2019 Ontario Time Attack Season
 

Hey folks!

As some of you may know by now, the 2019 Ontario Time Attack (OTA) season schedule is now up!

OTA Time Attack School - May 11th
Event #1 = TMP - May 25th
Event #2+3 = DDT (1 kink + 0 kink) - June 8+9th
Event #4 = TMP - July 13th
Event #5 = CTMP GP - July 27-28th
Event #6+7 = SMP (Pro + Full) - Aug 24-25th

https://scontent.fyto1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...69&oe=5D0E2339

https://scontent.fyto1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...d9&oe=5D0B579A

As usual, we will have our open house event at JRP in Mississauga from 11:30 to 2:30pm for people to take advantage of EARLY BIRD PRICING, register, ask questions or get help with classification and meet your volunteers who will be running the season!

https://scontent.fyto1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...a6&oe=5D1B188B

Come on out to meet us and if any of you have questions, feel free to send them my way via PM or post here!

Looking forward to seeing more FRZs out at our events!

Cheers.

Kevin Wong
2019 OTA Chief Timer

Date pls?

It's on the pictures?

Event #1 = TMP - May 25th
Event #2+3 = DDT (1 kink + 0 kink) - June 8+9th
Event #4 = TMP - July 13th
Event #5 = CTMP GP - July 27-28th
Event #6+7 = SMP (Pro + Full) - Aug 24-25th

In order to drive all OTA events you must have either attended the OTA driver school OR have attended another recognized driving school (eg: Trillium, Hanson, Ian Law, PADA, etc.).

In order to drive the GP track, you have attended the OTA GP school in the past (none this year sadly) OR attended another GP school (Trillium, JRP days, etc.).

Both of the above will likely still require sign off by an OTA instructor before you are allowed to compete.

Would SPDA ATTS count as driving school?

Nope, you'd still need to be signed off in morning lapping at your first OTA event. Same goes for any school other than the OTA school.

Sign off is basically:

Do you know what all the flags mean?
Can you talk your way around the track and hit the points you're talking about?
Do you understand how passing works.

If you've been through an SPDA day and were allowed to run alone you're probably in decent shape, but it's not a guarantee.

All that said, there's usually a few CASC approved instructors at SPDA days that could go out for a few laps and make sure you're ready as well.

What Will said.

A good chunk of the SPDA instructors are also OTA instructors so we can likely get you looked at ahead of time. Just ask around and they'll point you to one of us.

So basically I'd need need an instructor sitting with me in the morning of my first OTA event to be signed off?

I've done about 3-4 SPDA days

If you've done 3-4 SPDA days and were signed off to be on your own, then yeah, we'd probably just sit in with you to get you signed off but I still highly recommend attending the OTA school to get some formal training. Have you done any other school?

More seat time is always a benefit, and the OTA instructors will go beyond what the SPDA instructors usually cover (on purpose, the days serve different purposes).

Yeah at the OTA school we cover a lot more than simply getting you out on the track safely and keeping track of people behind you for a lapping day. OTA is more than just a lapping day obviously and the skill level of drivers is considerably higher on average.

This. I felt like I learned more in my first OTA event than I did in 3 years of being stuck at a wall.

Yeah, I thought John P. was giving me some marketing BS when he told me to sign up for competition at OTA to take my driving to the next level.

I did.

My PB's have never dropped this hard before nor have I been inspired so much to watch great drivers take relatively stock vehicles to ridiculous heights (eg: Chris P.) and others like Kevin M. with his highly modified 'car' to his level as well.

Does the Driveteq program qualify? I missed last years OTA GP school, trying to see which events I can get in this year.
Thanks in advance

Driveteq can qualify - who was your instructor and did they give you a report card?

I've not been yet but I know Gerry Lowe well and he's been hounding me to do some training on the GP track so if it comes to fruition I'll get more details. Thanks for the quick reply!

Oh I thought u meant you took it already.

Advise them when you are taking the course to give you a report card that is signed and tell them your intention to do OTA on GP.

https://scontent.fyto1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...cc&oe=5D1C2D08

BUMP! OP now updated with full 2019 PRICING!!!

Bump - sorry, I made a mistake in the original posting with the pricing. My sincerest apologies!

Kevin

UPDATE!

The Mosport GP weekend has been moved to June 29-30th (Canada Day long weekend) with the 29th being the OTA GP school (open for lapping for those of you with GP school experience or previous GP experience) and the 30th being race day!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/orgs/casc-ontario

Please note:
1- MotorsportReg registration is MANDATORY
2- If you want to take advantage of the early bird / open house pricing, you must signup online for all the events you intend to pay for before coming to pay for it in person at the open house. If you cannot make it to the Open House, please email Rob Hall at OTATreasury@hotmail.ca and indicate you want to make remote payment.

Look forward to seeing everyone!

Reminder folks!

The OTA season is about to kick off with our first lapping / OTA instructor school day on May 4th at TMP!

Come sign up for a full day of lapping for just $135!

https://www.motorsportreg.com/index....ADF18EA9F4F6A1

Reminder folks!

The 2019 OTA Drivers School + Lapping day is coming up this Saturday at Mosport DDT!

If you want to learn how to drive at the track AND be eligible to compete at OTA's events (except GP), come on out to experience one of the best track schools in Ontario!

If you've already attended, you can instead come out to join us for all day lapping!

If you have had previous lapping and/or other school experience (eg: PADA/Hanson/etc.), you can still join us provided you be signed off by an OTA instructor for the day.

Tickets/Registration here: https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...rk-casc-824277

Looking forward to seeing everyone out there!

Cheers.

Kev

EVENT #1 IS IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!!

Come on out to have witness and partake in some of the best driving the Ontario grassroots community has to offer!

Price: $315 for full day of driving and competition. $195 for morning lapping only.
Format: 3 x 20 minute practice sessions in the morning. 3 hot sessions with a minimum of 5 laps per session in the afternoon. ALL COMPETITORS GET HOT SESSIONS. None of this "oh you didn't qualify for the afternoon" business!

Registration link here:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...ontario-358147

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me or post a reply to this thread!

Cheers.

Kev

subtle :lol:

I wish, it's just not in the cards for this year...See you in 2020.

You should come out to one of the events that has alligator lapping (likely the GP event will have it), meet some people, see the track!

Time and place.

Normally, I'm all for the subtle touches but after hearing everyone complain about traffic in the morning and then not qualifying for afternoon because of said traffic, I GOTTA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.

Come on out to spectate or alligator lap on GP! Still get to watch people and meet the crew!

June 29th.

Canadian Tire Motorsports Park - Grand Prix Track.

Usually drivers meeting around 11:30am. Alligator lapping starts at 12pm sharp and lasts about 40 minutes. NOT A RACE. Just follow-the-leader drive down the track to see what the track's all about.

@Frost - Kevin, is OMSC doing the autox in the paddock at the DDT event again too?

Pics from the DDT school.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tanm/a...57705070146492

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a497db4e_b.jpg


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a88d2e42_b.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...41bdeb55_b.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ae44bc82_b.jpg

As Chief Timer, I like how they all have transponders mounted on them.

Hnnnngggg...

EVENT #2 and #3 is coming up in less than 2 weeks at DDT as a BACK-TO-BACK event!

EVENT #2:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/index....ADF18EA9F4F6A1

EVENT #3:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/index....ADF18EA9F4F6A1

Pending weather, we will be running the 1 kink setup on Saturday and NO kink on Sunday!

We are the only organization I'm aware of that runs the NO kink setup! This is what it looks like:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wap910T6fI8[/ame]

Come on out and enjoy the purity of time attack with us!

Cheers.

Kev

Signed up for the GP lapping day on the 29th, cant wait! This is my 4th school now with OTA on the GP circuit. Every year I learn something new and itch for the next event. Can't wait to test the car out with some new goodies added to her!! :burnrubber:

Looking forward to it! Come say hai to the lonely guy in timing!

ALLIGATOR LAPPING AVAILABLE ON DDT EVENT #2 AND #3!

For those of you still on the fence about whether you want to come to the track or not, Ontario Time Attack is opening the DDT track for Alligator Lapping on this Saturday and Sunday at 12pm till around 12:55pm when the competitors and lappers vacate for lunch.

ADDRESS: 10th Concession Rd, Clarington, ON

This is ABSOLUTELY FREE! ZERO DOLLARS!

This is NOT a race NOR is it open lapping! It is strictly follow the leader and maintain gap convoy. NO PASSING. NO HANGING BACK to speed up and such. The point of the exercise is to let you get a taste of what DDT track is all about and enjoy some nice casual driving on the track.

If you're interested, all you need is a street legal car. No helmets required. Must have seatbelts for all occupants within the vehicle (yes, passengers allowed).

Please show up to Mosport DDT (not the GP track) no later than 11:30am and check in at the main building at DDT (there is only one). Joe Li the registrar will be there ready to sign you in. You MUST attend the drivers meeting in order to be allowed on track.

Cars go on track at 12pm and get off before 12:50pm to allow marshals to go back to position for the afternoon competition.

COME ON OUT and see what DDT is all about!

If you have any questions, post them here or PM me.

Cheers.

Kevin "LemonJus" Wong
2019 OTA Chief Timer

This is great thank you very much for letting us know. Question is DDT the Driver Development Track of Canadian Tire Motorsport?

Thank you,
Jordan

Yep.

Are you serious... I am going away this weekend......

I would like to urge everyone to take advantage of this.

Thanks Will, Would be bad driving all the way there and finding its a different track!

Hopefully will be able to see you guys this Sunday June 9th!