March 2023

What a crowd we had out for our first points race of the year with 39 drivers hitting the asphalt for Spring Enduro practice on Saturday – weather was cool but a wonderful day for racing.  Danny Ide took the Top Time of Day in his ’48 Willys followed closely by the McNeelys in their wide tire turbo Miatas.  Blake DeWitt returned to the top of the PAX charts in his ES Miata by 0.095 over Robert Foster in his AS Corvette Grand Sport, and our fastest Novice was Mark Felch in a circle track caged Honda Civic.  The two lap course had drivers reversing direction for lap two, and caught quite a few drivers out – we had an alarming number of DNFs, but everyone got at least one time, and some valuable practice for what not to do on Sunday.

Sunday still broke a few hearts and left some carnage.  We started with a two lap practice warm-up, then sent each car out for their 5 lap Enduro.  Axel Mussman kicked off the trail of tears with an overheating problem that stopped a terrific looking run on lap 4, David Winterburn had a throttle sticking and couldn’t finish his laps, Blake DeWitt suffered a catastrophic front sway bar mount failure on the practice lap and had to go to a backup car (thanks Troy!), and Danny Ide, well, Danny had a wild run that ended in a sea of splattered cones on the tail end of lap 5.

One driver overcame the challenges of the day – Robert Foster – and earned a clean sweep Top Time of Day and PAX in the wicked fast Corvette, besting the field by over a second raw time and nine seconds for PAX.  Robert nearly pulled off the same feat in the Fall Enduro, such a fantastic run and a great job!  Our fastest Novice Sunday was new Club member Kurtis Bell in a Porsche Boxter.

Please review the results and let me know of any issues https://trinitytouringclub.com/race-results/

Also please visit our updated Sponsor page and give these people some clicks & calls:  https://trinitytouringclub.com/our-sponsors/

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and bookmark the TTC Race Schedule page!

We hope you are planning to come to the Shasta AutoX Challenge Series kickoff March 25th & 26th!  Saturday is practice for Sunday’s enduro, and both are points racing days for TTC members.  We will go two laps per run for practice on Saturday, and one 5 lap run of the same course on Sunday. 

Saturday the 25th:   http://msreg.com/ttc2023r1

Sunday the 26th:   http://msreg.com/ttc2023r2

Don’t forget to renew your membership for this year!  Members get 5$ off the race entry fee, a club t-shirt, and can compete for season awards!  Membership IS NOT required to race.

2023 TTC memberships http://msreg.com/ttcmembership2023

NOTE:  Motorsportsreg is rolling out a new booking fee that is charged direct to the participants.  This $2 fee is on top of our race entry fee, so the effective race entry fee is now $34 for Club members and $39 for Guests.  

Friday 03.24.2023

– Gates open at 5:00pm Friday for track setup.   Please come by and help us out with setup if you can!  The more folks, the quicker it goes! 

– Jeremy McNeely is our Competition Director and will be our track setup guide

– Campers are welcome!  Stay for the weekend!

Saturday 03.25.2023

– Gates open at 7:30am for registration check in

– Driver’s Meeting at 9am under the cover, followed by run groups 1 & 2

– Lunch Break will depend on how many entries we have

– Driver’s Meeting for late registrants, followed by run group 3 (and 4 if needed)

– Fun Runs / Open Practice for registered racers if time allows

Sunday 03.26.2023

– Gates open at 7:30am for registration check in

– Driver’s Meeting at 9am under the cover, followed by run groups 1 & 2

– Lunch Break will depend on how many entries we have

– Driver’s Meeting for late registrants, followed by run group 3 (and 4 if needed)

– Clean-up and break down of the site

Important Notes

1.  Verify your credit card is correct / active on MotorsportsReg for this year!!!

2.  Sign up for an individual or family membership on MotorsportsReg to compete for Season Points

3.  Make sure you complete the Self Tech (do not bring us the form, it is for your reference)

4.  Do your SCCA homework to understand how you will class your entry 

We are eager to start our regular autocross season March 25th and 26th with the Spring Enduro, rain or shine, at the Shasta Speedway.  All are welcome!  Saturday is practice for Sunday’s 5 lap Enduro, and both are points racing days for Trinity Touring Club members.

Now is the time to sign up for this year’s TTC membership http://msreg.com/ttcmembership2023 and register for the race!  

Spring Enduro Race Weekend

Saturday the 25th:   http://msreg.com/ttc2023r1

Sunday the 26th:   http://msreg.com/ttc2023r2

Important Notes

1.  Verify your credit card is correct / active on MotorsportsReg for this year!!!

2.  Sign up for an individual or family membership on MotorsportsReg before we start our points season next month!

3.  Make sure you complete the Self Tech (do not bring us the form, it is for your reference)

4.  Car class changes from SCCA – some popular classes like ASP have been eliminated, other classes have expanded, and new classes added.  Please review the current draft SCCA Solo Rules for 2023 and choose your class accordingly when registering – if you’re unsure, just register for something and we’ll confirm at the track.

See you at the track!

We were not able to clear the reschedule date with the Fairgrounds, and are still working on that liability insurance policy for this year, so we are not able to race this weekend.  We are looking ahead to our season opening Spring Enduro weekend coming up at the end of the month – please plan to join us then!

Here is the full schedule through January of 2024:

March 25th & 26th – Spring Enduro
April 15th & 16th
May 13th & 14th  
June 3rd & 4th – Thunderhill with Northbay Corvettes
July 23rd (Sunday)
August 20th (Sunday)
September 23rd & 24th
October 7th & 8th – Thunderhill with Northbay Corvettes
October 21st & 22nd – Fall Enduro & Year End Celebration
January 20th & 21st 2024  

Online calendars and events will be updated soon, and registration for the March 25th – 26th Spring Enduro weekend will open next week.

Thank-you for your support and patience as we get going for another great year of autocross with the Trinity Touring Club!