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Thanks for the update! Hope to join you this year!
EZ
On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 11:29 AM <stanbmason@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Spridgeteers,
>
> We have lots of fun and excitement coming up this 2022 season with the 11
> th year of having fun on and off the track in Sprites and Midgets. I
> wanted to get this information out early since there are some changes. T=
he
> following are the plans for this season=E2=80=99s Sprite Midget Race Seri=
es:
>
> 2022 Sprite Midget Race Series:
>
> =C2=B7 Gingerman April 28- May 1 Exclusive Spridget Race
> =C2=B7 Black Hawk Farms June 17-19 Exclusive Spridget Race
> =C2=B7 Schenley Park July 23-24? Exclusive Spridget Race =E2=80=
=9CDonna Mae
> Mims Memorial Race=E2=80=9D (to be confirmed)
> =C2=B7 Grattan Grand Finale Awards August 12-14 Exclusive Spridge=
t
> Race
>
> As you can see we added another race to the mix. This is something that
> has been suggested through the years of SMRS. As most of you know, part =
of
> the motivation for SMRS was to increase race car attendance at VSCDA
> events, when it looked bleak for VSCDA in 2008 as a member owned club wit=
h
> concerns over a future of being viable. VSCDA is no longer in that
> situation and continues to increase racer attendance. The plan is to add
> one race in other areas each year to expose SMRS to other areas of the US=
.
> This allows us to try a new track and get to know other Spridget Racers a=
nd
> share SMRS fun on and off the track. We would invite them to join us at
> VSCDA events with Grattan being the constant for end of season awards. W=
e
> will expand our traditional best 2 of 3 races to now include best 2 of 4
> this year as a trial run. The best opportunity for non-VSCDA races would
> be before Grattan (Mid-August) and does not conflict with other VSCDA
> races. 2022 will be our first year of trying this variation and we will
> start with VRG=E2=80=99s Schenley Park Race in Pittsburgh, PA tentatively
> July23-24. Our Pennsylvania friends have joined us over the past several
> years, along with Dave Kessinger sponsoring SMRS again this year is from
> the Keystone State. They are planning an exclusive Sprite Midget =E2=80=
=9CDonna
> Mae Mimms Memorial Race=E2=80=9D. We are hopeful that this will bring in=
other
> Spridget racers that may not be familiar with SMRS (East Coast, South and
> Canada). We will encourage them to come to Grattan for the Finale since
> they will qualify for awards if they attend. Donna Mae is a PA legend in
> many ways and probably can be summed up in three words =E2=80=9CSassy Gir=
l Racer=E2=80=9D.
> Donna Mae was the first woman in SCCA history to win an overall National
> Championship, which she did in 1963 driving a pink HP (948cc) Bug Eye
> Sprite.
> SMRS is alive and well in 2022 and we will continue the fun on and off th=
e
> track with our traditional Spridget Paddock, Exclusive Races, Joint
> Lunches, Awards, Good Comradery and Safe Wheel to Wheel Racing
>
> The Driver=E2=80=99s Committee has generously compiled driver issues from=
2021.
> As your Group 2 Representative I am compiling and streamlining those
> results for our review. This will allow us to improve safety by being
> aware of mistakes made so they can be avoided in the future. I will issu=
e
> these results before the end of January.
>
> I will be providing additional details as we get closer to GMan.
>
> Keep working on those Spridgets Gingerman is near!
>
> Happy New Year and Enjoy a Spritely Life!
> Stan Mason
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Thanks for the update! Hope to join you this year!</div><=
div dir=3D"auto">EZ</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 11:29 AM <<a href=3D"mail=
to:stanbmason@aol.com">stanbmason@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"color:black;font:10pt arial">
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello Spridgeteers,<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">We have lots of fun and excitement coming up this =
2022 season
with the 11<sup>th</sup> year of having fun on and off the track in Sprites=
and
Midgets.=C2=A0 I wanted to get this
information out early since there are some changes.=C2=A0 The following are=
the plans for this season=E2=80=99s
Sprite Midget Race Series:<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">2022 Sprite Midget Race Series:<u></u><u></u></div=
>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:=
7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span>Gingerman April 28- May 1 Exclusive Spridget
Race<u></u><u></u></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:=
7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span>Black Hawk Farms June 17-19 Exclusive Spridget
Race<u></u><u></u></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:=
7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span>Schenley Park July 23-24? Exclusive Spridget
Race =E2=80=9CDonna Mae Mims Memorial Race=E2=80=9D (to be confirmed)<u></u=
><u></u></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-n=
umeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:=
7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span>Grattan Grand Finale Awards August 12-14
Exclusive Spridget Race <u></u><u></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">As you can see we added another race to the mix.=
=C2=A0 This is something that has been suggested
through the years of SMRS.=C2=A0 As most of
you know, part of the motivation for SMRS was to increase race car attendan=
ce
at VSCDA events, when it looked bleak for VSCDA in 2008 as a member owned c=
lub with
concerns over a future of being viable.=C2=A0
VSCDA is no longer in that situation and continues to increase racer
attendance.=C2=A0 The plan is to add one race
in other areas each year to expose SMRS to other areas of the US.=C2=A0 Thi=
s allows us to try a new track and get to
know other Spridget Racers and share SMRS fun on and off the track.=C2=A0 W=
e would invite them to join us at VSCDA
events with Grattan being the constant for end of season awards.=C2=A0 We w=
ill expand our traditional best 2 of 3
races to now include best 2 of 4 this year as a trial run.=C2=A0 The best o=
pportunity for non-VSCDA races
would be before Grattan (Mid-August) and does not conflict with other VSCDA
races.=C2=A0 2022 will be our first year of
trying this variation and we will start with VRG=E2=80=99s Schenley Park Ra=
ce in
Pittsburgh, PA tentatively July23-24.=C2=A0
Our Pennsylvania friends have joined us over the past several years,
along with Dave Kessinger sponsoring SMRS again this year is from the Keyst=
one
State.=C2=A0 They are planning an exclusive
Sprite Midget =E2=80=9CDonna Mae Mimms Memorial Race=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0
We are hopeful that this will bring in other Spridget racers that may
not be familiar with SMRS (East Coast, South and Canada).=C2=A0 We will enc=
ourage them to come to Grattan for
the Finale since they will qualify for awards if they attend.=C2=A0 Donna M=
ae is a PA legend in many ways and
probably can be summed up in three words =E2=80=9CSassy Girl Racer=E2=80=9D=
.=C2=A0 Donna Mae was the first woman in SCCA history
to win an overall National Championship, which she did in 1963 driving a pi=
nk HP
(948cc) Bug Eye Sprite.<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">SMRS is alive and well in 2022 and we will continu=
e the fun
on and off the track with our traditional Spridget Paddock, Exclusive Races=
, Joint
Lunches, Awards, Good Comradery and Safe Wheel to Wheel Racing<u></u><u></u=
></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">The Driver=E2=80=99s Committee has generously comp=
iled driver issues
from 2021.=C2=A0 As your Group 2
Representative I am compiling and streamlining those results for our review=
.=C2=A0 This will allow us to improve safety by being
aware of mistakes made so they can be avoided in the future.=C2=A0 I will i=
ssue these results before the end of
January.<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">I will be providing additional details as we get c=
loser to
GMan.<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">Keep working on those Spridgets Gingerman is near!=
<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>
</div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">Happy New Year and Enjoy a Spritely Life!<u></u><u=
></u></div>
<div class=3D"MsoNormal">Stan Mason<u></u><u></u></div>
</div>
</div>
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