March 2014
Volume 59, No. 3
The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes Region, Sports Car Club of America.
Solo and Membership Meeting - Tuesday, March 4 The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467
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 jcraven@rochester.rr.com NYSRRC Representative Mary Hartman.............. (585) 426-3288 flrrep@nysrrc.org
Rally
Rally Chair ........................................................TBA Interim RoadRally Chair Tom Langdon............... (315) 524-2260 rally@flr-scca.com RallyCross Chair Tony Zanni.................. (585) 281-2510 rallycross@flr-scca.com
Solo
Solo Board 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/
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The Official Publication of the
Finger Lakes REGION
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA
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EDITOR/ADVERTISING Carl F. Dresie 119 Brookview Dr. Rochester, NY 14617-3903 (585) 544-6482 e-mail: cfdresie@cs.com CO-EDITOR/COPY EDITOR Lynn Randall 15 Diana Dr. Scottsville, NY 14546 (585) 889-1289 e-mail: lynnscca@rochester.rr.com TOP END CIRCULATION Change of Address Notify the SCCA National Office in Topeka and the Membership Chair: Mike Brunner 228 Robert Quigley Dr. Apt-1 Scottsville, NY 14546 (585) 752-7233 e-mail: membership@flr-scca.com And/Or: The EDITOR (see above)
Contents RE’s Report..................................................4 February Membership Meeting ............ 4 - 5 January Board Meeting .............................. 5 FLR News .................................................. 6 Membership News ................................. 6 Meeting Location.................................... 6 STPRŽ on TV ........................................ 6 Awards Banquet ............................. 6 - 10 RallyCross.......................................... 11 - 12 Rally ................................................... 13- 17 Rally Meeting Notes ........................... 13 Rally Flyers ...................................14 - 15 Ithaca Rally Report ...................... 16 - 17 Classified Ads .......................................... 17 Membership Application .......................... 18 Calendar ......................... Inside Back Cover
Last Pit ................................ Back Cover
Cover Photo: The hairpin corner before checkpoint 14 of the Ithaca Winter Rally 2014. Traffic comes in from the right with the checkpoint just beyond the left edge. Dan and Anna Thiel scored a two on this leg, the lowest score. John Kastenhuber photo.
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REPort Charlie Tanck Regional Executive
On January 18th I went to Watkins Glen and try to learn more about the Winter Rally Series. When I arrived at Burger King I asked if there was anything I could do to help. I was asked to ride along with John Kastenhuber who was driving the course opening car. I had no idea what I was agreeing to but said okay. I don’t believe I was much help but now understand why a second person was desirable. I got quite an education about rallying and would like to thank John for patiently answering my endless questions. The rally had 18 cars enter, 16 finished. Of the two who did not finish, one was due to an encounter with a deer and the other a carsick navigator. I was very impressed with the event’s organization. John and Gary logged many miles and hours to set up the approximately 175 mile course. I had opted to see what winter rallying was about on this day for two reasons, the temperature that day was 4
not in the single digits and no snow storm was predicted. My no snow storm reason was a minor disappointment for the participants. These guys are crazy. John kept telling me that he wished that there had been more snow and how much better that would have made it. He was saying this as we slid around corners and fishtailed up hills. He was proud that he only had to use his four wheel drive twice. I want to point out another misconception I had. I thought most people would be in four wheel drive trucks or SUVs. The car of choice was a Subaru. One participant was stopped by a not too congenial sheriff and got a ticket for a snow covered license plate when no other violation could be found. Everyone figured a resident must have complained when 18 cars came down a road that probably had not had that many cars come down it all week. In all it was quite an experience and I am glad I went. I want to thank John Kastenhuber and Gary Thomas for putting on a great event. I do not think I am quite ready to take on a rally. Riding with John I had a map and was still totally lost. If I had been a participant I believe I would have won poorest on rally hands down. The rally ended at Manos Diner in Ithaca where participants and workers traded war stories and had something to eat while the awards were determined. Alan Smith took first place overall and the competition was close. The next winter rally is February 22, put on by Karl Haltiner and has probably already take place as you read this. The one after that is March 8, hosted by Kurt Theil. On an unrelated issue, I would to thank Marcus Kroll for his talk about his Chump Car experience at the February membership meeting. It was very enlightening and he fielded many questions. The Fireside Inn has worked out well. The food is good. I recommend the Nachos, but don’t try to eat them alone. Hope to see you at the next membership meeting. Charlie
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Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes February 4, 2014 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E Henrietta Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467 Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 8:04 p.m. January minutes approved. Treasurer's Report • Our bills are paid. • We will meet with Canandaigua National Bank this month regarding our finances. STPR® • We will give them financial relief. They will pay us 10% of their profits with a $600 floor and no ceiling. • STPR will be on NBC Sports. RallyCross • Tony Zanni is planning a divisional event at Watkins Glen. Membership • We have 442 members. • The proposal is that members with 50+ years have their regional dues waived. • We need to provide a letter from the Regional Executive to National Office assigning people as regional life members.
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Rally • Everyone finished the Long Way Home. • Two people didn't finish the Ithaca rally. • The Route of All EVO VI! Rally is February 22nd. Solo • We want to fix or replace the Solo truck. • We are working on sites, schedule, and budget. • We need more sites. • We have identified sponsors, but we need a sponsor package. • The Supplemental Regulations are completed. • The Imagine RIT event will be May 4th. Race • We have a preliminary budget for Westward Ho. • Regional races are not economical. • We have to give our events good value. • We will get one divisional race this year. • Formula First is interested in coming to our races. Activities • The banquet had 54 attendees and positive feedback. Speaker - Marcus Kroll on "Crapcan Racing" Marcus discussed the difference between the various series. The Optima Batteries Chump Series is different from LeMons in that it is more serious, and has experienced significant speed creep. Races range from 8 hours to 37 hours in length. Races are held at world class tracks, such as Road Atlanta, Lime Rock, Sebring, Daytona, Watkins Glen, and Laguna Seca. For 2014, standard cars are Spec E30s, Spec Miatas, and Spec 944s along with various other oddball cars interpreting the rules to gain a competitive advantage. Teams are divided into Democracies or Dictatorships There are some top teams competing, such as Riley, Bimmerworld, and TLM Local cars include Adrienne and Roy (of Targa Newfoundland fame), The Little Speed Shop and Berg Racing.
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The racing is fun because of the variety, yet there is significant parity in the cars. It’s hard to beat the value of the seat time in any other kind of racing. Endurance racing carries significant physicality and strategy. Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary
Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
January 28, 2014 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E Henrietta Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467 Officers and directors present: Charlie Tanck, Regional Executive; Dave Ciufo, Assistant Regional Executive; Elizabeth Thiel, Treasurer, Brian Reeves, Director; Mary Hartman, Activities Director; Marcus Kroll, Secretary Others present: Meridith Croucher, STPR; Carl Dresie, Mike Toombs, Chris Ciufo, Mike Brunner, Lew Giesy Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m. Charlie presented a yearly work plan and passed around email information. He will have an agenda for each meeting. Mike Toombs volunteered to manage equipment and start with an inventory. Imagine RIT • Marcus and Shaun will bring the truck to RIT for the event. • Solo will design the course and run timing. • Dave is going to inspect the truck. • We will consider a new truck or repairs, as necessary. RallyCross • Tony Zanni would like to set up a divisional event at Watkins Glen International. STPR® • STPR is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA. For liability purposes it is a separate operating entity. • Meridith presented a proposal to reduce the financial burden imposed on STPR. • The board approved the cost of using our intellectual property at 10% of the profit
generated by STPR, with a floor of $600 and no maximum. • Rally America is in talks to televise the event. Membership • Mike discussed recognition of 50 year members by waiving their regional dues. • The board will check with the National office and make a decision based on that information. Treasurer's Report • Our investments made money in 2013. • We need to pay Watkins Glen International by April 1st; we have cash to do so. • The Banquet operated at a loss. • RallyCross has been late in making payments. • We do not have an issue with the IRS. Activities • The Banquet was enjoyed by the attendees. • We are already discussing next year's banquet. Race • We debated the budget with regard to Westward Ho. • Specific issues were entry fees and NYSRRC sanction. • We would like to solidify Formula First entries. • The Fun One is our divisional event. Rally • Long Way Home had 20 entries, all competitors finished. • Ithaca Rally had 18 entries, 16 finished. • The next Rallies are February 22nd and March 8th. Solo • Classes have been set after debate. • We need more sites. We have been working but locations are not receptive. • Committee positions have been assigned. • The Supplemental Regulations are finished. New Business • Mike Toombs is going to the National Convention. Meeting adjourned at 9:26 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary 5
FLR News Membership News and Information
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA George Bradley Heltz Ind. Two Years Club and Pro Racing Web Site Luc Nguyen First Gear Written Inquiry Alexander Pluta Family Written Inquiry Darrell L Wiggins Regular Pro Racing, Rally and Solo Web Site
Don't forget to renew Stephen Barish Christopher Ciufo MaryAnne Curry-Shults Steve Hayward Charles & Deborah Krueger Elizabeth B Krueger Vincent LaManna & Family Sam Mammano Andrew Robert Mullard Christian Nissen Mark Robert Peartree Richard Schickler John Simonson Tracy Strutz Dan Thiel & Family
Meeting Location
The Solo, general membership and board meetings are held at 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. 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.
RALLY AMERICA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO TELEVISION
Rally America proudly announced that the 2014 Rally America National Championship will return to television screens beginning this coming April on the NBC Sports Network! NBC SPORTS BROADCAST SCHEDULE (All times ET) Sno*Drift Rally . April 5, 2:00pm Rally in the 100 Acre Wood May 3, 6:00pm Oregon Trail Rally June 1, 6:00pm Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally® June 28, 6:00pm Mt. Washington HillClimb July 12, 2:00pm New England Forest Rally August 9, 2:30pm Ojibwe Forests Rally September 6, 5:30pm Lake Superior Performance Rally. November 16, 4:00pm
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Finger Lakes Region 2013 Awards Banquet, Jan. 25, 2014
Opening Remarks – Mike Toombs We better get going so that we can get out of here before midnight, if everybody is OK with that. I’m not guaranteeing that the roads will be plowed. It’s a long drive to our house so Marsha and I want to get going. It took us five minutes to get here, even with the snow. We live just on the other side of 390 so it’s really not a big deal. I’m the Master of Ceremonies to-night; there are no programs for tonight. It is also my last function as the Regional Executive for the Finger Lakes Region. There is something I want to read to you telling you about how I got to be here. Back in the early 80’s I was going to college in Auburn, got friendly with some staff (in other words we were going out drinking a lot). One of the staff and her husband were Paddock Marshalls for the Glen Region. At that time the Paddock Marshalls were a fairly large group, twenty to thirty people. So I started working the races in 1981. Then again in 1982 and made the mistake of asking Marsha out. So we got married in 1983. I had one year of college left at RIT, so we moved up here. We wound up staying here so we transferred out membership from the Southern New York Region to the Finger Lakes Region in 1984. I started autocrossing that year. Marsha and I decided that the best way to get to know people was to start doing stuff. That winter we worked a rally for John McArthur. Since then there has only been one season when I didn’t work a rally. This past year was the 30th for autocrossing. One year there was a need for someone to be the worker organizer for the Camel Continental. That is how I got elected to the board of directors. I have been on the board for sixteen years total. Positions have been Activities Director, Assistant RE and RE for a total of eight years. I can honestly say that the first year as RE, and I know Charlie probably understands this, I was scared. (It becomes easier after four or five years.) So that’s how I ended up being here. Now for my opening remarks. When I went to start this speech I started by looking at what I said in the past. Everything I have said in the past still applies this year; it still takes a lot of people to keep
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Our EMCEE Mike Toombs Mike Brunner photo this organization running. There still are no unimportant people when it comes to putting on our events. From the tech crew making sure the cars are safe; to the rally safety steward pre-checking the road rally, every job is still an important part of the club. We are lucky to have a region that has four very active groups; race, Solo, RoadRally and RallyCross. This past year we put on three races, Westward Ho!, the BF Goodrich Finger Lakes Super Tour and The Fun One. I need to thank the chairs for each event – Lew Giesy for chairing Westward Ho!, Chris De Minco and Elizabeth Thiel for the BF Goodrich Finger Lakes Super Tour and Gary Lippert for chairing The Fun One. This year’s Westward Ho! was a success which makes all the work of Lew and everyone else in the region worthwhile. I can honestly say we’ve run Westward Ho! for ten years and we had a surplus this year for the very first time ever. I could talk about the Super Tour for the next hour and not do it justice. This race took more work and more sweat than any race I have seen in the past. Elizabeth did a lot, Chris did a lot, let’s hope that the national office has learned something and make it easier for a region to put on this event in the future. I would like to make one comment before I continue. Marsha and I go to every SCCA race at Watkins Glen and help out. It’s not because we don’t have other things to do. It takes more than any one region to put on a race and if we don’t help out other regions, how can we expect their help. Along the same lines, I will always be disappointed that there is not more integration between the different factions of our region. There are some people who either work or compete in different areas, but not as many as I would like to see. The Solo program continued to put on
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eight quality events. Tom Weaver took over the active program and pushed it forward with support from a countless number of other people. The chairs for each event spent hours designing and setting up courses, so that people would continue to come out, compete and have fun. The past two years we have not put on a Street Survival School. I continue to be a strong proponent of these schools and hopefully we can help some young drivers live to be old drivers. We need to maintain our commitment and continue running these events. The RoadRally program put on their usual night rallies once again. Tom Langdon did a fine job of not chairing the rally program for another year. Every year I’ve said I will be RE again if you can’t find someone else to do the job, this year I finally said I won’t do it again. Tom and Deb have done the same, saying we will do it if nobody else well, so ends the search. As well as the biweekly Saturday night rallies during January and February there were a couple of other rallies for a little extra fun. The rally event chairs spend a lot of time laying out the rallies, checking out the mileages and check point locations, so that everyone running the rally can have fun. The one thing I found out by working rallies is that there are always plenty of stories to come out of each event. Tony Zanni is continuing his stellar chairmanship of the RallyCross program. We also owe thanks to Bruce Perry for continuing to allow us to put on events on his property. STPR® LLC continues to be efficiently run by the three managers, Lew Giesy, Meridith Croucher and Alan Smith. Each year they strive to make STPR a bigger and better event. They will be running the Waste Management Winter Rally again this year. There are also people who are in the background helping keep the region running. Carl Dresie spends a lot of time putting together Top End every month. I have always felt, and continue to feel that a monthly newsletter is very important, and we continue to put out what I believe is one of the better ones. MaryAnne Shults has passed the web master job on to Mike Stutzman. For now MaryAnne will continue to keep all of our other social media up to date. The solo board, the rally board and the club racing board (chaired by Fran McAllister) are always there to make sure each program continues to run well. I need to thank the board of directors for their support and help this year. The four offices
were: Dave Ciufo - Assistant RE, Marcus Kroll – Secretary, Elizabeth Thiel – Treasurer, Mary Hartman - Activities Director. The directors: Fran McAllister, Charlie Tanck. Dave Avery who resigned mid-year and Brian Reeves who stepped in to take his place and Chris De Minco The coming year is looking great. After six continuous years as Regional Executive and eight total, I have turned over the reins to Charlie Tanck. I’m sure that everyone will be around to support Charlie and the region. I will still be around as a member of the board of directors and a member of the Solo board and will continue to support the region wherever necessary. Next on to the Solo awards 2013 Solo Awards – Shaun Hallam So as I sat in my seat, I realized where I went wrong. Sometime around August I said, “If you can’t find a Solo chair, I will do it.” It sounds like there is a long history of that sort of thing. I am happy that Marcus Kroll is taking some of the duties, such as negotiating with RIT, etc. I also realize that whenever I come to a banquet I will have to come up here and talk. That happened to me last year. OK, I don’t have lots of long stories, so hopefully we will get home sooner. First we recognize “Rookie of the Year.” It is tough because we have so many people
Solo Rookie of the year Blair Anderson Mike Brunner photo
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coming in and out of the Novice class. But this year’s rookie had a pretty tough car to come in and start doing things like autocrossing. But he did a really good job with it. That’s all I’m going to say, let’s recognize Blair Anderson. For “Most Improved Driver of the Year” this competitor has been coming out for a while, but this year she just broke through becoming so much faster. I would like everybody to congratulate Aretta Stillman.
Shaun passing the trophy to Aretta Mike Brunner photo
Shaun and Chris, Solo Driver of the Year Mike Brunner photo And now we have “Solo Driver of the Year.” He had a very good year. I was at there at the ProSolo in DC this year where he took home a win. Let’s congratulate Chris Morton. Mike Toombs – There is one Solo award that I have the pleasure of giving out. When I was trying to arrange for a new Solo chairman for 2014 I didn’t purposely ask this person because he does a lot. He did a spectacular job of running registration in 2013, but he must have missed the meeting, left the room or ? The “Outstanding Solo Contributor of the Year” goes to Shaun Hallam. The difference between the next presenter and Shaun is that the next presenter knew he
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Shaun, Solo Contributor Mike Brunner photo was giving out the awards before he got here, he just didn’t know what he had to say. He was given what to say as he walked in the door. The next awards are the Road Racing awards. 2013 Road Racing Awards – Dave Ciufo I got handed these notes from Fran McAllister who usually gives these awards out. So I’m going to work off of his notes so if you don’t like anything here, blame Fran. It says here “joke.” Fran didn’t leave the joke. (Did you hear about Lucas, they came out with a vacuum cleaner – it was the first thing they ever made that didn’t suck.) The first award we have is for “Mechanic of the Year.” Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financial gain as a primary motive. This was originally the AAMCO Transmission Trophy started by Fran McAllister. This year’s “Mechanic of the Year is very unique to say the least. Pretend that I am Fran speaking. He is willing to help almost anyone do almost anything whether he knows them or not. If you
Mary ‘ The Mechanic” Pitre with Dave Ciufo Mike Brunner photo
need someone to help pick up a race car you purchased anywhere in the US, he will say, “When are we leaving?” One weekend he put five hundred miles on his truck searching for a part needed for a friend’s race car. Someone who is willing to work on a thousand dollar piece of junk called a race car or a half million dollar Audi. Another advantage of having this gentleman on your crew is that at the end of twelve hour race or a twenty minute sprint race at the end of the race he always has a generous supply of iced beer for the crew. Let’s recognize Marty Pitre. The next award is the “Best New Driver,” the Roger Clouser Memorial Trophy, the rookie of the year road racing driver. Awarded to the
Chris, soon to best his dad, Dave Mike Brunner photo Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of competition. He shall also have been a credit to the Region at the race course. This is both a rotator and a keeper trophy. This year’s recipient – I kind of know this year’s recipient – competed in Spec Miata, the toughest class in SCCA I think, finished sixteenth in NYSRRC out of one hundred and three competitors and shows promise to be a great driver. He is aggressive, stays out of trouble – most of the time – and is a real gentleman. One of his accomplishments is a fifth at Nelson Ledges with a lap time of 1:19.13 compared to the fastest lap time of 1:18.20 – which I believe was mine. That was a third in class out of thirteen cars. At Watkins Glen, ninth out of twenty two with a lap time of 2:23 compared to a fastest of 2:20 this was followed at the Fun One with a ninth out of twenty eight. In these great performances he was always beaten by his father who says he is concerned that next year his son may beat him. I am still trying to figure out excuses for
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the day when that happens. This year’s rookie of the year is my son, Chris Ciufo. “Most Improved Driver” Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season. Usually not awarded to a beginning driver. This year’s most improved driver is returning to competition after eleven years. His season was very successful scoring fifth overall in a very tough ITA class out of thirty eight competitors in NYSRC. Some highlights include second place out of twenty at Mid-Ohio, third at Westward Ho!, third out of sixteen at the June sprints at the Glen and first in class at the Fun One. And an accomplishment he never stops bragging about is beating the best veteran drivers in the class, Chris DeMinco and Kurt Thiel. This year’s most improved driver is Scott McAllister.
SCCA, the Woolf Barnato Trophy. John Castle was a unique person. Gentle in demeanor but strong in accomplishment. Thoughtful when dealing with a problem then coming up with a useful solution. He was patient, knowledgeable in many areas, a pleasure to work and be with, at true gentleman and a man of great courage. More about Emily: Emily was very active over a twenty year period. She won the Top End award in 1964 and 1965. She was an organizer of rallys. She was given the sportsmanship award. Emily was active in race Timing and Scoring. Emily was the first woman to chair a National Race and insisted on being called the chairman. Her other activities included the Rochester Philharmonic, Strong Museum and the Penfield Country Club. This year’s driver of the year is a past recipient of this award. He competes in another very tough class, Spec Racer Ford. First out of forty five in the NorthEast Division, he scored two hundred and thirteen points in NYSRC, second overall in points. He had top ten finishes in ten events at three different tracks. He is always competitive and a good competitor. Let’s recognize Chris Pluta.
Most Improved Driver Scott with Dave Mike Brunner photo “Driver of the Year” the John and Emily Castle Trophy Fran would probably read the history of the award, which is two pages on its own; I’m not going to do that. So we will go right to the award. From Fran’s notes: Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation. Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success. Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course. More about John: John became active in the early 60’s. He was a WWII veteran and was employed by Eastman Kodak. He was executive steward of NEDiv and SCCA director for Area 10. He chaired races and was active in the newsletter, writing a history of the region. John held every position the region had. In 1992 he was diagnosed with stomach cancer and shortly after his wife was diagnosed with cancer, they received treatment together. John was given the highest award possible by
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to our RallyCross chairman, great if you need artwork in about three minutes. “That’s not absolutely true” – Tony Zanni. We also had a couple of daytime events after several requests for a daytime rally. Unfortunately some of the people requesting them must have been off that weekend. This year we are going to try it again, a lot of fun, you don’t beat cars to death on these summer events – winter events, I can’t guarantee a thing. The rule in our house is if the car isn’t paid for, we don’t rally it. As far as rally goes, we have had a good time with two well attended events so far in 2014. Twenty cars for the first event, with some cars showing up that we haven’t seen in years. A Mini Cooper and naturally a ton of Subaru’s with one team driving a WRX instead of a Volvo. Some say that going from two wheel drive to four wheel drive in the winter rally series is like cheating. Hills are no longer a challenge. On to our rally awards. “Outstanding Rally Contributor” The rally board decided to honor a couple of people that have done stuff. This first person asked to do a social event for a charity with the region providing the sanction, etc. The cost of a social rally is a bargain. The event was well received. It also introduces people to rallying. Then in the fall a destination rally to a winery (the rally ends before entering the establishment). Our first Outstanding Rally Contributor is Lynn Randall.
Driver of the Year Chris Oluta with Dave Mike Brunner photo Mike Toombs – Tells a “joke” describing one of the dangers of listening to an i-Pod. Mr. Langdon would you like to not give out the Rally trophies? 2013 RoadRally Awards – Tom Langdon I will give it another shot; my notes are on this towel. (Followed by multi-people banter.) Now that we have talked about everything else. We had several events last year including the winter series which was reasonable successful, some more so than others. We had one event with only nine entries which means we had people winning that had never won before. We had great trophies last year thanks
Lynn and Rally Chair (Interim) Tom Langdon Mike Brunner photo I could not have done this without the help of Mike Brunner. – Lynn Randall Like I said we did a couple of contributors of the year, because we could. The trophies don’t come out of my budget, so next year we may have twenty five. If you attend one of the rally meetings or read the report in Top End you see that we talk about a lot of things, from wiener dogs to submarines to rallys. Whoever shows up late may walk in to hear, “OK this year you are doing two rallys!” or could you
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Tom and Contributor Alan Smith Mike Brunner photo call someone to set up the Christmas party. Alan Smith has always been there for us, so he is our second contributor of the year. The last award is the “Rally Worker of the Year.” The person works the events and does other things for the rally program. Deb bringing donuts, coffee etc. is not the worker of the year. – This crowd is an unruly bunch! – This individual is always there, doing a safety check, checking the mileage, etc. Carl Dresie is our worker of the year. RallyCross chairman, would you like to say anything? 2013 RallyCross Awards – Tony Zanni Just for a quick moment, I actually have to go to a wedding reception and that is why I haven’t taken my coat off. Our program has one more event to go in our championship (Feb. 8) so we have no awards to give out now.
Tony reviewing the RallyCross season Mike Brunner photo Our “Most Improved Driver,” Darren Ohara started out in the Wagon of Doom after two events he bought a RS 2.5. He is now consistently now in the top five or six. The Wagon of Doom is a decrepit Outback Sport that Jim Perrin loaned us to grow the sport.
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The championship is closely contested and won’t be finalized until after the last event. The “RallyCross Worker of the Year” is Jake Vallee. He is at the track every morning at 8 a.m. which takes a huge burden off of me. Tom Langdon – The RallyCross program needs more people to step up and be a RallyCross Safety Steward. Two are needed if the he wants to compete. Tony Zanni – Our program also has lunch available on site. This cuts the noon downtime allowing more runs and an earlier finish. Our program runs through the first of the year, so we are like the NHL of the SCCA. Our “banquet” will be after the last event on February 8, location TBA. Mike Toombs – Now we are down to the special awards. “Outstanding Worker of the Year” I got this nomination from a member of the Glen Region. So this year’s worker of the year works Tech/Scrutineering and also competes. He has turned the inspection process into a very efficient operation. If you come in needing an annual inspection, your car will get the inspection and your car is not leaving until it is legit. He has put a great crew together and when he is not there it really doesn’t matter because he has done such a good job of putting the crew together that there is always someone there to do the job. This year’s worker of the year is Bruce Perry.
Mike Toombs presenting Bruce Perry with the Outstanding Worker tropjies. Mike Brunner photo Comments and banter on a note that fell out of Tom Langdon’s jacket. Some of the names were not recognized.
Top End editor, Carl Dresie with Ann (in back) supporting his efforts. Mike Brunner photo “Top End Award” This award is usually chosen by the Top End editorial staff, but they did not name an awardee for 2013. So the board of directors decided to name a recipient after looking at the specifications for the award. One name stood out. That is the editor of Top End. This year’s award winner is Carl Dresie. “Sportsmanship of the Year” Unfortunately the recipient of the 2013 sportsmanship award is not here this evening. I would really like to thank him for what he did during the past season. As the RE I was personally concerned about every program and wanted to make sure that everything happened right. This person took over the Solo program this year and turned it into a finely run tool. If he came out and his car wouldn’t run, he would spend the day working any job that needed to be done. He was more interested in making sure that everybody else had a good time than himself. So this year’s sportsmanship award goes to Tom Weaver. Well as far as I know that is all we’ve got. I appreciate everybody for coming tonight. So thank you very much, I hope to see you around. I will be going to all of the events and hope to see you there. Meridith Croucher – I just want to let all you people know that on June 28, NBC Sports Network will broadcast a show on STPR®. From the floor. We have said this before, but we should really thank Mike for his time. Mike Toombs – I wouldn’t have done this for eight years if hadn’t enjoyed doing the job. I have other things I want to do at some point, I don’t know when that is going to happen. So thank you all very much and have a good year and I hope to see you around.
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Car RallyCross Class # Name Mark Froelich U4 17 Rayn Kolupa Open 14 James Parascandola 2wd 10 Sean Havens Open 56 Jake Vallee Open 852 Darren Ohara O4 8 Ryan Bullard O4 15 Tony Zanni 2wd 16 Lloyd Murry Jr. Open 11 Shaun Hallam Open 12 Marque Subaru Auto WRX 88 Acura Integra 03 WRX wagon 02 WRX Subaru RS 2.5 Subaru RS 2.5 Honda CRX 87 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 87 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo
Place O.A. Cls 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 1 6 2 7 2 8 4 9 10 5 Total Time Run 1 19.07 1.31 20.43 1.37 20.96 1.45 21.52 1.41 21.75 1.41 22.14 1.57 22.17 1.66 + 1 22.33 1.59 33.61 1.54 39.13 1.56 Run 2 1.30 1.35 1.52 1.61 1.47 1.64 1.48 1.55 1.66 3.00
Finger Lakes Region, SCCA RallyCross Results Event 8 1/25/2014
2014 March Time for each run, times include penalty, maximum of 3.00 (no run) Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Run 7 Run 8 Run 9 Run 10 Run 11 Run 12 1.40 1.40 1.37 1.40 1.37 1.38 1.31 1.32 1.35 1.33 1.54 1.45 1.43 1.88 1.44 1.44 1.39 1.45 1.45 1.30 1.51 1.47 1.47 1.64+2 1.54+1 1.43 1.55+1 1.45 1.465 1.46 1.55 1.50 1.52 1.56 1.46 1.51 1.50 1.79+1 1.53 1.62 1.51+1 1.71+1 1.48 1.55+1 1.65+1 1.49 1.61+1 1.48 1.65+1 1.61+1 1.53 1.50 1.53 1.51 1.51 1.57 1.62 1.70 1.65 1.60 1.53 1.46 1.50 1.57 1.59 1.53 1.86 1.64 1.59 1.53 1.56 1.57 1.71 1.80+2 1.60 1.63 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.57 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.57 1.73 1.57 1.54 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.57
Toni Zanni RallyCross Chair
Run 13 1.39 1.48 1.46 1.48 1.45 1.71 1.50 1.57 3.00 3.00
Run 14 1.44 1.464 1.55+1 1.48 1.68+2 1.50 1.73+1 1.56 3.00 3.00
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Time for each run, times include penalty, maximum of 3.00 (no run) Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 Run 7 Run 8 Run 9 Run 10 Run 11 Run 12 Run 13 Run 14 1.68 1.62 1.54 1.62 1.47 1.54 1.52 1.49 1.54 1.50 1.52 1.668 1.56 1.63 1.57 1.55 1.52 1.57 1.50 1.51 1.53 1.57 1.59 1.56 1.68 1.56 1.59 1.61 1.65 1.64 1.56 1.60 1.60 1.64 1.74 1.68 1.59 1.59 1.64 1.57 1.62 1.63 1.60 1.61 1.74 1.74 1.71 1.57 1.61 1.59 1.64 1.59 1.58 1.55 1.58 1.89 1.83 1.83 1.63 1.67 1.73 1.73 1.64 1.69 1.70 1.71 1.77 1.81 1.73 1.72 1.74 2.14+2 1.63 1.60 1.62+1 1.55 1.56 1.78 1.75 1.75 1.67 1.91+1 1.76 1.66 1.69+1 1.87 1.66 1.68+1 1.94 1.98 1.88 1.70 1.61 1.67 1.70 1.68 1.75 1.74 1.68 3.00 1.76+1 1.70 1.65 1.64 1.63 3.00 1.63 1.82+1 3.00 1.67 3.00 2.11+1 1.89 1.87 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Total w/ Drops 498.67 479.19 446.13 439.85 436.35 430.49 421.00 390.61 362.61 344.19 321.94 317.42 302.03 285.48 266.77 266.62 240.72 217.00 216.09 196.17 169.77 165.30 154.48 136.36 128.16 126.29 124.18 121.32 114.88 111.55 108.67 108.56 107.40 100.00 100.00 100.00 98.59
DRIVER John Frame Charlie Tameris Shawn Avery Christian Peehler Ian Kesler Steve Reidrauer Micah Brown Pat Smith Ryan Wilcox Collin Susz Marcus Wilkinson Robert Susz Dan Kaufman Traneal Fairbanks Ryan Bullard Jeff Critelli Fabio Costa Brant Gipson Clement Chung Karen Oliveira Michelle Richau Kent Chilson Adrian Martin Chris Cuifo Chris Dimico Matt Filion Scott Carlson Rich Woytowich Colin Kingsley Bob Day Josh Pembleton Erik Voelkle Jeremy Keck Pat Hughes David Cleckinger Mike Woodruff Rafe Spada
Total w/ Drops 96.59 96.42 96.17 95.64 94.33 93.24 92.77 91.82 89.83 88.87 85.70 85.59 84.81 83.98 82.47 81.06 80.84 79.59 79.38 78.46 77.79 77.55 74.20 72.50 72.27 68.43 65.23 64.95 64.20 59.59 58.60 57.98 57.86 50.78 49.70 39.93 36.18
Place Total Marque O.A. Cls Time Run 1 Run 2 Frankenru 1 1 21.85 1.60 1.55 Forrester XS 2 1 22.35 1.78 1.72 wCRX 3 1 22.62 1.71 1.64 OBS 4 2 23.28 1.82 1.80 Acura Integra 5 2 23.52 1.99 1.86 RS 2.5 6 3 24.47 2.12 1.96 Auto WRX 7 1 24.55 1.90 2.03+1 WRX 8 2 25.03 2.06 1.95 Audi 200 Quattro 9 3 25.47 2.20 2.01 Acura Integra 10 3 26.80 1.88+1 1.74+1 Audi 200 Quattro 11 4 35.61 1.87 1.97
Run 3 1.66 1.68 1.63 1.75 1.77 2.04 1.76 1.84 1.93 1.70 1.90
DRIVER Tony Zanni Mark Froelich Andre Skandar Ryan Kolupa Jake Vallee Darren Ohara Chris Chilson Ben Gilmore Brandon West Doug Kline Nate Michals Brandon Chilson Jeff Benson John Cordaro James Parascandola Garrison Mosley Barry Brown Sean Havens Shaun Hallam Andy Walker Ben Osborne Devin Colbert CJ Surrusco Jason Rudgers Chad Cromback Nick Schute Kevin Lenz Corey Jenkins Kaleb St. Clair Ignas Impolis Lloyd Murry Jr. Jim Perrin Garick Tischler Dave Potocki Jason Rymell Kurt Thiel Ian Gerstein
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Finger Lakes Region, SCCA RallyCross Results Event 9 2/8/2014
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Rally Tom Langdon Interim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting Notes
February 11, 2014 96 Church Street, Victor, NY These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order. The following five RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present; Rick Barnes, Carl Dresie, Jerry Kerwin, Tom Langdon and Alan Smith. Tony Zanni called in during the meeting. General Rally Safety and insurance forms along with signed waivers and other administrative paperwork are to be kept for any post rally needs. Check point out times should be based on the leg times for “C” speeds (plus three minutes) and rounded up to the next minute. Passage time to the end of any free zone given should be included on the checkpoint slips. Last year’s trophy glasses are available upon request from Tom. 2014 Winter Rally Series “Ithaca Winter Rally” Eighteen teams entered the second rally of the series. Results and articles will be in the March issue of Top End. Watkins Glen to Ithaca via Bath leads to a long, but fun rally.
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“The Route of All EVO VI!” Karl Haltiner is rallymaster for the third event running on Feb. 22. Jerry Kerwin and Karl did the safety check for the rally. Workers are needed. “Quick & Dirty” is scheduled for March 8. Carl will send Kurt Thiel a copy of the safety check-out form. Alan will give Kurt a copy of the EXCEL rally workbook if needed. “Slip Sliding Away ‘14” scheduled for March 22 is moving along nicely. Rick Barnes has the route defined. Start and finish may be at Cheap Charlie’s in Bloomfield. The flyer will be updated when the start/ finish location is confirmed. Carl will send Rick a copy of the safety check-out form. RallyCross The last RallyCross event of the season has taken place. (Results will be printed in the March issue of Top End.) Award winners will be printed in a future issue of Top End. STPR® The Waste Management Winter Rally running Feb. 15 has seven entries at this time. Alan was adding the finishing touches to the route instructions. Course bannering will start at 10 a.m. at Waste Management. Stage notes will not be available. A two pass recce will be offered. Two passes are required if recce is offered and stage notes are not available. Rally cars will be allowed during the recce runs.
Miscellaneous Discussions Alan Smith only needed a six and onehalf minute time allowance for the start of the meeting. Kathy Monks has been released from the hospital after suffering a heart attack. After inserting a stent to correct a 100% blockage, she is feeling better than before her first stroke. Rick can explain the various limited slip and four wheel drive systems available. (The note taker has a vague grasp of what is being done, but not enough to write something understandable.) Rick described a four post garage lift with casters that allow vehicles to be moved to a corner of the garage. Rick’s Mazda 323 has been sold, only a few parts remain. He is searching for a “drive around” car. Ginna is spending money to insure that a tsunami in Lake Ontario does not present the problems seen in Japan. Bacon is one of the major food groups and can be used in steak sandwiches along with cheese. The Westminster Dog Show tends toward recognizing terriers, to the detriment of wiener dogs. Submarine stories were limited to a description of the Spanish navy at Rota a number of years ago.
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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: Lock, Stock and Barrel, or “Locks,” 5436 Bristol Valley Road (Route 64) in South Bristol. 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 14
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Ithaca Winter Rally 2014 Report
John Kastenhuber Since Gary and I work together, we often have discussion of rallying at work, not a punishable offense by any means, or the “government” work done after hours engraving mugs and using the printers. Prior to the event, I think Gary had the Cornell Doppler weather service posted at all times on the computer. We were hoping it wasn’t going to be a complete mud-fest. Friday night, Paul Batman and Matt Rhoads stayed the weekend in preparation for the event. “Boy, it would be real nice if we got some snow” was the topic of discussion, while I learned, among other things, how to make an ALFA to TIMEWISE VSS adapter. And so, the wish came true, about 4” inches fell overnight. Driving into Watkins Glen, Gary called and I told him “You got what you wished for”. At the event, I still had a problem, I was working as course opening, and I still didn’t have a navigator. Gary introduced me to some guy named Charlie. Charlie
Class Speed Equipped A Equipped A Equipped A Equipped A Equipped A Limited A Limited A Limited B Limited A Stock B Stock B Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C
team got completely lost, and then found themselves while completing the rally, and that Kurt Thiel found out the Jedi mind trick doesn’t work in a VW golf. We received excellent reviews of the event, with Alan Smith telling me “This is the hardest I’ve had to work driving in a long time”. This made me feel good, as he is my sworn enemy in equipped class. I would like to thank all of the gracious volunteers, who came well out of their way to work checkpoints and sweep the event. Tom and Deb Langdon, Barbara Abrams, Bob Van Sice (who drove the entire rally, that’s impressive) and his son, Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow, Dave Avery and Sue Bossert, Mike and Marsha Toombs, and the RPI grad duo of Larry Wells and Johanna Primmer, and Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak, who enjoyed their leisurely drive along the southern tier and didn’t have to get out of the Mountaineer. Scoring, took its usual hour or so to complete, along with a couple of minor adjustments in the end. We had seven novices start the night, and six finished.
Ithaca Winter Rally 2014 Results
Driver Place Navigator Marque Cls O.A. Alan Smith Subaru 1 1 Eric Hobron Paul Batman Subaru 2 2 Matt Rhoads Eric Salminen Subaru 3 3 Dennis Blevins Dan Thiel Subaru 4 5 Anna Thiel Kurt Thiel VW 5 7 Russ Norton Jeff Coppola Subaru 1 4 Steve Coppola Jim Perrin Subaru 2 8 Lee McElhinny John Frame VW 3 16 Doug Weglicki Karl Haltiner Subaru 4 18 Greg Peck Jamie Hayslip Subaru 1 6 Gretchen Kriesen Chris Camadelia Audi 2 9 Emma Briggs Max Hartanieml BMW 1 10 James Parascandola Ryan Kolupa Subaru 2 11 Tamara Kolupa Dan Scales Subaru 3 12 Jennifer Scales Paul Urbanski Subaru 4 13 Andrew Urbanski Andrew Byrne Honda 5 14 Ashley Vinihg Tom Carpenter Honda 6 15 Duane Balandis Makenzie Stevens Subaru 7 17 Ron Stevens
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and I left Burger King to make our way to the OMP and Checkpoint one. Along the way, I found out that Charlie is none other than Charlie Tanck, the new Regional Executive (R.E.). He was an excellent navigator, and has great things in store for our region. On our way to checkpoint five, I notice a certain “Forester” coming up on me hard, can you believe car one had caught up to me? So Charlie and I stopped and figured out how to cut him off at checkpoint six, with success. At the halfway point, I found out that Karl Haltiner had hit a deer with his Subaru. Now this actually makes the second or third time he has hit a deer at our event. I asked people how they liked the first half, everyone enjoyed the snow on the roads and the challenge it presented. During the second half, I managed to get ahead, and stay ahead of car one for the remainder of the night. Once back at Manos, I started scoring entries as they came in. I heard that one of the novice teams navigator had gotten carsick, and just went back to Manos, and another
Score Factr'd Raw
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Leg 2 7 TA 1.5
76
76
2
77
77
0
6
81
81
1
6
113
113
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391
391
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82
82
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4
506
506
10
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Raw leg score, TA = Time allowance, B = Balk Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 Leg 13 Leg 14 1 5 4 -1 8 2 4 16 -18 -1 -2 5 TA 1.5 3 -20 -6 -2 1 0 -2 2 7 12 1 15 TA 0.5 TA 4.5 TA 1.5 TA 0.5 0 0 0 18 10 19 12 7 0 3 3 2 TA 3.5 TA1.5 TA 1.5 TA 2.5 TA 6.5 TA 0.5 -1 -28 -13 14 9 -7 -11 9 -6 -2 -1 2 B 0.18 TA 0.5 -4 -10 21 -39 -8 -100 -2 35 3 35 2 10 TA+B 0.83 TA 0.5 TA+B 0.75 TA 16.5 5 5 5 13 21 -1 2 -2 10 1 2 10 TA 0.5 Leg 3
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6
3
200
181
43
3
4
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5
183
166
117 TA 2.5
21
34
76
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200
139
33
55
27
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-200
-200
-200
-200
-200
-200
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-200
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-200
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3
8
8
12 TA 4.5
5
27
16 TA 3.5
15
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15
144.1
131
3
10
4 TA 4.5
650.1
591
3
-24
-130
-39
-1
38
-35
20
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29
6
-6
35
58
110
70
42
129
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33
99
132
39
33
-23
1035
1035
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200
33 TA 1.5
1193
1193
35
200
188
43
16
92
28
200
32
90
73
-76
56
-64
1313
1313
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200
183
124
29
74
119
200
56
82
170
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49
19
1355
1355
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141
200
200
200
93
26
29
14
83
200
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-27
-42
200
200
114
200
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18
33
200
25
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1484
16
200
200 TA 3.5
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1489
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146
200
200
170
42
194
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-19
68
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93
-79
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2533
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200
200
200
200
26
200
200
107
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In seventh place with a 2533 was the team of Ron and Mackenzie Stevens, in sixth place with 1489, were Tom Carpenter and Duane Balandis, in fifth place with 1484 were Andrew Byrne and Ashley Vinihig, in fourth place with 1355 were Paul and Andrew Urbanski, in third place with 1313 were Dan and Jennifer Scales, in second place with 1193 were Ryan and Tamara Kolupa. Winning the class with a 1035 were Max Hartanieml and James Parascandola. Stock saw two entries. In second with 650.1, were Chris Camadelia and Emma Briggs, Winning the division (as usual) the husband and wife superduo of Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen with a 144.1. Limited saw four entries. In fourth with 2800, (very unusual) was Karl Haltiner and Greg Peck, (Hopefully his car gets fixed soon as he is the next rallymaster). In third with 1609.3, were John Frame and Doug Weglicki, in second, with 506 were Jim Perrin and Lee McElhinney. And finishing first, running with the equipped group, were Jeff and Steve Coppola with an 82. Equipped was the most competitive class, with the top three teams five points from one another. In fifth place with a 391, were Kurt Thiel and Russ Norton, in fourth place and 113 points Dan and Anna Thiel, in third with 81, were Eric Salminen and Dennis Blevins, in second place with a 77, Paul Batman and Matt Rhoads. Winning the class and the overall event was the team of Alan Smith and Eric Hobron, with a 76 I would also like to thank Gary Thomas, who truly makes the entire Ithaca Winter Rally series happen. I hope that next year’s event can live up to the excellence that this years possessed. I hope to see everybody at next year’s event as well. There were three engineers in a car; an electrical engineer, a chemical engineer, and a Microsoft engineer. Suddenly, the car stops running and they pull off to the side of the road wondering what could be wrong. The electrical engineer suggests stripping down the electronics of the car and trying to trace where a fault may have occurred. The chemical engineer, not knowing much about cars, suggests maybe the fuel is becoming emulsified and getting blocked somewhere. The Microsoft engineer, not knowing much about anything, came up with a suggestion. “Why don’t we close all the windows, get out, get back in, and open all the windows and see if it works?”
2014 March
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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, 585-5067366 (11/13) 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: 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 202-3522627 or email marcus.kroll@gmail. 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)
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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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March 2014
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region March 2014 4
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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, Quick & Dirty, Charlie Riedel’s, Canandaigua, NY, Kurt Thiel FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762) PDX, Summit STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:00 p.m. Location varies (Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.) Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series, Slip Sliding Away ’14, Rick Barnes Eastern Conference Major, Road Atlanta Driver’s School, New Jersey Motorsports Park STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m. (Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.) 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) Driver’s School, Summit Point
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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)
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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)
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NEDiv Roundtable Training Meetings, The Inn @ Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, PA.......
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FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762)
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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)
May 2014 3-4
Tire Rack SCCA Championship Tour, Metlife Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ 3-4 PDX, Summit 4 The Path to Patrick Place Rally, Lynn Randall( lynnscca@ rochester.rr.com) / (585)889-1289 6 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) 6 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) 10 STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m. (Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.) 10-11 NEDivision Regional, Pocono 13 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting, -7:30 p.m., 96 Church St., Victor, Rick Barnes (rbarnes@torsen.com / (585) 967-3762) 15 STPR Committee Meeting – Rochester, 7:00 p.m. Location varies (Contact chair@stpr.org for further information.) 23 Driver’s School, New Hampshire Motorsports 24-25 Track Trials, Summit 24-26 NEDivisional Series, New Hampshire Motorsports 27 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting 7:30 p.m., The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467 (Contact re@flr-scca.com for further information) 30-31 STPR®, Wellsboro, PA, Finger Lakes STPR®Motorsports, LLC
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/
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