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WELCOME TO A NEW YEAR OF RACING!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your families from the Board Members of Penn Mar Vintage Race Car Club. We hope that everyone has had a great couple of months during the off season…now it’s time to start working towards 2012 racing.

January Meeting: We are having our start of the year meeting at Grandpa’s Growler in Mechanicsburg, on January 22^nd at 1 PM. The address is 398 North York Street. Please join us as we are always looking for your support.

T-Shirts: If you are interested in a 2011 shirt, please let me know ASAP. You can contact me by e-mail at duck206670@yahoo.com or by phone 410-596-4898. I know that we have been waiting on these but I’m trying to get everyone’s order and not have to order two or three times. The cost is not to exceed $20/shirt.

Night of Honors: Susquehanna Speedway Park is having their annual Night of Honors on February 4^th. Please visit their website at www.sspracing.net for more information.

Our schedule is moving along. As of right now we have 8 dates that I’m aware of, with Susquehanna still to announce theirs. Whew, what a racing season it will be!

Please keep in mind that we are racing and putting on a good, safe show for the people in the stands. As always, our safety tech will tech cars, every car, to make sure that it is up to the rules that we have set forth. His word is final on whether or not you’ll be able to race. If you have questions, please contact him directly.

We look forward to another great and exciting year. Please try to attend all that you can as every person has a voice in this group. We need to continue to have the support so the club can continue for years to come.

September 2011

            What a great year of racing we have had thus far.  We’ve had a driver come from anywhere in the field to win every race at Susquehanna Speedway, way to go Aaron.  We have honored several of our club members and drivers who have passed away in Memorial races with one remaining, our Les Coghill Memorial Race rescheduled from Trail-ways to Path Valley and now to Hesston on October 8^th.   Thanks to all our fellow drivers we’ve had trophies at all our races for our winners.

            Picnic/Camping/Meeting: We are working on our annual fall meeting and camping weekend to be held from September 30^th – October 2^nd.  The meeting will be held on Saturday October 1^st at 1pm.  All are invited to Latimore Valley Fairgrounds for some good food and great laughs.  The meeting is to finalize plans for the banquet, ticket sales, 2012 changes and just to have a great time.  A handful of people have stayed the weekend and camped under the stars.  As long as there are no hurricanes or earthquakes or rain of any type being forecast we will be doing this again.  Please let me know if you are interested in camping so that we can allow for room.  Also please RSVP by September 23^rd so that we can purchase food for the meeting.  We will ask that those coming for the meeting bring a side dish to share.

            Banquet:  October 22^nd at Enola Sportsman association in Enola.  Tickets are $20 and are available immediately; see Amanda at any of the races.  The last day to purchase tickets is October 15^th.  If you aren’t purchasing tickets at the tracks, please send a check to the PO Box and Willie will then bring your ticket to the banquet for you.  There will be no tickets sold at the door.  Sponsorship is always appreciated and needed.  If you’d like to sponsor an award, please contact Amanda at 410-596-4898 and leave a message.  I will then get back to you.  We are once again having our blind auction, all proceeds benefit the club for the 2012 racing season.  Please limit the cost of the item to $20.

            T-shirts:  I have been approached about T-shirts for the 2011 racing season.  I am in search of info regarding T-shirt sales and manufacturing so that we can begin this process.  Once info has been obtained we will then begin taking orders in a payment up front method.  Please again contact me if you have any info about people that could possibly do this. 

            Special Thanks: To all of the people that sponsored trophies for this year, it means a lot to the drivers to take something from the races since they put their all into it.  To Paul and Linda, for pinch writing and video taping the races.  It means a lot that in a time of need our friends, rather our racing family, is always there to lend a hand.  Thanks to Rick, Nancy, Paul and Linda, for their never ending smorgasbord that they bring to every track with them for us all to share.  To all the drivers who come week after week, no matter how far to the races to put on a great show for the folks in the stands.  You allow fans to have a reminder of where it all came from and that it’s very much still alive in all of you.

            I’m looking forward to seeing you all at the next couple of races and then at the end of the year events.  As always, be safe and play safe.

JULY 2011                  

We are about halfway through our 2011 season and so far it’s been pretty exciting.  Some of the tracks have had a great car count while others, not so much.  But we are pushing through to finish out the year. 

Website:  The website has received a lot of positive feedback as we try to keep as up-to-date as we can.  Please visit the classified section as there are For Sale and Wanted items listed. 

Sponsorship:  A member of the club came to me asking if there was a way to “sponsor” a race so that the winners receive something…SO if a race has been sponsored, there will be a trophy awarded to the winner.  If you are interested in sponsoring a race please see Amanda.  I then can let you know which races are left for sponsorship. 

Banquet:  I know it’s early, but it takes a lot to put together the banquet so I figured I’d start now.  I am looking for ideas, thoughts, comments to make the 2011 racing banquet the best yet.  Should we try a different location or maybe time?  Maybe a theme?  DJ?  Karaoke?  Bring our own food or have it catered?  Any idea is welcomed.  The thing that needs to be remembered is that the banquet is for the drivers and their family and friends who have supported them, so let’s make sure we are doing things that you all enjoy.  As you know sponsorship is always appreciated.  You can contact Amanda with any of these ideas.            Fall Meeting:  We are trying to plan our fall camping/meeting weekend at Latimore Valley Fairgrounds.  Please stay tuned for more information.  However, please note that I am looking mid September to early October for this event.  If others have different suggestions, please let me know.
General Information:  As we all know that this club is great fun to be a part of, please keep in mind that racing with this group should be fun too.  We strive to put on a great show for the people in the stands and that’s what it is all about.  There is no difference in payout from first to last.  Please keep racing safe and fun. 

Please join us as we venture to Hesston Speedway for the first time this year on July 23^rd.  Fast Freddie Thompson has sponsored the events for that evening of racing.

FebruaFebruary 2011

As we begin the new year we are reminded that each year is a new opportunity for growth and improvement.  We welcome Rick Pastor (Vice President), Curt Neiman (Safety Tech), and Stew Wenrich (Public Relations) to the board.  We continue to have Larry Felty (President), Willie Brymesser (Treasurer), and Amanda Coghill (Secretary/Webmaster).  Our website www.pennmarvintage.com continues to be updated so check frequently. 

            Our club lost one of its founding members on January 31^st, Ted Brooks passed away.  Ted had been ill for quite some time and his body just couldn’t take it anymore.  There was a lovely memorial service and gathering afterwards to reminisce.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the Brooks Family in this very difficult time.  We will have a memorial race in Ted’s honor (date – T.B.A.). 

            Renting Susquehanna Speedway – The club is renting the track for 4 hours of Club Members ONLY racing on March 19^th.  There is a fee (to be determined by the number of cars) per car and a fee per person.  We will be allowed 3 cars on the track at once.  We are going to try to also inspect cars at that time to eliminate the confusion at the first race.  Please RSVP to Amanda by email at duck206670@yahoo.com or phone at 410-596-4898 no later than March 12^th.  The more cars the cheaper person, however you MUST have your dues paid prior to this date.

Rule Changes: There are some minor changes to the rules.  I have some listed here:

• You must sign-in to Amanda no later than 30 minutes from the time of the driver’s meeting.  You may call ahead if you are running late and we will include you in the pill draw.  If you fail to sign-in, you will be placed in the rear for the Heat.
• Line-ups – you will pull a pill upon sign-in and that will be your placement for the Heat.  You will then run the Feature “Heads Up” meaning wherever you finish in the Heat is your position for the Feature.
• If you are a driver who is not a member or you know someone who is interested in trying out the club you MUST pay $10 to run with the club for a one night “trial” run.  That fee will be deducted if you choose to join the club.  It is good for one (1) race only.

Car Body – bodies must be 1979 or older.

The rules are on the website and available to print for your own use.  If you are in need of a printed copy, please contact me and I’ll get it to you.  Please note that we are trying our best to be “green” by limiting our paper usage and also keeping our postage and copying costs down.  If you have an e-mail address and would like all your newsletters, forms, updates sent that way, please let me know. 

As we start the new racing season, please keep in mind that we are here to have a good time.  We are not racing for “Big Bucks”.  It is strictly for the fun of racing.  If anyone has things for sale or things they are looking for, please contact me.  I’m working on adding a place on the website for “classifieds”.

We look forward to an exciting year of racing.  Please join us at as many races as you can to not only support the club but help support the tracks.