Mid-Atlantic Alfa Romeo Club on VIR-North - May 17-18, 2008

[BertNeily]

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<div> <span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="">Back to Our Roots Small Bore Driving School</span></em><br />
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Intermediate <span>through Advanced Run Groups</span>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span>One of the Mid-Atlantic Alfa Romeo Club&rsquo;s most popular events has been our weekend of driving with the Vintage Sports Car Club of America. The Alfa Club is known for its trademark &ldquo;laid back pasta eaters&rdquo; approach to driving schools. The VSCCA drivers bring their own laid back approach to motorsports with their fleet of historic vintage race cars.&nbsp;As in past years, the two clubs share the track. The Alfa Club conducts a driving school that is interspersed with the Vintage Club&rsquo;s practice, qualifying and race sessions.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span>This year, our driving school will accommodate intermediate (driver must have completed at least two 2-day HPDE events &ndash; inquire regarding acceptability of other related experience) and advanced run groups. Each of our run groups will get three sessions a day, twenty-five minutes each.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span>For the third consecutive year, we will follow our enthusiastically received small-bore theme. We will again limit the student groups to cars with nominal displacements at or under 3.5 liters. Although some of our best friends drive big cars with big motors, this change will keep the run groups just a bit more homogeneous, reducing speed differentials, particularly at the ends of the long straightaways. (Please note that there is no displacement limitation for instructor cars.)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.25in;"><span>This format aims to return us to the tenor of our early schools, when the grids were predominantly made up of Alfas and other small cars. So bring your old Alfas &amp; Porsches and your new Miatas, BMWs &amp; Z-cars.&nbsp;Bring them and come mix it up in the paddock with an eclectic mix of vintage racing cars. Join us too for our Saturday evening banquet (We&rsquo;ve again made the banquet optional in an effort to keep costs down for the basic event.)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.25in;"><span>For complete event information, see the <a href="http://track-events.mid-atlantic-aroc.com/">MAARC Driver Education Page</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.25in;"><span>For online registration powered by MotorsportReg.com, click <a href="http://www.motorsportreg.com/calendar/event.cfm?uidEvent=AE4A0FDE-A393-00D9-4F0EB2F53E0BE5AC/">here</a></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><strong><span>Early Registration</span></strong> (by May 3, 2008)<strong>:</strong></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"> <strong><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Non-member Student&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;& nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $310</span></strong> </div>
<div style="margin-left: 0in;"> <strong><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Member Student&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;& nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $295</span></strong> </div>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.25in;"><strong><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong> <span>(AROC, Tarheel Sports Car Club, Triangle Z Club &amp; 02 Group)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><strong><span>Late Registration</span></strong> (May 4, 2008 and after)<strong>:</strong></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"> <strong><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Non-member Student&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;& nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb sp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $330</span></strong> </div>
<div style="margin-left: 0in;"> <strong><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Member Student&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;& nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb sp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $315</span></strong> </div>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.25in;"><strong><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong> <span>(AROC, Tarheel Sports Car Club, Triangle Z Club &amp; 02 Group)</span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"> <strong>Saturday Evening Banquet</strong> (Optional)<strong>:&nbsp;$25<br />
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"> <strong>Weekend Camping - Free</strong> (Electrical hookup available from VIR for nominal fee.)<br />
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[BertNeily]

Hi all,

A reminder: Early-bird registration rates end Saturday night, May 3rd.

Member Student Rate goes from $295 to $315.
(MAARC, AROC members)

Non-member Student Rate goes from $310 to $330.

Student registration is coming along nicely. Instructor sign-ups significantly exceed current student load. We'll continue to accept instructor sign-ups for a limited time.

The direct link to our MotorsportReg.com event is: MotorsportReg.com : Register > Mid-Atlantic Alfa Romeo Club on VIR North 2008

Bert Neily
Track Committee
Mid-Atlantic Alfa Romeo Club