March 13, 2008
Ryan’s Steakhouse on Lauren’s Road (Motor Mile) in Greenville.
Eat from 6 to 7. Meeting from 7 to 8:30.
Thursday night, we will have our dinner meeting with updates on southeastern motorsports events, sell and swap shop, and other regular features.
Our speaker for the evening will be Dave Michel, President of DDMWORKS in Piedmont, SC speaking on
Mod Power!
Dave will take us through all modification options for adding power to your car beginning with cheap HP from chips, intakes and exhaust through more expensive HP from turbos and superchargers. Dave will bring examples and describe functions, steps to install, considerations in selection and cost vs value. If you ever plan to upgrade your power, this is a great chance to hear a qualified source explain how to get the most bang for your buck and the results you want for your application. Those who are already well familiar with this technology may be interested in discussions on some of the new directions aftermarket manufacturers are going. Dave has done some impressive work with Mini’s, Solstices and Sky supercharger systems. You will enjoy this meeting!
Don’t miss this meeting. Look forward to seeing a good turn out. Thanks for your support! Questions? Ideas? Items for Sale? Write me at tedagmar@juno.com
The SouthWest Chapter of Central Carolinas Region met February 7th at Ryan’s Steakhouse on Laurens Road in Greenville, SC. We had a little smaller crowd than usual with 31 in attendance. We were very pleased to have both George Bowland and John Finger with us (both are past Chimney Rock Hillclimb Kings of the Hill). We had a full report on upcoming motorsport events in autocross and road racing. We have a standing request for help from members on autocross sites and meeting venues.
One of the items brought up in Swap Shop time has already sold! This sell or trade time is turning out to be a good way to make some space, cash or purchase some needed parts! We had door prizes and John Finger shared his first hand view on the improvements at Carolina Motorsports Parkway in Kershaw, SC.
Our speakers for this meeting were Herb O’Toole and Scott Franklin. Steve Eckerich recognized Herb for his award recently presented to him by SCCA for his years and quality of service in Tech and Scrutineering. Scott lead off the presentation with information on helmets, harnesses, seats, gloves, shoes and suits. A lot of good information was passed on as well as places to buy economically. Herb presented a lot of information as well on tech areas on belts, helmets and seat bracing (what will pass tech and what will protect you… there IS a difference.) Scott and Herb both shared their feelings about HANS devices and many safety regulations. Some of the stories they shared from actual events really drove home many of their recommendations. Both Herb and Scott did a great job and we sincerely appreciate their meeting with us. Thanks guys!
We will look forward to March 13th meeting… speaker and location will be announced shortly and … this will be a meeting you will not want to miss! Thanks again for your support of SWCCCR!
February 7, 2008
The SouthWest Chapter of Central Carolinas Region will hold it’s February meeting on Thursday the 7th. This is a week from our usual date but we all agreed we better spend the 14th with the ladies who support our madness! We will be meeting at Ryan’s Steak House (864) 288-0841 on 2426 Laurens Rd, in Greenville, SC. We eat at 6:30 and meeting begins around 7:30 and ends around 8:30. We will have reports on Road Racing Schedules, Autocross Events Calendar, Rallycross events, Schools, Tuner Meets, Car Shows and other motorsports activities in the Southeast.
Our speakers for this meeting will be Herb O’Toole and Scott Franklin. Herb is a patent attorney by day and a tech chief and scrutineer for SCCA. Scott is an avid racer and our Road Racing Committee chairman. The topic is “Safety Equipment for 2008 and Meeting Standards Cost Effectively.” There are some rule changes we hope to have clarified and I am expecting some in depth discussion on HANS devices, belts, seats and seat bracing and other safety measures. All of us have spent money unnecessarily because of our own personal interpretation of the rules. You have questions? Then come get some answers and great ideas. Both Herb and Scott are uniquely qualified to speak on these topics and along with saving you pain and dollars, some of their info may save your life one day down the road. Thanks for your support for the SWCCCR group! Please come and bring two or three friends! They will thank you!
Call Ted Theodore if you have any questions on the meeting or directions.
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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
January 10, 2008
Ryan’s Steakhouse
2426 Laurens Road (Motor Mile)
Greenville, SC
Our speaker will be Mike Burke
More information here
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