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America Editor: Randy Unsbee, ABC Sponsor PR & Marketing 1260 NE 20th Gresham, OR 97030 info@sponsorpr.com Please send address changes to: Oregon Region SCCA 4800 SW Macadam Ave., Ste. 110 Portland, OR, 97239 Photographers: Doug Berger, George Dwinell, Wayne Flynn, Ron Coelho The Loud Pedal is published monthly by the Oregon Region of the Sports Car Club of America. All contents copyright Š 2010 by Oregon Region SCCA Inc. Articles and letters to the editor may be submitted in writing, by mail, by fax, electronically on a CD disk or by electronic mail. Original photographs may be submitted, but do not submit, and Oregon Region will not accept, copyrighted materials without prior written permission from the photographer specifically granting Loud Pedal permission to reprint his or her work. It is to be understood that all materials submitted and accepted for use by Oregon Region for publication in Loud Pedal may be used by Oregon Region in all of the forms that Loud Pedal is published and in all of the ways that Loud Pedal is used and distributed by Oregon Region, both as a physical magazine, and as an electronic magazine available at the Oregon Region website. These additional uses include, but are not limited to: membership communications, membership recruitment, and publicity. Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the credited author only, and not necessarily those of Oregon Region, its officers, members, or the Loud Pedal staff. Publication of ads, articles, photos, etc. are subject to available space.
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5HDFK HLWKHU SUH TXDOL¿ HG customers or more than 500,000. 7DNH \RXU SLFN $FKLHYH VLJQL¿ FDQW UHWXUQ RQ LQYHVWPHQW ZLWK ORSCCA’s Integrated Marketing Communications Program ZLWK :HE (PDLO RU FDOO QRZ IRU DZDUG ZLQQLQJ UHJLRQDO QDWLRQDO DQG LQWHUQDWLRQDO PDUNHWLQJ communications expertise: 5DQG\ 8QVEHH $%& KWWS WZLWWHU FRP UDQG\XQVEHH RUVFFD LQIR#VSRQVRUSU FRP 503-544-5944 On the Front Cover: The 2010 Oregon Region SCCA season kicked off March 5-7 at Portland International Raceway with a driver school and regional race. Photo by Ron Coelho. On the Back Cover: Opening Day at Portland International Raceway featured practice laps for visitors, test sessions, car displays, and exhibits. Photo by Randy Unsbee
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Latest News Sports Car Club of America announced today that SafeRacer has become the title sponsor of its First Gear youth membership program in addition to the previouslymentioned National Racing Series. The multi-faceted partnership also names SafeRacer the Preferred Driver Safety Equipment Provider of SCCA, joining a FDGUH RI TXDOLW\ RIÂżFLDO 6&&$ VSRQVRUV SafeRacer First Gear is SCCA’s discounted membership program for individuals under the age of 25. Each SafeRacer First *HDU PHPEHU HQMR\V DOO WKH EHQHÂżWV RI membership, but at an annual dues price of $45—which constitutes a $20 to $45 savings over a full membership, depending on local Region dues. Âł0\ ÂżUVW FRPSHWLWLRQ HYHQW ZDV ZLWK WKH SCCA as a teenager in the Arkansas region,â€? SafeRacer CEO Charlie James said. “While that might have been over 30 years ago, we appreciate the challenges facing First Gear members and the great energy and enthusiasm that they bring to the SCCA. We are excited to be involved with this vital growing segment of the SCCA membership.â€? As part of the program, SafeRacer ZLOO DZDUG D JLIW FHUWLÂżFDWH WR one First Gear member each month. Additionally, SafeRacer will provide unique marketing opportunities to its customers. SAFERACER Located in Neosho, Mo., SafeRacer is the country’s number one source for racing safety equipment. Featuring products from the highest quality manufacturers, including HANS, Alpine Stars, Sparco, Oakley, Arai, GForce, Bell, Simpson and FAST, SafeRacer has a great variety of helmets, suits, gloves, shoes, underwear and seats for every budget. SafeRacer’s 25,000 square-foot facility includes more than $1million in inventory. To satisfy your safety needs, visit www. saferacer.com.
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From the R.E. Dan Halloran, Regional Executive Email: dan.halloran@yahoo.com
5RDG 5DFH 5DOO\ 6ROR 6HDVRQV 8QGHUZD\ 7KH VHDVRQ KDV Âż QDOO\ VWDUWHG 5RDG 5DF LQJ VWDUWHG LWV VHDVRQ WKH Âż UVW ZHHNHQG LQ March. Participation was good for this early in the season. The good weather, early in the season, was more than welcome, unlike last year. The sun and the warmth were wonderful extras. This was also our racing school and we had about 20 students, one of the better attended schools in recent years.
just one of the ways we are saying “Thank You� to those who come out and help us run one of the great Road Racing programs in the country.
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2XU Âż UVW 6ROR HYHQW ZLOO WDNH place at the end of March at PIR. Saturday, March 27, will be a practice day. The event itself is on Sunday March 28. Should give all you Solo drivers time to knock some of the rust off and kick the season off with plenty of seat time. 5DOO\ KDG WKHLU Âż UVW HYHQW RQ 0DUFK 7KHLU Âż UVW 5DOO\ Cross is on March 28 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro. Its time for everyone to get rid of their winter blahs and get out and participate. This is the time of year we wait for when the rains start to abate, the sun comes out, and we get to go out and play. Workers at Road Racing events also have some good news. In addition to starting the season we have asked Margie Swanson to cater our worker meals for the season. Margie has always done a wonderful job of helping out in many different ways and is now bringing her culinary skills to our weekends. Its
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The Twisty Bits Jim Murray, Road Racing Director Email: jmmurrayjr@aol.com
6XQRFR 6SRQVRUVKLS DQG D 1HZ 5DFH 6FKRRO Breaking news this month: Sunoco is signing on to sponsor our racing efforts at PIR with a $3,000 fund which will pass through directly to drivers in Oregon Region events.
you into the fabric of the racing fraternity (and sorority). We wish you much enjoyment and success in your racing with Oregon Region. More on racing schools: This year we’re starting a new school effort aimed at licensing racers with some Starting in April, at least one race group SULRU H[SHULHQFH 7KH ¿ UVW VFKRRO ZLOO UXQ will be selected each weekend to receive Friday, April 16 (if there are students) in cash via a random drawing. The require- conjunction with the Pro Drive Test Day. ments to participate are simple: you need Dubbed the FasTEST racing school, this a receipt for purchase of Sunoco fuel, will be a one-day event offering a chance D 6XQRFR SDWFK RQ \RXU ¿ UH VXLW DQG D to earn a Novice license. Sunoco sticker on the car. By year’s end, drivers in all race groups will have a chance It’s not a school for the raw beginner; to win these cash awards, which will be rather, it’s for those who may not have given during the race weekend, probably completed the March school, those who in impound after qualifying or a race. have some licensing work through other clubs, those who have lots of track time We’ll announce more details as they’re in HPDE events, and other combinations available but for now, thanks to Sunoco of experience. We’ll be taking applicafor this sponsorship. As from last year, tions on a case-by-case basis. You’ll need Sunoco fuel will be available at track on to demonstrate experience, pass the SCCA race weekends. physical exam, and have access to a raceprepped car, and full race gear. To apply, By the time you read this, the March race FDOO .DUHQ LQ WKH 2UHJRQ 5HJLRQ RI¿ FH D weekend and school will be run. As this 503 224 9469 and she’ll walk you through is written, a week ahead, we have 21 en- the process. trants in the racing school, so expect to welcome some new faces on weekends in We’re pretty excited about this new opthe future. portunity for licensing; in the past if you missed the March school or couldn’t comLast year’s school participants averaged 5 SOHWH LW WKHUH ZDVQœW WKH FKDQFH WR ¿ QLVK race entries each for the rest of the year, and obtain your Novice license. We reVR WKH VFKRRO LV D VLJQL¿ FDQW FRQWULEXWRU WR ally hope this new school effort will lead entries (and income). Welcome to all these to more racers, and more cross-pollination new drivers; we look forward to weaving with other clubs.
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Friends of PIR (FoPIR) sponsored the season Open House at the track on Saturday, February 20 and it was well-attended; I’d estimate we raised over $2,000 in donations to FoPIR through $10 donations from paced-lap participants. There were nature walks, track tours, bicycling on track with kids, food, exhibit booths, and nice weather. The crowds were pretty strong through lunch, after which a cold wind pretty much blew a lot of people back home. Porsche Club of America ran a high performance experience in the afternoon which also raised funds for FoPIR. We also completed tech inspections on 25 race cars, so the lines will be that much shorter on race weekend. If you’ve let your FoPIR membership lapse, now’s the time to renew as this umbrella organization has a lot to offer in our “homeâ€? track’s future. FoPIR has many constituents, being comprised of the many user groups at the track. The divisional Stewards’ meeting on Saturday, February 27 was also enlightening, setting the tone for the season’s race administration. Some think the Stewards are a collection of ogres, but their governing motto for our race weekends is “Safe, Fair DQG )XQ´ WKH Âż UVW WZR SURGXFLQJ WKH IXQ and the fun being the objective. So here’s to the season just begun. We’ll hold to that objective: “Safe, Fair and Funâ€?. For me, I’m heading out this week before the races to our favorite public park, for a little wildlife experience, raptor-seeking, bicycle riding and golf ball-hunting. Let’s celebrate the many ways to enjoy Portland International Raceway.
25(*21 5(*,21 6&&$ %2$5' 2) ',5(&7256 0((7,1* 0,187(6 '$7( PLACE: China Bay Restaurant PRESENT: Board Members: Dan Mullin, Jeff Zurschmeide, Chris Hale, Jim Murray, Andy Howe, Kim McFarland Members: Mary Thompson, Karen McCoy, Randy Unsbee, Margie Swanson, Frank McKinnon, Todd Butler Absent: Dan Halloran, Peggy Gaston, Carrie Sutherland CALL TO ORDER – Asst. RE Dan called the meeting to order. REGIONAL EXECUTIVE INTRO None MEMBER/NEW BUSINESS COMMENTS – BBQ - Margie Swanson suggested that we invest in a BBQ so that we would not have to continue to use the one that Cascade has so graciously allowed us the use of. The BOD, at last months meeting talked about the possibility of building a permanent BBQ on site at PIR. There currently are funds that could be used to initiate this project. Jeff and Mary suggested that perhaps for this project we could sell bricks etc to other PIR users in order to secure the necessary funds for the total project. Jim said that he liked the coop idea of including other user groups. We will ask Dan H. to contact Mark at PIR as well as the other users to see if this project is feasible. Margie also inquired as to the amount budgeted for food this year. This was discussed and the amount is as stated in the current budget. Frank inquired as to the status of a sponsor for the year. Randy currently does not have a season sponsor but is working on individual event sponsors and will continue to pursue an overall sponsor as well. Jeff suggested that we name one of the events this year to honor long time members Sherman and Carla Bell. This will be considered. Area 13 Director, Todd Butler reported
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In anticipation of a continued recession into 2010, I recommended to the board REGIONAL OFFICE REPORT – None at the Sept. 2009 meeting that we expand Karen e-mailed to The BOD a synopsis of IMC to include Facebook, Twitter and the meeting that she attended at The Ntl. other social media tools I’ve had experiConvention. The content was both inter- ence with while earning a Masters degree HVWLQJ DQG XVHIXO 6KH GH¿QLWHO\ XVHG KHU in e-Communication. attendance to gather the important issues regarding not only registration but other We’ve taken the initial steps with Faceareas as well. book and Twitter. The next stage of expansion is for a region Blog to repurpose TREASURER REPORT – Absent content from our other integrated sources and further connect with existing memLOUD PEDAL REPORT – e-mailed from bers, new prospects and news media; then Randy video either on our Web site and/or on our Loud Pedal Blog; followed by text; phone apps; etc. )HEUXDU\ LVVXH WR WKH SULQWHUV ¿UVW ZHHN RI the month and should be on Web site by Part of IMC program consists of sponsor¿UVW ZHHNHQG RI WKH PRQWK paid digital news releases. Most of the news coverage generated in the traditional Marketing & PR news media is due to these releases and Sponsorship proposals are going out to our media relations program. past event sponsors, advertisers and regional businesses. Digital news release impressions last year ZHUH IURP ¿YH 256&&$ UHOHDVHV &ROXPELD 5RR¿QJ DQG 6KHHW 0HWDO ZLOO EH which do not include several driver-centric sponsoring at least one event and advertis- releases that greatly multiplied our reach. ing in each Loud Pedal issue. This number also does not include print, radio or TV or the Web site viewings. IMC Report Integrated Marketing Communications A main feature of the IMC program has (IMC) = events, Loud Pedal publication, been adding value to our advertisers and digital news releases, traditional media re- sponsors while building credibility for the lations, special events (FOPIR, car shows, region and its marketing communication parades) and Social Media (Web 2.0). efforts. The IMC initiative I proposed in late 2005 has born the following fruit in terms of gross sponsorship revenue. These totals
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Rallying with Chris & Kristen Chris Hale, Rally Manager and Kristen E. Tabor Email: chale@nwscan.net
'R :DS 5DOO\ $OZD\V DQ $GYHQWXUH We’ll do something a little bit differently this month—here’s my story from the recent Doo Wop stage rally event out RI $EHUGHHQ :$ RQ WKH Âż UVW ZHHNHQG LQ March. Rally is always an adventure, always exciting, and getting ready for the event can sometimes add to it. Our team, the Tabor Rally Team, entered 3 cars, almost the usual contingent. My brother Mark, team lead foot, had been complaining of some bad shin splints, so on Friday he went to the doctor to get it looked at. Oh look, it’s actually a bit of a stress fracture. The docs cleared him for competition, but during non-competition he had to wear an air cast. Did I mention that his co-driver, Ben, just had a cast removed from his arm? These two were nicknamed “Team Gimpâ€? for the weekend. Then, Dad (one of our other drivers) started complaining of weird headaches, blurry vision, and a strange numbness/heat on one side of his face while driving one of the service rigs (with trailer, natch) up I-5. We swapped people around in various vehicles so he wouldn’t have to drive, and got him to the ER in Aberdeen, where he was diagnosed ZLWK DQ LQĂ€ DPHG QHUYH LQ KLV QHFN 'RFV said he probably shouldn’t compete, so he decided on Saturday morning to sit this one out. So we were down to Team Gimp in a Subaru, and Team Girls in an Acura, and a spare Nissan. Tech and registration on Saturday morning went fairly well—except for the fact that I neglected to check the expiration date on the harnesses in the Acura, which had exSLUHG DW WKH HQG RI ÂŤ $QG WKHUHÂśV QR ORRSKROH DURXQG WKDW :H ORRNHG WR VHH LI WKH KDUQHVVHV LQ WKH 1LVVDQ ZRXOG Âż WÂŤ RK wait, we have this extra car here that no RQHÂśV FRPSHWLQJ LQÂŤ Âł'DG FDQ , ERUURZ the car?â€? Lucky for me, the Nissan runs in the same class as my usual car, so I could gain points in the class anyway.
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Saturday was bright, sunny, and gorgeous; we started the day with a 4-mile pavement stage run twice before heading to the gravels roads up in the hills. It was a good warm-up considering I haven’t driven a Nissan rally car competitively in several \HDUV 7KH ¿ UVW WZR JUDYHO VWDJHV ZHUH WKH same piece of road run in opposite directions. In contrast to the usual conditions, the roads were tacky instead of muddy and dry. The intercom in the Nissan was having interference issues, so Mom ended up yelling the turns at me and using hand signals to communicate. That worked pretty well, DOWKRXJK ,œOO EHW LW FRQIXVHG WKH VSHFWDWRUV Our crack service crew worked those bugs out at the service stop so we were able to hear each other without yelling. The Nissan is a very nimble, lightweight car, especially in comparison to the Acura, so I was having a good time throwing it around corners, keeping my right foot planted on the gas and left foot braking to set up the car for the corners. It’s hard to describe, but think of it like this: You come down the road towards a 90-degree corner, hard on it in third (or second, depending on your level of commitment and the width of the road) gear. Just before the corner, you pitch it the opposite direction, dab at the brake pedal with your left foot while throwing the wheel over in the proper direction. Keep that gas pedal planted, steer through the corner, and let that front-wheel-drive pull you through. Let the grins commence.
from hard-pack to marbles unpredictably, so no records would be set this weekend. We started off aggressively up the twisty hill, Mom keeping the calls constant and me dancing on the pedals. We didn’t set as good a time on Brooklyn as we were hoping, and were 30 seconds off our pace. On the Smith Creek stage start, our clutch starting slipping and we were losing more seconds trying to keep moving forward. That incident affected the rest of the drive, and we just weren’t on pace and couldn’t keep a rhythm, which is a bad thing when the road cut twists along the side of a steep KLOO :H ZHQW LQWR VHUYLFH DIWHU WKRVH WZR VWDJHV DQG RXU JX\V ZHQW WR ZRUN WR ¿ [ WKH issues. We went into the next two short stage hopeful; our optimism paid off as the stage was twisty and technical and we danced down the road. Very enjoyable, and we started to make up a few of our lost seconds. We got our rhythm back and were able to settle down and really get into the action, keeping the car unbalanced enough to pitch from corner to corner and keep our speed and momentum up and down the hills.
The last two stages were a repeat of the Âż UVW WZR VWDJHV EXW LQ WKH RSSRVLWH GLUHF tion, and the threatening rain became a reality. The road surface started to get greasy, which meant even great focus was required to keep the car in the tracks left by the front-runners. We had a couple of “momentsâ€? where the car started sliding the wrong way, but a quick dab and countersteering, while dropping it down a gear :H HQGHG WKH GD\ Âż UVW LQ RXU FODVV JUDEEHG and running the RPMs up, kept us out of some dinner, and got a good night’s sleep. trouble. Sunday dawned foggy and cloudy, with the threat of rain hanging over us. The Âż UVW WZR VWDJHV DUH 'RR :RS FODVVLFV the famous Brooklyn Tavern stage followed by the Smith Creek stage. Unfortunately, a lot of grading and road work had been started, so the road surface went
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Solo II Report Andy Howe, Solo II Director Email: solo.howe@comcast.net
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sport, please register for this event. Preregistration is required with prices at $65 for non-members and $50 for members. The school is schedule to be held in the PIR South Paddock on April 24th. Students need to have a valid driver’s license, a car that seats two, and the willingness to let the instructor drive the car to demonstrate skills. The Novice School will be immediately followed by our second points event, giving our students a chance to practice their skills. After that, we’ll be taking a break while the Wendover National Tour and ProSolo events are held. Then we’re off to Packwood for the Intermediate School on June 12th and points event #3 on June 13th. Expect to see registration for the Intermediate School open in mid-April with entry forms available at the April 25th event.
(Continued from previous page) Team Gimp also managed to keep it shinyside up and eeked out a win in their class. So what’s the next adventure? March 28 LV RXU ¿ UVW 5DOO\ &URVV RXW DW WKH :DVKLQJ ton County Fairgrounds. Then, on April 10, Oregon Rally Group and RalliTek are hosting Rally Day at the RalliTek property off Airport Way. Check the ORG website at www.oregonrally.com for directions and more info. If you’ve ever wondered about what it takes to get into rally, this LV WKH HYHQW WR FRPH WR :HœOO KDYH YDUL ous talks and handouts about volunteering, competing as a novice, and writing course notes, as well as roaming experts to ask your questions to. We’ll also have a tech inspector there so you can bring your stage rally car to get it looked over before your QH[W VWDJH HYHQW RU \RXU ¿ UVW VWDJH HYHQW
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(Continued from page 15) In 2010, Loud Pedal advertisers and event VSRQVRUV ZLOO EHQH¿W IURP KDYLQJ WKHLU logos and company information carried on the region’s Web site, Facebook page, Twitter and other social media outlets. Discussion followed Randy’s report as to the quality of the paper that we are using for the LP and how easily it tends to get damaged in the mail. Jeff suggested that perhaps we could look at using 80# paper for the front and back covers and use the lesser grade for the innards. Also discussed was the use of web press vs laser print. Jeff will talk with Bob Brands to see just what the options and their costs would be to make such a change.
She will move on that and reports at the next meeting. Kim also addressed the fact that she thought our region web page needed some updating. Jeff agreed, as did Randy that it needed revision. Todd suggested that she contact Karen to Work on this issue to make the site more user friendly.
ROAD RACING REPORT – Jim presented the budget and answered inquiries concerning it. Ie: Dan M. asked if NW Region would pay for part of the rental of ORP for the event that is planned there. Jim replied that all of the expenses would be split 50/50 with NW Region. All were in agreement to accept the budget as prepared.
DIRECTOR’S REPORTS SOLO II REPORT – Andy talked about Solo trying to move toward using the Ntl. Sound Rules this season as several other Solo groups are. They will use try this season and comply as best they can. They will not eliminate participants based on decibels this will increase awareness to the competitors about sound levels and how they might irritate surrounding residents near race areas. RALLY REPORT – Chris reports that their group plan on eight Rally X this year, six DUH FRQ¿UPHG DV RI QRZ
He was approached with an issue regarding our current radios and their end of life cycle. Since this would be a major investment and one that we are not presently able to budget for he made a couple of suggestions for the region to contemplate:
Jim was pleased by the attendance on Jan 10th at the Chiefs Meeting. He thanks all who made the effort to attend. PAST REGIONAL EXEC – Jeff advised that he and Kim met with a consultant and got both of the social medias, Facebook & Twitter created. He was quite pleased at the number of hits that were registered so far. ASST REGIONAL EXEC - Dan felt that we made our presence in the area well know at The Portland Auto Show. Those who worked the area set up for Rose Cup & SCCA talked to many individuals and passed out information including pamphlets on The Teen Survivor Event that we help to sponsor. Thanks to all who spent their time at this event. The Ntl. Convention was a good one and we were well represented by Todd, Karen Gary Manchester and himself. The sessions were well attended and informative. REGIONAL EXEC – Absent
1. Enter into a sharing agreement with other PIR users who utilize radios. Users would then share in all of the costs associated with radios
Adjourn M/S Jeff/Jim M/P Respectfully submitted, Mary Thompson
2. Create a special fund – perhaps on the race entry for support
March 6-7 will be the Doo Wops Rally in WA, which will get the rally season startHG 7KH ¿UVW 5DOO\ ; ZLOO EH 0DUFK WK DW WA. County Fairgrounds. The Oregon Trail Rally is planned for May on the calendar but as of yet is not con¿UPHG DIRECTOR I REPORT – Absent DIRECTOR II REPORT – Kim reported that she and Peggy have been working WR ¿QGLQJ D ORFDWLRQ IRU WKH EDQTXHW WKDW would serve food different than at the last two. She presented a listing of several establishments that could provide us service on the date that we were interested in. After discussion the BOD asked her to try to get the cost reduced a little so that it would be more affordable for the workers.
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