August 2014
Volume 59, No. 8
The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes Region, Sports Car Club of America.
Solo and Membership Meeting - Tuesday, August 5 The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 Finger Lakes Region Family Picnic - Saturday, August 23
Scottsville Fire House Pavilion 385 Scottsville-Mumford Rd., Scottsville, NY (see page 8)
Finger Lakes Region - SCCA Elected Positions
2014 Board of Directors
Regional Executive Charles Tanck .............. (585) 467-4993 175 Eastgate Drive Rochester, NY 14617-4104 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 Ciufo................... (585) 322-5713 6488 Coe Rd. Livonia, NY 14887-9306 director3@flr-scca.com Ben Gilmore ................ (315) 521-4538 1996 Stevenson Road Seneca Falls, NY 13148 director1@flr-scca.com Brian Reeves ............... (585) 429-7613 17 Chi Mar Dr Rochester, NY 14624-4055 director2@flr-scca.com Fran McAllister ........... (585) 750-4674 54 Gateway Rd. Rochester, NY 14624-4438 director4@flr-scca.com Past Regional Executive Michael Toombs ............ (585) 328-2617 152 Gillette St. Rochester, NY 14619-2227 mltoombs@netacc.net
Appointed Positions Race
Competition Board Chris DeMinco............. (585) 330-5456 clubracing@flr-scca.com Fran McAllister............ (585) 750-4674 Dave Ciufo................... (585) 346-5002 Peter Kummer.............. (585) 624-2853 Mary Hartman ............ (585) 426-3288 Charlie Tanck ............ (585) 467-4993 “Westward HO!” Race Chairman Lew Giesy.................... (315) 597-9637 westward@flr-scca.com
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“FUN ONE” Race Chairman Chris DeMinco................ (585) 330-5456 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 jcraven@rochester.rr.com NYSRRC Representative Mary Hartman.............. (585) 426-3288 flrrep@nysrrc.org
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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 Marcus Kroll.................... (585)563-6206
Shaun Hallam ................ (585) 455-9607
solo_chair@flr-scca.com Jim Hoelscher ...................... (585)576-3357 jhoelsch@rochester.rr.com Mike Stutzman .................... (585)503-8679 stutz@earthling.net Michael Toombs................... (585) 328-2617 mltoombs@netacc.net
Aretta Stillman ...................... (585) 261-0572 amstillman@gmail.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 Brian Reeves .................. (585) 429-7613 bjreeves@rochester.rr.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 Chief, Timing & Scoring and Results Colin Kingsley ......... (914) 980-9326 ckingsley@gmail.com
Chief, Sound Control TBA....................................................... 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 Michael Toombs ............ (585) 328-2617 mltoombs@netacc.net Regional Historian Lynn Randall............... (585) 451-5298 historian@flr-scca.com Webmaster TBA. webmaster@flr-scca.com Social Media 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) 624-9289 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 Additional positions: see http://www.nediv.com/
August 2014
The Official Publication of the
Finger Lakes REGION
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA
Staff TOP END is the official publication of the Finger Lakes Region (FLR), SCCA, and is mailed to all members in good standing and to advertisers. Opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor and do not necessarily reflect the views of FLR. Permission to reprint articles is granted to all SCCA regional publications and its national magazine, SportsCar. Full credit must be given to FLR, TOP END and the author. Non-membership subscription rate: $15.00 per year. Submit subscription orders and address changes to the Circulation Editors. Bulk rate mail is not forwarded by the Post Office when you change your address, even if you file a forwarding request with your Postmaster. Submit materials for publication to the Editor or any of the Editorial Staff. Contact Editor for information regarding submission of classified advertising. Contact the Advertising Editor for commercial advertising. Deadline for submissions to TOP END is the 10th of each month. Typed, printed and electronic files are acceptable. Contact Editor regarding electronic file formats and fonts. All submissions are subject to revisions that may be necessary to meet the requirements for publication.
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EDITOR/ADVERTISING Carl F. Dresie 119 Brookview Dr. Rochester, NY 14617-3903 (585) 544-6482 e-mail: cfdresie@cs.com FEATURE 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 July Meeting ............................................. 4 - 5 June Board Meeting ................................... 5 FLR News .................................................. 5 Membership News ................................. 5 National News ............................................ 6 Mary Worthington ...................................... 6 Fun One History ......................................... 7 Picnic Flyer ................................................ 8 Solo ........................................................... 9 Solo Notes ............................................. 9 Rally ........................................................ 10 Rally Meeting Notes ........................... 10 RallyCross ................................................ 11 Race ................................................... 12 - 14 Comp Corner .............................. 12 & 14 Westward Ho! ...............................12 - 13 Classified Ads .......................................... 14 Where were you? ..................................... 14 Calendar ......................... Inside Back Cover Last Pit ...................................... Back Cover
Cover Photo:. Racing through the hay fields of Ohio. Chris DeMinco placed first in a field of seven in both the Saturday and Sunday races at Westward Ho!, June 21 and 22 on the Nelson Ledges track. See more on pages 12 - 14. Photo courtesy of Chris DeMinco
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REPort Charlie Tanck Regional Executive
Westward Ho! is complete! We have Lew and Wilma Giesy to thank for the extraordinary persistence to get the event run. Track management was not very helpful. It was interesting, the paddock resembled a hay field and some of us raked the grass from our areas. Since our race, Mahoning Valley has cancelled their Divisional race and is hoping things will improve at the track so they can hold races later in the season. Things do not look promising. The Glen Region held the Eastern Conference BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour at the Glen this past weekend. Their numbers were down but that may have been because of the way the Fourth of July fell. A lot goes on that weekend. Many communities and places have celebrations and festivals. I worked tech on Saturday and Sunday. I am not sure a lot of our Club Racers appreciate the off track effort that goes into putting on races. I am amazed at some of the discussions we 4
have had at the board meetings and conventions relative to workers. We have wasted a lot of time talking about buying lunches for workers and after race gatherings. Buying lunches is the least we should do for workers. The comment that they get to watch the races is pure bull. The things I have seen people do at registration goes beyond what is necessary. It isn’t their fault you forgot your license or to renew your membership. They just quietly make the phone calls and internet inquiries to get a racer on the track. Try working a corner for eight hours on a hot day or working the grid or getting grid sheets and results out or pushing a hundred plus cars across the scales at tech. As the garages and paddock emptied Sunday we were still there waiting for the last groups’ winners to be released and then we had to load the scales and clean up the garage. A kind word and a thank you to the workers goes a long way. The race chair still had work to do relative to results and audits and bill paying. At Solo events participants are required to work the course in their off time. Maybe we need some sort of service requirement for racers. Gatherings after the races are an expectation. All events have them on Saturday night. Our race chairs and treasurer work hard to produce a good party at a reasonable cost to the region. This has become a cost of doing business, just like on-line registration and accepting credit cards. It is not debatable. We can’t go back to the 60’s when things were different and most of us would not want to, except to be young and foolish again. I know some of you will not agree with my comments. You can express your opinions in Top End. Just send an essay to Carl Dresie (cfdresie@cs.com or Top End Editor, 119 Brookview Dr., Rochester, NY 14617-3903). We have been looking for articles
Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes July 1, 2014 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta, NY 14467 Regional Executive Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 8:07 p.m. TREASURER'S REPORT – Elizabeth Thiel All of our bills are paid and we have money in the checking account MEMBERSHIP – Mike Brunner Membership up six in June, and another nine in July Surprising number of non-local members WEBSITE Send improvements/suggestions to webmaster@flr-scca.com STPR® will be removed, Top End will be added, and Solo Schedule will be revised RALLY Ben Gilmore's budget was approved by the Board The first RallyCross event of the 2014-2015 series had a good crowd SOLO We're generating some surplus but the truck has set us back Insurance is not concerned with the injury to an RIT student after one of our events RIT is making us pay for bathroom access; we're going to do less days there next year Ide day is ready to go Van Bortel has not provided the support we requested for Corvette Day but Kitty confirmed she would pay for their entrants
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Lots of people travelled to Syracuse for the Fairgrounds Out of Region event RACE Lew worked hard to get Nelson Ledges to deliver an event, but the track conditions were poor There were 72 entrants to Westward Ho!, and people were happy to run There were a few accidents The September Fun One will have Formula First and Vintage Sports 2000 groups in large numbers Meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary
Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
June 24, 2014 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta, NY 14467 Officers and directors present: Charlie Tanck, Regional Executive; Dave Ciufo, Assistant Regional Executive; Elizabeth Thiel, Treasurer; Marcus Kroll, Secretary; Chris Ciufo, Ben Gilmore, Fran McAllister, Brian Reeves, Chris DeMinco, Directors; Mike Toombs, Past Regional Executive
PROVIDING THE RACING COMMUNITY WITH INSURANCE AND DISABILITY INCOME FOR OVER 40 YEARS. 2014 August
Others Present: John Walsh, SCCA Board of Directors; Carl Dresie, Top End Editor, Lew Giesy, Westward Ho! Race Chair Charlie called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. RALLY BUDGET - Ben Gilmore Minor surplus projected Typically have 15 competitors per RallyCross Course requires lots of maintenance Nine events planned, but all subject to weather/conditions Looking into purchasing equipment Contemplating late registration fees Budget approved TREASURER'S REPORT – Elizabeth Thiel Nelson Ledges might generate a surplus Solo sanctions have been paid VINTAGE SPORTS 2000 The two main groups merged this year They plan to have 40+ cars at the Fun One as their feature event They're willing to pay extra for their own class/race SOLO Novice school went well We were locked out of the bathrooms at the RIT event The Central New York event went well, they had far more people than they were used to due to our attendance, and we wound up helping them with registration and timing DEVELOPMENT Spending level authorization were discussed and approved We reviewed the financial policies and procedures for the board RACE Nelson ledges had excess expenses we thought were included in the contract price NEW BUSINESS Charlie's son is opening up a new tool store on West Henrietta Road Meeting adjourned 8:53 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary
FLR News
Membership News and Information
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Brendon Dibbell First Gear Written Inquiry Joseph M Doscher Regular Pro Racing
Timothy Laurence Lombardi Ind Three Years Club Racing, Pro Racing, Solo Web Site John Pultz Regular Pro Racing
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Jameson Blandford Jessica Bock Kevin Burley Jason Cleary H William Connors II, Christina, Kaylin and Nathan Radim` Hlidek Philip J Lepel Gary Moore Remo Ruscitti Celleste Sergio John R Williamson
Full address information Full address information can such as street address, telephone number and e-mail address are printed in the hard copy edition of Top End and are also available from the membership chair, the regional executive or the secretary. Note that members are dropped off of the mailing list two months after their membership expires. i.e., You will receive three issues of Top End after you have passed the date.
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National News
Robert Clarke to be named president of SCCA Pro Racing
Current president and CEO Tom Campbell will retire later in 2014
By: Autoweek Staff on July 10, 2014 Former Honda Performance Development chief Robert Clarke is set to take over as the new president of SCCA Pro Racing after Tom Campbell retires later this year. Clarke joins SCCA Pro Racing after leading Honda Performance Development from 1993-2008. Clarke began at Honda in 1981, before starting HPD as a ground-up operation, establishing organization, facilities, policies, procedures and developmental goals. As its president and CEO, Clarke developed HPD into a successful motorsports research and development business, also winning six manufacturer championships, eight driver championships and 123 wins in top domestic open-wheel series and sports car racing. Clarke's motorsports roots started with SCCA. He attended his first race with his father in 1959, establishing a base that would drive his racing passion, both in business and as a participant, for the next 55 years.
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Campbell, a former chairman of the board of directors of both Sports Car Club of America Inc. and its subsidiary, SCCA Pro Racing, was named interim president and CEO of SCCA Pro Racing in January 2011. Campbell agreed to remain in the position full-time, with a focus of bringing stability to the organization. Campbell will remain with SCCA Pro Racing as chief executive officer throughout the transition, with Clarke starting as the new president immediately. In addition to serving as SCCA Pro Racing president, Clarke will also work closely with the parent company, SCCA Inc., in business development. Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140710/ motorsports/140719996#ixzz375QuWfld
Noted Passings
Mary E. Worthington, 73, of Wellsboro, PA, died on July 15, 2014 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. She was born August 23, 1940, in Rockland, Delaware, the daughter of the late Mervin S. and Annabelle (Ronk) Blank. Mary was employed by the Wellsboro Chamber of Commerce since 1973, serving as the Executive Director. She also served as the Executive Secretary/Treasurer of Growth Resources of Wellsboro Foundation, an industrial development corporation, and as Executive Director and Treasurer of the Wellsboro Foundation, a charitable organization, sponsor of the PA State Laurel Festival. In her position with the Chamber of Commerce, Mary worked cooperatively with many local agencies and organizations on matters of tourism, beautification/community enhancement, economic development, Historic District designation; including the Wellsboro Borough Council, Wellsboro Parks & Recreation, the Tioga County Commissioners, Laurel Health System, Penn College of Technology, University of Scranton Small Business Development Center, Penn Dot, and others. Mary served as Treasurer for the Northern Appalachian Storytelling Festival for over 21 years. She also worked with the Susquehannock Trail Pro Rally organizers since the event was brought to Wellsboro over 37 years ago. She was a member of the State Transportation Advisory Committee, appointed by Governor Ridge in 1996. She was Chairperson of Tioga Management Services Organizations, Inc. She was a director of Tioga County Development Corporation, a member of the PA Chamber of Commerce Executives, member of PA Economic Development Association, member of Keystone State Railroad Association, served on the advisory board of Tioga County Human Service Agency, the advisory board of the Pennsylvania College of Technology. She was a participant in the Travel Pennsylvania Association Certificate Program and was the recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation from the Federal Aviation Authority, March 1996, for her support during development of Grand Canyon State Airport. She was a member of the Wellsboro Rotary Club. She moved to Wellsboro, Tioga County, in 1971 from Radnor, PA. August 2014
History of the Fun One By Marilyn S. (Lynn) Randall FLR
Historian The actual date of the first Finger Lakes “Fun One” regional race has come under question. Is the year 2014 the 50th Anniversary, or will it be the following year, when the track will be closed for repair? I guess it depends on the point of view. Here is the beginning of the history of the race. Draw your own conclusion. Nothing was mentioned of a race at Watkins Glen, in the 1964 section of Finger Lakes Region by John Castle, who was our region’s historian for many years. In 1965, the SCCA National Convention was held in Philadelphia, PA. At the convention, our region was given permission to hold a nonspectator race at the Watkins Glen course. This was to be the First Finger Lakes Invitational, and was to be held October 16-17. Continuing in the Castle history, “October was the month of the long awaited first race to be sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region. This was a most successful event, put together by Barry Budlong, and RE Roger Clouser. An ambitious weekend it was with a program of 20 races and trophies for almost everyone. Even with competition from Lime Rock and Nelson Ledges that weekend, we had an entry of 94 cars. “ In my FLR history archives, I have a program from “The Second Annual Finger Lakes Invitationals.” October 15-16, 1966. John Castle was the race chairman. The number of entries increased to 117, with 28 from the Finger Lakes Region. Again, quoted from the Castle History, “There were drivers from 18 different regions, 264 workers, 7 half kegs of beer emptied, and 155 trophies awarded.” In 1967, Roger Clouser was the race chairman of the race still called, Finger Lakes Invitationals, with 128 entries. Again, the race was in October, the weekend after the Grand Prix. This year, the registration was moved from the “tiny shack on the course” to the Redman’s Hall in the village. The
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hospitality party was held at Seneca Lodge. At the October membership meeting, there was a table to collect money from members to sponsor the hospitality party. A Regional Executive column in the November 1968 column told about the 1968 Finger Lakes Invitational .In this year fielded 184 entries, with seven 15 minute races on Saturday, and seven 30 minute races on Sunday. Race Chairman was Barry Budlong, assisted by Gene Dinkel. The Saturday night party was again held at Seneca Lodge, complete with a band. In the program, to quote Barry, “This year, the race is being called the October Speedfest. The theme is Germanic, and in keeping with the theme, the party will feature German Beer and Bavarian melodies from the band” Gene Dinkel was both Activities Director and Race Chairman for the fifth annual Finger Lakes Invitational Race at Watkins Glen in 1969. Count them, yes; this is the fifth annual running of this race. According to Gene, there were a large number of new faces at the race. (Maybe it was the German beer and band from the previous year that encouraged them to attend!) Starter Bill Moran had his toes run over by a race car, resulting in four broken toes with tread marks
on them. (there was not a starter’s stand then! Thirty seven Finger Lakes members competed. Entrants came from as far away as Cal Club, with a total of 157 entries. The youngest driver was 21, and the oldest driver was 56. The average age of the winners was 30.7. Occupations of the entries , included engineers (26) salesmen (10) and one music merchant, one pipe fitter, one dental technician, one research scientist and one florist. (Someone in the region must have been taking a statistics course, or had a lot of time on their hands.) This year, 1969, the race was nicknamed The Fun One. The Fun One art work was first used on the program for this race. On the covered it stated, in no uncertain terms that it was the Fifth Annual Finger Lakes Invitational. (See page 54A, if you own a copy of the John Castle History.) This should settle the question of the Fun One. The first running took place in 1965. The fifth running took place in 1969, when the name Fun One was coined. So, if you are counting the number of times the event has been consecutively run, this September’s race makes the 50th running. If you are counting anniversaries, that is a different matter. So, in my humble opinion, let’s just call it the 50th annual Fun One, and party like it was 1969!
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Finger Lakes Region, SCCA
Family Picnic Everyone Welcome -
Race, Rally, Solo, Old Timers, New Timers, Wives,Kids 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 23 - 2 p.m. ‘til ? (dinner at 4 p.m.) at the Scottsville Fire House Pavilion 385 Scottsville-Mumford Rd., Scottsville, NY
Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided Bring your own beverage and a dish to pass Scottsvill Fire House Directions
Bring your special ride, (special parking provided), a special “show-and-tell” or other insterest. Mingle with other car enthusiasts and get to know all that the Finger Lakes Region does.
There is no charge, However we do need a head count, SO PLEASE --RSVP BY August 19
Contact: Fran McAllister (585) 889-5125 or jenright4@rochester.rr.com 0 mi
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Rally Tom Langdon Interim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting Notes
July 8, 2014 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; Rick Barnes, Carl Dresie, Ben Gilmore, Jim Perrin, Dana Sieilio, Alan Smith and Tony Zanni. General Rally Ben presented a combined rally budget at the June board meeting. RallyCross The July RallyCross has been moved to the 27th. Rob and Colin Susz have been working on the field at Perry’s Park to smooth out the gully in the field. The plan was to put in a valley with a couple of crossovers. The crossovers include drainage. Tony reported that he, Jason Rudgers and Ben Osborne bought a ’99 Impreza wagon with 2.5 RS motor and 4.11 transmission for use as a RallyCross beater. The car has air conditioning and cruise control. This will replace the “Wagon of Doom.” Tony is preparing RallyCross sponsorship packages. Top End ads can be part of the package. STPR®2014 Jim pointed out the possibility of confusion exiting the first Waste Management stage. If an early instruction is missed, a number of instructions “fit” resulting in a significant retracing to get back on the transit route. The jump on the Waste Management stages was reviewed. It is a well-built jump designed to keep the car flat which allows for high speeds. Access to the spectator area at the jump was planned to have a more direct route in. Conditions prevented the building of that road. Alan described the road building procedure used by Waste Management. It was noted that not all of the stage one and three roads are on Waste Management property. A major problem with the Super Special stages at the Fairgrounds was the problem with dust. As a result the stages were modified. Watering the day before does not work due to drying out of the course. Sprinkling during the event is a possibility, but raises the question of differing traction for the cars.
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Procedures for running the Super Special stages if the competitors car has broken were discussed. Allowing a run for the benefit of the spectators is available. The advantage of running one of the loops versus the other includes the tightness of the turn at the end. A number of different options were further discussed. Every bunch of weeds or bush at an apex hides a stump. Summer/Social Rallies Rick Barnes is requesting that Oct. 19 be reserved for a fall rally. Lynn Randall is working on a fall rally. Winter Rally Series Several of the rallies have rallymasters. Novice rallymasters will be paired with experienced rallyists as part of their training. Miscellaneous Discussions Repairs underneath a car can be much easier to do if the car is flipped up onto its side. This technique is especially good for gas line and gas tank repairs. (Leaking gas does not get into your eyes.) Tony has a lead on 200 acres of land in Farmington. Additional investors are need for the RallyCross park. Tony will be crewing for Kurt Thiel at the Black Bear Rally in Canada. The retrieval of personal equipment and uninsured upgrades from “totaled” vehicles was discussed. Not all roads shown on a GPS unit can be used for rallies, some are not even passable. Did Tom get trapped under a submarine trying to rescue a wiener dog?
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RallyCross Toni Zanni RallyCross Chair
“And Welcome to Hell Track” RallyCross Home Opener.
Victor Prinzim So there’s this old BMX movie from the 80s, Rad and it’s about a local guy who tries to make it into the biggest BMX race in the country. Anyway, there’s a line in that movie that always comes to mind when I show up to Perry’s Park… Say it in your best sports announcer’s voice, “And welcome to Hell
Track.” Let’s just say the winter wasn’t as kind to the RallyCross track as it has been in the future. There are some left over ruts, and some big dips… nothing too bad, however, we proved at this first event, that it’s a little rougher than most RallyX locations. Not to fear though! Thanks to Rob and Colin Susz. These guys ripped apart a Forester last year, actually tore the wheel wells off the thing, bought two more in the offseason and are back at it racing for family pride. They are also a two man field transformation crew. Over the next few months, Rob, Colin and I are going to work on smoothing out Perry’s Park. It’s been a few years since we’ve done any real maintenance on the field, so it’s long over due. So I ask you my RallyX friends and Racing family, if you can help out making our field smoother, drain better and be softer on cars please drop me a line, at rallycross@flr-scca. com to pick a time when we can work on the field. Rob has brought us some nice equipment to use; well he’ll use it we’ll shovel and rake. Back to the Home opener, a lot of our regulars showed up for the 2014 RallyX Home Opener. The bad news is not all of them made it to the end. More on that ridiculousness later. Let’s get to the good stuff, Jim Perrin was there running registration, and heckling rally chairman Tony Zanni for not showing up early enough to set up the course. Which Jake Vallee was supposed to do. But at 8 a.m. decided he’d rather sleep in, and rather than calling Zanni, he Facebook messaged him. Questionable communication Mr. Vallee.
The Chilson brother’s, Chris and Brandon, showed up from Wellsboro, PA. One driving a car and the other towing a trailer with a car on it. Shaun Hallam and Lloyd Bridges showed up hoping to fair better on a 70 degree day than a -11 degree day with their compulsively overheating Audi Quattro and smartly a pick up truck. The truck proved worthy of a note in the story because it helped set a course in record time. The car on the other hand compulsively over heated on Lloyd’s 3rd or 4th runs. A gutsy new comer, Alex Grassl showed up to slay some grassl of his own in a Mercedes 190E. Some other familiar faces, Darren Ohara, last year’s Most Improoooved Driver Award recipient returned to try and dethrone last year’s championship winner Zanni.(Darren, You won the most improved driver award last year, it’s in the mail.) Ryan Kolupa had the longest trip to Perry’s Park from Utica, to prove once again an automatic transmission can be used in a RallyX. Erik Voekle made his triumphant return to RallyX this year in his new Ford Fiesta with rally lights and all, and sent it around the course. Other notables, Andy Walker’s Grasshopper showed up, with co-driver Jon Wolff, who proved you can’t leave a car in a field and expect it not to break. He completely tore a front control arm in half. I was impressed. Also impressed that Walker welded it back together to get it on the trailer for the ride to the junk yard. Some how, Zanni talked the winner of the National 2WD Class at STPR®, and Rally America Rookie of the year contender, Troy Miller to bring his Dodge Stratus up and rock a RallyX, which he did. No, really, he didn’t. The Dodge Stratus of Despair, Miller’s first tow vehicle, and recce vehicle at STPR, decided to end it’s own life on his 3rd run, when a transmission bearing or half shaft decided it just couldn’t go on… Smoke and scary noises made for a fun few minutes on the course. Of course Zanni thought he could pull it out of the way with his wCRX, that was a hoot to watch. So that’s it in a nut shell, Chris Chilson, got 1st, Brandon Chilson 2nd, and Tony Zanni 3rd overall. The rest of the results are somewhere near this story, hopefully. We’ll be doing some great work over the summer to make the field smoother and softer for cars. So get your snow tires back on and come to the next event. July 20 thru the 31st ish… as we have to reset that date… there is also a rumor that there will be a loaner car at the rest of the events, we’ll keep you posted. A big thanks to everyone who competed, to Perrin for setting up registration and tech, Bruce Perry, for the use of the field. Until next time… drive fast and take chances.
Finger Lakes Region RallyCross, Perry’s Park, Jun 21, 2014
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RallyX Class U4 U4 2WD O4 O4 O4 Open 2WD 2WD U4 U4 2WD Open Open
Name Chris Chilson Brandon Chilson Tony Zanni Collin Susz Rob Susz Darren Ohara Ryan Kolupa Erik Voelkle Alex Grassl Jon Wolff Andy Walker Troy Miller Shaun Hallam Lloyd Bridges
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Marque 96 Subaru Impreza Subaru OBS of Death Honda wCRX Subaru Forrester 3.0 Subaru Forrester 3.0 Subaru RS 2.5 Subaru WRX Ford Fiesta RXXX Mercedes 190 E Subaru Grasshopper OBS Subaru Grasshopper OBS Dodge Stratus of Despair Audi Quatro Audi Quatro
Place O.A. Cls 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 1 8 2 9 3 10 3 11 4 12 4 13 2 13 2
Time for each run, times include penalty, maximum of 3.00 (no run) Total Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12.81 1.37 1.36 1.34 1.32 1.35 1.25 1.24 1.20 1.19 1.19 12.92 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.33 1.34 1.26 1.25 1.22 1.21 1.30 13.07 1.39 1.46+1 1.36 1.33 1.34 1.25 1.24 1.32+1 1.19 1.19 13.26 1.26 1.41 1.38 1.41 1.35 1.38 1.34 1.27 1.24 1.22 13.51 1.44 1.40 1.39 1.42 1.39 1.45 1.28 1.26 1.23 1.25 13.82 1.77+1 1.43 1.40 1.38 1.36 1.40 1.33 1.28 1.24 1.23 14.39 1.83 1.71 1.47 1.46 1.43 1.35 1.26 1.24 1.41 1.23 15.03 1.45 1.45 1.52 1.52 1.50 1.55 1.51 1.53 1.51 1.49 15.64 1.84 1.60 1.92+2 1.53 1.53 1.49 1.49 1.44 1.39 1.41 21.91 1.45 1.38 1.36 1.34 1.38 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 21.98 1.59 1.37 1.35 1.34 1.33 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 25.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 30.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 30.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
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I never expect anything.... I've been going there since 1977 and it pretty much has remained the same - incredible race track design, great people, great competition with a touch of Adirondack camping. The words "roughing it" come to mind. This year things were a bit more primitive with minimal paddock preparation to put it politely. And when was the last time you went to a drivers meeting and were warned of hot race cars combined with tall grass creating potential thermal results. Everyone pitched in. Volunteers cut grass Friday during the test day and rakes were borrowed to make your paddock a bit more presentable. Some racers actually brought lawn mowers and weed whackers! Even with the on-again / off-again status and the late confirmation that the race was on, we had a reasonable turnout of around 70 + cars. Lew provided a schedule with plenty of track time and the weather was beautiful. Racing was GREAT with lots of action. The FV group created lots of excitement when half the field took each other out with continued page 14
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They Did It !!! Hats off to Wilma and Lew Giesy for pulling off a miracle last month with the Westward Ho double Regional event! To make a long story short we were informed a few weeks before the event that the track had not weathered the Northern Ohio winter very well and there was considerable deterioration of the racing surface. Issues with the current track managers, the owner and another major user came to a head and the track was closed. It took several weeks of valuable time to get things sorted but the track reopened under new management (same owner) the week before our event and the facility was deemed usable. Countless calls, e-mails and even trips to the track were required but the Giesy's pulled it off with lots of help from our Finger Lakes members. The track was "interesting" to say the least. When I go to Nelson Ledges
The adjoining table gives the results by class for each car number. Finger Lakes Region members are shown in BOLD. Results for each session are given as PIC (place in class/number running in that class). Best time and speed for all of the sessions are given in the last two columns. Not all passing times were recorded due to damage to the loop connections that occurred when a car fire in the pit lane at the start/finish line was extinguished. Full results are available through MyLaps, the Finger Lakes website and from the chief of Timing & Scoring (cfdresie@cs.com).
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Results Summary
Sunday Race Enduro Qual. Race PIC PIC PIC PIC 2/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 2/2 1/2 1/1 7/8 4/6 2/6 6/8 3/6 5/6 1/8 1/6 1/6 4/8 8/8 6/6 6/6 5/8 2/8 5/6 3/6 3/8 2/6 4/6 1/1 3/4 3/3 3/3 2/4 1/3 1/3 1/4 2/3 2/3 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
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Name Chris De Minco Matthew Saylor Jason Shultz Gregory Alley Sage Wolfe John Morris Kurt Thiel Jason LaManna Garrett Villano James Morgan Jr Robert Gordon Robert Evertt Jim Royal Jim Hardesty Carl Holbrook Joseph J Gumkowski William W Shearer Jim Royal Sr. Scott Irwin Tom O'Gorman Fred Baker Daniel Koplow Greg Goss Michael Saddleton Greg Schnell Allen Franzolino Jeffrey Cook David Ciufo Mark Domo Tex Melotti Jason Shultz Jeromey Mizer Garret Huff Chris Ciufo Charles Tanck Doug Weaver AJ Roderick Brian Vondran John Swapceinski Spencer Patterson Chuck Kelly Dennis Mathias Chris Forshey Russell Norton Chris Durbin Ken Fisher Tora Bonnier Mark Fickenscher Chris Pluta William Hornack C. Edwin Mohler Barry Young Oliver Scigliano Spencer Patterson Mary Hartman
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Saturday Qual. Q Race PIC PIC 5/7 2/6 1/7 4/6 3/7 7/7 5/6 6/7 6/6 2/7 3/6 4/7 1/6 2/3 3/3 1/3 1/3 3/3 2/3 10/10 2/10 3/9 4/10 1/9 9/10 8/9 3/10 5/9 5/10 7/9 6/10 6/9 7/10 4/9 8/10 9/9 1/10 2/9 1/3 1/3 2/3 2/3 3/3 3/3 1/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 11/17 4/14 1/17 6/14 5/17 10/14 8/17 5/14 7/17 3/14 3/17 16/17 9/14 10/17 14/14 17/17 1/14 4/17 2/14 2/17 13/14 14/17 12/14 13/17 7/14 6/17 15/17 8/14 9/17 11/14 12/17 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/3 1/3 3/3 3/3 2/3 2/3
Sunday Race Enduro Qual. Race PIC PIC PIC PIC 1/7 2/7 1/7 4/7 5/7 5/7 3/7 1/7 3/7 7/7 7/7 6/7 6/7 6/7 7/7 5/7 4/7 4/7 2/7 1/1 3/7 2/7 2/3 3/3 3/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 3/3 2/3 2/3 10/9 10/10 9/10 8/10 6/10 2/9 2/10 3/10 9/9 5/10 5/10 5/9 7/10 10/10 8/9 9/10 8/10 6/9 3/10 4/10 4/9 4/10 2/10 7/9 6/10 7/10 1/9 1/10 1/10 DNS 1/2 1/1 2/2 1/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 12/17 5/16 5/16 2/17 4/5 2/16 1/16 17/17 16/ 6/17 7/16 14/16 7/17 11/16 8/16 3/17 3/16 3/16 15/17 3/5 4/16 7/16 1/5 9/16 11/16 16/17 5/5 15/16 15/16 5/17 10/16 6/16 1/17 1/16 2/16 10/17 12/16 9/16 11/17 2/5 13/16 13/16 4/17 6/16 4/16 14/17 14/16 12/16 8/17 13/17 8/16 10/16 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/4 1/1 3/4 3/4 3/4 2/4 2/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/1 1/1
Best Time Speed 1:20.556 89.38 1:21.443 88.41 1:19.889 90.13 1:23.626 86.10 1:22.657 87.11 1:20.896 89.00 1:20.506 89.43 1:23.406 86.33 1:20.176 89.80 1:23.634 86.09 1:25.806 83.91 1:23.556 86.17 1:21.377 88.48 1:23.419 86.31 1:23.876 85.84 1:24.604 85.10 1:22.075 87.73 1:21.585 88.25 1:23.494 86.23 1:20.938 88.96 1:13.015 98.61 1:05.383 110.12 1:25.223 84.48 1:21.863 87.95 1:24.972 84.73 1:04.861 111.01 1:20.130 89.85 1:18.473 91.75 1:17.815 92.53 1:20.188 89.79 1:20.507 89.43 1:19.329 90.76 1:19.852 90.17 1:20.601 89.33 1:30.302 79.73 1:19.953 90.05 1:18.171 92.11 1:20.386 89.57 1:21.082 88.80 1:19.603 90.45 1:21.713 88.11 1:21.454 88.39 1:20.552 89.38 1:27.830 81.98 1:09.898 103.01 1:14.093 97.18 1:18.211 92.06 1:17.189 93.28 1:15.828 94.95 1:20.894 89.01 1:27.186 82.58 1:23.856 85.86 1:17.780 92.57 1:17.272 93.18 1:27.977 81.84
continued from page 12 two cars providing aerial excitement. Then our very own Mary Hartman decided to keep the corner workers and ambulance drivers busy Sunday morning when she performed a triple barrel roll as she exited the high speed Kink on the back straight during the Enduro. The car crossed to the inside of the track. Dug in - and her skyward performance began. I was one of the first to get to her. For those who know Mary she was a little excited to say the least and started to medically diagnose her pains as she was still strapped in the race car. Safety and Medical crews did their jobs and Mary was whisked away to the hospital to return later Sunday afternoon moving a bit slower in her hospital grubs with 4 fractured vertebrae. The racers rallied to her needs - loaded her car and equipment then devised a plan to get her broken self and equipment home safely. As far as Mary, she's on the mend and doing well thanks to a well-built race car and the proper safety equipment. The Glen Region had a successful Majors event over the 4th of July weekend with 243 cars entered and they go right back at it with their July Sprints the third weekend of July. Next on the racing calendar is the Fun One September 13 and 14 at Watkins Glen. This will be our 50th anniversary making this Finger Lakes Regional the longest running event in SCCA history. The event will also be a NEDiv Divisional raising the level of competition and we will also feature races for: Historic Racing Groups vintage cars, the Formula First and vintage S2. We're trying something different this year with a special Saturday sprint race for the vintage S2 group that is promising to bring 40 + cars to the event. The Pig Roast is on Saturday night and we will be inviting the "Old Timers" who raced at the track in the earlier Fun Ones to share in the festivities. Still looking for volunteers to help Elizabeth and me out with the event. 14
Specifically looking for someone to help with Trophies, the Special 50th anniversary T shirts and with advertisers. We need some help in contacting some of the Old Timers and spreading the word about the 50th Anniversary. Helpers are also needed to assist Elizabeth in the millions of things she does to keep racers and workers fed, watered and happy. That's enough for now. Broken race cars in the garage and I need to load up for the July Sprints.
Where? Where do you go when you just have to get out and cruise a few roads? 1. Kings Highway, Southbound. 2. Hoffman Road, Eastbound 3. Zoo Road 4. Park Road, Westbound 5. Bay Front Road, West(north)bound 6. Bay Shore, Northbound These are a few “favorite” drives. Get out your map and see if you agree. Send suggestions for other “drives” around Rochester to the editor at cfdresie@cs.com.
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Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
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RallyCross, (FLR) Note date change. FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 7:30 p.m., The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information)
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1-3 SCCA Majors Race, Summit Point Motorsports Park 2-3 Tire Rack SCCA Championship Tour, Wilmington Airpark, Wilmington, OH 2-3 Hillclimb,Polish Mountain 5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@ flr-scca.com for further information) 5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 9-10 NEDivisional Series, Pocono 9-10 NEDivision Regional, New Hampshire Motorsports 10 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #5, RIT 10 STPR® Wrap-up Meeting, Stoney Brook Park 12 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 16-17 NEDivision Regional, New Jersey Motorsports Park 16-17 Hilclimb,Duryea 23 FINGER LAKES REGION SUMMER PICNIC, Scottsville Firehall, 385 Scottsville – Mumford Rd. 23 RallyCross, (FLR) Crossover event with the Solo series 24 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #6, RIT 26 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 7:30 p.m., The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 30-31 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Series Finale, Lincoln Airpark Lincoln, NE 30-9/1 NEDivision Regional, Summit Point 30-9/1 NEDivision Regional, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park 30-9/1 Track Trials, Summit
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8/30-1 NEDivision Regional, Summit Point 8/30-1 NEDivision Regional, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park 8/30-1 Track Trials, Summit 2 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 2 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 2-5 Tire Rack Solo National Championships, Lincoln Airpark Lincoln, NE 9 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen. com / (585) 967-3762) 6-7 NEDivision Regional, New Hampshire Motorsports 7 FINGER LAKES Region OOR SOLO, WNY (Tent.) 13-14 NEDivisional Series, Watkins Glen International, FLR - The FUN ONE 13-14 PDX, Summit 13-14 Hilclimb,Weatherly 21 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO (Tent.) 27 RallyCross, (FLR) 27-28 NEDivisional Series, LimeRock 27-28 NEDivision Regional, Nelson Ledges 27-28 PDX, Nelson Ledges 27-28 Club Trials, Nelson Ledges 28 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO (Tent.) 30 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 7:30 p.m., The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information)
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