CACC Awards and Recipients
The Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs presents a series of awards each year to its clubs, volunteers and license holders. To receive an award, the recipient must affiliate or volunteer with the CACC, or participate in CACC-sanctioned motorsport events. Competition awards are given only to recipients holding a current CACC Competition License.
Awards and Criteria
| Award | Nominated by | Selected by | Recipient Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autoslalom Competitor of the Year | Autoslalom Discipline | Autoslalom Discipline Committee | Outstanding performance by a competitor from the Autoslalom discipline |
| Best Appearing Car/Crew | Open | CACC Board | Best appearing car (crew optional) from any motorsport discipline |
| Charlie Lisson - Volunteer of the Year | Open | CACC Board | The CACC volunteer that has provided an outstanding contribution to motorsports |
| Club of the Year | Open | CACC Board | The CACC-affiliated club that has shown exceptional effort and success growing and promoting amateur motorsport |
| Ed Smart - Official of the Year | Officials Discipline | Officials Discipline Committee | The CACC official that has demonstrated exceptional work in officiating, in the helpful and friendly spirit of Ed Smart |
| Ice Race Competitor of the Year | Ice Race Discipline | Ice Race Discipline Committee | Outstanding performance by a competitor from the Ice Racing discipline |
| Karting Competitor of the Year | Karting Discipline | Karting Discipline Committee | Outstanding performance by a competitor from the Karting discipline |
| Peter Brand - Outstanding Contribution to Motorsports | Open | CACC Board | A non-competitor that has provided exceptional service to amateur motorsports |
| Race - Open Wheel Champion | Standings | Standings | Winner of the race discipline open wheel championship(s) |
| Race - Closed Wheel Champion | Standings | Standings | Winner of the race discipline closed wheel championship(s) |
| Race Drivers Performance | Race Discipline | Nominated by Race Discipline | Race license holder demonstrating exceptional commitment and talent in road racing |
| Race Novice of the Year | Race Director | Race Discipline Committee | Novice race license holder demonstrating outstanding competence in the novice race program |
| Time Attack Competitor of the Year | Time Attack Discipline | Time Attack Discipline Committee | Outstanding performance by a competitor from the Time Attack discipline |
| Vintage Contributor of the Year | Vintage Discipline | Vintage Discipline Committee | Outstanding contribution to the Vintage discipline by a CACC license holder |
Award Recipients
The Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs has been honouring exceptional contributions to motorsports in the province of British Columbia since 1964. The CACC itself arose through a series of prior organizations including BC Motorsport, CASC BC (Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs BC) and the WCMA (Western Canada Motorsport Association) before becoming an independent organization dedicated to BC motorsports and adopting the CACC title. The table below lists all known recipients as awarded by these CACC historical organizations from 1964 until today.
| Year of Award | Club of the Year | Ed Smart - Official of the Year | Charlie Lisson- Volunteer of the Year | Peter Brand - Outstanding Contribution | Best Appearing Car and Crew | Autoslalom Competitor of the Year | Ice Race Competitor of the Year | Karting Competitor of the Year | Race - Driver's Performance | Race - Novice of the Year | Race - Closed Wheel Champion | Race - Open Wheel Champion | Time Attack Competitor of the Year | Vintage Contributor of the Year | Autoslalom Novice of the Year [Retired] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OPDA | Frank Ewald | Phil Roney | Brent Martin | Wynn Hollingshead | Amanda Schuffels | Clay Sutherland | [no events, not awarded] | Dave McKay Tracy Pearson | Eric Dand | Burton Reynolds | James Nadolny | Gordon Wong | Mike Bailey | |
| 2023 | Street Cats Car Club | Mike Bailey | Frank Ewald | Al Harvey | Alex Zaccarro | Heidi Wilson | [no events, not awarded] | [no events, not awarded] | Bill O'Kell | Mason Yu | Gordon Wong | Keray McEwan | Mike Elsinga | Gayle Baird | |
| 2022 | VMSC | Alan Harvey | Greg Cavouras | Vince Howlett | Doug Yip | Jordan Valgardson | Nolan Kitchener | Edward Donald | Courtney Rimaldi | Aaron Schmidt | Keray McEwan | [no events, not awarded] | Brent Martin | ||
| 2021 | OPDA | Tasma Wooten | Doug Floer | Gayle Baird | 2nd Gen Racing | Wil Dwyer | [no events, not awarded] | Rob Webber | Cherie Storms | Calle Mirkowsky | Doug Morgan | Ricky Tam | [no events, not awarded] | Gunther Ruppel | |
| 2020 | VCMC | Pam Stec | Carol Tagg | David Bell | Gayle Baird / Nixon prosports | Robert Hamilton | Jim Ford | Jason Leung | Karlo Flores | Jason Wesson | Carlos Tesler- Mabe | Gary Kwong | Mitch Chubbey | Keith Robinson | |
| 2019 | WCIRABC | Kevin Wall | Kevin and Bonnie Wall | Joe Bowen | Sterling Land | Andrew Dobbie | |||||||||
| 2018 | WCKC | Karen & Andrew Clouston | Ray Stec | Al Ores | Doug Moran | Gary Kwong | Doug Floer | ||||||||
| 2017 | VRCBC | Bruce Yeo | Mike Kaerne | Robbie Arthur | Mitch Egner | Andrew Dobbie | Amir Kani | Doug Floer | |||||||
| 2016 | WCIRABC | Ann Peters | Mike Zosiak | Tom Johnston | Red Zone Racing Team | Mike Elsinga | John Gillespie | Mitch Egner | Scott Lin | Darren Grandbois | |||||
| 2015 | VCMC | Doris Gildemeister | Doug Floer | Al Ores | David Dalmonte | Dale Nyeste | Glenn Nixon | Brett Taylor | Werner Berger | Paul Higgins | |||||
| 2014 | WCIRABC | Tasma Wooton | Gayle Baird | F.A.R.T. | Dustin Jones | Tony Pregal | Werner Berger | Alan McColl | |||||||
| 2013 | Dino Milacic & Team | Larry Sandham | Burton Reynolds/Curt Storms | Shawn Banner | Andre Kisel/Todd Schiewe | Paul Higgins | Matt Dodd | ||||||||
| 2012 | KMMS | George Chambers | George Chambers | Bruce Yeo | Gary Bone | Cherie Storms | Gary Bone/Carlos Tesler-Mabe | Alan McColl | |||||||
| 2011 | SCCBC | Curt Storms/Dave Stenner | Curt Storms/Dave Stenner | Mike Currie/Jim Kurtz | Bob Yeager | Brody Goble | Glenn Mueller/ Tracey Hazard | Alan McColl | |||||||
| 2010 | OBCC | Jim Sandwith | Jim Sandwith | Sheree Wall | Arvid Isaak & Team | Heather and Jared Powell-Williams | Rich Fukui | Andre Kisel | Adam Ingram | Ray Stec | Marke Erickson | ||||
| 2009 | VMSC | Jim Latham | Jim Latham | Campbell Carlyle | R.S. Racing | Heather Powell-Williams | Garry Bone | Rob Dyck | Lester Soman | Al Ores | |||||
| 2008 | SCCBC | Steve Paquette | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Campbell Carlyle | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Darren Phillips | Igor Tomic | Andy Merakian | Carlos Tesler- Mabe | Ira Holland | ||||||||||
| 2005 | OBCC | Sheree Wall | Ed Smart | Neil Armstrong | Cindy Stevens | Tom Davies | Scott Arthur | Norman Hayton | |||||||
| 2004 | VRCBC | Jen Iverson | Pamela Stec | Damon Chan | Keith Carter | Jonathan Anderson | Paul Bunbury | Scott Arthur | Igor Tomic | ||||||
| 2003 | Lawrence Chan | Darryl Ho | Robert Johnston | Dennis Repel | Paul Bunbury | Michael Lensen | Oswald Chu | ||||||||
| 2002 | WCIRABC | Jo Adair | Sead Causevic | Paul Bunbury | Paul Bunbury | Al Ores | Darryl Ho | ||||||||
| 2001 | SCCBC | Roberta Currie | Ian Wood | Greg Wellwood | Ian Thomas | Al Ores | Brian Lau | ||||||||
| 2000 | Edward Smart | Cindy Bayley | Joe Cheng | Al Ores | Brad Hives | Paul Bunbury | Ira Holland | Jarrett Hayes | |||||||
| 1999 | VRCBC | Edward Smart | Mike Currie | Tony Dinozzi | Al Ores | Kathy Milne | Terry Ward | Al Ores | Blake Wilson | ||||||
| 1993-98 | [not awarded] | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Ian Wood | Jaz Dhanda | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | BCMA | Diana Hancock | David Krulitsky | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | VRC of BC | Kathy Stone | Ron Cameron | James Lawler | |||||||||||
| 1989 | VCMC | Lori Nerada | Pete Jadot | Pete Robichaud | Peter Robichaud | Eric Tong | |||||||||
| 1988 | Dean Hancock | Maureen Baker | Mike & Patty Ruegamer | Harvey Schultz | |||||||||||
| 1987 | NSCC | Robin Bentley/Arlene Young | Alan Rae | G Milligan | Frank Allers | Mike Ruegamer | |||||||||
| 1986 | CAC | Grace Lassen | Alan Rae | G Milligan | Kees Nierop | Colin Jackson | Wilkin Girindra | ||||||||
| 1985 | OASC | Frank Allers | Brian Berg | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | CVMC | Charlie Lisson | Al Ores | Tom Roy | Ian Wood | ||||||||||
| 1983 | WCAC | Freddie Brand | G Milligan | Tracy Germyn | Ira Young | ||||||||||
| 1982 | NSCC | Gary Wilson | Mike Payne | Rick Trimble | |||||||||||
| 1981 | NSCC | Bob Randall | Michael Clifford | Vance Swifts | |||||||||||
| 1980 | VIRRA | Jacque Edgar | Bob Mcgregor | Keith Stein | Mike Langford | ||||||||||
| 1979 | WCAC | Jim Reid | K Law | Al Ores | Dick Barwell | Mike Langford | |||||||||
| 1978 | CAC | Bev Crump | M Horsburgh | Wray Nixon | Danny Totten | ||||||||||
| 1977 | WCAC | Dave Fairhall | A Rae | Bob Mcgregor | Barry Kowalchuk | Pam Elliott | |||||||||
| 1976 | CAC | J Haftner | Peter Siddons | Jim Reid | Pete Siddons | ||||||||||
| 1975 | VMSC | Mike Ores/Al Ores | Herb Hunt | Pete Siddons | |||||||||||
| 1974 | SCCBC | H. Eckhardt | Pete Siddons | ||||||||||||
| 1973 | Nanaimo Sports Car Club | M Horsburgh | Wayne Jamieson | Bill Gebbie | |||||||||||
| 1972 | N McGill | Tony Morris | G.B. Sterne | ||||||||||||
| 1971 | J Haftner | Bill Gebbie | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | M Horsburgh | Don Lamont | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | R Allin | John Hall | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | W Jamieson | L. Houser | |||||||||||||
| 1967 | A. Bayne | Wray Nixon | |||||||||||||
| 1966 | R Salisbury | M. McGuire | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | P Morris | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | W Salisbury | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | W Jamieson | L. Houser | |||||||||||||
| 1967 | A. Bayne | Wray Nixon | |||||||||||||
| 1966 | R Salisbury | M. McGuire | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | P Morris | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | W Salisbury |