Register for the Wrap up to the 2022 Season Awards Banquet
Registration closes soon. It’s been a bit since we’ve gotten a chance to get together so please join us on February 4, 2023 an J Liu in Worthington. Link to register is HERE
Editors Note:
By: David Brown
The holidays have passed and “real winter” has yet to take firm hold, but It seems its time for another issue of our newsletter. As always, I had envisioned sitting down to put this together sooner, but the last 3 months of 2022 were an absolute blur for me. We’ve had Nominations and Elections Socializers at El Vaquero with new members of the Board of Directors now learning the ropes in meeting. The calendar has flipped to 2023, but there’s still some 2022 business to attend to- our 2022 year end Awards Banquet is just around the corner at J Liu Worthington. If you skipped the above registration link go back and sign up now. We’ve worked really hard to put this together and we hope we can have in person gatherings from now on.In this issue I’ve got the first couple installments in a multi-part story from Dave Jones that I’m sure you’ll love to read. I thank him for taking the time to put pen to paper and submit for everyone’s enjoyment. I’ve already received the next part, but you’ll have to wait for the next issue to keep reading.Submissions are highly encouraged and can be sent to me at a new email address of observerstand@ovr-scca.org.We’ve been fortunate to have Randy Tackett take a look at our online presence across email, web, and motorsportsreg and its been an enormous help. Hopefully more people will be able to connect with us.
Our schedules have been firmed up and will be released soon so be looking for those soon. Members are always welcome to come to our in person BOD meetings the second Wednesday of the month at Tarantos Pizza on Polaris Parkway. The food is great and the people are better. Until next time…
A Chronic Condition
By: Dave JonesMy first car, paid for it with my own money, was a 1928 Ford Model A coupe. I bought it from a neighbor after a protracted campaign with my folks. I was a junior in high school and had my drivers license since age 13 (an eighth grader!). I’d already put many miles on the family ’56 Olds “Holiday Hardtop” and ’61 VW “Beetle”. I’d also been at least partly responsible for a transmission rebuild on the Olds (drag racing) and an engine rebuild on the VW (too many miles at max revs).
The Model A was a solid runner in need of some cosmetic attention. I replaced the top, straightened a couple fenders and spent many hours sanding. The car was great to work on. You could likely take one apart with a crescent wrench. One quirk was the presence of several square-headed bolts requiring the addition of some 12 point sockets to my basic toolbox. I still have a few of the tools I bought as a kid. Tools I used to take apart the family power lawnmower soon after it’s purchase. Anyway …I sometimes drove the “A” the three blocks to high school and cruised the country roads in nice weather. Nice weather, because when it rained, it leaked everywhere and when wet, the old hard rubber steering wheel became sticky to the touch. I also had to work the windshield wipers by hand. I did like that “pop-out” windshield… and the way it sounded at idle when I “retarded the spark”.
In my small rural Kansas hometown was a general repair garage run by a man – kid you not – nicknamed “Sledge”. I often hung out there with his two sons – both several years older than I. The garage itself was a dark, dusty, greasy wonderland of tools, parts, and devices Sledge had fabricated to make easier working on the cars, trucks, tractors and lawnmowers that arrived at his shop. On a shelf way in the back we found new, still in the
original box, spark plugs for my 1928 car. Sledge also pointed out that many parts on the small Ford tractors fit my car as well. Things like carb gaskets, generator and voltage regulator.
When I left for college sixty miles away, I drove the “A”. It was a novelty to my dorm mates and I even taught a roommate from New York who’d never driven anything, how to drive. I often had to yell “BRAKES!” at him to remind him of the limitations of mechanical brakes. He seemed to remember after we ended up in the far ditch at a graveled “T” intersection.
Later, having gotten married, I agreed that we needed to replace the 1928 Ford with a newer, more reasonable vehicle. So
we searched and searched until … there it was at the rear of a used car lot … a newer if not more reasonable 1929 Ford Model A coupe. It was dark green over black with yellow wheels and nicely redone interior. What did I do/? Bought it, of course. Ultimately I sold it to a former high school teacher I’d had after conceding to the difficult stretch my short wife had to make to get the clutch
on the far left in all the way while stretching right for second gear, the lack of power steering which made low speed maneuvering really hard, and the marginally safe mechanical brakes. She was a good sport, but .. So, the search for the next newer, more reasonable car began. I found it behind a gas station, it’s engine in a cardboard box in the back seat – an ex- race modified 1959 Fiat 600. That’s another whole story. Stay tuned.
A Chronic Condition II
By: Dave JonesAs previously related, after my ’28 Ford came the ’29 Ford’ then the race Fiat with the engine in a cardboard box. First item on the agenda getting some metric tools. I’d figured out that 1/2inch = 13mm, 9/16inch 14mm, 11/16inch = 17mm but that only got me so far. Despite having no shop manual, I managed to get it together and drove to Sledge’s garage where – after being amused, amazed, interested – he helped me properly adjust the valves, timing, and carb. This was our daily driver until a stop sign runner totaled it. The insurance company deemed it worth $85.00.So… the next search commenced. The salvage yard where the Fiat ended its life happened to be run by a local SCCA road racer, who happened to be prepping an exotic (to me) Lotus Formula Junior. And incidentally, his previous race car was for sale. It was the real deal! A Fiat Abarth 750 with all the good stuff – cam, crank, domed pistons, serious carb, headers, Cromadora wheels, and a roll bar (such as they were then). Of course I bought it! I was also working part-time at an import repair shop and the owner let me use space and time there to get it reasonably (?) civilized for street use. This car got a nice “restoration” after sitting in a gravel parking
lot during the infamous Topeka tornado of 1966. You can find footage of that event on Youtube.
(Quick review: full-time college student, working one full-time job and one part-time job, married with child … and apparently making it work) This was the car that we loaded into a 20 foot box truck, along with everything we owned, and headed to Ohio in 1968. I’d run a few autocrosses in Topeka, but hadn’t the time or energy to really get connected with the car folks there. This was the car that I used to first connect with OVR/SCCA. If you look in the “Gallery” section of the OVR website, you will see this car waaay up on two wheels at an autocross at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in the early ’70s. Yes, it went on over. We righted it and I drove it home. It mostly “buffed out”. This car was totaled by another driver on an icy Columbus street. Good thing I had all these cool Fiat parts, because I found a nice Fiat 600D on the east side of Columbus. That car I drove the Hell out of. I had three engines: one in the car, one ready to go into the car, and one being rebuilt. Parts were cheap and the swap took about half an hour.
That car ultimately was my trade towards my First New Car! A Fiat 128. Orange 2 door with a torqueless but high revving gem of an engine. The first new, reasonable car … a fun family car. This was followed over the years by other new vehicles: a Fiat 131 (one of my favs), three Dodges (love/hate relationship with the Daytona), Mazda MX-3 (wouldn’t climb mountains with the AC on), Nissan Sentra SE-R (oh yeah), two Toyota small sedans, three Nissan pickups, two Toyota pickups, a Saturn Sky convertible. Had a couple nondescript used beaters too.
Think I was cured? Nope, only periodically in remission. There was a 1959 MGA with a B engine. Loved driving without the top and side curtains- even in the winter. Got some looks as I cruised with the tonneau cover on, heater cranked and stocking cap secured. Sold it when I needed some cash. Then there was the Sunbeam Harrington LeMans coupe. Rare, beautiful car that I bought from an OVR member whose name is long lost. He needed some money, I couldn’t pass up the car. I cleaned it up, repainted it and drove it all over – even on a trip to Canada. Every 300-400 hundred miles I had to tighten the generator bracket. I knew when to do this when “the light” began to glow. I also had at the time, a VERY nice watch (university graduation gift from my folks). While I had the car, I repeatedly had to take the watch to a jeweler to have it put back together – take the back off and parts fell out! He finally asked if I rode a motorcycle – nope. He then said with confidence, ”
“Then you drive an old four cylinder English car”. Sold it when I needed some cash.
Then came the Abarth Allemano 750. Saw an ad in the classifieds (remember those? ) for “small aluminum body Fiat”. I knew it was unusual, so drove to Johnstown and there it was … a car I’d seen many years ago down in Columbus. It was a rough ex-racer. You know I did. I played with it for couple years before passing it on to our own, dearly departed Barry Baker in ’84. He and Dave Stewart picked up the car, multiple engines and transmissions, crates of small bits. You guessed it – I needed some money. With Barry’s passing, I required the car… subsequently passed it on to a
fellow in South Carolina.
Next? Who knows. Now being one of those old fixed income geezers, it’d have to be something interesting but cheap. I still fix things around the place with nuts, bolts and washers saved from 60 year old Fiats. I’m usually content to keep the current vehicles clean and serviced. But … I often think about the first thing I ever drove by myself – a Farmall H tractor. They’re going cheap
and one could handle many things on those with a crescent
wrench.
Notes from the Director’s Chair
Area 4 Director Update for November 2022September was a very busy month for me. I went to Lincoln, NE for the Solo Nationals, came home for a week and a half and then headed to Virginia for the Runoffs. I know I signed up for it, but I was out 18 days from 9/4 to 10/3. Sheesh….I’m tired just typing that sentence. That said, I had a great time at both events.Due to my various travels, I missed sending an October update. As a results, this month’s update is quite a bit longer than usual. I apologize for the length, but I also want to make sure the members get a full accounting of my time. Due to Solo Nationals, Runoffs, holidays and other factors, my monthly BoD meetings that are normally on the fourth Monday of each month have been rescheduled to an “as needed” basis. We will have a few meetings scheduled but realize that topics may pop up for which we may need to meet. Throw in that I was asked to sit in on some other Zoom calls for my EV knowledge and I was on Zoom calls quite frequently over the past couple of months.
Video Conference Meetings:
Club Racing Board (CRB) (9/7): I wasn’t able to sit in on this one since I was at the Solo nationals. The results of CRB rules changes can be seen here.
Region Development (9/13, 9/15, 9/20): These were a series of Zoom calls to talk with jumbo (9/13), small (9/15) and medium/large (9/20) regions about the EVAC. As EVs are coming to events across all regions, I thought it would be worthwhile to speak to these groups and give them a heads up as well as pass along my contact info for any questions that might arise.
Electrified Vehicle Advisory Committee (EVAC) (9/14): The revised SCREV is being reviewed by the folks who run the experiential programs (Time Trials, Track Night in America, Solo, Rally Cross). While this review is happening, we are working on a variety of things in the background. The Broch Evans Motorsports EV race car (previously a Formula Mazda) was entered in AMod at the Solo Nationals. It was exciting to get this car in front of SCCA folks so they can see it for themselves. We are also working on training materials for members and regions so they know how to interact with an EV that has entered an SCCA event. More on that to come later.
Budget & Finance Committee (9/19): We reviewed the budget for 2023. A variety of factors (fuel prices, inflationary pressures, travel cost, etc.) are forcing the Club to juggle things financially when it comes to the budget for next year.
GLDiv BoD meeting (10/10): Treasurer’s report reviewed (we’re good) and prep for the 2023 Spring Training meeting.
BoD (10/5): This was an adjunct meeting to continue to discuss budget issue for 2023.
EVAC (10/12): Although our meeting was shortened due to the SCCA Presidential address given by Mike Cobb, we still managed to get attendance at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, get a TEAC update and disucc the difficulty in finding a SEB member for the EVAC committee. We also discussed battery protection for custom or home built cars and the SCREV update from Heyward Wagner.
BoD (10/17): We met for our regularly scheduled meeting. We got a financial update. We’re a bit under budget as entries for events are down across the country. The Governance Committee has reviewed the Operations Manual and suggested a wide variety of revisions to keep the document fresh. We have also been trying to keep other costs down as inflation has taken a bite at the SCCA as well. Another committee has advanced some BoD restructuring based on our meeting this past July with a consultant. Its proprietary for now so we’ll see what, if anything, comes from the proposal.
GLDiv Executive Steward (10/19): I hosted a Zoom call with the current and new Executive Steward so we could go over the transition from one to the other. This was just a matter of dotting “I’s”.
SCCA Events:
Solo Nationals (9/5-9/9): I had never been to the Solo Nationals in any capacity but knew I needed to go when I took office. The rationale is easy as Solo is the largest of our programs. Since I retired from Club Racing my Sprite back in 2017, I have entered a couple of Solos each year. I admit I’m not any good at it but it’s a way to keep the competitive juices flowing and mingle with members who have a lot of passion for their program.
I headed out to Lincoln, NE on Sunday so I could get the feel of the place on Monday before the competition started on Tuesday. My agenda was pretty simple…..talk to the brass who run Solo (Heyward Wagner, Rick Myers, Brian Mason, SEB members), catch up with folks from Area 4 and, as EVs are my “thing”, see how the various EVs did during the week. I was there strictly as a Director…..not an entrant, not a worker. I wanted to see how the event unfolded from a variety of directions. I knew folks who were working the event and who were competitors in the event.
There were EVs in three classes (EVX, AMod and HS) and I made sure to watch their sessions and talk to the competitors. What was amazing was how well they did. One of the EVX cars (Tesla 3) ran in the same heat as the CAM T class. When the dust settled, he was faster than all but the top three in CAM T. An ex Formula Mazda from Club Racing was converted into an EV by installing a Nissan Leaf motor in it. It competed in AMod and did well for its first ever Solo competition (both car and driver) as it finished 12th of 15. It was interesting to watch folks see it run. Much discussion was going on while it was on course. The HS car was a bone stock BMW i3 and he did well too (15th of 28).
In the end I could not have been more impressed by the event. To squeeze 1100+ cars through the two courses in four days was amazing. There may have been some chaos behind the scenes, but it sure didn’t look like it…..its appeared to be run like a well-oiled machine. The credit goes to all involved (drivers and officials). As for my future in Solo, I am already working on plans to attend next year.
Runoffs (9/25-10/2): Unlike the Solo Nationals which I had never attended, I have been to 20+ Runoffs. Some as worker, many as a driver, some as crew and even a couple as media. The wrinkle in this year’s event was the remnants of hurricane Ian. After devastating Florida and South Carolina, the remains drifted north to our area and caused all sorts of problems. Rain and high winds caused local flooding and power outages. After a couple weeks of flawless weather, we had three days of wet, windy, nasty weather for the race days. As the rain was intermittent, tire choice was paramount. As a F&C guy I also know that rain is the wildcard that makes road racing interesting…..sometimes for the wrong reasons, but always interesting.
Once again I must commend the Club Racing brass and Steward Corps for ensuring that the event went smoothly. Yes the weather played havoc with the race days but the officials kept things moving.
WMR Solo at Grattan Raceway (10/23): Once I found out my hip replacement surgery had been postponed, I signed up for the last WMR Solo of the season. I took along a WMR member who had not been to a Solo before so he could see how the event was run. He had a great time and wants to compete next season. I had a nice time too even though I finished last in my class. Oh well…..on to 2023.
For 2023, GLDiv will have a new Executive Steward in charge of the Club Racing program. Her name is Lauri Burkons. One of the tasks on her plate it so revitalize the steward program and the first step is to add folks to the program. I asked her to write a small blurb about Stewarding and I have included it here. Please contact her if you have any questions (lburkons@neo.rr.com, (330) 338-7064).
Join the Steward Program
“Why?” you might ask. Because you have the SCCA experience needed to be the kind of steward we need – whether you are a driver, crew, or specialty volunteer.
Stewards are not just officials. We are also timekeepers and helpers. Yes, we officiate by keeping the rules. We keep time by starting and ending each session. We are helpers because we guide drivers through different procedures, and we help participants through the aftermath of any incident.
Stewards are not all about handing out penalties. We really do try to help drivers stay on track and have safe, fun sessions. Every sport has rules and officials to ensure those rules are followed. Motorsports is no different, and we want the best to be part of our group. Maybe that person is you.
While we are serious when running sessions, we are a group of racing enthusiasts who love to have fun. We love what we do at the track and we laugh a lot at the end of the day!
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Be sure and visit the GLDiv website for information about all of the SCCA programs within the division. We have schedules, official’s contact info, standings, etc. for all the SCCA programs.
The various national schedules for 2022 are starting to coalesce and they can be found here:
Pro Solo/National Tour, Time Trials National Tour, Hoosier Super Tour, Enduro.
Please take a few minutes and make sure your contact information is accurate in the SCCA database. It’s important to have the correct information there so the club knows how to contact you. Log in to your my.scca.com page and check.
As I mentioned previously, there is a new path to getting your annual waiver. You can now get it through the Member Account Portal (MAP). Follow this link to get the instructions. There is also a story about the program here. I’ve done it and it only takes a couple of minutes. Be prepared to upload a headshot picture of yourself.
Just a quick reminder, if any region out there wants to have an “Ask the Director” session during your monthly meetings, please do not hesitate to contact me so we can schedule a visit. I retired last summer so have plenty of free time and would thoroughly enjoy the chance to visit with your members.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you may have about any facet of the GLDiv. I want you to make the most of your membership and I will help out in any way possible to make that happen.
Dayle Frame
Dayle Frame
Area 4 Director
Great Lakes Division
517.889.1117 (h) dframe@scca.com
Notes from the Director’s Chair
Area 4 Director Update for December 2022The “off season” arrives and I wholeheartedly chortle…..it’s really the beginning of the next season for those of us working behind the scenes…..there really is no “off season” folks so I continue to work to help our divisional programs prepare for the upcoming year.Video Conference Meetings:
Club Racing Board (CRB) (11/1): The CRB met and continued to move forward on a variety of topics. Some are very much long term, strategic in their nature. I’m glad to see that they’ve moved on from extended discussion about minute rules questions and are leaving that to the Ad Hoc committees. The results of CRB rules changes can be seen here.
Board of Directors (BoD) (11/7): We met off schedule with the Rally Cross Board (RXB) Chair (current and incoming) to discuss the future of the program. Once they gave us the “State of the Program”, they left and were able to have a conversation about the program. Some decisions wer made and we passed those along to the President (Mike Cobb).
Electrified Vehicle Advisory Committee (EVAC) (11/9): After a couple of months of stagnation, things are starting to move quickly. Our SCREV is getting some final revisions and will be presented to the BoD on 12/3. Our rules packages for Club Racing (P2EV, ESpec) are getting some last-minute polishing and should be ready for publication to the membership very soon.
Budget & Finance Committee (11/15): We received a preliminary budget from the President. After he outlined the details for us, we had some time to discuss the overall package. We met in Executive Session (only BoD members) and had a chat about how to move forward in these trying economic times.
Budget & Finance Committee (11/25): We met in a short session (45 minutes) to iron out some financial topics on the 2023 budget. As we are meeting on 12/3, we wanted Mike to juggle some of the budget items so the entire BoD could discuss the complete 2023 package.
EVAC (11/28): I decided that we needed an additional “off schedule” meeting to iron out some revisions to the rules packages before I head off to the BoD meeting.
SCCA Events:
None since it our off season.
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A quick reminder that the GLDiv Spring Meeting will occur on 3/3 and 3/4 at the same site as last year (Manchester University). Friday (3/3) will be a social event that evening and 3/4 will be the meeting. The meetings will be across all programs, so I encourage all members to attend. With more programs under the SCCA banner these days, we need to focus on teamwork to help each region put on the best events they can.
I will be introducing our new Club Racing Executive Steward at this event. Her name is Lauri Burkons and she will be taking over the reins from Duane Harrington. She has some large shows to fill and a lot of work to do so the expectations are high. But I know she’s up to the task as we move forward. She and I have already been working together to ensure that she hits the ground running in 2023.
As usual, Val McCammon is coordinating the event. She will send a “call for sessions” email soon. She also asked that I remind folks to contact her (pyramid@bluebirdview.com, 260.437.6707) with any topic or session ideas they would like to see.
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Be sure and visit the GLDiv website for information about all of the SCCA programs within the division. We have schedules, official’s contact info, standings, etc. for all the SCCA programs.
Please take a few minutes and make sure your contact information is accurate in the SCCA database. It’s important to have the correct information there so the club knows how to contact you. Log in to your my.scca.com page and check.
As I mentioned previously, there is a new path to getting your annual waiver. You can now get it through the Member Account Portal (MAP). Follow this link to get the instructions. There is also a story about the program here. I’ve done it and it only takes a couple of minutes. Be prepared to upload a headshot picture of yourself.
Just a quick reminder, if any region out there wants to have an “Ask the Director” session during your monthly meetings, please do not hesitate to contact me so we can schedule a visit. I retired last summer so have plenty of free time and would thoroughly enjoy the chance to visit with your members.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you may have about any facet of the GLDiv. I want you to make the most of your membership and I will help out in any way possible to make that happen.
Dayle Frame
Dayle Frame
Area 4 Director
Great Lakes Division
517.889.1117 (h) dframe@scca.com
Notes from the Director’s Chair
Area 4 Director Update for January 2023As one year passes to the next, it’s a natural time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. The issues I dealt with in 2022 ran the gamut from the absurd (a former member suing the club) to the glorious (attending my first Solo Nationals) and everything in between. I look forward to the third of my three-year term.After returning on 12/4 from face-to-face BoD meeting in Kansas City, I was home for all of two days before I needed to head off to Indy for the PRI (Performance Racing Industry) show. I had not been to this event in many years (2010?) and was really looking forward to it. There were several EV related seminars I wanted to attend as well as other meetings. And, of course, there was the show floor with hundreds of thousands of square feet of racing related products, services, and all around cool stuff. It was a worthy investment of my time and I’m glad I went.
Video Conference Meetings:
Club Racing Board (CRB) (12/6): We were alerted to the fact that Rick Harris is retiring as of 3/31/23. Rick has been the Road Racing Technical Manager for many years and is taking his well-deserved leave from the position. His deputy (Scott Schmidt) will assume the opposition so there will be continuity as we move forward. Discussion was held on the new T1 rules package and about allowing TCR cars into GT3. Letters to the CRB were reviewed. I reported that the EVAC had published two rules packages for public comment. We are planning on having two face-to-face CRB meetings in 2023. The results of CRB rules changes can be seen here.
Board of Directors (BoD) (12/12): We reviewed the CRB recommended updates and approved them. We discussed the results of the meeting on Rally Cross program.
Electrified Vehicle Advisory Committee (EVAC) (12/14): Our big day was 12/2 as we had the SCREV, electrified Prototype and electrified Touring class rules packages published for comment. We also met with Arnie Coleman (past Director and current Chair of the SCCA Foundation Board) and discussed regional grants. We also reviewed the EVAC letters in the CRB portal. There were a few that merited a deep conversation (homemade battery packs, fire suppression systems, etc.), so we agreed to have an ad hoc meeting in early January.
BoD (12/27): I was not able to attend as I was at a pair of hockey games in Grand Rapids, MI (Go Green!). This was to discuss the Rally Cross program.
SCCA Events:
BoD (face to face) (12/3): As mentioned above, I formally introduced final revisions of the SCREV and two rules packages (electrified Prototype and Touring) to the BoD. They were posted on the SCCA site for comment. The rest of the meeting seemed anticlimactic (to me anyway) as we ran through the usual details. Yes, we are in pretty good financial shape. We met the two new BoD members. We heard about subtle changes to the Club Racing program. We heard about the big plans for the 50th Solo Nationals and the 60th Runoffs coming up in 2023. We also discussed revising the BoD structure to make it more effective (I can elaborate on this at the Spring Meeting in Fort Wayne).
The end result of some of the policy and program changes is that more and more membership and sanctioning tasks can be handled online. This frees up staff’s time for more important issues. All that said, if you have problems renewing your membership or have other questions, please do not hesitate to call the office (800.770.2055) to get personalized help.
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A quick reminder that the GLDiv Spring Meeting will occur on 3/3 and 3/4 at the same site as last year (Manchester University). A link for registering for the event can be found here. The registration cost is $30. An additional $10 gets you a really nice pasta, salad and dessert dinner from Casa d’Angelo on Friday evening. The meetings will be across all programs, so I encourage all members to attend. With more programs under the SCCA banner these days, we need to focus on teamwork to help each region put on the best events they can.
As usual, Val McCammon is coordinating the event. She will send a “call for sessions” email soon. She also asked that I remind folks to contact her (pyramid@bluebirdview.com, 260.437.6707) with any topic or session ideas they would like to see.
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Be sure and visit the GLDiv website for information about all of the SCCA programs within the division. We have schedules, official’s contact info, standings, etc. for all the SCCA programs.
Please take a few minutes and make sure your contact information is accurate in the SCCA database. It’s important to have the correct information there so the club knows how to contact you. Log in to your my.scca.com page and check.
As I mentioned previously, there is a new path to getting your annual waiver. You can now get it through the Member Account Portal (MAP). Follow this link to get the instructions. There is also a story about the program here. I’ve done it and it only takes a couple of minutes. Be prepared to upload a headshot picture of yourself.
Just a quick reminder, if any region out there wants to have an “Ask the Director” session during your monthly meetings, please do not hesitate to contact me so we can schedule a visit. I retired last summer so I have plenty of free time and would thoroughly enjoy the chance to visit with your members.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you may have about any facet of the GLDiv. I want you to make the most of your membership and I will help out in any way possible to make that happen.
Dayle Frame
Dayle Frame
Area 4 Director
Great Lakes Division
517.889.1117 (h) dframe@scca.com
Yes, it went on over. We righted it and I drove it home. It mostly “buffed out”. This car was totaled by another driver on an icy Columbus street. Good thing I had all these cool Fiat parts, because I found a nice Fiat 600D on the east side of Columbus. That car I drove the Hell out of. I had three engines: one in the car, one ready to go into the car, and one being rebuilt. Parts were cheap and the swap took about half an hour.
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