Top End February 2014

February 2014

Volume 59, No. 2

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

Solo and Membership Meeting - Tuesday, February 4 The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (see page 6) Program

Marcus Kroll will speak on Chump Car (“CrapCan”) racing

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

33 Red Bud Rd.

Rochester, NY 14624-4717

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

funone@flr-scca.com Chief Registrar

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

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

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

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

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

fc@flr-scca.com Chief, Starter

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

starter@flr-scca.com Chief, Grid

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

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

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

tech@flr-scca.com Chief, Sound Control

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

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

flrrep@nysrrc.org

Rally

Rally Chair

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

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

rally@flr-scca.com RallyCross Chair

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

rallycross@flr-scca.com

Solo

Solo Board

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

Mike Stutzman ........... (585) 503-8679

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) 546-5670

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

re@flr-scca.com NEDiv Executive Steward, Race

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

ehurlbut@rochester.rr.com NEDiv RoadRally Steward

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

shanna12@comcast.net NEDiv RallyCross Steward

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

beliveau@aavid.com NEDiv Solo Steward

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

dn59@verizon.net Additional positions: see http://www.nediv.com/

February 2014

The Official Publication of the

Finger Lakes REGION

SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA

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

Contents RE’s Report..................................................4 January Membership Meeting .............. 4 - 5 December Board Meeting .......................... 5 FLR News ............................................. 5 - 6 February Program ................................. 5 Membership News ................................ 5 TE on the web ....................................... 5 Meeting Location................................... 6 Auto Show ............................................. 6 RallyCross.............................................. 7 - 8 Rally .................................................... 9 - 14 Rally Meeting Notes ............................. 9 Rally Flyers ...................................10 - 12 Long Way Home Impressioms ............ 13 Long Way Home Report .............. 14 - 15 Classified Ads .......................................... 15 Membership Application .......................... 16 Calendar ......................... Inside Back Cover

Last Pit ................................ Back Cover

Cover Photo: Tony Zanni, first in 2WD at the Dec. 1 RallyCross at Perry’s Park. Deep snow made for interesting driving.

Results and more on page 8.

Alex “Orange Juice” Avery photo.

Out on Robinson Road during The Long Way Home Marnie Soom photo 3

REPort Charlie Tanck Regional Executive

By the time you are reading this we will have had our awards banquet. Thanks to all who attended and congratulations to everyone who was recognized.

Thank you also goes to Mary Hartman who arranged the banquet and to Mike Toombs who graciously acted as MC. We had our first membership meeting of the year at the Fireside Inn on January 7th. The facility looks like it will be a good venue. There is a large screen TV that could be used for presentations and we were able to close the doors to the room we were provided, eliminating outside noise and providing privacy. The food was good and reasonably priced, so please come out and give it a try. The turnout was better than I expected with the cold weather of the day.

The SOLO group held their monthly meeting before the membership meeting.

I always look at that group and am encouraged by the participation of the people interested in the program. That 4

kind of participation makes the program a success and will contribute to its long term health.

I felt a little underprepared as we went into our membership meeting. We approved the previous month’s minutes, got quick reviews of membership, finance, activities and our competitive programs. It took all of 20 minutes.

My question is what do you want at these meetings? We have had some interesting presenters over the years, but people are hesitant to invite someone and have them talk to an empty room.

After we closed the meeting, there were informal discussions and some socializing and I met people whose names I knew and now have a face to go with them. I believe our membership has a lot to offer toward the success of the region. I know we can’t get back to” the good old days” when people had more free time. Gone are the days of a regular work schedule and weekends off.

I do know however that this is a member driven organization. We still offer a full range of competition. Other regions have dropped programs, not because there was no interest but because no one came forward to make events happen.

In our last board election everyone ran unopposed. We are fortunate that enough people agreed to run to fill the needed slots. I hope this never happens again. Don’t wait to be asked to run for office or work an event. VOLUNTEER! Offer to help; you will not be turned down.

I do not have a hundred years in the SCCA so I do not know a lot of the history or traditions. This is an area where I will depend on people to help me. Conversely, without that baggage I am willing to try things to improve the region. I need your input.

Thank you for your time.

Charlie

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

Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes January 7, 2014 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta, NY 14467 Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 8:05 p.m.

The December membership meeting minutes were approved.

Treasurer's Report • We have money in the bank.

• The profit from the BF Goodrich Supertour saved us, but we won't be able to rely on that next year.

• Solo lost money, everyone else made money.

Solo • We discussed a marketing plan and new sites.

• Solo is planning to create a new website. Mike Stutzman will write up a proposal for the board.

• We have made preliminary progress regarding classes and indexes. The conversation is going to e-mail and we will have a decision by next meeting.

February 2014

Race • Fun One 50th Anniversary is this year.

• Westward Ho! made money last year, we want it to make money this year.

• Costs at Watkins Glen International are rising again and will become prohibitive, but entries are still up because people want to race there.

• New road courses are being built across the state.

Rally • Long Way Home had 20 entries.

• The only cars with issues were the workers • RallyCross on January 11 may be too muddy due to warm weather.

Activities • Banquet is January 25th at Rivers Edge.

Membership • We are up 3 members since last month, to 441.

Meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

December 17, 2013 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta, NY 14467 Officers and directors present: Mike Toombs, Regional Executive; Dave Ciufo, Assistant Regional Executive; Elizabeth Thiel, Treasurer; Charlie Tanck and Brian Reeves, Directors; Mary Hartman, Activities Director, Marcus Kroll, Secretary Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 7:44 p.m.

The November board meeting minutes were approved.

The next Board Meeting is January 28th at the Fireside.

Treasurer's Report • We made money in 2013.

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• Every competition group had a surplus except Solo.

• We are still tying up loose ends.

Solo • Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll are getting things going; the first meeting of the year is on January 7.

• There are discussions regarding sites.

Race • SCCA may have potential new fees for sanctioning.

Activities • The January 25th Banquet at River's Edge has seven confirmed entries.

New Business • We are concerned with any potential increase in SCCA fees and will have to pass that on to the entrants.

• We aren't sure if we'll have entries at the September Vintage Grand Prix.

• It is imperative for Solo to have new (cheaper) sites. Ideas for new Solo sites should be mailed to marcus. kroll@gmail.com Adjourned at 8:29 p.m.

Membership News and Information

Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA John Thomas Frame Regular Rally and Solo Web Site

Don't forget to renew

Carolyn Avery Roy Bruno, Jr. Tom Weaver Christopher Ciufo Vincent T. LaManna and family Sam Mammano Andrew Robert Mullard Marilyn S Randall MaryAnne Curry-Shults John Simonson Tracy Strutz Daniel Thiel and family

Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary

FLR News February Meeting Program -

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Chump Car:

Everything you ever wanted to know about crapcan endurance racing, but were afraid to ask.

World class tracks are hosting Chump Car events across the country (and also in Canada!).

At the February general membership meeting Marcus Kroll will share his experiences with the Optima Batteries Chump Car World Series. He will discuss how to get involved, how the rules work, and the experience of racing in a car worth less than your TV.

Chump Car Action Photo courtesy of Marcus Kroll 5

Meeting Location

Solo,general membership and board meetings Starting Jan. 7 and continuing the Solo, general membership and board meetings will be held in the back room of The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467.

The Fireside is on East Henrietta Rd. south of the Thruway and north of Erie Station Rd. across from Roth Middle School at the intersection of Garden Pkway.

Food and a full bar are available. See: http://www. firesidegrillsportsbar.com/ for more information.

Driving directions: From the north: Exit 390 South at exit 14 and follow the ramp to follow 15A. Turn left on 15A. The Fireside is on the right in 2.93 miles.

From the Thruway: From exit 46 follow the Lehigh Station Rd. ramp to Lehigh Station Rd. Turn right then right onto East Henrietta Rd. in 1.42 miles. The Fireside is on the right in 1.14 miles.

From Rt. 15: Turn east onto Erie Station Rd. In 2.0 miles turn left (north) onto East Henrietta Rd. The Fireside is on the right in 0.25 miles.

Greater Rochester International Auto Show February 27 to March 2

Want to show off your car? (We have room for two or three) Would you like to tell others of the fun you have In the Finger Lakes Region of SCCA? The Finger Lakes Region needs you!

Thursday and Friday - Noon to 5 and 5 to Close Saturday - 10 am to 2 pm, 1 pm to 5 pm, 4 pm to 8 pm and 6 pm to 10 pm Sunday - 10 am to 2 pm and 12 pm to 4 pm Shut down at approx. 6 (Cars to be moved out) Contact Barbara Lissow: e-mail to blcatscars@aol.com, or call/text to 585-773-0712

(I will be around most of the weekend due to the fact I live 10 min from the Riverside Convention Center)

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February 2014

10/26/2013 Rallymaster: Car # Class 14 RallyX-Open 10 RallyX-2WD 30 RallyX-2WD 48 RallyX-O4 21 RallyX-2WD 1 RallyX-O4 16 RallyX-U4 18 RallyX-Open 15 RallyX-U4 20 RallyX-O4 27 RallyX-2WD 41 RallyX-U4 12 RallyX-2WD 22 RallyX-U4 25 RallyX-U4 52 RallyX-Open 9 RallyX-U4 852 RallyX-Open 31 RallyX-U4 17 RallyX-U4 33 RallyX-U4

Date:

Tony Zanni Name Andre Skandar Kurt Thiel Tony Zanni Darren Ohara Ben Gilmore Chris Chilson Mark Froelich Ryan Kolupa John Cordaro Jason Rudgers Garrison Mosley Kevin Lenz Nate Michals Jeff Benson Ben Osborne Michelle Richau Chad Crombach Jake Vallee Kent Chilson Colin Kingsley Bob D. Place Marque O.A. Cls WRX STI 1 1 Celica 2 1 CRX 3 2 RS 2.5 4 1 Dodge Neon Sport 5 3 Impreza 6 2 Impreza 7 1 WRX 8 2 Forester 9 2 Impreza 2.5i 10 3 CRX 11 4 WOD2 12 3 CRX 13 5 Forester 14 4 Legacy wagon 15 5 WRX 16 3 Impreza Wagon 17 6 WRX 18 4 OBS 19 7 WOD2 20 8 WOD2 21 9

RallyCross

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA RallyCross Results Event 5 10-26-2013

2014 February Total Run number plus number of cones in run. Times include all penalties, 3.00 is no run.

Time #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 # 10 # 11 13.98 1.35 1.40 1.38 1.42 1.37 1.19 1.18 1.20 1.18 1.17 1.14 14.19 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.24 1.24 1.23 1.24 1.20 14.24 1.33 1.32 1.28 1.51 + 2 1.27 1.23 1.21 1.41 + 2 1.31 + 1 1.20 1.17 14.59 1.44 1.41 1.39 1.37 1.35 1.28 1.28 1.26 1.27 1.27 1.27 14.65 1.43 1.40 1.45 1.39 1.37 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.26 1.25 1.25 14.68 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.43 1.39 1.34 + 1 1.25 1.25 1.32 + 1 1.20 1.21 14.75 1.48 1.47 1.47 1.44 1.41 1.34 + 1 1.26 1.25 1.21 1.23 1.19 15.30 1.45 1.46 1.57 + 1 1.46 1.43 1.30 1.47 + 2 1.36 + 1 1.28 1.22 1.30 + 1 15.35 1.49 1.46 1.47 1.44 1.45 1.34 1.33 1.35 1.33 1.34 1.35 15.36 1.57 + 1 1.52 1.56 + 1 1.67 + 2 1.55 1.27 1.27 1.25 1.25 1.22 1.23 15.40 1.51 1.55 + 1 1.43 1.43 1.45 1.42 + 1 1.33 1.30 1.32 1.37 + 1 1.29 15.61 1.59 1.49 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.32 1.31 1.51 + 1 1.29 1.30 15.69 1.66 1.58 1.57 1.51 1.54 1.36 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.29 1.25 15.75 1.54 1.54 1.57 1.59 1.54 1.39 1.35 1.24 1.36 1.32 1.31 15.98 1.68 1.57 1.51 1.48 1.47 1.42 1.38 1.37 1.36 1.36 1.38 16.05 1.56 1.51 1.50 1.54 1.50 1.41 1.50 + 1 1.39 1.39 1.36 1.39 16.66 1.45 1.43 1.47 1.42 1.48 + 1 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.27 1.28 3.00 16.86 1.36 1.59 + 2 1.38 1.50 + 1 1.41 1.25 3.00 1.43 + 2 1.31 + 1 1.43 + 1 1.20 17.31 3.00 + 1 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.42 1.39 1.32 1.34 1.38 1.45 + 1 1.57 + 1 20.91 1.66 + 1 1.56 1.61 + 1 1.62 + 1 1.49 1.32 1.31 1.34 + 1 3.00 3.00 3.00 22.53 1.52 1.58 + 1 1.80 + 4 1.65 + 2 1.48 + 1 1.26 1.24 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00

Toni Zanni RallyCross Chair

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Car # 14 15 852 16 9 60 12 11 74 24 8 17

Rallymaster: Class RallyX-Open RallyX-Open RallyX-Open RallyX-Open RallyX-Open RallyX-2WD RallyX-Open RallyX-2WD RallyX-2WD RallyX-2WD RallyX-2WD RallyX-2WD

Tony Zanni Name Andre Skandar Ian Gerstein Jake Vallee John Frame Ryan Kolupa Tony Zanni James Parascandola Christian Peehler Steve Reidrauer Micah Brown Shaun Hallam CJ Surrusco

Place Marque O.A. Cls WRX STI 1 1 WRX 2 2 WRX 3 3 VWR 4 4 WRX 5 5 CRX 6 1 Forester XT 7 6 Integra 8 2 Lumina 9 3 Lumina 10 4 CRX 11 5 Volvo 12 6

Total Time 14.85 14.93 15.09 15.24 15.62 16.73 17.07 17.49 17.94 18.03 18.06 19.37

Run number plus number of cones in run. Times include all penalties. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 # 10 1.70 1.62 1.54 1.51 1.50 1.44 1.43 1.40 1.37 1.34 1.53 1.51 1.47 1.56 + 1 1.43 1.48 1.52 1.45 1.46 1.52 1.55 1.62 + 1 1.45 1.45 1.77 + 1 1.47 1.46 1.54 + 1 1.32 1.46 + 1 1.63 1.60 1.57 1.52 1.50 1.49 1.47 1.47 1.52 1.47 1.75 1.69 1.59 1.50 1.49 1.66 1.53 1.49 1.49 1.43 1.71 1.75 1.73 1.68 1.71 1.75 + 1 1.63 1.56 1.67 1.55 1.83 1.77 1.65 1.67 1.76 + 1 1.77 1.71 1.68 1.64 1.59 1.79 1.67 1.54 1.56 3.00 1.64 1.53 1.55 1.67 + 1 1.54 1.83 1.83 1.76 1.75 1.78 1.85 1.89 1.71 1.84 1.70 1.94 1.80 1.78 1.79 1.83 1.86 1.79 1.79 1.76 1.69 1.94 1.89 1.85 1.85 1.74 1.84 1.80 1.72 1.77 1.66 1.84 2.37 2.00 1.83 1.78 1.80 2.53 1.77 1.72 1.73

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA RallyCross Results Event 7 12-1-2013

Playing in the Snow

Alex “Orange Juice” Avery photos

John Frame in his VW-R

Shaun Hallam in Tony’s CRX

Ian Gerstein (Visibility?)

See more of Alex’s photos at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= a.10202952707318002.1073741832.1213150064&type=1&l=51179d950f

February 2014

Rally Tom Langdon Interim Rally Chair

Rally Meeting Notes

January 14, 2014 96 Church Street, Victor, NY These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order.

The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present; Rick Barnes, Carl Dresie, Jerry Kerwin, Tom Langdon, Alan Smith and Tony Zanni. Kurt Thiel called in during the meeting.

General Rally

The Novice orientation needs to highlight rally operations, such as card exchanges.

Including road names in rally route instructions are a comfort factor, especially for Novice competitors.

Are weekend memberships still required for non-members competing in rallies?

Event flyers need to be loaded onto the region’s website and Facebook.

Time Allowances of more than 19 ½ minutes may be allowed if they do not hold up the rally.

2014 Winter Rally Series

“The Long Way Home” was reviewed. All of the 20competitive teams

2014 February

made it back to the finish, although several did not follow the prescribed route. Two checkpoint crews did have trouble, one slid off into a ditch and another broke a half-shaft. It was noted that a number of Novice teams did very well on checkpoint one and others. Not all teams noted the route changes made at the break or followed the given route.

Confusion with begin and end free zones resulted in the first place equipped car arriving seven minutes early at the first checkpoint. They still placed first in class. (More information is available in the Top End articles. Ed.) Problem locals were noted and passed along to Alan.

“Ithaca Winter Rally” Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber are set for the Jan. 18 event. Starting location is the Burger King in Watkins Glen, finishing at Manos Diner in Ithaca. If the roads are soft, this event could be a mud-fest. Carl reviewed the route using a DeLorme map program. Questions were forwarded to John Kastenhuber.

“The Route of All EVO VI!” Karl Haltiner is rallymaster for the third event running on Feb. 22.

March 8 Rally Kurt Thiel has a rally that can be run for the fourth event.

March 22 Rally Rick Barnes’ rally, the fifth event, will run on March 22.

Any team dropping out of competition should notify course closing that they will not be stopping at the checkpoints.

They should stop at all checkpoints encountered.

Trophy distribution was reviewed.

Trophies awarded are typically 24 per event. Alan Smith will order stickers giving finishing position for the glass trophies. They are not dishwasher safe.

Equipment allowed for Stock, Limited and Equipped classes were discussed.

Event flyers need to be on the Finger Lakes Region website and Facebook.

Parrish Hill Road above Naples should still be avoided.

RallyCross

The next RallyCross events are Jan. 25 (moved from Jan. 11) and Feb. 8.

Tony is looking for pistons to be used as trophies.

Tony reviewed an e-mail note covering NorthEast Division RallyCross.

The Finger Lakes Region had nine events, with only New England (11) and DC (10) regions having more. FLR averaged 19 entries, second from last, NER averaged 65 entries. Scott Beliveau is retiring from the NEDiv RallyCross Steward post; James Quattro will be taking over that job. James has started a NEDiv RallyCross page on Facebook.

STPR®

The Waste Management Winter Rally running Feb. 15 has five entries at this time. Spectators may be allowed.

Miscellaneous Discussions

Alan Smith turned 50 on Jan. 12.

There were still only two people younger at the meeting.

The new Subaru WRX Sti was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show.

RallyCross reported that out of the 16 de-beading reports, most were on front tires.

Garmin may still show roads that washed out in the flood of ’72.

Google may lead the semi-lost competitor to the wrong ArrowMart.

Otis Smith road was named after the grandfather of the rallymaster for “The Long Way Home.”

Changing the heater core on a Honda CRX requires the complete removal of the dashboard.

Losing a finger-tip in a snow-blower can impact the ability to express oneself.

Submarines were not a subject of discussion and wiener dogs were only mentioned in passing, a reference to Midwest Wiener Dog Rescue on the internet. Company networks prevent access to internet sites, sometimes based upon words in the title, as a number of sites are known to be virus plagued.

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The Route of All EVO VI! February 22, 2014

A rally of approximately 150 “interesting” miles using paved and unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier. In keeping with the winter rally series format, this is an evening TSD rally run at speeds within the local speed limits.

Snow tires are recommended (all season tires may limit your speed group eligibility), tow rope/strap, and 90 minutes of flares or one DOT triangle are required to compete.

Rally start: Charlie Riedel's Restaurant, Canandaigua, NY, Routes 5 & 20 (Eastern Blvd) Finish location: Denny’s Diner, Canandaigua, NY, Routes 5 & 20 (Eastern Blvd) $35/car for SCCA members, $45/car for guests Equipped, Limited, Stock, and Novice classes.

Schedule:

Registration 3:00 to 4:00 PM Novice school 3:30 PM Driver’s Meeting 4:10 PM First car starts 4:31 PM First car finishes 10:30 PM?

Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions: Karl Haltiner HaltinerKM@aol.com (585) 425-4569 10

February 2014

QUICK & DIRTY March 8, 2014

A TSD (Time, Speed, Distance) rally of approximatelu 140 miles Using 70% dirt roads in the Finger Lakes Region of New York This is an evening- early night rally run at legal speeds.

Entry fees are $35/car for SCCA members, $45/car for guests.

Series classes are Equipped, Limited, Stock, and Novice.

Driver’s license, proof of insurance and a safety inspection are required to compete.

Snow tires are recommended (all season tires may limit your speed group eligibility) A tow rope/strap, and 90 minutes of flares or one DOT triangle are also required.

Rally start: Charlie Riedel’s Restaurant, 3140 CR 10, Canandaigua, NY Finish: TBA Schedule: Registration .................... 4:00 to 5:00 PM Novice school ................. 4:30 PM Driver’s Meeting ........... 5:10 PM First car starts ............... 5:31PM Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions: Kurt Thiel, thielsimportauto@aol.com, (585) 05-6251 This is a driver’s rally No traps, no tricks, just great roads 2014 February

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The Long Way Home Rally Impressions

So now Page 2 of my rally book is messy and I really don't like that.

4:56:00 Our rally continues.

by Gretchen Kriesen 5:01:20 Check Point #2 We all like Alan. He's a superb driver.

Alan is cursed. I have to redo all of the He's a dedicated and productive club member. calculations on Page 2 for a SECOND TIME. He’s an all around nice guy.

And so it surprised me when it became Blue ink starts to take over the page and I clear how diabolical he can be as Rally have blue ink on my hands. I blame Jamie.

Jamie, seeing that I'm flustered, starts to Master. "help" by asking me if I've checked this and On our way to the start of The Long Way that and the other thing. I remind him that I Home rally, Jamie said, "Alan is famous for am a competent navigator. He reminds me early-rally check points." Prophetic, that. how often I tell him to turn left when it's 4:47:00 Our rally begins. really right.

4:50:64 Check Point #1 "THERE IS NO TRUST IN THIS CAR!" Not ONLY does our Rally Master put a Jamie says. check point at mile 1.058, but it's the ONE "It's Alan's fault," I mutter, scribbling and instruction before a short Free Zone. WHO re-calculating.

DOES THAT? Alan. Alan does that. And 5:05:00 Our rally continues. that's when the first string of expletives were 5:22:94 Check Point #3 spat out in our car and the blaming began.

COME ON! Now, this is actually a We run in stock class, so each check point reasonable amount of time between check means, as navigator, I have to redo all of the points, but three check points in 16.4 miles calculations I've done thus far (about a page). is mean. Just mean. Alan is cursed again as Page 2 become a blur of blue. "I'm going to give that man a piece of my mind when I see him. How can someone so nice be so.... so cruel?? It's 78 Bennington Drive

the first rally of the season for Pete's sake!

Can't we have at least one page to get our bearings?? Why is he doing this to us? Do we have an extra pen? I'm going to run out of ink."

I can't speak for the other cars, but I'm betting we weren't the only ones sent into a tail spin and that the other cars running stock had an equally upsetting, messy Page 2.

A few days after the rally, I was calm enough to be more objective about things.

The mature side of me (and the competitive side) had to concede that those first three check points had a bit of Rally Master Genius to them.

I did not admit this to Alan when I saw him last week.

I continued my rant, sharing it with Adrienne, who hadn't been at the rally. She'd understand, I thought. She'd understand the messy rally book, smeared with blue pen, and how annoying that could be. She'd be on my side. I railed against the injustice of those three checkpoints. She listened, smiling. "My book was a hot mess!" I waited for her to be on my side.

"Have you considered using a pencil instead of a pen?" she asked.

Pencil. Well, yeah. Pencil really would have made everything much neater.

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The Long Way Home

January 4, 2014 The fifteenth version of “The Long Way Home” was held January 4th. It is hard to believe that I have done this event that many times, but time flies when you are having fun, right?

Twenty teams competed, three in equipped, four in Limited, four in Stock, and nine in Novice class! We started at a new location this year, the Wadsworth Grill just a few miles from the previous start location, The Yard of Ale in Piffard. Karen at the Wadsworth Grill was very accommodating and I think it worked out as a good start/ finish location.

The evening wasn’t a perfect rally night, that would have included falling snow to

make it extra challenging, but it was a fun cold evening with plenty of snow on the ground and roads. I am proud to report that all competing teams made it through to the finish. I wish I could report the same for my worker crews. The crew of Alan Blood and Craig McMaster were running late to a checkpoint location and had a minor slide off the road which they claimed was due to misinformation in the checkpoint directions, but we all know that “rallymasters don’t make mistakes.” The other checkpoint crew incident was Dave Avery and Sally Bossert, who broke a half shaft; I don’t think this was due to the event, but a random occurrence that happened during my event. Anyway, thanks have to go to the many people that helped put on this event: Carl Dresie and Eric Hobron for checking the route, Ben and

Pam Gilmore for registration and scoring, Marnie Soom for helping with registration and working checkpoints, Cory Kuhns for doing Tech and working checkpoints, Tom Langdon for the Novice school and working checkpoint 1, Deb Langdon for helping with registration and working checkpoint 1, Alan Blood and Craig McMaster for working checkpoints 2 & 8, Barb Lissow for working checkpoints 4 & 10 and keeping Carl on task, Larry Wells and Paul Walker for working checkpoints 5 & 11, Dave Avery and Sally Bossert for working checkpoints 6 & 12, Bob Van Sice & son for working checkpoints 7 & 13 and Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak for doing sweep.

Of the nine Novice teams, John Frame and Andrew Colaruotislo came out on top with 447 points; they even had incredible

THE LONG WAY HOME RESULTS Car Class No. Speed Limited 1 A Stock 9 B Equip'd 2 A Limited 3 A Novice 12 B Novice 14 C Stock 8 A Stock 20 A Stock 7 A Equip'd 4 A Equip'd 5 A Limited 10 B Novice 17 C Novice 15 C Novice 16 C Novice 11 B Novice 18 C Novice 13 C Novice 19 C Limited 6 A

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Driver Navigator Karl Haltiner Mac McCann Jamie Hayslip Gretchen Kriesen Gary Thomas John Kastenhuber Jeff Coppola Steve Coppola John Frame Andrew Colaruotislo Jeremy Charette Allison Charette Michael McGinnis Ryan Hallock Andrew Walker Sarah Wiacer Roy Hopkins Ricky Hoy Kurt Thiel Russ Norton Dan Thiel Ana Thiel Tony Zanni Mark Froelich Lex Sleeman David Coon Frederic Folsom Victoria Folsom Ryan Kolupa Andrew Hubman Andrew Johnson Brandon Brewer Andrew Byrne Ashley Vining Jerry Trippe Jill Trippe Nick Shute Kaleb St. Clair Jim Perrin Lee McElhinny

Place Make Model O.A. Cls Subaru 1 1 WRX Subaru 1 2 STI Eage 1 3 Talon Subaru 4 2 Impreza VW 1 5 Golf R Subaru 6 2 Outback Subaru 7 2 Legacy GT Subaru 8 3 Forester Dodge 9 4 Neon VW 10 2 GTI Volvo 11 3 242 Honda 12 3 Civic Mini Cooper 13 3 S Mini Cooper 14 4 S Subaru 15 5 WRX Wagon Audi 16 6 A4 Honda 17 7 Civic Ford 18 8 Ranger Subaru 19 9 Legacy Outback Subaru 20 4 Forester

Leg Time 0.01 minute (- = early) and Time Allowance taken Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 6 leg 31 31 -3 2 4 2 1 3 0 5 -2 -2 0.5 TA thrown 3 leg 4 6 7 -1 14 -1 -1 64 70.4 6 1 5 1.5 TA thrown 1.5 TA 1.5 TA 2 5 -2 5 leg 12 8 25 5 3 269 269 -200 1 thrown 3.5 TA 0.5 TA 0.5 TA 1.5 TA 0.5 TA 0.5 TA leg 9 -6 -1 17 9 18 -4 9 303 303 200 -4 3 thrown 6.5 TA leg -138 -30 -12 -42 -164 -17 -13 4 13 5 447 447 1 thrown 11.5 TA 0.5 TA leg 543 543 -76 -5 -62 20 -48 -1 -54 -4 31 -23 -200 thrown leg 22 16 552 552 59 -6 45 7 -113 3 54 -31 -4 thrown 1.5 TA 10 leg 617 617 -5 15 24 -32 19 1 -200 -200 -13 2 0.5 TA thrown leg 87 -7 0 634 634 -11 9 31 74 198 25 7 13 thrown 1.5 TA -200 22 -14 leg -200 -3 -3 7 -15 682 682 149 -10 -19 0.5 TA 2.5 TA thrown 1.99 TA 1.5 TA leg 116 -3 -6 696 696 -200 94 16 -3 30 7 -10 173 thrown 1.5 TA leg -55 -8 -22 -200 -27 -2 650 715 1 -28 -37 22 -48 3.5 TA thrown 0.2 TA leg 884 884 0 -161 19 84 135 -1 -40 20 200 -18 6 thrown leg 905 905 -1 3 18 200 114 57 24 118 200 31 27 thrown leg 945 945 -31 -86 -50 122 42 28 -45 54 -200 37 50 thrown leg 200 12 -72 38 200 200 129 1081 1081 -1 -77 -22 -3 thrown 0.5 TA leg 1181 1181 -1 -200 56 200 -79 61 -44 128 166 30 16 thrown leg 1308 1308 -45 -60 -18 143 -200 200 200 -11 200 -21 -10 thrown leg 1520 1520 21 -195 90 200 155 126 62 200 200 16 55 thrown leg 2263 2263 61 2 200 -200 200 -200 -200 -200 200 200 200 thrown Score Raw Fact'd

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Leg 13 -1 11.5 TA -15 4.5 TA 1 -23 8 19 -192 96 -172 3.5 TA -40 -38 -200 200 -112 200 -127 -200 6.5 TA -200 -200 200

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scores of 1, 4, 5, and 8. Second in class was Jeremy and Allison Charette with 543 points; their scores included a -5, -1, and -4. Third was taken by Frederick and Victoria Folsom close behind with 905 points. It has to be noted that upon after event review, the team of Lex Sleeman and David Coon had an entry error in their scoring for checkpoint 1 and their score was actually 884 instead of the 1084 posted at the event, moving them up into a trophy position.

Jaime Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen were first in Stock class with 70.4 factored points, with Andy Walker and Sarah Wiacer in second with 417 points. Rounding out the top three was Mike McGinnis and Ryan Hallock with 552 points.

Of the four Limited teams, Karl Haltiner and Mac McCann took their not unexpected first place and first overall with 31 points followed by Jeff and Steve Coppola at 303 points. Tony Zanni and Mark Froelich took third with 715 points after recovering from missing the reroute instructions posted at the door at the break.

Equipped had three teams. Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber took first in class with 269 points. Their score requires more explanation due to the fact there was an extra Begin Free Zone (BFZ) in the first instruction, with another BFZ at the instruction after the OMP. This caused them to come into Checkpoint 1 before even I got there. Without this situation, and that 200 max, their score would have been much improved and they still would have taken first in Equipped. Second was the team of Kurt Thiel and Russ Norton with 682 points with Dan and Anna Thiel close behind with 696 points.

The final thank you must go to my lovely wife Amy and son Andy. Amy is the one that makes it possible for me to put these events on. She and Andy were my backup Checkpoint crew and Andy gathered cell phone numbers during registration. I love you both!

Until the next event, Alan Smith Rallymaster, The Long Way Home

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For Sale: 1991 Mazda Miata Track Car - 1991 1.6L Miata fully prepared for track days or time trials. $6900/obo. Hard Dog roll bar, stripped interior, Ultra Shield race seats, harnesses, hard top. Street legal.

Car has run 10-12 track days for 3 seasons trouble free. No rust. Spare wheels. See ScottGrinnellRacing.com for details and pics. Scott Grinnell - sgrinnell@rochester. rr.com, 585-506-7366 (2-14) For Sale: Rallycross Tires For sale: Hakkapelitta 185-70-14 NR-09 snow tires. two new mounted on new 5 bolt 144mm steel wheels. $75 each? Have numerous used ones. Gary Thomas Ithaca, NY gary. george.thomas@gmail.com (2/14) For Sale: Subaru Impreza WRX, white with 136k miles. It has a Sti body kit, with 3” JDM hood scoop, upgraded turbo, Sti injectors, new rotors. Both clutch and transmission have been replaced within the past year. There are two sets of rims, one with Artic snow tires, and a set of gold JDM rims with Federal 595 tires. It can be seen in Honeoye, or in Scottsville, whichever is nearer to you. Asking $5,500, and will give an SCCA discount. Great rally, or rallycross car. Phone 1 585 889 1289, or e-mail, lynnscca@rochester.rr.com. (11/13)

For Sale: R Comp tires. All are size 205/50/15 and only used on my Spec Miata.

Always stored indoors or on enclosed trailer. - Set of 4 Toyo R888 originally shaved to 4/32” and heat cycled. These tires only have 8 heat cycles on them and would be great for Solo, track days, or even race.

Plenty of life left in these. Still have 3/32” tread. Asking $150/set. - Set of 5 Toyo RA-1’s. 3 of the 5 were shaved to 3/32” and only have 4 heat cycles on them. Between 1.5-2/32” tread. 2 of the 5 have 4 heat cycles and are at 4/32” (still original shave). These would be great for Solo, time trial, track day, or race. Cheap way to try R-Comps for the first time. Asking $80 for all 5. Contact Tom Kearney at Tjkearney3@hotmail.com (10/13) For Sale: Four (4) Corvette Wagon Wheels 18” x 9.5”. OEM with factory markings, light weight construction. Mounted with 255/40/18 BFGoodrich G-Force Comp II tires. Everything is brand new. $500 OBO. Enkei Spiderwebs - 17x7, 5x114.3, Kumho V710s with some life in them staggered 225/245. $400 OBO. Call 202-352-2627 or email marcus.kroll@gmail.com (11/13) For Sale: 2011 Stehl Tow 2 wheel car dolly with electric brakes & certificate of origin.

Asking $650. Contact Ernie Strong at 315 289-1625, Sodus Point NY (8/13)

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Membership Application REGION #62

Dear Prospective SCCA Member: To apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America, the world’s largest member participation automotive organization, please complete the form below and return, with payment, to SCCA Membership Department, P. O. Box 299, Topeka, KS 66601-0299.

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE Name _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________ / / Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________ City_________________________________________ State ________Zip __________________County __________________________ Have you been an SCCA member before?

No

Yes

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP

Year______________Previous Member # ____________________________

Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21:

Spouse's Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ / ______ /______ Spouse's Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________ Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ / ______ /______ Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ / ______ /______ Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ / ______ /______ Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ / ______ /______

PRIMARY INTEREST IN SCCA:

Please indicate the area(s) of SCCA in which you plan to participate, or which interest you most. Your response will be used to allocate your national dues to the areas you indicate. Thank you.

Club Racing

Pro Racing

Rally

Solo

Annual National Dues

+

Annual Regional Dues

=

TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER..........................$65 FAMILY MEMBERSHIP.......................$85 FIRST GEAR (21 & Under) NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER

+ +

REGULAR MEMBER.................$15 FAMILY MEMBERSHIP .............$25

= = = =

$80 $110 $45 $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ U.S. VISA

Please send me a Crew License

M/C

DO NOT SEND CASH.

No.____________________________________ Exp. Date __________________________

I hereby apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America, Inc., and its Finger Lakes Region (#62) and agree to abide by the bylaws.

Applicant's Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________ Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value). Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution.

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February 2014

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region January 2014 25 25 28

RallyCross, (FLR) Rescheduled from Jan. 11 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet 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)

February 2014 1 4

4

8 11 16 20 22 25

Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series No rally scheduled 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) 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) RallyCross, (FLR) FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762) STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m.

(Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.)

STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:00 p.m.

Location varies (Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.)

Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Karl Haltiner 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)

March 2014 4

4

7-9 8 11

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) 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) National Convention, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series, Kurt Thiel FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762)

15-16 PDX, Summit 20 STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:00 p.m.

Location varies (Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.)

22 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series, Rick Barnes 22-23 Eastern Conference Major, Road Atlanta 22-23 Driver’s School, New Jersey Motorsports Park 23 STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m.

(Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.)

25 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) 29-30 Driver’s School, Summit Point

April 2014 1

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) 1 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) 4-6 NEDiv Roundtable Training Meetings, The Inn @ Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, PA.......

8 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762) 10 STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:00 p.m.

Location varies (Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.)

12-13 Tire Rack SCCA Match Tour, Wilmington Airpark, Wilmington, OH 12-13 NEDivisional Series, Summit Point 19-20 Eastern Conference Major, VIRginia Int’l Raceway 19-20 PDX, Summit 20 STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m.

(Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.)

26-27 NEDivision Regional, New Jersey Motorsports Park 26-27 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Series, FedEx Field, Largo, MD 29 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)

Dates and venues are subject to change.

Request 2014 dates from the Activities Director.

RallyCross events are subject to field conditions.

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

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

2014 February

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Finger Lakes REGION, SCCA INC.

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Treasurer 753 Klem Rd. Webster, NY 14580 TOP END Editorial Staff 119 Brookview Dr. Rochester, NY 14617-3903

Winter fun in the Finger Lakes Region

The Long Way Home - Pennycook Rd. Alan Smith photo

Peenycook would not phase a RallyCrosser. Alex Avery photo

The Long Way Home - Bench Racing. Alan Smith photo

The Long Way Home - Scoring. Alan Smith photo

The Long Way Home - Sunset on Robinson Road. Barb Lissow photo