F&C Newsletter – April 2, 2013
North Carolina Region SCCA F&C
April 2, 2013
Please accept our sincere apologies for yesterday’s April Fools Day newsletter. The date of the BFGoodrich Tires VIR Super Tour — Oak Tree Double National has NOT CHANGED it remains April 19-21, 2013.
All of the other information in that newsletter was accurate.
The person responsible for the unfactual date change has been sacked. This event is part of SCCA’s U.S. Majors Tour and is very serious.
F&C Newsletter – April 1, 2012
North Carolina Region SCCA F&C
April 1, 2013
The date of the Oak Tree Double National has been CHANGED. Go check your calendars now to see if you are available for the new date, April 19th – 21st, 2013.
Thanks to VIR and another car club being flexible, we were able to accommodate SCCA National’s insistance we change the event date to April 19th – 21st.
All of the paperwork and websites have been adjusted to reflect the new date. If you have already pre-registered, we have adjusted your form and now expect you to honor your commitment to the new date (changing it would be too much trouble on our end). If you are not able to attend the new date, please let us know.
F&C Newsletter – Easter 2013
North Carolina Region SCCA F&C
March XX, 2013
So the 2013 Race Season is barreling forward. The 24 Hours of Daytona, The 12-Hours of Sebring, St. Pete’s (which many of your fellow flaggers helped staff…stay tuned for pictures) and our local March Memories have come and gone. Time to start (finish?) planning for the upcoming Double National at our own VIR.
BFGoodrich Tires VIR Super Tour: Oak Tree Double National
April 19th – April 21st
Unlike most of our events held on Saturdays and Sundays, this time there’s an extra day to come out and play (and receive a $35 punch). Be part of the Friday crew. Plan this now as for most of you this will include taking time off from the job that pays the bills. The linked schedule below will aid you in making your plans.
Event Schedule
Report on the SCCA National Convention
by John Lindquist, Assistant Regional Executive
I will surely leave something out, but not on purpose. My first SCCA National Convention and it was worth the trip! You see I am not a gambler so the trip was for the Convention. I did, however, lose $4 showing my wife, Annie, how the slot machines worked. There you have it, bet $4 and lost $4, just what I expected!
Now to the reason for the trip… It seems like it was well attended by folks from all over the country, lots of RE’s and specialty chiefs. One of the first things Jerry Pell and myself did notice, was that the majority of the folks attending were…well, we will just say past mid-life. This was somewhat understandable since travel, work and the like would keep several non-retired folks away.
F&C Newsletter – March Memories 2013
North Carolina Region SCCA F&C
March 4, 2013
It is race week and we need more flaggers! 27 people have signed up but that is not enough. If you are able to come, sign up now!
March Memories page on NCR Site.
If you stay logged in to MotorsportReg you ought to be able to click this link and see the driver and worker registration list.
We look forward to seeing you at the 7:30am Flag Meeting at the North Flag Shack, here is a VIR Worker Map if you forgot where to go. Go ahead and print it since is shows all the good parking places for the stations.
F&C Newsletter – March 3, 2013
North Carolina Region SCCA F&C
March something, 2013
It’s 2013 and it’s time to go racing.
Get those whites washed up and come on out to the track for March Memories. March 9th & 10th are right around the corner. If you’re worried about the weather, just check the forecast – Sunny and 62 for next weekend. Great weather and the usual NCR hospitality. Tthere is no reason not to come out to the track.
Read MoreF&C Newsletter – February 26, 2013
North Carolina Region SCCA F&C
February something, 2013
Welcome 2013
Good News! It’s almost Spring! Time to kick off the North Carolina Region’s 2013 Racing Season!
Even Better News! The NCR Executive Board of Directors voted to increase Worker Credits to $35 per day! Hey Hey! Come out and play!
The Best News of the Day! We are now able to register you in the Raceplex so you can enter the track with valid credentials! We’ll be using the old Synergy building in the Raceplex before the main gate. No more having to park on the skidpad and walking to North Tower to get a Paddock Parking Pass. Please help us get the word around.
March Memories
March 9th & 10th, 2013 at VIR
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!!
F&C Newsletter – February 5, 2013
North Carolina Region SCCA F&C
February something, 2013
Welcome 2013
Good News! The Ground Hog predicts an early spring and you can count on this since he’s a meteorologist and all… Time to gear up for March Memories! Try on and stretch out those orange tipped whites. Clean out and replenish that track bag (crumbled Grandma’s Cookies go great on ice cream).
Check out the NCR Website for the latest news from the election and awards banquet. A quiz will be held later.
March Memories
March 9th & 10th, 2013 at VIR
Make sure you check the schedule as there have been some changes. The Executive Board of Directors has decided to reduce the entry fee for the racers, which should boost participation. It should yield some exciting races that you don’t want to miss. You might even want to take a peak at the supps.
Read MoreAttention Racers: Announcement from VIR about fuel
The following announcement was sent out via email by VIR regarding fuel available at the track. For additional information, click the link in the story or write to info@virnow.com.
ANNOUNCEMENT
January 31, 2013
In an effort to better serve our Track Renters, Participants and VIR Club Members, we have made the decision to replace the 112-octane fuel in the North Paddock with 98-octane (260 GTX). This is an unleaded fuel which is ethanol-free and for off-road and racing applications only.
We hope this switch will better serve our customers’ needs and make it more convenient for them by eliminating or reducing the need to bring drums of fuel to the track. Of course, VIR will not enforce any restrictions against fuel grades we do not carry.
The following link will provide information from our website and rental contract and offers more information on the fuel available at VIR. http://virnow.com/about-
As always, if you have any questions or comments about this change, please feel free to give us a call.
Sincerely,
Kerrigan Smith
Director of Track Operations
Photos and Election update
Photos posted on NCR Facebook page
Photos from previous website postings, covering events from 2004 thru 2008 have been posted on the NCR Facebook page, Photos, Albums. If you have any additions, modifications, captions, etc. please send them to me, Bruce Dover and I’ll get them updated. Also, anyone with photos to be posted of current (or previous) events, zip them up and send them to me. If you have your own photo albums on-line and would like to share them, let me know where they are and I’ll post a link to them on this website.
Sam Fouse elected as new Member-at-Large
By secret ballot, the NCR Board of Directors, per the ByLaws, elected Sam Fouse as Member-at-Large at their January 16, 2013 meeting, thus breaking the tie between Sam and Ron Gentry.