Northern New Jersey Region Monthly E-Newsletter

Rich DiMarco and Amy Houseal at the NJ Pro Solo

I hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day Weekend with friends and family.

This Memorial Day Weekend, the South Jersey Region held a successful and fun racing event at NJMSP in Millville, NJ. It was round 2 of the following: MAARS Series, US Touring Car Championship, Sprint Bracket Road Racing and the NEDIV Road Racing Series. The event was well attended with over 120 drivers registered and participating. Chris and I worked the event for the NEDIV Road Racing Series (Chris is the Chairperson) spending time with our racing friends and workers and handing out the driver awards on Sunday.

“The Men In Black” - the well known and loved NJ Tech Team - is creating a

documentary/history of the MIB. Chris and I were interviewed at different times during

the weekend to share our experiences working with the MIB during the past years for

the documentary. It is a pleasure working with and growing our friendships with them. I

encourage everyone who knows and/or has worked with the MIB to contact them and

share your MIB experiences in their documentary.

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region - a new monthly feature.

This month will be the first of monthly stories I will be sharing from our past Pole

Position magazines and the original print magazines, The Tonneau. The first story

comes from The Tonneau issues dated August 1963 written by Eleanore Noble on July

2, 1963 about having become a flagger. In her own words - “As a spectator I have

observed with some curiosity the groups stationed at various points around the racing

course. There they were in baggy white coveralls, broiling in the sun, holding flags,

running to help a driver in trouble, and amazingly enough, seeming to enjoy their work.

Leaving the spectator role and becoming a participant is something I would highly

recommend…. It’s quite a job and, if possible, one not to be missed. Recounting

incidents at flagging stations during a week-end of racing makes for good laughs,

debates, constructive criticisms, not so constructive criticisms, and proud recollections

all winter long.”

Please consider becoming a volunteer at events in our region and others throughout the

Northeast Division.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at re@scca-nnjr.com.

I’d love to hear from you!

Linda

Drivers, crew, volunteers, and fans interested in the SCCA® National Road Racing program are invited to tune in to a webinar hosted by the SCCA Road Racing department in cooperation with the Board of Directors and Club Racing Board on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 7 p.m. Central Time. This webinar will focus on strengthening SCCA’s National Road Racing program and improving participant experience through changes to the SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour, and U.S. Majors Tour, beginning in 2025.



Registration is required for the webinar. After registering, you will receive an email that contains all the information needed to join the webinar.

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The Tire Rack Pro Solo landed here at MetLife Stadium on May 3-5th. Saturday competition was fierce with 231 drivers in dry weather all day. Everyone knew the rain was coming on Sunday so Saturday runs had to count. Sunday came and started out dry until group 5 started and then the rain came for the rest of the regular competition. It dried up for the start of the first runs of the ladies challenge and then the rain came again in full force and did not stop. 

NNJR had a good showing of drivers in the trophies.

• Chris Travis S4 - 1st
• Yury Kholondyrev SSP - 2nd
• Mike Kobialka STS - 2^nd
• Josh Thal-Pruzan S1 - 2^nd
• Jeremy Eisen S4 - 3^rd
• Ryan King CAM - 3^rd
• Chris Laprus S4 - 3rd
• Mike Roleira STS - 3rd
• Mikey Albacete - CAM 4^th
• Mark Labbancz STR - 6th (.009 from 5th)

New Jersey ProSolo Series Fast Notes

The New Meadowlands Sports Complex is a comfy home for SCCA’s Solo® program, with Northern New Jersey Region playing host throughout the weekend once again. That included a Friday night welcome party and course walk around courses designed by Eric Simmons and Ken Houseal. Both courses were different, but up for the challenge as a dry run and, as the field would find out, as a wet test.

* Non-SCCA Members are required to purchase a $15 Weekend Membership.