Category: From the Regional Executive

Welcome to the newly reborn Piston Patter. This first edition is due to the hard work of our new editor, Carole Brown, with the assistance of past editor and current BOD member Tom Maycock....

Caroll Shelby, Winner of the first June Sprints in 1956, is returning 50 years later as our Grand Marshal. I for one am looking forward to meeting this living legend of the racing community,...

What a difference a change of altitude makes. Maybe it’s the fact that as I sit here at 33,000 feet returning from Las Vegas I am working on a total sleep load of about...

In 2 weeks, I attend my first Runnoffs, after 11 years of racing with SCCA, I’m finally making the trip. That means the season is winding down. National Racing is over, Some Regionals remain,...

June Sprints! The biggest, baddest National in the country is over for the year, and what an event! 410 entries, 80 regions, pretty much every state, Stewards and workers from outside the Division, guests,...

April Showers Bring May…… showers. And it seems, rumors. So, I thought I would take this opportunity to address some of the rumors floating around out there (since I can’t address the rain): The...

Earlier this week, the Area 5 racing regions made the decision to not participate in the 2004 Cendiv Regional Championship Series. This was not an easy decision, and in fact, up until a few...

Almost spring, and only 6 weeks until our first road racing event of the season. Even better yet, at the time I write this (Way late) there are less than 2 weeks until our...

January and February are a time when we all can unwind from the stress of the Holiday Season, and start thinking about what we are going to do in the upcoming season. I’m still...