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[Wendy Leland]

While most of the country was at the beach or having a cookout for Memorial 
Day weekend, a group of race junkies were at their favorite place--Summit 
Point. And I just wanted to say thank you to all the Mid-Atlantic 
Roadracing Club members who helped make the weekend a success!

A full day of CCS races on Friday got the weekend off to a rockin' start, 
and it just got faster from there with more CCS races and FUSA qualifying 
and sprint races on Saturday and Sunday. As the morning chill wore off on 
Saturday, it was evident that the weather conditions along with the 
participation of national-level riders made the perfect combination for a 
new track record to be set. So it was not unexpected when the track record 
was broken during qualifying on Saturday--but then it was broken again, and 
again, and again! Everyone was looking forward to more of the same on 
Sunday, but the weather turned into torrential rain, winds, hail and 
nonstop lightning, calling an early end to the weekend.

Through the good times (the track records and the awesome racing), to the 
bad (such as four massive oil cleanups on Sunday, reminiscent of the "old 
days" when "Valdez" spills were a regular occurrence), to the ugly (the 
near-tornado conditions on Sunday afternoon) the MARRC Safety Crew was 
there, with between 30 and 40 cornerworkers each day.

The support of other MARRC volunteers helped made sure it was a great 
weekend: Jane Weiss (and black lab Buddy) in the Info Booth; Melinda Beggs 
with the Volunteer Incentive Program for the workers on Saturday night; and 
Chaplains Bill Powers, Tom Moyer and Carol Moyer, ready as always to 
support our members in need throughout the weekend. And adding a festive 
air to the weekend, the Stringfield family decorated the cafe area for 
Memorial Day and chef Will "EmerWill" Astle capped off a weekend full of 
great food for the MARRC volunteers with a traditional Memorial Day cookout.

Thanks again to everyone who helped out! I look forward to seeing lots of 
you at Summit in about ten more days for our MARRC Track Day on Friday, 
June 7, and at the WERA regional races on June 8 and 9. And as always, 
check out www.marrc.org for more information about Track Day, Safety Crew, 
roadracing or other activities in MARRC.

Ride fast and have fun! See you soon,

Wendy Leland
MARRC President