We used to take a race car up to Canada years ago. They didn't seem to be
too concerned about anything except us leaving our used tires up there. They
counted the number going over then made sure we had the same number coming
back. We have had a friend/customer from Canada come down and have work done
on his car. He ended up needing an attorney to take care of problems. Nearly
had both his Porsche's impounded. The attorney advised a complete inventory
of any modifications to the car and keeping receipts in the car and being
honest about any work done.
Hope this helps.
-Jodi Fordahl
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of rase@canada.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 11:59 AM
To: hottvr@birch.net
Cc: autox@autox.team.net; auto-cm@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: The great white north/Ahh
On Tue, 23 May 2000, Mike Bultemeier wrote:
> Can anyone tell me about crossing into Canada towing a racecar? Is it a
> problem?
There are plenty of race cars moving to and fro across the border....drag
racers, stocks, various road racers (Mosport, Shannonville, Montreal F1) and
various autocrossers...so I don't think you should have too much trouble.
However someone else might want to comment on this.
> I already know that I can't take firearms(What kind of a vacation is
> that??)
Yep, you are right on that one.....esp. handguns. You might also want to
watch out for max. quantities of cigarettes (1 carton??) and alcohol (40oz?)
but I may be wrong on those.... Something else is citrus fruits.....oranges
and such....just leave 'em behind..
> What kind of paperwork will I need? Any info would be appreciated.
Again, someone in the know can tackle the vehicle documentation. I know
that some Canadians coming back may have to prove that they did not make/pay
for mods to their cars down in the 'States but have also heard that it can
be done later via receipts....don't know how critical it would be going the
other way though (since your mods might well cost more up here than down
there).
Otherwise to cross the border, you don't need any passport but rather some
sufficient id including either/or birth certificate, social security
no.....driver's licence is good to have. :^) Basically to prove you are a
US citizen.
Can't think of anything else right now and I have to get back to work! So
someone else can fill in details and/or correct me if I'm wrong in any
points.
> Mike(I wonder if you can get Schlitz in a can there?)B. 99cm
How about some Moosehead? Or Big Rock? :^)
Regards,
Reijo
Reijo Silvennoinen, CSCC Nat'l Event Rep.
Calgary, Alberta
Calgary Sports Car Club (CSCC) web site:
http://www.cscc.ab.ca
Canadian National Autoslalom Championship (CNAC) list:
http://www.onelist.com/links/solocanada
CNAC web site:
http://CNAC2000.erc.bc.ca/
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