Hear Arie Luyendyk in Colorado Springs Jan 10!
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:14
[font="]The Sports Car Club of America would like to extend a special invitation to Colorado Mazda Club members to join us for a day of motorsports excitement at the SCCA Rocky Mountain Division Convention on January 10, 2009!
Brought to you by our sponsors, 3R Racing, High Plains Raceway, Pikes Peak International Raceway and Bob Penkhus Mazda, and featuring a full day of exclusive, first-time only motorsports excitement:
* 2-time Indianapolis 500 Champion and Daytona 24-Hour Champion Arie Luyendyk will address the Convention Luncheon!
* Pikes Peak International Raceway will, for the very first time anywhere, reveal a glimpse of their plans to create a National Motorsports Mecca in southern Colorado!
* High Plains Raceway will put you in the car for an exclusive first-ever, turn-by-turn co-drive, with a professional driver, on Colorado's newest racetrack!
* Annual Awards Banquets for SCCA Club Racing, Solo, Time Trials and Rally!
Arie Luyendyk is best known for his sensational 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 victories, but throughout his distinguished career he has experienced success in many different forms of racing. Arie won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1989, co-driving a Nissan GTP with Geoff Brabham and Chip Robinson and backed up his sports car racing credentials with a popular victory in the 1998 24 Hours of Daytona, sharing the winning MOMO Ferrari 333SP with Gianpiero Moretti, Didier Theys and Mauro Baldi. Arie has also been invited to represent IndyCar racing in the International Race of Champions (IROC) series on several occasions:
http://www.arieluyendyk.com/Site/Arie_Luyendyk_Sr..html
Also featuring group sessions on:
* Performance tips for Club racing and Solo
* How to get started in track racing through SCCA Time Trials and PDX
* Training sessions for Solo and Club Racing specialty chiefs and stewards
* Club Racing & Solo "Town Halls"
* How to become part of the Club Racing Leadership Team
* Rocky Mountain Division Annual Meeting
* Go Dirt! How to get involved in SCCA Rally
Stay at the newly-remodeled Crowne Plaza Hotel (at a convention rate of only $79!) and join us for the first SCCA Solo of 2009 at Pikes Peak International Raceway on Sunday, January 11!
ADVANCE PRICING:
Convention and luncheon: $15
Awards Banquets: $35
(Non-SCCA members welcome with the purchase of $15 SCCA Weekend Membership at registration, which includes a copy of SportsCar magazine and member pricing for Sunday's Solo.)
Fill out the registration form and mail it today to reserve your space!
http://www.rmsolo.org/2009_SCCA_Convention_registration.pdf
Sports Car Club of America
Rocky Mountain Division Convention
January 10
Crowne Plaza Hotel
I-25 and Circle Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Brought to you by our sponsors, 3R Racing, High Plains Raceway, Pikes Peak International Raceway and Bob Penkhus Mazda, and featuring a full day of exclusive, first-time only motorsports excitement:
* 2-time Indianapolis 500 Champion and Daytona 24-Hour Champion Arie Luyendyk will address the Convention Luncheon!
* Pikes Peak International Raceway will, for the very first time anywhere, reveal a glimpse of their plans to create a National Motorsports Mecca in southern Colorado!
* High Plains Raceway will put you in the car for an exclusive first-ever, turn-by-turn co-drive, with a professional driver, on Colorado's newest racetrack!
* Annual Awards Banquets for SCCA Club Racing, Solo, Time Trials and Rally!
Arie Luyendyk is best known for his sensational 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 victories, but throughout his distinguished career he has experienced success in many different forms of racing. Arie won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1989, co-driving a Nissan GTP with Geoff Brabham and Chip Robinson and backed up his sports car racing credentials with a popular victory in the 1998 24 Hours of Daytona, sharing the winning MOMO Ferrari 333SP with Gianpiero Moretti, Didier Theys and Mauro Baldi. Arie has also been invited to represent IndyCar racing in the International Race of Champions (IROC) series on several occasions:
http://www.arieluyendyk.com/Site/Arie_Luyendyk_Sr..html
Also featuring group sessions on:
* Performance tips for Club racing and Solo
* How to get started in track racing through SCCA Time Trials and PDX
* Training sessions for Solo and Club Racing specialty chiefs and stewards
* Club Racing & Solo "Town Halls"
* How to become part of the Club Racing Leadership Team
* Rocky Mountain Division Annual Meeting
* Go Dirt! How to get involved in SCCA Rally
Stay at the newly-remodeled Crowne Plaza Hotel (at a convention rate of only $79!) and join us for the first SCCA Solo of 2009 at Pikes Peak International Raceway on Sunday, January 11!
ADVANCE PRICING:
Convention and luncheon: $15
Awards Banquets: $35
(Non-SCCA members welcome with the purchase of $15 SCCA Weekend Membership at registration, which includes a copy of SportsCar magazine and member pricing for Sunday's Solo.)
Fill out the registration form and mail it today to reserve your space!
http://www.rmsolo.org/2009_SCCA_Convention_registration.pdf
Sports Car Club of America
Rocky Mountain Division Convention
January 10
Crowne Plaza Hotel
I-25 and Circle Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Probably still worth it though. I want to get an SCCA membership anyway.
Are there going to be any PDX or Time Trial events at PPIR next year? At any rate, I think I will make the trip down there for the convention. And I agree, we should all meet up and cruise down there together...