This year, the Canadian National Autocross Championships will be held at Sanair, in the countryside of Quebec. This picturesque venue will host a fierce battle to decide "The best of the best" for 2004.

Final Results for the Event: Woohoo for Ontario

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Event Layout:

Day 1: Test and Tune
Day 2: First Competition Day
Day 3: 2nd Competition Day

Overall winner will be determined by their cumulative points between day 2 and day 3.

Representing the SPDA:
Tony K
Luca P
Mike A

Event Journal: Day 1 - Test and Tune
Test and Tune went by with some glitches.


TonyK, Luca and Mike arrived at the test and tune to go through their paces and size up the competition. Approximately 30 contestants were present to take advantage of a small test layout in order to setup their cars for the surface.

Luca and Mike A arrived with no hickups, positioing them for a good run in DSP.

Notable Questionables:
Tony McGrath and Stephen Tong encountered difficulties with their clutch and are in dire straits to get it in before Saturdays' competition. Their clutch started slipping badly during the day which may render their positioning relegated to the sidelines.

Minor glitches abound, which took Tony K by surprise. Spongy brake pedal maybe caused by airl in the lines. Last week, TonyK replaced the brake lines in his car and installed the braided variety, only during the test and tune, did it manifest itself. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

Andrew C showed up sans Golf, and has chosen to compete in his Beetle instead. The golf had clutch problems and tranny problems which kept it in the garage.

Here's hoping that all our Ontario Gladiators have a better day.

Day 2 Report: Early News
Tony M and Steve T, have decided to run their Miata with the slipping clutch. They will be trying to nurse their ailing Miata throughout the day. UAP will be delivering a replacement clutch sometime today and they intend to do a field replacement sometime this evening.

Day 2 - Continued
Competitor Count = 102, All competitors received 4 runs today but the event was not without controversy"

Difficulties in timing
Controversy on Course Design - At the moment there are complaints from competitors because of course design. Though it was a fast layout with 2nd and 3rd gear redline design, some feel that the course was particularly setup for the Local Hero, David, driving a BMW. It's unclear at this time if the course was actually designed by David, or he actually participated in the course layout and testing.

Steve T / Tony M: Clutch news
It’s in, finally compted by 6:30 this morning with the aid of Tony K R Tucker, and friends. Here’s hoping they kick major “you know what” throughout the day.

Course Description: Fast Fast Fast: (Rally Style)

Straight into a 90 left (drift drift drift), short straight into 120 right, to 45 Left, short straight into 90R, short straight into 120 left, offset Bus stop into 180 hairpin, to banked oval for 500 meters, into offset box, short straight into stop box.

Results:
CS
1 Pepin 45.599
2 Tony Mcgrath 45.709 Slipping clutch
3 Steve Tong 45.823 Slipping Clutch

DS
1 Carl W 45.291
2 Brian Sibet 48.064

HS
1 Kim 46.565
4 Jason Drummond 49.176
6 Guillermo 54.19
8 Ryan Kloosterman 55.52
9 Keith Courville 56.114

DSS
1 Wes Tanney 46.497
2 Doug Logan 46.636

DSP
1 D. Larose 44.713
4 Mike A 45.956
7 Luca P 47.598
10 Andrew (Bug) 48.209

ESP
1 Tony Kloosterman 45.733 1.5 Sec lead over 2nd

CSS
1 Jeff Watson 46.205
2 Yvan 46.608

CSP
1 Paul K 43.754

Dmod
1 D. Grant 45.813

C-Mod
1 Stlac MR2 43.557
2 Bid A 44.924