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Brian Berry

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!
Aug 27
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Next Race September 22nd & 23rd – Fund Raiser for Fire Relief

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The Trinity Touring Club is hosting a weekend event Saturday and Sunday, September 22nd and 23rd, for races #6 & #7 of the Shasta AutoX Challenge Series.  Clear your calendars and plan to join us for a great weekend of racing and to raise money for the Shasta Regional Community Foundation’s Community Disaster Relief Fund!  At the end of the weekend, our goal is to have covered our costs and raise $2000 for the Fund.
We need your help to get the word out, put together some fund raising activities for Saturday and Sunday, and host a spaghetti dinner at the track for Saturday night.
Danny Ide has volunteered to be our Race Director for the weekend.  Race entry fees for each day are unchanged – $30 for Members and $35 for non-members.   Camping at the track is available.  Spaghetti dinner is $10 per person.  We are hoping to have raffles each day of the event with tickets available at $5 or $10, based on the available prizes.  And we’ll be accepting direct donations on behalf of the Fund and can provide a tax receipt if needed.
Help Needed:
  • Do you have services or materials you or your employer would be willing to donate for raffle prizes?
  • Are you able to coordinate Saturday’s dinner?
  • Are you able help prepare food (pasta, salads, deserts) for the spaghetti dinner?
Please send an email if you can help or have other fund raising ideas – your input and participation is appreciated in helping us have a safe, fun, fast, and successful weekend.   trinitytouringclub@gmail.com
Our next club meeting is Tuesday, September 18th and we’ll be finalizing our plans at the meeting.
Aug 21
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August Event Canceled

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Due to the massive wildfire response currently headquartered at the Fairgrounds, we do not have a facility for racing this month – the August 26th event is canceled.
Our regular club meeting is tonight, August 21st, at Players Pizza in Anderson.  Social hour 6pm – 7pm, meeting starts at 7pm.  We’ll be discussing a potential make-up date for the August race, and contingencies in case the facility remains unavailable in September.  We’ll also be gathering ideas for our Charitable giving this year in hopes of doing a fund raiser for one of the many organizations involved in wildfire relief efforts.
So no race this month, let’s all pray for rain, and for the safety of those out trying to bring our area back to normalcy.
Aug 15
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Carr Fire Update & Meeting Tuesday, August 21st

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Our next meeting is on Tuesday August 21st at Players Pizza in Anderson.  Social hour 6pm – 7pm, meeting starts at 7pm.
The Fairgrounds let us know last week that our August date is dependent on the availability of the facility, which is currently being used as a fire camp for fire and utility crews.  The infield, track, pits, spectator lot, and north dirt lot are all in use.  The entrance road off of 273 (Lassen Dr / Gary Cressey Blvd) is now an ‘Exit’ only and there was a constant stream of vehicles when I stopped by yesterday to check things out.
It was awesome to see so many messages thanking the fire crews – they ring the main Fairgrounds parking area and pit area fences – but I really doubt things will have wound down enough in the next 10 days to allow us safe access to all the areas we use for our events.  I will try to get an update from the Fairgrounds prior to Tuesday’s meeting, and am ordering the insurance certificate so we will be ready to race on the 26th if we can.  Stay tuned for updates!
 
Meeting Topics:
  • Update on Finances
    • Balances update
    • Upcoming expenses
  • Season Race #5 Recap
    • Follow-ups from July event
      • Re-classing entries & season PAX points
  • Season Race #6 – Sunday, August 26th (Tentative)
    • Race Director & Setup Plan
    • Contingency Planning / Alternate Date(s)
  • Go-Kart
    • Confirm availability
  • Other New Business / General Discussion
    • Autocross @ Thunderhill with the Sacramento SCCA
      • August 18th – 19th
      • September 15th – 16th
      • October Enduro 13th – 14th
I hope to see you there!
Jul 28
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TTC Members – Carr Fire

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To those impacted by either evacuation or power outages, if you need anything, we have club members that want to help.  I’ve reached out to a few people who may have been affected and so far have not heard that anyone’s home has been lost, but people have been evacuated and the fire continues out of control.

Please reach out if there is anything we can do to help out, especially if you think you may need to evacuate and need help to pack up and move.  Let us know if you have things you need to store, need a place to stay for your family or animals, or just need to get out of the heat because you don’t have power.  Reply here or call / text me.
We’ll be talking in our next club meeting on August 21st about a fund raiser for Carr fire relief as our charitable giving for this year, and we will also assess our upcoming event schedule to see if any changes are needed due to fire impacts
Stay safe!
Jul 23
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Shasta AutoX Challenge Series – July Results

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It took 162 bottles of water, 60lbs of ice, and the hardest working Portacool in all of Shasta County, but we made it through a hot Sunday for our 5th race of the year at the Shasta Speedway.  We had a great turnout and a fast, two lap course with very few cones to hit.  Everyone did a great job and I really want to thank those who traveled some distance to be with us, as well as the locals who joined us for the first time.  It was great having you all here and we can’t wait to see you back out to race with us in August.
Danny Ide was the class of the field for Fast Time of Day in his ’48 Willys, and Blake DeWit scored his 3rd PAX win this season in his E Street Miata.   Complete event and season to date results are at http://www.trinitytouringclub.com/race-results/

We are always looking for volunteers to help with Race Director duties, so if you are a Club member and are interested, please let me know or join us at our next club meeting on Tuesday, August 21st.

Our next event is Sunday, August 26th and I hope you can make it out to race with us!

Jul 18
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2018 Shasta AutoX Challenge Series Race 5 – This Sunday July 22nd!

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Hi Racers and Race Fans!  It has been six long weeks since we last hit the track, and I hope you are ready for some fast and fun autocross racing with the Trinity Touring Club at the Shasta Speedway this Sunday!  This is our 5th points race of 9 and marks the halfway point of our season.  So drop whatever plans you had that didn’t involve racing with us and come out to the track for some safe, fun, and fast competition!
It is going to be a typical July day – hot!  We will have lots of shade, lots of iced waters, and a Portacool to keep us chill.  Dress accordingly and remember you must have close toed shoes for racing (no sandals / flip flops / bare feet).
 
We 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, and bring out the whole family for a day of racing.
The morning run groups are always popular, and on hot days, even more so.  We limit each group to 12 racers and it is first come, first served.  So arrive early if you need to race before lunch as these groups will fill up.  If you can stay the whole day, all the better as the afternoon groups usually have some room, and the track is usually the fastest later in the day.  And we always appreciate having some extra help to break down the facility at the conclusion of the event, so people who stay for the afternoon have a special place in our hearts.  🙂
Saturday 07.21.2018 – Track Setup
– Gates open at 7:30pm for track setup – the more hands, the quicker it goes, so please join us and help out!  Your truly is our Race Director and I will bring us maps for setup.
Sunday 07.22.2018 – Race Day
– 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
– Event concludes with track clean up around 4pm
2018 Updates:

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

2.  Novice Racers:  For the regular season, you can race as a Novice twice, then you must race in your car class.  Pre-season races don’t count against this limit.

3.  “Most Improved” Season Award:  This year, we are adding a new award to recognize the racer who shows the most improvement based on their PAX progression throughout the season.  We will keep track of your PAX finishes for all 9 races and see who was able to move up the most.  This award is targeted at racers who compete in every points race in the same PAX class – miss events, and your year-end PAX score will take a hit.  Let’s see who is able to improve the most this year!

4.  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.

I will see you at the track!
Jul 12
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Meeting Tuesday, July 17th

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We are meeting on Tuesday July 17th at Players Pizza in Anderson and are looking for a Race Director volunteer for our next event July 22nd.  Social hour 6pm – 7pm, meeting starts at 7pm.  Please join us and help us plan for the race!
 
Meeting Topics:
  • Update on Finances
    • Balances update
    • Upcoming expenses
  • 06.19.2018 Meeting Recap
    • Follow-ups
  • Season Race #5 – Sunday, July 22nd
    • Race Director & Setup Plan
    • Cooling options …
  • Go-Kart Update
    • Confirm availability
  • Other New Business / General Discussion
    • Autocross @ Thunderhill with the Sacramento SCCA
      • August 18th – 19th
      • September 15th – 16th
      • October Enduro 13th – 14th
I hope to see you there!