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Prez Sez
2025 has arrived! I hope everyone had a great Holiday Season with family and friends.
2024 wrapped up with our Pumpkin Run HPDE, a few Cars and Coffee, Ice Cream on the Square in Noblesville, and another tour of the Labs at Purdue University. It was a nice end to a busy year of events.
It’s hard for me to believe that my first year as President has come to a close. I have enjoyed the experience, the people and the new relationships. As PCA says, “It’s the cars and the people.”
I also have been surprised at the amount of work that is done by the board and key CIR members to keep everything going with the club. CIR is really a small business, which takes a staff to keep it running.
During 2025 you will see some changes with the website and the process for signing up for events. As I mentioned in my last update, the website is on life support and the board is working hard to identify the scope of the changes that are needed to keep it seamlessly operating over the next few years.
As we go forward into 2025, the keys to club success will be getting new participation with suggesting and leading club activities. If you have somewhere you like to eat or a great road, or maybe an awesome destination, please contact one of the board members and we will get it on the CIR calendar. Don Perkins is our activities lead and is the first point of contact.
This is the time of year to regroup, clean up your Porsche and start planning drives and related activities for 2025. That is exactly what your CIR Board is actively doing for the year, but we sure could use some help.
Keep an eye on the CIR calendar and website, as a Tech Session with SONAX is in the works, along with a surprise or two. And a Late Lunch-Early Dinner at Pasto Italiano! (This one will sell out, so be sure to make your reservations soon.) is planned for the Westfield eatery, on February 22nd during the 1st quarter of the year
I look forward to seeing everyone and to continuing to meet our Central Indiana Region members in 2025.
All the Best,
Mike Kelley
For any questions, suggestions or comments please send our president a message on the Contact Us page
“An Evening with Paul Page, Voice of the Indianapolis 500”
As Race Month arrives in Indy, join us on May 15, 2022, as CIR-PCA spends “An Evening with Paul Page, Voice of the Indianapolis 500”
Paul’s broadcasting career began in local radio, but it hit the accelerator when he moved to WIBC 1070AM in 1968. There, he met the original host of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, the legendary Sid Collins, who recruited Paul to join his venerable radio team for the Memorial Day classic.
Paul was mentored by Collins, who asked him to join the Indy 500 radio network in 1974. Paul’s rock-solid reporting earned Collins’ respect, making Paul his chosen successor. Paul anchored the Indy 500 radio broadcast from 1977 to 1987.
Based on the quality of his work, Paul was tabbed by ABC Sports to anchor all their Indy car series telecasts starting in late 1987.
It was here, Page’s indelible mark on Indy 500 history was made. Joined by former Indy car veterans Bobby Unser and Sam Posey, the ABC Indy broadcasts became Emmy Award winners as well as fan favorites.
Beyond Indy car racing, Paul’s career has spanned other forms of motorsports, as well, including NASCAR, IROC, NHRA, and others. He was a regular fixture on NBC and ESPN over the years, covering everything from the America’s Cup to the Fourth of July Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Don’t miss this great night of Indy 500 nostalgia and storytelling by this Hoosier broadcasting legend!
“An Evening with Paul Page, Voice of the Indianapolis 500 presented by SONAX”, May 15, 2022, 7:00pm, at the Westfield Playhouse, 220 North Union Street, Westfield, IN 46074.
Cost for this amazing event is $15 per ticket. Limited to 150 tickets.
For more information contact: Larry Clarino at larryracing@dizzyc.com.
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