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won’t have to go far for food and fun
after the fast cars.
The Hatcher’s House of Hope
celebrated its grand opening with its
first site at the Erlanger Medical Mall in
Chattanooga, Tenn. SCCA pro racer Jim
Osborn and his wife Amy Jo are the
founders of the Austin Hatcher
Foundation that was created after their
infant son passed away from a rare form
of cancer. This location is designed to
keep the family unit whole while dealing
with pediatric cancer. These services
include testing, educational
programming to help affected children
overcome their cognitive and learning
deficits and emotional counseling for
the cancer affected child, their siblings
and parents. For information on
opportunities for support, visit the Web
site www.hatcherfoundation.org.
Waiting for my van to be fixed at
SUSAN YOUNG
Defer Tire in Streetsboro, Ohio, I had to
share with owner and racer Mark Defer
some pictures of people we knew which
appeared in the March 2009 issue of
CHECKERED FLAG: CHET POLK these visits so much he’d visit all the Don’t go batty letting Car and Driver. Some of the images
And Chet Polk was a Central Florida children if it were possible, so he that racecar gather included pit and grid marshals Greg
Region member since 1996. He was offered to return when he’d be back in cobwebs – sign up for Schnell, Kathy Gall and Doug Gall (with his
only 51 when he passed away. town for the ALMS event in August. the SIC! It’s Oct. 10-11 camera in hand), as well as steward
Along with Joey and Brad, racers at Roebling Road. Debbie LaFond. Oh, yeah, the Car and
CONTACT SUSAN H.YOUNG Brian Flint of Meyers Motorsports Driver article on the Mazda MX-5 entry
(386) 532-4907 and Frank Vessell of Vessell in the 2008 24 Hour race at Nelson
youngpv@earthlink.net Motorsports were joined by Mid-Ohio Ledges was interesting, too.
PR person Jesse Ghiozi, his assistant
NORTH COAST NEWS Betsy Bullion and Vessell Motorsports
photographer Monique Nye to brighten
CONTACT NANCY SCHILLACE
nhschillace@wowway.com
LAKES
GREAT SCHILLACE DIVISION
BY NANCY
the day of both the patients and
hospital workers.
The racers split into two groups so
TRANSITIONS
LIGHTS! that Jesse and Betsy could start the CENTRAL DIVISION
BY SAM KARP
A big thank you goes to Jim Clark
and the Cincinnati Sports Car
Club for loaning their timing
display unit to Cincinnati Region’s Solo
distribution of toys and smi