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This page contains general information that pertains to the Northeast Division, Sports Car Club of America.

* 2008 Membership Program Summary *

2007 Mini-Con Report

The Regions of the Northeast Division (NEDiv) of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) met for their 41st Annual Mini-Convention on 2, 3 and 4 November 2007. The event was hosted by the New England Region of SCCA at the Marriott Hotel in Rocky Hill, CT.

The purpose of the NEDiv Mini-Convention is to commence planning for the following season, to educate, train and disseminate information on the operation of the Club, recognize members of the Division with various Annual Awards and most of all, have a good time.

At lunch on Saturday awards were presented to participants of the NARRC, North Atlantic Road Racing Championship series. A good number of the trophy recipients were in attendance to accept their awards.

At the Saturday evening Banquet the following Awards were presented:

Kathy Barns, the Chairperson of the Mini-Con, announced the recipients of the NESCCA Northeast Division Road Rally Championship for 2007.

Driver: Jim Wakemen, Sr.

Navigator: Mark Haas

Chris Franson, NEDiv Solo Steward, presented the following Solo Awards

The Grant Reynolds Trophy for 2007 to the Philadelphia Region. This award was originated in 1972 by Grant Reynolds who was the Chairman of the Solo Events Board at the time. The trophy is awarded annually to the region which has the best performance at that year’s NEDiv Solo Championship event.

The NEDiv Solo Novice Challenge Trophy for 2007 to the Philadelphia Region. This award was started in 1998 to recognize regional encouragement of Novice Soloist to participate in higher levels of competition. The trophy was donated by Kathy Barnes.

Phil Henderson presented Awards to the 2007 NEDiv National Race Champions. Following a tradition started by the late David A. H. Roethel, this is the 40th year that the Northeast Division has recognized the Divisional Champions in each of the Classes of SCCA National Racing.

Class - Driver - Car

Formula Atlantic - Ahsen Yelkin - Swift

Formula Continental - Christopher Fahan - Van Diemen

Formula Mazda - *Sam Stuard - Formula Mazda

Formula Ford - Arthur Foster - Van Diemen

Formula Vee - Edward Womer - Womer

Formula 500 - Steven Moore - Invader QC

S2000 - Darryl Shoff - Carbir

C Sports Racing - Bill Goldkind - Viking

D Sports Racing - Bob Gardner - Stohr

Spec Racer Ford - *Derek Defonce - Spec Racer Ford

GT1 - Amy Ruman - Corvette

GT2 - James Goughary - Nissan 350Z

GT3 - John Forte - BMW

GTL - *Bill Pintaric - Nissan 200SX

E Production - Kevin Leigh - Caterham 7

F Production - *Mark Carpenter - Acura Integra

G Production - Bob Lentz II - Datsun 510

H Production - *Johannes Krauss - VW Scirocco

H Production - Ron Bartell -AH Sprite

American Sedan - John Heinricy - Firebird

T1 - *Andrew Aquilante - Corvette

T2 - Bill Ziegler - Mitsubshi EVO

T3 - *Joe Aquilante - Cobalt

Showroom Stock B - Michael Scomavacchi - Pontiac Solstice

Showroom Stock C - Joel Lipperini - Honda Civic

Spec Miata - Steven Gorriaran - Miata

* These recipients were present at the banquet to receive their Awards.

Jack Hanifan, Northeast Division Executive Steward, presented the Castle-Stone Steward Award for 2007 to Chuck Dobbs.

Dave Panas, current Chairman of the NEDiv Council, presented the Lew Miller NESCCA Worker of the Year for 2007 Award to Mack McCormack of the New England Region. Mack is the Flag & Communications Chief for the New England Region and has run an excellent Worker recruitment and training program.

George Bloeser, Chairman of the NESCCA Steering Team, presented the 2007 NESCCA Rookie of the Year to recipient, Sam Stuard. Sam started racing in SCCA National races in 2007, won the NEDiv Championship in the Formula Mazda class and finished 2nd in class at the 2007 Runoffs.

George Bloeser, assisted by Jim Julow, the President and CEO of SCCA, made the presentation of the NEDiv Driver of the Year for 2007 to Andrew Aquilante. Andrew is the 38th name to be added to this list of distinguished and successful Northeast Division Drivers to have received this award. In 2007 Andrew drove his Corvette in the T1 Class winning NEDiv National Championship. He then went on to win the SCCA National Championship in T1 class at the Runoffs. At the Runoffs, Andrew was awarded the Presidents Cup, one of SCCA’s highest awards. Andrew was recipient of the NESCCA Rookie of the Year in 2004.

David Panas made the presentation of the 2007 NESCCA Kendall Cup to Phil Henderson.

At the 2007 Mini-Convention meeting of the NEDiv Council held Sunday morning, the following officers were re-elected for the year 2008.

Chairman - Dave Panas

Secretary - Kathy McLeod

Treasurer - Peter Roberts

Member-at-Large - Tom Campbell

Member-at-Large - Phil Henderson

The next meeting of the NEDiv Council will be held at the NEDiv Spring Roundtable, hosted by the Glen Region, in Ithaca, NY, on 14, 15 and 16 March 2008.

SCCA President Jim Julow Announces New and Improved SCCA.com

The SCCA.com site was completely rebuilt based on feedback from the membership, staff and fans of SCCA. It’s not just new bodywork on an old chassis. We’ve built this new model from the ground up with new chassis, drivetrain, driver and navigator equipment and body.

First and foremost, we’ve added speed, something that was missing before. You’ll notice the new site is on par with the best sites you visit every day on the Internet.

The Navigation will be changed a bit as well. It will take far less clicks to get to the things you pull up the most. Looking for Fastrack? There will always be a big button in the lower right hand corner of the home page, as well as a link from each of the Competition Department home pages. When our Championship events are running, you can click to the event information—including results, schedules, entry lists—right from the front page of the Web site.

We’ve not changed everything on the site though. If you’re familiar with how you get to something, chances are you’ll still find it. However, if you can’t locate something, type in what you’re looking for in the “Search” bar and you should get to what you’re after.

If you’re still stumped with where something is, or you’ve actually discovered that something is missing, send a quick message to webmaster@scca.com and we’ll get that question answered as quickly as possible.

And remember, like any new racecar, sometimes new things can be finicky at first. However, after extensive testing and learning from the launch of the last Web site, we’re confident that your first test drive of the new site will go smoothly.

Enjoy your new Web site and we’ll see you at an event soon!

Sincerely,

Jim Julow
President & CEO, SCCA, Inc.

SCCA Joins Forces with Tire Rack Street Survival to Save Young Lives

TOPEKA, Kan. (July 26, 2007) - Along with the freedom and excitement of receiving a driver’s license, comes the serious responsibility of being a safe and educated driver. The sobering statistics on the number of teen drivers involved in traffic incidents has prompted the Sports Car Club of America to become a partner with The Tire Rack® Street Survival program, giving young drivers, and their parents, access to the wealth of expertise SCCA members have to offer.

Developed by the BMW Car Club of America and the BMW CCA Foundation in 2002, The Tire Rack® Street Survival teen driving schools are expanding across the country and have enlisted the support of the Sports Car Club of America for its growing network of classes.

On August 11 at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., the first SCCA-operated Tire Rack Street Survival teen drivers’ school will be conducted by a group of highly skilled volunteer instructors from the SCCA’s Continental Divide Region.

The registration fee of $60.00 provides students with experienced instructors who safely guide them through a day of behind-the-wheel instruction and short classroom sessions. Driving skill courses are specifically designed to mimic everyday driving hazards, obstacles and challenges. Students will use the vehicles they are most familiar with, which is usually their family or personal car, truck or SUV.

Parents are urged to talk to their teen drivers about the advantages of attending this one day program. Eligible students are 16 to 21 years old and hold a valid, unrestricted driver’s license or a valid permit. Students should have some driving experience and parents should make plans to attend the programs along with their teens. Parents can find the nearest school and register their teen drivers on-line at www.streetsurvival.org. For more information on the Colorado Springs class, contact Arnie Coleman at (710) 310-8281 or arniecoleman@comcast.net.

Further information about this and other Street Survival schools in areas across the country can be obtained by contacting Mike Dickerson at the Sports Car Club of America (800) 770-2055 or mdickerson@scca.com.

Last updated 3/6/08.