September 2019

Our 2nd autocross race weekend at Thunderhill is this Saturday and Sunday, September 28th & 29th.  A few of our campers are planning to arrive Friday evening.  We are also invited to join the Corvette Club for dinner at Round Table in Willows on Saturday night.  

It should be a fun weekend with spectacularly nice weather, and I hope you can make it!

Remember:– For those pre-registering, the deadline is tonight @ 9pm
– You can also register at the event 8am – Noon each day
– Bring Cash
– Bring Chairs
– Be Safe, Go Fast, Have Fun!

See you this weekend!
– Brian

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We are once again partnering with the North Bay Corvette Association for an autocross event on the 7 acre Large Skid Pad at Thunderhill Raceway Park!  North Bay Corvettes will be managing the event and taking your money.  Registration is $45 each day for TTC members, $50 for non-members.  This is a points race weekend for TTC – you will only be scored against your fellow TTC competitors for season points.  You will be competing against others at the event for the ‘Fun Car Class’ (basically everything that isn’t a Corvette) and Fastest Car of the Day bragging rights.  We will have Fast Time, Top PAX, and Class winners for our participants as we do for all of our events.

Here are the details!

We’ve had about a dozen racers pre-register, and several others have indicated they will be registering at the event.  If you didn’t sign up ahead of time but plan to go either one or both days, no worries, we will see you there! 

We had a great day of autocross on Sunday – the track was a blast and the weather was near perfect.  David Winterburn took his JBS Sports Racer to the the top of the speed chart, getting the only sub 70 second time of the day, and Blake DeWit scored another PAX win in his ES Miata.  Jeremy McNeely won Modified in his turbo SSM Miata, Jerry Shaha in a Miata was the fastest Touring driver, and Terance Lawheed was the fastest Novice in his EVO 8.   

Event and season to date results are posted at https://trinitytouringclub.com/race-results/ – Club Members – check the ‘Season Points’ sheet.  You need to complete 4 events in your car class and be the points leader in order to get that year end trophy – if you are looking short, no worries!  We have four events left this year!  Our next event is at Thunderhill September 28th and 29th, followed by our final race of weekend of the year October 19th and 20th.

Our next Club meeting is Tuesday (tomorrow) September 17th at Player’s Pizza in Anderson.  Social hour 6 – 7pm, meeting starts and 8pm.  We are looking for Club officers for next year and would love your participation.

Please join us this Sunday for autocross racing at the Shasta Speedway!  This is race #8 of the Shasta Autocross Challenge Series, and there are just a few weekends of racing left this season.  Our next event is at Thunderhill in two weeks, followed by our final weekend of racing in October.  Here is the schedule:

Saturday 09.14.2019 – Track Setup
– Gates open at 6:30pm for track setup – the more hands, the quicker it goes, so please join us and help out!  Jeremy McNeely is our Race Director and will bring us maps for setup. 

Sunday 09.15.2019 – Race Day
– Gates open at 7:30am for registration and tech inspection
– Electronic payments accepted!  $30 for Club members, $35 for guests
– 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- Event concludes with track clean up around 4pm
We hope you can make it out to race with us! 

Club Updates:

1.  T-Shirts:Additional shirts are now just $10 each – pick up an extra and help support the Club!

2.  Club Officers for 2020:  We need your help to manage the Club for next Season!  President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer and 4 Board Members are needed each year.  Please consider taking on an active role in the club and be ready for Officer nominations in September.  Volunteer!  Let us know you are interested!
3.  Thunderhill – September 28th – 29th:  The Shasta AutoX Challenge Series returns to Thunderhill with the North Bay Corvette Association in September!  This will be points races #9 & #10 and the entry fee is $45 each day, with $10 returning to the Club to help cover our annual expenses.  Please plan to attend and to bring other racers along to join us – we need a big turn out for TTC!  The Corvette club has reserved a block of rooms at the Super 8 in Willows – $90 per night, and they are expected to sell out, so contact the Super 8 soon if you’d like to book.  Dry camping is available at the facility for $30 a night. 

4.  October 19th – 20th Race Weekend & Fundraiser:  For our final race weekend of the year October 19th & 20th, we are planning to fund raise for Northern California Wheelchair Athletics, a local non-profit.  More info to come!