About Pit Talk Editor

A 25-year SCCA member, Melissa Introne is the current Pit Talk Editor. She has a multi-generational family history with ties to the club. Her late father-in-law, Robert Introne Jr., served as the Chairman of the club’s national Board of Directors; her husband, Steve Introne, has raced for over 25years across the country in Autocross and Road Racing, and is the reigning B-Spec National Championship. Her three children continue the tradition, holding T&S, F&C and Novice competition road racing licenses as well. She is National-level Flagging & Communication marshal, and has served as Crew Chief for her husband’s autocross, SRF3 and B-Spec racecars.

Father’s Day Cone-A-Thon

After three cold and rainy events to the start of the 2018 Autocross season, a beautiful Father's Day  brought gorgeous, tropical like weather for all the participants. 164 drivers, including 25 in the Novice class and 11 in the Junior Kart classes, arrived at Deven's Field for the Speedway Slalom on June 17 -  Points Event #5 for the 2018 season.  The Father’s Day event always seems to bring out some friends we have not seen in a while, and this year was no different with Elliot Shanabrook and his son Reid with the 2018 F-Street Ford Mustang GT.  Additionally, it seemed like quite a few regulars brought their fathers or sons along to enjoy the day as well. Russ Siggelkoe received the surprise of the day. His son and daughter, who had not attended an event in some time, arrived at the course to surprise him for Father's Day. He was beaming! The youngest visitor to the track was CeCe Kean, who will be 1 on July 1st. The oldest will just have to remain anonymous! Competition Highlights A few highlights on the competition for the day: A Street - The top 4 were within a second, [...]

By |2018-06-21T14:08:10-04:00June 21st, 2018|Autocross|
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RESULTS: NERRC Paddock Crawl @ LRP

Official results from all Qualifying and Race events from this weekend are now available. Select your race group, then view or download the final Timing and Scoring results as PDF files. Friday Qualifying Friday Qualifying Sprint Saturday Race 1 Saturday Race 2 Friday Qualifying Friday Qualifying Sprint Saturday Race 1 Saturday Race 2 Friday Qualifying Friday Qualifying Sprint Saturday Race 1 Saturday Race 2 Friday Qualifying Friday Qualifying Sprint Saturday Race 1 Saturday Race 2 Friday Qualifying Friday Qualifying Sprint Saturday Race 1 Saturday Race 2 Friday Qualifying Friday Qualifying Sprint Saturday Race 1 Saturday Race 2 Friday Qualifying Friday Qualifying Sprint Saturday Race 1 Saturday Race 2 Read the full recap of the weekend's festivities here!

By |2018-06-22T11:11:13-04:00June 20th, 2018|Road Racing, Road Racing Results|
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Welcome to the New Pit Talk!

Pit Talk set the standard for region communications when it first debuted almost 75 years ago. Repeatedly recognized and awarded for its coverage of region events and a way to share the stories and adventures of racers throughout the Northeast, it is with pleasure that the New England Region is now launching the next generation of this historic and classic publication. Welcome to the new PITTALK.ORG! A New Digital Format As media outlets across the country have realized, the new face of communications is digital. Traditional printed publications are on the decline as readers and viewers transition to screens and mobile devices to obtain, view, and share news. It is with this eye on the current and the future that the region made the decision to re-create everything NER members love about the traditional Pit Talk, but in a new digital format. Additionally, by utilizing a web-based platform, the editors of Pit Talk will now have greater functionality at our fingertips to offer more interactive and engaging content. From video clips to social-media sharing, the new Pit Talk is no longer limited to simply a printed page. What to Expect PitTalk.org will not be a static site. Far from [...]

By |2018-06-17T20:17:48-04:00June 17th, 2018|Featured, Region News|
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2018 Dialed In Racing CRE Event

We had a fantastic start to the 2018 season of Dialed in Racing.com Club Racing Experience (CRE) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the New England Region SCCA Memorial Day Weekend Races. Pictured left to right: Instructors Bob Demers #5 Chevrolet Camaro , James Ray #28 Ford Mustang, Peter Morrison #6 Miata, and participants Robert Deyeso #35 RX7, Garrett Miskoe #10 Miata, Jamie Cook #83 BMW, Ben Rose #190 Miata, Phillip G. Gott #114 TR4, David Gott #80 TR4, Ollie Lucier #3 Boxter, and Matt Daniels #74 Miata. Photos by Mark Pompian. The CRE events are a fun and safe place to learn and enjoy the thrill of wheel-to-wheel racing. Participating drivers attend mandatory classroom training to learn the rules, study the basics of race craft, and understand the framework of racing events. Interspersed with their classroom sessions, novices drive on track in a lower risk, less aggressive form of wheel to wheel racing to gain valuable experience. There are three more CRE event weekends scheduled for 2018: - September 08-09, 2018 - Palmer Motorsports Park - October 05-06, 2018 - Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park - August 04, 2018 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway For more information about CRE you can look at http://www.ner.org/club-racing-experience/ and feel free to contact chief instructor [...]

By |2018-05-30T11:02:43-04:00May 30th, 2018|On Track|
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RESULTS: NEERC Memorial Day Weekend 2018 @ NHMS

Official results from all Qualifying and Race events from this weekend are now available. Select your race group, then view or download the final Timing and Scoring results as PDF files. Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 3

By |2018-06-20T15:49:17-04:00May 28th, 2018|Road Racing, Road Racing Results|
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