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[Brian Ghidinelli]

Hey NorCal racers - I wanted to share some news about the San Francisco Region program that you might find exciting: $68,000 in prize money for 2011! 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: 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: 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! Here are the opportunities for Miatas to win:

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.com for 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! Feel free to drop me a line with any questions.