What's new? The latest and greatest club info!
Message Board
  • Here is the direct link to our very own message board on the UNYISSO / INEGMA online forum for our club's most up-to-date conversations. Now RAISSE members don't need to rely on e-mail threads alone.
  • The password for the RAISSE member only area is: rochimps
  • The message board site also has some photos check it out!
Our Local Drag Strip
  • New York International Raceway Park (NYIRP) is our "local" drag strip. You'll usually find RAISSE members here on Wednesday and/or Friday nights for test and tune or trying their best to win a trophy on Saturday!
  • NYIRP is also the site of our annual Shoot outs a racing, bragging, car talk, food, family, and friends event - don't miss out!
Local Meet-up Events
  • We'll post here when the warmer months arrive where we'll hang just to meet-up. Several cruise night spots we've hit in the past Sullivans in Greece, Denny's/Perkins on Empire Blvd. in Webster, Lincoln Log Restaurant in Fairport on Wednesday nights, and The box factory next to the canal in Fairport on Tuesday nights.
  • Read up on past events of the RAISSE club including previous meet-ups and others on our event archive page

Shootout '08!

  • Saturday August 18th, 2008 A registration page will be available in mid July.
  • What is it? Every year the RAISSE car club hosts a combination car show, bracket race event, social gathering, and cookout. The event is open to club and non-club members and is held at our 'local' drag strip New York International Raceway Park (NYIRP). For current track gate fees, directions, etc. visit NYIRP's web site.
  • MORE than just another East Coast Impala Racing Series (ECIRS) race! Other clubs host ECIRS race events but ours adds to a great social event with good food, peoples choice car judging contest, and big dog and little dog races after the bracket racing, and we even throw in some great door and raffle prizes! So, for more food than you can eat, a showing of our beautiful big cars, and god knows what else, come on out and have some fun with us! If you don't want to race that's fine come to participate in the car show or just hang out with family & friends. If you are interested in bracket racing but don't know how, visit our links page for beginners tips.
ECIRS Race Events
  • The East Coast Impala SS Racing Series (ECIRS) is a season long ET bracket race championship for all 94-96 b-body cars (Impalas, Caprices, wagons both Buick and Chevy, Fleetwoods, and 9c1 ex-cop cars). It is points based and costs nothing to enter. Cost is whatever the host track charges at the gates.
  • The season points champion receives "The Advanced Induction/Ellwein Engines Cup" (a highly coveted custom made trophy) and the final top ten racers receive an exclusive Top 10 Award Jacket, a Stroud brand SFI fire rated jacket with a huge ECIRS logo on the back!
  • Races, trophies, and event plaques are paid by a race's sponsor. Sponsorship of a race is $175 which contributes to the engraving of event plaques, the series champion's trophy, and the top 10 stroud jackets. If you or your company wants to sponsor an event contact us!
  • Visit the ECIRS page for this year's current track schedule and feel free to join the Yahoo! Group.

ECIRS RAISSE Member Sponsored Event

  • Saturday June 28th, 2008 - Beaver Springs PA This race represents a chance for ECIRS regulars and new racers alike to come on out and pound the track at the Beaver during the inaugural FocuzTech Drag Day!!
  • Beaver Springs Dragway is an IHRA Sanctioned 1/4 Mile facility.The track is located in the heart of central Pennsylvania, midway between Selinsgrove and Lewistown, 2 miles North of Beaver Springs on PA 235.
    So come on out and run for the beaver!!
  • RACE DETAILS
    When: Saturday June 28th
    Where: Beaver Springs Dragway, Beaver Springs PA 17812
    Track Phone: 570-658-9601
    Directions: http://www.beaversprings.com/contact.html
    Sponsored by: FocuzTech Performance
    Coordinated by: Dave Servati & Nabil Guffey

ISSCA National Event

  • June 12th - 15th, 2008 - The Impala SS Club of America (ISSCA) is the national B-body organization. They would like to welcome you to the 2008 National Convention of Members to be held in St. Louis June 12th - 15th, 2008
  • Once again this year, participation in this event is open to the general public and you do not need to be a member of the Impala SS Club of America or RAISSE.
  • Additionally, ALL and any year badged Impala SS vehicles are welcome! This the the 50th year anniversary of the Impala SS and we plan to celebrate the event in a big way!
  • Highlights of the event are Car Show, Sound Off, Road Racing, Drag Racing and Autocross racing at Gateway International Raceway, and the opportunity to spend a weekend of fun and thrills with Impala SS and GM B & D Body enthusiasts from around the world. This year promises to be our BIGGEST SO DON'T MISS IT!

Wagon Fest

  • Saturday July 28th, 2008 - Wagon fest is a get together of all Chevy and Buick b-body wagons car display show and picnic. It is held at Seneca Lake State Park in Waterloo/Geneva NY.
  • Saturday is the 'Fest couple free part runs to the wagon junk yard. Saturday night dinner out if ya want to join and Sunday late morning blow airbags, demolition derby with some scrap yard wagons, or something else crazy.
  • Fred of Bigstationwagons.com is the sponsor, so there's still no fee like last year except for the $7 state park entry fee, payable at the gate to the state. Here is a link to the thread on the ISSF board.
  • Dave might put together a Friday night wagon drag race event - Drag'n your wagon II- @ NYIRP's- bring your long-roof or whale and see what she will do down the 1/4 mile! - Info to be determined.

Past Events

  • Read up on past events of the RAISSE club including previous year's Shootouts and other news on our event archive page
Help out and Donate
  • If you would like to donate to the RAISSE club to help offset the food and door prize costs of our annual shoot out please use our Paypal account - click here - Thanks in Advance!
  • We'll also use our Paypal account for other fundraising events (charity, club member assistance, etc.) so be certain to enter what you are donating to by using the event's specific name- thanks again!

Suggestions

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