Author Archives: Art Thompson

Club News: Autocross – Road Racing

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Autocross

Road Racing
     Barber Motorsports Park SARRC, August 25th and 26th

  • Saturday:
         Efren Ormaza 2nd in SRF ahead of several SRF3 cars!
         Terry Topping 1st in ITC
         Will Perry 1st in HP
         Vesa Silegren 4th in HP
  • Sunday:
         Efren Ormaza 1st in SRF
         Terry Topping again 1st in ITC
         Will Perry 1st in HP, beating all other EP and FP cars!
         Vesa DNS

CRSCCA Monthly Meeting – August

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Thursday August 9th

Note Location:
Forbidden City Restaurant
2273 Gunbarrel Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(Near Hamilton Place Mall)

Bench Racing at 6:30 pm,
Meeting at 7:15-ish

Meeting Agenda:

  • Proposal – An autocross open house:
        – Free rides for first-time visitors
        – Free hotdogs and soft drinks
        – Promote it extensively
        – Maybe in September?
  • Fall Street Survival status:
        – We’re on – Oct. 20
        – Need coaches
  • Green Prix status – Bill Perry
  • New membership committee report – Alex
  • Novice instruction – Eric Couch and Grant Williams for our next autocross Aug. 26
  • Next autocross – Aug. 26 at Dade HS
        – Need an event chair
  • Upcoming Events:
        – Sunday Sept. 30 – autocross
        – Saturday Oct. 20 – Street Survival school
        – Sunday Oct. 21 – autocross
        – Sunday Nov. 18 – autocross
        – Sunday Dec. 2 – autocross – season ender
        – Thursday Dec. 13 – Awards dinner
  • Potential new autocross site: TVA Sequoyah – Travis
  • Establish a van/trailer cleanup date – wait until fall?
  • Timing & Scoring – another volunteer or two still needed
  • Treasurer’s report
  • New business

CRSCCA Monthly Meeting – July

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Thursday, July 12th

New New Location
Forbidden City Restaurant
2273 Gunbarrel Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(Near Hamilton Place Mall)

Bench racing at 6:30,
Meeting at 7:15-ish.

They have a semi-private room for us, reasonably quiet. It’s an Asian buffet, with plenty of American options and a decent salad bar.

Agenda:

  • Green Prix status – Bill Perry / Dawn Hjelseth
  • Fall Street Survival status
  • Novice instruction
    – We need a Warren
    – Separate paddock?
    – How to be more welcoming
  • Points for our season autocross championship
    – Should non-members be eligible for awards in any class?
  • Discussion of potential new autocross sites
    – Rhea County HS ???
    – Charity event?
  • New membership committee includes Alex and Nicole Uchida, Casey and Kaila Tuggle and Matthew Stott. Anything yet?
  • Establish a van/trailer cleanup date – wait until fall?
  • Timing & Scoring – another volunteer or two still needed
  • Treasurer’s report
  • New business

CRSCCA Monthly Meeting – June

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Thursday June 14
New Location!
Mellow Mushroom Restaurant
2318 Lifestyle Way,
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(Near the Shallowford Rd. Exit from I-75)
Bench racing at 6:30,
Meeting at 7:15-ish.

Agenda items include:

  • Plans for next year’s Green Prix
  • Our fall autocross schedule
  • Membership recruitment efforts
  • Rally status
  • Street Survival plans

CRSCCA Monthly Meeting – May

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Thursday, May 10
O’Charley’s Restaurant in Hixson
Bench racing at 6:30
Meeting at 7:15-ish

Agenda includes:

  • Update on plans for Street Survival school May 19;
         We need more students
  • May 20: Autocross No. 3
         Chair –
         Course layout –
         Timing / Scoring – Beth Cox / Travis Uga
         Tech inspector –
         Registrar –
         Safety steward – Geraldine Powell / Alex Uchida
         Novice instructor –
  • Report on Sweetwater Motorplex Park Practice event last Sunday
         Possible SCCA event if there is interest
         Question on timing lights
  • New membership committee includes Alex and Nicole Uchida, Casey and Kaila Tuggle and Matthew Stott.
  • Update on plans for July rally
  • Establish a van/trailer cleanup date – May 26?
  • Timing & Scoring – volunteer or two desperately needed
  • Treasurer’s report – Will Perry
  • New business