From Your R.E.

May 1, 2008

The June double regional at California is shaping up to be a simply action packed, best in class event for the California Racing world and for Cal Club.
 
 Just a few of the DON'T MISS highlights.
 
6:30 PM in the drivers meeting room at California Speedway Mr. Roger Caddell of Victory Lane Data (and father of Andrew Caddell of Spec Miata and MX-5 Cup fame) will present a 3 hour session on Data Acquisition. What you need, why you need it, and how to acquire and use what you need will all be covered. This is a technical subject but presented for drivers, and persons who may not have a technical background. The course is FREE to Cal Club members and Associate members. You need to register as soon as on line registration opens for the June event. Our partner at Speed Ventures (and their 8,000 customers) is going to be invited as well and those that are not club members will pay a fee of $40.00 each for the class. Given that these classes often are in the hundreds of dollars, this is a great deal for everyone, and again FREE for Cal Club Members. Our SOLO, Rally and RallyX community are being invited too, and as Cal Club members they too are FREE. The room holds about 100 people, and it is first come first registered first come.   Seating is going to be limited so register as early as you can. Demand is anticipated to be high. 
Saturday, Cal Club has a full race day planned. Mazda, and Miata Clubs are invited and they anticipate 100 plus cars. Corvette clubs have been invited and they anticipate 50 or so cars. The Mazda and Miata groups are planning a car show as well.
 
Regular regional racing should end about 3:30 and yes that is early. After a short break and at approximately 4 PM the first Cal Club enduro will see the GREEN FLAG. Cal Club racers who enter the double regional can enter the 2 hour enduro for a total of $75.00 PER TEAM. That means that if one team member runs the double regional and the other just drives the enduro its $75.00. Tag Team - $75.00. 3 drivers, assuming at least one enters and runs the double regional - $75.00 per team. Supp regs will be posted shortly but a driver change is required or a tag team change (and new driver) in lieu of changing drivers in one car.
 
Saturday night the Clubs has a social planned and all drivers and workers are invited. As a special treat for all our racers we have booked at great expense and all the way from the Los Angeles Coastal areas - “The Friday Night Jam Band”. The band will amaze you with their extensive collection of Blues music and their Grateful Dead music. A not to be missed event for sure.
Sunday is a full regional with extra time in qualification races planned. Also, the Club is hoping to be able to use the Grand National course on Sunday, which is a little shorter and different than we have run before. It all depends upon the number of entries and a couple of tech issues being addressed and assuming they can be addressed successfully the Club and its Racers and Workers will have a and fun configuration which will NOT require the Wings and Things groups to change their gearing.
 
The on line registration should be open soon, so watch for it and get your entry into the regional and the enduro in as soon as possible and don't forget to register for the Data Acquisition Seminar. Fee for Cal Club members - $40.00 a seat for everyone else.

For the Board of Governors
Steve Staveley RE
FF 59
AS 59