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1 June 2017 www. ISSUE 6 FROM PRESIDENT CORNER What a great weather we end up having for our first event. The luck was definitely on our side as with proximately 190 race entries and 80 entries for our track day/driving school. Specially considering as I am writing this memo a week later, pouring down rain and a miserable weather which missed up my motorcycle trip to the coast. The Spec Miata drivers showed up with 32 cars. Huge kudos to these drivers that driving girly race cars. What a great race it was. The track record was broken by four of the drivers. Our girly girl driver took most of the guys drivers to the cleaner. Hora to our Canadian driver Tracy H with her skillful driving. There were some concern about bump drafting, I am wondering who's paint is on my front and rear bumper! Both races, the top three finished inches from each other, that s what I call close racing with no major incident. In 10 years of driving race cars, these guys are some of the best drivers I have a privilege of racing with. The Pro3 racers showed up with 17 cars. Unfortunately couple of them got tangled up the first day with some major damages. I am not sure they were able to complete their weekend race. Thanks guys for the great show. Thanks to all the racers and their crews and our great volunteers to make this event so successful. Just a little advice to less experience drivers. For amateurs racers like me, I have two main goals in mind at each race: 1: finish the race 2: finish better than where I started. Did you notice those HPDE drivers. The club decided to bring the HPDE guys to drive on our race days hoping they get the bug and get their competition license and eventually become racers. We had 15 of those guys running their cars and I heard they had a blast. Now since our new website is online let me know what you think. We are still trying to transfer all the document from the old website to the new one. So as you navigating and finding missing information please let me know so we can correct it. Since its mothers day as I am writing this memo, happy mothers day to all those great moms out there. Till the next time. My dad always said try to do at least one good deed a day. I assure you, you be one happy dude. MJ Hajari President #08 president@ 1

2 Upcoming Events DATE EVENT JUNE 2 CSCC DRIVER PIR 3-4 CHICANE PIR 4 CSCC GENERAL PIR end of race day 7 AUSPUFF DEADLINE 9 FRIDAY NIGHT Milwaukie Lowe s 6 PM 13 CSCC BOARD 6:30PM Elmer s Delta Park RACE #5, #6, SCR JULY 1-2 Pacific Raceways 7 AUSPUFF DEADLINE 7 FRIDAY NIGHT Milwaukie Lowe s 6 PM 7-9 ROSE CUP PIR 11 CSCC BOARD 6:30PM Elmer s Delta Park 16 CSCC ANNUAL PICNIC & GENERAL Frenchman s Bar IRDC RACE Pacific Raceways LUCKY DOG PIR SVRA PORTLAND VINTAGE RACING PIR 2

3 Vice President Vince Vavrosky Director Gail Fetterman E-Board Rep. Bob Hillison Race Chairman Gary J. Bockman (503) Tech Steve Lovejoy CASCADE SPORTS CAR CLUB President Majid MJ Hajari-Zadeh Secretary Emily Smith Director Linda Blackburn Treasurer Bob Peters Director Steve Powell CASCADE CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES E-Board, Alt. Rep. OPEN Contest Board Rep. Chris Heinrich CASCADE RACE OFFICIALS Asst. Race Chairman Kai Keliikoa Driver Services Kasey Klaus Competition Committee Vince Vavrosky Starter Ralph Hunter Kim Kuzma McFarland Registration Gail Fetterman Contest Board, Alt. Open Communications Bonnie Aarseth Teresa Hanken Pre-Grid Julie Riehl Director Olivier Henrichot Director (Alt) Jason Brassfield Race Officials Div. Rep. Kim Kuzma McFarland Timing and Scoring Linda Blackburn Hot Pits PERSON NEEDED Weigh Master Gary Ridgon Safety Adam Jacobsen Dash for Kids Signa Vernholm Banquet Co-Chairs Kim Kuzma McFarland Co-Flag Chiefs Holly Remington Ali Montgomery Equipment Manager Scott Goodrich Pace Car Tim Stanley CASCADE COMMITTEE CHAIRPEOPLE Auspuff Tucker Sheppy Parliamentarian Scott Faris Marketing Linda Blackburn Membership Steve & Julie Powell Webmaster Mark Estes Calendar & Activities Kim Kuzma McFarland OPEN POSITIONS Announcer Paddock Marshal Course Marshal Volunteer Coordinator Kim Kuzma McFarland Gear Grinders OPEN Carol Faris Points Keepers Grace Skinner Drivers Training Chair Tracy Klein Historian OPEN CASCADE SPORTS CAR CLUB, INC AUSPUFF PUBLICATION The AUSPUFF is published monthly for CSCC, Inc. The contents are the sole responsibility of CSCC, Inc. The AUSPUFF and its contents are copyrighted 2011, by Cascade Sports Car Club, Inc., with all rights reserved. Unsolicited articles and photographs are welcome. No responsibility is assumed for their return. Opinions or viewpoints expressed are those of the writers and not necessarily those of Cascade Sports Car Club, Inc.. Please send items for publication to the Editor at the above address, to: PO Box 4304, Portland, OR 97208, or bring them to the monthly meeting. Articles are greatly appreciated. The AUSPUFF is provided at no charge to all members of Cascade Sports Car Club, Inc. Send all address changes and advertising, both classified and display, to the above address. Submittal deadline is the 7 th of each month. 3

4 CSCC General Meeting Minutes May 6th, 2017 Meeting Started: 6pm Board Members: Steven Powell, Bob Peters, MJ Hajari-zadeh, Vincent Vavrosky, Linda Blackburn Absent: Olivier Heinrichot, Emily Smith, Gail Fetterman, ALT; Jason Brasfield Reading of April general meeting minutes dispensed. Announcements Guests: Many! Committee Reports *contact information for committee heads is available at * Activities & Calendar: Kim Kuzma- The schedule will be given at the BOD meeting. Auspuff: Tucker Sheppy Absent, no report. Charity Event: Signa Vernholm- Our raffle tickets are the big push right now; buy your raffle tickets! $10 with 2 chances to win. Contest Board: Chris Heinrich- No report. Driver School Chair: Tracy Klein: absent, Brett Mckown reporting- The driver training was very well attended. 80 entries; had two novice sessions due to amount of drivers; Group 9 on Sunday had 15 drivers; next event is in June, with another special track day on the following Sunday; if anyone knows of someone to help with lunches for the Friday trainings, that would be awesome (MJ is going to talk to a food cart, approved by E.C.) E-Board: Bob Hillison (absent) No report Enduro: Chris Heinrich The Rose City Opener mini enduro was well attended, no report otherwise. Geargrinders: No report. Historian: (open position) No report. Marketing: Linda Blackburn No report. Membership: Steve & Julie Powell New members announced to membership for approval: There were no objections. Points Keeper: Grace Skinner Absent, no report. Race Chair: Gary Bockman- The race weekend went very well. The check for the Transitional School will be delivered Friday May 12th at 2:15-2:30pm; up to 8 people can attend the handing of the funds; approx $10,000 ROD: Kimberly McFarland There s been a solid retention of new workers thus far. Treasurer: Bob Peters We made it to our race without having to dip into savings, and by the looks of the weekends numbers, will stay well in the green. Website: Mark Estes and Charles Freeborn- No report. Old Business No old business New Business No new business Meeting adjourned 6:16pm 4

5 Dash for Kids Here it is June and Dash for Kids weekend is coming upon us in 10 weeks. As of the beginning of May we have 17 sponsors and 25 auction donations. A BIG THANK YOU to Rhom Innovations, Blairco Heating and Air Conditioning, Lucky Dog Racing League, The Smythe Co., Mark Scholz Portland Homes for Cars, Patriot Fire Protection, Trackside Motorsports, Eckert Family, Anonymous, SAFaris Motorsports, Marque Motors, Casa belle, A Framers Touch, Mary s Harvest, Woodstock Motor Sport with Mt Hood Miata Club, Millennium Graphics and Forms, and Interstate Special Events as sponsors. Please support and thank these generous businesses and individuals. Although the T-shirt sponsorship has closed, I still have opportunities for sponsoring our tent and dinner. The Danny Frasier Silent Auction is always a big hit during Dash weekend. Do you have new or lightly used items to donate? Please send me a picture with description and I will arrange pick-up or delivery. We need your help with securing donations either monetarily or items by reaching out to your favorite restaurants, retailers, sports or recreational venues, it is easier than you think. Remember all checks need to be made out to CSCC Charity Fund. I can provide you with our donation request letter and 501(c)3 letter. The fun part of the auction is how many interesting items find new and loving homes plus generating funds for our charities. Raffle Tickets are now for sale. Each ticket costs $10 and gets you two opportunities to win either a 2018 ICSCC Race Entry or a $250 gift card. Tickets will be for sale at all race events and general meetings. Volunteer at Dash weekend: I am looking for face painters, magicians, artists to do caricatures or anything that kids would love. Do you have a friend, acquaintance or family member that has a talent? Send them my way. DRIVERS.. Noon Time Rides needs YOU!! You make this event so memorable for the Doernbecher families plus you introduce our community to the thrill of riding in a real racecar around PIR. Please let me know you that you will be there for DASH. Helmets require upgrades this year. Did you know you can donate your old helmets to Dash and we will give you a donation receipt? Coolers!!! Need I say more? I need to borrow coolers for Saturday s lunch and dinner. See you at the track! Thank you for your help and support, Signa Vernholm dashforkids@gmail.com

6 CSCC BoD Meeting Minutes May 9th, 2017 Meeting Started: 6:30 PM BOD Members- MJ Hajari-zadeh, Linda Blackburn, Emily Smith, Bob Peters, Vincent Vavrosky, Gail Fetterman, Olivier Heinrichot ABSENT: Steve Powell, Alt; Jason Brassfield Committee members- Bob Hillison, Signa Vernholm, Chris Heinrich, Kim Kuzma Visitors- Charles Freeborn Committee Reports (Only if any new information from our previous Business meeting) Motion for approval of dispensing of the reading of April minutes: approved Activities Calendar: Kim Kuzma Next general meeting will be at Portland Int'l Raceway at the end of race day on June 3; there will be NO general meeting on July 1; on July 16 the CSCC annual picnic & general meeting will be held at Frenchman's Bar (information will be provided to Tucker for Auspuff); the banquet is still scheduled for Sheraton Inn, unless Gary Bockman made a connection to World of Speed to meet our budget MAY ORSCCA Hoosier Super Tour Races at PIR IRDC Races at Pacific Raceways JUNE CSCC Races at PIR 3 - CSCC General Meeting at PIR SOVREN Festival of Speed at Spokane County Raceway ORSCCA Races at PIR 13 - CSCC Board Meeting NWMS Races at Spokane County Raceway 30 - SOVREN at Pacific Raceways JULY 1-2 SOVREN at Pacific Raceways Rose Cup Races at PIR 11 - CSCC Board Meeting 16 - CSCC Annual Picnic & General Meeting at Frenchman's Bar IRDC at Pacific Raceways Lucky Dog Racing Series at PIR SVRA Portland Vintage Racing Festival at PIR Auspuff: Tucker Sheppy Absent, no report. Charity Event: Signa Vernholm Planning is coming along well with many sponsorships. Sponsors have stepped forward for all planned lunches and dinners, t-shirts and the tent for the auction. Contest Board: Chris Heinrich- No report. E-Board: Bob Hillison No report. Enduro: Chris Heinrich Chris has had little feedback from drivers on the platform for the October enduro. He may conduct one more survey, with the options being a 2, 4 and 8 hour race starting at the same time with a break for track crossing OR a 2 and 4 hour race starting at 6

7 CSCC BoD Meeting Minutes Continued Old Business New Business the same time with a break for crossing, and a 6 hour race to follow. Historian: (open position) No report. Marketing: Linda Blackburn Not much to report. The Groupons that were offered for the May drivers training sold 19 of the 20 posted. The numbers for the June event are thus far quite lower, with only 1 being sold so far. Membership: Steve & Julie Powell (Absent, Emily Smith reporting) There were 4 new members presented for approval: Malee Gunaratne, J.Norwell Coquillard, David Kellogg and Glenn (Lenny) Frost. Unanimously approved. Merchandise: Café Press storefront for online store. No report. Points: Grace Skinner Absent, no report. Race Chair: Gary Bockman - The Rose City Opener had a VERY good turnout, with between 170 and 180 total entries. There were a few heavy contact wrecks during the sprint and main races, but no injuries reported. Race Team: Tracy Klein (Absent, Gary Bockman reporting) The school was also a big success, with over 80 cars in total. There were no major incidents. Bret did a fantastic job in his first event as Race Team chair and we are excited and grateful for his involvement in the schools going forward. The Sunday HPDE group had 15 cars, with 100% positive feedback from the drivers participating. ROD: Kimberly McFarland lots of new workers continue to come out. Treasurer: Bob Peters Thanks to the success of the Rose City Opener, we will not have to dip into our savings account for any bills between now and our next event. Look for official reports in the next few weeks. Website: Mark Estes & Charles Freeborn (Absent) The new website has launched, if you have any feedback or need to report issues, please contact Charles Freeborn! No old business. In our original contract submitted to SVRA for the Vintage Races, we asked for $3200 to pay for drinks for the workers for the entire weekend. SVRA came back with a figure of $2700. The BOD unanimously approved the new figure as the hard limit, with no tickets issued past the budget. In past years our drivers training instructors had been provided with lunch. This year that is not the case. MJ is to discuss a form of lunch ticket/allowance with Bret before our next drivers training. Vince Vavrosky brought to the BOD s attention that with all the big rigs coming to our race weekends, parking has become increasingly difficult. He suggested track maps with designated big rig, trailer and general spectator parking. He has agreed to come up with a draft to present at the next BOD meeting. Meeting adjourned 8:00 PM. 7

8 Georgeann 'Jo' Maloney May 16, May 8, 2017 Born in her family's country home near Searcy, Ark., to Wm. Carl Owen and Norma Benedict Owen, the fourth and youngest child. Raised in Oklahoma, she moved to the Portland area in Having never attended the same school for more than one year, she stayed in Oregon when her parents returned to Oklahoma. She attended Gresham H.S. where she met her lifelong friends, the 'Gresham Girls' and graduated in She married Richard 'Dick' Miller in 1956 and had one daughter, Sharon. Dick died in Jo married Robert 'Bob' Maloney in She is survived by her husband; daughter; and two step children. She worked as secretary to the president of Portland Gas and Coke Co. (becoming Northwest Natural Gas Co.), and was a member of Executive Secretaries, Inc. After taking a few years off, she worked as the Alaska Travel Consultant for a travel agency; an international racing team; and co-owned an arts and crafts store in Lake Oswego. Jo has been a member of Cascade Sports Car Club for 60 years. In 1959 she served as secretary of the International Conference of Northwest Sports Car Club (now ICSCC), and her home was headquarters. In 1961 she was active in the formation of what is now Portland International Raceway, originally planned as a much needed sports car road racing facility in the region. She was very proud of the fact that PIR is still enjoyed by so many to this day. She raced in the first Rose Cup Powder Puff race there. In 1969, she was the first and only woman race chairman of the annual Rose Cup Race. She was the woman in charge of 600 workers and 250 entrants. In 1968, she led a group of racing enthusiasts on a European tour that included the Porsche and Mercedes factories and test tracks and the Grand Prix of Monaco. She would always make herself available to any relatives or friends who needed help. She was an advocate and caregiver to many people. She made friends everywhere she went and was always interested in their lives. She loved to camp, fish, travel, organize parties and watch sports. She was a proud Democrat. Jo's smile, fun spirit and loving ways would light up any room she entered. She will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, June 2, 217 at the Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes, S.E. Stevens Rd., Happy Valley, OR 97086, followed by a lunch/ celebration from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Aerie at Eagle Landing, S.E. Causey Ave., Happy Valley, OR

9 2017 CASCADE RACE SCHEDULE RACE 1 ROSE CITY OPENER, MAY 6-7 (NO CHICANE) RACE 2/3 CHICANE CHALLENGE, JUNE 3-4 (CHICANE) RACE 4 DASH FOR KIDS, AUGUST (CHICANE) ENDURO 42 ND ANNUAL CASCADE ENDURO, OCTOBER 14 ** NEW FOR 2017 THE CASCADE GRAND SLAM & CASCADE CUP ** (SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ON THE CASCADE GRAND SLAM AND THE CASCADE CUP) 2017 CASCADE TRACK DAY SCHEDULE *FRI. MAY 5 NOVICE, INT/ADV, HPDE, TEST & TUNE (NO CHICANE) SUN. MAY 7 INT/ADV, HPDE (NO CHICANE) *FRI. JUNE 2 NOVICE, INT/ADV, HPDE, TEST & TUNE (CHICANE) SUN. JUNE 4 INT/ADV, HPDE (CHICANE) *FRI. AUGUST 18 NOVICE, INT/ADV, HPDE, TEST & TUNE (CHICANE) * = CLASSROOM IS THE THURSDAY EVENING PRIOR TO THE ON TRACK PORTION NOTE: NO CLASS FOR SUNDAY EVENTS PRICING: FRIDAY - $135 - $225 SUNDAY - $149 - $199 9

10 Dash for Kids WOW!!! As of the end of February we have 4 sponsors and 7 donations. A BIG THANK YOU to Rhom Innovation, Lucky Dog Racing League, The Smythe Co. and SAFaris Motorsports who were the first to offer sponsorship. We still have room on our t-shirt for 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze sponsors. Don t wait too long to claim your spot on. I also have opportunity for sponsoring our raffle ticket, tent and dinner. Our committee is working hard to make this year s event as successful as past years. Please consider helping us. We need help with securing donations either monetarily or items for the Danny Frasier Silent Auction. Remember all checks need to be made out to CSCC Charity Fund. I can provide you with our donation request letter and 501(c)3 letter. I am also looking for help at the event: family registration, auction tent, kid s activities, food pick-up for Saturday and dinner set-up. If you have coolers for Saturday to hold food during the day let me know. If you are interested working on Dash committee or at the event please let me know too. Send me your ideas and contacts. Drivers, it is never too soon to sign up for Noon Time Rides. Also with the required upgrades to helmets this year you can donate your old helmets to Dash and we will give you a donation receipt. See you at the track. Thank you for your help and support, Signa Vernholm dashforkids@gmail.com

11 CASCADE GRAND SLAM & THE CASCADE CUP Win the same class in each of the four Cascade Championship races and win the Cascade Grand Slam! Winners receive a Grand Slam trophy and $ All classes that average at least three entries are eligible for the Cascade Grand Slam. If the Cascade Grand Slam slipped through your grasp or your class averages less than three entries, don t worry, there is still the Cascade Cup! The Cascade Cup is a championship series that counts points in each of Cascade s four championship races. Points follow the ICSCC Championship point structure. All drivers are eligible regardless of club or license affiliation. You must enter all four races to be eligible. Trophies are awarded to all class Champions. Trophies for 2 nd place are also awarded in classes that average at least four entries as well as for 3 rd place in classes that average at least six entries. See www. for point standings All drivers entering all four Cascade Championship races receive a Denny s gift card. So go have yourself a Grand Slam breakfast and celebrate what was or reflect on what might have been!! Gift cards will be distributed at registration at the Dash for Kids (August) race. Race 1 May 6/7 Rose City Opener Race 2 / 3 June 3/4 Chicane Challenge Race 4 August 19/20 Dash for Kids 11

12 CLASSIFIEDS Driving safety gear free to a good home. Display Advertising Rates by Size Full Page 7 1/2 X 9 1/2 $100.00/mo 1/2 Page (V) 9 1/2 X 3 5/8 $ 50.00/mo 1/2 Page (H) 7 1/2 X 3 5/8 $ 50.00/mo 1/4 Page 4 3/4 X 3 5/8 $ 30.00/mo Business Cards $ 10.00/mo Business Cards CSCC Member Free. ** RATES FOR 12 AND 6 MONTH AD RUNS ** 12 MONTHS FOR THE PRICE OF 10 6 MONTHS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 DOES NOT APPLY TO BUSINESS CARD SIZE MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE Deadline for all ads is the 15 th of the month. Payment in full must accompany all ads. All ads must be supplied in camera ready art work to the desired finished size or they will be sized to fit the spaces requested. Cascade assumes no responsibility for poor reproduction or ads failing to appear in a timely manner. ADD A PHOTO TO YOUR AD FOR $5.00. MAIL PHOTO WITH YOUR CHECK MADE OUT TO CSCC. NO CHECK, ads to: CascadeAuspuff@gmail.com Mail ads to: Auspuff Classifieds PO Box 4304 Portland, OR Men's double layer driver's suit - size is large and it was manufactured by Worth Women's single layer driver's suit - size is small and also by Worth Women's single layer nomex underwear (goes with above suit) - manufactured by Medalist-Allen A Two pair gloves (one large, one small) by Glover One pair nomex socks One Nomex hood Contact via if you have interest. Dave Luck Lake Oswego, OR dfluck@aol.com Model Cars: 1/18 scale l957 Chev,Bel Air, 1954 Chevy, 32 Ford, 32 Ford Street Rpd, 1953 F-100 Ford Pickup, Special Ed.Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, top Elimator dragsters Books: Lorin Sorensen That American Ford Series of (6) Books, three other smaller books by Lorin, 4 Hop up books Dorothy Fulbright NICKS ACRES NE 94th Ave Battle Ground, WA BLUEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES & CURRANTS Wholesale or U-Pick 3 Varieties of Blueberries, Since

13 Exp. 3/13 Ad. Exp. 10/12 For Welding, Fiberglass repair and other things that surprise you call SCOTT GOODRICH at the track to help any race team to stay on the grid Ad Exp. 12/12 Ad Exp. 6/13 Ad Exp. 12/11 Ad Exp. 2/13 13

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