutive days.
Race #1 Saturday Lew MacKenzie
nished 5
th
, Nigel Mortimer 6
th
, Rob
Peters 10
th
, and Stefany Malanka 11
th
.
Race #3 Sunday Nigel Mor-
timer 6
th
, Lew MacKenzie 7
th
, Stefany
Malanka 11
th
, and Rob Peters 12
th
. Did
you happen to notice the reverse order
for the Sunday races?
Making his debut was Dominique
LeBreton in Formula First, an entirely
new car for this driver, nishing all three
events in 3
rd
place. Times were very
respectable.
Another debut of sorts was George
Rau, in a car he built himself. Teething
problems Im sure caused George to DNF
the rst race, but he went on to post a
very good time and a 3
rd
place nish in
race 2.
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CASCAR June 19-20
Mosport
Competing in the ISSECO 1200
Series, Sam Mandia soon discovered
just how much oil 2 V-8 engines can carry
and loose through a large hole in the
crankcase between turns one and four on
the racing line. So much for qualifying.
In race #1 Sam was able to nish 7
th

and after 40 minutes of racing in race #2
he nished 9
th
.
VARAC June 26 27
Mosport
Race # 1 of the weekend had wet
conditions for the start. Pier Bortot
crashed coming out of corner 10, and
Adam Mortimer spun on the front
straight, doing a complete 360 and kept
going. Lew Mackenzie nished 5th, Ni-
gel Mortimer 7th, Jean-Guy Fournier
17th and Adam Mortimer 3rd in B
class.
Race # 2 Sunday. Lew Macken-
zie nished 4th, while Nigel Mortimer
made a three car pass on the last lap to
nish 7th. Jean-Guy Fournier nished
17th, and after Saturdays mishap, Pier
Bortot came home 19th. Adam Mor-
timer in class B nished 6th.
To mark the 35
th
anniversary of for-
mula ford a photo was taken on the group
of A & B cars near the exit of corner 10.
The series has become very successful
and more competitors are on the way.
MCO Weekend July 3 4
Shannonville
A very small turnout of open wheel
cars, run as winged and non-winged cars
had groups of 5 & 6 respectively. Race #
1 Sam Mandia nished rst in f1200,
but cracked the transmission in a corner
2 off-road incident. Dominic LeBreton
nished third in formula rst. Sams dam-
aged caused the weekend to end early for
him, while Dominic nished third in the
nal two races and won the InsideTrack
award as well.
DAC July 17-18 Shannonville
A large turnout of open-wheel cars
was a pleasant surprise. Formula Ford
had 22, FV1200 had 14, and Libre had
7 cars.
Saturdays races took place under a
dark and threatening sky all day. Results
from the FV1200 race had Sam Mandia
nishing 6
th
, while in the Formula Ford
contest
Lew MacKenzie nished 4
th
, Nigel
Mortimer 5
th
, Stefany Malanka 8
th
, and
Drew Wilcox had a DNF after 10 laps in
Group B.
A large storm front moved through on
Saturday evening, with torrential rain and
very high winds, enough to overturn and
ip a rather large canopy onto some hy-
dro lines and :short out the entire track.
Sunday morning
Sunday morning, I lost my friend
BARC August 14-15
Mosport
All the competitors appreciated great
weather over the two days. A large turn-
out for the F1600 Challenge with 25 cars,
divided into 15 class A (1985 to present),
7 in class B (1973 to 1974), and 3 in
class C (1968 to 1972).
Race #1 on Saturday had Nigel
Mortimer nishing second, with a train of
5 cars right behind him. Lew MacKenzie
was 8
th
, Pier Bortot 15
th
, and Stefany
Malanka 20
th
.
In the B class Jean-Guy Fournier
was 3
rd
and Drew Wilcox 15
th
.
Race #2 Sunday Lew MacKenzie
was 3
rd
, Nigel Mortimer 4
th
, Stefany
Malanka 9
th
, Pier Bortot 13
th
. In B class
again Jean-Guy Fournier was 3
rd
, and
unfortunately
Drew Wilcox was a DNS.
In the ISSECO 1200 Series, Sam
Mandia nished 5
th
, 6
th
, and 7
th
respec-
tively in the weekend races. The differ-
ences in time for all 3 races was .952
seconds between Sam and Geoff Davies
of Toronto.
With only one race remaining in both
series, the MCO drivers are well placed:
ISSECO 1200 5
th
Sam Mandia
Ontario F1600 Challenge Class A
Lew MacKenzie 2
nd
Nigel Mortimer 4
th
Stefany Malanka 11
th
Rob Peters 15
th
Pier Bortot 18
th
Ontario F1600 Challenge Class B
Jean-Guy Fournier 5
th
Whoa! How long has it been since the
last report? Sometime after the last report
yours truly snagged a jet to South Wales for
10 days, followed by a week in Cyprus to
watch the World Rally Championship round
there, capped off with a few days in London.
I guess Ill have to write an article about wet
Wales and sunny Cyprus sometime. Sufce it
to say for now that both are immensely beau-
tiful countries with friendly people and per
capita, a decent passion for motorsports.
Just prior to leaving the country David
van Remortel and I had Green Crewed the
Mangy Moose Rally, as organized by Robert
Roaldi. I had also helped Robert measure it
before that. The route was simple, not too
long, with easy navigational (navex) instruc-
tions for Novices, and more tricky navex
instructions with some potential for trouble in
the Experts. The roads would have been in
top notch condition, and the driving not too
challenging. The SMCC (Montreal) club had
been invited to participate, as the rally ran
not too far from Vankleek Hill. SMCC were
also desperate to run a rally, as they had
many event cancellations. Most unfortunate-
ly only ve teams (6?) ran the event, though
some were rst timers, which is a plus. I
have told Robert not to bother with the
Moose next year if he doesnt want to. Its a
shame for all the effort when the club doesnt
support the event. Maybe if it were run at
night? Another time of year? Let me know!
The Totally Silly Drive did not run in June
as planned due to an organiser with other
commitments. The Waupoos Winery Tour
Rally, which was to send some business to
that winery for their support of the 2003 Ted
Powell weekend ran successfully on a sunny
Saturday morning, the weekend of the Mon-
treal GP. Six teams came out for a non-com-
petitive drive to the winery on some scenic,
and sometimes very twisty, paved roads.
Maybe we can run the event again in the fall
to send more bodies down to the winery.
In June several MCO members (Jim
Morrow, Jeannie MacGillivray, Craig Seko and
myself) attended the RSO (RallySport Ontario)
Stewards Course in Peterborough. This was
a most informative day long course. Craig
Seko has already acted as a Steward at the
Black Bear Rally held in late June. The posi-
tion of Steward is not easy. It became obvi-
ous that while the ofcial role of a Steward
is well dened, the reality is quite different.
Youre supposed to know everything, and be
a diplomat, and nal authority, and not get
in the organisers way, but you have to stick
your nose in ofcially here and there. Its
a very ne line. My advice, be nice to the
Stewards!
The Maple Leaf Rally Club (MLRC)
ran the Black Bear Rally June 26. Warren
Haywood and Jodie Shay were doing great,
dicing times with a quick Gr2 Nissan Sentra
until an unfortunate incident on Stage 3. No
damage was done to the car, but the time
penalty was massive, dropping them from
fourth overall (second in class) to last. The
winners of this Ontario Regional event came
from Montego Bay, Jamaica! They had pur-
chased the ex-factory Open Class Subaru of
Tom McGeer, and the rally was a shakedown
on the purchase. They had never driven the
car until that morning. Incredible result, and
really nice guys. I guess the shakedown was
successful.
The SMCC Hot Dog BBQ Rally ran with
only 9 teams, quite a disappointment, as
the paved roads around Mirabel are fun for
driving. The rally was attended by three MCO
teams. After the rain from hell at the start,
we headed off for a simple event, just over
100 km in length, ending at the organisers
house, where we had free hot dogs, snacks
and condiments, and the hardcores stuck
around and watched the original Italian Job
on a big screen in the driveway, complete
with big sound! Wish I had neighbours like
that!
MCO member Ryan Huber is the RSO
VP Road Rally this year and hasnt been as
involved in the regional road rally series this
year (after winning Novice last year, and
being promoted to Intermediate). Im pleased
to report that Ryan took the navigators seat
at the Automapic Rally a few weeks ago, and
won his class with a 20 minute margin!
On very short notice we have the RSO
Ham Radio Course coming up. Check the
website for details if its not too late. Rally
Meetings will resume in September, but if
attendance is too low I expect I will not con-
tinue the practice. While we had a successful
late winter and spring with holding seminars,
it has been a lot of effort to get people out.
Some people in the group, oddly, dont even
know we have meetings! Some missed the
ONLY co-drivers course given in Ontario this
year, by a former National Champion (and
MCO member)! Some dont come out and
meet their fellow rallyists, even when they
are going to attend the Targa. After several
years I still have to push very hard to keep
the group busy. The rally scene in Ottawa
isnt about ME, and if it is, thats wrong.
Contribute, volunteer, start making a route,
propose a new event format, work a check-
point, marshal a stage rally, dont wait to be
asked, just do it, do something!
Speaking of doing something, Jodie
Shay and I are busy preparing our rallies for
the autumn. This September 18, we see
the return of the Golden Pine Rally, running
out of Renfrew for the rst time. This time it
will be run at night, and be about 350 km in
length. This will be a challenging drive with
easy navigation on gravel you shouldnt miss.
Jodie knows the area, so he picks the best
roads. Details are on the website. On Oc-
tober 30, I am running the Lanark Highlands
Rally, the third last round of the Ontario Road
Rally Championship (ORRC). With 29 teams
the club event was so well received last year
that it immediately became a hot item for the
regional championship. We will draw up to
40 teams this year, including perhaps some
American teams.
The last word goes to the Rideau Run
(RR) Rally, again organized by our own very
wily navigator, Robert Roaldi. The RR is
being held August 28 out of Perth. The yer
should be in this Link issue. Expect ap-
proximately 20 teams for this Regional event.
Please come out and enjoy the roads, or help
out if you can.
Upcoming Rally events:
RSQ Rallye Draveurs (Quebec Regional
performance event), August 14,
Maniwaki
MCO Rideau Run Rally (club and ORRC),
August 28, Perth
MCO Golden Pine Rally (club road rally),
Renfrew, September 18
MCO Lanark Highlands Rally (club and ORRC),
October 30, Maberly
2004 Four Star Motorsports Rallycross
Series, August 22, September
19, October 17, location TBA.
Series coordinator: David Paisley
- vicepresident@mlrc.ca
Rallye De, National Performance Event,
September 10-11
PMSC Galway-Cavendish Forest Rally,
Regional performance event, October 2
Rally of the Tall Pines, National performance
event, November 20
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COTNAMSPORT [see COTNAM-
SPORT.CA for amongst other things
Free On-line Driver Training] has
entered a rare 75 Jensen-Healey in
North Americas longest tarmac Rally -
the fabulous Targa Newfoundland [see
TargaNewfoundland.com]. Jensen-
Healeys are very rare [less than 900
of the original 10,453 made from 72
-75 are still left], they were a sequel
to the famous Austin Healey. Power is
delivered by a Lotus Formula II engine
and performance to match a Porsche
911, but with near perfect weight
distribution, for more predictable
handling.
2004 is only the 3rd running of
this event - fashioned after the Targa
Florio in Italy & most recently paral-
lelled by 2 events in the Southern
Hemisphere.
With considerable experience
in Formula cars, Karting, Rally-
ing & endurance athletics senior
COTNAMSPORT employee, Mark
Cotnam is thoroughly looking forward
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to the challenge that 2,200 kms
of serpentine blacktop will provide.
Co-driver/navigator Bob Clark from
Maryland is also an experienced part
of the team, he is both a master
diving instructor and pilot, we expect
Bob to apply his own unique style in
telling Mark where to go - and taking
the helm when the Canuck tires. It
was Bobs uncommon decisiveness
that made this years entry a certainty.
due to his positiveness, it looks like
other LBCs [Little British Cars] will
join the event in 2005 [more Jensen
cars and hopefully an additional
proper Mini]. Our secret weapon will
be unveiled by mid July, our mechani-
cal service wizard will garner huge
respect from the racing community.
Marks only living Canadian folk
hero General Lewis Mackenzie [with
his old friend - middle aged Nigel
Mortimer] will y through the event
in a new SRT4 turbo. To enjoy these
three mens company [competitors
and team mate] over seven days will
be unfathomable good fun. It doesnt
get any better - trust me.
Support from the MCO, Motro-
sport Club of Ottawa has been huge
and this club recently celebrating its
50th anniversary, may in fact send
more teams than any other area in the
world [ no small feat] - thereby making
it eligible for the Churchill Motorsport
Trophy.
The delight of this event isnt just
the 500 kms. @ up to speeds of 200
kms/hr with roads closed & therefore
immunity - but scenery that is so
breathtaking even professional drivers
nd it distracting.
The exposure is near incalculable -
not just through print media worldwide
& SPEEDs coverage to 70,000,000
households, the world motoring press
has huge interest in this perfect set-
ting for well prepared teams ironing
out public roads at a well kept secret
tourist destination. But the endorse-
ment doesnt end there - some friendly
rivalry between Canada and the the
USA has spawned a twinning of the
event with the Cannonball One lap of
America. Therefore interest is huge
throughout North America. There like-
ly will be no other motorsport event in
Canada this year with a bigger audi-
ence - with the obvious exception of
our nations Grand Prix.
While entry in Targa Newfoundland
is certain, the plan includes Cannon-
ball One Lap of America, GT III at Le-
mans and then a surprise for Ottawa.
The Team has already invested
approximately $21,000 in the car.
With budget nalized & sponsorship
solicitation near full swing - space is
available on the car for corporate,
institutional and private sponsorship
messages.
Be part of a rst class Ottawa
based Team as we take on the world
in 2004s Targa Newfoundland. We
are soliciting sponsorship with up to
5 spaces available. If you prefer to
just view or spectate, both the SPEED
channel and Global cover the event, as
well the organizers easily navigated
web site. Please wish us good luck
and Gods Speed. Safe motoring to
all.
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If people had told me, a mere two
months ago, that I would drive for ve
hours to dodge pylons, Id have laughed
in their faces. The idea just seemed,
well, ludicrous. How much fun could this
Autocross thing possibly be especial-
ly for a girl whose idea of fun was seeing
if she could make the fuel consumption
levels drop below 3.8L/100 km (yes,
you read that right) on her Insight?
The answer: its so much fun it
should be illegal. What is it that makes
Autocross in general, and Regional event
#7 in specic, so great? Well, lets recap
the weekend from a newbie, H-Stock
point of view.
Saturday
04:00Bolt awake in bed and realize
youre too excited to sleep. Debate
the pathetic nature of this, but get
out of bed anyway. You can kill the
three hours before you have to
leave, right?
04:30Get sucked into the Solo II
forum after making a cup of tea.
06:30Curse Solo II forum and
scramble for the shower.
08:35Bust a gut on the 401 watching
a silver VW turn construction pylons
into a slalom in 40 km/h trafc.
Fast-forward a few hours.
11:00The 401 north of Toronto is
moving well. Its sunny. Its warm.
The conversation is good... well get
back to that last point.
14:00Arrive at the Corel Centre to
watch the remainder of the ProSolo
event. Make a mental note not to
skip the ProSolo event next time it
looks like fun!
Listen to competitors talk about their
respective wins and losses - some
at louder volumes than others.
17:00Tag along for the awards dinner.
Person A to Insight drivers: So, who
got the better fuel economy getting
here? Insight drivers: [exchange
raised eyebrows] Opal: Uh, actually,
I came up in Guillermos car... hes
letting me co-drive. Guillermo:
4.4L/100km at an average speed
of [deleted to protect the innocent]!
Person A: Waitaminute... the Insight
drivers carpooled? The occupants of
three tables dissolve in ts of laughter.
19:00Check in to campground. Pitch
tent. Discover that you can, indeed,
make grown men blush by making
bad jokes about blowing [up] an air
mattress.
20:30Realize that youre denitely
not in Kansas anymore... you just
watched not 1, but 3, men walk
right by Linux Journal in Chapters
without so much as blinking. Oh,
right: the automotive section is the
next aisle. Never mind.
21:00Drink beer while crowding
around a racing magazine in an Irish
pub.
Sunday
05:45Wake up for the N
th
time to
highway noise. Understand why the
campground was so cheap.
07:30Arrive at the Corel Centre. Help
prep car, register... you know the
drill.
08:30Walk the course.
09:15Still walking... have I mentioned
that the course was really big?
10:00First run of the day. Gawk openly
at rst few cars through the course.
10:25Make rst attempt at course. It
was slow as hell, but on course and
didnt involve any cones. This might
turn out okay.
10:30Report for marshaling and
get assigned to whiteboard duty:
recording drivers times as they are
announced to the crowd, so drivers
dont have to wait for the end of the
run printout. Brilliant idea? Denitely.
11:00Go on as many runs as a
passenger as you can. Discover
that some people think 100 lbs of
passenger is too much on a Regional
event day.
12:00Field questions about the Insight.
Yes, it is fast for a hybrid, isnt it? No,
the car looks really dumb without
the wheel skirts, they are staying
on. Yes, Im recharging the battery
between runs.
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tired and hot, run times stopped
improving. So, call in a favour. Jason
Drummond takes shotgun in the
Insight and screams instructions
through the entire course: Faster,
faster! Brake! Apex now! Accelerate!
And hey, the run was faster.
13:30Run six, repeat the performance
from run ve. Participate in a
difference of opinion:
Jason: You didnt brake in that last
sweeper, like I told you to.
Opal: Why do you keep telling me to
brake? I dont need to brake! Im
accelerating in that corner!
Jason: What?
14:00The rst six runs are done. Now,
the organizers are promising eight
runs.
14:20Dodge dirty looks as Drummond
shaves nearly a second off of his
best time and cheers loudly enough
that half of the parking lot hears him.
Opal: Uh, sorry?
15:00The sky clouds up and the
temperature drops a little. Drivers
perk up and run times drop some
more.
15:15Watch a Mazda spin out in an
amazing display. Wish your camera
didnt have dead batteries.
15:50Realize that Subaru envy has no
cure.
16:00Last car.
16:20Drivers meeting. Cross ngers,
toes, and eyes with vain hopes of
winning some Williams Performance
brake pads.
16:30Ponder how many pylons Andrew
can t in that VW during cleanup.
17:00Begin the long trek back to
Southern Ontario.
Was the trip to Ottawa worth it?
Hell yesbut you had that gured out
already.
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CASC-OR 2004 Mobil 1 Autoslalom Championship Series
Sponsored by Williams Performance Friction,
Event # 7 Directors Report
The next event in the CASC-OR 2004 Mobil 1 Autoslalom Championship Series Sponsored by Williams
Performance Friction season was on August 15. Event # 7, in the Ontario wide series, took place at the Corel
Centre in Kanata. A venue located just outside of our Nations Capitol and the hosting club was the Motorsport
Club of Ottawa.
Williams Performance Frictions Top Scoring Competitor David
Sibbitt in his Mazda Protg Photo by Sonia Tanney
The weather was perfect and the course fast. 68 competitor
including about 45 regular regional people made the trip to
Ottawa to get eight runs on the 55 second course. 18 classes
were represented with 11 being filled (3 competitors or
more). There were a couple of classes being represented for
the first time in the season.
The Corel Centre parking lot is one of the biggest, if no the
biggest lot the series runs on and for most competitors that
open and fast course was welcomed. The course seemed to
favour medium horse powered cars with handling. It was also an interesting change, with a number of MCO
competitors that have not run a regional series event, so the regulars got to compete against some new blood.
Timing is an important part of Autoslalom Photo by Sonia Tanney
The winner of the Williams Performance Friction Top Competitor Award
for the top competitor on the day, was David Sibbitt, in his F-Super-Stock
Mazda Protg. The fastest time of the day again went to Bill Rogerson in
his 1985 Toyota MR2.
A huge thanks goes out to the series registrar, Tony Kloosterman, who
again was the first person on site, making sure that registration goes as
smooth as possible. And of course, thanks to our series sponsors; Mobil 1,
Williams Performance Friction, Tsunami Technologies Group
Inc./Reaction Grafix, Mad Macs Communications, Wheel and Tire Zone,
Both Feet In Performance Driving Interactive CD, and CG-Lock.
Wes Tanney
CASC-OR Solo 2 Director
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TOP 10 COMPETITORS FOR EVENT 7
Name Novice Club Vehicle Class Best Time (Backup%) Points
1 David Sibbitt TAC 91 Mazda Protege GT RFSS 57.862 ( 57.878) 100.000
2 Daniel Fryer WOSCA 02 Subaru WRX RESS 54.750 ( 54.790) 100.000
3 Doug Logan PMSC 03 Mazda MazdaSpeed RDSS 54.970 ( 55.025) 100.000
4 Jay Watson MSOC 01 Mazda Miata RCSS 53.155 ( 53.220) 100.000
5 Jason Drummond HADA 93 Honda Civic SHS 57.994 ( 58.087) 100.000
6 Brian Sibbitt N TAC 03 Mazdaspeed Protege SDS 55.426 ( 55.520) 100.000
7 Ralph O'Brien WOSCA 99 Honda Prelude SGS 57.011 ( 57.123) 100.000
8 Andrew Cordeiro TLMC 01 VW GTi PDSP 53.538 ( 53.686) 100.000
9 Robert Tuck N TAC 00 Mazda Miata SCS 55.905 ( 56.083) 100.000
10 Jeff Johnson 90 Mazda Miata SES 57.924 ( 58.257) 100.000
TOP 10 NOVICES FOR EVENT 7
1 Brian Sibbitt N TAC 03 Mazdaspeed Protege SDS 55.426 ( 55.520) 100.000
2 Robert Tuck N TAC 00 Mazda Miata SCS 55.905 ( 56.083) 100.000
3 Ivano Di Pietro N WOSCA 00 Subaru Legacy SHS 58.493 ( 58.723) 99.146
4 Trung Do N WOSCA 04 Subaru Impreza STI SAS 55.208 ( 56.125) 98.637
5 Rhys Hayes N WOSCA 02 Subaru WRX RESS 56.843 ( 57.897) 96.317
6 Tashko Sarakinov N MLRC 91 Mitsubishi Talon TSi PESP 57.693 ( 58.225) 91.843
FASTEST 10 COMPETITORS FOR EVENT 7
1 Bill Rogerson St.Lac. 85 Toyota MR2 MCM 52.569 ( 53.446) 100.000
2 Peter Lejbjuk WOSCA 02 Subaru WRX PESP 52.987 ( 53.312) 100.000
3 Patrick Yorke HADA 93 Honda Civic Si MCM 52.995 ( 53.008) 99.196
4 Jay Watson MSOC 01 Mazda Miata RCSS 53.155 ( 53.220) 100.000
5 Andrew Cordeiro TLMC 01 VW GTi PDSP 53.538 ( 53.686) 100.000
6 Tony Kloosterman WOSCA 02 Subaru WRX PESP 53.611 ( 54.285) 98.836
7 Mike Aversa WOSCA 00 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS PDSP 53.725 ( 54.289) 99.651
8 Luca Perin WOSCA 00 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS PDSP 53.747 ( 53.778) 99.611
9 David Taira MSOC 91 Mazda Miata PCSP 53.791 ( 54.316) 97.994
10 Bill Reid St.Lac. 85 Toyota MR2 MCM 54.353 ( 54.932) 96.717
CASC-OR 2004 Mobil 1 Autoslalom Championship Series Overall Standings (Top Ten)
Name Status Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Total
1 Brian Sibbitt NQ 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 600.000
2 Joe Trinidad Q 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 99.497 99.521 599.018
3 Tony Kloosterman Q 96.277 100.000 100.000 99.915 100.000 100.000 98.836 598.751
4 Trung Do NQ 97.632 99.629 100.000 100.000 98.567 99.270 98.637 596.103
5 Peter Lejbjuk Q 100.000 96.124 100.000 99.932 99.017 100.000 595.073
6 Marshall McLean Q 97.128 97.109 100.000 100.000 99.186 99.047 99.361 594.722
7 Robert Tuck NQ 99.812 100.000 96.476 98.012 100.000 100.000 594.300
8 Wes Tanney Q 100.000 100.000 97.036 97.393 96.236 100.000 99.724 594.153
9 Mike Aversa Q 96.536 100.000 100.000 100.000 97.237 96.883 99.651 593.771
10 Ralph O'Brien Q 93.468 100.000 Org 100.000 100.000 100.000 593.468
The 2004 Mangy Moose car rally
was held last May 8th, starting and
nishing at Herbs Restaurant just off
the 417 south of Vankleek Hill. It was a
cloudy but warm afternoon but the entry
was only 5 cars. The route wound its
way along the gravel backroads west
and south from Herbs, turning back
east near Maxville, wound its way back
north of Alexandria then through Dalkeith
before heading back to the nish. It was
about 140 km long, or about 2.5 hours
driving time.
The terrain east of Ottawa consists
mainly of at farmland broken up by
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2004 Mangy Moose Results
Driver Navigator
Car#
Class CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 CP5 CP6 CP7 Finish Total Position
Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff Christoph Trauttmansdorff 2E 0 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.6e 0 2.6 1
Ryan Huber Matt Barnes 1E 0 0.7e 1.2e 0.5e 1.7e 0.2e 0.5e 1 5.8 2

Matthieu Brazeau Patrick Yelle 3N 1e 0.7 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.4e 0.5 1e 5.4 1
Scott MacDonald Brian MacDonald 4N 4e 3.8 0.1 0.1 2.5 1.3e 0.4 1 13.2 2
Jeff Dale Angela Mann 5N 1e 0.7 2.4 20.0 20.0 7.8 1.4e 5e 58.3 3
e = Early penalty
Time Allowances
The scores above include the following TAs.
Car # CP:TA
1 5:11.5
2 5:5.5
3 5:4.5
4 1:1.5
Many thanks to the following workers
Jim Morrow Registration + CP 1 & 6
David Van CP 2 & 7
Dave Butler CP 3
Jaak Laan CP 5
Robert Roaldi Org & CP 4
Craig Hamm/David Van Green-Crew
Special Thanks to these HAM operators from the Prescott-Russell A.R.E.S. Group
Norm Pitre VA3 NHK
Henry VA3 OV
Michael Hickey VE3 IPC
the occasional stream or river and its
difcult to nd hidden CP locations.
Few of the 7 check points were zeroed,
and only one team missed as couple
of checkpoints, before getting back on
route, so the level of difculty of both
sets of instructions was fair.
The check point by check point
results are given below. At scored to the
tenth controls, penalties are assigned
as 0.1 point for every tenth of a minute
early or late; the indication e indicates
early. At timed to the minute controls,
penalties of 1 point per minute, either
early or late, apply. Check points 1 and
the nish were timed to the whole minute
and the rest were scored to the tenth of
a minute.
Congratulations to the class
winners, Ferdinand/Christoff Trautt-
mansdorff in Expert class, and to Mat-
thieu Brazeau/ Patrick Yelle in Novice
class. Workers are identied in the
table below with special thanks to Craig
Hamm for driving when laying out the
route and then driving it again to green-
crew. Special thanks to Jim Morrow for
his triple yeoman duty at Registration as
well as manning two check points.
What?
- A brisk night time event on a very
good gravel surface!
- Another great MCO drivex!
- A gravel tune up for Lanark Highlands
perhaps!
- 1 level of instruction, but all drivex
(distance-to-turn).
- 1 Leg (1 rest stop on route), length
about 250 km.
- FreeTime Allowances (email me if
you have any questions).

Where?
- Start at Shell service station, Egan-
ville. Finish Irving Restaurant, Pem-
broke. Near, and just a little East of
Golden Lake.
- Yes, its far, but we want the FANTAS-
TIC ROADS!

When?
- Saturday night, September 18, 2004.
- Approximate times: Car 0 leaves at
10 pm. Car 0 nishes at 3 am.

How do I enter?
STEP 1. Complete the online pre-
registration. Registration for those
not pre-registered online (HIGHLY
recommended) from 7-9 PM.
STEP 2. Show up on rally night, sign
the waiver, etc. Your done!

How Much?
- Cost: $35 if at least one on the team is
an MCO member, $45 otherwise.
- Special offer, SMCC members get MCO rate.
A thank you for the Hot Dog BBQ Rally!
- Online pre-registration for workers and
competitors.
- Plaques for 1st place in each class.

Any other things I should know?
- Yeah, the organiser knows the area
extremely well. He picks only the most
ripe, well seasoned, roads.
- Bring the usual paperwork (drivers
license, proof of insurance, valid vehicle
registration)
- SELF SUPPORTING RETRO-REFLECTIVE
SAFETY TRIANGLE REQUIRED. Entry
denied otherwise.
- Cars creating a negative impression of
the sport (e.g. excessively loud) need
not apply (RSO RR 22.2).
- Auxilliary forward lighting shall be wired
through the High/Low beam switch
(RSO RR 21.8).
- There are few Quiet Zones, but Quiet
Zone violations are strictly enforced: 10
minute penalty for rst offence, exclu-
sion thereafter.
- We have FANTASTIC roads. When we
run this event top teams travel from
Montreal, Peterborough and the GTA for
this event. Dont miss out again!
- Strongly recommend NOT using all
season tires. Think gravel.

Golden Pine Rally
Cant play, want to help?
- HAM radio coverage at most con-
trols.
- Non-radio helpers needed too!
- All workers will receive a token of our
appreciation.

Want More?
- Information updates on MCO Golden
Pine Rally forum topic.
- Organiser and Routemaster: Jodie
Shay (email: nismo_xe@yahoo.com
for event info)
- Chief Marshal, Craig Hamm (email:
va3krt@rac.ca for volunteering inquir-
ies)

Other MCO Rallies
Rideau Run Rally, Aug 28, Perth, ON
Lanark Highlands Rally, Oct 30, Mab-
erly, ON
Third event in the MCO 2004 Road Rally Championship
Eganville, ON
18-19 September 2004
After seeing an advertisement
in a recent issue of the Ottawa Auto
Mart magazine, I test rode an elec-
tric bicycle. A used car dealership,
Auto-Choice on Cyrille Road, has
begun selling re-chargeable electric
bicycles that they acquire from a
supplier in Montreal, where the little
scooters are already very popular.
My brother, who lives in Montreal,
attests to the fact that he sees
them zipping around town all the
time. Mr. Carl Baker of Auto-Choice
informs me that they are already
very popular in many areas in the
U.S., especially Florida.
They are imported from China
and there are several models avail-
able, ranging from something that
looks very much like a traditional
upright bicycle with spoke wheels
to more modern looking designs
with alloy wheels and sleek fair-
ings. Except for a tiny model thats
intended for use on factory oors
or in similar connes, they all have
regular bicycle pedals that can be
used to assist the electric motor
as human-powered backup. Prices
range from about $1000 to $1500
Cdn plus tax. The smaller pedal-less
runabout I mentioned above sells
for about half of that.
They are propelled by a rear
hub-mounted 300 watt DC electric
motor that is powered by a 36
volt re-chargeable sealed lead-acid
battery. The battery housing on all
models is locked with a key and
the battery module can be eas-
ily removed and carried inside for
re-charging. Top speed is about 25
kph on level ground with a maxi-
mum distance from a full charge of
40-60 kilometers. A full re-charge
takes from 4-6 hours. Mr. Baker told
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an uphill grade however, and in that
case you will need to use those ped-
als. The front brakes look similar
to those found on regular bicycles
consisting of rubberized pads
that grab the wheels outer rims.
The rear brake is an enclosed unit
placed next to the read wheel hub.
The models also have cargo holds
of varying sizes.
I test rode a newly introduced
model around the dealers lot and
the bicycle is eerily quiet. The motor
exhibits good torque off line, which
is expected for an electric motor.
Speed is controlled by twisting the
right handle in much the same way
that one controls the throttle on a
motorcycle. In the center of the han-
dlebar is a small instrument cluster
with a voltmeter and speedometer.
There are electrically powered
horns and lights, and some mod-
els have signal lights as well. The
model I rode also had cruise con-
trol. If the battery runs out of power,
the action of pedaling will generate
enough watts to power the horn and
lights and will also re-charge the
battery but not to any great extent.
Similarly, coasting downhill will also
charge the battery. The rubber tires
on all the models that I saw were
fairly wide and perfectly usable on
any road or gravel path that you
would use a bicycle but there are no
off-road mountain bike-like mod-
els, or at least not yet. They weigh
about 50 kilos, heavier than most
modern bicycles but light enough to
allow easy handling and control.
I asked about licensing and
insurance requirements. When
they were originally approached
for a ruling, the Ontario Ministry of
Transport classied them as bicy-
cles, which resulted in brisk sales.
The dealership recently received a
newer ruling from the Ministry clas-
sifying them in the same category
as gas-powered mopeds, which im-
plies some licensing and insurance
obligations. The rules do appear to
be in ux however and it is best to
consult the Ministry directly for pre-
cise requirements. The Province of
Quebec classies them as bicycles
and not motorized vehicles.
The ideal market for such a
vehicle would seem to be people
who enjoy the feeling of being on
a bicycle but who may have some
physical impediments that make
it difcult to do so. But there is
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probably a larger market of poten-
tial riders who simply would enjoy
the convenience of a whisper quiet
pollution-free ride for running sim-
ple errands around town. Riding a
bicycle is quite unlike other forms
of transportation, in my opinion,
and I spent the better part of my
youth riding bicycles of one form or
another. I can no longer easily cover
the long distances on a bicycle that
I did when I was a young adult and
can see that an electrically pro-
pelled version would be a nice way
to capture that feeling again.
What?
- A brisk overnight event on good gravel roads
primarily in the Lanark Highlands.
- Many roads were used on the WRC 1974
Rideau Lakes. (30 years ago!)
- Low percentage of paved road sections.
- 1 level of instruction, but all drivex (distance-to-
turn).
- 2 Legs (1 gas stop), approximately 350-400 km.
- FreeTime Allowances for Novices and
Intermediates.
- Ofcial Supplemental Regulations.
- Subaru is providing PRIZE MONEY!

Where?
- Start and Finish at Silver Seven Restaurant and
Gas Bar, Highway 7
- From Toronto: Approximately 9 km north on
Highway 7 past the County Rd 38 (Sharbot Lake)
junction.
- From Ottawa: Approximately 25 km south of
Perth on Highway 7.

When?
- Saturday night, October 30, 2004.
- Registration for those not pre-registered online
(HIGHLY recommended) from 8-9 PM.
- Approximate times: Car 0 leaves at 10 pm. Car
0 nishes at 6 am.

How do I enter?
- MCO Rally Group is committed to supporting
the community where we rally. Each competitor
MUST bring at least TWO non-perishable food
items for the benet of the Lanark County Food
Bank. A $5 penalty is levied without food! Lets
get 400 lbs of food this year! (202 lbs last year
with 29 entries).
STEP 1. Wait until Sept 15. Complete the online
pre-registration for competitors.
STEP 2. Competitors send cheque:
Recd up to October 22: $70 if both team
members are CARS or SCCA afliated (bring
your membership cards); $80 otherwise. Space
permitting, cheques or cash recd after October
22 the fee is $85 (at fee).
Make cheque payable to Motorsport Club of
Ottawa, and mail to

LHR Registrar c/o
J. MacGillivray
RR 2
Lanark, ON
K0G 1K0

STEP 3. Buy food for the food bank.
STEP 4. Show up on rally night, give us the food,
sign the waiver, etc. Your done!
- Cheques are cashed AFTER the event.
- Fees includes a commemorative Lanark Highlands
and Rally of the Rideau Lakes 30th Anniversary
item (TBD), and breakfast for each team member!!
- No guarantee of refund for any withdrawals less
than 48 hours prior to the start of the event.
Withdrawals Requests received prior to 48 hours
to the start of the event will be refunded 100%.

Any other things I should know?
- Entries cut off at 40 teams.
- Bring the usual paperwork (drivers license, proof
of insurance, valid vehicle registration)
- SELF SUPPORTING RETRO-REFLECTIVE SAFETY
TRIANGLE REQUIRED. Entry denied otherwise.
- Cars creating a negative impression of the sport
(e.g. excessively loud) need not apply (RSO RR
22.2).
- Auxilliary forward lighting shall be wired through
the High/Low beam switch (RSO RR 21.8).
- Quiet Zone violations strictly enforced: 10 minute
penalty for rst offence, exclusion thereafter.
- No passengers.
- We have FANTASTIC roads. Navigator may want
anti-nauseate for this event (trust me on this one).
- Strongly recommend NOT using all season tires.
Think gravel.

Sponsored by:
Cant play, want to help?
- HAM radio coverage at most controls (contact me
if interested in volunteering).
- Non-radio helpers needed too!!!
- All workers will receive a token of our
appreciation.

Want More?!
- Information updates on MCO Lanark Highlands
Rally forum topic.
- The ofcial Supplemental Regulations contact:
- Organiser and Routemaster: Craig Hamm

Last year co-driving ace Brian Maxwell won the
Lanark Highlands Rally, then went on to win the
Rally of the Tall Pines. Coincidence? I think not!!!

Other MCO Rallies:
Rideau Run Rally, Aug 28, Perth, ON
Golden Pine Rally, Sept 18, Golden Lake, ON
An annual benet
for the community
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Maberly, ON - 30-31 October 2004
Final event in the MCO 2004 Road Rally Championship
12th event in the 2004 Ontario Road Rally Cup
Ofcially Sanctioned by CARS and RallySport Ontario
30th Anniversary of the 1974 Rideau Lakes Rally
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July 2004
photo by : Flair Photo
Birthins, Marryins and Dyins
(again), and as a bonus,
Dimwit Tuts (read on)
Well, as requested, I attended the
family wedding on the July 3
rd
weekend.
Those of you who read this column in the
last issue of The Link will know that this
wasnt my rst preference for the use
of my time, but there are some areas
in which, when the wife dictates, the
husband accommodates (if he wishes
to maintain domestic tranquillity). In all
honesty, though, I must add that it wasnt
a bad weekend, and Im not saying that
under duress.
The groom was one of Susans
nephews, and despite a few misgivings
on my part, the wedding itself went on
without any major hitches. Why the ap-
prehension? Well it was to be an open-
air ceremony at the family cottage on
Margaret Lake, just off Highway 35 a few
miles south of Dorset, with the reception
shortly after at the arena in Huntsville,
about 40 miles to the north-west. There
were to be 100 or so guests (it was
partly a Polish wedding), access to the
cottage is only by water, there are just
two small boats in the family eet, there
are only about 15 parking spots at the
lakes community dock, and this time of
year there are loads of dawdling tourist
vehicles and Winnebago Monsters on the
roads between the lake and Huntsville.
And if it rained ...?
Well, the weather turned out nice,
some neighbouring cottagers provided
water transport (and a shoreline otilla
at the ceremony, with horns and all),
parking was arranged at the Leslie Frost
Natural Resources Centre on Hwy. 35
with a shuttle service to the dock, and
the only major trafc problems were in
town in Huntsville. So the wedding was
nice, the food was great, and lots of it
(see above re Polish wedding), I had a
couple of days visiting with Susans rela-
tives, and the pick-up got us there and
me back (Susans staying at the lake for
a couple of weeks) with no issues. And
that was a pleasant surprise!
There were some items of incon-
venience, however. I didnt get home as
early as I wished due to the visiting, as
often happens with relatives, having to x
a recalcitrant outboard motor at the cot-
tage before I left, and a trafc problem
on Hwy. 17 just north of Arnprior. Its
not that the volume was extra heavy; I
got on to Hwy. 17 at Renfrew by about
9:30 p.m., and trafc owed well from
there up to the last passing zone before
the Prior, where it stopped - dead! A
few minutes later we got up to walking
speed, and after fteen minutes or so of
this I considered ducking off to nd an
alternate route, but I stayed with it out
of curiosity about what sort of highway
disaster would cause such a mess. Half
an hour later, after clearing the last of
the three sets of trafc lights at Arnprior,
we were up to about 90 kliks again, and I
had my answer. No disaster, no crum-
pled vehicles and torn human esh, just
poorly engineered trafc control!
Then there were some of the drivers.
There were the usual types who speed
by on the straights only to slow you up
when they got to the corners, especially
on some of the really interesting parts
of Highways 60 and 35, and on Highway
118 from Carnarvon over to Denbigh, but
the worst moments were going through
Algonquin Park due to the wildlife activity.
Not the four-footed, winged or similar
denizens of the wilds, mind, but those of
the species Dimwit Rubber-necked Two-
legged Urban Tourist.
About half way through the park I
rounded a corner, following a vehicle in
which it transpired there were several
of said species, and lo and behold there
was a whole gaggle of them gathered
at the side of the road. Seeing the
gathering, the Dimwit Rubber-necked Tut
(or Dimwit Tut, for such is the common
term for these members of the Animal
kingdom) immediately brought his vehicle
to a screeching halt, joining those of his
fellows which were parked at various an-
gles partly on or adjacent to the travelled
portion of the highway. His vehicle then
disgorging himself and the rest of his
brood onto the roadway, and with nary a
look in either direction, they rushed over
to join the clucking and clicking gaggle,
along with more of their breed who had
alighted in a similar fashion while ap-
proaching from the other direction.
Now the Dimwit Tut is a peculiar
species, whos curiosity is frequently
satised without regard for the safety of
himself or others. I have seen them in
farming country gathered at a roadside
fence waving, yelling, and otherwise
distracting domesticated cattle beasts,
thinking that they would react in the
same manner as household pets. In
one instance, I observed two adolescent
Dimwit Tuts taunting a rather large cow
who had a broad face, stocky legs,
deep shoulders and ribs, massive hind
quarters, and two large round objects
dangling between his hind legs, and all
that was between them and a severely
painful experience were a deep ditch
and two strands of electric fence. It
was their good fortune that the bull was
mine, and he was more interested in me
banging on his grain bucket than in killing
annoying pests.
And so, back to the incident in ques-
tion, which was somewhat similar to that
immediately preceding, except that there
was no ditch, electric fence, or grain
bucket, and the object of their attention
was a fairly large Moose. Knowing from
previous experience what a Moose looks
like, and preoccupied with avoiding the
uttering Dimwits crossing the road, I
merely gave it a passing glance. What
I saw concerned me a little, as from its
size and its rack, it could have been
a young bull, and some of the Dimwits
were only about twenty feet away, cluck-
ing, clicking, and moving about errati-
cally, seemingly unaware that they were
only seconds away from possible injury
or death. How the Dimwit Tut survives
is subject to some conjecture amongst
natural scientists, but most think it is that
because they are so numerous, periodi-
cally losing one or two of their number
does not unduly hinder the species from
producing successive generations. Why
they exist at all, however, is still a com-
plete mystery, as they seem to have no
useful function in the world of nature.
A horses ass is important ...
This gem was provided to me by Jeff
Graves a few weeks back via e-mail:
Does the statement, Weve always
done it that way ring any bells...? The
US standard railroad gauge (distance
between the rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches.
Thats an exceedingly odd number. Why
was that gauge used? Because thats the
way they built them in England, and Eng-
lish expatriates built the US Railroads.
Why did the English build them like
that? Because the rst rail lines were
built by the same people who built the
pre-railroad tramways, and thats the
gauge they used. Why did they use
that gauge then? Because the people
who built the tramways used the same
jigs and tools that they used for building
wagons, which used that wheel spacing.
Okay! Why did the wagons have that
particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if
they tried to use any other spacing, the
wagon wheels would break on some of
the old, long distance roads in England,
because thats the spacing of the wheel
ruts.
So who built those old rutted roads?
Imperial Rome built the rst long distance
roads in Europe (and England) for their
legions. The roads have been used ever
since. And the ruts in the roads? Roman
war chariots formed the initial ruts, which
everyone else had to match for fear of
destroying their wagon wheels. Since
the chariots were made for Imperial
Rome, they were all alike in the matter of
wheel spacing. The United States stand-
ard railroad gauge of 4 feet 8.5 inches
is derived from the original specications
for an Imperial Roman war chariot. And
bureaucracies live forever. So the next
time you are handed a spec and told we
have always done it that way and wonder
what horses ass came up with that, you
may be exactly right, because the Impe-
rial Roman war chariots were made just
wide enough to accommodate the back
ends of two war horses.

Now the twist to the story...
When you see a Space Shuttle sit-
ting on its launch pad, there are two big
booster rockets attached to the sides of
the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket
boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made
by Thiokol at their factory in Utah. The
engineers who designed the SRBs would
have preferred to make them a bit fatter,
but the SRBs had to be shipped by train
from the factory to the launch site. The
railroad line from the factory happens to
run through a tunnel in the mountains.
The SRBs had to t through that tun-
nel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the
railroad track, and the railroad track,
as you now know, is about as wide as
two horses behinds. So, a major Space
Shuttle design feature of what is arguably
the worlds most advanced transporta-
tion system was determined over two
thousand years ago by the width of a
horses ass.
And you thought being a horses ass
wasnt important.
Rocketship RX7 (Sorry,
couldnt resist that one.)
I started to write this on the
Wednesday fallowing the Ted Powell race
weekend, which I was unable to attend
even as a worker (see 1. above), and
the car is currently sitting at RX7 Heaven
with the suspension and other stuff all
in pieces. Oh, sorry, Im getting a little
ahead of where we were after the brief
mention of my state of affairs in the
May/June column.
With a budget determined by mid
April, although somewhat limited for the
reasons mention in that last column, I
decided to do some suspension up-
grades and enter only four or so races,
making this essentially a testing year.
In my research over the winter I discov-
ered that Jim Susko of G-Force Engineer-
ing in Findlay Ohio, who has raced 1
st

generation RX7s for about twenty years,
has produced a manual outlining the
deciencies in their suspension design,
and offers some solutions. The work is
entitled Setup and Tuning of the Early
RX-7 Suspension from A to Z, the cost is
$75.00 US plus shipping and GST, etc.,
and its well worth the price for anyone
who wants to improve the handling of
their 1
st
Gen.. And as an added bonus,
Jim Susko offers unlimited free con-
sultation for anyone who purchases his
products.
After some discussions with Jim, I
decided on the following xes for my car:
- G-Force Turn In spacers for the
front struts to lower the outer end of
the lower control arm and re-align the
steering arms. These are intended to
raise the front roll centre back to more
effective height, restore the Ackerman
geometry, and reduce bump steer, all of
which are negatively affected by lowering
the car.
- Spherical bearings for the front
strut tension rods (he calls them front
trailing arms) instead of the stock rubber
or aftermarket delrin bushings. These
eliminate compliance in the location of
the bottom of the strut/outer end of the
lower control arms, and, as they rotate
freely, without adding to the effective
front spring rate, as do rubber and solid
bushings.
- The G-Force Tri-Link upper rear
control arm kit. This is an adjustable
centre-mounted upper control arm with
rod-end bearings, which replaces the
two outboard stock upper links as they
have a tendency to bind under roll when
the car is lowered, producing snap
oversteer. Also, as the link is longer
and mounted at a shallower angle, it
also raises the instant rear roll centre of
a lowered car back to a more effective
height.
- A G-Force adjustable Panhard rod
instead of the stock off centre unequal
length Watts link system. The Panhard
rod eliminates the out-of-plane binding
of the stock Watts link, especially one
equipped with rod-ends on the lateral
links, and has some height adjustment
for ne-tuning understeer/oversteer by
slightly raising or lowering the rear roll
centre.
- Stiffer (250 lb/in) rear springs to
better match the 350 lb/in front springs.
I had been told that the rear springs in
the car were 275 lb springs, but when
I investigated this at Jims suggestion,
they turned out to be from an Eibach/
Ground Control kit, and were actually only
175 lb/in. Jims opinion was that they
were a poor match, and would not give
enough rear roll stiffness.
With the parts ordered, the car was
off to RX7 Heaven, where I could work
on a cement oor and without a roof that
leaked when it rained, and in the rst
weekend in May I nally got a wrench on
the car!
I then started on the work that
should have been done over the winter,
still with some task interference issues
caused by household affairs. One of
these involves grass - the green stuff
that grows around the house, not the
stuff grown inside under grow lights. I
have about 3/4 of an acre of grass to
mow, and its not all straight up and
down. The lawn winds its way around
various and sundry objects; buildings,
trees, roadside ditches, a hedge, hydro
pole and stays, the remains of old turkey
pen, a few pieces of machinery left over
from my farming days, an old Volvo that
I was going to restore, and the 79 GMC
one-ton at-bed waiting to be put back on
the road again. In other words, a right
old pain in the arse that takes about a
day and a half to do a half decent job of
cutting it, even with my basic (i.e. cheap)
riding mower. And from late April to
mid-July it needs to be cut at least once
a week, so the spring growing season
is not really an ideal time to catch up on
car preparation that should have been
done over the winter. But as is my wont,
I digress. So back to the car.
As a result of all the household
stuff Im only getting about 2 1/2 days
a week to work on the car, so progress
is slower than I would like. And doing
what is in effect a winter tear down, we
are nding problems that one would
normally encounter at such time, but
which could then have been dealt with at
some degree of leisure. For example,
we removed the gas tank to install a new
fuel gauge sending unit, and in clean-
ing it up prior to re-coating it with rock
guard, we found some pinhole leaks that
have to be xed. With the tank out I also
decided to check the fuel pump rubber
mounts. I found someone had buggered-
up the threads on the studs, and had to
fabricate new ones, which took some
time. Then there were the various nuts
and bolts to be removed, mainly on the
suspension bits.
Ideally, the suspension should be
torn down and inspected after each full
season. With one part-season each of
Solo I and sprint racing on the car, plus
Mosport test days, I gured last fall that
a tear down was due, plus which I was
thinking about making changes anyway.
So in my winter tear down in the spring,
off came all the bits. Right! I dont think
that the previous owner(s) had ever
heard of never-seize, as there wasnt one
suspension fastener that came off with
just a wrench or socket and plain old
muscle power, except the few that I had
previously had cause to remove. The
rest, even after soaking in penetrating oil
for two or three days, required an impact
gun, or an impact gun plus heat. And for
one on the right rear upper control arm,
we had to cut of the head of the bolt and
drive the shank out with lots of heat,
which resulted in the rubber bushing
melting all over the place. What a mess!
Anyway, to cut a long story short,
we are now, on the 9
th
of July, almost
ready to start putting stuff back on the
car. The modied front struts and ten-
sion rods and rear lower control arms
will be ready to install in the next day or
so, the new rear springs will be next,
and the Panhard rod and Tri-Link kits will
be ready for a trial tting. Well have to
book some time with Martin Walter to
have the chassis and axle mounts welded
up, and then its on to corner weighting
and alignment. There also remains more
routine stuff, such as new front and rear
discs and pads, new tires to be bought,
shaved, mounted and balanced, and the
rest of the stuff on the pre-race check
list done. Oh yeah, and the tow vehicle
needs some work too, but if all goes well
(here say one Our Father and three Hail
Marys and make the Sign of the Cross),
the car should be ready by the end of
the month. Well see.
Oh, I almost forgot. Once we get the
new suspension dialled in, my sponsor,
RX7 Heaven, is talking about replacing
the 450 cfm Mikuni carburetor with a
600 or 650 cfm centre-pivot double-
pumper Holley. This should give us a
soupcon more power, and thats a good
thing!
Parting Shot
If you ever wondered where some
SUV drivers get their Im all right Jack
so bugger you attitude, perhaps you
should look no further than the guys who
sell them. I was driving along Innes Road
the other day and came up behind a mid-
sized Hyundai SUV, which was probably
a dealer company vehicle or customer
shuttle. How do I know? Because it
had two big opaque plastic dealer signs
in the windows behind the C pillars
on each side, and one square in the
centre of the rear window! I guess he
gured he didnt need to see behind him,
as nobody ever bloody well passes an
SUV now, do they?
- A tarmac (paved road) event for classic cars 1975 and older.
- Separate class for substitute (newer) cars.
- The roads on the route will be scenic and interesting for the driver and
navigator.
- Approx. 130 miles in length.
- Entry fee of $ 40 Cdn (30 US) will include morning coffee, post rally dinner
and dash plaques for both crew members.
- Trophies for 1
st
, 2
nd
& 3
rd

- 1
st
Team (3 cars, same marquee or club)
- 1
st
Coupe des Dames (Ladies)
- 1
st
Substitute Class (not included in the above).
- Special navigating equipment not essential.
This rally is part of a two-day vintage sports car theme of events in and
around the town of Gananoque on the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend. Also
featured are a car show, poker run and autocross. An awards dinner follows.
Details will be available on the St. LAC web site: stlac.kos.net
Applications received after 30
th
Sept. are considered late entries
For further information & entry forms please contact:
tel.: (613) 389-3566 email: jkinnear@adan.kingston
tel.: (613) 376-1538 email: ebrunner@personainternet.com
Te St. Lawrence Auto Club
presents the 2
nd
Annual
1000 Islands Vintage Rally
Saturday, 9
th
Oct. 04
Gananoque Town Hall
Registration begins at
08:30AM
First car away at
10:00AM
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TSW wheels, 15 x 7 JJ. Complete
with lug cover and decorative locking
ring.
Fit Mazda Protege and ?? Good
condition, used two summers only.
$450
Pair of used Piaa 70 lamps with fog
lenses and covers. $75.
Mike Koch
224-7184
mc.koch@sympatico.ca
All the left over photos that fell from the centerfold
Looks better than most bachelor pads.
Toronto racers lunching at the rst MCO ProSolo.
What does the Rally Director
do on vacation? Obviously,
stock WRC driver Sebastien
Loeb. Picture taken by Craig
Hamm Cypress.
Solo2 Director Charles
Payne balancing out the
two ProSolo courses.
IT CAME FROM
THE WEB!!!
What do you do
with a spare engine
block? Why of
course make a
swanky new coffee
table - wine rack.
The rotary engine
table has a built in
lazy-Susan.

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