OTA Announcement Thread

[Time Attack Director]

The annual competitors meeting and awards banquet has now been booked for November 14th (Sunday) at Nascosto Ristorante in Woodbridge!

If you wish to attend the competitors meeting followed by the banquet, please sign up here: Msreg.com/ota2021awards

There is an option to just attend the competitors meeting only as well should you not be able to do the dinner and awards ceremony.

Cheers.

Kevin Wong
CASC-OR Time Attack Director

[Time Attack Director]

Less than 10 spots left for our SEASON FINALE at TMP!

Here are our top 10 standings for the season!

[Time Attack Director]

Less than 9 spots left for event #4 (smp pro)!

Less than 4 spots left for event #5 (smp long)!

[Time Attack Director]

SMP is now officially 75% at capacity!

Please sign up NOW if you don't want yo miss out on SMP or yo keep your hopes for the season scoring intact! As mentioned in the previous bulletin, the season is being scored best 4 out of 5 events!

Kevin Wong

[Time Attack Director]

Folks, we're officially at the mid way point of our 2021 season and we've received a bunch of inquiries so we've addressed them here in our NEWS POST:

https://ontariotimeattack.ca/mid-season-news-update/

Cheers.

Kevin Wong
CASC-OR Time Attack Director

[Time Attack Director]

Event #3 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS are here: https://ontariotimeattack.ca/wp-cont...ekend-rev2.pdf

PLEASE NOTE: In order to ensure we get 3 competition sessions on Sunday, we will likely cut short the practice runs by 1 hour and skip lunch. BE WARNED!

Kevin Wong
CASC-OR Time Attack Director

[Time Attack Director]

Event #3 is OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!

Only 3 spots left for lapping on Saturday's school day!

Kevin Wong
CASC-OR Time Attack Director

[Time Attack Director]

EVENT #2 at TMP is 80% SOLD OUT! Don't forget to sign up soon - HERE: https://casc.motorsportreg.com/event...eattack-440570

Still lots of spots for the Saturday OTA controlled lapping day - sign up HERE: https://casc.motorsportreg.com/event...rt-park-623452

[Time Attack Director]

UPDATE #4 on DDT School + Event #1 (May 22nd/23rd)

OTA has regrettably had to cancel our May 22nd / 23rd event at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park‘s Driver Development Track (DDT) due to the extension of the Stay-At-Home order till June 2nd.

OTA would like to thank everyone at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park for working with us to attempt to reschedule but with the loss of more than 2 months of the racing season, it was simply not possible.

That said, the OTA school will be moved to June 26th (Saturday) and our first 2021 event will be held on June 27th (Sunday) – both at Toronto Motorsports Park. For those of you who have signed up for our original DDT dates, you will be given an option to accept the move, full refund or allocate to a different event as per the original Covid refund policy.

Stay safe and healthy and we hope to see you at the track sometime soon.

[Time Attack Director]

UPDATE #3 on DDT School + Event #1 - POSTPONED!

As of May 13th, the Province of Ontario has announced they are extending the Stay-At-Home order for an additional two weeks - up to June 2nd. This makes the execution of our school and Event #1 on May 22nd and 23rd respectively, impossible.

Please bear with us as we attempt to reschedule with CTMP and determine what can be done in these extenuating circumstances. Please watch our media fronts for up to date information.

[Time Attack Director]

UPDATE #2 on DDT School + Event #1 - RESCHEDULED!

OTA would like to announce that Event #1 has been RESCHEDULED to May 22nd / 23rd (School / Event #1 respectively).

NOTE: This date still depends entirely on the Province allowing motorsports to operate as soon as the State of Emergency is lifted after May 20th.

With the recent changes in the Ontario Covid-19 vaccination programs, we highly urge that our competitors keep an eye on their local health care news and notifications to get their vaccine (if applicable) as soon as possible to help with Canada's efforts to stop Covid-19. For more information on getting your vaccine, please visit your regional health care website.

[Time Attack Director]

UPDATE on DDT School + Event #1 (May 15/16th)

With the extension of the Stay-at-Home order by the Province of Ontario until May 19, 2021, we’d like to clarify the status of our DDT school and Event #1 slated for May 15th and 16th respectively.

Since “Motorsports” are listed as one of the “Businesses not permitted to open”, this means the race tracks are currently closed for business (since April 8th).

The Province has not outlined any plans for reopening nor provided any indications as to what may happen in the near future. As a result, the tracks have not been able to truly determine what they can and cannot do with their existing schedules. Bear in mind that they’ve lost almost 2 months worth of business for 2021 (April and most of May) and need to squeeze what they MIGHT have left into the remaining summer months. We are all motorsports fans and no one wants to see anyone lose a track day over this.

As a result, OTAs reserved dates on CTMP’s Driver Development Track have NOT been officially moved or cancelled yet.

We are working diligently with the tracks to determine what can be done to salvage the current situation and will advise all of our customers and fans as to what will happen once the Province changes its restrictions and/or outlines a re-opening plan.

For those who have signed up during the Open House, THANK YOU for your amazing support!!! If the school or Event #1 is cancelled or postponed, you are entitled to 100% refund or to move the credit towards an equal value event AT OPEN HOUSE pricing. For now, please sit tight, stay at home and stay safe and healthy.

[Time Attack Director]

While we wait for the Province to lift its Stay-at-Home Order, we're EXTREMELY proud to announce that Tri-Hospital Laboratory has stepped up their sponsorship and along with Team VDG, OTA has upgraded their event awards from the old medals to proper trophies!

Starting in 2021, we will be handing out the above trophies from left to right:

1- Fastest Lap Time of the day
2- Class Champion
3- Event Champion
4- Top 3 Novices

THANK YOU to Tri-Hospital Sleep Laboratory and Team VDG for supporting us!

[Time Attack Director]

Saving the best for last - the 3rd of our triumvirates of giveaway continue with our long time series support from our fine friends at NV Auto!⁠ ⁠ If you haven't heard of them, well where have you been? One of the best race shops in the west end of GTA, conveniently located near TMP/Cayuga, and home to the infamous beard of Riley Sexsmith.⁠ The NVAuto contingency program is open to any series competitors and have amazing prizes for every event!

To sign up CLICK HERE msreg.com/OTA2021NV.⁠ ⁠

See you on the track.⁠

[Time Attack Director]

Returning for the 2021 season is the famous Mazda Canada Driver contingency program! Previously run by Gary Wood, we've brought back this venerable program with Mazda Canada to provide a GREAT cash payout for anyone competing in at least 5 out of 6 events in the 2021 season!

For more details and to sign up for this program, CLICK HERE: msreg.com/OTA2021MAZDA⁠

Program Payout:
Contingency payout shall be based on the following Mazda driver finishing position as scored against all other eligible Mazda drivers.
1st: $1,200
2nd: $1,000
3rd: $800
4th: $600
5th: $400
6th: $300
7th: $250
8th: $200
9th: $150
10th: $100