Presents

Special Event: Young Member’s Night

Joint Meeting with SAE

Presenting:

Engineering Challenges in NASCAR Racing

Todd Holbert

Chief Engineer

Bill Davis Racing

Technical Chairman: George Rountree

Machining and Metrology Manager

at the Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CFME), Caterpillar Inc.

Coffee Talk: “The Marketing Advantage of Racing”

Greg Towles – Caterpillar Inc.

Prepaid Reservations Required by November 30, 1999!! Contact Krisie Rolli at (309) 578-8219 or your lokal ticket salesperson. Reservations are $12.00, make all checks payable to “Peoria Chapter – ASM”

Social Hour 4:30pm

Dinner 5:30pm

Coffee Talk 6:20pm

Technical Talk 7:00pm

Adjourn 8:00pm

Roast Pork and Backed Cod

Abstact:

The engineering and materials development before a race are critical to success on the track. The race can only be won “in the pits” if a car was made a contender through utilizing every engineering and material advantage possible within the limits of the rules. Examples of important developments of which race teams have taken advantage will be given. Fertile areas where further improvements can be made and where new innovations might be especially important will be discussed.

About Our Speaker:

Todd Holbert is currently the Chief Engineer for Bill Davis Racing. He has responsibility for cars in the Winston Cup, Busch, and ARCA circuits. The Caterpillar-sponsored #22 Car driven by Ward Burton in the NASCAR Winston Cup series is the organization’s primary focus. In 1999 Ward Burton won the pole position at Michigan, finished second on three occasions, and is assured of a top ten finish in the final Winston Cup points standings. Todd has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Leheigh University. He comes from a racing family and has been working on race cars since he was a young boy. Todd will share his experiences at Bill Davis Racing and the developmental process used by a NASCAR team.

Coffee Talk:

The growing attention to NASCAR racing among the general public provided an excellent opportunity for Caterpillar to spread its industry-leading image for quality. The impact upon marketing Caterpillar machines, engines, and merchandise through NASCAR sponsorship will be discussed.

Special Recognition:

The Peoria Chapter of ASM International would like to thank

Mr. Fritz Grensing of FG & Associates, Inc., for being our

Hospitality Host at the November meeting.

Announcement:

The Peoria Chapter of ASM would like to congratulate

Ranjeet B. Rao, recipient of the $1000 ASM-University of Illinois

1999 Fall Senior Scholarship.

Social Outing:

Contact Kevin Hayes (309) 633-8416 or Chad Siebenaler (309) 633-8405 if you are interested to see a Peoria Riverman game on Dec. 18. Responses needed by Dec 15.

Chapter News:

A majority rule approved the renaming of the Bradley Scholarship after Jerry Hoeft and the University of Illinois Scholarship after Richard Van Pelt. Congratulations!!