Hello Fellow Autocrossers!

Our last autocross events were Saturday, November 8, and Sunday November 9, at Mineral Wells. Both Event Masters, Andy Cost and Janis Hernandez, had fun courses and everyone there had a good time.

Then after the Saturday event, we had our annual Pizza Party at the Pizza Hut in Mineral Wells. Again, everyone had a great time.

Our last social event of the year will be our Christmas & Awards Party at the Elks Lodge in Grapevine on December 6. Cost for dinner at this party will be $10 in advance to Ginette, or $15 at the door. Please RSVP ASAP with your money to Ginette so we can get an accurate count on attendees. For the first time in over ten years, I will not be able to be at the Christmas Party/Awards Banquet so I want all of you to have a good time for me too.

Christmas came early to four lucky club members in the form of FREE TIRES courtesy of Todd Eaddy, Discount Tire and Hoosier, Kumho, Falken and Yokohama.

The drawings were held at the last event and the winners are:

Lisa Savage 4 Free Yokohama Tires
Lee Maschmann 4 Free Kumho Tires
Cameron Clark 4 Free Falken Tires
Kenny Baker Buy 2 get 2 Free Hoosier Tires

Congratulations to all!!

I recently heard that next years National Championships will be at a huge concrete site in Lincoln Nebraska, so as promised we are looking into more local concrete Sites. Rumor has it that there will be a National Tour in Mineral Wells next year and back to back ProSolo/National Tour in Arkansas too. We are also looking into events at the Ballpark in Arlington. Several ER Club members attended a recent Porsche event there and we all liked the lot. Initial indications are that cost would be comparable to the TMS bus lot. If anyone knows of any other possible event sites, please send us an email so we can follow up on that.

Later this year the ER board will be discussing alternate event sites and costs, so let us know how you feel about possibly having one to three events at the Ballpark or TMS or ??? Keep in mind that events at the Ballpark or TMS would probably incur additional entry fees of $5 or $10 each. Plans are to get input and decide on a schedule very soon so we can set our entry fees for next year and figure out Pre-Pay amounts.

In case you have been under your car making it faster or otherwise indisposed and have not heard the news: Todd Eaddy (Discount Tire located at 8700 Ohio Drive, Plano, TX 75024, 972 377-8242) has officially confirmed that Falken has joined Yokohama, Kumho and Hoosier in providing FREE tires for Equipe Rapide and Texas Region SCCA to give away this year!! WOW!!, that’s six full sets of tires and buy two, get two free for two other sets. THANKS TODD and Falken, Yokohama, Kumho and Hoosier!!!

See you at the Events and Parties!

Gerry


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