<VV> Tenth Annual Racers' Reunion near Pittsburgh PA end of August 05

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Folks,

It is time to plan for attending the Tenth Annual Racers' Reunion

I know we have the Iowa Mini Convention upcoming along with their track event. This is followed by the Portland OR Nat'l Convention with their NECC track event.  Three months from this weekend we will hold our Tenth Annual Racers' Reunion.  At least one day of socializing, mini informal Corvair car show, performance car show, probably only two tech sessions this year, a track talk on how to drive a track with specifics about BeaveRun, http://www.beaverun.com/, dinners together (informal), and the next day, a low key day at the track, hosted by NECC. If you haven't attended one of these, you ought to.

Open to all Corvairs and if you can't bring a Corvair, your street car. Typically, the weekend goes like this:  Many arrive on Saturday and not only do we socialize, we go out in groups to dinner, more socializing and for those that want to discuss things, i.e. BS, many adjourn afterwards to a nearby establishment for beverages.

On Sunday, we register those that haven't.  We have all the cars in the parking lot and we discuss who did what and why to their cars, etc.  Non-track participants are welcome.  We have a tech session in a room at the host motel where we give out door prizes, etc. That night we do the dinner thing again and renew acquaintenances. 

Sunday may change this year as we may participate in holding an autocross at the track for locals as well as Corvair folks.  A very easy way to learn and try autocrossing with noted folks present who regularly participate in autocrossing.  We may work with the three Corvette clubs in the region to hold both the autocross and fill the field on Monday-to ay the bills. Of course, it is first-come first-serve for the Corvair folks so plan on getting your applications into NECC as soon as they go up on their web site.

On Monday, we arrive at the track, unload or prepare or both, have a safety talk, and then go out on track by groups. The groups are A, B, C; fast, faster, and fastest; or slow, slower and slowest, depending on your perspective. After everyone has been out and seen and driven the track, learned where the two passing zones are, we open the track to practice without regard to groups.  This has worked exceedingly well.  Turns out, there are times when you may be one of two or three cars on track.  We do allow passing only between specified areas, marked with orange safety cones.  That way, the passed car holds his or her line, and the faster car goes around.

At the end of the day we compare results, get plaques and Tweeties for whatever reason the organizers deem fit.  Not just for fastest cars in each group.  First timers routinely win plaques.

Donna Mae Mims will be there, Warren Dernoshek plans on attending and we are inviting several old hands; long-time Corvair competitors like Jerry Thompson, Jon Brakke, Jim Schardt, Don Eichstadt, and James Reeve.  We may have support from GM performance, but unclear at his time.  We are trying to get a Corvette or Cadillac racer which are being campaigned again this year nationally.

So if you want to see the past and present folks in Corvair autocrossing and road racing, this will be the time to participate.

Chuck S
(For the Head Geezer Warren LeVeque, Asst. Geezer Dan Giannotti and NECC)