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/ September 2014 Next META meeting will be Volume 39 Issue # 9 SEPTEMBER 2424,, 2014 CLUB EXECUTIVE Our meeting location is Boston Pizza 1045 Columbia, New Westminster, BC PRESIDENT: Roger Salomon 604-581-7189 SPEED READING [email protected] Sep 10 SCCBC Meeting – Best Western, North Road Coquitlam, BC VICE PRESIDENT: Sep 13&14 CACC Race #3 – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC Manfred Zumm 604-521-4439 Sep 20 Circuit of the Americas IMSA Austin, Tx [email protected] Sep 20&21 ICSCC Race #14 – TRMP IRDC Shelton, Wa SECRETARY: Sep 20&21 NASA Northwest #5 – PIR NASA Portland, Or Tasma Wooton Sep 24 META Meeting – Boston Pizza 7:30 New West, BC 604-854-4245 Sep 27&28 Fall Finale – PR SOVREN Seattle, Wa [email protected] Oct 4 Petite LeMans IMSA Braselton, Ga TREASURER: WCRA Linda Zumm Oct 4&5 Pacific Forest Stage Rally Merritt, BC 604-521-4439 Oct 4&5 Maryhill Loops Hillclimb SOVREN Goldendale, Wa [email protected] Oct 6 – 12 SCCA Run-Offs – Laguna Seca SCCA Monterey, Ca PAST PRESIDENT: Oct 8 SCCBC Meeting – Best Western, North Road Coquitlam, BC Lynn Rimmer Oct 11&12 CACC Race #4 – MRP SCCBC Mission, BC 604-584-1503 Oct 18 Cascade Enduros (2hr and 8hr) CSCC Portland, Or [email protected] – PIR NEWSLETTER STAFF Oct 22 META Meeting – Boston Pizza 7:30 New West, BC EDITOR: Oct Chumpcar World Series – PIR Chumpcar Portland, Or Andrew Clouston 24&25&26 604-942-4974 [email protected] fax 604-777-7703 Sports Car Club of British Columbia MEMBERSHIP The September Sizzle Thomas Liesner 604-584-1503 [email protected] Mission Raceway Park All opinions expressed in the Mayday September 13-14, 2014 are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Mayday staff, Club Executive, or the members of META. META meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month, International Race Drivers Club except December. Publication deadline is the 30th of each month. The Season Finale Submissions may be faxed or e-mailed to the Editor. Ridge Motorsports Park Produced in Canada. September 20 & 21, 2014 Presidents Report Well folks – a couple more races and we are done for this season. The good news is nobody got hurt. There is no better feeling than being a part of making racing a safe sport. A special thanks to those who helped to raise funds for the club this year – Linda, Caroline and Maddy – job well done! Again this year, META was in full force for the Soap Box races in Mission, our way of giving back to the community where we race. You feel like a million bucks seeing all those kids with smiling faces when they go down the hill. Mission is now the only place to hold this event, and META can be proud to be a part of it. Thanks to Doris, Joe, Ann, Taz and myself – good stuff. It was so nice to see so many workers at the ICSCC event in Mission – just like the old days. META members, it is time again to think about supporting our club - an organization which has been in existence for 40 years. Think about being a part of the Executive and getting involved to help the club make it to its 50 th anniversary. See you The Prez Volunteers at the BC Historic Motor Races August 16 & 17, 2014 Photo courtesy of Tony Ioannou - Thumphoto Photography Ltd - www.thumphoto.com Sports Car Club of British Columbia Presents September Sizzle September 13-14, 2014 This event is sanctioned by CACC and affiliated with ASN Canada FIA INC. It is a championship points race conducted under the 2014 CACC regulations and is organized by the Sports Car Club of British Columbia at the Mission Raceway Park Road Course in Mission, BC. Each regional group will have a points race on each of Saturday and Sunday. Hello Everyone, Two Things 1st Thing Thank you to everyone that volunteered to help at any point of the three day weekend at Mission for the ICSCC Group. The weekend was a blast and I hope you all enjoyed it. 2nd Thing Mission Raceway Park has a CACC weekend on the 13 & 14 of September Morning Meeting will be at 8am at the META Club House. Lunches provided both days and Dinner on Saturday Night. So please come and hang out with some track friends and see some good racing as well. Please let me know it you can come one or both days. Looking forward to seeing you all dressed in your whites, fire suites, for another weekend of fun. Thank you everyone hope to see all of you soon. Tasma The S.C.C.B.C. presents the 5th and final race weekend of the 2014 season The 'Double Double' Weekend October 11-12 Each regional group will have 2 points races on each of Saturday and Sunday. Starting positions for the 2nd race each day will be determined by the finishing position of the 1st race. A CACC Sanctioned Event Jack Burnett, Bob Williams, and Mike Zosiak take the Ice Bucket Challenge. August 31,2014 and Present Season Finale @ The Ridge Motorsports Park September 20 & 21, 2014 Saturday Non-Points Racing for all Groups 1 Hour Mini Enduro Rebate drawing* for Cash or Check This race is sanctioned by ICSCC under the 2014 Competition Rules as a Championship Race, which is organized by IRDC, Sponsored by South Lake European and held at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Hello Everyone IRDC’s last race of the year is the South Lake European Grand Prix on September 20 and 21 at the Ridge. As always your help is greatly appreciated. Come on out and enjoy a great fun filled weekend of racing Morning meetings are at 800 AM both days, YES I said 800 AM both days. Meetings will be held in the area by the registration building. Lunches provided and a dinner of some sort on Saturday night. I make no guarantees for the weather. Gas money is available for those that travel a significant distance. The club has gotten some hotel rooms for workers. 2 per room so you will need to share. The room is only for Saturday night. If you take the room you will not be eligible for gas money. Please let me know by September 15th if you want a room. Hope to see you all there. Thomas Liesner CASCADE SPORTS CAR CLUB’S 2014 FESTIVAL OF ENDURANCE Includes: - 39th ANNUAL 8 HOURS OF THE CASCADES - - BORDER CHALLENGE 300 - - NORTHWEST MINI ENDURO SERIES FINALE – 2 HOURS - Saturday, October 18th, 2014 This race is sanctioned by ICSCC, under the 2014 regulations as a non-championship race, organized by the Cascade Sports Car Club and held at Portland International Raceway. This is a non-chicane event. Join us for our 14th Annual Induction Ceremony Saturday September 20th 2014 at noon; Shannon Hall, Cloverdale Fairgrounds, 176 th St. & 60 th Ave., Surrey, B.C. to see sixteen new members be inducted into the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society (GVMPS). There is ample free parking and reserved area for specialty vehicles. This is an excellent time to meet up with old friends, meet new friends and talk cars, boats, hot rods, race cars and all forms of motorsport. There will be light snacks and refreshments served and a no-host bar. We will have display boards for all the new inductees and many from the past. Our MC is well known Vancouver Sun author, auto restorer and collector Alyn Edwards. New for this year, Bob and Irene Kokotailo are auctioning off a ride down the Mission Drag Strip in their 1963 Chevy Nova two door, 10.5 second,130 mph race car. This is a great way to introduce your grand children into drag racing or maybe a niece or nephew, wife, the possibilities are endless. Come out and bid on this rare, exciting ride down the strip. The winner of the auction can chose the date for the ride. There will be a silent auction, coin toss and draws for other gifts. Invite your friends, this event is open to all. Tickets are available at the door $15.00 per person and the collector Program is $5.00 at the door. http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/08/8-23-Pigot-claims-Pro-Mazda-title-in-wild-finale Pigot claims Pro Mazda title in wild finale By Mazda Road to Indy Published: Aug 23, 2014 SONOMA, Calif. -- No one could have written a script as convoluted as the one which played out in the Pro Mazda Grand Prix of Sonoma. The Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires was at stake, along with a $588,800 MAZDASPEED Driver Development Scholarship for the series champion to graduate to Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the next step on the Mazda Road to Indy, in 2015. A sequence of almost unbelievable dramas enabled 17-year-old Mexican Jose Gutierrez to emerge with his first victory, while Juncos Racing teammate Spencer Pigot claimed the championship spoils after Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing's Scott Hargrove experienced a broken transmission while in the lead with just four laps remaining. The action began moments after the start when Pigot tucked in behind pole sitter Hargrove on the entry to Turn 1 only to be hit from behind by Hargrove's teammate, Neil Alberico.