Congratulations to our newly elected officers & award winners
At the Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 11th, the attendees elected the following officers for the 2025 season:
- Regional Executive: Sal Baisley
- Assistant Regional Executive: Eric “EJ” Smith
- Secretary: Vince Gentile
- Treasurer: Pat Clair
- Director: Chip Van Slyke
- Director: Russ Burckhard
MoHud would like to thank Paul Malecki for his years of service as our past treasurer, and to welcome Vince & Pat to the leadership team.
We also awarded many awards for competition in Time Trials, Solo, and Road Racing – congratulations! Award winners will be listed in a future Knock Off edition.
Region awards were also announced at the banquet:
- 2025 Member of Excellence: Greg Rickes
- 2025 Spirit of Competition: Sal Baisley
February Membership Meeting – February 5th
Based on feedback at the December membership meeting, we’re going to try a new spot for February: The Hedge Bistro @ Western Turnpike Golf Course. Good food and a decent selection of beers. Donovan, the owner of the pub, is excited to host us. You can check out Hedge Bistro on Facebook. Dinner on your own beginning at 6pm, and the formal membership meeting begins at 7pm. Hope to see you there!
Welcoming Statement
The Mission of the SCCA® is to fuel a safe, fun and exciting motorsports experience for automotive enthusiasts. The Club’s Vision is to be the preferred motorsports community in the United States, built on fun, shared passion and access to an exhilarating motorsports experience. In all its activities, the SCCA seeks to foster an atmosphere that encourages living the Values of the SCCA, which include:
Excellence: The Spirit of a Competitor
Service: The Heart of a Volunteer
Passion: The Attitude of an Enthusiast
Team: The Art of Working Together
Experience: The Act of Wowing our Community
Stewardship: The Mindset of an Owner
The SCCA strives to ensure ALL participants at its events and activities enjoy a welcoming environment. The SCCA supports equality of opportunity and treatment for all participants, and will make every effort to maintain an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination and any behavior that interferes with a safe, fun and exciting experience. A commitment to a welcoming environment and the SCCA Values is expected of all members and attendees, including drivers, workers, crew, guests, staff, contractors and exhibitors, and other participants at SCCA activities, sessions and social events when representing the SCCA in print or electronic media.
MoHud Event Calendar
Did you know that MoHud maintains an event calendar on Google? It’s currently labeled as the Solo event calendar, but we try to represent as many MoHud events on it as we know about. You can access the MoHud Event Calendar (click the link) on Google. If you have events that should be represented, please contact EJ Smith to have them added.
MoHud: The Documentary
Check out Michael Roselli’s MoHud documentary, a UAlbany film class project. Watch the full 20-minute movie on YouTube full-screen in 1080p, and read about its production here.
Mohawk-Hudson Region (#65) of the Sports Car Club of America (aka “MoHud”) is based in upstate New York’s Capital District, bordering New York Region (downstate), Southern New York Region (along the PA border), Central New York Region (Syracuse – Utica – Rome), Canada, and New England Region (everything east of the NY border).
MoHud members participate in Road Racing, Solo, and Track/Time Trial programs, either as race officials or drivers/entrants. Want to learn how to go racing? Contact our race or membership chairs to receive more information.
Don’t own a dedicated race car? Try our Solo (AutoCross) or Track programs, which allow you to drive your street car on a closed course at speed. Solo events are held in large open parking lots, with one car at a time around a course delineated by traffic cones. You’re timed and grouped with like cars, and there’s always a novice walk-through in the morning and other drivers willing to lend a hand.
Track events and time trials are hosted at famous road courses like Lime Rock Park, Thompson Speedway, and Palmer Motorsports Park, where you’ll get seat time driving full-out on the track in your own vehicle.
For fun on open public roads, try a RoadRally, either “GTA” or “TSD” . GTA (Game, Tour, and Adventure) rallies take place on public roads and require you and your navigator to interpret clues to find your way around a prescribed route. Dinner & awards await you at the end. TSD (Time, Speed, and Distance) rallies take place at legal speeds and follow a carefully plotted course mapped out and distributed the morning of the event — so bring a navigator!
To get started: Read about MoHud, learn how to join, and check out our monthly newsletter the Knock Off. If you’re new and don’t know where to start, contact our membership chair or the chair of the program you’re interested in.
Join the MoHud Facebook pages! Our Facebook group has a lot of discussion activity and is a place to discuss motorsports, MoHud and SCCA events, Solo rules and car life. Our Facebook page is the formal MoHud presence on FB and will have invites to events, links to videos, and other official communication from the region. Please make sure to like and join both!
Found a broken link, something missing, or incorrect information on the website? Have something to add or want to contribute yourself? Send it all to your webmeister-slash-RE EJ at EJEvo8@gmail.com.
Check out all the information about our Street Survival program here