President’s Message February 2015
Hola Race Fans
This past month saw our first event for 2015, January 18th. We had 36 cars sign up for a very wet cold day of racing around the cones VMSC style. If you weren’t able to attend here’s what you missed out on: The weather was so foul Registration was held in an old Ford pickup, and we had members running out to buy rope so the timing tent could be lashed to the ground. We had an announcer for this event who will coming out with us regularly – Cole Sorenson who you may have heard announcing the Hornet car action last season. Cole will be covering all of Western’s events this year. We had two run groups who had seven runs each. In between run groups we had a Chili Cook Off for charity, where we raised $165 for the food bank, and members also donated cans of food which was all taken down to the Mustard Seed. They were very happy with our donations. Myself, Alex and Bart all made kick ass chilis for everyone to warm up with before the track went hot again. Race team Baker Liz supplied us with the buns and goodies. Also thanks to Dustin Batchelor who ran out early on a Sunday morning to find a shop that would print us off more tech forms. It would be great if members (and novices) went to our website and printed off their own Tech Forms when they need them and fill them out prior to hitting the track. They are under the JOIN tab on the site, www.vmsc.ca Please list all your car mods too, so you can be properly classed.
Business this month: I had meetings with Exotic Race Tours and Western Speedway. Exotic Race Tours is interested in having some specialized Driver Training so they will be better prepared to give their customers the experience proposed on their website. The Club Car is running new wheels and tires thanks to Karl Rhynas for the awesome deal on those, and thanks to Chris MacDonald for buying the old rims and tires for his girlfriend’s Honda hatch. Remember that Honda is ready to race for $40 at any VMCS event. The Executive met and discussed a proposal from Apex Motorsports. They are looking to dissolve their club and wanted to disperse their assets through us. After discussing the legal aspects with our in house Counsellor of Cones, Mr. Reimer, we decided not to pursue this action. We will hold a poker run in the fall as part of a new Social campaign. This will properly gauge actual interest in TSD Rally in our club. Social Director Christine Stangeland has a few things planned for you this year so watch for it!
Come on out to the General Meeting this Wednesday, 7:00PM Cedar Hill Rec Center
Jason Gunn