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Anyone going?
Is the SCCA making any announcements there?
Is the SCCA making any announcements there?
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Russ & I will be there Friday.
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>Anyone going?
No. (Well, I'm not.)
>Is the SCCA making any announcements there?
Yes. Friday.
- Christian
Bjorn Christian Edstrom
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No. (Well, I'm not.)
>Is the SCCA making any announcements there?
Yes. Friday.
- Christian
Bjorn Christian Edstrom
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I have to be downtown anyway on fri. morning, so I'll be there. What time is the SCCA announcement scheduled for?
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I was planning on it but choose not to make the trip a couple days ago.
Mike, Lurch, and others attending, please give us a heads up on interesting PRI stuff. I'd love to know how many racing industry companies have rallying on their minds for future expansion of their business.
Cheers,
Matthew
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Mike, Lurch, and others attending, please give us a heads up on interesting PRI stuff. I'd love to know how many racing industry companies have rallying on their minds for future expansion of their business.
Cheers,
Matthew
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If there's any announcement forthcoming, no-one in the SCCA booth this morning knew anything about it.
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time zones
Actually, here it's 1958.
Actually, here it's 1958.
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Saw a lot of stuff and people I haven't seen in a while.
Lots of new items and vendors.
Passed the SCCA booth on the way out and didn't see Sue so kept walking.
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I'm interested how rush hour in Cleveland was Fri nite.
We went around it thru Akron and did pretty good but I hope 271 and 90E were a parking lot and my detour was the right move to make.
Anyone know?
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Rally as a market for a major vendor? You must be joking! Even a top fuel/funny car clutch sells in the 1000s of pieces. How many EVO skid plates do you think Summit should keep in stock?
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Lots of new items and vendors.
Passed the SCCA booth on the way out and didn't see Sue so kept walking.
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I'm interested how rush hour in Cleveland was Fri nite.
We went around it thru Akron and did pretty good but I hope 271 and 90E were a parking lot and my detour was the right move to make.
Anyone know?
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Rally as a market for a major vendor? You must be joking! Even a top fuel/funny car clutch sells in the 1000s of pieces. How many EVO skid plates do you think Summit should keep in stock?
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Wish I had known some of you were heading out to PRI. I just got back! 
Cheers! John
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I liked this company from England:
http://www.coordsport.com/default.asp
- I also talked to the RICARDO trannies; They had a "bullet proof" Mitsu GrA & GrN trannies for $ 7200-up.
http://www.coordsport.com/default.asp
- I also talked to the RICARDO trannies; They had a "bullet proof" Mitsu GrA & GrN trannies for $ 7200-up.
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>I'm interested how rush hour in Cleveland was Fri nite.
>We went around it thru Akron and did pretty good but I hope
>271 and 90E were a parking lot and my detour was the right
>move to make.
>Anyone know?
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Randy,
Akron had more snow than Cleveland on Friday. The snow wasn't the usual lake effect snowfall, so areas NE of Cleveland did not have heavier snow.
I don't know how the roads were in Cleveland, but the Cleveland Plain Dealer said there were few problems other than the usual cars off in ditches. I drove up from Canton to Akron about 3:30PM Friday and the Interstates were pretty slippery. If you got out of the wheeltracks the heavy wet snow-slush could give you real problems. That being said, traffic was much lighter than normal and I wasn't delayed very much. By 8-9 PM all the roads except side streets were plowed and just wet.
Your Akron traffic reporter,
Paul Jaeger
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>I'm interested how rush hour in Cleveland was Fri nite.
>We went around it thru Akron and did pretty good but I hope
>271 and 90E were a parking lot and my detour was the right
>move to make.
>Anyone know?
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Randy,
Akron had more snow than Cleveland on Friday. The snow wasn't the usual lake effect snowfall, so areas NE of Cleveland did not have heavier snow.
I don't know how the roads were in Cleveland, but the Cleveland Plain Dealer said there were few problems other than the usual cars off in ditches. I drove up from Canton to Akron about 3:30PM Friday and the Interstates were pretty slippery. If you got out of the wheeltracks the heavy wet snow-slush could give you real problems. That being said, traffic was much lighter than normal and I wasn't delayed very much. By 8-9 PM all the roads except side streets were plowed and just wet.
Your Akron traffic reporter,
Paul Jaeger
PRIMO Stage Crews
For a Good Time, Call PRIMO!
To answer the original question, "Yes".
For Immediate Release
FORMULA RUSSELL CHAMPIONSHIP NOW SANCTIONED BY SCCA;
YOKOHAMA TIRE IS PRESENTING SPONSOR
Formula Russell cars take the green flag with SCCA Pro Racing
Infineon Raceway, SONOMA, Calif. / PRI Show, INDIANAPOLIS ? (December 5, 2003) ? Jim Russell Racing Drivers School today announced a multi-year deal with the SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. to sanction its ?arrive and drive? racing series starting with the 2004 season. The series will be titled the ?SCCA Formula Russell Championship presented by Yokohama? and will be part of the many events sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing and Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) parent company, which boast nearly 65,000 members nationwide. To be eligible to compete, drivers must be Jim Russell graduates (or graduates from other qualified racing schools) or SCCA regional and national competition license holders.
? SCCA runs the most respected amateur auto racing program in the country,? said Kjell Kallman, vice president and general manager of Jim Russell Racing Drivers School. ?The SCCA?s sanctioning of our racing program is just the first step in a series of changes and improvements that we plan to make for the Championship and those that compete in it. With the support of the SCCA and a proven tire program with Yokohama Tire Corp., we will continue to provide safe, competitive events while we build a prestigious series that satisfies the demands of the amateur and the aspiring professional alike.?
The Jim Russell School was the first racing school accredited by the SCCA for competition licensing. Continuing in this tradition, Jim Russell will be the first school to provide a free, one year membership to the SCCA to each 2004 graduate of the three-day Techniques of Racing Course and Advanced Racing Course starting January 1, 2004. All SCCA members are now eligible for a 10 percent discount off all Jim Russell courses. The two organizations have also agreed to work together to look for ways to create new marketing opportunities for each company?s partners and sponsors as well.
? This is a landmark partnership between SCCA/SCCA Pro Racing and Jim Russell, one that will jumpstart the aspiring race car driver?s career and create a sensible path from the school to various levels of road racing,? said Mitch Wright, vice president and general manager of SCCA Pro Racing. ?Jim Russell training is second to none, and we?re excited to be a part of its graduates? success.?
SCCA is the leading sanctioning body specializing in grassroots and professional motorsports. The club also provides comprehensive racing license accreditation, enabling drivers to compete in 235 regional and 65 national races administered by the SCCA.
The SCCA Formula Russell Championship consists of ten weekend races throughout the year at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. All drivers compete in equally prepared single-seat, 150hp Formula Russell racecars, which can reach 120 mph and up to 2Gs of corning force using spec Yokohama racing slicks. There is an overall championship plus two age divisions. The overall champion receives a prize package to compete in the Formula Ford
2000 Zetec Championship, while the winners of the Masters and Grand Masters championships return the following year to compete in the series for free.
?We?ve been marketing partners with the Jim Russell organization for a number of years, and we're very excited about this change,? said Art Michalik, director of marketing communications for Yokohama Tire Corporation. ?The series offers some great racing for the drivers and excellent exposure for us as a sponsor.?
Recent standout drivers in the Jim Russell series include Dominique Cleassens, one of three finalists in the 2003 Red Bull Driver Search who competed in the series and trained in a Jim Russell Driver Development course. In addition, Joel Nelson and Scott Speed, two of four finalists in the 2002 Red Bull Driver Search, participated in the Formula Russell Series.
Some of racing?s most respected drivers trained at Jim Russell Racing Drivers School, including Jacques Villeneuve, Jimmy Vassar, Emerson Fittipaldi and Danny Sullivan.
About the Sports Car Club of America, Inc.
Founded in 1944, the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 60,000-plus member motorsports organization incorporating all facets of autocross, rally, and both club and professional motorsports events. It annually sanctions nearly 2,000 events through its 109 regions and professional subsidiary, SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. Landmark events for the Club include the Club Racing Valvoline Runoffs® National Championship races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, The Tire Rack Solo II® National Championships and ProSolo® NationalSeries at Forbes Field, Topeka, Kan., and the SCCA ProRally® Championship. For more information, please visit www.scca.com.
About Jim Russell Racing Drivers School
For more than four decades, the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School has been dedicated to teaching true racing techniques to professional drivers and people looking for the experience of a lifetime. The school offers professional auto racing instruction, more seat time and the most powerful, well-maintained race cars of any driving school. The school, based in Sonoma, Calif., is located at Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway), known as the best teaching track in the country. For more information, please visit www.jimrussellusa.com.
For Immediate Release
FORMULA RUSSELL CHAMPIONSHIP NOW SANCTIONED BY SCCA;
YOKOHAMA TIRE IS PRESENTING SPONSOR
Formula Russell cars take the green flag with SCCA Pro Racing
Infineon Raceway, SONOMA, Calif. / PRI Show, INDIANAPOLIS ? (December 5, 2003) ? Jim Russell Racing Drivers School today announced a multi-year deal with the SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. to sanction its ?arrive and drive? racing series starting with the 2004 season. The series will be titled the ?SCCA Formula Russell Championship presented by Yokohama? and will be part of the many events sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing and Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) parent company, which boast nearly 65,000 members nationwide. To be eligible to compete, drivers must be Jim Russell graduates (or graduates from other qualified racing schools) or SCCA regional and national competition license holders.
? SCCA runs the most respected amateur auto racing program in the country,? said Kjell Kallman, vice president and general manager of Jim Russell Racing Drivers School. ?The SCCA?s sanctioning of our racing program is just the first step in a series of changes and improvements that we plan to make for the Championship and those that compete in it. With the support of the SCCA and a proven tire program with Yokohama Tire Corp., we will continue to provide safe, competitive events while we build a prestigious series that satisfies the demands of the amateur and the aspiring professional alike.?
The Jim Russell School was the first racing school accredited by the SCCA for competition licensing. Continuing in this tradition, Jim Russell will be the first school to provide a free, one year membership to the SCCA to each 2004 graduate of the three-day Techniques of Racing Course and Advanced Racing Course starting January 1, 2004. All SCCA members are now eligible for a 10 percent discount off all Jim Russell courses. The two organizations have also agreed to work together to look for ways to create new marketing opportunities for each company?s partners and sponsors as well.
? This is a landmark partnership between SCCA/SCCA Pro Racing and Jim Russell, one that will jumpstart the aspiring race car driver?s career and create a sensible path from the school to various levels of road racing,? said Mitch Wright, vice president and general manager of SCCA Pro Racing. ?Jim Russell training is second to none, and we?re excited to be a part of its graduates? success.?
SCCA is the leading sanctioning body specializing in grassroots and professional motorsports. The club also provides comprehensive racing license accreditation, enabling drivers to compete in 235 regional and 65 national races administered by the SCCA.
The SCCA Formula Russell Championship consists of ten weekend races throughout the year at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. All drivers compete in equally prepared single-seat, 150hp Formula Russell racecars, which can reach 120 mph and up to 2Gs of corning force using spec Yokohama racing slicks. There is an overall championship plus two age divisions. The overall champion receives a prize package to compete in the Formula Ford
2000 Zetec Championship, while the winners of the Masters and Grand Masters championships return the following year to compete in the series for free.
?We?ve been marketing partners with the Jim Russell organization for a number of years, and we're very excited about this change,? said Art Michalik, director of marketing communications for Yokohama Tire Corporation. ?The series offers some great racing for the drivers and excellent exposure for us as a sponsor.?
Recent standout drivers in the Jim Russell series include Dominique Cleassens, one of three finalists in the 2003 Red Bull Driver Search who competed in the series and trained in a Jim Russell Driver Development course. In addition, Joel Nelson and Scott Speed, two of four finalists in the 2002 Red Bull Driver Search, participated in the Formula Russell Series.
Some of racing?s most respected drivers trained at Jim Russell Racing Drivers School, including Jacques Villeneuve, Jimmy Vassar, Emerson Fittipaldi and Danny Sullivan.
About the Sports Car Club of America, Inc.
Founded in 1944, the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 60,000-plus member motorsports organization incorporating all facets of autocross, rally, and both club and professional motorsports events. It annually sanctions nearly 2,000 events through its 109 regions and professional subsidiary, SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. Landmark events for the Club include the Club Racing Valvoline Runoffs® National Championship races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, The Tire Rack Solo II® National Championships and ProSolo® NationalSeries at Forbes Field, Topeka, Kan., and the SCCA ProRally® Championship. For more information, please visit www.scca.com.
About Jim Russell Racing Drivers School
For more than four decades, the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School has been dedicated to teaching true racing techniques to professional drivers and people looking for the experience of a lifetime. The school offers professional auto racing instruction, more seat time and the most powerful, well-maintained race cars of any driving school. The school, based in Sonoma, Calif., is located at Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway), known as the best teaching track in the country. For more information, please visit www.jimrussellusa.com.
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>To answer the original question, "Yes".
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>For Immediate Release
>FORMULA RUSSELL CHAMPIONSHIP NOW SANCTIONED BY SCCA;
>YOKOHAMA TIRE IS PRESENTING SPONSOR
Good to hear that Yokohama tire has done so well in the past year that it now "as recognizable a name as McDonalds".
And who's this Russel guy? I don't think I've been to his rally before... *grin*
Anders
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>For Immediate Release
>FORMULA RUSSELL CHAMPIONSHIP NOW SANCTIONED BY SCCA;
>YOKOHAMA TIRE IS PRESENTING SPONSOR
Good to hear that Yokohama tire has done so well in the past year that it now "as recognizable a name as McDonalds".
And who's this Russel guy? I don't think I've been to his rally before... *grin*
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Paul,
Thanks for the road report.
I was hoping Cleveland was a parking lot but we didn't go too much further going the Akron way. It was fun to drive on 11 with a nice layer of snow to kill the seam drumming for once. Running in the unplowed lane was good practice too, nice to do it without the trailer on the back tho.
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That ground-breaking announcement didn't have much to do with rally and not much for road-racing either. Wow, another series and class to divide the pack into yet smaller groups. What a concept!
Running a whole series on one track won't prove much to those poor folks except how boring it can be if you run ahead of or behind the pack. I like this rally thing.
rz
Thanks for the road report.
I was hoping Cleveland was a parking lot but we didn't go too much further going the Akron way. It was fun to drive on 11 with a nice layer of snow to kill the seam drumming for once. Running in the unplowed lane was good practice too, nice to do it without the trailer on the back tho.
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That ground-breaking announcement didn't have much to do with rally and not much for road-racing either. Wow, another series and class to divide the pack into yet smaller groups. What a concept!
Running a whole series on one track won't prove much to those poor folks except how boring it can be if you run ahead of or behind the pack. I like this rally thing.
rz
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