<VV> [fastvair] FW: SCRAMP Reorganizes; Who's Next in Corvette Hall of Fame?

Thu Jan 7 15:13:16 EST 2016

I have  been asked by the Museum to participate in the induction ceremony and help to create the tribute displayfor Donna Mae.

Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device-------- Original message --------From: "'BBRT' chsadek at comcast.net [fastvair]" <fastvair at yahoogroups.com> Date: 1/7/2016  2:57 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: virtualvairs at corvair.org, fastvair at yahoogroups.com Subject: [fastvair] FW: SCRAMP Reorganizes; Who's Next  in Corvette Hall of Fame? 

      Donna Mae Mims also of Yenko Sportscars/Stinger fame, will be inducted into Corvette Hall of Fame in Sept.
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Subject: SCRAMP Reorganizes; Who's Next in Corvette Hall of Fame?  Vintage Motorsport Newsletter 1/7/2016 by Scott Paceley SCRAMP Reorganizes Business Structure   Monterey, CA -- The Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), founder and 59-year operator of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, has created a Board of Governors that will have full fiduciary governance, including financial oversight and short- and long-term planning, for the not-for-profit 501(c)(4) organization. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (photo: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca). Local industry and business leaders Mairead Hennessey, Michael Plitkins, Darius Sadeghi and Mike Smith join existing SCRAMP officers Gregg Curry, Dr. Dean Fewtrell and Gregg McWilliams on the SCRAMP Race and Events Board.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca contributed $62.1 million to the Monterey County economy during the 2015 five-race major event season through direct trip spending of non-county visitors, and produced $5.2 million in state and local taxes, according to a research study by California State University Monterey Bay. Since 2002, SCRAMP has invested $23 million in facility improvements including a hospitality center, suites and garages and new grandstands.     Advertisementwww.goodingco.com  Bondurant, Mims, Kramer Are 2016 Corvette Hall of Fame InducteesBowling Green, KY -- Bob Bondurant is one of three individuals being honored with the National Corvette Museum's highest honor for contributions to the past, present and future of Corvette. He was selected in the racing category, and joins Ralph Kramer in the GM/Chevrolet category, as well as the late Donna Mae Mims in the enthusiast category. During Corvette's early years, Bondurant helped to validate the Chevrolet Corvette as a world-class sports car, winning on racetracks both in the U.S. and abroad. Among those achievements is winning 18 of 20 SCCA-B production races in 1959 and clinching the West Coast Championship in his 1957 Corvette No. 51. From 1959-63, Bob won 30 of the 32 races entered, driving the Shelly Washburn 1959 Corvette and the 1963 Z06 Sting Ray, both No. 614. In 1967, Bob led the GT Class at Le Mans with co-driver Dick Guldstrand in a stock L88 Corvette Sting Ray until retiring at the 15th hour.Bob Bondurant races the famous No. 614 Corvette in the 1950s. (Photo: D. Randy Riggs Archive).Ralph Kramer was one of the first Chevrolet executives to bolster GM support for the Corvette Museum in its founding years. He helped the museum gain stature with the management of Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Division. He also served on the Museum's Board of Directors from 1990 to 1998.Known as "The Lady in Pink," the late Donna Mae Mims became a true Corvette enthusiast from the moment she first saw a new 1957 model on a dealership lot. Mims got involved in SCCA and started racing in 1961, winning the B Production ladies race that year at Cumberland. In 1963, she won the SCCA H Production National Championship with her "Think Pink" Sprite.Corvette Hall of Fame Inductees Bob Bondurant, Ralph Kramer, Donna Mae Mims (photos: National Corvette Museum). The 2016 honorees will be inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame on Sept. 2, as part of the Museum's 22nd Anniversary Celebration.Visit the Corvette Museum's website at www.corvettemuseum.org. Advertisementhttps://russoandsteele.com/bidder-services   Support For Ailing Racer Tony AdamowiczHuntington Beach, CA -- After his diagnosis of stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer, Tony Adamowicz has undergone surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and a stay in a skilled nursing facility. Now his sisters and longtime friend Steve Johnson have set up a donation fund to cover these and current nursing care expenses. Tony Adamowicz (photo: atozracer.com) Adamowicz's racing career spans more than 50 years, including four vintage racing championships in recent years with his Formula A Championship car, the RIAM Eagle. He also won Trans-Am and Formula 5000 championships, competed in numerous endurance races and broke speed records.   Learn more and donate at www.gofundme.com/tonyadamowicz Advertisementhttp://www.dobsonmotorsport.com/winter-speed-days/     RM Sotheby's Upcoming Phoenix Sale Features Trio of Historic Shelby Cobras  Blenheim, Ontario -- Leading a variety of recent entries for RM Sotheby's 17th annual Arizona Biltmore auction on Jan. 28-29 is a 1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra, chassis no. CSX 3010, one of just 23 produced. On the block at RM Sotheby's Arizona is Cobra CSX3010, here at Thompson International Speedway in 1969. (photo: Bill Debbins Collection) The car claimed the SCCA's 1968 A-Production championship and the 1971 Eastern Canadian Endurance Championship before undergoing a full restoration in the 1980s. Since then, it has competed at the Monterey Historics on multiple occasions, and is now offered with its original front clip, street and race equipment, and extensive documentation, with an auction estimate of $2.5 to $3.3 million. The 427 is joined by a 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra "Dragonsnake," chassis no. CSX 2093. Converted to 'Dragonsnake' specifications in 1965, CSX 2093 experienced success throughout its drag-racing career, setting numerous records and securing national titles in four separate classes. The Cobra is presented exactly as it competed, including a Weber-carbureted 289 Ford V8 with Bellanger side-mount headers, 4-speed transmission, Cobra Sunburst rear wheels with slicks, wire front wheels, and removable hardtop at an auction estimate of $1.4 to $1.65 million. Rounding out the trio of iconic Shelbys is a 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra, chassis no. CSX2561, estimate to sell between $950,000 and $1.1 million. With a beautifully maintained restoration, the Cobra has been freshly resprayed in its original white. Its recent mechanical servicing includes the installation of a correct, 4-speed manual transmission.  Get complete sale information and the most up-to-date list of entries at www.rmsothebys.com.   Advertisementhttps://sites.google.com/site/58bugeyesprite/home  Dates For AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Pickerington, Ohio -- The premier celebration of vintage motorcycling, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, returns to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 8-10.   A fundraiser for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, the event features classic motorcycles of all makes and styles, and honors the riders who made them famous.Those attending AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will see plenty of classic motorcycles like this mint 1967 Honda 305 Super Hawk (Photo: D. Randy Riggs). Activities include the AMA Vintage Grand Championship, which features road racing, motocross, hare scrambles, trials and dirt-track racing. The event also includes North America's largest motorcycle swap meet with parts, bikes and memorabilia from all eras. A premier bike show will feature examples of some of history's most beloved motorcycles, both dirt and street and competition motorcycles, too.If you're an AMA member and buy tickets directly from the AMA before June 6, you'll receive a price discount of $5 off the advance rate for any type of pass. Call 800-262-5646.Get details at www.americanmotorcyclist.com/events/amavintagemotorcycledays. America on Wheels Museum Hosts 2016 Kimber Festival's Focus on MG  Ridgefield, CT -- Organized as an "academic conference" by the New England MG 'T' Register, the April 8-9 Kimber Festival will include presentations about all MGs, with topics that may include design and production, technical discussions, competitors, competitions, etc. All MG enthusiasts are welcome.The Kimber Festival celebrates the rich heritage of MG. (photo: The Sacred Octagon) On Friday afternoon, participants are welcome to tour the America On Wheels Museum in Allentown, Pa., before that evening's informal social that includes a literature swap.Then on Saturday, a series of speakers will be at the museum. A "show and tell" session offers attendees the chance to share an MG-related book of personal significance. Cost is $75, which includes museum admission Friday and Saturday, the Friday evening social at the hotel, and the Kimber Festival activities on Saturday with both lunch and dinner. Learn more and download a registration form at www.nemgtr.org/kimber-festival-2015/kimber-festival-info.html or contact Greg Prehodka at mgracer53 at aol.com. Advertisementhttp://www.vintagemotorsport.com/classifieds.asp  Gauging Mazda Raceway's Economic ImpactSeaside, CA -- The 2015 five-race major event season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca contributed $62.1 million to the Monterey County economy through direct trip spending of non-County visitors and produced $5.2 million in state and local taxes, according to a research study commissioned by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula and completed by California State University Monterey Bay. The study was conducted through attendee surveys randomly administered during all race days throughout the season at the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix, FIM Superbike World Championship, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Pirelli World Challenge, and Porsche Rennsport Reunion V.

The total direct economic spending included $13.8 million on lodging; $18.6 million on food and dining; $12.3 million on retail; $5.7 on transportation; $8.9 million on entertainment (including $3.2 million in race ticket sales); and $2.8 million on other expenses. All financial numbers reported are spending from non-county attendees only. Videos For This WeekThe Great Eddie Sachs Entertains a Crowd in 1963https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PVuSfM90YY
Fred Lorenzen Wins the Rain-Shortened 1965 Daytona 500https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn50Uq15BpU   A Classic Ward/Foyt Battle at DuQuoinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5JfGr7sr6w     VM 's Jan/Feb 2016 Issue On Sale Now!Don't miss the 16.1 Jan/Feb 2016 issue ofVintage Motorsport   The new Jan/Feb 2016 issue of Vintage Motorsport is now on sale and in the mail! Check out the incredible 1971 Ferrari 512M on the cover and on seven pages of the "Salon" section. We also tour NASCAR's Hall of Fame, and tell how the legendary Road America circuit came to be. We look back at the amazing career of SCCA's Championship record holder, Jerry Hansen, while Allen Grant remembers his favorite race -- in a Cobra, of course! 

There's also the history of Chevron's GT Prototypes and editor D. Randy Riggs stirs up some back roads in a 1954 MG TF. And don't miss the story of "Hard Luck Lloyd," when 50 years ago Lloyd Ruby teamed with Ken Miles to win both the Daytona 24 and 12 Hours of Sebring back to back.

Event coverage includes the CSRG Charity Challenge, HSR's Classic 24 at Daytona and Savannah Speed Classic, SVRA's COTA Championship, the Shelby Employee Reunion, the VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival and the last-ever York U.S. 30 Reunion. Get your copy at a newsstand near you, or start your own subscription by calling 1-800-626-9937 or visit www.vintagemotorsport.com and click on the "Subscribe" button on the home page. Advertisement www.vintagemotorsport.com    STAY CONNECTED: Forward this email
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