Photo Blog: Kananaskis Rally
Round 5 of the Western Canada Rally Championship taking place west of Calgary. Dry and dusty conditions – highly unusual for a November event in Alberta !
See the full Gallery http://rallysport.ca/blog/photo-galleries/
Performance Rally School 2010
March 20th. and 21st. 2010
To register FILL AND MAIL entry form on the Vertigo Sport Website.
YOU INVESTED THOUSANDS ON YOUR CAR,
NOW INVEST A FEW HUNDREDS ON THE DRIVER AND GET MORE RESULTS
SCHOOL COSTS $495 cdn.
We will guide you on how to enter your first rally, licensing and club membership. The school fee includes a Current Rally Rules Book from C.A.R.S. so that you can have access to all rules and regulations of the sport in Canada. You will be taught techniques by previous regional and National rally champions. These techniques can help your driving and understanding of your car even for every day situations. You will be tought the principles of proper race car building by experienced builders and drivers. This school counts as a regional event if you need to upgrade your Regional Rally licence to a national one.
You don’t need a rally prepared car to enter the school. The exercises you will be doing to learn how to handle your car, can be done at relatively low speeds. If you are planning on competing in a Rally consider that; if what you learn here saves you from going into a ditch or rolling your car once due to a driving error, the school will pay for itself many times over.
Price for this two day school is $495 Cdn. Entry fee includes lunch and beverages for both Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday classroom session will cover Introduction to Canadian Rally, licensing, rules and regulations. Proper car bulding and maintenance based on the three golden rules of; Safety, Reliability and Performance. Producing recce notes and theory of driving techniques such as:
DYNAMIC WEIGHT TRANSFER
Make the car do what you want
THE SIDEWAYS EFFECT
The proper lines
THE PENDULUM
How it’s done and when to use it
DRIVING LINES
Applying Racing lines
COMMON MISTAKES
Avoiding the not so obvious
READING THE ROAD
Maximize what you don’t see
CRESTS AND JUMPS
Doing it the fast way
Whether you wish to learn the techniques experienced rally drivers use to take their Rear wheel drive, Front wheel drive or All wheel drive car to the limit or just sharpen your skills for public roads with slippery conditions, this driving school is a great experience for the daily driver and a must for the Pro-Rally beginner.
Cochrane Winter Rally
www.cochranerally.ca
Trail of the GNU – TSD Rally
Winter Racing …
For those who are suffering from withdrawl from the racing season, check out some of the winter racing activities around Alberta!
Ice Racing
Northern Alberta Sports Car Club hosts an ice racing series throughout the winter. Ice racing is wheel-to-wheel racing on a frozen lake. They run classes for studded tires, non-studded and unlimited racing studs bringing exciting slip-sliding action! http://nascc.ab.ca/ for the details including which lake has the best ice conditions to allow racing.
School: Jan 15 (clubhouse) and 16 (On-track)
Race 1: Jan 17
Race 2 & 3: Jan 23 & 24
Alternate dates: February 6 & 7
Race 4 & 5: February 20 & 21
Lac La Biche: Mar 6 & 7.
Ice racing requires a race prepared car including roll cage and safety gear. Check the website for the complete rules.
Rallycross / Winter Autocross
The Calgary Sports Car Club has scheduled the annual winter series of autocross events at the Race City Motorsport Park spectator parking lot. www.cscc.ab.ca for details
February 14th
February 28th
March 14th
March 28th
April 3rd
April 11th
April 25th
May 16th (Tentative)
Winter Autocross events are open to anyone with a safe vehicle (no special requirements) and provides an excellent place to learn aqnd practice winter driving skills or get an introduction to motorsports such as rallying.
Come out and watch, volunteer or DRIVE!