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Message started by FWEIDNER on 09/19/6 at 17:10:14

Title: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by FWEIDNER on 09/19/6 at 17:10:14

Announcing: Rally-X Practice at new Barrie Facility – Oct 7

The Maple Leaf Rally Club ( MLRC) is hosting a Rally-X PRACTICE at our new facility in Barrie.

We are also working on another larger facility in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, west of Peterborough.

Cost: $60.00

Requirements: CARS Rally-X rules apply. Please see the following links:

http://www.carsrally.ca/CARSRally/LinkClick.aspx?link=CARS2006e_Sprint.pdf&mid=362

http://www.carsrally.ca/CARSRally/LinkClick.aspx?link=06-2EF.pdf&mid=362

Note: a Snell or SA 1995 or higher helmet is required.

Recommended: Bring a clipboard for the track walk, a folding chair, rain gear if necessary, water, food, etc.

Snow or gravel tires are recommended

Date: Oct 7, 2006

Location: R. J. Motorsports , Barrie Ontario, 1633 Old Second South RR1

NOTE: As this is a residential area, all roads off the #400 leading to the track are QUIET ZONES.

No speeding, high rev's, etc.

If we fail to heed this, we may be without a track in the future!!

See the following link for directions:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&sll=44.498464,-79.71405&sspn=0.05216,0.1157&q=rj+motosport+park&ie=UTF8&om=0&z=11&ll=44.534696,-79.691391&spn=0.208509,0.462799&iwloc=A

Track:

1.2 km of groomed gravel and dirt with approx. 20 ft of elevation change. Track will be run both in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. Approx. 13 corners with several wide hairpin turns.

Track Map:

Please see the following link:

http://i10.tinypic.com/3yq5yzr.jpg

SCHEDULE:

Gate opens: 9:00 a.m.

Tech & Registration: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

MANDITORY Driver’s Meeting: 10:00 – 10:15

Track Walk: 10:30 – 11:00 am

Start of Practice: 11:00 a.m.

No Lunch Break , bring your own or local deli near Horseshoe Valley

End of Practice: 3:30 p.m.

Gate closes: 4:00 p.m.

See you there!!

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by dtompsett on 09/19/6 at 22:16:38

Well... hope the car is finished in time... this would be a great break-in before Lanark.

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by suprf1y on 09/19/6 at 23:29:41

Why so expensive?
Thats 50% more than the series.

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by FWEIDNER on 09/20/6 at 07:17:25

Even at that price, the club is just breaking even.

The reason Bancroft is so cheap is that the town gives us use of the property for free.

There is also a sponsor, offsetting some of the costs.

Compare to lapping days at a track ( $150-$250 / day), performance rallies ( $400- $500.00), etc., this IS cheap.

When you add up all the costs, it's actually cheaper than Bancroft if you are from southern ontario.

3 hrs to bancroft = about a tank of gas each way at $50.00 plus $40.00 fee = $140.00.

So at $60.00, only 1 hr from Toronto, it's about 1/2 price!

In my humble opinion, I would rather spend less TOTAL money and have more seat time.

That's I way I see it anyways.

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by canuck69 on 09/20/6 at 08:14:39

Too far from Ottawa :(

Wait, I'll be in Toronto that weekend :D

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by Nikola on 09/20/6 at 09:06:32

Do we need to sign up somewhere, or is this for whoever shows up?

(Also, did anybody make a nice set of notes whileyou were scouting...? ;D )

Awesome work Fred -- thanks! :)

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by suprf1y on 09/20/6 at 13:16:26

So how many runs are you expecting, then?
I was comparing to autocross, which is typically about half that.

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by Schwabe on 09/20/6 at 16:27:04

Nothing wrong at all with $60!
October 7th? I guess I'd better get moving then.

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by Nikola on 09/22/6 at 10:02:39

/Nikola checks the name of the club at top of the page

...you're comparing it with autocross??

;D :P ;D

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by dtompsett on 09/22/6 at 11:05:00

Autocross has pilons.... rallycross sometimes has pilons.

Only difference is our course tends to change a lot between runs... those ruts can get deeeeep. (hope the Barrie track is a little harder ground).

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by suprf1y on 09/22/6 at 13:01:04

Nikola wrote on 09/22/6 at 10:02:39:

/Nikola checks the name of the club at top of the page

...you're comparing it with autocross??

;D :P ;D

Totally.
Its alot closer to that than the roadracing, and stage rally that he compared it to before he edited the post.
Call me cheap, but if you get 4 runs, thats $15 a run.
Doesn't that seem steep?

Title: Re: Rally-X Practice, Barrie – Oct 7
Post by Nikola on 09/22/6 at 15:02:37

Steep? Dunno; considering that I only get to do it a max of 3-4 times a year (on a properly closed/legal/insured area...), I'd pay more than that for any seat time... plus, of course, the travel to bancroft is additional expense not only in terms of gas money, but also in terms of time. Finally, I think they're hoping to get more than 4 runs in a day, but that'll all depend. I suppose, selfishly, it's that much better for me if not too many people come ;)

(And as for similarity to Autocross - again, a personal thing, seeing as I have close to no interest in Solo2 and a huge interest in rallycrosses :-> )