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Brian Berry

Jan 10
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Autocross Racing with the Trinity Touring Club Starts Jan 20th!

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Happy New Year to our racers and race fans!  We are just 10 days away from our first autocross event of 2019 on Sunday, January 20th.  Pre-season racing (rain or shine) is your chance to blow the cobwebs out and do some test and tune work on your hot rod before our regular season begins in April.   Pre-season events are set for Sunday 01.20, 02.24, and 03.24 – set your reminders!
 
Fees are unchanged for 2019.  Club membership is $30 for individuals or $35 for couples.  Race Day entry fee is $30 for members and $35 for non-members.  Sponsorship levels are $200, $400, and $600.  You can bring your membership dues or Sponsorship to the next meeting, to the race in January, or mail it to the P.O. Box.
 
Our next Club meeting is on Tuesday, January 15th at Player’s Pizza in Anderson. Social hour 6-7 with meeting following. I will have 2019 membership forms at the meeting and will happily accept your money. Please join us for the meeting and help us finalize plans for the year.
 
We plan to meet at the track Saturday afternoon January 19th to do some trailer clean-up and get things ready for Sunday’s race. If you can make it out to the Speedway on the 19th (a week from this Saturday) around 2pm to help, we would appreciate it very much.  It looks like we are in a pattern of wet weather, so plan accordingly and keep an eye on the forecast.
 
See you soon!
Dec 13
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Meeting Tuesday, December 18th

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We are looking ahead to 2019 and will be meeting on Tuesday, December 18th at Players Pizza in Anderson.  Social hour 6pm – 7pm, meeting starts at 7pm.  Everyone is welcome!  Our 2019 officers are:
 
President:  Troy Dewell
Vice President:  Sharon Haley
Secretary/Treasurer:  Brian Berry
Board Members:  Shawn McNeely, Gary Brantley, Jeremy McNeely, Eric Haney

Meeting Topics:

  • Update on Finances
  • TTC Organization (attachment)
  • Pre-Season Schedule & Next Event
  • Timing Trailer Clean-up & Go-Kart storage
  • Equipment Updates
  • 2019 “Shasta AutoX Challenge Series” Schedule
  • General Discussion
I will have the Class Winner awards, so if you weren’t able to make it to the awards dinner, you can come to the meeting and pick yours up.
I hope to see you there!
Nov 06
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2018 Champions & 2019 Officers

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A huge and heartfelt thanks out to our club members, sponsors, supporters, and those who participated in our events this year – you helped us have a successful season and showed your generosity of spirit whenever challenged.  We came together to help our community recover from a devastating wildfire and to help one of our own recover from injury.  We had some phenomenal races – our event participation was up 10% over last year, as was club membership.  As we transition to the off season, please think about what you’d like to see the club do next year, and try to join us for our next meeting on December 18th.
Here are the official 2018 season and 2019 officer election results:
Fast Driver: Danny Ide
PAX Champion: Blake DeWit
PAX Performer: Kerry Haney
Class Winners:
Brian Berry H Street
Josh Davies D Street Prepared
Troy Dewell D Prepared
Blake DeWit E Street
Arley Enloe F Street
Jordan Enloe Street Modified F
Jason Fielding A Street Prepared
Bob Fischer F Street Prepared
Peter Gerrodette G Street
Mike Hall A Street
Eric Haney Street Touring R
Danny Ide E Modified
Bruce Lamb A Modified
Jeremy McNeely Super Street Modified
Kenneth Allan Mitchell CAM-S
Keith Smith CAM-T
Tyler Warner Street Touring S
2019 Officers
President:  Troy Dewell
Vice President:  Sharon Haley
Secretary/Treasurer:  Brian Berry
Board Members:  Shawn McNeely, Gary Brantley, Jeremy McNeely, Eric Haney
I have the awards for the Class winners who weren’t able to make it to our year end dinner, and will bring them to our next meeting.
cheers,
– Brian
Oct 23
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Shasta AutoX Challenge Series – October + Season Results

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Our final race weekend went off without a hitch and had some very competitive racing.  Brian Nunes and Blake DeWit did a fabulous job with Race Director duties, we had a nice chili dinner with desserts Saturday night, and we had a couple of riders try out the go-kart on Sunday – it was a great way to cap off what has been an eventful season.
Saturday and Sunday was a hunt for the fastest time between Danny Ide and ‘Fast’ Larry Nelson, with Larry besting the field on Saturday, and Danny taking the trophy for Sunday.  Blake DeWit put a period on the PAX season with back to back PAX and ES class wins.  The complete race weekend results and year end results are now posted – http://www.trinitytouringclub.com/race-results/  Please let me know right away if you see anything amiss with the results.
We will be celebrating our season winners and electing our 2019 officers on Saturday, November 3rd at the Expressive Learning Center, 2655 Bechelli Lane in Redding.  I’ll be sending a follow-up to club members soon.  Our first pre-season race of 2019 is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, January 20th, rain or shine.
We are still looking for nominations for officers and board members so please reach out to me if you would like to help out next year – even if you weren’t a club member this year.
cheers!
– Brian
Oct 17
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Racing this Weekend – Shasta AutoX Challenge Series Race 8 & 9 + Chili Cook-off

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We are wrapping up our 2018 racing season this weekend October 20th and 21st and hope you will join us!  Racing Saturday and Sunday, with a chili cook-off potluck track side Saturday night.  Entry fees are $35 for non-members, $30 for members each day.  Club T-shirts are on sale for just $5.  Novice racers are always welcome!  We have helmets available for rent if you do not have your own.
 
Campers are again welcome this weekend, and the weather is looking to be very nice for late October.  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 10.19.2018
– Gates open at 5:00pm for track setup – the more hands, the quicker it goes, so please join us and help out!  Brian Nunes and Blake DeWit are sharing Race Director duties this weekend.

Saturday 10.20.2018
– 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 5:00pm

Chili Cook-off Potluck Saturday 5:30pm – Track Side

– Bring a big crock pot of your best chili – we will have a table setup w/power
– Bring a side dish, corn bread, chips, salsa, etc
– Dessert:  We are extending our competitive spirit to dessert, so bring it on!
– Trophy for the Best Chili!
– Trophy for the Best Dessert!
Sunday 10.21.2018
– 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 – chili and fixins track side
– Driver’s Meeting at the conclusion of lunch break, followed by run groups 3 & 4
– Event concludes with track clean up around 4pm
Come race with us this weekend!
Oct 11
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Meeting Tuesday, October 16th + Upcoming Events!

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Greetings racers and race fans!  We have a few key dates to share:
  1. Last chance to race with the Sacramento SCCA @ Thunderhill is this weekend for the ‘Bill Fleig Memorial’ 5 lap enduro – http://www.sfrscca-sacramento.org for info
  2. Trinity Touring Club Meeting Tuesday, October 16th, 6pm @ Player’s Pizza in Anderson
  3. Final “Shasta AutoX Challenge Series” race event of the year October 20 – 21
  4. Trinity Touring Club Year End Awards Dinner & Officer Elections – Saturday, November 3rd, 6pm @ the Expressive Learning Center with catering by Fat Daddies BBQ
Meeting Topics for 10.16
  • Finance update
  • September race recap
    • Safety discussion
    • Follow-ups
  • Season Race #8 & #9 Saturday and Sunday, October 20th & 21st
    • Brian Nunes and Blake DeWit are teaming up for Race Director duties
    • Setup plan
    • Go-Kart
  • Saturday Potluck
    • Chili cook-off or something different?
  • Officer Nominations for 2019
    • See attached for the things we need to cover for next year’s events and be thinking about how you could help get some of this stuff done!
  • Year End Awards
  • Other New Business / General Discussion

See you Tuesday!

Sep 25
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Go Fund Me for Bradley Smith

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Brad is a new member of the Club this year – he started as a Novice, and has been working on sharpening his driving skills and improving his ’91 Miata this season.  He now competes in STR.  At an event earlier this year, he had some suspension voodoo happen, wrenched on the car, and got it back in the event for time.  Brad loves racing, but is on a shoe string budget, like many.
His friends have started a Go Fund Me campaign to help him recover from an accident at the track this weekend, where he was a passenger.  Please forward along to your contacts in the motorsports community or anyone who might be able to help.
Sep 25
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Shasta AutoX Challenge Series – September Results

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Races #6 and #7 are in the books, and it was an eventful weekend to say the least.  We hosted 95 drivers, did a big spaghetti dinner Saturday night, raffled off a bunch of cool stuff, and exceeded our fundraising goal for the (say it with me) Shasta Regional Community Foundation’s Community Disaster Relief Fund.  The support from our club members, friends, and motorsports community was amazing!  Troy and I will be stopping in at the Foundation tomorrow to give them a check and to thank them for their efforts in rebuilding our community after this summer’s fires.
 
We had a lot of help and participation in this weekend’s events, but a big shout out goes to Jeremy and Kristie McNeely of Perry’s Automotive, who were instrumental in gathering donations for the raffle, and were a big part of Saturday’s dinner.  Thank-you to everyone who chipped in to make the fundraising efforts a success.
 
It was a sweep for Top of Day and PAX, with David Winterburn taking home Top Time in his JBS Sports Racer, and Blake DeWit continuing to beat us all silly for PAX in his ES Miata.  Full results can be found on the Trinity Touring Club website Results page.  Please let me know of any issues you see with the accuracy of the results.
 
Unfortunately, there was a racing accident during the final run group on Sunday, and one of our Club members was injured.  We are following up with those involved to see what we can do, and I will be sending a note shortly to ask, once again, for your generosity and support.
Sep 19
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2018 Shasta AutoX Challenge Series Race 6 & 7 + Fundraiser – This Weekend September 22nd & 23rd!

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The Trinity Touring Club is hosting a weekend of autocross racing to raise money for the Shasta Regional Community Foundation’s Community Disaster Relief Fund.  This is our 6th and 7th points race of the “2018 Shasta AutoX Challenge Series”, and Saturday night the Club is doing a spaghetti dinner fundraiser.  There will be a couple of raffles over the weekend as well, with some neat prizes like a 4 wheel alignment from Perry’s Automotive, or a 2019 TTC Season Pass for all 9 regular series races next year.  Our goal is to raise at least $2000 for the Fund doing what we do best – putting on a great weekend of autocross racing!

Entry fees are unchanged for this event – $35 for non-members, $30 for members.  Club T-shirts are just $10.  Please bring cash or a check.  Novice racers are always welcome!  We have helmets available for rent if you do not have your own.  Club members need to have competed in 4 regular season events to be eligible for a year-end class championship – no better time than this weekend to show us what you got!

Campers are welcome, and the weather is looking to be warm but pleasant.  We also have a Go Kart available for any children age 8 and above who would like to race with us – see a Club member for details.

Friday 09.21.2018
– Gates open at 5:30pm for track setup – the more hands, the quicker it goes, so please join us and help out!  Danny Ide is our Race Director and has drawn up an awesome track.

Saturday 09.22.2018
– 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
– Raffle tickets on sale
– 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 5:00pm

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Saturday 6pm – Track Side
– Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert, and beverage
– $10 per person, cash or check
– Gluten-free pasta available!
– Tables are provided, please bring a chair!
– BYOB for adult beverages

 
Sunday 09.23.2018
– 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 – Please bring some extra cash and support our vendor!
– Driver’s Meeting at the conclusion of lunch break, followed by run groups 3 & 4
– Raffle drawings
– Event concludes with track clean up around 4pm

Come race with us this weekend and help our Community recover from this summer’s fires!  If you can’t make it, but still want to help, please visit the SRCF Donate page, and make a donation directly to the Community Disaster Relief Fund.

 
I’ll see you at the track.
Sep 13
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Meeting Tuesday, September 18th

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Our next meeting is on Tuesday, September 18th at Players Pizza in Anderson.  Social hour 6pm – 7pm, meeting starts at 7pm.  We have a two day race weekend ahead of us and we need our officers, board members, and general club members to help put a plan into action for fundraising activities and Saturday dinner, in addition to all of the regular work that goes into a successful two-day race.  Please join us!
Meeting Topics:
  • Update on Finances
  • Season Race #6 & #7 Saturday and Sunday, September 22nd & 23rd
    • Danny Ide is our Race Director
    • Setup Plan for Friday
  • Saturday Dinner
    • Needs work to get everything lined up
  • Raffles / Other fundraising activities
  • Go-Kart
    • Confirm availability for the weekend
  • Other New Business / General Discussion
    • Officer Nominations for 2019
    • End of Year Dinner
Looking forward to seeing you next week!