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1 Notes from the RE s Desk Matthew Cox Starting New Things Welcome to 2014! Things are changing for In Club Racing, things are different, but the same, and in Solo, a flock of new classes will take to the pavement. These changes affect the operations of NRSCCA. I am confident that these changes will lead to overall improvements to our club. Club Racing January 2014 There will also be an additional bonus race for all Regional only classes at each of these events. More information on the new MidAm Championship Series can be found in the issue of the exhaust notes, and more information on the Majors Series can be found on the SCCA Website. Also, please keep up to date on the GCR with current revisions available on the SCCA Website as well. Solo Solo is changing as well will see the final year of Stock as we know it, and the inaugural year for the new Street Classes. For NRSCCA, we will be embracing the new Street Classes and will be combining the old Stock (SR) classes into a Pax class. This class will be designated SR. Also in 2014 NRSCCA will discontinue the RTA, RTR and RTF Pax classes. RTP (road tire prepared), Ladies Pax, and Pro Pax will all continue as NRSCCA classes. There are no more of the old Rational, National or Regional designated races. There are also no longer National or Regional Drivers Licenses. The only club races being held this year in MiDiv will either be Majors Races which are only open to runoffs classes and Divisional Races which are open to all SCCA and MiDiv Classes. Licenses will also only be issued in two levels - Novice and Full Competition. There will be two racing series open to MiDiv Racers this year: Central Conference Majors Series and the MidAm Championship Series. Both of these series will offer great competition across the division and for Runoffs eligible classes, both offer drivers a route to the runoffs. In Nebraska Regional, we will be hosting two MidAm Championship Series Races. One will be held at Mid America Motorplex over July 4th weekend, and the other will be held at Motorsport Park Hastings on July 28th and 29th. Both of these events will provide a great opportunity for racers from MiDiv to race on two great road courses and earn points for the MidAm series. In order to compete in 2014 events, vehicles will need to have the proper designation of either the Open class or the NRSCCA PAX class on the side. Please make sure to read the rules for 2014 and specifically for drivers in the new Street Classes, please make sure you know what your cars new class is. The old stock class designation does not necessarily correspond to the new street class designation promises to be a great year for NRSCCA in all of our activities, and it will be a busy year. I encourage all of our members to take advantage of the great schedule we have for There is something on this schedule for everyone. NRSCCA 2013 Annual Awards Banquet January 18th Invitations in your mail soon P AGE 1

2 2014 NRSCCA Board of Governors: Patt Matthew Steve Dave Candy Julie NRSCCA OFFICERS: Regional Executive - Matthew Cox Assistant Regional Exec - Dave Fink Secretary - Julie Heaton (tentative) Treasurer - John LaRandeau Co-Editors - Patt Buell Candy Gerber Activities Director - Candy Gerber Competition Director - Natha Waldbaum Membership Director - Julie Heaton Points keeper - Jerry Doctor Club Racing Worker Coordinator - Matthew Cox Ass t.coord. Andrew Anderson Solo Youth Steward - Tim Heaton Publicity Chair - Chuck Garcia Solo Chair - Mark E. Walker RallyCross Chair - Steve Ducharme Co-RoadRally Chairs - Juie Heaton Patt Buell Solo Novice Advisor - Jon Simmons Webmaster - David Cosseboom...david@evorticity.com Regional Historian - Patt Buell Nebraska Region Meetings Get In The Loop! Sign up now on the New Notifications System - Latest news in your . Go to NRSCCA Hotline (402) NRSCCA Newsletter 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. Sports Car Club of America P.O. Box Topeka, KS Phone: Hrs: 8 AM - 5 PM CST Monday-Friday 2013 MiDiv Officials MiDiv Exec. Steward : Scott Bowman bowmansc@kjww.com Exec. Committee Chair: Keith Pfautz MiDiv Nat./MidAm Pointskeeper: Rocky Entriken Solo Steward: Al Hermans Solo Safety Steward: Jan Rick Rally Div.Steward: Rich Bireta RallyCross Div. Steward: Jim Rowland...JimR20@hotmail.com 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 Asset Appraisal Services, 344 N. 115th St. Omaha, NE - Members welcome. Meeting starts at 8 PM. NRSCCA Website: P AGE 2

3 Elmer E. Walker MSgt USAF, Retired May 26, Dec 19, 2013 Our Condolences to the family and son, Mark E. Walker and grand daughter, Mikaela Walker Age 78 of Omaha NE. Born to Norman and Evelyn (Domer) Walker in Berlin PA. Survived by wife, Rita Ann Walker; sons Michael and Lori Walker, Richard Walker and Karen Zelensky, Stephen and Debbie Walker, and Mark Walker. A MEMORIAL SERVICE was held at St. Mary Magdalene Church, at 10:30am Saturday, December 28. Online guestbook and more info at Elmer, though not a NRSCCA member, he and his wife, Rita, did participate in some of the club activities through the years. In 2000 they were presented the R. J. Wilson Memorial Sponsor s Cup as R & E Specialities, their awards company. Photo of the Month NRSCCA Activities Candy Gerber c_gerber@aol.com Attend MIDIV Convention 2014 Convention Oasis Convention Center Springfield, MO January 31 - February 2, 2014 Registration is open at with all the information regarding the rooms, rates and deadlines. new events and seminars: Dave Jones: Everybody s Crew Man gives advice to drivers Charlie Clark: talks tires for Solo and Club Racing, Regional Solo Development, Street Survival, Rally Cross, And others Meet Area 6 Director Peter Zekert Please contact the Planning committee with questions: Charlene Bettinger - bbettinger@sbcglobal.net Neava Ford - missneava@yahoo.com Monica Shaw - mjrjshaw@msn.com Andrea Albin - blazenecs@yahoo.com Candy Gerber - c_gerber@aol.com Vicki Jarecke - vickijarecke@sbcglobal.net Jan & Candy Gerber photo taken at BMW Club Event, California 2013 Check the Facebook Page for news and information: 2014 Midwest Division SCCA Convention P AGE 3

4 Midwest Division Sports Car Club of America RACE Race a minimum of three races in the same class to qualify for awards in the 2014 MidAm Championship Series. The maximum number of races to participate in is unlimited, but only the best 7 finishes in any one class (a maximim of 3 from any track will count toward a class championship.) GET POINTS Points awarded will be based on finishing position. 1st - 25 pts 8th - 13 pts 15th - 6 pts 2nd - 21 pts 9th - 12 pts 16th - 5 pts 3rd - 18 pts 10th - 11pts 17th - 4 pts 4th - 17 pts 11th - 10 pts 18th - 3 pts 5th - 16 pts 12th - 9 pts 19th - 2 pts 6th - 15 pts 13th - 8 pts pt 7th - 14 pts 14th - 7 pts WIN! Year end trophies will go to the top three points finishers in each class. Eligible Classes All SCCA GCR Specified classes are eligibe for the MidAm Championship Series Plus: ITE - IT7 - CF 2014 SCHEDULE Race # Date Location Classes 1 4/5 Hallett Motor Racing Circuit Majors 2 4/6 Hallett Motor Racing Circuit Majors 3 4/26 Gateway Motorsports Park All 4 4/27 Gateway Motorsports Park All 5 6/7 Iowa Speedway All 6 6/8 Iowa Speedway All 7* 6/8 Iowa Speedway Divisional 8 7/5 MidAmerica Motorplex All 9 7/6 MidAmerica Motorplex All 10* 7/6 MidAmerica Motorplex Divisional 11 7/26 Motorsport Park Hastings All 12 7/27 Motorsport Park Hastings All 13* 7/27 Motorsport Park Hastings Divisional 14 8/9 Gateway Motorsports Park All 15 8/10 Gateway Motorsports Park All 16 8/30 Heartland Park Topeka Majors 17 8/31 Heartland Park Topeka Majors 18* 9/20 Iowa Speedway All 19* 9/21 Iowa Speedway All 20* 10/25 Gateway Motorsports Park All 21* 10/26 Gateway Motorsports Park All * Races 7,10,13 and do not count towards runoffs qualification, Races 7, 10 and 13 are for divisional(regional) classes only. Go To Runoffs with MidAm! Want to go to runoffs? Races 1-17 can be used to qualify for the runoffs in eligible classes with the following requirements: Participate in 4 race weekends Record 4 Finishes Be in the Top 3* of Non-Majors Qualifiers in points in a MidAm Championship Series class at the conclusion of race 17. * SM and SRF top 5 qualifiers. Drivers qualifying for the runoffs through the SCCA Majors Program do not count toward the calculation of the top 3 or 5 qualifiers from the MidAm Championship series. See the full 2014 MidAm Championship Series Rules for full details and series requirements. Current Rules can be downloaded at: or SCCA GCR may be downloaded at

5 A 2nd Annual Paul Brown Memorial Rally in 2014 Thanks to all who participated in the 2013 effort to honor Paul s memory! We have had a lot of positive comments as well as requests to do it again in After meeting with Tracey & Jodi Wellendorf and discussing it with several family members, we will do another in Natha s Fun Corner Natha Waldbaum, Comp Director Thanks again for all the help and if you have questions or suggestions, please contact me. Motor on! Jim Holstein (Paul Brown s uncle) jh0629@earthlink.net To those of you who participated in or were involved in the inaugural Paul Brown Memorial Rally held this past July. Here are the totals raised that we split between the Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium and the Southeast Nebraska Cancer Foundation. Total Donations: $11, Total Expenses: $ 1, Net: $ 9, Proposed dates for the 2nd Annual Paul Brown Memorial Rally: 1)August )August )August Answers to last puzzle MAJORS 2014 U.S. Majors Tour WHERE AMERICA S BEST AMATEUR DRIVERS RACE release...12/31/2014 The U.S. Majors Tour is the pinnacle of championship racing in North America. This isn t Easy Street. This is where America s best amateur drivers race. It means start-tofinish, wheel-to-wheel action. It s where drivers not only put their cars on the track, they put their pride on the line. Make no mistake, this is not country club driving. The kindred spirit found here is mixed with fuel and emotion. Adrenaline pumps a little harder here. Take a close look. It s not for everyone. If you long for the flag that welcomes or denies you, we have a spot for you. Welcome to the Majors. Mid-States Conference Events Feb NOLA Motorsports Park April Hallett Motor Racing Circuit April Texas World Speedway May Pueblo Motorsports Park July High Plains Raceway Aug Heartland Park Topeka Answers And don t forget to occassionally check the history site at: nrsccahistory.com P AGE 5

6 JAN 4/5 11/12 18/19 25/ NR 2013 Banquet F 1/2 8/9 15/16 22/24 E MiDiv Convention 16 - NR RallyX #1 B 2014 Nebraska Region Schedule of Events (Including Midwest Division Racing, Solo National Tours, and National ProSolo Schedules) M 1/2 8/9 15/16 22/23 29/30 A R MSX Expo National Convention 16 - RallyX #2 World of Wheels A 5/6 12/13 19/20 26/27 P R 6 - NR Solo # NR Starting Line 27 - NR Solo #2 Majors - Hallett MidAm - Gateway CT-Qualcomm PS - El Toro PS - FedEx Field M 3/4 10/11 17/18 24/25 31/1 A 10 - Motorsport Mile # RallyX #3 Y CT-MetLife PS - Mineral Wells CT-South Georgia PS - Blytheville AR SN ProSolo SN Champ Tour CT-Texas A&M J 7/8 14/15 21/22 28/29 29/30 U N 15 - NR RallyX # FSAE 22 - NR Solo # NR Road Rally #1 7-8 MidAm - ISW PS - Crows Landing CT - Crows Landing PS - Toledo J 5/6 12/13 19/20 26/27 U L NR - Club Race MAM 13 - NR Solo #4 NR - Club Race MPH 5-6 MidAm - MAM MidAm - MPH CT - Packwood PS - Packwood PS - Wilmington A 2/3 9/10 16/17 23/24 30/31 U G 3 - Motorsport Mile # Mustang Club 10 - NR Solo #5 MiDiv Solo Championship 23 - Motorsport Mile # MidAm - Gateway Majors - HPT CT - Wilmington PS - Finale S 6/7 13/14 20/21 27/28 E P Aug 29 - Sep 5 ProSolo Finale 14 - NR RallyX # Solo #6 Solo Nationals MidAm - ISW CT - Blytheville O 4/5 11/12 18/19 25/26 C T 3-5 RallyX Nationals 11 - NR Street Survival 12 - NR Street Survival MidAm - Gateway N 1/2 8/9 15/16 22/23 29/30 O V 2 - NR RallyX # NR Road Rally #2 DEC 6/7 13/14 20/21 27/28 PS - ProSolo, CT - Championship Tour, NR - Nebraska Region Event,

7 Membership Application For Nebraska Region return to: Julie Heaton, membership O Circle - Omaha, NE Dear Prospective SCCA Member: To apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America, the world s largest motorsports enthusiast organization, please complete the form below and return, with payment, to SCCA Membership Department, P.O. Box 299, Topeka, KS PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE Dues include payment for subscription To SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contributions) Membership Dues (Includes region dues) Individual $80.00 Family $ First Gear $45.00 (24 yrs & under) Name Birthdate Address Telephone City State Zip Primary Interest: Please indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate, or interests you the most. (please check only one box) Club Racing Time Trials/PDX Rally RallyCross Solo Vintage ProRacing Payment Method: Check Credit Card Money Order Visa/MasterCard (only) Acct# Exp. Applications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment. Spouse Name Birthdate Child sname Birthdate Child sname Birthdate Amount Due Membership Amount $80.00 Weekend Membership #1 $15.00 Weekend Membership #2 -$15.00 Referred by SCCA Member # -$15.00 First / Last Name & Member Number REQUIRED TOTALDUE $ I will become a member in the region I reside in or place me in NEBRASKA region. By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA Region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members. Applicant s Name(Signature Required) Date(Required) P AGE 7

8 Please Mark Your Calendars! January 18 NRSCCA Annual Awards Banquet DC Center - $25 per person Stonegate Dr. Omaha, NE Mikaela Walker, Banquet Chair Candy Gerber and April Walter updates & schedules Check Nebraska Region website at: *directions to sites or NRSCCA Hotline (402) to Feb.2 MiDiv Convention Ramada Oasis Convention Center Sprinfield, MO 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