Miata Madne$$:
(Check out the tire rule in the supps) 

Our March 10-11, 2013 was a success!  Florida Region SCCA wants to thank everyone for their participation.

Official Results have been posted to the Race ‘Results’ page of the website.

Pictures of the event have been posted in the March 2013 photo ablum on the Photo Gallery page.  Pictures are a courtesy of Freeze Frame Photo/Video, Jeff Gerardri, Cape Coral, FL www.freezeframevideo.net.  Thank you Jeff for your contribution.

Tommy “Tommy B” will be in our hearts forever.  We loved Tommy just as much as he loved us.

Our next event is May 2013.  OMG, it’s time for Miata Madne$$!!!

Jupiter Waterfront Inn – Need a hotel while participating at the Palm Beach International Raceway?  It is located on the beautiful Intercoastal Waterway with views across the water to Jupiter Island’s nature conservancy.  The newly remodeled inn will embrace you with spacious rooms and gracious hospitality.  They can offer you the best of the Old Florida experience, offering visitors an array of natural pleasures – the beautiful sea, white sandy beaches, plentiful fishing and diving grounds, majestic bird and animal life, fun boating and idyllic sunny days spent beach combing, relating and enjoying friends and family.  Tell them Florida Region SCCA sent you, we may even see you there!

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Florida Region Sports Club of America (SCCA) is proud to announce the 45th annual running of the Florida Region SCCA National/Rational Race to be held
January 10-12, 2013 at Palm Beach International Raceway, in beautiful Jupiter, Florida. Today this event is called
the Florida Region SCCA Winter Rationals. Rational races incorporates National racers and Regional racers
competing for National points, Regional points and South Atlantic Road Racing Championship (SARRC) points leading to run-off races at
Road America and Roebling Road.
The Florida Region Winter National (Rational) presented by Florida Region SCCA has a long & glorious history.
For many years Florida Region SCCA held the first National race of the year, falling early in January.
This race attracted many drivers from the frozen north to race in warm, sunny South Florida. Some of
the celebrities who participated in Florida Region SCCA Winter National Races included Michael Andretti and John Paul, Jr. competing
in Formula Ford; Lynn St. James in her Cosworth Vega in Showroom Stock, and in the famed Ford Pinto, which is still
running today. Paul Newman raced his GT1 Datsun 510, under his racing alias: PL Newman. At one time
we were sponsor to 40 Formula Fords racing for top honors in a Pro Race event.
Florida Region Sports Club of America is alive and thriving today due to drivers, corner workers,
and devoted volunteers who work together to bring you the best events possible.

Elections are underway, simply copy and paste the following link to your web browser
to place your vote: http://www.dlbracing.com/clubs/floridaregionscca/vote.aspx?ElectionID=242012

Publications Director note:

Hi All,

Just returned from the Wednesday, October 24, 2012 General Membership/Nominations meeting held at the Asian Buffet in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. One hour and fifteen minutes to the north of my home and one hour and fifteen minutes back.  It is now 11:15 PM as I write this and I am due at my day job at 7:30 AM.  I just wanted to share a few things from tonight’s meeting.

This is your club.  We are approx. 1200 members strong, and thirteen (count em:  13) devoted members came to this evenings meeting.  Based on last years numbers, the meeting was held in Royal Palm Beach because that is where our biggest number of meeting attendees originated.

This was a nominations meeting!  You now have until November 10, 2012 to make a nomination to the slate for the Board of Directors that are up for election.  You want to be heard? You can help the club? Now is the time to sign up.  Be active, share best practices, help us to grow, be involved!

I attend three (3) Florida Region SCCA meetings per month along with most of the Board of Directors in order to bring you a quality program.  Please try support us by attending General Membership Meetings or as a guest to our Board of Directors meetings.  Just email me to let me know of your intent to attend a BOD meeting.

Thanks!  -Ellen

October 2012

Congratulations to all who attended our September 2012 event at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  We had a great turn out of cars, members and drivers whom came out to support our region, and several Central Florida workers came to help us put on a nice event.  If you weren’t there, you missed a heck of a time.  I think we all will always remember John Zuccarelli. Regional Executive as Mr. Microphone aka John Z to Control.  Contrary to popular belief, Mike Finn, our beloved Race Director, does not wear a cool suit, he runs the enduros all by himself without out any type of air conditioning, you go Mike!  We are thinking outside the box and held our September General Membership Meeting at the track in the AC.  We are always looking for your questions, comments (good or bad) to bring to you the best possible.

If you think you are seeing alot of us multi-tasking at the track, you are absolutely right!  It was suggested by our higher ups that we have back-ups to all the positions that we work during our events.   So if you Lori Vitagliano at registration in the AM and then see her again on pit road, or tech in the afternoon, no you are not seeing double.  Jay Vitagliano, who holds a National Tech license, can work tech, but he can also work grid and pit road.  Have you ever stood in the control tower with Brandon Fleming and started a race (I spent Sunday afternoon doing that very thing), what a freakin’ rush! Brandon is a great teacher.  Have you seen Amy Finn at the race track?  If she is not working registration, you will see her in Grid, in a golf cart, getting starting grids from T & S, to parking cars at Tech, to handing out Trophies at impound.  She runs circles around the rest of us.  And then don’t forget about those workers that you wave to at the end of each race standing on corners.  Not only are they looking out for your safety, but for the safety of every driver and car on the race track.    You too can come out to help!  And the best part is that we do not charge you for all the fun we promise that you will have.  Scott “Sparky” Farrell, the Chief of F&C is working very close with Homestead in order to schedule a worker school. Want to help out?  See Sparky.

Following our November event at PBIR, we have elections coming up and our end of the year banquet.  We look forward to seeing everyone at this busy time of the year!

August 2012

School starts tomorrow in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties.  The tropics are heating up, keep an eye on  “Issac” at the end of this week.  So, with all this going on, that must mean that the Florida Region’s racing program is getting back under way!  Enough with the summer vacations!!

And yes our racing program is back for the remainder of the season, there is a race coming up at Homestead-Miami Speedway,  September 15th and 16th!    Get on dlbracing.com and get your workers, drivers, and crews registered.

*  Hey all you Mazda Miata drivers, Florida Region SCCA has scheduled another Miata Madne$$ due to popular demand!  All Miata’s are able to race this event! READ your SUPPS!
SM RACE RULES – The conduct of the Spec Miata race will be run under the ECR rules. Refer to the SEDIVSCCA website under ECR @ www.sedivracing.org.  SM Race Competitors are responsible for obtaining the ECR Rules and Regulations.  There will be one mandatory 5 minute pit stop during this race.
Payout for this race will awarded as follows:

*  Read those supps, we will not be racing NASCAR 3 & 4, we will be racing the road race course only.  More great info included in the supps, read them sometime.  Mike Finn, our Race Director, spends a lot of time writing them and getting them approved for each event.
*  Your Chief Registrar Lori Vitagliano and I get notified when you have problems registering in dlb.  If we aren’t able to help you, then the great Beth Mills at dlb addresses your concern.
*  Does your car need an annual tech?  Just contact Tim Lee, Chief of Tech,(954-491-0719 and leave a message) he will come to you to tech your car, or arrange for one of his qualified scrutineers, John Callahan, Jay Vitagliano, or Carrie DeLeon to assist you.
*  Rennie Bryant is working hard to make sure that everyone will have trophies for the event.  I hope you are enjoying receiving your trophy at impound.  This great idea seems to be working for all.
*  This is just a short list of the people who are working their tails off behind the scenes to provide you with the best event possible.  Next time you see them, include John Zuccarelli, Bob Ricker, Pat Ricker, Shannon Wadsworth,, and Bob Lee and give us a thumbs up and a smile.

Jupiter Waterfront Inn – Need a hotel while participating at the Palm Beach International Raceway?  It is located on the beautiful Intercoastal Waterway with views across the water to Jupiter Island’s nature conservancy.  The newly remodeled inn will embrace you with spacious rooms and gracious hospitality.  They can offer you the best of the Old Florida experience, offering visitors an array of natural pleasures – the beautiful sea, white sandy beaches, plentiful fishing and diving grounds, majestic bird and animal life, fun boating and idyllic sunny days spent beach combing, relating and enjoying friends and family.  Tell them Florida Region SCCA sent you, we may even see you there!

Moore Design Solutions – Affordable Web Site Design & Services, www.mooredesignsolutions.com, mds@moredesignsolutions.com.  Paula Moore built this fabulous Web Site for Florida Region SCCA.  It is more than user friendly, even I can keep the Web Site maintained and up-to-date.  Tell her Florida Region SCCA sent you to receive your special discount!