NEWS ARCHIVES Back to home page All 2009 SCCA Runoffs video online... Click 12/12/2009 Christmas Dinner Photos ... Click DAC Wins The A.B. Dick trophy .... for the best race event of the year, awarded for our Shannonville event. Pictured at left is the permament keeper plaque.       This was a trophy that Klaus Bartels claimed should have been ours a long time ago ... he would be pleased.             12/08/2009 D.A.C. Lowers Membership Fee To $40 !!! For new and improved membership application and info... Click Annual Christmas Dinner Reminder Friday December 11, cocktails at 6:30, dinner at 7:30. to the held at the Musket Dinning Lounge, 40 Advance Rd, Toronto Ontario. (416-231-6488).  MAP Volkswagon Mk 1 Citi Golf Production Ends In South Africa ... Click 11/12/2009 Dougie And Rickie's Dickies 500  (370KB PDF file)  ...  Click By: Rick Creuzburg Upcoming AGM Elections Mike Nilson This a final communiqué before the AGM. We have three days left until our AGM and there are 4 key positions that have come to term. Vice President –Nick Majors Nick has stepped down, allowing the opportunity for someone to make their mark. To date, no one has stepped forward. Secretary – Greg Adamkowski (BARC) Greg took over this position when Deb Johnston moved to CASC office administration. Greg has agreed to carry on for another term. Race Director – Cindy Armstrong (StLac) She has finished her first two year term after taking over from the many years of work put in by Gunter Schmidt (TLMC). Cindy has agreed to continue for another two years. AutoSlalom Director– Gary Wood (WOSCA) Gary has also stepped down leaving way for some new blood. Andrew Ross (SPDA) has stepped up to the challenge. The nomination committee is still looking for people interested in filling key roles! Contact nominations@casc.or.ca . If you are not sure about what is entailed, give us call and we can fill you in. If you are interested but don’t feel ready for the full responsibility, call us too. Help is always needed! We will be taking nominations from the floor at the AGM. The clock is ticking! Help make 2010 a successful year. Mike Nilson, Wes Tanney, Perry Iannuzzi CASC nomination committee 11/09/2009 CASC Board of Directors Elections Nov 14 As you may or may not be aware, the CASC Board of Directors is made up of you, it's members from it's affiliated clubs. Now is the time to step up to the plate and take on the important tasks of running the regions sanctioning body for motor sports. Get involved, be a part of the process. Be part of the decision making process that affects each division within the region. The following positions are up for election on Nov 14th and it's up to the clubs to put forth their best candidates for these positions: Vice-President Secretary Autoslalom Director Race Director If you (or someone you know of) that is a member in good standing of a CASC-OR affiliated club has interest in standing for one of these positions, please have them contact one of the members (Mike Nilson mnilson@mcubed.ca) of our Nominating Committee @ nominations@casc.on.ca by November 12th. We will take nominations from the floor before the voting. 11/03/2009 Year End Race Workshop This is just a reminder of the year-end Race Workshop that is being  held on November 14 at the Sheraton Parkway North from 9:00 to 12:00. This is the venue where known changes for next year will be announced and racers get the opportunity to discuss other possible changes. Can I please ask that you either post this information for the benefit of your members or point them to the following link:  http://www.casc.on.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=18153 Thanks Cindy Armstrong Race Director, Ontario Region 10/19/2009 New Forum Board Looks like the old forum expired through lack of use so we'll try another "freebie". Click the FORUM link to your left and sign up. All the old posts from the previous forum are toast... Scoty DAC Election Results President, Gianni Biral Vice-President, David Watson Treasurer, Irene Ott Secretary, Martin Hoeschele Competition Director, Ralph Klingmann Membership Chairman, Ralph Klingmann Advisory Council, Steve Haas Webmaster, Scott Miller Honorary President position eliminated Annual Christmas Party Friday December 11, cocktails at 6:30, dinner at 7:30. to the held at the Musket Dinning Lounge, 40 Advance Rd, Toronto Ontario. (416-231-6488). Anyone wishing to attend must email their RSVP to Martin Hoeschele at martinhoeschele@yahoo.ca ! Our Forum Is Down I have contacted the organization that hosts our forum and am awaiting respose... Scoty 10/14/2009 ALMS Mosport 2009 Photos On-line Courtesy Scott Miller - click photos page link to your left 10/07/2009 Annual Erections - Tonight, Wednesday Oct. 7th At the 3 Monkeys in Scarborough, starts at 8PM but come early. If you can't make it fill out this PROXY form and email, mail or fax it in. UCR Driver Education - Mosport Saturday, 17 October 2009 and Sunday, 18 October 2009 ... Click "Thought I would pass this on to you if you or any of your members are interested. We are having our final DE at Mosport in 2 weeks and since it is a German Marquee event, I thought I would pass this on to the Deutscher Automobil club. If interested, let me know and I can help you through registration. Thanks! Markus Blaszak UCR Registrar 09/25/2009 Annual Erections - Wednesday Oct. 7th At the 3 Monkeys in Scarborough, starts at 8PM but come early. If you can't make it fill out this PROXY form and email, mail or fax it in. Additional DAC Track Event for Next Year Posssible There's a good possibility that DAC will host an additional track event next year at either Mosport on the Labour Day weekend or another Shannonville weekend. Ice Race Annual Driver's Meeting Being held at the same location as last year- Annandale Golf Club in Ajax, Sunday Oct. 18th at 1PM 24 Hours of LeMons "Nasty. Brutish. Not Short Enough. The crowd. The spectacle. The pall of blue smoke and roasted clutch discs. In all motorsport, no event captures the universal human need to whale on old crapcans and hoover down greasy barbecue like the 24 hour of Lemons. Each LeMons race is for cars purchased, fixed up, and track-prepped for a total of 500 dollars or less. But before reaching the grid, you'll have to survive trials like the Personal-Injury-Lawyer Anti-Slalom, the Marxist-Valet Parking Challenge, and the Wide Open Throttle Rodthrowapalooza. Twelve hours into the race, the car voted People’s Choice is called in and awarded a cash prize; simultaneously, the car voted People’s Curse is called in and summarily destroyed. At the end of 24 hours, a gala awards ceremony plies the survivors with trophies, plaques, and four-figure purses in canvas bags full of nickels. What's not to like?" .... It was suggested that DAC would be interested in entering a car in the 24 hour of Lemons  event at the Nelson Ledges track in Garrettsville Ohio this year at the June meeting but it was too late to make the entry deadline for the October 3rd-4th event. The possibility of a DAC entry for next year was heartily embraced and we are planning on attending this, the only 24 hour event on the schedule, to spectate. Anyone interested in joining us for the road trip let me know ... scoty@rogers.com Additional Extracurricular Ideas Batted Around at the Last Meeting 1) Dirt Karts - there is a place down around Tillsonburg called Chestermans -it's an indoor dirt track. This would be an ideal event to plan for the winter months. 2) Go Karts - indoor go kart tracks in the GTA are plentiful and other years we have had a lot of fun at these and with electric karts the air at the indoor facilities isn't polluted. 3) Fun Rally - the annual DAC fun rally has been a long standing fixture on the fall DAC club schedule faithly run and hosted by Uli Bitterlich. This fall the event will not happen as Uli cannot run it anymore. Someone needs to carry on this tradition - who is willing to step up to the position??? 4) Road Rally - possibilty of piggybacking on an existing event (MapleLeaf Rally) with a contingent of DAC member's cars? 5) Pub Rally - when I was an engineering student at Waterloo there was an engineer's (notorious heavy drinkers) pub rally held each fall, the route for which passed through a lot of really old and tiny towns in the surrounding countryside. At the end of each rally leg was a pub stop where the navigator had to drink two of those 1/2 pint glasses of the local draft beer and then continue onto the next stage - there were 12 stages. As it was an engineer's rally the "pace notes" consisted of a series of algebraic and scientific questions and puzzles the solutions to which would direct you through the rally route to the end of each stage. 6) Track Day - Rent the Mosport DDT or road course track for day's event 7) Any Other Ideas? - you come out to the October meeting and give it up Ice Race Annual Driver's Meeting Being held at the same location as last year- Annandale Golf Club in Ajax, Sunday Oct. 18th at 1PM 09/01/2009 DAC monthly meeting Wednesday Sept. 2nd At the 3 Monkeys in Scarborough, starts at 8PM but come early and have dinner and watch the DVD of the 2005 Targa Newfoundland in the meeting room. 6/15/2009 Trillium Trophy Races from Shannonville -photos, videos and stories from DAC members will be posted here. Please upload your photos/videos to your favourite hosting site (eg. Google, Photobucket, Flicker, YouTube, Vimeo) and then send me the link to them (complete with password/username if required) and I will list them here. In-car Ahmad Khodkar duel  ... Click Photos - Severin Haas ... Click Video (2) from DAC member Rick Creuzburg ... Click In-car Video Octane Motorsport BMW Mini ... Click From DAC member Lisa Shaw (Enter Password: racing) ... Click World's Fastest Electric Car Beats Corvette in drag ... Click CMHF Mosport Track Day I 'd like to invite all members of the Deutscher Automobil Club to the annual track day put on by the Canadian Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame at Mosport on Monday, July 6th. We have tentatively scheduled the following guest drivers: Scott Goodyear, Ron Fellows, Ludwig Heimrath and Horst Kroll. Hope to see you there. Cheers, John R. Wright (email: vintagejohn@rogers.com ) Canadian Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame 6/12/2009 Francis H. Bradley BRADLEY, Francis H. - Died peacefully on June 6, 2009, ... Click Photos - DAC Fun Rally 2007 From Sue Payne ... Click Pssst! - Rumour has it Uli will be organizing another annual fun Rally for this fall !!! Three Monkeys First monthly meeting held at the 3 Monkeys Eatery in Scarborough a great success and well attended. Remember the July meeting will be held a week later on July 8th as the first Wednesday is Canada Day. 6/4/2009 Photos Page Updated - Klaus Bartels ... Click European Automotive Festival This is a car show (and lapping day) on Sunday July 19th, Toronto Motorsports Park, Cayuga only for European Automobiles.  Please visit the web site (link below)   Tshuss! ... Click   Randy Sparre   5/27/2009 International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen - Rare Corvette Offered in Raffle WATKINS GLEN, NY – A unique Chevrolet Corvette, originally owned by A.J. Foyt’s long-time sponsor and friend, the late Jim Gilmore, is being offered by raffle by the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen. The 1984 car is one of only two produced by Chevrolet. Painted “hugger orange,” the color used on the Gilmore-Foyt Indy cars, this unique collector car has fewer than 19,000 miles on the odometer and is in showroom condition. The car comes with complete documentation as to its original ownership, including an original insurance card, the application for title in Gilmore’s name, owners manual, service records and the original window sticker. Among Gilmore’s many businesses was Abraham Chevrolet located in Miami. In 1984, he received authorization from then-general manager of Chevrolet, Robert Stemple, to have two specially painted Corvettes produced at the factory. One car went to Foyt, and the other was for Gilmore. The car is equipped with virtually every factory option available at the time, including the Z51 Performance Package, AG9 Six Way Power Drivers Seat, AU3 Power Door Lock System, L83 5.7 Liter V8, UJ8 Delco-Bose AM/FM Stereo with Cassette, V01 Heavy Duty Radiator, Z6A Defogger System Rear Window and 622 AUU2 Saddle Leather Bucket Seating. “This unique, eye-catching Corvette offers our members and friends the opportunity to win a very rare car while supporting the Center at the same time,” said IMRRC President J.C. Argetsinger. “I’m sure it will be a repeat of last year’s sell out.” The Center’s 2008 raffle car was a Cobra Replicar, with a completely rebuilt Ford 390cid “big block” engine. Cars selected for the Center’s annual raffles reflect the facility’s commitment to the preservation of the history of motorsports through collections of books, photographs, films, documents, personal papers, magazines, fine art and other materials. Tickets for the Corvette are $60 each or two for $100, with only 1,984 tickets to be sold. The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday, Nov. 14. Tickets can be ordered on-line at www.racingarchives.org, by telephone at (607) 535-9044, by mail and at the Center. Tickets also will be available at the Center’s tent at Watkins Glen International during major race weekends. Tickets are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the IRS. ### For more information: Jon McKnight, director of marketing at ` or by phone at (607) 535-9044.    5/25/2009 Confirmed: Monthly Meeting Now at the Three Monkeys Eatery in Scarborough ! We will now be meeting at the Three Monkeys Eatery in Scarborough located at 1585 Warden Avenue, Toronto, Ontario ( Map ) starting Wednesday JUNE 3rd, 2009. I would encourage all those who find this place closer to them to check it out!   5/14/2009 Trillium Trophy Races at Shannonville Info Friday Test Day Entry Form Friday Test Day INFO   5/11/2009 New Monthly Meeting Venue We will now be meeting at the Three Monkeys Eatery in Scarborough located at 1585 Warden Avenue, Toronto, Ontario ( Map ) . The first meeting date has yet to be confirmed for the first Wednesday of June but I will post the confirmation here. So all you east-enders that have complained of the distance to get to the meetings - I will see you there !!! The east-enders should also think about bringing a guest from your area - someone you think would want to join the DAC. Also please note: The first Wednesday in July is a holiday so the July meeting has been moved on a week to the 8th. Richard Boake Debuted His 2005 WRX STI DAC member Richard Boake debuted his 2005 WRX STI this past weekend. He finished first OVERALL in Saturday's rain soaked race, beating out all the GT1 and GT2 cars. Iin Sunday's first race result he placed third in his GT3 class and the final race saw Richard on the podium's highest step for a win in the GT3 class! Jeff Wenzel 5/08/2009 Annual Trillium Trophy Races at Shannonville We are proud to announce that the spring Trillium Trophy race at Shannonville is on! Running from Friday (test day) May 29th through to Sunday May 31st. All comers are welcome to attend the Friday test day. There will be a fully catered event Saturday evening and all are invited . For more information you can contact our race organizer Gianni Biral during the day at 416-740-0665 or in the evening at 416-740-4407 3/12/2009 by Scott Miller Please Note: When posting on the DAC forum please make sure you check the box next to "Notify me when a reply is posted" before you submit your post. That way you will now when someone has responded to your posting and voila - we have communication ! You may also want to be notified when any new posting is made to any of the DAC forums we have. To do this simply click your User Control panel link (once you've signed in) and choose which forums (or specific topics) that you want to be notified (subscribed) to. 3/09/2009 by Scott Miller DAC Annual Awards Banquet Re-cap The annual awards dinner was held in Minden on February 07, 2009, at the Dominion Hotel. For video clips and photos of the event ... More 3/07/2009 Peter Taws Dies Suddenly Age 55 http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=124932674 3/06/2009 Ice Race Final Standings for DAC Members by Ralph Klingmann Stud Class: 137 Stefan Haas          1st in Class S3,  1st Overall *** 142 Tony Silvaggi       2nd in Class S4 141 Ahmad Khodkar   3rd in Class S4   24 Scott Miller             4th in Class S1 124 Gianni Biral            6th in Class S1 Street Stud Class:   24 Scott Miller            1st in Class SS1,  5th Overall *** 196 Remi Klichta         9th in Class SS1   Rubber to Ice Class:   24 Scott Miller            7th in Class #1   17 Cory Little            12th in Class #2 124 Gianni Biral         15th in Class #1 Rubber 2nd Driver Class: 185 Lisa Shaw           1st in Class #13,  3rd Overall ***    82 Robert Falke    10th in Class #12   Full results can be seen at www.casc.on.ca/iceRacing.php 3/04/2009 SAC Ice Race Report for final TLMC weekend by Scott Miller http://www.uniwerks.ca/sac/icerace/icerace.htm   DAC monthly meeting tonight at the Musket More Ice Racing is Available !!! Four more scheduled weekends in north central finger lakes region of New York $40 entry fee of the weekend plus a annual $40 membership fee! http://www.cnyira.com   2/05/2009 SAC Ice Race Report for first weekend by Scott Miller http://www.uniwerks.ca/sac/icerace/icerace.htm 1/26/2009 Ice Race Program I'm editing the ice race program and I need some ads. Please send me a copy of your business card and I'll put it in. If you know of any one else that is interested in a business card ad, they are free for members and $20.00 for non-members. 1/2 page ads are $50.00, full page $100. Martin Hoeschele dacpresse@yahoo.ca   1/17/2009 Minutes of January 8th Meeting Ice Race Feb 7 and 8 – the roster of volunteers is virtually complete, position of runner/messenger may need to be filled. Accommodation is organized. Martin H volunteered to create an event program, and requested a list of officials. He also volunteered to do some press releases and to contact media. Discussion of methods of publicizing, invite celebrities? James K. volunteered to donate cases of Bavarian-style Chili to the Kinsmen. The Awards Banquet will be held at the Dominion Hotel 7 pm Feb 7, 09. Discussion of which class will be the focus class for the Klaus Bartels award. Summer Race Shannonville May 29 - 31 – Test Day on Friday Track is booked. GB invited ideas to make our event remarkable i.e catered BBQ, live entertainment investigating sponsorship The various series running haven’t been finalized yet, economics will influence decision since we require full fields to break even. The numbers will influence the decision re which track will be run. Long Track will accommodate larger fields. Discussion with F Libre delegation – they are trying to encourage larger numbers participating - there may be CSR and DSR coming on line. Vintage may be able to accommodate open wheel. Discussion about concerns re combining classes, especially F1200, such as big differences in closing speed and the fact that sharing track with other classes interferes with the racing between lower powered momentum cars. Finances - Irene O. reports no significant change in the club finances since the last ice race CBC TV Rick Mercer Report CBC TV's 'Rick Mercer Report' did a full day's shoot at the Motorsport Club of Ottawa's www.mco.org Winter Driving School Track facility on Sunday, January 11th. The premise was to compare all season tires to winter tires in the cold ice and snow driving conditions experienced here in Canada. Also, various tips on winter driving skills were explained to Rick throughout the day by General Lewis McKenzie (Ret) - an MCO member and Championship Winning Formula 1600 race driver - and Nigel Mortimer - also an MCO member, race driver and the Head of Vehicle Recalls for Transport Canada. The undersigned also makes an occasional cameo appearance or two as well! If you haven't seen the 'Rick Mercer Report' it is a topical, clever and witty comedy show and the results are expected to be quite hilarious and entertaining! The show airs on CBC TV this coming Tuesday, January 20th at 8:00 PM and repeats on Friday, January 23rd at the same time. It can also be seen online at and on their youtube.com/mercerreport channel. I think you will find it entertaining! Terry Dale Dale Management & Motorsport Limited   1/14/2009 2008, a year in review… 2009 a year of opportunity by Mike Nilson Well, well, well, it has been quite a year! Having made the decision to continue my membership with the DAC, Mary, Margaret and I have been very busy. Part of being a member is to participate as a club member. This has been a difficult challenge since we are located 450 kilometres away in Ottawa.... More DAC Annual Awards Dinner - Feb 7, 2009 The annual awards dinner will be held in conjunction with the  DAC hosted ice race weekend in Minden on Saturday February 07, 2009, at 7pm, you may arrive earlier for "socializing". The venue will be the Dominion Hotel - two doors south of where we had it last year. The Dominion Hotel is located on the main street in downtown Minden. MAP January Monthly Meeting First meeting of the year was well attended with lots of good discussion of relevant topics/issues concerning the club for 2009. I will have some details shortly I trust from that meeting for you. Tow Bar For Sale Ruth Bartels has Klaus' old towbar used to flat tow a VW rabbit available for sale. Email her at ruthbartels@sympatico.ca    Moments In Life by Mike Nilson Greetings friends I am a member of a group of people who search out and keep the history of motorsport. I always tell people that I’m looking for pictures of the car I’m restoring. In the last couple of weeks I have been fortunate to receive these two pictures. The first, Helmut Teubler, 1961 The second, Gunther Decker 1962 I am so indebted to the people who have been able to find and share these gems. I have sent the one picture to the family of Günter Decker. I am planning on gifting the first to Helmut. Mike Nilson Motorsport Historian   12/02/2008 Photos from Trip to Minden on the weekend by Scott Miller I traveled to Minden this past weekend to remove the Ovlov from Tom's gravel pit and tow it back down to my shop in Whitby to clean it up and get it ready for another season of ice racing. There was lot's of snow, rusted old cars, wild turkey and a flooded ice track - that's right! Tom Prentice informed me that they have flooded twice already and as you will see there are even low snowbanks! For all photos ... Click CASC Annual General Meeting Report by Mike Nilson The nomination committee did come up with a complete slate for the new executive and well as two people vying for the top job. They were Scott Ellsworth of BARC and Joe Trinidad from SPDA-Online. Both made speeches and at the end of Joe Trinidad’s speech, he chose to step down from running for President. No Vote required. The executive for 2009 will be: Scott Ellsworth, President Nick Majors, Vice-president Greg Adamkowski, Secretary Candice Calder, Treasurer Chuck Atkins, Solosprint director Sharon Feeney, Ice Race Director Cindy Armstrong, Race Director Gary Wood, Autoslalom Director There was much discussion about the state of the books for CASC. What started as a getting the books together for this year turned into Candice re-doing the books completely from 2005 to today! She has spent hundreds of hours quietly digging up the financial pieces of CASC and bringing the books to a state that can be reasonably be auditing by and external firm. She is not finished! She does have more to do and has full support of the executive and everyone is grateful for the huge effort she has put forward. Minutes from the 2007 AGM which was accepted with a minor correction. Delegates Package with reports from each area discipline.   11/30/2008 Amateur racer wins grassroots award ... Click by Norris McDonald   11/27/2008 CASC Race Workshop: Sat. Nov.22/08 by Mike Nilson 1. 2009 Schedule - April 24-25 CASC-SMP Spring Fling returns Friday and Saturday for Annual tech, license upgrade observation and test and tune. - May 2- 3 MCO Race school- Calabogie: tentative date. - May 9-10 BEMC Mosport- Race - May 15-17 CASC/Mosport- GT-1/2/A Invitational race: Victoria Day. - May 23-24 CASC Race school- Shannonville - May 30-31 DAC Race-Shannonville: DAC returns! - June 19-21 VARAC Vintage Festival –Focus on Minis’ 50th. - June 27-28 BARC Mosport- tentatively with SCCA. - July 25-26 MCO – Calabogie-may be on the long track. - Aug 8-9 BARC Mosport - Sept 5-6 CRDA- Mosport -Sept19-20 BEMC- Mosport - Oct 3-4 CASC/Mosport-Celebration: enduro. 2. 2010 Schedule: Should we take advantage of the loss of the F1 GP in June, and start the season later due to lower entries in the first races? The consensus was no. 3. Confirmed rule changes. Integration of the Race Ontario Regulations into the Race Regulations to eliminate duplication and conflict. New appendix to provide standard rules for endurance style races to provide consistency and to reduce the size of the supp regs. Renewal of car number registration - changes not yet clarified but will guarantee your number if you used it 3 times the year before. If you don’t have such a number, you can ask for the number you want when you pay for your new race license. If you are running a team with multiple cars, you can apply to retain the numbers you are using even if you do not meet these requirements. Removal of steering lock device required. Dry sump tank mounted in the cockpit must be shielded from the driver. 4. Proposed rule changes Review of class breakout times at SMP and CMP. Allowing 2 drivers to declare themselves a team, before the start of the season, share the same car, and share each other’s points. Much discussion ensued about ‘ringers’ gridding of the second driver on Sunday and on and on. Set criteria for evaluation/observation for race license: the intent is to facilitate entry for returnees, Solo Sprint competitors and those with experience in other arenas such as BMW and PCA. It is not seen as an entry point from lapping days, auto slalom or unsanctioned Karting. 5. Split grids for GT sprint races: This means split races not split starts. It will be done whenever possible, since entries have shown to increase at events where grids are split. It was noted that there was better attendance when split grids were done. It was also noted that early in the season, split grids may not work as cars don’t seem to be ready in April - May. 6. Increased eligibility scrutineering Compliance with applicable rules will be checked and enforced. 7. Formula Libre: The bottom line is that Open Wheel represented 72 total entries last season. Spread this over 9 events and you get an average entry of 8 cars. At a claimed cost of track time at $70 per minute FL has been a liability, subsidized by entrants in other classes. Since open wheel or FL, whichever way you wish to call it, is not a Region Championship class, organizers are not obligated to find FL track time. Formula Four will no longer be an identified class. This will no longer be a championship class. VARAC has proposed allowing pre 1990 open wheel cars to run with vintage open wheel as members of that class at up to 4 events. It was proposed that Open wheel, Vintage open wheel, and F1200 cars all run together. Cindy promised to take this matter to ORO but would not guarantee that that particular combination would be available at every event. She has undertaken to ensure that there is a place for open wheel cars at every event. 8. Race observer recruitment: CASC needs observers on corners during races to note incidents and report them. This would be a factual report, not a finding of blame. Last year’s effort recruited one new person- more are needed. Sign up! 9. Other Business: Endurance races: will not be developed if it will dilute existing classes. Unify GT class designations to all numbers or all letters: It will be done. No decision on letters or numbers. Bring back the rookie triangle: undecided whether it will be for3 events, 6 events, or all season. Review GT class breakout penalties. 11/23/2008 Annual Christmas Dinner Dec 3rd., 7PM The annual DAC Christmas dinner will be held instead of a meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 7PM at the same place as the meeting - The Musket, 40 Advance Road, Etobicoke - Be There! For more info or questions please contact Irene Ott: otti@look.ca Ice Racing The start of the ice race season is not that far off. The DAC weekend this year is the 3rd weekend of the ice race season falling on Feb. 7th and 8th. As usual the weekend just prior to the first race weekend is pre-tech: Sat. January the 17th from 10 to 4 and Sun., Jan. 18th from noon to 4. This year the annual DAC awards banquet (also held the same weekend of Feb. 7th)  will be at the newly renovated Dominion Hotel ( www.dominionhotelpub.com ) in splendiferous downtown Minden! The owner of the Dominion is also the owner of the Grill On The Gull where last year's banquet was held. The Dominion has more room but the same chefs so the great food that was served up last year should be served to the same scrumptious standards. If you're competing, get your cars ready! If you're not, volunteers to help run the weekend are always welcome! Contact our Prez. Gianni Biral if you're interested in helping out with the weekend: gbiral@idirect.com Rally Racing On TSN If you missed freezing your butt off road side at the Tall Pines Rally this past weekend the 2008 Canadian season of professional rally racing is being shown over the next couple of weeks on TSN starting in 15 minutes from now with the Rallye Perce-Neige, Maniwaki at 2:30pm. Here's the schedule: http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/on_tsn/?show=AUTO_RACING&tz=0 Shannonville is back on the 2009 Schedule for DAC!More on this coming soon 11/20/2008 Go Kart Night A Moderately Great Success by Rick Creuzburg Click photo to view album Sunday night, bad weather and traffic kept a few people from turning out to our race night at GP Kartways, but none-the-less twelve people showed up to form two groups of 6 drivers each. Newcomer James McMurtrie from the National Post was on a steep learning curve but after some coaching from several old hands, showed some of us regulars how well a young aggressive mind can perform. It is done by going from back of the pack on the warm up laps to finish 1st. Wait, did I imply he cheated? Sorry. The other group was won by professional midget driver Stefan Haas who proved that he actually could still turn right if forced to by squeezing past Scott Miller on the SACond last lap. We were also happy to see Superkart racer Sandy MacNie show us what he could do in the tight confines of an indoor electric Kart (track). Sandy's one time mechanic friend Dan showed up with young Kieran who are both co-workers of mine. Thanks for coming to fill out the field gents, and for helping to support electricity abuse. Terry Dalton also couldn't resist the chance to come out and have a whack at running down his nemesis Stef. Here are each driver's best lap times for the night... 0:22.76 Robert Falke 0:23.22 Stefan Haas 0:23.28 Terry Dalton 0:23.58 James McMurtrie 0:23.77 Rick Creuzburg 0:23.77 Gianni Biral 0:23.92 Scott Miller 0:24.07 Kieran "Spray Bomb" Mcloughlin 0:24.10 Dan MacElwaine 0:24.32 Sandy MacNie 0:24.38 Lisa Shaw 0:24.38 Martin Hoeschele Our first race best lap times set the inverted final grid... B Final Finishing Order 1. James McMurtrie 2. Gianni Biral 3. Lisa Shaw 4. Sandy MacNie 5. Kieran "Spray Bomb" Mcloughlin 6. Martin Hoeschele A Final Finishing Order 1. Stefan Haas 2. Scott Miller 3. Rick Creuzburg 4. Terry Dalton 5. Robert Falke 6. Dan MacElwaine Next time we will work it out so that the winner of the B Final will get to grid up with the A final - View a 3.6MB .wmv video New Mercedes F700 Luxury Liner Click the photo for a 2.3MB .PDF file of all 22 images. 11/13/2008 Sue Payne's Father Passes by Sue Payne Many thanks for your kind words. Man it takes a hell of a thing to knock me off my perch but if anyone could have done it, my Dad would have been the one. Talk about a shock. I am just numb right now and the tears come and go. My Dad and I had many good times together and we (my Mum , Dad and myself) always lived each day as if it was our last, so we have no regrets. He has taken part of my heart with him right now but I am sure that this will mend in time. There is no funeral however donations in lieu of flowers may be made to : Whattam Funeral Home, 33 Main Street West, Picton, ON K0K 2T0 Make the cheque payable to Whattam Funeral Home and indicate that this is an "in memoriam donation in memory of Derek Payne for the Whattam Memorial Walkway": http://www.whattamfuneralhome.com/walkway.asp Or ... War Amps Canada: http://www.waramps.ca/donation/home.html Thank you again for thinking of me. Suzan   You can email Suzan at sepayne@golden.net Robert Beaudin In Hospital by Rick Creuzburg Hi, I have some good news bad news for those of you that know Robert... He suffered a massive heart attack episode last Friday morning (October 31st). He woke Maggie up at around 2am to say he wasn't feeling well, and recognizing his condition to be dangerous, she immediately called 911 and the ambulance arrived within 4 minutes. Shortly after arriving at the Collingwood hospital he went into heart failure and was resuscitated by the er doctor. His heart was having a hard time functioning due to an 80% blockage. They went to transfer him to Newmarket hospital, but he had another attack in the ambulance so they had to put the paddles to him and take him back to Collingwood. Then they put him on ice and induced a coma and intubated him to slow his system down. The cardiologist went along for the ride this time to Newmarket where he is now. He was brought out of the coma on Sunday, and was transferred to a private room where he is now awaiting heart bi-pass surgery. He is a little woozy, but his spirits are up, and he is determined to come out of this clean. The good news is he was a very lucky boy the way events unfolded, he received outstanding care. The word is he had to be paddled or chest thumped 14 TIMES to keep him going. Robert can be reached at South Lake Regional Health Centre (Newmarket) 905-895-4521 x4557. Feel free to pass the word around, wife Maggie's been too much on the run to contact a lot of people. God's speed Robert... Rick 11/12/2008 All of the D.A.C. extends our heartfelt condolences to our members Suzan Payne and Al Wilke on the sudden passing of Sue's father Monday, Nov. 10th. Sue can be reached at sepayne@golden.net You Spilled Mein Porsche! ... Click 11/07/2008 D.A.C. Go Kart night Saturday November 15th at 6pm at GP Kartways at Downsview park. We'll be running the mini-gp format at a cost of $52 per person. Please call me, Rick, at 416-419-6241, to let me know if you are coming so I can keep track of the numbers. This open to non-club members as well .... RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!! http://www.gpkartways.com/ MAP to GPKartways From Rick Creuzburg http://www.moyermade.com/chevyV8.html From Mike Nilson BMW supports CDN GP re-instatement http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081028/FREE/810289995/1551/rss01&rssfeed=rss01 VW news http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/FREE/809249965/1532/FREE   Ferrari to leave F1? - http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=134586 The 2009 Audi A6 - http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=132189 Porsche take over of VW - http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=134410 2011 Mercedes SLC Gullwing - spy video - http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=131606?tid=edmunds.il.futurelanding.latestnews..5.* Audi wins in DTM at Hockenheim - http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=312646 Porsche back to LeMans? http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=312187&FS=ALMS-LEMANS   11/01/2008 Porsche Motorsport news 2008-10-30 Racing series BUSINESS Date 2008-10-30 PORSCHE RACING LEGENDS FOR HIRE From Mike Evans Sport Driving School Offers Ultimate in Professional Education ATLANTA - October 30 -- The Porsche Sport Driving School-one of the nation's most prestigious driving schools-is offering its first fantasy camp for a handful of qualified participants who will spend a day on the track with some of the finest race-car drivers ever to don Porsche driving suits. The program, called the Porsche Legends Course, runs December 16 and 17 at the renowned Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. This exclusive opportunity for just 10 people is the first of its kind and is limited to recent graduates of the school's Masters Course, who will be personally coached by many of the greats in Porsche racing lore. The Porsche driving legends include Derek Bell, Vic Elford, Hurley Haywood, Patrick Long and Brian Redman. In addition to perfecting his or her skills during a full day of track sessions with these world class racers as personal coaches, each guest will have the opportunity to socialize with the drivers for a closer one-on-one relationship. "This is without a doubt one of the most experienced group of racers ever assembled for a driving course," said Bill Buckley, Porsche's driving program manager. "Just imagine the legendary stories they will share during this program; not to mention the skills demonstrated, pointers given and insight provided." As part of the first class VIP treatment, guests will be among the first to drive the new 2009 Porsche 911 Turbo. The challenging and scenic 2.38-mile track presents 16 turns, allowing guests to gain valuable driving experience alongside the elite Porsche drivers. "The event will be like no other Porsche event I've ever been involved with," said Buckley. "Having only 10 enthusiasts participate and five Porsche drivers, the guests will receive an unprecedented amount of one-on-one guidance that will surely lead to an unforgettable Porsche experience and the perfecting of their skills around a race track." The price for the Legends Course-which includes two nights at the Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa and dinner with the drivers on both nights, an entire day at the track and all ground transportation as well as custom mementos including a Porsche race helmet-is $9995.00. Those interested in learning more about this event can call 888--204--7474. Porsche's Sport Driving School offers high-performance driver education courses at the scenic Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham. Under the guidance of professional Porsche drivers from all types of racing backgrounds, participants learn about the true capabilities and performance Porsche cars offer while increasing their confidence and skill behind the wheel. Porsche Legends: Derek Bell: Winner of two World Sportscar Championship titles in 1985 and 1986, three in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1986-87 and 1989 and five victories at Le Mans in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987. Vic Elford: One of the world's great sports car drivers. Vic is one of only four drivers ever to record six major victories at the classic Nurburgring, in addition to wins at the Targa Floria, Sebring 12 Hour and Daytona 24 Hour events. Hurley Haywood: Five wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona, three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and two at the 12 Hours of Sebring are just a few of the most impressive statistics from Hurley's venerable career. Patrick Long: With two wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one at the 12 Hours of Sebring and three at the Petit Le Mans, Patrick has had immediate success in the top flight of international sports car racing. Brian Redman: Winner of 30 international races of longer than 6 hours or 1,000 km duration. Brian enjoyed 77 professional race wins on 36 circuits in 12 countries. He was a member of World Manufacturers' Championship winning teams in 1968 in the John Wyer Gulf Ford, in 1969 for Porsche, in 1970 for John Wyer Gulf Porsche and 1972 for Sefac Ferrari. Credit: Porsche cars NA 10/28/2008 + AJAC Declares The Best Cars And Trucks For 2009 ... Click + The Nilson Report Greetings all! The race season is almost over.  Road race is done, and thank goodness!  I have so many issues around scrutineering.  So much that needs to be improved. Solo 2 racing is done!  Good fun for the whole family.  Margaret did seven events in our family Subaru automatic station wagon.  Finished 8th overall in E-class and 9th as a rookie.  Autocross/solo2 is a very competitive event in Ottawa with some competitors coming from Toronto for the events.  Next year, we will see!  Margaret may go Solo 1 and or rally cross for the next season or both.  Looking for a good car to play with. Full results http://www.mco.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8565  Here is picture of Margaret at the end of the season. Still a smile on her face!   Margaret is now in her third year now at McGill University doing her business degree.  To keep her hand busy in motorsport, she has joined the Formula SAE team. The engineering students are building an open wheel race car to compete with other universities.  Amazing innovations from these students.  One university built their own engine from scratch.  A 600 cc V8!  Margaret is using her race car knowledge and her business acumen to move the FSAE team ahead.  A big challenge considering she is the only woman in a team of 40 year male engineers. Rally is almost done too. Mary and I have our last event November 8: a 4 hour TSD event north of Perth. Mary and I are first and second as Novices in this MCO based series.  The prize of a half price entry to Targa Newfoundland is too good to ignore!  If we get the opportunity, we would like to do the Targa in a vintage car - perhaps we can talk Helmut Teubler out of his 1960 DKW - with some support from Audi Canada?  Too soon to tell. Mary and I did celebrate the season end with a trip to Halifax.  We took the train overnight from Montreal.  We had a private room with our own shower.  Very nice!  We watched the sun set as we left Montreal.  I woke early, and with Mary, we watched the sun rise over the Gaspe Bay and Bay du Chaluers.  Very beautiful, and we were the only ones in the dome car at that time. In Halifax, we went to Pier 21.  This was the major immigration point in Canada after the war.  My parents came from Bremen in 1951 and landed there on August 4 in Canada.  We saw pictures of the ship they came on and some passengers documented their memories of the trip over.  Very emotional indeed! So back home now and considering our winter activity - CASC banquet? DAC Christmas party?  DAC AGM?  Looking forward to seeing everyone again!   Sincerely, Mike, with Mary and Margaret 10/17/2008 + Must read for F1 fans by Joe Saward ... Click 10/10/2008 + Gordon Kirby: Open letter to Bernie and Max... Click + Funny One ... Click 10/07/2008 + Fuel Pump Prices Plummet ... Click + Canadian GP Dropped for '09 FIA issue revised 2009 calendar On Tuesday Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, released an amended calendar for the 2009 world championship. A provisional schedule was released in June. The revised calendar sees the date for the Turkish Grand Prix changing from its original August slot to a June date, while the Canadian race has been dropped. In another revision, the Italian and Belgian races have swapped positions, with the Spa event now taking place on August 30, a fortnight before the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 13. The 18-race championship will reach its finale in mid November with the inaugural Abu Dhabi race. The revised 2009 calendar in full: 29 March Australia 5 April Malaysia 19 April Bahrain 10 May Spain 24 May Monaco 7 June Turkey 21 June Great Britain 28 June France 12 July Germany 26 July Hungary 23 August Europe (Valencia) 30 August Belgium 13 September Italy 27 September Singapore 11 October Japan 18 October China 1 November Brazil 15 November Abu Dhabi 10/06/2008 + Oshawa Motor Sports Club is promoting the 2009 ice race season by hosting an Introduction to Ice Racing at the Thirsty Penguin in the Ice Sports Arena, 1401 Philip Murray Ave, Oshawa Tuesday October 7 at 7 pm. It will be an interactive panel discussion featuring such topics as: A typical race weekend / location / schedule etc Car choice and preparation / tire choice / strengthening etc Driver preparation / clothing / licensing / training etc How to transport your car / paddocking etc. The meeting is free, and open to all, whether newbies or experienced drivers looking to pick up more tips or just to share. 10/04/2008 + Photos page updated (click "Photos" link at left) There will always be "disagreements" + October Meeting The "usual" meeting issues were dealt with yet again but I believe that we have indeed turned a corner in that decisions were made. Oh yeah, of course there will always be disagreements but I feel we progressed a long way at this meeting to coming up with new and viable solutions to long standing club issues that will help us move forward and revive the enthusiasm in this great club. Meeting In Progress at the Musket More on the October meeting and the outcome of decisions made at that meeting in future news postings  - Scott Miller     09/23/2008  + Pretty funny ...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIhGJyLR6TI + Riccardo Patrese info ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccardo_Patrese 09/16/2008 + Hello Everyone, It’s once again time for this year Children’s Wish Track day at Mosport on October 18th.  This will be the 16th year since I started this event and every year amazes me with the way people come together to donate there time, cars and money to support the Children’s Wish Foundation. We are looking forward to a huge day Rain or Shine! I would love to here from anyone that would be able to donate their time to help with registration, waivers and pit lane. I could use about 8 to 10 people. Last year we managed to raise almost $25,000 and this year we are aiming for $35,000. This would also be a record for us for this event. Here is the link to the event and more about the day. www.childrenswishraceday.com If anyone is interested in helping with the day, making a donation or would like to drive in this event please contact me. Please note to drive in this event you most hold a valid race license. Thanks,  Jeff Pabst Pfaff Autoworks Inc. General Manager jpabst@hjpfaff.com 905-715-7383 09/15/2008 Norris McDonald article in the Toronto Star Wheels Section this Saturday on the DAC 50th Anniversary ... Click 09/07/2008 Click photos link (left menu bar) to view photos of 50th Anniversary Celebration - courtesy Scott Miller   06/26/2008 Mosport Vintage Festival Photos ... Click 06/25/2008 Vintage Fatality at Mosport Sunday ... Click Mosport Vintage Festival Photos (no particluar order) Courtesy Scott Miller ... Click 06/16/2008 Below are links to the various race group pictures from Shannonville. It was a great weekend in spite of the rain for good racing & picture taking. Shannonville is a fun track to shoot at because you can get fairly close to the action in many areas. I still have a People N Paddock album to create with trophy presentations & other shots around the track. GT Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleGT CCTCC: http://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleCCTCC F1600: http://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleF1600 F1200/FL: http://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleF1200FL Vintage: http://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleVintage G70+: http://picasaweb.google.ca/picsbyvic/ShannonvilleG70 Vic MCO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Hello All I need a few able minds and bodies to help out with registration for the Ted Powell Weekend. I need one Deputy-Chief Registrar and about 5 or 6 Assistants for the following times: Friday June 25 - 4-9 pm Sat June 26 - 7-11am Sunday June 27 8-10 am As last year - Registration wil be held at Murphy's Landing, which means supper Friday night, as well as fresh coffee and real breakfast Saturday and Sunday. As well - once registration closes - all workers are free to enjoy the weekend at the track. You will still get lunch at the track as well as the regular volunteer perks. Please contact me at my email below: JP Walsh Sales Representative REMAX metro-city realty ltd., brokerage 101-2255 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON K2B 7Z5 613.596.5353 (B) 613.596.4495 (F) 613.862.8620 (M) jpwalsh@remaxottawa.com POSITION AVAILABLE We are looking for a Judge of Fact for the Second Annual Ted Powell Memorial Race in July. This position requires someone who has the ability to observe and then report exactly what was seen and to describe it accurately and dispassionately. That could include overseeing race starts plus other any other race-related activities as directed by the Clerk of the Course. The decisions of the Judge of Fact are generally taken as being totally correct, non-protestable and non-appealable so it is a very key position as defined in the rules. For more information, please contact me at terrydale@rogers.com  or at 613-298-3692. Terry Dale Clerk of the Course Second Annual Ted Powell Memorial Race  For the Ted Powell race weekend July 26-27, I will be responsible for on-track services. This includes restoring tire barriers, picking up stray bits from cars that have had an “off” and liaising with the towing service. Your help is needed to make this year’s racing even more successful than last year’s. If you’re prepared to have a ringside seat for the action and get your hands dirty a few times, please volunteer to help us out. You can e-mail me at “dpimotorsports at yahoo dot ca” and tell me your name, phone number and how many days you can help. Activities would begin at roughly 7 AM and conclude between 5 and 6 PM, with refreshments provided by the club. Thanks in advance for your support Peter 1977 Porsche 911S/Carrera 3.0 1978 Fiat 124 Spider 1993 Mazda MX-3 rally car 2002 Dodge Ram 4 x 4 pbrownhill Corner Meister   06/02/2008 Get out to the DAC monthly meeting this Wednesday, June 4th - 8pm !!! (at the Musket, 40 Advance Rd., Etobicoke - MAP) There's really a lot going on right now about our upcoming 50th anniversary as a car club and you need to be involved! As you read this, plans are being laid for an anniversary celebration this fall. 05/31/2008 Klaus Bartels' VW Bug For Sale ... Details                   5/22/2008 Gravenhurst Antique and Classic Car Show View Flyer (PDF file 221KB)... Click Car Show Application Form (DOC file 123KB, choose "SAVE" when prompted) ... Click 5/21/2008 Short Report From Mosport May 24 Weekend Photo courtesy Scott Miller I was at Mosport this past Sunday afternoon along with Mike Evans to watch the "main events". Nobody was there! I counted 20 people at corner 2! It rained heavily all afternoon. The biggest ticket were the TDI VW races and most of them slid off corners 1, 2 and 3 on the first lap because they all went out on slicks! Elizabeth Sommers emails: "The TDI did have rain tires, unfortunately they were using them on Saturday and the rain stopped and the track dried up when they were out.  When they came in the tires were "chewed up" and were useless.  So they had no real option except to go out on the slicks on Sunday" Photo courtesy Scott Miller The only other big deal of the weekend were the two enormous portable buildings that VW erected. They started building on Monday morning and finished them Thursday night. The one on the left in the photo is complete with A/C and heating, bay doors, hard walls and solid roof and full floors. Scott Miller: scoty@rogers.com   Revision of Ontario Street Racing Legislation It's very important that all who value their rights in this country have a read of this very short article and sign the petition ... Click   05/17/2008 Email Martin: martinhoeschele@yahoo.ca   05/08/2008 Photos from last night's meeting at The Musket ... Click 05/07/2008 Monthly meeting tonite 8pm sharp. Hello!  I am a vice president of RallySport Ontario, and I figured some of your members might enjoy entering a car rally.  It's a fun way to spend a day with your car and a teammate.  For navigational rallies, all that's needed is a street-legal car with plates, ownership, and insurance, and a team of driver and navigator.  Lots of information about rallying and other events is on the RallySport Ontario web page, http://www.rallysport.on.ca    Click on the frame link to "beginner resources" for information for a first-time rallyist. All the Ontario Road Rally Cup events have routebooks for novice teams, and there are always experts on hand at registration to give last-minute pointers to beginners.  There are two events coming up in May, and if you could publish information about them in your newsletter perhaps some of your members will want to give it a try! The Blossom Rally on May 10 is being organized by the Kitchener-Waterloo Rally Club, and the flyer is online at http://www.kwrc.on.ca/events/blossom/flyer2008.html. The Discover Ontario Car Rally on May 31 is being organized by the Toronto Autosport Club, and the flyer is at http://www.rallysport.on.ca/index.php?fuseaction=site.details&id=336 Thanks very much ! --Rita Moore orrc@ca.inter.net   5/01/2008 This coming Wednesday is your monthly meeting at The Musket Restaurant, 40 Advance Rd. in Etobicoke - 8PM SHARP! Once again Andy Boosey will be doing door prize draws!!! See you there! You got anything you want to bring and share with your fellow DAC after the meeting bring it on! Status Report on D.A.C. Archives - by Mike Nilson ... Click (PDF file) May 1959 D.A.C. Newsletter - Mike Nilson ... Click (PDF file) 04/16/2008 Dave King, the Region Chief Scrutineer announces the 2008 CASC-OR Scrutineering Training School. This school will be held on Saturday April 26/2008 at 12:30 PM at Toronto Tirecraft, 126 Peelar Rd.,Vaughan, Ontario. Attendees are asked to bring their own chairs and any "snacks" they may want for themselves. Previously and current Licensed Scrutineers and others interested in what the Scrutineering role is about are invited to attend. Dave is grateful to Jeff Wenzel of Toronto Tirecraft and to Jeff's  staff for graciously making their facility available for the school. 04/13/2008 DAC Go Kart Nite Report ... Click 04/12/2008 New DAC webpage listing Ontario Race Tracks. A permanent link to this page is listed on the "Links" page ... Click 04/10/2008 ASN Canada Issues Statement Regarding FIA President Max Mosely ... Click 04/09/2008 DAC Go Kart night this Saturday April 12th at Grand Prix Kartways 75 Carl Hall Road, Bay 3 Unit #9 Downsview Park Toronto 416-638-5278 MAP   Please arrive at 6pm to leave time for registration and a driver's meeting, we hit the track shortly after 7:00. Cost is $55 per person, any number can come. We will be running a Mini GP format that affords each driver 2 x ~10 minute on track sessions. This doesn't sound like much track time, but I thought it best to go with the Mini GP since this is our first time at this facility. These are high powered electric Go Karts and this is a quality venue.   Please be sure to read the safety rules, http://www.gpkartways.com/safety_rules.html and if you like, print and fill out the waiver and bring it along. http://www.gpkartways.com/PDF/GPK-Waiver-Final-Dec-18-06.pdf   Cheers!   Rick Creuzburg: creuzburgr@aecl.ca   02/28/2008 Mike Nilson has been working at developing the historical archives for the D.A.C. There will soon be a dedicated page here on the website. For now here's a little taste, it's the oldest newsletter we have on record ... Click (650KB PDF file) Mike Nilson's February Historical Archive newsletter ... Click (115KB PDF file)   02/06/2008 The DAC hosted SACond round of the ice race series came off with but one hitch - Rainer Brezinka suffered a "mini" stroke Sunday and is now recovering in hospital. Thanks to all who helped to make the weekend a terrific success. The annual Awards Banquet was held this past Saturday at the Gull On The Grill in Minden Ontario much to everyone's eating pleasure. Thanks to my wife Judy Miller for organizing that. Thanks also to Gianni Biral for presenting the awards and Rick Creuzburg for performing the MC duties.  Award Recipients: Ice Race Champion Trophy: Terry Dalton Old Timer Award: Ahmad Khodcar President's Choice Award: Rick Creuzburg Beaver Trophy: Scott Miller Overall Race Champ Award: Nick Majors Sylvia Schulz Trophy: Ralph Klingmann Klaus Bartels Memorial Cup: Andrew Majik car#155         For more photos see the Photos page Mike Nilson has taken on the daunting task of sifting through the mountains of DAC historical information (all types of media), organizing and bringing it into a form of archival order. We hope to have some snippets soon to post here of what's to come and in the future there will be an online representation of Mike's ongoing labours. Anyone with historical DAC info should contact Mike at mnilson@mcubed.ca he also frequently requires an interpreter - volunteers welcome. 01/31/2008 Welcome new members Dave Darrow from Etobicoke, Margaret McClure from Ottawa and returning member Remi Klichta from Courtice. 01/28/2008 First weekend of ice racing a roaring success. Read a report on the weekend with highlites of the first time out with the new Toyota MR2 by Scott Miller ... Click DAC Awards Dinner this Saturday, February 2nd at 7PM at the "Grill On The Gull" Restaurant in Minden Ontario. The restaurant is located north end of the main street in Minden just before you cross over the bridge over the Gull River. 01/21/2008 Rennsport Reunion #3 (Article reprinted from Vintage Motorsport magazine - PDF file 1.4MB) ... Click DAC monthly meeting door prizes are back! Purchase draw tickets before 8pm meeting start (please note tickets will not be available after meeting starts). Tickets will be sold at $2 each or 3 for $5, prices are to go towards upgrading prizes as more people show up. DAC hosted icerace weekend and awards dinner in Minden is coming up February 2nd and 3rd - plan to be there! 01/07/2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! Your new executive listing has been updated click the "EXEC" link to view. Just a reminder that monthly club meetings start at 8PM -sharp! This page has been archived, click the "News Archives" link at the bottom of this page for prior entries. Ice Racing is fast approaching. Please take some time to fill out your membership application and send it to me. If you don't have your DAC "Presse" handy, the application form can be downloaded from  www.deutscherautoclub.ca/membership.htm or I can email you one.  Postdated cheques to mid January are acceptable. Thanks, Ralph Klingmann DAC Membership 12/06/2007 The Christmas Dinner was a hit! Plenty attended and all had a great time - I still can't believe how good the food is at the Musket! For a few photos ... Click Your 2008 Executive is as follows ... President: Gianni Biral Vice President: Andy Boosey Treasurer: Irene Ott Membership and Competition: Ralph Klingmann SACretary: Stefan Haas Effective Jan 1st, 2008. ("Exec" webpage will be updated Jan 1st, 2008) 12/01/2007 Canadian Race Communications Association (CRCA) 50th Anniversary Celebration... Click DAC Christmas Dinner at the Musket this Wednesday Dec 5th, 2007, Members Only, RSVP ASAP to Irene Ott 11/17/2007 MOSPORT HISTORIC CAN-AM JUNE 20-22, 2008 - from Mike Jennings... Click 11/11/2007 CASC-OR Race Workshop Notes - courtesy Candace Calder - Competition Director 2007 ... Click 11/04/2007 DAC elections this Wed. Nov 7. If you cannot attend you are encouraged to use this proxy  ... Click 0/28/2007 Ice Race Schedule for 2008. DAC weekend is Feb 02/03 ... Click More photos of the 2007 DAC Fun Rally posted by Sue Payne ... More Annual General Meeting and Elections - Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 at the Musket Restaurant, 40 Advance Rd., Etobicoke  Advertisers link added to right side bar on the Epresse web page. If you wish to have your business card and link to your website displayed then email me a copy of your business card image and the URL of your website. scoty@rogers.com Entertaining website: "Formula One Rejects - where we salute those at the back of the F1 grid, and give them the recognition they deserve!"  ... More New photos added ... Click Does anyone have any other pictures than these of either of these two cars? If so email Rob (CMSHG) at robm@gto.net Duval's 906 or Brezinka/Hirsch 908 ... Click for Photos The sights and sounds of Goodwood 2007. Courtesy of Bill Colson ... part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYRVJ1UA2j8 part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpL9tOgrRvc part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86HebnNXDSg part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqxFyILbh30 "Latest News" has been archived   9/28/2007 75th Annual Fun Rally A Great Success ! Never wander off the approved rally course - click the photo for a short video Thanks Uli and indeed thanks to all volunteers for their time and for an excellent presentation - did you guys also have something to do with the fantastic weather and scenery? And a great time at the apres rally party with loads of BBQ sausage! I am looking forward to next year's already. 2007 Fun Rally Results ... More  For photos click the Photos link on the left hand menu 9/21/2007 Welcome to the following new members: DURDA, Paul     SCARBOROUGH, ON     Co-Driver with Gary Browne WEIDNER, Fred     ETOBICOKE, ON     Friend of Uli Bitterlich Watkins Glen Vintage Festival 2007 photos (Courtesy Scott Miller) ... More ALMS Mosport 2007 photos (Courtesy Scott Miller) ... More 75th Annual Fun Rally Reminder ... More 8/06/2007 Canadian Motorsport Museum (is having) our second annual Festival of Speed to be held at Mosport on Monday, August 13th. Among other professional race drivers making an appearance and giving lessons on will be Scott Goodyear and Elliott Forbes Robinson. Hope to see you there! ... More Cheers, John R. Wright (Click photo for larger image) Photos courtesy Scott Miller DAC monthly meeting turns into a brouhaha  ... More ... Even More .... Ok One More At least everyone seems to be having a great time.   7/06/2007 DAC member Steffan Haas racing a TQ (Three Quarter) Midget car this Sat., July 7th at Flamboro Speedway, racing starts at 6pm  ... Click In related news: Race recap from Grand Bend Speedway where Steffan finished 5th in the TQ Midget  ... Click SOS (Southern Ontario Sprint) cars at Brighton this weekend, DAC member Terry Dalton will be working the pit for car #5 - Sat., July 7th at 7pm ... Click 6/29/2007 Video: Horst Kroll - 2007 Vintage Festival ... Click Video: F1 Cars - 2007 Vintage Festival ... Click Courtesy Scott Miller 6/28/2007 2007 Mosport 40th Vintage Festival pics... Click Courtesy Scott Miller 6/20/2007 Shannonville 2007 Race Report ... Click 6/13/2007 Welcome to the following new member: DOFF, Greg   MISSISSAUGA, ON 6/10/2007 75th Running of the Annual Fun Rally ... Click Pics from the Shannonville CRDA weekend 2007 ... Click Courtesy Rick Creuzburg News & Reviews of German and other country's cars ... Click TV Race Schedules link .. Click 4/16/2007 Welcome to the following members: McALLISTER, Bob, Markham, ON, New member HUMMEL, Steve, Kitchener, ON, Returning after 3 years    EVANS, Michael, Ajax, ON, Returning after 2 years    4/15/2007 The first DAC indoor Kart night a roaring success ... Photo courtesy Scott Miller (missing from photo) Splendid facilities although the karts need to be updated. All had lots of fun. Those in attendance (in no particular order): Event Organizer: Rick Creuzburg (thank you), Mike Evans, Mike, Yuko and Toshio Illiescu, Brian Hunter, Ian Lok, Severen Haas, Ed Moody, Martin Hoeschele,  Steff Haas, Terry Dalton, Lisa Shaw, Dan Bucknam, Gianni Biral, Irene Ott, Anthony Biral, Robert Falke, Ralph Klingmann, Scott Miller. Click the pic below for a short video of DAC member Terry Dalton doing an unsanctioned hot lap ... Terry Dalton Does a Hot Lap (4MB wmv) Photo courtesy Scott Miller     4/07/2007 There will be a get together of Jim Paulson's Racing Friends,  April 19th, 7.30 PM.  at The Musket Restaurant, 40 Advance Road,  Etobicoke   M8Z 2T4 ( off  Kipling between QEW & Bloor St ) for more info...contact Ken Graham. 905 336 7354 3/21/2007 IT'S OFFICIAL !!! The first DAC indoor Kart night will be held Saturday April 14 at 6:00pm at   http://www.f1toronto.ca/index.html   F1 Toronto 95 The East Mall (formerly Prokart indoor kartway NE corner of North Queen St and East Mall) Etobicoke, ON Canada 416-236-KART (5278)   Cost to enter the race is $45 Just show up There is a brand new bar on the premises for us to cruise into after the races - The Brickyard BBQ. Bring your own helmet if you prefer.  Rick Creuzburg   0/09/2007 Welcome new member Kurt Smilovsky to the club and returning member Allan DeWolfe Photo link added to the photos page. Now have email addresses for Joerg Bolik and Cam Newlands 3/01/2007 January ePresse Available Online ... Click 2/28/2007 Toronto Star Wheels Article "Jim Paulson - A Priceless Friend Of Racing" by Norris McDonald ... Click SACnews Ice Race Report for TAC Weekend ... Click The New Audi A5 / S5 -First Official Details ... Click 2/19/2007 From Candace Calder: "I believe this is being offered to all involved in local motorsports, including DACsters and SACsters. Contact Dave for more details." The OMSC Group Tire Buy ( March ) is set up now. So tell everyone to get their orders for RA-1's and Hoosiers together.  If anybody wants tires NOW contact me for pricing and availability. For the LOW pricing the buyer is asked to run the Toyo or Hoosier decals. Dave Stokes 416-580-2159 www.omsc.ca 2/12/2007 Ice Race Report By Alex Bartels for the DAC weekend... Click 02/09/2007 This year, I am coordinating the staffing of the CASC booth at the Canadian International Autoshow. The show runs from Friday February 16 to Sunday Feb 25, from 10:30am to 10:00pm. Shifts run for 4 hours each (10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, 6pm-10pm). Contact me directly if you are interested in working. Drop me a line and let me know which shift works best for you, and you will get a free pass that's good for the day you're working. Our booth will be beside the Rally Sport Ontario and Targa Newfoundland booths (similar to last year's display). We'll have a Formula car and a race car on display We will be glad to hand out any of your club event flyers. If you have anything to distribute, please get it to Steve at the office by Feb 14. Email me with their preferred shift. Let me know if you like to work (or not work) with anyone.! Thanks,   Rob McAuley Past President, Toronto Autosport Club Voice - - (416) 478-4320 Toronto Autosport Club Fax - - (845) 432-0413 2016 Scenic Point Internet - - pastpresident@torontoautosportclub.ca Burlington, ON L7P 4W2   2/02/2007 DAC ice racer's annual awards dinner this Sat. night -  same venue as last year: The Highlands Motel 11 km north of Minden on the west side of Hwy #35 15102 Hwy #35 705-489-3111. http://www.highlandsmotel.com/ 2/01/2007 2 Ice Racers for Sale and misc. tires/rims... Click 01/30/2007 Welcome Steven Scala to the DAC. His profile has been added to the members page. 01/29/2007 Mindenhammer icerace reports for PMSC weeekend ... Click 01/25/2007 Mindenhammer looking good for this upcoming first weekend - to read report ... Click Scrutineers needed for this weekend on Saturday morning at 7AM. This weekend's host is PMSC 01/22/2007 Mindenhammer report ... Click Canadian Motorsports Expo news release ... Click 01/18/2007 This weekend's ice race cancelled. To keep up to date about cancellations visit the CASC web site's icerace forum ... Click   The Minden Kinsmen have requested that anyone able to help with track building this weekend are welcome, they really need to boost their efforts this weekend ... Click   Anyone can make a donation in Klaus' memory. Donate by Mail, Fax, Phone or Online ..... Cheques can be sent to: Toronto Association for Community Living c/o Bette Bowers 1712 Ellesmere Rd. Scarborough, ON   M1H 2V5 Make cheque payable to: "Toronto Association for Community Living" Please note "For Scarborough Division in memory of Klaus Bartels" You can download a donation form at: www.communitylivingtoronto.ca You can donate online at www.cacl.ca/english/donate Thanks, Ralph Klingmann   01/11/2007 Please welcome the following new members to DAC: GRAHAM, Ken from Burlington, ON GRAHAM, Gail from Burlington, ON Wife of Ken (information provided by Ralph Klingman - membership) Your information has been added to our emailing list. Please send me pics of yourself and your ride and I will add you to the members page ... scoty@rogers.com (webmaster) 01/10/2007 There is now an online Guest Book which all are encouraged to sign and it will be given to the family as a memorial of how Klaus touched our lives over the years ... Click Photo courtesy Andy Hughes Klaus Bartels with son Chris in passenger seat, Ice Racing at Minden. There is a nice tribute thread developing for Klaus from fellow ice racers at the CASC forum pages ... Click I will print a copy in a week or so and deliver to the family as a keepsake. 01/09/2007 Photo courtesy Rick Creuzburg Toronto Star Obituary For: BARTELS, Klaus – Honorary President of the Deutscher Automobil Club.  Suddenly at his home on January 8th, 2007, at the age of 79.  Klaus is survived by his loving wife Ruth and sons Bernd (Germany), Chris and Alex, father-in-law of Shoba and devoted grandfather to Christians and Alexa.  Survived by his brothers Joachim, Volker and his sister Sybille, all of Germany.  Having emigrated to Canada in 1956, Klaus always considered himself a proud Canadian who loved his adoptive country.  In keeping with Klaus’ spirit, the family asks that you do not mourn their loss, but share with them in the celebration that was Klaus’ life.  Klaus stood for integrity, comradeship, and the guarantee of never a dull moment.  Family and Friends will be received at the Giffen-Mack “Scarborough” Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 4115 Lawrence Ave East, West Hill (one block west of Kingston Road) 416-281-6800 on Friday, January 12th, 2007 from 11:00 AM until time of service in the chapel at 1:30 PM.  Interment private.  If so desired, donations in Klaus’ memory may be made to their Association for Community Living “Scarborough Division”.   Photo courtesy Ed Moody   Klaus Bartels, 1975 at Mosport   01/08/2007 10:13am - from Rick Creuzburg DAC Meeting Jan 3 2007... Many thanks to David and Mark Swain of the OMSC who graciously drove down from Port Perry to give us a DVD presentation of the 2006 Targa Newfoundland. The film is a collection of in-car footage through the windshield of the Team Targa C6 Corvette piloted by Mark Swain and co-driver / car owner Mike Bell. David and Mark also answered questions and provided further insight to this very unique, and possibly endangered event. David also brought along two jugs of Mobil 1 oil as draw prizes. We also signed up 3 new members, Andy Boosey, Terry Dalton, and Kyle Jensen WELCOME gentlemen!   current news items will now appear here on this the home page as oppossed to the ePresse page. Only the electronic version of the DAC Presse will be available on the ePresse page. If you have any news items of interest to the DAC please email at scoty@rogers.com   Martin Chenhall passes Martin Chenhall, an executive at General Motors for many years who was largely responsible for the creation of the GM/Player's Challenge Series, died in December after suffering a head injury. He was 70. Everybody who knew him is invited to attend a "Celebration of Marty's Life" at the Whitby Yacht Club next Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. 12/06/06 DAC  members and friends, Just a reminder about tonight's Christmas dinner at the Musket at 7:00 pm. We have reserved the elevated section in the restaurant. The menu is as follows: you can have anything as long as it's schnitzel. Following the dinner there will be a short club meeting to be followed by a special vintage racing video presentation - see DAC members in action! Prost unt *Frohe Weihnachten* Rick Creuzburg   10/24/06 Nominations for CASC-OR election of members to Board Of Directors Nov 11th More... DAC Christmas party will be held at the Musket the same night as the December monthly meeting - Wednesday Dec 6th, 2006 10/18/06 D.A.C. elections are to be held at the November meeting Annual Fun Rally has been cancelled for this year due to serious illness of our event organizer Uli Bitterlich. 10/10/06 SCCA Runoffs - Live timing ... more 10/09/06 Scott Miller sharing photos from the 2006 Zippo Vintage races at Watkins Glen... more 10/08/06 Photos of Celebration weekend from Mosport ... more .... still more .... even more 10/07/06 Update on Paul Laurence who was injured at Corner 3 during Celebration of Motorsport weekend at Mosport. (Courtesy www.eformulacarnews.com )... more still more 10/05/06 Rick Creuzburg posted video from Mosport ... more 09/19/06 Oktoberfest 2006 ... more 09/12/06 1000 ft.pounds of torque!.... more   09/07/06 Al Wilke update from Sue Payne ... Update #21 08/29/06   08/29/06 Al Wilke update from Sue Payne ... Update #20 08/29/06   08/25/06 Mike Ryan and Dave Watson test their 924 Turbo GTR in California ... Click 08/23/06 D.A.C. member Al Wilke had heart surgery July 13th and is now at home. Click links below for an updates from Sue Payne on his progress. Update #19 08/21/06 Update #18 08/15/06 Update #17 08/08/06   Back to home page	S/\CEWE ! scoty@rogers.com