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Misc. Ramblings 1-3

Checkered Past 3-4

BOD Minutes 4-6

Associate Member... 6

INTERIORS 7

Autobhan Update 7

Communications 7-8

Winners & Awards 8-10

Kart Expo 08 10-11

Classifieds 11

Under the Hood:

Auntie Lynn(and her Uncle)

Wants You!To come out and help the Club at the Race and Performance Expo onMarch 15th & 16th at Pheasant Run in St. Charles or the Indoor RacingSchool on March 29th at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet or Both.

Contact your Auntie, Lynn Serra at Ph (815) 943-5661Or email her at “[email protected]

March

Miscellaneous ramblings- Joe Podsybochem1- Membership meeting – for those ofyou that missed the February meeting youmissed a great Power Point presentationby Ann and Jake Snyder, long timeNSSCC members, on the very first Auto-mobile race in the United States, whichwas held here in Chicago in 1895 onThanksgiving Day, and the annual celebra-tion of it at the “Cruise to the Rock” rallyevery Thanksgiving Day.Ann has done a tremendous amount of re-search on the First US Auto race, that was

also only the third world wide race held,which started just south of the present dayMuseum of Science and Industry and wentup to Waukegan and back over a 54 milecourse after many false starts and delays.The Cruise to the Rock was started by theChicagoland MG Club in 1995 to cele-brate the 100th Anniversary of the first raceand has been held annually since then. It isheld at the “Rock” which is the marker forthe start of the race back in 1895 and is lo-cated in the park just south of the Museumof Science and Industry. The Cruise has

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2008 OfficersPresidentLynn [email protected] PresidentMatt [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ChairpersonLynn [email protected] ChairpersonDave [email protected] Chairperson ACCNRobert Dudek &Lynn SerraRace Chairperson ACCSRobert Dudek &Lynn SerraWeb MasterJeremie [email protected] Knock EditorDavid [email protected] EditorRay KollockCompetition Director/ClubStewardJohn [email protected] Competition DirectorJohn [email protected] Competition DirectorRobert [email protected]/H Competition DirectorKelvin [email protected] Members-at-LargeRon OlsonRich OlsonRudy MazzeoRick CanalupoHSAX Members-at-LargeBill MarquardtDave LopinaBill MinorV/H Members-at-LargeDave WilbertJohn Wheeler

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evolved to an unofficial car show of antiquecars, sport car, street rods and motorcycleswith as many as three hundred show qualitycars showing up. The cars start showing upearly Thanksgiving morning with everyoneheading home for Thanksgiving dinner bynoon.If you want to see a lot of interesting cars putthe Cruise on your calendar for this comingThanksgiving morning. For more informa-tion contact Ann [email protected] .

President Lynn Serra has asked that anyonethat has any NSSCC property to please con-tact her so that an inventory can be taken anda list made up. Lynn can be contacted at Ph(815) 943-5661 or [email protected].

The March 20th Members meeting will beheld at the Ritzy’s Café & Backerei as usualbut there will not be a BOD meeting preced-ing it. The next BOD meeting will be heldon April 17th with the April Members meet-ing.

2- Membership – just a reminder that it istime to renew your Membership for 2008 ifyou have not already done so. This will bethe last issue of the Rod Knock that you willreceive if you have not renewed for 2008.For those of you that have an AssociateMembers but have not been able to find theAssociate Member renewal form we haveprinted a copy of it in this issue for your con-venience.

Membership renewals, and questions aboutmembership, should be directed to: LynnWaldman, NSSCC Membership, 253 Brad-well, Inverness, IL 60010Ph (847) 359-7332,“[email protected]”

3- Race and Performance Expo – will beheld on March 15th and 16th at the PheasantRun Resort and Conference Center which ison North Avenue in St. Charles, IL Theirweb site is http://www.raceperformanceexpo.com/Home.htm. Midwestern Council willhave a booth in the show and have twoNSSCC W2W cars on display.This is the first annual show of this type inthe Chicagoland area and promises to be-come as major of a racing show as it has inother cities around the country.The timing of the show is opportune for us totell people about the NSSCC Indoor RacingSchool on March 29th and to get new peopleinterested in coming out to race with Coun-cil.If you can spend a day or only a part of a dayhelping out in the booth please contactChuck Cassaro at (815) 885-2222 or [email protected] and let him know whenyou can help.This is a great opportunity to help the clubfor a while and then see the show.

4- Indoor Racing School – the 48th annualNSSCC IRS is scheduled for SaturdayMarch 29th at the Autobahn Country Club.This is an opportunity for you to spend a Sat-


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Checkered PastA Niche of Racing I had not Been Exposed To

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President Lynn Serra

Thanks to Larry Best of Chicagoland Sports Car Club,some of us North Suburbanites (Is that a word?) were ableto spend last weekend surrounded by karting experts.Larry made a successful motion at a recent MidwesternCouncil Board of Directors meeting and shot some of usright into the thick of things in karting.Although my arches, and those of Ray Kollock, Larry No-ble, Dave Bralich, and Ross Fosbender, may be flat from


Larry Best and Ross Fosbender standing with a Miata fromDave Wheeler’s stable.

Ray gets ‘em young to train ‘em right.

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urday at the Autobahn track, help the club out administerthe event and then get some free time touring the track inorder to either learn or update your knowledge of thetrack. Such a deal.If you have any friends or neighbors that you think wouldbe interested in attending the school there is still time toregister them. Last months Rod Knock contained a pullout flyer for the school, just get it, copy it, give it to themand then bring them to the school.Please contact Lynn Serra at Ph (815) 943-5661 or [email protected] and let her know that you can help.

5- Annual W2W Tech Inspection – the first Council2008 Annual Tech day will be held on April 12th at theAdvanced Autosports shop at 1928 Whipple Street, Be-loit, WI, Ph (608) 313-1230, www.advanced-autosports.com .The Tech inspection is free to Council members. Ad-vanced Autosports has a show room and inventory of rac-ing supplies such as current date belt sets and safety itemsfor purchase if they are needed to pass inspection.

6- Blackhawk Tire Wall Day – the annual re-build the

tire wall day at Blackhawk will be on Saturday April 5th.This is a good chance to come out to the track, see thenew improvements, help the club update one of the mostvital safety items at the track and to see your fellow clubmembers.

7- Something New – with this issue we will start to takeadvantage of the Rod Knock being available on the website by posting an additional article as an addendum to theprinted Rod Knock on the web site. The article is a mustread racing oil durability test that was conducted by a rac-ing publication, the Street Commodores www.streetcommodores.com, from the land of OZ Down Un-der. Racing is very big in Australia and their test, whichwas run using test equipment very similar to the Timkentest equipment and procedure, is very interesting with sur-prising results. Go to the on line version of the March2008 Rod Knock and download the tests .pdf file.

Finally, with the first race less than seven weeks away, itis vitally important that we all start having good thoughtsso that the snow is gone by that time.See you at the Racing Show and the Indoor RacingSchool. Joe NSSCC

Larry and Ross discuss show strategy behind a FormulaContinental in the booth


standing all day, I feel the short and long-term rewards forMC will far outweigh the discomfort.I spoke to dozens of people who were exhibitors or atten-dees of the show. They all said the same things: 1) Thenumber of competitors was down last season; 2) Oncethese kids reach 14 years old they have to make a decisionof what they want to do in racing because there is no-where else to go in karting!; and 3) That they have neverheard of Midwestern Council. I met one gal who was 14years old and her dad. She was a multi-year champion inendure sit up type karts and had won Daytona just thisyear. She had been sought out by a NASCAR sub-series,however was not sure that was right for her. She foundone of Bruce Weatherston’s Formula Continentals veryappealing.Everyone in our booth knew exactly where all these kar-ters would be welcome in the future. Ray was the con-summate professional MC representative throughout the

weekend. After competing in 38 Miata events without asingle DNF last year, Ray had a lot of wisdom to imparton the visitors to the booth.

By the way, being two days after the show, I have alreadyreceived three inquiries about our Indoor Racing School

from attendees to the show and expect to have manymore.There was also at least one celebrity at the show. VicHolman owner of Bowman Karts supplies all the karts toChicago Indoor Racing. He also was the inventor/builderof the Performance Racing Series (PRS) Formula Fordand the Hawk Formula Ford. I was fortunate enough totalk to Vic for a long time on Sunday. And boy does heever have the stories to tell, including one about MarioAndretti calling him anxious to buy a new PRS. Now Iam always saying that Mario has called me to meet himfor dinner, however Vic is actually telling the truth.In March Midwestern Council will be having a booth atthe Race & Performance Show at Pheasant Run in St.Charles. I am looking forward to sore feet and anothergreat success for us. NSSCC

Vic Holman with Lynn Serra and Bruce Weatherston

Board Members In Attendance:Dave Bralich, John Churchill, Robert Dudek, ScottDurbin, Ray Kollock, Matt Lagessie, David Legare,Bill Marquardt, Rudy Mazzeo, Bill Minor, Kelvin Palmer,John Saccameno, Lynn Serra, John Wheeler

7:00pm - Called to Order – Lynn SerraThere was a Motion (Minor) & (2nd Marquardt) to

approve the minutes from the

January 17, 2008 meeting. Passed.Treasurer’s Report – Scott Durbin

Scott reports a small Year-To-Date deficit due tocurrent expenses exceeding revenue.The deficit will become positive cash flow onceMembership renewals are completed. Scott’s report shows a very healthy total bank balance.

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NSSCC Board Meeting Minutes February 21, 2008Ritzy’s Cafe – Rolling Meadows, IL

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There was a Motion (Churchill) & (2ndMarquardt) to approve the Treasurer’s Report.Passed.

Steward’s Report – John Saccameno(Following is highlights from the February 14,

2008 Midwestern Council Board Meeting)The MC budget for 2008 looks good. Chuck Cas-saro reports the MC web site revision is nearingcompletion and should be up and running soon.The raffle conducted at the MC banquet produced$2000 in revenue which will be used toward up-grading the MC Timing & Scoring equipment.The new owner of Blackhawk Farms Raceway(BFR) has said track rental fees will be increased(nominal) for 2008. The MC race Staff party willbe held on Saturday, March 8 at Double Day’sin Cottage Grove, WI. MC is participating in andwill have an exhibition booth at theRace & Performance Expo on March 15 & 16 atPheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL.There will be 2 NSSCC Member race cars on dis-play belonging to Ray Kollock and Rudy Mazzeo.A new amateur racing facility is under construc-tion called Eagles Canyon in the Dallas TX area.The owners have contacted MC for information onhow they can attract club racers to their new facil-ity. There was a Motion to appropriate approxi-mately $5600.00 for upgrading Timing & Scoringequipment. The motion was tabled for further dis-cussion, but likely will be passed at the next MCBoard meeting. Note: The COMPLETE minutesfrom this MC Board meeting are available on theMC website: www.mcscc.org.

Rod Knock – David Legare / RayKollockThe newly selected “Broken Rod” masthead will

appear for the first time on the next issue of theRod Knock. As always, we need more people tosubmit articles.

NSSCC Tri-Fold Brochure – Frank SkweresIt was suggested at the last meeting to re-print the

brochure to make it useable from year to year. Re-moving the current year race schedule and makingappropriate changes would give the brochure alonger, useful life. Frank and John Churchill pre-sented revisions which were approved by theBoard. Frank also had a copy of the new brochurefrom CSCC which is done in 4-color printing. TheNSSCC brochure has been done in 2-color print-ing for the last few years. Frank will obtain quotesin both 2-color & 4-color on which the ExecutiveBoard Members (only) will vote. We’ll need thenew brochures in time for the Indoor School and(if possible) in time for the Race & Performance

Expo on March 15 & 16.Membership – Scott Durbin (for Lynn Waldman) Scott reports 107 NSSCC Members to date for

2008.General Membership Meetings – Dave BralichDave reminds everyone there will not be a NSSCC

Board meeting next month due to preparations forthe Indoor School. However, there WILL be aMarch General Membership meeting as usual onthe 3rd Thursday of the month (March 20) begin-ning at about 7:30pm at Ritzy’s Café on Algon-quin Road in Rolling Meadows.

Mentor Program – Matt LagessieMatt reports a couple of people who are already

signed up for the Indoor School have contactedhim for information. Also, Matt has sent emails toall those registered so far – offering his servicesand time to answer any questions.

NSCCC Web Site – Jeremie Toma (No Report)2008 Indoor Racing School (Churchill, Durbin, Sacca-

meno, Serra) John Churchill reports copies of the IRS flyer have

been faxed to several newspaper, radio & TV sta-tions (Northern Illinois / Southern Wisconsin) ask-ing them to promote our Free School.Bill Marquardt reports he will make contact withthe Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, andDaily Herald to ensure the school is mentioned inthose publications. Lynn Serra mentioned (again)we need help from our Members for Registration,Set-Up, Technical GCR Assistance, etc.Ray Kollock brought a quantity of the newlyprinted IRS flyers to the meeting. John Churchillasked all those present to take some and to pleasehelp us in publicizing this event. John encouragedmembers to take a Saturday afternoon and pass theflyers out at auto dealership service departments,repair shops and auto parts stores. We need every-one’s help in publicizing this important Clubevent!

Club By-Laws – Lynn Serra In order to begin working on new revised By-

Laws, Lynn needs a copy of the current ones.Dave Bralich has them and will get them to Lynnso she can work on this project.Race & Performance Expo – Lynn Serra

Midwestern Council has taken a 10’x 30’ booth atthe Race & Performance Expo to be heldMarch 15 & 16 at Pheasant Run Resort in St.Charles, IL. NSSCC Board Members Ray Kol-lock and Rudy Mazzeo will have their race cars ondisplay. MC President, Chuck Cassaro will allow


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NSSCC to promote our Indoor School at this eventin exchange for help in staffing it.For more info go to www.raceperformanceexpo.com.

NEW BUSINESSLynn Serra asked for a voice vote on whether

NSSCC should vote “Yes” or “No” at the next MCBoard meeting on the topic of the proposed pur-chase of new and updated Timing & Scoringequipment. The voice vote was a resounding“YES”!

Lynn also mentioned we are in need of a volunteer(s) to do W2W Registration at our June 7, 8 eventat ACC – North. Ray Kollock will handle HSAXregistration, but need a W2W Registrar who wouldhave to be at the track from about 11:00am to5:00pm on Saturday, and about 7:00 – 10:00am onSunday.

Lynn also asked all members to let her know whatcurrent NSSCC “gear” you may have. Specifi-cally, extra trophies, pens, logo stickers, whateverunused NSSCC paraphenalia may be around. Weneed to take inventory and see what we have.Please contact Lynn Serra.

Matt Lagessie presented a framed history ofNSSCC to the Club Board. The frame containsold logos, rule books and photos which Matt feelsshould be preserved for posterity. Matt invested$100.00 to have this done. A vote was taken toreimburse Matt for the expense upon presenting areceipt to the Treasurer.

Kelvin Palmer suggested we consider an“Archive” section be added to the NSSCC website. It would contain useful information and ref-erence material of interest to our members. Forexample a highly detailed 10-page article(currently available) on comparisons of severaldifferent types of motor oil done by an Austrailiancompany. More to follow on this subject.

John Churchill will research costs and obtainquotes on a new NSSCC logo banner to be used atthe IRS and other events.

8:00pm: There was a Motion (Saccameno) & (2nd

Dudek) to adjourn.

Minutes taken and transcribed by John Churchill, Secretary NSSCC

Associate Membership ApplicationAssociate Membership dues are $5.00/year and include a NSSCCmembership card and name tag. Associate members are eligible forclub awards and may vote in club elections. NOTE: Dues do notinclude MC membership, eligibility for Competition license, AXentry discount or accumulation of points toward either a NSSCCor MC class championship.

Associate Membership for Spouse

Associate Member________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________Car ____________________________

City, State, Zip________________________________________________________

H Phone ______________________ W Phone______________________ Email ___________________

I plan to participate in: [ ] Race Staff[ ] Meetings/Social

Associate Membership for Other Family Mem-ber


Address ______________________________________________Car ____________________________

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Associate Membership for Other Family Mem-ber


Address ______________________________________________Car ____________________________

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Send completed form to: Lynn Waldman, NSSCC Membership, 253Bradwell, Inverness, IL 60010Ph (847) 359-7332, “[email protected]”

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Autobahn Track Update- Autobahn Country Club News ReleaseAutobahn Country Club is always looking for ways to im-prove our facilities. The feedback we get from all the rac-ers has been informative and we would like to offer an up-date to the ongoing improvements. A number of thingshave already been completed and others are to be startedin the spring. We would invite you to pass this informa-tion along to all your participants as they begin to plan forthe 2008 racing season.Completed Projects-Track SurfaceExperts from across the country have been consulted andwork is being performed based on their recommendations.Surface grinding has been performed in several more ar-eas to eliminate some of the bumps. These areas includeboth the north and south front straights and the entry tocorner 5 on the south track. Light patch work has beenperformed to provide a smoother surface without affectingthe overall grip at north 5 and 6 as well as corners 6 and11 on the south track.-Safety

Tire walls have been added or expanded at several placesincluding corners 3 and 6 on the north track as well asturn 3 on the south track.-DrainageA new drainage system has been installed for portions ofthe south track to help alleviate the problem of water run-ning across the track after a heavy rain, this should alsohelp the track dry faster.Upcoming projects-Track SurfaceGrinding will continue where the worst bumps are locatedalong with some patch work where needed.-SafetyThe expansion of the tire walls is an ongoing process. Thenext areas set for completion include north 8 as well assouth 3, 6 and 11.-PaddockWe will be paving the gravel Kart track paddock.We hope these improvements add to the experience ofracing at Autobahn and we look forward to a great 2008season.Autobahn Country Club NSSCC

RACE CAR INTERIORS- Vice President Matt LagessieFLAT BLACK, THIS IS WHAT YOUR DASH SHOULD BE! ITWILL KEEP THE GLARE DOWN AND KEEP YOUR FOCUS ONEVERYTHING OUTSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.TRUST ME YOU WON'T EVEN SEE THE 'A' PILLARS IF THEYARE PAINTED FLAT BLACK.JUST ANOTHER SPEED TIDBIT FROM YOUR VICE, MADD-MATT. NSSCC

Sorry about how dark the picture is. I would lighten it up, but Mattsays that that’s how it’s supposed to be.- Editor

Student/Instructor Communications- Jack Murphy, Instructee at LargeIn order to provide a little perspective on why you'reabout to waste the next three minutes or so of your life,I've been asked to write an article about intercoms andtheir usage in the helmets of autocross instructors and stu-dents. Just to set the record straight, we need to under-stand a few things. First, I'm a new member. Second, I'ma lousy drive (ask my wife.) Third, I don't know anythingabout cars (I've got a beat up old 911 turbo and a semibeat up old Boxster and every time I get in it takes mearound 5 minutes to figure out you put the key in the igni-tion on the left side.) Fourth, I know absolutely nothingabout electronics or communication equipment (I oncewas able to make a partially successful cell phone callthanks to the guidance of my grandchildren.)

About now you're wondering what qualifies this son of a%$#@* to write an article for "Rod Knock." I was won-dering the same damn thing: Then it dawned on me. Yousee, the weather the night of the NSSCC, December boardmeeting was just awful, not to mention that it was onlyfive days before Christmas. Well, as you might imagine,attendance was little thin and our illustrious President waslimited in her choice of members to have "volunteer" towrite an article. Come to think of it, I was it. Anyway,that and the fact that I'm a pro-instructee probably"qualified" me. Oh, I'm guessing you don't know what a"pro"-instructee" is since I just made it up. We all knowwhat an instructor is. That's the one imparting all thatknowledge to a student who's the one listening, absorbing


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and learning. There are different levels of students. Someare really good (W2W want-a-bees,) some are pretty good(I think I could go faster than Fosbender's Toyota Camryif they'd just let me out of this conga line,) some are notso good (eventually getting to pass in more than just onestraight,) and some just don't even deserve to be called astudent at all. These are instructees. Now, to be a "pro"-instructee you have to have been at this for as long as Ihave and have had as many instructors hide every timeyou pull into a false grid.

As a pro-instructee I've had as many instructors try tocommunicate with me as just about anyone on theplanet. And, I can tell you from experience, hearing in-structions is way overrated. If we're yelling back andforth, I always have an excuse. As an example, RonPetrucci was my instructor once and as usual, I was tryingto save wear and tear on my pointing-by arm and fin-ger. Without an intercom, I could make Ron think I didn'thear him tell me a relatively long line of cars was formingbehind me. This made it possible for me to get to the endof the straight without having to let anyone by. By theway, not only does this save arm exertion, but it keepsyou from having to use the mirrors for another five or sixcorners. On another occasion without intercoms, BillMarquardt was trying his luck with instructing me aroundGingerman. This time, because of not being able to hearBill give me the line, I was able to set a record for thedriver coming closest to the only tree near thecourse. Many of you have probably never seen the tree asit is quite a ways from the track; however, should you

ever want to brake my record, the best I can suggest is toearly apex turn three, jerk the wheel for a save, and thenstab the throttle real hard as the track drops away formyou…that little sucker’ll spin like a top. By the way, ifit’s in the fall, even though it’s against the rules, youmight consider rolling up the windows before your recordattempt as it takes about six to seven months to get theprairie grass out of the car.

Speaking of the benefits of not being able to hear your in-structor, I sometimes wish this extended to not being ableto hear other track staff. As an example, I've even hadGary Weis in the car for instruction, albeit as stewardrather than driving instructor. This one I really didn'twant to hear. But, Gary went on anyway to explain why Ishould have pitted after seeing all those black flags. Andall the time I thought they were ads for some kind of bugspray...go figure.

Oh, about those intercoms. Even though, as a pro-instructee, I don't believe in them, I figured I better do alittle research. I looked 'em up on the new computer mywife got for Christmas and needless to say had about thesame luck I did with that cell phone call. I don't have aclue about what the club should get. It's a good thingJohn Churchill is in charge of deciding between Nady andChatter Box. Come to think of it, he's also the guy thatdrives a drag strip Camero on a road course. Well, we'lljust have to hope for the best.

Respectfully submitted,Jack Murphy, novice driver/pro-instructee NSSCC

2007 Midwestern Council Class Champions and award Winners

Chris Deservi - Royal Order of the EMU Dave Lopina - Y Stock, HSAX

John Saccameno - Vintage Driver of the YearPage: 8

Madd Matt, 'I Deserve It', Lagessie -Sportsman of the Year

Mark Goughnour - C Prepared,

Richard Olsen - E Production, W2W

Robert Dudek - X Prepared, HSAX

Neil Rodgers - Sports Renault, W2W

NSSCC President Lynn Serra Presents Council PredidentChuck Cassaro the Sports 2000, W2W Award

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Sodi Kart Expo 2008 - Thankyou!Posted by: "Lawrence Best"

Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:51 pm (PST)

Hi Everyone,Thank you Ross Fosbender for your encouragement totake this project forward. In looking back at the roster, noless than 23 MC members rallied to make this 3-day(Friday was a set-up day) event possible. The list in-cluded: Alden Wells, Bill Boesen, Bruce Weatherston,Chuck Cassaro, Dave Bralich, Dave Wheeler, FrankHartl, Frank Riemann, Gary Weis, James Smith, JayBusse, Ken Rochocki, Larry Best, Larry Noble, LoisBerg-Wells, Lynn Serra, Mike Schindlbeck, RaymondKollock, Rich Cwik, Ross Fosbender, Scott Green, TerryAasen, and Walter Modelski. A personal thanks is in or-der to each person that brought their MC knowledge to anew audience. I apologize if I missed anyone.

We started out with one car (Dave Wheeler's MazdaMiata SM) and the notion that there may be a Karter (orKarter's mom or dad) that might want to go racing insomething a bit different. Due to a late vendor cancella-tion, we were able to expand our booth to include a sec-ond car (Bruce Weatherston' s Van Diemen FC) on veryshort notice. Certainly a thank you is in order to thosemembers that wanted to help with the 2nd car order, butdue to snowed in trailers, cars disassembled, lack of towvehicles, and a few other valid reasons, could not make it.

As Ross indicated, we engaged with a variety of people,including several Kart Class Champs that have lappedBHF and RA with record times. We re-connected with anumber of past MC members that have raced with us, andmay do so again. We also engaged a number of folks thatwere interested in the Race Staff opportunities. There wasquite a bit of interest in the North Suburban Indoor DriverSchool (March 29th) that will be held at the Autobahn.Lynn Serra indicated that she has already heard from a


Ron Olsen - GT3, W2W

Rudy Mazzeo - Rookie W2WDriver of the Year

Scott Lampe - E Stock, HSAX

Tim Bellamy - C Race, HSAX

The Club’s Congratulations to One and AllPhotos Courtesy of Hal AdkinsNSSCC

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WANTED: Open stacking trailerto hold 2 Formula Fords , one over the other. Bruce Weatherston; Ph (708) 957-8322; email “[email protected]”

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FOR SALE - WheelsFour (4) Ford Front Wheel Drive Wheels - 16"x7" 4x108mm bolt pattern polished aluminum with glossblack accent - from 2001 Ford Focus S2 "Statement Edition" - Almost Flawless - 2000 miles on 'em -"rare" truly applies in this case - $245.27 each from Ford - $475.00 for the set - (Focus, EXP, Escort,Tempo, Contour also 4x108 high offset cars) Larry Noble, 847-253-7381.

For Sale: Virtual Racing SetIncludes Virtual Racing Chassis from www.bobearlracing.com, Logitech Driving Force wheel/pedalsystem, Blue Thunder wheel/pedal system, hand held controllers, a Play Station 2 system with mem-ory cards and over a dozen games including GT3 and Need for Speed. All you need is a TV. Lowmileage, only driven on Sundays by a little old lady. $ 250.00 takes all.For more information contact Ray, Ph (630) 971-1560 or [email protected]

For Sale: 2002 20ft. U S CargoAll Steel Open TrailerPowder Coated, Tandem Axle, ElectricBrakes, Power Jack, Ramps, Beaver Tail,Plus a Custom Cabinet w/4 Doors that openfront and Back. Pictures available, Locatedin Chicago. $1950.00. Email Nowell [email protected]


few folksvia email with follow-up questions. With more than ade-quate staffing, many of us had the opportunity to walk theExpo floor and learn more about Karting today, and whatthe technology elements include. For some of us, our lastcontact with Karting came at the July, 1991 MidwesternCouncil "Motorsports Weekend" that included the MCW2W program, a Pro Sports 2 Litre race, Karts and Mo-torcycles, all on the same weekend.

It's going to take a few days to distill the comments andobservations from the weekend in order to assess thevalue of participating in an event like this in the future. Ithink that one of the key objectives of providing aware-ness about our MC Road Racing program was serviced.We handed out a number of Guest Passes to our 2008 MCevents, and time will tell if those are redeemed for a closerlook at our program. For a short-range measurement,Lynn Serra will monitor the Indoor Driver School partici-pants to determine the interest level from the Kart Expo.We also provided more than 600 quad-fold brochures toattendees that covered basic information about the MCprograms along with the 2008 event schedule. Our eventco-sponsor, Prairie Hills attended the event on Saturday,providing us with brochures covering the future road rac-

ing facility they are planning to build in Northwest Indi-ana. Mike Krupka and Bob Humphrey also participated inthe several of the Conference sessions and met with othervendors to learn more about the opportunities in Karting.

The Expo ended at 4:00 PM on Sunday evening. The MCarmy of ants was able to disassemble the booth and re-move all of the material and the 2 racecars in under 30minutes. Everyone was on their way home at 4:30 PM.Dave Wheeler was the only Expo participant that pushedhis car outside, hit the starter, and motored off to histrailer, reinforcing the utility value of a Spec Miata.

There's more! A subset of the MC Kart Expo team repre-sented all of us at the "British Car Auto Jumble & SwapMeet" on Sunday (2/24/08) at the DuPage County FairGrounds. Mike Schindlbeck, Walter Modelski, Ken Ro-chocki, Dave Bralich, and Rich Cwik joined Ron Petrucciat that event (in different booths), promoting the IndoorDriver School, and the MC programs. It was a busy, butvery fun weekend!

Thanks for the opportunity to be able to try this!Larry BestChicagoland Sports Car Club NSSCC

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2008 Race and Event ScheduleDate Location EventMarch 8 Double Day’s Race Staff Party—Cottage Grove, WIMarch 15/16 Pheasant Run Performance & Race ShowMarch 20 Ritzy’s Café & Backerei General Membership MeetingMarch 29 Autobahn Country Club NSSCC Indoor Racing SchoolApril 5 Blackhawk Farms Tire Wall Day—All Are Invited to HelpApril 12 Advanced Autosports Annual Tech Day (Beloit)April 17 Ritzy’s Café & Backerei General Membership and Board of Directors MeetingApril 19 Blackhawk Farms First MCSCC Drivers SchoolApril 20 Blackhawk Farms W2W Race – First Race of the YearMay 24/25/26 Blackhawk Farms HSAX / W2W RaceJune 7/8 Autobahn North HSAX / W2W RaceJune 28/29 Blackhawk Farms HSAX / W2W RaceJuly 19 Blackhawk Farms Second MCSCC Drivers SchoolJuly 20 Blackhawk Farms W2W RaceAugust 9/10 Blackhawk Farms HSAX / W2W RaceSeptember 20/21 Blackhawk Farms HSAX / W2W RaceOctober 4/5 Autobahn South HSAX / W2W RaceOctober 25/26 Blackhawk Farms W2W Loooong Races—Laaaast Races of the YearNote: Underlining Denotes a North Suburban Event

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