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Like Kent W./SOLO Chair has reported, solo season is over and behind us, but next year’s events will be here in no time, just the way this year 2023 flew by. Also, I’d like to acknowledge the recently ELECTED Cincy Region officers for 2024 and for some 2024-2025. their names and positions are as follows:

RE (Region Exec) : Jim Clark

Asst. RE: Brain Walker

Secretary: Halie Sewell

Treasurer: Christy Graham

Board Members At Large (2Year Terms ) As Follows:

Jack Burns

Tom Tomlinson

Shawn Noland

​**P.S.: Also, as a reminder that SCCA Cincy Regional Awards Banquet will be held Feb.3,2024 @ RSVP CENTER, Fairfield,Ohio (same place as 2022&2023 Banquets). Times & $$$ to follow. So keep viewing our Web Page for latest happenings and schedules in our region.

Race Report

The road race schedule for 2024 is set. Once again Cincinnati Region will host the Todd Cholmondeley ITSpec*tacular Double Regional Race weekend, this year on July 13th and 14th, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Racers will have an opportunity to compete on both the club and the pro course configurations. The divisional races on Saturday and Sunday count for the Divisional Championship and are qualifying races for the run-offs, this year at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. On-track sessions start at 8am with qualifying, with some racing before the lunch break and continuing throughout the afternoon on Saturday. Wrapping up the on-track activities, scheduling and time permitting, is a one-hour bracket race, where drivers with cars of any class compete against each other, based on the “time bracket” they have posted in their regular class groupings. We’ll wrap it up earlier on Sunday to give racers a chance to load up and start their trek home.

Once again, we are bringing you an exclusive session of ITB, ITC, and B-Spec cars. They are usually grouped with many other classes. This will afford them the opportunity to showcase their cars and their driving skills on their own. It was a great race in 2023 and I’m looking forward to watching this group again in 2024! Hopefully this will be a continuing arrangement, and I expect to see the group getting bigger every year.

On Friday, July 12th, you can take your daily driver, or any other car you can get your hands on, out on course without fear of a speeding ticket. Never done this before? A little apprehensive? We will provide you with a driver coach to help guide you until you are comfortable with running solo. A seasoned veteran? Choose the Advanced Group, which allows you less restrictive passing rules. Have a race prepared car but no competition license? Run on Friday and stay over for a 1-hour bracket race on Saturday afternoon for wheel-to-wheel racing.

Want to participate with a reduced or no entry fee? Come to the Awards/Member Appreciation banquet on February 3rd at Receptions in Fairfield. A free Track Event and $200 discount coupon will be included in the door prizes.

I have been told by countless volunteer workers that this is THE race to come to. We always try to make it as special as possible. We can always use help to support the racers and get you up close and personal with the cars and drivers or get you out on a corner where the action is. We’ll also feed the volunteers lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and dinner on Saturday. In fact, run on Friday in the Track Event and stay to work on Saturday and/or Sunday and earn a $25/day rebate on your entry fee.

Questions? Drop us a line at roadrace@cincyscca.com. Registration will open in the spring.

Christy Graham, Race Chair

Road Rally Report

The 2023 Road Rally season wrapped up on November 4 with a drive to Morrow, Ohio. Named the Sun’ll Come Out ToMorrow (get it?), it was a beautiful drive on some awesome roads. Everyone finished, did well, and had a good time. This is an activity you can do with the whole family. Bring along another couple to participate and see which team does better.

A VERY tentative schedule is April 13, June 8, August 3, and October 26. Once the Rally Masters commit to their date(s), we’ll firm up the schedule and post it on the website.

Want to participate with no entry fee? Come to the Awards/Member Appreciation banquet on February 3rd at Receptions in Fairfield. Single rally and a season pass will be included in the door prizes. Details will follow and registration will open soon.

Want to be added to the email list and receive reminders, notification of open registration and additional information? Send us an email with the request and it shall be done!

Christy Graham
Road Rally Chair
roadrally@cincyscca.com 
513-658-4677

Solo Report

Cannot believe the season is over and it is so blasted cold out, it’s been a whirlwind!  Doesn’t seem that long ago we were preparing for our first event on Apr 1st; however, 21 events later it’s a wrap.  Lots of great things happened this past year like our awesome new timing trailer, fun courses/events, and great friendships!  If you didn’t make it out to any of our last few events in Oct or Nov, you missed the opportunity for a lot of runs and a lot of fun.  Looking forward to seeing everyone next year.
 
2024 Solo Schedule:
Speaking of next year, the schedule is in work, lots of details to hammer down and some potential date conflicts with neighboring regions.  Unfortunately many major dates (like SCCA national level events) have not been published yet, so it’s hard to work around them at this point.  Please stay tuned, we will post it on our webpage realizing it is very tentative.
 
2023 Year End Trophies
Please review the “Championship Points” file at the top of the 2023 Solo Schedule/Results page on our website to see if you or one of your friends is getting a year end trophy.  Trophy options will be sent via the email address you used in MSR hopefully fairly soon.  Note, if we are able to offer a photo option, we will need you to provide the digital photo as I do not have a single site I can refer you to like in the past.  
 
Lastly, the year end trophies will be awarded at the Cincy Region SCCA Year End Banquet/Gathering on Sat, Feb 3rd. Even if you aren’t getting a trophy, come out and cheer on your fellow competitors who are.  Registration to open at a later date…
 
Kent Weaver
Solo Chair

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With the SOLO Nationals, Road Race Nationals Runoffs, and Last of SOLO points events behind us, now all we have left is electoral business to complete the year.  I want to invite and encourage all our Cincy region members to try to attend to cast votes for our executive board with some returning and some new faces. Our next meeting to be held Tuesday November 21 , Starting at 7:00 @ Shooters Sports Grill – Liberty Twp (4981 Winners Circle Dr., Hamilton Oh.)

Following is list of candidates and elect positions.

RE (Region Exec) : Jim Clark
Asst. RE: Brain Walker
Secretary: Halie Sewell
Treasurer: Christy Graham (current) and A.J. Allen (Only one to be Elected)
Board Members At Large(2Year Terms and 3 To Be Elected) As Follows:
Jack Burns (Currently)
Tom Tomlinson (Currently)
Shawn Noland (New to this Position)

Mark your calendar for 2024, SCCA Annual Awards Banquet to be held FEB.3 @ Receptions Event Center in Fairfield.

KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UP,
Jim Clark, Region Exec.

Solo: 2023 Championship Points

We want to thank everyone for joining the 2023 Solo Events of CincySCCA this year.

With all of our point events are complete, we have the final championship points standings on our website.

2023 Solo Schedule/Results

Please let us know if you have any questions.  We will be announcing the Trophy winners soon and they will be presented at our Annual Membership Appreciation Banquet scheduled February 3, 2024, details/registration TBA.

Also, our season closing Fun Events are coming up and registration is currently open on MSR (https://cincyscca.motorsportreg.com), and closing on Thursday November 2nd.
We look forward to see you soon!

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Hello Cincy Region SCCA members & friends!
 

Fall kicked in literally right on the nose for us this year with the temperature drop, hopefully no more 90+ degrees for 2023.  As you read this, our season is winding down with a few more region events to go.  The 2023 Solo Nationals are history and we have participants actively competing at the 2023 Runoffs at VIR.  I hope everyone had safe travels on the road wrapping up their events.

Our next Board meeting on October 17th at 7PM at the Shooter’s in Liberty Township.  We will have our regular meeting (on the 3rd Tuesday of the month) and at this time accept nominations from current region members interested in running for board. This will form our ballot that will be voted on at our November meeting (11/21/23).  If you are interested in learning more about the board positions, please look up a board member either at an event or thru the contacts listed on our website cincyscca.com.  You can also look up the responsibilities listed in our bylaws that are also published on our website.
 
Look forward to seeing some new faces at our October meeting on 10/17/2023 at the Shooter’s Bar & Grill in Liberty Township at 7pm. Full address and information are on our website as well. Enjoy the time as the leaves start changing this month and get out and drive!
Keep the shiny side up!
 
Jim Clark, Cincy Region SCCA, Region Executive