The newest installment to the Regional Executive's blog, where our Fearless Leader, James Noel, posts his musings about the region and the SCCA, has been posted. 

The title of this blog is called: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

WDCR's GOT TALENT and We Need Your Help!
 
WDCR is looking for a Steven (or Stephanie) Spielberg to assist with the 2009 Club Racing banquet video.  Brian Garfield has graciously agreed to provide a 10 minute banquet video for the Solo/Autocross community, but a Club Racing videographer is needed.  A person will certainly have plenty of top-notch racing activity to help make the project an easy and fun one. 
 
Would you like to give it a try?  There are many talented members of WDCR, and we really need one to volunteer now.  Perhaps a team of two or three would like to take on the project.
 
Please contact Regional Executive James Noel (thefirstnoel1@netzero.com), Banquet Chairperson Bonnie Wannarka (Bonnie737@aol.com), or WDC Region Administrator Heidi S. Weir (cluboffice@wdcr-scca.org) as soon as possible.  We don't want to miss out on any exciting racing footage!

Jens Scott is excited about a new venture at Summit Point, and has asked us to share the following announcement with our members.

The motorsport experience at Summit Point Raceway  is about to go up a notch.

Do you ever feel like you wish there was more? Is the weekend at the track ready for a little more excitement?

Starting in June, Summit Point Kart  will be gearing up to offer that extra portion of motorsport "thanksgiving dinner".  Summit Point Kart has a fleet of 22 Sodi RX7 karts with 13hp engines for arrive and drive excitement.  Stop by, bring a friend, bring a group, or book the whole fleet for a special event.  After a few laps you'll find yourself smiling and saying, "This is some serious fun!" 

Have fun and get some friendly rivalry going.

Open afternoons and weekends, and by appointment for special events.

Be sure to check www.SummitPointKart.com for more info.

Buried Treasure - a list of personal ads provided as a service to region members - is now online! 

We have lots of great events coming your way this season - get your friends involved - see the attached flyer about Performance Driving and Club Time Trials.

The SCCA is pleased to announce the Annual Waiver and hard card program.  The program allows members presenting a current SCCA Photo ID Hard Card at all SCCA sanctioned events to enter without signing the SCCA event waiver form.

The StraightPipe rate sheet (pricing for ads placed) is now on-line.  If you are interested in advertising in The StraightPipe, you can now easily access the rate sheet and contact the editor for more info by clicking the "read more" link below.

Tell potential sponsors and advertisers about our terrific region magazine and refer them to the StraightPipe page right here on our website.  Look for the new and improved StraightPipe coming to your mailbox this season!

The WDCR is seeking a Region member to solicit sponsorship for our events. This is a great opportunity to connect with local and regional automotive/racing related retailers. Region provides the framework for sponsorship levels in each venue. Sponsorship Promoter receives 10% of all new sponsorship revenues collected.

If you are interested in helping the WDCR and making a few bucks, please contact Bill Radford, bill@billradford.com or Gayle Lorenz, gslorenz@sccaracer.com.

Help us make the WDCR the best in the SCCA!