RE Column Dave Zitzlsperger

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1 Nebraska Region SCCA RE Column Dave Zitzlsperger Hello Nebraska Region SCCA! 2015 was a pretty successful year for the Region, hosting a total of 15 events including Solos, Rallycrosses, and Races. As we head into 2016, we are once again looking forward to hosting several successful events. In order to continue to have successful events, we need you, the members, to volunteer as Event Masters and workers. None of it is difficult, and we will be more than willing to help anyone who volunteers. We re not gonna just say There ya go, knock yourself out!. We all want our events to be successful. Your basic job as Event Master is to design the course. We ve all wanted to do that, so here s your chance. Everything else, like getting the Club trailer to the site, setting up timing, registration, and so on, is handled by other volunteer folks. And speaking of those other areas, we also need help there. We need some more folks to help out in the Timing and Registration areas. And we can always use more help setting up fences at the Airpark. If we get some more folks to help out in these areas, then no one person will feel like they have to do it all day, or at every event. But these are improtant things that need to be done. To that end, I m going to ask our Solo and Rallycross Chairmen to get on the phones and/ or and start trying to recruit some of you folks as Event Masters and workers. We January/February 2016 ended up having the same couple of members put on multiple events this past year, and that needs to change. Again, if we have some more volunteers, nobody feels obliged to do it all the time. The reality is, if we don t have these vital volunteers, we may need to cancel some Events, and none of us wants that. And to start things off, I am hereby volunteering to be Event Master for one of our Solo events. Who s next? Enough of that seriousness for now. How about those trophy winners at the 2015 Annual Awards banquet? Congratulations to all of our trophy winners! You all had great 2015 seasons. (Winners are listed elsewhere in this issue.) And a very big Thank You to our 100% Club members. These are the folks who attended every Nebraska Region event in These are the folks who showed up and volunteered to help at every event. And if you look back through the recent years, you will see some of these names are frequent repeats. Again, Thank You all for your continued committment to the club! We look to have a fairly full calendar this year, with 7 Rallycrosses; 7 regular Solo s, plus the MiDiv Championship event, Spring Nationals, and of course the Solo Nationals; and 1 Club Race at RPM. We have the first Rallycross of the year coming up on February 28th, followed by another on March 20. And then our first Solo of the year on April 10th. So a busy year ahead. Now, back to the garage I go, to get the Solo car ready. Hope to see you all at one of our events! Dave Zitzlsperger NRSCCA Regional Executive. NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES P AGE 1

2 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 Denny s at I-80 exit 432 They have a meeting room and food. (come early & eat) see pg.12 Members welcome. Meeting starts at 7:30 PM. NRSCCA Website: NRSCCA Board of Governors: Patt Buell...bigcrk@aol.com Steve Ducharme...spducharme@mac.com Shana Hogan...shana.hogan@licor.com Chuck Garcia...mercmust1@outlook.com April Walter...aprilwalter1@gmail.com Dave Zitzlsperger..dzmyth@cox.net NRSCCA OFFICERS: Regional Executive - Dave Zitzlsperger Assistant Regional Exec -Candy Gerber 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 - Sarah Herrick sherrick78@yahoo.com Club Race Worker Coordinator -Candy Gerber Solo Youth Steward - Tim Heaton Solo Novice Advisor - TBA... Social Chair - Chuck Garcia Solo Chair - David Pape RallyCross Chair Webmaster - David Cosseboom... david@evorticity.com NRSCCA Archival History Patt Buell - Historian Ellen Zitzlsperger - Webmaster...nrsccahistory.com MidAm Report 2015 from Rocky Entriken (condensed/nrscca drivers only) The new era MidAm Championship has completed it s second year, but still wish more drivers would be participating In 2015 we had 19 races across eight weekends, including three triple header weekends and yet average entries were down once again. Although 37 drivers are listed as 2015 champions, only 17 qualified for the hand-tooled leather director s chairs. Another dozen drivers will receive the leather seat stools given to 2nd and 3rd place. New eligibility rules this year - a driver had to do at least one non-majors weekend and needed to race, at minimum, events sanctioned by two different regions. Nonetheless, the class champion was whoever scored the most points. Nebraska Region: AS, Kim McDonald posted 8 wins in 10 starts and was the only driver to qualify a Run- Offs invitation through his MidAm participation. He won two at RPM, three at Iowa Speedway and three at Hastings. ITE, Frank Safranek won the three RPM races. He actually tied for the Championship with John Waldbaum, but Waldbaum s only starts were at Hastings. A DBF at Iowa Speedway met the minimums to earn Safranek a chair. Season Averages Gateway Hallet Hastings HPT Iowa Speedway KS Speedway RPM John Saucier Driver of the Year (drivers eligible) Driver Class Total Points Kim McDonald A S 175 Ralf Lindow ITB Thomas Barribo GT3 150 Steve Wilson S M 150 James Wood T4 150 Jake Anton ITA 110

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4 Solo Award Winners: Gymkhana Driver of the Year - Mason Herrick B Prepared - Dave Pape Mason Herrick B Street Prepared - Kent Radford * (not pictured Second Place Gymkhana Driver of the Year - Riley Heaton C Street Prepared - Sue Eckles Riley Heaton Third Place Gymkhana Driver of the Year - Joey Green E Street Prepared - Mark Walker Joey Green Solo Novice Driver of the Year - Chris Price (not pictured) Class Winners F Prepared - Doug Leibman F Street Prepared - Anthony Jackson NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES P AGE 4

5 Class Winners F Street - Donald Knop Classic American Muscle - Chris Price * (not pictured) G Street - Steven Umholtz A Street - Joey Green H Street - Shana Hogan B Street - James Green Class Winners C Street - Chuck Richter E Street - Stephen Ducharme Street Modified - Ryan Pemberton NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES P AGE 5

6 Class Winners Super Street Modified - Danny Pape Street Touring Roadster - Tim Heaton Street Touring Sport - Michael White Junior A - Riley Heaton Junior B - Mason Herrick Street Touring Xtreme - Mike Herrick Pro Pax - John Hunter Street Touring Ultra - David Cosseboom Road Tire Prepared - Chuck Garcia NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES P AGE 6

7 Annual NRSCCA Awards Byers Award: Jan Gerber Dale Flesher Award (1st place Activities) Anthony Jackson Jan Gerber (best event) presented by Candy Gerber, RE Top Ten Activity Points Winners: Woody Dunn Award: Not given out this year Worker of the Year Award: Anthony Jackson Second - Mark Walker, Third - Chuck Garcia, Fourth - Doug Leibman, Fifth - Shana Hogan, Sixth - Steve Ducharme, Seventh - James Wood, Eighth - Jan Gerber, Ninth - Candace Gerber, Tenth - April Walter Wilson Memorial Sponsor s Cup: NRSCCA Hstory Team 100% Club: (Attended all Activity Events) Candy Gerber, Ellen Zitzlsperger, Patt Buell, Dave Zitzlsperger Anthony Jackson, Chuck Garcia, Shana Hogan, Mark Walker Mark Ross (also a member of the team but was on snow duty at the city) NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES P AGE 7

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9 - Monthl onthly y BoG Minutes es - BOG Meeting November 19, 2015 Attending: Chuck Garcia, Patt Buell, Anthony Jackson, April Walter, Mark Walker, Cliff Luckiesh, Rita Walker, Candy Gerber, Steve Wilson, Dave Zitzlsperger, Doug Leibman, Ben Tusa, Dave Pape. Start Time: 7:30 pm Secretary s Report: Shana Hogan ed report to Shana Hogan, secretary members. Candy Gerber motion to approve. April Walter seconded. All For. Treasurer Report: April Walter handed report to board members. Mark Walker motion to approve. Candy Gerber seconded. All for. Activities Chair Report: Steve Ducharme not present. Steve ed report to board members. Club Race: Steve Wilson said nothing new to report. The drivers with the most points will receive trophy s. Rally Cross: Doug Leibman said final Rally cross completion was held Nov. 1 at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood. Jan Gerber designed the course and served as event master. Seventeen drivers competed in seven classes. Solo Chair: Dave Pape has nothing new to report. Dave did mention the Salina region wants to join in on next years Solo events when they can. National Events: Mark Walker talked about the dates for next years Pro Solo and Spring Nationals, the Divisional Championship and the Nationals in Sept. Mark also mentioned dates for Solos, Test-n-Tunes with Starting Line school but has to get approval first. Banquet: April Walter ask for budget to be approved. April motioned. Mark Walker seconded. All for. Old Business: Medals: Candy Gerber continue to work on them. New Business: Mark Walker proposed to create a Jerry Doctor Lifetime Achievement award. Criteria to achieve has to be discussed. Candy Gerber motioned to approve. Mark Walker seconded. All for. Nominations were made and voted for: Workers Cup Woody Dunn : No nominations Wilson Sponsor Cup: nominations made and voted for. Election of officers: Dave Zitzlsperger will be New RE Candy Gerber: Assistant RE Shana Hogan: Secretary April Walter : Treasurer Julie Heaton: Membership Director Patt Buell: Editor Dave Cosseboom: Webmaster Steve Ducharme: Activity Director Dave Pape: Solo Chair Steve Wilson: Competition Chair Tim Heaton : Solo Youth Steward Mark Walker: National Liaison Mark Walker: Equipment Manager The following positions Novice Advisor, Pointskeeper, and Rallycross Chair have not been been agreed yet. Dave Zitzlsperger motioned to adjourn. Mark Walker seconded. All for. Meeting adjourned 9:08 pm 2015 NRSCCA Annual Banquet & Awards Meeting Minutes January 16, 2016 Start time: 6:45 pm Old Business: Candy Gerber asked if there was any old business to discuss. Candy Gerber announce there was five RallyCross events, seven Solo events and two Club races held in Membership: Julie Heaton not present. New Membership: Ben Tusa has nothing new to report. Exhaust Notes: Patt Buell said they are in the works. Points: Candy Gerber said the final points are on web site. Social Chair: Chuck Garcia said will plan for a picnic again in Club will not participate in World Of Wheels in New Business: Candy Gerber asked if there was any new business. Candy Gerber then introduced Dave Zitzlsperger as the new RE for Dave Zitzlsperger announced the BOG members: Patt Buell, Chuck Garcia, Steve Ducharme, Shana Hogan, Dave Zitzlsperger, April Walter. Dave Zitzlsperger also announced the officers for Motion to adjourn by Patt Buell, Seconded by Mark Walker. All For. Meeting adjourned 6:51 pm NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES P AGE 9

10 2016 JAN FEB This schedule may change 2016 Calendar of Events NRSCCA Annual Awards Banquet NR RX 5-6 MAR NR RX APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NR Extra 9-10 Majors Club Majors Club Mid-Am Club Race Solo Match Majors Club Plains RX Nat 6-7 Pro Pro Solo RX NR Solo Solo NR Solo NR RX #3 Super Weekend/RX MiDiv Majors Club FSAE 24 NR Solo NR RX Mid-Am Club NR RX NR RX SCCA National MiDiv Convention Convention Las Vegas, NV Topeka, KS Starting Line School, TNT T & Street 24 NR Solo NOV Spring Nationals Pro-Solo Solo Tour Majors Club NR RX MiDiv NR Solo NR Solo Ohio MiDiv 30-31Mid-Am Club (KVRG) Nebraska Region event weekends are shaded 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 NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES PAGE 10

11 Get In The Loop! Sign up now on the New Notifications System - Latest news in your . Go to NRSCCA Hotline (402) From the Editor Patt Buell THANK YOU!!! Thank you to the memebrs who sent me photosand articles throughout the year. I couldn t do it without your help. NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES PAGE 11

12 updates & schedules Check Nebraska Region website at: *directions to sites or NRSCCA Hotline (402) Sports Car Club of America 6620 SE Dwight St. - Topeka, KS Phone: Hrs: 8 AM - 5 PM CST Monday-Friday **Board of Governors meetings** are held the last Thursday of the month. Location: Monthly the Board Meeting will be held at Denny s at the Flying J at Nebraska Crossing Outlets. Exit 432, from 7:30 PM to 10-ish. They have a meeting room and food. Members welcome. NOTE: Meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Please Mark Your Calendars! February March 2 8 RallyCross #1 at I-80 Speedway 2 0 RallyCross #2 at I-80 Speedway NOTE: Please Let the Membership Chairman know when you have a change of address, phone number or address. Exhaust Notes 1115 So. 92nd Circle Omaha Nebraska NEBRASKA REGION - EXHAUST NOTES PAGE 12