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The June Drift event has been canceled.  Papers were not turned in in time (45 days in advance). 
 
Welcome to the Pan Am Region SCCA Website

The PAN AMERICAN REGION OF THE SCCA represents the people of west Texas and southern New Mexico.  We are region #81 and are in the Rocky Mountain Division.  We have active Solo, Club Racing and RoadRally programs, as well as working on starting a Non-Competitive Drifting program.

The Sports Car Club of America is a 65,000+ member non-profit organization featuring the most active membership participation in motor sports today, with over 2,000 amateur and professional motor sports events each year.

Whether your interest is in driving, crewing, or becoming a race official, the SCCA is involved in all areas of motorsports and enjoys the participation of people from all walks of life.  Turn your enthusiasm in cars into a great time by joining us at the many events we have during the year.  With everyone's help we can all enjoy fantastic car related events.

We welcome your interest and hope you participate with us in the future.  If you would like any additional information, please contact one of our officers or members.

 
17th Annual Fast Five Runoffs PDF Print E-mail

ENTRY FEES

  • 50 for both days for SCCA Members (Saturday meal ticket included)
  • 30 for One day for SCCA Members   (Saturday meal ticket extra)
  • Note:  You MUST be an SCCA member or purchase a temporary SCCA weekend membership for an additional $15 plus the above entry fees to compete in this, and any PanAm SCCA Solo event.
LUNCH
 
There will be a Saturday lunch (after the completion of all of the run groups) provided by the region (that is included in your entry fee) for all two-day competitors at the CiCi's Pizza next to Cohen Stadium... meal tickets (for one-day entrants) or extra tickets for your spouse may be purchased for $ 6.00 each.

 

 EVENT INFORMATION

 FRIDAY
6pm - 8pm (Fri) Registration & Tech
 
SATURDAY 
7am - 8:30am - Registration & Tech
7am - 9am - Course Open for Walking
9:15am - Drivers Meeting --- no drivers meeting on Sunday.
9:45am - Cars on Grid
10am, approximately - First car on course  
2pm, approximately - Lunch 

SUNDAY
7am - 9am - Course Open for Walking
9:15am - Cars on Grid
9:30am, approximately - First car on course
3pm, approximatlely - Awards Presentation 


*No Registartion or Tech on Sunday

(*If you plan on competing on Sunday only, you must register & tech your vehicle on either Friday evening or Saturday morning as there will be no registration or technical inspection on Sunday whatsoever).  The reason for this requirement is because we will have an earlier start on Sunday morning so that the "Out-of-Town" competitors can have an early start back home.  

 
 
Front Range Classic PDF Print E-mail

Calling all Spec Miata/Spec 7 owners and drivers!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE

FRONT RANGE CLASSIC

AT PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
SATURDAY, MAY 23, MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Sanctioned by RACECO PROMOTIONS
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FEATURING   THE

35 LAP FEATURE RACE FOR SM/S7!

$7000 IN PURSE MONEY! PAYS EVERY POSITION!

ENTRY FEES :

CARS: FREE!
DRIVERS/CREW/GUEST: ONLY $35 EA FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Includes Test and Tune on Friday

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Enter today at
Racecopromotions.com http://racecopromotions.com/>  
Click on “Drivers,” then "Registration Form" download the entry form, and mail it in with your payment.  Must be received in Pueblo by May 2 to be included in the Event Program.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Stay for SCCA-CDR’s Western Sprints Double Regional, following the Front Range Classic on Sunday/Monday, May 24-25, at PPIR. Registration will open soon: Watch MotorsportsReg.com for details. Come and spend the Memorial Day weekend racing with us at PPIR!
 
Czacki Makes 1st Out of 2nd PDF Print E-mail
Taking advantage of his 7th overall inside starting position, Stan Czacki took the SSB lead from SSB Polesitter Jeff Jensen on the first of 35 laps and led flag to flag. Jensen's Pikes Peak Motorsports Acura RSX outqualified Stan by ...2 secs 1:06.5 to 1:06.7 and Bob Schader's Mazdaspeed MX5 MSR (the MSR package alone costs more than Stan paid for his whole Camaro) with a 1:07.0. Jeff said his handling went away during the race and he could not keep up the pace set by Stan and Bob. Schader did close on Czacki at the end but would have needed about 5 more laps to make an attempt as Stan was running out of tires from the early pace where he set the fastest SSB race lap as he did Sat. Stan finished 4th overall in the 20 car field, only being bested by 3 E Prod cars, 2 RX7's and a BMW, in the 20 car field.

For the point ramifications, see Richard Dziak's response to my earlier post on the Sat. race.....for great action pics of the Sun. race (unfortunately none of Sat's dogfight), go to pro photog Rupert Berrington's site click on 2009 SCCA Road Racing Gallery and PPIR Group 4. I don't have the links, but VP Phography of Calif. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) had some great shots at the Buttonwillow Sat. social including a couple of my old Camaro ahead of current SSB National Champ, Lee Niffenegger.

Looks like this could be my last event of 2009 till the Runoffs unless I come up with more race budget $ to do one more National......June Sprints preferred, but points lead protection is also a factor, as that would let me try to learn Road America before the thrash of the Runoffs in Sept.
 
PPIR: Czacki Wins from Pole PDF Print E-mail

With weather issues all around, PPIR dodged a bullet today when all four races ran in the dry. Stan Czacki put his 2000 Camaro on SSB pole and 6th overall  in the 20 car field/race 4 behind the T1 Corvette of Mike Pettiford and several highly modified E Production cars. The race was a real barnburner with Czacki and past National Champ (also past RMDIV Director immediately prior tp Jim Christian), Bob Schader swapping the lead several times per lap in SSB.....past RMDIV divisional champ Jeff Jensen qualified 2nd in SSB but finished about a half lap behind. Lap times were quick, with Stan only .3 secs above the SSB record.....and surprised that his GTL record at PPIR still stood prior to this weekend. This helps in trying to catch back up to Lee Niffenegger in SoPac points, while noticing in Richard's post that Carolyn Kujala (who finished second to Stan in race 1 at Phoenix) and did not show this weekend (so far), leads RMDiv points.

Posting may be difficult tomorrow as we plan to stay in the trailer on the way home to save a few bucks......need to save up for bodywork after Schader nailed the Camaro's left rear quarter with his right front coming onto the front straight after several laps of back and forth in the infield roadcourse. With the sour economy, payouts this year have been meager ......thankfully Summit continues to pay, we're pretty solid top 3 in SoPac points for Runoffs "tow" $, and diesel fuel is still well below last year's prices.
 
Team Pan Am Club Racers at Phoenix International Raceway....... Part 2 PDF Print E-mail

Today was the second day of racing at Phoenix International Raceway for the Pan Am Club Racers. Another OK day and disappointing day. John Basler determined that an oil line from the oil pump came loose on Saturday, draining the engine oil and seizing up the engine, so John could not race on Sunday, but stayed and showed support for his team member Richard Dziak. On Saturday there were 5 formula cars on the track, but on Sunday only 2 cars. That was disappointing especially for a chartiable event and considering the Phoenix area where many formula cars are present. So when entering the grid, Richard was the first racer on the grid, and the other was a bit late so one of the stewards left the tower, came down, and asked Richard since he was the only one on the track what was his pleasure. He told him to go out and have fun, run enough laps to make the race official. Then the other racer showed up and it was determined we would run a 15 lap event rather than a 22 lap event. Highs winds were present at the track, and seemed like everyone just wanted to call it a day. So Richard once again finished the race and scored 2 wins and 2 races towards his National Competition requirements for 2009.

John Basler will now concentrate on rebuilding his engine and it will take time and money. He is hopeful that he can continue racing sometime in 2009. Team Pan Am club racer Richard Dziak will return to Phoenix on April 4th and 5th for the next Regional event at Firebird International. Richard will fall 2 races short in defending his AZ Regional Championship but should finish the Regional point leader in Formula F1000 SCCA Class FB. The rules from the AZ region required a minium of 6 races and Richard will have recorded 4 races.

It was a fun weekend with about 63 cars registered on Sat and smaller car count on Sunday. There will be more news on Team Pan Am Club racers in the weeks and months ahead. Stay tuned.
 
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