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SPDA Hosts the Agincourt Autohaus Grand Prix & Solosprint School

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:51:33 -0400

The 2010 Agincourt Autohaus Grand Prix weekend at Mosport is coming up fast!!
July 3: Mobil 1 SoloSprint Event 5 on the Mosport DDT
July 4: SoloSprint School on Mosport International Raceway ("The Big Track"!)

July 4 School: $285 Price extended to June 23rd (No student registrations thereafter) Maximum 56 student slots.

July 4 Lapping: $250 by June 23rd. Spaces limited . No spot will be held for you until the registrant has received payment. No walk-ins if there's no space. You MUST be a graduate of a High Performance Driving School and have past experience at Mosport to qualify for lapping.

Both days payment received by June 23: Event 5 Competition / Student: $395. Event 5 Competition / Lapper: $360

Approximate schedule for both days:

07:30 Registration
09:00 Track time!! :D
12:00 Lunch!! (Alligator lapping of MIR for the school)
17:00 Track closed.

MIR School: Three run groups will result in up to 3 hours of track time for each registrant; student or lapper.

To register for either day: solosprint [at] rogers [dot] com
To inquire about the school only: solosprint [at] spda-online [dot] ca

This event weekend is held under the 2010 Ontario SoloSprint Rules, and the 2010 CASC-OR General Competition Rules.

ATTS - Event 1 Report and Results

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:50:27 -0400

Special Announcement: ATTS Event 2 will be postponed due the G8 Summit using the Venue as a heliport. We will send out a mailer to all ATTS participants with regards to the new venue, as soon as it's secured.

ATTS Event 1 has moved onto history, and the event took place without a hitch. Event participants were rewarded with beautiful weather in the 24 - 26 degree range without a hint of adversity.

The day went without a hitch, and lots of lapping was had by all. Most of all a HUGE thanks goes out to the sponsors of the event, Toyo Tires, JRP, Vibrant Performance, Royal Purple, Go Pro and a multitude of companies supporting real grassroots motorsports.

Competitor count was in the range of 40, some opting out due to the Montreal Grand Prix and the threat of adverse weather. Luckilly none of the adverse weather showed up and we had nothing but excellent lapping weather. A special guest showed up to do exhibition runs in his newly built ultra high performance Subaru Impreza. In the up and coming events, Frank Sprongle of Fourstar Motorsports will be adding to the Prize Bin by giving away ECUTEK Dyno Tunes for Subaru's and Mitsubishi's.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the next event.

Official results are below:

ATTS - Touge, July 31st - Mosport

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:47:24 -0400

ATTS Resumes on July 31st 2010 - TOUGE

July 31, 2010
Registration Fee: $75.00 / Competitor, Spectators Free
Registration: 8:30 - 9:30 am
Mandatory Drivers Meeting: 9:30 - 10:00
Practice runs: 10:00 - 12:30
Competition runs: 2:00 - Finish
Awards: 4:30 PM
Location: Mosport DDT - 3233 Concession Road #10, RR #5, Bowmanville, Ontario

In the narrow mountain roads of Japan, road warriors would get together to challenge each other in a game of skill.

1 Car ahead 1 car behind in a game of chase, the front runner focused on extending their lead, the chaser working on closing the gap.

The one that crosses their finish line first will move forward as the victor, only to face another challenger. This sudden death competition will continue
until a victor rises from the crowd in each of the 4 classes.

Be part of the Ultimate Rumble at the Strip!

Mon, 03 May 2010 21:43:57 -0400

Ultimate Rumble at the strip, CASC-OR Event 2&3
Part of the Mobil 1 Provincial Tour, Sponsored by Toyo Tires.

You've been to the rumble at the strip
You've even done Autoslaloms on race tracks
Now it's time to wrap it all up in the Ultimate Format for competition,

Experience 2 Full days of 2.4+ KM's of high adrenaline pumping performance driving only this event can deliver.

If you've never attended an Autoslalom, put this on your calendar, this is the one not to miss. If you're a veteran, this event will give you the adrenaline you crave. If you've attended the previous Rumble at the Strip event, you know what it's like, now multiply that by 2!! 2 Clubs, 1 Airport, 3 Runways = an event to remember.

This year the STLAC & SPDA-Online.ca partnership is stretching the limits again offering a unique event by combining 2 days of competition and combining the scores from both days for a Trophy provided by Change Crafters.

Format:
CASC-OR Classing Schedule
Newcomers are welcomed to run the ST classes if you are using street tires
Club membership not required
Cost: $35.00 / Day

Event Agenda: Day 1
8:00 Registration Opens at 8:00
8:00 Course walks / tours (parade laps); available immediately after registration
9:30 Drivers Meeting
1st runs out by 9:45
11:45 Catering Company arrives for the cash lunch, this is an awesoem gourmet lunch.
4:30 Closing Drivers Meeting

6:00 - 10:00 PM (Day 1) Bench Racing party at coaches $10.00 for CASC-OR competitors, Finger foods, wings, ribs and snacks subsidized by our gracious sponsors: Toyo Tires, ProserveIT and SPDA-Online.ca (BYOB, Buy your own booze)

Event Agenda: Day 2
8:00 Registration Opens at 8:00
8:00 Course walks / tours (parade laps); available immediately after registration
9:30 Drivers Meeting
1st runs out by 9:45
11:45 Catering Company arrives for the cash lunch, this is an awesoem gourmet lunch.
4:30 Closing Drivers Meeting

Goal for both days = 7 memorable runs + charity fun runs.

Location: Picton Airport
Date: May 29th & 30th

Get ready for an Ultimate Time at the Ultimate Rumble at the Strip!

2010 CASC OR Advanced Driving Clinic

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:30:00 -0400

2010 Advanced Driving Clinic, Presented by SPDA and Toyo Tires.

Click "Read More" to the right to find the rest of the information!!

Day 1 Sold Out!

Day 2 Sold Out!

April 24 & 25th Powerade Centre Brampton Ontario

DAY 1 - 30 Spots
DAY 2 - 50 Spots -

SPDA Announces the 2010 Advanced Driving School, all are welcome

Registration Process!!
Please follow the instructions below, it will help the registration process go smoother throughout the day on Sunday April 11th 2010.

Note: Registration opens at 1:00 PM sharp. Any registrations recieved prior to 1:00 will need to be re-submitted. If you're paying remotely, please ensure that your computer time indicates 1:00 Eastern Daylight Time prior to hitting "send".

This will be updated throughout the day.

Click here to see if you're on the list.

Live Registration Process:
If you're attending the Open House at CSC Racing in Newmarket, please plan to arrive around 12:30 and be in the registration line at least 5 minutes before 1:00 PM.

CSC Racing:
125A Harry Walker Parkway
Newmarket, Ontario
L3Y7B3

905-954-0520

1) Please download and print the .pdf file below, and bring it with you to CSC Racing.

2) Have your cash or cheque ready, on hand, and give it to the associate manning the registration.

3) If you have any questions, please try to locate an SPDA representative prior to the registration, this will assist in moving the lines quicker.

4) Please ensure that your "email address" is crystal clear, otherwise you will not receive any notifications. SPDA uses the email system for updates and notifications for the event.

For Paypal Registrations

Send paypal payment of $100.00 to " treasurer at spda-online.ca ", note if you're only doing Day 1 or Day 2, please send the appropriate funds.

Paypal Registration opens at exactly 1:00 PM Sharp on April 11th. Please send Paypal payments to: treasurer at spda-online.ca

Please include in the Paypal title either:
SPDA Driving Clinic both days = $100
or
SPDA Driving Clinic Day 1 only = $60
or
SPDA Driving Clinic Day 2 only = $40

Upon receipt of your Paypal information, we'll put you on the confirmed list.

Please fill out the attached registration form and bring it with you to the school day.

Thank You

Advanced Teaser Announcement - Toyo Tires increases support

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:40:00 -0500

Toyo Tires Discounts and Contingency Program

Approximately $270.00 in combined rebates and incentives, thanks to Talon Tire and Toyo Tires, off a set of R1R or R888's!!

News Flash

R1R Prices and rebates are now posted in the members section. Combined savings of greater than 50% on the R1R's off of list price.

Click me to see the rebates and campaigns for the R1R!!

If you're a member and you don't have access to the members forum, send me a note and I'll edit your profile to get you in.

For 2010, Toyo stepped up it's support for amateur motorsports by extending the discount structure from the motorsports program to include the Toyo R1R. With the addition of Street Tire Classes in both Solosprint, Autoslalom and the ATTS (ATTS-Online.ca) you can now run the most high tech and durable street tire in competition.

The R1R has proven itself over an over in Gymkhana competitions across the pacific, known as the Toyo Trampio R1R overseas, this mature carcass mated to a formidable rubber compound provides excellent response and grip that is unmatched.

For 2010
- Toyo continues with their motorsports program with SPDA giving all members of SPDA and Competitors in the ATTS 40% discount on the R888's
- The R1R has gone through a price reduction by 10%, in addition to the price reduction, Toyo will provide to Motorsports Program members an additional "Factory Direct" rebate. (See details by clicking "more")

SPDA Members Recognized in Inside Track

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:10:00 -0500

SPDA Members Daniel Fryer and Chris Paczynski were recognized in Inside Track's January 2010 printing. Chris took the Mobil 1 SoloSprint championship, and Toyo Tires SoloSprint championship. Daniel took the Toyo Tires Autoslalom Championship.

Congratulations Chris and Daniel on a great season!

SPDA First Frost Rally

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:50:00 -0400

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FINAL RESULTS ARE IN! Click here.

2009 First Frost Rally Results

Photo (c) Bruce and Jane Leonard

Well, the inaugural First Frost Rally is in the books, with more than a few surprises for the competitors and organizers alike. The first surprise was a flash freeze and dusting of snow that fell overnight before the rally. Up until Friday afternoon, the conditions were predominantly muddy, but the overnight temperature drop froze the mud, and the light dusting of snow on top acted like a dusting of graphite powder to make the driving conditions far worse than if we just had 4" of snow. Reviews on that were mixed; some loved the extra driving challenge, some... not so much.

Surprise number two was the overwhelming interest in the rally bringing in 25 pre-registrations, and another 9 walk-ins for a total of 34 competitors. Thanks to your participation, this was the best-attended ORRC rally since the 2005 Ontario Winter Rally! Suddenly our CP windows got a lot tighter, and scoring became a much bigger job than anticipated.

We knew that the difficulty level of our novice instructions were over that of most ORRC events, and that's why we offered the "Oh Shoot!" Touring Instruction envelope with simple distance to named turn instructions. What impressed Trevor and I the most was how steadfastly determined all of those new rallyists were, and how they struggled with the Novice notes without wanting to open the touring envelope! If you struggled through these, you should know that we offered the exact same instructions to the Intermediate class as well. If you'd like to see the instructions, they're linked from this Instructions page.

Volunteers

The rally wouldn't have happened without the Registration and CheckPoint volunteers from SPDA, KWRC and MLRC. Our thanks go to Maxine and Maurizio as crew 1, (birthday girl) Christina and Gary as crew 2, Paul and Peter as crew 3, Allan and Cam as crew 4, Nuwan and Jonas as crew 5, brothers Tashko and Goni as crew 6, and Ivano and Melanie as crew 7. After we finished Leg C, our expert teams also chipped in to help manually score the rally, and we owe them our thanks as well. Fantastic rallying spirit that made the event enjoyable!

Class Winners

We weren't able to complete the scoring the night of the rally, but we are happy to announce the winners here! You can find the results in this final results page. We are most pleased for our brand new Touring teams, and the new Novice teams who beat out the series regulars and are visiting the podium for the first (and certainly not the last) time! We will deliver the trophies for these positions to the January Jaunt, or you can make arrangements with us to get them to you.

1st place Touring: Walter Brooks, Pat Firby
2nd place Touring: Darren de Roos, Colton de Roos
3rd place Touring: Chantelle M Quan-Vie, Lauren Cheeseman

1st place Novice: Jeremy Norris, Marin Janakovic
2nd place Novice: Timothy Denton, Justin Alexander
3rd place Novice: Alex Oslepov, Andrei Bouiourov

1st place Intermediate: Emilie Gusé, Ryan Huber

1st place Expert: Paul Moore, Rita Moore
2nd place Expert: Roger Sanderson, Dennis Wharton
3rd place Expert: Jane Leonard, Bruce Leonard

The 2009 Cool Competitors

In the spirit of traditional rally "Pressed On Regardless", or the "Top Banana" awards, we'd like to acknowledge the achievements of the First Frost Rally "Cool Competitors". There were a lot of nominees for this prize, as we had so many new competitors come out and give it their all! A couple of experienced teams had some unwanted agricultural excursions as well in trying their hardest to win. However, we had to choose just one team.

Walter and Douglas Rivera competed in a red Subaru Outback Sport wagon. Like many competitors, they got lost after the first checkpoint, but managed to find every other checkpoint but A7 in Leg A... unfortunately beyond maximum late time. So their 45.7 points in Leg A turned into a 149.6 after maximum late penalties were added in. They were back out in Leg B, and only found two checkpoints, but made it back to Mylar and Loretta's start Leg C, where they got lost before CP C6, but still made it back to the finish at SuperBurger.

For their determination in the face of adversity, we have two engraved Victorinox "Driver" pocketknives for Water and Douglas to recognize their rallying spirit!

Door Prizes

We were a little pressed for time on the morning of the rally, and forgot to announce the door prizes!
Talon Tire, a long time http://www.SPDA-online.ca sponsor, provided $100 in tire coupons. Talon ships tires to us here in Ontario at phenomenal prices. Their technical support in helping you select the ideal tire for your application and use is second to none. We drew Car # 10, Vitali Mossounov and Taras Magun as the winners of the Talon coupons!

Stephen's company, Canadian Advanced Synthetic Lubricants also provided Discount Coupons for the highest quality Amsoil Synthetic lubricants. This represents an approximate 45% discount versus the shelf prices you might find at Part Source or Canadian Tire and will protect your vehicle beyond the abilities of most synthetics. The following teams each receive a one-time use coupon for driver and navigator:

Car #11, Matthew Tjoa and Adam Berry
Car #28, Ming Li and Jenny Chau
Car #17, Timothy Denton and Justin Alexander

Looking Forward

Once again, we want to thank you all for attending the 2009 First Frost Rally, and SuperBurger and Mylar & Loretta's who kindly hosted our group throughout the day. Be sure to book December 6th, 2010 for the second running of First Frost Rally out of Halton Hills. We will again run four classes on challenging roads that Trevor finds, but the instructions are going to be significantly more easy.

We would like to extend our offer of $5 off a new 2010 SPDA Membership to anyone who participated in the rally. To score for the ORRC championship, you need a membership in ANY RSO affiliated club. You can always sign up and enter any event without membership, though. The discount makes individual membership $35, or family membership $45. See our charter to know if you want to be a member of SPDA, and our membership sign-up page is listed as well.

SPDA Charter
SPDA Membership Sign-Up
Other RSO Member Clubs

The following RSO events are coming up fast! Keep an eye on the Rallysport Ontario Calendar for the next ORRC events.

January 16th, 2010: January Jaunt ORRCt (Easier route notes than First Frost!! Road conditions... who knows?)

January 25th 2010: MLRC Mini rally (Different levels of notes, running out of Bradford in the evening)

February 20th-21st, 2010: Maple Leaf Winter Rally (Notes will be simple, drive might be equally or more challenging!)

See you next year!!

Trevor Hancher, Stephen Deneka

SPDA & CASC-OR Partner with XBOX

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:03:59 -0400

Toronto Ontario, October 24th, 11:00 - 5:00 PM, CNE Lot 2.

Drive your dreams!!

Rumble at the Strip 2009 - WR-1

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:50:00 -0400

SPDA Presents
Rumble at the Strip 2009 - WR1
Event 5 of the CASC-OR Provinical Championships.
Date: September 19, 2009
Registration is from 8:00 - 9:30 am.
Course is open for walking at 8:30 am.
Drivers Meeting 9:45 am, First Run Starts 10:00 am

Registration Fee: $35.00 + $5.00 for Subway lunch (optional)

Be a part of this history making event. Picton Ontario Provides a unique venue enabling creative course designs, never before available to the regionals.

This year at the Rumble at the Strip - WR1, we engage in the practice run to see how successfull a CASC-OR club can be at attaining a recognizable world record. If all things work according to plan, this WR-1 will be duplicated in 2010 for the actual World Record Attempt under the guidance from the Guiness Book of World Records.

WR-1, be a part of it!!

Click "Read More" for the proposed course design.