SWCCCR Report for January
We had a good crowd for the Thursday night meeting and we appreciate everyone coming. We had 5 new people visiting… really great to see the group grow! Jeff and Jeanne Cox came down from Shelby, NC and Brian Guinn came down from Brevard, NC as well. We had full reports on upcoming events in southeast for autocross, road racing and HPDE time trial.
We started a new part of the meeting of parts and cars for sale… good opportunity to pick up a TT / hillclimb Fiat with Wayne Cameron. We had door prizes and I made a brief presentation on a new video camera rig for autocross /road racing / hillclimbs for under $200.
Mike Burke was our featured speaker on getting started in racing. Mike is a past National F & C Administrator and long time course worker/autocrosser and 9 years of Road Racing. Mike was very frank in advising based on his experience the needs in money, time, commitment and energy to go racing. He also covered the importance of budgeting and clear goals and objectives. While it is tough to hear that side of the sport, Mike balanced it by telling the great pleasure he has derived from racing and the friendships he has made from his involvement. Mike is an excellent speaker and we really appreciate having him in our group. I’m sure if there are any members who are considering starting into road racing, Mike would be glad to help and advise.
Thanks again for your support and attendance in our meetings. Special thanks to Todd Owenby and Scott Franklin for their help with the SWCCCR group. Scott also has offered to be our speaker for our next meeting in February on Safety Equipment and Economical Solutions that meet SCCA 2008 Rules. We hope to see you there. If you have any ideas for meeting locations, speakers or vendors, please let me know.
Thanks
Ted Theodore
SWCCCR
tedagmar@juno.com
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