Calendar of Events 2018

Cruise Nights
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Here are the local Cruise Nights and One-Time Events that are scheduled during the summer of 2018, and a Contact List for local car clubs. These lists are compiled and shared by the Highway 43 Car Club. 

Anyone interested in vintage racing should check the VARAC website events calendar.

OVTC Activities
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AUGUST

  • 19 August: Brits on the Lake - all-British car and motorcycle show in Port Perry, Ontario. See this website for more information.
  • 26 August: Ted Powell Commemorative Race - in collaboration with Ottawa MG Club a chance to drive the Calabogie Motorsports track. Great opportunity to get a couple of laps on what is a great race circuit. Please contact Mike S. if you are interested.
  • 28 August: Regular OVTC Meeting - meetings are held at the Manordale Community Centre (68 Knoxdale Road, Ottawa, ON K2G 1A4), which is located at the corner of Knoxdale and Carola in the west end of Ottawa. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm.

SEPTEMBER

  • 1-2 September: Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival - Show and Shine. See flyer for additional information. Please direct any additional questions to Bernard Gervais, Operations Director of the Festival.
  • 8 September: OVTC Golf Tournament - for more information see flyer. We will have competition from some other British car clubs this year. Please let David B. know by 20 August if you plan to attend.
  • 11 September: Hazeldean Cruise Night British Invasion - annual British event at this cruise night. Supper will be at Glen Scottish Restaurant in Stittsville. Please contact Alan to confirm attendance as per flyer.
  • 16 September: 35th Annual British Car Day - hosted by the Toronto Triumph Club, this is the largest, one-day, all-British car event in North America, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 1219 Burloak Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 4J7. See www.BritishCarDay.com for more details.
  • 23 September: Merrickville Classic European Car Show - Merrickville Chamber of Commerce is hosting a car show from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. There is no entry fee for this show, which will take place in Blockhouse Park on the banks of the Rideau Canal. For more details please see flyer.
  • 25 September: Regular OVTC Meeting - meetings are held at the Manordale Community Centre (68 Knoxdale Road, Ottawa, ON K2G 1A4), which is located at the corner of Knoxdale and Carola in the west end of Ottawa. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm.

OCTOBER

  • 23 October: Regular OVTC Meeting - meetings are held at the Manordale Community Centre (68 Knoxdale Road, Ottawa, ON K2G 1A4), which is located at the corner of Knoxdale and Carola in the west end of Ottawa. Meeting starts at 7:30 pm. Guest speaker for the evening will be Peter Lawton. Peter will talk about the development of the car business in Coventry. He grew up in Coventry and served an apprenticeship there in the 1960s, not with Standard Triumph but just down the road from the factory. His talk will address the social history of innovation in Coventry, which lead to the development of the bicycle, the motor cycle, and then the car. Triumph of course played a big part in this culture of innovation. 

NOVEMBER

  • 27 November: Regular OVTC Meeting - Annual Elections and Pizza Night. Meetings are held at the Manordale Community Centre (68 Knoxdale Road, Ottawa, ON K2G 1A4), which is located at the corner of Knoxdale and Carola in the west end of Ottawa. Meeting starts at 7:30 pm.

DECEMBER

  • 25 December: Normal date for OVTC Meeting - no meeting held in December.