Welcome to the 2012 Race Season!

This will be my third year as CVRC president. The past two years have been exciting and I am looking forward to the changes and challenges we are facing this year. The big change this year is that for the first time in the history of the club we do not have a home race track. A moment of silence for Race City Motorsport Park ………………………. Race City provided us with years of racing right in our own backyard. Until (hopefully) a new track is built, we will be forced to travel to indulge in our passion for racing. At the time of my writing this no dates have been announced for Edmonton, we have only heard rumors of racing at NAMEO or the Edmonton Indy track.

Although traveling to race has some downsides, I think it can be a lot of fun to try new tracks. Spokane, Mission, Seattle, Portland, and Gimli are all within a day or two driving time from Calgary and hopefully we can go as a group and have a lot of fun. The 55th annual Knox Mountain Hill Climb in Kelowna is also happening this year during the May long weekend and it’s always a great event. At the time of writing we are organizing a group trip to the Spokane Festival of Speed taking place June 2nd & 3rd. I’m hoping we get at least 10 racers from Alberta to come along for the adventure.

Wherever we end up racing this year I hope that our members wear a club T-shirt, jacket, or hat or put up a club banner on the trailer. Even though we don’t have a home track, we want to let everyone know that the club is still around and still active. By the way, club memorabilia is still available, just let myself or Debbie Luini-Carroll know if you need anything.

We had the pleasure of having the very last race at Race City last September. For those who were there it was a very emotional experience. This year’s photo shows us raising a glass of Champagne and toasting the facility that gave us many years of clean, safe competition. I have also included a short documentary called The Last Lap. This was a student project by CVRC member Emerson Scott, among others.

I hope everyone enjoys the upcoming race season.

Jim Crittenden, CVRC President