We had a great turnout today at our June Chippewa Valley Cars & Coffee, and while we had 50+ cars show up, because of their enthusiastic owners, it will be the 3 Tesla Model S, that I will remember the most. The black one had the rear facing 3rd row of seats in it, while I was half joking about wanting to see how I fit, I jumped in, when the owner told me to go for it.

Chad Menne was standing near by and for still unknown reasons thought that if I "fit" in the rear seats of the black Model S, that I should definitely try to fit in the front trunk of his Model S. After a brief negotiation which included Chad signing up for Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club (CVSCC)'s Spitfire Challenge next weekend, I climbed on into the front of his Model S.

Later on, as everyone started packing up and heading home, I found myself talking to Mark Hanson, who said something along the lines of "You really need to drive a Model S to understand how they are different than normal cars." About a minute later, I was going down the road in the driver's seat of Mark's Model S (Which I actually fit in.)

I hope that everyone that came out this morning had a great time, and I look forward to seeing you all there again next month!

-Steven
President - Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club

Our last meeting before the Spitfire Challenge, the week of our June Cars and Coffee, and plenty of other stuff to talk about on June 17th at 7pm.  We will again meet at Mogie's Pub on Water St. in their basement meeting area.

Details for the Spitfire Challenge on June 29 have been posted on the Events page, registration coming soon!

To all of our fans, friends, and former members. The Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club is trying to branch out a bit this year and has a few things in the works that are hopefully of interest to many of you.

-We will continue hosting our two annual autocross events. The Spitfire Challenge is June 29th, and the Dick Feeney Memorial Autocross will be Sept. 28th.

-The club has started a local version of the early Saturday morning gatherings that are popular across the country, which we are calling the Chippewa Valley Cars & Coffee. (Click the link for more information.)

-We will be getting a group of people together for a cruise or two later in the summer.

-There is some significant interest in once again hosting a TSD (Time Speed Distance) Rally in the Chippewa Valley.

As always, we hope to see you all out at one, or all of our events.

Sincerely,
Steven Andringa
President - Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club

Good news everybody!
 
Early morning Cars and Coffee events have been gaining popularity across the country. -- Unfortunately, for those of us in the Chippewa Valley, attending one of these events meant waking up before dawn and driving 2 hours into Minnesota.

At this time, the Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club, is happy to announce that we are going to make your drive much shorter! 

Every third Saturday of the month, beginning the 19th of April in 2014, we will be hosting Chippewa Valley Cars and Coffee.
 
Details for our first event:
When: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 8am - 11am
Location: Action City @ Metropolis Resort
Address: 2402 Lorch Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Who: The event is open to all automotive enthusiasts.
What: Chippewa Valley Cars and Coffee will be a place to meet other car enthusiasts, talk about cars, drink some free coffee, eat some free donuts, and generally just have a fun time.

Action City Fun Pass: 2 hours for $12
Action City has been kind enough to extend a discount to all Cars and Coffee participants, for $12 you get all the Karting - Laser Tag - Bumper cars - etc. that you can fit into 2 hours. 

Details for our future events:
When: Every 3rd Saturday of the Month.
Time: 8am-11am
Location: Action City @ Metropolis Resort
Address: 2402 Lorch Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701

It was a blast.  Here are a few shots from the event. http://m-lev.com/3414-karting/




Beard Man tearing it up. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkLp1bdAnI

CVSCC has booked it's 2014 events with CVTC!

6/29/14 = The Spitfire Challenge at Clairemont

9/28/14 = Dick Feeney Memorial at West Campus

Details and registration to be provided later in 2014.

Minutes of the October 15 meeting of the CVSCC
Called to order by President Rex at 6:43

1. Treasurer’s report
2. Review of Dick Feeney Trophy Dash: Event filled up, everything went smoothly with plenty of runs for all.  Will consider starting earlier to finish earlier.  Will determine the financial split at the November meeting.
3. Discussion of formation of search committee  to find officers for next year.  Steven A. is good with  V.P. spot.
4. Brief review of October teen car control class, volunteers are still needed.
5. Discussion of club members getting together to watch LeMans as well as an outing to see Rush, nothing decided.
6. Discussion of Arrowhead Sports Car Club winter rally events and ice-khanas  put on by the LaCrosse Sports Car Club and the Central Wisconsin Sports Car Club, stay tuned for more info.
7. Committee formed to review club bylaws, will meet Tues. Nov. 5. Members include Bob D., John Q., Steven A., Rex S., & Steve J.
8. Discussion of ways to retain current member and recruit new members. Suggestions included hats, shirts, license plate frames with club info.
9. Discussion of club wear possibilities including shirts, hats and jackets, more on this later.
10. Going back to license plate frames as mentioned in line 8, there was a motion to order said frames to use as trophies for autocross (certificates with event info and finishing position would be printed and go into frame).  Motion seconded, discussed and passed.
11. Discussion of location and activity for our year end party at the November meeting.  Previous outings at Action City were successful and fun, so it was decided to have another go at it there.  Meeting and eating to start at 6:00(p.m.) with karting to follow until 9:00.  Motion by Steven A., second by Steve J. for the club to provide pizza, pop & karting for current paid members, passed.  Guests are welcome but will have to pay their own way ($14 for a 3 hour kart pass, all you can eat pizza is $5 additional).
Meeting adjourned at 8:00

Respectfully submitted by your humble servant,
Steve Johnson

Recording Secretary

Registration for the 'Dick Feeney Memorial Trophy Dash' on Sept 22 will open midnight on August 21st and close at noon on Sept. 21.http://myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmEventDetail.Show?psevent_id=14286

This event is limited to a maximum of 80 drivers and will have a strict noise limit of 95db enforced. The event will be at the Chippewa Valley Tech. College "West Campus"

Met-Council event rules and SCCA classing rules are used.

This event is limited to 80 drivers and no exceptions to that cap can be made. It's highly recommended that you pre-register to ensure your spot on the grid. Pre-registration also saves you $10.

CVSCC's June meeting will be June 18th at 7pm and at The Maple Manor in Eau Claire. See the meetings page for directions.

The agenda will be pretty mild, some post-event discussion from the autox and some social event stuff coming up soon. Feel free to bring new business to the table.