From the Editor

Angela Manente

Where do I start? Well, this is the 67th issue of Going Places that I have published! It’s hard to believe that I’ve been doing this for over five years now. We took the newsletter from print to digital format in 2018 and last year our region won 3rd Place, Class V in the National Newsletter Contest. It has been a great experience but it’s time for some fresh ideas. I’ve notified the board of my plan to step down as region newsletter editor-in-chief by December 1, 2022. This will give us plenty of time to find and train my successor!

So are you interested? The Club is looking for a person or persons to volunteer to take over Going Places starting with the December 2022 issue, which is prepared in mid November. Please give it some thought. It’s a great way to participate in the region and get to know about our members. The basic newsletter template is all set up and I’m available to train who ever takes on the challenge. We use Adobe InDesign to publish the newsletter and Photoshop for pictures. FYI - I had never used either of these software programs prior to taking on the newsletter. The previous newsletter editors, Denise and Chuck Brasile, trained me on using the software working together on preparing a few newsletters side by side. If you are considering it or have someone to suggest, drop me a note at: amanente42@gmail.com I’d be happy to answer your questions or approach anyone that you think would make a great editor-in-chief of Going Places!

Now back to the business at hand. This month the winner for the Writer’s Monthly Award for Going Places is Kenneth Mitchell for contributing “AZPCA Autocross Season Event #5.” Kenneth will receive a $30. credit on MotorsportReg, which is good for one year to use on any AZPCA activity. I appreciate the articles and pictures that members send me because without them there would be no newsletter. Keep in mind when taking pictures, that I use vertical orientation photos for the cover of Going Places. This month’s cover photo was taken by Dan Jacob. Thanks Dan for sharing.

There are a lot of drives, social events, member meetings, DEs and Autocross scheduled for this month. Be sure to check them out and go to our web calendar at: az.pca.org for all the latest information and links to register on MotorsportReg. Events fill up quickly, so don’t forget to sign up/register for the events.

I will be at some of the upcoming events and look forward to seeing you in person.