Capital Audiology "Hears Us" and signs on for 2012

Eric M cKeown, the owner of Capital Audiology, came to the track last year for his first time in a number of years. Eric and his family had a great time and he knew that he wanted to be a part of Capital City Speedway. We are pleased to announce that for the 2012 season Capital Audiology will be an advertsier with us for the season.

If you are in need of their services, please give them a call at one of their three locations.

Nepean
LifeSource Medical Centre
130 Robertson Rd.
Nepean, ON. K2H 5Z1

613.829.1710 (Phone)
613.829.4873 (Fax) hearing@capitalaudiology.ca
Kanata
471 Hazeldean Rd.
Suite # 18
Kanata, ON. K2L 4B8

613.836.1295 (Phone)
613.836.4663 (Fax) hearing@capitalaudiology.ca

Almonte

Almonte General Hospital
(in the Old Fairview Manor)
95 Spring St. Almonte, ON. K0A 1A0

613.256.2500 (Phone) 613.836.4663 (Fax) hearing@capitalaudiology.ca

 CLINIC Services

Complete Hearing Evaluation

A certified audiologist will perform a comprehensive battery of tests to determine the health of your auditory system, the status of your hearing and explain the results.
If a hearing loss is identified the audiologist will recommend one of two options. If there is a medical solution you will be referred to your family physician or an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. If there is no medical solution a hearing aid will be recommended.

Counseling

We encourage other family members to participate as it is helpful to discuss the hearing loss with everyone concerned. Families and friends must learn new communication tools in order to better live with someone with hearing loss.

Hearing Aid Evaluation

Once a hearing loss has been identified that cannot be medically corrected, a hearing aid will be recommended. The audiologist will make the evaluation based on the hearing loss, lifestyle and needs. Captial Audiology works with all available manufacturers in Canada and only recommends Class 2 Medical Devices.

Hearing Aid Fitting

Unlike eyeglasses, hearing aids are not an instant fit solution. They need to be programmed according to the hearing loss and may require follow-up appointments for further fine tuning. For first time users it may take an adjustment period to get used to all of the new sounds, like living near the airport, your brain needs time to filter out the sounds you don't want versus those you wish to hear.

Dymon Self Storage is back in 2012

We would like to thank Dymon Self Storage for renewing their advertising deal with Capital City Speedway. Dymon Self Storage Night will be August 1, 2012 and this will be our CHEO Fundraiser Night as well. So, if you need a little more space, or a lot, please give Dymon Self Storage a call. They will even come and pick it up.

At Dymon Self Storage, we'll change the way you think about storage! With our state-of-the-art facilities, we offer a storage solution like never before! And to make your life simple, we even offer a FREE Truck and Driver at MOVE-IN!
If you are looking to:

• Downsize your home
• Clear out your garage for the winter
• Stage your home for sale
• Renovate your basement
• Store seasonal items (including tires)
• Or if you simply have too much stuff and want to DECLUTTER...

We have a storage solution that is right for you!
Stop by and check us out at one of our 6 convenient locations to see the Dymon Difference for yourself! We even SELL BOXES and MOVING SUPPLIES at exceptional prices.
And if you want to sell something, check out Dymonmine.com, Ottawa's premium online marketplace. DymonMine.com offers a better way to BUY and SELL new or pre-owned items in a safe, convenient and hassle-free way.
Call us at 613-842-9900 or drop by one of our 6 convenient locations around Ottawa to arrange a tour with one of our professional Store Associates... we know you'll be impressed!
Think Dymon Self Storage for all the things that fit in your life but not your home!

Eastern Pro Tour coming to Ottawa in 2013?

Last week I was down at the Bonnechere Cup and met with the owners of the Eastern Pro Tour. We have had discussions about bringing the ice racing tour to Capital City Speedway in 2013. Claude will be coming to Ottawa in the next week or so to have a look at our facility to see if we can do something to the concrete walls to make it safe for their drivers. If we can satisfy him it is possible we might see this Tour come to Ottawa. The only stumbling block after that is volunteers to help make an ice track, lots and lots of water, and Corporate Sponsors to help make this happen.

We will keep you informed as this moves along.

Tires

Please note that Capital City Speedway has taken over the tire program for both the Thunder Cars and the Late Models. They can be purchased at the track on race nights or give us a call at 613-723-7223 to make arrangements.

Wea re currently working on being a supplier for the Falcon Tires for Mini Stock. We will notify you when and if this happens,.

2012 Rules Now Posted.

The 2012 Rulebook has now been updated and is now posted under the Rule Tab. There are only minor changes to a number of classes, with the Four for Fun the exception.

We have reviewed a recommendation that came in from Jeff Smith and it will be added to the 2013 Rulebook.. We are looking at all cars adding a steel plate on the drivers side roll cage covering the door area. Currently, some vehicles do not have protection on the door to stop a piercing of the door skin and continuing into the driver. This rule will be mandatory in 2013. ( It is now mandatory in the Thunder Class for 20 gauge. ) The rule will state that a minimum of 16 gauge steel plate will be placed between the outer door skin and the roll cage covering the driver and seat area.

It is highly recommended that you do this now to meet the new rule in 2013 and it is always better to be safer than not.

This rule/recommendation will not apply to the Legend Class as that class is governed by Inex.

Pynacker Doors back in 2012

We are pleased to announce that Pynacker Doors will be back in 2012. Pynacker Doors has had a long relationship with CCS over the years, and that will continue this year. So, if you are in the market for any of the number of services Pynacker offers, please give them a call. Their service is top notch and I can vouch for them as Gow Property Management use their services on a regular business.

Overhead Door Services by Pynacker Ltd. began operations in September 1986. We started as a small service and installation company specializing in residential and commercial overhead garage doors and electric door operators. Over the next several years we expanded our services to include dock levelers, dock seals and related products. As a locally owned and operated company we pride ourselves on the high level of service we provide to every customer. Our reputation has been built on quality, honesty and integrity. Customer referrals is the best form of advertising we can ask for. We appreciate the long standing relationships we have built over the past 22 years.Presently we operate 5 fully stocked service cube vans that enables us to complete service quickly and efficiently usually without requiring a return visit.

New Look for Todd Musker's Thunder Car

One look at the new body for Todd Musker's Thunder Car will answer the question of why we allowed the new bodies in the Thunder Class. This is a 2011 Chevy Camaro body purchased from Ultimate Custom Fiberglass and when the wrap on the car is completed, will look fantastic. Todd is working on some new advertsiers for the car and we will post some new pictures when the car has been completed.

The Karson Group is Back on the Road again with CCS in 2012

The Karson Group is back with CCS in 2012 with a bigger sign deal. Look for the new large sign on our back stretch come race time. The Karson Group has the Title Rights to our race August 8th, 2012. We look forward to seeing all of you there on 'The Karson Group Night". We would like to thank The Karson Group for being a part of Capital City Speedway, last year and an even bigger part of CCS in 2012. 

The Karson Group is an integrated construction and materials company located in Eastern Ontario. We are one of the region's most progressive road builders, and with 10 pits and quarries, we are also one of the largest.

The Karson Group comprises three divisions: Karson Konstruction, Karson Asphalt Paving and Karson Aggregates.

Karson Konstruction

Karson Konstruction is responsible for road construction, site preparation, and remediation services. Highway 417 from Kanata to Bayshore and the new Terry Fox extension in Kanata are two prime examples of the quality of Karson's work.

Karson Asphalt Paving

Karson Asphalt Paving Inc., (KAP), is responsible for the production of asphalt and paving services for both Karson projects and our customer contracts.

The combinations of the paving and construction divisions provide 3 interrelated services within our road construction and paving sectors:

 Municipal Road and Infrastructure Construction

• Asphalt Paving - including testing and mix design
• Commercial Site Development

With respect to commercial site development Karson typically provides site services such as building site excavation, sewer and water installations, granular work, asphalt paving, and overall site completion. In addition we offer utility installation services such as gas, hydro, and telecommunications.

Karson Aggregates

Karson Aggregates is responsible for producing a wide range of aggregate products for both internal use and for sale to our valued customers. This division has the ability and means to supply large and small scale projects with granular products and the services our customers may require. The company also provides home delivery services for those living in the City of Ottawa and surrounding areas. Karson Aggregates is equipped with a fleet of trucks including tri-axles, trailers, water trucks and floats to serve our customers' varied needs.

With more than 200 million tonnes of reserves, the Karson Group has enough aggregate to serve Ottawa and Eastern Ontario markets for the next century and beyond. Aggregates are available for roadbeds, asphalt paving, and ready-mix concrete. Sand or topsoil is available for concrete production, landscaping and golf course construction.

The aggregate Facilities include:

4 limestone quarries in current production

• 6 Sand pits
• 30 trucks available for delivery

USGA Quality Golf Course Materials

The Karson Group is a reputable supplier of "non-calcareous" root zone sand and mixtures that are necessary as dree draining growth mediums on golf greens.

Quality Control

The Karson Group recognizes the importance of providing customers with products that are "on spec" to ensure the projects run efficiently and are not held up due to incorrect or poor quality products. Our Quality Control department was created to perform regular testing of our aggregates and asphalt to ensure that we not only meet specification, but conform to The Karson Group's high standards of approval.

The Karson Group has CCIL certified laboratories that provide design to placement services for Karson Asphalt Paving, gradation and physical properties testing for Karson Aggregates and compaction-placement services for Karson Konstruction.

Join CCS and Dawg FM at Winterlude

Join CCS and Dawg FM at Winterlude this weekend. Starting Friday Night on the Sparks Street Mall between Bank and O'Connor Street. The action starts Friday at 5 with Steve Marriner of Monkey Junk  performing at 7:00. We will be there Saturday from 10:00 to 3:00 pm.

We hope to see you there.

2012 Schedule

The 2012 Schedule for the stock car program will be completed in the next week or so. The dates are confirmed, but we will fill in the Enduro Nights and other special features.

The 2012 Schedule for the Drifting Practice and Drift Competitions will be up shortly. We are looking to run the Drift practice on Friday nights, and have Drift Competitions once a month, on a Saturday night. The addition of Drifting was successful last year and we plan on expanding on that race program. Stay tuned for more updates as we have them.

The 2012 Schedule for the Drag Track will be up shortly after the Drift schedule has been confirmed. We are very excited about the Drag Program in 2012, and hope to see your support for this. As long as we see cars using this facility, we will keep it open for your racing pleasure. The continuation, and any future investment to the Drag Strip program will be determined by all of you. The plan, as of now is to have the Drag Strip open 3 Saturday nights a month, with the other Saturday night to hold the Drift Competition. We hope to have several car shows and show and shine events to run at that same time as the Drag events.

We are currently looking for Advertsiers who are interested in working with us on the Drift Series or the Drag Series. If you have interest in doing so, please contact Todd Gow at 613-723-7223.

Line Up changes in 2012.

We have changed the line up procedure in all classes this year. All classes will run the feature race the same way the Legends have been running the last couple of years. We will no longer be running the feature on a reverse order of points.

Heat race line ups will be done by the pill pull for position on the first heat race. The second heat will be a reverse of the first heat line up. Feature line ups will be determined by totaling the points from both heat races, and the line up order will be set with most points starting on pole. We will then invert the top cars with the roll of one dice. The inversion will be from 1 to 6 and whatever that number is, will be applied to all classes.

I think this will increase the entertainment value in all classes, decrease some of the carnage, and make things a little more exciting each and every week. We will run the line ups this way to see how things work out. If it does what I think it will, it will stay. If it doesn't, we will revert back.

Please note we will still have the three race rookie rule. This applies to a driver who is new to a class, or new to CCS, even though they may have been driving for years. Some exceptions may apply and will be a judgement call by Management. After your third race, the Race Director will decide if you are qualified  to pull for your position. If you are deemed, not ready, you will remain in the scratch position until you are deemed ready.

Car Numbers

All registered drivers from last year will have the right to there car numbers for 2012. Any NEW drivers who wish to reserve a number not already listed under the drivers tab, can do so now for this year. So don't be disappointed and send over your email with a number request. It will be a first come, first served basis. We will not allow any cars to have the same number in the same class.

Barrhaven Auto Centre increases their car count by 1

Greg Ogilvie, owner of the Barrhaven Auto Centre located at 890 Greenbank Road has purchased the old 49 Mini Stock of Casey Cavanagh and will have his cousin, Ryan Foley, driving that ride full time in 2012. Ryan was the back up driver for Casey last year and showed that he can put that car up front when Casey was not able to drive it. Look for Ryan to be a front runner with that car this year, and certainly a contender for the Mini Stock Championship. The Mini Stock class was very tight last year, with Kyle Baker winning the Championship on the last points night, and only by a couple of car lengths.

Both, Greg Ogilvie's Thunder Car and Ryan Foley's Mini Stock will be painted the same in 2012, so look out for these cars. They should both be up at the front somewhere.

If you are looking for a great Automotive Shop, please stop in and help support our local stock car drivers and their business, or just give Greg a call at 613-825-1831.

Car counts on the rise for 2012

I can not say exactly what the reason is, but 2012 should see a much larger car count in every class this year. I know we have several new four for fun cars on the go now. We will have a couple of new and old legends back competing for the Championship. Mike Madore who had some back issues last year will be back in 2012 full time with crew chief Sandy. Brent Egan will be back with his new power plant, and Nolan Gould is getting ready with his new Legend. We hope to see this class back up to the 14 to 16 range as we had a couple of years back. The mini stock class will again be the biggest class with close to 20 cars each and every week.

The best news we have will be the growth in the Thunder Class. The Thunder Class has been a little lite in the last few years, but 2012 will see the biggest car count we have seen in years. That is of course if all of our competitors come back from last year. We know of at least 4, possibly 5 new Thunder Cars coming to race at CCS. This should give us a field of around 14 Thunders. I am very excited to see the growth in this class, and I know I will be even more excited when I get to see these guys race.

We have heard some rumours about a old late model driver coming back for a full season in 2012 and will let you know as soon as that happens. Stay Tuned.

108 Days to Opening Night

It is this time of year when I think most of us start thinking of racing again. Daytona is only weeks away, and so is opening night at Capital City Speedway. Ok, I know 15 weeks is a little bit of a stretch yet, but it is never too early to start working on your car to get it ready for opening night. I have had the privilege to see some cars over the last week and it looks like a lot of guys are making sure they are ready for May 23rd.

If you get a chance let us know how your program is coming, and send us a picture or two with your new look for 2012.