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In this issue: Note From The RE • Susquehanna Hosts NEPA Region - October 3 • Susquehanna Region Gift Certificates for MotorsportReg.com Available • September Regional Meeting • COVID-19 Guidelines • Staying Updated with SCCA National • 5 Ways to Enhance Your Time Trials Experience • Press On Regardless: the coolest event you’ve never heard of • That Time SCCA Kick-started Small Truck Sales Into the 1990s • First SCCA Presidential Town Hall Gathering Scheduled
Note From The RE
As you’re receiving this newsletter, there will hopefully be several of our Susquehanna Region members participating at the NEPA Pocono event. (Just make sure you aren’t reading and autocrossing simultaneously).
These next few weeks are going to be packed filled with Region events, and I’m happy that we can all at least feel a little normal, even though it’s been delayed until the fall.
Rallycross is having an event on Saturday, 9/26, and Autocross will be hosting the NEPA Region the following Saturday on 10/3. Rallycross’s season ender will be 10/24, with Autocross the following weekend on 10/31 and 11/1. We’ll be doing some Halloween themed events, so keep your eyes out for information from us soon from both programs!
I can’t wait to see you all in these next few months. As always, I’m here if anyone needs me, so please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Keep It Classy, Susquehanna
Melissa Mauro
Susquehanna Hosts NEPA Region - October 3
By Melissa Mauro
Events 7 & 8 will be happening in 2 weeks from today, on October 3, at the Farm Show Elmerton Lot. We’re excited to be hosting the NEPA Region for this event as well. They truly saved our season last year by allowing us to participate in their Pocono events! We’re happy that we can finally show our appreciation, but hosting them in our Region. These events will be points events for both Regions. Our event is capped at 110 for each the AM and PM events, so make sure you sign up sooner rather than later! We hope to see you there!
Susquehanna Region Gift Certificates for Motorsportreg.com Available
Do you have someone who’s hard to shop for? Are your family and friends always bugging you for birthday ideas? ...We have the solution. We now have gift certificates for Motorsportreg.com available! You can send someone a gift for a special occasion or receive credits for some free racing events from your loved ones.
September Regional Meeting
This month’s membership meeting will be for the Board members, Program Chairs, Program Chiefs, and anyone who provides information for the meeting (see the agenda). We are working on having an in-person meeting, but we’re trying to keep our numbers smaller to keep everyone safe and healthy. If you are interested in attending, please contact me by email mmauro@scca-susq.com before Wednesday, August 26, so I can get counts and make proper accommodations (setting up a Zoom meeting or conference call line if needed).
Susquehanna Region - COVID-19 Guidelines
Please make sure to read the below document regarding the policies and guidelines we have in place for any upcoming events we have during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have used input from other Regions, as well as SCCA National’s guidelines they have made available to us. If you have any questions on this, please make sure you reach out to me by email - mmauro@scca-susq.com.
Staying Updated with SCCA National
You can stay informed on a National level with SCCA’s dedicated COVID-19 page here.
News from SCCA
5 Ways to Enhance Your Time Trials Experience
SEPT 16, 2020 — Maybe you have done a few Track Events and are just stepping into Time Trials, or you have done a few Time Trials and want to step up your game. Either way—you want to make the most of your Time Trials experience so that you can have a better—and maybe even more competitive – event.
First SCCA Presidential Town Hall Gathering Scheduled
SEPT 15, 2020 — Sports Car Club of America® opens a new chapter on Wednesday, Sept. 30, with the first of what will become quarterly Town Hall videoconference meetings hosted by SCCA® President and CEO Mike Cobb. The SCCA Town Hall will begin at 8 p.m. CDT and conducted online through the GoToMeeting service.
These quarterly Town Halls are intended to provide more effective and timelier communication to Membership on all aspects of the Club, and will also allow for more two-way communication between Membership and Executive Leadership.
That Time SCCA Kick-started Small Truck Sales Into the 1990s
SEPT 8, 2020 — When you think about the Sports Car Club of America’s legacy, what comes into your mind?
Depending on your viewpoint and personal experiences, there are unlimited options. It might be grooming history’s greatest drivers (think Gurney, Folmer, Penske, Andretti, Vasser and Rahal); it may be developing the world’s largest and most competitive autocross events; it might simply be expanding your personal friendships with like-minded enthusiasts.
Press On Regardless: the coolest event you’ve never heard of
SEPT 9, 2020 — As the oldest continuously run rally in North America, the Press On Regardless Rally (POR) has been held on the roads of both of Michigan’s peninsulas since 1949. This year, its 72nd running will start on Saturday, September 12, and will end in the wee hours of Sunday, September 13. Andrew Layton has written a terrific book on the history of the rally, titled Press On Regardless: The Story of America’s Oldest, Longest, and Meanest Road Rally. We recently caught up with Layton to learn more about this rally and its amazing story.
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2020 Event Schedule
9/26/20: RallyCross, Farm Show Elmerton
10/3/20: AX AM/PM: Farm Show Elmerton
*This schedule of events is preliminary and not complete. Watch for future updates.
2020 Officers
Regional Exec: Melissa Mauro
Assistant RE: Nick Landis
Treasurer: Alan Lesher
Secretary: Jared McGahen
Director 3 Yr: Chris Brown
Director 2 Yr: Rob Springer
Director 1 Yr: Markus Houser
2020 Meeting Schedule
Regional Meetings:
9/24/2020 - Board/Chair Only Meeting
10/22/2020 - Board/Chair Only Meeting
11/19/2020 - Board/Chair Only Meeting
2020 Rules
Contributions:
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