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Make it Easy, Make it Fun
You won't believe how much the St. Louis Region has going on in events, news, reports and info for you?
Well, wait until you see this issue of Wheelspin. It has a HUGE amount of stuff just for you!
The NEW St. Louis Region Monthly
MAKE IT EASY, MAKE IT FUN Socials
begin February 15, 2010 - 6pm Spazio's Westport!
The St. Louis Region SCCA is going to be holding monthly Make it Easy, Make it Fun Socials at Spazio's,
12931 Lackland Road, 314-576-0400.
There are NOT meetings, but Socials!
They are EASY & FUN!
So... You say, " what is a social?"
Well it is NOT A BORING MEETING. It is face to face time for friendship with others who enjoy having and nurturing a sports car addiction. It is 12 steps of how to grow that addiction with current and possibly new friends.
It is a "hello", it is a "what tires are you going to use this season?" It is a place to talk about your new car, or ask others how to set up your shocks. Or it is a time and place to invite that co-worker that is interested in cars to meet others with the same interests.
Think of it as a time and place to come, maybe have dinner, maybe have a drink or a cookie, maybe bring the kids (of all ages) and see some car friends.
It is informal. No dress code, no membership required, just a friendly smile and some car talk.
The Region will offer a BIT of info IF anyone wants it or needs it. But, we promise NO BORING MEETING JUNK. Mostly it is a place to come and do a little bench racing, enjoy some friendship, maybe see an old friend or maybe even make a new friend. So come on by on the 3rd Monday of each month.
February 15, 2010
"Make it Easy, Make it Fun with STL Region SCCA" - Social, Dinner (if you chose, come right from work, Spazio's is open all afternoon). We will MAKE IT EASY with access to License questions, Hard card info, Waivers, Photos, Joining the SCCA, Getting Minor Waivers, National Convention News, Solo Novice School Info, and 100 Acre Wood Last Minute Info. We romise that we will do everything we can to MAKE IT FUN. |
from the Feb. Board Meeting
Lee Hanson Takes Job in OK. Chuck Deprow and April Schnardthorst accept his BoD and SAC duties.
Lee Hanson, Board Member at Large and Solo Advisory Committee Chairman has taken a new job in Oklahoma. This relocation forced him to resign his region positions. Lee stated "This experience goes down in my life's journal as remarkable. Thank you all". Lee's passion and energy as one of our leaders is appreciated.
Chuck DeProw was appointed to the Board of Directors to fill Lee's spot, which expires in Nov. 2010. Chuck was most recently the PDX Committee Chairman for the past several seasons and 2009 Winner of the Spirit of St. Louis Region Award. Chuck will be a great addition as a member of the Board.
April Schnardthorst has graciously offered to take the helm of the Solo Advisory Committee for 2010 for Lee. April is the current Solo Registrar and Solo Webmaster. She brings a lot of willingness to get the job done to the committee as its new leader. Lee will be attending many of the events as he plans to commute back to St. Louis on event weekends. A huge thanks to Lee for all of his work and passion for the St. Louis Solo Program. |
News from the SCCA National Convention
Three St. Louis Region Board Members represented the region at the convention for you along with several other St. Louis Region members. From the Region Board, Assistant RE, Jan Rick; Secretary, Lynn Wilson and member at large Jose Hernandez attended. Ron Ferris, National Road Rally Board; Chris Albin, Club Racing Board attended. Carla Russo attended as a speaker, along with help from Jan and Jose for the Club Racing Department. Carol Cohn, our own recipient of the Inaugural Member of Excellence of the Year Trophy last year also attended.
Seminars included many interesting informational subjects for regions, programs, leaders and members. Over 455 attend from all 113 regions in SCCA. This is a record breaking attendance.
Carla Russo led a couple of the seminars. One was on the St. Louis Region PDX Program and its incredible success. She, Jose and Jan shared the St. Louis Program with others regions. The St. Louis Region PDX program is known nationwide in SCCA for its innovative ideas, its growth and the smiles it creates with everyone involved. This seminar encouraged and promoted regions to try PDX events in their area by using the great ideas and info that was given to them in this session. Many of the attendees remarked how excited they were to take this success story and the ideas back to their own region.
Carla also led a fantastic seminar on Customer Service at SCCA events. Her training is all about how SCCA events can be better and increase entries with better customer service. Drivers/entrants are CUSTOMERS. Good customer service will increase your entries and make events better all around. Give the "Customer" more value and smiles they will be happier. They will return and tell others about the great time they had.
Of course, Carla did a wonderful job and will again present these same seminars for the Divisional Convention on Feb 20, 2010 in KC.
There were great seminars for all different kinds of programs. NWR's presented one on their Drifting program and Lynn, Jose and Carla attended and got help and ideas for the St. Louis Regions own up and coming interest in starting a drift program. Several St. Louis members gathered more info on the Street Survival Program. Some gathered info on waivers, insurance and programs at the Town Hall Sessions for each program.
Jan Rick, Assistant RE attended several sessions and got valuable info on how to increase membership, how to navigate the SCCA.com website for more info, and many other services that exist for regions and helped create a list of more that could benefit all regions, such as an email blast program that could be offered to regions to use from SCCA and save money.
There were Solo Safety Sessions. There were meetings with all the Area Directors with the RE's and Assistant RE's.
Each day was packed with seminars, meetings and of course, luncheons and award ceremonies. The awards for the Best of the Best of SCCA were applauded and presented each day at lunch. On Saturday night the convention closed with a banquet that presented the five newest Hall Of Fame Members to everyone. Our own Ron Ferris, 2010 Road Rally Program Manager for St. Louis Region won the highest Road Rally Award at the banquet. Congrats to Ron!
There is so much information available for SCCA regions and members at this convention that it takes many people to get to all the seminars offered. Jose, Lynn and Jan covered most of the sessions and gained great ideas and information for the St. Louis Region. At the Feb. Board Meeting it was decided that the Board will hold schedule a presentation for all interested region members in a few month to communicate the great info that was presented at the National Convention. Watch for news on the plans for this soon! |
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March 20 Technically Informative Tech O Rama
TECH -O- RAMA
Jim Lynch Hummer
Chesterfield MO
Technical Information & Technical Inspections
all under one roof
Sat. March 20, 2010 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
This event will be an open meet and greet for SCCA members and non-members alike. Sponsor tables, membership recruitment, seminars and displays. Information sources that you always wanted to talk to, ask a few questions, learn something new.
For $45 you can have your car Dyno tested. Two runs on the dyno and professional evaluation so you know whether you are producing as much power as you could. (Contact stldsr@yahoo.com to register early as space is limited to 24 vehicles/3 per hour)
What is an event without food! We will have hot dogs, soda, and popcorn.
Oh, and if all isn't wasn't enough, tech will be available for PDX, road racing, and other programs.
Scheduled activities and presentations:
Tables for all St. Louis Region groups and group sponsors:
Solo Performance Specialties, Izzy's Custom Cages, McDonough-Whitlow, P.C, Dads Auto Repair, LKQ Corporation, Lynch Hummer, Adventure Performance of St. Louis, Takata, and PhotoMotion.
Presentations and displays:
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Hoosier tire company - engineers on hand to answer any tire questions to help you start the season off better prepared and more informed
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St. Louis Region Club Racing, PDX, Solo, and Rally groups
In-car videos; drivers and crew, registrars and stewards for Q/A. One-stop info for new and old members alike
How to make your car handle better
See the "secret presentation" about the race track for our future, located just south of St. Louis in Jefferson County
Special prizes, awards and trophies
(And did I mention Tech inspections...?)
(Current evolution/subject to changes. Check back for updates, or email STLDSR@yahoo.com for more information)
Dave Jones, Chairman |
2/15 Region "Make it Easy, Make it Fun with STL Region SCCA" - Social, Dinner (if you chose) Bench racing, EASY ACCESS to License questions, Hard card info, Waivers, Photos, Joining the SCCA, Getting Minor Waivers, National Convention News, Solo Novice School Info, and 100 Acre Wood Last Minute Info Spazio's West Port 6 PM (Spazio's is open earlier if you want to go right after work) 2/26 ProRally 100 Acre Wood Rally Salem, MO 2/27 ProRally 100 Acre Wood Rally Salem, MO 3/6 Solo EVO School Gateway Raceway Drag Lot 3/7 Solo EVO School Gateway Raceway Drag Lot 3/13 Solo Novice School Gateway Raceway Drag Lot 3/14 Solo Event #1 Gateway Raceway Drag Lot 3/15 Region "Make it Easy, Make it Fun with STL Region SCCA" - Social, Dinner (if you choose) Bench racing, EASY ACCESS on How to go Road Racing? MiDiv Convention News Spazio's West Port 6 PM (Spazio's is open earlier if you want to go right after work)
3/20 TECH O RAMA Region Event - Get your Club Race car, PDX Car or Solo Car teched at this Sat. event, or just come by for one of the great seminars being held. At Jim Lynch Hummer in Chesterfield MO 3/27 Solo Event #2 Gateway Raceway Drag Lot 3/27 Club Racing Regional, National IT Tour Races Gateway Raceway Road Course 3/28 Club Racing Regional, National IT Tour Races Gateway Raceway Road Course
For more info check the website for each programs info at www.stlscca.org or click on the Quick Links on the right side bar for the programs. |
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SCCA Street Survival Event Chairman Needed
The Board is actively looking for a person to be Event Chairman and coordinate the efforts of the region holding a SCCA Street Survival School. The existing ones held by other clubs are sold out quickly, which seems to say the community needs more of these.
We have a list of volunteers willing to work to help, but we need a person to chair it for us and put those people to good use. Are you interested?
The Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School - Car control instruction designed to provide teen drivers with accident avoidance skills and knowledge.
It's not just about Driving, It's about Living....
· The leading cause of death among 13-19 year olds in the US is from a motor vehicle crash.
· 62% of teenage passenger deaths in 2004 occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager.
· Teenagers cause 2.5 million accidents per year.
· In 2007 that resulted in over 6,000 deaths of teens.
If you have a teen driver at home or know someone who does, then those sobering statistics should be of concern. Recent and well publicized national stories have brought to light the tragedy of teen injury and death caused by traffic accidents. The stories often mention how the teen driver "lost control and over-corrected..." causing a tragic accident of some kind.
The Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School would be a great community effort for the St.Louis Region, SCCA
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STL Club Racing Program News - from the Committee
Program Manager, Bryon Prokopf
Join us for the FIRST National Club Racing Event in MiDiv, CenDiv and Great Lakes Division.
March "WINS"
Reg/Nat/IT Tour
March 27-28
Race Registration
is now available for
Drivers & Volunteers!
Go to DLBRACING.COM
This is the First National in MiDiv, CenDiv and GLDiv. So it could be a big turnout. Sign up now! Come over to Gateway Raceway and visit to see up close road racing.
The next race weekend will be May 14,15,16 with a Double School and Double Regional. Come and get your Regional race license ALL IN ONE WEEKEND! The St. Louis Region PDX Program is also holding a Club Trial event on Friday Morning. The Race Committee and the PDX Committee are looking forward to working together helping each other on these events.
The third race weekend will be July 31, August 1 with a Regional/National/IT Tour. Contact Registrar, carolcohn@charter.net for more race information. It is still too early in the year to forecast but early signs show that this is going to be another challenging year for Club Racing as a whole across the country. The Committee has learned a lot over the last few years and hope to implement this knowledge as well as try new things to make it through these challenges and be successful in 2010. .
We are currently looking for people to serve as race day chairs for our events this year. If you want to get more involved this is a good opportunity to learn how the weekends operate. If you are someone you know is interested contact Bryon Prokopf at br_prok81@hotmail.com
The regions Tech-O-Rama event will be on March 20th, one week prior to our first race. If you are in need of an annual tech get it done then so there is one less thing to worry about at the race. Anybody is welcome to come by and listen to any of the seminars and presentations that are being prepared.
We are still planning our May Double Drivers School/Double Regional with the Time Trial event on Friday morning. We are looking for people to help with this event and instructors are always needed at driver schools. If you would like to help instruct you can contact our Chief Instructor David Jones
at stldsr@yahoo.com
We are in need of new EZ Up canopies, used on our corners at GIR.. We are currently in the process of taking stock of what we need and looking at different options of purchasing. We will probably need to buy new ones as the ones we have have been repaired numerous times and are in a state where they just can't be patched up anymore. We will probably look at buying 12 new ones. We are going to explore options of ways to subsidize the costs. Maybe there are members or their businesses that might want to purchase one and have their company name printed on it. Good advertising! If interested, contact Program Manager, Bryon Prokopf, br_prok81@hotmail.com |
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STL PDX News - from the committee
Program Manager, Jose Hernandez
Welcome to the
2010 Solo Performance St. Louis PDX Program
Upcoming PDX Events include our group tech day which will be on March 20th at the Jim Lynch Hummer dealership in Chesterfield. Then our first weekday event will be April 15, 2010 (Thursday afternoon) and our first full day event will be May 8, 2010 (Saturday)
Registration should be open by February 15, 2010 for all the events. The PDX dates for 2010 are: Thurs. April 15, 2010 Afternoon Event; Sat. May 08, 2010 Full Day Event ;Fri. May 14, 2009 Club Trial Morning Event; Wed. June 09, 2010 Afternoon Event; Wed. July 21, 2010 Afternoon Event; Wed. August 11, 2010 Afternoon Event; Sat. August 21, 2010 Full Day PDX; Wed. October 13, 2010 Afternoon Event. If you need help with Registration contact our registrar, Carla Russo at grail_girl@yahoo.com or 314-616-6313
Need Info on the 2010 Solo Performance St. Louis PDX Program? Contact our Chairman, Jose Hernandez at jose_63042@yahoo.com or 314-753-3880
We are very proud to announce our Sponsors for 2010.
They are ......................................
Solo Performance Specialties has been the official title sponsor of our PDX Series for a few years. SPS is the nation's largest and oldest distributor of racing supplies tailored for Solo, amateur racing and track events. Since 1984, they have been providing the highest quality products at great prices to amateur racers throughout the USA. The owners of our company participate in SCCA Solo competition and track day events. They leverage this experience to provide the products you need. They pride themselves on stocking a large selection of products, in ALL of the sizes and colors you need. No more searching the Internet or big box stores looking for that XS pair of gloves or XXL sized helmet. Visit Dave Whitworth or Jan Rick at www.soloperformance.com or at 636-343-5095.
Izzy's Custom Cages is a fabrication shop in St. Louis, Missouri specializing in custom roll cages, race car and off-road fabrication for competition in Club Racing, Drag Racing, Rally, Track Days and Drift. Being a small shop built on the pure enjoyment of race car fabrication, they can afford the attention to detail that each customer should expect when having custom work done on their project. They believe in doing one thing and doing it well. Izzy's focus means you get the best product at the best price. Visit Scott Rhea at www.Izzyscustomcages.com or 314-302-3395
McDonough-Whitlow, P.C. 's mission is to meet the needs of their clients by providing innovative, professional services, within our realm of expertise; to provide those services at a reasonable and competitive fee; and to conduct business honestly, fairly, and professionally. McDonough-Whitlow, P.C. has achieved recognition throughout Central Illinois for a multitude of services rendered to State, County, and Municipal Agencies. Our specialty services in Structural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Transportation Engineering and Land Surveying have augmented the design teams of Architects and other Engineering Professionals. Visit Toni M. McDonough at www.mcdonough-whitlow.com or 217-532-9233
Dads Auto Repair is located in Saint Peters, Missouri, Dad's Auto Repair provides you with no-hassle, quality service that helps you take care of your vehicle without spending massive amounts of time and money. Since 1990, our professionals have been providing exceptional and reasonably priced service. At Dad's Auto Repair, we understand cars and the people who drive them. Therefore, we cater to your specific needs to ensure that our service exceeds your expectations. Visit Bruce Stephens at www.dadsautorepair.net 636-970-2140
LKQ Corporation together with its subsidiaries, provides replacement systems, components, and parts needed to repair vehicles in the United States. They provide recycled original equipment (OEM) products and related services, as well as aftermarket collision replacement products and refurbished bumper covers and wheels. The company's products include engines, vehicle front end assemblies, doors, transmissions, trunk lids, bumper assemblies, wheels, head and tail lamp assemblies, mirrors, fenders, and axles; and aftermarket products, such as head lamps, tail lamps, grilles, hoods, mirrors, bumpers, bumper covers, and fenders, as well as paint and related repair materials. LKQ Corporation also performs refurbishing of OEM wheels, bumpers, head lamps, and tail lamps. It serves collision and mechanical repair shops and insurance companies, including extended warranty companies, through its sales staff. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Visit Steve Kleeschulte at www.lkqcorp.com or 800-605-7359
Lynch Hummer, Chesterfield, MO Lynch Hummer has sold more Pre-owned Hummer H1s more New H1 Hummers more certified used Hummers and more Hummer parts than anyone in the World! Jim Lynch is the only Hummer Dealer whose ONLY automotive dealership business is Hummers. Our pricing on new and used Hummers is extremely aggressive. Find out why everyone is buying their Hummer from Lynch Hummer. Visit Jim Lynch at www.lynchhummer.com or 636-777-7600 or 1-800-HUMMER9.
Adventure Performance of St. Louis, MO offers the latest in DynoJet Tuning technology. We can customize your tune to any combination of aftermarket modifications you have made to your vehicle and we have the in-house experience and expertise to optimize the addition of any performance modification including cold air intake kits, exhaust modifications, superchargers, and more. This is Performance Tuning by Race Industry Experts. Visit Jim Lynch or Omar Phelps at www.adventureperformance.com or 636-777-7600
Takata is the world leader in safety technology and the ultimate in safety and style. Takata Multi-Point Racing harnesses, now available at Solo Performance Specialties trackside store and online. SCCA members be sure to take advantage of special pricing on harnesses. Strap in like a pro! For more info contact www.soloperformance.com or at 636-343-5095.
PhotoMotion was born of a combination of two passions: photography and motorsport. We strive to capture all the speed, excitement and adrenalin that draw so many to the sport and to provide those images to the drivers who participate. Our goal is to ensure that participants go home happy with a way to enjoy their experience well after the last checkered flag is waved. As enthusiasts ourselves, we understand how driver's schools, track days and race events are put together. We work with club and track officials to get the best shots possible for the attendees and to meet any of the club's needs such as group pictures, staging shots, or materials for driver training. We're very familiar with track protocol and safety, so we can provide you with a value-add without getting under foot or throwing off an event's timing. Visit Robert Phelan at www.photomotiononline.com or call 314-795-9778
Spazio's is the official Bistro and meeting place for the St. Louis Region, SCCA. The facility includes three Banquet rooms. Spazio's Bistro and Garden Rooms offer a more casual setting. The Bistro is a wonderful area for your guests to enjoy Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Sunday Brunch. Spazio's is part of Russo's Gourmet Catering which is one of the top catering companies in the St. Louis Metro Area. Great Food at reasonable prices. Visit Mark Russo at www.russosgourmet.com or call 314-576-0400.
VISIT OUR SPONSORS SOON AND THANK THEM FOR SUPPORTING OUR FUN! |
Program Managers, John Huebbe and Mark Huebbe
Nothing is planned yet for the year for the regional program. The program needs help from members to be on the Rally Cross committee. Positions needed: Chair for each event, Treasurer, Secretary
2010 SCCA RallyCross National Championship Schedule
Jan. 16 - 17 Stafford Speedway Stafford Springs, Conn.
Feb. 27 - 28* Site TBA Florida Region
March 27 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah
May 22 Eastern States Challenge Championship Lenawee County Fairgrounds Adrian, Mich.
June 12 - 13 Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, W.V.
June 19 - 20 Western States Championship
Site TBA San Diego Region
June 26 - 27* Washington County Fair Complex Hillsboro, Ore.
July TBA Corcoran Lions Park Corcoran, Minn.
Sept. 11 - 12 Tennessee Roberts Field Manchester, Tenn.
Sept. TBA Gateway International Raceway Madison, Ill.
Sept. 25 - 26* National Trail Raceway Hebron, Ohio TBA
Site TBA San Francisco Region
2010 RallyCross National Championship Aug. 20 - 22
U.S. Truck Driving School - Fountain, Colo.
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STL Solo News - from the Committee
Program Manager, April Schnardthorst.
NOTICE ******
Lee Hanson has taken a new job today in Oklahoma. He has resigned as the Chairman for the Solo Committee. Lee told the Committee "This experience goes down in my life's journal as remarkable. Thank you all." April Schnardthorst has graciously offered to take the helm of this group for 2010. Lee will be attending many of the events as he plans to commute back on those weekends. A huge thanks to Lee for all of his work and passion for the St. Louis Solo Program.
2010 schedule has been finalized! It has been posted on the Solo website, the Region Website, the St. Louis Region Forums and in many area restrooms for you!
Trophies are being chosen by the Solo Committee for the event trophies and the yearend series awards.
The new Solo Logo you see above has been chosen to use for the St. Louis Region Solo Program. It is on the new Solo website at www.stlsolo.org. Thanks to April Schnardthorst and her brother Erik for this cool art!
Consider attending the MiDiv Convention Feb 20 in KC (details and more info at the end of the newsletter) There are lots of solo seminars for you. Also visit the info in this newsletter on the Feb 15 Social and the March 20 Tech O Rama event. Again more info and services for you and it places to visit with other soloist. Do a little face time with old friends and a make few news ones.
A Solo Safety Steward School will be offered after April 2010. Watch for info here in Wheelspin, on the solo site and on our forums.
The Solo Committee has been contacted by BackStoppers to possibly holding a donut event where you can compete against Police Officers for time at an one of our events. Lee Hanson, Event Chairman (He promises to be be back to STL for events) is even working on a way that, for a donation to BackStoppers, you could drive the police car with lights and sirens. Watch for more info as soon as they can agree on a date. It is a great charity. It would be a sort of Runs and Hoses event!
FYI: Started in 1959, The BackStoppers provides needed support and financial assistance to the spouses and children of all local and county police officers, firefighters, publicly-funded paramedics and EMTs and volunteer fire protection units, who have lost their lives performing their duty. Deaths from natural causes, illnesses or injuries are outside the organization's scope. The BackStoppers provides assistance to counties served by Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C in Missouri and Illinois State Police District 11 in Illinois
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Registration is open for the events at www.motorsportreg.com.
Event Chairman and Solo Safety Stewards are needed for the events. Contact Lynn Wilson at lew240z@dslextreme.com ASAP. Remember we need these positions filled ASAP - paperwork must be completed 30 day prior to the event for Gateway. Please contact Lynn now.i
EVO School is March 6-7. Even if you don't enter come visit to see what it is all about.
The annual Solo Novice School is March 13 and event #1 is March 14.
ST. LOUIS REGION,
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA
2010 SOLO DRIVERS SCHOOL
Saturday March 13, Sunday March 14, Gateway International Raceway.
COST
$125.00
SCCA Members and Non-Members
Format
The St. Louis Region SCCA Solo Drivers School is an introduction to competitive autocross and performance driving. The goal of the school is to provide students with the essential information to get an effective start in the sport of autocross. It consists of three parts: an evening classroom session, a driving school and entry in St. Louis Solo Series Event #1.
The classroom session will be at Spazios in Westport on Tuesday March 9 (to be confirmed) at 6:30 PM. The driving school will be on Saturday March 13. It will begin at approximately 7:30 AM with registration and a brief drivers meeting. Students will then receive one-on-one instruction by top autocross drivers from the St. Louis Region of the SCCA. The school will conclude by about 4:30 PM. Lunch will be provided. The cost of the school also includes entry in St. Louis Solo Series Event No. 1 on Saturday March 14. The Sunday autocross event will follow the standard schedule of all St. Louis Region Solo series events. Please see stlsolo.org for the series Supplemental Regulations.
Registration and Cost
Entry to the 2010 Novice Autocross School is limited to 30 drivers.
Eligible drivers should have competed in no more than five previous solo events with any club. Registration opens online at midnight February 1. On line registration is through Motorsportreg.com
Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Once the school is full, a waiting list will be maintained. Should someone withdraw, the vacancy will be filled from the waiting list.
The SCCA requires membership for all participants. Non-members will be required to complete a temporary membership form at the event.
You car will be numbered by the organizers. As a non-competitive event, car classification is not required. For Event One drivers will be required to have legal numbers and car classifications on their car. Again, please review the Series Supplemental regulations on stlsolo.org.
All participants must complete the standard SCCA insurance waiver at registration on the day of the event. Participants under the age of 18 must complete the standard SCCA insurance waiver for minors. This waiver requires signatures of both parents (allowances for single parents) and is available online at stlsolo.org.
Refund Policy
If for any reason you cannot attend the Novice Autocross School, please cancel your online registration as soon as possible. There is usually a waiting list for participants and we will attempt to fill your space. There are no refunds for no-shows. A credit will be issued if cancellation is received by the Registrar and the credit will be available for use during checkout of other events.
You may also contact the Registrar at aprils@eregion.org or 636-344-0126 prior to midnight Sunday March 7.
For more information, contact the event chair, Bryan Sechrist bryan.sechrist@att.net (preferred method of communication) 314-725-5571
You can always contact the Solo Committee by emailing them at SAC@stlsolo.org
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STL Road Rally News
Program Manager, Ron Ferris
Upcoming 2010 Events planned to date are:
The April 11 Event (Yellow Brick Road) and May 2 Event (Monte Python) will be GTA Course Following sign identification events with theme trivia for tie breakers.
Registration at noon and the start at 1PM for both rallies will be at Jamestown Mall in front of the Food Court.
The April event will end at Dave & Buster's, the May event will end in Grafton, Illinois.
The July (July 10-11) events will be National Championship rallies. On the Roads Again is a Tour Rally and Trust Me Two is a Course event.
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STL Rally News - from the 100 Acre Wood Committee
Program Manager, Tom vanHatten:
The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood is only a few short days away. The best in American stage rallying will be in Steelville, Potosi, Viburnum and, of course, Salem MO from the 25th through 27th of February. We'd really appreciate your help in making a 2009 Rally of the Year even better in 2010! Contact Curt@100aw.org to see how you can help the rally as a volunteer, or www.100aw.org for general information on the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood. See you in a few days!
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As published by the Cuba MO Free Press Newspaper
100 Acre rally race returns in Feb. |
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Written by Chris Case
Monday, 18 January 2010 20:18
The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood returns to the area next month, promising another exciting two days of high-quality, competitive rally car racing.
The ninth annual rally will be held Feb. 26-27 on closed county backroads in the Salem and Steelville areas. Drivers and their teams will begin arriving earlier that week to make preparations for the weekend's racing.
According to a report in The Salem News, event organizer Tom VanHatten has a positive outlook for this year's racing because Rally America has cut the number of championship rallies from nine to six. Drivers must compete in all six events in order to qualify for the national title.
The 100 Acre Wood was named co-rally of the year last year, along with the Oregon Trail Rally. VanHatten told the Salem Chamber of Commerce that it was a designation of distinction that brings more prestige to the race, more competitors and more spectators who spend money locally.
The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood is the second rally in the national championship series.
There are expected to be as many as 50 racers this year. Ken Block, winner of the last four 100 Acre Wood runs, will return this season, along with Travis Pastrana, fresh off his New Year's Eve, world record-breaking rally car jump of 274 feet.
The event starts Feb. 26 in Steelville with the first car leaving the city park at 3:30 p.m. There will be additional stops in Viburnum and Potosi before all cars return to Salem by 8:30 p.m.
Racing takes place all day on Feb. 27, after a morning public exhibition of cars.
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Membership News - from Membership Chairman Steve Slotten
2010 is the 60th Anniversary of the St. Louis Region SCCA
The February 2010 Membership Report:
545 Members
7 New Members in January 2010
Long Time Members
| Vance |
Braxton Jr |
St Louis |
MO |
4/1/1955 |
| L |
Tough III |
Brentwood |
MO |
11/1/1958 |
| Tom |
Tomlinson |
Tarpon Springs |
FL |
2/1/1961 |
| R James |
Boehm |
Bend |
OR |
4/1/1965 |
| Rameau |
Johnson |
Asheville |
NC |
4/1/1966 |
| Bernie |
Sunier |
Olivette |
MO |
10/1/1967 |
| Jerold |
Anna |
Belleville |
IL |
11/1/1968 |
| Kim |
Demotte |
St Louis |
MO |
5/1/1970 |
| Ed |
Smith |
Saint Louis |
MO |
10/1/1970 |
| Mark |
Weber |
Saint Louis |
MO |
10/1/1970 |
| Carol |
Cohn |
Saint Louis |
MO |
9/1/1971 |
| Jerilyn |
Wilson |
Saint Louis |
MO |
10/1/1971 |
WELCOME to the New Members that Joined in Jan. 2010
| Jay |
Lutz |
Indianapolis |
IN |
1/16/2010 |
| Jason Travis |
McNew |
Florissant |
MO |
1/14/2010 |
| John |
Nelson |
Ballwin |
MO |
1/4/2010 |
| Phyllis |
Nelson |
Ballwin |
MO |
1/4/2010 |
| Thomas |
Queathem |
Saint Louis |
MO |
1/18/2010 |
| Ron |
Trimmer |
Granite City |
IL |
1/5/2010 |
| Stephanie |
Woerndle |
Festus |
MO |
1/4/2010 |
Reminder **************************Memberships that expired recently
If you aleady haven't renewed we hope you will do so soon!
| Steve |
Wedel |
Saint Louis |
MO |
| 1/31/2011 |
| John |
Wharton |
Ellisville |
MO |
1/12/1995 |
1/31/2011 |
| Kevin |
Wiegers |
St Louis |
MO |
6/1/1972 |
1/31/2011 |
| Jerilyn |
Wilson |
Saint Louis |
MO |
10/1/1971 |
1/31/2011 |
| Stephanie |
Woerndle |
Festus |
MO |
1/4/2010 |
1/31/2011 |
| Erik |
Wood |
Wildwood |
MO |
1/19/2008 |
1/31/2011 |
| James |
Wright |
Wildwood |
MO |
3/1/1976 |
1/31/2011 |
St. Louis Region Member Birthday in Feb:
(info compiled based off SCCA membership records)
| Name |
| Birth Date |
| David |
Malawey |
1-Feb |
| Jeff |
Kelsey |
3-Feb |
| Bruce |
Barkelew |
5-Feb |
| Laura |
Anderson |
7-Feb |
| Troy |
Chockley |
7-Feb |
| Bruce |
Stephens |
7-Feb |
| William |
Wanstreet |
7-Feb |
| Samantha |
Kephart |
8-Feb |
| John |
Nelson |
8-Feb |
| Harry |
Trimble |
8-Feb |
| Philip |
Rollhaus |
12-Feb |
| John |
Powell |
13-Feb |
| A Raino |
Trifonoff |
13-Feb |
| Eric |
Mcdonnell |
15-Feb |
| Mark |
Adams |
16-Feb |
| James |
Nelson |
18-Sep |
| Gerry |
Davis |
19-Feb |
| Michaela |
Morhaus |
20-Feb |
| Terry |
Mckenna |
21-Feb |
| Sophia |
Carter |
22-Feb |
| Marcus |
Ahern |
23-Feb |
| Abby |
Wolf |
23-Feb |
| Howard |
Hesketh |
24-Feb |
| Stephen |
Rozycki |
24-Feb |
| Kevin |
Keller |
25-Feb |
| Robert |
Skaggs |
26-Feb |
| Thomas |
Urani |
26-Feb |
| Robert |
Burnham |
27-Feb |
| Kia |
Gharib |
27-Feb |
| Timothy |
McDonnell |
28-Feb |
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday from the STL Region SCCA,
Happy Birthday to YOU!
From the SCCA Region Relations Department
The 2010 SCCA National Convention was attended by over 450 members. For the other 99% of our members that were unable to make the trip to Las Vegas this year, we announced some changes to our 2010 Membership Programs and kicked off our 2010 Membership Drive Contest!
For starters, workers completing 12+ days this membership year will receive a $45 discount on their membership dues (up from $30 in 2009). We are also investigating adding Professional Series race days as being eligible towards days worked.
Next, effective April 1, 2010, Spouse dues will be combined into a Family Membership. The Family Membership will be reduced to $85 (from $101 in 2009). This will provide a savings of $3 for those couples that were Individual/Spouse combination members in 2009. The Individual and Spouse member will each retain their current membership number.
And finally, we launched the 2010 Membership Drive Contest. As part of this contest, the referring member discount will increase from $5 to $10. The $10 may be applied towards your membership dues or used for purchase of SCCA merchandise or event entry fees (National Office conducted events only). The second part of the contest is that for each member you refer, your name will be entered into a Grand Prize Drawing. The more referrals, the more drawing entries.
1st Place - Skip Barber Racing School
2nd Place - $1,500 Tire Rack® Gift Certificate
3rd Place - $500 SCCA Merchandise Gift Certificate
Full details of the 2010 Membership Drive Contest and 2010 Membership Programs can be found here.
We are in the process of finalizing all of the details that happen behind the scenes that make these programs available, so if you have any questions please feel free to contact us via phone or email at membership@scca.com or insideline@scca.com.
Sincerely,
Rick Myers, Region Relations Manager
Michelle Lour, Member Relations Manager
Sports Car Club of America
St. Louis Region Dues will be $20 starting April 1, 2010. This is the 1st increase in dues for the St.Louis Region in 20 years. |
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Ron Ferris Wins Big at SCCA National Convention
Our own Ron Ferris - Program Manager of the 2010 St. Louis Region Road Rally Program won the highest award in SCCA for Road Rally.
SCCA Convention Closes With Top Awards, Hall of Fame Inductions
LAS VEGAS Sports Car Club of America concluded its 2010 National Convention Presented by Gumout at the South Point Hotel and Casino with the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Banquet Presented by Honda., Nev. (Jan. 31, 2010) -
Five members were inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame, including former president Nick Craw, road racing legend Briggs Cunningham, longtime leader R. David Jones, former staff member and FIA steward Burdette "Berdie" Martin and rally pioneer Wayne Zitkus.
Additionally, the top awards for 2009 were presented, including:
Woolf Barnato Award (longtime organization contributions): Andy Porterfield
Member of Excellence (Club-wide contributions for 2009): Dave Deborde
Presidents Cup (Top Club Racing Runoffs Performance): Sam Halkias
John McGill Award (Top Club Racing Contribution): Fred Cummings
Solo Cup (Top Solo Contribution): Sandi Brown
Robert Ridges Award (Top RoadRally Contribution): Ron Ferris
The Saturday evening function capped three days of seminars and celebrations for SCCA. For the first time, the event included a series of seminars specifically for drivers and crew, including sessions on car construction, testing, shock absorbers, engines and fuel system additives. Speakers included famed SCCA members Joe Huffaker Jr. and Dan Binks.
SCCA President and CEO Jeff Dahnert closed the event, declaring it a success to the 455 attendees.
For more information about SCCA, please visit www.scca.com. |
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SCCA Mid- West Division Convention In Feb.
SCCA - Midwest Division
Friday Evening Feb 19 - Sunday Feb. 21
Hilton Kansas City Airport, Kansas City, MO
Last day to register online: Wed Feb 17, 2010 Come to KC to meet, share & renew!Whatever your interest, you'll find information here! No matter how
new you are or how extremely experienced you, there's plenty to
keep you busy.
Come to KC to meet, share & renew!
Here are some of the features we're working on:
Club Racing Worker and Administrators' Seminars
Attracting New Members & Keeping Seasoned Members
Data Acquisition & Video Tips
Regional Web Design
PDX Success - Build it and they will come
Solo Car Set-up for New Participants
Getting into Club Racing
Modified Class Autocross Cars Demystified
Sound Control
Road Rally - CHECKPOINT!
Rally Cross - Jump In!
Customer Service for event success
Solo Safety Steward Training
Timing & Scoring - Solo
Solo Course Design
Grid/Paddock Set-up Discussion for Solo
What does tech really look at and why?
So, your kid wants to drive a kart...let's talk!
From a tremendous line-up of seminars for all aspects of SCCA
(from VOLUNTEERS to SOLOIST to PDX'rs to RoadRally-ists to
RallyCrossers to RoadRacers!) to fantastic shopping at
ZONA ROSA and the COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA and .and other great activities within 20 minutes of the hotel --- Kansas City is the place to be to MEET, SHARE & RENEW!
Register at:
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