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Loud Pedal Inside this Issue: 25 Hours of Thunderhill Volunteer Appreciation Vintage: The Grassy Knoll February February2011 2011
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FEBruary 2011
Loud Pedal The Official Membership Magazine of Oregon region Sports Car Club of america. Editor:
randy unsbee, aBC Sponsor Pr & Marketing 1260 nE 20th Gresham, Or 97030 firstname.lastname@example.com Editorial/advertising Deadlines: 20th of prior month Please send address changes to: Oregon Region SCCA 4800 SW Macadam Ave., Ste. 110 Portland, OR, 97239 Photographers: Doug Berger, George Dwinell, Wayne Flynn, Ron Coelho The Loud Pedal is published monthly by the Oregon Region of the Sports Car Club of America. All contents copyright Š 2011 by Oregon Region SCCA Inc. Articles and letters to the editor may be submitted in writing, by mail, by fax, electronically on a CD disk or by electronic mail. Original photographs may be submitted, but do not submit, and Oregon Region will not accept, copyrighted materials without prior written permission from the photographer specifically granting Loud Pedal permission to reprint his or her work.
Membership Application The Twisty Bits Motorsports MarCom Part II Solo Rallying with Chris & Kristen The Grassy Knoll Driver School March Race Schedule Event Sked Volunteer Appreciation Region Directory World Challenge Schedule Board Minutes Classifieds
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January 2011
The Twisty
with Jim Murray Let the Games Begin… Elsewhere in this issue you'll find the schedule for our March PIr race weekend with drivers' school, March 11-13; it's a single regional race weekend, same as last year. you can sign up online for school, race or both; check out MotorSportreg.com. Pro Drive also has a Test Day, March 10, as per past practice. We look forward to seeing you out there soon! Meanwhile, there's a Tech Day scheduled at PIr on February 19, 10am to 3 pm, so you can complete your annual Tech inspection prior to the
race weekend, and make late improvements as needed. We've now closed our market survey which had been posted, also on MotorSportreg.com. your Board of Directors is analyzing the results now, and we'll write more in Loud Pedal in the future. The response rate was excellent, with 184 total responses received. Many of you took time to write additional comments, which are much appreciated. Look for more surveys in the future; we want your opinions and comments, always. you might recall our contest questions about Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber and Denny Hamlin. This was promoted in last two Loud Pedals as follows:
Brief quiz: Vettel, Webber and Hamlin…each has something in common with your writer. Send us an email with your guesses; the first three readers who guess all three answers will win a $10 Starbucks card. This is no multiple-choice exercise, either; you have to guess out of thin air! and no…it's not that each driver's surname has six letters…as does your correspondent's. It's a little tougher than that. But, not that tough. Winners' names will be published in the next Loud Pedal; if there are no winners we'll reveal the answers. We have no winners in the contest, so we'll now reveal the answers (drum roll):
Sebastian Vettel's birthday is July 3. He was born in 1987 and your writer, same day… never mind the year! Mark Webber went upside down (endo) in 2010, emerging unscathed. Ditto your writer. Denny Hamlin's car number is 11. Ours too…subject to change… Since we received no winning entries, the Starbucks cards will be retained for a future event… as the 2011 season unfolds, you'll see several changes in our schedules. Our focus this year is to enhance the value of your racing experience; as we have outlined in previous articles, our race weekends almost always will offer full double races. We are moving away from the Sprint race format used in recent years, trying to offer more racing opportunities and options. We hope you'll like the new formats (beginning with the april schedule) and would like your opinions and suggestions. We hope you share our pride in the Oregon region. Our region, with over 1,000 members, is a "jumbo" region in SCCa. Our membership has grown, albeit slightly, in recent years, even holding strong through the tougher economic times.
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Part II In Part I of this series in the January issue of the Loud Pedal we looked at why we need Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) and Web 2.0 to be successful in the motorsports marketplace. More importantly, how can they help your team, specialty, or region in solo, rally or road racing? First, a couple of brief definitions: Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) is focused on what customers (members) want to know about products and services and not necessarily what marketers want to tell them in order to sell something. It's the process of managing all sources of information to which a customer is exposed, which behaviorally moves the customer towards an action and maintains loyalty. It's about assuring consistency of messages at every contact point where company
meets customer. Web 2.0 encompasses all that we know, and is being developed, in social media and other digital delivery systems, like smart phones and digital tablets, to name but a few. you can (and should) start small, build the foundation for your program, and then expand as needed. at Oregon region SCCa we first offered the traditional advertising placements in the Loud Pedal magazine for our marketing partners to reach the most loyal, pre-qualified customers and participants in the northwest. Then, we began building the IMC structure by combining the magazine advertising with Internet Wire Service Press releases and event sponsorship. Last year, we added the Web 2.0 delivery systems to the package, offering additional sponsorship and exposure opportunities with Facebook and live race updates via Twitter. are these big money makers? no, but they do establish a value as to what we do, makes us competitive in the market-
place with competitors like local newspaper advertising or radio, and opens the door to new outlets for exposing our region to the non-initiated. In 2010, our monthly Loud Pedal magazine advertising held steady, but event sponsorship took a big dive. I believe it would have been much worse if we hadn't found ways to add value to what we offer to our marketing partners. Words to live by: always give your partners more than they expect. Does IMC with Web 2.0 work? There are more success stories than we have room for this month, but even though our region's sponsorship, entries and attendance were down in 2010, our membership has grown and we lead the Sports Car Club of america's jumbo regions. Our retention rate is high because, I think, of the quality of events and people running them. I'd like to think the positive experiences we've had with our marketing communications effort have played a part as well. (Continued on page 16)
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About the author: randy unsbee has 40 years of professional experience in marketing communications, public relations, advertising, journalism, photography, and social media in 14 different industries, including motorsports. a winner of over 30 professional awards and five sports car racing championships, he won the first of several hundred races beginning at the age of four in 1/4 midgets. He has worked for such worldwide powerhouse agencies as Burson-Marsteller, aaron D. Cushman & associates and Waggener-Edstrom among others, and was the award-winning Director of Communications for the Sports Car Club of america national headquarters. an experienced online communications advocate for over 25 years, he is currently completing a Masters Degree in e-Communication with Sheffield-Hallam university, Sheffield, England. He has been the Loud Pedal Publisher/Editor and evangelized Oregon region SCCa's Pr and Marketing efforts since 2006. This series of articles are adapted from his presentation at the northern Pacific Division Conference held in reno, nV this past november, and form the foundation for an upcoming e-book.
25 Hours with Bruce Wilson
a Win for Team MiataCage.com It is often said that anything worth having is worth fighting for. For the Oregonbased Miatacage.com team,
this will never ring as true as it did in December when we embarked upon our third campaign of the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. We had run the race twice before and came up short on both attempts. Even though we dominated the growing and popular endurance race in our previous attempts, we broke both times
with just hours remaining to the checkered flag. This time we knew we had the correct strategy and enough driving talent with all of the drivers being past SCCa regional and/or divisional champions. We had it all figured out -- build a rock solid car and prepare for every
contingency by having enough spare parts. We even started preparing some 10 months before the race. But what we didn't anticipate was that Honda (yes that's right Honda the automobile manufacture) had the same idea. about a month before the race, it came to our attention
Back row (L-R): Carrie Sutherland, Brian Clemons, Jeff Jenks, Sean Hedrick, Kevin Clark, Dave Sutherland, Brian Towey, Josh McKinney, Ed Pavone, Jason Rawlins, Cheree Rawlins Front row (L-R): Ken Sutherland, Bruce Wilson, Jon Davies, Will Schrader Not pictured: Claire Davies, Samantha Davies
that Honda Performance Development (HPD) had developed a new Hybrid car (Cr-Z) that was not only brand new for 2011, but was sporting 75 horsepower more than our Miata. Honda had announced their intent to bring this car to the 25 hour race to prove out its endurance capabilities. Wow, our hopes for an easy cruise to a win were in jeopardy. How could this happen? On top of that, Honda decided to stack the deck by hiring some of the best talent in the industry to drive their car. as it turns out, they were coming to win The driver lineup read like a who's who of american sedan racing with Peter Cunningham, Lawson achenbach, and Simon Pagenaud slated to take the wheel of the well prepped and mightily powered car. So somebody changed the game! In past years, we had been competing mostly against amateur and semi-pro teams, but now we were up against a factory effort with a team of championship winning pro drivers. But deep down inside, we knew we still had a chance and remained amazingly calm as we finished our preparations and made our way down South to Willows. With Honda bringing a car that was capable of beating us by more than 2 seconds a lap, our proven race strategy and driver lineup of Ken Sutherland, Will Schrader, Jonny Davies and myself would be a key factor in our campaign against this factory backed team. In the past, our
strategies were based solely on a go-for-broke, winning strategy. But this time that strategy would play itself out time and time again, as we pushed the car and drivers to the limit in every possible way. Our veteran Crew Chief, Brian Clemmons was uncanny in his calculations and decisions. He was precise in his fuel calculations down to the lap. Even when challenged with rain and drying conditions, and quite a few full course cautions, Brian just continued to get more accurate as he gathered more data. Tires changes were scheduled with the same accuracy, although the wear was slightly more than we expected. We only had one flat and that happened on an in lap, pure genius! In the end, Brian matched wits with the Honda team for fuel, tire and driver change strategies to the nth degree all the way to the last minutes of the race. We had faster
tire changes, fuel stops, and made fewer mistakes, and as the race progressed we started to see them copy some of our methodology. How cool is that! In the end, the factory effort was reminded how powerful grassroots racing, a strong passion, and a commitment to winning can produce. The race finish was nothing short of amazing, with team MiataCage.com besting the Honda Performance Development team for the win in the hotly contested E3 class. after 25 hours of racing, the two cars were separated by just over 1 minute (on the same lap), finishing many laps ahead of the 3rd place team and ahead of many faster classed cars -- It was a battle
like no other in the race. The final laps were very intense with the Honda team turning 5-8 seconds faster laps, but as it played out, the factory effort fell short to a team with a lot of talent, perseverance and maybe, just maybe, a little bit of luck. Many thanks to all our sponsors at Toyo Tires, Midas, northwest Superfinish, InspiredSalts.com, Wyatt Fire Protection, FatCat Motorsports, Hood river Coffee, Fast underCar, SMI Motorsports and Ed Pavone. But many, many thanks to our very good friend Sean Hedrick and team owner at Miatacage. com for his support and tireless efforts. Without Sean this would have never come to pass.
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FEBruary 2011
with Andrew Howe
The Wait is Over The wait is over. The 2011 Oregon region Solo schedule is posted on the website. This year's schedule features more events than in past years and also is remarkably balanced between our three sites. Here's the breakdown: We start the season in March with three dates on the north Paddock. a practice event on March 5th starts things off and it is quickly
followed by a points event the following day. a second championship event is scheduled on March 27th. The annual novice School is scheduled for april 30th in the South Paddock. The third championship event is scheduled for the next day. We're off on the Mother's Day weekend but back at it May 14th and 15th with two points events in Packwood. Here's where we get lucky. It has been a while since we
were able to schedule an event weekend in the north Paddock during the summer, but this year we have events on June 4th and 5th. These are championship events #6 and #7 and are, indeed, scheduled in the north Paddock. I expect these events will be popular. We're in Packwood for July 2nd (Intermediate School) and July 3rd (Event #8). and, we're in Packwood again for Events #9 and #10 on august 13th and 14th. This brings us to September and season ending events in the South Paddock on September 17th (Event #11) and 18th (Event #12). Wow. 12 events! and the majority of these events are in Portland! With FOur events in the north
Paddock! I love running in Packwood, but more than that I love being able to have this many north Paddock dates. Other highlights from the northwest autocross calendar: Evolution Schools are scheduled for May 7th and 8th. I'm not sure what Phases are expected to be offered or who the contact is, but I'm sure the information will be available soon enough. northwest region has their events scheduled in Bremerton and Packwood. Highlights for me are the regional ProSolo events that are scheduled on april 16th and June 25th. These events are a blast! Finally, I understand that a northern Pacific Divisional event is tentatively scheduled for Helena, Montana on the weekend of June 11th and 12th. Helena is a long way from Oregon, but I have heard that they put on a good Divisional. (Continued on page 15)
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Rallying with Chris & Kristen Calendars Coming Together One of the goals of the off season is to start planning the events for the upcoming year. With that in mind, here's what we've got going on for 2011: Our rallyCross season calendar is being finalized; generally speaking, we'll be on similar weekends this year as we were last year. The schedule will be posted on the Oregon rally Group website hopefully in the next week. I believe the first event is slated for March 20 out at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro. Speaking of rallyCross, once again we're in need of helmets. If you have an old helmet Sa-95 and newer that you don't know what to do with, please consider donating it to our rallyCross program. It gets it out of your closet and onto heads that need it, and continues its useful life as a helmet. Contact Chris Hale, rally Director, for where to drop it off.
Stage rally is once again in full swing organizing the Oregon Trail rally. This year's round of the rally america/ rallyCar national Championship will be on May 13-15. Friday's competition will be at PIr again, and Saturday and Sunday will be based out of the Dalles and Dufur.
ers and co-drivers and the organizers themselves. Come ask all your questions about rally— we'll answer whatever rally questions you have! along with all the learning opportunities, we'll have a barbecue going, rally videos and games, and fun for the whole family.
as always, we need volunteers in order to put on the awesome and safe event we're known for. Prior knowledge of rally working is not needed, but a willingness for adventure is! rallymaster Mike nagle is working up some really cool stuff this year, and it's going to be great to be a part of it.
next up: road rally. This year sees the return of the fabled road not Taken—a rally adventure by the light of august's full moon. This all-night time-speed-distance event takes place august 1314. no special equipment is needed for road rally except, again, a well-developed sense of adventure! and a good watch, some pencils, a clipboard, and a navigator who can hold their dinner down. I'll have more details as we get closer to the event, but one thing I can tell you now: this is a straight-forward, no traps, touring rally, where the only challenge is staying on time. and staying focused.
Speaking of rally working, if you are curious as to what it all entails but don't want to commit to working a rally just to find out, you should come out to our rally Day, February 27 at Dick Hannah Subaru. We'll have mini seminars on what "volunteering for a rally" really means, what the jobs are and how to do them. We'll also have rally cars on display and being checked over by certified rally scrutineers, as well as rally driv-
as always, the Friday nighter series will be on the first Friday of the month with a couple of exceptions during the summer. also, the
Mountains to the Sea rally will be July 23, so if you're in to a nice day-time drive with some challenges built in and a great dinner at the finish, you'll want to get this one on your calendar. One big change to the rally calendar this year is the change of Ghoul's Gambol from a Halloween rally to a harvest-time GTa. Cascade also has a rally school they'll be putting on in advance of their first Friday nighter—the school is February 26 (day before rally Day) and the first Friday nighter is March 4th, written by some Zurschmeides. My dad has volunteered (which means I'm volunteered too) to write on the events, but I'm not telling which one. Let me just say that it won't be as hard as you think it is, and if you follow the one simple premise you won't get lost. really. Well, that's all I've got right now. More information on all the events mentioned and more will be found on www.oregonrally.com. Like the rest of the world, I'm eagerly awaiting the "go" season!
FEBruary 2011
The Grassy Knoll with Dan Mullin
Did you Get your Email? Greetings from the grassy knoll Vintage parking lot! We are going to attempt to write a monthly column about SCCa Vintage and Vintage racing in general. Dave Franks and myself hope to alternate months but if you would like to contribute something for the good of the order…please feel free to let one of us know.
So how do you know its almost racing season? ya get an e-mail from Bud Smola about his annual get together up in Washington State. The racing season will be here before you know it! and we start things off in March with a driver's school and regional/ vintage race weekend. The schedule has been posted for the year…lots of racing for all and we will also include dates for other Vintage organizations as well. also we have the norPac Vintage Series schedule. What
we try to do is have at least one race in each region. a few years back it worked out great…we ran at Portland, Seattle, Infineon and Fernley. It gave those of us chasing points some good track time, a chance to see other tracks, and to let other regions know we are alive and well. This year the norPac Vintage schedule will include:
it's a great venue but a long pull for some and you might encounter snow as we have in the past. Last year we moved the SFr race to Thunderhill (different venue and different time of year). We had a pretty good turnout from OrE region but the numbers were less than they expected…it seems the SoCal group didn't want to travel that far.
april 30-May 1 Laguna, SFr May 28-30 Pacific raceways, nWr June 17-19 PIr (rose Cup), OrE aug 20-21 OrP, OrE Some of the weekends are double race weekends and will count for double points. any questions on points standings refer them to Dave Franks. In years past we have run Laguna with San Francisco region..
This year it's back to the april date and may be tough for some up north to make due to the time of year, weather constraints, and financially taxing. But it's a fun Series, great racing, and as always great people! Ok, now guys and gals.. let's get out in the garage and get cracking! Check your safety gear (belts, helmets, fire systems) I would hate to get stuck in Tech and find out my belts are out of date! If you need new belts-go for the FIa ones! and before I forget…get your annual Tech done early… at PIr February 19th, from 10:00am till 3:00pm!
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Driver School with Brian Towey
Oregon region Driver School If participation in the March Driver's School is in your plans, then congratulations! you have just started on a fabulous adventure that few have earned the privilege to take. you will make lifelong friends and tell stories you have never imagined possible. There is a little bit of business to take care of first, however… Without putting too fine a point on it – when you arrive for an SCCa Driver's School, you must be prepared (car and driver) exactly as for any other SCCa race weekend. Luckily, you knew that day was coming, anyway… We all had a beginning in this sport and you aren't expected to immediately know all that an experienced racer knows – but, when you arrive Thursday evening for Ground School, the bullet has left the gun (so to speak).
So first, bring a "race" car that you believe is prepared to complete an entire SCCa race weekend. Second, bring everything that you think you might need for a complete race weekend (most people benefit from something easily disguised to be a pit crew). To help you understand more specifically what the above means, I suggest you peruse the copy of "Go ahead - Take the Wheel" that you received when you applied for your novice Permit. Start with Chapters 1,3,4,5 and 6, if you are time crunched. If you want a head start on the topics that will arise regarding driving your car, read Speed Secrets Parts 1 and 2 (get that at amazon). Some good news - Oregon region SCCa is fortunate to be the home of some exceptional racing, driving and teaching talent. and, we will be relying more on instructors with "professional" teaching experience than in the past – which also means a change in format. The new schedule allows for much more track time - this means the cur-
riculum can focus a bit on developing driving skills. The main points here are that this is going to be even better than in the past, and that what anybody else has told you about what to expect might be tossed out the window… also different from a typical SCCa School - if you bring a car properly equipped to carry a passenger, we may be able to briefly put an instructor in the race car with you. Some people learn more quickly this way, and while many of us did just fine without a riding instructor, it can be helpful. Contact me (firstname.lastname@example.com) if you have questions about this. If you haven't registered yet – do it now. If any of the above doesn't make sense to you, Contact Karen (503-2249469, firstname.lastname@example.com) and she will make everything better!!! If we know you are coming, we can plan for it – and racing (as you will soon learn) is much about making and executing plans. Help us out by giving us a heads up. In most cases, it is helpful (perhaps, necessary) to
have documentation of your previous on-track experience if you desire to have it considered to streamline your permit / licensing process. and, this must be done before the school is completed. and, proof is more useful than simple documentation – photocopies of licenses, certificates, race results, etcetera all work great. Bring them to the track with you. We are here to help you succeed – all you have to do is cooperate and everything will work out. I promise. That does not, however, mean that there won't be trick questions on the test… The old guys did it to us, so we have to do it to you – tradition, you know..? Complete your paperwork with SCCa (call Karen, 503-224-9469) Document your previous experience read "Go ahead - Take the Wheel" Bring a prepared "race" car Bring help to keep it running ask for help when the process seems confusing (see Karen, above)
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Mar 4 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver
Sked road racing March 11-13 -- Driver School & Single regional, PIr april 16-17 -- Double regional, PIr May 6-8 -- regional & national, PIr June 17-19 -- rose Cup Double regional, PIr July 1-3 -- Double national, PIr august 6-7 -- Double regional, PIr august 20-21 -- Single regional, OrP September 9 -11 -Double regional, PIr
Solo Kickoff Party Saturday, February 19th - Sykart Practice Day Saturday, March 5th - PIr north Paddock - Stock aM Event #1 Sunday, March 6th - PIr north Paddock - Stock aM Event #2 Sunday, March 27th- PIr north Paddock - Stock PM novice School Saturday, april 30th, PIr South Paddock (Pre-registration is required) Event #3 Sunday, May 1st - PIr South Paddock Stock aM
rally/rallyCross Feb 27 CSCC TSD rally School Portland, Oregon, and OrG rally Day Vancouver Wa
May 13 - 15 Oregon Trail rally 5/13 - Portland, Or 5/14 & 5/15 - Dufur, Or
Mar 20 rallyCross #1 Hillsboro, Oregon
Event #4 Saturday, May 14th - Packwood, Wa Stock PM Event #5 Sunday, May 15th, - Packwood, Wa - Stock PM Event #6 Saturday, June, 4th - PIr north Paddock - Stock aM Event #7 Sunday, June, 5th - PIr north Paddock Stock aM Intermediate School Saturday, July 2nd - Packwood, Wa (Pre-registration is required) Event #8 Sunday, July 3rd - Packwood, Wa - Stock PM Event #9 Saturday, august 13th - Packwood, Wa - Stock aM Event #10 Sunday, august 14th - Packwood, Wa - Stock aM Event #11 Saturday, September 17th - PIr South Paddock - Stock PM Event #12 Sunday, September 18th - PIr South Paddock - Stock PM
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Jun 10 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver
apr 1 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver
Jun 12 rallyCross #4 Hillsboro, Oregon
apr 17 rallyCross #2 Hillsboro, Oregon
Jul 1 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver area
May 6 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver
Jul 23 CSCC Mountains to the Sea road rally; Portland, Oregon to the beach
May 8 rallyCross #3 Hillsboro, Oregon
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FEBruary 2011
WE APPRECIATE OUR VOLUNTEERS! Many of you know, but some may not, Oregon region encourages volunteers to work at our road race events by subsidizing their SCCa dues. For instance, in 2011 if you work 11 days out of the total 22 days available at Oregon region races, the region will pay all your individual SCCa dues when they come due. There are only two things you have to do: (1) Show up and work in the specialty of your choice, and (2) at the end of your membership year, fill out the "Club racing Volunteer Incentive Program" form. Mail that form and your membership invoice to the Oregon region office and your dues will be paid. Please plan ahead and renew early. If you are unable to participate in 11 days during the year for Oregon region but you do attend other SCCa events, national SCCa pro-
Appreciation vides a discount on your dues. The amount of the discount depends on how many days you work during your membership year. Of course, subsidizing your dues is only one way the region demonstrates our appreciation for your dedication at our events. There are drawings for gift cards and other prizes, and dinner or snacks and adult beverages are provided at the end of each on-track day, too! We encourage all participants to join the social at the end of the day so workers, drivers and crews can bench race and get to know each other better. Thanks for all you do—we appreciate you!
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(Continued from page 6) The other known Divisional event date is right around the corner… San Francisco region is hosting a Divisional February 19th and 20th (you'll have to miss the Kick Off Party!). They know it is early in the year, but it was the only time they could get the nice lot.
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(Continued from page 5) For the first time in our region's history, you can find out what's going on through our monthly magazine, Web site, Facebook and Twitter. We even have high definition video clips on Facebook and high definition podcasts are soon to come. Live race coverage via Twitter and Facebook were highly successful. To be successful at this, do you need to know all about strategy, tactics, branding and other mumbo jumbo? not necessarily, though it helps. There are dozens of really good books out there to give you some ideas. Two I recommend are: "Value added Public relations: the Secret Weapon of Integrated Marketing" by Harris, and "The new rules of Marketing and Pr: How to use Social Media, Blogs, news releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to reach Buyers Directly" by Scott. Okay, so what can you start doing today? Most organizations, committees and teams pick out a few individual tactics, throw them at the wall, and hope one or more of them stick. I am going to advise that you turn that model upside down. Start with an objective, determine a battle plan, and then select the right tactics.
align your objectives with your marketing communications effort. That objective could be revenue growth, which means starting by attracting new members and retaining who you have. Maybe your objective is geared towards generating advertising revenue, sponsors, or drawing more entries from outside of region. Perhaps it is garnering more publicity for your team or volunteer activities. Draw out your battle plan. Whatever they may be, write down your business goals in detail. a good source in this area is "Business Model Generation" by Osterwalder and Pigneur. Then, learn as much as you can about your target audiences; break them down into segments and develop a list of potential tactics for reaching them. a "one-size-fits all" marketing communications campaign rarely works anymore. If you're running your region or team's campaign then create a biography for each group – solo, rally, rallycross, road race, time trials, officials, volunteer workers, drivers, crew members, etc. (Continued on page 17)
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(Continued from page 16) Determine what you want each segment of your audience to know and believe about you. Different segments have different interests and problems for you to solve. Whether you are a driver, team owner, chief of specialty, regional executive or committee leader, use the tools at hand to tell your members and prospects about what you do that is unique and interesting. In sales this is called the unique Selling Proposition (uSP.) This can be accomplished through your region's magazine, newsletter, Web site, Facebook page, Blog, email or text messages. Plan to stay in touch with your audience on at least a monthly basis. If you are preparing for particularly busy time of year, like race season, this contact may be much more frequent. But, don't make the mistake of disappearing during the off season. If you do, you'll find interest, support and participation in your project may disappear as well, or be extremely difficult to jump start. your credibility will suffer. Then, select OnE tactic to try out, track the results, modify as needed, and try again. Then, add another, and another.
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(Continued from page 4) We receive praise from visiting Stewards who chair and observe our events, both for our efficiency of race operations, and for our good spirit. These results are a credit to our race operations management, our chiefs, and our workers. When it's pelting down rain, with mud everywhere, the corner workers are all smiles. need I say more?
Drivers, here's a thought (I doubt it's original): If there's a race weekend you're not running, try coming out to work, especially if you haven't before. We're always short workers on Fridays because of their jobs. Come out and volunteer…if you show up an hour before first green flag, there's a workers' meeting (contact myself, or Karen and we can introduce you). you will be assigned a spot, probably placed on a corner, and see the other side of our race weekends. It's a great way to appreciate the organizational skill and dedication, not to mention the attitude, of our race operations and crew. SCCa overall remains this country's premier amateur road racing organization.
The SCCa creates the structure for our racing, with an emphasis on safety, fair competition and high driving standards. Our race weekends are run based on these rules, with an emphasis locally on "safe, fair and fun". Our intent is to offer you the most competitive, safest racing you can find in the Pacific northwest; your SCCa racing license enables you to run anywhere from Pacific raceways to road atlanta, Watkins Glen to road america. and right here at home: Portland International raceway. Come out and race! We look forward to seeing you this year! More comments or questions? 541 788 2797 or jmmurrayjr@ aol.com - aloha -
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World Challenge Announces Final Two Venues to Complete 2011 Season
(Continued from page 13) Jul 31 rallyCross #5 Location to be announced aug 5 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver Sep 9 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver Sep 11 rallyCross #6 Hillsboro, Oregon Oct 7 CSCC Friday nighter Portland / Vancouver Oct 9 rallyCross #7 Hillsboro, Oregon nov 5 CSCC autumn GTa rally, Portland / Vancouver
TOPEKa, Kan. (February 8, 2011) – WC Vision and SCCa Pro racing today announced the final two events that will showcase Sports Car Wars and complete the 12race 2011 World Challenge GT, GTS and Touring Car Championships campaign: Mazda raceway Laguna Seca (MrLS) and road atlanta. now in its 22nd consecutive year, north america's top professional series for production-based sports cars will return to Mazda raceway Laguna Seca and the famous corkscrew on Sept. 16-18. The series last raced at MrLS in 2009 and the 2011 event is scheduled along with the american Le Mans Series. Then it's off to road atlanta in Braselton, Ga, Sept. 28Oct. 1, as the World Challenge season finale will take place during the prestigious Petit Le Mans weekend, also with the american Le Mans Series. Later that same weekend, World Challenge will also host its season-ending awards banquet, officially crowning its GT, GTS and Touring Car Drivers', Manufacturers' and Team Champions. The 12-race, eight-venue schedule will be televised on VErSuS, with more details on the TV schedule to be announced soon. additionally, fans can watch all of the races on world-challengetv.com. (Continued on page 23)
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2011 Board of Directors Regional Executive Asst. R. E. Past R. E. Road Racing Director Solo Director Rally Director Director at Large 1 Director at Large 2
Andrew Foley Dan Mullin Dan Halloran Jim Murray George Wilder Chris Hale Peggy Gaston Kim Kuzma McFarland
region Officials Membership/Merchandise Karen McCoy Region Office Admin Karen McCoy Secretary to BOD Mary Thompson Treasurer C. Sutherland Publicity/Marketing Randy Unsbee Loud Pedal Publisher/Editor Randy Unsbee rally Officials RoadRally Manager RallyCross Manager
Kevin Poirier Rebecca Ruston
road racing Officials Road Racing Director Race Ops Manager Regl Points Keeper* Vintage Racing Chair Vintage Points*
Jim Murray Bob Smethers Kari L. Macfarlane Dan Mullin Dave Franks
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BOD Minutes
OrEGOn rEGIOn SCCa BOarD OF DIrECTOrS MEETInG MInuTES DaTE: 12-1-2010 PLaCE: China Bay restaurant
TrEaSurEr rEPOrT – absent Karen provided balance sheets for both the region and road racing. She also provided a summary of the banquet budget.
PrESEnT: Board Members: andrew Foley, Dan Mullin, Dan Halloran, Chris Hale, Jim Murray, George Wilder, Peggy Gaston, Kim McFarland
LOuD PEDaL rEPOrT – randy reported that the latest issue is up on the web and is at the printer. He also reported a slight increase in advertising.
Officials: Mary Thompson, Karen McCoy, randy unsbee Members: andy Howe, Gary Manchester, Bob Smethers
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absent: Carrie Sutherland CaLL TO OrDEr – recently elected rE, andrew Foley called the meeting to order. rEGIOnaL EXECuTIVE InTrO – andrew thanked Dan H. for his service as rE and welcomed him to the BOD as Past rE. MEMBEr/nEW BuSInESS COMMEnTS – Bob Smethers provided the group a look at TC and how the club operates. He also expressed thanks for The regions cooperation in the past, ie lending equipment and vehicles to them for their events. Gary Manchester mentioned the fact that he thought there should have been more information provided earlier regarding the election of new BOD. This may have given members extra momentum to become involved. COMMITTEE & OFFICIaLS rEPOrTS rEGIOnaL OFFICE rEPOrT – Karen reported hours worked as 89 ½. This encompassed mostly cleanup of the past season and preparation for the upcoming one of 2011.
SOLO II rEPOrT – George advised that they would be working on their budget next week. andy mentioned that their banquet was good. raLLy rEPOrT – Chris provided a look at, "rally In a nutshell". This helped those not familiar with rally to understand their operations. DIrECTOr I rEPOrT – Peggy thanked Frank McKinnon for his help in securing the awards for the banquet. It was a big job but she was pleased with the outcome. DIrECTOr II rEPOrT – Kim was pleased to say that she had many good comments about the banquet. The facility worked out well and the food was good. She would not hesitate to recommend the same site for the next banquet. rOaD raCInG rEPOrT – Jim is currently working on the 2011 budget. He Provided a draft of the proposed schedule for the upcoming season. He would like to have a survey created for the drivers to provide feedback to The region's proposed event to be held at OrP.
Jim suggests that all drivers take time to join a specialty at one of our events as a worker. He has found this to be highly fulfilling to see the track from another aspect than as a driver. It helps to understand the track better as well as the essential role of our workers. Jim and Karen prepared an Entry History encompassing 2005-2010. This provided an overview of each race for those years. This report also showed the actual cost to run a race weekend with the averages as follows: 2 day = $37,283 3 day = $38,894. These amounts include track rental, security, ambulance, towing, food, beverages, insurance and sanction fees. This is where the driver entry fee goes. He mentioned that nW is interested in co-sanctioning an event with us this year. More will be discussed on this later. Bob Smethers, race Operations, provided a list of the chiefs for 2011 The BOD voting on the list with no discussion. M/S (Dan H/Dan M) M/P. any specialties not filled at this time will be announced at a Chief 's meeting to be held Feb 5th. Place TBD. He mentioned the possibility of separating F & C into two separate specialties. This decision will be reported on at said meeting. PaST rEGIOnaL EXEC – Dan thanked andy for his past representation as Solo Director on the BOD. He has provided a strong voice with profound knowledge of our sport.
Dan also suggested that it might be helpful to have reports sent prior to the BOD meeting this month so that they could then be discussed at the meeting after having been perused prior to the meeting. aSST rEGIOnaL EXEC - none rEGIOnaL EXEC – andrew was happy to have the opportunity to lead The region into the new season. He wanted to use this first meeting to listen to his BOD, and their reports and gather info that he can use to go into the season better informed of the operations. He has ideas for change and will initiate them as we move into the new year. The rE will advise of the selection of a committee to review the region Financial records as requested. One change was to the meeting date. a BOD member had a conflict so the meeting date has been changed from the first Wednesday of each month to the third Wednesday. The first meeting of 2011 will be held 1/19/11. Meetings are subject to change due to conflicts that might arise due to holidays, race dates etc. Prior notice will always be advised. nOTE: andrew requested that Carrie and Mary remain in their current positions as Treasurer and Secretary. They both accepted his appointment. adjourn M/S (Dan H./Dan M) M/P respectfully submitted, Mary Thompson
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(Continued from page 21) 2011 World Challenge Schedule of Events
September 28 – October 1, round 12 road atlanta (with aLMS, Petit Le Mans Weekend) Braselton, Ga
March 25 – 27, rounds 1 & 2 Streets of St. Petersburg (with IndyCar) St. Petersburg, FL
* denotes doubleheader race event
april 15 – 17, round 3 Streets of Long Beach (with IndyCar/aLMS) Long Beach, Ca april 29 – May 1, round 4 Miller Motorsports Park (coheadliner, naSCar West) Tooele, uT May 20 – 22, rounds 5 & 6 Mosport International raceway (World Challenge Headliner)* Bowmanville, On, CDn august 5 – 7, rounds 7 & 8 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (with IndyCar/aLMS)* Lexington, OH august 26 – 28, rounds 9 & 10 Infineon raceway (with IndyCar)* Sonoma, Ca
World Challenge is north america's top production carbased racing championship. Divided into three separate categories (World Challenge GT, World Challenge GTS, and World Challenge Touring Car), each race features a thrilling standing start, adrenaline filled door-todoor action and world class drivers. World Challenge features cars from the world's most popular manufacturers – race-prepped versions of the cars driven on the streets. Sanctioned by SCCa Pro racing, World Challenge races at north america's premier road and temporary street courses. For more information about World Challenge, visit www.world-challenge. com.
September 16 – 18, round 11 Mazda raceway Laguna Seca (with aLMS) Monterey, Ca
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1 Oral presentations What is in this guide Four-step guide to preparing oral presentations Step 1: Plan Step 2: Prepare Step 3: Practise Step 4: Present Reflecting on the presentation Oral presentations checklist Four-step guide to preparing oral presentations There is a good chance that at some stage you will have to do an oral presentation as part of your assessment at university. For many people, the thought of speaking in front of an audience is terrifying but, with careful preparation and a little practice, you will find it is not as bad as you might think. Follow this Four-step guide and remember that skill and confidence in public speaking are things that will benefit you both at university and in the workplace. Step 1: Plan Read your assignment outline carefully and be clear about what exactly you need to do. Start by asking yourself the following questions: Am I answering a set question or providing information on a topic? Is my purpose to explain, discuss, persuade or critique? Am I presenting my own viewpoint? If so, what can I base this on? Do I need to try and promote discussion? If so, consider preparing focus questions to get the discussion started in case nobody in the audience asks a question. Page 1
2 Keep your audience in mind. Ask yourself the following questions: What can I assume they know already? What terminology will I need to explain to them? What can I teach them? What do they expect? What will be interesting to them? What will keep them focused? Think about any visual aids you might use during your presentation. Will you use a powerpoint presentation? Will you use handouts? These can be a framework for the audience but they could also be distracting. If possible, let your audience know that you will give them notes at the end of the talk so they can concentrate on listening and participating. You might also give your audience a list a references so they can follow up on the information in your talk. Are there any interesting (and relevant) things you can show the audience? Consider the venue. What facilities and equipment does it have? How big is the room? What is the set-up and can you change it if you need to? Step 2: Prepare Think about what your main points and/or arguments are. Brainstorm your topic and write a rough outline in point form. Do your research. Use your own rough outline, assignment outline, recommended readings and instructions from your tutor as a guide. Organise your material to write a draft in a basic essay format. Think about how much time you have and how much information you can include. Introduction Start with something that will catch the audience s attention: a question, a funny story, an amazing fact or something to look at. Keep it short and relevant to get them thinking and interested in what you are about to tell them. Explain what your presentation is about and your aim i.e. to inform, persuade, discuss. Give a brief outline of your main points and tell the audience what (if anything), they need to do. Page 2
3 Body Organise your main points in a logical order. Imagine you are writing a paragraph on each point. Try the PEEL system to make sure you include: Point make it clear what your main points are. When giving the presentation, use expressions that tell the audience that you are about to move on to a new point. Think about saying things like: I would like to start with ; The next point is ; Now I d like to explain. Explain you might need to give a definition, specific details or a real life scenario to clearly explain why your point is relevant/ important /significant. Evidence you might provide a specific example as evidence, include quotes, cite statistics and/or refer to research that has been done in this area. Link explain how this point relates to the next or sum up by reminding the audience how this point relates to the topic. Conclusion This is a summary of your main points. Restate your aim and make it clear you have achieved it. When giving the presentation, think about saying things like: I think you can now see that... ; My intention was.., it should now be clear that... Don t forget to thank the audience, and invite questions and/or discussion. Now that you have written your draft, you need to summarise it back into main points and information prompts. Remember, you are giving an oral presentation, not reading an essay to the audience. If you are using a power point presentation, your slides will act as your prompts. Otherwise, write your main points on to palm cards along with single word or short sentence prompts that will remind you of the details. If you are citing statistics or using unfamiliar or difficult terms, always include these as well. Step 3: Practice Start with your draft. Read it aloud several times until you are able to say some parts without reading it word for word. Time yourself to see whether you need to add more information or cut parts out. Next, practice your presentation using only your power point slides or palm cards as prompts. This time, you are speaking to an audience, not reading. If you are unable to remember what you need to say, go back to your draft to fill in the gaps. If you still find it impossible to remember what to say, consider writing yourself notes to use in addition to your power point slides, or adding extra information to your palm cards. However, you need to remember, you will lose points if you read rather than speak to the audience. If you are using power point, make sure you can easily get it started and move between slides without interrupting your talk. Page 3
4 If possible, practice presenting in front of an actual audience (even if it is only 1 person). Think about the following: Are you looking at your audience? What does your voice sound like? Is it too loud? Are you speaking in a monotone? Are you speaking too quickly? Are you saying annoying things like ummm you know.. etc. Are you swaying or jiggling or moving around too much? Are you pausing to add emphasis or to allow the audience to think after you have asked them a question? Double check the pronunciation of difficult or foreign words or words that you are not familiar with. Step 4: Present On the day of your presentation, make sure you arrive early to set up. Make sure your equipment is working and if necessary, arrange the class room set-up so that your audience can see and hear you clearly, ask questions and if required, contribute to the discussion. Remember it is normal to feel nervous. Take a few deep breaths. Calmly look over your notes. Smile at the audience. If you feel like it, confess that you are nervous, your audience will probably know how you are feeling. Consider your posture and body language, and the tone and speed of your voice. If you feel like you are racing, slow down! Force yourself to stop at the end of a sentence, take a breath, and think before you continue. Try to maintain eye contact with the audience. Be aware of how your audience is reacting. If they look confused, ask them if you need to explain something again. If they look bored or distracted, consider stopping to ask the audience a question, or ask if they have a question or comment to make. Remember that it is OK to admit you don t know the answer to a question, if appropriate, you could ask someone else if they would like to answer. Reflecting on your presentation Taking the time to reflect on how your presentation went will help you to prepare for your next oral presentation. Ask yourself the following questions: What part of my presentation went really well and why? What didn t work and why? What feedback did the lecturer/tutor give me? How did the audience respond during my presentation? How can I improve my presentation skills for next time? Page 4
5 Oral presentation checklist Oral presentation checklist Step 1: Plan Step 2: Prepare Step 3: Practice Step 4: Present Reflect Read your assignment outline carefully. Be clear as to what you are expected to do. Consider your audience. Think about using visual aids. Consider the venue. Brainstorm your topic. Write down your key points. Do your research. Write a rough draft in the same format as an essay. Prepare your prompts, e.g. power point presentation or palm cards. Read over your draft until you have memorised as much as you can. Practise using only your prompts. If using power point, practise using it while you are talking. Be aware of voice, body language and eye contact. Arrive early to set up. Calm your nerves. Be aware of your voice, body language and eye contact. Be aware of how the audience is responding. Invite questions and/or discussion after your presentation. Think about what went well and want could have been better. Think about the lecturer/ tutor s comments Think about how the audience responded. Think about how you can improve next time. Page 5
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Lou is a devil type of character playable in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and is the last boss guitarist. Lou is unlockable once you beat him in a Guitar Battle at the end of any career on any difficulty. His name is a reference to Lucifer. You also unlock his Guitar called the "Obliviaxe", which looks like a skeleton corpse (the headstock is a horned skull, the fretboard is a spine, and the body is a rib cage). He is also playable in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
In single-player mode, Lou originally poses as the manager of the player's band. He signs the band after the performance in Mitch's Moose Lounge, unknowingly giving Lou possession of their souls. Lou reveals himself after the gig at Kaiju Megadome through the contract in red printing at the bottom claimed "Your soul is mine", along with flared red eyes. He also reveals himself as the god of the Rock Underworld, Hades.
In the Co-op story, Lou appears after the band members are arrested because of the fire inadvertently started by their encore performance of Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll in their Backyard Bash. Lou makes a deal to set the band free as long as they perform for the prison inmates. Doing so, as soon as they step out of Shanker's Island, Lou drags them down to his domains.
He is basically the Guitar Hero version of Satan.
Lou, in his human form, also appears in the Guitar Hero III tutorial, antagonizing the God of Rock.
In Guitar Hero: Aerosmith his guitar can be purchased for $500.
Lou is not playable in Guitar Hero World Tour, but he appears in various cutscenes.
In Guitar Hero: Metallica, his Glam band "The Poseurs" contend with Metallica Jr. for Metallica's auditioning, but is then sent back to Hell distraught after James Hetfield tricks him.
In Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, he imprisons the God of Rock, takes on his guise, and then recruits Johnny Napalm, Axel Steel, Lars Umlaut and Casey Lynch to collect souls with an "artifact" while on stage in several famous venues, but then fails when the band gets ripped off by him and claims the artifact back and rescues the God of Rock, who then takes them to Quebec City.
In the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC version of the game, Lou only has one outfit in the game called "Thick Izzy" (which looks like the gigantic being in the background of Lou's Inferno).In Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Lou has many new outfits as well.
- In the Guitar Hero III Control Panel's Texture Explorer, the texture files for Lou contain the word "satan."
- When beating Lou in the Guitar Battle of GH3, Lou repeatedly does an animation of him slowly looking down and lowering his guitar.


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Since my Grown-Up Crush - Stephen Colbert - has withdrawn from the running, I am going to have to vote for my dad for president. Or at least consider his platform. I have added my comments:
National Health Insurance (fine, but I'm still not going to the doctor)
Retain Decedant Estate Tax - raise ceiling to $1.5 Mil (I was absent that day - I have no idea what this means)
Get out of Iraq (get into my car)
Increase Federal Govt/State support for passenger railroads (I have no idea why my dad loves Amtrak so much, but he is constantly nagging me to leave my car at home, and 'Take the Train!' to Portland.)
Pass immigration legislation that creates a path for illegals to seek citizenship (I'm not sure "illegals" is PC...and I'm pretty sure he just means Salma Hayek.)
Create guest worker program (I'm going to need more information on this)
Phase out sugar subsidy (WHAT?! I needs my sugar subsidized! This plan goes against everything I eat!)
Tax internet sales (e-bay, etc) (Have you been talking to Amazon about my shoe shopping?)
Put another woman or two on the Supreme Court (Any woman? I know he really likes Meredith from Grey's Anatomy. And Salma Hayek.)
I'm assuming he is kidding, but it looks like he has really given this some thought. And I have no doubt that his campaign song would be something by Frank Sinatra.
The important question, went to my mom. I asked how, as the First Lady, she planned to decorate the White House.
She just said: I'm sure I'll be very busy maintaining the grounds and filling all the bird feeders.
President Johnson had LadyBird; President Gretta's Dad will have BirdLady.


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2nd Quarter-Integrity
Can you believe it's already 2nd quarter!? With a new quarter, comes a new Indian PRIDE character trait--integrity. Integrity means doing the right thing when nobody is watching. The first weekly character challenge for the 2nd quarter is to be trustworthy. This is a very important quality to have in school and in our relationships. We show that we are trustworthy in school by completing our school work with honesty (even when the teacher isn't looking). We show our friends that we are trustworthy by being honest and not talking behind each others' backs and avoiding gossip (something that can be a bit of a challenge in junior high). How can you be more trustworthy in school, at home, and with your friends?
~"Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair."~
Week of 10/19/15-Red Ribbon Week
This week, CJHS is celebrating Red Ribbon Week. The theme for this year is "Respect Yourself: Live Drug Free." Respect Yourself is also the character challenge of the week. There are several ways that we can show respect to ourselves...
Week of 10/13/15
This week's character challenge is to be punctual. Being punctual shows respect for not only others but for yourself. Punctuality shows that you are reliable and trustworthy. Being on time shows that you respect and value others' time.
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."
Week of 10/5/15
This week's character challenge is to be appreciative. In life, it is very easy to get bogged down by all of the things that are not going our way. Sometimes, it seems easier to focus on the stress in our lives rather than all of the blessings. Showing appreciation and gratitude is actually really good for your health! Check out the article below to learn about the various health benefits!


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Stuck With Myself
The do-this' do-that's slowly made me go a bit crazy. I didn't know what to do with myself. Mindless following a routine that left no time for myself.
And this happens every year for me, I get on the high of Christmas and then I crash right after New Year's. But spring is just around the corner and my birthday is coming up. So maybe a new start?
One of my biggest problems is leaving the house early and getting home late. By that time I'm drained and don't feel like doing anything. But I'll have to plan a bit different than before. Instead of making a chart of every day and when to do them, I'll make a list of things I need to do during the week. And I need to reward myself a bit more with things that I like to do, like painting.
|A picture I took while heading home from work one day. Had the luck of passing through a little forest.
But for me it's always easier said than done. Change takes willpower and right mindset, and sometimes I lack the willpower. Let's hope that I won't fail like I always do.
So how did the last three months feel for you? Let me know in the comments below :)


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Spectrum of Science Foundation
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." This simple motto on Spectrum of Science Foundation's website encapsulates the way the foundation's teachers help children learn to love science. Instead of being subjected to dry lectures and tiring moonwalks, students develop solar-powered craft, build geodesic domes, and raise their own carnivorous plants, thereby discovering for themselves how awe-inspiring science can be. After-school science labs, class visits, and summer camps use these fun-filled techniques to explore the hard sciences, including physics, chemistry, biology, aeronautics, and marine science. To ensure every student has a chance to learn about their world, Spectrum of Science Foundation also offers scholarships.