Experience The Wheel to Wheel Thrill
Ontario Regional Road Racing...There's Nothing Like it Anywhere

CASC Ontario Region organizes the province's road racing championships, with wheel-to-wheel competition over Mosport's fast, rolling hills, Shannonville's complex corner combinations, and Calabogie's challenging mix of multi-apex corners and elevations.

Competition is divided between open-wheeled Formula categories and closed-wheel Production and GT categories.

Race Results at casc.mylaps.com

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OBTAINING A RACE DRIVING LICENCE
Membership in a CASC Ontario Region affiliated club is required for road racing competition. Most of the event schedule's hosting clubs have a majority of members involved in racing themselves, and will gladly answer your questions. Your club remains a valuable source of support, information and advice. You must also pass an authorized racing course. Proof of graduation, a completed CASC Ontario Region licence application (including a physical examination and medical form completed and signed by your doctor), and a photocopy of your club membership card must then be sent to the region office, along with the licencing fee.

CHOOSING A RACE DRIVING SCHOOL
Both amateur and professional racing schools are available in the region. Amateur schools are run by the Motorsport Club of Ottawa, and cost approximately $600. Your road car is usually sufficient for these schools, which are held one to two times each season. Professional schools such as the Bridgestone Racing School provide fully prepared race cars, and all required safety equipment and supplies.

Your racing school experience influences how much you enjoy early racing weekends. It is hard to appreciate the difference between driving fast and racing until you learn the finer techniques of wheel-to-wheel competition.

SAFETY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
Racing involves risk. Acquiring, wearing, and maintaining personal safety equipment protects you and safeguards our ASN master insurance policy, which makes Ontario motorsport possible. Consult the rulebook, talk to experienced competitors, and compare prices and quality at race suppliers like Newmarket's CSC Racing Products. A fire retardant racing suit, socks, gloves, balaclava and shoes are required by the rules. Their selection, use and care are equally as important. Road racing helmets must be rated 'SA' (Special Application), and have dates (i.e. SA2010) to indicate the standard to which they¹re built; again, consult the rulebook.

FIELDING A RACE CAR
CASC Ontario Region's rulebook covers safety items (roll cage construction, belt anchor points, etc.) as well as vehicle weights, wheelbase and track dimensions, and performance modifications. Once again, your club is an excellent resource for locating a race car. Consider renting a ride from a competitor or prep shop until you locate a car of your own. Consult the Ontario Region forums, racing magazines and newspapers like Performance Racing News and Inside Track Motorsport News for local racing action and classifieds for cars, trailers and trucks. Cars are closely scrutinized before events, and only those vehicles that meet these standards are allowed to compete. If you are mechanically inclined, you might choose to prepare your car yourself; if not, there several professional shops that can help you.

The Ontario Formula Ford Challenge is Ontario's premier formula racing category. The class has been a longtime favourite both with amateurs and pro racing hopefuls, and the cars provide an intense racing experience for relatively reasonable cost. The lightweight cars often range from $10,000 to $20,000 in cost, attaining lap times under 1m 30s at Mosport.

Formula Libre is open to all open wheel single-seaters as well as lightweight sports racers, providing some of the fastest competition in Ontario. A true 'run what you brung' series, Libre commonly sees competition between Canadian-built Formula Fours, Radical Sports Racers, Formula 2000, and even Formula Mazda or Formula Renault cars.