Top End - April 2013

April 2013

Volume 58, No. 4

The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes Region, Sports Car Club of America.

General Membership Meeting - Tuesday, April 2 Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Rochester, NY 14617

Finger Lakes Region - SCCA Elected Positions

2013 Board of Directors

Regional Executive

Michael Toombs............ (585) 328-2617

152 Gillette St.

Rochester, NY 14619-2227

re@flr-scca.com Assistant Regional Executive

Dave Ciufo .................. (585) 346-5002

6488 Coe Rd.

Livonia, NY 14887-9306

assist-re@flr-scca.com Treasurer

Elizabeth Thiel ............ (585) 671-9995

Fax (585) 266-0942

753 Klem Rd.

Webster, NY 14580

treasurer@flr-scca.com Secretary

Marcus Kroll................. (585)563-6206

502 Thornell Rd

Pittsford, NY 14534

secretary@flr-scca.com Activities Director

Mary Hartman ............. (585) 426-3288

2840 Chili Ave.

Rochester, NY 14624-4807

activitiesdirector@flr-scca.com Directors

Chris DeMinco ............ (585) 330-5456

980 Rush Scottsville Rd

Rush, NY 14543-9781

director3@flr-scca.com

Charles Tanck .............. (585) 467-4993

175 Eastgate Drive

Rochester, NY 14617-4104

director1@flr-scca.com

David Avery ..................(585) 415-8003

101 Atlee Drive

Greece, NY 14626-3303

director2@flr-scca.com

Fran McAllister ........... (585) 750-4674

33 Red Bud Rd.

Rochester, NY 14624-4717

director4@flr-scca.com

Appointed Positions Race

Competition Board

Fran McAllister............ (585) 750-4674

clubracing@flr-scca.com

Dave Ciufo................... (585) 346-5002 Peter Kummer.............. (585) 624-2853

Mary Hartman ............ (585) 426-3288 Charlie Tanck ............ (585) 467-4993

“Westward HO!” Race Chairman

westward@flr-scca.com

Lew Giesy.................... (315) 597-9637 Glen Majors Race Chairmen

glenmajors@flr-scca.com

Chris DeMinco ............ (585) 330-5456

Elizabeth Thiel ............ (585) 671-9995

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“FUN ONE” Race Chairman

........................................................ TBA

funone@flr-scca.com Chief Registrar

Marsha Toombs ........... (585) 328-2617

registrar@flr-scca.com Chief, Timing & Scoring

Carl F. Dresie ............... (585) 544-6482

ts@flr-scca.com Chief, Flagging and Communication

Barbara Lissow............. (585) 773-9712

fc@flr-scca.com Chief, Starter

John Flowers................ (607) 546-2369

starter@flr-scca.com Chief, Grid

........................................................TBA Chief, Pitts and Paddock

........................................................TBA Chief, Scrutineering

Bruce Perry................... (585) 382-9234

tech@flr-scca.com Chief, Sound Control

Jim Craven ................... (585) 889-5363

sound@flr-scca.com NYSRRC Representative

Mary Hartman.............. (585) 426-3288

flrrep@nysrrc.org

Rally

Rally Chair

........................................................TBA Interim RoadRally Chair

Tom Langdon............... (315) 524-2260

rally@flr-scca.com RallyCross Chair

Tony Zanni.................. (585) 281-2510

rallycross@flr-scca.com

Solo

Solo Board

Tom Weaver ................ (585) 978-2966

solo_chair@flr-scca.com Shaun Hallam ................ (585) 455-9607

shallam@rochester.rr.com

George Modlin ........... (585) 265-9599

gandemo@gmail.com

Alan Smith .................. (585) 359-4688

asmith2357@aol.com Chief Registrar Shaun Hallam ................ (585) 455-9607

shallam@rochester.rr.com Chief, Safety Steward

Dave Avery................... (585) 415-8003

david.avery@kodak.com Chief, Technical Inspection

Jim Hoelscher.............. (585) 247-9596

jhoelsch@rochester.rr.com Chief, Novice Program

Alan Smith .................. (585) 359-4688

asmith2357@aol.com Chief, Timing & Scoring and Results

Tom Weaver ................ (585) 978-2966

thomas.w.weaver@gmail.com

Chief, Sound Control

Edwin Jeffries ............. (585) 730-2778

edwinjeffries@gmail.com Chief, Workers

George Modlin ........... (585) 265-9599

gandemo@gmail.com Chief, Waivers

Tina Reeves ................ (585)429-7613 solobear@gmail.com

Administrative Positions

Membership

Mike Brunner.............. (585) 752-7233

membership@flr-scca.com TOP END Editor

Carl Dresie .................. (585) 544-6482

editor@flr-scca.com Merchandise

Chris McAllister (585) 872-2530(days)

merchandise@flr-scca.com Equipment Chairman

Alan Blood.................. (585) 242-9039

equipment@flr-scca.com Regional Historian

Lynn Randall............... (585) 451-5298

historian@flr-scca.com Webmaster

MaryAnne Shults ........ (949) 768-2609

webmaster@flr-scca.com

STPR® Motorsports, LLC

Managers

Meridith Croucher........ (315) 331-5354

chairman@stpr.org

Lewis Giesy.................. (315) 597-9637

lgiesy@localnet.com

Alan Smith ................... (585) 359-4688

rallymaster@stpr.org Treasurer

Joyce Bucknam............ (315) 597-5668

treasurer@stpr.org

NEDiv Administrative Positions

Area 10 Director

John Walsh .................. (585) 546-5670

244 Mendon Center Rd

Honeoye Falls, NY 14472-9335 NEDiv Executive Steward, Race

Earl Hurlbut ..................(585) 219-4891

ehurlbut@rochester.rr.com NEDiv RoadRally Steward

Steve McKelvie.............(508) 520-7135

shanna12@comcast.net NEDiv RallyCross Steward

Scott Beliveau...............(603) 524-4305

beliveau@aavid.com NEDiv Solo Steward

David Newman ........... (610) 433-5690

dn59@verizon.net NEDiv Solo Safety Steward

Bruce Bellom ............... (914) 739-6815

brubel51@aol.com Additional positions: see http://www.nescca. com/nescca_main/contacts.html

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The Official Publication of the

Finger Lakes REGION

SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA

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EDITOR/ADVERTISING Carl F. Dresie 119 Brookview Dr. Rochester, NY 14617-3903 (585) 544-6482 e-mail: cfdresie@cs.com CO-EDITOR/COPY EDITOR Lynn Randall 15 Diana Dr. Scottsville, NY 14546 (585) 889-1289 e-mail: lynnscca@rochester.rr.com TOP END CIRCULATION Change of Address Notify the SCCA National Office in Topeka and the Membership Chair: Mike Brunner 228 Robert Quigley Dr. Apt-1 Scottsville, NY 14546 (585) 752-7233 e-mail: membership@flr-scca.com And/Or: The EDITOR (see above)

Contents RE’s Report.......................................4 - 5 March Membership Meeting ................ 5 February BOD Meeting .................. 5 - 6 FLR News ....................................... 6 - 7 Membership News .......................... 6 Contact Info .................................... 7 Editor’s Bench ................................ 7 National News ................................. 7 - 8 Solo ..................................................... 9 Race ...................................................... 9 Rally ............................................ 10 - 12 Rally Meeting Notes .......................10 Cabin Fever Report.......................... 11 WWR Report ......................... 11 - 12 Celica’s Story ..................................... 13 Classified Ads .................................... 14 Membership Application .. Inside back cover Calendar .............................. Back Cover

Cover Photo: The Tom Burke Award for large SCCA regions was presented to Mike Toombs at the March 1st evening gathering during the 2013 SCCA national convention. See REPort on page 4 for further details.

Mike Toombs photo.

How to cage the wild “nut behind the wheel” Bruce Perry Photo

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REPort Mike Toombs Regional Executive

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. Elizabeth Thiel, our treasurer, and I attended the SCCA National Convention in Las Vegas Feb. 28 through March 2. I just returned from there, and had to go to Canada for a work related problem.

Next weekend is the NEDiv convention in Pocono and I need to get ready for that.

I’m going to try to let you know what I saw at the convention. When I come back from the convention one thing always happens to me, I become enthused and want the region to become the best region in the nation. Oh, I need to point out the region won the Tom Burke Award for large regions. This award is given to the region with the most new members in each of the four size categories. I was honored to receive the award during Friday night happy hour. The Glen Region also was given this same award for their size category.

The convention started on Thursday with the annual meeting and town hall.

During previous conventions there were people who would get up and express something that they felt the Board of Directors was doing right or wrong 4

(okay there were more wrong comments than right comments). I think the internet has made it easier for people to complain, so when we come to meetings there is less complaining now.

The meetings got started on Friday morning. There was a late addition to the schedule with an 8:00 AM registration meeting. During this meeting there was a lot of discussion about the differences between tracks on the east coast and the west coast. There was some discussion about membership when something I had mentioned to some people was discussed and overwhelming approved by registrars on both coasts. I recommended that all club race drivers be required to get an annual waiver. Now this is something that I’m sure a lot of drivers would not like, but it would make registration at the race track a lot quicker.

There was then a big meeting about membership. Historically in the past 10 or more years we have been having problems maintaining members. We would gain 10,000 members a year and lose 11,000 members a year. So this year we are going to change the focus of our membership, to membership retention.

Along that line they are promoting an anthem…

THERE’S NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT. Nothing that comes close to that pit in your gut that tells you – no, commands you – that it’s time to race. To be more than a spectator. To push the limits and breathe the scent of competition in the air.

Maybe you’re into more than the 9 to 5. Where hundredths of a second means the difference between a successful weekend and a frustrating ride home.

This isn’t Easy Street. This is our street, where America’s best amateurs race. Our drivers take on all comers – any track, any surface, any time – and

win. This is no Sunday drive; this is where 70 years of action attracts the finest competition.

Not the bucket list-checkers or the risk-averse, but guys and gals like you.

If you long for the flag that welcomes or denies you, we have a spot for you. This is real racing. Where pits in your gut are replaced by the fragrances of pit lane.

There is a kindred spirit found here, mixed with emotion and adrenaline that turns fierce competitors into fast friends.

You’re driven. And we’re driven to provide the best motorsports experience in the world. Where stripes are worn on our hoods, and in our hearts.

WE ARE SCCA. DRIVE HERE. The other meetings I went to where the RE’s & BOD, Risk Management, the Road Rally Town Hall, Solo Town Hall, Region Leadership Training and Membership Programs and Stats.

Risk Management was interesting, we heard about the committee that worked on putting out the request for insurance proposal and coming up with a tremendous savings for the club. There was one interesting point, over 80% of the reported incidents are in the solo program and over 80% of the reported injuries are in the club racing program.

I will be reporting on the NEDIV Mini Con next month. There are some interesting things happening that affect the race program. This year is the last year for National Races and there is some discussion of what comes next.

We are going to have a session to talk about the Majors program. The one big question is what will club racing look like next year and at this point we don’t know.

The name of our race is now officially called “The BF Goodrich Tires Finger Lakes Super Tour.” Chris De Minco

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and Elizabeth Thiel are working with the National Office and WGI to put together this final Eastern Conference Majors Race. Of course we have our Westward Ho! race a month before our Majors Race.

I put out a request for some communication help last month. There has to be someone out there who would like to help. Haven ‘t you wanted to help?

Until next month, Mike

Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes March 5, 2013 Location: Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 706 Titus Ave., Irondequoit NY, 14617 Meeting Called to Order by Regional Executive Mike Toombs at 8:15pm.

Mike Brunner moved to approve prior minutes, approved.

Solo • D i s c u s s e d c h a n g e s t o e v e n t registration through MotorsportReg • Unique car numbers per index class will be implemented for the upcoming season • Discussed trophies and trophy survey results gathered from Solo membership • Entrants interested in chairing an event are encouraged to contact Tom Weaver Race • Westward Ho has been scheduled • BFG Finger Lakes Super Tour name has changed with the removal of Watkins Glen from the title as the track has their own tire sponsor • Still looking for event chair for The Fun One

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Rally • Alan Smith discussed the most recent night rally; only nine entrants • One more event planned for March 23rd with Rick Barnes as rally master; rally will be primarily paved roads with minimal mud • Weekend memberships are no longer required for rally events Membership • There were 25 guests and members present • On March 5 we had 418 members • We are down 5 members from February • At the recent National Convention the region was awarded the Tom Burke award for 2012 for increasing membership 5% in the past year (greatest of regions in the “Large” category) • Andy, an M.C.C. photo journalist, signed up as a new member at the meeting. Welcome Andy!

Old Business • The Finger Lakes SCCA booth at the recent auto show was a hit with kids as they enjoyed having their photos taken in Dave Ciufo’s car on display New Business • Openings for webmaster and social manager still available • Carl Dresie will post in the next

Top End for a request for members to update their contact info for the upcoming 2013 membership directory • Minor waivers no longer need to be printed and submitted in color • The national office is moving to focus on maintaining existing membership rather than gain new and the expense of loosing current members Top End • Carl Dresie discussed that Top End will now be delivered in an enclosed envelope due to changes in the postage rules • Further changes to the publication are in the works; suggestions are welcome • Mail copy opt-out still available to members who wish to only receive web version Adjourned at 9:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Tom Weaver, Solo Chair for Marcus Kroll, Secretary

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes February 26, 2013 Location: Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY 14617 Officers and directors present: Dave Ciufo, Assistant Regional Executive; Marcus Kroll, Secretary; Mary Hartman, Activities Director; Chris DeMinco, Chris DeMinco and Charlie Tanck, Directors

PROVIDING THE RACING COMMUNITY WITH INSURANCE AND DISABILITY INCOME FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

Others present: Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow Dave Ciufo called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.

Prior meeting minutes approved on motion of Charlie, seconded by Chris - No treasurer's report as Elizabeth was absent 5

- Began discussion regarding trophy costs and options Solo - Discussion as to whether RIT was the only option, or whether Perry-Warsaw was realistic. Also, discussed Delphi and MCC. - A meaningful Solo budget is required at this point - Discussions were entered with RIT regarding less security to lower the costs - Solo will explore the Kart tracks and Holland Speedway as options - Nobody knows what's going on with the Seneca Army Depot and the "advocate" Rally - RoadRally scheduled for March 2 - Events are all on budget - RoadRally scheduled for March 23 Activities - 53 replies to survey - Cruise night at Log Cabin is most popular, followed by Daytona 500 party and a boat cruise - Social Rally to Bully Hill planned - A u s t i n F o r m u l a 1 p a r t y contemplated, if televised

Road Racing - Chris presented the budget for Majors at Watkins Glen on July 5-7 with conservative estimates - low attendance, 10% higher costs than actual - New insurance will be used - SCCA National should help cover some costs - Realistically, we can expect lower costs and higher attendance, but even with the conservative estimates, the event will break even - We lose a lot of time due to yellow flags - We should have a driver's meeting on Friday discussing "how to play nice" - Victory laps will be allowed, at a driver's own risk - Classes have changed somewhat - We need to cut qualifying time to fit in racing - Supplemental regulations will be available at the next meeting Old Business - SCCA gave us some freebies for the auto show, which we will be attending - We have discussed other locations for our meetings

Adjourned at 8:50 on motion by Mary, seconded by Charlie Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary

FLR News Membership News and Information Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Henri Pratt Bennett-Lepel First Gear Club Racing, Rally, Solo Web Site Devin M Colbert Regular Jeffrey Coppola Regular Club Racing, Rally, Solo Web Site Calvin J Kennerly Regular Club Racing, Pro Racing, Rally, Solo Web Site Guillaume Le Francois Regular Written Inquiry Patrice Lonergan Regular Written Inquiry Jeffrey Loop Ind Two Years Solo Web Site Scott McAllister Regular Club Racing, Pro Racing, Rally, Solo Web Site

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Don't forget to renew

Garrett M Briggs Christopher Ciufo Keith Crossley Vincent T, Kathy and Jason LaManna John A & Dinah Weisberg

Contact Info All Finger Lakes Region members should verify and update their contact information as listed with the SCCA national office.

Go to: http://www.scca.com/ and click on Member Login. Enter your member number (and password). On the next page verify the information.

Click on the update panel to make any changes.

Editor’s Bench Several people have asked why the March issue arrived in their mailbox in an envelope. The story is that the US Post Office has changed the rules for mailings of the kind Top End uses. They now require that the total issue be printed on 60 lb. paper (or heavier). The current issue uses 80 lb. for the cover and 20 for the interior pages. The heavier interior pages would increase both the printing and mailing cost. From a cost standpoint we are better off spending the money on envelopes. The return address is only about five dollars extra. For that you, the reader, can see that it is not “trash” mail and we may get a few bad address returned.

The back page of Top End no longer needs to have an area for the mailing address; therefore the calendar has been moved to the back cover. That loses the area used for printing pictures, so only the front cover would be color. Going to black and white on the outer cover and using a lighter paper saves around a dollar an issue in printing and mailing costs.

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The mailing list has also been trimmed, with only one copy mailed to an address. Note: The option to read Top End online is available for those who do not want or need a paper copy. The online version will have full color and have street address, e-mail address and phone number information deleted for new members.

As you can see from this issue, no color, lighter cover paper, fewer copies printed and the possibility of fewer pages is our path forward. We also will make Elizabeth, our treasurer, happier.

If you would like to save paper and read the online version, send me an e-mail at cfdresie@cs.com or catch me at a meeting.

Using the internet requires that the members e-mail address on file with the national office be correct. A large number are not correct – please logon to your information and verify that yours is correct!

National News SCCA Appoints Chris Berg to Public Relations Position

TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 20, 2013) – Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and SCCA Pro Racing have named Chris Berg to the newly-created Public Relations Coordinator position, serving roles in both organizations.

Berg will provide detailed event coverage and serve as the main point of contact for on-site media on behalf of SCCA Pro Racing at each Mazda MX-5 Cup and Pirelli World Challenge Championship race. Berg will also handle other assignments for SCCA’s Club Racing, Solo and Rally divisions.

Global Rallycross Falls Under SCCA Pro Banner

LOS ANGELES (February 19, 2013) -

Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) is pleased to announce the signing of a sanctioning agreement with SCCA Pro Racing.

SCCA Pro Racing, a subsidiary of Sports Car Club of America, Inc., will provide sanctioning for all nine rounds of the 2013 GRC Championship, working in conjunction with local sporting authorities for three international rounds planned in Brazil, Spain and Germany.

“SCCA was a logical choice for us and we look forward to working together with them as we expand our series,” Colin Dyne, CEO of GRC said.

“Through our relationship with SCCA Pro Racing, GRC will now be an FIA recognized series which is an important step for international growth.”

SCCA is a member of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS), the National Sporting Authority for the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) in the USA. “SCCA Pro Racing is very pleased to work with Global Rallycross on this exciting project,” SCCA Pro Racing President & CEO Tom Campbell said.

About GRC The Global Rallycross Championship combines the best aspects of circuit racing, off-road racing and rally competition to deliver intense action in a variety of fan-friendly environments.

Action sport stars including Travis Pastrana and Brian Deegan have described the sport as “motocross – with a roll cage.”

Eight Sunday Races Wrap BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour From COTA

AUSTIN, Texas (March 10, 2013) – Despite the constant threat of rain, the biggest SCCA SafeRacer National Series race weekends in recent memory hosted 481 cars over three days at Circuit of the Americas during the BFGoodrich Tires 7

Texas Super Tour. Sunday marked the second of 10 rounds on the Mid-States Majors Tour schedule.

Hawk Performance Begins 12th Season of SCCA Partnership

TOPEKA, Kan. (February 5, 2013) – Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and Hawk Performance are proud to announce the continuation of their partnership which names Hawk Performance the Official Brake Products of the SCCA for the 12th-straight year.

In 2013, Hawk Performance will expand its Runoffs Hawk Performance Hot Lap award into every SCCA SafeRacer National Racing Series event in addition to its finishing award certificates. Eligible drivers will earn a $50 product credit for each Hawk Hot Lap, with the first, third and fifth-place finishers also earning $75, $50 and $25 certificates, respectively.

In 2012, Hawk Performance awarded SCCA racers more than $22,500 in product certificates and 139 individual axle sets through its contingency prize program.

Top Awards Handed Out During SCCA Convention

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 1-2, 2013) The first awards luncheon recognized some of the year’s best efforts in RoadRally, RallyCross and Solo.

The complete list of RallyCross®, the Tire Rack Solo program, and Time Trials awards presented on Friday are: Road Rally Manufacturer’s Championship: Subaru Regional Achievement Award: Detroit Region Divisional Achievement Award: Great Lakes Division National Tour Rally of the Year: Badgers Trail Rally, Land O’Lakes Region, chaired by John Emmons Arthur J. Gervais Award: Desert Sands Rally, Arizona Border Region, chaired by John Sears 8

RallyCross

Regional Achievement Award: Delta Region Divisional Achievement Award: Southern Pacific Division Solo Region Cup Awards: Cal Club Region (Jumbo Region category), Texas Region (Large Region category), Northwestern Ohio Region (Medium Region category), Lone Star Region (Small Region category)

Time Trials

Event of the Year: Cincinnati Region

Region Leadership Awards capped Friday’s activities.

The open reception recognized Region Achievement Awards, the Tom Burke Award for percentage growth in the past year, and the prestigious Region of the Year.

The Region Leadership Awards: Tom Burke Awards

Small Regions: South Texas Border, Andrew McMillan, RE Medium Regions: Glen Region, Lawrence Emery, Jr., RE

Large Regions: Finger Lakes Region, Michael Toombs, RE

Jumbo Regions: Oregon Region, Andrew Foley, RE Region Achievement Awards Small Regions: Arizona Border Region (winner), West Texas Region (Honorable Mention) Medium Regions: Continental Divide Regions (winner), South Bend Region (Honorable Mention) Large Regions: Land O’ Lakes Region (winner), St. Louis Region (Honorable Mention) Jumbo Regions: Detroit Region (winner), Milwaukee Region (Honorable Mention)

Region of the Year

Detroit Region, Dr. Jennifer M. Glass, RE Honorable Mention: Arizona Border Region; Central Carolinas Region The final day of the SCCA Convention

presented by SafeRacer broke for lunch at the South Point Hotel and Casino, presenting awards to some of the Club’s outstanding members during Saturday’s midday celebration.

During lunch on the final day of the SCCA Convention awards to some of the Club’s outstanding members were presented.

The announced award winners were: Club Racing

David Morrell Award: Dennis Dean, Washington DC Region Mechanic of the Year Award: Wendell Miller, Oklahoma Region Jim Fitzgerald Rookie of the Year Award: Jim Taggart, North Carolina Region Mark Donohue Award: Cliff White, Alabama Region Rich Shaffer Time Trial Participant of the Year Award: Dean Benz, Reno Region, NorPac Division Kimberly Cup (most improved): Ed Hosni, Detroit Region

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Johnson Spirit of the Sport Award: Danny Kao Solo Driver of the Year: Scott Frasier Solo Rookie of the Year: Tristan Littlehale Tire Rack ProSolo JCJ Cup Champion: Andy Hollis

Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame Inductees

Motorsports legends Bobby Rahal, Skip Barber, Carroll Shelby, Bill Noble and Andy Porterfield were inducted into the Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame on Saturday night at the 2013 SCCA Convention in Las Vegas.

The five inductees joined eight previous classes to cap the 2013 SCCA Convention presented by SafeRacer at the South Point Hotel and Casino.

Accepting ere: Bobby Rahal; Skip Barber; Shawn Shelby, Carroll Shelby’ grandson;, Lisa Noble, Bill’s wife and current Chairman of the SCCA Board of Director and daughter Jaime Gassmann; Judy Porterfield, Andy’s wife.

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Solo Tom Weaver Solo Chair

Solo Registration

By Shaun Hallam, FLR Solo Registrar This year FLR Solo will be using MotorsportReg.com for all Solo events.

I anticipate having the events open for registration by Friday 3/15/2013.

Race Fran McAllister Competition Board Chair

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Other Important Information: No Pre-Pay: All registration and membership fees will be collected at the event until further notice. Some of the messages on MotorsportReg don't make this clear.

Enter Member Number in MotorsportReg: In the interest of making registration on the day of the event easier/quicker we intend to check memberships of all online registered drivers prior to the event. We strongly encourage all SCCA members to update their MotorsportReg memberships to include 'SCCA - Finger Lakes Region - Solo' in order to reduce time at registration.

Numbers unique per index class: A change for this year is that numbers will be unique per index class. In the past we required only the index classPAX class combination to be unique. we might have had 3 DS and 3 HS and 3 SS. Now there will be only 1 car in the stock index class with the number 3.

Quick Start Guide for using MotorsportReg.com for FLR Solo events Go to MotorsportReg website: http:// www.motorsportreg.com/

If you don't have an account with MotorsportReg you need to create one: a. click 'Create an account now!' on the right side b.. Enter name, email, and ZIP code -Continue c. Enter required fields -Continue d. Click 'Create my account' Once you have an account, login To add a car: • Go to 'My Account' tab • Edit My Information • Edit Vehicles To add you SCCA membership: • Go to 'My Account' tab • Edit My Information • Edit Club Membership • Add Clubs to account -Find 'SCCA • Finger Lakes Region - Solo' and click add • Enter required info and save To find an event: • Go to 'Calendar' • Search for Autocross/Solo and Events for My Clubs OR • Browse and look for events for 'SCCA - Finger Lakes Region - Solo' • Click Register

The Competition Board for 2013 consists of: Competition Board Fran McAllister...... (585) 750-4674

clubracing@flr-scca.com Dave Ciufo............. (585) 346-5002 Peter Kummer........ (585) 624-2853 Mary Hartman ...... (585) 426-3288 Charlie Tanck ....... (585) 467-4993 Contact Fran or any one of the other board members for questions regarding Club Racing.

Finger Lakes Region Club Racing events for 2013 are: “Westward HO!” June 22 and 23 Nelson Ledges Race Chairman........................................

Lew Giesy.............. (315) 597-9637

westward@flr-scca.com

Glen Majors July 5 - 7 Watkins Glen International Race Chairmen Chris DeMinco ...... (585) 330-5456 Elizabeth Thiel ...... (585) 671-9995

glenmajors@flr-scca.com “FUN ONE” Sept. 14 - 15 Watkins Glen International Race Chairman ................................................ TBA

funone@flr-scca.com Volunteer workers are needed for these events. Contact a Chief of Specialty (see page 2) or any member of the Competition Board and/or a Chief of Specialty for more information.

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Rally Tom Langdon Interim Rally Chair

Rally Meeting Notes March 12, 2013 96 Church Street, Victor, NY

These notes are grouped by subject, not in chronological order. (They are also limited to the failing memory of the recordist and to recorder failure. Care should be taken to not press the stop button.)

The following seven RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present; Rick Barnes, Carl Dresie, Ben Gilmore, Jamie Hayslip, Jerry Kerwin, Tom Langdon and John Werner.

Social, Summer and Fall Rallies In addition to the charity rally run in conjunction with STPR® the possibility of a social rally in mid-summer and the traditional fall foliage tour were discussed. The current Finger Lakes Region’s calendar will be sent to those attending the meeting. The calendar listing the currently scheduled FLR events is available. Contact Mary Hartman for the official version or Carl for the unofficial version.

RallyCross The last RallyCross event in the Finger Lakes 2012-2013series was held Feb. 23.

STPR® The charity rally run as part of the Susquhannock Trail Performance Rally® weekend will be a sixty mile or less social event. It will also run Friday morning. Jerry Kerwin will contact Greg Lester about chairing the charity rally.

Winter Rally Series Results and a report for “WWR2013” will be printed in the April edition of Top End. Several anecdotes occurring during the running of “WWR2013” were discussed. “Over crest, right at T” on a slick road was fortunate enough to have a farm drive going straight.

Reverse gear wasn’t enough to slow the car to a comfortable speed. A snowplow on the road at the OMP needed to raise one “wing” to clear Charlie and Tony. Others managed to leave before the plow arrived. The roads ranged from dry to a little snow over ice. During the pre-rally course checks they ranged from hard to muddy to slippery slop.

Rick Barnes has written a rally for Mar. 23. “Slip Sliding Away ‘13” will start and end at Cheap Charlie’s in Bloomfield, with the first car off at 4:31 and arriving at the finish around 10:00. The pre-check is scheduled for Saturday Mar. 16.

Miscellaneous Discussions A suggestion was made that when stopped at a checkpoint,

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the OMP or the end of a transit zone that the fourway flashers be turned on.

A reminder – Time allowances for a leg should total a minimum of 0.5 in one minute increments to 19.5. Anything less than 0.5 should be a balk and needs to be observed within sight of the checkpoint. These and other regulations (including claims) are spelled out in the General Instructions.

Registrars at the rally events should not take new memberships, but provide forms and information to the applicant regarding the proper channel.

Ben reported on his planned drive of the Nurbergring. There are race car shops close that rent cars that can be driven on the track. Using a rental car could result in being permanently banned (WORLDWIDE) from the particular rental agency. The thought is that a slow car will be used to learn the track and a faster one later for the experience.

There is an identifiable difference between the dent left by a hailstone and a ballpeen hammer. But does a car with the “golf ball” surface have less aero friction than a smooth and waxed car?

Jerry will check on the status of Curtis Braun.

Again the meeting was devoid of any discussion of wiener dogs and submarines. (Well almost!)

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and seven worker crews participated in the 187-mile challenge. While hardly flawless, the event was safe and fun with everyone finishing despite a few hiccups. For example, right at the start, one driver had a discussion with local authorities about proper use of his turn signal, fortunately with no consequence (right, Gary?). Also, the “Sweep� crew of Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak helped another team get unstuck from a slight off-road excursion. The event was further supported by our team of tireless checkpoint workers. This included Carl Dresie, Barb Lissow, Larry Wells, Paul Walker, Dave Avery, Sally Bossert, Alan Blood, Craig McMaster, Scott and Monica Grinnell. Last, but not least, Bob and Ryan VanSice worked a little extra but clearly had a lot of fun running the whole route, and manning three controls.

After the Rally dust settled and scoring

Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen Perfection. That is what many of the Winter Road Rally competitors are striving for. To score zero time penalty points on a given leg of a Rally is bliss.

Doing this (or coming close to doing this) consistently, over nearly 200 miles is a formidable challenge. If fact, there are so many variables to contend with and details to be considered that the challenge is often not in being perfect, but adapting to the conditions, and minimizing your mistakes.

It is with this same mentality that the Rally Masters (yours truly) approached organizing the 2013 Cabin Fever Rally.

In the end, thirteen teams competed

was complete, a few teams stood apart. Alan Smith and Eric Hobron showed only a hint of error, posting five perfect zero legs and secured 1st place in Equipped class and 1st overall. Jeff and Steve Coppola backed up their win in Ithaca by placing 1st in Limited Class. Andrew Johnson and Matt West topped the Novice class. No one chose to compete in Stock class.

Honorable mentions go out to young navigator Anna Thiel who helped her driver (and father) Dan post a solid score of 103.

Finally, the Endurance Award goes to Eric Salminen and Dennis Blevins who started the day very early by driving up from Maryland to compete. These guys were also thoughtful enough to bring a bottle of Maryland wine as thanks to the Rally Masters (which we greatly enjoyed Sunday night) as well as invite us down to run one of their DC region events (www.wdcr-scca. org).

Results Cabin Fever Rally 2013, February 16 Car No. 1 2 6 3 5 4 8 9 10 11 7 13 12

Class Speed

Driver Navigator

Equipped A Equipped A Limited A Equipped A Equipped A Equipped A Limited B Novice B Novice B Equipped C Limited A Novice C Novice C

Alan Smith Eric Hobron Gary Thomas John Kastonhuber Jeff Coppola Steve Coppola Kurt Thiel Dave McArthur Dan Thiel Anna Thiel Eric Salminen Dennis Blevins Tony Zanni Charlie Tameris Andrew Johnson Matt West John Frame Andrew Colaroutolo Paul Beattie Rick Beattie Jim Perrin Lee McElhinny Jake Richards Carey Richards David Marshall Kyle Braunscheidel

Place

Volvo Subaru WRX Sti Honda Civic Audi A4 VW

Leg time 0.01 minute (- = early) and Time Allowance taken Leg 2

Leg 3

Leg 4

Leg 5

3

0

-3

-1

1

-2

-2

0

1

5

0

3

9

1

2

-1

-5

-12

9

4

5

103

103

2

-2

5

6

152

152

-4

-2

2

7

461

520.93

-36

-26

1

8

636

636

-150

40

2

9

662

662

-82

6

10

474

711

2

3

11

801

801

-81

3

12 1626

1626

-117

-75

Mazda

4

13 2192

2192

-200

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By John Werner On Saturday, March 9, 2013, teams of competitors from across the North East descended on The Yard of Ale in Piffard for the start of WWR-2013.

Five days before the event, the weather forecast looked very good. Temperatures were just below freezing with 4 to 8 inches of snow expected in the rally area.

-3 -11 0.5 TA 2.5 TA -200 -37 0.5 TA 28

16 -32 0.5 TA -25 -5 0.5 TA 15.5 TA -16 -34 6.5 TA

Honda Civic Subaru FXT Honda CRV

WWR 2013 Rally Report

2013 April

Score

Marque Cls O.A. Raw Factored Leg 1 0 Subaru 1 1 19 19 0.18 TA Outback Eagle 2 2 30 30 0 Talon Frankensube 1 3 49 49 7 Impreza Audi 3 4 82 82 3 Wagon

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1

Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 Leg 13 -1 0 -4 0 0 5 1 1 0.5 TA 0 -1 -7 11 -1 1 2 2 0.5 TA 0.5 TA 3 7 0 -1 0 -1 17 4 0.1 TA 1.5 TA 34 -13 0 -3 -2 4 9 1 4.5 TA 2.5 TA 10 -37 -5 -3 1 -1 9 7 1 TA 0.5 TA -68 -5 8 7 -5 2 -31 -5 1.5 TA

20

-37

-9

-39

16

-14

-4

-6

-17

-9

-53

-38

4

-55

-45

27

-61

-73

-200

-3

200

0 0.5 TA

12

7

-1

13

-2

5

-4 1.5 TA

3

-1

23

-200

200

-200

2

-2

-3

4

7

-48

-4

200

-200

81

51

9

85

167

190

124

-127

200

-200

-200

-139

-183

-200

-144

-200

-176

-125

-200

-200

Two days before the event, the final check showed conditions to be incredibly mixed. Temperatures were on an average just at the freezing mark. That meant that in some places it was wet, other places it was frozen, still other places were a slimy mud-slush, and a few others were even snow covered. It could be very interesting. Even my WRX was finding getting through the mud-slush a bit of a challenge.

By the night of the event, the temperature had dropped into the 20s.

-36

-35

200 -25 5.5 TA -200 4 0.5 TA 2.5 TA

The promised snow had arrived, but not in the quantities hoped for.

The course of the rally ran from Piffard, westward toward Wyoming before dipping down through Warsaw. From Warsaw, it proceeded south west before looping back up past Attica to Alexander for the break.

From Alexander, the course headed slightly northward toward Batavia to make a small loop through some interesting roads along a small creek. On the Thursday of the final course check, one

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of the roads known for flooding during melting season already had traffic cones set out in case it needed to be closed.

Luckily, the course crossed itself just after a very early checkpoint in the second half, thus allowing the road to be bypassed if needed. It wasn't. The night of the event the road was still open and the water that had been running over it was gone. (If it hadn't been, it would have been a nice patch of ice!)

After clearing that section, the rally plunged southeast around the bottom of Silver Lake then along the Western edge of Letchworth State park. The final section ran pretty much straight back to Piffard with the last checkpoint being within 3 miles of the finish.

Of the 16 planned checkpoints (including 2 radio controls), all 16 were scored.

Although the turnout for the event was very light (9 cars), all classes were represented. The one Novice team (Griff Jones and Christine Haka) put in a very respectable score for their first event, but the most impressive score was that of the Stock class winners Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kreisen with a raw score of 37 and factored score of 41.81. That put them ahead of two Limited and two Unlimited teams!

The team of Coppola and Coppola also posted a very respectable 30 points to finish 2nd overall. If it had not been for

the out of region, Limited duo of Penasack and Goldfarb, the Coppola's would have won, but the New England based team managed a 25 and took 1st place both in class and overall.

Special thanks needs to go out to the following people who helped work on this event: Beth Werner, Zach Werner, Tom and Deb Langdon, Jerry Kerwin, Larry Wells, Barb Lissow, Carl Dresie, Dave Avery, Bob VanSice, Alan Blood, Craig McMasters, Gail McGuire, Kurt Thiel, and Bill and Jennifer VanRemmen; and also to the Yard Of Ale and Canal House Inn for letting us start and end the event there.

Results WWR 2013, March 2

Place Score O.A. Cls Factrd Raw Leg 1

Car No.

Class Speed

Driver Navigator

Marque

7

Stock B

Jamie Hayslip Gretchen Kriesen

Subaru STI

9

Novice C

Griff Jones Christine Haka

Subaru Baja

9

1

703

703

56

39

4

Limited A

Jeff Coppola Steve Coppola

Subaru Impreza

2

1

30

30

0

5

Limited A

Jim Perrin Lee McElhinny

Subaru FXT

6

2

126

126

-10

8

Limited B

Charles Tameris Tony Zanni

Honda Civic

8

3

4

1

41.81

37

526.58 466

2

Leg 2

Leg 3

-2

-3

Leg time 0.01 minute (- = early) and Time Allowance taken Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 Leg 13 Leg 14 Leg 15 Leg 16 -3

-3

-2

-4

-1

-9

-2

1

-1

-2

-1

-1

0

78

28

11 1.5 TA

3

-8

-15

-32

14

-81

-7

-65

-12

-122

-132

-3

-2

0

-1

1

0

0

-6

0

-1

-1

4

-6

-2

-3

-19

0

-25

-5

-3

-6

9

-7

-6

0

-10 6.5 TA

-12

-4

-8

-2

-30

-4

-60

-54

-7

1

-55

-51

-41

-9

-61

-13

-2

-11

-35

-18

0

-22 0.5 TA

3

Equipped Tim Penasack A Marc Goldfarb

Subaru 2.5RS

1

1

25

25

-4

1

4

0

0

-2

1

-2

0

-1

-1

0

-1

0

1

Equipped Alan Smith A Eric Hobron

Subaru Outback

3

2

36

36

4

3

0

0

-1

-1

4

-1

0

0

-9

1

-9

0

2

Equipped Gary Thomas A John Kastenhuber

Eagle Talon

5

3

60

60

0

-6

-4

-3 1.5 TA

-3

-3

1

-3 1.5 TA

0

-11 0.5 TA

1

11

12

6

Equipped Dan Thiel A Anna Thiel

Volvo 242 GLT

7

4

250

250

-3

-18

-5

3

3

15

19

-10

-7

-1

-26

-102

-14

12

-1 0 -1 3.5 TA 3.5 TA 1.5 TA 0

5

19

1 2 1.5 TA 1.5 TA

April 2013

What I did for the last one and a-half years (An update from my August 2011 biography)

By A well-traveled Toyota Celica (As told to Mike Toombs) It has been a couple of years since I first told you of my story in the August 2011 issue of Top End and I thought I should bring you up to date. As you might remember Rich Smith had blown my transmission and was looking to send me to a new home. In my prior lives I had run Watkins Glen International, driven on every solo site in the northeast and run winter rallies. My fear was that I would end up in a wrecking yard or pieced out to be put in other Toyotas.

Well Rich was looking to do some work on one of his Honda’s (now you don’t want to get me going on Honda’s.

How could someone want to spend time and money on a Honda when they have a work of art like me?), okay back to the

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story, so Rich made a deal with Kurt Thiel and Kurt took me home.

I had high hopes when I got to Kurt’s place. It looked like Kurt was a car person who might do something with me. Well I got a little concerned when he started tearing stuff out of my interior. Mike and Craig had run me without some of the amenities I came out of the factory with, radio, cruise control and air conditioning.

But Kurt pulled out the carpet, head liner, console, and sun roof. What is he doing?

I had no idea, maybe I was wrong and he is going to cut me up. Then he started putting some metal tubing in, I admit when he touched me with the first torch it stung a little, but then I thought that this must mean he has plans for me. So I gritted my teeth and put up with the pain as he made me a race car.

I had no major race ambitions, after all I was approaching my 27th birthday and I know the young kids have a lot of fancy race stuff that I don’t, but you know how much I love racing!

So after some work I became an ice racer. Okay, I’m ready for my first round of wheel to wheel racing, my first chance to push my way past some of those other cars. Now we only need one more thing,

ice. Well I have to tell you, I’m not a big fan of global warming, or Mother Nature, or simply good weather, whatever you want to call it – I WANTED TO GO RACING! So Kurt drove me down to Leicester, to a place they call Perry Park. Now I looked around and didn’t see either pavement or ice! So what is going on here? Well come to find out there is this sport called RallyCross. In RallyCross, cars compete one at a time (like I’m used to in Solo). Unlike Solo, the times for every run are all added up and that is your winning time. Well surprise-surprise, this was just as much fun as all of the other racing I have done. The one thing that I’m not used to having my front wheels turned one way and the car sliding the other. But boy, THIS IS FUN. I’m turning 27 years old this year and still racing. I couldn’t have hoped for more. As long as I am able I plan on keep racing. This has been a great life and I’m going to keep pulling and turning as fast as I can until I fall apart. So the next time you see me please stop by, I’d love to show what it is like to be born to run! If I had a radio I’d end this story with the classic Bruce Springsteen song “Born To Run.”

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Driving tips:

1. Eiserd’s secret to RoadRally: Stay on course, don’t break down, zero every checkpoint and the rest will fall into place.

2. Contrary to the popular notion, the best way to dry off a freshly washed car is not with a 5th gear glory blast down a sudsy dark alley.

3. Regular maintenance is the key to reliability; irregular maintenance is the key to great exercise.

4. The 3-percent rule: If you want to go faster, compete with people who are 3-percent faster than you.

5. The other 3-percent rule: If you want to have fun, compete against people who are 3-percent slower than you.

6. You’ve got to finish to win. Of course, you’ve got to be fast to win too; otherwise everybody would be doing it.

7. There is no physical training regimen so strict that it can’t be undermined by a rigorous program of deferred maintenance.

8. There are old racers and there are bold racers, but there are no old, bold racers who don’t talk funny.

16. The more complete your tool-kit, the more likely it is that all your buddies will expect you to fix everything that breaks.

17. A good driver can overcome marginal equipment. However, even the best equipment can’t overcome a marginal driver.

18. Blood in your stool is nature’s way of suggesting that you rethink your spring rates.

19. B e a pal and offer to clean your buddy’s air filter before that big Sunday race. Full-coverage grease: the Great Equalizer.

20. You only have one chance to make a first-turn impression.

21. Winning tuners never have “left over” parts.

Trouble shooting hint: Symptom: Squeak in the engine.

Cause: Furry little things.

Cure: Don’t cuddle in the corn field without corking up the carb..

9. Patience is a virtue of many racers.

Unfortunately, it’s also a virtue of a lot of losers.

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11. The secret of successful race tuning is knowing when to start driving and stop tuning.

12.If you’re going to pray, pray for FACTORY intervention. Divine intervention isn’t much use, since the guy upstairs isn’t really all that up on the proper set-up.

14. Never underestimate the power of good old-fashioned intimidation.

15. The race goes to the swift. But sometimes none of them show up, and the rest of us have a shot at it.

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For Sale: 1) 1989 Mazda 323 GTX. Former open class ClubRally car, no longer log booked. Great RallyCross or ice race car.

Asking $1500. 2) 1984 Ford EXP Turbo Coupe. Rare car, a few modifications, needs some finishing. $1500. 3) 1988 Mazda 323 SE. Fairly basic, no rust, needs clutch. $500.

4) Two (2) racing karts, both ethanol Raptor powered. $650 each, or $1000 for both. Call 585-967-3762 for more info. (3/13) For Sale: 1969 MGB Roadster. Color: 1964 Blue with white top in good shape. Body good, spare hood (aluminum), motor sound, exhaust O.K., original carbs. Interior in good to excellent condition, wire wheels with approximately 1K on tires and tubes. Extra parts (electric, brakes, etc.). Honest car – health forces sale. $4000 o/b/o Call Bob Rodd (518) 842-6479 (Amsterdam) (2/13) For Sale: Wheels and Tires: Circle Racing wheels, 14 x 6 front, 14 x 7 rear. Less than 12 lbs fr, 13 lbs rr. Bolt pattern 5 x 114.3 fits MKII Toyota MR2 (1990 - '99). All four for $400. Hoosier tires, 225/50 ZR15, two R3S03, one R3S04. Stored in garage until 2011, used five days at WGI driving schools.

Lots of good "tread" left. $75 each, three for $200. Dunlop Sport 9000 tires, 225/50 ZR15. Lots of tread left, $160 for all four.

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10. The wise racer only pisses off the people he can beat.

13. Webb’s first law of sportsmanship: A man never stands so tall as when he stoops to let the air out of a competitor’s tire.

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April 2013

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Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region March 2013 26

FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 7:30 p.m., Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information)

April 2013 2

FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

– Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 2 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 6-7 Driver’s School, New Jersey Motorsports Park 6-7 PDX, Summit, WDC 9 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 13 STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m.

(Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

13-14 Regional Race, MARRS, Summit Point (WDC) 16 STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:00 p.m. 5795 W Henrietta Rd , Rochester, NY (Contact meridith1c@ msn.com for further information.)

20-21 National Race, New Hampshire, (NER) (Rational) 20-21 Regional Race, New Hampshire, (NER) (Rational) 20-21 Driver’s School, Pittsburgh International, STC 20-21 Restricted Double Regional, Pittsburgh International, STC 26-27 12 Hour Enduro, New Jersey Motorsports Park 28 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #1, RIT 30 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 7:30 p.m., Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information)

May 2013 3-5 5 7

11-12 Regional Race, Pocono, NNJ-Tri 14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 18-19 Regional Race, PDX & CT, Nelson, MVR 21 STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:00 p.m. 5795 W Henrietta Rd , Rochester, NY (Contact meridith1c@ msn.com for further information.)

24 Driver’s School, NHMS, NER 25 (optional) STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m. (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

25-26 Regional Race, Glen, Glen 25-26 Regional Race, NHMS, NER 25-26 CT & TT, Jefferson, NePa 28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 7:30 p.m., Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 31 STPR® Charity Rally, Wellsboro, PA. 31-6/1 STPR ® , Wellsboro, PA, Finger Lakes STPR ® Motorsports, LLC 31-6/2 SCCA Majors Race, New Jersey Motorsports Park, SJR

June 2013

5/31-1 STPR ® , Wellsboro, PA, Finger Lakes STPR ® Motorsports, LLC 5/31-2 SCCA Majors Race, New Jersey Motorsports Park, SJR 5 FINGER LAKES Region Member Recognition Picnic Camp Eastman, Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca. com for further information) 8-9 Regional Race, Summit, WDC 8-9 Weatherly Hillclimb, NEP 8-9 NASCAR, Pocono 11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 15 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival School, Perry Warsaw Airport (Tent.)

16 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #3, Perry Warsaw Airport (Tent.)

SCCA Majors Race, Summit, WDC FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #2, RIT FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

– Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting *2013 dates for the region’s Solo, general - 8:00 p.m. – Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., membership, Rally and board meetings may be Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further changing. Watch www.flr-scca.com for updates. information) Dates are subject to change.

11 (or 18, depending upon leaves) STPR Committee Request 2013 dates from the Activities Director.

Meeting, Radio Check – Wellsboro, 7:00 a.m. (Contact RallyCross events are subject to field conditions. meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

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