The NER Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet is THIS SATURDAY, January 8. Event details, meeting locations, Zoom links, voting links, and other related info WHEN: Saturday, January 8, 2022 WHERE: Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlboro, MA TIME: 12:30pm - 8:30pm COVID and Mask Policy In accordance with Massachusetts DPH recommendations, NER is requesting that all members wear a mask regardless of vaccination status during the event. Masks may be removed when eating or drinking. If you are not feeling well, please do not attend in person, rather join us via the Zoom links below. Event Schedule 12:30pm - 2:00pm: Road Racing Town Hall -- SALON C  (Zoom Link) 1:00pm - 2:00pm:  Rally / RallyX Town Hall -- PRINCESS (Zoom Link) 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Solo Safety Steward Training -- DUCHESS (Zoom Link) 2:00pm - 2:30pm:  Time Trials Town Hall -- DUCHESS (Zoom Link) 2:30pm - 4:00pm: NER Annual Meeting -- SALON C (Zoom Link) 4:00pm - 4:30pm: Region Town Hall Session -- SALON C (Zoom Link) 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Free Time 5:30pm - 8:30pm: New England Region Awards Dinner -- SALON AB Full List of Zoom Details Annual [...]

2022 NER Annual Meeting WHEN: Saturday, January 8, 2022 WHERE: Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlboro, MA TIME: 12:30pm - 8:30pm COST: $40 or 5 TrPS REGISTER NOW Register Now Registration is open for the 2022 New England Region Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet.  The region will host the event at the Best Western Royal Plaza and Trade Center in Marlboro, MA on Saturday, January 8. Program Town Halls and specialty meetings will begin at 12:30, with the annual business meeting scheduled to begin at 2:30pm. The Awards Banquet portion of the event will kick off at 5:30pm, where season champions and annual recognitions of members will occur and a full dinner will be served. Members will have a choice between a beef, chicken or vegetarian menu option. (Select when registering.) Dietary special requests can be honored, please note them on the registration. The cost for the entire day - which includes beverages all day long and the dinner during the awards ceremony - is $40 per person. (There is no child rate.) NER members can redeem 5 TrPS as a payment option as well. A credit card is required to make a reservation, but [...]

Meet the candidates and vote for the 2022 Board of Directors.

The 2022 Annual Meeting date is set.

Final 2021 RAL Donations Historically, the New England Region has generously come together to support and raise funds for the UMass Memorial Medical Center. Our recent history of fundraising includes: In 2017, NER members donated $10,017. In 2018, NER members donated $9,000. In 2019, NER members donated over $15,000. In 2020, DURING A PANDEMIC, NER members donated $8,163. For 2021, we're excited to announce that the final total is $13,831.52. Between cash donations, online donations, the raffle and auctions, every NER program participated and hosted events this year, together raising almost $14,000. A big THANK YOU to everyone that helped organize RAL events this year, and to all the members that donated. NER RAL Weekend Recap

An Unexpected Loss Long-time NER member, well known throughout the region, Bob Introne passed away unexpectedly while traveling on Monday, October 11, 2021. A SCCA member for over 40 years, Bob started flagging turns in the 1970's. He quickly fell in love with SCCA motorsports and recruited many of his friends, establishing a corner working crew called The Road Runners. This team of flaggers became famous in the 70's throughout the St. Louis region, slapping their stickers on cars that visited their stations. He eventually obtained his competition license in a SRF, then moved from the corners to race control as a steward. He signed off on hundreds of novice logbooks and was instrumental in the development of many more drivers. Due to his years of service in the Air Force as a Chief Meteorologist for shuttle launches and DoD projects, Bob was always the region's go-to Weatherman for what to expect during race weekends. But his impact on the region extended far beyond whether drivers would race on wet or dry tires. Leadership was at his core. And through the decades, he stepped up to guide the direction and promote the growth of the [...]

BOD nominations are open for the 2021-2022 year.

NER.org Gets Updated After months of planning and work, the New England Region is excited to unveil a new look to NER.org. After the successful launch of Pit Talk as a digital publication (Pittalk.org) four years ago, the region board of directors believed that the NER site was due for an update and rebranding that would integrate seamlessly with the growing Pit Talk site. "We're so excited to reveal the new website to the membership," announced Abhi Ghatak, Region Executive. "The team has worked hard on this design. The new site is clean and modern, making it easy for people to find the information they need." As part of the discussions, creating defined roles and goals for each site was key. NER.org would act as the marketing arm of the region - a way to reach new members with the basic information on what the club does and how to get involved, while Pit Talk would act as the engagement arm between the region and active members. Bringing Everything Together As part of this process, the region transferred the site hosting and control away from the SCCA National office [...]

Here is a quick rundown of what is happening across each program in the New England Region to raise funds and awareness for the UMass Memorial Medical Center as part of our annual Racing Against Leukemia (RAL) fundraiser. Donate Online Here Autocross August 1 RAL AutoX Devens Airfield Register Here Jeff Gordon Challenge The Solo program will be collecting donations at the event, or contributions can be made online. The top fundraisers will compete in the Jeff Gordon Challenge. Make Online Donations Here Virtual iRace August 5 To enter the race, a minimum donation of $10 is required. The winner of the race as well as the two largest fund raisers will receive a free autocross entry. Schedule: Practice at 7PM Qualifying at 8PM - 10 minutes, single car Three races of 15 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes We will be using the full spread of GT3 cars at Watkins Glen Boot. Please join the NER SCCA Sim Racing group where we will post all of the event details and updates. If you are not a member of our Discord server yet, please join here if you have [...]

2021 RAL Auction Items Needed