Author: Doug Floer

The CACC Vintage Discipline will continue its Vintage travel assistance fund for CACC Vintage license holders who may apply for a travel assistance grant for attendance at distant CACC sanctioned Vintage events. To qualify you must meet the following criteria:

• You must hold a valid 2025 CACC Vintage license at the time of attendance at the event;
• Qualifying events are limited to CACC-sanctioned events operating under CACC Vintage regulations and a CACC Vintage permit. To apply for Vintage class events hosted at CACC-sanctioned Race discipline events, you must possess a CACC Race discipline license and apply under the CACC Race Travel Assistance Program;
• Travel must be completed between April 1 and October 31, 2025;
• Amount available will be $125 for each license holder per event;
• Travel distance to each event must be greater than 400 km one way or include BC Ferry trip to or from Vancouver Island or the Sunshine coast;
• Applications must be submitted on or before November 1, 2025; and
• The total travel budget is $500.  In the event that claims exceed the total budget, claims will be prorated.

To register for a grant, please submit a travel grant application found on the CACC website Forms page

Aaron Robins
CACC Vintage Discipline Director

CACC affiliate clubs are reminded that the CACC event insurer will levy a $50 charge when an application for event insurance is received less than 14 days prior to the event. The CACC Permit and Insurance Application will now automatically apply this charge to any application that lists one or more events occuring less than 14 days in the future. Please get your applications in early to avoid this penalty.

The addition of Touge to CACC Time Attack events was approved by the CACC Board of Directors at the May 14, 2024 board meeting under Rule Change Proposals RCP-2023-844 and RCP-2023-1937. Supplementary bulletin 2024-TA-001 has been issued to guide CACC-sanctioned Time Attack events hosting Touge competitions until formal rules are approved at the CACC Fall General Meeting.

At the SCCBC/CACC April 27-28 race, a penalty for passing under the yellow flag was issued to the driver of open wheel car #94 along with a $100 fine. Drivers are reminded to be cognizant and compliant with all flags to avoid penalties and fines.

A Message from CACC President David Bell

Hello CACC Members,

The Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs needs your help.  As you know, the CACC is dedicated to the promotion of motorsports in the province of BC and a staffed completely by volunteers.

At the March 2024 CACC AGM, we were unable to fill the CACC board positions of Vice President and Treasurer. As a result, the CACC is looking for two volunteers to step up and join our board. 

The Vice President supports the role of President and acts in the place of the president in their absence.  The Vice President may assume the role of President once the latter leaves the organization.

The Treasurer manages the finances of CACC. A background in bookkeeping, finance, or experience with Quickbooks would be beneficial to anyone wanting to take on this role.  Pam Stec, CACC’s current Treasurer, is willing to mentor a replacement, transferring the role fully to the new Treasurer when they are ready. 

The Vice President and Treasurer are two of the four Officers of the Board and have full voting privileges. Both roles require a few hours each week to carry out duties. There is a board meeting each month and two general membership meetings annually to attend.

If you are interested in joining our board to help build motorsports in BC, or would like more information about these positions, please reach out to me at president@caccautosport.org.

Thank you for your continued support of motorsport in BC.

David Bell
CACC President

Pursuant to the requirements of CACC Race Regulations 21.2.4.3 and 23.4.2, the dry tire for the Formula F class shall be American Racer compound #133 and Formula Continental class shall be the American Racer.

Doug Floer
CACC Secretary

In the interests of transparency and keeping members abreast of regulatory developments, the CACC Board of Directors has made all CACC Rule Change Proposals viewable on the CACC website.

Note that since the structured Rule Change Proposal process was adopted in 2022, only rule changes submitted from 2022 forward are available for review.

Rule changes can be viewed on the CACC website Rule Change Proposals Summary page.

The CACC motorsport disciplines have had a busy 2023 post-season with plenty of rule changes proposals reviewed and adjudicated. It’s strongly recommended that all competitors and officials stay on top of changes to the CACC regulations, especially those related to your motorsport disciplines. Rule changes can be viewed on the CACC website Rule Change Proposals page.

For the 2024 season, there are a several rule changes that will affect a large number of CACC licensees and will require some pre-season preparation.

Race Discipline

• Cameras Required – Discipline members have approved a rule requiring a forward-facing camera whenever on track. This race-specific rule operates in conjunction with camera rules specified in GCR 20.12.
  10.1.1 All vehicles participating in any CACC-sanctioned race event must have a securely mounted forward-facing camera that poses no visual or physical obstruction to the driver. The camera must record a clear horizontal forward view whenever on track.
• Class Weight Signage – The Race discipline has approved a rule requiring display of the class minimum weight on all cars:
  9.7.3 All competition vehicles must clearly display their minimum class weight above the wheel centreline on both sides of the vehicle in lettering a minimum of two inches tall.
• Restoration of the red and black flag rules – The black flag all rule will once again require drivers to proceed to pit lane while the red flag indicates an immediate on-track halt.

All Disciplines

• Snell 2010 Helmets Expired – As of December 31, 2023, helmets carrying the Snell SA2010 and M2010 certifications are no longer allowed in CACC-sanctioned motorsport events.

These and all other regulations can be found on the CACC Regulations page.

As of December 31, 2023, helmets carrying the Snell SA2010 and M2010 certifications are no longer valid for use in CACC-sanctioned motorsport events.

For more information on helmet requirements, please refer to your competition discipline regulatory requirements.