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2011 June Sprints at Road America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make your plans now! 

 


Join your SAE Milwaukee, Chicago, Rockford-Beloit, Michiana, Indiana and Western Michigan Sections at this great race event. Help celebrate the Chicago Region’s 62nd anniversary. Come enjoy this outstanding racing experience. We are so privileged to have this fine 4.5 mile race course conveniently available to us. The June Sprints® races involve a multitude of car styles and classes; open wheel, stock car, historic and modified custom. Over 30 classes of cars will compete, separated into groups for the purpose of, qualifying and road racing. Qualifying occurs each morning with racing in the afternoon.

 

We invite all of the schools to display their SAE student projects near the hospitality tent area on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Through a special arrangement with our friends at Road America, we can offer these normally $35.00/day tickets for just $5.00 for our SAE members. Invite a non-member guest along for just $10.00 per day.  You can order as many tickets as you wish.

 

SAE has blocks of tickets for Thursday through Sunday, June 16 to June 19. Chose any or all of the days at the special per day ticket pricing.  Pick up your tickets at Gate 3 on the day of the event.  Gates Open – starting at 7AM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make your plans now! 

 


Join your SAE Milwaukee, Chicago, Rockford-Beloit, Michiana, Indiana and Western Michigan Sections at this great race event. Help celebrate the Chicago Region’s 62nd anniversary. Come enjoy this outstanding racing experience. We are so privileged to have this fine 4.5 mile race course conveniently available to us. The June Sprints® races involve a multitude of car styles and classes; open wheel, stock car, historic and modified custom. Over 30 classes of cars will compete, separated into groups for the purpose of, qualifying and road racing. Qualifying occurs each morning with racing in the afternoon.

 

We invite all of the schools to display their SAE student projects near the hospitality tent area on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Through a special arrangement with our friends at Road America, we can offer these normally $35.00/day tickets for just $5.00 for our SAE members. Invite a non-member guest along for just $10.00 per day.  You can order as many tickets as you wish.

 

SAE has blocks of tickets for Thursday through Sunday, June 16 to June 19. Chose any or all of the days at the special per day ticket pricing.  Pick up your tickets at Gate 3 on the day of the event.  Gates Open – starting at 7AM.


Your Program Managers for this event are Doug Kautzer, Briggs and Stratton, Milwaukee Section 414.259.5733 (414.788.7443 cell), and Mark Fisher, Northern Power Products, Chicago Section – 847.224.9871 cell.

 

How to order Tickets – Order your tickets, on-line ONLY, through the SAE web site at www.milwaukeesae.org.  Deadline is Thursday, June 9th.
 

Tickets will be available at Gate 3 “Will-Call” on the day of the event.

 


Bring your Family – Children 12 and under are free with a paying adult.

 


SAE Hospitality Tent Saturday & Sunday – Stop for a cool bottle of water or soda at our hospitality tent. Watch for the familiar blue and white “SAE” banners. We will be located at turn 3 of the race course. Our hospitality tent will be within sight of the Corvette Coral, a popular site at the corner of turn 3. We will staff the tent from 10 AM to 2 PM each day.   Doug Kautzer will be hosting the event on Saturday, and Mark Fisher will be hosting the event on Sunday.

Camping – For those interested, camping registration is at Gate 4 at the south end of the track off County Road “J”.


Spectator Karting – Treat family members, age 13 or older to spectator karting at the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex. This occurs from 10AM to 6PM at a price of $20.00 per participant.                
                 

Website:  www.roadamerica.com for more details about the event.

 

 


Directions to Road America, Elkhart, Lake, WI

 

From Green Bay
Take I-43 south to Hwy. 23 west. Take Hwy. 23 west to Hwy. 67. Take Hwy. 67 north to the track. At County J turn left to enter Gates 3. Scenic: Hwy. 57 south to Hwy. 67 at Kiel. Hwy. 67 south to Road America. At County J, turn right to enter Gate 3.

From Madison
Take Hwy. 151 to Fond du Lac. At Fond du Lac take Hwy. 23 east to Hwy. 67 north. Take Hwy. 67 about 2 miles. Turn left on County J to enter Gate 3.

From Milwaukee
Take I-43 north to Hwy. 23. Take Hwy. 23 west to Hwy. 67 north. Continue north to County J. Turn left on County J to enter Gate 3.

From Minneapolis/St. Paul
Take I-94 east to Mauston, Wisc.  Then take Hwy. 82 east to Hwy. 23 east. Stay on Hwy. 23 to Hwy. 67. Take Hwy. 67 north. At County J turn left to enter Gate 3.

From Rockford, IL
Take I-90 to Beloit, Wisc.  Then Take I-43 north through Milwaukee and continue north to Hwy. 23. Take Hwy. 23 west to Hwy. 67. Take Hwy. 67 north. At County J turn left to enter Gates 3.

Camping Check-In –
From Hwy. 67, go west on County Road J, enter Gate 4, which is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday for registration. No camping registration before or after these hours. Note: all campers must vacate Sunday after the races.

May 2011 Chairman’s Note

 

Dear Members and Section Friends,

 

I hope you enjoyed this year’s events, and I’m confident we you’ll be even more impressed with next year’s lineup. We’re targeting a great kickoff next year beginning with Zero Bike electric motorcycles followed by a tour of the MGA proving grounds. We’re also excited to team up for a joint meeting with our neighboring Chicago and Beloit sections to bring you more networking opportunities.

 

This operating year will finish with our Family Night meeting in May followed by the June Sprints event at Elkhart Lake.

 

 

Dear Members and Section Friends,

 

I hope you enjoyed this year’s events, and I’m confident we you’ll be even more impressed with next year’s lineup. We’re targeting a great kickoff next year beginning with Zero Bike electric motorcycles followed by a tour of the MGA proving grounds. We’re also excited to team up for a joint meeting with our neighboring Chicago and Beloit sections to bring you more networking opportunities.

 

This operating year will finish with our Family Night meeting in May followed by the June Sprints event at Elkhart Lake.

 

 

We wish our student chapters the best of luck at their competitions beginning in May. The events begin on May 1st with Formula Hybrid in New Hampshire, followed by Formula SAE Michigan on May 11-14. Baja events begin in Kansas May 26-29 and Illinois June 8-11. The final events are Supermileage May 9-10 and Formula SAE California May 15-18. Come learn about their experience by attending the Student Night meeting in November.

 

Special thanks goes to Ken Cook Company for providing sponsorship of printing and distributing of our monthly newsletter during this past year. Their support provides a large substantial cost savings to our section which translates into higher student grants distributed to our Section’s collegiate chapters.

 

I wish you a relaxing summer and hope to see you again when our activity resumes in September.

 

Best regards,

 

Jim Ryan

Chairman – Milwaukee Section

 

Recap of April 2011 Section Meeting at Snap-On Tools


April Section meeting at Snap-on:


Kenosha, WI was the site of the April section meeting at Snap-on Tool. The meeting had 80 people in attendance and started off with a self-paced tour of their impressive museum. Then, the group was invited to the on-site cafeteria to enjoy a delicious dinner sponsored by Snap-on. After a short introduction the group divided into three teams for interactive presentations.

At the end of the meeting each person received a specialty Snap-on wrench with the SAE logo engraved into the steel and packaged in a custom display. Many thanks to Snap-on for hosting one of this year’s best meetings. We hope to see Snap-on again next year for a tour of their manufacturing facility, guaranteed to be another outstanding meeting!

“Terrific job, excellent meeting”

“The Snap-on team was extremely well coordinated” – J.Ryan

“One of the best SAE meetings I attended in 37 years!” – D.Karlak



SAE Testimonials – May 2011


Douglas Kautzer – International Engine Application Engineer

Briggs & Stratton Corporation




I have always been interested in mechanical things and how they work. It goes back to my early childhood when I would modify my toys to make them into something else. I think I learned this from my father who was a very good mechanic and made a lot of our toys for Christmas, such as these model steam engines. (I am the one in the striped shirt in the front). When I was in high school I wanted to be an automotive engineer and design cars. I think that I bought every model car kit that was on the market and worked with them to make my own designs once I started to have a job. 

 

After I graduated from MSOE I started to work at Teledyne Wisconsin Motors in Milwaukee in the Service Department, and then went into the Engineering Department.  Working in the Service Department taught me many valuable lessons on how to deal with customers.  These valuable lessons serve me well today working as an International Engine Application Engineer at Briggs & Stratton.


While at Wisconsin Motors and now at B&S I was involved in SAE. It was a good source for obtaining technical information and meeting colleagues in the same or similar professions. Currently I am the secretary of the Milwaukee Section. It is a great opportunity to again work with a variety of people with different disciplines in a variety of industries. It is very satisfying to provide technical assistance and guidance to our student members as they progress with their education. SAE provides an excellent source for networking to find solutions for many of our current opportunities in today’s transportation and power solution fields. The dinner meetings and business tours are one way to meet these goals. The other way is to serve on a committee or volunteer to help out with the local activities sponsored by the Milwaukee Section or some of the activities put on by SAE International.

 

 

 


 

Cara Kazda, SAE Webmaster

Product Development Engineer, Kuss Filtration, Cambridge, WI.



“I have found my SAE connections and membership to be very rewarding. My involvement with SAE started at MSOE when I participated on the 2005 Formula SAE team. My position as SAE webmaster and company representative has enabled me to meet many neat people and has been a great networking tool within the industry. As a huge fan of auto racing, SAE has kept me informed and close to the racing activities within our section. I especially enjoy the partnership SAE shares with Road America.”


 

 

May 2011 Section Meeting – Family Night


 

Bring your family and join the section membership for some recreational enjoyment at Stocky’s Fast Track & Grill. Don’t miss this opportunity to get to know other section members and spend some quality time with spouse and kids.


 

Bring your family and join the section membership for some recreational enjoyment at Stocky’s Fast Track & Grill. Don’t miss this opportunity to get to know other section members and spend some quality time with spouse and kids.

All ages are welcome to join us. Contact Stocky’s, 262-306-0100, for any driving/passenger age requirements. The track will be rented out for a private SAE session. It is an indoor course and racing will occur rain or shine!


 

 



Registration

Only pre-payments made with a charge card can be completed online via https://milwaukeesae.com

Retirees, students, and members without web access may register by phone on the SAE Registration Coordinator – Jim Ryan (262) 424-4958. Note the new phone number! MAX ATTENDANCE for this event is 100.

 

Registration deadline: Thursday May 26th, 12:00 p.m.

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