Dear Club Members, Sponsors, and Friends,

The 30th Anniversary of the CVR Club Race was spectacular.  Race volunteers began arriving at Lime Rock Park at dawn on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23, to report to their assignments.  The temperature was in the high 30s in the morning, warming to the mid-60s in the afternoon.  Sun and clouds alternated in the skies on both days.  As usual, volunteers came prepared with layers of clothing, which they peeled off as the temperature rose.  The main gate opened the park at 6:15 a.m.  Racers, crew members, and more volunteers began entering the park shortly thereafter.  Two years had passed since the Club Race took place without the constraints of the pandemic.  It was a welcome return to normalcy.

Ninety-nine drivers participated in the race.  PCA stewards complimented Mark Lewis and members of the race committee for their excellent preparations and race-day management.  As usual, CVR distinguished itself as an exemplary host, attributable to the race committee and the eighty-one volunteers who accepted assignments as diverse as the grid, pit-in, flagging, scales, race control, timing, communications, pace car, as well as main gate, registration, food, and hospitality.  The volunteers performed their responsibilities with impressive competence and congeniality.

In my column published in the April 2022 issue of Challenge, I identified members of the Club Race Committee and their related responsibilities.  You may access the column at this link: click here.  I thank them for their dependable work and positive attitude.  They are, once again, worthy of acclaim:

Mark Lewis – Race Director
Joe Kunecki – Assistant Race Director
Lisa Parker – Race Registrar, Race Treasurer
Michael Hopkins – Race Volunteer Coordinator
Mike Appel, Frank Sena, Don Phelan – Sponsorships
Caroline Abba & Shelley Krohnengold – Club Race Website & Publicity
Shelley Krohnengold and Susan Vaccaro – Race Program
Dave Vaccaro – Vice President of Driver Education
Paul Roth – Photography & Social Media
Bob Napoletano – Medical Safety Liaison
Alan Davis – Radio Communications
Susan Young – Food and Hospitality
Caroline Davis – Assistant Registrar
Timothy Beckwith – Club Treasurer
Allen Fossbender – Administration

The Club Race could not exist without the financial assistance of its sponsors, most of whom have been friends of the club for many years.  Danbury Porsche was, once again, the race’s Platinum Sponsor; it has been a stalwart supporter of the race and of CVR, in general, for decades.  It is comforting to know the club can depend on its generosity.

Premier Sponsors have been advocates of the Club Race for so many years that they are integral to its character and its dedication to motorsport excellence:

Premier Sponsors:
Automobile Associates of Canton
Collector Secure Auto Storage
Corporate Motorsports
Daniel Jacobs, LLC
F & W Equipment Corporation
Kachel Motor Company
Musante Motorsports
NorcomCT – Northeastern Communications, Inc.
South Shore Performance / Rudtners Racing Group
SST Auto / Speedsport Tuning
Stable Energies Motorsports

Associate Sponsors are important to the tradition of Club Racing as an essential characteristic of CVR’s commitment to competitive driving:

Associate Sponsors:
Garage Living / Ed’s Garage Doors
Investmark Advisory Group
Poppy’s Classic Car Storage
Precision Motorsports (PMR)
Scott Swimming Pools
The Third Garage
The Trailer Depot

The volunteers listed below donated their time and expertise on race days ensuring a well-organized, safe event.  They are a combination of veterans and new comers, who sustain the heritage of CVR PCA racing.  They are ambassadors of the club who represent well its motto, It’s not just the cars; it’s the people!

The following drivers competed in this year’s Club Race:

CT 32
MD 2
PA 9

NH 2
TX 1
IL 4

VA 2
MA 11
NY 25

NJ 8
FL 1
VT 1
Quebec 1

I look forward to the 2023 Club Race.  In the meantime, best wishes to the drivers at the remaining Club Races throughout the United States this year.

Yours truly,