On Thu, 22 June 2000, "Phil Ethier" wrote:
> Gimili, Manitoba, just like they said on the show. It was thereafter known
> as the Gimili Glider.
>
> No, I was not there. I heard that there were actually drag races at the
> time. The movie looks like vintage racing or vintage autoslalom.
> Autoslalom (the Canadian word for autocross) events have been common at the
> side for decades, I think.
Yes.....there is a 1.3 mile road course there, 1/4 mi. drag strip, a kart
racing area and a solo II area (where the Canadian National Championships will
be held Aug. 18-20, 2000 - about 200 ' x 2600'.....will be two courses run
simultaneously). During the CDN Nationals there will be a kart racing event, a
vintage road race and the solo II event.....plenty of action.
> I believe that the Gimili base will be the site of this summer's Canadian
> Autoslalom Championships. I'd like to attend, but Winnipeg it just as far
> from Saint Paul as Topeka is.
Yep....as noted above. There was an article in the NA Pylon but I noticed the
dates/times/contacts/CNAC web site were not mentioned in the front page article
unfortunately.
Regards,
Reijo
Reijo Silvennoinen, CSCC Nat'l Event Rep.
Calgary, Alberta
Calgary Sports Car Club (CSCC) web site:
http://www.cscc.ab.ca
Canadian National Autoslalom Championship (CNAC) list:
http://www.onelist.com/links/solocanada
CNAC web site:
http://CNAC2000.erc.bc.ca/
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