February 2nd, 2011
Well, we had an awesome set of parties this year already, the 2010 Year End Party at Scholz Garten was a blast and the Annual Tech Party and Membership Drive was very successful! Thanks out again to John Long and Dan Pedroza for supporting the club and offering the Automotive Specialist shop for the tech party! And if you haven’t heard already, here are the extra-special annual awards that were presented at the banquet, huge respect to these folk, they deserve it:
Steve Willis Memorial Driver of the Year – John Hale
Member of the Year – Tom Holt
Rookie of the Year – David Alarcon
Now let’s get down to business! First Spokes autocross of the season is right around the corner on Sunday February 6th at San Antonio Raceway. It may be cold now but the weather folks are calling for high temperatures around 67 degrees on Sunday in Marion, TX. That’s what I call perfect autocross weather. Pre-registration is open on Axware for all of our SAR events so go sign up and join us out there to kick off the racing season! The management at SAR have indicated that they will be opening the concession stand for all of our events this year so bring your appetite as well! Mmm, concession stand burgers…
The 2011 Southwest Division Divisional schedule has been posted and the dates and locations are listed on the Spokes website. More information as well as links to the region divisional web sites will be added as they become available. Make plans to attend what is guaranteed to be an awesome Divisional season!
That’s all for now. See y’all Sunday!
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November 29th, 2010
Join us on December 5th for the final points event of the Spokes 2010 Championship Series. This is a joint event hosted by SASCA and Spokes at Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio, TX. There are several class trophies on the line to be determined by this event so don’t miss it! Blossom is just a little further down the road than SAR so what are you waiting for, go register here!
The Spokes Year End Party date and venue have been officially confirmed and we will be at Scholz Garten on January 15th for a celebration to honor those that did well (or not!) this year and to kick off the New Year in Spokes style! The full 2011 Spokes schedule is currently in the works so expect an announcement about the rest of the schedule before the end of the year.
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
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October 14th, 2010
First off, just want to remind everyone that the October Spokes autocross on October 17th has been canceled. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused but there were some issues that kept us from getting our originally planned venue. We are always looking for new autocross sites around Central Texas so let Rick Martinez or anyone on the Spokes BOD know if you have any ideas, contact information for the owners or property managers is even better.
Even though the October event has been canceled we are still holding our regularly scheduled Spokes meeting on October 19th at Pok-e-jo’s on Parmer Ln. We are calling for all volunteers that are interested in helping out the club next year in a more “official” capacity to attend this meeting so that we can discuss Spokes BOD positions for next year. There’s a lot of opportunity on the Spokes BOD to make a huge difference in the club, please join us and be a part of it. Even if you do not want to serve on the BOD, we still need enthusiastic helpers! Remember, this is YOUR club and the success of YOUR club depends on YOUR contribution!
Year End Points Race! Do not forget about the Spokes Championship Series Year End Points Race! The links below (or at www.spokes.org if you are reading this via blog or email) have been updated for the year and there are only two events left to catch up if you are behind. Remember, only Spokes Members are eligible for Year End Championship trophies and it’s not too late to sign up. These trophies will be handed out at the Spokes Year End Party in January, also members-only, so keep your ears open for the details in the next month or so.
That brings us to the Spokes 2010 Season finale(s)! November 14th and December 5th at San Antonio Raceway. Be there to defend your Championship trophy, be there to to overthrow the reigning Champion in your class, or just be there to have a great time autocrossing your car with great friends, fun challenging courses, and awesome weather! See you there!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
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June 22nd, 2010
The NBA Finals are over, World Cup is in full swing, and F1 has announced their very aggressive plans for Austin. Time to get off that couch, dust off the cobwebs, and let’s go autocrossing again! Spokes and the Southwest Division of the SCCA have big plans for you this summer! Read on…
What better way to dust off those cobwebs than with a good old Spokes/SASCA joint event at San Antonio Raceway on June 27th! Based on the pre-reg list so far it looks like this is going to be a great start to a very busy summer schedule. Remember, these joint events offer the opportunity to accrue points in both the Spokes and SASCA Year End Points races so take advantage of the double dip! Go register today!
Next up, Riverside Annex in College Station, TX will again be the site of the first Divisional in the 2010 SCCA Southwest Divisional Series. This event is the weekend of July 17-18 and is hosted by the good folks of the Houston Region SCCA. A huge expanse of concrete and a two-day divisional format should combine to create an event for the record and storybooks! Expect the Spokes Road Trip Racing Team to make a healthy showing at the event as well as in the trophies! This event marks the first weekend of three weekends in a row of autocross action for Central Texas! Woohoo!
To keep the momentum rolling we will be back at San Antonio Raceway on July 25th for another great Spokes event. Year End Points races should be shaping up nicely by this the time this event roll around so expect a detailed roundup of class trophy positions before this event. Remember, only Spokes members are eligible for Year End Points Championships so make sure you sign up to be a Spokes member!
And to round out this intense three-weekend autocross feast we’ll be hitting the road once again, this time to Grand Prairie, TX to attend the second event in the SCCA Southwest Divisional series. This event is put on by the Texas Region SCCA and is on the weekend of July 31st – August 1st. This will be the first divisional at this site so come on out and make it the best divisional ever!
I’m tired of typing but just a quick heads up on a venue change. Our August 22nd event has been moved from the Riverside Annex to San Antonio Raceway. Sorry folks, we really wanted the Annex but forces out of our control deemed it necessary to move the event.
See y’all Sunday!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
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April 8th, 2010
It’s definitely spring time here in Texas and do you know what that means? Perfect autocross weather! And is there any better way to capitalize on this great weather than to book a bunch of autocross events for our friends? Well, I can’t think of a better way so that’s what we did!
First up we are out at San Antonio Raceway on April 18th for another awesome Spokes autocross. This event was just added to the schedule in place of our canceled divisional so make sure you check and confirm you are pre-registered on Axware. This would be a good event to bring a new friend or two out to see what Spokes is all about!
Just two weeks after our April event we will be back at San Antonio Raceway on May 2nd to do it all over again (on a different course, of course). We are packing these events in while the temperatures are still well below 100 degrees so everyone can get plenty of seat time in without melting! Take advantage of this spring weather and join us!
We’ve got a special treat planned for May 23rd. We will be teaming up with SASCA at Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio for a joint SASCA/Spokes autocross on their very grippy asphalt lot! Spokes and SASCA points will be awarded for this event and Spokes member entry fee and annual tech will be honored. Huge thanks to the SASCA team for letting us join them for what promises to be a really fun event!
That’s it for now. Get online and register, get your on-the-fence friends out to an event to enjoy the weather (and get hooked on our sport) and let’s autocross!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
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March 2nd, 2010
Those NCAA dudes got nothing on us! It’s practically spring here in Texas and we’ve got some great local, national, and just plain fun events coming up this month to be excited about. Let’s get to it!
First up is our trip out to the Riverside Annex in College Station on March 7th for the joint TAMSCC/Spokes Autocross! That’s right, we’re partnering up with the Aggies to bring you the best autocrossing you can find in Central Texas. A huge expanse of concrete will be peppered with cones setup by top national driver Dan Pedroza and C-Stock Ladies National Champion Dani Pedroza! Big thanks out to the TAMSCC crew for letting us come out and play with them. This event is coming up fast so be sure to register as soon as soon as you can. The university requires an insurance waiver to be completed before you can compete so download it, fill it out, and bring it with you on Sunday! Form is here: http://www.tamscc.org/misc/tamscc_insform.pdf
Next up on the schedule less than two short weeks after the Aggie event will be our 2nd Annual Spokes Spring BBQ Run on Saturday March 20th! This year our drive will bring us out to Kreuz Market in Lockhart, TX for some of the best BBQ in Texas! (Sensing a theme here? Only the best for Spokes!) More details will be announced via the Spokes email list in the coming weeks so keep a lookout for that and be sure to subscribe if you’re not on the list already. Want more information about our delicious destination in the meantime? Right here folks: http://www.kreuzmarket.com/index.shtml
And, to wrap up an awesome Spokes month a bunch of us RTRT’ers are headed to Mineral Wells, TX the weekend of March 27-28 to compete at the SCCA Solo – Texas National Tour. Don’t know what the Road Trip Racing Team or the National Tour is all about? What better way to find out than to send in your entry form (or enter online) and join us for a great weekend of autocross competition! Come out and compete against some of the top drivers in the country, hang out with your autocross buddies for a weekend, and see what makes out of town events something special! Need more info? Click here! See you there!
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January 20th, 2010
Hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and is ready to get back into some serious Spokes activity! To kick everything off we are gearing up to say ‘goodbye’ to the 2009 season and say ‘hello’ to the 2010 season with a Spokes 1-2-3 knockout punch: three weekends in a row!
First up is the Spokes 2009 Year End Party at Scholz Garten on Saturday January 23rd! Doors open at 7pm and a delicious BBQ dinner will be served at 8pm. After dinner we’ll be congratulating and awarding all of the Spokes Year End Champions, announcing Driver/Member/Rookie of the Year awards, and of course giving away the dubious Solex and Stromberg awards for other ‘outstanding’ achievements! Entry to this party is no charge for Spokes members and $10-each for guests and non-members.
Just one short week later and we will be at Automotive Specialist in Round Rock for the Annual Tech Party and Membership Drive! This is your chance to sign up to be a Spokes member for the 2010 season as well as get your Yearly Tech Inspection completed on your vehicle. This year’s tech party date is Sunday, January 31st. Thanks out to John Long and Dan Pedroza at Automotive Specialist for supporting us for this event and throughout the year. Remember, this is on a Sunday this year, not Saturday!
And if Spokes parties and ‘bench racing’ are not enough to fulfill your autocross appetite then you’ll be pleased to know that the first Spokes autocross of the season is just one more short week after the tech party! That’s right, Sunday February 7th will be the first Spokes autocross at San Antonio Raceway. Online registration is already active on Axware for this event so go register already!
So, there you have it. Three weekends, three great Spokes events. Get your chores done, your car prepped, and your game face on because you do not want to miss even one event this season. It’s going to be a great year!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
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September 21st, 2009
Alright, everybody. The SCCA Solo Nationals are behind us and it’s time to quit stressing over tires, shock settings, and tire pressures and get back to having some Spokes fun on the autocross course! We’ve got a great “Fall Season” lined up for you that will not disappoint! Spokes friends, low stress, and cool(er) temperatures, this is my favorite part of the season!
First on the agenda, we’ve invited our good friends at SASCA to join us for a joint event at San Antonio Raceway on September 27th. That’s right around the corner so be sure to pre-register as soon as you can. This event counts towards both Spokes and SASCA Year End Championships! We’ll be running the D-class too so if you’re interested in running and working twice for a second entry fee be sure to check out the Spokes online rulebook for eligibility requirements.
October 18th and November 15th mark the next two and final San Antonio Raceway autocrosses of the year. The weather is only going to get cooler so we’re expecting these events to be “a breeze” as well! Pre-register early and contact our VP Vivek Goel if you are interested in being a course designer for either of these two events.
And, to round out the year, we will have our 2nd annual autocross at Harris Hill Road on December 6th. Last year’s event at H2R was one of the highlights of the season and this year should be no different. Expect a fast and fun autocross within the bounds of the H2R course complete with elevation changes! We should have food at this event too so that’s just icing on the cake for our final event of the year.
Looking forward to a great series of events to wrap up an awesome year for Spokes! Skopes! Skopes! Skopes!
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June 24th, 2009
Hey folks, we’ve just received confirmation from TAMSCC that we are a GO for an August 2nd Spokes event at the Riverside Annex in College Station! That’s right the Aggies have graciously offered their site to us to run a 100% Spokes event at the Annex! Spokes crew, Spokes event master, Spokes trailer, you get the idea: Spokes FUN! Since they’re letting us play out there the Spokes member discount will be in effect for all TAMSCC members as well. Spokes back on concrete, it’s going to be a good one!
Before that though, we are back at the AT&T Center on the 28th on June for one more run (set of runs!) with the SASCA crew! Spokes tech, member discount, and Spokes points are all applicable at this joint event just like the last one so there’s no excuse not to check out all that SASCA, Spokes, and the AT&T Center have to offer! This is the second-to-last event for SASCA at AT&T so don’t miss it!
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May 29th, 2009
Alright folks, everyone knows that you can’t keep a great club like Spokes down for long, we just keep popping back up with new fun autocross events! Just around the corner, join us for two great joint autocross events with SASCA this June!
That’s right, June 7th and 28th we’ll be joining the great folks of SASCA at the AT&T Center for some awesome autocross action. The June 7th event will be a Divisional-in-a-Day format with a set of runs in the morning and a set of runs in the afternoon. Best time for the day will be a combination of fastest morning and fastest afternoon run. Course map has been posted on the SASCA forum here.
And we’ll be back at the AT&T Center on the 28th for one more run (set of runs!) with the SASCA crew! Spokes tech, member discount, and Spokes points are all applicable at both of these joint events so there’s no excuse not to check out all that SASCA, Spokes, and the AT&T Center have to offer!
Check out the schedule on Spokes.org for more information as it becomes available. Our August 2nd date is still on the schedule and we’re working on getting a cool alternate venue for this date, stay tuned. Then it looks like we’ll be back at San Antonio Raceway for a few events and finish up the year at Harris Hill Road! Go Spokes!!!
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