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Weekly Racing and Car Events – Jun 18-20

Fathers Day Funny Car Clasic at Race CityFathers Day weekend features quite a number of Show and Shine events throuoghout Alberta as well as the 23rd Annual Fathers Day Funny Car Classic at Race City in Calgary.  Show starts at 6pm on Saturday and 1pm on Sunday.

FridayJune 18

Saturday June 19

Sunday June 20

Always remember to check the relevant event / track websites for schedule updates, rain-outs etc.

Come back each week as we update the coming events on the blog and check the calendar for events in the near future. Also, follow the links in this post for information on the local motorsports clubs and organizations.

If you have an event or track schedule to contribute, please let us know. events@rallysport.ca

Alderman Ric McIver’s “Block Party”

Alderman Ric McIver is holding a “Ric’s Block Party” on:

Wednesday April 21, 2010
5:00 – 8:00 PM
803 – 24 Ave SE.

Tickets are $150 and fall under the municipal election rules. Dinner and refreshments will be served.

His official announcement will be made before or at the Block Party.

It’s time for us to step up and support a person who has been supporting us and the motorsports community in Calgary for the last 2 years.

I’m planning on attending … See you there?

www.ricmciver.ca

Coming Events: Rallycross and World of Wheels

Those of us itching to get out to some motorsports events may want to check out the next 3 weekends in Calgary!

Sunday, February 14, the Calgary Sports Car Club is holding the first event of the 2010 ‘Winter Autocross’ (Rallycross) series at Race City spectator parking lot.

The Calgary Sports Car Club (CSCC) Winter AutoCross program is a recreational off-road solo2 event in which participants compete individually against the clock on a temporary pylon course set-up on a gravel parking lot, (hopefully snow/ice covered). The series consists of 6 events over the next 3 month’s.  Any safe vehicle is eligible to enter.

For more information, check out the CSCC website.

World Of Wheels

Next weekend is the annual start of racing and car show season withe the World of Wheels Car Show.  Some 200+ show cars, race cars and others on display at the BMO Center (Round up Center).

We’ll be there with some cool racing gear and other products.  Come on down and say HI!

Race City – Two More Years

Just saw this …. not sure what happened to 2015 …

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/story.html?id=2541535

Race City Motorsport Park

CALGARY – Race City will run for two more seasons and then shut down at its current location, after a tentative agreement was reached by its owner and the city.

“Basically it’s a compromise we proposed to them in December,” Race City owner Art MacKenzie said Tuesday morning. “It’s a shorter-term commitment from the city.

“It gave us some security and the ability to operate as a viable business, as opposed to paying a million dollars in rent, literally, so we can run economically for the next while.”

Late Monday night, city council approved a proposed settlement but details are to remain confidential until it is signed.

Race City and the city have been battling about the speedway’s southeast site following a dispute over its lease.

The track has occupied 64 hectares of city-owned land since 1985 and while the current lease expires this year, MacKenzie believed he had done the necessary work to extend it to 2015.

However, the city disputed that, arguing it needed the land back to prepare for the Shepard landfill expansion.

Last fall, in an 8-7 vote, council directed administration to go back to the table with MacKenzie to find a way for Race City to operate until 2015, despite being told it would cost the city $3 million because of additional work required on the site.

MacKenzie said the city wanted to hike the facility’s rent to more than $1 million from $37,000.

Tuesday MacKenzie said of the two-season deal, “I’m happy to be able to get some agreement. I can get on with the business of trying to run a business.”

He added he will also begin looking for a new location for Race City.

Ald. Ric McIver, who has championed the race track, said he can’t comment on details because the agreement isn’t finalized.

“Council did give instructions to administration to complete the deal that’s been negotiated,” he said. “There was strong support from council at this time. I’m optimistic we can conclude this in an amicable and successful way.”

MacKenzie said he expects to have the track open for racing in May.

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