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/

November 2015 Next META meeting will be Volume 40 Issue #11 November 2525,, 2015 CLUB EXECUTIVE Our meeting location is Boston Pizza

PRESIDENT: 1045 Columbia, New Westminster, BC Roger Salomon 604-581-7189 [email protected] Speed Reading VICE PRESIDENT: Nov 11 SCCBC Meeting – Best Western, North Road Coquitlam, BC Dallis Smith 604-464-0983 Nov 14 ICSCC Banquet - SeaTac Marriott Seattle, Wa [email protected] Nov 14&15 Totem TSD Rally WCRA BC Interior SECRETARY: Nov 21 VRCBC Banquet – Delta Town 5:00pm Delta, BC Angus Glass and Country Inn 604-596-4736 Nov 22 CACC Fall Meeting 10:00am Delta, BC [email protected] Nov 25 AGM META Meeting – Boston Pizza 7:30 New West, BC TREASURER: Dec 5&6 Big White Winter Stage Rally WCRA Kelowna, BC Linda Zumm 604-521-4439 [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT: Lynn Rimmer Annual General Meeting 604-584-1503 [email protected]

NEWSLETTER STAFF EDITOR: META’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Andrew Clouston 604-942-4974 Wednesday November 25 [email protected] fax 604-777-7703 Boston Pizza, 1045 Columbia St, New Westminster at 7:30pm MEMBERSHIP Thomas Liesner Please plan on attending this meeting as our annual 604-584-1503 [email protected] elections will be held at this time.

All opinions expressed in the Mayday The positions available are: are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the President, Vice President, opinions of the Mayday staff, Club Executive, or the members of META. Secretary, Treasurer META meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, except December. Publication Also note there will be a motion put forward regarding the deadline is the 30th of each month. Submissions may be faxed or e-mailed to the Editor. disposition on the “META” Safety Truck

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Presidents Report

ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS WANTED - President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer The club needs your help so if you are interested in filling any one of these positions, get in touch with the Election Committee ie Mike Bailey.

FUN, FUN, FUN Banquet season – SCCBC, ICSCC, VRCBC. Check the websites for further information and hope to see you there.

Next meeting - AGM – the big meeting November 25th Boston Pizza, New Westminster 7:30pm. Plan to be there to elect the 2016 Executive.

Show up to the meeting where I will deliver my article for this month!

Yours in the sport

The Prez

Submitted by Roger Salomon

Vintage Racing Club of BC

2015 Annual Banquet & Gala

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Delta Town and Country Inn, 6005 Highway 17 (at Highway #99), Delta, BC

www.deltainn.com

You are invited to attend the VRCBC’s Annual Banquet. We'll be celebrating the end of another season’s racing, and recognizing the competitors, volunteers, and friends who have contributed to another successful year. There will be a full buffet dinner in our private ballroom, wine on your table, our awards ceremony, and music for your listening and dancing pleasure.

Schedule 5:00 pm Bench Racing (i.e., the bar opens) 6:15 pm Dinner 7:30 pm Acknowledgements, Speeches, Awards 8:45 to 11:00 pm Entertainment, Music, Dancing, Frivolity and more Bench Racing

Tickets are $55 per person. Payment options:

• PayPal: Send payment to [email protected] . (Please add 6% for our PayPal charges.) • Cash, cheque, Visa, or Mastercard, in person at the door. (Please make cheque payable to “Vintage Racing Club of BC.”)

RSVP to Gayle Baird by Tuesday, November 10th at the latest. (Contact information below.) Please provide the names of all those who will be attending, and your method of payment. You may invite as many guests as you wish.

Rooms are available at the Inn, with a discount for banquet guests ($80 rate). To reserve a room, please call the Town & Country directly at 604-946-4404, and refer to “The Vintage Racing Club.”

Contacts: Gayle Baird: [email protected] or 604-946-6416 Tedd McHenry: [email protected] or 604-724-2230

2015 CACC Fall General Meeting November 22nd - 10:00 am (Coffee served 8:30 a.m) Delta Town & Country 6005 Hwy 17 (at Hwy 99), Delta, BC

DATE: Sunday, November 22, 2015 TIME: 10:00 am to 3:00 PM

Proposed Agenda 1. President’s Welcome 5. Discipline Director Reports 2. Reports from Affiliated Clubs 6. Executive Reports 3. Discipline Meetings 7. Old Business / New Business 4. LUNCH 8. Awards

LUNCH: A soup and sandwich buffet will be served at the cost of $8.00. Please advise if you plan to attend the meeting AND the lunch buffet. R.S.V.P. Gayle Baird at [email protected] or 604-946-6416 prior to November 14, 2015

Open House Roger and Ann will be holding their annual open house December 12 – 3:00 onward All are welcome to attend 10952 McAdam Road Delta, BC 604-581-7189

META Awards Banquet January 30, 2016 Mark Your Calendars Guildford Golf &

Country Club

DENNIS REPEL Pioneer - Sports Car and Road Racing - Inducted 2015

By Dennis Repel edited by Cathy Chambers Nominated by Murray Chambers

Vancouver-born Dennis Repel first went to Westwood Circuit as a spectator in 1968, when he was still in high school. By 1970, he had joined the Sports Car Club of B.C. and started volunteering at the track. In 1974, while studying for a degree in zoology at U.B.C., he took the Westwood Driver's Training course and began his racing career.

He started racing a Mini Cooper S in the Sedan class. This car was so well prepared that it was used in car shows to promote the track. In 1976, he built another Mini, which he used for two seasons of ice racing in Ashcroft. He then bought a fully race-prepared Ford Pinto which, at that time, held the track record in its class at Westwood.

A few years later, the classes changed and the Pinto was no longer competitive with its four-cylinder engine, so a V8 was prepared and dropped into the small car. It was a handful on the track, but it got Dennis several wins and a Super Production class championship. A car show standout, the Pinto was used to promote sports car racing at Westwood. Dennis was asked to become the pace car/ rescue car driver at Westwood in 1984, a job he also did at several Molson Indy races in Vancouver, and still does at Mission Raceway Park today

Dennis finished his bachelor's degree in science, and then did his fifth year in education to become a certified teacher. He taught for thirty-five years in Vancouver, at Windermere and Killarney Secondary Schools. In 1992, Dennis and a group of seven other high school teachers started the B.C. Secondary School Motorsport Association (BCSSMA). The group promoted interest in motorsport (the students were taken to car shows and monster truck shows) and safe racing. They started the high school drag racing program (the first car they built was a 1975 Camaro), which is still in operation today. Dennis served as vice-president of the association for five years.

Meanwhile, Dennis was still competing in sports car racing and running a 1937 Ford in the Hot Rod class at Mission Raceway. He was Hot Rod class champion in 1992, 1993 and 2003. In 2003, he got a 1989 Camaro for sports car racing and won several class championships. Unfortunately, the car was destroyed in an accident during the 2009 season. Soon after the accident, he built a 1974 Camaro for Vintage Sports Car racing. This is the car he is currently running.

He was vice-president of the Vintage Racing Club of B.C. for several years, and is currently the group's race chairman. The Sports Car Club of B.C. voted him a Life Member in 2012, and further honoured him in 2013 with the Randall Award for outstanding long time club service.

Dennis has retired from teaching, but between racing his vintage Camaro, driving the Mission track pace car and serving as the Vintage Club race chairman, Dennis finds himself "very busy, in a pleasant way." http://www.indycar.com/News/2015/10/10-27-INDYCAR-announces-16-race-Verizon-IndyCar-Series- schedule-for-2016

INDYCAR Announces 16 race schedule for 2016 New events, extended season highlight 2016 By IndyCar.com staff | Published: Oct 27, 2015

The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule -- a 16-race season anchored by the 100th Running of the 500 Mile Race – spans five weeks longer than last season and features new events in Phoenix, Road America and Boston. INDYCAR has experienced a 38 percent growth in both television ratings and viewership over the past two years with longstanding TV partners ABC and NBCSN and the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season is poised to capitalize and build upon that momentum. The most diverse schedule in motorsports features five races on oval tracks, five on permanent road courses and six on temporary street circuits. “Overall, the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule is another key step forward in INDYCAR’s strategic vision,” said Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Company, the parent of INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “We’re confident that the momentum that INDYCAR has experienced in fan engagement over the past two seasons will continue as a result of the tireless efforts of our event promoters and our improved scheduling on ABC and NBCSN.” The schedule opens March 13 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., where the Verizon IndyCar Series season has debuted in each of the past five seasons. The battle for the Astor Cup – the trophy presented annually to the series champion – concludes Sept. 18 at Sonoma Raceway, where the season came to a thrilling conclusion this year as won the race to capture the championship on a tiebreaker. The season includes the series’ return to staple venues Phoenix International Raceway and Road America, plus the debut of an exciting new event on the streets of Boston. “Road America and Phoenix are great venues and two of the best choices that we could have to add to the schedule,” said Dixon, the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series champion who has raced on both tracks in his 15-year career. “I’m looking forward to both race events. Road America is an old-school American track that I always look forward to. Phoenix was a fun track for me in the past. I tested there (earlier this year) and the changes that they’ve made has maybe opened up quite a few different grooves. The racing will be very exciting; we’ll put on a great show.” ABC will broadcast five races in 2016, including the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg that kicks off the season two weeks earlier than last year. ABC will blanket Month of May coverage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, broadcasting the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis on May 14, Indianapolis 500 qualifications May 21-22 and the eagerly anticipated 100th Indianapolis 500 on May 29. “The 2016 season is defined by the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500,” Miles continued. “The historic significance of our season is marked by this legendary event and the return of several storied venues such as Road America and Phoenix. Half the venues on our schedule have hosted 25 or more INDYCAR races and further our rich heritage as the premier form of open-wheel racing in the .” ABC’s Verizon IndyCar Series coverage also includes the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix doubleheader, with full races on June 4 and 5. “We’ve been associated with the Verizon IndyCar Series since its beginning and we’re proud to be part of a sport with not only historic traditions but also a very exciting future,” said Julie Sobieski, ESPN vice president, league sports programming. “We have been pointing to the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 for a long time and especially look forward to that event and our 52nd consecutive year at the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’”

NBCSN returns as INDYCAR’s television partner for the eighth season in 2016 and will telecast 11 races, starting with the return to Phoenix International Raceway on the night of April 2. The 1-mile tri-oval oval hosted 61 Indy car races from 1964-2005. PIR will be the first oval of the Verizon IndyCar Series other than Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time since Kansas Speedway in 2010. “Coming off the most-watched IndyCar season ever on NBCSN, we are excited to once again contribute to the growth of this great sport and to showcase its speed and exciting brand of racing,” said Jon Miller, president of programming, NBC Sports & NBCSN. “We take pride that INDYCAR entrusts our talented production team to televise the series’ final eight races, including being able to award the IndyCar championship on NBCSN each year.” NBCSN will also telecast the 42nd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 17 and the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama from Barber Motorsports Park on April 24. Following ABC’s coverage in May and early June, NBCSN returns to telecast the final eight races of the season. Among those are the Grand Prix of Road America on June 26, a homecoming to the 4-mile permanent road course. The picturesque track in the rolling hills of east central Wisconsin played host to 25 Indy car races from 1982-2007. Also on NBCSN in the back half of the schedule is the inaugural Grand Prix of Boston powered by LogMeIn, set for Sept. 4 on a 2.25-mile temporary street circuit. NBCSN will then air the season-ending GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on Sept. 18. The 2015 Sonoma race set an NBCSN record for INDYCAR with an average of 841,000 viewers, including a peak of more than a million. Returning events on the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule airing on NBCSN include: the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 11; Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway on July 10; Honda Indy Toronto on July 17; Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on July 31; and the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway on Aug. 21. In addition to coverage from ABC and NBCSN, all Verizon IndyCar Series races can be heard on the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network, available through network affiliates, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, the Verizon INDYCAR 16 app and IndyCar.com.

ANNUAL META AWARDS NOMINATIONS Nominations will be accepted only from META members in good standing. Please submit to Joe Proud at [email protected] Please offer a brief explanation as to why you wish to nominate a given person for an award.

The President's Award (META Member of the Year) Criteria: This award is presented to a member who displays exceptional contribution to the Association and the sport on and off the track. Candidates must be members in good standing for one full membership year and have attended at least 75% of the races as a paid-up META member.

I wish to nominate ______for the President's Award for the following reasons: ______

The META Rookie of the Year Criteria: The Rookie of the year must be a member in good standing in their first membership year and have attended at least 50%of the local races as a paid-up META member.

I wish to nominate ______for the Rookie of the Year for the following reasons: ______

The Non-META member Worker of the Year Criteria: Must not be a META member.

I wish to nominate ______for the non - META member Worker of the Year for the following reasons: ______

The Buzz Beley Memorial Award Criteria: The Buzz Beley Memorial award is presented annually to the META member who exemplifies the spirit of the Club by making the greatest contribution towards the goal of having fun and ensuring that all workers experience the greatest enjoyment possible from Motorsport.

I wish to nominate ______for the Buzz Beley Memorial Award for the following reasons: ______

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