April 2019

The first race weekend of 2019 was blessed with great weather, a fantastic group of racers, and some very dedicated Trinity Touring Club volunteers who made sure everything ran smoothly.  We had all new timing equipment on the tarmac thanks to our Club President Troy Dewell.  Vice President Sharon Haley made sure the 2019 T-shirts (with design by Board Member Gary Brantley), postcards, plaques, and trophies were ready to go.  Randy and Barbra Phelps setup our BBQ and made sure we were well fed. 

It takes a lot of effort by a relatively small number folks to pull off a successful race weekend, and a lot went into this season kick-off.  Thanks to everyone who helped out and contributed.  

It was a sweep for Top TIme of Day and Top PAX by David Winterburn and Blake Dewit, respectively.  Blake also took home the class win for Street in his ES Miata.  Saturday’s Modified class was a close one, with Jeremy McNeely taking the top spot in his turbo charged SSM Miata.  In CAM, Arley Enloe was the top finisher with an amazing 54.480 run in his Hellcat.  Other winners included Jerry Shaha in Touring in a STR Miata, and Ryan Thomas in Novice driving a wicked V8 powered 280Z.  

Sunday saw Mark Talkington take the Touring class win in his STS Miata, with Uriah Siner and Eric Haney in tie for second, each posting a best time of 55.196.  In Prepared, it was Andrew Barbitta in his WRX STI.  Danny Ide got the top spot in Modified in his EM Willys, Keith Smith scored the CAM win, and Sam Wiseman drove a Mustang GT to the top of the Novice results.  

All the race weekend results and member season points to date are posted at https://trinitytouringclub.com/race-results/  – please let me know if you see any issues with the results.

The next event is coming up in just a few weeks on Saturday and Sunday May 18th and 19th – please plan to join us for a fun weekend of autocross racing!

Our autocross season starts this weekend – please join us!  Racing Saturday and Sunday, with a BBQ potluck track side Saturday night.  Entry fees are $35 for non-members, $30 for members, each day.  Electronic payments accepted!  Club T-shirts available for members and for sale to anyone for $15.  Novice racers are always welcome!  We have helmets available for rent if you do not have your own. 

Campers are welcome this weekend, and the weather is looking to be Spectacularly Spring.  We will have the Go Kart available for any children age 8 and above who would like to race with us – see a Club member for details. 

Friday 04.26.2019
– Gates open at 6:00pm for track setup – the more hands, the quicker it goes, so please join us and help out!  Jeremy McNeely is our Race Director this weekend.

Saturday 04.27.2019
– Gates open at 7:30am for registration and tech inspection – you can register for both days and reserve your run groups, first come, first served
– Driver’s Meeting at 9am under the cover, followed by run groups 1 & 2
– Lunch break – Hot Dog cart available – Please bring some extra cash and support our vendor!
– Driver’s Meeting at the conclusion of lunch break, followed by run groups 3 & 4
– Racing event concludes around 4pm
– Dinner setup starts around 5:30pm

BBQ Potluck Saturday 6:00pm – Track Side
– The Club is providing the BBQ and soft drinks
– Please bring a side dish, salad, or dessert- Provide your own adult beverages
– Have some great food and stay a while!Sunday 04.28.2019
– Gates open at 7:30am for registration and tech inspection
– Driver’s Meeting at 9am under the cover, followed by run groups 1 & 2
– Lunch break – Hot Dog cart available!
– Driver’s Meeting at the conclusion of lunch break, followed by run groups 3 & 4
– Event concludes with track clean up around 4pm

Come help us kick off our racing season this weekend!

We are excited to begin our 2019 points season April 27th and 28th at the Shasta Speedway!  We’ll have our 2019 club t-shirts available, and the hot dog crew will be there for lunch both days!  Gates open at 7:30am with Driver’s Meeting at 9am Saturday and Sunday.  Setup will be Friday at 6pm, and campers are welcome at the track – come stay a while and race with us!
The Club is hosting a BBQ potluck at the track Saturday April 27th starting around 6pm – we’ll be providing the BBQ and soft drinks, you bring a side dish, salad, or dessert, and whatever adult beverages you prefer, and plan to join us in the infield for some good food and great company after the event on Saturday. 

This year, our season is 12 events, including a weekend at Thunderhill with the North Bay Corvette Club coming up June 1st & 2nd.  Our full schedule is on our website.   We are keeping the same rules as prior years for member championship qualification even though we have added dates to the season – best 8 of 12 events will count towards class rankings, and you need 4 events minimum in your class to quality for a season win.  This means you can miss 4 events and still score the maximum points towards your season results.  Each day of a weekend race counts as a points event.

You can now pay electronically for registration and fees at the event!  We’ve signed up with Square to offer credit card payments and Apple and Android pay for our members and guests.  No cash, no worries!  Amounts will be rounded up to the next whole dollar to cover the 2.7% transaction fee, so if you were to use your favorite credit card to pay for a race entry fee as a Club member, it would be $31 ($30 + $0.85 fee = $30.85 rounded up).  All TTC payments through Square are direct deposited into the Club’s account at Tri-Counties Bank, minus the processing fee, the next business day.  What a great way to earn some reward points!

See you at the track!

Our next club meeting is on Tuesday, April 16h at Players Pizza in Anderson.  Social hour 6pm – 7pm, meeting starts at 7pm.  Everyone is welcome!  We will be planning for our 2019 season kick-off racing weekend and BBQ potluck for April 27th and 28th.

Meeting Topics:

•     Update on Finances & Insurance
•     Follow-ups from March 24th event
•     Season merchandise update
•     Timing equipment upgrade
  
•     Electronic Payments @ the Track (Square)
  
•     Shasta AutoX Challenge Series Races #1 & #2 
  
•     General Discussion

See you soon!