Saturday July 20th marked approximately 5 years since my last drift event (seriously; circa 2008, DMCC days).
I can’t really offer a good reason why, other than life happened. I got busy with work and eventually kind of fell out of love with photography for awhile, putting me on a bit of a hiatus over the last couple years as a photographer…but after Saturday’s event, I’m not quite sure how I managed to stay away.
Being out at Stratotech brought a rush of good vibes and great memories. From seeing friends I don’t see nearly enough, to admiring the evolution and fruition of the effort of those that pour their heart and soul into making their cars and the scene better, I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday.
So if you haven’t been to an event before, hopefully the following photos will convinced you to attend one in the near future( seriously, you should).
– Kevin
P.S. : If you want to see more, feel free to visit the gallery on Flickr, or the gallery on Facebook for more images (and maybe even some in colour!).
This Saturday, September 24, 2011 marks the FINAL Track Day at Race City Calgary brought to you by Revwerks in collaboration with Garage Box and Vinyl Appeal.
Revwerks is gonna go out with a bang to end the season as this is one of Race City’s last few days until they shut down FOR GOOD, so please join us for some lapping action, BBQ and drinks, a nice little show & shine at the paddock and some dope beats courtesy of special guest, DJ Impuls.
Once again, this is gonna be the LAST Revwerks Track Day at Race City EVER! So we encourage you all to come out and support Race City one final time.
The Year End Track Day Bash starts at 10:00am and goes until 6:00pm.
Couple of us hit up the track last Wednesday night to check out Revwerks latest track day in an effort to take advantage of the nice weather we’ve been getting as of late. Not to mention the remaining weeks/days the tracks going to be open for are quickly coming to an end.
Lots of the usual suspects ripping up the track and a few newcomers, couple pics below.
With the season nearing the end, and with the impending coming of cooler weather, we were happy to have such an awesome warm day for the final GarageBox Track Day of the year and possible last at Race City. It was quite a busy day with a lot of cars out on the track, including a few owned/driven by our very own team members.
I tried to get everything that I could, but a bunch of pics didn’t turn out unfortunately, but all of them can be found here: flickr link
A special thanks goes out to Paul and the crew at GarageBox for putting on another awesome track day. Here’s hoping that there can be more!
Revwerks has become a regular name at the track these past couple of years. Booking up track-days month after month. This time with a wider mix of cars and even a supercar making an appearance it was a track day to remember!
Even though the usual crowd was out enjoying the sun and track, there was another crowd who brought out their brand new BMW’s and Audi’s to put them to test. It was definitely a sight to see and we hope to see those guys out there at the next one which is scheduled for August 18th. Make sure you come out as spectating is always free!
As winter closes in and Race City imminently closing down, these Revwerks track-days maybe your last chance to enjoy some time behind the wheel or hear the sound of engines rumbling down the straight.
And as usual the parking lot is full of nice cars just begging to be tracked!
Another track day and another good turn out! Revwerks has been a great addition to Calgary’s car scene holding as many track days as possible, this one being the second of the year.
Even though it was a Monday there was a bunch of different cars out on the track although the Mitsubishi’s came out in the biggest numbers.
Unfortunately my time was short there so I didn’t get a chance to get everyone that tore it up but there was some impressive machines on the track.
Now onto the pics!
DriftSquad checking in.
Spectators, lots of people coming and going and saw this on the way out.
More pics can be found HERE. Sorry if I missed you out on the track!
With some what of a summer finally upon us the track at Race City is starting to see some action. There have already been a few track days this year, but this marks the first track day held by GarageBox
The day, Monday May 23rd, started out with a lot of rain but that didn’t stop all the people from coming out and ripping it around. There was a great turn-out with some cars freshly out of their hiding spots from the winter. It was definitely great to see everyone enjoying themselves regardless of the cold and wet conditions and we look forward to seeing everyone at the next one!
Now onto the good stuff, the pics!
As usual the parking lot is full of sick rides as well.
For the rest of the pics be sure to check them out HERE
With the first Track Day of 2011 only 10 days away it’s a good time to look back at some of the cars we saw on the track last year. 2010 was a great year with plenty of track time available to everyone.
I’m sure 2011 will be a bigger and better year for the track as we will be saying good-bye to ‘Race City’ pretty soon. So if you can, make your way out to track and see what your car is made of or just come and watch some sick machines rip around. Either way it’ll be fun!
Peeps, summer is coming and our guys over at Revwerks is holding their first track day on April 25th, which is roughly a month away! For locals – we know that this is quite possibly the last season that Race City will be open to us and unfortunately, the last summer that we can safely run our cars on a dedicated closed circuit. Rhys at Revwerks has been nice enough to set up many lapping days over the summer for everyone to participate and we’ll keep you updated as to when those days are – over on the sidebar at upcoming events, who to contact, and the general low down.
*Those that have not attended a trackday before should not feel uncomfortable attending. Instructors attend these lapping days and are more than happy to give pointers and ride alongs to get you comfortable with the track. This is not a full on race day, so you go at your own pace.
With that said, once again the first one is going to be April 25
You can feel free to contact Rhys by email at rhys@revwerks.com or give him a shout at (403) 681-0244.
Time: 8AM – 4PM
Cost: $200
*Lunch included
Deposits do need to be put down beforehand to be on the list for these trackdays. You have a few ways of securing your position.
1) Contact Rhys, and send him an email money transfer or meet up.
2) Leave deposits with Ryan Dandurand at the BMW Gallery in Crowfoot Crossing. Deposits should be put in an envelope with your name printed on it. Ryan can be contacted at (403) 667-2244.
And a quick laydown of the rules:
*Everyone entering the facility must check in with Rhys to sign the waiver, and pay. (balance by cash please, it’s easy for me to pay the track this way.)
*Safety is the PRIMARY concern at all times during this event. Anyone seen to be unsafe on or off the track will be removed from this event and possibly future events.
*Anyone driving in an unsafe manner will be removed from the event immediately with no refund.
*Do not bring an un-safe car! Before you come inspect your rotors/pads and tires
• You must drive within your abilities and exercise good judgment on and off of the track.
• In addition, passing is only allowed in designated passing zones. (Front straight EAST SIDE ONLY.)
• Everyone who participates in this event will be required to wear a helmet of a Snell rating of 2000 or higher.
• Long pants are mandatory while on track
• Should all four wheels leave the track, this is considered a spin out.
• Dropping single or multiple wheels off the pavement, at the entrance , apex or exit of the turns will not be permitted.
• Two spin-outs or loss of control occurrences will result in termination of your driving privileges.
• Any spin or loss of control when a passenger is in the car will result in termination of passenger privileges.
• This event will take place in rain or shine. No refunds will be given for inclement weather.
• No instructors are provided.
• All Drivers must have a valid driver’s license. This must be presented at registration.
• All riders/Drivers are responsible for their own medical and car insurance (remember that you really don’t have any.)
• No alcohol consumption during the track day
• Pit road and paddock speed limit is 10 kph
• NO Burnouts or doughnuts anywhere on the track or the lot.
• Pets must be kept on a leash at all times.
• No stopping on the racing surface
• The race track is one way travel at all times and will be counter-clockwise for this event.
• No standing or sitting on pit wall
• All children must be supervised at all times
• No burn outs spinning tires or throwing stones (this will be considered unsafe behavior)
• Drivers will be responsible for any damage that they induce to the track surface and/or the facilities
• No refueling or Oil changing on any asphalt surface
• Any oil or fuel spill shall be cleaned up immediately by the responsible party
• Any vehicle with fluid leaks will not be allowed on the track surface until repaired
