CCR-SCCA Central Carolina Region Sports Car Club of America

Chairman: Ted Theodore

Meeting Minutes

June 6, 2007
July 12, 2007
September 13, 2007

If you have any questions, please contact Ted at (864) 915-5052 or tedagmar@juno.com

CCR and the Southwestern Chapter would like to thank Swagelock for their support!

I would like to invite everyone to the SWCCCR meeting this thursday night June 18th at the Ryan’s on Lauren’s Road in Greenville, SC. We will eat from 6 to 7 and at 7, we’ll cover results from recent events and schedules for upcoming motorsports events in the southeast. We will recap the go kart racing from last months event, recent SE autocross events, CCR Memorial Road Races May 23 and 24 and CMP SCR Time Trial on the 25th. We will also talk some about planning for upcoming events like the Eagle’s Nest Hillclimb August 1st and 2nd. (Start has changed and it will make it more spectator friendly and more challenging for drivers.) Be sure to bring info on any items you have for sale or trade.

Meeting topic - Jim Hall’s CHAPARRALS

When I was a kid, my dad took me to see races at Watkins Glen and VIR (yeah…the OLD VIR) and I saw Jim Hall and Mark Donahue run. I fell in love with Chaparrals and things with wings. After that, ALL my slot cars had to be number 66 brown and white Chaparrals with a red COX sticker on the side. Thursday night’s meeting is Chaparral night. I recently uncovered a couple of videos I think you will really enjoy. Jim Hall did some really unique things during this time period with experiments in aerodynamics and downforce. Some failed and some worked like magic. During the dinner portion of our meeting (6 to 7) , I will be playing the video ” Salute to Chaparral” from Monterrey Historic Races of 2005. This video shows interviews with Jim Hall, Brian Redman and Vic Elford and detailed descriptions and video of all the models including the super sucker J2 and the banana car. If you have never seen the flipper wing cars race, you will see why they dominated (and why SCCA outlawed them.) After our regular meeting, I’ll play a video showing 1966 and 1967 races at Monterrey and Elkhart Lake. This is actual footage including Monza starts with drivers running to their cars to start the race… .drivers like Jim Hall, Richie Ginther, Phil Hill, Charlie Hayes and many others. You will be amazed at the cars at that time, the accidents, the little safety gear and the close racing. If we have time, I also have a video of Phil Hill in 1995 sharing slides and his racing memories from driving for Ferrari, when safety belts were introduced (he said “I thought they were crazy! Why would I want to stay IN the car if the car was wrecking!”), how Fangio was kidnapped in Cuba during an F1 race and many other interesting historical race experiences. Great stuff.

We hope to see you there. Let me know if you have questions or need directions. Thanks again for your participation in SCCA and the South West Chapter of Central Carolina’s Region!

Ted Theodore
tedagmar@juno.com

(864) 915-5052

I would like to invite everyone to the SWCCCR meeting this Thursday night May 14th at the Ryan’s on Lauren’s Road in Greenville, SC. We will eat from 6 to 7 and at 7, we’ll cover results from recent events and schedules for upcoming motorsports events in the southeast. We will recap the Wolf Ridge Hillclimb event and cover plans for the CCR  Memorial Road Races May 23 and 24 (we need more drivers and workers…sign up today!) and the SCR Time Trial on May 25th ($125 for 1 ½ hours on CMP!)Be sure to bring info on any items you have for sale or trade.

We had a speaker but his plans changed. After discussing this with several members, we decided to do something different.

Let’s go let off some steam. We will have a short meeting at 7 to 7:30/7:45 and then drive down to Frankie’s Fun Park on Woodruff Road for some Go-kart fun. It’s $6 a ride but they have a special where we can get 3 runs for $15 so bring your money.!!!   Also, bring a camera and the family. Your wife should get some pics of you smiling like a Cheshire cat. Should be a nice break from the work week and weather should be nice and cool. Let’s do it! Please email me and let me know if you plan to attend the meeting and the karting outing!    tedagmar@juno.com

We hope to see you there. Let me know if you have questions or need directions. Thanks again for your participation in SCCA and the South West Chapter of Central Carolina’s Region!

Ted
tedagmar@juno.com
(864) 915-5052

We will be having our monthly dinner meeting Thursday April the 9th at Ryan’s on “Motor Mile” Lauren’s Road in Greenville, SC. We will eat from 6 to 7, meet from 7 to 8:30.

Meeting … we will review news and upcoming events in motorsports including : rallycross, autocross, road racing, time trials and other events in the southeast. We’ll have our regular swap and trade for those interested in making some money and some space. Nick Hallman will join us to talk about upcoming Black Lake event, and Todd Owenby will report on TRSS school SWCCCR is putting together for later this year in Greenville. Ross Hennin will cover Motorsports Festival and upcoming events. And we should have a report on Buck Muse race last week and Lemons Event at CMP this week.

Speaker… Wesley Nicholson will be speaking on the Wolf Ridge Hillclimb. Wesley is one of the founding fathers of this event which many believe will be as well known as Chimney Rock. It’s a challenging run with lots of switchbacks and…it’s May 2nd and 3rd. We will be showing pictures of cars and in car footage from George Bowland, Stan Vann and others. If you are a driver – come take a look and get signed up. You might be able to join the Wolf Ridge “2 Minute Club”… that is reserved for drivers who have run the course in two minutes or less. If you are available to coursework, come find out about lodging, food and other perks. If you are free that weekend, come on up and watch. This is a great event and we’ll look forward to hearing all about it.

Hope to see you there. Thanks!

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