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Toronto Autosport Club 2015 EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT! Rob McAuley! (905) 335-3141! robmail@mailrmcauley.ca VICE-PRESIDENT! Paul Moore!! vicepresidentmail@mailtorontoautosportclubmail.ca TREASURER!

com SOCIAL DIRECTOR! (position vacant) 2015 COMPETITION COORDINATORS TIMEATTACK /SOLO-I! Carsten Gieschen! (416) 792-2804! cgieschen@dynamic.ca AUTOSLALOM /SOLO-II!

2 Toronto Autosport Club 2015 EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT! Rob McAuley! (905) ! VICE-PRESIDENT! Paul Moore!! TREASURER! Rita Moore!! SECRETARY! Graham Tulett! (905) ! COMPETITION DIRECTOR! Dietmar Seelenmayer!! SOCIAL DIRECTOR! (position vacant) 2015 COMPETITION COORDINATORS TIMEATTACK /SOLO-I! Carsten Gieschen! (416) ! AUTOSLALOM /SOLO-II! (position vacant) 2015 COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES RALLYSPORT ONTARIO! (position vacant) MEMBERSHIP! Paul Moore!! WEBMASTER! Brooke Jacobs! (905) ! Club Mailing Address: Kennedy Road, RR1, Sharon, On, L0G 1V0 The TAC MOTORSPORT CLUB OF TORONTO Incorporated, (known as the Toronto Autosport Club ) is a general interest motorsport club involved in rallying, Solo I, Solo II, ice racing, road racing and social events. Club Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month (except August & December) at 8:00 p.m. at the MOOSE AND FIRKIN, 7600 Weston Road at Hwy 7 (SW corner), just west of Hwy 400 in Woodbridge ( GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! FIFTH GEAR is the monthly publication of the Toronto Autosport Club. Articles concerning Club members activities are of special interest and members are encouraged to submit their writings to any member of the Executive or send them to the Editorial Offices. Past issues of FIFTH GEAR are posted for viewing on the club website. FIFTH GEAR is normally published on the Tuesday preceding the second Wednesday of each month. Certain scheduling changes will be made to accommodate major motorsport events which are of interest to the members. DISCLAIMER Opinions and views expressed in this newsletter are for entertainment purposes, are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of the TAC MOTORSPORT CLUB OF TORONTO, its Executive members, or affiliated governing bodies such as CASC-OR, CARS, RSO, or the ASN (Canada) FIA. FIFTH GEAR Editors:! Nick & Ingrid Beck! 280 Ridgefield Cres., Maple, Ontario L6A 1J6! Editorial: phone: (905) ! mfifthgearmail@torontoautosportclubmail.cam Please contact the Executive member(s) directly or through the Club Address listed above, for matters not pertaining to FIFTH GEAR. Advertising rates (per year) :!$150/full page;! $75/half page;!$25/business card size Toronto Autosport Club is proud to be affiliated with the following sanctioning bodies:

3 From The President s Desk ANNUAL REPORT 2015 is drawing to a close, and TAC has once again had a busy year. Our membership is up, and our events are popular. The season started off with Ice Racing, and though turnouts were reasonable, costs are increasing, so clubs are barely breaking even. We are hoping that 2016 brings more reasonable costs so we can return to profitable series. Thanks to VP Paul for organizing, and Treasurer Rita for doing registration - as well as all the club helpers that made the trek to MInden to help out! The Ontario Time Attack season got under way with schools in April & May followed by our busiest season in years, with events at the usual places plus Calabogie and Toronto Motorsport Park (at Cayuga). Director and TAC member Kelly Ball oversaw the season, with the added services of track rescue. TAC worked with the Oshawa Motorsport Club to hold the school, as well as the single day at Cayuga, and the closing weekend at Grand Bend. When we plan the series, we add up all planned costs, and divide by the expected number of attendees. Unfortunately, with costs rising, our competitor numbers are dropping. The series looks to lose close to $10,000 this season, so it is being seriously scaled back for Brooke Jacobs put on the Discover Ontario rally in June, and numbers were up over previous years. This was our only rally event this year, so it was great to see it so successful! We held our 2 contract rallies - the Guru Nanak and the Zonta. Both are great fundraisers, and help offset some of our operating costs. We get great feedback from the Guru folks, and they always include us in their event reports to the charities that they support. We can expect more of the same in 2016! Our big social event - the gourmet barbecue at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport) - was lightly attended this year. The timing couldn t have been worse, as it took place on the opening day of Toronto s Pan Am Games. Mosport reported that numbers were down that weekend, but were still glad to see us. Speaking of the Pan Am Games, they kept me busy all last season - from November to September. I missed most weekends over the summer, as those were the busiest days, managing technology at the venues from Welland to Mississauga. I had an absolute blast, and learned a tonne about Cisco networking products and TV coverage of major games events! The only real disaster took place on the last OTA weekend at Grand Bend. I was competing in Sue s 2008 BMW 335xi, and at just the wrong time, one of the brake lines came apart. The pedal went to the floor, and the run-off area was littered with campers and trailers. I ran out of room at the fence separating the track from the drag strip. The car hit an I-beam fence post, then snapped around through the fence. 2 air bags deployed, and the body was extensively damaged. The car was sold for parts, and the garage discovered that the brake hose had pulled out of the crimped metal fitting where it was attached to the calliper. Sue is now shopping for a new car, but swears it will never be driven on a track. Aside from one slight mishap, I m looking forward to a great 2016 season! Rob

4 Date Category October Meeting TAC 2015 EVENTS CALENDAR Event Description TAC Monthly Club Meeting, Moose & Firkin, Weston & 7 Club TAC F1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX (Austin) F1 MEXICAN GRAND PRIX (Mexico City) Rally-CRC CRC - Rocky Mountain Rally, Invermere BC CSCC November F1 GRANDE PRÊMIO DO BRASIL (São Paulo) 14 TimeAttack Banquet, location TBA CASC 18 Meeting TAC Club Meeting, AGM & Elections, Moose & Firkin, Weston & 7 TAC 21 Awards Dinner TAC 60th / Annual Dinner and Awards Night (See Flyer Ad) TAC F1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina) Rally-CRC/OPRC Rally of the Tall Pines, Bancroft, ON MLRC January Ice Race-Magnum Ice Race PRE-TECH weekend, Minden 20 Meeting TAC Monthly Club Meeting, Moose & Firkin, Weston & 7 TAC Ice Race-Magnum Ice Race, Magnum Series, Minden TLMC Ice Race-Magnum Ice Race, Magnum Series, Minden TAC February Ice Race-Magnum Ice Race, Magnum Series, Minden PMSC Ice Race-Magnum Ice Race, Magnum Series, Minden DAC 17 Meeting TAC Monthly Club Meeting, Moose & Firkin, Weston & 7 TAC Ice Race-Magnum Ice Race, Magnum Series, Minden BEMC Ice Race-Magnum Ice Race, Magnum Series, Minden BARC More events to appear as 2015 Schedules are released. For more information on any event, please contact the organizing club or sanctioning body directly.

Toronto Autosport Club s 2015 End of 60th Year Dinner and Awards Presentation Saturday, November 21, 2015 Cocktails at 6 pm Dinner at 7 pm Awards presentations to follow AT Old Country Inn 198

ca Tickets $35 (Price includes, salad, your choice of 1 of 3 entrees, dessert, coffee or tea) Dinner is partially subsidized by the Club.

5 Toronto Autosport Club s 2015 End of 60th Year Dinner and Awards Presentation Saturday, November 21, 2015 Cocktails at 6 pm Dinner at 7 pm Awards presentations to follow AT Old Country Inn 198 Main Street Unionville (Just north of Hwy 7, West of Kennedy Rd) Tickets $35 (Price includes, salad, your choice of 1 of 3 entrees, dessert, coffee or tea) Dinner is partially subsidized by the Club. Cash Bar Deadline for Ticket purchases Wednesday November 11, 2015 To order your tickets or for more information or call Ingrid at ibeck@ca.inter.net or Choice of Entrees: Wiener Schnitzel served with home fries and vegetables Filet of Sole served with home fries and vegetables Breaded Chicken Viennese Style served with home fries and vegetables

6 Photos from Rob McAuley OTA Grand Bend The Aftermath (above) The Cause (right)

7 TAC MOTORSPORT CLUB INC. (TORONTO AUTOSPORT CLUB) ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND THE 2015 ELECTION OF CLUB OFFICERS Notice is hereby served that the 2015 Annual General Membership Meeting and the 2015 Election of Club Officers will take place following the regular business meeting (which commences at 8 pm.) on Wednesday November 18, 2015 at the MOOSE AND FIRKIN, 7600 Weston Road (Unit 15) at Hwy 7 (SW Corner), just west of Hwy 400 in Woodbridge Ontario It is important that members attend (either in person or by proxy) so that you can have your say in the running of the club to vote on matters properly brought forward and for executive positions up for election Under the Constitution of the Club, the positions to be filled at the election are: Vice President, Competition Director, and Secretary (Each for 2-Year Term) Also for Election Social Director (unfilled position; remaining 1-Year Term) Each of these Executive positions commences immediately after the conclusion of the 2015 elections and runs through until November Other positions (not up for election) have 1 year remaining until elections are held, in November If you know that you will be unable to attend, please fill out the notice of proxy below and submit it to the Club Secretary before the elections take place (in person by proxyholder or mail to club address : Kennedy Road, RR1, Sharon, On, L0G 1V0) NOTICE OF PROXY TAC MOTORSPORT CLUB INC ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING and ELECTIONS I,, being a member in good standing of the Toronto Autosport Club, do hereby assign my voting rights at the 2015 TAC Motorsport Club Inc. Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers, to be held November 18, 2015 to, who is also a member in good standing. Signed: Date:

9 2015 TREASURER S REPORT In this issue of Fifth Gear, I have provided a year-end summary. Of course, since our club s financial year-end doesn t actually occur until Oct 31, some of the items on the attached report are estimates; but waiting until after Halloween makes it hard to get anything into the newsletter before the AGM, November 18 th. Any changes to the numbers from this report will be provided as soon as possible after the true year-end. Overall, this is a positive report. We look like we re going to end the year with a slight increase over last year ($350). It s not exactly a big buffer, but when you consider that ever since 2010 we ve lost ground, that $350 looks pretty good! Some of the more salient changes include: We did not purchase any new TAC gear this year. While everyone loves the TAC shirts and hats, they are an expensive form of advertising, which we just couldn t afford this year. Maybe if our balance stays on its upward trend now, we can look at some new stuff in the future; but for 2015, we saved perhaps $1000 by not having any. We are spending a bit less on Fifth Gear now that many members are preferring the fast delivery (and full colour) of the electronic version. That really helps cut our printing and postage costs there. The TAC executive has decided that, going forward, the default delivery of Fifth Gear to members will be electronic. If a member explicitly prefers to receive the paper version, we may have to look at a slight membership surcharge for that. The cost of the year-end awards banquet keeps getting higher. You ve probably noticed yourself that dining out at a restaurant is more expensive every time. Of course we certainly don t want to cancel this important social event: we need an occasion to recognize all TAC members who shine in their autosport of choice over the year; and even noncompeting members enjoy the night out and the chance to chat with other drivers (and maybe win some fun door prizes!). This year is the 60 th anniversary of our club, and we are inviting past winners of the Most Active Member trophy to join us. Sadly, we aren t able to afford the full cost of all these wonderful people s meals, so the executive has reluctantly decided to sell tickets for the banquet, rather than cover it for everyone. We ll still subsidize the dinner, so the ticket price won t be the full price from the venue; hopefully that will be a reasonable compromise for all. Our Ice Race and the Discover Ontario Rally both came slightly into the black this year, as opposed to 2014 when both events cost us money. This can be simply attributed to getting more entries, in the case of the rally; and in the case of the ice race, we were purely fortunate that our weekend didn t encounter another disastrous last-minute weather cancellation like before. However, compared to the average Ice Races of years past, the relatively small $523 pro_it from this event is not a good sign. Costs of everything has gone way up: the Kinsmen levies and the HST on it; the price of worker accommodations and food keeps rising; while the money brought in from entry fees is not keeping pace. At this time, the Ice Race Organizing Clubs are discussing with the Minden Kin Club regarding ways that the costs can be more equitably shared. We certainly don t think that cutting our coverage of worker expenses is an option, as some other organizing clubs are suggesting. An event needs volunteers, and they need to be compensated for their time somehow. But obviously, the Ice Race either needs to take in more entry fees, or pay out less somewhere:

11 there is too much work put in by everyone, both behind the scenes as well as during our weekend, to only gain $523. Time will shortly tell where we are all headed in this regard. Apart from these items, most of our _inances look pretty much the same as other years. I am happy to conclude by saying that TAC is in no imminent monetary peril. Let s all hope that 2016 continues this trend! See you at the AGM. Rita Moore, Treasurer 2015 COMPETITION REPORT TAC organized several events this year. Starting with an ice race in Minden in January. That was the _irst event of the season requiring more work on the _irst day than usual. The entry was less than hoped for. We ran three time attack events, one combined with a school, entries were lower for these as well. Fee height may be part of the reason for this. Next year there will be fewer events so will see how that will affect entries. On the rally side, we again ran the DOCR rally in June,a regional event, with a higher entry than in previous years. We also ran two contract rallies, these are run for outside groups for a fee that provide revenue for our club for subsidizing our social events. On a different note, we are coming to the year end and we provide awards to our members for their performance in various events. The awards are for the best club member performance in Race driver, Ice race driver, Performance rally driver, Performance rally codriver, Navigational rally driver, Navigational rally navigator, Time attack driver, Auto slalom driver. If you competed in any of these events would you send me your results so we could see if you are eligible for an award. My is dietmar.s@gmail.com Dietmar Seelenmayer

12 TAC finances for the period Nov 1, Oct 31, 2015 expense income net balance account balances on Nov 1, 2014: $ outstanding payable/receivables at Nov 1, 2014, since cashed $ $ $ membership dues $ $ fees on memberships thru CASC $ $72.50 BMO interest $0.00 $0.00 BMO fees $ $27.50 Savings account interest (Tangerine Bank) $92.00 $92.00 PayPal fees $ $36.75 CARS affiliation $ $ RSO affiliation fee $ $ CASC-OR affiliation $ $ ASN FIA insurance: rallies & club insur. $ $ operating expenses conference calls $70.00 postage $19.21 flowers/donations $ certif's of incorporation -$ website hosting fee $0.00 $0.00 Internet domains registrations $ $45.20 $ TAC logo gear: hats/patches $60.00 $60.00 Awards banquet Nov 2014 ticket sales $0.00 Santorini $ trophies, door prizes, etc $ $ Other expenses/transactions volunteer/early renewal rewards 5th Gear $ $ $ EVENTS: ice race entries + track levies collected $ track rental $ use of Kinsmen's photocopier $50.00 CASC - OR levies $0.00 CASC - OR permit fee $ worker accommodations $ worker food $ Kinsmen levies $ track maintenance levy $ HST paid to Kinsmen $ ice race ASN FIA insurance $ medic $ PMSC fire extinguisher rental $ supplies $0.00 Clerk of the Course bill $ TAC discounts & coupons $ $ Time Attack $0.00 Zonta 2015 payment $ expenses $52.58 $ Guru Nanak 2015 payment $ expenses $50.00 $

13 TAC finances for the period Nov 1, Oct 31, 2015 Discover Ontario 2015 entries $ prizes $ printing, envelopes, supplies $80.86 organizer expenses $50.00 worker expenses RSO listing fee $40.00 RSO levy $ $ fun rally entry fee: free $0.00 food gas for route layout prizes $0 Mosport picnic ticket sales $ Mosport charges $ food expenses $ outstanding expenses $ $380 other social event - none $0.00 TOTALS for 2015 items $ $ $ $ items from previous or next years 2016 early memberships 2016 early renewal fund $0.00 $ $ Bank balance as of Oct 10/15 (BMO chequing account) $ Bank Balance as of Oct 10/15 (PayPal account) $ Bank balance as of Oct 10/15 (Tangerine savings account) $ $ Receivables $ $ Payables (as-yet-uncashed) $ $ Total assets of TAC $

14 Toronto Autosport Club Year-to-Year Income Statement Club Operations Club $1, $1, $ $ $ $ $ $ Contract Rallies $1, $1, $1, $ $ $ $ $ $ Fifth Gear -$1, $1, $2, $ $ $ $ $ $ Social incl BBQ -$ $ $ $ $ $ $0.00 -$ $ Banquet -$1, $1, $ $ $ $ $ $ Merchandise & rewards $ $1, $ $ $ Total Club Operations -$ $2, $2, $ $ $ $ $ $ Competition: Ice Race $ $ $1, $ $ $ $ $ $ ORRC rallies $ $ $ $89.29 $ $ $ $ Ralliette/fun rally -$ $0.00 -$ $ $0.00 $85.00 Solosprint/Time Attack $ $0.00 $ $ $ Autocross $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Competition $ $ $1, $ $ $ $ $ $ Net Income or loss $ $2, $ $ $ $ $ $ Numerical Reconciliation: Bank Balances Oct 31/15 $ Balance Nov 1/14 incl outstanding payable/receivables at that date $ Gross income/loss for year = $ Add 2014 items received before last year end $0.00 Subtract any 2015 items received early for next year-end: $0.00 NET INCOME/LOSS FOR 2015 YEAR: = $351.99

15 Toronto Autosport Club Minutes of September 2015 General Meeting Mee#ng date: September 16, 2015 Mee#ng opened: 8:06 pm A9endees: 7 (1 guest) 1) President s report: a. Was at the TIFF. Has advised that Petro Canada will not be con#nuing their Ultra 94 sponsorship program in 2016 due to economic condi#ons. 2) VP Report : a. Total membership currently 129 = 6 life + 63 primary +60 Family 3) Treasurer s Report: a. Account balances - $13, savings; $ Chequing; $ PayPal 4) Compe##on Report: 5) Social: a. Time A9ack at Grand Bend Rob had a brake failure and crashed the BMW b. OTA #me a9ack large financial loss expected for 2015 season. c. Auto slalom: two events remaining both at Picton d. Ice racing organizing club/director mee#ng response on new fee proposal s#ll outstanding e. Guru Nanak contract rally set for Sunday September 20, Check point crews required. f. Zontas contract rally October 17, 2015 thanks to the Moore s who prepared the route and Jane/Fred who will run the event. a. Annual awards banquet November 21, 2015 Old Country Inn 6) Fihh Gear: nil 7) Old Business: nil 8) New Business: a. club elec#ons coming up for VP, Secretary, Compe##on Director b. Bryce from Ryerson will be focusing on TAC in a journalism project - Mosport Chump car. 9) Items for Sale: nil 10) Loonies in the bus: Keith won the loonies in the bus. Adjournment: about 8:59 pm Minutes recorded by G. Tule9.

16 Attention Proud TAC Members! Now you can buy clothes and more with the TAC logo on it, through the Toronto Autosport Clubʼs online store (a partnership with Café Press.com). Choose from a large selection of shirts, jackets, mugs, bags, even games and toys! Almost anything that Café Press sells, they will sell with the TAC logo on. Visit the store at

Membership Application! Mail:! 18759 Kennedy Road,!! RR#1 Sharon, Ontario, L0G 1V0! Email:! registrar@torontoautosportclub.ca! New Members! Single or Family $50.00! Renewal Members!

17 Membership Application! Mail:! Kennedy Road,!! RR#1 Sharon, Ontario, L0G 1V0! ! New Members! Single or Family $50.00! Renewal Members! Single or Family $50.00 (You may PAY ON-LINE or by Cash or Cheque; Please see below )!! TAC Membership includes CASC-OR (Race, Solo) & RSO (Rally) affiliation for the year!!family rate is limited to family members domiciled at the same mailing address.!!renewals : Indicate membership number [# ] (if known)!!assigned membership numbers will be reserved until February 1st.!!All memberships and affiliations expire December 31.!!Please be aware that membership data may be shared with CASC-OR and/or Rallysport Ontario.!Date 1st Member! [# ] Address!! Home Phone!( )!! Bus. Phone! ( ) Province Postal Code 2nd (Family) Member!! [# ] 3rd Family Member!! [# ] 4th Family Member!! [# ] 5th Family Member!! [# ] PAYMENT METHOD: Cash! Cheque #! PayPal! Other! TOTAL $: To pay by PAYPAL/Credit Card, please visit the Club website at: This Application Form must also be filled out and submitted so we have your information. You should begin receiving the FIFTH GEAR newsletter within 2 months. Please let us know if you donʼt. FIFTH GEAR is also available on the website. Check here if you do NOT need a mailed copy TAC works only because volunteers make autosport happen! So that we know your interests (and where you can help out) and can therefore plan the right mix of events please complete the information checklists below Please! indicate your autosport interests for! the coming year : Please indicate three areas that you can help with this year : TimeAttack (Solo 1)! Solo (1/2) organizer / worker Autoslalom (Solo 2)! Road Rally/Ralliette organizer Navigational rallying! Contract Rally organizer Performance rallying! Rally Checkpoint/Green-crew Road racing! Social Event Organizer Vintage Racing! Ice race organizer / worker Ice racing! Event timing / scoring Karting! Performance Rally organizer v10.4 Jan 15

Fifth Gear. February.

Fifth Gear. February. Fifth Gear February 2015 www.torontoautosportclub.ca Toronto Autosport Club 2015 EXECUTIVE: PRESIDENT! Rob McAuley! (905) 335-3141! robmail@mailrmcauley.ca VICE-PRESIDENT! Paul Moore!! vicepresidentmail@mailtorontoautosportclubmail.ca