The off season has finally come to an end, and we hope cars are nearly prepped and ready to go for the start of the 2013 OVR Solo Season!

The biggest news for Solo is that after many correspondences, meetings, and a proposal to OSU by Simi and I, we have secured the OSU Ackerman Lot for use in the 2013 season! This is a big ‘weight’ lifted off our shoulders as we are able to continue our relationship with OSU. We are very grateful to have this lot for the 2013 season.

2013 Schedule
Date      Location             
3/30       NTR        Fun Event - Permanent Course - Record Setting in Afternoon
4/6         NTR        Test & Tune - Limited Entry - format to be published shortly
4/13       OSU       Drivers School
4/14       OSU       PE 1
4/21       NTR        Exhibition Event - Import Face Off
5/25       OSU       PE 2
6/9         OSU       PE 3
6/23       OSU       PE 4
6/30       NTR        PE 5
7/13       OSU       PE 6
7/14       OSU       PE 7 Gov Cup
7/15       NTR        Exhibition Event - Popular Hotrodding
7/20       OSU       PE 8
8/11       OSU       PE 9
9/15       NTR        PE 10 - Permanent Course Record Setting
10/19     NTR        Fun Event

We would like to thank in advance our 2013 Chiefs
Chief of Safety - Tonya Smith
Set Up Chief  - Craig Butt
Chief Kart Steward - Mike Smith
Tear Down Chief - Darin Ellis
Tech Chief - Aaron Ritch
Timing and Scoring Chief - Clint Frysinger
Worker Chief - Andrew Apostolec
Chief of Registration - Marcy Ellis
Waiver Chief - Dave Baker
Chief of Sound  - Brett Steinhauser (not required at NTR)
Course Design Chief - Eric Campbell / Neva Hoover
Grid Chief - Brian Hoover / Brett Steinhauser
Novice Chief - Mike Eckert
Solo Co Chairs - Kale Bushmeyer & Simi Ritch

We do need some additional resources in the specialties of tech, reg, set up, tear down and novice – these would be your work assignments for the events, we need folks who can commit to most of the season for these areas  – please email us ovrsolo@gmail.com  if interested we can share with Chiefs of Specialty
 
Lastly, with the New Year, we are not excited to announce that the cost of doing solo events have gone up. These costs are due to the following:
We continue to maintain our equipment and replace items that need it in order for us to have a smooth, efficient, safe, and enjoyable event. We ‘shop around’ for everything that we purchase, and even purchase ‘second hand’ when the opportunity presents itself. Last year we absorbed increased sanction and insurance costs from the SCCA, so that members and entrants would not have to pay extra. This year, the fees have gone up again, and we are no longer able to absorb those costs. Our motorsport reg. processing fees have increased this year, the costs of lot usage has gone up, and we have always given money for the use of the Buckeye lot via our partnership with Center for Automotive Research (CAR) of The Ohio State to make a per car donation. These donations, among other reasons, are one of the reasons that we have a relationship with OSU and are able to run our events there this year. We will continue to make that donation this year, on top of paying OSU Parking Management based on the proposal that we submitted to them. The costs at NTR have also gone up. We tried to increase this as little as possible. Thank you for your understanding as we try to keep the OVR Solo Region fiscally ‘in check.’

2013 Fees
SCCA Members Registered and paid in advance              29
SCCA Members Registered and paid at the event            37
Non-members Registered and paid in advance                40
Non-members Registered and paid at event                   47
FJ Drivers, OVR Board members/region leadership            17
FJ Drivers, OVR Board members/region leadership Walk up 25
Test/Tune & Driver School - SCCA Member                    50
Test/Tune & Driver School - Non Member                      65

 
As always, we are always looking for new venues to hold our events and you can always reach us at ovrsolo@gmail.com with any new leads that you may have.
 
We know this will be a great 2013 season, and we look forward to seeing everyone very soon.
Look for registration to be open shortly for 3/30 http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/id/C65F7DF8-C004-AE97-0D307B39AD5BDAA9

Thanks! Kale & Simi