Category: From the Regional Executive

November 2005 REmarks

It’s good to be back in print! Welcome to the first new issue of the Piston Patter News Letter. As you all may realize, the region has had some ongoing issues with publication and...

April 2005 REmarks

I’m starting to get excited. It’s April, and the Cendiv racing season is about to kick off. We have our first road racing event this month, the Quad drivers school and race. This is...

March 2005 REmarks

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....

February 2005 REmarks

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,...

December 2004 REmarks

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...

September 2004 REmarks

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 2004 REmarks

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,...

May 2004 REmarks

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...

April 2004 REmarks

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...

March 2004 REmarks

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...