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[Brian Ghidinelli]

Hey NASA racers - many of the SCCA regulars like to come run NASA events and we want to extend an invitation back to the NASA regulars. We enjoy the cross over opportunities so I wanted to share some news about the San Francisco Region program that you might find exciting: $68,000 in prize money! We have three programs this year that all miata racers are eligible to participate in. Because miatas comprise a significant portion of the entries, not only do we have more opportunities to win but the amounts are larger.

1. Thunderhill Reward$ - Out of the total $50,000 allocated to the program, Miatas are eligible for $26,800 of prize money. Details/schedule: http://www.sfrscca.o...ntent/view/9286 Run a sticker on either side of your car and you can win at these events. Don't ask me how miatas fit into ITB/ITC/ITR, but a 1.6 won $300 this past weekend!

2. Sunoco returns with $10,000 of prize money this year (details/schedule: http://www.sfrscca.o...ntent/view/9345) To be eligible you have to have a Sunoco sticker on either side of your car, a recent receipt for $25 or more of Sunoco fuel from any Sunoco vendor and add your name to a form at Race Administration (Registration). I won $300 last year!

3. And something new for 2011: TOYO BUCKS! Thanks to Ron Cortez and AIM Tire, Toyo is now providing Toyo Bucks to SCCA SM and Sealed SM competitors. (Details: http://www.sfrscca.o...ntent/view/9344) The awards going to the Top 5 SM competitors at each race and there is a $250 certificate awarded to an SSM driver by random drawing at each event:

• 1st = $150
• 2nd = $100
• 3rd = $75
• 4th = $50
• 5th = $25

Thanks again to AIMTire.comfor providing the support! AIM has a tire shop at Thunderhill now so if you need tires, you can have them mounted and balanced at the race track in the garages across from the tower.

At our Thunderhill season opener this past weekend, 5 miata drivers walked away with $2,300 in cash: David Allen, Matt Rose, David Vodden, April Halliday and David Petruska. AIM awarded another $1300 of Toyo Bucks and April Halliday won $150 of Sunoco money in ITA. Full results from the weekend are here: http://www.sfrscca.o...erhillapril.pdf

Miatas are able to drive in Groups 1, 5 and 7 (in a variety of IT and ST classes in addition to SM/SSM) so the chances to win are high. This won't pay your rent but it might cover a lot of tow vehicle fuel! Hope this gives some of you NASA regulars a reason to come out and try running with the SCCA! Feel free to drop me a line with any questions.

[Johnny D]

Look at all the $$$$.
J~

Weekend Event Sponsor Award Recap
April 8-10, 2011 — Regional #1 and 2 — Thunderhill
Total Sponsor Contingencies for the Weekend = $7,500
Thunderhill Reward$
Class or Group Winners: RX7/SSB,C/STO/T1,2,3/GTP
Car # Name Thunderhill REWARD$
25 Kevin Booth $150
5 Fred Schrader $150
Class or Group Winners: SRF
Car # Name Thunderhill REWARD$
2 Lee Douglas $600
7 Bill Jordan $600
29 Steve Levin $600
Class or Group Winners: FP/HP/ITB,C,R
Car # Name Thunderhill REWARD$
46 Ed Lever $300
84 David Allen $300
Class or Group Winners: ITA
Car # Name Thunderhill REWARD$
6 Matt Rose $500
1 David Vodden $500
36 April Halliday $500
59 David Petruska $500
Class or Group Winners: Group3
Car # Name Thunderhill REWARD$
55 Filip Trojanek $200
47 Vince Ingram $200
81 Robert Davis $200
34 James Young $200
Total Thunderhill REWARD$ Dollars = $5500
Sunoco Challenge - Total Sunoco Challenge Cash = $700
Class or Group Winners: SRF
Car # Name Cash
7 Bill Jordan $200
64 Mike Smith $200
Class or Group Winners: ITA
Car # Name Cash
15 Steve Borlik $150
36 April Halliday $150
Weekend Event Sponsor Award Recap
April 8-10, 2011 — Regional #1 and 2 — Thunderhill
Total Sponsor Contingencies for the Weekend = $7,500
AIM Tires Sealed Spec Miata Contingency Program
Race 1
Car # Name Cash
#3 Michael Nieman $250
Race 2
Car # Name Cash
97 Steve Torrence $250
Total AIM Tires Sealed Spec Miata Contingency Cash = $500
SFR SCCA TOYO Tire SMT Contingency Program
Race #1
Car # Name TOYO Dollars
34 Juan Pineda $150
1 David Vodden $100
96 Greg Cicatelli $75
68 Dion Johnson $50
44 Phillip Holifield $25
Race #2
Car # Name TOYO Dollars
44 Phillip Holifield $150
81 Dante Paulazzo $100
96 Greg Cicatelli $75
35 Daniel Cooper $50
34 Juan Pineda $25
Total TOYO Dollars = $800