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August 2013

Volume 58, No. 8

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

Solo and General Membership Meeting - Tuesday, August 6 Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Rochester, NY 14617

Stop by for Ben Gilmore’s Presentation

“2 Laps of Nurburgring Nordschleife” Video and Still Photos

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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www.flr-scca.com

“FUN ONE” Race Chairman

Gary Lippert................. (585) 732-5154

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 Aretta Stillman .............. (585) 261-0572

amstillman@gmail.com

Shaun Hallam ................ (585) 455-9607

shallam@rochester.rr.com

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

gandemo@gmail.com

Colin Kingsley ............ (914) 980-9326

ckingsley@gmail.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

Greg Turner ................ (585) 637-7045

gregturner@frontiernet.net Chief, Junior Driver Program

Brad Fish ....... ............. (585) 392-5283

bfish117@yahoo.com

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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

jwalsh@scca.com NEDiv Council Chair Mike Toombs ........... (585) 328-2617

re@flr-scca.com 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.nediv. com/

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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)

RE’s Report..................................................4 July Membership Meeting .................... 4 - 5 June BOD Meeting .................................... 5 FLR News ............................................. 6 - 8 Recognizinag Marsha Toombs .............. 6 “5” Minutes ........................................... 6 Editor’s Bench ...................................... 6 Membership News ........................... 6 - 7 New Webmaster .................................... 7 Webmaster Goodby ............................... 8 Picnic Flyer ................................................ 9 Foliage River Cruise Flyer ....................... 10 Race .......................................................... 11 Rally ......................................................... 12 RallyCross ................................................ 13 Solo ................................................... 13 - 14 Remembring Brian ................................... 15 Classified Ads .......................................... 15 Membership Application .......................... 16 Calendar .................................. Back Cover

Cover Photo: Start of Group 5 race at the BFGoodrich Tires Finger Lakes SCCA Super Tour at Watkins Glen, July 7. Finger Lakes member Jacek Mucha, car 01, placed first in class on Sunday.

Vince LaManna, #28 S2 in this group placed first in class on both days.

Anthony Bristol photo. See more at: http://photo.flr-scca. com/panda_image_gallery/ index.php?a=vg&g=anthonybri stolimages_0.79777000_13741 68565&r=1

A “Mean Looking” #36, Kevin Treffeisen, on the tail of #11, Tom Reiley in the Spec Racer Ford group at the BFGoodrich Tires Finger Lakes SCCA Super Tour Anthony Bristol photo.

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REPort Mike Toombs Regional Executive

Well, the BFGoodrich Tires Finger Lakes SCCA Super Tour is history. There was a dedicated group of people who spent a lot of time putting together the event, and it paid off. Things went better over the three-day event than they have in many years. We had one hour of overtime on Friday, two hours on Saturday and finished on time on Sunday. The track worked with us to make everything work as fast and smooth as possible. I haven’t seen victory laps at WGI in years, not only did we have them but it didn’t slow things down. We owe a great deal of thanks to Chris DeMinco and Elizabeth Thiel. Adding the National Office to the event made things a little more difficult and a little more volatile; both Chris and Elizabeth were able to keep on top of things. WGI estimated that we had close to 900 people go through registration, and I’m proud to say that several people commented that registration went well.

So we have had two of our three races within two weeks. Both events went off fine and now we need to plan for our Fun One in September.

Dave Ciufo helped me out by putting together a nominating committee. This group is responsible for getting candidates for the board of directors for next year.

The positions that need to be filled are, Regional Executive, Assistant Regional Executive, Treasurer, Activities Director,

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Secretary and two Directors. If someone calls you and asks you to run, please think it over, or even better, step up and volunteer. Without people running the region; we will no longer have a region.

The Solo program had their annual novice school the weekend after the WGI race. The school was sold out, and while I was there the people in the school seemed to be getting some needed help. After close to 30 years competing I still think the toughest thing about autocrossing is slowing down.

The summer RallyCross season got started in June. Tony Zanni and crew are ready to put on the summer portion of our RallyCross season. The events are running at Perry’s Park and everyone is welcome.

I’ve been busy finishing up the race (I’ve gotten tired of typing BFGoodrich Tires Finger Lakes SCCA Super Tour so I’m not going to do it this time), tying up the registration and haven’t had a lot of time to do much else. At this point I still have a couple of things to finish up and it will be done for another year.

So I’m going to make this column a little short this month, hope to see you around.

Until next month, Mike

Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes July 10, 2013 Location: Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY 14617 Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 8:05 A business meeting was not held at the June membership recognition picnic.

Treasurer's Report (Elizabeth Thiel) • Elizabeth reported on the current checking account and recent

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transactions. Contact Elizabeth for specific information.

• All bills presented to date have been paid.

• The remaining deposit information for Westward HO! has not been entered.

We are still negative on that event.

• We are currently positive for the BFGoodrich Tires Finger Lakes SCCA Super Tour with some financial items to be completed.

• Expenses for the party at the Super Tour are being assembled for submission to the national office.

• The treasurer’s report was accepted on a motion by Alan Smith, seconded by Mike Brunner.

Solo (Tom Weaver) • There were 80 entries in the June 30 event at Rochester Institute of Technology. The course was longer than normal for RIT. Due to start spacing and the length competitors were only able to make three runs.

• We have 31 students entered for the July 13 novice school at RIT. Workers and instructors are needed.

• The next Solo is July 21 at RIT • Everyone had fun at both events Rally (Alan Smith) • Lynn Randall will be rallymaster for a social rally to Bully Hill on October 19.

• Rick Barnes will be writing another social rally to be run in the fall.

• The July 27 RallyCross has been moved to August 3. Tony Zanni will be navigating at the New England Forest Rally.

• A rally documentary, “Easier Said Than Done,” is scheduled for release in the fall. A Rochester showing is being investigated. A trailer can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4xRioPhVIRE Race (Chris DeMinco) • The BFGoodrich Tires Finger Lakes SCCA Super Tour was an excellent event. Car count was 276 on Saturday, 272 on Sunday. Several reports have been made stating that this was “the best event in years.”

• The Runoffs® will be at Road America this year, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2014, Daytona International Speedway in 2015 and Mid-Ohio

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Sports Car Course in 2016.

Membership (Mike Brunner) • Up three members from June 4 through July 10 to a total of 452. We are up 36 from July 2012.

• A total of 21 members and guests were present for the Solo and General Membership meetings.

• A reminder to update your race work days on the national site Activities (Mary Hartman) • Region members at the Cruise Night at the Log Cabin in Macedon on June 26 were lost in the crowd.

• Ben Gilmore will present a program on driving the North Ring of Nurbergring at the August 6 general membership meeting.

• The Old Timer’s Picnic will be held at the Henrietta Moose Family Center on August 24. Bring out your special interest car.

• A social outing is scheduled for Saturday Oct. 12 on the Harbor Bell for a fall foliage tour • Lynn Randall is planning a social rally to Bully Hill on October 19th • Connie Ann Kirk is writing “Poetry In Motion: Vintage Speed.” She will be contacted for a future program.

Information can be found at: http:// poetryinmotionvintagespeed.blogspot. com/ New Business • The nominating committee working on a slate of officers for 2014 consists

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

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of Chris DeMinco, Charlie Tanck, Tom Weaver, John Morris and Alan Smith. Nominees are for the offices of Regional Executive, Assistant Regional Executive, Treasurer, Activities Director, Secretary and two Directors. (Dave Avery and Fran McAllister will be serving the second year of their two year term.)

Top End (Carl Dresie) • Several alternates to the current Top End publisher are being asked to quote on printing.

• Changes in format will be investigated.

• Comments are welcome on the format and possible changes.

Motion to adjourn at 8:35 by Mike Brunner, seconded by Dave Ciufo.

Respectfully submitted, LKEiserd for Marcus Kroll, Secretary

Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes June 25, 2013 Location: Murph's Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Rochester NY 14617 Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.

Officers and directors present: Mike Toombs, Regional Executive; Dave Ciufo, Assistant Regional Executive; Marcus Kroll, Secretary; Elizabeth Thiel, Treasurer; Mary Hartman, Activities Director Chris DeMinco, Fran McAllister and Charlie Tanck, Directors.

Others present: Carl Dresie, Top End Editor Motion to approve May minutes by Charlie Tanck, approved.

Treasurer's Report • Reviewed profit and loss statements • Money for Westward Ho! continues to come in from Motorsportreg.com and credit cards • We have money in the bank • Motion to approve by David Ciufo, seconded by Charlie Tanck, - passed

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Solo • David Prior and Greg Turner are chairing an event on Sunday June 30 at RIT • Novice School is open to anyone who wants seat time. July 13, $60.

• Discussions concerning consolidating Solo with Western New York region Rally • RallyCross on Saturday, June 29th • End of July RallyCross will be rescheduled Race • BFGoodrich Tires Watkins Glen Super Tour has 227 entries, breakeven is 245 • 183 drivers + 150 workers planned for Saturday party (paid for by SCCA) • We pay for the party Friday and lunch on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday • Everything has to be paid up front • People have concerns regarding "double dippers" getting extra track time and practice • No qualifying on Sunday so people can get home early • Concession guarantee was waived this year Activities • Log Cabin Cruise Night Wednesday June 26 • SCCA Picnic August 24, Moose Lodge in West Henrietta • We should officially invite the RE and board of Western New York to start getting friendly • People will bring old race cars to the picnic New Business • Considering a charity event and annual giving • Can the racing regions - WNY, CNY, Glen and FLR - form a group to conduct races sharing responsibility, costs and income?

Old Business • Nominating Committee needs to get to work for potential candidates for board positions.

• Reviewed Gary Lippert's Fun One budget Motion to Adjourn by Marcus Kroll, adjourned at 8:54 Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary

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FLR News Membership Recognition Marsha Toombs

In the fall of my junior year of college a friend and I who was also attending the same college and also was from near where I grew up south of Ithaca decided to go to a local event – the Watkins Glen Grand Prix. It was 1971. Francois Cevert won it. Long story short – she hated it, I loved it. The next year I went to a couple of pro races as a spectator bringing along my younger brother and sister and friends. And yes I did attend the 1972 Grand Prix – won by Jackie Stewart. At that race there was a flyer for joining the SCCA in the program. I had seen the flaggers and other workers in the pit and paddock areas at the pro races and felt I wanted to be more in the know - being in the “inside” plus I could get in for free! So I filled out the flyer and sent it in. Got my membership in April of 1973 and was assigned to the Southern NY Region. One of the contacts was Whitey Bennett so I met up with him in Ithaca and went to my first SCCA meeting in Binghamton. There I met some Paddock Marshalls and agreed to meet up with them at a regional race that summer. That race weekend – so happened that Paul Newman was competing! Nice way to start my Paddock Marshall career! That fall was my first Grand Prix as a Paddock

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Marshal. The weekend was not a good one for the racing world. Francois Cevert lost his life during practice. Ronnie Peterson went on to won – but nobody felt happy about it. The next few years I worked every Pro and Amateur weekend that I could. I camped in a tent with all the Paddock Marshalls in the infield. I met lots of workers from all walks of life – fun bunch! In 1981 I met a new Paddock Marshal - Michael Toombs. We started dating in 1982. We were married in 1983 and I moved to Rochester, where he was starting his senior year at RIT. Since we were now in the Finger Lakes Region territory it made sense to switch regions so Michael and I joined the FLR region. Michael and I continued to be Paddock Marshals for the next few years.

Michael also as well became involved with the Solo program through FLR. We started working the Winter Rally series at some point and went down to STPR® in the late 80’s and became involved with the rally program down there as well.

Somewhere along in there I became the worker registrar for STPR. Back then we sent out forms for workers who were interested in volunteering. They would send them back to me and I would assign them to stages etc. I had a few crude databases to work on ..

Somewhere in the early 90’s I started working as a registrar at the track as well.

I would work registration in the morning and then go work as a Paddock Marshal the rest of the day. After about a year I gave up being a Paddock Marshal and just volunteered at registration. My first time as Chief Registrar was a Western NY event at Mosport. Their registrar could not be at the event so I was asked.

I remember Jerry Brown being there from the Glen region to help me out. Along in there I co-chaired a few races – one with Carl Dresie. I also was for a few years the “mailer” for Top End. I would pick up Top End from the printer, put the labels on, sort by Zip Code and deliver them to be mailed at the Post Office. I have been Chief Registrar for the Fun One for a number of years. I also was Worker of the Year and have also co-won Outstanding Contribution of the year with Michael a few times. I am currently the Chief Registrar for the region.

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Items of immediate interest August 3 Note that the July 27 RallyCross has been moved to August 3. Tony is navigating in the New England Forest Rally (Charli and Tony placed 19 O/A, 5th in class, and 23 O/A, 8th in class – see: http://www.rally-america.com/ events/2013/NEFR) August 6 The program for the General Membership meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6 will be Ben Gilmore showing videos of his “tour” of the Nurburgring, Nordschleife circuit. That and more on this legendary track. (See the June issue of Top End, page 9 for a bit more description.)

Editor’s Bench

The current printer/mailing source for Top End have experienced problems resulting in the last issues being not stapled and mailed in a 6 x 9 envelope.

The previous issues consisted of 11 x 17 sheets stapled into a booklet and mailed in a 9 x 12 envelope. Both US Post Office requirements and automated mailing capability have contributed to the changes we have seen.

The availability of local printing and mailing is being investigated. That may allow the printing of Top End in one of the formats seen previously.

If you have suggestions on the form of the hard copy, please contact the editor at: cfdresie@cs.com.

Membership News and Information Additional member information

Member addresses and phone numbers are available from the Membership Chair, Top End editor or the Regional Executive.

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Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA

James (Jay) Strole Regular Club and Pro Racing, Rally, Solo Fax Eric Janveaux Regular Solo Phone Inquiry Steven (Raymond Floyd) Saunders Regular David Pyenson First Gear Phone Inquiry Lindsay Boehly Family Kyle Barbauld Regular Weekend Membership

Nick Twentyfive First Gear Weekend Membership Carter Boehly Family Written Inquiry Marcus Hofer First Gear Solo Phone Inquiry

Don't forget to renew Bennett F Amberger Evan B Brent Robert Fleischer Kai Kao Christopher Schiffner Ari L Straus John R Williamson Elizabeth Avery Kim K Avery James Biscoe Andy Blake Gary Clark Kevin Dennis

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Transition to new webmaster As we are transitioning and training our region's new

webmaster, please confirm that these requests will be honored: 1. Any e-mail communications are sent to webmaster@flr-scca.com and both Mike Stutzman and I will receive them. I will continue to handle the region's social media. Several of you already have administrative access to the region's Facebook Page.

2. Send all artwork (logos, photos, etc.), fliers, etc.

3. All content (text especially) for pages within your area of interest/ management should be regularly monitored and a dialogue kept open with Mike so that he can make any changes, as required. For these past 17 years, I've searched out content, but Mike will not be doing that, at least not until he's more comfortable in this position.

Please don't assume material you send to Carl for Top End will get to Mike; the website is not only a digital version of TOP END, so send to both our print newsletter editor and to your digital editors (Mike and myself).

4. It would be wonderful if event chairs (or applicable person) would arrange and/or advise if there will be a person and/or persons taking photos, writing about events, or shooting videos... please provide those people with our webmaster@flr-scca.com address and have them contact us for usage rights; same for Carl/Top End with photos/written work/illustrations, etc.

5. Mary Hartman is the 'keeper of the calendar,' including the online master calendar, hosted on the region's Google account (flrscca). Be sure to give her any changes/additions at the earliest convenience.

I sat with her at STPR® and trained her how to use this tool.

Some examples would be: • Event results/standings: Solo: Tom Weaver, RallyCross: Tony Zanni, Road Rally: the rallymaster; Racing: chief of the event's T&S, etc.

• Event information/Fliers: Racing: Event chair(s): RoadRally, rallymaster, ...

Thank you for your time and consideration of these requests.

I will also put this on the news blog (http://news.flr-scca.com).

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

MaryAnne Curry Shults maryanne.shults@gmail.com or mcs@shults.com Cell: 949-290-3238 (PDT; please don't call too early!)

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Saying goodbye to my digital child

By MaryAnne Curry Shults I believe the most difficult times in a parent’s life are when they must let go— be it waving goodbye when they get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten or driving off to start college. I’ve done both of those, but never realized how difficult it would be to say goodbye to one of my first “digital children,” the region’s website at www.flr-scca.com.

The site’s conceptual beginnings started about 1995 when the Web was still not mainstream. Most people were still using Prodigy, and “web development” meant working with limited tools. New England Region had the only other region website and SCCA didn’t yet have an official site, yet it was well represented by volunteer Richard Welty.

After we started Shults Dot Com in 1994, offering Internet accessibility, we saw a future in the Web; little did we know how the technology would grow. It didn’t matter that I lived 3,000 across the U.S. in California because location was a moot point if one had Internet access. Within the next few years, SDC won the bid for the first official SCCA national website, a contract we had for over five years until they moved it in-house after moving from Denver to Topeka. Over the years, the majority of our clients have somehow been related to the SCCA or other automotive/ motorsports themes.

FLR-SCCA.com was launched in early 1996. So, my ‘digital child’ is nearly an adult, and it’s time to let ‘her’ go.

In the course of those years, I discovered my passion lay in writing, layout and design, and teaching, so I returned to college. I’m currently a freelance journalist and an associate professor in the journalism at a local community college, working with the college’s student-run publication

as well as teaching media-related classes.

Mike Stutzman will be taking the reins as webmaster for the main website.

He and I are currently transitioning, and before the snow flies, it will be under his wing. I will continue to take care of the region’s social media, as I have been doing, at Mike’s request.

With a 30-year record of working in the computer industry, Mike is currently co-owner of KRN Computer Service, Inc. and has been doing small-scale custom web development for over 10 years, including his business’s site.

He offered to take on the webmastering duties when he heard there was a need.

“I felt it would be good to ‘keep it in the family,’” he said was the inspiration. “I want to serve the FLR SCCA community by keeping the website alive.”

Mike joined the region in 1992. He’s has been active in the region’s Solo program serving on the Solo Board, helping with tech, chairing trophies and workers, as well as chairing events.

When asked about his greatest accomplishments, he said, “Uh, maybe the five local CP championships in a row, (’03-’07), maybe winning CP at a National Tour event in 1998 in a stock-legal car, (rain can be your friend,) or maybe it was that one golden run at a local event at R.I.T. (before the repave) where I got through a “box turnaround” (a pinless pin turn) with almost Ken-Block-like car control that I’ve never matched since.”

Please give Mike a warm welcome to this position and be sure to keep those stories, photos, videos and other multimedia coming our way. The email address webmaster@flr-scca.com will get to both of us for use on both flr-scca.com and our variety of social media.

Website Statistics

FLR-SCCA.COM

July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

6,537 unique visitors 12,453 visits 23,903 page views Browser Usage Safari 15%

Other 10%

Mozilla Firefox 22%

Internet Explorer 29% Google Chrome 24%

Frequency of Visits

New vs. Returning Visitors

PAGE VIEWS All top-20 pages were related to Solo, with schedule ranking first (16%), 2012 and 2013 results (15%) and Solo Home (12%.)

TRAFFIC / REFERRAL SOURCES: Google sends 88% of referrals. From social media, Facebook (76%), FLR News Blog (29%) and Twitter (12%). Other notable referrals come from scca.com and other SCCA regions.

MOBILE: Just over 20% of all page views were from mobile devices: smartphones (15%), tablets (5%). Of mobile viewers, iPhone/iOS (53%), Droid OS (47%)

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August 2013

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA

Old Timer’s Picnic Everyone Welcome Drivers, Mechanics, Solo Drivers, Rally Competitors and everyone interested in Motor Sports.

We also welcome Western New York Region, Glen Region, Central New York Region and other sports car enthusiasts.

All are invited to join in the fun.

Let’s make this the biggest and most fun event of the year.

Saturday, August 24 - 2 p.m. Page ‘til1 of71p.m. (dinner at 4 p.m.)

Road, West Henrietta, NY - Google Maps

at the Henrietta Moose Family Center, 5375 West Henrietta Rd. (between Lehigh Station Rd. and Erie Station Rd.)

Address 5375 W Henrietta Rd West Henrietta, NY 14586

Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided Bring your own beverage and a dish to pass Bring your specialty car, special parking provided.

See the Porsche Speedster George Morris raced for many years, along with other exotics.

There is no charge, However we do need a head count,

SO PLEASE ---RSVP BY August 20

Contact: Fran McAllister (585)889-5125 or jenright4@rochester.rr.com 2013 August

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Cruise the Genesee River on the 80 foot Paddle Wheeler.

"Fall Foliage Cruise" The season wouldn't be complete until you've joined us on our "Fall Foliage Cruise"! The Belle tours the Historic Lower Genesee River Gorge, with views of breath taking fall colors!

Those who have taken the cruise say our "Flood Light Cruise is one of the best!" th

October 12 , 1-3 pm,

Tour of the Lower Genesee River Gorge (Food is Additional) $12.00- Adults $6.00 -under 10 years old $11.00 seniors 65 years plus $11.50 picnic buffet (burgers,

dogs, green salad, potato salad)

Contact Mary Hartman at 585‐426‐3288 or mkhartman@genesee.edu 25% deposit required for reservations with balance due at the time of the cruise Deposits may be given to Mary at the monthly meeting or mail to: 2840 Chili Ave, Rochester, NY 14624 Be sure to arrive prior to cruise time to pay balance and board the ship!

The boat accommodates 128 people and they already have 30 reservations, which are made on a first come first served basis. No reservations without deposit.

Contact Mary as soon as possible.

Berthed at Port of Rochester, the Harbor Town Belle was designed and built on the banks of the Genesee River. The Harbor Town Belle harkens back to simpler times when her sister riverboats plied the greatest American waterway, the Mississippi over a century ago. The Belle offers Heated and Air Conditioned decks.

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August 2013

Race Fran McAllister Competition Board Chair

BFGoodrich Tires Finger Lakes SCCA Super Tour Finger Lakes Region members results. Race results show position in class and number of entries in that class

No. 60 3 7 88 1 17 28 88 29

Name Michael Hausknecht Mark McAllister David Ciufo Daniel K Thiel Jacek Mucha Mike Meyers Vince LaManna Chris Pluta Stephen Wheeler

Qualifying Race Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Saturday Sunday Class PIC Best Tm PIC Best Tm PIC Best Tm P/Nu. In C Best Tm P/Nu. In C Best Tm FF 2 2:03.994 2 2:04.109 1 2:04.269 5/15 2:03.043 13/15 2:03.291 SM 30 2:23.292 28 2:22.707 38 4:18.850 29/41 2:21.298 24/41 2:21.145 SM 29 2:22.701 30 2:23.536 31 2:23.633 28/41 2:21.414 21/41 2:21.196 SM 35 2:29.629 37 2:30.657 36 2:31.086 36/41 2:28.570 36/41 2:28.727 CSR 1 1:48.579 1 1:47.543 1 1:48.428 DNF/3 11:18.086 1/3 1:48.183 FM 5 2:14.795 4 2:01.421 5 2:03.055 4/5 2:04.774 5/5 2:04.018 S2 1 2:09.991 1 2:07.315 1 2:05.932 1/1 2:07.548 1/1 2:06.478 SRF 10 2:17.031 13 2:17.235 12 2:15.824 15/32 2:17.431 16/32 2:17.679 STL 7 2:19.858 7 2:18.937 6 2:17.181 5/26 2:17.840 4/26 2:17.772

Westward HO! 2013

Finger Lakes Region members results. Race results show position in class and number of entries in that class

Qualifying No. Name 12 30 43 8 8 34 7 11 70 36 88 36 88 12 40 30 36

Chris De Minco Scott McAllister J Scott Moller John Morris Kurt Thiel Chris Ciufo David Ciufo Jeffrey Cook John Swapceinski Charles Tanck* Daniel K Thiel Charles Tanck* Chris Pluta Chris De Minco* Mary Hartman Fran McAllister Charles Tanck

Class PIC Best Tm ITA ITA ITA ITA ITA SM SM SM SM SM SM SM2 SRF STL T4 ITA ITA

1/6 4/6 6/6 3/6 2/6 7/15 3/15 6/15 9/15 15/15 13/15 2/2 1/6 1/1 1/1

1:21.705 1:24.465 1:31.702 1:22.852 1:21.729 1:22.751 1:20.570 1:22.458 1:23.523 1:32.063 1:25.552 1:30.113 1:17.528 1:23.230 1:28.301

Saturday Race 1 Race 2 PIC 1/6 4/6 5/6 3/6 2/6 6/15 1/15 7/15 DNS/15 14/15 11/15 2/2 1/6 1/1 1/1

Best Tm PIC Best Tm 1:21.000 1:22.500 1:28.700 1:22.800 1:21.100 1:21.154 1:19.342 1:21.065 1:28.119 1:23.238 1:28.800 1:17.210 1:22.204 1:24.490

1/6 3/6 5/6 4/6 2/6 4/15 1/15 7/15 10/15 13/15 9/15 1/2 1/6 1/1 1/1

1:21.324 1:21.566 1:29.139 1:22.847 1:20.854 1:20.610 1:19.724 1:21.758 1:21.536 1:28.251 1:22.053 1:29.994 1:18.200 1:22.100 1:26.446

Enduro PIC

Qualifying

Sunday Race 1

Race 2

Best Tm

PIC

Best Tm PIC Best Tm

PIC

Best Tm

1:21.245 1:22.504

2/4

1:28.953

1/4 2/4 NT/4

2/4 3/4 4/4

1:20.827 1:21.810 1:32.630

1/4 4/6 DNF/6

1:20.780 1:21.360 1:20.677

1:22.858

1:22.896 3/4 1:22.165 1:21.943 4/13 1:20.587 1:19.457 1/13 1:19.667 1:19.446 7/13 1:20.281 1:22.157 8/13 1:21.429 1:33.234 13/13 1:28.895 1:22.875 10/13 1:21.761 1:31.463 2/2 1:30.843 1:16.605 3/6 1:17.024 1:22.508 1/1 1:22.129 1:24.913 1/1 1:24.558

1/4 3/13 1/13 6/13 4/13 11/13 DNS/13 2/2 1/6 1/1 1/1

1:20.584 1:21.436 1:19.875 1:20.831 1:21.558 1:28.009

2/6

3/4 9/13 2/13 1/13 10/13 13/13 11/13 2/2 1/6 1/1 1/1

1/1 DNF/4 3/4

1:26.234 1:25.337 1:29.317

1/4 2/4 4/4

1:21.375 1:21.665 1:32.470

1:28.600 1:18.057 1:23.003 1:25.639

Complete result can be found at: Saturday, http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/918917; Enduro, http://www.mylaps.com/en/ events/918936; Sunday, http://www.mylaps.com/en/events/918929 This years “Iron Man” is Charlie Tanck with a total seat time of 3:40:02.596.

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Rally Tom Langdon Interim Rally Chair

Rally Meeting Notes

July 9, 2013 96 Church Street, Victor, NY These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order.

The following seven RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present; interim Rally Chair Tom Langdon, Rick Barnes, Carl Dresie, Ben Gilmore, Jerry Kerwin, Alan Smith and Tony Zanni.

Summer and Fall Rallies Carl will send Rick a list of available dates for a fall rally. Lynn Randall has a social rally to Bully Hill scheduled for Oct. 19. A cruise on the Harbor Town Belle is scheduled for Oct. 12.

2013-2014 Winter Rally Series Tony will update the Winter Series trophy artwork. Trophies will include year, but not place and date.

Candidates for the series were reviewed.

Jim Perrin has available routes starting close to Buffalo that could be used. A series rally before Jan. 1 would need to be scheduled in mid-November.

RallyCross The next RallyCross event is scheduled for August 3. The move from July 27 is due to a conflict with the New England Forest Rally.

A rental fee per car at Perry’s Park increase of

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one dollar will be brought to the board. Entry fee is $35 for members, $45 non-members. Entry fee includes lunch. Non-competitor lunches are $5.

Perry’s Park needs work to repair ruts.

The Warsaw-Perry airport is not available for a RallyCross.

(Field work at Perry's Park was done on July 14, by Rob Suzs and Tony Zanni. Condition of the field is much better, a few ruts remain but the field will be good and fast for the August 3rd RallyCross. More improvements are on the way. RallyCross-ers please find Rob on Facebook and thank him for the work. Any donations for field repair, i.e., clean fill, tractor time or other volunteer efforts welcome. That’s the update on the field. Bruce is ordering some fill for his barn and he will let us use what is left for field repair.

RallyCross budget will be used for purchase of some of this fill.- Tony Zanni) STPR® The wrap-up meeting has been scheduled for August 10 at Stony Brook Park.

The Super Special stage was reviewed.

There has not been any discussion on a 2014 Wellsboro Winter Rally. (There were two possible entries at the meeting.)

Miscellaneous Discussions Videos and pictures taken by Ben Gilmore at Nurbergring will be shown at the August General Membership Meeting.

Candidates for the 2014 Finger Lakes Region Board of Directors representing rally are needed.

Contact a member of the nominating committee (see the July membership meeting minutes).

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The “Old Timer’s” picnic will be Aug. 24.

(See the flier in Top End.) The invitation is extended to rally drivers.

“Easier Said Than Done,” a documentary on Performance Rally is to be released this fall.

Tony and Jim Perrin are looking in to having a showing at a local theatre, either Rochester or somewhere between Rochester and Buffalo.

Could this be done as a region social event? A cruise/rally could be part of the event. Footage from the trailer (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4xRioPhVIRE) is on the internet. Cost for showing in a theatre would include theatre rental and the showing fee.

Ben has purchased a rally car cage with bodywork.

Tom will report on the Wexford Car Rally/ Dick Bailey Stages Rally running near Wexford, Ireland on Sept. 7-8 at the October rally meeting.

Tony will be asked to give a quote on printing and mailing Top End. Carl will send publication information to Tony.

Tom will e-mail Gary Thomas on an Eagle Talon TSI for sale.

The presence of a screwdriver in a SAAB toolkit can make the difference between winning and placing second in the show competition.

Inflatable road kill took the place of wiener dogs in side conversations. It was noted that a raccoon can be a factor in damaging a car.

Steam ejection of rockets in submarines was the submarine discussion in the meeting.

(Simultaneous conversations make it difficult to capture all pertinent information.)

August 2013

RallyCross Toni Zanni and Jim Perrin RallyCross Chairs

Plc #

Driver

FLR SCCA RallyCross

Final Results - Sat. 06-29-2013 Total Registered: 19, with Times: 19 Total Runs 1-4

Marque

Time

Pax

Under 2.5 AWD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

26 48 38 35 1 60 41 611 10 16

Dave Potocki Barry Brown Doug Kline Mark Froelich Brandon West Jeff Benson Nate Michals Jeremy Keck Pat Hughes Garick Tischler

Grasshopper Nissan Pickup Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Nissan Pickup WOD2 WOD2 WOD2 WOD2

116.991 112.783+1 119.206 123.033 477.013 137.855 136.995 138.483 188.190 601.523 153.019 167.132 174.782 176.862 671.795 200.131 169.884 163.792 156.221 690.028 168.064 173.563+1 178.546+1 155.333+2 695.506 155.532 149.506 158.608 300.000 763.646 169.864 201.168+1 205.818 185.236 767.086 210.617 184.853 187.858 241.144 824.472 221.647 242.978 233.271 241.504 939.400 235.382 300.000 300.000 300.000 1135.382

438.851 553.401 618.051 634.825 639.865 702.554 705.719 758.514 864.248 1044.55

1 2 3 4 5 6

14 20 22 21 29 12

Igmas Impolas Adrian Martin Chris Chilson Rich Woytowich Brandon Chilson David Leckinger

Audi A4 Subaru TS Wagon Forester Subaru Impreza Forester Subaru Outback Sport

147.219 142.668 156.590 167.008 196.759 198.821

1 2 3

37 Jake Vallee 5 Josh Pembleton 40 Ryan Kolupa

Subaru WRX Audi Quattro WRX

149.386 174.534 168.860

Over 2.5

141.837 148.863 153.299 173.766 198.115 203.856

154.413 158.743 176.271 175.206 192.403 207.685

157.209 159.432 180.316 175.561+1 200.625 300.000

600.678 609.706 666.476 696.541 787.902 910.362

582.657 591.414 646.481 675.644 764.265 883.051

148.143 188.651 154.041

138.726 195.384 150.489

132.602 568.857 190.266 748.835 200.000+36 853.390

568.857 748.835 853.39

Open

Solo

Finger Lakes Region Solo Series Event Results: # 4- RIT - Sun. 06-30-2013 Total Registered: 80, with Times: 80

Tom Weaver Solo Chair

Top Times Of Day Time Raw time 62.480 53.670 Pax Prepared 56.569 Modified 63.122 Touring 56.325 Plc Cls

#

Driver

Class # Driver PSS 1 Chris Morton PSS 1 Chris Morton PRCP 342 Mike Stutzman MBM 44 Steve Hayward TSTX 123 Melvin Dillon

Pro Road Tire Junior Kart Novice

Time 53.670 55.973 76.574 62.373

Class # Driver PSS 1 Chris Morton SCS 127 David Potocki JB 7 Evan Fish NSM 86 Matthew McCorriston

Runs 1-3 (additoional on second line)

Year/Make/Model

Best Time Pax

Pro Indexed

2013 August

1 SS 1 Chris Morton 2 ES 155 Tom Weaver 3 STX 11 Brett Wallace 4 ES 55 Shaun Hallam 5 SM 89 George Little

2005 Lotus Elise 1994 Mazda Miata 2013 Toyobaru BBFRZS 1994 Mazda Miata 95 Mitsubishi Eclipse

6 CSP 133 Brian Reeves 7 CSP 33 Mike Toombs 8 CSP 331 Tina Reeves 9 DS 70 John Cass

1994 Mazda Miata 94 Mazda Miata 2008 Mini S

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64.217+3 66.891 68.99 70.155+OFF 71.650+OFF 67.164 68.917 68.102 72.051 68.121+OFF

63.654 66.943 67.818+1 70.084 69.457+1

62.480 66.209 67.795 84.006+OFF 69.222+2

62.480 66.209 67.795 70.084 67.164

53.670 54.821 56.066 58.029 58.231

67.853 69.785+2 68.227+OFF 68.857+OFF

68.313 58.709+OFF 67.383+2 67.804+OFF

67.853 68.102 71.383 OFF

58.421 58.635 61.460 OFF

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Plc Cls

#

Runs 1-3 (additoional on second line)

Best Time Pax

Driver

Year/Make/Model

David Potocki George Modlin Michael Potocki Greg Turner Anthony Cuzzacrea Robert Day Jeff Guerdat Colin Kingsley Jameson Blandford Aretta Stillman Jason Cleary Robert Pozniakas Kyle Barbauld Gillian Pielow Doug Krasucki Karl Henry Chris Steele David Avery

2013 FRS 2009 Pontiac Solstice 2013 Scion FR-S 2010 Mini Cooper 06 MINI 08 Mazda 3 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth 2008 Mazda 3 2008 Honda S2000 2012 Mini Cooper S 2010 Mazda Speed3 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS nonSC 2013 Cadillac ATS 2011 BMW 328xi 2007 BMW 335i E93 1995 Chevrolet Corvette 1985 BMW 535i 1967 MG B

66.864+1 69.981 67.711 70.685 73.872 70.225+1 70.189 74.342 78.728+1 76.433 73.602 76.767 75.86 75.065 75.661+OFF 75.195 80.703+OFF 82.574+1

67.695 67.599 67.736 71.871 72.058 70.301+OFF 70.854 73.438+1 70.502 74.222 76.674+5 74.815 75.259+OFF 73.401+1 76.162 74.171+1 78.092 80.224+1

67.115 67.123 67.607 71.140 70.740 71.007 70.942 73.167 69.155+1 73.458 73.316+OFF 76.540 74.578 74.886 74.937 87.962+OFF 77.533 39.770+OFF

67.115 67.123 67.607 70.685 70.740 71.007 70.189 73.167 70.502 73.458 73.602 74.815 74.578 74.886 74.937 75.195 77.533 82.224

55.973 55.980 56.384 56.830 56.875 57.089 57.274 58.826 59.574 60.676 60.795 61.049 61.601 61.855 61.898 63.539 64.352 66.108

Road Tire Stock Indexed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

CS CS CS HS HS HS GS HS BS DS DS GS DS DS DS BS FS HS

127 91 27 14 2 57 500 7 92 66 9 50 26 16 46 72 81 67

Road Tire Street Prepared Indexed

1 2 3 4

ESP 29 Andy Cocilova ESP 170 Brian Cass DSP 25 Josh Taylor BSP 8 Rod Kendrick

2002 Pontiac Trans Am 2013 Ferd Mustang 2011 Mazdaspeed 3 06 Mazda RX8

68.054 74.044+OFF 78.518 87.687+OFF

67.976 71.078 75.943+1 83.002

67.781 74.617+1 75.541 78.480

67.781 71.078 75.541 78.480

57.546 60.345 64.587 67.335

1 2 3 4 5

SMF 86 Corey Shepardson SM 129 Tim Moriarty SMF 83 Norman Frisch SSM 1 Richard Fellows SM 823 Steve Marshall

1994 Acura integra 1991 BMW 1993 Honda Del ROGL 94 Miata 72 Chevy Chevelle

72.711 69.928 82.929+OFF 78.215+OFF 88.416

72.501 69.017 74.774 78.084+OFF 86.619

69.853 68.971 71.714 75.067 86.719

69.853 68.971 71.714 75.067 86.619

59.514 59.797 61.100 66.134 75.098

1

STX 123 Melvin Dillon

2007 Mini Cooper S Miata

68.61 68.854

68.108 68.389

56.325

STS

69.423 73.988+OFF

68.108

2

68.389

56.694

72.602+OFF

69.293

68.906+1

69.293

57.305

72.082+OFF

71.407+2

73.229

73.229

60.560

76.628 76.674 78.042+OFF 80.191+1

74.581 75.393 50.185+OFF 76.899+1

73.683+OFF 74.963 74.657+1 80.587+2

74.581 74.963 76.657 78.899

61.678 61.994 63.548 65.249

1996 Ford Mustang Cobra 1964 Triumph Spitfire 1988 Chevrolet Camaro 1974 Jaguar XJ6L 1993 Mazda RX7 71 Alfa Romeo GTV Ford Mustang

67.133 69.687+OFF 69.570+1 70.219 69.948 77.821+OFF 88.226+OFF

65.626 70.628+OFF 69.071+1 69.242 77.912+OFF 73.072 84.263+OFF

66.196 68.725 82.854+1 68.314 69.488 72.767+OFF 74.771+OFF

65.626 68.725 71.071 68.314 69.488 73.072 OFF

56.569 58.416 61.263 61.550 62.608 63.938 OFF

2000 Realm Runner 2000 Downs Engineering Realm Runner

74.151+2 63.653+OFF

66.472+1 62.676+2

63.616+1 67.851+2

65.616 66.676

63.122 64.142

84.183 79.232 114.560+OFF

80.58 76.574

82.979+OFF

76.574

64.475

OFF

OFF

130.671+OFF 105.704

112.853+OFF 95.183+OFF

108.867 96.616+OFF

105.704

78.538

86.907+OFF 72.976 79.635 80.051+OFF 94.835 85.358 81.128+OFF 84.185+2 78.724 81.010+OFF 79.563 93.037+OFF 90.666 83.895+1 89.773 91.972 89.539 99.624 88.085+OFF 98.225 107.777 97.631+OFF 111.457+OFF 79.229+OFF

72.935+2 73.074+3 77.411+OFF 85.850+2 85.477+1 78.219+1 79.815 82.063 77.122+OFF 80.940+OFF 81.685+OFF 85.817 84.331 82.396+1 87.115 88.333+1 89.51 89.006+1 85.229+OFF 89.617 95.995 105.898 103.749 75.797+OFF

71.942 71.942 71.818+3 72.976 77.388 77.388 77.018 77.018 80.913 80.913 80.357+OFF 80.219 80.372+OFF 79.815 78.979 78.979 76.341+2 78.724 78.288 78.288 78.812+4 79.563 85.445+OFF 85.817 84.695+OFF 84.331 83.212 83.212 83.249 83.249 87.615 87.615 86.273+OFF 89.510 85.923+OFF 91.006 88.473+1 90.473 89.226 89.226 94.688+OFF 95.995 93.299+OFF 105.898 100.454+OFF 103.749 76.109+OFF OFF

62.373 63.270 63.922 64.233 66.025 66.341 67.443 67.527 68.253 68.971 68.981 68.996 69.488 69.731 70.345 70.442 71.160 73.168 73.826 73.968 83.995 85.142 89.950 OFF

3

111 Scott Prior

STX 202 Eric Kutil

4

STX

5 6 7 8

STX 56 Sean Havens STX 111 Chad Rioux STS 11 David Prior STX 2 Luis Fonseca

72

Timothy Norton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CP GP CP XP XP EP CP

342 74 14 13 7 89 69

Mike Stutzman David Dill James Hoelscher William Mapstone Joe Kwiatkowski Steve Rauh Matthew Kremers

1 2

BM BM

44 Steve Hayward 144 Mark Seelbinder

Road Tire Street Modified Indexed

Street Touring Indexed

1998 Acura Integra Type R 2003 RACE JETTARRRR!!!!

WRX Mazdaspeed 3 1990 Mazda Miata 07 VW Passat

Prepared Indexed

Modified/Formula SAE Indexed

Junior Kart B

1

7

Evan Fish

Intrepid Kart

2

1

Dominick Faggiano

Intrepid Kart

1

5

Ryan Fish

Gold Kart

Matthew McCorriston Jonathan Moriarty Dylan Pudiak Alan Juby John Jack John Clare Blair Anderson Tim Young Nick Twentyfive Nooreldin Amer Eric Filion Dagny Williams LPN Andrew Carr Devin Colbert Chris McCarthy Matt LaGoy Randal Hill Brant Gipson Fareed Abolhassani Cary Holdsworth Lars Rosenquist Kenneth Williams RN Chris Cannarozzo Jason Mulcahy

2003 Infiniti G35 Sedan 91 BMW 318 is 07 Mini Cooper S 2006 Mazda miata 07 Cobalt SS 2011 Infiniti G37S Sedan 6MT 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 2011 Subaru WRX 2005 Subaru legacy gt 90 Mazda Miata 2005 Subaru Legacy GT 2008 Honda Civic LX Coupe 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LS 1995 Nissan Hardbody 11 Subaru STI 96 Toyota Tercel 2012 Ford Fiesta 1999 Subaru Forester 2006 Audi A4 2.0T 1988 Mazda RX-7 Alfa Romeo gtv 2008 Honda Civic LX Coupe 72 Chevelle 2012 Mini Cooper S

Junior Kart C

Novice Indexed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

14

SM SM DS CS GS STX BS DSP SM SSM SM HS STC FSP BS HS STF HS GS STS EP HS SM STX

86 291 27 61 65 10 11 19 25 44 925 134 20 76 146 1 14 5 20 57 891 34 1823 7

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August 2013

Remembering Brian Buchman

By Alan Smith One of the facts that I always point out about Solo and Finger Lakes Region in general, is that there are a lot of very nice people involved; Brian Buchman was certainly one of those nice people! On June 17, 2012, Finger Lakes Region lost one of our own in an unfortunate motorcycle accident.

Brian joined our activity in 2004 with a few events in a Silver Jetta. I actually had to look through the archives to research the beginning, but that isn’t hard to understand since Brian never was an “in your face” type personality; that came later when he let his driving speak volumes! In 2005, he came back with an Acura RSX that he ran for several years. I had the pleasure of competing against him and he was always there pushing me faster in my Neon. He ran that same RSX through 2007. In 2005, he received the FLR Solo Rookie of the year. In 2006, Brian was the FLR Most Improved Solo Driver. He rounded out his run as the FLR Solo Driver of the Year in 2007. In 2008, he showed up with a new Evo. I remember talking to him about the car and he had searched for it and found it somewhere down south in order to get the car he wanted.

At the end of the 2008 season, Jason Gassman was ready to hand over the reins of the Solo program and Brian was ready to take on the task. Brian did a great job with the program for the next three years.

We all knew the program was well watched after and anything that needed to be done was taken care of. Brian wasn’t the type that liked to talk in front of the crowd, but he always had things well under control.

At the end of 2011, he too was ready to relinquish the program responsibilities.

For whatever reason, he didn’t show up at the start of the 2012 season. I never knew why, but figured that he needed time to participate in other activities until he had the time and energy to return. I always missed seeing him at events and hoped that one day he would return. Unfortunately, that will no longer be possible.

Brian, you were one of the nice people, in the sport and in general life. You will most certainly be missed. I am glad to have known you and you will always be one of my fond memories of Solo competition.

Rest well!

2013 August

Classified Ads For Sale: 1991 Miata. It’s time for BB the ‘91 Miata to have a new home.

He has been a super winter car for the past 11 years and Pub the MINI has appreciated him. If you are interested, here are the bare bones: (as posted on Rochester CraigsList): 215,000 miles.

RUNS GREAT! NYS Inspected, 30+MPG, Power steering, AC, Radio & Door locks have not worked for years, body is rusty BUT is still fun to drive. 900/ BO Call Brian 585.317.8733 (8/13) For Sale: 2011 Stehl Tow 2 wheel car dolly with electric brakes & certificate of origin. Asking $650. Contact Ernie Strong at 315 289-1625, Sodus Point NY (8/13) For Sale: 1996 Firebird Formula, 5.7L 6speed. Professionally built by Phoenix Performance in Phoenixville, PA. LT-1 engine, Hooker supercomp ,headers Painless ECU and wiring harness and circuit breaker panel. 8 Fiske racing wheels with Hoosier R6 tires. Much more. Has always been a race car.

SCCA and NASA logbooks. $6000 or reasonable offer. Call 585-467-4993 (5/13)

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) Wanted: Volunteers to step up to the job of running the Finger Lakes Region.

Contact the nominating committee and volunteer to run for a position on the 2014 board. Let’s keep FLR the GREAT region that it is! (8/13)

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members To place a Classified Ad: Contact the editor at cfdresie@cs.com. Ads will run for three issues, or longer if space allows. Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available. “Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Region’s News & Announcements blog at http://news.flr-scca.com under Classifieds.” Classified Ads are free to members, $5.00 per issue for non-members.

Commercial Ad Rates

# of Issues Full Page

½ Page ¼ Page Business Card

12 $500 275 150 75

6 $275 150 80 40

3 $150 80 45 20

1 $100 40 25 10

Contact the editor at cfdresie@cs.com for more info.

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Membership Application Dear Prospective SCCA Member:

To apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America, the world’s largest motorsports enthusiast organization, please complete the form below and return, with payment, to SCCA Member Services Department, P.O. Box 299, Topeka, KS 66601-0299; Fax: 785.232.7213.

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE Name __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________ Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________ City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________ E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________ Child’s Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________ Child’s Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________

Primary Interest:

Please indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate, or interests you enjoy the most.

oClub Racing

o Time Trials/PDX

oRally

oRallyCross

Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues) oIndividual ......................... $80 oFamily ........................ $100 oIndividual, 2-year ............$140 oFamily, 2-year ............ $180 oIndividual, 3-year ........... $200 oFamily, 3-year ............ $245

oSolo

o Vintage

oPro Racing

oFirst Gear (24 yrs & under) .............$45.00 oFirst Gear, 2-year ......................$75.00 oFirst Gear, 3-year ......................$95.00

Amount Due:

Membership Amount............................................................................ $ __________

Weekend Membership #1 _______________________________

-$15.00

Weekend Membership #1 _______________________________

-$15.00

Referred by __________________________________________ -$15.00 (FIRST/LAST NAME & MEMBERSHIP # REQUIRED) TOTAL DUE.............................. $ ____________ I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (#62).

By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region, I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members. __________________________________________________ APPLICANT’S NAME (signature required)

Payment Method:

oCheck

o Auto-renew with Credit Card

oMoney Order

__________________________ DATE (required)

oCredit Card

Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date.

__________________________________________________

__________________________

Visa/MasterCard/Discover Acct # Applications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment.

Exp.

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value). Dues not deductable as charitable contribution.

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August 2013

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region August 2012 3 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 6

RallyCross, (FLR) Moved from July 27 ALMS/Indycar, Mosport NASCAR, Pocono Rational Race, Pittsburgh International, Steel Cities Regional Race, Summit, WDC Polish Mtn Hillclimb, STC 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) 6 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) 10-11 NASCAR, Glen 10-11 Rational Race, Pocono, Tri Regions 10-11 Regional Race, NHMS, NER 11 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #6, RIT 13 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 17-18 NASCAR, Mid-Ohio 17-18 Regional Race, New Jersey Motorsports Park, JRB 17-18 Duryea Hillclimb, BMR 18 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #7, RIT 24 “Old Timer’s” Social, FLR 27 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 RallyCross, (FLR) 31-9/1 CT & TT, Jefferson, StCt 31-9/2 Regional Race, Summit, WDC

7-8 10

Regional Race, NHMS, NER FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 14-15 Regional Race, “FUN ONE ’13”, Watkins Glen, FLR 14-15 Weatherly Hillclimb, NEP 16-22 SCCA Runoffs© 20-21 NARC Runoffs, Lime Rock Park, NYR 21-22 PDX, Summit. WDC 22 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #8, Delphi Technical Center (Tent.)

24 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) 28 RallyCross, (FLR) 28-29 Rolex, LimeRock 28-29 Regional Race & PDX, Nelson Ledges, MVR

October 2013 1

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) 1 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) 3-4 Drivers School, Watkins Glen, GLN 5-6 Regional Race, Summit, WDC 5 Last Chance Enduro, Watkins Glen, GLN 6 Regional Race (Last Chance) and Pro IT Series, Watkins Glen, GLN 8 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 12 Harbortown Belle Cruise 8/31-1 CT & TT, Jefferson, StCt 19 Tour Rally to Bully Hill, FLR, Lynn Randall( 8/31-2 Regional Race, Summit, WDC lynnscca@rochester.rr.com) / (585)889-1289 3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave., 19-20 Regional Race, New Jersey Motorsports Park, JRB RallyCross, (FLR) Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further 26 information) 2013 dates for the region’s Solo, general 3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership membership, Rally and board meetings may be Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 changing. Watch www.flr-scca.com for updates.

Titus Ave., Irondequoit, NY (Contact re@flr-scca.com Dates are subject to change. for further information) Request 2013 dates from the Activities Director.

RallyCross events are subject to field conditions.

September 2013

Finger Lakes Region Social Media: (Website) www.flr-scca.com, (News/Announcement) news.flr-scca.com, etc.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/flrscca - YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/flrscca - Twitter: twitter.com/#!/flrscca Yahoo Groups: Solo - sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/flrsolo/, RoadRally - sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/FingerLakesRally/