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« on: February 02, 2017, 10:55:39 AM »
I'll open this thread for future updates on the ice (we had 19" of ice on Saturday, Jan. 28 - BMW WDT).
Ice: Well, with the current cold weather for the upcoming week/foreseeable future, we should have well in excess of 20" of ice since there is precious little of any kind of snow out there to insulate the ice/water from the cold! My estimate: 24" by the 12th. We'll see how that is by that time. Approximately 11" of "blue ice" (e.g. no bubbles or limited) is sufficient for a 3/4 ton truck (approx. 6000 lbs/3000 kg). There is no lack of ice at this time and we should be good to the end of the year (last one is Sunday, Feb 26) and beyond.
I will make at least one trip out there prior to that to try out the new gate system I "cooked up" ... using plumbing insulation tubes in a drilled hole in the ice and might as well check the progress of the ice at that time. I have drilled a hole in a bucket of ice I froze at home and it seems to work so we'll see how it goes ... The system is a bit more complicated than that but this should be sufficient for now as a description ... They will be cheaper than cones and softer as well as take up less room so a good thing all around provided the anchorage to the ice works.
Updates from visits and such will be posted here until the event and then links to photos etc. can be posted here.
Questions can be answered here too.
Cheers,
Reijo
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« on: January 28, 2017, 04:56:20 AM »
Class is full.
Ice is good. Hardly any drifts ... back to an arena ice type of driving.
There is a bit of wind we may have to fight with.
Reijo
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« on: January 23, 2017, 06:34:00 AM »
FYI, OK, here's what the ASN/FiA Canada (our governing body ... they cover virtually all road racing, karting and autox events in Canada up to and including F1) has to say about drones: http://www.asncanada.com/wp-content...June13-2015.pdfSo basically you need to abide by Transportation Canada regs, have insurance ($5M) with our club named on it ... etc. The regs have changed since I last looked at it when they outright banned the use of drones a few years ago or so when the issue came up. Now they are allowed but under the above conditions. Reij
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« on: January 14, 2017, 11:30:46 AM »
Hey, if anyone else wants to come and help out this afternoon you are welcome! ...
This is today of course .... Jan. 14 ... set up for tomorrow ... meet at Ghost at about 1:30 pm
Gavin and Cristian are already helping out so more and it goes faster ... get a few laps in etc. ... and you get a gas card, of course ... snack etc.
Reijo
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« on: December 13, 2016, 10:40:03 PM »
Sun. Dec. 18/16 - Instructor Training (depending on ice thickness - may be rescheduled if necessary). Sat. Dec. 31 - xmas - student school - now a regular winter driving school!!! (Dec. 26) 1st regular Winter Driver Training - Sunday, Jan. 15/17 BMW Club Winter Driver Training - Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 2nd regular Winter Driver Training - Sunday, Jan. 29/17 3rd regular Winter Driver Training - Sunday, Feb. 12/17 4th regular Winter Driver Training - Sunday, Feb. 26/17 - final one. Reijo Mod Edit: Sign up here - http://www.motorsportreg.com/calendar/?country=CA&q=sasc&radius=300&lat=51.02&lng=-114.07&loc=Calgary%2C+AB
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« on: December 13, 2016, 10:27:55 PM »
I'm hoping to have this on this coming Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. Today there was 8" of ice on Ghost Lake so I will continue to monitor the thickness to make sure we are ok. We need 11" of blue ice for a 3/4 ton truck. Bring small cars?  If there is insufficient ice, then we will re-schedule. However Tom G. will be contacting everyone and arranging instructor days etc. very soon. Reijo
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« on: December 13, 2016, 10:25:26 PM »
We are gearing this school toward the high school, college and university age students (Christmas break so no assignments, classes etc.). Parents are also welcome (up to 2 drivers per vehicle). Gift registrations and regular registrations are available here: http://msreg.com/16xmasReijo
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« on: December 06, 2016, 12:44:44 AM »
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« on: December 04, 2016, 05:44:36 PM »
Last week (Sunday) there was zero ice on Ghost Lake. Today it is entirely frozen over except for a little tiny hole adjacent to the dam where the outflow is. I was surprised.
However the only bad thing is that there is about 100 mm of snow there which acts like insulation and may prevent the lake ice from freezing a little bit. I hope to head out there again next weekend to check how the ice is doing (should be good after a week of -15 to -28 C temps!).
There are a few more photos on the FB page.
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« on: December 04, 2016, 10:22:28 AM »
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« on: November 22, 2016, 08:11:07 PM »
Scheduled for June 24/25 at the BC Driving Center...
Just heard from Don Nimi. I'm sure more details will be coming out soon.
Reijo
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« on: November 15, 2016, 12:34:07 PM »
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