Results for points #3 and updated season standings are now available.
Results http://www.ckrscca.org/events/2013/5/19/points-event-3
Season Standings http://www.ckrscca.org/events/series/2013/solo-series
Check out the battle heating up in RTR!
Our next event is June 9th at the pad. Registration will open on May 27th. Keep an eye on our website, forums, facebook, or twitter for up to date information on this event and more!

Today starts a busy CKR weekend with our monthly gathering at Sawyer's Downtown. Everyone is welcome, member or not, to come by and hang out as we enjoy drinks, burgers, and talk about anything with the club or just have fun. This is a great time to get your questions answered about our Solo, Rally, or Club Racing programs. Get directions and more here: http://www.ckrscca.org/events/2013/5/16/member-meeting
Saturday we're having a fun/social rally starting at SR Racing and finishing with a lunch at Wallace Station. Two passengers are required per car (a driver and navigator.) There will be no fee for this event! If you are not an SCCA member you will be required to fill out a weekend membership form, but CKR is covering the cost so the event is free for all. If you attend our Autocross the following day the weekend membership is still valid, so it can save you $10 on the Autocross if you're not a member! Read all about the rally here: http://www.ckrscca.org/events/2013/5/18/spring-road-scenic-tour-lunch
And finally, this Sunday is points event #3 of our Solo Season to take place at the pad. The season is shaping up to be quite interesting with many battles for year end rewards across Pax Championship, Gates Challenge, and Gates Novice Challenge. Sign up information and directions are available here: http://www.ckrscca.org/events/2013/5/19/points-event-3

The first 2 rounds of the Hoosier Tire US Formula First Championship Series will take place at the Milwaukee Mile on June 1st and 2nd and several CKR members are busy in preparation for the event. SR Racing which of course is one of the strongest supporters of the series will have four cars entered in the event including 2012 points runner-up Rob Clark of Rochester, MI who will again be in an SR prepped Evolution, while CKR member Jared Smith of Lexington, KY will be driving an SR XTC.
CKR member Matt Gordon, also of Lexington, KY makes his return to the series after a few years driving his own Adams race car that he purchased and rebuilt over the winter. Expect a strong showing from these racers.

Randy Walker won one and lost one this past weekend in the V8 Stock Car Series GTA class at Virginia International Raceway. Gearbox problems in the Howe Camaro cost Walker the win in the Saturday event, however he came back on Sunday in his red #21 Monte Carlo to take the win. Walker has now won 5 of 8 events and has a strong point lead in the series. The next event for the series is at Charlotte Motor Speedway in August.

For those of you keeping up with the SCCA's rework of the stock classes and street tires, the draft minutes from the May SEB board meeting with version 3 of their proposal is available online in PDF form.

In one week on Saturday the 18th, CKR is putting on a scenic tour (non competition rally). Come join us for a great drive on Kentucky backroads and a lunch at Wallace Station. There will be no entry fee for this event. If you are not an SCCA member, you will get a free weekend membership that will also apply to our autocross event on the 19th!
More details here: http://www.ckrscca.org/events/2013/5/18/spring-road-scenic-tour-lunch

Thanks to everyone that came out today and made a successful if VERY wet event!
Results for the event are now available.
Also, we've posted the season standings for 2013. Several classes and the year end PAX are shaping up to be quite a battle this year.
Our next event is on May 19th at the Pad. Registration is open!

The Formula V venue celebrated the 50th year of V racing at Roebling Road on April 6th.
Almost 200 FV's showed up for 3 days of practice, qualifying and racing. The new Formula First Class was also invited. Since it was not a points race for the Formuila First Drivers Association only 4 cars entered.
However the race was an exciting one. Rob Clark (Det) driving an SR Racing Evolution won the event. Doug Sontag (CKR) had carb problems and Qualified 4th, but after an SR carb replacement he quickly moved up and finished 2nd and set fast race lap. Third place was Bill Wolfe (New Mexico) also in an SR Car. Fourth was Dave Blevins (Cinci).
Formula First is a class started about 5 years ago by SR and 2 other FV competitors to modernize the class and have a new parts supply more radially available. It uses a 1600cc engine with bigger cam, carb, disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, inboard shocks, Formula Ford tires and a longer wheel base.
The Formula First class is fast growing and has a series of its own consisting of 12 races with Sponsorship from Hoosier, K&N, Aurora and several other vendors. (More info here: http://www.formula-first.org/ )
Jim
SR Racing