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Club Slalom History
CXKJR/CCMGC has had
annual competitive motorsport events for many years mainly of an
autocross/slalom format. Prior to 1991, these events, with participation by both
Jaguar and MG owners in the joint marque club, were held at various shopping
mall sites using a course layout unique for each site.
In 1991, JCNA members Jim Brown [JDRC/NWA-Seattle] and Jerry Parkhill [CXKJR-Vancouver]
collaborated in introducing a national slalom program format to the JCNA Board
set on a standardized course layout. The course layout was designed to provide
an opportunity to experience all aspects of vehicle handling for all Jaguar
models on a compact site while keeping vehicle speeds within reasonable and safe
limits. The compact site criteria was of considerable importance as available
unobstructed sites are few and far between as most car clubs have discovered and
the smaller size requirement improves the likelihood of finding one.
Club
Events
The first runs of the national slalom program were held on the west coast
in Vancouver and Seattle in 1991. Although
only a handful of competitors participated, their enthusiasm was obvious to all.
Participation in the national program has grown rapidly and in the years since
its inception, the numbers have increased dramatically and countless timed runs
have been completed.
The CXKJR/CCMGC endeavours to have at least two officially sanctioned
slalom events each year. The first is usually in June and the second is in
mid-August as an integral part of the joint club annual Heritage Classic
concours/rally/slalom activities. Novices are encouraged to come out for these
events to discover an enjoyable way to get further pleasure out of their classic
Jaguar/MG ownership. Instruction tips are offered and “fun runs” with
experienced drivers are readily available to help demonstrate technique. Once
most novices have had a run or two their enthusiasm is shown by the wide grin
and constantly improved times.
The slalom “course layout and rules” are contained on the JCNA website “JCNA
slalom web page” . “Classes” for Jaguars are on the JCNA
website and MG classes are grouped for our club events as MGA, Midget and MGB.
Additional information and results for JCNA Slalom events are posted on the JCNA
Slalom page as well.
In addition, follow the links
below for a summary of the annual times for each
class for our local club.
Heritage Slalom Results August 21, 2007
Have a look at the cars in action and a taste of the event as pictured in our Club Gallery. Go to the button right.
FOR
INFO REGARDING SLALOMS
CALL JOHN @ 604-594-8992
 
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