Full Text of HR0862 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Chicago Region SCCA | 4 | | (Sports Car Club of America) on its 75th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Region SCCA began in the late fall of | 6 | | 1948 with Fred Wacker serving as the first Regional Executive; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Region SCCA members wanted to hold | 9 | | road racing events similar to those being held on the east | 10 | | coast, and in 1950, the original Elkhart Lake race was held on | 11 | | roads just north of the lake and northwest of town; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Due to the success of the Elkhart Lake races, | 13 | | there was considerable enthusiasm for a closed course road | 14 | | race circuit on a gravelly hillside site on the outskirts of | 15 | | town; with help and assistance from the Chicago Region SCCA, | 16 | | Road America, the first permanent road racing course in the | 17 | | United States, was completed just in time for the Chicago | 18 | | Region to conduct an SCCA national race on September 9, 1955; | 19 | | in June of 1956, a second national race was held, the first | 20 | | ever Chicago Region June Sprints; the June Sprints have been | 21 | | held consecutively at Road America every year since; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The partnership between the Chicago Region SCCA | 2 | | and Road America remains strong; the SCCA still sanctions two | 3 | | amateur road races a year at Road America, and SCCA members | 4 | | also staff corner stations and key positions at pro-racing | 5 | | events such as IndyCar, IMSA, and NASCAR road races; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Region SCCA currently has 1,364 | 7 | | members and hosts many other motorsports-related events; in | 8 | | addition to four road racing events each year at three | 9 | | different road racing venues, it conducts eight Autocross | 10 | | (Solo) events, seven Track Day events, and several social | 11 | | functions; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we recognize the Chicago Region SCCA (Sports Car Club of | 15 | | America) on its 75th anniversary and wish them many more | 16 | | wonderful years; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Chicago Region SCCA as a symbol of our respect | 19 | | and esteem.
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