June 22nd, 2010
The NBA Finals are over, World Cup is in full swing, and F1 has announced their very aggressive plans for Austin. Time to get off that couch, dust off the cobwebs, and let’s go autocrossing again! Spokes and the Southwest Division of the SCCA have big plans for you this summer! Read on…
What better way to dust off those cobwebs than with a good old Spokes/SASCA joint event at San Antonio Raceway on June 27th! Based on the pre-reg list so far it looks like this is going to be a great start to a very busy summer schedule. Remember, these joint events offer the opportunity to accrue points in both the Spokes and SASCA Year End Points races so take advantage of the double dip! Go register today!
Next up, Riverside Annex in College Station, TX will again be the site of the first Divisional in the 2010 SCCA Southwest Divisional Series. This event is the weekend of July 17-18 and is hosted by the good folks of the Houston Region SCCA. A huge expanse of concrete and a two-day divisional format should combine to create an event for the record and storybooks! Expect the Spokes Road Trip Racing Team to make a healthy showing at the event as well as in the trophies! This event marks the first weekend of three weekends in a row of autocross action for Central Texas! Woohoo!
To keep the momentum rolling we will be back at San Antonio Raceway on July 25th for another great Spokes event. Year End Points races should be shaping up nicely by this the time this event roll around so expect a detailed roundup of class trophy positions before this event. Remember, only Spokes members are eligible for Year End Points Championships so make sure you sign up to be a Spokes member!
And to round out this intense three-weekend autocross feast we’ll be hitting the road once again, this time to Grand Prairie, TX to attend the second event in the SCCA Southwest Divisional series. This event is put on by the Texas Region SCCA and is on the weekend of July 31st - August 1st. This will be the first divisional at this site so come on out and make it the best divisional ever!
I’m tired of typing but just a quick heads up on a venue change. Our August 22nd event has been moved from the Riverside Annex to San Antonio Raceway. Sorry folks, we really wanted the Annex but forces out of our control deemed it necessary to move the event.
See y’all Sunday!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
April 8th, 2010
It’s definitely spring time here in Texas and do you know what that means? Perfect autocross weather! And is there any better way to capitalize on this great weather than to book a bunch of autocross events for our friends? Well, I can’t think of a better way so that’s what we did!
First up we are out at San Antonio Raceway on April 18th for another awesome Spokes autocross. This event was just added to the schedule in place of our canceled divisional so make sure you check and confirm you are pre-registered on Axware. This would be a good event to bring a new friend or two out to see what Spokes is all about!
Just two weeks after our April event we will be back at San Antonio Raceway on May 2nd to do it all over again (on a different course, of course). We are packing these events in while the temperatures are still well below 100 degrees so everyone can get plenty of seat time in without melting! Take advantage of this spring weather and join us!
We’ve got a special treat planned for May 23rd. We will be teaming up with SASCA at Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio for a joint SASCA/Spokes autocross on their very grippy asphalt lot! Spokes and SASCA points will be awarded for this event and Spokes member entry fee and annual tech will be honored. Huge thanks to the SASCA team for letting us join them for what promises to be a really fun event!
That’s it for now. Get online and register, get your on-the-fence friends out to an event to enjoy the weather (and get hooked on our sport) and let’s autocross!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
March 2nd, 2010
Those NCAA dudes got nothing on us! It’s practically spring here in Texas and we’ve got some great local, national, and just plain fun events coming up this month to be excited about. Let’s get to it!
First up is our trip out to the Riverside Annex in College Station on March 7th for the joint TAMSCC/Spokes Autocross! That’s right, we’re partnering up with the Aggies to bring you the best autocrossing you can find in Central Texas. A huge expanse of concrete will be peppered with cones setup by top national driver Dan Pedroza and C-Stock Ladies National Champion Dani Pedroza! Big thanks out to the TAMSCC crew for letting us come out and play with them. This event is coming up fast so be sure to register as soon as soon as you can. The university requires an insurance waiver to be completed before you can compete so download it, fill it out, and bring it with you on Sunday! Form is here: http://www.tamscc.org/misc/tamscc_insform.pdf
Next up on the schedule less than two short weeks after the Aggie event will be our 2nd Annual Spokes Spring BBQ Run on Saturday March 20th! This year our drive will bring us out to Kreuz Market in Lockhart, TX for some of the best BBQ in Texas! (Sensing a theme here? Only the best for Spokes!) More details will be announced via the Spokes email list in the coming weeks so keep a lookout for that and be sure to subscribe if you’re not on the list already. Want more information about our delicious destination in the meantime? Right here folks: http://www.kreuzmarket.com/index.shtml
And, to wrap up an awesome Spokes month a bunch of us RTRT’ers are headed to Mineral Wells, TX the weekend of March 27-28 to compete at the SCCA Solo - Texas National Tour. Don’t know what the Road Trip Racing Team or the National Tour is all about? What better way to find out than to send in your entry form (or enter online) and join us for a great weekend of autocross competition! Come out and compete against some of the top drivers in the country, hang out with your autocross buddies for a weekend, and see what makes out of town events something special! Need more info? Click here! See you there!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
January 20th, 2010
Hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and is ready to get back into some serious Spokes activity! To kick everything off we are gearing up to say ‘goodbye’ to the 2009 season and say ‘hello’ to the 2010 season with a Spokes 1-2-3 knockout punch: three weekends in a row!
First up is the Spokes 2009 Year End Party at Scholz Garten on Saturday January 23rd! Doors open at 7pm and a delicious BBQ dinner will be served at 8pm. After dinner we’ll be congratulating and awarding all of the Spokes Year End Champions, announcing Driver/Member/Rookie of the Year awards, and of course giving away the dubious Solex and Stromberg awards for other ‘outstanding’ achievements! Entry to this party is no charge for Spokes members and $10-each for guests and non-members.
Just one short week later and we will be at Automotive Specialist in Round Rock for the Annual Tech Party and Membership Drive! This is your chance to sign up to be a Spokes member for the 2010 season as well as get your Yearly Tech Inspection completed on your vehicle. This year’s tech party date is Sunday, January 31st. Thanks out to John Long and Dan Pedroza at Automotive Specialist for supporting us for this event and throughout the year. Remember, this is on a Sunday this year, not Saturday!
And if Spokes parties and ‘bench racing’ are not enough to fulfill your autocross appetite then you’ll be pleased to know that the first Spokes autocross of the season is just one more short week after the tech party! That’s right, Sunday February 7th will be the first Spokes autocross at San Antonio Raceway. Online registration is already active on Axware for this event so go register already!
So, there you have it. Three weekends, three great Spokes events. Get your chores done, your car prepped, and your game face on because you do not want to miss even one event this season. It’s going to be a great year!
SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES! SPOKES!
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
September 21st, 2009
Alright, everybody. The SCCA Solo Nationals are behind us and it’s time to quit stressing over tires, shock settings, and tire pressures and get back to having some Spokes fun on the autocross course! We’ve got a great “Fall Season” lined up for you that will not disappoint! Spokes friends, low stress, and cool(er) temperatures, this is my favorite part of the season!
First on the agenda, we’ve invited our good friends at SASCA to join us for a joint event at San Antonio Raceway on September 27th. That’s right around the corner so be sure to pre-register as soon as you can. This event counts towards both Spokes and SASCA Year End Championships! We’ll be running the D-class too so if you’re interested in running and working twice for a second entry fee be sure to check out the Spokes online rulebook for eligibility requirements.
October 18th and November 15th mark the next two and final San Antonio Raceway autocrosses of the year. The weather is only going to get cooler so we’re expecting these events to be “a breeze” as well! Pre-register early and contact our VP Vivek Goel if you are interested in being a course designer for either of these two events.
And, to round out the year, we will have our 2nd annual autocross at Harris Hill Road on December 6th. Last year’s event at H2R was one of the highlights of the season and this year should be no different. Expect a fast and fun autocross within the bounds of the H2R course complete with elevation changes! We should have food at this event too so that’s just icing on the cake for our final event of the year.
Looking forward to a great series of events to wrap up an awesome year for Spokes! Skopes! Skopes! Skopes!
Posted in Event Announcements | No Comments »
June 24th, 2009
Hey folks, we’ve just received confirmation from TAMSCC that we are a GO for an August 2nd Spokes event at the Riverside Annex in College Station! That’s right the Aggies have graciously offered their site to us to run a 100% Spokes event at the Annex! Spokes crew, Spokes event master, Spokes trailer, you get the idea: Spokes FUN! Since they’re letting us play out there the Spokes member discount will be in effect for all TAMSCC members as well. Spokes back on concrete, it’s going to be a good one!
Before that though, we are back at the AT&T Center on the 28th on June for one more run (set of runs!) with the SASCA crew! Spokes tech, member discount, and Spokes points are all applicable at this joint event just like the last one so there’s no excuse not to check out all that SASCA, Spokes, and the AT&T Center have to offer! This is the second-to-last event for SASCA at AT&T so don’t miss it!
Posted in Event Announcements | No Comments »
May 29th, 2009
Alright folks, everyone knows that you can’t keep a great club like Spokes down for long, we just keep popping back up with new fun autocross events! Just around the corner, join us for two great joint autocross events with SASCA this June!
That’s right, June 7th and 28th we’ll be joining the great folks of SASCA at the AT&T Center for some awesome autocross action. The June 7th event will be a Divisional-in-a-Day format with a set of runs in the morning and a set of runs in the afternoon. Best time for the day will be a combination of fastest morning and fastest afternoon run. Course map has been posted on the SASCA forum here.
And we’ll be back at the AT&T Center on the 28th for one more run (set of runs!) with the SASCA crew! Spokes tech, member discount, and Spokes points are all applicable at both of these joint events so there’s no excuse not to check out all that SASCA, Spokes, and the AT&T Center have to offer!
Check out the schedule on Spokes.org for more information as it becomes available. Our August 2nd date is still on the schedule and we’re working on getting a cool alternate venue for this date, stay tuned. Then it looks like we’ll be back at San Antonio Raceway for a few events and finish up the year at Harris Hill Road! Go Spokes!!!
Posted in Event Announcements | No Comments »
May 12th, 2009
Register today for the last Spokes event at San Marcos Airport! That’s right, the San Marcos Airport Commission has decided that May 17th will be the last Spokes event held at the airport. I want to thank everyone for being on their best behavior at all of our events at SMA, this one was just out of our control. We are still on great terms with the airport management so don’t give up hope and please stay on your best behavior for this final (for now) event.
As an added perk, Louie Martinez and crew will be back on Sunday serving the best backyard burgers money can buy. Please support them with your business as they are supporting Spokes.
And if that was not enough, Harris Hill Road is sponsoring an after-party at their facility. That’s right, help us clean up after the event on Sunday and the great folks at H2R will treat us to some on-track rides with their members and a lead-follow session for Spokes folks. See y’all Sunday!
Posted in Event Announcements | No Comments »
April 14th, 2009
Just a quick post to remind everyone about the great events we have coming up on the schedule as well as update everyone with a few details and changes:
April 19th – This Sunday is the second Spokes autocross at San Marcos Airport! Vivek Goel will be the course designer for this event so it’s sure to be a fun course. Louie Martinez will be out all day cooking burgers and selling “combo meals” including a burger, chips, and a drink for only six bucks ($6)! He even promised to grill up a few chicken breasts for those of you skeered of beef! And in related news…the port-o-jon will be much closer to the paddock this time! I’ve updated the site layout and directions and added a “15MPH ZONE STARTS HERE!” warning. That’s right, 15mph at all times once you enter the airport property! We’re going to be very strict on this rule, please spread the word! We’re a ways off the entry cap so I’m going to open up the event to Double entries on Friday morning. Only caveat is that all D-class entrants must stay after the event and help clean up the lot. Yes, brooms, dustpans, and garbage cans will be involved! If you leave without fulfilling you’re cleanup duties you will not be able to double-enter again.
http://www.spokes.org/uploads/SMA_Site_Directions.jpg
May 2nd – Spokes BBQ Run! We’ll meet up at Walter E Long park across from the Travis County Expo Center starting at 9am on Saturday May 2nd . Estimated time of departure will be 9:30am from the park and we’ll take a leisurely stroll through the hill country towards Bastrop and end up at Smitty’s Market in Lockhart, TX for the best pork ribs you’ve ever feasted on! This will not be a competitive event, leave your ego at home, etc. There are plenty of other clubs in the area that like to drive fast on public roads, Spokes is not one of them! Then after a delicious BBQ meal at Smitty’s Market we’ll either part ways or have the option to join the Capital Z of Texas club for their dyno day at Steve Hudson’s PowerCurve dyno. This last leg of the run is still in flux, more details to follow! Proposed route at the link below:
http://www.tinyurl.com/spokesbbq
Thanks for reading. Looking forward to an exciting next few weeks with Spokes!
Posted in Event Announcements | No Comments »
March 16th, 2009
Registration is now open on Axware for the next two Spokes events:
March 29th: Joint Event with TAMSCC at the Riverside Annex in College Station. Open now to all members and non-members. $10 entry fee for Spokes or TAMSCC members and just $15 for non-members. This is going to be a great event at another very large, very grippy concrete site and the TAMSCC crew are always awesome hosts! Our own Drew VanderPloeg will be course designer!
April 19th: Spokes Autocross back at San Marcos Airport. We’re capping this event at 130 this time to let a few more people in on the fun that is San Marcos Airport. Registration for this event is members-only up until the end of March and then it will open to everyone. Early registration is encouraged but please unregister if your plans change as this gives everyone a chance to run. Louie Martinez (you may remember him from our Driveway and H2R events) will be out at this event selling burgers to make sure we all get to eat too!
Posted in Event Announcements | No Comments »
