Important Note: Minor Waivers for Events
If you're a minor, or the parent/guardian of a
minor, be sure to prepare yourself for the season (club
racing and solo II) by completing your waiver forms.
(Must be completed by the parent/guardian). If you
intend to have a minor racing or in "hot" areas of the
event, you will need to have completed these waivers that
usually require two parental/guardian signatures.
Please
click for
more info, including forms, FAQ and guidelines.
Solo Results are up for Event 1 -
4/23/2008
It felt a little too much like winter at our first event,
but we had a decent despite the rather chilly temperatures.
Results.
March Board Meeting Moved Back a
Week - 3/9/2008
Just an FYI, the March Board Meeting has been reschedules
for March 26th. Thanks, that is all.
Holy cow, it's been too long!!! -
2/27/2008
Just a few updates
1) The web site has a new host, but you shouldn't notice
anything different
2) The 2008 Board
is seated. Paul Gilbert's the newest glutton for
punishment, taking the reins as Regional Executive.
Best of luck Paul, we know you'll do great!
3) There's a tentative Solo schedule for 2008...
Check it out!
New SCCA GRR Forum - 11/17/2007
That's right, our very own
forum! Check it out!
Don't Miss the new Image Gallery either!!! -
11/17/2007
You can add your photos to the group collection!
Simply register and start uploading to the appropriate
albums! Not all the web page links are updated, but
we're getting them changed, check out
www.sccagrr.com/gallery
Double Check Your Season Solo
Points - 11/06/2007
Season Points are
posted, please double check your errors. I've made 3
errors in my life, maybe 4 if you count ordering a McRib
once, so it's possible, no matter how minuscule the odds,
that I made an error.
Event 11 Results are up! -
10/23/2007
Check 'em out y'all!
I'm still working on the season totals....
Don't Look Now! - 9/23/2007
But the Event
10 results are up and the
season points are
updated too!
September Newsletter and Board
Balloting Info - 9/17/2007
Be sure to check out the info on voting for your 2008 Great
River Region Board!
Sept 2007 Newsletter
Oh No!!! Only 2 Solo Events
left!
The good news is, Event 9
Results are up and the
season totals are updated as well.
What everyone's been clamoring
for... the Solo Season points are updated through
Event 8! - 8/14/2007
You can check them out here, the
2007 Season
Early August Competition Report by
Paul Gilbert - 8/14/2007
National races
Autobahn country Club 7/14
Tony Specht FSCCA 6th
Jim Victor FC electrical gremlin
Road America 7/28
Jim Victor FC 1st (2nd in CenDiv National
points-8/8)
Tony Specht FSCCA 3rd (4th in
CenDiv National points-8/8)
Regional races
Blackhawk Farms 7/7
Paul Gilbert SM 6th
Bob Christenson FV ?
Blackhawk Farms 7/8
Paul Gilbert SM 5th
Jim Victor’s win at Road America was
the result of a very busy weekend. Jim tested at RA on
Friday and then drove home. Up early on Saturday morning
to run the Bix 7 mile road (running) race. Drove back to
Road America and qualified 4th in Formula
Continental at 5 pm. The race started about 3:30 Sunday
afternoon, Jim was able to take the FC lead on the start
and stayed in front for the finish. (Bill
Wundrum’s column in the Quad City Times told it more
eloquently!)
Event 8 Solo Results from Whiteside
are up! - 8/14/2007
Check then out here: Event #7
GRR Member featured in the QC Times
-8/12/2007
Club Racer Jim Victor was featured in a recent Bill Wundrum
column. In case you missed it,
you can read it here. Congrats on the notoriety
and the victory Jim!!!
Results are up for the last 2 Solo
Events!
Sorry for the delay, vacation got in the way!
Event #6 (July 8)
and Event #7 (July 29).
Season updates to follow....
June Competition Report - 7/1/2007
Competition Report by Paul Gilbert
Blackhawk Farms National
race on 5/20
Jim Victor FC
5th (7h in National points on 6/19)
Andrew Genkinger FF DNS on
5/20 (3rd in National points)
Regional races MAM on
5/19
Paul Gilbert SM 16th
Mid America Motorplex on
5/20
Paul Gilbert SM 17th
(no points)
Road America Double
Regional on 6/16-17
Jim Victor FC 5th
(on Saturday)
4th (on Sunday) (8th in Regional
points)
Tony Specht is 3rd
in Regional points in FSCCA
Apologies to anyone
missed. Send your reports to Paul Gilbert:
iceracer14 at aol.com
Karting Event - 7/1/2007
It's time for a Great River Region karting
event at the
61
Kartway near Delmar, Iowa. Go to
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/sccagrr/message/61
to vote for which day you prefer. The webmaster is
heading out of the country, so stay tuned to the SCCAGRR
Yahoo Groups page for the finalized date and arrangements!!!
Stolen Truck &
Trailer Alert - Hal Brown's World Challenge
cars/trailer - 6/19/2007
The truck is a 04-05 Silver Dodge Crew Cab
Dually with VA plates. Cloth interior. No markings on the
exterior. The trailer is a white Haulmark 48 foot gooseneck.
No markings on the exterior except for the required Pro
labels with the car numbers and SCCA Pro racing on them. The
cars are 2 black and silver SRT 4s. They are the Sorted
Performance World Challenge cars. They are owned by Hal
Brown 540-449-1575. It was stolen 6/18 from a Hampton
Inn off Exit 15 on I-75 in an area called Monroe, Michigan
June's newsletter is online! -
6/19/2007
If you didn't get an emailed copy from the editor, it's
posted here:
June 2007 Newsletter
Event 5 Results are in! - 6/19/2007
Event 5 went off without a hitch, mostly. The weather
could have been a bit cooler, and maybe there could have
been one or two fewer slalom cones, or ten, but other than
that, hope everyone had a good event, and if you're lucky,
you still have some right side tires left!
Results
Nice showing from Ryan Tone! A little alignment
goes a long way! And to quote Mike Whitney, "if you
think the course was too tight, a guy driving an f-body got
990 points." Not that I know who that driver may have
been....
Have a look at the preliminary
season solo points... - 6/1/2007
Here
Event 4 Results are online -
5/30/2007
Event 4
Results are here. Congrats to Mike Whitney for
most GRR Soloist points, Randy Crouch for Street Tire and
Cindyann Whitney for Ladies Class.
Iowa Challenge goes to the Iowa
Region - 5/29/2007
The Iowa Region came in and wrestled away a victory from
competitors from the Great River and Des Moines Valley
Regions. Congrats to everyone who came out and
participated! It was fun and good to have new
competition around.
Results are online!
Solo Event #2 is in the books! -
5/9/2007
For all who braved the torment of the wind, not many
survived the torment of a certain C-Stock Miata. We
had a few new faces and some folks who hadn't run in years.
It was good to have you... and it was good to have more
f-bodies around for once! Mike Whitney took 1st in
soloist points, followed by Bill Porter and Cindyann
Whitney. Randy Crouch snagged the top spot in street
tire. Full Results
Two things: 1) Solo on May 6th; 2)
May Newsletter is up! - 5/4/2007
Be sure you're at the Army National Guard
Aviation Support Center in Mt Joy on Sunday the 6th!!!
It's Solo event #2
The May Newsletter is up, and needs a little
explaining. Apparently the 3 writers this month
submitted the exact same article in 3 slightly different
ways. Sorry, it happens.
Attention Club Racers - 5/4/2007
Paul Gilbert (iceracer14ataol.com)
is the new Competition Chairman. Please keep him
updated with your results. We'll be happy to post your
successes here and just keep everyone up to date on what is
going on in the region.
"Good Times National at Grattan" -
5/4/2007
The Detroit Region is hosting this event on
May 11-13. Please consult with
www.detroit-scca.org
for more info and entry forms.
First Solo Event Wraps Up and the
results are online!!! - 4/18/2007
The weather went from decent and sunny to breezy, sunny,
cool back to decent and sunny, but overall, it was a pretty
good day for autocrossing in April in this part of the
country!!! Glad everyone came out and it was good to
see the new faces... hope to see all of you back again!
Someone's going to have to figure that Whitney character out
though.... It appears last year's GRR Soloist of the
Year has picked up where he left off!
Event 1 results here.
Top 5 finishers in Soloist points for Event 1: M. Whitney,
B. Porter, S. Shumard, E. Kuhns, R. Crouch. Kuhns also
took first in street tire class and C. Whitney took first in
Ladies' Class.
PHOTOS ADDED 5/4/2007
First Solo Event... This Weekend -
4/11/2007
Join us at Whiteside on Sunday for the first Solo of the
year. Knock a little rust off those autocrossing
skills. If you've never autocrossed, this is as good
of a time to try as any since all the veterans are a little
rusty!
April Newsletter is Here - 4/11/2007
Have a look, the
April Newsletter is online!
Never gone
autocrossing? Worried it might not be your thing?
Just plain nervous or anxious about trying? - 4/2/2007
Don't be!!! We're a friendly bunch and always eager to
have new folks join us. This year, we're making it
even easier. If you've never autocrossed before, you
can get $10 off not one event, but each of your first two
events with us! Present
this
coupon at registration at your first two events for an
immediate discount. Come solo or bring a friend.
Check out our first-timers page to
get more acquainted with our Solo events. Hope to see
you out there!!!
Poker & Gimmick Rally - 3/25/2007
Many have
expressed interest in a rally. Great River Region
member
Ken Anderson let us know that the
Midwest Corvette Club is holding a triple rally on
April 1st, 2007. Rally registration will be at
Erickson Chevrolet in
Milan , IL from 9:00 to 10:30 AM with the first car
off at 11:00 AM.
The triple
rally will consist of one poker rally and two gimmick
rallies. The cost is $10 per rally or $25 for all three.
Trophies will be presented to driver and navigator for 1st,
2nd, and 3rd places. If you
would like more information, please call
Ken Anderson at
563-359-7529
Midwest Corvette Website:
http://www.midwest-corvette-club.net/
First Solo Event New Location:
Whiteside County Airport - 3/25/2007
As noted earlier, the QC Mallards playoff hopes have cost us
The Mark parking lot. Craig Coleman arranged for us to
get Whiteside on short notice, so thanks Craig!
Social Event - 3/17/2007
WHO?
All members invited, you can do bowling or Comedy Sportz or
both. Bowling skills not required, but a sense of
humor is a must.
WHAT/WHERE/WHEN?
Saturday, March 24
3:00-5:30p - Bowling and pizza at Leisure Lanes (2802 W 73rd
St,
Davenport)
7:00p - Comedy Sportz (1818 3rd Ave, Rock Island)
HOW?
email sshumard at essex1.com for bowling so I can make sure
I have
enough lanes reserved. Call 309-786-7733 for Comedy Sportz
to make a
reservation for yourself. Tell them you're with the
"Great River Region" or that you're with the Grate River
Rejun," it doesn't really matter, either one will work.
WHY?
Because having fun is a good thing.
First Solo Event - 3/17/2007
Due to a conflict with the Quad City Mallards potential
playoff dates and use of The Mark lot, the first event
location is up in the air. We still plan to have an
event that day!!!
Little confusion, but the
Feb Newsletter is online!!!
The March Board Meeting was changed
- 2/28/2007
Due to a schedule conflict, the March meeting will be on
March 14th, the second Wednesday. Same time, same
location though.
Join our SCCA GRR Yahoo Group!
- 2/28/2007
All you need is a free Yahoo ID. Head to
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/sccagrr/ and you can
start or join a discussion. You can also add dates to
the calendar, upload files or photos and conduct polls.
Just be sure you keep it civil and mature. It's an
email discussion first, but you can turn off the email
notifications and just follow the discussion online.
Hey it's 2007! Updates!
Hey Soloists, the tentative schedule is up on the Calendar
page. Most dates and locations are pretty firm, so
plan your summer accordingly. If anything, a location
may change, but the dates are pretty solid. Check it
out on the
calendar
page.
The
January 2007 Newsletter is online. Check it out!
The 2007 Board was elected at the annual
meeting. The Board elected its officers at the first
January Board Meeting. Be sure and check out the
2007 Board, chaired by our
Regional Executive, Jeff Meyer.
GRReat Memories 2006 Photo 3-CD Set
(Over 1500
images!)
For a $10
donation to the Timer Display Fund,
you’ll receive a 3-CD set of over 1500 pictures, including
photos from these 2006 events:
The Mark-
18Jun06 & 17Sep06
CDP- 20Aug06,
01Oct06, & 22Oct06
NGA- 04Sep06
(Plus
many pictures from the past!)
-and-
There are a
limited number of GRR Hats still available!
Choose from
Stonewashed Charcoal or Dark Khaki.
$15 each - all
profits go to the Timer Display Fund!!
Contact Cindyann at
ShinystamperATmchsi.com to arrange to pick
up yours,
Or to have it mailed to you (mailing $1.50
extra).
2007 GCR Now Available on SCCA.com
TOPEKA,
Kan. (Nov. 14, 2006) –
The 2007 Sports Car Club of
America General Competition Rulebook (GCR) is now available
for download from the SCCA website and will be available in
hardcopy shortly.
In addition to being
outfitted with rules for the new Prepared classes and
updated Formula, Touring and Improved Touring classes, the
2007 GCR has undergone an extensive review to provide
competitors with clear, concise regulations in an
easy-to-follow format.
“The book is added to and
subtracted from each year,” SCCA Technical Services Manager
Jeremy Thoennes said. “After years of this practice, we
ended up with duplicate language or in some cases
conflicting language in various sections. The
reorganization involved a review of each paragraph; moving
similar sections together and resolving any conflicts. The
result is a book with better structure and flow, making it
easier to find what you are looking for.”
The 2007 GCR can currently
be found in PDF format on the SCCA Web site. Hard copies
will be mailed to all licensed SCCA drivers shortly before
the New Year. The 2007 GCR is available at
http://www.scca.com/Club/Index.asp?reference=gcr
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