Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Holidays & a Happy New Year!

– Your ARMS executive

Congratulations and best of luck to the new executive.

Cindy McCarron President
Debbie Miller VP
Alan Gray Secretary
Cathy Partridge Treasurer

Just a Friendly Reminder for this Important Information!!!

At the AGM this year, the following positions are up for election:

PRESIDENT: This is a position for someone with Leadership skills, able to Maintain Relationships, and wanting to Make a Difference within ARMS. This position is where you can channel your ideas, suggestions, and problems to the executive and Directors. You will help determine plans and policies, preside at all meetings, including the race committee, and attend President and Board of Director meetings. Every year you can travel to represent ARMS at the ASN Canada FIA advisory meeting, where you can meet Roger Peart, their President!

ARMS current President, Dave Hull, is stepping down this year. After a great many years of representing ARMS, we thank you and wish you the best in your future endeavors! The role of President will be vacant at this year’s AGM and needs to be filled.

SECRETARY: This position is an essential role within ARMS, the secretary works with a close involvement with the other executives in the general running of the club. Secretary’s role is to record and publish all minutes and to publish agenda’s for these meetings. You will be attending all Presidents and Board of Directors meetings. Basic tasks for you are 1. Taking rough notes during the meeting; 2. typing these notes up; 3. distributing them to relevant people; 4. keeping all minutes together in a file for future reference.

ARMS is currently without a Secretary. This role will need to be filled at the AGM this year.

RACE DIRECTOR: For information regarding roles of Directors, please read Section 6.6 (pages 16 & 17) from the ARMS Regional Handbook. Our current director is James Whitman, who has re-offered for this position.

SOLOSPORT DIRECTOR: For information regarding roles of Directors, please read Section 6.6 (pages 16 & 17) from the ARMS Regional Handbook. Our current director is Ming Duc Wong, who has re-offered for this position.

PERFORMANCE RALLY DIRECTOR: For information regarding roles of Directors, please read Section 6.6 (pages 16 & 17) from the ARMS Regional Handbook. Our current director is Clarke Paynter.

If you or someone you know are interested in any of these five (5) positions, please contact our Nominating Committee Stu O’Connor, oconnor.stew@gmail.com, Dave Hull, president@armsinc.ca, and Cathy Partridge, treasurer@armsinc.ca.

I urge you all to take the two roles of President and Secretary very seriously. These are/will be vacant positions that need to be filled. Dave (who will then hold the position of Past President) and myself will need two more people to ensure that we have an arms executive to maintain a properly run region. Please consider yourself or another candidate for these positions. Thank you,

Cathy Partridge
ARMS Treasurer

Details

The 2017 Atlantic Region Motor Sports Annual General Meeting will be hosted by ARRCA and held at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Truro, NS from November 17 -19.

It will be the standard AGM format – Discipline and Admin workshops on Saturday, with the AGM on Sunday.

The awards banquet will take place on Saturday evening. Pricing details are still being worked out for the banquet.

We will update as we get closer!

Update October 26/17

Hampton Inn & Suites, Truro Heights.

Book your room today! 902-843-4343.
Cut off date is November 11th.
Mention you’re with ARMS for the special rate of $109 + tax per night!

See everyone at the AGM!

Jack Canfield Memorial

3-hour Endurance Race

Atlantic Motorsport Park

October 8, 2017

ATLANTIC REGION MOTOR SPORTS

SUPPLEMENTARY RULES AND REGULATIONS

This race will be sanctioned by and held under the rules set forth by Atlantic Region Motor Sports (ARMS) including any addendums. A copy of these rules can be found at http://www.armsinc.ca/documents/race/rules/ARMS_Road_Race_GCR.pdf

Organized by: Atlantic Region Motor Sports. For more information contact race@armsinc.ca

Insurance: ASN Canada/FIA Race Insurance

OFFICIALS

Regional Race Director: James Whitman

Organizer: James Whitman

Chief Steward: TBA

Clerk of the course: TBA

Timing and Scoring: Bluenose Autosport Club

Registration: Cathy Partridge

REGISTRATION

Entry Fee: $100.00 per car with as many drivers as desired. Gate Fee: $10 per carload including race drivers. Arguing automatically gives the gate official the option to charge $15. This is a fundraising event for the track. Don’t argue.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER ON-LINE. ENTRY FEES CAN BE PAID AT THE TRACK OR VIA PAYPAL to treasurer@armsinc.ca (Fee is $103.00 if you pay by PayPal) https://goo.gl/forms/XWzKwm7bfF8kxo482 Make cheques payable ARMS. All drivers, entrants, and crew are required to sign the official waiver form upon entering at the gate; they must also wear the official wrist band, on the wrist for the duration of their stay at the event and on the grounds.

TRACK DESCRIPTION Racing will take place at Atlantic Motorsport Park, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia.

RACE HEADQUARTERS The Guthrie Building will be considered as Race Headquarters for the event. An official bulletin board will be maintained inside.

RACE EXCLUSIONS The race organizers reserve the right to exclude from racing all those who fail to comply with the rules of the ARMS handbook and these supplementary regulations.

RACE CARS All Sedan and Spec Miata classes will be combined for this event. No race car will be allowed on the track until passed by the Technical Inspector. All cars are required to pass tech inspection at the outset of their race season, randomly when asked to present for inspection and after a race incident.

SCHEDULE

7:00 Gate opens

8:00 Registration opens, Scrutineering

9:00 Driver’s Meeting

9:15 Marshalls to the Stands

9:30 – 12 Practice

12 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 4:00 Three hour Enduro

Please note: this schedule is subject to change; times are approximate only and may be adjusted as required.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS/REGULATIONS

Drivers Meeting: Attendance is mandatory for all drivers. Drivers are responsible for ensuring that proper procedure and rules are followed by pit crew.

Flags & Safety Car: Flag rules for this event can be found in Section 8, Page 25 of the General Competition Rules. Safety Car procedure and rules are laid out in Appendix H, Page 70.

Starting Grid: The starting grid shall be determined by the marshals with possible thought given to the speed of your car, its colour and any other arbitrary bit of information they deem appropriate.

The Start: The start shall be a rolling start behind a pace car. The car on Pole Position, when the pace car has entered the pit lane, shall determine the starting pace until the green flag is displayed from the starter’s bridge indicating the start of the race.

The Race: The race will be a three hour endurance race for sedans. The car with the most laps completed after three hours of racing will be declared the winner.

Pit Stops: Each car will be required to complete two mandatory pit stops during the race, which shall each be a minimum of 5 minutes + your best lap time of that race on that day, as recorded in timing and scoring race logs. Pit stops may not be combined into one stop; there must be at least one complete scoreable lap between pit stops (i.e. two laps from when the car leaves the pits to when it re-enters). Max pit speed 40 km per hour will be enforced. Penalties will be applied for carelessness. Driver changes may take place during a pit stop. The car shall be switched off before the driver exits the vehicle. The next driver shall be properly belted in prior to restarting the car.

Refueling: If refueling is to be done, the car must be switched off, the driver out of the car and a team member standing by with a fire extinguisher while a suited and helmeted crew member fuels the vehicle. No other work can be performed on the car while it is being fueled. Pit lane: no open-toed shoes, or shorts allowed. Only pit crew and drivers and officials are allowed on pit lane.

Alcohol: NO alcoholic beverages may be consumed in the paddock/pit area before the end of the race day program. No driver may consume alcohol 8 hours before competing. Drivers may be asked to submit to a breathalyzer test.

Common Sense: While this is a race, the drivers are requested to use common sense when confronted with a situation that may lead to an accident or damage to a car. Rough driving will be penalized.