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2024 has been a very busy year for the club and it is hard for me to believe that we have already reached the fourth quarter.
The activities for the past three months were diverse and abundant. We had our first Kids Autocross in Ft. Wayne, tours of Purdue Engineering labs, several Cars & Coffees, Porsche Palooza at Artomobilia and Battle of the Bricks at IMS as part of the IMSA race weekend. That doesn’t include Porsche drives, dinners and lunches. And the club’s final HPDE event of the year, Pumpkin Run, was held at Putnam Sports Car Course, the last weekend of September. On a personal note, my wife and I were able to attend the PCA Treffen at Sea activity, which was a cruise from Seattle to Alaska, with 900 fellow PCA members. I hope you were able to participate and enjoy some of these events. Be sure to keep your eye on the CIR calendar as we are working to schedule more events for the remainder of the year.
Behind the scenes the Leadership Team is working to improve the IT/Software of the club. The CIR website is currently on life support and the board is working to identify the scope of the changes that are needed to keep it seamlessly operating for the next several years and beyond. The board is also evaluating moving to Microsoft Teams for communication and data storage.
I want to take a moment and thank the membership for the support provided to the Leadership Team that started early in 2024. Each of us were new to our respect roles. We have had our moments and rough patches, but we continue to get better every day. It has definitely identified the need to create a transition document for each leadership position to make board changes more seamless.
As the weather begins to cool, although the 90-degree temperatures in September make me question seasonal changes, continue to enjoy your vehicles as long as possible. Keep an eye on the club calendar for future events.
All the Best,
Mike Kelley
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“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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