CH…CH…CH…CHANGES!!!!

Nothing like a little change to get you going each month and if nothing else, the O.R.C.C.C. has plenty of change!!! Make sure that you mark up your calendar from last newsletter to reflect the new changes and/or dates.

The last meeting of the club was held on March 1 8, 1 998 at the McPherson complex. Those in attendance were Danny Mayer, Scott Lair, Carl Ross, Ken Mattes, Bill (AKA Harmon) Lair, Susan Danvers, Dave Carmen, Matt M. (I can never spell his last name!), Rick and Angel Eggers and myself. We had a spirited, yet useful meeting. We urge all interested parties to join us next month at the same location on Wednesday, April 1 5th at 7:00 P.M. The more the merrier.

JACK’S HOBBIES FAMOUS PARKING LOTRACES---SUNDAY APRIL 19TH

FLORIDA STATE SERIES---THE MAINS ARE ON SUNDAY MAY 17TH

DATES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THAT YOU SHOULD NOT FORGET:

LEISUREFEST AT TUSCAWILLA PARK--MAY 2ND

HOME DEPOT CLASSY CHASSIS EXTRAVAGANZA---SEPTEMBER 26TH

REGION 4 OFFROAD RACE AT THE ORCCC---NOVEMBER 7TH & 8TH

HACKING SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT MIGHT DETER FOLKS FROM WANTING TO JOIN US AT THE TRACK. WE COULD NOT COME UP WITH AN ENFORCEABLE RULE THAT WOULD MAKE RACERS ACT COURTEOUS AND FAIR. PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR MANNERS ON THE DRIVER’S STAND!!

TO ENTICE NEW DRIVERS TO THE SPORT, WE HAVE DECIDED TO ALLOW NOVICE DRIVERS TO RACE AT HALF THE REGULAR RACE FEES. FOR NON-MEMBERS THE FEE WOULD BE $5.00 AND FOR MEMBERS THE FEE WOULD BE $3.00.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IS STILL ONLY $24.00. AFTER A NOVICE WINS 6 MAINS, HE IS BUMPED UP A CLASS.

NEW MEMBER, DAVID CARMEN, SUGGESTED THAT THE WAY TO ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE IS TO ADVERTISE THE CLUB JUST LIKE A BUSINESS ADVERTISES THEIR FACILITIES AND SERVICES. THE CLUB WOULD BE INTERESTED IN YOUR IDEAS TO BOOST OUR EXPOSURE!! PLEASE LET SOMEONE KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR US TO SET UP AN EXHIBITION.

TO ENTICE PAST RACERS WHO’S ATTENDANCE HAS LAPSED, CARL ROSS SUGGESTED MAILING THEM A "HELLO" NOTE WITH A COUPON FOR A FREE DAY OF RACING (ONLY ONE CLASS!). PASS ON THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF FOLKS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME BACK TO JOIN US AND WE’LL SEE THAT THEY GET NOTIFIED.

ANOTHER GREAT IDEA WAS BROUGHT UP BY CARL ROSS TO BOOST MEMBERSHIP. (NO WONDER THIS GUY HOLDS THE VICE PRESIDENCY!) A CLUB MEMBER WHO GETS ANOTHER RACER TO JOIN GETS A FREE RACE DAY! JUST MAKE SURE YOUR NEW MEMBER LETS US KNOW YOUR NAME AND WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR COUPON! REALLY!! SO LET’S GET HUSTLING, GUYS. THE MORE MONEY YOU SAVE ON RACE FEES, THE MORE YOU HAVE TO SPEND AT JACK’S HOBBIES FOR NEW GOODIES!!!

TO SAVE ON THE TROPHY BILLS, THE CLUB IS NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS OF GOOD QUALITY USED MEDALLIONS. YOU DON’T GET A MONEY CREDIT, BUT YOU DO GET A WARM FEELING THAT YOU ARE HELPING THE GREATEST R/C CLUB IN THE AREA!!

NEW MEMBER, KEN MATTES HAD MANY SUGGESTIONS ON A ON RUNNING A POINTS SERIES AND THAT’S ALL IT TOOK TO START A POINTS SERIES FRENZY!!!

IT WAS AGREED THAT WE WOULD START A NEW OFF ROAD POINT SERIES THE SAME RACE DAY THAT THE ALTERNATE RACE SCHEDULE IS TO START--APRIL 11TH.. THE REGULAR RACES DAYS WILL STILL BE ON ALTERNATE SATURDAYS. THE POINT SERIES WILL BE EVERY SATURDAY FOR 8 WEEKS. THERE WILL BE TWO THROW OUTS. THE ONLY DAY WE WILL NOT RACE IS MAY 2ND WHICH IS LEISUREFEST AT TUSCAWILLA PARK IN OCALA!! MEMBER MATT M. IS KEEPING SCORE. EVERY PERSON RACING 6 OUT OF 8 RACES GETS A PLACQUE. SPECIAL $10 RACE FEE FOR EVERYONE THE FIRST RACE DAY YOU ENTER THE SERIES. REGULAR RACING FEES THEREAFTER. YOU MUST REGISTER BY APRIL 25TH. WE WILL ONLY RUN A TALLY OF A RACER’S SCORES IF HE REGISTERS!!!

MEMBER KEN MATTES ALSO IS TRYING TO GET THE CLUB SOME OUTSIDE EXPOSURE/SUPPORT. IT SEEMS HIS GOOD BUDDY IS A MANAGER AT A LOCAL HARDEES!!! WORD IS, HARDEES IS GOING TO DONATE COUPONS FOR GOOD FOOD THAT WE CAN PASS OUT TO THE RACERS THAT VISIT US. YOU BETTER SHOW UP SO THAT YOU CAN ENJOY ANOTHER PERK OF RACING AT THE O.R.C.C.C.

STEVE SHOOK NEEDS TO HURRY UP AND GET BACK AT THE TRACK.

Bonita

An open letter from Jim Pfeiffer:

To O.R.C.C.C. Members and Racers, Where are all the R/C cars, trucks and drivers that used to be racing every Saturday afternoon? I know you are out there, because you are reading this!!

If I had a track/facility like the one Ocala has, down here in Orlando, I would be there a couple of times a WEEK!! When I come to Ocala, I always have a lot of fun (well, most of the time, Ha!) So let’s get all those cars, trucks and drivers to the track on Saturday again.

Also, on Monday evenings starting at 7 PM and finishing around 10 PM, we race pancar and legends at Pro Hobbies Speedway in Apopka. The track is 132 feet on a ¼ mile in scale, flat concrete oval. We run 4 cell batteries, track motor and no wings.

We invite all pancar and legend drivers to try our track with us. We have extra batteries for you to use and just like Ocala, the first time is FREE!!!. If interested, call me at 407-886-461 5 or see me at the Ocala track.