Autocross School at Carlisle Again!

by Chris Brown
Have you ever wanted to get your friends into Autocross? Are they too scared of the “pressure” that they may feel at one of our points events? Try suggesting our Autocross school that is being held on July 1st at the Carlisle Fairgrounds!

At this event we are going to have a lot of both in and out of car instruction to teach novices about how their particular car handles at the limit. This will help people both in a competition driving situation or even during regular street driving when something unexpected happens.

HOWEVER! This event is not strictly for novices. While this event will have a focus on novices, we will have many guest instructors from the Pennsylvania Hillclimb Association! These guys will be able to teach intermediate level drivers a few tips and tricks on how to handle their car better while pushing the limit even further. If you are an intermediate level driver looking for this level of instruction, please reach out to me at Cbrown@susq-scca.com and let me know. We can get you paired up with an instructor that has a similar platform to your own so you get the most out of your day.

Don’t forget! Lunch is included for this event as well.

Thanks,
Chris

by Henry Brillinger

We are once again scheduled to run an autocross school on the Carlisle Events autocross track. Howard Duncan, current Senior Director, Rally/Solo, organized the first Solo event that SCCA put on for Carlisle’s Custom Compact Show on May 2-4, 2003 after we convinced Carlisle that SCCA could do a better job than the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) did for them the previous year. Harold successfully sold the program and our Region ran combination Autocrosses and schools from 2003 through 2007 and Autocrosses from 2008 through 2014 at Carlisle.

The ¼ mile track layout is unique. It is configured so that it is completely enclosed by chain link fence on two sides, snow fence and a chain link fence in front of the spectator viewing area located on a bluff 25 feet high overlooking the track on a third side and snow fence and water barrels on the fourth side where the registration tent and track entrance and exit are located.

Now we are back at it again. We appealed to Carlisle Events to allow us to use their track on a weekend when no other events will be operating there, and they agreed. We are now scheduled to run an autocross school there on the weekend of June 30 and July 1.

For more about Henry’s discussions with Carlisle events, visit our website.

Photo Credit:  Tom Hamm Photography 

Three Down, One to Go!

by Bryan Roper
Hopefully you made it out to our third points event of the RallyCross season and if you didn’t you missed a great event. The venue stood up to the abuse of 50+ competitors and everyone was able to get 8 runs. We had several father/son teams show up to spend their Father’s Day weekend together duking it out on course. This event was also the deciding factor in the chase for season points for multiple classes.

Have you ever wondered about what happens behind the scenes to make an event happen? Do you want to help make our events even better? We’re looking for individuals who would like to learn the functions that make our events possible such as course design, registration, tech, timing, and safety. If you would like to become a part of the team, please contact rallycross@scca-susq.com to get started. As always, we’re still seeking additional venues in the hopes of adding more events. So if you know of a lot somewhere in the region that would be appropriate for holding a RallyCross, please let us know.  

Check out the results and get registered for the final points event of the season!

Autocross Season is Underway

by Chris Benfer
The autocross season is moving along quickly.  We have two of our five weekends under our belt, and our next races are coming up on July 8th and 22nd.  Both events will be at the Farm Show and we hope to see everyone there. 

We're also still looking for good venues for next year and preparing for an Autocross school on July 1st, so things have been busy! 

Check out the May's results, and don't forget to register for our next event on July 8!

Venue Update: Farm Show

by Henry Brillinger
At our last meeting, our loss of the use of the Farm Show lot beginning in 2019 for our autocross events was discussed.  Revisions to their parking lot will be undertaken and they will not allow vehicles to travel at a speed of over 15 miles per hour.

I pointed out that the Farm Show had just been leased to Lancaster-based Blackford Ventures, the venture capital company, with a bid of $200 million for a lease lasting 29 years.  I wondered if Blackford Ventures was instrumental in prohibiting our use of the lot, and offered to investigate.

June Regional Meeting

Thursday, June 28th • 7:30 p.m.

Our next meeting will be held on the second floor at Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. All members are encouraged to attend. Come an hour early for dinner (and a drink) with other members.

Meeting Agenda

• RE's Report - Poole
• Treasurer's Report - Lesher
• Autocross Report - Brown
  • ​Event Recap for May 27 events - Brown
  • Survey results from first two Farm Show weekends - Poole
  • Update on Carlisle Events venue for school - Brown
  • Update on Carlisle Chrysler Nationals - Brown/Brillinger
  • Discussion on best way to utilize Novice Taxi Magnets - Brown/All
  • Discussion on upcoming July events (x2) - Brown/All
• Rallycross Report - Roscinski
  • ​Event recap on June 16th Rallycross event - Roscinski
  • Report on how the I-beam is working and lot maintenance needs for the year - Roscinski
  • Update on Timing Equipment research/purchase with TNiA grant - Roper
• Street Survival Report & Women's School Development - Mauro
• Truck Committee Report - Houser/Committee
  • ​Update on Truck Committee on progress - light installation, plan for graphics installation, inspection, purchase of cone carts
  • Continued discussion about where to store trophies (storage unit pricing) - Houser/All
  • Update on sale of old timing equipment to BMR - Roper
• AX Venue Committee Report - Brown/Committee
• NEDiv Mini-Con Committee Report - Poole/Mauro
• Club administration
  • ​Review of authorized bank account users and consideration of update - Lesher/Poole
• Club Communication Report
  • ​Website report - Poole
  • Facebook report - Austin
  • Squeal report - Mauro
• Old Business
  • Road Rally update - Leathery/Poole
  • Update on sale of old club truck - Houser/All
  • IRS Determination Letter & Application process - Mauro

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