Yup.

Preliminary details here:
http://www.mco.org/cms/index.php?nam...article&sid=80

I was going to post the flyer but i forgot it somewhere, ****.

anyways, basically:
Saturday Oct.14, Sunday Oct.15
ride alongs/site seeing $25
Touring (pace car lapping in your own car) $50
Performance (A to D classes) $150

Sunday Oct.15
Touring (pace car lapping in your own car) $50
Performance (A to D classes) $150

With any of these BBQ (food) is included.

This will be the full 5km+ track (crap that is sweet).

I think i will be going for at least some pace car lapping, maybe some performance lapping if budget allows.

 

That is very interesting and tempting for atleast a pace car lapping.

Aaron post more info when you find it, ( amount of laps or amount of time Full day half day etc ) .

 

i'll be there this time for a track event

 

How far is this track from Ottawa? Maybe one of you guys can set up a track day next spring...I'd be game.

 

its about 45 mins from ottawa maybe an hour...
i'm not sure about setting one up, but i would definatly go to a track day, plus now we can return the favor of a place to stay for the night

 

My brother in law was up there a few weeks ago as they were paving it and took a few pictures - he said it looked awesome. Over 5 kms, 23 turns and a bunch of elevation changes (although it claims only 65 feet of change). It promises to be quite a good track in the spirit of Mosport and St. Jovite.

http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/

This is an interactive track map that lets you read what the designer has to say about each segment:

http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/designer.htm

- Length: 5.05 km (3.05 miles)
- Number of Turns: 23
- West Track: 2.2km (1.38 miles)
- East Track: 2.81km (1.74 miles)
- Track Width: 40 feet
- Elevation Change: 65 feet
- Camber in turns: 0% to 6%
- Straightaway: 2000 ft.
- Surface: Polymer Modified Asphalt (Koch Stylink PG 70-34)
- Safety systems: Extensive run-offs, and combination of tire barriers/walls, guardrail, and concrete
- East Paddock (main): 3.75 acres
- West Paddock: 1.2 acres
- Total site acreage: 1200
- Track acreage: 275
- Timing and control tower
- Direction: Clockwise
- Modern Restroom, Shower, and Clubhouse facilities
- Facility is approximately 2 kilometers off Provincial Highway 511
- Located in the resort area of Calabogie, Ontario 1 hour from newly constructed Ottawa International Airport

 

Here's the flyer Aaron!

http://www.mco.org/files/school/Calabogie_2006.pdf

 

what a nice track
I gotta get up there next year.

 

If definitly seems like an amazing track. And hopefully next year will have open track days.

 

The job of getting a track day together is now your's....Make it so

 

Finally...I was waiting for this track to open. This is going to make a good test track.

 

Darn! I'm at a track day at TMP on the 15th. I'll have to check out that track sometime though

 

haha, thanks Nick. i should check the forum FIRST because i just scanned the damn thing!

it's a safe bet that the MCO will be holding quite a few open track days. i'm not quite sure about setting up our own track day, but i would imagine it would be hard because a lot of people would have to commit. this track will not be cheap, so for now attending some of the larger club track days seems like the best bet. but, getting a bunch of rotarys together for these sounds good to me.

$150 for a day of lapping is not bad at all for this MCO event. and $250 for the weekend. plus free BBQ

 

I think i'm going to try and sign up for the performance lapping, 150$ is pretty damn cheap for a track like this. The FD race car should be there too.

 

You guys planning on going on saturday or sunday?

 

I vote for saturday...

 

nvm the track day is on sunday... who else is going? i'm seriously thinking about it

 

I will be able to go sunday.

Lets make it Sunday .

 

I'm pretty sure there is lapping both days. I am still debating whether to sign up or not, as my brakes aren't quite right yet. If I can't get them fixed I will just sign up for the touring.

Also you need a helmet for the performance lapping: M95, SA95, M2000 or SA2000

Jason, would you guys sign up for advanced lapping or just novice? If I do i'm going novice.

 

Touring is only saturday.and a bit of performance.

Sunday is only performance.

 

Nik, i'll most likely be doing advanced lapping in perfomance group A. My friend marc is aslo going to do it.

 

I guess you mean performance B? since A is the novice one....

 

Is it just me, or does this appear to be one of the top 5 tracks in north america as far as fun and difficulty go?

The pictures look straight out of gran tourismo.. this track is the stuff of dreams.

if I'm not broke, and not in england, I'll try to attend the 15th in my BMW - I'd love to bring my 10AE but something tells me that track novice + technical, long track with huge straightaways + 400HP rx7 = probably not the best mix.

 

no i mean A i dont have that much track time plus my friend marc will be going in a too, so i'll give him a bit of competition

 

How does the performance lapping work? I've never been... do they give you lessons, or do they just split you into groups by experience and let you have at it?

Do you need a special certificate or anything?