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St. Louis
Region, Sports Car Club of America
Gets Ready for the 2010 Season with a “Tech-O-Rama”
St. Louis, MO –
The St. Louis Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
will host their first Tech-O-Rama on Saturday, March 20 at Lynch
Hummer/Adventure Shooting Sports, 17371 North Outer 40 in
Chesterfield. This event is, in part, a Community Sports Car
Festival; whether attending for the social environment, a
specific bit of knowledge or hoping to walk away with a prize
and a hot dog, there is truly something for everyone.
"The 'Tech-O-Rama idea started as an opportunity to have
technical inspections available for all SCCA activities in one
convenient location", said Jim Lynch, a SCCA Club Racing
participant and whose dealership is hosting the event. "Then
some members of the St. Louis Region Sports Car Club came up
with a thought...."while we have all these cool cars and
like-minded people in one place, why not turn it into something
special?'. The 'Tech-o-Rama has since grown into an event for
every car lover, from those interested in learning how to shave
the last tenths from their lap time to those that just want to
see some exciting cars up close."
Representatives from the St. Louis Region, SCCA Club Racing,
Performance Rally, PDX (precision driving experience),
Rallycross, Road Rally and Solo (autocross) programs will be on
hand to answer questions. SCCA cars, drivers and crew members,
as well as in-car videos, will be available to help everyone get
acquainted with sports car racing.
Also included
will be the activity program sponsors for St. Louis Region;
Adventure Performance of St. Louis, Dad’s Auto Repair, Izzy’s
Custom Cages, LKQ Corporation, Lynch Hummer, McDonough –
Whitlow, P.C., Photomotion, Solo Performance Specialties,
Spazio’s, and Takata.
Co-Chairs for this event, Dave Jones and Julia Briggen, have
rounded up an impressive automotive performance lineup to answer
questions for novice and experienced drivers alike. There will
be presentations and displays from the Hoosier Tire Company
(answering questions about competition tires), Cobalt Brakes
(providing information about performance brakes, compounds, and a pplications), ANZE Engineering (suspension and shock
absorbers), MBJ Machine (performance engine building), Rolling
Hills Resort/Race Facility (a proposed multi-purpose race
facility in Jefferson County), and Race Technology (data
acquisition).
According to Jones, "The area sports car community was ready for
an open-arms event where we can share our common interests. The
stars aligned with a fantastic location, a wide variety of
supporters providing products and education, and a group of
organizers who don't know the meaning of the word "can't"!"
Local car clubs from Audi, BMW, Corvette, Honda/Acura, Lotus,
Mini, Porsche, Viper, and VW, plus the St. Louis Auto Racing Fan
Club and the St. Louis Drifting Club will be on hand to provide
information as well.
One full set of competition tires from Hoosier Tire Midwest and
ten full sets of competition brake pads from Cobalt Friction
Technologies will be raffled. There will be additional drawings,
including free dyno runs, pace car ride-alongs during the road
races March 27 – 28 at Gateway International Raceway, PDX ride-alongs,
and free Solo event entries. Proceeds from the 50/50 drawing
will benefit The Backstoppers, an organization who supports the
families of fallen police officers and firefighters.
This event is free and open to all car enthusiasts. Additional
information is available, along with a complete 2010 calendar of
St. Louis Region, SCCA events, by visiting www.stlscca.org.
The Sports Car Club of America, headquartered in Topeka, KS has
114 Regions, nine Divisions and 43,500 members across the
country. St. Louis area SCCA racers have won 89 national
championships in 60 years: six in pro racing, 22 in Club Racing
(road racing), two in Rallycross, two in Road Rally, and 57 in
Solo (autocross).
ST. LOUIS REGION
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA
TECH-O-RAMA – MARCH
20th- 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
Lynch Hummer/Adventure Shooting Sports,
17371 North Outer 40, Chesterfield MO 63005
(Interstate 64/US
40 - Boones Crossing exit (#17) - west on North Outer Road -
second facility on right)
FREE EVENT
is an open ‘meet and greet’ for SCCA members and non-members
alike. Our PDX, Solo and Club Racing sponsors and supporters
will be there with information, giveaways, and product displays.
Several performance sources will be there with technical staff
and product raffles. Members from a variety of
St. Louis area motorsports clubs
will have displays. Hot dogs and soda for all who attend. (Email
stldsr@yahoo.com
for further information or to add your name to the helper list -
we're always looking for volunteers to help staff the event if
you can donate an hour or the whole day)
ANNUAL TECH
INSPECTION will be
available for PDX, Solo, and Club Racing (please plan on
completing your tech inspection by 4pm if possible).
DYNO
test your car for $45. Two runs on the 2-wheel Dynojet 224X and
professional evaluation of results. (Email
stldsr@yahoo.com
to register early as space is limited to 24 cars/3 per hour)
SCALES
will be available for members who want corner and total weight
readings. Camber and Toe measurements can be provided along with
basic analysis for areas of improvement. Scales will be for
"evaluation" purposes, providing you with a snapshot of where
your car is currently set.
SOLO
PERFORMANCE SPECIALTIES
will have their product trailer positioned to support those
attending. If someone needs new safety equipment, a new tire
gauge or pyrometer, or a complete Data Acquisition system, you
can buy it at the event.
DRAWINGS, RAFFLES,
GIVEAWAYS, totaling THOUSANDS of dollars!!!
ST LOUIS
REGION SCCA PROGRAM SPONSORS:
Solo Performance
Specialties (Title Sponsor of St. Louis Region PDX Program), PhotoMotion,
Adventure
Performance of St. Louis, Dads
Auto Repair, Izzy's Custom
Cages, LKQ Corporation,
Lynch Hummer,
McDonough-Whitlow P.C., Spazio's,
and Takata .
ADDITIONAL
PRESENTATIONS AND DISPLAYS:
-
Hoosier Tire Company –
engineer on hand to answer any pavement tire
questions. Start your season off better prepared and more
informed. (if you want to order tires and have them
delivered free to the event, call Terry at 574-936-8344)
- Cobalt Brakes
– Q&A with Cobalt Friction Technology representative to
provide information about performance brakes, various
compounds, and which brakes to use for what you do.
- ANZE
Engineering – Suspension
and shock absorber
presentation - How to make your car handle better in
easy-to-understand steps.
- MBJ Machine
– Engine building and modification expertise, from valve
jobs to complete motors. Questions/Answers with the expert.
- Autowerks of
America – Parts, accessories, and information for the
German car enthusiast.
- Rolling Hills
Resort / Race Facility - See the presentation for the
proposed multi-purpose race facility located south of St.
Louis in Jefferson County
- Data
Presentation utilizing the Race Technology DL1– what is
data acquisition and how it
helps you and your car go faster
TABLES/DISPLAYS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
- St. Louis
Region Club Racing, PDX, Solo, Drifting, and all Rally
groups - See what makes us all part of one big family.
SCCA membership information will be available. DISCOUNTED
New Membership sign up, Hard Card Waiver assistance, and
Worker Recruitment Benefits.
- SCCA cars,
drivers, crew, In-car videos. Registrars and Stewards for
Q&A. One-stop info for new and old members alike.
- Area Car Club
Information – Audi, BMW, Honda/Acura, Mini, Lotus,
Corvette, Viper, and VW club information at the Guest Clubs
table.
DRAWINGS/RAFFLES:
(one free chance per attendee
except where noted / Drawings
begin at 4pm)
- ONE full set
Hoosier Race Tires provided
by Hoosier Tire Midwest!!!
- TEN full sets
Cobalt Brake Pads provided
by Cobalt Friction Technologies!!!
(Restriction – PLEASE only enter these
two drawings if you are active in
some form of pavement
competition/driving events (solo, track days, racing)
AS A BONUS, BOTH Hoosier Tire Midwest
and Cobalt Friction Technologies
are selling additional chances for
tires and brakes, $5 each/maximum 20 chances per person, with
proceeds donated jointly by Hoosier Tire Midwest and Cobalt
Friction Technologies to a “St. Louis Region All-Activities /
All-Workers Appreciation Fund”, supporting those who make it
possible for drivers to drive and use these products!)
MORE FREE
DRAWINGS:
- Free 50%
discount coupons good for first brake order by Cobalt
Friction Technologies
- Free Aluminum
Air Tank by McDonough-Whitlow P.C
- Free
Altec Powered Show N Go
License Plate Bracket by Autowerks
of America
- Two free four
wheel alignments by Dad’s Auto Repair
- Two free dyno
runs ($45 pkg/okay another day by appt) by Lynch Adventure
Performance
- Two free New
Memberships by St. Louis Region SCCA
- Four free pace
car ride-alongs at GIR Mar 27/28 from St Louis Region Club
Racing
- Four free PDX
ride-alongs at GIR (date to be determined) from St Louis
Region PDX
- Two free 2010
St. Louis Region Solo Event Entries from St Louis Region
Solo
HELP St.
Louis Region support BACKSTOPPERS,
the police officers & firefighters fund.
-
50/50 drawing
($1/ticket or 6 tickets for $5), winner takes half of pot;
minimum $100 donation from St. Louis Region SCCA to
Backstoppers.Org
Special thanks to
Lynch Hummer/Adventure
Shooting Sports for hosting this
event
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