The OPDA held its annual Eliminator Championship on September 26 and 27, 2026. This popular two-day event consists of a series of qualifying rounds and a wildcard draw to ultimately pit the top Eliminator drivers against each other in a single-knockout bracket elimination.
Congratulations to Ian Jones who demonstrated a dominant consistency throughout the weekend to take home the coveted Eliminator Championship trophy in his 2015 Ford Fiesta ST.
2026 OPDA Eliminator Top 16 Final Bracket Match-up Results
Detailed results for the 2026 OPDA Okanagan Autocross Eliminator Championship can be found on our website results page.
Thanks to everyone for making both this event and the 2026 Okanagan Autocross season a great success.
Andrew Busby entering the stop box under the setting sun at the Okanagan Autocross September 11 event.
For the first time in the history of Okanagan Autocross, the club will award a trophy to the driver posting the highest Raw Times throughout the season.
The trophy will go to Andrew Bushby for his consistently strong performance throughout the 2026 season, with 1284 points out of a possible 1300.
The introduction of the Raw Time Champion award is intended to provide incentive for drivers of larger, high horsepower, less maneuverable cars that compete in our small, tight lots. The 2026 Raw Time Championship is experimental and the OPDA board will rule on its future at an upcoming board meeting.
The 2026 OPDA Okanagan Autocross championship season is complete. The Okanagan Precision Driving Association hosted a total of fourteen autocross championship dates from April through September 11 and an Introduction to Autocross event on April 18. The 2026 Okanagan Autocross Eliminator will take place on September 26 and 27.
With this busy schedule, the Okanagan Autocross continues to be the continent’s most prolific Autocross club, notching more events per calendar year than any other club in North America.
Success of this nature wouldn’t be possible without support from our valuable and generous sponsors. A big shout-out goes to Kal Tire, CSN Collision and Flema Products for their unwavering support of motorsports in the Okanagan for 2026.
2026 OPDA Championship Award Winners
Here are our 2027 champions. Note that Hotshot champions are permanently moved to the Topgun category for the next season.
Championship
Winner
Second
Third
Overall Championship
Ethan Delichte
Caleb Loewen
Ian Jones
Topgun Champion
Ethan Delichte
Caleb Loewen
Doug Floer
Hotshot Champion
Ian Jones*
Josh McIsaac*
Amanda Loewen
Eliminator Champion
TBD
Rookie of the Year
Matt DiPasquale
Raw Time Champion**
Andrew Bushby
Most Cones
Caleb Loewen
* Top two Hotshots move to Topgun for 2026. ** New for 2026
The Okanagan Autocross is proud to welcome Kal Tire back as a 2026 Gold Level Sponsor. With over 260 stores across the country, Kal Tire is one of Canada’s largest independent tire service dealers and one of North America’s largest commercial tire dealers.
Kal Tire is also the largest retreader in Canada of medium truck tires with 16 manufacturing facilities. Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group is an international leader in mining tire service and supply, servicing more than 150 mine sites across five continents.
Kal Tire is an Okanagan Valley success story. Founded by Tom Foord in 1953, and based in Vernon, BC, Kal Tire employs more than 6,500 team members internationally.
The Okanagan Precision Driving Association board and members would like to thank Kal Tire for their generous and on-going support of our efforts to further motorsports to the Okanagan Valley.
At the July 9 OPDA Board of Directors meeting, the board approved a motion to add a Top Raw Time Championship trophy to the 2026 season championships.
The trophy is a single-winner award and will be presented to the driver accumulating the most raw time points over the course of the full 2026 season.
The new award is in part an effort to engage members that might have vehicles not competitive in the PAX-based championships due to the effects of large-lot PAX classifications on the small lots used by the Okanagan Autocross.
The number of events included in the calculation will mirror the OPDA Overall and Group Championships where a “competitor’s total championship points shall be derived by summing their highest results from a maximum of 75% (rounded down) of events held.”
The Okanagan Precision Driving Association is pleased to announce Flema Products continuing support as an Okanagan Autocross Bronze Level Sponsor for 2026. Flema is a world leader in the tire tools industry, producing and servicing a wide range of jacks and related products for light and heavy industry.
Flema Brands are engineered for the highest demands and designed for top performance, whether choosing Flema FPL top of the line products, Flema Whiskey Jack economical line or Flema Custom hydraulic products designed and manufactured to customer specifications.
The Okanagan Precision Driving Association board and members would like to thank Flema Products for their generous support of our efforts to further motorsports to the Okanagan Valley.
The Okanagan Precision Driving Association is pleased to announce that CSN Collision and Lift Auto Group have signed on for a fourth year as a bronze sponsor for the 2026 season.
With over 200 locations and more OEM certifications than any other network, CSN Collision is Canada’s choice for quality collision repair.
The OPDA is grateful for CSN’s generous support in our effort to build motorsports in the Okanagan Valley and recommends CSN Collision‘s quality repair services to all OPDA Okanagan Autocross members, friends and family.
Lift Auto Group is a leader in the collision repair industry. Headquartered in Kelowna, Lift currently owns and operates locations in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario with plans for expansion coast to coast.
At the 2025 Fall General Meeting held on Thursday, November 13, the membership elected the board that will serve as the Okanagan Precision Driving Association executive for the 2025-26 seasons.
New to the board are Marc Novakowski (Secretary), Josh McIsaac (Director) and Brian Valana (Director). Remi Ouellet continues in the role of President, Phil Davidsen as Vice-President, Doug Floer as Treasurer and Wayne Terai as Director.
Leaving the OPDA board are Owen Wright (Secretary), Matt Phillips (Director) and Terry Dunn (Director).
The board would like to extend its gratitude to the departing board members for their service and dedication in helping make the 2025 season one of our best ever and for their hard work in advancing the goals and objectives of the club.
Visit our Club Information page for a full listing of the current OPDA board members and administrative and operational volunteers.
The 2025 OPDA Okanagan Autocross season is complete. The Okanagan Precision Driving Association had a typically busy year hosting a total of nineteen autocross championship dates from May through September 7, followed by our 2-day Eliminator event on September 20-21, and capped by the first ever “Sunday Funday” event on September 28.
With this very busy schedule, the Okanagan Autocross continues to be the continent’s most prolific Autocross club, notching more events per calendar year than any other club in North America.
Success of this nature wouldn’t be possible without support from our valuable and generous sponsors. A big shout-out goes to Kal Tire, CSN Collision and Flema Products for their unwavering support of motorsports in the Okanagan for 2025.
2025 OPDA Championship Award Winners
Here are our 2025 champions. Note that Hotshot champions are permanently moved to the Topgun category for the next season.
Our 2025 OPDA Okanagan Autocross Championship Trophy Winners. Left to right: Jingwen Xue (3rd Hotshot Kelowna, 2nd Hotshot Vernon, Most Cones), Peter Pistner (3rd Hotshot Vernon), Nick Gunner (2nd Topgun Vernon), Doug Floer (1st Topgun Kelowna, 1st Topgun Vernon, 1st Overall), Matt Phillips (Eliminator Champion, 2nd Topgun Kelowna, 2nd Topgun Vernon, 2nd Overall), Owen Wright (1st Hotshot Kelowna, 1st Hotshot Vernon), Wayne Terai (3rd Topgun Kelowna, 3rd Topgun Vernon, 3rd Overall), Devin Smithies (Rookie of the Year). Absent: Ian Jones (2nd Hotshot Kelowna).
