Region Update for 05/20/2020

Region Executive COVID-19 Summary & Status Report

One good sign is there were no major setbacks or changes this week. Our SCCA National conference call has been scaled back to every other week (a good sign in itself). In general terms we are starting to see motion in a number of areas. Restrictions are being loosened along with businesses restarting in almost all areas. Virginia is experiencing some tight control issues in the highly populated area of Northern Virginia. Shenandoah Valley and the remainder of the state are on track with the return to work plans. Most all the rest of the state is showing a relative low exposure rate.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice unveiled a number of announcements Monday during his daily coronavirus briefing, including the removal of counties from the hotspot list, the opportunity for local governments to apply for grant funding, and a list of additional businesses set to reopen over the next few weeks.

Justice announced that Monongalia, Marion, Harrison, Jefferson and Berkeley counties would be removed from the executive orders that tightened social distancing restrictions in the state's stay-at-home executive order.

Those counties were required to limit groups to no more than five people and businesses and entities are required to have employees work from home as much as possible. Those counties will now be under the newer safer-at-home order, which allows for groups no larger than 25 and encourages people to remain home whenever possible and wear masks.

Stay at Home Orders as related to the individual states:

Maryland
Expires: 05/13/2020 (superseded)
Conditions: 10+ Prohibited

New Jersey
Conditions: N/A 

North Carolina
Expires: 05/08/2020 

Ohio
Expires: 05/01/2020 

Pennsylvania
Expires: 06/04/2020 

Virginia
Expires: 06/10/2020
Conditions: 10+ Prohibited

West Virginia
Expires: 05/04/2020
Conditions: 25+ Prohibited

We anticipate a weekly loosening of restrictions as recovery continues. With our operational guidelines in place and a chance to practice use of the process on 20-21 June at Summit Point (Main Circuit) where we intend to operate a Track Events High Performance Driving Education (HPDE) program and a concurrent Time Trials (TT) event. We will take what we learn to Dominion Raceway the following week and put on a similar program there 27-28 June. Registration is open for the Dominion Raceway event and will be open for the Summit Point event shortly.

Summit Point is putting on a "Seat time" event under the current West Virginia Limitations, this experience will help in establishing a process on the track management side we can use to help make our events run smoothly.

PPE and social activity restrictions will likely remain in place through the remainder of the 2020 season.  Each of our event Supps will include new safety guidelines.

Road Racing is scheduled to kick off on July 25-26. Discussion is underway on the format of the July Road Racing event. By August the MARRS program should be back on the rails and clicking hopefully along with the regularly scheduled NJMP race on the 22-23 Aug.

September 5-7 Labor Day Event should be more exciting than ever. October 3-4 is still on the schedule with any additional program changes to be announced as/if/when they develop.

Rallycross will be returning to action in July.  Watch for the confirmed schedules to be coming up in the not too distant future. RX Events.

Update on Autocross; FedExField site has withdrawn the facilities from use through July. Alternative locations are still too restrictive to operate an event efficiently. We are still exploring options, but July may not have an Autocross date.

SCCA Inc. will be going live via Face Book with Runoffs Announcement: SCCA With staff members Eric Prill and Deanna Flanagan for an announcement and discussion on 2020 Runoff qualification requirements, today, Wednesday, May 20 Noon central time.

Safe and healthy programs will be the key for the remainder of the season.

Please stay safe and healthy. See you at the track!

Wayne Armbrust
C.W. Armbrust
Chairman & Region Executive
WDCR - SCCA
Mobile: 540-539-6379
WDCR-RE@Outlook.com