aficionado november 2011

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THE AFICIONADOA PERIODICAL NEWSLETTER BY

THE WINNIPEG SPORTS CAR CLUB

www.wscc.mb.ca

November 2011Safe, organized motorsports,

for nearly 60 yrs

WSCC CELEBRATES THE

2011 COMPETITION SEASON

HOT RALLYCROSS ACTION

ON A CHILLY DAY


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TABLE OF CONTENTS4. OPERATION RED NOSE PROMO5. PRESIDENTS REPORT6. WINTER EVENT SCHEDULE6. WSCC ADVERTISING / PROMO DETAILS

8. WSCC AWARDS18. WCMA AWARDS23. RALLYCROSS FUN28. CLASSIFIED ADS

Except for otherwise-attributed material,all photos and text in this issue produced by

V. Poirier & D. Grant. I hope you enjoyed them.Copyright 2011 V.Poirier

Contributions are most welcome for next time!Please let us know how you liked this at

[email protected] Poirier, Editor

Editors Notes from VickiOur 2011 annual awards banquet was a great success.

If you were there and your 2011 accompl ishments wererecognized, CONGRATULATIONS. If you missed it thisyear, we hope to see you in 2012.If you have an interest in rallycross, please let me know. See theRallycross article on page 23. We had a problem wi th the venuewe initially planned to use. Jason M stepped in and our Novem-ber 13 rallycross was held at his place.We will be doing th is again. Watch the WSCC event schedule.There will be another issue of the AFICIONADO in January. There isstill time for you to write up a story / send some pics for a future issue.

At the AGM on November 17th, I wi ll have new member recrui t-

ment cards and patches for anyone needing them.


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CAN YOU HELP OUT FOR

AN EVENING OF ADVENTURE ?

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OFOPERATION RED NOSE?

IT OFFERS DECEMBER PARTIERS A FREE, SAFERIDE HOME FROM SEASONAL PARTIES INMANITOBAS CITIES AND SUBURBAN AREAS.Your President & Aficionado editors are among theWSCC folk who help with this every year. You could too.

This service is offered Nov. 25, 26 December 2, 3,9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 30 and 31.

How can you help? Call the volunteer line, orcontact the Manitoba Safety Council at 949-1085.Google Operation Red Nose Winnipeg for the application form.

What to expect? You will be asked to fill out an application form aweek or more before the date you would like to serve. On the form,pick out all the dates on which you might want to help. When every-thing is in place, you will be asked to arrive early that evening. If youwere too busy to get home for dinner that day, fine, as they will have anice (free) food table. You will get the stuff you need for the evening,

and a few snacks to enjoy on the road. The calls do not come in muchbefore 11 pm, as that is when partiers begin to want a ride home.Tim Hortons will serve you free coffee and tea all night long.You can visit Tims any time you do not have a client to help.You will be in regular radio contact with Operation Red Nose

headquarters at the beginning and end of each ride.


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Hi EveryoneOur AGM on November 17thwill end my 2nd year as president ofWSCC.

This is also the time when a new president will be selected alongwith other members of your executive.

The next year will bring about changes that will serve to generatemore participation from members into the affairs of the club. Yourexecutive have been looking at bringing speakers and driving im-provement seminars at our general meetings along with adminis-trative changes in our accounting and procedures.

Currently I can assure the membership that WSCC will have a dif-ferent relationship with the Gimli CDC for the management of our

race events at GMP, including the probability of a Chump Carevent. Further to this, I am currently dealing with the city of Winni-peg for the use of their sludge Lot. This is a continuation of theprevious work done by Art Schroeder with the city property depart-ment. It looks very positive for us to be able to hold our Auto-Slalom events at a facility which will give far more possibilities forexciting slalom courses.

I want to thank the members of the executive who have served themembership under my term as president.

I also want to remind everyone that our AGM is upon us and nowis the time to renew your involvement in our club. It is important foryou to be there, participate and meet the new executive in ourelection process. Also this AGM will see several Notices of Motionfor progressive changes to our constitution. This is your best op-portunity to see change in the making and to contribute by yourvote for or against proposed changes.

Thank you for an exciting two years for me and I am confident thatyou presence at the AGM will be an interesting and eventful eve-ning for you.

Dr Henri Marcoux, President WSCC


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Hello WSCC Members and Friends

Some of our members believe our existing website requires upgrading andrefreshing. Within the next few weeks, you will experience some changes toour website. The changes will also allow our club to accommodate morebusiness sponsors' advertisements. Our website is one of our important as-

sets that can generate revenues, in addition to being able to disseminateinformation and news related our club's operations.

Ask any business operator and he/she will tell you the importance of market-ing/advertising to the success of their business. As Publicity Director, I ampleased to announce that our club will be offering advertising packages ef-fective immediately to anyone interested in placing an ad through our web-site and forum. If you are a business owner I would encourage you readabout the benefits of our ad package offers below. If you know a businessthat may benefit from having its name on our website and forum, pleasesend them the following information.

A quick read of the ad packages below and you will notice the benefits ofplacing an ad with the WSCC. Not only do you get to write off your adthrough your business, you receive incentives such as free current yearmembership and credits from $50 to $340 for use at any club events. Betteryet, these credits are transferable. So, if your staff, children and/or friendsenjoy motorsport activities offered by WSCC, your business can transferthese credits to them as a bonus or as a gift.

WINTER RACING AND RALLYINGThe 2012 Ice Race Schedule is set, and we have some rally eventsfor you to try.Questions? ask [email protected] or [email protected]

November 27 Ice Race Classroom / MeetingDecember 4 RALLYCROSSJan. 7 Ice RallycrossJan. 8 Ice Race 1Jan. 21 Ice RallycrossJan.22 Ice Race 2Jan. 28 TSD RallyFeb. 4 Ice RallycrossFeb. 5 Ice Race 3

Feb. 18 Ice Rallycross at St MaloFeb. 19 St Malo Ice racesFeb. 25 TSD RallyMarch 3 Ice Race 5March 4 Volunteer Appreciation Day


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Supercar Package: $600.00 per yearyou get your own heading under the Commercial Vendor &

Sponsor section of the forumyou get a banner of your business name on one side of the

forum (this will be available once our website is updated)you get a business-card size ad on the Home page of WSCC

website with a link to your websiteyou get a free current year membership and a credit of

$290.00 for use at any club events* (total value $340).

High-Performance-Car Package: $500.00you get a banner of your business name on one side of the

forum (this will be available once our website is updated)you get a business-card size ad on the Home page of WSCC

website with a link to your websiteyou get a free current year membership and a credit of

$225.00 for use at any club events* (total value $275).

Sportscar Package: $400.00you get a banner of your business name on one side of the

forum (this will be available once our website is up-dated)

you get a business-card size ad on the Sponsors page ofWSCC website with a link to your website

you get a free current year membership and a credit of$160.00 for use at any club events* (total value $210).

Family-Car Package: $300.00you get a business-card size ad on the Sponsors page of

WSCC website with a link to your websiteyou get a free membership and a credit of $100.00 for use

at any club events* (total value $150).

Economy-Car Package: $200.00you get a business-card size ad on the Sponsors page of

WSCC website with a link to your websiteyou get a free current year membership (total value $50).

* Note that all incentives must be used during the club operating year.

Your support is important to our club and we appreciate your business.

Peter Gwyn WSCC Vice President & Publicity Director


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2011 WSCC AWARDS CEREMONYAbove the trophies await their moment in the spotlight on the Millen-nium Centers grand marble countertop. On this screen was a seriesof WSCC videos. The Autoslalom and road race wall plaques are still

in their shipping boxes. Wayne S supplied a PowerPoint for the WCMAawards. David Grant assembled one for each of the roadrace trophywinners, and changed slides for Scotts and Waynes presentations.

At bottom left, Al announces an Ice Race winner, and series sponsorJordan Sharples holds the next trophy to be awarded. Go to the frontcover to see these very cool Ice Race Trophies up close.

Below are the road race awards.


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Above lef t, Claudio tells us highlightsof the 2011 Autoslalom season. Behindhim, the screen shows a series of loopsof WSCC racing action, including lots ofin-car videos. At one point, the camera

tilted accidentally, showing a newbanked portion of the Gimli road cir-cuit, shown above left. Above, rightClaudio presents the trophy to our 2011Cone Killer.

At right, 2 of the venerable major road-race trophies, passed along year afteryear to a volunteer and our pointschamp. Below, Al and Jordan present aspecial trophy to Bryce, former iceracer, and our 2011 Chief of Flagging.


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Above, Lee McRae, left, accepts his ice Race Champion trophiesfrom Jordan Sharples of MegaComputers, our series sponsor.

At right, Justin shows off his Ice race trophy.

Below is a photo montage presented to Al M, celebrating his doubleracing efforts in the summer of 2011.


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Above lef t, Dino C, Clerk of the Course and Scott McDonald, RaceDirector, award 1st in Vintage Division to Dyrk Bolger, at left. Aboveright, Mike Demchenko accepts his Race Trophy. Below, Bill Lang-ner, Gerd Ubele, Shaun Hutton, and Jordan Sharples receive theirsummer road race trophies. The whole list of winners was in theOctober issue of the Aficionado.


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Above lef t, Scot t ad justs the microphone for Al, who is about tothank his wife, sponsor MegaComputers, etc.

Af ter a fai rly harrowing year in FV, Damon Hi ll proudly displays his

3rd place trophy, above right

Below, Jean Sebastien grins with his FV trophy and the big Clubpoints champion trophy.

At bottom lef t, Bob Myat t and the annual race-worker trophy.


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Above left, the new trophy for Rookie of the Year. Above right, Mike Dis awarded the trophy for Best Engineered racecar. At bottom left, AlM, far from a rookie in WSCC racing, accepts the 2011 Rookie awards

on behalf of Grant K. At bottom right, 2010 Baler award winner. GlennGordon hands the trophy to 2011 winner Damon Hill, who spent morerace-time on the grass than expected. Below, Darin Ws name is nowin the lid of the 50 year old Hard Luck trophy. It was good to see himhamming it up. A good sense of humour helps when your car isneedy. As Scott pointed out, it is one of the most useful of trophies,suitable for collecting broken parts until next years Banquet.


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For those who have not been to a WSCC awards ceremony, this tro-phy needs a bit of explanation. 50 years ago, the trophy group feltsorry for racers who had particularly bad luck during the season.Since a bad year can mean pitching a lot of broken parts, this steel

garbage can symbolized this issue. As you can see, 50 years ago,S.Routliffe won what was then called the CONSOLATION TROPHY.The 1965 winner, Jon Reski was just 23 when he won this in 1965. Hewas still racing a Formula Ford when I met him in the 1980s. He hadstarted SPORTSCAR ENGINEERING in Moorhead MN fresh out ofhigh school. Jon left his lovely home north of Moorhead in 1999 to sailthe Caribbean Sea for a few years. Very cool retirement plan! David


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At top left , Al showshis 2011 roadrace sou-venir collage. Aboveright,Shaun H on the

podium. At lef t our2011 Ice race Cham-pion and his trophy.In the bottom pic, IceRace Director Al Mshares a moment withLeo, our St Malo liai-son, and Als proudDad, Henri, left, our2010-2011 President.


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SILENT AUCTION WINNERSWayne and Kris sort through their 100+ silent auction tickets. Thishelps explain their multiple wins. If you buy 20% of the tickets and bidwisely you should win at least 20% of the prizes.


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Excited winner, Karen Eastwood, above left won probably the bestprize, the GoPro race car video camera, donated by Megacomputers(in Portage; check them out!) At top right, she has regained her com-posure and poses with Pete and Jordan. Below left, Corey Dyck cele-brates too. In the middle-right pic, Wayne S, the Bolgers, and GregEastwood smile. In the bottompics, the crowd listens intently toour MC, Peter Loewen.


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WCMA LAUDS WSCC MEMBERSWSCC racers have always won their share of WCMA trophies. In2011, our members got special recognition, too. Vicki P, above left,your own Aficionado editor was declared the outstanding WCMA volun-

teer, as Western Canadas top WORKER OF THE YEAR. At bottomleft, she tells racers that 1 minute remains until they leave the grid. Atbottom right, she readies a Stage Rally FINISH TIME CONTROL foraction. The pix below are from the 2011 WCMA Awards s lide show.Jordan S, the middle smiling face, above right and (probably smiling)in #13 below, was recognized as WCMA SPORTSMAN of the YEAR.


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WCMA AWARD CLASSES

The Western Canada Motorsports Association is made up of car

clubs from the Rocky Mountains to the Ontario border. It sanctionsracing in a wide range of classes at tracks in Manitoba and Alberta.The only roadrace track in Saskatchewan, Three Flags, is used forsolo and school events, and Kart racing, but is not (yet) suitable forcar road-racing.

Wayne S presented this 2011 data to our Awards Banquet, a listof race car classes, and how many cars ran in each class:

CC = 7 cars

F1600 =1 car

FC= 7

FL = 3

FV = 9

GT 1 = 7

GT 2 = 6

GT 3 = 4

GTS = 2

IT 1 =2

IT 2 =2

IT 3 = 7

IT O = 2

SR = 4

ST O = 7

ST U = 19


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Why not volunteer to be on your clubs Executive?

For each upcoming year, all of the officers (and senior helpers) of

WSCC must be elected at the AGM, or appointed soon afterward.Every autumn, WSCC puts together a nominating committee. Theseexperienced members look at all those members who have been activeat meetings and at events, those who have been helping the club in thepast, and those who come forward when a call is made to the generalmembership for volunteers. Before you offer to help in this way for thefirst time, you may need to feel more comfortable. Attending member-ship meetings regularly is a good start. One of the best ways would beto ask to attend the October (2012) Exec meeting, and get to know theoutgoing committee. The Nominating committee might even put you onthe list! There is still time to put your name forward at the AGM!

RULESWe all rub up against rules every day. As motorsports enthusiasts, weare all aware of racing and traffic rules, and how important they are inkeeping the track and our roads safe. Even in the privacy of our ownhomes, rules are important. Washing your hands before eating fingerfoods is one good one. Putting leftovers in the fridge is another, whichcould save your life in the worst case. Our auto competitions havefairly elaborate rules, to keep what we do fun.

While any clubs executive holds power over what the club does, even

they are governed by a set of rules. They obviously make decisions tosee their vision of club operations come true. Rules limiting these de-cisions are in the clubs Constitution. This document is the primary wayin which the Founders and ordinary members have (over the years)been able to indicate to each years Executive committee those limitswithin which they must operate. Our AGM is our chance to adjust thoserules.

It is natural to resent a rule on occasion. It is also natural to resist theimposition of any new rule. For this reason reform and new rules aresometimes very difficult to put in place. The US Congress has de-

volved for this very reason. Those in office want more than anythingelse to win their next election. They know that this requires huge sumsof cash donations. Any limit on bribing US congressmen is doomed tofailure. In our club, on the other hand, those running things are drivenby wanting to serve and to see WSCC be successful. Bribery is forbid-den, and election campaigns are very low-key.


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HOW TO SAVE YOUR CLUB SOME MONEYIn the very old days, racers paid their entry fees and membership duesby cash or cheque. You may not know, but this is still works. For Ice

Race and Rally it has always been done this way. You may also notknow that by paying by check you save the club a bit of money.

Those who use the online registration service and Paypal may enjoymaking a middle-of-the-night payment, and they never have to attend ameeting to pay fees. They do incur fees for WSCC. In recent years,this convenience has cost WSCC several thousand dollars in fees.

While those who favour the e-payment system may call the cheque-paying members backward, the old ways still work well, as before. IfWSCC remains financially prosperous, it is said that we can afford thee-option. If hard times force WSCC to raise fees, it might be time to

revisit the e-payment scheme.Paying early by postdated cheque is reliable. It worked for decades.Having a WSCC card to present when it is called for is fairly simple.Those who handle membership and entrant data have been asking usall to use only e-payment. If we did, it would save a few seconds permember, for those who handle the data collected.E-payment costs each of us between $10 and $20.(Paypal fees + DLB fees divided by about 150 fee-paying members)Like government services, none of this is truly free to ratepayers.

If event registration staff have a smart phone with the current member-ship roster displayed, those who joined very recently by DLB will be in-cluded. This sort of thing can make life a bit more complicated for ourregistration staff.

Those who have been asking you to use e-payment tendnot to say much about the annual cost.


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NOVEMBER (MANITOBA) RALLYCROSSWell the day dawned early (thanks to daylight savings ending a weekago) but it was snowing. That did not deter us. We packed up the car,and loaded our smallest trailer with cones, speed-bump concrete cylin-ders, stakes, a big 12v battery to power our timing system, and so on.We were still on schedule when I realized we had forgotten the cellphone, and we decided that returning for it would make us late andwaste a bit of fuel. In the pic below left, Jason starts on a modest-pacereconnaissance lap in his Lada. Below right, Jack L adjusts the cameraon the side of his car. This was a great position for catching the frontwheel action, but it was a target for a lot of mud and grass debris onevery left turn. The camera was moved to the roof for later laps, whereit got hit by less stuff. We are all looking forward to seeing the video!Paste this into your browser for Jacks rallycross videos:http://www.youtube.com/user/CanadianJackal?feature=mhee


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POTENT RALLYCROSS CARSThe two Mitsubishis above would seem ideal for this sort of thing. Notethe video camera on the side of Jacks blue one. They have a shareddisadvantage. Their air dams are great for preventing lift at very highspeeds on pavement. On this course, there is rutted mud. The red caris Jasons wifes everyday transportation, and she did not want him tobreak it in competition. He had to run the black Lada instead. A fairlyrare old car, and well suited to this sort of event. Short wheelbase, allwheel drive, but not as much power as it could use, and its tires werenot the latest deep-tread mud-and-snows. Thanks to a generous dona-tion from the Zedril Pro Rally team, Jason now has some real rally tires,used but they still have some aggressive tread. We can expect theLada to do even better soon. Of course, having your own rallycrosscourse would be an unbelievable dream for many of us.


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Early in the day, the tires have not yet shaved off all the grass stems inthe tight turn above left. In the bottom pic, Jacks front tire spits outsome mud clumps, seen here in mid-air beside the car. The grass wasnearly roof-high on the rally cars. At times, we could see bits of mud,flying 10 feet in the air, way above the grass, and no car. If I had more

time to do pics between timing chores, we might have some really coolpics.


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RALLYSCROSS CARS AT RESTAbove left, the Lada, the Acura, and a white Subaru. Above right, ourAccent timing car, and another long freight train. This very busy cross-country line runs along Jasons property line.

The Aftermath: At bottom left is the launch line and turn 1 off tothe right. After the finish line the cars cross from right to left in the mid-

dle of this pic. At bottom right is the exit of turn 1 onto the main straight.These pics are at the end of the day, after about 150 laps. In the picbelow right is turn 2. None of the tire tracks run off to the left. As thecars power out of this turn to the right, each one flings a bit of mud intothe debris-field along the track. Some of these flattened clods areweigh hundreds of grams.In the pic below left, along the straight, the cars are going to the left,pulling the straws to the right without pulling them out of the ground.Mud from the tires has been flung into the air, landing along the track atthe top of the pic.


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Jeff and Emily pose for a pic at the end of the day, above left. Aboveright, Scott begins a lap in his everyday PT. Note that there are mildmud-streaks on the car, but not much else is affected. Note the littlebug clinging to the leading edge of Jacks rear spoiler in the bottomphoto. (A little glob of tire-flung mud) There are faint mud trails else-where on the car. They will wash off harmlessly.

Fastest laps before lunch: Jack had a 95.02seconds onhis first lap, and got down to 94.07. Even with snackspassed around, some felt the need for burgers and left. Others

ate lunch in their cars. The course dried for an hour, and wasmuch faster when they returned. Scott led things off with a93.81, Justin with a 93.49 and Jack with a 92.61. Afterhours of practice, Justin got a 91.35 and Jeff was downto a 91.12 and then a 90.90s for fastest time of the day.


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