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Solo => SASC Events => Topic started by: Reijo on February 19, 2017, 08:25:48 PM

Title: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on February 19, 2017, 08:25:48 PM
NOTE THE *PRELIMINARY*.

THIS WILL BE UPDATED AS NECESSARY THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.  WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT PRACTICES DURING WEEKDAY EVENINGS AT YYC, ANOTHER NEW VENUE AND POTENTIALLY OTHER CHANGES OR ADDED SPECIAL EVENTS.

Updates:  Feb. 23/17 - WCMA moved to June 17/18

Re: Very Preliminary... 2017 SASC Autoslalom Events Schedule

1.    YYC   Sunday, Apr 16 SASC Opening Practice Event   *TBD* Contingent on Weather
2.     FM   Saturday, Apr 29 SASC Opening Practice Event
3.     FM   Sunday, Apr 30 SASC / CSCC Championship Event
4.     YYC   Saturday, May 13 - SASC Novice School
5.     YYC   Sunday,  May 14 SASC / CSCC Championship Event
6.      FM   Saturday, May 20 *TBD* SoloPro Advanced School, Intro/Comp
7.      FM   Sunday, May 21*TBD* SoloPro Extreme School (or revised one TBD)
         **Dependent on interest, etc - may be replaced with Practice Events / Other Events
8.       FM   Sunday, Jun 04 SASC / CSCC Championship Event
9.      YYC   Saturday, Jun 17  WCMA Regional Championship Day 1
10.    YYC   Sunday,    Jun 18 WCMA Regional Championship Day 2  **Co-Sponsored with CSCC
11.    YYC   Sunday, Jul 02 SASC / CSCC Championship Event
12.    FM   Sunday, Jul 23 SASC / CSCC Championship Event
13.    YYC   Saturday, Aug 12 2-Day Challenge Event, **Co-Sponsored with CSCC
14.    YYC   Sunday, Aug 13   2-Day Challenge Event, **Co-Sponsored with CSCC
15.    FM   Saturday, Aug 26 SASC Practice Event
16.    FM   Sunday, Aug 27   SASC / CSCC Championship Event
17.    YYC   Saturday, Sep16 SASC Practice Event
18.    YYC   Sunday, Sep 17   SASC / CSCC Championship Event
19.    FM   Sunday, Sep 24   SASC Fort Macleod Appreciation Event
20.    YYC   Sunday, Oct 01   SASC / CSCC Championship Event
21.    YYC   Sunday, Oct 15   SASC Season Closing Event    *TBD* Contingent on Weather

         Full season with 21 event days plus the CSCC (Red Deer & YYC) event schedule. No one should be left wanting next season.

THANKS TO WAYNE D. FOR MAKING UP THE SCHEDULE!
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Midnightsky on February 19, 2017, 09:38:44 PM
practice events :D that would be awesome!!!  This might even convince me not to chop off my secondary catalytic converter so that Im still within the decibel limits.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: ZiG on February 19, 2017, 09:52:12 PM
Excellent. I love it.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Bitters on February 19, 2017, 10:26:06 PM
Is there a sign up somewhere for the schools?
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on February 19, 2017, 10:49:32 PM
Soon.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: S2000 Adventures on February 19, 2017, 11:22:35 PM
Can't wait! Going to try and make it out to all the YYC events.

Will the "new venue" be in Calgary as well?
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on February 19, 2017, 11:42:58 PM
Can't wait! Going to try and make it out to all the YYC events.

Will the "new venue" be in Calgary as well?

No ... an hour or so out.  No more hints until we actually speak with the people since I don't really want to build any hopes at this time.  However we heard that they are looking to rent to clubs such as ours so we'll see.   This is a positive sign.

R
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Midnightsky on February 19, 2017, 11:54:51 PM
Can't wait! Going to try and make it out to all the YYC events.

Will the "new venue" be in Calgary as well?

No ... an hour or so out.  No more hints until we actually speak with the people since I don't really want to build any hopes at this time.  However we heard that they are looking to rent to clubs such as ours so we'll see.   This is a positive sign.

R

The more the merrier :) hope it pans out
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Terry Johns on February 20, 2017, 08:21:38 AM
Thanks to all you guys who make this club happen  :)
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: xr7bill on February 20, 2017, 09:23:44 AM
Thanks to all you guys who make this club happen  :)

I second that, thanks to all.

Bill
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Bitters on February 20, 2017, 10:14:11 AM
So am I correct that there are 8 scheduled championship events "for points" (noted by SASC / CSCC Championship Event) or do some of these other ones (such as the challenges or Regionals) count towards club points?
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: nnywg on February 20, 2017, 11:32:16 AM
 ;D WOWWOWWOW ;D

This really makes me want a dedicated car with so many events being scheduled now.  Thanks for all your work SASC and CSCC organizers!

Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on February 20, 2017, 05:19:03 PM
Note that the CSCC has yet to add their events at the Westerner at Red Deer yet.   I'll let someone else explain how the points are going to work.  All I remember is that you'll have to run at all three venues a certain no. of times and so many events in total in order to be in the running.

But, yes, I think this will be an epic year!    Looking forward to it!

Reijo
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Jackal on February 22, 2017, 10:04:30 PM
Ruthlessly I stole this post and will maintain it on the WSC forum site. Hope you all don't mind, but I gave all the credits for the work put forward
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: zero10 on February 23, 2017, 06:54:10 AM
Quick question about the schedule posted, and I'm probably mis-remembering what was said at the meeting, but I thought we were making the June 18/19 2-day YYC event the WCMA regional?

Also I'm really sorry to keep everybody waiting for the CSCC's Red Deer schedule.  I have been working with Jerry from the RDSCC and Kelly from Westerner Park and trying to get a schedule put together but we haven't been able to set a time for a meeting just yet.  Any day now I hope!


As for the championship points, somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I believe we were planning to use your best 7 events, however you MUST have at least 2 events from each venue (Fort Macleod, YYC, Red Deer).

I'm hoping to get about 5 events in Red Deer this summer which combined with the ones above should make for one PACKED season.  There will be more events than you can shake a stick at!  Maybe even more than you can shake TWO sticks at!
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on February 23, 2017, 08:28:29 AM
Yes, I have contacted Jim W. about the two-day WCMA on June 17/18 .... as discussed in the meeting.

Jim does not have any schedules from any other clubs yet.  But he did not see a problem with having a 2-day WCMA event that weekend ... so we are on.

R
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Apex Carver on February 23, 2017, 08:37:28 AM

As for the championship points, somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I believe we were planning to use your best 7 events, however you MUST have at least 2 events from each venue (Fort Macleod, YYC, Red Deer).


Correct, we tentatively determined that if we had 12 championship events (4 @ each venue) we would go with best 7/12, minimum 2 at each venue

(Fort Macleod/Calgary/Red Deer) to qualify.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: zero10 on February 23, 2017, 09:07:27 AM
Should we update the schedule then?  It shows the June weekend as being a challenge event with the WCMA regional in August right now.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on February 23, 2017, 09:37:38 AM
Should we update the schedule then?  It shows the June weekend as being a challenge event with the WCMA regional in August right now.

Yes ... have to make that change - DONE!

Thanks,

R
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Mkelder on February 25, 2017, 07:27:32 PM
At first I was dissapointed with the early in the season placement of this year's school but see why as the CND nationals is awefully early in the season as well and it makes sense to have the school ahead of that.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: PedalFaster on February 28, 2017, 11:48:43 PM
Correct, we tentatively determined that if we had 12 championship events (4 @ each venue) we would go with best 7/12, minimum 2 at each venue

Any idea when this will be decided? If there are 12 championship events, does that mean that both days of the two-day events at YYC will count?

Speaking purely selfishly for myself, I won't be able to come out as often this year, and definitely won't be able to make both days on any given weekend, so I'd prefer a smaller number of championship events and not to have weekends where both days count.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on March 01, 2017, 02:08:55 AM
At first I was dissapointed with the early in the season placement of this year's school but see why as the CND nationals is awefully early in the season as well and it makes sense to have the school ahead of that.

Usually the Cdn. Nationals has been a couple of weeks before the SCCA Nationals (1st week of September) but this year the VCMC decided to make it the week before the Packwood Tour and Pro so conceivably someone could do all two or three events in one sweep or so went the reasoning.  Packwood is around 5 hrs drive south (more or less) of Vancouver.

The SoloPro has traditionally been held at mid-end of May or early June so people can get a bunch of seat time in and get on the "right track" and shake off the winter rust.  We used to try and avoid the May long weekend due to Knox Mtn. but noticed that that was not as much of a conflict as before and I think it works out pretty good for travel time etc. and still have an extra day off.

R
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on March 01, 2017, 02:12:32 AM
Correct, we tentatively determined that if we had 12 championship events (4 @ each venue) we would go with best 7/12, minimum 2 at each venue

Any idea when this will be decided? If there are 12 championship events, does that mean that both days of the two-day events at YYC will count?

Speaking purely selfishly for myself, I won't be able to come out as often this year, and definitely won't be able to make both days on any given weekend, so I'd prefer a smaller number of championship events and not to have weekends where both days count.

This was decided at the last executive meeting.  All of the days count as a single event except practice events.  We may be adding more practice days and maybe an event or two at a new venue, plus the 5 or so at the Westerner so there are more events than ever to choose from to get 7 events in, min. of 2 per venue (in order to get people to try the various venues ... except the new one - tba).

As for Fort Macleod, the time limit for the comments from the public expired on Saturday, Feb. 25, so I imagine we will hear very soon after the council meeting on Monday, Feb. 27 ... so any day I would imagine.  There are no minutes on their web site since Jan. 23/17 as of right now ...

Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on March 01, 2017, 01:57:23 PM
We have our permit for Fort Macleod. Just have to get insurance.

Reijo
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: MurrayPeterson on March 01, 2017, 02:33:09 PM
We have our permit for Fort Macleod. Just have to get insurance.

Hooray!  Thanks for your hard work Reijo.
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on March 01, 2017, 06:30:55 PM
Thanks but really, Wayne and Tom (?) went down to Fort Macleod and did the applications etc. this time!  Team work is working out!

The season is quickly coming together!   :)

Reijo
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: majormojo on March 11, 2017, 01:06:39 PM
Just double checking, there is an event scheduled at FM on Sunday 04-June, but not on the previous day Sat 03-June. Is that correct?
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: Reijo on March 11, 2017, 01:57:57 PM
Just double checking, there is an event scheduled at FM on Sunday 04-June, but not on the previous day Sat 03-June. Is that correct?

Yes, there was less desire among the executive to have 2-day events down in Ft. Macleod this year.  I thought the practices on Saturdays were worthwhile but not everyone felt the same for some good reasons on their part.  However we have more events at the YYC/Budget lot this year (10) so that more than makes up for the dates ... plus another potential venue I'm working on (just got off the phone as a matter of fact ... but may be a while before I hear back from there) ... and more potential "practice" events at YYC during weekday evenings that we are still looking at ...

So actually a lot happening this year .... going to be an epic one I think!

Reijo
Title: Re: *PRELIMINARY* 2017 SOLO SCHEDULE
Post by: majormojo on March 13, 2017, 08:05:45 PM
Thanks Reijo, I agree it's a good full schedule this year. I was just checking because the FM events were all 2-days in previous years. Thanks for your effort!