February 2011 by Finger Lakes Region, SCCA

February 2011

Volume 56, No. 2

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

Solo and Membership meetings - Tuesday, Feruary 1 Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY

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2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE Michael Toombs ...................... (585) 328-2617 152 Gillette St. Rochester, NY 14619-2227 re@flr-scca.com ASSISTANT REGIONAL EXECUTIVE Scott Moller ............................. (585) 230-5464 1301 Whalen Rd Penfield, NY 14526-1917 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 Carl F. Dresie ......................... (585) 544-6482 119 Brookview Dr. Rochester, NY 14617-3903 secretary@flr-scca.com ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Barb Lissow ............................ (585) 338-7249 250 Carter St. Rochester, NY 14621-5142 activitiesdirector@flr-scca.com DIRECTORS Dave Ciufo .............................. (585) 346-5002 6488 Coe Rd. Livonia, NY 14887-9306 director3@flr-scca.com Charles Tanck ......................... (585) 467-4993 175 Eastgate Drive Rochester, NY 14609-6836 director1@flr-scca.com Mark Eksten ............................ (585) 766-2777 872 North Winton Road Rochester, NY 14617-4104 director2@flr-scca.com Fran McAllister ....................... (585) 750-4674 625 Fairmount Ave. Rochester, NY 14626-1613

RACE

COMPETITION BOARD Rich Smith, Chair .................... (585) 703-0631 clubracing@flr-scca.com Dave Ciufo .............................. (585) 346-5002 Fran McAllister .........................(585) 254-5920 Peter Kummer ...........................(585) 624-2853 Russell Jaslow ......................... (585) 724-5890 Mary Hartman ......................... (585) 426-3288 Erik Shepard............................. (585) 269-7097 “Glen National” RACE CHAIRMEN TBA national@flr-scca.com “FUN ONE” RACE CHAIRMEN TBA funone@flr-scca.com CHIEF REGISTRAR Marsha Toombs .......................(585) 328-2617 registrar@flr-scca.com CHIEF, TIMING & SCORING Carl F. Dresie ............................(585) 544-6482 ts@flr-scca.com

CHIEF, FLAGGING & COMM. Barbara Lissow .........................(585) 338-7249 fc@ﬂr-scca.com CHIEF, STARTER John Flowers ........................... (607) 546-2369

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CHIEF, GRID ....................................................................TBA CHIEF, PITS &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

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ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

MEMBERSHIP Mike Brunner ............................(585) 752-7233 membership@flr-scca.com TOP END EDITOR Carl Dresie ................................(585) 544-6482 cfdresie@cs.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

RALLY CHAIR(S) ....................................................................TBA INTERIM CHAIR Tom Langdon ...........................(315) 524-2260 rally@ﬂr-scca.com RALLYCROSS REPRESENTATIVE and COORDINATOR Jim Perrin ..................................(716) 510-5871 rallycross@ﬂr-scca.com

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SOLO

NEDIV ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

SOLO BOARD Brian Buchman ........................ (585) 747-3808 solo_chair@flr-scca.com Dave Avery ...............................(585) 425-9610 david.avery@kodak.com Alan Smith ................................(585) 359-4688 asmith2357@aol.com Marnie Soom.............................(585) 233-2760 marniesoom@gmail.com Mike Stutzman ..........................(585) 889-2564 stutz@eartling.net CHIEF, REGISTRAR Cory Kuhns ...............................(585) 210-0824 soloregister@flr-scca.com CHIEF, SAFETY STEWARD Dave Avery ...............................(585) 425-9610 david.avery@kodak.com CHIEF, TECHNICAL INSPECTION Jim Hoelscher............................(585) 247-9596 jhoelsch@rochester.rr.com CHIEFS, NOVICE PROGRAM Alan Smith ................................(585) 359-4688 asmith2357@aol.com TIMING/SCORING & RESULTS Jake Massey ..............................(585) 697-4139 eselred@yahoo.com CHIEF, SOUND CONTROL Edwin Jeffries ...........................(585) 730-2778 edwinjeffries@gmail.com CHIEF, TROPHIES Marnie Soom.............................(585) 233-2760 marniesoom@gmail.com CHIEF, WORKERS Edwin Jeffries ...........................(585) 730-2778 edwinjeffries@gmail.com CHIEF, WAIVERS Brian Buchman ........................ (585) 747-3808 solo_chair@flr-scca.com

Managers Meridith Croucher.....................(315) 331-5354 chairman@stpr.org Lewis Giesy ..............................(315) 597-9637 Alan Smith ................................(585) 359-4688 rallymaster@stpr.org Treasurer Joyce Bucknam .........................(315) 597-5668

AREA 10 DIRECTOR John Walsh .............................. (585) 546-5670 244 Mendon Center Rd Honeoye Falls, NY 14472-9335 NEDIV EXECUTIVE STEWARD, RACE Earl Hurlbut. .............................(585) 219-4891 ehurlbut@rochester.rr.com NEDIV ROADRALLY STEWARD Ted Goddard ............................(802) 263-5678 tedgcb@tds.ner NEDIV RALLYCROSS STEWARD Scott Beliveau ...........................(603) 524-4305 beliveau@aavid.com NEDIV SOLO STEWARD David Newman ....................... (610) 4335690 dn59@verizon.net NEDIV SOLO SAFETY STEWARD Bruce Bellom ............................(914) 739-6815

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

February 2011

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 12th 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 CO-EDITOR/COPY EDITOR Lynn Randall 15 Diana Dr. Scottsville, NY 14546 (585) 889-1289 e-mail: lynnscca@rochester.rr.com EDITORIAL CONSULTANT MaryAnne Shults 23864 Sycamore Dr Mission Viejo, CA 92691-3038 (949) 768-2609 e-mail: webmaster@flr-scca.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 Meeting Minutes ................................... 4 - 7 December Membership ..................... 4 - 6 Decemober BOD ............................... 6 - 7 FLR News .............................................. 7 - 8 5 Minutes ............................................... 7 Editor’s Bench ....................................... 7 Membership News ................................. 8 National News ............................................. 8 Looking Back ...................................... 9 - 11 Rally .................................................. 12 - 16 Rally Meeting Notess ........................... 12 Is This a Road ............................... 13 - 14 Rally Event Flyers ........................ 15 - 16 Classiﬁed Ads .............................................17 Membership Application.............................18 Calendar ..............................inside back cover Last Pit ...................................... Back Cover Photo Credits: Front Cover, p 9, pp 11 - 13, Back Cover ....................................... Marnie Soom P 3 ...............................................Larry Wells P 10 .................................... Rich Huthcinson

Cover Photo: The infamous Mudville Road portal leading from the real world into the dark and sinister world of the TSD rally as practiced by the Finger Lakes Region and speciﬁcally during “Is This A Road?” Marnie Soom photo.

View from checkpoint 7 during “The Long Way Home ‘11” 3

REPort Mike Toombs Regional Executive

Here we are entering into February already and the National Convention is right around the corner. I looked at the schedule of events going on at the convention and there are several meetings I’m interested in attending. We are changing the registration system that we use for racing. For many years we have been using a homegrown system developed by a racer who was also a web developer. He has gotten a new job and retired his website. We looked at two different commercial registration providers and decided to go with the one that the National Ofﬁce has made an agreement with, MotorsportsReg. There are going to be some changes, but mostly for Registration and Timing and Scoring. During the National Convention there are meetings planned to discuss how to use the new provider. The National Office is trying to come to grips with which and how many members are involved in the various activities of the club. They plan on starting with collecting information from races. This may force Timing & Scoring (Carl Dresie) to make changes to the information he supplies 4

with the results. The next step will be getting information from the rest of our activities, which is going to take a little work. There is also an opportunity for other region activities to make use of the new registration system. The rally program has started the season out great. The first two events have already run. The first had over twenty-five cars and the second was part of the WINTR (Winter INTernational Rally) series that brought in a lot of out of town participations. Even if you don’t want to compete I know the rallymasters could use some help. The one thing I have learned about working rallies, there always seems to be some stories that come out of an event. If I were to tell some stories, I would tell the one about the checkpoint crew that went to checkpoint 10 instead of checkpoint 3 first. Then ended up being there 3 hours early and had to kill some time in Mount Morris (take my word for it, there is not much going on Saturday night in Mount Morris) and to top it off they didn’t have a clock. So think about it, look for flyers in the Top End. Carl threatened to put an ugly picture of me with my column if I made it to short. So now I’m trying to come up with filler. Oh I remember now, the region board has spent a lot of time trying to come up with ways to keep the Westward Ho! race going. As I have mentioned before we have never made any money on the race and lost a lot last year. We talked about cutting out worker favors and discontinuing the Saturday night dinner. With the number of drivers we think we could get to the race we would need to charge $380 per car. In this economy we should be charging the drivers less, not more! We haven’t given up yet, we’re still working on it, but it doesn’t look good. Well I hope this is enough, I will have more next month after the convention. Until next month, Mike

Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes January 4, 2011 Location: Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, New York 14534 Regional Executive Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 8:12 p.m. The following are arranged by topic and may not be in chronological order. The November 2, 2010, General Membership Meeting minutes as printed in the December 2010 issue of Top End, were approved on a motion by John Walsh, seconded by Lynn Randall. Because the January issue of Top End has not been delivered, the Dec. 7 minutes approval will be held until the February meeting. Activities – Barb Lissow Dates for those events already scheduled are available from Barb. Carl Dresie also has an unofﬁcial copy of the calendar. (A reminder – the board asks that we do not schedule events against previously-scheduled Finger Lakes Region events. Ed.) High Points Championship forms need to be in Barb’s hands by midweek. The Year-End Banquet scheduled for the Burgundy Basin Inn on Jan. 29. The 2011 Rochester International Auto Show will be run from Thursday March 3 through Sunday March 6. Information can be found at http:// www.rochesterautodealers.com/news. asp?id=144. Workers and cars are needed for the Finger Lakes booth. Setup Tues. evening.

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“The Long Way Home” on Jan. 15, will start at The Yard Of Ale in Piffard. Alan Smith is rallymaster for this event. This event is part of the WINTR (Winter INTernational Rally) series. Several noted entries have already been received. Alan commented that long time rallyists Buffum, Goldfarb, etc. probably know more about rallying than he does. The Ithaca Winter Rally will run on Feb. 5 followed by “Cabin Fever Rally 2011” on Feb. 19. Flyers for these events are in the February issue of Top End.

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The Wellsboro Winter Rally, organized by the STPR committee, will run on Feb. 12. This performance rally event is planned to be complete in one day. A small number of workers are needed. Spectators will be allowed. Plans are for about 20 cars. Tony Zanni has been named as RallyCross chair. Mike Toombs and Tom Langdon will schedule a meeting with Tony to discuss the duties of the RallyCross chair. Solo Report – Brian Buchman There are a few leads on new sites for the 2011 Solo season. The option of doing a series with other regions is being discussed. No reply has been received from the people in charge of the Seneca Army Depot.

Top End Top End mailing is being slowed during the holiday season Membership Report – Mike Brunner due to the heavy First Class mail load. The U.S. Postal Service Fifteen members were present for the Solo and General gives priority to delivery of First Class mail; Bulk Mail class Membership meetings. Membership was down five from the is delivered last. 470 last month to 465. Treasurer’s Report – Elizabeth Thiel Race Report Checking account balance and other financial information We will be conducting a double National on July 8 through is available for review from Elizabeth. 10. It will be part of the Super Sweep Tour. Five of the nine tour The last bill for speakers at the Mini-Con was received events receive additional sponsorship money. This requires and will be paid. An invoice will be sent to Tom Campbell of that the races be “time certain” and that there be victory laps. NEDiv for race-related expenses that NEDiv agreed to pay We may not be able to meet these requirements to be one of for. Because we are in a new year, the Mini-Con accounting the five events. will be carried over. Race chairs have yet to be named for the national race and The treasurer’s report was accepted on a motion by Mike for the Fun One. Brunner, seconded by John Walsh. Westward Ho Scott Moller has prepared a “break-even” budget for a The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. on a motion by May 14 and 15 Westward Ho regional event. This requires Lynn Randall, seconded by John Walsh. that the event include a series. Formula First has declined to run, another series needs to be found. If none is found by Respectfully submitted, the January board meeting, Westward Ho will not be run in Carl F. Dresie, Secretary 2011. Rally Report – Alan Smith Alan reported that the first rally of the season, “Is This A Road,” starts and finishes at MacGregor’s in Canandaigua. It is scheduled for Jan. 8, with Cory Kuhns and Marnie Soom as rallymasters.

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Bench Racing

Mike Toombs reported on his experience working a radio observation point during Halloween. The boredom of sitting on a bridge on a Halloween evening/night as a ham radio operator, there to report pranksters throwing objects off of 5

the bridge, is occasionally broken by a police ofﬁcer wanting to know why you are there. The question that is raised is, “Do they use their radios to talk to each other?” Tony Zanni and Rich Smith ran the ex-Mike Toombs Celica in a RallyCross at Rolling Wheels race track and broke the header. The noise was so loud that they drove the car home wearing their helmets. The ofﬁcer that pulled them over told them to take it easy. After the meeting was adjourned, Mike Brunner suggested that the region purchase a briefcase for Elizabeth Thiel. Elizabeth stated that she prefers the large envelopes that hold the treasurer’s supplies. Other “bench racing” stories are not reported, to protect the reputation of the subjects and the narrators.

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes December 28, 2010 Location: 753 Klem Rd., Webster, NY Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m. Ofﬁcers and directors present: Michael Toombs, Regional Executive; John Walsh, Assistant Regional Executive; Elizabeth Thiel, Treasurer; Carl Dresie, Secretary; Barbara Lissow, Activities Director; Dave Ciufo, Scott Moller and John Morris, Directors. Items are presented by subject and may not be in chronological order. The minutes of the Dec. 6, 2010, board of directors meeting were approved on a motion by John Morris seconded by Dave Ciufo. Note that the November board meeting was rescheduled from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. 6

Activities Report – Barb Lissow The Year-End Banquet is set. The children’s price will be for under 13 years old. Mike Toombs passed out a list of the members that have membership anniversaries to be recognized. Barb Lissow will send out letters to those celebrating an anniversary New Business Scott Moller resigned his position as a board member. He will be Assistant Regional Executive for 2011. WGI is looking for non-proﬁt organizations to usher at the NASCAR event. A donation will be made to the organization for their support. Race Report Chairs have not been named for the National race and the Fun One. Volunteers are still being accepted. Formula First and Pro IT groups may be considered for the Fun One. We may not have time in the schedule for the Pro IT. Westward Ho Conﬂicts with other events are such that the only reasonable dates to run Westward Ho are May 14 and 15. A race

series needs to be part of the weekend to increase the entry numbers to a level that the region would not suffer a significant loss. Formula First is not willing to run during the Westward Ho on the May dates. Other series need to be investigated. A pared down budget will be prepared. Options for reducing the expenses and increasing income were discussed. If projected entries are not high enough to meet the requirements of a minimal budget, Westward Ho will not be run during 2011. Rally Report Flyers for the first three events of the Winter Rally Series are included in the January issue of Top End. The first rally will be run on Jan. 8, starting at MacGregor’s in Canandaigua. The flyer for the fourth event is in the web version of the January issue of Top End. Tony Zanni has nominated for the position of RallyCross chair. Mike Toombs and Tom Langdon will review the duties of the RallyCross chair with Tony. The nomination was approved on

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a motion by Carl Dresie, seconded by John Walsh. Solo Report There is no word on the status of the Seneca Army Depot. Brian Buchman has been given the task of following up on the status of this site. We will not have the National Tour event because of the delay in acquiring the site. A divisional event could be held at SeAD if approval is received early enough. Other sites have been located, but contact information has to be determined. Treasurer’s Report – Elizabeth Thiel Financial reports were not available for review. Some sponsorship monies and expense reports have not been received for the Mini-Con. Payment, including a late fee, has been made to Topeka for a RallyCross event. Paperwork, etc. from the RallyCross group has not been received. Top End – Carl Dresie The January issue of Top End was delivered to the Post Ofﬁce on Dec. 26. The holiday and weather conditions are factors in the delay to mail.

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The Kurt’s Garage, Viola Storage, Eyes on Rochester and the Yeager, Treviso & Associates ads were run in the December and January issues of Top End as part of the MiniCon sponsorship support. They will be contacted regarding continuing Top End advertising. The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. on a motion by John Walsh, seconded by Carl Dresie. Respectfully submitted, Carl F. Dresie, Secretary

FLR News “5 Minutes”

Items of immediate interest. February 1 Starting at 7 p.m. at the Burgundy Basin Inn the Solo meeting precedes the general membership meeting. Start planning for the season. At the general membership meeting learn what has been happening in the Winter Rally Series and what the plans are for the upcoming competition seasons. February 5 The third event in the Finger Lakes Region’s Winter Rally Series will run out of the Manos Diner in Ithaca with Gary Thomas as rallymaster, assisted by John Kastenhuber. See page 15 for further details and contact information. Checkpoint workers are needed, contact Gary.

From the editor’s bench Both the December and January issues of Top End were delayed in delivery due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays respectively. As stated earlier, the schedule for the preparation of each issue is to deliver to the printers 15 days before the next membership meeting. That allows for a week to print and a week to deliver. FedEx Ofﬁce provides a list of invalid mailing addresses for each mailing. Over six addresses were returned for the January mailing. If you did not receive a paper copy and should have, go to the SCCA national website (www.scca. com) and log in to your information starting on the upper right corner. Correct your address information. While doing the mail address, check that your e-mail address is also correct. The region’s leader can use the e-mail addresses to send out notices prior to the next issue of Top End.

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Membership News and Information Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Guy Eugene Bringley 3303 Evergreen Cir Walworth, NY 14568-9401 Kiwiiv@aol.com (315)986-9036 Family Solo Web Site

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Don't forget to renew Steve Baxter Charles Robert Boyd Dr. Sandra Gayle Boysen Cory Kuhns Dana L Kuhns Mary McClure Margaret McClure Mike Nilson Dinah G Weisberg

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National News Campbell To Serve As SCCA Pro Racing Interim President Pro Racing01/14/2011

TOPEKA, Kan. (January 14, 2010) – SCCA Pro Racing announced today that Tom Campbell, Chairman of the SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors, will serve as interim president and CEO beginning Monday, Jan. 17. Campbell will oversee the day-to-day operations of SCCA Pro Racing until a permanent successor is found for outgoing President and CEO Bob Wildberger,.

Tom Campbell Named Pro Racing Chairman Pro Racing12/13/2010

TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 13, 2010) – SCCA Pro Racing, Ltd. and Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Inc. announced today that Tom Campbell, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is a recent addition to the SCCA Pro Racing Board of Directors and has been elected Chairman of the Board. Campbell replaces former Chairman Brian Holtz, who passed away in September after an illness. A wholly owned subsidiary of Sports Car Club of America, Inc., SCCA Pro Racing is a leading sanctioning body for motorsports events in the United States. A member of the Automobile Competition Committee of the United States (ACCUS), SCCA Pro Racing operates and sanctions a number of sports car and open-wheel racing entities. Campbell is a 35-year member of the Sports Car Club of America and a member of the Mohawk-Hudson Region SCCA, his home region, and the Glen Region. He is currently the Chairman of the Northeast Division Council, the leadership council for the Division’s 19 regions. "Among the most urgent challenges for the Board of Directors is to hire a new SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO," Campbell said. "Bob Wildberger and his staff have the plans and details well prepared for the 2011 season and SCCA Pro will continue to provide the quality support to all of our racing series without impact by the changes in leadership. I look forward to helping the organization--." Bob Wildberger, current president and CEO, recently announced his resignation effective January 17, 2011. The new president will oversee the day-to-day

operations of an organization that counts the World Challenge Championships, TransAm Series, Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, Pro Spec Racer Ford, Pro Formula Enterprises, and the F2000 Championship Series among the motorsports properties that it owns or sanctions. For more information, please visit www. sccapro.com.

Club Racing Contingency Programs for 2011 Now Posted Club Racing12/22/2010

TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 22, 2010) – With the new year approaching, SCCA Club Racers can now register for contingency programs for the 2011 season. Five auto manufacturers – Volkswagen of America, Mazda North American O p e r a t i o n s , To y o t a / T R D , H o n d a Performance Development and Nissan North America have committed to contingency programs in 2011. Toyo, Goodyear and Hoosier are the tire companies posting National race contingency programs in 2011. As the spec tire for the Spec Miata class, Toyo will pay prize money to the top ten finishers at every National race and bonus money to those same placing drivers at each event that is considered a leg of the Club Racing Super Sweep. Goodyear and Hoosier will reward race winners in all eligible classes with two free tires, while Hoosier will chip in a single tire for runner-up finishes. TreadZone.com returns in 2011 with a program designed to help racers purchase tires and wheels for less. SafeRacer, again the title sponsor of the SafeRacer SCCA Club Racing National Racing Series, will reward every SafeRacer National Racing Series. Summit Racing Equipment will post in eight National classes in 2011, matching its 2010 program. Detailed contingency program descriptions and online registration information for these programs are now posted at www.scca.com. Select the Club Racing tab and then “contingencies” from the left-hand menu. Drivers should read the program requirements carefully and be sure to have the necessary paperwork turned in before their first event. Keep checking www.scca.com for additional Club Racing contingencies as they become available.

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Looking back at Finger Lakes Region 2010: The cold and not-so-dreary winter By Lynn Randall, FLR Historian

January 2010

"January is here, with eyes that keenly glow, a frost-mailed warrior striding a shadowy steed of snow." –Edgar Fawcett 2010 is now history. A year ago, we had just ﬁnished celebrating the New Year, and realized that a new decade had begun. A little bit of cold weather, ice and snow don't slow down the members of the Finger Lakes Region of the Sports Car Club of America. The last year began early with the Finger Lakes Region's Winter Rally Series, on Jan. 2, with Alan Smith as rallymaster of the 11th running of “The Long Way Home.” Nineteen teams gathered at the Yard of Ale in Piffard, N.Y. to compete in this event. Two teams of dedicated road rallyists, Tim Penasack/Marc Goldfarb and Dave Siessicki /Steve McKelvie made the trip all the way from New England. Overall winners were Karl Haltiner and Mac McCann running a Subaru WRX in the Limited class with only 20

points. Right behind with 29 points, second place overall went to Penasack and Goldfarb. A few weeks prior, Tom and Deb Langdon offered a training rally and workshop for novices or for those who just wanted to polish up their skills. Unfortunately, the most exciting story I heard was some minor ditch exploration near checkpoint 13," said At a checkpoint during the Ithaca Rally Smith, "The only other cell phone call I received was an I-phone presented, the region's special awards left in the snow at checkpoint 2, but that were given. Marnie Soom received team quickly returned to retrieve it. the Top End Award for a member who made an outstanding contribution to At the annual Membership motorsports in general. Carl Dresie Recognition and Awards banquet on was the recipient of the Gene Dinkel Jan. 9 at the Burgundy Basin Inn, the trophy for outstanding worker, and the region recognized David Elder and Finger Lakes Region’s highest award, Barry Budlong for their 55th anniversary the George Merwin Trophy, went to as SCCA members. Other long-time Dave Avery. members recognized included Bob Burns, 50 years; Jeff Hume and John Although rallymasters Gary Thomas' Bailey, 45 years; Judy Dennis and Fran and John Kastenhuber's Ithaca Winter McAllister, 40 years; Missy Coykendall, Rally was lacking snow, 25 cars braved Rosemary Goodnight and Kenneth the Jan. 23 event. Some of the roads had Williams, 35 years; Karl Haltiner and turned icy, making the event both tricky Brian Reeves, 30 years; Wayne Pluta, and treacherous, according to competitor Scott Hume, Mary Hartman, Diane Mike Mazoway. Hughes and James Nolan, 25 years. "One control was located on an icy Many other members received pins or downhill section that made it fun to try to “rockers” for 20, 15, 10 and 5 years of stop from 45 mph at the control car," said continued membership. Mazoway. "While having my scorecard After the competition awards were marked I saw why the control crew was in the back seat!" Mazoway commented he'd like to see this rally course used as a summer event with multiple average speeds, because it would provide competitors with a fun and challenging event.

A comment on the speed of a competitor at “The Long Way Home”

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The Subie's shined in this event with nearly 50% of the entries driving an assortment of Subarus as well as the top-three finishing positions overall. Alan Smith, driving an Outback, along with navigator Eric Hobron, ﬁnished in ﬁrst place with 26 points. The New England guests, Mike Friedman/Marc 9

Goldfarb took second with 34 points. Tying in points, but in the Limited class and overall score factoring, Karl Haltiner/Mac McCann ﬁnished in third position. Perry's Park, the RallyCross course on Bruce Perry's property in Leicester, N.Y, would have "Imprezed" Subaru on Jan. 31 when three of its cars took the podium honors. Nick Meyer took ﬁrst with Jim Perrin in second, both driving Impreza WRXs. To prove that RallyX isn't just a game for boys, Michelle Quinn took the third spot in an Impreza 2.2.

February 2010

"Away in a meadow all covered with snow, the little old groundhog looks for his shadow. The clouds in the sky determine our fate; if winter will leave us all early or late." – Don Halley Several members of FLR attended the SCCA National Convention in Las Vegas where some membership changes, as well as additional beneﬁts, were unveiled. Spouse members are no longer offered and have been grouped in with Family memberships. Discounts for those working events are being continued. FedEx Ofﬁce has partnered with SCCA in providing a discount for copying and other services. Another

Brian Ciarlei's total time of 14:5 for eight runs awarded him the overall win as well as the U4 class in his Subaru Impreza 2.2 as the melting snow turned the course at Perry's Park to ﬂying mud on Feb. 28, 2010, Event #2 of the 2010 Finger Lakes Region RallyCross Championship. announcement was that sound control would be enforced at all National Solo events.

marque taking top honors, second place went to Mike Mazoway, driving a Dodge, and his navigator Frank Beyer.

The Winter Rally Series continued with its third event, "Snowball 10", on Feb. 6. The Langdons wrote a challenging rally that brought out some of the best competition of the series. The team of Smith/Hobron repeated their overall top ﬁnish with only 10 points total. Breaking the history of the Subaru

Winter road rallying's popularity wasn't diminishing. Twenty-four teams came out for Karl Haltiner's "Route of all Evo IV" on Feb. 20. This time a team in the Stock class rose to glory as Jamie Hayslip and his navigator Scott Grinnell ﬁnished in the top three overall. First went once again to the Smith/Hobron duo and third to Braun/Gilmore.

Nick Meyer placed 2nd behind Brian at the Feb. 28 RallyCross 10

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for SCCA as well and its timing is perfect because it is only a month or so before the start of a plethora of motorsports competition events in the Northeast. Barbara Lissow continues to volunteer her time to make sure that Finger Lakes Region has a prominent showing year to year.

Approaching the OMP on “Route of All Evil” (see page 11.) Plans were underway for the traditional Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR®) event in Wellsboro the beginning of June with Meridith Croucher at the helm as chairman. With the organizing committee split into the Rochester team and the Wellsboro team, and the addition of conference calling for those geographically located in neither location, things were shaping up for this popular stage rally as all participants now had a communication medium to solidify the shaping of what would be another excellent event. The second RallyCross was run on Feb. 28 at Perry's Park with 14 cars showing up to slide around in the melting snow, which provided an unlimited amount of mud. Once again, it was the Subie drivers grabbing the top honors. All competing in the Under 4 class driving Impreza 2.2s, the top there were Brian Ciarlei, Nick Meyer and Punjabi Kohli.

event. The rally was quick but not dirty as the roads were dry and hard packed. Competitors could have asked for dust minutes! Radio controls were used on this rally, which had not been done in quite a while. This rally gave local competitors the opportunity to compete with ProRally legend John Buffum and his co-driver Marc Goldfarb. He did edge out ﬁrst place in Equipped, but only by three points, barely beating the nearly undefeated team of Smith/ Hobron. A local tradition since 1908, the Rochester International Auto Show gives region members the opportunity to share their passion, and show-off their prized four-wheeled possessions. Held March 3-7 at the Riverside Convention Center, several members displayed their cars. This event is a valuable marketing tool

Northern New Jersey Region was the host for the Northeast Division (NEDiv) Roundtable this year. Western New York Region announced that the long-running “Great Pumpkin” race at Nelson Ledges the end of October was cancelled. A NEDiv National Racing Committee (NRC) was formed, consisting of representatives of all the racing regions within the Division. It was decided there, that one of the 2010 races in the division would be a double race and Glen Region agreed to hold that race at Watkins Glen July 9-11, 2010. By the end of March, spring and warmer weather had begun to tease the Rochester and upstate New York area. While some choose to hibernate in front of a roaring ﬁre during the snowy and often frigid winter months, or migrate to a warmer climate when the calendar hits November, members of the Rochesterbased Finger Lakes Region of the SCCA had shown that there was still adventure to be found outside of four walls. Lynn Randall’s Looking back at 2010 will continue with the 2nd quarter of the year in an upcoming issue of Top End. Ed.

March 2010

"March is a month of considerable frustration, it is so near spring and yet across a great deal of the country the weather is still so violent and changeable that outdoor activity in our yards seems light years away." –Horticulturist Thalassa Cruso Ben Gilmore's "Quick and Dirty", the final event in the Winter Rally Series on March 6, would have ﬁt as the perfect name for the previous weekend's RallyCross better than it did for this

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Could that be the course closing car immediately behind and another rally team approaching during “Quick and Dirty”? 11

Rally Tom Langdon Interim RoadRally Chair

Rally Meeting Notes January 11, 2011 96 Church Street, Victor, NY

Nine RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present. The following discussions are grouped by subject. Winter Rally Series There is no provision in the rally setup and scoring program for emergency speeds during transits. As a result, competitors are forced to drive at speeds that may be fast for emergency conditions. A sample scorecard should be given to the check-point crews to show where the in and out times are recorded. In addition, the checkpoint crew instructions should more clearly show the location and the direction of rally trafﬁc. The rallymasters need to coordinate their routes so that they minimize reuse of roads. Roads to avoid should also be considered in setting up rallies. This could be done using a mapping program and could include past rallies.

Is This a Road? The Jan. 8 rally was reviewed. Discussion included the need for triple cautions, tight times for transit zones, the use of seasonal roads and pauses in difﬁcult sections. Overall it was a good rally.

Ben Gilmore and Jason Light. Items for discussion include regulations, schedule, event chairs, etc. RallyCross venues in addition to Perry’s Park are being investigated. A series with the Western New York and Central New York regions is another possibility.

Noise limits need to be defined and The Long Way Home ‘11 This is part of the WINTR (Winter enforced. INTernational Rally) Series. Fifteen Two clocks need to be repaired. entries have been received to date. Workers are set. Tom Langdon will teach Miscellaneous Discussions the novice school for this event. The weather of the night of the meeting, even with a few snowflakes in Ithaca Winter Rally For those wanting to stay over night the air, was warm enough that the couple after the event, rooms are available at pulling into the beverage store could the Comfort Inn (356 Elmira Road, drive with their convertible top down. Ithaca, NY 14850 ph. (607) 272-0100). Checkpoint locations that have been Mention that you are with the car rally closed are detectable for those running to receive a double at a rate of $69. The very late by the melted snow along the worker fund will be increased from the edge of the road. normal $5 per worker to $10 to help Odometer calibration can be done defray travel costs. using the OMP run for a rally or any Cabin Fever Rally 2011 of the several measured miles in the Tom Langdon will do the pre- area. There are measured miles off of check. Paul Road and on 390 near Lakeville. Once the odometer is calibrated, a local Wellsboro Winter Rally loop can be measured and used for Supplemental regulations are written future calibration. Two or more miles and the course is set. Transits need to be are needed to bring the tire temperature finalized. and therefore rolling diameter up to operating conditions. RallyCross Series Alan observed that a fox ran in the A meeting is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 20 at MacGregor’s with Mike “line” on fresh snow for a couple of Toombs, Tony Zanni, Tom Langdon, tenths.

The rules for using both a time allowance and a balk need to be reviewed. Speed factors have been reduced for this season and will be reviewed for next year. Nine of the ten rally signs are accounted for. Alan Smith volunteered to be point’s keeper for the series. 12

This was the planned checkpoint 1 on “IS THIS A ROAD.”

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even two hours into the event. At the break, the decision was made to switch to emergency speeds, effectively moving everyone down one speed group. This had the immediate effect of causing the snow to stop. The roads stayed slippery, but with the improved visibility, the second half of the rally was mostly without incident.

IS THIS A ROAD Rally Report

Fortunately it was all just a dream— or was it? This was the third running of "Is This a Road?" and the ﬁrst time there has been any measurable snow on the T’was the night before “Is This day of the event. The weather certainly a Road”, and all through the house, did its part to keep things interesting. not a creature was stirring, not even Tw e n t y - s i x t e a m s c o m p e t e d , a... Wait… this is just all wrong! The including several first-time novices. rally master ’s were stirring, and Fifteen open controls were planned, tossing and turning, and generally not but in the end only 12 of them were sleeping. They had nightmares about scored. Competitors left Canandaigua route instruction errors, mileage errors, and headed to Dalton (near Nunda) at the tulip errors, time calculation errors, or halfway point, passing through Dansville running out of printer ink at 1:30am to the south in the ﬁrst half, and Honeoye when they were trying to print out their to the north on the way back. Total paperwork. They were haunted by distance was just under 170 miles. visions of check point workers getting But about that snow—which should lost or going to the wrong place, or leaving the start without their check be a standard fixture in the winter point sign or their clock, or sitting on series—it seemed to catch many by the wrong side of the road facing the surprise, perhaps due to the last two wrong direction. They were tormented relatively snow-free seasons. The slick by the ghastly sounds of bending metal snow that started falling just after the and broken glass as cars careened into start of the rally was not only making the ditches and snow banks, or the course driving conditions tough for some, but opening car colliding with a deer as they severely cutting down visibility as well. Several cars were out before we were approached the 2nd control.

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The Equipped win—as well as the overall first place position—went to Alan Smith and Eric Hobron, with a raw score of 22 points, beating the second-in-class/ second-overall team of Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber. In Limited, Karl Hughes and Mark Laitenberger came in ahead of Jerry Kerwin and John Werner, also finishing third overall. What was thought to be a close one-point finish in the Stock class was later discovered to be a data entry error; when corrected, the Langdons took the win over Jamie Hayslip and Scott Grinnell. First-timers John Frame and Andrew Colaruotolo took the Novice class win in a '95 Audi with a respectable raw score of 663. Special thanks to everyone who helped make this event possible. Michael Schumacher navigated during the event for Cory while Amanda Dolan (A.K.A. Farrah Daze Rage) navigated for Marnie. Frank Beyer and Mike Mazoway came all the way from Syracuse to do the pre-check. Checkpoint workers were Mike Toombs, Jake Bucknam, Larry Wells, Paul Walker, Chris England, Timothy Norton, Alan Blood, Adrienne Hughes, Roy Hopkins, and John Walsh. Jamie Hayslip teched the cars. Tom Langdon taught the novice school. Matt Rhoads and Craig McMaster took care of scoring. Rick Barnes and his dad worked a checkpoint and were kept busy running sweep. Thanks to the staff at MacGregor's in Canandaigua for accommodating our group. See you in 2013! Cory Kuhns and Marnie Soom, Rallymasters

IS THIS A ROAD? Results

January 8, 2011 Cory Kuhns and Marnie Soom Rallymasters Car No.

Class Speed

Equipped 1 A Equipped 2 A Equipped 8 A Equipped 14 B Limited 13 B 11 6 12 3 26 10 9 5 7 4 20 16 24 18 22 15 25 21 17 19 23

Driver Navigator Alan Smith Eric Hobron Gary Thomas John Kastenhuber Daniel Theil Anna Thiel Ben Gilmore Pamela Peterson Karl Hughes Mark Laitenberger

Limited B

Jerry Kerwin John Werner

Limited A Limited B Limited A Limited C Stock B Stock B Stock A Stock A Stock A Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C

James Nauman Donald Kennedy George Modlin Shaun Hallum Steve Coppola Jeff Coppola Carl Dresie Barbara Lissow Tom Langdon Deb Langdon Jamie Hayslip Scott Grinnell Andy Walker Dan Kaufman Rich Smith Tony Zanni Jim Perrin Lee McElhinny John Frame Andrew Colaruotolo Jed Sheckler Douglas Binder Patrick Smith Steve Dobson Andrew Johnson Frank Ciecierski Ryan Hurley John Farnach Andy Cocilova Paul Smith Jeff Gumpert Eric Ehrhardt Justin Botsford Emily Fragale Syle Chupp Nathan Sunseri Alex Gleasman Andy Gleasman Peter Blood Andrew Simmons

Marque

Position Score O.A. Cls F'ctrd Raw

Leg Number - Score 8 9 10 11 -2 1 7 2 0 -1 1 TA2.5 -5 5 -2 37 1 7 3 TA1.5 TA2.5 TA11.5 TA1.5 -55 200 200 200 33 -45 52 TA3.5 -2 200 -200 4 -7 -1 200 TA0.5 TA18.5 TA1.5 23 1 -4 28 36 3 -1 TA1.5 TA3.5 TA2.5 3 -80 -159 0 -3 55 TA7.5 15 TA2.5 TA2.5 B0.7 4

Subaru

-1

Eagle

Volvo

1065

Plymouth

1113

742

Dodge

202.4

184

Mitsubishi

425.7

387

Subaru

627

100

148

-37

Suzuki

1032.9 939

103

93 TA2.5

187

107

110

Subaru

-200

Honda

2817.5 2254

200

176

-200

Subaru

101.2

309.1

Subaru

371

Toyota

1274

Subaru

2048

2400

2400 -200 78

4 TA4.5 -6 117 32 281 TA1.5 TA1.5 TA1.5 63 371 25 39 TA1.5 92

107

200

37 200 TA1.5 TA2.5

200

-200

13 14 -3 -1 TA0.5 TA0.5

15 1

-31

-12

130

-16

-23

-6

-29

-4

175

-200 -200 -200

-200

-200 -200 -200

-200

1 10 -5 TA3.5 TA2.5 TA4.5 20 27 2 TA4.5 TA3.5 128 29 4 TA3.5 TA2.5 200

-20 TA1.5 53 TA0.5

1 -4 TA0.5 TA2.5

-22 -20

-7

-1

-16

-19 TA2.5

-5

-7

200

-140 TA2.5

-200

-200 10

-200 -200 -200

-14

Audi

663

148

162

119

-5

0 TA1.5

Volvo

691

-97

121

-28

-3

149

-30

Subaru

787

-200

-60

-112

-25

Subaru

979

-57

-103

193

116

112

-62

-37

-47

Volkswagen

1252

152

200

200 TA1.5

200

-42

-101 TA0.5

-16

-173 TA1.5

Chevrolet

1357

-6

112

200

130

-73

200

177

-7

Mitsubishi

1564

200

-113

178

-149

-32

-117

Mitsubishi

2163

169

200

-200

200

-200

-27

200

167

-200

200

BMW

2400

2400 -200

-200

-200 -200 -200

-200

Audi

2400

2400 -200

-200

-200 -200 -200

-200

Volvo

2400

2400 -200

-200

-200 -200 -200

-200

"-" = early, 200 maximum - TA = Time Allowance, B = Balk

February 2011

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Presents, Event #3 of the Winter Rally Series

Ithaca Winter Rally February 5, 2011

This is a Thomas and Kastenhuber production.

A rally of approximately 175 miles using paved and unpaved roads in the southern parts of West-Central New York. Entry fees are $35/car for SCCA members, $45/car for guests. There is a 35 car limit, so pre-registration is recommended. Series classes are Equipped, Limited, Stock and Novice.

The rally starts and ends at Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca, NY Schedule: Registration Novice School Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting First car starts First car finishes

3:00 to 4:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:40 p.m. 5:01 p.m. 10:45 p.m.

There are several hotels in the area for those wishing to stay overnight after the rally. If you have any questions, contact Rallymaster Gary Thomas @ gary.george.thomas@gmail.com or call (607) 277-0501 2011 February

Cabin Fever Rally 2011 WINTER SERIES EVENT #4

February 19, 2011 Please join us for another great event of the Finger Lakes SCCA Region Winter Rally Series. This event will travel approximately 160 miles of paved and unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier.

SCHEDULE Registration: 3:00-4:00 pm

Novice School: 3:30-4:00 pm

Driver’s Mtg: 4:15 pm

First Car Off: 4:31 pm

First Car Finishes: 11:00 pm (approx.)

Vehicle and driver requirements: •

Snow tires recommended (all seasons may limit your speed group eligibility)

•

Current State Inspection Sticker

•

Tow rope/strap

•

1 DOT Reflective Triangle (or 90 minutes of Road Flares)

•

Valid Driver’s license

•

Proof of Insurance

Start/Finish Location: Yard of Ale Canal House, 3226 Genesee St., Piffard, NY Entry Fee: $35/car for SCCA members; $45/car for guests Rally Master/Contact Information JAMIE HAYSLIP: Phone: 585.261.2057 ● email: jameshayslip@yahoo.com

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Classiﬁed Ads For Sale: 1967 Jaguar XKE Roadster Series 1.5 42K miles, 4.2 liter engine, matching numbers, new paint (no rust), new top, new Connolly leather, stored inside, runs great. Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd. Walworth, NY 14568. Ph. (585) 314-1500 (1/11) For Sale: Mazda 323 GTX rally cars #1: 1988, 145K miles. Runs/drives. Has rust in quarter panels. Would make a great RallyCross or TSD car, or restore it. Many extra parts available. On snow tires on OEM wheels, includes older gravel tires on a 2nd set of wheels. $1200 as is, or with a spare gearbox & short block for $1500. #2: 1989, mileage unknown. Open-class stage rally car with logbook. Currently registered/ insured/inspected. Too much to list. On studded snows, with Kumho gravel tires on a second set of wheels. Includes second set of doors with lexan windows. Great as a ﬁrst stage rally car, for RallyCross, ice racing, etc. $4000 as described, or bundle with a spare long block assembly, N.O.S. gearbox, spare drive shaft, rear end, new unmounted Hankook gravel tires and a set of Borbet wheels for $5000. If interested in either, contact Rick by phone at (585) 967-3762 or by email at expjawa@hotmail.com. (12/10) For Sale: 2005 Margay Brava 4.4 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine. Blue printed by Rich Gamrod in the spring of 2010. Includes One fold up stand and one two-level stand that easily transports two karts, gears, many spare parts, spare slicks and rain tires on wheels. Also includes freshened raptor motor. Will separate some items. Call Chris at (315) 597-5668 (12/10) For Sale: 4 Mounted studded (worn studs, three winters) Nokian, Hakkapeliitta 2 M+S tires. For 2001 Honda Civic LX 4-door. Size 185/70/14. Bolt pattern 14x6. $150/obo. Call Ken (585) 703-3345 or kwillia5@rochester. rr.com. (12/10) For Sale: Chrome plated 5-spoke steel wheels. Five bolt pattern, optional wheels for late ‘70’s early ‘80’s Buick (Century and others). No rust, just dirt. 4 for $75. Contact Gene Dinkel (585) 383-0363 (11/10) For Sale: RacePro Engineering offering our race winning 1995-based Mustang Cobra ASedan. History of podiums at SCCA Runoffs! Brand new (1.5 hours only) Marollo-built full race 302, Ford Boss block, Holly 650, aeroquip, best of everything! Dyno sheets available. Freshened Tremec 5-speed. Professionally

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built cage. Variety of spring rates. Koni 2way adjustable shocks. monoballs. Brand new Baer racing brakes all around. ATL fuel cell. Three sets wheels, 2 with Hoosier slicks, and 1 with Hoosier rains. OMP Harness good through 2014. Wired for radio. Current Annual SCCA safety and tech inspection, Log Books. Literally thousands of dollars in Spares Package, including nose, wing, Koni struts, 2-way adjustables, various rate Eibach & Hyperco springs, Baer rotors & calipers, racing radiator, Holly jets, motor parts, ignition parts, suspension parts, tons more. Duplicates of everything that can wear out or break! Build sheet and complete spares list upon request. Balanced and completely sorted. Car is 100% race ready. Located in Watkins Glen, NY. $ 17,500 for quick sale. Ed LoPresti. 607-535-4237. (11/10) For Sale: 14 ft. enclosed racecar trailer/ Ramps/Inverter/ Electric Brakes/Winch/Gas Box/12’ Awning. Smithy Lathe Mill (NEW) Dry Sump Tank (7qts) Scales Leak down Gages Craftsman Rolling Tool Box w/Ramp. Racecar jack. Scales used to corner weight a racecar. Shop equipment. Call for what is available. Come look and ask questions. Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd. Walworth, NY 14568. Ph. (585) 314-1500 (11/10) For Sale - Sparco Sprint 5 race seat and mounting brackets - Brand new, never used. Seat is black. Brackets are red. $399. Seat: http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_comp. asp?id=622 Bracket: http://www.sparcousa.

com/pseats_acc.asp?id=153 Call Scott (585) 506-7366 or msgrinnell@mindspring.com. (10/10) For Sale: Jeep Grand Cherokee wheels (16x7-5 bolt) and Bridgestone Winter Dueler tires (275/75/16). Will separate. $500/ obo. Wheels are in good condition. Tires have good tread. Call Scott (585) 506-7366 or msgrinnell@mindspring.com. (9/10) For Sale: Magnetic autocross numbers (white) 1, 8 and 6 two ea. Magnetic SCCA Solo2 emblems two ea. Magnetic CSP (red letters on white background) two ea. $25.00 takes all. Contact Steve at (585) 586-9152 (9/10) Wanted: Miata interior parts for ﬁrst-gen (1990-1997) car. Unload the leftovers from that Spec Miata or Production car build. Call Scott (585) 506-7366 or msgrinnell@mindspring. com (7/10) For Sale: Buick Gran Sport, 1986, only 1029 made. V6 with Bosch fuel injection. Body restored, plus many new mechanical parts, interior excellent. Not a “winter beater.” Reduced to $3000. Contact Gene Dinkel (585) 383-0363 (12/09) Wanted: Finger Lakes Region SCCA member looking for scrap metal, batteries, wire, etc. Will help clean out yards, cellars, attics, garages, etc. Call Brian Barlow at (585) 289-8007 or e-mail playfreeguitar12@yahoo. com (7/10)

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February 2011

CALENDAR OF EVENTS for the Finger Lakes REGION

January 2011

Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series, Event #5

FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting 7:30 p.m., Thiel’s, 753 Klem Rd., Webster, NY (Contact re@ﬂrscca.com for further information)

FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762)

Finger Lakes Region Year End Banquet, – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534

STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:30 p.m. 5795 W Henrietta Rd , Rochester, NY (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m. (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting 7:30 p.m., Thiel’s, 753 Klem Rd., Webster, NY (Contact re@ﬂrscca.com for further information)

February 2011 1

FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series, Ithaca Winter Rally, Manos Diner, 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca, NY, (Contact Gary Thomas @ gary.george.thomas@gmail.com / (607) 2770501)

Ohio Winter Rally (WINTR Series), RoadRally, Ohio

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FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762)

FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:30 p.m. 5795 W Henrietta Rd , Rochester, NY (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762)

10–12 National SCCA Convention, South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, Las Vegas, NV

STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:30 p.m. 5795 W Henrietta Rd , Rochester, NY (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m. (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting 7:30 p.m., Thiel’s, 753 Klem Rd., Webster, NY (Contact re@ﬂrscca.com for further information)

Maple Leaf Winter Rally (WINTR Series), RoadRally, Ontario

STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m. (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series, Cabin Fever Rally 2011, Yard of Ale Canal House, Piffard, NY, (Contact Jamie Hayslip / (585) 261-2057 / jameshayslip@yahoo.com

Winter Challenge Rally (WINTR Series), RoadRally, Vermont (NER)

FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting 7:30 p.m., Thiel’s, 753 Klem Rd., Webster, NY (Contact re@ﬂrscca.com for further information)

March 2011

May 2011 3

FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762)

FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 8:00 p.m. – Burgundy Basin Inn, 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534 (Contact re@ﬂr-scca.com for further information)

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Roundtable Convention, Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, Scranton, PA

2011 dates are subject to change. Request dates from the Activities

4-7

Rochester Auto Show, Convention Center, Rochester, NY

14-15 Westward Ho Regional Race, (NYSRRC and Kryder), Nelson, FLR (Tent.) STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:30 p.m. 5795 W Henrietta Rd , Rochester, NY (Contact meridith1c@msn.com for further information.)

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The LAST PIT

Views from “The Long Way Home ‘11”. Results, report and more next month.

Matt Rhoads checks some calculations at the break

Jim Perrin, Gary Thomas, Mike Mazoway reviewing results at the ﬁnish

Jerry Kerwin and Mike Mazoway reviewing results at the ﬁnish with the help of a map of the route. Cars at the break in Friendship, NY