EVENT: Corvette Club BC Regional #3 Autocross - June 25th, 2006, Vernon Multiplex, Vernon, BC, Canada    SPONSORS
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Okanagan British Car Club & Kelowna Corvette Club combine to host CACC Regional Autocross

The Okanagan British Car Club & the Kelowna Corvette Club worked together to host the CACC (Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs) BC Regional Autocross Event #3 on Sunday at the Vernon Multiplex. This autocross series has for the past decade been hosted in Delta at the Boundary Bay Airport, by a variety of different clubs. This year with the popularity that autocross has obtained in the Okanagan Valley it was decided that the series revert to it's traveling status again. This year the 5 race series is being hosted in three locations around BC. The first two events were held at the Boundary Bay Airport. This event, the third in the series was in Vernon. The fourth will be hosted at Western Speedway in Victoria and the final event winds up
at Boundary Bay.

Forty one local drivers from around the Okanagan came to test their skills against what are typically the fastest autocrossers in BC. The out of town series regulars proved their skills against most of the new drivers that comprise the two local clubs. One exception to the rule was Kelowna's Shane Jensen driving his Harmony Honda sponsored 1994 Honda Civic in the Street Modified class. Shane is one of the few locals that travels to all the large regional and national events in BC. Last year Shane traveled to Red Deer Alberta for the Canadian National Autoslalom Championships. Shane managed to top 125 drivers from five provinces and three states in a competition that spanned two days, to become the Canadian National Autoslalom Champion. This season Shane has been very quick posting already posting the fastest time of the day and the first Regional event. Sunday's event proved to be no exception as he posted the fastest time of the day beating out 62 other drivers.

The second fastest local driver was Matt Scaife in his Invis Mortgages, www.717-MRTG.ca , www.TireTrends.com  sponsored Mazda Miata. Matt had the ninth fastest time of the event, which was only good enough for fourth in the eight car class comprised mostly of Mazda Miata's. Matt is the organizer and co-sponsor of the "TireTrends.com Novice Autocross Series by Invis Mortgage
Broker Matt Scaife".

Rounding out the top ten was Salmon Arm driver Dan Williams in his www.autocrossracer.com \ Yokohama Canada sponsored 1981 Corvette.

Complete class results can be seen at http://okmiataclub.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=138 , while the event photos can be viewed at www.okanaganracing.com .

Locally, autocross can be watched every Thursday night at McCurdy Corner in front of Freddy's Brew Pub. Racing starts at 6:00 pm and goes until dusk.

For more information about the "TireTrends.com Novice Autocross Series by Invis Mortgage Broker Matt Scaife" and it's year end prize of a TireTrends.com gift certificate, please email Matt Scaife at mortgages@717-MRTG.ca  or call him at (250) 717-MRTG (6784). You can also find out more about autocross racing in the Okanagan Valley by going to www.okanaganracing.com


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 PHOTOGRAPHER/S
 
  Photographer: Mags Burgher
Status: Contributor
Website/E-mail: Website: Soon
Photos for Sale: No
Equipment: CANON Rebel XT, EF 70-200 IS USM, EF-S 18-55, BG-E3 BAT. GRIP
Publications: OkanaganRacing.com
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  Photographer: William Burgher
Status: Staff Photographer
Website/E-mail: Website: www.okanaganracing.com  E-mail: info@strategicdm.com
Photos for Sale: No
Equipment: CANON Rebel XTi, EF 70-200 IS USM, EF-S 18-55, BG-E3 BAT. GRIP
Publications: OkanaganRacing.com
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