NRSCCA Just Celebrated Their 60th Year. February by Jerry Doctor

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1 February 2015 Wilson the Competition Chairman, Dave Pape the Solo Chairman, and Doug Liebman the RallyCross Chairman. Several other members have volunteered to work in lower profile but still vital capacities. by Jerry Doctor Just how elderly? The first new car I bought, a Fiat 124 Spider, had a manual choke and a hand throttle. I think the most beautiful cars ever produced are the Miura and the XKE. The Avengers are John Steed and Mrs. Peel... and I m still in love with Diana Rigg. I was a campaign worker for Goldwater. I know the names of all FIVE Marx brothers. I joined the Nebraska Region in I ve held an office in the region every year since And that makes me the poster child for what is wrong with our club. If you ve been a member for six years or more, and less than half of you have, you re probably used to seeing the same names on the Board of Governors every year. You ve probably noticed the officers don t change so much as just rotate positions. And while the region is fortunate to have this core of dedicated workers, it has come with a price. Who is there to take their places in the future? While I d like to think it was because of their confidence in me that I was unanimously elected the 2015 Regional Executive by the Board of Governors, it probably has more to do with the fact no one else was prepared/willing to take the job. My number one goal this year is to bring new people into the inner circle. I was thrilled by the response to my plea for volunteers. We have four members that have never been regional officers before assuming some key positions. Shana Hogan is our new Secretary, Steve There are still openings for those that are willing to help. We need a Chief of Waivers, especially for our Solo events. We need to have more people trained to work in registration, timing and as safety stewards for both Solo and RallyCross. (Watch for the announcement of an officials school.) The fence crew at LAP always needs another pair of hands. I ve got a couple people that will be serving on a New Member Issues Committee but need some more. These should be fairly new people that can help us figure out why we retain so few of our younger members. And here is the biggie - Assistant R.E. I need someone that can attend the board meetings (last Thursday of the month), be at most of the events, and wants to learn the ropes. And while I don t want someone that has been the R.E. before, taking this position doesn t mean you agree to be the R.E. in the future. I guarantee, however, that if you want to be on the Board of Governors or hold any of the major offices, you ll be prepared next January. For sixty years the Nebraska Region has been amazingly successful. The number of events we hold and our hosting of major national events is unmatched by any other region of our size. (And darn few regions MUCH larger than us.) We cannot, however, continue this tradition of excellence without the next generation of leaders. NRSCCA Just Celebrated Their 60th Year P AGE 1

2 2015 NRSCCA Board of Governors: Patt Steve Chuck Candy Mark E. Walker April NRSCCA OFFICERS: Regional Executive - Jerry Doctor Assistant Regional Exec - TBA... Secretary - Shana Hogan Treasurer - April Walter Co-Editors - Patt Buell Candy Gerber Activities Director - Steve Ducharme Competition Director - Steve Wilson Membership Director - Julie Heaton Points keeper - Candy Gerber Club Racing Worker Coordinator - TBA... Solo Youth Steward - Tim Heaton Solo Novice Advisor - Tim Heaton Social Chair - Chuck Garcia Solo Chair - David Pape RallyCross Chair - Doug Leibman Webmaster - David Cosseboom... david@evorticity.com NRSCCA Archival History Patt Buell - Historian Ellen Zitzlsperger - Webmaster...nrsccahistory.com The Exhaust Notes is published monthly by the Nebraska Region SCCA, Inc. Permission to reprint from the Exhaust Notes is given to any SCCA member. Opinions expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the SCCA or the NRSCCA and it s members. Letters to the editor must be signed, please. NRSCCA Newsletter Get In The Loop! Sign up now on the New Notifications System - Latest news in your . Go to NRSCCA Hotline (402) Nebraska Region Meetings Membership meetings are held as the need arises and will be announced in the newsletter or by postcard. Also, can check the NRSCCA web site. Board of Governors meetings are held on the last Thursday of the month at Clancy s at 114th north of Dodge Street. Members welcome. Meeting starts at 8 PM. NRSCCA Website: Sports Car Club of America 6620 SE Dwight St. Topeka, KS Phone: Hrs: 8 AM - 5 PM CST Monday-Friday MiDiv Officials MiDiv Exec. Divisional Coordinator: Scott Bowman bowmansc@kjww.com Exec. Committee Chair: Keith Pfautz MiDiv Nat./MidAm Pointskeeper: Rocky Entriken Solo Divisional Coordinator: Al Hermans Solo Safety Steward: Jan Rick Rally Divisional Coordinator: Rich Bireta RallyCross Divisional Coordinator: Jim Rowland...JimR20@hotmail.com P AGE 2

3 RallyCross by Steve Ducharme RallyCross Chairman 2014 was a banner year for NRSCCA RallyCross, with all the action taking place at I-80 Speedway. We began with the first regional points event in February and concluded with the sixth points event in November. The championship season began with a combined National Challenge and Middiv Championship event in September, drawing 33 entries in all. Region drivers did well at this event, with Doug Liebman winning Mod Rear and Jan Gerber running away with the Stock All trophy by a 15 second margin. The climax of the year was the National Championship the first weekend of October. The record 110 entries, from as far away as Alaska, vied for 9 championships in an exciting 3- day event, also at I-80 Speedway. The many drivers and volunteers who contributed to the success of NRSCCA Rally cross have been named in previous columns, but I want to highlight a few who deserve special recognition. Doug Leibman was a reliable crowd pleaser in his fresh-as-daisy-yellow 71 VW Super Beetle, which seemed to dance its way around the courses, earning him the MidDiv championship and the award for Novice Regional RallyCross Driver of the Year. His experience in the National Championships was chronicled in the Jalopnik automotive blog by co-driver and blogger Rapheal Orlov. You can read the article at rallycross-is-the-best-deal-in-rac /. Among the many hard-working volunteers, I want to single out Shana Hogan for earning her SCCA RallyCross Safety Steward certification and working as safety steward and with whatever is needed at RallyCross events, even though she has only been competing in solo (so far ). In recognition for her contributions to the club, Shana was awarded the 2014 Workers Cup for the outstanding regional worker of the year. Finally, I want to thank I-80 Speedway owners Joe and Steve Kosiski, and manager Lee Ackerman, who have supported NRSCCA for many years, with a large site at low cost, and for being so helpful with schedules, improvements, and maintenance. The I-80 Speedway team received the 2014 Robert J. Wilson Memorial Trophy (NRSCCA Sponsors Cup) for their outstanding support. If all of this news has you anxious to get dirty, you are con t on pg.4 First Experience with NRSCCA by Shana Hogan I started my first autocross at SouthRoads in Omaha in October 2011 with my 1995 Mustang. I had fun! I then ran the car in the ladies class in 2012 and In 2014 the CAM class was available and I won the class in the NE region in Thanks to Chuck Garcia who let me use his car to finish out the CAM class after I sold my car earlier that year. I was also in the 100 percent club in 2012, 2013 and I have helped with many events and done many jobs in our club including fence setup, coarse setup, corner working, gate entry, scoring and timing at the MAM and Hastings race tracks and I, also, attended a fire and rescue school in Des Moines. I volunteered to help with the SAE events at the Lincoln Airpark. I ve also assisted with food preparation for Solo Nationals in 2012 and I have entered and shown my car at the World of Wheels Auto Show in Omaha and help set up displays, and worked that event. And met a lot of interesting people. I was one of the two grass sowers (along with Chuck Garcia), sitting on the tailgate sowing grass at the 1-80 speedway for the rallycross field, with Matt and Mark driving the truck around the field. I have attended two national conventions in 2012 and 2013 in Las Vegas and helped with the MidDiv Convention in Council Bluffs when Nebraska Region hosted it. This year I received my Rally Cross Safety Steward license, another achievement and fun. Thank you, Jerry Doctor instructing me. It s been a busy year and looking forward to many more. Just to think, I lived at the Airpark, and never knew about the solo course, the race tracks and the NRSCCA until I met Chuck Garcia and he recruited me to participate in the region events. Thank you Chuck. P AGE 3

4 RallyCross... continued In luck! The 2015 NRSCCA RallyCross season begins with the the first points event on February 22nd. The other 5 points events are schedule for March 15, June 7, July 19, October 18, and November 1, but check the schedule frequently, as these dates may change. Finally, welcome to the new regional RallyCross chair. Doug Leibman will be leading us in what promises to be another great year in NRSCCA RallyCross. Be sure to welcome Doug and perhaps ask him how you can have fun as driver and contribute as a worker in NRSCCA 2014 Annual Awards Banquet January 10, 2015 Introductio to the evening by Candy Gerber, Banquet Chair... We had some issues with our awards this year. First off, the shirts that were ordered, were coming from the Eastern states and they had all of that snow the week before the banquet, so they were delayed in their arrival. Needless to say, we did not have them in time for the banquet. Next, the plaques that were ordered had a similar glitch. The machine that makes the photo plaques broke half way through the process, so we only had about half of the order available for the banquet. Lastly, the engraving on the traveling trophies was not completed prior to the banquet because the person who runs that machine became ill with the flu, and did not come to work the whole week before. Most of the photos by MarkWalker (and his camera), a few by Candy Gerber & Julie Heaton 2014 NRSCCA Year-End Trophies Dale Flesher (Activity Points) Top Ten 1st Place Jan Gerber 2. Jerry Doctor 3. Candy Gerber 4. Chuck Garcia 5. Mark Walker 6. Shana Hogan 100% Club 7. Matt Cox (photo below) 8. Gil Sherman Jerry Doctor 9. Doug Leibman Chuck Garcia 10. James Wood Candy Gerber Jan Gerber Shana Hogan Mark Walker P AGE 4

5 Solo Class Champions Outstanding Gymkhana Driver (Solo Driver of the year) AS Joey Green BS Mike Ashbaugh CS Charles Richter ES Fred Schaffert FS Gil Sherman GS Steven Umholtz CSP Sue Eckles ESP Mark Walker XP Brian Shamblen CP John Williams FJA Riley Heaton FJB Mason Herrick SM Davif Iliff SSM Danny Pape STS Mike White STF Dan Costello STR Tim Heaton STX Adam Kemmerle STU David Cosseboom CAM Shana Hogan SR Don Knop LDY Kellie Knop PP John Hunter 1st Place Riley Heaton Outstanding RallyCross Driver Jan Gerber 2nd Place (Tie) Mason Herrick and John Hunter Novice Solo Driver of the Year Joey Green Novice RallyCross Driver of the Year Doug Leibman P AGE 5

6 RallyCross Class Champions SF James Wood SR Pedro Buenrostro SA Jan Gerber PF Victor Dixon PA Chris VanMiddelkoop MF Matt Cox MR Aaron Dewey MA Alex Reinkordt Some pretended to get their trophies that weren t ready Novice Competition Driver Tom Barribo National Race Driver Natha Waldbaum Bly-Gross Memorial Award (Best TSD Rally) Jerry Doctor Regional Race Driver (Gunther Award) Tie Ralf Lindow (not pictured) and Trevor Janke National Rally Driver Candy Gerber P AGE 6

7 More NRSCCA Annual Awards Banquet photos by Mark Walker & Candy Gerber Byers Trophy (Best Event) Mark Walker Worker s Cup Shana Hogan RJ Wilson Memorial Sponsor Cup presented by April Walter RJ s grand daughter) to I-80 Speedway Note: Woody Dunn was not given this year P AGE 7

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9 - Monthl onthly y BoG Minutes es - Date: 12/18/14 - Start Time : 8:10 PM - (Clancy s Pub, 114th & Dodge Omaha) Attending : Jerry Doctor, Pat Buell, Steve Ducharme, Dave Fink, Chuck Garcia, Julie Heaton, Riley Heaton, John LaRandeau, Mark Walker, Candy Gerber, Ralph Lindow & Shana Hogan Secretary April Walter was not present due to illness, Julie Heaton had her proxy. Treasurer s Report: John LaRandeau presented Treasurer s Report. Rally Cross Report: Steve Ducharme presented year end report. NRSCCA operated five one -day events in Feb. 23, March 14, May 22, June 15 and NNG 2. With a average of 18 entries. NRSCCA operated a two- day event September that combined regional points. The average attendance was 33 entries. NRSCCa also was the host region for the RX National Championships Oct. 3-5 at I-80 speedway, there was a record 110 entries in all 9 classes. the event was run by National Staff and the RX board. The Rebels club manned the gates. We provided hosting and hospitality and got high paradise from the drivers. The exploits and triumphs of some of our RX drivers will be covered at the Annual Banquet in January. We reported a profit for the Midiv Rallycross and broke even with Rallycross Nationals. For 2015 we have already six points events penciled in and checked with I-80 Speedway : February 22, March 15, June 7, July 26, October 18, and November 1. Fiat Deal : Jerry Doctor has been researching the deal with Fiat. Based on discussions with other Regions and the National office, it looks like it is a no go right now. Membership Report: Julie Heaton presented end of year membership report. Jerry Doctor is looking for a place to display the old and retired trophies. A few possibilities are being looked into at the current time. Club Racing: Candy Gerber reported meeting with the new administrator in charge of MAM Keith Reagan. It will now called the Raceway Park Of The Midlands. He discussed a possible June 6-7 road racing event. DMVR Shana Hogan, 2015 Secretary had asked to possibly share this event with NRSCCA. Motion was to move and second by Dave Fink and Mark Walker. It was also mention to have an event June 27-28, and/or Aug. 8-9 at MPH in Hastings. Candy motioned to make a $1500 deposit to secure the race at MAM. Mark seconded/all approved. Solo Report: Mark Walker was not able to confirm dates yet for May 2/3 will be busy as there will be a Starting line School, Nationals Course set up and a Nebraska Region Solo all scheduled for the same weekend. A motion was made to approve the RE s officer appointments. Dave seconded/all Approved. Candy is requesting that any discussions (regarding BOG issues) had via , that we use individual addresses as opposed to board@nrscca.com. There have been some issues with s not going through. A request has been made to change the Nebraska Region website to display the correct time and place for all future BOG meetings. Those changes were made during the meeting and now have the correct time and place. A motion was made to approve the RE s officer appointments. Dave seconded/all Approved. The positions are as follows: Jerry Doctor was elected to be the new RE for He asked the the assistant RE be announced next meeting in Jan. He requested that the new officers be as follows: Secretary - Shana Hogan Treasurer - April Walker Activities Director - Steve Ducharme Solo Chair - Dave Pape Rally Cross Chair - Doug Leibman Comp Director - Steve Wilson Points Keeper - Candy Gerber National events coordinator - Mark Walker Editor - Patt Buell Social Chair - Chuck Garcia Membership Director - Julie Heaton Solo Youth Steward - Tim Heaton Archival Historian - Patt Buell Next meeting Jan 29, 2015 at Clancy s at 8 PM Meeting adjourned at 9:34 pm Motion: PattBuell/ MarkWalker P AGE 9

10 February 31-1 OPEN 6-8 MiDiv Convention in Topeka, KS 2015 Calendar of Events 14 OPEN 15 NR Solo & RX Admin Camp 21 OPEN 22 NR RX Points A/RX March 28-1 World of Wheels 7-8 OPEN (PS - Blytheville, AR) 14 OPEN 15 NR RX Points A/RX OPEN (CFR School StL Region) OPEN April 4-5 OPEN (Easter) 11 OPEN 12 NR Solo Points A/S (Majors Club OPEN OPEN May 2 Starting Line 3 NR Solo Points (Ollie Webb Charity Event) A/S 9-10 OPEN OPEN (StLR Club Race Spring Nationals Pro-Solo Solo Tour OPEN June 6-7 NR Club Race 13 OPEN A 14 NR RX Points RX (17-20 FSAE) 21 NR Solo Points S (Majors Club 27 OPEN 28 NR Extra July 4-5 OPEN 11 OPEN 12 NR Solo Points A (DMVR Club Race 18 OPEN 19 NR RX Points RX 25 OPEN 26 NR S August 1-2 MiDiv Solo Divisional 8-9 NR Club Race A OPEN 22 OPEN 23 NR Solo Points S (StLR Club Race 29 OPEN 30 NR Extra September 4-6 ProSolo Finale 8-11 Solo OPEN 19 OPEN 20 NR Solo Points # OPEN October November 3-4 OPEN OPEN 17 OPEN 18 NR RX Points A/RX 31 OPEN 1 NR RX Points A/RX OPEN (StLR Club Race 7-8 OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN Nebraska Region event weekends are shaded A = Activities Points S = Solo Points RX = RallyCross Points Pre-Registration required on all Nebraska Region Solo's LAP = Lincoln AirPark GMP = Gateway Motorsports Park HMRC = Hallett Motor Racing Circuit KSW = Kansas Speedway I80 = I-80 Speedway ISW = Iowa Speedway MPH = Motorsports Park Hastings RPM = Raceway Park of the Midlands (formerly MAM) Are you looking for a cushy job assignment at the event? Want to get out of the heat, cold, or wind? Have I got a deal for you! No cost and a Free Lunch! Join us February 14th & 15th for the Nebraska Region s Administrators training camp. Learn how to do registration, timing & scoring, tech inspection or be a safety steward. Mark Your Calendars We will train on Saturday for Tech Inspection, Timing & Scoring, Registration, Waivers and more. Sunday will be the safety steward training. Attend any part of the training you wish. There is no cost for this training and lunch is provided both days! If you re interested, please contact Mark Walker at info@nrscca.com or (402) Registration for this event will be open at /nrscca.motorsportreg.com. 10 P AGE 10

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12 updates & schedules Check Nebraska Region website at: *directions to sites or NRSCCA Hotline (402) Welcome New Members Gary Boe, Omaha Regular Membership Please Mark Your Calendars! February 14th & 15th Nebraska Region s Administrators training camp. See information on bottom of pg.10 Location is still TBA at this time. When we get the location finalized we will notify all registrants. February 22 RC at I-80 Speedway February Sports Car Club of America 2015 National Convention Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. NOTE: Please Let the Membership Chairman know when you have a change of address, phone num- ber or address. Exhaust Notes 1115 So. 92nd Circle Omaha Nebraska 68124