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2011 Event Schedule
Date Event Sponsor Venue
May 28-30 AX/W2W MSCC BHF
June 11-12 AX/W2W MC ACC-N
June 18-19 Vintage VSCDA BHF
July 9-10 DS/W2W GLSCC BHF
July 23-24 W2W MSCC Grattan
Aug 13-14 AX/W2W SCSCC BHF
Aug 27-28 W2W NSSCC RA
Sept 11 British Car Fest BCU Oakton CC
Sept 17-18 AX/W2W SCCR BHF
Sept 17 Meadowdale MIRPA MIR
Oct 1-2 AX/W2W NSSCC ACC-S
Oct 15-16 AX/W2W FTR BHF
Oct 29-30 W2W/W2W CSCC BHF
ACC-N/S: Autobahn Country Club (North/South)
Advanced Autosports: advanced-autosports.com
BHF: Blackhawk Farms Raceway www.blackhawkfarms.com
BCU: British Car Union/Festival www.britishcarunion.com
British Car Swap Meet - Dupage County www.britishcarswap.info
British Car Festival - www.britishcarunion.com
CIR: Chicago Indoor Racing Addison, IL
MIRPA: MIR Preservation Association www.mirpa.org
Grattan Raceway: grattanraceway.com
MIR: Meadowdale International Raceways www.mirpa.org
RA: Road America www.roadamerica.com
Race & Performance Expo - www.rpexpo.com
Bold: MCSCC Championship Series Competition Event
On the cover: Patrick Tracy in his Mazda Protege
prepped to ST2 specs exiting T1 at BHF.
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April 27th 2011 CSCC Meeting Minutes
General Membership and BoD Meeting
Attendees: Mike Schindlbeck, Frank Hartl, Larry Best,
Evan Connell, Bill Boesen, Gary Weis, Melissa Hitzke,
Chris Moncado, Frank Riemann, Butch Deer, Udo Peper,
Alden Wells, Lois Berg-Wells
Meeting called to order at 8:02 p.m. by President Mike.
Motion to accept the March meeting minutes with the correction
as per Larry to the spelling of Frank Riemann’s
last name (BD) and 2nd (BB) – pass
Treasurer’s Report: (LB) – Larry passed out copies of
the report to board members. Funds going out for membership
payment to MC, The Downshift printing, web
hosting, and donation to Formula SAE at NIU. Also left
over 2010 Long Race expenses for race staff postcards.
MC Meeting (LB) 2 meetings ago the matter of the tire
wall and truck damage was deferred to the finance committee.
Issue now wrapped up for 2010. Moved (AW)
and 2nd (BD) – pass.
Old Business: (LB) Formula SAE event went well. Attendees
were Larry Best, Chris Moncado, Jay Busse,
and Ronnie Kaplan. They have a strong, reliable entry.
It was brought up that the team could trailer the car to
display at a MC event.
MC Contest Board: (GW)– MC Banquet will be in January,
location TBD.
Belts were extended to 5 yrs, rule change already updated
online. Bigger concern is going to be the proper
installation of those belts.
First race of the year saw 100 cars on Sunday with SM
class have m2m contact. Damage to bodywork will be
expected to be repaired before the next event. 1st offense,
driver will be reprimanded. 2nd offense, 3 race
probation. 3rd offense, 6 race probation. If there is another
offense during the 6 race probation, driver will lose
their license.
Frank Hartl (Chief of Impound) reinforced the Impound
procedure cars involved in m2m incidents, including the
Log Book notations describing the extent of damage.
These are existing rules that have been in the GCR since
the early days of MC, so nothing new to most competitors.
New Business: Thinking about starting mentor program.
BBQ at the Memorial Day event
Coffee and Cars (MIRPA) – May 7th
Club Forms (easily accessible) and new Membership
cards that would offer discounts….
Butch Deer kindly donated 5% off safety equipment from
Race Quip.
Thanks Butch!
Move to adjourn at 9:16 p.m. - pass
Minutes Submitted by Melissa Hitzke, CSCC Secretary