President’s Report – Fall 2017

Herb Says… The race and school at MSR-H was a huge success. We had good numbers in all groups. It rained Thursday afternoon scaring some of us but Friday, Saturday and Sunday turned out perfect. There were 7 students 4 FV’s, Mustang, 240Z and a 911. Spirited racing resulted in a few incidents, but fortunately no one was injured. These incidents have forced us to re-examine our safety program. As soon as we get this worked out we will send out an eBlast advisory. The next race on our schedule is COTA with SVRA and this is a non-points race. When you register be sure to mention that you are a member of CVAR and you will get the SVRA member cost. Additionally, for every CVRA member that races the club will receive a $50.00 rebate. The last points race for this year will be held at ECR December 8 through 10. If you want a covered paddock spot please contact Cindy Rodgers at fiatdr@earthlink.net. Mark your calendars for May 4 – 6. This is going to be the inaugural Strada Corsa race at Johnson Space center. Please remember that beginning in 2018 HANS or equal devices will be mandatory and that Friday Test-n- Tune will go from $100.00 to $150.00. Proposed 2018 Race Schedule Feb 23 – 25 MSR-Houston (School) Apr 13 – 15 Hallett – Pre-War Special Invitational and 55th Birthday Formula Vee’s Feature May 4 – 6 Strada Corsa Houston Jun 1 – 3 MSR-Cresson Aug 24 – 26 Hallett Racing Circuit, Formula Fords Feature Sep 28 – 30 MSR-Houston (School) Oct 12 – 14 Eagles Canyon Raceway Nov 1 – 4 COTA w/ SVRA Nov 16 – 18 TMS Morgan Adams Foundation Fund Raiser If you didn’t make Hallett you missed a fabulous race weekend. About 85 showed up to weather in the 80’s. Race Coordinator Bill Wolff organized a Saturday evening Happy Hour that featured Toly Arutunoff, who kept everyone in stitches with his stories. I want to take this opportunity to thank our staff and volunteers who make our races fun and successful. Besides our own club members, we had visitors from SCCA, HVR, SVRA, RMVR, VDCA and VSCDA. We had one metal to metal incident and a minor electrical fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt. I want to bring a couple of reminders to your attention. Starting in 2018 HANS or equal devices will be mandatory and Friday Test-N- Tune will go up to $150.00. It looks as though we will be racing at Texas Motor Speedway in November 2018 and the Strada Corsa Houston at the Johnson Space Center event is very close to becoming reality. Unfortunately, our last race ever at TWS was canceled. Remember when you renew your membership that the Lifetime Membership is an option.