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VINTAGE MESSENGER
Editor: John Mihalich, Jr.
[email protected] or FAX: (970) 824-3737
VOL. 19 NO. 9
New Members
RMVR wishes to announce the
following new members! Welcome to
each of you. We hope you will take full
advantage of your membership, all the
club activities, and the camaraderie of
your fellow members. Please help us in
welcoming these fine folks.
● Lowell & Michaele Duncan
Monument, CO
Race Entry Deadlines
and Late Registration!
Race entry deadlines have changed.
Late registration now begins 10 days
before the start of an event. Please
make note of this. This change will
be in effect for the Enduro and all
2011 events.
Don’t Forget
Register Now!!!
For the Enduro at
High Plains Raceway
October 2-3, 2010
Register at www.rmvr.com.
$25 Late registration fees kick in
September 22, 2010
Volunteer Appreciation
Dinner @ the Enduro
The Formula Ford run group will be
sponsoring the 8th Annual Dinner for
the RMVR Volunteers, Saturday
evening, at the Enduro event.
Details and menu to be determined.
Volunteer dinners will be covered by
the ticket sales. Ticket prices for
non-volunteers are TBD but should
be in the $12-$13 range. You don’t
need to be a FF drive to join the
dinner party. Watch the RMVR
Bulletin Board for details or contact
Scott Sanders (303-931-8301) or
John Mihalich (970-326-5631 cell).
Letter from the President
September, 2010
September 2010
If you are a current member of RMVR, you should have already received an email
regarding the Summary and Comments of a survey that went out to all drivers regarding
the July race at PPIR. It is well worth your time to read the comments from our
members. You will see that there is no clear cut reason for why many of our drivers
decided not to enter that race. For me, the most interesting bit of data was that of the
231 drivers responding, 169 (73%) said they would attend PPIR next year if it were on
the schedule….???? Only 64 attended this year. One thing seems to be evident.
Though we can’t control the reasons for low entries, we can try our best to come up with
ways to get through these tough times with as little damage as possible. We are still in
the black and hope to be at the end of the year. I’ve just returned from Hastings and the
racing and activities were fantastic! We are hoping for a “Really Big” turn out for the
Enduro. Let’s all help our club end the race season in fine fashion.
On Sunday, Sept. 19th, all RMVR members are invited to show their racecars (no
matter the country of origin) at the Colorado English Motoring Conclave. As usual, it
will be at Oak Park in Arvada. Please see details in this issue of the Messenger. Ken
Tisdale has invited those who attend to bring something to grill, and have lunch with
him and the rest of the Tiger club. If you have a vehicle to transport attendees from the
trailer parking area, your help will be truly appreciated.
I would like to see a good turnout for our Annual Feedback Session on Saturday, Oct.
30th at the American Motel. This will take the place of our October Board Meeting and
those present will have a chance to hear plans for the future and be able to give their
input. I will email the Agenda and details for the Feedback Session to all RMVR
members prior to the meeting.
Here are a few 2011 dates to keep in mind:
On Saturday, April 30th the Spring Fling will return! This party will be held at PPIR
along with the Annual Tech Inspection and optional Test & Tune. Tech will be held in
the South Garages, and the rest of the complex including the banquet room will be
available for Spring Fling activities. Experience driving the banking during Test &
Tune, it’s a hoot!
May 13th – 15th will be our combined Drivers School & Spring Race at HPR. Plan to
attend.
July 9th-10th we hope to have our new Charity Race event. See more info in the
Minutes.
And finally, I am asking once again for VOLUNTEERS. We need people to pitch in to
help with Tech Inspection, Merchandise Sales, and taking care of Worker
Accommodations next year. Let me know if you can help.
John Brosseau [president | rmvr | com]
John’s Pun of the Month:
I love a play on words, but my wife can’t stand the ‘pun’ishment.
Board Meetings will be typically held the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 7:00PM. Through the end of 2010 the meeting will be held at Piccolo's Restaurant at the
intersection of Hampden Ave. (Rt. 285) and Monaco Parkway. Monaco Parkway is located about 2 blocks east of I-25. Piccolo's is on the southwest corner of the
Hampden / Monaco Pkwy. intersection. It is located behind the King Soopers Supermarket. The address is 3563 S. Monaco Pkwy.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: RMVR c/o Carol Stiehr - 32024 Snowshoe Road Evergreen, CO 80439 - (303) 319-3062
The Colorado English
Motoring Conclave
Bring your race car (even if it’s not of
British heritage) to the Colorado English
Motoring Conclave, Sunday, September
19, 2010 at Oak Park, Arvada, Colorado.
See the Colorado English Motoring
Conclave flyer elsewhere in this issue of
the VM for details.
RMVR will have a corner station set up
with the vintage race cars set up in a
mock race formation.
Minutes
Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing, Ltd.
Regular Board Meeting 8/18/10
Piccolo’s Restaurant, 3563 S. Monaco
Pkwy., Denver, CO
Board Members Present:
John Brosseau – President
Mark Robinson – Past President
Bob Alder – Treasurer
Traci Pearson – Secretary
Dan Berry
Bob Darcey
Lynn Fangue
Bob Mitchiner
Bonnie Mortimer
Mike Ries
Jamie Stiehr
Excused absence: Pat Hogan
Call to order: 7:02 p.m.
President’s Comments
John Brosseau said the annual Feedback
session will be held October 30th at the
American Motel, 10101 N. I-70 Service
Road, in Wheat Ridge. Refreshments
will be served at 8:00 a.m. and the
meeting will begin at 8:30. This will
probably serve as our October board
meeting.
The correct dates of the 2011 Hastings
race are the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of
September.
Brosseau said President Elect Pat
Hogan plans to bring back our Spring
Fling next year and combine it with our
annual technical inspection day. He
plans to hold both events at Pikes Peak
International Raceway (PPIR), probably
on April 30th. Bob Boileau, the track
manager, said we can use the garages
and rooms. And drivers can put their
Andy Keller
April 1942 - July 2010
cars on the track inexpensively. The
only cost to the club will be catering.
seconded the motion, and it passed
unanimously among those present.
Bob Alder said the Vintage Auto
Racing Association (VARA) annual
tech day at their track has become a big
public event with spectators and
everything, including a lot of
prospective racers.
Treasurer’s Report
Bob Alder distributed his written report
to the board members before the
meeting. All PPIR income and expenses
are accounted for; no Hastings entry
fees are included but the track deposit
and insurance are. We’d budgeted for
about an $18,000 surplus (profit) from
events at this time this year, but we
have only about $5000. The difference
between the budget and the actual
surplus is roughly equal to the shortfall
in PPIR entries (we’d budgeting for 100
but had only 64 actual entries). We’re
behind budget but still in the black, and
we still have a couple events left this
year.
Brosseau said that other dates and
locations will probably still be available
for annual tech inspections.
Past Minutes
Corrections to the August board
meeting minutes:
● Under President’s Comments: the
correct spelling of Tucson, Arizona.
● Under CDI – “Delinquent” Students:
the correct spelling of Lynn Fangue’s
name.
● Under 2011 Tentative RMVR Race
Schedule: the correct dates for the
Showboat Grand Prix: September 2–4,
2011.
Lynn Fangue moved to accept the
minutes as corrected, Bonnie Mortimer
Jamie Stiehr asked whether we could
make the Tuesday before the Hastings
race the cutoff date for entries, since he
and Carol are leaving for Hastings on
Wednesday. Lori Bush-Engel will
contact Carol Stiehr to work out the
details and will send an email to the
club membership about the new cutoff
date.
Mike Ries asked whether we had a flyer
for the Hastings event that he could post
at the Heartland Vintage Racing (HVR)
event in Topeka, KS, this weekend. Bob
Alder said he’d take care of it.
Special Reports
CAMA
(Colorado
Amateur
Motorsport Association)
Bob Darcey’s written report to the
board:
HPR Financials: HPR closed its 2nd
quarter on June 30th, and the financial
results are attached. To summarize, the
operation yielded a net profit before
depreciation of approximately $53,600.
This result is considerably below
forecast, primarily due to shortfalls in
lapping day revenue and fuel sales.
While a decrease in lapping activity
(from 2009) could be expected, CAMA
had hoped to offset that decline via
increased use by non-owner segments, a
projection that has not materialized. On
the bright side, lapping day revenue for
July was up 20% from the previous
three months, and last Friday (August
13th) was the largest lapping day on
record. A Ladies-Only Lapping Day is
scheduled for Monday, August 23rd,
and we hope to see a large turnout so as
to make this a regular event.
Fuel sales continue to lag projections
by a significant margin, and CAMA
might have over-projected this revenue
stream. The HPR website has been
updated to increase promotion, the
credit card limit has been raised to
$300 and the initial “slow pumping”
problems rectified. The fuel pricing
($7.75 and $7.78 per gallon) is
competitive with local retailers, and we
hope to see more sales for the second
half of the season.
Paddock Carport Project: The Carports
and electrical pedestals are now in use.
There are 16 units in total, 14 with 30
amp electric service and 2 with 50 amp
service, and the project came in under
budget. All the carport units were sold
out this past weekend (PCA) and
received rave reviews. Pricing is $125
(30 amp) and $150 (50 amp) for the
weekend (Friday through Sunday) and
$60/$75 for single day rental. The
carport project completes a fairly
aggressive effort to add track amenities
for the 2010 season, including the
pavilion, fuel station, restroom trailer,
playground, and some corner exit
curbing. Projects to add a septic system,
track/paddock striping, well water to
the paddock and expansion of the PA
system are on hold pending revenue
results for 2010 remaining.
He talked to RMVR member Steve
Petersen about the sealer used at turn 9
of the Pueblo track and its suitability for
use on the whole track. Petersen went
down to Pueblo and talked to the people
there. Because of the condition of the
track, Petersen said any sealer used had
to be a penetrating type, and he wasn’t
sure the sealer used had been. Someone
in Pueblo is supposed to find out for
him, and he hopes to know more by
October.
Lapping Day Policies: At the July
RMVR meeting, it was requested that
CAMA review the “fee per driver”
lapping day policy, with the suggestion
that HPR should charge “by the car”
instead of “by driver” so as to allow
double-driven cars the option of
splitting the lapping day cost. CAMA’s
response is that the current policy is
more equitable for the vast majority of
users, promotes safety by controlling
who is on the track, and is in the best
interests of protecting the asset (HPR)
for the ownership. I am writing a more
detailed (read: lengthy) response to this
question and would be glad to share
those thoughts with members upon
request. The short answer is that user
safety and preservation of the asset are
the foremost considerations.
Petersen said other repairs are being
made to the track, including crack
sealing and patching; these have been
completed in turn 1, turn 4, and on the
front straight.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Darcey, CAMA Rep.
Bonnie Mortimer asked why there
hadn’t been an earlier notice of the
ladies-only lapping day. Darcey said
Glen Conser and Denise Longwell had
come up with the idea and implemented
it in a very short time frame, so there
wasn’t time for more advance notice.
He added that HPR had added a couple
of car-only lapping days on Mondays in
the past month, but those too were done
on short notice and weren’t very
successful.
Bob Alder asked what constituted the
“repaving fee” in the financial report.
Darcey said it’s the $10/car/day HPR
charge.
CMC
(Colorado
Motorsports
Council)
Mark Robinson said representatives of
eight clubs attended the last meeting.
The Pueblo parks director who oversees
the track wants to meet with CMC to
discuss long-term plans for the track,
and CMC President Nancy Foster will
invite him to do so.
It is rumored that Tom Abbott is no
longer the Pueblo track manager. Guest
Bill Miller said he’s heard that Tom
Abbott may be replaced by Bill Dickey,
for whom the track’s approach road
may be renamed.
Nancy Foster attended the last SCCA
race at La Junta but couldn’t hook up
with city manager Dan Eveatt. She
reported that the track is holding up OK
but that the sweeper is gone, the track
was unswept, and the air conditioning in
the large trailer wasn’t working. The
deteriorating conditions at the track, it is
surmised, are because of lack of use.
The
Motorcycle
Roadracing
Association (MRA) representative
asked what CMC is doing with no
money coming in and no money being
spent on behalf of its member clubs.
Robinson said the group’s consensus
was that it’s too premature to talk about
the future of CMC, particularly since
CMC may be able to help out the
Pueblo track.
Bonnie Mortimer said that the inside
edge of the track at turn 9 is highcentering cars and has turned into an
“oil pan remover.” Mike Ries
recommended not driving over it.
Old Car Council of Colorado
(OCCC)
Dan Berry said the state legislature was
the main topic at their last meeting.
Colorado State Representative Marcia
Looper talked about three issues—
proposed constitutional amendments 60
and 61 and proposition 101—one of
which would affect the FASTER bill.
Not many RMVR members participated
in the Havana Cruise, and Berry hasn’t
yet done much about the Colfax Cruise.
There will be a contingent of race cars
at Lakewood Mazda and there will also
be some at Invesco Field.
Guest Bill Rosenbach asked whether
any RMVR cars would be at the
Colorado English Motoring Conclave
on September 19th. He said the
conclave displays any vintage race cars
and that RMVR member Ken Tisdale
was involved. John Brosseau said he’d
get the conclave information to Lori
Bush-Engel to email to the RMVR
membership.
Chiefs of Specialties Reports
Eligibility
Mark Robinson said Chris Wenning is
representing the drivers of the Porsche
RSR clones and RSs. He has formalized
a rules draft that generally follows
IMSA rules for those cars and has sent
it to the affected members to try to get
consensus.
Flagging and Communication
Pauline Wilson said F&C and Tech are
fully staffed for the Hastings race,
which means that they have enough
workers to run the race. Conchi Fay is
organizing the volunteers for that race.
Rich Boucher’s son-in-law, who works
at a Cairo museum and is here with the
Denver Art Museum’s King Tut exhibit,
is looking into the possibility of
arranging a private (and possibly
reduced-rate) showing of the exhibit for
RMVR members.
BJ Kellogg announced an open house at
his dad’s shop in September. Porsche
and Pastries will be held at
356RESTORE on Saturday, Sept 25th,
starting at 10 a.m. There will be a BBQ
with drinks and treats. 356RESTORE is
located at Jim Kellogg’s house at 8356
Old Business
Sports Race Eligibility Expansion
(second reading)
Bob Alder said the only change to the
first reading of the proposal was in
paragraph 6 on page 4. The new
paragraph reads:
Stiehr said it would be nice to find a
charity with a tie-in to cars and racing,
but it wasn’t necessary. He wants to
make sure we find an established 501(c)
(3) charity with a history of good
stewardship and a high program-tooverhead ratio. The charity must
promote our event to attract people and
money, and he’d like the possibility of
other activities beyond the race
weekend. He stressed that the
arrangement has to be mutually
beneficial for both our club and the
charity.
“Partial List of eligible Sports Racers:
The list below are examples of sports
racer models covered by this rule. It is
not intended to be all-inclusive,
definitive, or limiting. As with any car
submitted to eligibility, it is the owner's
responsibility to have the car prepared
consistent with the rules of the era and
to provide adequate proof of eligibility
for cars not listed. The Eligibility
Committee has final authority to
approve applications.”
Stiehr proposed forming a committee of
both board and non-board club
members who will decide how to go
about selecting a charity, screen
nominated charities, and come up with
about three finalists. He wanted the club
membership to have a say in choosing
the final charity. He’d like to announce
the winning charity at the banquet and
have their executive director there to
address our members, but that may be
too soon.
Guest Gary Hoffman asked whether a
sports racer had to conform to the 1984
GCR (including RMVR’s exceptions)
or could race as a 1972 GCR-prepared
car (including RMVR’s exceptions).
Mark Robinson said he was sure that
they could.
John Brosseau said Pat Hogan preferred
a local charity, one that could
demonstrate how the money was spent.
He also suggested including a silent
auction at the charity event.
N. Sunburst Trail in Parker. Everyone is
welcome.
Timing and Scoring
Dennis and Eloise McIlree had nothing
to say.
Jamie Stiehr moved to accept the
second reading of the proposal, Dan
Berry seconded the motion, and it
passed with 9 Yes votes among those
present (with Traci Pearson abstaining).
2011 Season Charity Event
Jamie Stiehr said he wanted to bring
back our tradition of running a yearly
charity event. In the past, those events
generated a lot of attendance and served
as outreach for the club. He wanted to
find out how an appropriate charity was
chosen in the past and get membership
input on selecting a charity.
Ethel Mitchiner said that club members
suggested charities and the board picked
three or four to give a presentation at a
board meeting. The final charity was
selected by the board. She stressed that
it had been a lot of work and taken a lot
of planning each year.
Bob Darcey said he thought our past
charity events had brought in about a
quarter of a million dollars over six
years. Mitchiner said we’d done events
with the dog charity four years and
KIND three years. Bob Alder said
having a multiyear commitment with
those charities saved a lot of time and
effort.
Mitchiner said that, other than
expenses—a
luncheon,
tents,
advertising, etc.—all the revenue went
to the charity. The charity did some
advertising as well, gave away things
such
as
t-shirts,
and
held
demonstrations.
Stiehr, Bonnie Mortimer, guest Lori
Bush-Engel, and guest Camille Fangue
volunteered for the committee. Stiehr
said the race chair of the selected race
has to really be on board with the idea
of a charity event. Brosseau suggested
the July 2011 race.
Brosseau also said the date of the
banquet has not yet been set; it’s up to
the president elect.
New Business
Race Entry Deadlines and Fees
Bob Alder said it seems that, with the
ease and immediacy of online
registration, people are waiting until the
last minute—a week before the race—to
register; this puts quite a burden on
Carol Stiehr and others who have to
plan the events. He proposes moving
the entry deadline to 10 days before the
race.
Alder had thought about raising the late
fee as an incentive, but he thinks
moving up the deadline should work out
fine. And if the deadline were any more
than 10 days ahead, people might not
know if they were going to be able to
make it to the race. He suggested we
move up the deadline for the Enduro
and the 2011 race season.
Jamie Stiehr heartily concurred. Carol,
he said, often gets incomplete race
entries and has to do a lot of follow-up
on them. She also really needs a few
extra days to set the preliminary run
groups. It takes a great deal of
paperwork and a lot of phone calls to set
up a race weekend, and Carol is just one
of many who have a lot of work to do to
set up the races.
Alder said we’ll send out email
reminders two weeks before the entry
deadline. It was also suggested that we
could put a countdown to the
registration deadline on our website
home page.
PPIR Survey Report
John Brosseau thanked Bob Alder and
Lori Bush-Engel for sending out the
survey following the PPIR race. Three
hundred thirty surveys were sent out.
Five “bounced” from incorrect or
inactive email addresses. Of the 325
left, 231 were returned, which is a good
response rate. Seventy-three percent of
those said they’d attend the race next
year.
Bob Alder said a lot of people
expressed concern about running on the
banking at PPIR. But he stressed that
it’s both safer and more fun to run the
track that way. It’s recommended by the
track management, and all of the 64
drivers who raced PPIR this year liked
the banking and would run it again.
Brosseau said we should publish the
survey results; a number of board
members said that the responses should
be kept anonymous.
Mike Ries said there was no
predominant reason why people didn’t
attend the race.
Brosseau said the National Auto Sport
Association
(NASA)
ran
PPIR
backwards and had no problems. Some
of the barriers had to be moved, but that
didn’t take long. He suggested we try
running the track one way one day and
the other way the next day. He said
there’s still a chance we’ll add PPIR to
the 2011 schedule and said that it will
be a good opportunity for people to try
running the banking at the Spring Fling
next year.
Other
Modern Woodmen of America Race
Sponsorship
Lori Bush-Engel said that her company,
Modern Woodmen of America (a
nonprofit financial services provider),
wants to sponsor our Enduro. She wants
to put a company tent at her paddock
and have a few drawings and
giveaways. In return, all their offices
would send flyers to their clients about
the event and all their literature would
have RMVR information on it. It would,
in essence, be a quid-pro-quo
promotion.
Bob
Darcey,
as
our
CAMA
representative, said he thinks we can do
just about anything, within reason. Bob
Alder said he knows we can do
commercial sponsorships and will look
into IRS regulations regarding such
sponsorship.
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*
*
John Brosseau said O’Reilly Auto Parts
is sponsoring the inaugural Heartland
vintage race this upcoming weekend
and that we should be looking for such
sponsorship to help pay for events.
Darcey said that we want some sort of
financial
consideration
out
of
sponsorship and suggested that Modern
Woodmen of America pay for the beer
party. If the company were selling
anything at the track, they’d have to
sign a vendor agreement with HPR.
Alder said the beer party would
probably cost about $250. Mark
Robinson said they should hold a
drawing for race car rides instead of just
giving out free ones.
Bush-Engel said she’d consider the
board’s suggestions and then approach
her regional office about what RMVR
wants from the sponsorship.
Open Discussion
Bob Darcey reminded the board our
bylaws say we need to have an officer
nominating committee in place before
the next meeting. John Brosseau said
he’d turn over the responsibility for
putting together the committee to Pat
Hogan.
Guest Bill Rosenbach asked whether
RMVR would make a donation—out of
the funds set aside for the historic group
chairman—to a charity in Andy Keller’s
name. The board decided that donating
funds earmarked for the historic group,
or making a special donation at all,
would be inappropriate and set a bad
precedent. But since we often send
flowers for such occasions and didn’t
this time, the board voted to donate the
$200 we might have spent in lieu of
flowers, as requested by the family:
$100 to the library and $100 to the
symphony.
Bob Darcey will also track down the
club’s decibel meter, of which Keller
was the keeper.
Meeting adjourned: 9:20 p.m.
Traci Pearson, Secretary
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or
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In this Issue:
• Volunteer News •
• The Enduro @ HPR •
• The Colorado English Motoring Conclave •
2010 Event Schedule
October 2 & 3, 2010
October 30, 2010
Enduro at HPR
Feedback Session
at the American Motel, 10101 N. I-70 Service
Road, in Wheat Ridge
RMVR Website- http://rmvr.com
RMVR VOLUNTEER NEWS
_____________________________________September, 2010
By BJ Kellogg
Fall is in the air. We have gone to Hastings, Nebraska over the Labor Day weekend and had a
great time. I am sure there are stories about the steak dinner, golfing, go-karting and the State Fair.
Plus some stories about the racing.
Next up for volunteers is the Enduro at High Plains Raceway on October 2nd & 3rd. We will be
running the whole track so for the last time this year I am asking for everyone to come and join
just east of Byers, Colorado. Drop me a line if you would like to work this event. Sign up soon if
you would like a room at the Longhorn because we only have a few rooms.
We have the feedback session at the American hotel at I-70 and Kipling on October 30th. The
doors open at 8am for coffee and doughnuts, the meeting starts at 8:30am. The workers will be
discussing what went well and what went wrong this year. We are looking at an April 2011 Fire
and Rescue school, and then it looks like a race a month until October. It is going to be a very
busy 2011.
If you need your car fix there is a free car show in the southeast part of town and no it is not near
Kansas. Spring Valley Golf Club just north of Elizabeth will be having a car show on September
12th, from 9am to 4pm. The grill and bar will be open and many golf balls will also be lost. If my
356 Porsche decides to run I will be giving it a bath and taking it two miles down the road for the
show. There is also the Colfax cruise on Saturday September 18th. On the 18th & 19th of
September is the British Conclave at Oak Park. To finish our month of racing and car show
Porsches and Pastries will be held at 356RESTORE in Parker, Colorado on September 25th
starting at 10am. Yes, Chocolate éclairs will be on the treat table.
See you at the track!
PEASE SEND IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROPRIATE CHIEF LISTED BELOW.
If you have any preferences as to whom you share a room with, please be sure to let your chief
know. Remember that all specialties are limited as to the number of workers for whom they can
provide accommodations, so send in your reply form before the deadline.
FLAGGING &
COMMUNICATIONS
BJ Kellogg
3452 Meadowlark Ct.
Parker CO 80138
303-646-3784 Home
[email protected]
Pauline Wilson
564 S. Joplin St.
Aurora, CO 80017
303-745-7860
[email protected]
GRID
TECH
Chad McCabe
9994 Pecos St.
Thornton, CO 80260
303-667-0044
[email protected]
Andy Kitchens
3307 Birch Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
970-227-7566
[email protected]
EVENT y The Enduro
High Plains Raceway
DATE:
LOCATION:
October 2 & 3, 2010
High Plains Raceway
CHAIR:
RACE STEWARD- Open Wheel:
Ralph Veit
Richard Bowler
RACE STEWARD- Production Cars:
Bonnie Mortimer
RACE ENTRY FEE:
(303) 570-5303 [email protected]
(303) 303-694-0565
[email protected]
(303) 790-8676
[email protected]
$250
LATE ENTRY FEE:
$25.00 after Sept 22, 2010 (at the track $50.00)
DEADLINE:
September 22, 2010
Note: The Board has decided that Late Registration will begin 10 days before an event.
The date above reflects this change.
Fuel WILL be available
HPR Lapping is available Friday October 01, 2010
Online registration @ http://www.highplainsraceway.com/lapping-days.html
$150 Full Day / $90 Half Day
EVENT SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION & TECH:
DRIVER'S MEETING:
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
7:00 AM
8:30 AM
8:00 AM
The rest of the schedule will be handed out at either registration or at Driver's Meeting.
All drivers and crew must sign in at registration.
Any driver that has not signed in, by the above specified time,
will not be allowed on the track.
All drivers must attend the Driver's Meeting.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Total reimbursement of race fee will be issued
If registrar is notified of cancellation no later than 72 hours prior to race dates.
Cancellations later than 72 hours or no shows will be assessed a $25 cancellation fee.
High Plains Raceway
Byers, CO
Official track website:
http://www.highplainsraceway.com
Accommodations:
Longhorn Motel 456 N Main St, Byers, CO 80103
Strasburg Inn 1406 Main St Strasburg, CO 80136
Willow Tree Country Inn 49990 E 64th Ave, Bennett, CO
(303) 822-5205
(303) 622-4314
(303) 644-5551
Successful Hosting, LLC, or email [email protected]
Rooms available for rent at local residences.
(303) 916-0848
Manufacturer
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Motorcycle
Model
Car
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Race Car
Free poster and dash plaque to all Pre-Registered entrants.
SIGNED_______________________________Date____/ ____ / 2010
RELEASE AND WAIVER: I am aware of the hazards inherent with motor
vehicle events and, specifically release and indemnify the organizers,
supporting car and bike clubs and the City of Arvada and North Jeffco
Parks and Recreation Department, collectively and separately, from any
and all liability for personal injury or property damage incurred by me or
my guests, while participating in this event. I also agree not to start any
loud vehicles during the day of the event and to abide by the City of Arvada’s rules regarding no smoking. No “FOR SALE” signs and no trucks
or trailers in the park.
PLEASE SIGN...
$_____ AMOUNT ENCLOSED
$______Swap meet space: $20.00 per space received before September
1st. $25 After Sept. 1st or day of the Conclave
(private parties only). Space reserved till 9:30 am then resold
$______Registration fee: $20.00 per vehicle received by September 1st,
for the first 2 vehicles (3rd or more free, provided you are the
owner of each vehicle). $25.00 per vehicle after deadline or day
of the show. Entry fee is good for both days.
Entry Fee
Year
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Please Print Legibly
VEHICLES COMING TO MEET:
Trailer
Make checks payable to: Colorado Conclave
Mail to: Scott Story
1025 S. Laredo Way, Aurora, CO 80017
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________ State: ________ Zip: _____________
Home Phone: (____) _______________
E-mail ____________________________
REGISTRATION
P.O. Box 1585
Wheat Ridge, CO 80034
Ride The
Rockies
19th
The
Conclave
Oak Park, Arvada, Colorado
10425 W. 64th Place, Arvada, Colorado
27th All British Car and Bike Meet
18th
September 2010
An invitation to all
BRITISH
Car and Bike Owners
For further information call: G
ary George (303) 477-0189 days
Scott Story (303) 755-1826 evenings
(price includes Ride the Rockies)
REGISTRATION FEE: $20.00 in advance. $25.00 day of the event.
ends.
AGENDA: 8:00 AM Registration begins. 12:30 PM “Most Favorite” voting
LOCATION: Oak Park, 64th Place. (see map) in Arvada.
DATE: Sunday, September 20th
Bring your parts to sell at the Swap Meet or bring your list of parts you
need to buy.Above all, bring yourselves and your vehicles, for your participation is necessary to make this event the highlight of Colorado British
motoring.
Bring a picnic lunch or buy food and soft drinks from the vendors, and
have a picnic under the trees.
Once again, the City of Arvada has offered Oak Park for the Conclave. If
you have come to the Conclave in the past, you know what a great day this
can be. With your help we will have well over 500 British cars and bikes in
attendance.
The Twenty Seventh Annual Colorado English Motoring Conclave, Sunday, September 20th.
SEPTEMBER 19th
$25.00 day of the event.
(price also includes Conclave)
REGISTRATION FEE: $20.00 in advance.
10:00 AM “Ride the Rockies” leaves Oak Park.
Awards presented on Sunday.
LOCATION: 8:30 AM Vehicles will assemble at Oak Park.
DATE: Saturday, September 18th
The tour will leave the Oak Park Conclave site and wind its way casually to
a lunch time destination high in the mountains. For those who want a bit
of fun and adventure along the way, the tour will incorporate a Gimmick
Rallye. Awards will be presented to the top 3 scorers.
Don’t wait until Sunday to begin the fun. Make the Conclave weekend
complete by participating in the “Ride the Rockies” tour. Join your fellow
British motoring enthusiasts in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Hosted by the Colorado English Motoring Conclave, owners of all two,
three, and four-wheeled British vehicles are invited to a day-long motoring
tour of the Rocky Mountains.
Start your Conclave weekend with “Ride the Rockies”
tour, Saturday, September 18th.
SEPTEMBER 18th
TWO DAYS OF
ACTION AND ACTIVITIES
64th Pl.
NOTICE: “As per the City of Arvada”
To preserve everyone’s right to continue to use the park.
Please, use the OIL CLOTHS supplied in registration packets.
Please NO Trucks or Trailers in the Park & NO “For Sale” signs.
Loud vehicles must be pushed into place. They may not be started
up in the park. We will refund entry fees to violators and ask them to
leave. Also“NO SMOKING” or “SPITTING” in Arvada Parks.
• Stroll through the swap meet during Sunday’s Conclave.
• Visit local vendors and take advantage of some super deals.
• Enjoy food, fun and entertainment in the park.
• Learn of sources for specialized services.
• Become acquainted with local British Auto Clubs.
• See a wide assortment of British marques.
Ribbons must be picked up Day of Show!
• Twenty Fifth Colorado English Motoring Conclave
begins at 8 AM, Sunday, September 19th.
www.thecoloradoconclave.com
Most importantly, your participation is the single key ingredient to making
this year’s Conclave at Oak Park an event to remember.
Remember, the condition of your British car or bike is not important; this
is an event for the everyday as well as the concourse example.
Completing this registration and mailing it before September 1st will save
you five dollars. Bring more than two British vehicles and the 3rd vehicle
and more are entered FREE. (You must be the owner of all vehicles
registered).
REGISTER
EARLY and SAVE
Don’t
forget!
The Rocky Mountain Triumph
Club, RMTC, will be collecting
non-perish- able items, canned and boxed,
for the 9 Cares Colorado Shares Program,
Please help by giving us your support!
All ballots must be turned in by 12:00 PM.
VOTE ONCE - VOTE EARLY!
VOTING
P LE
The 2010 Colorado English Motoring
NO Tru ASE
Conclave will again be providing off-site
Trailer cks or
trailer parking for attendees using trailAs per s in the
ers to transport their cars at ARVADA
P
the Cit
y of Ar ark
WEST HIGH SCHOOL. The high school
vada
is a short 6 blocks from the CONCLAVE
site at OAK PARK and offers easy access
for trailer parking. A convenient free shuttle service
will be provided to and from OAK PARK and ARVADA
WEST HIGH SCHOOL. 11325 Allendale Dr, Arvada.
Trailer Parking
• Ride the Rockies tour kicks off the Conclave weekend at
10:00 AM, Saturday, September 18th. Registration 8:30am-9:30am
The condition of your bike or car is not important; this is an event for the
everyday vehicles as well as the concourse example.
This event was coordinated in 1983 as a joint effort for the many English
vehicle clubs in the Denver metro area. Austin Healey, Jaguar, Lotus, MG Car
Clubs, (MGA, MGB, T Series), Morris Minor, Rolls Royce, Sunbeam, Triumph,
TVR, Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing and the British Motorcycle Association.
The purpose of this event is to further the operation, preservation and owner
participation of the British marques.
Join us for a memorable weekend as the Colorado English Motoring Conclave
continues its traditional two days of fun and activities.
OAK St.