“Crew Chief” By Linda Santangelo-Mosley, RE

CONGRATULATIONS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 0N 75 YEARS!! 1950-2025!

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region

Octoberber 2025

CONGRATULATIONS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 0N 75 YEARS!! 1950-2025!
Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region

This month I will be sharing two Pole Position stories.

The first story is from the September 2003 Pole Position, titled “Dear Northern New Jersey Region of the SCCA and Lime Rock Park” written by Bob Bacon, SCCA Member #300694, Arizona Region.    

“I recently participated in a regional race weekend put on by your club at Lime Rock Park, and I am writing to thank everyone involved for this wonderful event. My car and I arrived at Lime Rock mid Thursday afternoon after a 4,000-mile driving/racing working odyssey across the US from Phoenix, Arizona. I’ve only been racing for a few years. I got a late start after taking three years to design and build a car that turned out to be a Super Production over three liters. I drove the silver and yellow “Cobra” in Group 3.    

The friendly Lime Rock Staff greeted me with an explanation of the 20,000-lb bridge limit and an offer to escort my over-weight 72 foot rig to the paddock. I backed awkwardly into the parking field near the entry expecting a long wait. My escort arrived within minutes. After a friendly explanation of where we were going and why, we entered the track near West Bend and proceeded counterclockwise around the track, down the uphill, backwards through the esses then right through the left hander. I knew immediately that I was going to enjoy this track.    

Having arrived early Thursday afternoon, I had plenty of choices where to paddock. Dave Brano of Snapdragon Motorsports had suggested that Paddock ‘B’ was quiet and more park-like. After a slow loop around both paddocks, we found a level and dry pull-through in the grass at Paddock ‘B’, and I thought to myself, ‘now THIS is truly a motorsports Park.’ As we were setting up, we were visited by staff, race officials and other racers who were all anxious to welcome us, give us tips about the layout and schedule and answer questions…………..    

I don’t know if all of the organizations that run at Lime Rock are as well organized as the Northern New Jersey SCCA, but despite the sound limits, hours of operation, threat of rain and over three hundred participants, your club conducted the most well run event I’ve ever attended……….    

It occurred to me later that no one associated with the track or the club seemed to be on a power trip, everyone seemed to be intent on enjoying the weekend of racing. I didn’t finish my race as well as I had hoped but I sure had a great time. I would like to express a special thanks to Vinny Blancuzzi, the best ambassador a club could ever have, and to Steve Savino, the class of SPO, who was kind enough to show me the line at Lime Rock and offered to do the same at The Glen. Thanks to everyone involved – you epitomize the spirit of club racing!”

The second story is a short story from the September 1991 Pole Position titled “The Drop Dead Rally A Night To Howl” Author unknown.    
“Coming this fall to RVSCC’s rally and party of the year – the 25th DROP DEAD HALL-O-WEEN RALLYE. Rallymaster George Lapinsky will again orchestrate this year’s event. With a spooky-good rally, costume contest, fun games and prizes, he may have something special for this, our SILVER BULLET (for the beast) EDITION.    

After a short 50-60 mile rally to answer questions of ghouls and goblins around the area’s best known cemeteries and spooky hollows, the gang ends at a local pub for food, grog, awards, trophies and festivities until?? Costumes (not required) are from the sublime to unbelievable, even the cars may be in costume! Also, traditional games like counting jelly beans, guess the weight of the pumpkin or bobbing for apples.    

All members should attend this festival of darkness and support George by helping at the start or manning one of his ‘torture checkpoints’ – as much fun (for sadists) as running the event!    

Reserve Saturday October 19th, 1991 for a ‘bloody’ good time. Scheduled to start at 6:00PM from STS, Rt 22 E., Green Brook, NJ, register early to ensure your ‘plot’ for a fun evening in the deep dark woods! Entry is $15, $13 pre-registered (+member discounts). Call George…or Barb….BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!”  
NNJR NEWS

•  A Halloween Rally might be a fun tradition to resurrect! [Editor’s Note: If interested in volunteering to write a Halloween rally or any rally in 2026, please contact Peter Schneider – [email protected]]

•  Save the date! The NNJR 2026 Region & Awards Party will be held on Saturday January 17, 2026 at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse, 52 Lake Drive West, Wayne, NJ 07470.

•  Support our NNJR Region at events or as an e-newsletter staff/contributor.

NEDiv CONVENTION 2026 – LOCATION UPDATE Save the date!
This year’s NEDiv Convention will be held on Saturday February 21, 2026. We will be returning to the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503. The sessions will be held as a one day event on Saturday February 21, 2026. Hotel rooms are available for Friday and Saturday night and the rate will remain the same as in previous years at $149.00 per night. Registration information will be coming soon. For more information contact Linda Santangelo-Mosley, Convention Chair and NNJR RE at [email protected].   

Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween!
Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].
I’d love to hear from you!
Linda 

September 2025

CONGRATULATIONS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 0N 75 YEARS!!
1950-2025!
Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region

This month’s story is from the January 1990 NNJR Pole Position.

This is an excerpt from the article titled “NNJR at the Runoffs” author unknown.   

“Wow, did NNJR have a great showing at the Runoffs! Not only did 20 of our drivers qualify and our corner workers & stewards get high praise but Wayne Serb and Charlie Barka finished 1st & 2nd in the FA race. Congratulations, guys. I don’t remember the last time we had a National Champion. Bruce Jankowitz finished a respectable 9th in that race.   We (the Millers, Butch, Kjell, Christian & I) did the flying drive-all-night Wednesday, watch Thursday, Friday and part of Saturday, then drive-all-night Saturday run to Atlanta, so I can’t give firsthand reports on all the races.   This year they scheduled SS as the first 3 races of the weekend, undoubtedly so they would have lots of time for the teardown. SSC was first with Len Schrader moving up from a 30th qualifying position to finish 24th in a Saab 900S. (Unfortunately, the car met its demise at the EMRA race in Summit Point a few weeks later – sorry Len.) In SSA Tim Blaney had a good ride, finishing 14th after qualifying 22nd.    The FV race was outrageous, although marred by a second lap incident that took out a bunch of cars & ultimately ended the day for our own Sherman Engler. Roger Siebenaler was in the lead pack and had moved up to 2nd in lap 15. Noble, the leader, was smoking & probably dropping oil, which changed the complexion of things. When the smoke cleared, Roger had to settle for 4th, if one can call a 4th in FV at the Runoffs settling! Nice job Roger……….The F440 race say NNJR drivers Al Good and Robert Barth battling it out, starting 20th and 19th and finishing 16th and 17th.    ………Unfortunately, at the point on Saturday, we had to leave for the trek home and missed two races with the best NNJR showing. I’ve already told you about FA, but in GT2 Doug Arneo also made the victory podium with a great 3rd place finish – well done Doug.    In EP Keith Peare qualified 17th and, judging from the number of DNF’s, had a good, clean drive to an 11th place finish……..And, rounding out the weekend, in the highly competitive Sports Renault, whoops I mean Spec Racer, Mark Cruz qualified 12th in a field of 40 and finished 11th, in what I think was his first trip to Atlanta – nicely done Mark.    I think it was a really good year for NNJR at the Runoffs. Congratulations to all who qualified regardless of the final outcome – just getting there is a feat to be proud of. And special congratulations to Wayne Serb, Charlie Batka, and Doug Arnao for their 1st, 2nd and 3rd….”   
NNJR NEWS

•  Save the date! The NNJR 2026 Region Party will be held on Saturday January 17, 2026 at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse, 52 Lake Drive West, Wayne, NJ 07470.•  Support our NNJR region – join us at NNJR solo events at the Meadowlands and future Rally events. Volunteers are always welcome.•  Northern New Jersey is looking for volunteers to join the e-newsletter staff. Contact Peter Schneider, Editor, at [email protected].
NEDiv Convention 2026 Update – Save the date!This year’s NEDiv Convention will be held on Saturday February 21, 2026. Location TBD. The Convention Co-Chairs are Linda Santangelo-Mosley, Kathy Barnes and Chris Mosley. For more information contact Linda Santangelo-Mosley at [email protected]. 
Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].
I’d love to hear from you!
Linda 

August 2025

CONGRATULATIONS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 0N 75 YEARS!!
1950-2025!
Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region

This month’s story is from the NNJR August 2000 NNJR Pole Position.

This is an excerpt from the article titled “Huber’s Hash” written by Walter Huber.   

“From pig giveaways to collecting socks…..Some years back, in answer to a competing auto dealership’s advertised wild sales offers in the local newspaper, Stu Lasser ran an ad offering “a free pig” to anyone buying a car from his dealership. I don’t know how many cars his unusual sales approach sold for him back then, but I never saw anyone drive out of the dealership with a porker in the back seat.   

Now I also have to wonder how many job applicants his Saturn dealerships in Denville, Morristown and Livingston have received resulting from an ad which Stu recently ran in the Morris County Daily Record. Looking for a ‘Parts Counter Trainee,’ here’s the text of the ad: ‘How good are you at remembering numbers? How good are your PC skills? How good are you at tinkering with cars? How good are you at cleaning socks? If you answered ‘not too shabby’ to all four questions, we may have a career opportunity for you. Please go to Saturn of Denville, Morristown or Livingston with a clean pair of socks and apply now. Become part of a different kind of Parts Dept.’   

Question is: Are the Saturn Parts Departments different because they wear clean socks? Or because they’re good at remembering numbers? I mean, when it comes to socks, how many numbers do you have to remember? ‘Two socks: ‘One pair. It’s not like you’ve got to remember the value of pi out to someone exacting decimal (3.14159265….)……   

…..In the June issue of this newsletter, then editor Joe DeLuca removed all the quotes and apostrophes in an effort to save ink and space. Following a tumultuous outcry from the membership, Joe promised to reinstall the quotes and apostrophes in the next issue. Always a man of his word, the July issue did again carry these punctuation marks which made for easier reading. But Joe is not without a spiteful side to his usual happy-go-lucky nature. For the July issue, in a fit of pique over his June issue reprimand, he allowed the printer to remove the table of contents which is usually printed under the cover photo. So last month you were forced to search the entire issue whenever you wanted to find one item or article. Tsk-tsk!”
NNJR NEWS

I received the link to this article from Perry Aidelbaum. Back in 2003, when he and Ernie Anderson, along with the NNJR Solo crew, put on a special Autocross event for European Car magazine, it was called the 1.8t Challenge. Some fast cars and drivers were there, such as T.C. Kline in his Audi A4.  https://www.motortrend.com/events/0312ec-challenge

•  Save the date! The NNJR 2026 Region Party will be held on Saturday January 17, 2026 at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse, 52 Lake Drive West, Wayne, NJ 07470.
•  Support our NNJR region – join us at NNJR solo events at the Meadowlands and future Rally events. Volunteers are always welcome.
•  Northern New Jersey is looking for volunteers to join the e-newsletter staff. Contact Peter Schneider, Editor, at [email protected].

NEDiv Convention 2026 Update – Save the date!This year’s NEDiv Convention will be held on Saturday February 21, 2026. Location TBD. The Convention Co-Chairs are Linda Santangelo-Mosley, Kathy Barnes and Chris Mosley. For more information contact Linda Santangelo-Mosley at [email protected]. 
Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].
I’d love to hear from you!
Linda 

July 2025

This month’s story is from the NNJR April 1987 NNJR Pole Position.
It’s titled “EXTRA Exclusive Look at Shopping Cart Racing” written by Glenn Filzer.  

“A Major trend in sports excitement is sweeping the suburbias from coast to coast. The high speed thrills and chills of shopping cart racing roaring down aisles and zipping through checkout lines at breakneck speeds has been getting more attention than the weekly specials posted in the circulars. No one is absolutely sure how shopping cart racing started out as the nation’s craze (some say it was started by two young boys racing down aisles at one of the earliest supermarkets around 1946). But one thing is certain, it has become the most exciting pastime of shoppers everywhere from Connecticut to Chicago to California.  

Men and women of various age groups flock to their local markets not only to buy their groceries but also to form huge audiences to watch their favorite cart racers battle against the clock and their opponents for prizes ranging from free groceries to TV sets and watches to cash prizes.  

The rules of the game are very straightforward. All the racers have to do is drive through a specified course in the supermarkets in the shortest time possible. However, there are hazards in every section of the supermarket such as tight turns, going from aisle to aisle and the zigzagging to avoid busy shoppers………In order to make certain nobody gets hurt, safety precautions are taken every step of the way. Crewmen check the carts for any loose or broken wheels that can cause a cart to skid out of control…….Racers are advised to wear crash helmets….good gripping soles on their shoes. Safety belts have also been installed in carts …..the police light and siren systems installed in each cart to warn shoppers to clear the way.  

In just about every supermarket in America there are tournaments for men and women in all age groups in the empty-cart, half-full, full-cart, and two person categories. From there, it’s on to regional finals and then it’s on to the big league in the NASCAR (Nation Shopping Cart Racers) Association Series where cart racers from all over the U.S. and Canada compete for big bucks at different supermarkets from coast to coast.  

The stores along the NASCAR circuit are challenges in themselves even for the pros. Each has its own unique floor plan along with the unpredictable throngs of shoppers. The produce and dairy departments could have you zagging and zigging all about. The meat and bakery departments also get crowded so that you should be advised to take turns tightly there as well. Deli departments give drivers very little trouble unless there’s twenty people waiting for their numbers to be called. The checkout area can be a real nightmare with so many carts blocking the way. The worst challenge for any cart-racer by far is trying desperately to avoid the girls who give the customers food samples to taste. As one NASCAR racer kindly put it, ‘I try avoiding the sample trays during the race. After I run the course, I run back before all the samples are gone’.”  

NNJR NEWS

* Save the date! The NNJR 2026 Region Party will be held on Saturday January 17, 2026 at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse, 52 •  Lake Drive West, Wayne, NJ 07470.
* Support our NNJR region – join us at NNJR solo events at the Meadowlands and future Rally events. Volunteers are always welcome.
* Northern New Jersey is looking for volunteers to join the e-newsletter staff. Contact Peter Schneider, Editor, at [email protected].

NEDiv Convention 2026 Update – Save the date! This year’s NEDiv Convention will be held on Saturday February 21,2026. Location TBD. The Convention Co-Chairs are Linda Santangelo-Mosley, Kathy Barnes and Chris Mosley. For more information contact Linda Santangelo-Mosley at [email protected].
Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].
I’d love to hear from you!
Linda 

June 2025

This month’s story is from the NNJR December 99/ January 2000 Pole Position.

THE ARTICLE IS TITLED “HOOKED” written by John Kuhn Bleimaier.

“As I float down the delta of the Sacramento River through the rising morning mist and the surrounding tule reeds in my cousin Mike Federoff’s sleek bass boat, my mind tries to make sense of the dizzying array of impressions left by the just past Pebble Beach weekend. Every year I feel this compulsion to get out to California in order to mainline the sensory overdose of an automotive high for four days and then to crash, doing rehab and facing withdrawal in the soothing company of my naturalist kinsman. Such are the vicissitudes of my automotive addiction, this glorious monkey on my back! My hands begin to tremble as the images of the Concorso Italiano, the Monterey Historic Races and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance move through my fevered brain. ‘Hold tight the tackle and cast your line into the shallows. These shakes too will pass.’

I probably will feel better if I can express my car-crazed emotions and unburden my tormented spirit. Please face this catharsis with me!

It is amazing how many folks you run into during the Pebble Beach weekend three thousand miles away from home. As I admired the well formed curves of the magnificent 1949 Lancia Aprillia at the Concorso at Carmel’s Quail Lodge I came upon Ellen & Charles Rosak of the Gullwing Group. They too are addicts. But this is a well known fact. I am not revealing any secrets. We reveled together in the maddening mechanical exoticism of the Italian 18 degree V4. The Spyder coachwork was widely beautiful. I could see Charles’ pupils begin to dilate as he inhaled a heady whiff of the leather interior.

The Monterey Historic Races take place at the legendary Laguna Seca track in the golden foothills of the Monterey peninsula. There I bumped into Tom Wood, sports car enthusiast from Los Angeles. We were both in a fair dither as we turned on to the alluring exhaust note of the thundering Auto Union ‘P Wagen’ 16 cylinder grand prix car of 1934 as it turned its laps………

And subsequently, on the green before the Lodge at Pebble Beach I ran into the Delaware Valley track hot shoe, Gordon Beck. He was standing transfixed, wide-eyed and almost catatonic before the white Mercedes race car which was driven by Lautenschlagger to victory in the 1914 French Grand Prix……..His extreme manifestation of chronic autophilia was no surprise.

Yes, at the annual West Coast retreat you do run into the high society of automobile groupies: champion drivers Phill Hill and Carol Shelby; design engineers Bruno Sacco and Sergio Pininfarina; celebrities Jay Leno and Ralph Lauren; literary figure Jeff Brodus of COLLECTOR CAR and artist Jim Dietz. How pleasant……… to know that we all share this singular affliction.

Speaking of running into folks……….I see Stirling Moss in a priceless pale green 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 slamming into a yellow ‘Ferraria’. I cannot bear ‘ita’

I am drenched in sweat. I am shaking like a leaf. Someone is shouting at me. ‘Reel him in!’ It’s my cousin Mike. I’m on his bass boat. My trembling hands have caused my lure to flutter along the waves of the Sacramento River with uncanny verisimilitude. I have just hooked an eleven-pound black bass!”

NNJR NEWS

  • Support our NNJR region – join us at NNJR solo events at the Meadowlands and future Rally events. Volunteers are always welcome.
  • Northern New Jersey is looking for volunteers to join the e-newsletter staff. Contact Peter Schneider, Editor, at [email protected].
  • South Jersey Region has asked for volunteers to help with their race weekends at the New Jersey Motorsport Park in Millville, NJ. Contact RE Jim Tornetta at 609-220-0435.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].

I’d love to hear from you!

Linda

May 2025

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region

This month’s story is from the NNJR February 2002 Pole Position.

THE ARTICLE IS TITLED “WORKER OF THE YEAR JOE DELUCA”

For years, the Northern New Jersey Region held a Major at Pocono Raceway in May on Mother’s Day weekend. The event was called “The Joe DeLuca and Linda Gronlund Freedom Major.” We honored the memory of two of our special members and friends whose courage and commitment were part of the history of Flight 93 during the events of 9-11. It is with love and appreciation that we remember them this May even though we are not hosting a race at Pocono Raceway.

“WORKER OF THE YEAR JOE DELUCA”
written by Editor Robin Bohnenberger and RE Tom Lynch.

“Usually we tell about the person who is to receive the honor, listing his or her accomplishments during the year before finally telling you his or her name.

However this year’s honoree is not here tonight. If we followed the usual routine, it wouldn’t take long to guess who it is because in describing his accomplishments, you quickly know from the male pronouns that it was a guy —- and from the verbs in the past tense you’d know that this guy is no longer with us. The Region’s Board of Trustees has named Joe DeLuca as Worker of the Year.

Joe started the racing year at False Grid. He worked his last race event as a Pit Marshall. But there was more to Joe’s worker history in 2001 than just that. Before the season even began he’d already been instrumental in selecting and purchasing the region’s two new laptops for Timing and Scoring……..Joe again helped T&S with the purchase of a new copier….Joe enjoyed working at False Grid. He’d take his camera and shoot some photos while working the grid. Many of these pictures were used in Pole Position.

Speaking of Pole Position, as former editor of the Pole Cat, Joe continued to have a specific fondness for our newsletter. He rarely missed a Friday evening folding where the Pole Cat is prepared for mailing……….And let us not forget the Adventures of Raymond the Cat. Joe’s cartoons of our region’s racing feline brought him a spotlight interview which was published in SportsCar Magazine last summer. The SCCA may not have a worker category of “Cartoonist” but for Joe this was yet another labor of love wherein he toiled for the region. This year Joe also served the club on its Board of Trustees and took over as Secretary ……part of the year.

Joe began working in a new worker slot this year and appeared to enjoy it very much. At the Vintage Festival event Joe was the reentry person standing in the earthen embankment at pit out who alerts drivers leaving the pit lane to traffic coming down the front straight. In fact those who spoke with Joe that weekend said he reveled in the new slot. I suspect he may have found a new favorite worker position for himself had there not been 9-11.

So for all Joe’s work over the last 21 years, but specifically recognizing his work this past year, our Worker of the Year 2001 is Joe DeLuca.”

NNJR NEWS

We are looking for volunteers! If you are interested in joining the volunteer e-newsletter staff, please contact Peter Schneider, Editor, at [email protected].

With the warm weather (hopefully) on its way, it’s time to plan an NNJR social event. Let’s get together with our NNJR family and their families!

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].

I’d love to hear from you!

Linda

April 2025

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region

This month’s story is from the NNJR October 1986 Pole Position titled “Vintage Fall Festival at Lime Rock Park” author unknown, photos by J. De Luca.

“The old cars came to Connecticut to race, to show off, and to swap parts. If you had a keen eye, or a keen sense of history, you probably recognized the cover photo as the 1930 Riley……It sits amid heaps of odd parts that are for sale, a peculiar mixture of grandeur and garbage. Such was the flea market. I felt like some scruffy squatters had taken over the old paddock; there were Austin Healey parts spread out where I usually park my race car near station 2 at Big Bend. Nerve! Vendors selling T-shirts, books, pins, paraphernalia and holograms (no joke) added to the carnival atmosphere. This is where old car nuts go when they die.

I was slightly pleased that my old bomb, 25 years old next month, made the 150 mile trip without incident, but even more surprised to see the really old race cars performing like the day they were pulled out of the crate at Sebring.

There were D-jags chasing Porsche RSK’s, Allards displayed their bizarre positive front camber when they hotfooted through Big Bend with the front wheels splayed out. The venerable BMW’s, forerunners of today’s popular sports sedans, acquitted themselves nicely in front of the event’s sponsor, BMW of North America.

This is truly one of Lime Rock’s best events. Don’t miss it next fall!”

Jumping to present day and celebrating 43 years……August 29-September 1, 2025 marks the 43rd Lime Rock Historic Festival. The weekend will start on Thursday with a 17 mile tour through the area followed by Thursday’s Vintage Race Car and Sports Car Parade. Friday, Saturday and Monday feature non-stop vintage car competitions. Sunday will be reserved for the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display with cars lined up all around the track. In addition, there are speakers, concessions and more. It is worth a visit whether you go for the weekend or for a single day. Information is available on the Lime Rock website. Don’t miss it this fall!

NNJR NEWS

We are looking for volunteers! If you are interested in joining the volunteer e-newsletter staff, please contact Peter Schneider, Editor, at [email protected].

With the warm weather (hopefully) on its way, it’s time to plan an NNJR social event. Let’s get together with our NNJR family and their families!

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].

I’d love to hear from you!

March 2025

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region.

This month’s story is from the NNJR April 1982 Pole Position titled “The Road Race Driver’s Club Seminar” written by Mark Senecal.

“Every year at the New York Auto Show there is a meeting of the Road Race Driver’s Club (RRDC) and this year was no exception. Assembled on February 6th for this traditional seminar were several representatives of Northern New Jersey Region including our F&C chief Scott Van De Weghe and his bride, the B&B Lunch Club, as well as JoAnne Morgan and myself. (In real time, Scott Van De Weghe was just honored as a 50 year NNJR member at last month’s NNJR Region Party.) Folks from New England region came down, New York region members came over and some EMRA people came out. There were about a hundred souls waiting for the words of wisdom to be imparted by the members of the RRDC.

The RRDC speakers change somewhat from year to year and this time we had Skip Barber of Skip Barber School fame; Bruce McInnes (Skip’s chief instructor) driver of many formula cars and ex-Bob Sharp driver; Bob Tulles of Group 44 and JRT Racing who is one of the most popular sports car drivers around; Bill Alsup who is a driver and now team manager of a CART racing effort; George Alderman, a long time veteran SCCA Driver and current IMSA GTU pilot; Mike Dole, a VP from Jaguar with Bugeye racing under his belt; Ken Slagle, our current CP National Champion; Bill Goobleman, a European Formula Atlantic Champion who has also run Formula 2 and F5000; and finally, John Fitch, Champ from years ago and designer of the Lime Rock race course. You can see why the seminar is so popular with the racing crowd.

Skip Barber led off the talk with a survey of the audience to determine drivers, workers, mechanics, and people who came in just to sit for a spell. The group seemed to be mostly regional racers who worked on their own cars. Skip highlighted these pointers: 1. Only downshift when braking; 2. Know how many revs you are turning when you lift to brake…..;3. Don’t check your gauges in a corner………The well-spoken Bruce McInnes was up next, and he stressed that racing took a proper attitude, physical knowledge and skill……..The last speaker was our own reigning C production Champion, Ken Slagle and he handed us a definition of oversteer and understeer……..There’s lots more but why pass along all these tips in the Pole Position. Come to the RRDC seminar next year and ask some of our best drivers about some of your worst problems.”

NNJR NEWS

Thank you to our e-newsletter Editor Peter Schneider for publishing our monthly newsletter. If you are interested in joining the volunteer e-newsletter staff, please contact Peter Schneider at [email protected].

NEDIV CONVENTION UPDATE PDATE

A fun and successful NEDiv Convention was held February 21-22, 2025 at the Lackawanna Radisson in Scranton, PA. We had 87 attendees, the largest group since 2017. We kicked-off the convention with a Welcome Reception on Friday evening including an ice cream station and a performance by a Comedian. Sessions were creative and well attended with an awards luncheon held on Saturday. The day concluded with a chocolate milk and cookies send off. Thank you to Chris Mosley and Kathy Barnes for their work on the Convention committee. Linda Santangelo-Mosley, NEDiv Convention Chair.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].

I’d love to hear from you!

February 2025

CONGRATULATIONS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 0N 75 YEARS!!

This month we are celebrating the start of a year long celebration.

How was the Northern New Jersey Region started?

Written by Don Rodimer in the November 1982 NNJR Pole Position in his own words.

“In September 1948 came the event that was to set off the latest revival of road racing in the United States – the first Grand Prix races at Watkins Glen. It is hard to describe the emotional aura that surrounded the village at the southern end of Lake Seneca on those early fall days of brilliant warm sunshine and crisp cool nights. After seven years of wartime austerity, no cars, no petrol, no motoring fun and after years of interruption of the revival of road racing begun by ARCA the competitors and their fans burst upon Watkins Glen like children rushing outdoors on the first warm day of spring after winter’s enslavement. They overwhelmed the village in numbers unanticipated by the most optimistic of organizers and filled hotel, rooming houses, guest rooms and acres around the course. They ate all the food in town and put away the potables. They consumed all the replenishments hastily requisitioned from Ithaca, Elmira and more distant points. They filled the local coffers and, let’s be frank about it, made such a fiscal impression on the townsfolk that the latter have welcomed every annual renewal…………The Annual Meeting of SCCA in January 1949 was affected by the enthusiasm of Watkins Glen, and the discussions and actions taken there looked forward to greater activity than ever. The Jerseyites looked to a busy year ahead but the New York Region did not provide it and our grumblings increased as time went on. There was another Watkins Glen, as enthusiastic as the first, and again the enthusiasm was carried home with great anticipation of increased local activity. Again we were disappointed and the grumbling mounted. New Jersey was well represented at the National Annual meeting on January 14, 1950, and these were active enthusiasts who agreed that something had to be done.

NNJR NEWS

The NNJR Worker’s Party was held on Saturday January 18, 2025 at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse in Wayne, NJ. The region party was well attended and celebrated the 75th Anniversary of NNJR. Worker Appreciation Awards and Solo 2024 Season Awards were given out. In addition, two special awards were given out.

The Vinny Blancuzzi award was presented to Chris Mosley for service during his 28 years as a member and holding various positions on the NNJR Board including past RE and currently Race Chair and Trustee.

A presentation of a framed artist’s rendering of a Porsche Rally was presented to Peter Schneider for service during his 35 years as a member and holding various positions on the NNJR Board including past RE and current Rally Chair and Pole Position Editor. Good food, good friends and good memories were had by all!

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].

I’d love to hear from you!
Linda

January 2025

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region

Every month I enjoy researching and reading past Pole Positions and The Tonneau publications (which preceded the Pole Position) for this column. We are fortunate to have decades of both in the NNJR Archives which we have stored.

This month I am sharing a poem I found in the December 1982 Pole Position which was reprinted from The Tonneau – December 1959. It was written by Hank Kantor, former editor …and poet titled “A Visit From Saint Nick.” These are his words in his format.

“TWAS THE NIGHT before Speed Week
And all thru the place
Everything was stirring before the Big Race.
Mechanics were tuning Ferraris with care,
Maserattis and MGs were blasting night air.
Morgans and Triumphs, Jaguars and Porsches,
Alfas and Healeys testing their horses.
Rapping and barking, exhausts all in tune,
Howling straight-pipes all baying the neon
When over the palm trees came jolly St. Nick
Downshifting smoothly with ne’er a click.
His helmet was fastened, his seat belt tight,
His smile so merry, his eyes so bright,
He drifted the corners, all heel-and-toe;
On the long straight he really let go
With hand on the wheel and eyeing the tach on the dash,
With four in the carbs he was gone in a flash.
Now don’t be surprised if on Christmas Day
The present you wanted has come right your way.
Distributors and carbs that always stay right,
A check-point detector, a computer with sight,
And a Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!”

NNJR News

  • A new NNJR postcard is ready to go! It contains contact information along with information about regional/national programs – road racing, autocross, rally, time trials, hill climbs, and Track Night in America. The cards will be available at the January Region Party and on request.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].

I’d love to hear from you!

Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy 2025!

See you at our next NNJR Event,
Linda

December 2024

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region.

This month’s story is from the December 1999/January 2000 Pole Position.

It is titled “Life Events” written by Brian Bielanski. In his own words “ I was just told I’m about to have a “Life Event” … our wedding. That started me thinking about other “Life Events’. It included having a child … and your first gray hair, to name a few. Another “Life Event” is joining a new region in the SCCA. Now you see, I’m in the TV news business. After college … I moved to Green Bay, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Atlanta and now New York. In that time, I’ve been a member of the Milwaukee, Land O’Lakes Atlanta and now Northern New Jersey Region … After testing the waters, I settled on the Northern New Jersey Region. Then came the “Life Event”. I called Denver and asked to be switched to NNJR. Walt Huber warmly welcomed me. He sent me member info, a couple copies of Pole Position and hooked me up with Diane Case. She’s another in a long string of energetic Flag Chiefs who was all too eager to utilize my services. I dressed in my Pillsbury Doughboy outfit (round guy – wearing white – waving flag) and headed out to Pocono for the ‘Hella Fog Lamp sponsored Fog School.’ I flagged two sessions and enjoyed the social before having to head back to the glamorous (don’t let me kid you) world of TV news … In September I flagged in New Hampshire. So year one of my “Life Event” was a great success. I met wonderful people and saw some great racing. The Formula Vee races have been particularly great. I’m looking forward to next year … Find me and say hey. So thank you to all the great people who have welcomed me with open arms.”

NNJR News

  • A new NNJR postcard is ready to go! It contains contact information along with information about regional/national programs – road racing, autocross, rally, time trials, hill climbs, and Track Night in America. The cards will be available at the January Region Party and on request.
  • It has been a successful year with Solo and Rally leading the way showing a profit to help to grow the region.
  • Please consider becoming a volunteer and/or a region member at events in our region and others throughout the Northeast Division.

SCCA News

  • The NEDiv National Convention link for registration opens on December 2, 2024.
  • The NEDiv Convention Financial Support Request of $3,000 was approved to support education and technology expenses at the NEDiv Convention in February. This will assist in updating and improving our resources at the hotel.

SAVE THESE 2 DATES!

  • The NNJR Worker’s Party has a new date, Saturday January 18, 2025. The new date was unanimously approved by the NNJR Board in place of the usual February date. The party will still be held at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse. The agenda will include Worker Appreciation Awards, Solo 2024 Season Awards and a special presentation to our past RE, Peter Schneider, for his years of service as RE.
  • The NEDiv Convention will be held on Saturday February 22, 2025 with a Welcome Reception on Friday evening February 21, 2025. We are returning to the Lackawanna Radisson in Scranton, PA. I’m excited to be working on this event again as Chair of the NEDiv Convention. Updates to follow.

THANK YOU! I want to thank our NNJR Board for all their support, work and enthusiasm for our region. Mark Labbancz – Assistant RE, Jason Evangelista – Treasurer, Mikey Albacete – Secretary, Perry Aidelbaum – Solo Chair, Chris Mosley – Trustee, Jeff Lasko – Trustee and Don Yeske – Trustee. Thank you to our Past RE, Peter Schneider, who has continued as Editor of the NNJR Newsletter and Rally Chair. Thank you to Darrell Anthony who keeps our Web Communications working. A special thank you to our NNJR family, our members, who support us at events and activities.

OUR WISHES! Thanksgiving arrived quickly this past weekend and the weather cooperated- cold but no snow. The end of 2024 is approaching as quickly, hard to keep up with all the sales! From all of us, as we cherish our friends and family this holiday, we wish you and yours a safe and beautiful Holiday Season and a fun and successful 2025!

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

November 2024

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern New Jersey Region

Recently I was asked what inspired me to start the “Stories Past and Present” series in my column. As I’ve traveled throughout the Northeast with Chris for the NEDiv Road Racing Series, I’ve enjoyed conversations with longtime members of the SCCA about experiences in their region. When the NNJR Board decided to give up the storage unit, Chris volunteered to take and store a number of cartons containing forms, marketing materials and publications containing our region’s history – and this series was born.

This month’s article is from the very first NNJR Regional Newsletter.

The date was January 1956, the RE was Elwood Walker, Assistant RE J. Russell Lodge, Secretary Catherine Georgov, Treasurer Jay Fisher, Publication’s Editor Ralph K. Reed, Activities Chairman Herbert Barrow, Contest Board Chairman David Michaels and Membership Chairman J. Russell Lodge. The first “From the Editor” column was written by Ralph K. Reed. These are his words. “This is the first of what we hope will be many (and better as we go along) newsletters. We were very heartened to find so many volunteers ready to work on a paper, which just goes to prove what we were thinking all along, that the Region NEEDS a newsletter. We’ve had volunteers to cover races with pictures we hope eventually to be able to handle and other forms of assistance, including a masthead by Fred Kirberger, who did that slick cover on the December Road and Track. For those who kindly volunteered, we’ll get together later this month and decide who does what. If anyone else is interested in reporting, typing or just licking stamps, please call or write, Ralph K. Reed, 125 Daniels Ave., Rutherford, NJ Webster 9-6047. Thanks.”

NNJR News

  • Check out the calendars for Rally and Solo events on our website. Come out and join us to support the participants and/or to participate.
  • The NNJR Worker’s Party has a new date at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse, Saturday January 18, 2025.

Please consider becoming a volunteer at events in our region and others throughout the Northeast Division.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

October 2024

SAVE THESE 2 DATES!

The NNJR Worker’s Party has a new date, Saturday January 18, 2025. The new date was unanimously approved by the NNJR Board in place of the usual February date. The party will still be held at the Packanack Lake Clubhouse. The agenda will include Worker Appreciation Awards, Solo 2024 Season Awards and a special presentation to our past RE, Peter Schneider for his years of service as RE.

The NEDiv Convention will be held on Saturday February 22, 2025. The location is the Lackawanna Radisson in Scranton, PA. There will be a welcome event on Friday evening February 21, 2025. I will Co-Chair the NEDiv Convention again with Kathy Barnes. I will keep you posted as more details become available.

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region

This story is from the September 2000 Pole Position.

It is an article written by Marilyn and Larry Moorehead titled “A visit to the NNJR Solo Event at Englishtown.” In Marilyn’s words:

     “Larry and I have heard so much about how successful our Solo ll program is that we decided to go to them ourselves. So we packed our sandwiches and coke and off we went to Englishtown. When we got there we were greeted by our fearless leader, Ernie Andersen, who proceeded to show us where the best vantage point was to view the runs and get to the restrooms, etc.”

      “First, let me tell you about the cars. There were so many lined up waiting to get to the start line. It looked like New Jersey’s biggest car lot for race cars. There were Porsches, BMWs, Mercedes, Hondas of all kinds, Toyotas and even a Griffith. Larry and I were in awe. We wanted to get out there and man a worker’s spot, but Ernie has it so well organized that he needed none of us to work because he has all the drivers manning the stations themselves.”

      “So off to the stands we went. Not only did we have a good view of the Solo ll event, when we turned around, we could see and hear the drag races on the other side. Time went by so quickly watching all the cars get at least 6 runs each heat, that all of a sudden it was over.”

      “When we went over to Ernie to say good-bye and thank him and his lovely wife Henrietta, he said ‘are you guys still here?’ ……We had to tell him how impressed we were with such a smooth operation. I know what it takes to run a road race and a hill climb, ……..that I couldn’t imagine how he gets it all done. He told me he still needs insurance, sanctions, track rental, etc., so now I was more impressed. He’s just efficient, that’s all. ……..We decided that we’re going to have to do this all over again.”

NNJR News

  • A new NNJR postcard design is being finalized by Don Yeske, our Membership Chair, to hand out to promote our region and its activities.
  • Check out the calendars for Rally and Solo events on our website. Come out and join us to support the participants and/or to participate!

SCCA News

  • The NEDiv Road Racing Series chaired by Chris Mosley will hold its 8th and last race for the 2024 season at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson CT on Friday October 18th and Saturday October 19th. Chris and I will be working the event handing out the driver awards on Saturday.
  • By the time you read this, the SCCA will have 26 new national champion drivers. The SCCA Run-Offs were held from September 30th to October 6th with races October 4th, 5th and 6th. Videos of the races are available on the SCCA website’s main page.

Please consider becoming a volunteer at events in our region and others throughout the Northeast Division.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

September 2024

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region. In 1990, the RE was Walter Huber and the Assistant RE was Diane Miller. On December 1, 1990, they held the NNJR Annual Dinner Dance at the Skylands Manor, Route 10, Randolph, NJ. The Holiday Party featured “The Best Rock ’N’ Roll Band – Blue Sparks.” Cocktails from 7:00-7:30pm, Dinner at 7:30pm and Dancing until Midnight. The evening’s activities included a slide show of NNJR Solo, Rally, Racing, door prizes and raffles. The sit-down dinner included a choice of Chicken Cordon Bleu or Chateaubriand at a price of $25 per attendee. RSVP’s were sent to Diane Henderson.

In 2024, we are planning to host a Holiday Party again, a tradition that has been on hold for the past few years. We are looking at options for venues and we will keep everyone posted on the planning process. Feel free to send suggestions on dates and locations for the Holiday Party to me at [email protected].

SCCA News

Pitt Race hosted a race weekend August 24th and 25th at Beaver Falls, PA, the hometown of Joe Namath – Go Jets! This was the 7th race weekend in the Northeast Division Road Racing Series chaired by Chris Mosley with double race points available. It was a busy weekend with karting, time trials, driver school and road racing. A food truck provided delicious BBQ- a fun time was had by all!

On Wednesday August 21st, SCCA President Mike Cobb provided an update in an 8pm Zoom call. A variety of topics were covered including financial and membership performance, an update on all SCCA’s motorsports programs, upcoming Championship Season and an overall status of the Club. A recording is available on the SCCA website.

NNJR News

We have submitted a region grant request for $2500 which is available from the SCCA to benefit region programs.

A new NNJR postcard design will be ready in September to hand out to promote our region and its activities.

Please consider becoming a volunteer at events in our region and others throughout the Northeast Division.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

August 2024

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region

We have lost a dear friend and NNJR family member – Diane Henderson. These are her husband John Henderson’s words as we celebrate her life.

“Diane and I celebrated 56 years of marriage in May. Twenty of those involved Diane as a corner worker with SCCA. We are members of the local MG car club. Several

SCCA members came to one of the MG club meetings to present what they do at races. Diane was smitten! She loved being a corner worker. Lou Gianelli and Daryll Anthony were her mentors. I knew she would be safe under their tutelage when she would inform me “I’ll be playing in traffic this weekend”! We both enjoyed sports cars. I had a 1959 Triumph TR3 then a 1964 Mustang.

Diane had a 1966 MG B when I first met her. She bought a ’67 B mid 70’s and it was her daily driver for many years. It’s black in color, we still have it and it is in great shape. Her nick name for it is “The Shadow”. I took her on sporty drives up until very recently. Rob Medynski equipped it with a great sounding muffler and the car still runs strong today. Diane was also the editor of the NNJR Newsletter for many years. We’ve been and still are active with the Seeing Eye in Morristown. Raised 2 pups and they both graduated as guides for the blind. Diane was always their favorite over there”.

John Henderson is planning a celebration/remembrance of Diane on Saturday September 14th 2pm – 5pm at Vander May Funeral Home 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne New Jersey. NNJR will be making a donation to the Seeing Eye in Morristown, NJ in her memory. Diane was loved and we will miss her.

SCCA News: SCCA at Corvettes at Carlisle, August 22-24, 2024

Ed Jenks is looking for volunteers for their next event. Volunteers participate from many regions but more are always needed. Volunteers will get free entry, free parking, a one-of-a -kind T-shirt and $25 to help with travel expenses. The job is just talking to people about the SCCA. This year’s event is being held at Carlisle, NJ August 22-24. SJR’s Ed Jenks is spear-heading staffing for the event. Ciocca Corvettes is giving the SCCA space for their table in their tent. For more information or to volunteer, email Ed at [email protected] and put Carlisle in the subject line.

Please consider becoming a volunteer at events in our region and others throughout the Northeast Division.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].

I’d love to hear from you!

July 2024

As we enter into the summer months, we’ve been experiencing unusually hot (August like) weather. It’s a time to plan vacations with family and friends, but don’t forget the events happening in our region and throughout the Northeast. NNJR Solo has an event scheduled on July 13th at the Meadowlands. NNJR Rally has no events in NJ in July. Road Racing throughout the Northeast Division has a busy Summer schedule to name a few. On June 14-15, NER hosted a race weekend at Lime Rock, well attended with over 190 cars. A fun fact – this is the only race weekend that holds a “Paddock Crawl” on Friday night with everyone bringing food and drinks to share as participants “crawl’ along the paddock. Chris and I are headed to Watkins Glen this weekend for the Glen Region race weekend, the 4th in the NEDIV Road Racing Series.

SCCA NEDiv News from Topeka

SCCA NEDiv News from Topeka Area 1 Director Peter Schneider and Chris Mosley, Chair of the NEDiv Council, are asking drivers and workers to go to the main SCCA page to read the proposed changes to the 2025 Run-offs. The proposal includes shortening the length of time (days) for the Run-offs, the reduction in classes invited and the path to earn an invitation to the Run-offs. The SCCA is looking for input and comments to these proposals. Please take this opportunity to share your thoughts before the cut-off date at the end of July.

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region – a new monthly feature. This month’s story is taken from the NNJR newsletter “The Tonneau” dated May 1963. It is an article written by then Trustee Vic Wallder called Yankee Monte Carlo Rally in his own words. “Jess and I have been making this Connecticut Sports Car Club event a must for the last three years. It is billed as a low pressure rally to brush out the winter cobwebs and tune drivers, navigators and equipment for the coming SCCA national season. This was the 12th running and it continued to live up to expectations. This year included a 200 mile run each of two days starting from Westport, CT. The rally ran to South Egremont, Mass on Saturday and returned to Weston, CT on Sunday. While we were enjoying an excellent prime ribs dinner at the finish we heard of an amusing incident. One checkpoint crew brought sandwiches, etc. for both days. Being tidy, they collected their apple cores, waste paper and the like in a paper bag and threw it in their car to dispose of later. Then on Sunday, on opening their lunch bag they found that they had thrown away the wrong one! Luckily their CP teammates had enough to share…. Oh yes, Jess and I won with a total of 45, 38 which we collected on Saturday.”

Please consider becoming a volunteer at events in our region and others throughout the Northeast Division.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

June 2024

I hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day Weekend with friends and family.

This Memorial Day Weekend, the South Jersey Region held a successful and fun racing event at NJMSP in Millville, NJ. It was round 2 of the following: MAARS Series, US Touring Car Championship, Sprint Bracket Road Racing and the NEDIV Road Racing Series. The event was well attended with over 120 drivers registered and participating. Chris and I worked the event for the NEDIV Road Racing Series (Chris is the Chairperson) spending time with our racing friends and workers and handing out the driver awards on Sunday.

“The Men In Black”

The well known and loved NJ Tech Team – is creating a documentary/history of the MIB. Chris and I were interviewed at different times during the weekend to share our experiences working with the MIB during the past years for the documentary. It is a pleasure working with and growing our friendships with them. I encourage everyone who knows and/or has worked with the MIB to contact them and share your MIB experiences in their documentary.

Stories, Past and Present, from our Northern NJ Region – a new monthly feature.

This month will be the first of monthly stories I will be sharing from our past Pole Position magazines and the original print magazines, The Tonneau. The first story comes from The Tonneau issues dated August 1963 written by Eleanore Noble on July 2, 1963 about having become a flagger. In her own words – “As a spectator I have observed with some curiosity the groups stationed at various points around the racing course. There they were in baggy white coveralls, broiling in the sun, holding flags, running to help a driver in trouble, and amazingly enough, seeming to enjoy their work. Leaving the spectator role and becoming a participant is something I would highly recommend…. It’s quite a job and, if possible, one not to be missed. Recounting incidents at flagging stations during a week-end of racing makes for good laughs, debates, constructive criticisms, not so constructive criticisms, and proud recollections all winter long.”

Please consider becoming a volunteer at events in our region and others throughout the Northeast Division.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected].
I’d love to hear from you!

May 2024

As we move into May, we are enjoying warmer weather and looking forward to activities in our NNJR Region and in the Northeast Division.

This past weekend, Peter Schneider, Rally Chair, hosted another successful Road Rally. Perry Aidelbaum and Mark Labbancz have been busy hosting successful Solo Events at the Meadowlands MetLife Stadium.

In 2 weeks, the NEDiv Road Racing Series, chaired by Chris Mosley, will kick off its series at the Palmer Motorsports Park in MA. Chris and I will be working the weekend, promoting the series and handing out awards for the winners of Sunday’s races.

We would like to congratulate Chris Mosley as he celebrates 50 years of racing with Championships in National and Regional Road Racing at numerous tracks throughout the eastern United States.

The NNJR Board is working on a brief survey to send to our members for feedback on events for 2024 and 2025. One suggestion is to change the February Region Party to a Holiday Party in November when the season ends – a tradition our region supported for many years. Be on the lookout for the survey as we would love to hear from our members with your ideas on how to grow our region and spend more time with our NNJR family.

Feel free to reach out to me with any ideas or suggestions at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

April 2024

On March 1, 2024 I was pleased and honored to step in to the position of NNJR RE. Peter Schneider made a decision to step down as RE and continue with his many other responsibilities as Area 1 Director, Rally Chair and Editor of the NNJR newsletter. On behalf of the NNJR Board and our members, I would like to express our appreciation for Peter’s contributions and hard work during his terms as RE. We wish him continued success and thank him for his friendship.

For members who I have not had the pleasure to know in our NNJR Region, let me introduce myself. I have been a Trustee on the NNJR Board for more than 15 years and I’m a 27 year member of the SCCA. I have planned all the social events for the NNJR Region and I have Co-Chaired the NorthEast Division’s Convention in Scranton, PA for the last three years. This past year I joined the SCCA Foundation as a member of the Web and Communication Committee as the Foundation launches The Legacy Project. For the past 11 years I have assisted Chris Mosley in the NEDiv Road Racing Series traveling throughout the northeast. I’m excited to carry on the RE tradition and look forward to sharing updates with you every month in my column

“Crew Chief Linda.” Linda Santangelo-Mosley (click HERE)