Fresh Faces: Meet New Volunteers

Midnight Madness Brings New Faces to our Worker Ranks During the NERRC #6 event, the night race at Thompson, Greg Holt took a minute to get to know a few of the newest faces to our region that are stepping up to help in our volunteer specialties. Here's a quick run down of who they are, where they are from, and smiling photos so the next time you see them on a corner, in the grid, or anywhere around the track, a Hello and Welcome can be offered. James Fisk Hailing from Amherst, Massachusetts, James spent time at Devens Airfield autocrossing. When Ed Capullo put up a call for help on Facebook for the Midnight Madness event, he was excited for the opportunity to volunteer in Club Racing. James says he definitely plans to return. Joe Pollisco Joining us from Latham, NY, this is Joe's 2nd year volunteering with SCCA. He came over to SCCA thanks to his his local BMW club. After attending a TNiA event working Pit, he then decided to check out the NER.org site. It was through the region website he contacted Karen Peterson and was invited to this year's Paddock [...]

By |2022-10-13T19:13:00-04:00October 13th, 2022|Featured, Region News, Road Racing|

BOD Meeting Schedule

BOD Meeting Schedule As a reminder, all New England Region Board of Director monthly meetings are open for any member to attend. If there is specific business a member wants to address, they can send a request to either the RE or the Assistant RE to have that item added to the agenda. But if simply interested in the workings of the club leadership, reports on what each program is planning and doing, and curious about how to get more involved in supporting the club at a region administration level, we welcome any member to join. All monthly meetings are held via Zoom, so participation can be done conveniently from home. The main BOD sessions are open to the public. Certain voting and discussions that are reserved solely to BOD members may be held offline in a closed Executive Session. 2022 NER BOD Meeting Schedule Wed, October 12 @ 7:00 pm Zoom Link Wed, November 9 @ 7:00pm Zoom Link Wed, December 14 @ 7:00pm Zoom Link

By |2022-09-20T15:08:00-04:00September 20th, 2022|Featured, Region News|

32 Drivers head to 2022 Solo Nats from NER

2022 Solo Nats It's that time of year. National Championships. First up, are the autocrossers. Over September 6-9, they will return to Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska. This year, the New England Region is sending 32 drivers in an attempt to maintain it's standing as producing some of the most talented and competitive solo racers in the country. Last year, FIVE NER drivers claimed Solo National Championship titles, with nine more finishing with trophy placements.  In a twist on the preview of "Who Will Win?", instead of the editors and staff at SportsCar giving their opinions, they are having a little fun and putting it out for a member poll. Of course, more than a few familiar NER names on already on those poll lists, so go have some fun voting for our drivers! Solo Nats Event Details Dates: September 6-9 Location: Lincoln Airfield Event Page Solo Matters FB Page NER Solo Nats Entries Rachel Baker Kathy Barnes Josh Brockman Justin Chen Jojo Corrales-Kean Mark Daddio Bob Davis Billy Davis Brandon Dean Brandon Dryer Brad Fiore Jim Garry William Goodale Kimsoo Gopnik Ginette Jordan Jinx Jordan Todd Kean Chang Ho [...]

By |2022-08-22T13:03:54-04:00August 18th, 2022|Autocross, Featured, Region News|

NER Connects at Formula E in NYC

2022 New York City E-Prix The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship filled the streets of New York City July 16-17, with 22 world-class drivers going wheel-to-wheel in all-electric racing with the Manhattan skyline in the backdrop and the Statue of Liberty watching in the background. New England Region had a strong contingent present in the Big Apple to support the event. Representing SCCA included: Rich Alexander Andrew Benagh Scott Butler Don Byrd Mary Caniero Dennis Harrington Ben Knight Kelly Messier Paul Messier Brian Pitts John Santos Justin Wakefield And since a picture is worth a 1000 words, we'll simply share this extensive photo gallery from all the highlights of the weekend. Enjoy! Want to attend the next one? Yes. Flagging and working these large international professional motorsports events is awesome. But not just anyone gets to do it. The best way to get started - come volunteer at your local regional races. This is where the skills are learned and mastered. So when the next big event comes to town, you'll be ready to join in the fun! Get started volunteering here. Click an image to enlarge, view captions, and see photo credits. [...]

By |2022-08-03T11:14:23-04:00August 3rd, 2022|Featured, Region News|

RAL Online Giving / Donations Link

Racing Against Leukemia Weekend This coming weekend is our annual RAL weekend of events. ROAD RACING: The road racing program will be hosting the RAL races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with their silent auction and fundraising activities on Saturday night at the event party. This year, Nick Leverone, has offered up his flowing locks to be placed on the auction block. Donations are still be accepted for the auction. If you have goods or services you are willing to donate for the cause, please contact Abhi. RALLY: The rally program is hosting a Rally Against Leukemia, a road rally event starting and ending out of NHMS on Saturday. This is a 9 question Scavenger Hunt type Rally where the most answers correct in the least amount of miles wins. Questions and locations will focus on the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Registration is still open. AUTOCROSS: Solo ran one of their points events last weekend and encouraged their participants to donate via the online giving portal available with the UMass Memorial Medical Center. Online Giving Whether attending one of the RAL specific events or not, NER members are encouraged to help [...]

By |2022-08-02T16:16:19-04:00August 2nd, 2022|Autocross, Featured, RAL, Rally, Region News, Road Racing|

Georgina Hendrix: February 22, 1933 ~ June 29, 2022

Written by Kathy Barnes and Donna Stevens Bryar National 1981 Georgina Hendrix, Omer Norton and Ted Goddard From Kathy: Georgina was a long time member of NER. Although her member record only shows membership since 1987, she was a member far longer than that. I first met her when I met SCCA - in the Timing and Scoring area at Thompson Speedway a half century ago. Georgina served on the Board of Directors a couple different times and was a great mentor to me when I was first involved. Her encouragement was essential to the path I have taken in the club. When I was Solo Chair, she helped the region get access to a lot at a community college in CT. I’ll never forget the snow storm we had at the first event. She ALWAYS had the fun and fast cars – even for her daily driver. In addition to their involvement in running the region, doing all things road racing and rallying – Georgina’s house was legendary for club gatherings. In addition to the Gloria Barbour Award (now Assistant RE Award), she was a recipient of a Gold Pass [...]

By |2022-07-07T22:11:59-04:00July 7th, 2022|Featured, Region News|