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VINTAGE SPORTS CAR DRIVERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER November 2012 VSCDA P.O. Box 68003 Grand Rapids, MI 49516-8003 Phone 616-916-2650 • Fax 616-258-8128 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.vscda.org SAVE THE DATE: Feb. 2, 2013 VSCDA ANNUAL MEETING & BANQUET Held in conjunction with Meadowdale International Raceways Preservation Association (MIRPA). Guest Speaker: Janet Guthrie, “First Woman in Racing” TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the President VSCDA Board Meeting Summary 2013 Race Schedule Race Series: VVV, Sprigets, B-Sedans Dewey Dillinger Award In Memory of John Fitch 2012 Photo Contest A Message From VSCDA’s President On October 13, 2012, the VSCDA held its Annual Board Meeting in Sycamore, IL, with Don Carone once again lending us meeting space and providing refreshments. Special thanks to Don! We are pleased to report that we are in an excellent financial situation, all the events held this year having more than covered their expenses. As you know, we have the benefit of being a not-for-profit club and, therefore, our financial goal is merely to cover our expenses and set aside enough to comfortably plan for the next year. This has been accomplished by our club being run by volunteers, by our event chairs closely watching expenses, and by our entries having significantly increased over last year. As is evident, the more our members participate, the more we can keep our entry fees low. I would like to thank our Event Chairs Bob Shedd, Jeff Janus, Ted and Betsy Sodergren, Scott Fohrman, and Mike and Deb Korneli for their very hard work in putting on outstanding events in 2012. I also want to thank all our Board Members and others who gave of their time and experience helping with Driver’s Committee, Tech, car classification and all the other tasks required to run this club. Without them we don’t exist. This coming year George Hovsepian will head up the Driver’s School and Chris McGrath will chair our Grattan event. We look forward to adding their energy and ideas to VSCDA. We realize we are involved in a sport that requires significant expense of both money and time. Therefore, our goal for the club remains the same: to provide the maximum amount of track time for the least possible cost at events that are fun for the drivers, their crew, and their families and to do so with the least amount of hassle for the entrant. We are always open to suggestions as to how to do this better. Remember, the more you participate, the lower we can keep our entry fees. We look forward to seeing you all in 2013. Sincerely, Marv Primack President, VSCDA VSCDA Board Meeting Summary The meeting was held October 13, 2012, in Sycamore, IL, starting at 8:00 a.m. In attendance: Board Members: Steve Bonk, John Houlton, Jeff Janus, Mike Korneli, Barb Nevoral, Marv Primack, Bob Shedd, and Ted Sodergren Guests: Don Carone, Deb Korneli, Laura Hire, Chris McGrath, Kathy Newton, Frank Newton, Betsy Sodergren, and Dave Young Summary: John Houlton presented VSCDA’s Balance Sheet through 8/31/12. The club has had another good year, with all our events showing a profit and money in reserve to support the launch of our 2013 Race Season. Our success can be attributed to: o 1) strong budget management by our Event Chairs; o 2) a continuing increase in attendance at our events; and o 3) the new cars brought to VSCDA through our three race series: VVV Race Series (led by Frank Newton), Trans Am B-Sedan Race Series (led by Steve Bonk), and Sprite-Midget Race Series (led by Stan Mason). The 2012 Race Chairs reported on their events. o GingerMan: Jeff Janus reported that the number of cars for both the Driver’s School and Race Weekend increased this year. The dates for 2013 are confirmed for May 2-5, with Jeff, Cathy LaVelle, and Bob Shedd as Race Chairs and George Hovsepian as head of the Driver’s School. One of the goals for next year’s school will be to post some of the materials on vscda.org. o Blackhawk: Ted Sodergren reported on another good year of a strong car count and the successful introduction of a new race—the Dad’s Day Scramble. The dates for 2013 are confirmed for June 14-16, with Betsy and Ted Sodergren again as Race Chairs. o Grattan: Scott Fohrman reported that the MG weekend with MGVR was definitely a success, with a significant increase in car count and feedback of significant fun by our racers. The dates for 2013 are confirmed for August 16-18, with Chris McGrath as Race Chair. o ELVF: Mike Korneli reported that ELVF went very smoothly this year, with some rain on Friday but beautiful weather for racing on Saturday and Sunday. The dates for 2013 are confirmed for September 6-8, with Mike continuing as Race Chair. The two features will be the Triumph Kastner Cup Race and the 50th Anniversary of the Formula Vee. The Race Chairs discussed putting in place an improved process for checking wrist bands, both driver bands and specialty race (e.g., Enduro) bands. Example: A specially trained worker at the entrance to the grid whose specific job is to check bands. John Houlton, Chris McGrath, and Scott Fohrman are working on a fourth race series in 2013: the MGB/Triumph Challenge Series. Annual Meeting & Dinner: This year VSCDA will be combining our event—on February 2—with the Meadowdale International Raceway Preservation Association in Chicago. George Hovsepian is heading up this event Three Group Reps were present at the meeting: Marv Primack for Group 1, Frank Newton for Group 4, and Steve Bonk for Group 8. Marv reported that the number of members in Group 1 has gone down, and he is renewing efforts to attract new members. Frank reported that Group 4 continues to grow, particularly the Formula Vees…47 participants in 2012, which is up from 41 in 2011. Steve reported on the continued growth in the B-Sedans in Group 8. Marv will be sending an e-mail to our current Group Reps to confirm whether they will be continuing in 2013. Then, he will ask the 2013 Group Reps to review the descriptions of their groups—as listed on vscda.org—for possible updates. Dave Young gave the Tech Report. He feels that Tech went well this year, with adequate volunteer help. He particularly liked the move of Touring registration at Blackhawk to just outside the Tech Barn. It allowed him to check the Touring cars and get them to the driver’s meeting in a timely manner. Dave asked that we included a pit map with each Tech Form to help find drivers when necessary. Barb Nevoral gave the Driver’s Committee Report. 2012 Incidents: GingerMan = minor incidents; Blackhawk = six incidents; Grattan = eight incidents; ELVF = 20 incidents, which is definitely more than usual but, fortunately, no injuries. Barb noted that the VSCDA Driver Policy needs to be updated on vscda.org, which she will do before the 2013 season. Motion Passed: If a driver is involved in an incident with car damage, he/she must see the Chief Steward and have their car examined by a member of the VSCDA Driver’s Committee. Failure to have their car examined will result in a suspension from the driver’s next VSCDA race. Doug Bruce, head of Car Prep, was unable to attend the meeting but forwarded his report. Doug noted that receiving race reports a week before an event—thanks to online e-registration data—made checking car classes easier. One of his priorities this year has been to organize the years of car prep forms which he was given when he took the position. When he completes the analysis of the forms, he plans to add more detailed information to vscda.org. Kathy Newton reported on the Newsletter. As the result of providing the Newsletter online, we have been able to greatly increase the visual content, with numerous pictures in each issue. The Newsletter is one of the top three most-popular sites on vscda.org (Race Events and Classified Ads the other two). In 2013, we plan to work more closely with the Race Series leaders and Group Reps for increased coverage of our events and members. Betsy Sodergren reported on our website, advertising and regalia. o VSCDA.ORG: We get 3,800-4,000 visitors to our site each month in-season (March-Oct.) and 2,400-2,600 off-season (Nov.-Feb.). On average, 47% of those visitors are new to the site, with referrals from other sites (e.g., roadamerica.com, vintagemotorsport.com) giving us a boost. The visitors average 4.5 minutes each visit. o Advertising: We advertised in Victory Lane and Vintage Motorsport this year. We also sent press releases on a regular basis to numerous targeted websites (e.g., apexspeed.com, vintageracerrules.com, varac.ca). o Regalia: We re-introduced VSCDA Regalia this year, with Terri Dennehy (SPECIAL THANKS TO TERRI!) handling sales at our events. We kept to the basics: t-shirts for men, women and children; caps; denim shirts for men; decals and patches. Sales went well, and we will be adding a regalia site to vscda.org. The office report was presented by Laura Hire. o Registration went particularly well this year, with the addition of new processes and materials developed by Laura as well as training for registration volunteers. At Grattan, 100+ drivers were registered in one hour! o Laura requested that budget be provided to replace the club’s 10-year-old laptop, which is used in the office and at race events. Motion passed: The dates for Early Bird Membership Renewal will be December 1 – January 15. The fees will remain the same: $85/year for Early Bird Membership and $95/year at full rate. Motion passed: Required medicals will be valid for two VSCDA race seasons, specifically to the end- of -year of second season. Also, the current two medical forms will be combined into a single form. Motion passed: All registered drivers must pay entry fees in full before being allowed on the track. To fulfill driver requests and be more competitive, the club needs to move up its eregistration availability for all 2013 Race Events as well as to have more information on each Race Event provided earlier for our website, advertising, and other promotion activities. We will strive to have e-registration available for GingerMan by March 1, for Blackhawk and Grattan by April 1, and for ELVF by May 1. Laura asked about fees related to “second driver, same car.” After discussion, a decision on this topic was tabled for further research. Laura recommended that we publicize the non-profit organizations which three of our four events support, such as greater visibility in the promotion of each event and on vscda.org. Laura also recommended that we have greater visibility on our website on two topics on which she often receives questions: 1) Driver Eligibility Requirements and 2) Reserving Permanent Numbers. The 2013 VMC Meeting will be held in Chicago. The Board Meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. 2013 VSCDA RACE SCHEDULE GingerMan Spring Brake Driver's School & Races May 2-5, 2013 GingerMan Raceway, South Haven, MI Blackhawk Vintage Classic XXI June 14-16, 2013 Blackhawk Farms, South Beloit, IL Vintage Grand Prix Au Grattan XXVII August 16-18, 2013 Grattan Raceway Park, Grattan, MI Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival XXVIII September 6-8, 2013 Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI Featuring Triumph Kastner Cup Race Celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Formula Vee Congratulations to the 2012 Winners of VSCDA’s Three Race Series Vintage Vees Race Series: It was a great season! For yet another season, the VSCDA Vintage Vees (aka VVV) had a lot of participants and a lot of fun. Once again, close, friendly racing was the rule of the day. With perennial leader Garrett VanCamp under the weather, the field was wide open as to who would be the top winner this year. Besides the four races with VSCDA, we also added two races to the series at Waterford Hills and Beaver Run. Our series is all about participation, and you can see from the results that the top five participated in at least 5 of the 6 races on our schedule. Frank Newton, our series winner this year, does like to win and has been number one in past seasons. Then again, he doesn’t like beating Garrett in this fashion. It’s more fun to race with him and we really missed him the last two races! Also, heady congratulations to the great guy in the #2 spot—Eric Coppock. We’re chomping at the bit for next season, Garrett’s return, and another spirited VVV points chase. Frank Newton in his 1969 Lynx. Frank Newton (lt.), 1st Place in the VVV Race Series, and Eric Coppock, 2nd Place. Sprite-Midget Race Series: End of Season Results and 2013 Plans (Stan Mason) We were very pleased with the attendance and fun we enjoyed at our inaugural VSCDA SpriteMidget Race Series this year. We enjoyed great wheel-to-wheel racing with 12 to 17 Sprites and Midgets at each race weekend. The criteria for this race series emulated some of rules used by VSCDA’s Vintage Formula Vee’s Race Series, allowing durability to play a major part of points accumulation. A Sprite or Midget Racer needed to attend a minimum of 2 of the 3 designated races at GingerMan, Blackhawk Farms and Grattan. Points were awarded for Saturday Qualification & Sprint laps completed, not to exceed 8 points and emphasizing durability. The Sunday Feature Race was the only portion that awarded points for finishing position within specified classes. We had winners in 5 of the 8 classes we created. Of the 28 racers that attended these three race tracks, 12 qualified for series points by being present for at least two race venues. The following are the classes and positions of those racers that qualified per model and engine displacement: A. Class 2E Bug Eye Sprite 1000cc (1st Don Kelly, 2nd Jeff Carlos, 3rd Stan Mason & 4th Gary Kropf) B. Class 2M1 Bug Eye Sprite 1300cc (1st Cana Comer, 2nd Charlie Hall, 3rd Doug Bruce & 4th Mark Cory) C. Class 2D Sprite Midget Square Body 1300cc (1st Greg Cory & 2nd Jeff Freers) D. Class 2M1 Sprite Midget Square Body 1300cc (1st John, Salisbury & 2nd Jim Donato) We had a great time at Grattan with our British Pub Awards and Points Medal Awards Ceremony. Results helped balance positions, and racers became aware of the importance of having a reliable car in order to accumulate the most points. We plan to compile the SpriteMidget specifications of various vintage racing groups, so we can fit those cars in our appropriate classes when they join us. A questionnaire will be e-mailed to all the racers who participated in 2012. The responses to this questionnaire should allow us to get closer to having the appropriate race cars in the appropriate groups, with a place for any vintage SpriteMidget to race with us. The 2013 Sprite-Midget Race Series Rules and Regulations can be found on vscda.org (Group 2, Sprite-Midget Race Series). We welcome your feedback to improve our series. Just contact me at [email protected]. 2013 Sprite Midget Race Series Based on the feedback we are receiving from Sprite-Midget Racers in other Vintage Race Groups, we are anticipating a bigger and better 2013 when the first race of our series kicks off at GingerMan, May 2-5, then Blackhawk Farms, June 14-16, and the Grattan Grand Finale, August 16-18. We also plan to provide additional support to any new Sprite-Midget Racers attending VSCDA’s Driver’s School at our GingerMan Race Weekend. Don Kelly (lt.), 1st Place in the Sprite-Midget Race Series (Class 2E Bug Eye Sprite 1000cc), and Jeff Carlos, 2nd Place Trans Am B-Sedan Race Series: Season Summary and Winners (Steve Bonk) Another great season has ended for the Trans Am B-Sedan Race Series. This year we had a total of 5 races and a total of 42 different racers involved in our series. Yes, we are definitely growing! Not everyone could make all the events, but we averaged 15 cars per race. This year 4 out of the 5 races counted towards the championship. The best 4 out of 5 races were picked for points. The Trans Am B-Sedan Challenge started at Blackhawk in June. Erik Wood with his Alfa kept Don Eichelberger at bay while John Connell came in third. We had the lovely Emily Hanson (Miss Trans Am) come out, take pictures, and hand out T-shirts. The second event was at Waterford Hills in July. With Joel Hershoren's help, the Trans Am B-Sedan group was able to have John Morton, Horst Kwech, Tony Adamowicz, and Sylvia Wilkinson (the author of the Stainless Steel Carrot, the Bible of Trans Am B- Sedan racing) race with us. Melanie Boria, and Ashley Bennett were our lovely Miss Trans Am ladies. The third race was at Road America with Midwestern Council. John Saccameno of Checkered Past Vintage Racing Group was instrumental in getting this race on the Trans Am B-Sedan calendar. Don Eichelberger took first with his trusty Datsun, John Connell came in second place in his Datsun, and Dean Champeau came home third in his Datsun. The fourth stop on the Trans Am schedule was Grattan Raceway, a great small sedan track. The Trans Am B-Sedan race was dominated my new comer Greg Wold in his Mini Cooper. Second place went to David Michele in his Alfetta and coming home third was Geoff Harris in his BMW 2002. The fifth event was at VSCDA's ELVF at Road America. Emily Hanson and Danielle Yancy were our Miss Trans Am ladies. We had a outstanding race. We weighed the first three cars after the race to make sure they were legal weight. All the cars came up good on the weight side. First place went to Bo Lemastus in his Alfa, second place went to Bill Abel in his Alfa, and Don Eichelberger came in third in his Datsun. Two cars were disqualified for illegal tires. Yes, a little controversy for the Trans Am B-Sedan fans. The points chase was very close. Since I was remiss in keeping track all year, nobody really had a idea who the winner was for the season. But, thanks to better record-keeping by my brother, Chris, we were able to do the final calculations. Hint: Datsun wins the Trans Am BSedan series again. Drum Roll Please!! This year’s winner is Don Eichelberger (last year’s defending champion), drivng a Datsun 510--45 points 2nd Place goes to Bart Tchorzewski, driving a Datsun 510--42 points 3rd Place goes to John Connell, driving a Datsun 510--40 points Don Eichelberger (center), 1st Place in B-Sedan Race Series, Bart Tchorzewski (rt.), 2nd, and John Connell (lt.) 3rd Don Eichelberger will receive the coveted “John Morton Fishing Hat” Trans Am B-Sedan Trophy. Thanks to all our sponsors. Without you we wouldn't have the trophies, t-shirts, and lovely Grid ladies. And special thanks to my wife Sue for making the flag trophies and to my son Keegan for taking the pictures of our winners. We’re looking forward to seeing all of you next year! ****************************************************************** Garrett Van Camp, winner of 2012 Dewey Dellinger Award Garrett Van Camp Receives Dewey Dellinger Award The Dewey Dellinger Memorial Award is a traveling trophy, awarded each year at Grattan, by a vote of all Vee drivers, to the person who best represents a love of and dedication to Vintage Vee Racing. For the 2012 Race Season, the Vees are proud to present this award to veteran Vee driver Garrett Van Camp. A long-term instructor in the VSCDA Driver’s School, Garrett is always the first to share his years of experience with less seasoned drivers. He is also a willing source of knowledge for car setup and often teaches with a hands-on style. In addition, he has crafted several unique Vee accessories and tools to help make the cars easier to work on and safer to drive. His “Golden Toe” setup bar is a perennial favorite at the drawings held at the VVV trackside get-togethers. When we talk about Garrett being immersed in our sport, we are barely scratching the surface. Dewey Dellinger was founder of Victory Lane magazine and a true friend of Vintage Vee racing. Dewey passed away in 1996 at the age of 47, after a long battle with cancer. Even after leaving the magazine and giving up his on-track racing activities, Dewey would be at the track entertaining us as track announcer. His fun-loving spirit is evidenced by his creation of the Fabulously Fun Fishing Contest at Grattan’s pond and his winning the first Most Outrageous Bathing Suit trophy at the Grattan pool. In the evenings, you could find Dewey holding court outside his tiny Air Stream. The conversation often turned to the good old days of racing, or if you just needed a compassionate listener, Dewey was your man. With this award to Garrett, we remember and celebrate Dewey’s contributions to, and love of, vintage racing and his fellow racers. Garrett was not able to join the Vee group at Grattan. He was later notified of his winning of the award and sent us this kind thank you note: “When Mike Kitzmiller called to tell me that I had been selected at Grattan to receive the Dewey Dellinger Vintage Vee Award for 2012, I was both speechless and emotional. To receive the award once is a great honor and to be selected by my peers a second time is unbelievable. It is wonderful to be part of the VSCDA Formula Vee family, and I will do my best to honor Dewey in the future. Thank you and see you at the Winter Party and at GingerMan.” ELVF and the Fitch Phoenix Award By Mike Korneli In 2010 we began to give the “Fitch Phoenix Award” at VSCDA’s ELVF. This year I was asked what the award was for. I wrote a few brief sentences and e-mailed it off for VSCDA’s Newsletter. The following morning we received an e-mail from Don Klein of Autoweek telling us that John Fitch had passed away at 1:20 that morning. Suddenly, the few brief sentences didn’t seem appropriate. With John’s passing, the Internet and print have been filled with John’s accomplishments. His list of racing successes is long and varied: first Sebring win, first SCCA National Champion, two Elkhart Lake wins with Cunningham, class win for Mercedes at the Mille Miglia, La Carrera Panamericana and the Le Mans Driver for Mercedes, two class wins at Sebring for Corvette, and those are just the highlights. What first brought John and me together was the fact that he won the 1951 Gran Prix of Argentina. Our 1949 XK120 had raced in that event. My desire to have John sign the leather for the dash started our relationship. Creating the “Fitch Phoenix” award would be easily understood based on John’s racing accomplishments alone. But, in my mind, that was only a small part of the reason for honoring John. The term “gentleman racer” most certainly came to mind to anyone who met John. That era has passed, along with John. It was how he interacted with his fans and how they responded to him that impressed me the most. John was amazingly accessible. You could call him, and he would talk to you for an hour if you wanted. At the end of the conversation, he would thank you profusely for taking the time out of your day to talk with him. I talked with him many times and it was always the same. We went to visit John in Connecticut and spent the day at Lime Rock Park with him. He gave me a ride to the track in his one off sports car creation, the “Phoenix.” At one day shy of 92 years old, he just had to show me how much power the car had. I admit it did make me a little nervous. At the track, John was in his element. We set up a little table by the “Phoenix” to sell his posters and books. Every fan that stopped by got a big sincere thank you for taking the time to stop by. It didn’t make any difference whether they bought something or just wanted to talk. John confided in me his frustration with people that Mike Korneli (lt.) and John Fitch would sign autographs, but you couldn’t read their signatures. He said it was an honor for someone to ask for your autograph. He knew that they were going to show it to their friends. He felt it was important they could read it clearly. John never stopped thinking, forget about his age. He was amazingly sharp. His problems with the state of Connecticut are well documented. That became a big job for John. Despite him losing that battle, he found a positive outcome. He was going to take what he had learned to help other people that were in the same situation. John was our guest at the ELVF in 2010 for the 60th anniversary of racing at Elkhart Lake. We were scheduled to do a parade lap Friday before the Enduro. Before the lap he asked me to make sure that I pointed out which corner was Turn Twelve. He had designed a moveable armco-style barrier. Years ago he had presented the idea to Road America. He explained the process and his sales pitch. He still felt that Turn Twelve was the perfect corner to test his design. I don’t think John ever grasped the concept of old age. He just kept looking forward. At the age Mike Korneli (rt.), in his 1949 Jaguar XK120, drives John Fitch around the track at 2010 ELVF. John raced against this car in of 89 John went to the Salt Flats to set a speed record. He was driving a Mercedes Gullwing like his win at the 1951 Juan Peron Gran Premio of Argentina. the one he won the Mille Miglia in. He didn’t succeed. He told me that he hoped to go back again but not until they could get more horsepower out of the motor. He wanted to go back only if he had a real chance at breaking a record. That would have been at 93 years of age. John talked at length about his win in Argentina. He won with a bent up, discarded Allard of Tommy Cole’s. His standup comedy line about being kissed by Eva Peron and how she died shortly thereafter was his favorite story. He played down the Argentina win. He told me; “You know, that wasn’t like a real Gran Prix.” John was a humble man. He was passionate about racing, cars, challenges, people and living life. The world is a little poorer with his passing. So what is the “Fitch Phoenix Award”? VSCDA promotes competitive and friendly racing. The cars are the stars. The goal is to create fair and friendly race groups. A big part of that fairness is based on the honor system. That is what the “Vintage Spirit” is all about, and those qualities were very much a part of John Fitch. His racing successes are well documented. His 1951 and 1952 wins at Elkhart Lake are part of ELVF’s DNA. John epitomized the true vintage spirit. Competition is important, but equally important is being friendly and helpful, with a big focus on fun. This year’s “Fitch Phoenix Award” winner is Marv Primack. Marv is a long time VSCDA member and participant at the ELVF. Oh yeah, he is also the president of VSCDA. When you have a racecar with significant history you can display it or you can take it out and continue to race it. Marv has chosen the latter with his MG Lester. It won at Goodwood before being exported to the U.S. It then raced at the first-ever Road America race in 1955. Today it is still being raced hard in the true vintage spirit. Thanks, Marv, for sharing a piece of race history in the true vintage spirit of VSCDA and our friend, John Fitch. Marv Primack (lt.) is presented the Fitch Phoenix Award at 2012 ELVF by racing legend Augie Pabst. Photo courtesy of David La Haye. VSCDA 2012 Photo Contest We launched our first-ever photo contest last year, and, based on popular demand, we are announcing our second annual contest--the VSCDA 2012 PHOTO CONTEST. What’s the grand prize for the winning picture? Your picture will be included in VSCDA’s ad in the January 2013 issue of Victory Lane! This is a full-page ad announcing our 2013 Race Schedule. So look back over the photos that you’ve taken at the track over the past season. The judges, led by our creative director Chris Bonk, will be looking for the picture that best captures the Vintage Spirit. It could be a dramatic shot of two cars dueling down a straight-away or it could be Dad working on the car with his small son or daughter sitting in the cockpit. Photo Contest Rules (what few there are): *The photo must have been taken, and be submitted, by a current VSCDA member. *Please send the photo in JPEG or TIF format. *The photo should be e-mailed to [email protected] by midnight, November 30, 2012. Be sure to include your full name and contact information in your email. Questions also can be sent to this email address. *All photos will become the property of VSCDA. They will not be used for commercial purposes without the photographer’s prior permission, such as the winning photo’s inclusion in Victory Lane. However, some of the photos submitted may be used in the future on vscda.org. The winner will be announced December 10, 2012, on vscda.org. We Want to Hear From You! If you would like to submit an article for the VSCDA Newsletter, please e-mail it to Kathy Newton, the newsletter editor, at [email protected]. Feel free to send pictures in jpg or tif format to accompany the article. If you have information for, or comments about, the VSCDA website (vscda.org), contact Betsy Sodergren at [email protected]. CLASSIFIED ADS also should be sent to Betsy. To review our current ads, CLICK HERE.