<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">The following is our update on Gingerman coming up at the end of April. There is another attachment that lays out this same information.
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<div class="MsoNormal">Gingerman 2022 SMRS Season Start Plans<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">All Spridgetolites!<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Things are shaping up well for the Gingerman Driver School
and Race Weekend April 29- May 1 ,when registering please remember to take
advantage of early bird rates any time on or before April 19<sup>th</sup> also
make sure you check the box for the exclusive Spridget Race. We continue to be fortunate to have our own
exclusive race and it will only continue if we have decent numbers in this race
(last year we had 22 Spridgets registered for weekend). As of March 27 we had no Spridget Driver
School Students register, which is a shocking contrast to last year when we had
5. If you know of someone that is a
Spridget Student please let me know. I
have several Ace Factor Booklets that do a great job of providing knowledge on
Road Racing and Specifically Vintage Racing that I will forward to them so they
can gain knowledge before showing up for this highly recognized driver school.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Our Joint SMRS Brat lunch will maintain our traditional
process for Saturday and Sunday Group Lunch - SMRS will provide disposable
plates, forks, napkins, chips, serving spoons, some condiments and grills
thanks to our sponsor Dave Kessinger. It
is recommended that every Spridget Racer provide pre-boiled brats to lessen
grease fires and shortening cooking time for serving this large group. There will be 2 lunches, so determine the
amount of crew and friends you have attending along with another 20% for others
that help us to race like Tech Inspection and Corner Workers or new racers that
may not be familiar with our process. Other
dishes are appreciated. In more recent
lunches Stan Mason and his crew have taken on more responsibility in the actual
cooking. I would like others to take on
more responsibility in this area and am considering assigning specific groups
to assist. If you are interested in helping please contact me.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">We will have SMRS regalia in Posters and may have stickers
with last year’s T-Shirts available as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">This year we are recognizing our Female Racers. I am proud that we have more female racers in
our group and probably represent as much as 70% of total VSCDA female
racers. We have added the Pittsburg GP
at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in July to our calendar this year,
which will include a special exclusive Spridget Race honoring Donna Mae Mims
the first female to win an SCCA National Title in a Pink Bug Eye Sprite.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Plans for Gingerman Weekend (based on VSCDA 3/27/22 tentative
agenda):<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Thursday April 28</i></b> - I will trailer up my Sprite around Noon and
Stake out the Spridget Paddock that is located in our traditional area
approximately 100 ft north of main gate
on East Side of main road leading into track.
This is also a great time to see what Spridget Driver School attendees
and introduce our self and offer support to them over Friday and throughout the
weekend.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Friday April 29 - I will be at the track before 9AM to
assist Driver School and Spridget Trailers Paddock Parking along with getting
the Bug Eye Teched. That evening’s
dinner is always fun seeing some of those friends that you have not seen for 6
months along with Student Graduation Certificates.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Saturday April 30<sup>th</sup></i></b> – We will be Race Group E (Group
2) for the weekend, which is the last race group out for each session<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">7:45 AM - Mandatory Driver’s Meeting at start tower area<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">9:30 AM – Warm-up<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">11:30AM – Practice Session<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Noon – SMRS Brat Lunch in Spridget Paddock<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">2:45PM –
Qualifying (SMRS position points)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">4:55PM –
Sprint Race 1 (SMRS durability points)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">5:30PM – Cape Of Good Portable Pub toasting and
announcements<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">6:00PM - Dinner<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Sunday May 1<sup>st</sup>-</i></b> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">9:30AM – Sprint Race 2<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">12:55PM
– Sprite Midget Exclusive Race 15 lap </span><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent;">(SMRS
position points)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">1:30 PM SMRS Brat Lunch and Spridget Race position
recognition (this is a later lunch since the Spridget Race was after our
traditional lunch time).<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">3:35PM Feature Race<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Pack up and get ready for Black Hawk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Stan Mason<o:p></o:p></div>
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