1 PCA’s Club Racing Newsletter Volume 03.5 Sponsored by Porsche Cars North America 2 Official Publication of Club Racing of the Porsche Club of America. Editor Andrew Jones P.O. Box 990447 Redding, California 96099-0447 Official530-241 Publication-3808 of Club Racing [email protected] the Porsche Club of America. Volume 03.5 September/October 2003 EditorCRN Advertising Coordinator AndyRalph JonesWoodard P.O.16904 Box O Circle990447 Inside Redding,Omaha, Nebraska California 68135 96099 -0447 Phone:402-255 530-3805-241 -3808 [email protected] Classified Advertising CRN Advertising Coordinator Classified ads are free to Club Racing members. 4 Change on the Horizon PleaseThere is direct a 60- allword advertising limit per inquiries ad. Ads to may the be subject Prograto editingm Coordinator, and abbreviation Susan per Shire. the requirements of available space. No pictures are being accepted at this Susantime. 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PORSCHE, the Porsche Crest, Carrera,Artistic Printing Targa and Boxster are registered trademarks Come Visit Our Web Site: ofSalt Dr. Lake Ing. City, h.c.F. Utah Porsche AG. http://www.pca.org/pca/clubrace/ Postmaster:Copyright 2000 SendPorsche address Club changes of America to: On the Cover: PCA Club Racing News Mike and Emily DeJong participate in the Kids Autocross at the Texas Motor Speedway. c/o PCA Executive Secretary See Page 12 for coverage of the race. PO Box 5900 Photo by Wendy Shoffit. Springfield, VA 22150 Printed By: Deadline Artistic Printing Salt Lake City, Utah The deadline for the next issue is: October 15th Copyright 2003 Porsche Club of America CRN September/October 2003 3 Change on the Horizon by: John Crosby, Chairman PCA Club Racing In this issue of the Club Racing News you will unfortunately every once and a while a legitimate email find the list of proposed rule changes for 2004. The gets deleted by accident. I usually respond to e-mail proposals submitted by the racers have been assembled within a few days, so if you are expecting a response and and reviewed by the Club Racing Committee. The haven’t heard from me after a week or so, try sending it Committee remains receptive to new ideas and constantly again. strives to improve the Club Racing Program while at the Also contained in this issue and on the website, is same time attempts to keep the rules simple and avoid the a proposal to create, as a part of Club Racing, a Cup Car creation of bureaucracy that exists in other racing venues. Challenge Series. The series would be open to 964, 993, The Committee is also guided by the founding principles and 996 factory built Porsche Cup Cars. At the very large of the program that state that there must be sound and races, the Cup Cars will be mixed in with other classes substantial reasons to make a change. You are just as they are now. At the smaller venues, the plan is to encouraged to be a part of the process. If you feel have a separate “Cup Car” run group when there is strongly about a particular issue, please submit your available track time to do so. Part of the reasoning behind comments whether in favor or opposed and indicate your the series is to bring more cars to some of the smaller reasons. The proposals are also on line at www.pca.org/ events. Not all races will be designated as challenge races pca/clubrace and there you will also find an email link to however. Alan Friedman has been instrumental in facilitate the submittal of your response. The link will developing the concept. Your comments are invited, generate an email to Lance Weeks, Donna Amico, and whether you own a Cup Car or not. A separate link has myself. been set up on the website that generates an e-mail to Speaking of email, it seems as though we are Alan. The goal is to have the program in place for 2004. destined to be bombarded with junk e-mail as well as problems caused by electronic vandals. As a result, it is See you at the track. necessary for me to have junk e-mail filters set up and John 4 CRN September/October 2003 Proposal to Create a Prototype Cup Car Challenge Series by: PCA Club Racing Committee Below you will also find a proposal to create, as a Point). Each entrant will be responsible for his/her part of Club Racing, a Cup Car Challenge Series. The registration at these events, and there will not be a series would be open to 964, 993, and 996 factory built separate Challenge Series race group at these events. Porsche Cup Cars. At the very large races, the Cup Cars 2. A Series entrant will pre-register for a package of 5 will be mixed in with other classes just as they are now. additional races, either the East or the West package. The At the smaller venues, the plan is to have a separate "Cup venues for each 5 race package will be published by 1 Car" run group when there is available track time to do January 2004. Preregistration will be at a flat fee so. Part of the reasoning behind the series is to bring more (nonrefundable) for all 5, and will be due on or before cars to some of the smaller events. Not all races will be January 31, 2004. The Series entrant will count his/her 4 designated as challenge races however. Alan Friedman best finishes in these races. has been instrumental in developing the concept. Your 3. At each of the 5 race package events, the Challenge comments are invited, whether you own a Cup Car or not. Series cars (GTC 1,2,3) will race in a single, separate race A separate link has been set up on the website that group. The format for the Challenge Series group will be generates an e-mail to Alan. The goal is to have the identical to the other Sprint groups at the event. Only program in place for 2004. Challenge Series cars will be in that group. (If a Challenge Series entrant wishes to race in the regular sprint group, or the enduro if there is one, that will require Background: The PCA Club Racing Committee has been a separate entry fee directly with the organizing Region.) studying the possibility of adding a component to Club Racing which would bring some of the focus of Porsche 4. Final Series standings and awards will be based on the Cup Racing to our program. It is believed that this would cumulative finishes for the 6 (2+4) races, East and West. be an attractive addition to the Club Racing program, just as the introduction of Enduros was several years ago. 5. A points system will be published no later than January 1, 2004. The points schedule will emphasize the values of Proposal: The specific proposal is to hold a Challenge Club Racing. In other words, it will emphasize Series in 2004 as defined below, and carefully monitor/ consistency and finishing races. evaluate for future consideration. The decision to hold the Series in 2004 will be contingent on sufficient 6.