RE REPORT - by Paul Morrison
We have all seen the commercials
where the person gets a discount off their car insurance, and at our church
we even had someone get up during joys and concerns and said that they
saved 15% on their insurance. Now
it is your chance to save
on your racing at the Mahoning Valley events this year. The motion has
passed that all drivers that participate in the drivers school will receive
a 10% off coupon for entry to any other MVR event. Participation can be
either enrolled in the school or
working at the school as
an instructor or in a specialty such as steward, flagging, tech, grid,
registration, etc. Contact Bill Pintaric if you are signing up as an instructor.
If you are willing to do the same thing at the MVR National race you will
get another coupon for 10% off. You can combine the coupons for a 20% discount
if you want. Participation in the August race will get you
a 30% discount coupon and
if you want to you can combine all three for a 50% discount to the October
race. The reason to do this is to get more cars out to our events by giving
an incentive to those who support our races. We have been very fortunate
with drivers willing to give cash giveaways for the workers and we hope
that continues but we feel the workers don't come out to get a prize, they
come to enjoy the races and the people involved in the sport.
The reason for the largest discount at the August race is that this has been the lowest car count race and we felt it was the one that can use the most incentive.
This is discount is for all SCCA drivers, not just MVR members so let all the racers you know in on the action.
MVR is the sponsor of the
North East Division Round Table and it will be held at The Avalon Inn March
12,13 and 14th. Help will be needed to handle Round Table registration,
Divisional sessions and meetings,
National sessions, and SCCA
University training. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about
what the SCCA is all about and how to advance the sport. Please contact
myself or Brad Morris if you are willing to help.
I will be attending the National Convention and will have a report in our next newsletter.
Thank you all for supporting our club.
Membership Report - Sandi Kryder
As of the 1/5/04 print out from National we have 205 members.
We would like to welcome a new member:
Wayne Meier
Correction to 2004 Membership Directory:
Bill Kasmers e-mail address is - Kkd@raex.com
A reminder to the following members - your renewals are due in February:
Steven Bell
Mark Buckles
Ray Graham
Reed & Sandi Kryder
Vergene McCandless
Matt Miller
The Scott Nutter Family
The Jim Stouffer Family
Ron Urchek
National office has not received renewals for the following members:
Chris Bosworth
Filippo Caruso
Josephy Caruso
David & Elizabeth Prather
Steve Randall
2004 National Reserved Numbers
INFORMATION ON ROAD RACING
CAR NUMBER RESERVATIONS FOR 2004 CAN BE FOUND
AT: http://webpages.charter.net/super7/
If you have problems contact Marianne Lyons at nediv.points@charter.net
A Message from Fire & Rescue - Walt Matenkowsy
As Chief of the Steel Cities
"Coarse Crew", it is up to me to determine responsibility for Emergency
Services assignments for the SCCA Racing program at Nelson Ledges and BeaveRun.
We have two Nationally licensed Chiefs, myself and Pie Schoeneman, and
two Divisionally licensed Chiefs, Larry Steckel and Aaron ("AJ") Anselm.
That is a total of four Chiefs for 16
events. Each Chief also
must have help, and the strain caused by a lack of personnel is beginning
to show. Last year two events were staffed by the Chief alone, accompanied
by track or paid Fire & EMS. I am not comfortable with that level of
support. None of your Regions provided a single worker to assist our SCR
chiefs.
I will soon be determining Chiefs for each of the events listed below. If you need our services, I suggest you recruit some assistance. If you cannot find us some help, we may not be able to staff your events.
April 3-4 SCR/FL/Glen/WNY
Driver School at BeaveRun
April 17-18 MVR Driver School
at Nelson Ledges
May 8-9 NeOH Driver School
at Nelson Ledges
May 15-16 MVR National at
Nelson Ledges
May 22-23 SCR Double Regional
at Nelson Ledges
June 12-13 NeOH Double Regional
at Nelson Ledges
June 19-20 SCR National
at BeaveRun
July 10-11 PVGP Big-bore
races at BeaveRun (non-SCCA)
July 16-18 PVGP at Schenley
Park
July 24-25 NeOH 12 Hours
of Nelson Ledges enduro
August 7-8 Finger Lakes
Regional at Nelson Ledges
August 14-15 SCR Double
Regional at BeaveRun
August 21-22 Classic Formula
Car Racing at BeaveRun (Non-SCCA)
August 28-29 MVR Regional
at Nelson Ledges
October 16-17 MVR Regional
at Nelson Ledges
October 30-31 WNY Regional
at Nelson Ledges
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Walt Matenkosky
wmatenkosky@hotmail.com
412-352-8956 cell
724-537-8922 home (evenings)
2004 SCCA Club Racing Minor Waiver Registration Guidelines SUMMARY
A. 2004 Changes
1. No more "permanent" minor waivers effective 5/1/04. The "pink" minor photo ID cards will no longer be valid after that date.
2. An "annual" minor waiver form will need to be completed each calendar year for each minor. A new optional "yellow" minor photo ID card is available from Risk Management and may be issued by the region. Fees for this may be set by each region.
3. A new minor waiver form (MSM-2A) which can be witnessed OR notarized is available and will replace the MS-2A form. Existing MS-2 forms may still be used. This will be a 2-part rather than a 3-part form. This form also has a box checkoff for sole custody/guardian situations. The MS-2A form will also be available on the SCCA web site if an original MS-2A form is not available.
4. It is no longer necessary to have an adult accompanying the minor(s) at the track sign the adult waiver form (MS-1) "for" or "on behalf of" the minor(s).
5. NOTE: There are NO changes to the "hot" ("W" credential) licensing program administered through the National Office for minor drivers and workers.
B. Annual Minor Waiver Requirements
1. Must be signed by BOTH parents or legal guardians
2. The parents/'guardians' signatures must be witnessed by a SCCA Registrar or the waiver form must be notarized.
3. If there is only one parent/guardian (or a parent has sole custody), the appropriate box so attesting must be initialed by the parent/guardian on the MS-2Z form or, if using the MS-2 form, a Certificate of Sole Custody/Guardianship (available from Risk Management, must be completed.
4. The "event location" and "event dates" blanks at the top of the waiver should be filled out "ALL SCCA EVENTS" and "ALL DATES" respectively.
5. The ANNUAL waiver is optional and is NOT required. You may also use a per event waiver as specified in "C." below.
6. Completed forms are to be retained initially by the region, but may then be sent tot he National Office for filing IF desired, BUT ONLY on an annual basis. Do not send them to the National Office multiple times through the year as the forms are completed. A list of names of the forms being sent must be included. If not sent to the National Office, forms are to be retained by the region until the minor reaches 18 plus another 2 years.
C. Per Event Minor Waivers
1. Must be signed by at least ONE parent/legal guardian. Friends, relatives, brothers/sisters etc. may NOT sign the waiver on behalf of the minor.
2. Signature must be witnessed by a SCCA Registrar or Steward either at or away from the event site OR it may be notarized on forms MS-2A.
3. Per event minor waivers are NOT to be sent to the National Office.
Get Ready for the 2004 Neohio Comp Clinic!
The 2004 Neohio Competition Clinic is on Saturday, March 20, 2004, at the IX-Center in Cleveland, OH. Mark your calendar for the new and improved day of competition information and activity.
There's a new format and new topics. You can follow one track throughout the day or attend sessions in other tracks. The three tracks are Beginner Road Racing, Advanced Road Racing, and Solo.
In addition, you can watch several Neohio members build a Spec Miata right before your eyes! Work will begin on the build as participants register for the Comp Clinic and finish by the end of the day. The vehicle will be raffled for charity at the Neohio 12 Hour at the Ledges event, July 23-25, 2004.
For more information, go to www.neohio-scca.org. You can also contact Sherrie Weitzenhoff by e-mail at SWeitzenho@aol.com and by phone (330) 666-2627 (no later 9 PM eastern time) or Connie Peplowski by e-mail at times99@earthlink.net and by phone (440) 442-4521.
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