NCR Chapter Reports

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Cape Fear Chapter Report - February 2012

WILMINGTON, NC – (NCRSCCA) - The Cape Fear Chapter converged on a new meeting spot, Elizabeth’s Pizza, on February 7th to enjoy great drinks, Italian cuisine, and camaraderie.  Twenty enthusiastic members were in attendance, anxious to catch up on the off-season’s news and get started on 2012.  The elephant in the room was the missing NCR Solo Schedule so we jumped right into that discussion.  The skinny of it is the BlackWater solo pad, the site we visited six times last year, is unavailable for public rental this year.  We were planning to broaden our horizons to new sites for 2012, but the BlackWater news sped up the process.  Five potential new sites were already on the table before the meeting.  Thanks to some member input that list quickly grew to nine.  A few of those look to be likely hosts to a 2012 Solo event.  Despite the slow start it’s shaping up to be an exciting season of NCR Autocross.

West Chapter Report - February 2012

GREENSBORO, NC - (NCRSCCA) – The West Chapter NCRSCCA met Feb 7, 2012 at Coopers Ale House in Greensboro, NC.  With 21 racing fans attending, we filled up the room.  The food was great and the beverage was cold, yeah, there was the random cup of coffee being enjoyed.  I must admit that I to, most often finish the evening up with a cup of decaf.  We welcomed a new guest, Daniel Copsey.  Daniel is ready to see some racing acition and all hooked up for the March weekend.

The list of topics ranged from the great Banquet in January to review of the last Board meeting.

Triangle Chapter Report - February 2012

RALEIGH, NC - (NCRSCCA) - The Triangle Chapter started off 2012 with a bang!  Our first meeting of the year was so well attended that it was standing room only by the time the meeting started.  And what an assortment of folks we had!

Tom Long was there, fresh from his recent drive at the Rolex 24 in Daytona, where he helped put the Dempsey Racing Mazda RX-8 into tenth place in the GT class.  Carl Cason, Jr., who crewed for the I-Moto Mazdaspeed 3s, also came, along with his dad, Carl Sr.  Good to see you guys!  And, while we are on the subject of Daytona, Dennis Shaw, who raced Daytona four times during the 1980’s with Team Highball, was there to congratulate Tom and Carl on the showings their teams made. Dennis was not alone, however. He brought along long-time members (1967!) Sam Fouse and Dan Robson, who had crewed for him “back in the day.”

Triangle Chapter Report - December 2011

RALEIGH, NC – (NCR-SCCA) – The last Triangle Chapter meeting of the year was held at El Rodeo in the Townridge Shopping Center in Raleigh on Wednesday, December 7th.  It was well-attended as we filled the upstairs room almost to capacity, to eat, drink, chat, and watch in-car video of Tom Long in the Freedom Autosport Miata at the Grand-Am race at Mid-Ohio in September.  They delivered their 4th Grand Am Street Tuner title to Mazda this year. And you can view a great father-and-son video here, http://www.grand-am.com/teams/team.cfm?series=k&tid=1642, wherein Glenn talks about getting started in racing with the SCCA and continuing with his son in a professional series.  Unfortunately, there was a problem getting the DVD player to pass the sound through to El Rodeo’s big-screen TV, but we still saw plenty of passing by the number 25 car, even if it was silent.

West Chapter Report - December 2011

GREENSBORO, NC (NCR-SCCA) - The West Chapter December monthly meeting was held at Cooper Ale House in Greensboro, NC.  19 members showed up for some great food and a little Christmas cheer.  We watched a 2011 SIC FV race, Thanks Shannon Jones.  There were a lot of race stories.

Remember to attend the Annual Banquet Jan. 7th, sure to be some great food and company.

Have a safe and joyful Christmas and be extra safe New Years.

See you at the banquet.