The Western Ontario Sports Car Association

The 2009 WOSCA Spring Slalom Series

The dates:

May 17th and May 31

The times:

Registration starts at 9:30 AM and closes at 10:30 AM. Driver's meeting at 10:45 am (First car around 11am). All competitors MUST attend the driver's meeting.

The Event:

Usually six competition runs followed by fun runs. Run number is time dependant and may change. Announcements will be made during the event.

The Rules:

The same as the Ontario region rules (here).

CASC-OR pax factors will be used where applicable

Street Tire Bonus - Any car using tires marked with a UTG tread wear number of 140 or greater may claim street tire bonus. This will give a 2% time bonus in the factored times used for scoring. This is indicated on a competitors entry form by writing "-S" at the end of their class on the bottom of the entry form.

All cars must have a number clearly displayed on both sides of the car. Shoe polish or tape is acceptable. A list of the currently used numbers will be available at the registration table. WOSCA members may reserve numbers. Visit the new web forum and see the Car Numbers post in the General Discussion forum to do so.

To save time in the morning please feel free to download and print off the event entry form, and WOSCA membership form. Any entrants with all their forms filled out please skip the line of people that don't have theirs filled out. Note that if you don't know your class then please stand in line. Class should be listed as specified in the 2009 CASC-OR Solo-2 rule book, available here.

Supplementary Regulations

Be courteous and obey the rules of the road while not competing.

Any "practicing" and/or warming up of tires at or near the event site will result in disqualification from the event.

All competitors must attend the drivers meeting prior to the start of the event.

The Event and / or Series Organizers have the right to refuse entry or disqualify a competitor from competition for any reason.

Decisions of the organizers are final.

Excessive noise will not be acceptable. Organizers may enforce a 95db noise limit, as measured from the edge of the track.

The cost:

$25.00 for all competitors. $5 Discount for WOSCA members.

See the Information page for details about becoming a WOSCA member.

Information:

Call Marshall at 519-771-1219
e-mail: wosca@hotmail.com
Home Page: http://www.wosca.com

Location:

Lambton College - Lot G

1457 London Road

Sarnia, Ontario

Directions:

From London and points East, drive west on highway 402. Exit Hwy 40 South and immediately exit right to London Rd (straight through the light at the end of the off ramp). Enter Lambton College on the left just after the curve. Proceed to lot G.

From Chatham and South, take highway 40 north towards Sarnia and the 402. Note that there are a couple of turns in this highway watch for signs. In Sarnia turn left onto Wellington St. Enter Lambton College on the right. Take the first left on the college grounds and proceed to the parking area.

From Michigan (see also alternate below), from Michigan take the appropriate highway to Port Huron and take the bridge to Canada (Blue Water Bridge). After clearing customs proceed straight ahead to highway 402 and follow the directions from London. NOTE, speed limits are posted in km/h and this section of the highway has reduced speeds, especially on the way home. This is also a known place for police to go hunting because of the reduced speed limits, so be careful. Also note, if you ask an online map site for directions it will give you a different exit. This exit might be faster but involves a combination of a second exit which might be slightly confusing. Note the link below to a google map of the venue.

Google Map of Venue and Area

Alternate from Michigan, For a more senic route to and from Michigan you can try one of the St. Clair river ferry crossings. Note that boats won't always be crossing exactly when you need them to be so leave extra time if you plan to take the ferry to the event (there is a registration deadline). Here's some info curtesey of the Michigan Miata Club.

NOTES ON BOARDER CROSSING, Some FYI for our American friends. Crossing into Canada is much easier than crossing into the US, so it will be common to have more trouble going home.

	What you have to worry about is your tires. If you're carrying R-compounds you may be searched. The reason for this is that putting drugs inside spare tires is a popular way to smuggle. You may also have trouble when returning to the US with customs claiming you purchased the tires in Canada (this is a very common problem for Canadians returning home from MI). To make this search go even quicker you can stop at the US customs before crossing and ask them to mark the tires showing they were with you when you left. What ever you do don't cross the boarder with tires that have never been used before!
	Also remember you can't take fruits, vegetables or meat across the border (either direction). So if you're coming across the bridge don't pack a lunch!
	Beyond that make sure you have lots of photo ID. If you have a passport bring it and show it to the guard even if they don't ask. Also carrying a birth certificate is a good idea (especially if you don't have a passport). If you don't have a passport I recommend contacting US customs and confirming with them what ID they might ask for.

Google map of the venue.

View Sarnia - Horse Track Area in a larger map

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