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Welcome home to Ohio Valley Region
We have a place for every motor sports enthusiast - from timed precision driving events
through pylons, to wheel-to-wheel hard-core racing competition, to working track side, or even the
administration of our many activities - OVR offers you many different opportunities to fulfill your need for
Speed!
How do I get started?
Do you want to become a
road racer? Do you think you want to become a professional race car driver? Are you just looking for a
weekend activity that's inexpensive that will let you run your "daily driver" in competition, but with
relatively little wear and tear on the car?
LATEST NEWS
| Open Test & Tune Twilight option this Friday, September 3 at Mid-Ohio |
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See flyer: http://www.ovr-scca.org/_roadrace/schedules.asp
The Mid-Ohio School is offering another Open Test & Tune Twilight option again this Friday, September 3 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, prior to the Ohio Valley Region SCCA weekend.
Advance price is $150 (advance orders will be taken through midnight EDT on September 2 online by clicking here). Walk ups at the day of the event will be $195.
This program is perfect for scrubbing some tires, calibrating the brakes and fine tuning your car before the big race weekend. Each group will receive at least three 20-minute sessions of track time (approx. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. run time) broken into three separate groups pending the mixture of cars that are signed up.
Enroll online at www.midohioschool.com or call 877-793-8667. One final SCCA competitor exclusive Open Testing & Tuning Twilight session will occur on October 8 in addition to the other Open Test & Tune dates that The Mid-Ohio School offers.
Also, as an added benefit to OVR SCCA race weekend participants, The Mid-Ohio School is offering a special $75 off discount for the Honda Teen Defensive Driving Programs occurring during the upcoming SCCA weekends, September 4-5 and October 9-10. September 5 is SOLD OUT. To get the discount, enter “OVRSCCA10” to be entered in the coupon code box of Step 1 of 8 of the enrollment process (see attached flyer for more information). This offer may be extended to friends and family that have teenage drivers. | | OVR member Patrick Gallagher ( F500 & FE) is a candidate for a USA scholarship!! |
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http://www.teamusascholarship.org/news/read/eight-candidates-named-for-21st-annual-team-usa-scholarship
Young OVR member Patrick Gallagher ( F500 & FE) is a candidate for a USA scholarship which if he wins he will race October & November in England Formula Fords!! http://www.teamusascholarship.org/news/read/eight-candidates-named-for-21st-annual-team-usa-scholarship | | General announcement |
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| Two professional photographers, Joanne Albaneze and Jeff Loewe have been photographing events at Great Lakes Division events and have many photos of OVR Road Racing drivers and PDX participants in each collection. Each one has, in the past, donated photos to The Observer’s Stand for the editor’s use. Their collections can be viewed and items can be purchased through their websites: Joanne’s site: http://photojo.zenfolio.com and Jeff’s: www.jlofoto.net. |
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The PDX Corner I.
The PDX Corner is a new column for the Observer Stand. It is not going to
be a series but articles for and about the September, 2010 PDX event. My intent is to define
what a PDX is, what is necessary to have a safe and enjoyable event, and some tips on driving
this type of an event.
The PDX Corner II.
In the last article, I stated that this article would deal with the car. In
that article I stated that the best car for a PDX (novice) is a run of the mill econo box. OK, so you
don’t have an econo box, then bring out your Porsche GT3, Audi R-8 V10, Viper, Mercedes Benz AMG SLS,
Ferrari 599, Lamborghini LP570-4...
Photo Archives
OVR is very proud to receive an archive of photographs from Joel
Topolosky and Ron Lester both former members of the Region. The photos are in the
OVR Gallery.
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