[Spridgets] SMRS Accululated Results after Pittsburgh Grand Prix

[Ron Soave]

In light of the weather at Grattan today, Team Trash is considering sacrificing the prestigious point championship and going indoor gokarting in Grand Rapids. Text me at 815-nine-ate-oh-two-6-five-6 if interested!

Ron Soave

> On Jul 31, 2022, at 12:25 PM, stanbmason--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Sprite and Midget Racers and Lovers!
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> The attached are the accumulated results to date after Pittsburgh Grand Prix.  This was a great turnout of Spridgets with some new racers.  We added this race to our SMRS schedule for a best 2 out of 4 race series for the first time.  I would like to Congratulate Mark Maehling for his vision of making this happen and setting up a Spridget Paddock that was not easy to do in a Park setting along with honoring a friend and local legend Donna Mae Mims.  I also appreciate the support that Dave Kessinger provided and the nice write up provided about SMRS.  I also understand that Manley Ford had some very positive things to say at the Donna Mae Mims award ceremony about SMRS.
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> Grattan is turning out well with up to 35 Racing Spridgets expected (making it our second largest gathering of Spridgets ever!).  We have the same Spridget Paddock space we had last year with more cars, which is going to make it difficult to squeeze everyone in.  The paddock opens at 9AM.  I will do my best to be there when they open.  
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> Great turn out of 948 Bug Eyes in 2E with 6 planned.  We have our typical fun planned off and on the track with the Grattan Sprite Midget Race Series Finale.  This year’s awards will be navy blue baseball caps with SMRS logo on front and 1st, 2nd & 3rd on back for the top 3 in each of our 8 classes. You need to have raced in 2 of the 4 available races to qualify (Gman, Blackhawk, Pittsburgh & Grattan).  We will be selecting another worthy racer for the Gary Kropf Spirit Award and the Jim Donato Sprite Midget Most Respected Driver Award.  To reinforce the need for all of us to be predictable, observant, vintage sports car drivers.  I will be providing a ballot that defines the criteria for both of these awards with the lucky honoree recognized Sunday.   I will bring along the cow bell that I will ring 15 minutes before any SMRS announcements.  We are a large group and it takes a lot of time walking around to inform everyone that we are getting together only to have those that said they were going to be there not show up, so please listen for the cow bell!
> SMRS has done a great job of being Safe Vintage Racers at Gingerman and Blackhawk and I assume Pittsburgh, we need to continue that value at Grattan as well!
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> Our Group 2 (Vintage Production Sports Cars 1950-1963) will be Group C for this race, which should get us off the track a little earlier in each session.  We can expect a similar experience to last year with lots of track time (10 race sessions if you include Enduro and Spridget Series Race), as they say bring extra fuel!  We will have our traditional Saturday and Sunday Sprite Midget Luncheons with our favorite Sports Car food group “Brats” (It is always appreciated if you can get pre cooked brats or boil prior to showing up so they can brown on the grill more quickly and reduce the amount of grease fires we have).  It is greatly appreciated when others can assist with grilling responsibilities knowing some of us will be up to our elbows in grease (not pork, but petroleum) trying to make the next session.  Side dishes are always appreciated as well.  I will provide condiments, hot grill, plates, napkins & plastic ware.  Please bring enough food for you and your crew plus 30% for friends, workers and others that we will invite to join us. The Cape Of Good Hope Portable British Pub will be brought out Friday Evening for our toasting.   The Spridget Race moved to the last race on Saturday this year.  We will have the award ceremony on Sunday.  Points for Grattan sessions are Friday 1st Qualification (fastest time per class), 1st Sprint Race Saturday (durability) and Saturday Smidget Race (position). worthy charity. If you have an extra seat in your car consider providing rides on Sunday for Wounded Warriors Charity Ride.
> I will try my best to get there before 10AM and stake out our typical area South down the hill from the Paved Paddock and just East of Toilet Bowl Turn where we usually gather.  We can expect Group 2 to be crowded again making it more important than ever to keep a cool head and keep the Vintage Spirit so we can all enjoy a great weekend of fun!!
> If you are in possession of the Special Kropf Piston Spirit Award and or the Donato Most Respected Driver Award please bring those with you so it can be provided in our award ceremony to the new awardees.
> We should have some 2022 posters, decals and T-Shirts from last year in larger sizes only.  Along with past year stickers as our award fund raiser.
> This is a great track with great fun, see you there!
> SMRS Tentative Agenda / Plans:
> Thursday August 11
>                 9:00 AM Paddock Opens
>                 Evening Grattan Bar downtown
> Friday August 12
>                 10:00 AM Practice 1
>                 11:40 AM Practice 2
>                 2:50 PM Qualifying 1 (SMRS Fastest Time Per Class Points)
>                 3:45 PM Enduro
>                 4:00 PM Cape Of Good Hope Bar Opens
>                 6:00 PM Dinner at Big Top Tent
> Saturday August 13
>                 8:20 Driver’s Meeting Start / Finish Line
>                 10:00 AM Qualifying
> 11:40 AM Lunch SMRS Brats
> 1:20 PM Sprint Race (SMRS Durability Must Stay Out for whole session for Maximum Points)
> 4:20 PM Heat Race
> 5:20 PM Sprite Midget Exclusive Race (SMRS Position Per Class Points)
>                 6:00 PM Dinner Big Top
> Sunday August 14
>                 9:30 AM Emergency Warm-Up
>                 11:00 AM SMRS Awards
>                 11:50 AM SMRS Brat Lunch
> 12:50 PM Feature Race
>   Stan Mason
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