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We recently traveled to another city to check out a new barrier system and while there, checked out some full motion Sims. We were wildly impressed and after a few months of research, we just bought 4 rigs. Our rigs have 3 Samsung 32" curved gaming monitors, Heusinkveld pedals, Heusinkveld handbrake, VNM shifter, Simucube wheel (F1 wheel and round wheel) and D-Box Haptic system (actuators) and Sparco seat. I'll post pictures when they are all set up but here's a pic of the one we test drove on our visit. Our rigs will have a GT seating position. 2 of them are full motion and 2 are stationary because we think some people will not want to pay for the full motion. If we're wrong, we can add the actuators to the two stationary rigs. The rigs can be linked to each other or run independantly. iRacing and Assetto Corsa will both be available. They should be up and running mid-April

Hello All, My name is Alexander James and I have started competing in Auto X this season. I drive the RHD - NC Miata. (Still in Novice 😛 ) In my day to day, I shoot photos for a living, and Zach and Rob have asked me to shoot Auto X events. From now on, when I am registered, I will shoot as well. Unfortunately I can only shoot the group outside of what I am registered in, but over time, I will make sure to shoot everyone's cars. The link is below for my images. Please let me know if you have any questions. All photos are free to use for whatever you would like! I know everyone likes seeing their cars in action, and this is a great way to do it! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EEXNw_GwvjPBf5VZaMdqOHhYSNp0isfQ?usp=sharing UPDATE: Event 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 in this link. -Alex.

I am pleased to announce that we have secured a sponsor for the 2024 Fire on Ice Series. As part of Nomad Digital Production, the Minus Forty Racing team will be both sponsoring and documenting our winter race action. Please join me in thanking Damon and his team for the generous support of our winter ice racing series!

Hey All. Life's been busy, but better late than never - especially with the season that really wasn't. The shots from CPTC. My Digital Gallery to the event can be found here - Gallery Link The entire album can be downloaded in a zip format here (use a computer for best results, not a mobile device) - Download Link

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Icelandic Pursuit Races held in Gimli on March 2nd as part of our season finale event. Special thanks to Wayne & Nicole Schellekens for the unenviable task of trying to time/score and track the results of these crazy races! Studded Class: #56 - Aaron Stumpf #4 - Brandon Rehill #9 - Lee McRae Street Safe Class: #999 - Mike Gordon #2 - Al Marcoux #47 - Steve Leiding

Thanks to everyone who came out to our final ice event weekend at Gimli. Unfortunately mother nature really didn't want us on the ice for both days as the blizzard Saturday night created a complete whiteout on the lake Sunday morning forcing the cancelation of our racing and all outdoor festival activities. Thanks as well to all those who also partook in our Saturday night Volunteer Appreciation Dinner Banquet. We had a record turnout both on the ice and in the banquet room! Special thanks to Ryan Lysak for his generous donation of a beautiful hand-forged knife that was raffled off to one of our lucky volunteers.

Sorted through my photos from the event, a few great shots of all the cars lapping. Hope to see everyone out again for future events! https://www.flickr.com/photos/198607215@N07/albums/72177720314062334/

Congratulations to each of the 4 Class Winners! The conclusion of the 2023 Autocross season brings with it a thrilling final leaderboard, marked by intense podium battles across all classes. Notably, the Mixed class saw a gripping showdown with dual 2nd place finishers and a closely fought battle for 3rd place. In both Novice and Street classes, the top three podium finishes seemed like mirror images, with each position separated by a remarkably similar points difference. Meanwhile, the Modified class delivered an equally impressive battle for the top spots. What truly leaves us in awe is the influx of newcomers this year, with a staggering 69 new faces in the Novice class. Your participation have made the 2023 season truly extraordinary one! We look forward to have you back again and again in 2024! 2023 AX Leaderboard 2023.9.24.pdf

I was more than pleasantly surprised to find 55 other entrants when I showed up at yesterday’s autocross. That’s right, 55 which must be some kind of a record for St. Andrews. Just wanted to thank the organizers for getting the A, B, C run groups set up and managing to get all of us through the day, albeit a long one, without incident. A special thanks to Helix for being able to juggle several balls at once, while still managing to get in some racing. Incredible guy! Speaking of “didn’t see it coming” I also didn’t see the wall of cones coming as I drove towards the pinch. Oh well, now I’ve got my little buddy to remind me of this super fun day.

Hello, Below is the public link for all of my photos for this season at Auto X. Event #1 is live! I will try to be at as many events as possible this year to provide high quality images for the group. As always, its great meeting new people at events. I drive the little Grey - RHD NC1 Miata so please say hi if you would like. All images are free for use. I do it for the club! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rErX5m95ubzWJ-RwiZR2Ai693aDBQCsl?usp=sharing -Alex.

Current Time Attack Records From 2021 - 2023 season if you see any mistakes or want to add info to a ranking comment below GMP Time attack records .pdf

A big thank you to all that helped make our 2024 Fire on Ice Race & Drift season a success. Mother Nature definitely did not treat us kind and threw everything at us from a -44 wind chill day (Lake Shirley) to plus temperatures with no snow (Lake Shirley a month later) and then finally capped it off with a 70km/h blizzard (Gimli). Despite only being able to host 4 drift days and 3 race days everyone managed to still hit the ice with all the passion and spirit that only true Manitoba winter motorsport enthusiasts have. With a record number of 36 entries at our final event day along with 43 people attending our Volunteer Appreciation Banquet I look back at the season with nothing but admiration for all those who participated and supported our club and ice race/drift season. The Ice Drift group continues to grow in popularity and is proving to be a huge fan favorite with their display of ice drifting and driving skills. We seem to be building a solid core group of dedicated club members that are returning to every event every time. I love it. The inaugural season for the newly created Street Safe Class proved very successful with 5 new racers and several returning racers and we are confident that this series will continue to grow going forward as one of the cheapest and easiest to enter door to door racing competitive motorsport that can be found anywhere. The Studded Race Class continues to provide the high adrenalin ice racing action that everyone enjoys and despite mechanical issues plaguing some cars, as usual the racing was close and the championship was decided on the last race of the season. As always, the biggest thanks has to go out to our fabulous group of volunteers. Without them none of these events would be possible! Hope to see everyone out again for the 2025 Fire on Ice Race & Drift extravaganza!

No, I’m not talking about the Jets. It was our Club that scored another successful ice race weekend and, yep, it was all because of teamwork. Can’t say enough about the effort put in by our ice race event organizers and all the planning that has to be done. Kudos to Mike, Steve, Tim and others for making these events happen. Thanks also to Dason and Al for making these events fun for the volunteers. I never realized there was so much behind the scenes work that has to happen before we can come out and have fun. I had the opportunity to work alongside some of these awesome people this weekend at Beausejour and help set up and teardown the course. There is so-o-o much to be done and that’s where the teamwork comes in. Also wanted to give a shoutout to the Schellekens (and Tow Mater), who don’t normally get recognized for their hard work all weekend. You might think they just sit in heated truck all day, but no, there’s much more that goes on before and after the event. And, talk about doing the heavy lifting, guess who was dragging and setting up the heavy strings of chicane tires and heaving hay bales? No, not Wayne; it was Nicole! So much for child labour laws (ha-ha just kidding). Nicole, you’re definitely getting my vote for the hardest working person award. Weebly

Stumbled across this picture on the web.....absolutely classic! This apparently was taken in 1965 on the Red River at St Adolphe. The thought of ice racing a Jaguar XKE is mind blowing! Close behind him is a Morris 1100 and a Mini 850. Only in Manitoba.....

See latest post for the latest, Event #1 result has been recalculated due to an error on PAX index. "PAX" - Overall results across all classes ranked with PAX index adjustments "Class" - Class results ranked with PAX index adjustments "Raw" - Overall results across all classes ranked by Raw times

Mark your calendars . . . Event #1 - Sunday, May 5 Event #2 - Saturday, May 11 Event #3 - Sunday, June 2 Event #4 - Saturday, June 15 Ladies First Autocross School - Saturday, June 22 Performance Driving School - Saturday, July 13 Event #5 - Sunday, July 14 Event #6 - Sunday, July 28 Event #7 - Sunday, August 11 Event #8 - Saturday, August 24 Event #9 - Saturday, September 7 Event #10 - Sunday, September 8 Event #11 - Saturday, September 14 Event #12 - Sunday, September 15 Event #13 - Sunday, September 29 End of Year Wrap-Up at Rec Room - Saturday, October 19th (evening)

Congratulations to Dylan Sabatini for winning the Studded Class Championship and to Bryce McDonald for winning both the Street Safe Class Championship and the 2024 Fire on Ice Season Points Championship. Some incredible racing throughout the season! Special recognition also needs to go out to all our new rookie racers and especially Ron Theriault and Mike Gordon who both finished every race of the season (which is more than I can say!). Not only did Mike drive his #999 Hyundai to the track and come in third place overall in the Street Safe Class, he also entered every Ice Drift event that was also occurring on race days. If my calculations are correct he removed and installed all 4 tires a total of 33 times for the 3 competition race and drift days. Total hardcore!

Hey Guys, Colby here - Insta. Man, was this a cold one. Props to everyone who braved the day to get out and make it happen. The Miatas danced, the VQ's sung, and the winds whipped down the lake. My Digital Gallery to the event can be found here - Lake Shirley Online Gallery The entire album can be downloaded in a zip format here (use a computer for best results, not a mobile device) - Lake Shirley Download Link

I guess winter is here now. I can tell it's time to go ice racing, it got cold outside finally! I'll make this quick today, like a studded Honda sliding sideways. If you love standing outside for hours on end, wondering if you should buy better gloves because your fingers are starting to tingle... I've got the perfect job for you. If it makes you smile when you can't talk properly because your face is frozen, this is the place for you. The ice is thick, and we finally have snow too, with more on order, so we're good to go. If you've come out and helped in the past, the club would gladly have you back again this year. And I look forward to seeing you again! If you would like to be known as one of the "crazy people" but you don't know how to get involved, let me know. And I look forward to meeting you! It's pretty simple, dress like you would for Fall at GMP (bring all your warmest gear) and be ready to get up close to the action. No experience necessary if you're a new frozen face, we will pair you up with experienced marshals and get you in the groove of things. If you know it all, let's put it to the test. Check out the Ice Racing section of the forum for dates and details, and I hope to see you soon! Reach out if you have any questions. Let's go freeze! I mean... let's go racing! Dason Wowk Volunteer Director

We are extremely excited to announce our plans for a new class of ice racing as part of our Fire on Ice Championship Series. The new Street Safe Class of ice racing is expected to be both exciting and competitive. The key aspect of this new race class is that the car’s preparation requirements are minimal and the only modifications that are typically required for most cars are the installation of a rear facing fog light and marking your car number on each door. While the installation of a safety cage in the car is recommended it is not required. We encourage people to keep their cars as stock as possible. The goal of this new class is to develop a class of competitive ice racing that is fun and exciting while also being both safe and very affordable. Find a cheap car, register and join the grid of cars sliding together into turn one! All the details and information regarding the car requirements are detailed within the “2024 WSCC Ice Race Regulations” document that can be found in a separate pinned post on this forum or linked to our WSCC Ice Racing homepage found here:https://www.wscc.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/WSCC2024IceRaceRegulationsV6.pdf The tires allowed for the Street Safe Class will be standard winter tires without studs. Any commercially available DOT rated winter tire will work. “RTI” (Rubber to Ice) racing has always been an exciting class of ice racing that involves more finesse and control and is often considered harder to master than the studded tire racing. One of the other key aspects of racing on ice with non-studded tires is that it equalizes the horsepower component of the cars. Low horsepower cars have just as much performance opportunity than higher horsepower cars as the speed comes with controlling the tire spin and the lack of grip. This type of racing is perfect for a small cheap high mileage car regardless of the engine size. Top speeds in this class will be kept under 80 km/h utilizing track design aspects different from the Studded tire class. Typically this will involve the utilization of additional chicanes temporarily installed within the track straightaway that is utilized for the Studded class of cars. WCMA ice race license is required to race in the Street Safe class and we will be providing an opportunity for newcomers to get this license on the Saturday prior to the Sunday race day. See the additional post on this forum for licensing info: https://forums.wscc.mb.ca/index.php?/topic/12713-ice-school-ice-race-license-info/ There is no easier way to join or cheaper form of door to door racing in motorsport than our Fire on Ice - Street Safe Class! Find a cheap car and come join us!

There are a few members who are there religiously every Sunday, and we have wondered and talked amongst ourselves about this before. The only reason I haven't jumped on it and made it a bigger thing is because of the uncertainty around the future between the RM and the track at GMP. That is my honest answer. Dason

I'm sad to read this today. You have an awesome car, and you're a heck of a driver. It was a pleasure meeting and riding with you this year, and fun to compete with you as well. I know how hard this stuff can be, I had some heated moments out there at first too, and it almost chased me away as well. For what it's worth, I'm truly glad I chose to stick around, I have grown as a person and as a driver over the years out there. We're neck deep in a sport full of Alphas, and navigating some of the attitudes and egos can be tricky out of the gate... and I'm including my own when I say this. I really hope this is something that cools off with time when you look back on it, don't let a couple bad first impressions ruin the thing you're passionate about. I look forward to hanging out with you again sometime, at the track or otherwise. You have my number, feel free to hit me up anytime. Dason

And here is the result for Event 5, our last event before a month long break until our next AX event... "PAX" - Overall results across all classes ranked with PAX index adjustments "Class" - Class results ranked with PAX index adjustments "Raw" - Overall results across all classes ranked by Raw times PAX_AXti.me Event Results_ 2023 WSCC #05.pdfClass_AXti.me Event Results_ 2023 WSCC #05.pdfRaw_AXti.me Event Results_ 2023 WSCC #05.pdf P.S. The incredible turnout in Novice class, and support from each one of you made this week events truly unforgettable! Now, as we enter into the month-long summer break before our next official events on 7/29 & 7/30, I wanted to remind you the highly anticipated Performance Driving School on July 16th. This is the perfect opportunity to fine-tune your skills, learn advanced techniques, and gain valuable insights from seasoned instructors. Additionally, mark your calendars for August 19th, as we introduce our first-ever HERS & HIRS Autocross School. We aim to create a safe and inclusive environment where female autocross enthusiasts of all backgrounds can come together. Spread the word to your friends and family, and let's welcome new participants to experience the thrill of autocross in an environment built on respect and support. Last but not least, please feel free to post your event videos here in this post with the community, community of car enthusiasts! Whether you had an epic spinout or nailed the perfect corner, your footage captures the essence of the sport we all love. By sharing these videos, we can keep the excitement alive and showcase the incredible talent and camaraderie that exists within our autocross family. So, grab your cameras, edit those clips, and post them on our forum or social media channels using the hashtag #winnipegautocross #wsccracing. Let's celebrate excitements together! See you on the track! Winnipeg Autocross Performance Driving School / msreg.com/2023PDS HERS & HIRS Autocross School / msreg.com/HERSHIRS Regenerate response

These WSCC video's from 7 plus years ago are quite good and might interest recent members who've not seen them. I couldn't figure out how to add them to the gallery, so here is the link: https://vimeo.com/208161277 https://vimeo.com/51653013 https://vimeo.com/36112681 https://vimeo.com/36102388 https://vimeo.com/62367058 https://vimeo.com/176476555

I apologize for being so late with this notice. The track will be open for late registrations at 10am. Newcomers will have to get themselves into Al's orientation at 11. Better get registered before that. Track goes hot at noon. We'll have a short lunch break around 3:30 to feed our staff. There's no food concession at the track but you'll have time to run into Gimli and grab something. Higher horsepower cars will probably need gas too.

To add to our discussion during several meetings, I did a lot of research on electric vehicle crashes for an article in a police magazine, and also I got a request from Canadian Firefighter Magazine to reprint it for them because the science behind fire suppression was still so new. Basically, in the very very rare event a battery box is compromised and a cell starts burning, NOTHING will put it out. They generate their own oxygen and the cell has to burn itself out. Firefighters can only pour water on the battery box for hours, if not days, and only to try to prevent adjacent cells from catching fire. If a severe crash happens on or near the road race track, firefighters may simply drag it away from combustible materials and let it burn itself out. The possibility of burning a hole through the asphalt is quite real. That being said, battery boxes are built to survive tremendous crashes, so I would surmise the possibility of one being compromised at our track would be very slight, especially if electric vehicles were approved for drift, hot laps and Time Attack only. If electric vehicles ever get approved for door to door racing or we host an EV racing series, I would recommend we look at owning one Efire-X fire extinguisher and an EV safety plug that will disable the car by thinking it is hooked up to a charging station. Neither of these items are cheap however. Safety Risks in Electric Vehicle Crashes.pdf

On the flip side ... I just checked the regs and you can shave off -2.0 PIPs if you run on biosolids.

Yes the 224 was a very custom order to provide that 1mm extra clearance with out compromising overall performance. They do need to be mounted on a 7.98 wide rim though. 😉 They are 225/45r17, I will edit the post to prevent any further confusion 😋

Thanks Mike!! Missing a couple of practice sessions I believe it's around 60+ times!! Worth every ache! I'm all in helping grow the ICE side of the club. I can't help but think of the efforts of the volunteers. I put everything I have into a good show for them and the spectators as I'm sure everyone else does with hopes of more joining. I'm looking forward to street-safe next year and battling Ron with our dailys!! He's talented!!

Registration is open for our season ender double header race/drift weekend in cooperation with the 2024 Gimli Ice Festival. For those that haven't attended this event before this is always a fabulous 2 day event right in front of the Gimli Pier/Boardwalk and in full view of the crowd of spectators and winter festival activities. Admission to watch is free as part of the Gimli Ice Festival. There is a block of hotel rooms set aside at the Lakeview Resort discounted to those that book them using the "WSCC group rate". (approx. 10% off the regular rate). On Saturday night we also hold our WSCC Ice Drift/Race and Volunteer Appreciation Banquet. We have a private dining room at the Lakeview Resort and we will be serving a buffet dinner of "all you can eat" Pickerel & Chicken along with sides, salads and desert along with a cash bar for drinks. Our Ice Event volunteers receive a free dinner ticket when they register for the event for all the hard work they have done throughout the season. Our racers/drifters (along with family/friends) can purchase a dinner ticket ($30) as part of their registration and are encouraged to show their support for our fabulous volunteers at the dinner (and/or at the bar!) Book now & register now! http://msreg.com/wscc2024IceRace5 Speedwaiver link for any passengers/pit guests: https://wscc.speedwaiver.com/zrckx Link to the Gimli Ice Festival webpage: https://www.gimliicefestival.com/

personally I would be fine with counting this as record time for your car. You did it at a Wscc event with transponder. maybe I will make a poll and see what others think. I stand to gain from this lol. I'm all for any session the transponder is on being included in the record list. maybe as long as a form of proof like your photo is provided we can make some exceptions to help build the list. then going into the 2024 season I will see if I can get the timing sheets to include the morning practice sessions so we catch any potential pb's that happen outside of the competition result sheet also.

Can we go back to version 1?... I've lost 5 places in the standing. BTW, car is a '19 VW Golf R. I like that this is a raw time record. Its about the only time I really understand. All the algorithms for class, mods, etc., go straight over my head.

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of a long time member of the WSCC, Chris Ball. Chris has been a volunteer and race team crew at GMP for approximately 30 years. He was a man of principals and would follow the club and sanctioned rules to a T. He would constantly be upholding track etiquette with drivers, even to a point where he scolded our club president at the time. Chris was instrumental in allowing me to pursue my dreams of racing a formula car and travel to Mosport with our team several times. I actually think those trips along with camping in his Westfalia at Gimli were the happiest days of his life, as he wouldn’t sit down or stop talking about racing as long as he was awake. Chris worked for me for 25 years and his attention to detail while building amusement rides was incredible to watch. They definitely don’t make them like Chris anymore.

Registration is now open on MSR! Sign up now for Ice Race School, Ice Drifting or Ice Racing http://msreg.com/WSCC2024IceRace1 On Saturday - Ice School from 10am to Noon ($45) - required for all newcomers Ice Drifting from Noon to 4:30pm ($60) Ice Race Practice from Noon to 4:30pm (free for racers registered to race on Sunday) On Sunday - Ice Drifting from 10am to 4:30pm ($75) - 2 groups alternating between the 2 race classes Ice Racing (Street Safe class & Studded Class $125) - practice session at 10am and racing starts at noon More details will be added to this post as the event gets closer.... Find a cheap car and join the cheapest form of motorsport there is and experience the most winter fun possible !

If there is someone willing to volunteer and carry our colours, then it should be do-able. Of course, the devil is in the details. Do we have permissions to set up a 'booth' in the parking lot during cruise nights? Do we have members who are prepared to commit to regularly manning the 'booth'? What is our message going to be, and which Disciplines are most interested in this form of outreach? Where is our promotional budget going to come from? Sounds like something interested Club members should be discussing as part of a committee. Anyone interested in spearheading this please reach out directly to me or to Dason as our Volunteer Coordinator.

Here are the planned dates and locations for our 2024 Ice Racing Season: Jan 13th Winnipeg SkiPond (Lake Shirley) Practice, Ice Drift & Rookie School Jan 14th Winnipeg SkiPond (Lake Shirley) Race Event #1 (canceled due to cold weather) Jan 20th Beausejour Ice Oval (CPTC) Practice, Ice Drift & Rookie School Jan 21st Beausejour Ice Oval (CPTC) Race Event #2 Feb 10th Winnipeg SkiPond (Lake Shirley) Practice, Ice Drift & Rookie School (rescheduled due to weather) Feb 11th Winnipeg SkiPond (Lake Shirley) Race Event #3 (rescheduled due to weather) Feb 17th Winnipeg Beach Winter Festival Practice, Ice Drift & Rookie School Feb 18th Winnipeg Beach Winter Festival Race Event #4 Feb 24th Winnipeg SkiPond (Lake Shirley) Practice, Ice Drift & Rookie School (rescheduled, then canceled due to lack of snow) Feb 25th Winnipeg SkiPond (Lake Shirley) Race Event #3 (rescheduled, then canceled due to lack of snow) Mar 2nd Gimli Winter Festival Race Event #5 Mar 3rd Gimli Winter Festival Race Event #6 Please remember that these dates are always contingent on weather. In the event of severe inclement weather and reasons outside of our control, all efforts will be made to reschedule the racing to the following weekend. Please refer to this site as the official bulletin board of current information. Changes and cancellations will also be posted on our social media sites. Registration will be done exclusively online through MSR (MotorSportReg) Planned Race Weekend Daily Schedules Except for the final race weekend in Gimli, all other weekends will include a combination of a non-competitive Saturday morning Rookie School followed by practice and Ice drifting all afternoon and on Sunday both Racing and Ice Drifting. Please always refer to the actual event’s post on this forum for last minute confirmation of all details. Saturday 9am to 10am – track setup with volunteers and registration of school participants 10am to 12pm – ice school and orientation session with newcomers & instructors 12pm to 4pm – alternating practice track sessions between Street Safe Class, Studded Class and Ice Drifting groups (typically 10min track time per group) 4pm to 4:30pm – free lapping time for volunteers Sunday 8:30 to 9:30am – track setup with volunteers and registration of race entries 9:15am – Volunteer/Worker meeting 9:30am – Drivers meeting (all registered entries must attend) 10am – Studded Class practice (10 min) 10:15 – Ice Drift A Group (10 min) 10:30 – Street Safe Class practice (10 min) 10:45 – Ice Drift B Group (10 min) 11am – 11:50am – Lunch break (lunch provided for volunteers) 12:00 – Racing Starts! 12:00pm – 16:30 Alternating races/track time between the 4 groups - Studded Class, Street Safe Class, Ice Drift A, Ice Drift B

After much entering and tabulating, calculating and double checking, we have our winners of the 2023 Time Attack Championship! Please remember that only the seven best races are counting; therefore, the highest tally one could achieve was 700 points. Nobody raced in the MOD classes. Congratulations to all the winners ... and thank you to Brian for having done all the tabulating and calculating! 2023 Championship Points Final.pdf

There is a separate spreadsheet for each class: EXTREME, MOD, SGT, GT, T, and ROOKIE. We've had minimal participation in the MOD and SGT classes, so that still gives you an opportunity to class your car, enter a few events and possibly win the championship. As we anticipated at the beginning of the season, the GT class is becoming a battleground. Should be interesting to see how this plays out next weekend. Snooze, you lose - so sign up! Tip to the rookie class: The majority of entrants did not class their car through OTA and are now paying the price by being put in the EXTREME class and suffering the equivalent PAX. It's easy to class your car (see classing information elsewhere in Time Attack Discussions) and you still have time to wrestle the championship away from those who have a properly classed car. I'm hoping we'll get more people classing their cars and make this championship series a fight to the finish! See you at the track, Brian 2023 Championship Points as of Event #8.pdf

Jeremy Paskaruk: Autocross 3, 4 https://jeremypaskaruk.pixieset.com/autoxjune42023/ https://jeremypaskaruk.pixieset.com/autoxjune242023/ Stefan Ozog: Autocross 5 https://www.flickr.com/photos/198607215@N07/albums/72177720309322745/ Alexander James: Autocross 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EEXNw_GwvjPBf5VZaMdqOHhYSNp0isfQ Colby Spence: Autocross 8 https://cspencephoto.client-gallery.com/gallery/autox-july-29/morning Drive Safe Not Slow: Autocross 9, 11 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5do2051d4n04i08/AADMPhNFZF8gyT-KthEN4JxYa?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/58fnfgfvmgssb7wse8h6l/h?rlkey=a8pfb9odug4fniqiof7dkc6u0&dl=0 *The photo's in these galleries may not be used for commercial use without the photographers consent.*

I have to get this off my chest, or there is the possibility that it is going to chase a lot more people away from Time Attack and the Gimli Motorsport Park in the future. I started doing Autocross 6 years ago and still do. The atmosphere at the track is always great, we are there to have fun, test the limits of our cars and enjoy making new friends. While being relaxed, the safety rules and discipline is always adhered to and if something is not quite right, it is remedied immediately. Time Attack is pushed by the WSCC as the natural progression from Autocross, which requires the participant to get a HDPE course under their belt. Participating in the HPDE event makes for an enjoyable, busy weekend. An "Inviting" spin is put onto the weekend with the hopes of getting as many of the participants to return to do Time Attack or Road Racing in the future. WSCC rules for the HPDE weekend require that the car be wider than it is tall and that everything is in working order. Simple, Straightforward and Sensible! Once a person has all the legal requirements to get licensed through Motorsport Reg, and in my case, made arrangements for accommodation and car hauling, because Gimli is in the middle of nowhere and a 3-hour haul from home, you arrive excitedly for the first weekend of Time Attack. Hot Laps on Friday evening is an absolute blast and you are on top of the world. Saturday morning rolls around, and the atmosphere at the drivers' meeting is all business, with the arrival of the "Gimli Motorsport Police". Not-so-veiled threats of Black Flags, an officious attitude toward everyone, and endless intimidating stories of past sanctioning victories over unsuspecting participants fly around unchecked. Once the track goes live, any perceived transgressions are called out very publicly, while the "official" scrutinizes your car for other possible shortcomings. Seatbelt dates, roll bar deformities and the like. Suddenly, the car you did the HPDE in is now going to cost you a lot more to be track ready than expected. All good and well, safety is important and is part of the cost of taking up motorsport. However, when a person has come this far, only to be persecuted by the Track Police, the novelty wains and suddenly making the 3-hour trip for your next confrontation is not so appealing. Especially when you look across at the next car on the grid, which is participating with an almost identical piece of equipment, you have just been sanctioned for. This is not Formula 1 where everyone has bags of money. The idea is to be able to participate in motorsport on a budget where everyone is responsible for safety and discipline. Officiousness and bullying have no place in a club where every member counts to keep things going and keep the people coming back. All the good intentions of the WSCC and the HPDE recruitment drive, are being undone by officious bullies being allowed to run amok, ruining everyone's enthusiasm. My personal experience has not been good and Time Attack for me is over. I will continue with Autocross until I feel that the noxious environment at Gimli Motorsport Park has been sanitized.

Normal things to bring to track: brake fluid, oil, coolant. Normal things to bring to DirtX: hammer, wire, pry bar, tape, tow strap (I've had to use all of these). But quite possibly the most fun you can have in a car.

On Sunday, you have Brian Cummins entered best overall as a 1:03:1, that session was supposed to be disregarded as i was driving for that. So it looks like his actual best time was a 1:05:6 . If you could kindly make those changes, that would be wonderful.

First off, a big shout-out to Doug Waldron (Timing & Scoring Guru) for converting the MyLaps Speedhive .html report into Excel format. This saved me the trouble of entering all the lap time manually into a spreadsheet. Next time you're at the track, drop by the timing trailer and say Hi to Doug ... and thanks! Here are the results as of Event #8 Let me know if I got anything wrong or needs improvement (first time doing this). Thanks! 2023 Timing Results.pdf

Leaderboard season standing by each of the 4 competing Classes is here! Updates will be made throughout the season on a weekly basis after each event. Last update 6/25 2023 AX Leaderboard.pdf

Thanks to all the competitors who put their skills on display and the volunteers who made it a safe weekend for all. Thanks to Chris for starting to learn the T&S software and protocols and Stephen for Saturday morning setup help. Times are posted here - https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Events/2299033 Championship points can be found here - https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Organizations/82738/Championships Comments, concerns and question will be addressed ASAP. -Doug

Just a quick reminder: The schedule has been changed, and the next race weekend is coming up. July 8th and 9th is event #5 and #6 for Time Attack, as well as event #3 for Road Racing. And in addition to HPDE/Hotlapping on Friday, there will also be a limited number of spots available to green-wristband drivers for Hotlapping on Saturday and Sunday. Regardless which category you want to participate in, please head over to wsccracing.com and sign up. The weekend is coming up fast!

Here are the results from June 24: WSCC-DirtX-Timing-2023-1.xlsx

This year we essentially have two Time Attack championships going on: There is the regular TA championship, broken down in the classes of T, GT, SGT, MOD and EXTREME. And then there is a second branch for rookies, where new Time Attack participants can compete against each other. Regardless whether you claim Rookie status or you run in the regular competition, your car needs to be classed properly. This is being done by using the classification tool at ccdb.casc.on.ca If you fail to class your car or you do not send the PIP Schedule to secretary@wscc.mb.ca , then you automatically default into the EXTREME class, where your raw time counts. Please note that your properly submitted PIP Schedule is only valid as of the day of reception by the secretary, meaning submitting of a PIP Schedule will not retroactively alter your class assignment (or corresponding results) of events prior to submission. While there are some vehicles that will never be able to officially participate in anything but the EXTREME class, many vehicles can be classified to run in their proper class. If the CASC website looks to intimidating to you, or you feel that you would like some help, please reach out to me or to Brian Wiebe and we will help to get you classified correctly. See you at the track!

Good to see old friends and make new ones. Based on the best information provided for names and classifications I have posted the weekend times at https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Events/2231483 All questions, comments and concerns will responded to.

Maybe you've noticed a subtle change in our communications lately: as of last week, we are officially moving forward as Winnipeg Autocross! It has felt long overdue since so many of us already refer to the discipline as "autocross". For those of you wondering why we’ve decided to make the update, here's our rationale: Autocross is more synonymous with this discipline of racing and is more universally used. We'd like for us to be held on the same level, perceived to be on the same stage. The SCCA uses autocross as their noun – we always mirror what they do as they are the largest body to follow in North America. It's less syllables, which makes it easier to say and memorize! Our other WSCC disciplines are already utilizing “cross” and “x” in their naming conventions, (Icecross / Icex, Dirtcross / Dritx). This update is the most logical and unified brand approach for our discipline within the greater WSCC. Thanks for reading, see y'all at the next autocross, - Winnipeg Autocross