October. Miscellaneous Ramblings

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2009 October 2009 NSSCC Sponsors Thanks for supporting NSSCC Madd Matt s Auto Darien, IL (630)-325-2599 maddmattsauto.com Blackhawk Farms Raceway Rockton, IL (815)-389-3323 blackhawkfarms.

1 2009 October 2009 NSSCC Sponsors Thanks for supporting NSSCC Madd Matt s Auto Darien, IL (630) maddmattsauto.com Blackhawk Farms Raceway Rockton, IL (815) blackhawkfarms.com Autobahn Country Club Joliet, IL (815) autobahncountryclub.com Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies New Berlin, WI (800) pegasusautoracing.com Advanced Autosports Beloit, WI (608) advanced-autosports.com Lily Did It Mix And Build vcards lilydidit.com Toyo Tires toyo.com Mazda Speed mazdamotorsports.com Under the Hood: Misc. Ramblings 1-3 BOD Minutes 3-4 Racing in Peace 4-5 Miscellaneous Ramblings - Joe Podsybochem 1- Board of Directors and Membership Meeting the meeting was well attended with discussion on many topics; see the minutes of the meeting in this newsletter. The next meeting will be on October 15 th at the Ritzy s Café & Backerei. 2- North Suburban Annual Awards Banquet the banquet will be on Saturday November 21 st at the Fishermen s Inn in Elburn, IL. This is the same location that the banquet was held at last year. Go to their web site at www. fishermaens-inn.com for directions. Nominations for NSSC Special Awards are still open and can be made by sending an to president@nsscc.com, see the Supps for a copy of the nomination form. Donations for door prizes are also needed. 3- Nominations for North Suburban 2010 Club Officers nominations are still open and will be through the November 19 th Membership Meeting for the election of Officers at the December 17 th Membership Meeting. Please send your nominations to president@nsscc.com. 4- Race Results thanks to the help of the Chief of Timing & Scoring, Bill Martin, we have been able to post copies of the final HSAX and W2W race results in a timely manner in the Supps section of the web site. With this issue the October 3 rd & 4 th results are posted. NSSCC podium finishers for the September 19 th & 20 th Blackhawk event are: HSAX: 1 st Place - David Lopina YP, Bjoern Rosner YS, Carl Komosa XP, Bjoern Rosner XS, Eric Barnes BS, Egidijus Sadauskas CP, John Qualich CS, Edgar Litwitz DP, Judy Wig DS, Csaba Szekelyhidi EM, Chuck Larsen EP 2 nd Place - Arturas Lavrentjevas CR, Marcell Varciag SU, Robert Dudek SM, Phil Kosk YP, Bill Buschey XS, Scott Lampe ES 3 rd Place - Tim Bellamy CR, Matt Werner SM, Bill Minor SR, Donald Foster XM, Gerard Saraber AS, Gary Cooke CP W2W: 1 st Place Michael Backus ITA, Michael Donian SSC, Aaron Lorton ITC, Rudy Mazzeo FA, Kurt Williams CFI, Walter Kelley ASR, Robert Wismer S2000, Michael Piecko Sr. GT5, Raymond Kollock SM, Charles Patterson ITS, Richard Larson GP, James Mieling DP, Bruce Gracz - SSGT 2 nd Place Keith Mellen ITA, John Zellinga CFI, Michael Backus SM, Justin Enlow DP 3 rd Place Grant Greenfield CFI, James Malinowski DP, Peter Anderson GT1

2009 Officers Chairman of the Board Open Chairman@nsscc.com President Lynn Serra President@nsscc.com Vice President Matt Lagessie Vicepresident@nsscc.com Treasurer Scott Durbin Treasurer@nsscc.

2 2009 Officers Chairman of the Board Open President Lynn Serra Vice President Matt Lagessie Treasurer Scott Durbin Secretary John Churchill Membership Chairperson Jim Kane Program Chairperson Dave Bralich Race Coordinator Brian garcia Web Master David LeGare Rod Knock Editor David LeGare Assistant Editor Ray Kollock Competition Director/Club Steward John Saccameno W2W Competition Director John Saccameno HSAX Competition Director Open V/H Competition Director Kelvin Palmer W2W Members-at-Large Ron Olson Phil Daus Rudy Mazzeo HSAX Members-at-Large Bill Marquardt Thomas Tarr Bill Minor V/H Members-at-Large Dave Wilbert John Wheeler (Continued from page 1) NSSCC podium finishers for the October 3 rd & 4 th Autobahn South event are: HSAX: 1 st Place Marcell Varciag SU, Teresa Larsen SS, Robert Dudek SM, Bill Minor SR, David Lopina YP, James Mikucki XS, Egidijus Sadauskas CP, John Qualich CS, David Wig DP, Judy Wig DS, Scott Lampe - ES 2 nd Place Tim Bellamy CR, Matt Werner SM, Phil Kosk YP, John Holstrom YS, Carl Komosa XP, Bjoern Rosner XS, Gary Mettus BP, Gary Cooke CP, Marc Wanagas DS 3 rd Place Arturas Lavrentjevas CR, Thomas Frese YP, Bill Buschey XS, Gerald Padulo AM, Eric Barnes BS, Edgar Litwitz DS W2W: 1 st Place Peter Anderson GT1, Bruce Gracz SSGT, John Zellinga CFI, Leonard Welch ASR, Robert Wismer S2000, David Bralich GP, Steven Burns ITB, Mike Donlan - SSC 2 nd Place Roy Cuenca ST2, James Fogerty ITS, Bill Oakes VH 3 rd Place Kurt Williams CFI, Mike Backus ITA 5- Web Site a higher level of software has been purchased for web site development than had been used to date. This software will allow more flexibility in website design and content than the current canned software from the web site provider. The existing web sites was based around the clubs quad-fold handout boucher since art work and content were available. With the new capabilities suggests and ideas for the web site are solicited. If you have an idea for the web site please forward your idea and it s content to webmaster@nsscc.com. Along with the ability to enhance the design of the web site it will now be possible to add photos and video in a more efficient manner. We have been collecting photos of member s cars but would like to add whatever you have in photos and video to the web site. Please forward what you have to webmaster@nsscc or mail CD s, please only digital format, to 1008 Juniper Lane, Darien, IL Focus and Change Committee the F&C committee has been busy at work documenting the steps and procedure necessary in order to put on the Indoor driving School, a Race Event and the Annual Banquet. A syllabus for each event is posted on the new F&C page of the web site. 7- NSSCC By-Laws The clubs By-Laws as amended and ratified on December 18, 2008 are posted on the new By-law page of the web site. (Continued on page 3)

3 (Continued from page 2) 8- Council nominations are still open for the election of the clubs officer for 2010 and for the nomination of the Special Awards candidates. Please go to the Council web site, for the necessary information and forms. The Council awards banquet for racing year 2009 will be held on January 16 th, 2010 at the Cliff Breakers Resort in Rockford. This is the same location as last year and the club has obtained a special room rate of $79.99 per night. Please make your reservations early since there may be other events taking place at the same time as the banquet. Well that is all for now, see all of you at the October members meeting and remember to bring your nominations for club officers with you. Your roving reporter, Joe. NSSCC NSSCC Board Meeting Minutes September 17, 2009 Ritzy s Cafe Rolling Meadows, IL Board Members In Attendance: Dave Bralich, John Churchill, Phil Daus, Brian Garcia, Ray Kollock, David Legare, John Saccameno, Tom Tarr Members In Attendance: Eric Barnes, Gary Cooke, Robert Dudek, James Mikucki, Jack Murphy 7:00pm - Called to Order John Churchill There was a Motion (Kollock) & 2 nd (Tarr) to approve the minutes from the August 20, 2009 meeting. Passed. Treasurer s Report (No Report) Note: The new computer has been purchased. Steward s Report John Saccameno (Following is highlights from September 10, 2009 Midwestern Council Board Meeting) There was some discussion whether to allow 16 / 17 year olds to serve as Corner Workers consensus was OK as long as a signed waiver is on file. It was brought up that the MC Yellow Truck needs to be replaced for a variety of reasons. Cassaro is looking into whether the truck(s) from Milwaukee Mile (supplied by Toyota) may become available. Results from Rule-A-Thon for both W2W and HSAX were sent back to Clubs and Committees for further discussion. (Note: The complete minutes from this MC Board meeting will be posted at mcscc.org) Rod Knock & Website Report Ray Kollock & David Legare Ray & David report the September issue is completed and on-line. The software to upgrade the web site has been purchased and we were able to take advantage of a cost savings lower than the original budget. Also, a big THANK YOU to Gary Cooke for obtaining, compiling and editing NSSCC member photos for the web site. As always, NSSCC members are encouraged to submit more articles and photos!!!!!!! Membership Jim Kane (via ) Jim reports a final membership count of 205 Members for less than last year. General Membership Meetings Dave Bralich Dave brought several copies of racing check lists for distribution. Also, Dave is still researching guest speakers for future meetings. Mentor Program (No Report) Focus & Change Committee (No Report) 3 (Continued on page 4)

4 (Continued from page 3) Midwestern Council Awards Banquet The 2009 MC Awards Banquet (sponsored by NSSCC) will be held on January 16, 2010 at Cliffbreakers Resort in Rockford. Lynn Serra was able to negotiate a $79.99 per night room rate. A Reminder: Please go to the MC web site for a list of Special Awards to be given out at the banquet. The site contains instructions on how you can nominate those deserving individuals. NSSCC Awards Banquet The NSSCC Awards banquet will be held on Saturday, November 21 at Fisherman s Inn Elburn IL. Go to for directions. More details to follow. We still need Door Prizes AND your nominations for the Special NSSCC Awards. British Car Show Dave Bralich Dave reports the show was a huge success with over 600 cars on display. He suggests we take 2 booths next year in order to have more room for more cars and a larger / better presentation. Racing in peace - Deneen Smith NEW BUSINESS The deadline for submitting nominations for the elected positions for 2010 Board of Directors will be at our November 19, 2009 meeting. At this point we have the following nominations: President, Brian Garcia - Vice President, John Churchill Treasurer, Scott Durbin Secretary, Tom Tarr. Members who want to run for these offices or Members who wish to nominate candidates for these offices should submit names as soon as possible. The election for 2010 Officers will be held at the December 17, 2009 meeting. Brian Garcia will handle sending flowers from our Club to Lynn Serra as she recovers from a planned surgery. 7:45pm: There was a Motion (Bralich) & 2 nd (Daus) to adjourn. Minutes taken and transcribed by John Churchill, Secretary NSSCC PARIS If Jerome Miller was watching somewhere, he would probably have been yelling go faster. Miller, 72, an avid racing fan, died Tuesday. On Friday, his family arranged for Miller to have a final pass at Great Lakes Dragaway in Paris, where he had raced for decades. It was his passion, said Miller s daughter Michelle Cook. To honor that passion, the funeral procession left Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home in Kenosha and headed to the drag strip. At the track, family and friends gathered in the spectator stands overlooking the track, while the hearse carrying Miller s flag-draped coffin rolled up to the starting line. Lay rubber! someone shouted,. Miller was born Aug. 8, 1937 in Racine. He loved cars from the start. He street dragged all through the 50s when he grew up, Cook said. His pride and joy was a 59 Chevy. For decades, he spent weekends at Great Lakes, First St., racing and talking cars. For a time, when he and his wife Carolyn were raising their children, he put his hobby aside. Then he picked it up again in the 80s, Cook said. (Continued on page 5) 4

5 (Continued from page 4) His son Tony Miller, now 34, remembers spending nearly every weekend with his father at Great Lakes. They would camp at the track, becoming part of the community of racers who spent hours and hours working on cars so they could spend seconds tearing down the quarter-mile track. It was really like another family over there, Tony Miller said. Everyone helped one another. Dad was someone who knew everybody, who was always helping people out. He said his father loved that atmosphere, loved hanging out with the people as much as he loved the cars. Miller s own car, in his last decade of racing, was a red AMC Concord. Beyond racing, Miller served in the United States Marines, worked as a salesman, and from 1983 until his retirement in 2009 owned and operated his own company, Omega Advertising in Milwaukee. The hearse carrying the body of Jerome Miller, a race track afficionado, gets the green light as he takes his final ride down the quarter mile at Great Lakes Dragaway. ( KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER ) Miller, who lived in Milwaukee, was forced to stop racing his AMC in 1993 when his vision was damaged after he suffered a brain aneurysm. But he still enjoyed going to the track, and most recently spent the day at Great Lakes on Labor Day. He died this week after suffering a sudden illness. At Great Lakes Friday, a group of racers from the Rockford, Ill., area who had rented the track for the day made way for the funeral party. Drivers gathered along the fence near the track, as the family climbed into the stands. Some drivers chatted with mourners, asking about Miller and, in true track fashion, questioning what kind of car he used to drive. The hearse paused for several seconds at the starting line, then took off down the track. In the stands, Miller s friends and family cheered and applauded. Let s hear it for Jerry, someone shouted. The digital scoreboard at the end of the track recorded the run s time, and a worker from the track brought Miller s ET slip a slim, receipt-like recording of the run time and speed to Miller s daughter Michelle Cook. She held it in her hand and smiled. The time, 45 seconds at 27 mph. So what s going on? Is that someone who raced here? one of the drivers waiting in the parking area asked. When told the circumstances, he nodded. So they took him on his last pass. Cool. That s cool. Article courtesy of Kensosha News. 5

6 2009 Race and Event Schedule Date Location Event October 15 Ritzy s Café & Backerei General Membership and Board of Directors Meeting October 24/25 Blackhawk Farms W2W The Loooong Race November 19 Ritzy s Café & Backerei General Membership and Board of Directors Meeting November 21 Fishermen s Inn NSSCC Annual Awards banquet December 17 Ritzy s Café & Backerei General Membership Meeting Election of Officers 2010 Race and Event Schedule Date Location Event January 16 Cliff Breakers, Rockford Midwestern Council Awards banquet January 21 Ritzy s Café & Backerei Membership Meeting Installation of New Officers Underline Denotes NSSCC Event 6

In addition to the members usual conversation and exchange of ideas/comments we also had the pleasure of two speakers.

In addition to the members usual conversation and exchange of ideas/comments we also had the pleasure of two speakers. October 2007 2007 NSSCC Sponsors Thanks for supporting NSSCC Madd Matt s Auto Darien, IL (630)-323-2599 maddmattsauto.com Bond Corp Chicago, IL (800)-253-2663 bondcorp.com Blackhawk Farms Raceway Rockton,