The Blower Newsletter of Neohio Region, SCCA Volume 60, Issue 1 January 2013 The Starting Line REport by Pete Sedlak Welcome to the New Year! A lot of exciting things are in store Upcoming for Neohio as we go forward. We are Events As many of you are aware we started reestablishing our Solo Program, what I hope will be a New and the Chief will be Bill Snow. We will Neohio Awards prosperous 2013. start to get down and dirty with Banquet My name is Pete Sedlak and I am Carleton Kirsch as he Chiefs our new Rallycross Program. February 9, 2013 your new RE for the Neohio Region. I wish to take some time to thank A program that will help introduce our outgoing members. First, thank to those who wonder "how fast did you to Duane Harrington for his I go?" TimeTrials with the head leadership the last 4 years. I would honcho Denny Freeman. Ohio Winter Rally also like to thank Debbie LaFond, We will still be running an exciting past RE and Comp. Board Chairman, Road Racing Program as well. Save the February 2! and Jim Dietz, as Trustee. All of these 4th of July weekend for our Regional/ individuals have been instrumental Restricted National at Nelsons as See Page 9 in helping to run the region. well as our Quad in the fall. With the departure of some, we are We have high hopes for all these happy to welcome new faces as well: programs. Please come on out and I would like to welcome aboard Jim either watch, participate, or help us Leagan and Dorothy Harrington to run these fun events. the trustee positions and Stephanie Please feel free to contact me at Pete Hahn as the Comp Board chairman. [email protected] You will all recognize Dorothy as our or any other Board member if you Registrar, and Jim has been on the have any questions, comments, or Safety Team for countless years at concerns. Nelson Ledges. Steph is our timing Your humble servant, Inside This Issue and scoring Specialty Chief also. Pete Dates to Remember 4 Neohio SCCA Banquet Board of Trustee Minutes 5 February 9, 2013 Neohio Award Banquet 6 Ohio Winter Rally 8 Harry's Steak House Road Race Ministries 10 See page 7 for registration form. Competition Board Chief Steward Monthly Meetings NEOHIO Stephanie Hahn, Chair Jim Green Neohio Board meetings are 440-478-5984 330-963-6405 CO N TA C TS held the first Tuesday of each [email protected] [email protected] month. Any exceptions will R.E. & Club Office Pat Prill, Co-Race Chair Timing & Scoring be published in The Blower. Pete Sedlak 330-923-6693 Stephanie Hahn Members and guests are 216-289-0840 [email protected] Starter - TBA welcome at all Board meetings. [email protected] Deborah Sorace, Co-Race Chair Sound Control Membership meeting dates Assistant R.E. 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They will. but did not seek re-election. Dick Just a reminder, as your Director, I Patullo was elected Vice Chairman. It has been another busy month. It represent you. If you have issue with Lisa and Dick are excellent choices to started with the December BOD anything the club is doing, my door lead the club. Both are experienced, meeting at the PRI show in Orlando; is open to help you. smart and dedicated. no time for relaxation there as the schedule was full of action items. Insurance I will again be part of the Planning Here is Newsletter Number 8 with Committee and the Compensation You will see a Press Release in the more of the details: Committee and the liaison to the next day or so, detailing the impact RallyCross Board. It should be a very The “Majors” of the new SCCA Insurance Package. good 2013. We have been successful in reducing The Majors schedule was presented our costs while maintaining at the PRI Show. I was surprised, Strategic Plan (STRAP) better coverage than any of our like many of you, to see the race This is developing nicely. We have competitors. The new rates will save at Gateway listed as one of the already accomplished some of the our Regions per event from $1000 (75 Northern Conference points events. initial STAP items. That is the beauty car event) to $2800 (300 car event). In discussions with Butch and Terry, of using this type of short to medium The savings will not be just for road they needed one more event to round term working document. New items racing, but will apply for all of our out the Northern schedule. And have been added. You will see this speed events. And, the fees will not since CenDiv will only have a single material presented at the National be due until 14 days after the event, race at the June Sprints as part of the Convention. thus helping the Region’s cash flow. Majors (Great Lakes Division will The insurance committee was made Michigan International Speedway have three Double race weekends), up of SCCA members who had a they needed one more event to There are a couple of small items strong background in the insurance complete the schedule. In reality, to complete at MIS before we get industry. As such, they knew how I don’t think Gateway will impact our final approval from the SCCA to go to market and obtain the best us at all. I see most of the CenDiv national office. We do not anticipate value. Engaging the expertise among racers joining us at Mid-Ohio, any problems. The folks at MIS have our membership was a smart play, Michigan International Speedway, been wonderful to work with and we and will be used again in the future. and GingerMan Raceway rather than look forward to our Majors Double haul down to Gateway. We expected SportsCar Magazine there over Memorial weekend in some anomalies in 2013 as National 2013. Thanks again to all who made As you have noticed with your racing transitions to the Majors. By this possible - Verne Wandell, Dan January issue, the look and feel of 2014, things should settle in.