Post by tedebayer on May 16, 2008 12:27:56 GMT -5
Great meeting last night! We had about 38 attendees and several were first timers. We were entertained with videos from Chimney Rock and Crow Mountain hillclimbs during dinner. A lot of memories from the Rock with Jerry Kieft, George Bowland, John and Mike Green... great racing action from the past and present.
We covered upcoming events on Autocross, Rallycross, Road Racing and course working events. We also recognized one of our younger members Stewart Cameron for his first trophy win in a cart at an autocross in Florence last week. Ross Hennin reported on the Clemson Sports Car Club's Motorsports Festival last month. Ron Wilcox filled us in on our plans for our next meeting in June at the TIMKEN International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR center) in Grenville. If you love cars, this is a tour you don not want to miss! Ron will also be our speaker on Sound Control. Ron was a sound trap man at Lime Rock for many years and has promised to teach us some tricks on beating the sound trap... (he's already filled me in on some and I was amazed!)
We will be having a tour of the ICAR facilities as a part of the meeting but you must fill out a form in advance of attending the meeting for approval. Thanks Ron and Vincent for your help in setting this up!
John opened his presentation with an in car camera shot of the trip up Chimney Rock in one of his racers. He talked us through the lines and features of the course that made it the crown jewel of hillclimbs for many years ago. He related many stories from the cars he drove, events he ran, mechanical failures and the many successful trips to the King of the Hill titles he earned.
John fielded questions from the group on topics on preparation, tires, focus, and handling. John also showed some films from races he ran at Daytona and the runoffs at Road Atlanta one year. John ran out of tapes but if he had kept telling stories and showing tapes, Ryans would have been serving breakfast this morning. Thanks to John Finger for being our speaker and for his continued service and support to Central Carolina's Region.
We covered upcoming events on Autocross, Rallycross, Road Racing and course working events. We also recognized one of our younger members Stewart Cameron for his first trophy win in a cart at an autocross in Florence last week. Ross Hennin reported on the Clemson Sports Car Club's Motorsports Festival last month. Ron Wilcox filled us in on our plans for our next meeting in June at the TIMKEN International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR center) in Grenville. If you love cars, this is a tour you don not want to miss! Ron will also be our speaker on Sound Control. Ron was a sound trap man at Lime Rock for many years and has promised to teach us some tricks on beating the sound trap... (he's already filled me in on some and I was amazed!)
We will be having a tour of the ICAR facilities as a part of the meeting but you must fill out a form in advance of attending the meeting for approval. Thanks Ron and Vincent for your help in setting this up!
John opened his presentation with an in car camera shot of the trip up Chimney Rock in one of his racers. He talked us through the lines and features of the course that made it the crown jewel of hillclimbs for many years ago. He related many stories from the cars he drove, events he ran, mechanical failures and the many successful trips to the King of the Hill titles he earned.
John fielded questions from the group on topics on preparation, tires, focus, and handling. John also showed some films from races he ran at Daytona and the runoffs at Road Atlanta one year. John ran out of tapes but if he had kept telling stories and showing tapes, Ryans would have been serving breakfast this morning. Thanks to John Finger for being our speaker and for his continued service and support to Central Carolina's Region.