I remember last year (when I did my driver training) people were getting their cars inspected at the track on the same weekend. Is there a plan to do this again this year?

Cheers :)

its best to bring the car the weekend before incase any repairs are required. some people from out of town cannot bring the car the week before.

I think unxetas may have been asking about getting an annual tech inspection done.  

We will be at Driver's Training on Sunday and will be available to provide annual inspections. Hopefully, more folks will take advantage of this than in the past.

Hehe re-reading my post, i realized I wasn't clear - yup I did mean annual tech, not for the actual driver training.

Thanks Mike, I will be there unless something goes very wrong between now and then :)

Don't forget to bring all your driving gear, as well.

Sorry ;D

misunderstood ::)

Mike_the_Oldest wrote on Mar 4^th, 2011 at 6:04am:

Don't forget to bring all your driving gear, as well.

How else would I drive the FV to the track?

;D

Since we are on the topic.........the car should be in "race-ready" condition correct?

My car is street legal, I drive to/from the track minus numbers and race tires, so does it matter what type of tires are on the vehicle at time of inspection, or does it just matter that there are tires?  ;)

Cheers,

Jay

We (TECH) are specifically interested in the safety equipment. That is we want to see your driver's suit, helmet, HANS device, etc. We also will want to ensure that the rollcage structurre meets the requirements for the class. And, the fire extinguisher/suppression system is properly installed (if required).

We won't need to see your race wheels and tires, so you can leave those at home.

Thanks

Mike

Thanks Mike!  :)

The Cacc scrutineers will be available on the Sunday for Annual Tech from 1 - 4 PM. We will also be able to issue new log books. The cars need to be ready to race. A few items that will be we will be looking at are:
Safety equipment installed, pictures in the Log Book, two passenger side intrusion bars installed in the roll cage (required for all closed wheel cars in 2011) and the general preparation of the car regarding the class it will run in. Ask questions before you bring the car to the track.

Is there a Tech Inspection in April prior to the 15th Track Day? I have a new car that needs to get checked out for the first time.

Friday evening, if the schedule remains as it has been in the past.

I'm still planning to tech the car at the driver training weekend, but I'm now working 12-14 hour days and starting to worry that I won't have time to finish the small little things that need finished before I can tech the car. Argh.

How hectic do things get on Friday before the first race? Any other options for getting the car checked out?

I really want to get it over and done with on the 27th, just checking.

By the way - I bought my car last year, came with the previous owners' logbooks. Reading through them, it seems that when it changed hands in 2005, the new owner was issued a new logbook. Is that something he might have asked for, or should I, as a new owner, get a new one as well?

Thanks :)

The CACC Log Book stays with the car, not the driver.
The rules say that you are not allowed to have more than one Log Book for a car.

TECHMAN wrote on Mar 12^th, 2011 at 1:21pm:

A few items that will be we will be looking at are:two passenger side intrusion bars installed in the roll cage (required for all closed wheel cars in 2011)

Jim, can you clarify if the driver's side foot intrusion bars also need to be added to the non-driver's side?

Cacc Appendix II:
G - It is required that there be two braces (one on either side of the car) extending forward from the front
hoop to protect the driver's legs. This bracing should extend to the bulkhead in front of the driver's feet;
but, in any case, it shall be integrated into the frame or chassis to provide substantial support for the
front hoop.

IP cars built to the 2007 rules are excempt from the passenger side foot box bar requirement.

So I read that as 1 bar (minimum) on each side.

I read it as all cars except IP cars that were built to the 2007 IP rules require both sides to have the foot box bars. All IP cars that have a log book issued after June 1 2008 do not get this exemption.

Here is the rule from the 2011 CACC rule book:
All CACC registered Improved Production cars with a log book issued prior to June 1st, 2008 shall be allowed to compete in the class but must conform to the
Improved Production published 2007 CACC Improved Production rules. This shall be noted in the
vehicle logbook and dated by the Chief Scrutineer.
You are not allowed to build a new car to the 2007 IP rules.

Tech will be there from 1 'till 4pm !!! yeah right, what a joke; maybe from 1 until 'god' feels like leaving >:(.
Why publish information you have no intention fulfilling, I was there at 3 o'clock to be told 'they went home already'.
I spend 50 hours a month working at the track, part of which was to improve tech area drainage, and you can't even stay for TWO hours!!
Oh and one more thing, pick up your cigarette buts or I'll collect them and stick them in your coffee :-*.

Sorry about that, Keith. We had inspected all the cars that were there, socialized a bit, and left just before 3:00 pm. We thought we'd done all the folks that were going to show up.

Another thing: I don't smoke.

"Ohhh Happy Day" song lyrics I think ;)

Sorry Keith. Same comments as Mike. I saw you drive in and then didn't see you again. Mike and I left just before three o'clock I think that Al was still there. There was only one car inspected in the Tech area(Norm Shaw), so you will have to look deeper for the smokers that have offended you. The workers had their lunch buffet set up there so the rest of the cars were inspected at various pit locations.

Hey Mike, Jim,
For what it's worth, I appreciate all the hard work you two have done over the many years that I've had the pleasure of knowing you. I don't know where we'd be without the thankless hours over the many years you've dedicated so that we can enjoy our sport. Many times you have both gone out of your way to help me (and so many others) get through tech even when I couldn't meet the posted schedule, or make to the tech shack. As a matter of fact Jim, I know how many trips you've made over the years during the week, on your own time to driver's homes to help those that were in a crunch. And Mike, I lost count how many times you walked down to my pit because for some unplanned reason I couldn't get my car or myself to the shack. Just thought it needed to be said, thank you.

Lorenzo

Oh and Keith, I appreciate the 50 hours a month you put at the track too. The public berating of long standing volunteers, not so much. :-/

Well said Lorenzo.

db

A fundamental rule of "good " conflict is that you address the person you have a concern with directly.

I think we need a set of ground rules for the forum and they need to be enforced by the administrator.  If you don't follow them you are off the forum.

I will start:

1. No name calling
2. No blaming - stick with 'I" statements instead of 'you'
3. If you have an issue with a particular party use the PM or email functions.

Feel free to add more.  I think some productive conflict is a healthy thing for the club but we all need to have a common understanding of what to expect of each other if we are a users of this forum.

And remember we are all volunteers , and we are here because we love the sport

Mike/Jim thanks for your apologies, see you on the 15th :).

Kind of new to this. Well really new to this.  

Just started, Kind of. I've raced stock cars, hornets, Mini Figure 8's at Saratoga.

I have a 89 GTI- Pretty much all stock, Cat has been removed, nice exhaust. Koni struts, front strut tower bar. Engine hasn't been touched.  I have taken out the rear seats and passenger seat. Basically the point system suggests that that would be 3 pts. But if I add a fire extinguisher that would deduct 1 of those 3 points. And I'm able to have 1 point against me in the SS class? So therefore I would need to add one of the rear seats? To meet the 1pt quota.  

If i was to run in a solo sprint, just to feel it out, would I need a roll bar or roll cage and also the sccbc practice days are coming up. April 15th then the CACC#1 is coming up the 16 and 17th. To me that sounds like the perfect weekend.

So basically, I would be running in the practice and CACC#1. If I was to be classified as a SS in a solo sprint, Would I need a roll bar/roll cage? I would need a window net?


Oh and memberships. Do I need to pre register?  Or can I register at the event?

Thanks for answering at least one of my questions. haha

Derrick

  Please note.
                     To run on the friday practice day you need a race prepared car with all the safety equipment cage, window net , etc,
  You also need a  RACE novice or senior  license.

rs

Thank you for a response RS. So the question would be.

Can I register for a "Novice solo sprint license" at the event 16/17 event? Or should I take the ferry on the 13th and come to the meeting to register?

Can I register for the SCCBC membership at the event at the 16/17th event or come to the meeting on the 13th?

If I'm part of Victoria Motor Sports Club, which sanctions CACC rules. Does this help me out on this process? if it does, How does this help me?

Would I need to take the driver training course that just passed to be even to be even eligible for a "Novice Solo Sprint license"?

Also,  If my car is classified under the CACC as a SS(1-4) ***Would I need a roll cage/roll bar in it? in a solo sprint***

From what I gathered from the rules. I need a window net, fluid recovery system if its not OEM, battery restraint system, an approved helmet, DOT approved tires. Can I run a R compound something like a KUHMO V710? If I just have a stock seat belt is this enough if it has at least 2 inches?

My intentions- I'm being deployed June. I would love to race a track that has more then a left turn.  Any help or guidance would be appreciated. I would like to attend the first and second event.

Derrick

Sounds like you need the horse's mouth!

Campbell Carlisle  CACC SoloSprint Director
604 591-2473
solosprint@caccautosport.org

http://www.caccautosport.org/pdf/2011SoloSprintRulebook.pdf

Thanks again.  I hope to see you at the track!

Derrick