NEWS

July 2, 2007

The 2007 Canadian Gas Nationals are now in the history books. We had a weekend of excellent weather, awesome competition and lots of fun.

Please click here to view the 2007 Canadian Gas Nationals Race Report.

Paul Ciccarello wins the Great Canadian Bean Co. Shootout

Top Qualifiers

1/8 Open	200mm Sedan	5th Scale
Paul Ciccarello - Ohio	Wayne Vince - Ontario	Hugh Lawson - Ontario

1/8 Open A Main Podium

1st	2nd	3rd
Aaron Buran - Ohio	Paul Ciccarello - Ohio	James Mak - Ontario

200mm Sedan A Main Podium

Left to right: Steve Laliberte, Agnes, Lou Vanderwey, Wally Edmonds

5th Scale Podium

Left to right: Hugh Lawsn, Dinos Delanos, Agnes, Alfa Ha

1/8 Open B Main Podium

Left to right: Patrick Chan, Agnes, Nicholas Martin, Dave Berry

1/8 Open C Main Podium

Left to right: Corey DeLong, Agnes, Gary Swayze

1/8 Open D Main Podium

Left to right: Gary Climie, Tim Kwok, Anges, Ron Dziuban

200mm Sedan B Main Podium

Left to right: Greg Tong, Agnes, Billy Yang, Art Trinos

200mm Sedan C Main Podium

Left to right: Gary Galloway, Agnes, Michel Provost

June 18, 2007

Please click here to view the 2007 Can-Am Challenge / RC Pro Series Race Report.

Top Qualifiers

1/8 Open	200mm Sedan
Brian Berry - Mugen Seiki	Wayne Vince - XRAY

1/8 Open Podium

1st	2nd	3rd
Paul Ciccarello - Mugen	Aaron Buran - Kyosho	James Mak - Serpent

200mm Sedan Podium

1st	2nd	3rd
Wayne Vince - XRAY	Steve Bortolotti - Mugen	Lou Vanderwey - Serpent

May 18, 2007

The Can-Am Challenge / RC Pro Series Pre-Registration deadline is Friday, May 18. However, we will be accepting entries and payment trackside on Saturday, May 19 from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

February 28, 2007

A bridge re-construction on Dundurn St. will affect access to the Ontario 1/8 track until at least July of this year. Please refer to the following driving directions.

From Windsor / Detroit / London: Hwy 401 East towards Toronto. Exit Hwy 403 East to Brantford / Hamilton. Exit Main Street East in Hamilton; turn right on Frid Street before merging onto Main Street. 75 Frid Street is on your left.

From Toronto / Niagara / Buffalo: QEW East towards Toronto. Exit Hwy 403 West to Hamilton / Brantford. Exit Main Street West (not East), right on Main Street, right on Frid Street after the bridge & ramp. 75 Frid Street is on your left.

January 29, 2007

We were featured on the Outdoor Life Network's RC-TV program on January 27. The video is available to view by pasting the following link into the URL of your web browser.

http://www.xten.tv/view_video.php?viewkey=4421218a51b1e1f1b0ba&page=1&viewtype=&category=&chid=0|1|0

October 22, 2006

ONTARIO 1/8 ON ROAD RACING CLUB 2006 SERIES

Here's the Top 10 List in 1/8 OPEN: (Best 6 of 9)

1st. ~ Lou Vanderwey ~ 596 Points
2nd. ~ John Elliot ~ 569 Points
3rd. ~ Dan Engelbreth ~ 469 Points
4th. ~ Steve Jackson ~ 458 Points
5th. ~ Dave Presnail ~ 457 Points
6th. ~ Patrick Chan ~ 448 Points
7th. ~ Rob Dugal ~ 440 Points
8th.~ Allan Lai ~ 438 Points
9th. ~ Jordan Krupp ~ 434 Points
10th. ~ Gary Swayze ~ 419 Points

August 22, 2006

TROPHY RACE PLUS FREE LUNCH AND OVER $1000 WORTH OF DOOR PRIZES!!!

The 2006 St. Alban's Boys and Girls Club Fundraising Race

With over 1400 members, St. Alban's Boys' and Girls' Club meets the challenges and needs of Toronto inner-city children and youth in the Seaton Village, Annex, Frankle-Lambert and Palmerston neighbourhoods. St. Alban’s offers a number of exciting programs and services including: a daycare, child/parent programs, summer camp, outreach services, public swimming times, aquatic lessons, after school care, sports programs, computer skills, arts programs, youth drop in programs, a homeless shelter, prevention and education, tutoring, mentoring, community and skill based programs.

Race Date: Sunday, September 17th, 2006

Where: ONTARIO 1/8 ON ROAD RACING CLUB
75 Frid Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Featuring these racing classes:

1/8 Open 4wd, 200mm Nitro Sedan, 1/10 Open 4wd & 5th Scale

First Class Entry Fee: $25.00 CDN ($22 USD)
Additional Classes: $15.00 CDN ($13 USD) per class

Schedule:
8-9am: Registration, Open Practice, 3 Rounds of Qualifying & Mains

ROAR membership required (available trackside)

ROAR Membership - $30.00 USD ($35.00 CD)

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club uses the AMBrc Personal Transponder System.

INS Air Filters wil be required on all 1/8 Open Lola, WSC & GTP style bodies (available trackside)

Please email any questions to: bigh1887 @ aol.com

May 30, 2006

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club forum is back online again. Please feel free to follow the links to the forum and register.

May 22, 2006

Please click here to view photos from Race No. 2

May 14, 2006

Please click here to view photos from Race No. 1

May 12, 2006

While our forum is down, please visit the Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club at either of the 2 following forums in order to keep up to date with the latest news and information:

RCTech

London RC

May 10, 2006

Great news and bad news today. First the bad news. Our forum was hacked today and will be unavailable until further notice.

Now the Great news! The asphalt sealer has been applied and it has turned out awesome:

April 25, 2006

The 2006 Canadian Gas Nationals and Can-Am Challenge Entry Forms are now available for downloading:

Please click here to download the 2006 Gas Nationals Entry Form (pdf).

Please click here to download the Can-Am Challenge Entry Form (pdf).

December 14, 2005

The Ontario 1/8 hosted 2006 Canadian Gas Nationals will be held on Saturday, July 1st and Sunday, July 2nd.

We will feature the following ROAR based classes:

1/8 On Road Fuel 4WD
1/10 On Road Open Fuel 4WD
1/10 200mm Nitro Touring

Should there be suffient interest in the 1/10 On Road Open Fuel 2WD class, we will run this class dedicated or concurrently with 1/10 Open 4WD.

This will be a personal transponder event.

Specific details in regards to technical inspection, scheduling, entry fees, etc, will be forthcoming in the new year.

July 2, 2005

Ontario 1/8 Race No. 4 Report

The racers woke up on Saturday morning to what was going to be the best weather we've had to date. 25 deg. and not a cloud in the sky. The evening prior to the event the "Track Setup Crew" were busy preparing the surface. The track was in immaculate condition and people were talking about track records being broken.

We also had a few new faces show up for the event. Corey DeLong from Rochester, NY and Raye "Fossil" Field even made an appearance. Fast 200mm nitro driver Park Liu was out from Toronto with his new Serpent 710, and the R/C "O" team (www.rcontario.com) made an appearance. Let's hope to see these guys out on a regular basis.

As the cars took to the track for practice it was evident that today was going to a fast day of racing. Both of Jordan Krupp's Serpent cars looked "dialed". Was today going to be his day? John Elliot took to the track and it was obvious that he had made improvements to his Delta XP4 since the last event...Lou Vanderway was working on his Serpent 950 in the morning..could he get the gremlins worked out before the mains?

The 200mm Nitro class saw one of its best turnouts to date. During practice it was evident that the cars looked closely matched. Serpent has taken the first 2 wins...was it going to continue? John Rabbito's Kyosho RRR looked great again but could he finish a main? John Posthumus brought out his Chief Engineer Scott Smither...his car looked dialed (NTC3). Park Liu was sorting out his new ride (Serpent 710) but was getting faster every run. Steve Dawe's NTC3 was looking good also...was this to be R/C "O"'s day?!!

The 1/10 Open class was fast...Bill McLean was out and pushing Jordan in morning practice. Peter Somers and Shawn Price looked mighty fast also...was a 200mm open car going to take a win? Could Bill push Jordan into making a mistake...he loves those boards!!!

The 1/10 electric class saw total domination by Team R/C "O"...Steve and Mike Dawe were "tradin'" paint all morning..this was going to be intersting to watch!!

As the 1/8 Open "B" Main took to the track, it was Gary Swayze that took the TQ followed by Shawn Price, Doug Mitchell, Steve Jackson, Rob Dugal and Corey Delong. At the sound of the horn it was Gary Swayze away to an awesome start in 1st place followed closely by Shawn Price and Doug Mitchell. Corey Delong was coming up through the field quickly. It was obvious that he had sorted out his morning gremlins and he was turning some fast times.

Gary looked like a shoe-in until he had trouble and fell out on the 14th lap. As the heat came to a close it was Corey Delong 1st (Mugen MRX4), Shawn Price 2nd (Mugen MRX3) and Doug Mitchell 3rd (Serpent 950). Shawn Price turned in the fastest lap of the Main with a 23.078.

Next up was the "A" Main 1/8 Open. Jordan Krupp took overall TQ honors for the 1/8 class followed by John Elliot, Lou Vanderway, Ron Prinzen, John Rabbito and Raye Field. Was the track record going down??!!

The main got off to quick start but soon after two drivers were out. John Elliot who looked so promising during qualifying but was out followed by John Rabbito. Jordan cruised to an easy win in 1/8 Open (Serpent 950). Raye Field (Delta XP4) split Jordan and Lou Vanderway (Serpent 950)handing the overall Championship Points lead to Jordan Krupp. After Lou's total domination of the series so far, Jordan sweeps the lead from under his feet. Can't wait till the next event. It was evident the entire 1/8 field was getting faster. I am sure there will be new faces in the 1/8 "A" main next event...

Next up was the Electric 1/10 main. The Father son rivalry brought back memories of Mario and son Michael (Andretti of course!!). As the main started these two were trading paint...but it was evident that today was going to be the day for the prodigy. Mike Dawe not only won but put a lap on Steve...looks like bragging rights until the next race for Mike!!

The 1/10 200mm Nitro class the field looked close. Steve Dawe took overall TQ with what was one of the best fields to date. As the race got under way it was obvious this was going to be a fast one. John Rabbito and John Posthumus took off early with what was 1-2 break away. Steve Dawe was battling it out with Park Liu and Corey Delong. On this day the Kyosho RRR/Max Power combo of John Rabbito proved a little much for the field and cruised to a win 2 laps ahead of the field. It was the first win for the Kyosho RRR at Hamilton. John Posthumus looked fast...maybe next race!!. I am sure the field will improve at the next event and the racing will be even closer. Look out for Park, Steve, John Posthumus, Massimo Fantozzi and the bunch at the next event. This class is Super quick and competitive.

Last but not least, the 1/10 Open Class. Jordan and Bill proved a little much for the field on this day. Jordan Krupp fresh off a win in the 1/8 Open class cruises to another win. This guy’s on fire!! Bill McLean proved real quick also but just couldn't match the pace of Jordan’s Serpent Impact. Peter Somers and Shawn Price were battling it out but the boards got the better of Shawn on this day...The action is HOT in 1/10 Open. Will we see Gary Swayze pull out the 835 next event? What do Peter and Shawn have in the bag for the next event?

At the close of the day the action proved fast and furious. It’s obvious that the competition is getting tight in all the classes. We had new winners in 1/8 Open and 1/10 200mm Nitro. Who is it going to be next race? Can Jordan keep his streak alive? Will the field catch up in 200mm nitro? I am sure we will see new winners at the next event...will it be you!!!

June 18, 2005

The results from Ontario 1/8 Race No.3 may be viewed by clicking here.

January 9, 2005

The 2005 Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club Racing Series schedule has now been finalized. Please mark your calendars for our 2 test & tune days and our 9 racing events. You do not want to miss out on some of the fastest RC racing action in Canada!

Please click here to go directly to the 2005 Schedule page.

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club will be exhibiting at the 2005 Toronto and London Speedorama Shows. The Toronto Speedorama show runs January 28, 29 & 30 and the London show runs March 25, 26 & 27. If you plan to attend either of these two shows, please stop by our booth and say hello!

January 7, 2005

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club annual membership fees for the 2005 year are now due. The individual member fee is $60.00. Family member fees are $20.00 per additional family member living at the same address as the primary club member. Ontario 1/8 Club Members will benefit with discounted race entry fees and a Club T-Shirt. Please help support the Ontario 1/8 On Racing Racing Club by joining as a member.

Please click here to view the membership application form (requires Acrobat Reader).

(Club T-Shirts will be available mid Spring 2005)

October 6, 2004

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club 2004 Series was successfully completed on Sunday, September 26. The 1/8 Open and 1/10 Open results can be viewed by clicking here.

The 6 best finishes out of 8 races resulted in the following top 3 finishers in each class:

1/10 Open 4WD

1st Place: Jordan Krupp, 2nd Place: Dave Presnail, 3rd Place: Shawn Price

1/8 Open 4WD

1st Place: Mike Burr, 2nd Place: Jordan Krupp, 3rd Place: Wayne Vince

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club would like to thank all racers who attended races in the 2004 racing series. We appreciate your support! We will be adding the 1/10 Nitro Sedan Class to the schedule for the 2005 Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Series. You can look forward to numerous improvements to the Ontario 1/8 track in 2005 as well making a great track even better! We hope to see you there in 2005.

September 20 , 2004

The 1/8 Open & 1/10 Open results from Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 8 have been posted. Please click here to view. Scott Smither topped Mike Burr's previous outright track record by turning a 20.779 second during the half hour 1/8 main race!

August 30, 2004

The 2004 Ontario 1/8 Can-Am Challenge was sucessfully completed despite the rain that fell on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday we managed to get in a good practice session as well as 1 round of 1/8 Open qualifying and 2 rounds of 1/10 Open-Touring qualifying before the rain showers forced the track closure. The forecast for Sunday was absolutely dismal: heavy showers from mid morning through the afternoon. We sprayed the track early and started the 45 minute practice session at 9:45. We ran one round of 1/8 Open quailfying and cut the 1/10 Open-Touring "A" Main down to 30 minutes. The 1/8 Open "B" Main finished as scheduled at 30 minutes and we manged to race 51 minutes of the planned 60 before the rain caused the "A" Main to be red flagged. Mike Burr won the 1/8 "A" Main with Wayne Vince one lap down in second place and John Elliot finishing in third place. Jordan Krupp was the winner of the 1/8 "B" Main with Raye Field in second and Glenn Cauley finishing in third place. The 1/10 Open and 1/10 Touring mains were run together. The 1/10 Open "A" Main was won by Jordan Krupp with Bill McLean finishing in the second position. 1/10 Touring "A" Main was won by Ross Chiaramonte. Raymond Duchesne and Dave Presnail were the second and third place finishers of the 1/10 Touring "A" Main.

Please click here to view the race results.

August 8, 2004

The 1/8 Open & 1/10 Open results from Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 6 have been posted. Please click here to view.

July 19, 2004

The 1/8 Open & 1/10 Open results from Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 5 have been posted. Please click here to view.

July 1, 2004

The 2004 Ontario 1/8 Can-Am Challenge page has now been created. Please click here to go directly to the Can-Am Challenge page.

Or click here to download the Can-Am Challenge Entry Form.

June 22, 2004

The 2004 Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club Series Point Standings have now been posted. Please click here to go directly to the schedule page.

June 20, 2004

The 1/8 & 1/10 Open results from Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 4 have been posted. Please click here to view.

June 8, 2004

The 1/8 & 1/10 Open results from Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 3 have been posted. Please click here to view.

June 4 , 2004

Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 3, scheduled for Sunday, June 6, will be run as a double points scoring event. Two Main event races will be run for each heat and each class. The track will be open for practice at about 9:30-10:00 AM.

May 23, 2004

Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 2, scheduled for Sunday, May 23 has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

May 16, 2004

Club Race No. 1 was held under cool overcast skies with a few interruptions from scattered rain showers. The few who did come out to race enjoyed themselves and everyone had lots of track time. This afforded many the opportunity to get familiar with the Ontario 1/8 track. A number of broken cars was the ultimate cost for a few of us. However, it was a good day overall. Please click here to view the results.

May 4, 2004

The twice rain cancelled Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 1 has now been scheduled for Saturday, May 15. There will be no points awarded for this event to be fair to those who may have made other plans for this weekend. The Ontario 1/8 Club is prepared to add another points scoring event later in the season in order to maintain the 8 events as originally scheduled. The news of this potential added event will be forthcoming as required.

May 2, 2004

Ontario 1/8 Club Race No. 1, re-scheduled for Sunday, May 2 has also been cancelled due to inclement weather. The Ontario 1/8 Club is prepared to schedule this event for Sunday, May 16, should there be sufficient member interest. Please feel free to login to our forum and voice your opinion in regards to this potential 2nd rain date.

April 24, 2004

The Ontario 1/8 Club race scheduled for Sunday, April 25 has been cancelled due to inclement weather. This race has been re-scheduled to run on Sunday, May 2.

April 5, 2004

OPEN PRACTICE DAY

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Track will be setup for open practice on Saturday, April 17. Please note that ROAR membership will be required for access. There will be no exceptions to this rule. A $5.00 fee will apply to non members of the Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club. The track will be open for practice at 12:00 noon. Please login to the "Activities section" of the Ontario 1/8 Forum to view any last minute changes to the open practice schedule.

March 7, 2004

Improvements and maintenance to the Ontario 1/8 On Road Track have commenced! We will be organizing a number of work parties to install additional barriers, paint barriers and generally fine tune the track facility in preparation for the 2004 racing season. We would greatly appreciate the assistance of any member or enthusiast who is interested in helping out. Please login to the "Activities section" of the Ontario 1/8 Forum to view the planned work parties as they are scheduled. Thanking you in advance for your assistance.

January 26, 2004

The ONTARIO 1/8 ON ROAD RACING CLUB 2004 SERIES entry fees have set been set as follows:

Ontario 1/8 Club Members: First Class - $10.00, Second Class - $7.50

Non-Members: First Class - $15.00, Second Class - $10.00

January 22, 2004

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club annual membership fees for the 2004 year are now due. The individual member fee is $60.00. Family member fees are $20.00 per additional family member living at the same address as the primary club member. Ontario 1/8 Club Members will benefit with discounted race entry fees and a Club T-Shirt. Please help support the Ontario 1/8 On Racing Racing Club by joining as a member.

Please click here to view the membership application form (requires Acrobat Reader).

(Club T-Shirts will be available mid Spring 2004)

December 20, 2003

The ONTARIO 1/8 ON ROAD RACING CLUB 2004 SERIES racing schedule has now been finalized! Please click here to view the 2004 racing schedule.

November 26, 2003

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club hosted a Fall meeting on Saturday November 22. IFMAR 1/10 World Champion and Midwest Series 1/8 Champion Brian Berry joined us along with his dad, Dave Berry. Brian and Dave discussed car maintenance, chassis setup and generally shared a wealth of knowledge and information.

The Ontario 1/8 On Road Racing Club would like to thank Brian and Dave Berry for their significant contribution to our meeting!

Please click here to view the photos.