"Brian Jarvis" <Brian.Jarvis@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>We use rules somewhat based on CACC or CASC of yesteryear with "Super
>Classes" comprising of SCCA Classes (eg. ARMS Stock Class 1 = SCCA
>AS/BS/FS). Where can I get hold of a copy of current CASC
rules/classes? I
>envision a day when there is a CANADIAN set of rules and/or car
classes to
>reflect automobile product which is slightly/significantly different
than US
>versions.
I think Motorsport Club of Ottawa might have an online listing.
www.mco.org. They will probably have a link to CASC.
As for a uniquely Canadian classification system... That would have to
come many years down the road as you would first have to create truly
National sanctioning body and elect members to an SEB-like
organization with sub-committees responsible for each category. Out
west, our CACC Solo Rule book is simply an evolution if the original
CASC National (circa 1991) rules. We've stayed pretty close to the
original for the sole purpose of re-capturing the National body.
However, the current state of regional matters across Canada does not
make that a likely event. We are still too fragmented. Until we
Canadians get off our butts and create a true single site National
Championship event, there's no real motivation to prepare a car to
CACC limits. We've been talking about it for about 9 years now and no
one's lifted a finger. That's embarrassing. I know that the people
in Ontario have all but dropped the CASC regional series in favor of
another totally different rule book.
IMHO, a uniquely Canadian system is not necessary. Vehicles in Canada
aren't much different than those sold in the U.S. We have a daytime
running light requirement and we never had those silly automated seat
belts but those are C&C items. Models that are only available here
represent only a very small percentage of the entire potential market.
95% of the time, using SCCA listings and CACC car preparation
allowances work satisfactorily. The biggest problem is running SCCA
CSP in a Canadian market Civic..that's a guaranteed DSQ at any Tour,
Pro or Nationals.
Think about it this way. Farzaan Kassam mentioned in his post that a
person could spend a bunch of money and dominate A/SS. That's
certainly possible. But looking at a bigger picture, you'd have to
ask why spend tons of money in order to capture a 'regional' title. I
can see the logic when chasing a national level championship but most
of the time a regional championship can be had by simply driving well
in a well prepared (not necessarily modified to the limits) vehicle.
Like any class, you have to choose a good base vehicle from which to
start. Most regions have a Pro, PAX or some kind of indexed class
where the top guns play leaving the regular classes open to most us
'mortals'. The situation is usually the same in the SCCA world. In
Farz's case it may be a bit different. The compassion in his class is
all pretty equal. Plus he's got a personal mission to prove that you
can win in a Turbo Porsche. I admire the guy for trying to win in a
car that's not supposed to be suited for this type of event.
-c.
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