The Official Newsletter of the Motorsport Emergency and Turnworkers Association M.E.T.A. c/o: 10952 McAdam Road, Delta, BC, V4C 3E8 Newsletter E-Mail: [email protected] META Website: http://www.meta.bc.ca/
September 2016 Next META meeting will be Volume 41 Issue # 9 September 2828,, 2016 CLUB EXECUTIVE Our meeting location is Boston Pizza
PRESIDENT: 1045 Columbia, New Westminster, BC Roger Salomon 604-581-7189 [email protected] Speed Reading VICE PRESIDENT: Dallis Smith Sep 10&11 CACC Race #5 – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC 604-464-0983 Sep 14 SCCBC Meeting – Best Western, North Road Coquitlam, BC [email protected] Sep 17&18 ICSCC Race #13 – TRMP IRDC Shelton, Wa SECRETARY: Sep 17&18 Chumpcar World Series – SCR Chumpcar Spokane, Wa Mike Bailey Sep 18 Circuit of the Americas IMSA Austin, Tx 604-716-2660 Sep 18 Grand Prix of Sonoma Indycar Sonoma, Ca [email protected] Sep 24&25 Fall Finale – PR SOVREN Seattle, Wa TREASURER: Sep 28 META Meeting – Boston Pizza 7:30 New West, BC Angus Glass Oct 1 Petite LeMans IMSA Braselton, Ga 604-596-4736 [email protected] Oct 1&2 Maryhill Loops Hillclimb SOVREN Goldendale, Wa PAST PRESIDENT: Oct 8&9 CACC Race #6 – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC Lynn Rimmer Oct 12 SCCBC Meeting – Best Western, North Road Coquitlam, BC 604-584-1503 Oct 15 Cascade Enduro – PIR CSCC Portland, Or [email protected] Oct 21-23 Chumpcar World Series – PIR Chumpcar Portland, Or Oct 26 META Meeting – Boston Pizza 7:30 New West, BC NEWSLETTER STAFF Oct 29 SCCBC Awards Banquet-Coast Langley, BC EDITOR: Hotel & Casino Andrew Clouston 604-942-4974 [email protected]
Sports Car Club of British MEMBERSHIP Thomas Liesner Columbia 604-584-1503 [email protected] Presents
All opinions expressed in the Mayday are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the September Sizzle Weekend opinions of the Mayday staff, Club Executive, or the members of META. September 10 - 11, 2016 META meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, except December. Publication This event is sanctioned by CACC and affiliated with ASN Canada FIA INC. deadline is the 30th of each month. Submissions may be e-mailed to the It is a championship points race conducted under the 2016 CACC regulations Editor. and is organized by the Sports Car Club of British Columbia at the Mission
Produced in Canada. Raceway Park Road Course in Mission, BC. Each regional group will have one points race on Saturday and two points races on Sunday.
Presidents Report
VRCBC – You get good food, good racing, nice weather. Can’t get any better. Yes another successful weekend. The entry of cars was down but this seems to be a problem that every race track has to deal with, but somehow the Vintage Club can still put on a great show. Congrats VRCBC from META.
With only two more races left, one in September and one in October, make sure you take your woollies, rain gear, boots, and gloves out of your closet if you intend to have a nice weekend. There is nothing worse than being cold and wet.
What’s happening in November? You guessed right – elections. So think about it. The Prez has to step down as per the constitution of META, three years maximum, so step up to the plate. I think the next two years will be very important for our club’s future.
Yours in the sport The Prez
Vice Presidents Report
Hi all, I would like to thank Roger and Ann for putting on a great BBQ at their place on Wednesday night in lieu of the META meeting. We all had a great time.
I would also like to thank Karen and Andrew for the great time we had at their Annual July BBQ and for the award that I received from them, as The World’s Greatest Gardener. It is a great honor to be given this award, I am going to put it on the wall with my other awards. I would like to thank Andrew for his hard work in putting the Mayday newsletter together every month for us.
The year has gone by very fast with only 2 races remaining. I hope to see everyone out for the last 2 races of the year.
Dallis
BC Historic Motor Races
A big 'Thank You' from the VRCBC to everybody for their great job on the weekend. We have received lots of very positive comments from the drivers and their teams about how much they enjoyed the whole weekend, and a big contribution to that is how well you guys do your jobs. That's no surprise to us of course."
Cheers Stan President - VRCBC
CACC Race Weekend #5 – September 10 & 11, 2016
Hello everyone its racing time again.
We Now have registration on motorsportsreg.com Please try it
Morning Meeting is at the META Club House at 8am both Saturday and Sunday.
Please be prepared for all the seasons of Mission. (Hot, Cold, Wet. Dry) As well as fun that is had on and off the track
Lunch will be provided both days.
The SCCBC Executive has decided to try a breakfast instead of dinner . Breakfast will start at 7:30 am until 8:30 am on both Saturday and Sunday . There will be a combination of Bacon and Eggers and Scrambled with bacon and hash browns as well as coffee.
So come out and enjoy some great racing and hang with great people. Please let us know if you can come for one or two days. We hope to see some new cars that come up from the States. All are welcome and appreciated for the time given to the track.
Tasma and Nick
CASCADE SPORTS CAR CLUB Presents 2016 FESTIVAL OF ENDURANCE Including 41th ANNUAL 8 HOURS OF THE CASCADES
MIDAS AUTO & TIRE 300
NORTHWEST MINI ENDURO SERIES FINALE – 2 HOURS on Saturday, October 15th, 2016 This race is sanctioned by ICSCC, under the 2016 regulations as a non-championship race, organized by the Cascade Sports Car Club and held at Portland International Raceway. This is a non-chicane event.
Olympic Grand Prix
IRDC’s last race of the year is fast approaching. The Olympic Grand Prix will be on September 17 & 18 at the Ridge. As always, your help is greatly appreciated. BBQ on Saturday evening and lunches are provided. Morning meetings are by the classroom/registration building. Saturdays meeting is 700 AM and Sundays meeting is 800 AM. Please let me know if you are able to attend.
For those that made the Volunteer Appreciation Weekend at Pacific it was a great event all around. IRDC has another Volunteer appreciation trick up their sleeve for the upcoming race at the Ridge. There is a 1 Hour Volunteer appreciation Enduro on Saturday night on the go kart track at the Ridge. Open to all event volunteers. If you didn’t get to try out the go karts last year, they are a blast.
1 hour enduro – hosted and run by OGP and they will provide helmets Teams of 1-4 persons Stops every 15 minutes. If no driver change then the driver has to get out and back in! This is for “Event volunteers” (that aren’t racing). Corner workers, pre-grid, scales, tech etc. Race officials like Colin, Mark, Beef, Bruce, etc won’t be in it.
This should be a great weekend of racing and a fun way to end off the ICSCC Championship season.
See you there. Thomas Liesner IRDC Flag Chief.
Olympic Grand Prix Kart Track “Volunteer Appreciation Enduro” Saturday September 17, 2016 – 6:15 – 7:30pm ______The “Volunteer Appreciation Enduro”, presented by OGP, is dedicated to our volunteer race workers, as an expression of gratitude for their generosity and outstanding commitment to excellence.
Eligibility and Requirements: 1. Minimum 15 years old, 5 feet tall and under 250lbs to participate.
2. Closed toe shoes and helmets required. Head socks and helmets will be provided at no charge if you do not have your own.
3. Volunteer Workers with an assigned role at the Sept 18 th /19 th IRDC race weekend at The Ridge. Please contact IRDC Race Chair in advance for available positions and assignments.
4. Intentional bumping and rubbing is not permitted. The determination of an incident is at the sole discretion of OGP management. First is a warning, second is immediate disqualification.
5. This event is presented by Olympic Grand Prix and The Ridge Motorsports Park
Photos courtesy of Brent Martin, Keith Robinson, and Andrew Clouston
From: http://va16.conquercancer.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=va16_media_room
THE RIDE TO CONQUER CANCER PRESENTED BY SILVER WHEATON ANNOUNCES $7.1 MILLION RAISED AS 8TH ANNUAL RIDE COMMENCES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA B.C.’s largest cycling fundraiser draws 1,687 riders, supporting breakthrough research and enhancements to care at the BC Cancer Agency VANCOUVER: August 27, 2016 - The Ride to Conquer Cancer presented by Silver Wheaton announced 1,687 riders helped raise $7.1 million for the BC Cancer Foundation as the eighth annual Ride commenced in British Columbia on Saturday. Funds raised through BC's largest cycling fundraiser support breakthrough cancer research and enhancements to care at the BC Cancer Agency. Overwhelming support from the Ride to Conquer Cancer’s community of riders, donors, volunteers, crew members, and sponsors is advancing life-saving research for cancer patients in B.C. “The experts we support at the BC Cancer Agency are recognized internationally for work in advancing research and enhancing care. Together, this passionate group of riders is fuelling breakthrough studies that offer new hope to patients,” said Sarah Roth, President and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation. Over 26,000 people will be diagnosed with cancer this year in this province. With the $7.1 million raised, the BC Cancer Foundation will continue to ensure research teams at the BC Cancer Agency have the funds they need to improve treatment and the standard of care for patients and their families. “The Ride is about bringing people together to make cancer a manageable and eventually curable disease in our lifetime,” Roth added. In eight years, the Ride to Conquer Cancer raised over $77 million for the BC Cancer Foundation. The annual event draws thousands of participants and brings together communities of cancer survivors, cyclists and supporters who train and fundraise for months in order to participate in the two-day, 200km Ride between Vancouver and Seattle. “I lost my father, a dedicated Ride participant and former captain of Team CRANKEN, at the young age of 59 in 2013 to stage three bladder cancer,” said Kluhane Leoppky, a six-time participant from Vancouver. “I first got involved in the Ride with my father in 2010, the same year he was diagnosed. His participation in clinical trials at the BC Cancer Agency gave our family enough time to have one last visit with my dad. We are forever grateful for the outstanding options and care he received thanks to funds raised through the Ride. To this day, I participate on Team CRANKEN with a growing number of people, all of whom were impacted by my father’s life and legacy,” Leoppky added. Silver Wheaton proudly became the presenting sponsor of the Ride to Conquer Cancer in 2014. The generous sponsorship allows dollars raised by Ride participants to directly support cancer programs at the BC Cancer Agency. Over 50 members of Silver Wheaton’s team, The Silver Bullets, have participated in the Ride over the past seven years and collectively raised over $919,000. The team is comprised of mining industry members, family, and friends who share the vision of a world free from cancer. “Silver Wheaton is honoured to be the presenting sponsor of the 2016 Ride to Conquer Cancer and we congratulate our fellow riders for an outstanding effort, supporting breakthrough research at the BC Cancer Agency,” said Randy Smallwood, President and CEO of Silver Wheaton, and Captain of The Silver Bullets. “I have been personally impacted by cancer along with thousands of BC residents, employees, friends, and family members, so completing the more than 200 kilometre cycling journey every year has become a mission for me and Silver Wheaton. We are proud to support the BC Cancer Agency and are dedicated to helping conquer this disease with the Ride community,” Smallwood added.
To donate visit: Ian Wood’s Personal Page: http://www.conquercancer.ca/site/TR/Events/Vancouver2016?px=1781138&pg=personal&fr_id=1573
Marc Ramsay’s Personal Page: http://www.conquercancer.ca/site/TR?px=3777023&pg=personal&fr_id=1573&s_locale=en_US&et=FLCc12a 7BMzl-gyw6epxHg&s_tafId=433610 From: http://autoweek.com/article/indycar/indycar-announces-schedule-2017
IndyCar announces schedule for 2017 August 25, 2016 By Autoweek Staff
All of 2016's events will return for next season IndyCar’s schedule is out for 2017, and it looks familiar -- and that’s a good thing.
All of the events on this year’s schedule, including the doubleheader street race at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, will be back for next season, a rarity.
The addition to the schedule is the oval race at Gateway Motorsports Park, which had its date confirmed Thursday. Indy cars last raced at the St. Louis-area track in 2003 (the race was won by Helio Castroneves).
The only significant change in the schedule is the moving of the oval race at Phoenix International Raceway to the end of April. This year’s race was April 2, but the city will be hosting college basketball’s Final Four that weekend, and PIR president Bryan Sperber wanted to avoid a conflict.
Next year’s Phoenix race will be April 29.
The 101st Indianapolis 500 will be May 28.
The season is scheduled to start March 12 in St. Petersburg, Florida, and end Sept. 17 at Sonoma (California) Raceway. Five of the 17 races will be on Saturday, the other 12 on Sunday. Television coverage has not yet been announced.
The full schedule:
March 12: St. Petersburg, FL April 9: Long Beach, CA April 23: Barber Motorsports Park April 29: Phoenix International Raceway May 13: GP of Indianapolis May 28: Indianapolis 500 June 3: Detroit street race #1 June 4: Detroit street race #2 June 10: Texas Motor Speedway June 25: Road America July 9: Iowa Speedway July 16: Toronto July 30: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Aug. 20: Pocono Raceway Aug. 26: Gateway Motorsports Park Sept. 3: Watkins Glen International Sept. 17: Sonoma Raceway
From: http://www.imsa.com/news/082016/2017-imsa-weathertech-sportscar-championship-schedule-revealed
2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule Revealed Friday, August 5, 2016
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (August 5, 2016) – The 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule unveiled today in Road America’s new Victory Lane in front of an audience of stakeholders, media and race fans features venue stability – all 12 racetracks that have hosted WeatherTech Championship events since the 2015 season are on next year’s schedule. However, the schedule does include a few notable alterations and date shifts for two events. The event at Circuit of The Americas – which has been run in September since the WeatherTech Championship’s inception in 2014 and also hosted an American Le Mans Series event in September 2013 – will move into the spring in 2017. In addition, the event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – which has traditionally been run in late April or early May – moves to September in 2017 as the penultimate round of the WeatherTech Championship. “The 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship once again features 12 of the most iconic road-racing facilities in North America,” said IMSA President Scott Atherton. “These venues have outstanding support from race fans, and deliver exposure in important and strategic markets for our competitors and stakeholders. Aside from a couple of date changes and adjustments to the WeatherTech Championship content at some events, there are no major surprises. This schedule represents the stability of our racing platform and a continuation of IMSA featuring the best-of-the-best racetracks and event promoters.” The WeatherTech Championship GT Daytona (GTD) class will compete in all 12 events, while the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class is slated for 11 races. The Prototype (P) class will be featured in 10 events, and the Prototype Challenge (PC) class will have an eight-race schedule in 2017. The 2017 WeatherTech Championship season opens with the 55th Rolex 24 At Daytona on the weekend of January 26-29 at Daytona International Speedway, followed by the 65th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida at Sebring International Raceway on March 15-18. All four WeatherTech Championship classes will compete in the pair of Florida endurance racing classics, which also represent the first two rounds of the four-race North American Endurance Cup. The WeatherTech Championship then heads west to the streets of Long Beach, California, for the BUBBA burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach on April 7-8. The prestigious Southern California street race will include the Prototype and GTLM classes racing alongside the GTD class for the first time in 2017. Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas will represent Round 4 of the season with all four classes competing in a race into the night on the weekend of May 5-7. The WeatherTech Championship will be joined by three other IMSA-sanctioned series. From there, the WeatherTech Championship goes to the streets of Detroit’s Belle Isle Park for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on June 2-3 for a sprint race including the Prototype, PC and GTD classes. The third Patrón Endurance Cup event of the season returns to Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on the weekend of June 30-July 2, followed by the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on July 7-9. Both races again will feature all four classes. Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut will host the first of two 2017 races exclusively featuring the WeatherTech Championship GT classes. GTLM and GTD machines will take center stage in the Northeast Grand Prix on July 21-22. All four classes return to competition at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on the weekend of August 4- 6 for the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase. As has been the case since 2015, the WeatherTech Championship GT classes will once again headline the Michelin GT Challenge weekend at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on the weekend of August 25-27.
The Prototype, GTLM and GTD classes then return to the west coast on the weekend of September 22-24 for the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda in Monterey, California at the world-famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. After a two-week break, the WeatherTech Championship and Patrón Endurance Cup seasons draw to a close at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia with the 10-hour Petit Le Mans on the weekend of October 5-7. In addition to the full 2017 WeatherTech Championship schedule, IMSA officials also confirmed dates for four sanctioned test sessions, including two set for later this year. A two-day test for all four WeatherTech Championship classes has been scheduled for November 15-16, 2016 at Daytona International Speedway, followed by a second Daytona test for the Prototype, GTLM and GTD classes on December 13-14, 2016. The annual Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona three-day test is slated for January 6-8, 2017. A two-day test at Sebring International Raceway for the WeatherTech Championship also is scheduled for February 23-24, 2017.
2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule Date Event / Venue Classes / Duration Jan. 26-29 Rolex 24 At Daytona P/PC/GTLM/GTD Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL 24 Hours
March 15-18 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida P/PC/GTLM/GTD Sebring International Raceway - Sebring, FL 12 Hours
April 7-8 BUBBA Burger SportsCar Grand Prix at Long Beach P/GTLM/GTD Long Beach, CA 100 Minutes
May 5-7 Circuit of The Americas P/PC/GTLM/GTD Circuit of The Americas - Austin, TX 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
June 2-3 Chevrolet Belle Isle Detroit Grand Prix P/PC/GTD Belle Isle Park - Detroit, MI 100 Minutes
June 30-July 2 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen P/PC/GTLM/GTD Watkins Glen International - Watkins Glen, NY 6 Hours
July 7-9 Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix P/PC/GTLM/GTD Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Ontario, Canada 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
July 21-22 IMSA WeatherTech Northeast Grand Prix GTLM/GTD Lime Rock Park - Lakeville, CT 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
Aug. 4-6 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase P/PC/GTLM/GTD Road America - Elkhart Lake, WI 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
Aug. 25-27 Michelin GT Challenge GTLM/GTD VIRginia International Raceway - Danville, VA 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
Sept. 23-24 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda P/GTLM/GTD Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca- Monterey, CA 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
Oct. 5-7 Petit Le Mans P/PC/GTLM/GTD Road Atlanta - Braselton, GA 10 Hours
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