NEWS - 2007

The ACOT Board Meeting scheduled for SUNDAY, December 2, 2007 will be held at The Fire Pit Pizzeria and Sports Lounge, 78 Main Street, Bloomingburg, NY starting at 12:00 noon.

Directions:
NYS Route 17 to Exit 116 towards   Bloomingburg;
At T-intersection turn right;
Stay straight through traffic light;
Restaurant is 2nd store front on right.

Future dates are SATURDAYS starting at noon at The Fire Pit.

January 5, 2008
February 2, 2008
No Meeting in March
April 5, 2008

FINAL POINTS STANDINGS FOR 2007

Pos

  Name

Points

 

Pos

  Name

Points

1

 

Bruce Carman

2800

 

6

 

Eric Wiltse

1500

2

 

Al Migneault
Allan Wiltse

2600

 

7

 

Carl Fink

1400

3

 

Bill St. George

2200

 

8

 

Archie Banks
Bill Goodfellow

1200

4

 

John Givens
Ken Goewey

2100

 

9

 

John Cahill
Tim Leary

1100

5

 

Lou Fray

1900

 

10

 

Ken Useted

1000


Voting News: Annual General Membership Meeting, November 3, 2007

This year, only agenda items which have been submitted prior to the meeting will be considered for vote at the Annual General Membership Meeting which will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2007. The following are the proposed agenda items that have been submitted:

1.) ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE
All members have the right to vote on items other than Equipment and Safety Specifications rules (ESS), (i.e. Election of Officers, items at General Membership Meetings, etc.) provided they are in good standing at the time of voting. Only car owners in good standing may vote on items pertaining to the ESS portion of the Rules.

Note: A vote is defined as one (1) vote for each car owner, provided the car owner has participated in, and been awarded points for, at least 25% of the meets during the present calendar season.

Motion Passed.

2. RULES REGARDING CAGE CARS AND HORIZONTALLY OPPOSED ENGINES
Allow cage cars and Volkswagen engines to run at all ACOT running meets.

Motion Passed.
Saratoga Automobile Museum - Lectures and Workshops
March 31st 1:00 PM Keith Herbst (Daredevils of the Frontier) and Bobby Hart on midget racing
  2:45 PM Engineer and racer Bill Millikan discussing Equations of Motion
April 7th 2:00 PM Watkins Glen historian Bill Green discussing the Glen's past
April 15th 1:00 PM Lost Speedways Day - Empire Raceway, Rhinebeck, Altamont and others

Click  http://www.saratogaautomuseum.org to go to the SAG home page.
Click here for event details.

Pit Chatter - Brad Gray Tribute

Ken:

The Academy for Learning in Retirement at Saratoga Springs will offer an eight week study group in conjunction with the Saratoga Automobile Museum this Spring. The History of Automobile Museum and the Saratoga Automobile Museum will meet on Thursdays beginning April 5 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at the Museum. The Museum staff will lead the study group, which will be coordinated by ALR members Paul Keller and Ted Obloy. The course will focus on, but not limited to, the history of the automobile, racing in New York, and the new exhibit of celebrity and historic motorcycles Born 2 Ride  America on 2 Wheels.  Also included will be discussions of the Living Legends of Racing series films at the Museum that have include Carroll Shelby, John Fitch, and Chris Economacki.

ALR is sponsored by Empire State College and affiliated with the Elderhostel Institute Network. It offers non-credit academic study groups for older learners each Fall and Spring as well as a social program. For information or to receive a brochure and membership application, visit the web site or vall the ALR office at (518) 587 2100 ext. 2415.

 Alan Edstrom
Director of Programs and Events
Saratoga Auto Museum
110 Avenue of the Pines
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
(518) 587-1935 x 22
FAX (518) 587-4149

17 Annual Vintage Celebration, (Vic Yerardi Memorial)

The 17 Annual Vintage Celebration, (Vic Yerardi Memorial), the largest Vintage Oval Race Car Event in the US will be held this year from May 15th until May 17.

Event Entry Forms are scheduled to be mailed out by NHIS in February to all past participants.

If you have not yet attended this great event and/or would like to get your entry forms submitted ASAP - please stop by the events official web site today to download the necessary forms.

 http://www.vintagecelebration.com

Car / Driver Form Garage Rental Form

Thorough review of 07 Safety requirements

Interest in this year's event has been increasing exponentially. Our goal is 200 cars. And from what we are hearing we will meet or surpass that goal.

Please pass this registration information along to your car clubs, family and friends. Please help to make the 2007 event the largest and greatest Vintage Celebration to date.

Thank you.


FINAL POINTS STANDINGS FOR 2006

Pos

  Name

Points

 

Pos

  Name

Points

1

 

Bruce Carman
Bill St. George

2600

 

6

 

John Givens
Eric Wiltse

1600

2

 

Al Migneault

2400

 

7

 

Joe Sukup

1100

3

 

Allan Wiltse

2300

 

8

 

John Cahill

1400

4

 

Ken Goewey

2200

 

9

 

Carl Fink

1300

5

 

Lou Fray

1800

 

10

 

Archie Banks
Bill Goodfellow
Tim Leary

1100


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