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From the President Bill Bauer I hope to hear from you at president@ pnwr.org or call me at 206.972.5639. About anything! Rejoice! Ridge Motorsports Park paving is completed! No doubt many of you have seen the first videos of cars on this track. My, my, my it looks like great fun. Congrats to Rod Powell and his team on almost 4 years of effort to bring RMSP into being. We���ll have a club tour as soon as possible and expect to book several driving events there in 2012. There���s news on Pacific Raceways as well. PRI���s petition for their much-discussed expansion will have a public hearing before the King County Council on December 5. I���d describe their document as more of a plan to achieve approval to proceed with the expansion. The good news is that if the Council approves the plan then PRI will have a clear blueprint on what they need to do to get expansion approval. The not-so-exciting news is that it may take 2-3 years to execute the plan. Nonetheless ���we the people��� like development and we like to preserve the environment in semi-rural King County, so it takes worthwhile time to get this balance right. Several club members will attend in support, and I���ll report next month. Help us run the club well! This month���s ���Help Wanted���: ��� Make a date- Annual Banquet Jan. 21 ��� We���ve change the venue to Griot���s so the event will be more fun and less expensive. Plus there is always a great selection of door prizes from our sponsors ��� Help the Children ��� Volunteer to help the Harborview Medical Center Children���s party on Dec. 9 or 10. This gala provides entertainment and gifts to 1400 low-income pediatric patients age newborn Club Event 6 November 2011 to twelve. Hopefully you���ve received an email with details on how to help. And if not... ��� Sign up for PNWR emailed announcements ��� news happens fast! Twice a month we send a short note regarding upcoming events, some so quick they aren���t in the newsletter. It���s very easy to subscribe: go to our website www.pnwr. org and look down the left side of the home page. ��� Give the gift of driving ��� Show someone(s) you care by giving them a Skills Day. They���ll be a better driver on the road WITH YOU. The Winter Skills Day is January 7 and it is the biggest SD event of the year. Tell your friends! ��� Spiel Editor ��� Lead our award-winning team to produce our monthly newsletter It has been my great pleasure to work with our Board and Committee Chairs this year to help our PNWR chapter a place for you to enjoy. We pause just a bit in December���stay tuned for a great 2012 events calendar. I hope you, your families, relatives and friends have a wonderful holiday season! See you on the road, at the track, in a club meeting, or at an event soon!