January 2020

Sunday brought us a break from the rain, but a mostly wet track for our first pre-season event of 2020.  We had a good turn out with 26 racers and A LOT of spectators (nearly 80 folks signed our waiver!).  The day went off without much drama, other than running through our rental helmets pretty quickly which required some staging lane shenanigans to make sure everyone who needed a helmet had one on their head by the time they got to the starting grid.  It was great to see so many new people and I hope that we’ll see you again at our next event.

Results are published at https://trinitytouringclub.com/race-results/
Post race, there was a good natured protest of the PAX results, and it was determined that the announced winner was actually not in the right car class due to equipment, so the Top Time of Day and PAX win both officially go to Andrew Barbitta in his totally hooked up Subaru WRX.  Other class winners included Richard Dunbar in Street, Troy Dewell in Touring in a STS Miata, Shawn McNeely for Modified in his turbo Miata, and our fastest novice (and 3rd overall) was Michael Williams in a fairly wicked WRX STI.  Of course, pre-season is just bragging rights – no points are tallied until we start our regular season in April.  Remember that if you have made changes to your car since you last raced, be sure to see if you need to move to a new class.

Our next pre-season race is coming up on Sunday, February 23rd, and we hope to see you there!

Rain or shine, we are hosting the first pre-season autocross of 2020 on Sunday, January 26th.  This is a ‘test and tune’ event and a great chance to have some fun before the points season starts in April.  We would love to have you join us this weekend!
The club will be serving up fresh donuts and hot coffee Sunday morning, and depending on attendance, we may offer free fun runs in the afternoon to anyone who registered for the event. 

Saturday 01.25.2020– Gates open at 4:00pm Saturday afternoon for track setup – please come by and help us out with setup if you can!  The more folks, the quicker it goes!  We will hold off on our annual trailer clean up until the weather is more promising.
– Jeremy McNeely is our Competition Director again this year and will be our track setup guide

Sunday 01.26.2020– Gates open at 7:30am for registration and tech inspection- All cars need to be tech’d and helmets inspected for the new year
– Driver’s Meeting at 9am under the cover, followed by run groups 1 & 2- Lunch break – we are on our own for lunch
– Driver’s Meeting for late registrants, followed by run groups 3 & 4 + fun runs

Entry fee is $30 for members and $35 for non-members – electronic payments accepted.  Becoming a member is as easy as completing the membership application portion of the Tech Sheet and paying for an Individual ($30), Family ($35), or Business ($200, $400, or $600) membership.  This is a great time of the year to join the club as you will get $5 off the entry fee for all Shasta Speedway autocross races – make it to half of those, and your membership pays for itself!  Plus you get a rad t-shirt at the beginning of our regular season in April, can compete for season trophies, and get the opportunity to help run our events.  Join the club!

Other Info:1.  Helmets:  Helmets are available to rent for just $1 (and we will hang onto your driver’s license until it is returned).  If you bring your own, it must be SA/MA 2005 or better (this is the last year for 2005 rated helmets).2.  2020 SCCA Classes and Rules:  Changes are in the works – checkout the 2020 draft at https://www.scca.com/downloads/48347-2020-solo-rules-book-1-draft-a-2020-01-06/download We will have a hard copy of this once it is finalized – for now, it is only available online as a download.

See you at the track this weekend!