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Updated: May 6, 2008
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WANNA RACE? Have you seen one of our posters around town or stopped by an event and are interested in participating? It's easy! All you need is a valid driver's license and a car that will pass tech inspection. For a tech inspection checklist, click here. For everything you wanted to know about autocrossing (and then some) click here. If you still have questions, send an e-mail to a board member on our Contacts page or ask an official at an event. You can be out there having fun before you know it! 2008 SCHEDULE FINALIZED The Comp. Chairman has finalized the event schedule for 2008. (Click HERE) Chris indicates that the dates and locations currently on the schedule are as firm as they are ever going to be (until they change). Please note the date changes for the second Lewistown event and the second Yellowstone Drag Strip event. (4/08) WEDDING BELLS RING IN REGION 108!
Competition Chairman Chris Brewer and his "soul mate," Sarah, were married in Chicago on February 14th. By pure coincidence, the Chicago Auto Show was in full swing during their stay in the Windy City. Read the full report of the happy couple's nuptials (and of the auto show) by clicking on this link. (3/08) MONTANA BIG SKY CORVETTE MEET SCHEDULED FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN BOZEMAN I received an e-mail from Larry Stephenson with the Hyalite Corvette Club indicating that the 37th annual Big Sky (Corvette) Meet will be held in Bozeman over the Memorial Day weekend. The event usually draws over 200 cars and features a show 'n shine on Saturday morning (usually at the Bozeman Mall), a rally on Saturday afternoon and an autocross on Sunday. If you are in the area, check it out. If you are interested, send me an e-mail and I will forward the flyer for the event. The Hyalite club does not appear to have a website, but Larry's e-mail address is larrystephenson@wispnet.net.(3/08) |
SOLO AT FOOD SERVICES of
AMERICA (FSA)
Opening day—the crack of the bats and the smell of the hot dogs. There were no bats at the Region’s first event of the season, but there were plenty of hot dogs—drivers, that is! The weather couldn’t have been more perfect. Very little wind, few clouds, and temperatures in the 60s. The Food Services of America site appears to have a lot of potential. The warehouse provides a nice windbreak for the spectators and the paved area offers much more flexibility than Vo-Tech. Chris Brewer set up a nice course that allowed for some tire smoke, but kept the times close. The Region welcomed brand-new members Jim, Alex and Kara Verploegen. They received the "WE HAD A GREAT DAY AWARD,” with two very competitive cars entered. Unfortunately, all times were recorded for their BMW. Accordingly, it was not known if their fast times were from the BMW or the Toyota Supra. We’ll sort out that problem next time! Sheree Summer and Mark Pilon drove all the way from Fallon, Montana, for the "LONG DISTANCE" award. Mark’s beautiful blue Subaru Forester is certainly not lacking in the power department! The stunning dark blue Saturn Sky driven by Ray Burns from Cody, Wyoming got the "Best Looking (almost unknown) Car Award.” We don’t see many cars like that in Billings. (Very few spectators believed that this was Ray’s first autocross.) We hope to see Ray and his charming wife at future events. It was good to see Dave Marble back “on track.” Dave’s ultra-fast, twin charged Mini scored the fast time of the day. Jim Coon’s stealthy Subaru WRX STI was second fastest, and rounding out the top three was your Webmaster driving his kids’ $300 Civic FOR THE FIRST TIME! Chris and Susan Doll’s turbo Jetta showed a lot of potential and Reese Newman’s black Audi 90 made its final appearance. Luckily, Reese didn’t break anything and its sale to a new owner can proceed. Solid performances were also put in by regulars Randy Roberts (4th overall), Scott Cranston, (5th overall), and Chris Brewer (6th overall). Course designer Chris Brewer won the “CONE CRUSHER AWARD.” Katie Cranston was only 0.7 seconds slower than her dad, so it won’t be long before she starts leaving him in her dust. Joe Bonini and Clint Ruff were fast. Last, but not least, Adam Chamberlain’s “new” Mustang showed promise. Everyone left the site with an early-season sunburn, but with a big smile!
YELLOWSTONE REGION EVENT FEATURED ON YouTube (Thanks to 4ever9er for the nice slide show!)
MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETING 10 North 27th Street, Billings, MT, First Floor Conference Room (NW Corner of 27th Street and Montana Avenue) (Across 27th Street from the Crowne Plaza's parking lot.) Main topic(s): Debriefing following first 2008 solo event |
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE! The editor of the Club's Fast Times newsletter, Kaitlin, is graduating from Laurel High School on May 25, 2008. A member of the National Honor Society, Kaitlin will be attending Montana State University in the fall. "Kaitland" currently intends to major in microbiology. (5/08)
EISCC'S NEW WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION I received an e-mail from John Atchison with the Eastern Idaho Sports Car Club indicating that the club "is in the process of creating and installing a new and better website." Keep track of their progress at www.eiscc.info. Add the link to your "favorites" and visit the site often. HELMETS Do you dread that part of tech inspection when the safety steward looks inside your helmet for the Snell sticker? (What is a Snell sticker anyway?) A recent issue of SportsCar has an excellent article entitled "Brain Protection" which tells you everything you need to know about helmets and how to determine the proper helmet fit. You may also want to check out page 32 of the 2008 SCCA National Solo Rules (Rule 4.3.1) which mandates that helmets must meet the current or two immediately preceding Snell Foundation standards. Snell updates their standard every 5 years, so the current standard is 2005. It would appear that your helmet is legal if you have a 2005 sticker (current), 2000 or 1995. In 2010, the 1995 stickered helmet will no longer be legal. However, check out the Solo Helmet Bulletin on the SCCA site. (If someone can reconcile these two edicts, please send me an e-mail.) NEED RULES?
SCCA SOLO rulebooks, SOLO categories,
stock categories by make and street touring category classifications by
make are available for free online in a PDF format at the
following
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