by Dick Dickinson The 2001 LOL Region Solo II Championship Series is set: May 20 La Crosse WI June 2 Fairmont MN June 3 Fairmont MN August 5 La Crosse WI August 11(18) Watertown SD August 12(19) Watertown SD September 23 La Crosse WI  There may be additions prior to May 1 if Events are scheduled. As it stands, to qualify for the Championship Series you need to run in 4 events. For points, your top 5 events count.  I want to thank the La Crosse, Basso Presto and South Dakota contingents for stepping up to events. I talked with Harvey West and they are looking for help at the Fairmont event. Give Harvey a call or drop him a line with your pledge to assist. I called Harvey to tell him of the extra interest in their event as MAC will probably list Fairmont as a points event for their MOWOG series. Plus Volksports, a Twin Cities club, is interested in competing there. Call Harvey West at 507-451-1841 and volunteer your help.  As I predicted earlier if Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) died as a place to hold events, and for this year DCTC is DEAD, there will be added interest in our venues. Expect the number of entrants at our events to rise.		The Dakota County Technical College Issue: The driving course at DCTC was built in 1995, and though adjacent to DCTC it sits on land owned by the University of Minnesota. For the last three years, amateur motor sports organizations used the facility for the purpose of driver schools, driver training sessions, and timed events. DCTC took in almost $100,000 in rentals. DCTC has informed the amateur motor sports community that they will not be allowed to rent the facility in the future. The stated reason is that the lease (administered by MNSCU for DCTC) to rent the land from the U of M, has a provision which prohibits the renting or subleasing the Driver Training Center to any organization for any reason. DCTC will miss out on $25,000 to $35,000 a year in rental fees just from the amatuer motorsports community. How much could DCTC have taken in from other government agencies or private industry? In this time, being touted as one of fiscal distress by the higher education establishment, how can DCTC and the U of MN turn down THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF INCOME EVERY YEAR? There has to be a way. With our outstanding safety record, our National Rules, our system of Event Masters, trained, tested, and licensed Safety Stewards, and our insurance coverage which includes the facility being used, how can DCTC and the U of M let the facility stand vacant? They do not run night or weekend events. There has to be a way. Due to work commitments, I need someone willing to attend some Comp Board meetings and Represent SoloII. Please contact me at DickinsonRacing@aol.com or 651-688-7627.		The Tonneau is the official publication of the Land O’ Lakes Region of the Sports Car Club of America. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Land O’ Lakes Region, its members, officials, or board of directors. Letters to the editor are always welcome. The Tonneau staff reserves the right to edit letters for length. Editorial staff Editor 'N Chief Lois Bjelke 251 16th Avenue NW New Brighton, MN 55112 Home: (651) 633-7096 Email: testarossa@visi.com Fax: (651) 635-9473 8am-5pm Assoc. Editor & Publisher Lynn Anderson 5312 Shoreview Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55417 Home: (612) 724-9302 Email: Kellison-FV@juno.com Tonneau On-Line Publisher Tom Fisk 1340 4th Avenue SE Rochester, MN 55904 Home: (507) 254-7069 Email: tomfisk@home.com Contributing Editors: Dick Dickinson Tony (FUBAR) Foster Jeff Ingebrigtson Greg Youngdahl  Harvey West  Advertising Manager: Doug Dill Home: (612) 925-1731 Email: dougd@edisonline.com For commercial advertising rates, please call Doug Dill. Classified ads for LOL members are free. Non-members pay $5 for each month. Classified ads run for one month. If you want to place an AD-LIB or if you want your ad renewed, please call Lois Bjelke, (651)633-7096 or Email: testarossa@visi.com

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