The Official Newsletter of the Motorsport Emergency and Turnworkers Association M.E.T.A. c/o: 10952 McAdam Road, Delta, BC, V4C 3E8 Newsletter E-Mail: [email protected] META Website: http://www.meta.bc.ca/ March 2014 Next META meeting will be Volume 39 Issue # 3 MARCH 2626,, 2014 CLUB EXECUTIVE Our meeting location is Boston Pizza 1045 Columbia, New Westminster, BC PRESIDENT: Roger Salomon 604-581-7189 SPEED READING [email protected] Mar 12 SCCBC Meeting – Best Western, North Road Coquitlam, BC VICE PRESIDENT: Mar 15 12 hours of Sebring IMSA Sebring, Fl Manfred Zumm 604-521-4439 Mar 22&23 Driver Training – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC [email protected] (Postponed until Apr 5&6) SECRETARY: Mar 22&23 School & Regional – PIR SCCA/OR Portland, Or Tasma Wooton Mar 22&23 ChumpCar & Roll-X Challenge– PR Seattle, Wa 604-854-4245 PR [email protected] Mar 26 META Meeting – Boston Pizza 7:30 New West, BC TREASURER: Mar 29 CACC Saturday Practice Day SCCBC Mission, BC Linda Zumm 604-521-4439 Mar 30 CACC Practice Day SCCBC Mission, BC [email protected] (Tentative) PAST PRESIDENT: Mar 30 CACC Race #1 – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC Lynn Rimmer (Postponed until Apr 12&13) 604-584-1503 Mar 30 Grand Prix of St Petersburg Indycar St Petersburg, Fl [email protected] Apr 5&6 Driver Training – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC NEWSLETTER STAFF Apr 6 IRDC Enduro – TRMP IRDC Shelton, Wa Apr 9 SCCBC Meeting – Best Western, North Road Coquitlam, BC EDITOR: Andrew Clouston Apr 11 CACC Practice Day (Tentative- SCCBC Mission, BC 604-942-4974 If March 30 cancelled) [email protected] Apr 12 Long Beach Grand Prix IMSA Long Beach, Ca fax 604-777-7703 Apr 12&13 CACC Race #1 – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC Apr 13 Long Beach Grand Prix Indycar Long Beach, Ca MEMBERSHIP Apr 23 META Meeting – Boston Pizza 7:30 New West, BC Thomas Liesner Apr 26 Grand Prix of Alabama – Barber Indycar Birmingham, Al 604-584-1503 Motorsports Park [email protected] Apr 26&27 ICSCC Race #1 – PIR CSCC Portland, Or All opinions expressed in the Mayday are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the The 2014 season schedule has been officially opinions of the Mayday staff, Club released. The year will begin with two Executive, or the members of META. weekends of driver training on March 29 META meetings are held on the (Classroom) and April 5-6(on-track), fourth Wednesday of every month, except December. Publication deadline is the 30th of each month. followed by a CACC practice day tentatively Submissions may be faxed or e-mailed to the Editor. scheduled for Sunday, March 30. The first CACC race of the season is scheduled for April 12-13. Mark Produced in Canada. your calendars. 2014 is going to be a fun year Presidents Report Well only a good month before a new season of excitement starting at Mission. As probably most of you know, the drag strip has been cleared of blacktop as new regulations in Drag Racing say that the strip has to be concrete. As the weather does not cooperate with pouring concrete, SCCBC race schedule has been changed. Tentatively, Driver Training will be April 5 and 6, the first CACC race April 12 and 13. 2014 looks like an interesting year with new positions available in Race Operations. SCCBC is looking to fill the following – Clerk of the Course, Assistant Clerk, and Chief of Flags/Course Marshal. If you are interested, let me, Ann Peters or SCCBC know. CACC and ICSCC license renewals are happening so get in touch with Ann Peters to renew. META was fighting for 20 years to get a CACC / FIA license, so let’s do our part. META’s work party to open the clubhouse has been scheduled for April 5, the Saturday of Driver Training weekend, so plan to get involved. Looking forward to the 2014 season. Yours in the sport The Prez Family Affair Racing Team WORKER Appreciation Day Want to get off the side of the track? Want to get in a Vee and drive??!! NOW YOU CAN!!!!! On June 27/2014. (yes its a Friday) The F.A.R.T Team will be bringing out their fleet of Vee's for their very own WORKER appreciation day!!! That’s right!! YOU can get in one of these fun cars and do laps around the Mission Road Course. This has been long in the works and with the help of SCCBC and the Custom Car Club it is now reality!!!!! You will NOT need a fire suit but if you have one then you can wear it. Helmets will be provided. Laps will be controlled by a pace car so speeds will not be high. However the pace car will pick up speed as the laps progress and you can drive at your comfort level. There will be morning sessions followed by a break at lunch where there will be a BBQ. Then back to the track. At the end of the day, we will prep the track for the weekends driver training. There will be 10 cars there so you'll have to share cars to give everyone a chance. BUT WAIT!!!!! You say you're too big to get in the tight confines of a Vee? That’s ok!!!!! The F.A.R.T team is currently working with the Nixon team on bringing his sedans out as well!!!!!! This promises to be a fun day. So try and make it!!! Many thanks to Bob and Pam Williams and the F.A.R.T team for putting on this great day!!!! It will be SO much fun. All those wishing to partake? Please send me your name via email and also spread the work to any workers from our track at Mission who may not see this. Only requirement is that you be a current turn worker/pre-grid, or ecrew member. A day to remember for sure!!!!!! Darren Phillips [email protected] SCCBC / VRCBC Revised Race Schedule for 2014 March 30 CACC Practice Day (Tentative) April 5&6 Driver Training Session 1 April 11 CACC Practice Day (If March 30 th cancelled) April 12-13 CACC Race 1 (REVS 1 Sunday) May 24-25 CACC Race 2 (REVS 2 Sunday) (REVS Saturday TBC) June 27 FART Worker Appreciation Day June 28-29 Driver Training Session 2 July 12-13 CACC Race 3 featuring FART Formula Vee Invitational (REVS 3 Sunday) August 15-17 2014 BCHMR Historics (REVS 4) August 29 CACC Practice Day August 30 -September 1 ICSCC Triple Race Weekend September 13-14 CACC Race 4 (REVS 4 Sunday) October 11-12 CACC Race 5 (REVS 5 Sunday) From VRCBC Website: The major change is that the first race event originally scheduled for the March 29th/30th weekend has been cancelled and the final event of the season on October 11th/12th has now been changed to a ‘regular’ CACC weekend. These changes are required because of ongoing paving projects at Mission Raceway. Looking towards drag strip start line Turn 9 Looking down the main straight March 1 2014 – VRCBC photo March 1 2014 – VRCBC photo March 1 2014 – VRCBC photo The following is taken from a February 27th email notification from the SCCBC Executive to their Club members explaining the situation: ” … the Club Executive, after much deliberation and consultation, has concluded that it is in the best interest of the club at this time to repave the Turn 9 area and the section of track between Turns 7 and 8. The BC Custom Car Association is having the asphalt removed from their drag strip and is repaving the first 350 feet of their run-off/shut-down area. This new pavement will extend beyond our Turn 9. Having assessed the situation it was determined this was an opportune time to address the issues in Turn 9. The Turn 9 profile will not be changed, but it will be re-graded in order to have a nice level, consistent and smooth transition onto the front straight. In order to blend this new raised area into the existing roadways, a fair amount of fill will be added and the area will need to be appropriately sloped to tie in with the existing roadways and to allow for correct water drainage. The area between Turns 7 and 8 has been rapidly deteriorating in the last year and over the winter has become even worse. It has now become a “Must Do” repair. This area will be torn up, a proper road bed installed and repaved. This should repair the very uneven pavement and sink-hole. We acknowledge that there are other areas of the track that will need addressing in the near future, and those will be looked after as funding becomes available. Our infrastructure is beginning to show its age, and we must keep on top of these issues so as to ensure the safest track conditions possible. Weather permitting we hope to have the track ready for use for our March 30th practice. “ Please note that this work is very weather dependent and the schedule is subject to change. Therefore, always make sure to double-check the official schedule on the SCCBC website before heading to the track. Just a reminder to you delinquents who have not renewed your membership in META. The deadline is March 31st. March 31st META Members who have not renewed. Linda Blackburn Pat LeBarron Jim O’Keefe Ed Dahl Ian McMahon Shirley Olund Robin Fairservice Sandy Meggyesi Lynn Rimmer Steve Hocaluk Barb Moewes Dallis Smith Ida Knoll Richard Norrish Darcy Smith This will be the last issue of your Mayday unless dues are paid by March 31 st Membership C/O Thomas Liesner, 8849 143A Street, Surrey, BC V3V 7P7 Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________ City: ________________________Province/State __________________Postal Code ____________ Phone No ____________________E-mail Address: _______________________________________ PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO META or Renew on-line by PayPal or credit card at http://meta.bc.ca/wordpress/forms Membership cost is $25 / year – Membership year ends Dec.