Top End April 2014

Aptil 2014

Volume 59, No. 4

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

Solo and Membership Meeting - Tuesday, April 1 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

Chris DeMinco................ (585) 330-5456

funone@flr-scca.com Chief Registrar

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

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

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

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

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

fc@flr-scca.com Chief, Starter

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

starter@flr-scca.com Chief, Grid

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

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

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

tech@flr-scca.com Chief, Sound Control

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

jcraven@rochester.rr.com NYSRRC Representative

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

flrrep@nysrrc.org

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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Finger Lakes REGION

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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 March Membership Meeting ................ 4 - 5 February Board Meeting ............................ 5 FLR News .................................................. 5 Membership News ................................. 5 Meeting Location.................................... 5 National News ....................................... 6 - 7 Solo ........................................................... 8 Waste Management Winter Rally .............. 9 Rally ................................................. 10 - 13 Rally Meeting Notes ........................... 10 Quick and Dirty Results ....................... 11 EVO Rally Results and Report .... 12 - 13 Classified Ads .......................................... 13 Membership Application .......................... 14 Calendar ......................... Inside Back Cover

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

Cover Photo:.

Alvin Fong and Wi l l i a m M a c h i n won the 2014 Waste Management Winter Rally.

Dave Moore photo. More of Dave’s photos at: http://s917. photobucket.com/ user/DatsunZguy/ l i b r a r y / Wa s t e % 2 0 Management%20 Wi n t e r % 2 0 R a l l y / WMWR%202014

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REPort Charlie Tanck Regional Executive

2014 is going by fast. We are into April. The Rochester Auto Show is already history. The 2014 Winter Rally program is winding down. The Solo group has a proposed schedule for the year and has enlisted sponsors to help with cost and promotions. They will publish it shortly. Marcus Kroll and Mike Tombs are working on the Regions truck so we can make a good impression.

A few of the things we are looking to do this summer: • We have agreed to help out with a solo type event at RITs’ Imagine Festival on May 5th.

• We have reserved a cabin at Camp Eastman on June 3rd for our annual membership recognition meeting.

• The race group has scheduled 2 races one June 21st and 22nd at Nelsons’ Ledges and September 13th and 14th at Watkins Glen.

• We are starting plans for the August 4

picnic and hope to have a date and venue solidified soon.

• The Region has been approached by the Chili Chil-E Festival to see if we have any interest in participating in a parade and car show on July 4th.

Unfortunately this is the same date as a Majors race at Watkins Glenn and many other town events. If anyone is interested in participating or organizing a group to be in the parade or car show contact me and I will get you the needed information.

We have looked into moving the membership meeting to the second Wed. of the month to respond to a member survey. We were unsuccessful. The Fireside Inn has a special promotion on Wed. nights and could not accommodate us. The room and service they have provided has worked out very well for both the board and membership meetings so we will stay with the last Tues. of the month for the board meeting and the first Tues. of the month for the membership meeting at its’ current location. If anyone has another venue that could accommodate the change, let us know. It would be hard to beat the arrangement we currently have.

After 20+ years as webmaster Mary Anne Shults has decided to retire. We are looking at upgrading the website and a new webmaster. We are forever in MaryAnnes’ debt for starting the website and faithfully keeping it up to date.

As you can see it has been a busy year so far. I hope as everything gets finalized and started things will slow down. I also know it probably won’t.

For the Region to be successful we need to keep going forward. We will need to look at what we did this year and ask if we could have done it better. I know we will not be able to please everyone but if we can please 90% of our participants I will be happy.

Charlie

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

Meeting Minutes Finger Lakes Region, SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes March 4, 2014 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E. Henrietta Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467 Regional Executive Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 8:03 p.m.

February minutes approved.

TREASURER'S REPORT- Elizabeth Thiel • All bills paid except storage • Year-end banquet deposit paid • We made 11% on our investments last year ACTIVITIES • June 3rd membership recognition meeting • January 31st, 2015 member awards banquet • Fran is working on plans for a summer picnic • We will have a booth at the RADA Auto Show MEMBERSHIP – Mike Brunner • Loss of 9 members, down to 433

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SOLO • Schedule and budget completed • Sponsor levels set • Marketing plan in place • We will perform tech at each event as opposed to annual tech RALLY • Route of all Evo was wet and muddy • Quick and Dirty rally this weekend • Need workers at rallies • Slip Sliding Away ‘14 rally at the end of March • RallyCross is on hiatus until May • STPR® Winter Wally was held on Waste Management property RACE • Budget set for Westward Ho on June 21-22, still need supplementals • Fun One this Fall is reserved • Working with Glen Region to set a price that works for everyone without driving off competitors Adjourned 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary

Finger Lakes Region, SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes February 25, 2014 Location: Fireside Grill & Sports Bar, 3939 E. Henrietta Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467 Officers and directors present: Charlie Tanck, Regional Executive; Elizabeth Thiel, Treasurer; Marcus Kroll, Secretary; Directors; Chris Ciufo, Fran McAllister, Brian Reeves; Mike Toombs, Past Regional Executive.

Others Present: Canandaigua National Bank; Kevin Kinny, Denise Kelly-Dohse; Carl Dresie, Top End Editor Charlie called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.

FINANCIAL • Denise Kelly-Dohse and Kevin Kinny from Canandaigua National Bank reviewed our investment portfolio.

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We are diversified and conservatively invested.

• The portfolio is rebalanced once per year.

• We have achieved market-like returns with significantly less risk.

TREASURER'S REPORT • We are waiting for a few deposits to show, and for money from Road Rally and RallyCross • Everything is paid and up to date • We will explore reducing credit card fees • We can't cut much more from the regional budget ACTIVITIES • 2015 banquet is scheduled for January 31 • There will be a membership recognition meeting in June • How can we engage younger members in the region?

SOLO • The truck still needs to be inspected • Budget and schedule are coming along • Marketing plan in place • Need to determine sponsorship levels • C o n s i d e r i n g p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h dealerships RALLY • Recent event went well RACE • Budget for 2014 Divisional at Watkins Glen this fall is ready • Our costs continue to rise • We have cut as much as possible • Last year we had 250 entrants, we're planning a similar number this year which would result in a loss NEW BUSINESS • NEDIV round table April 4 and 5 • Non-national sanction fees are 3% of our race budget - do we need all of these sanctions?

• NYSRRC has been unable to provide us with a budget and their eligibility was approximately 40 cars. They charge a large sanction fee per car.

• Website needs refreshing Respectfully submitted, Marcus Kroll, Secretary

FLR News

Membership News and Information Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region, SCCA

Alexander Harrison Lipnicki Regular Rally, Solo Web Site Jeff Perine Regular Club Racing Web Site

Welcome back Noel Barnes Jr. Tom Weaver Brandon James West

Don't forget to renew Jason LaManna Sam Mammano Andrew Robert Mullard MaryAnne Curry Shults John Simonson Tracy Strutz Daniel Thiel

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 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.

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National News The Reboot of an SCCA Classic

The New SportsCar Magazine Dear fellow members, The April 2014 edition of SportsCar® (which begins to hit mailboxes in the next week) marks the beginning of its eighth decade as the official member publication of our Sports Car Club of America.

As such, this is a perfect time to reboot the publication – a distinctly modern term for such a classic piece of our Club's heritage. The term "reboot" is actually perfect for the initiative, as with changing times, comes a new focus in modern publishing.

Our leadership has worked closely with the team at Racer Media & Marketing, the publisher of SportsCar, to align the magazine with the needs of our growing and changing Club. Not only does the content need to be relevant, but it needs to be compelling, and presented in a new, fresh way that makes the magazine an anticipated arrival into your mailbox, on your tablet or computer each month. The

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focus will be on feature content that cannot regularly be found elsewhere in electronic media. Publisher Paul Pfanner, along with his team at SportsCar, has accepted the challenge with open arms.

We are certain that the new initiative will be welcomed by our membership, but we recognize that a new focus means the departure from an old one. There are going to be some things absent from the publication—most notably, Divisional reports. However, more in-depth stories from a variety of events will still provide us opportunities to celebrate what happens in the Club across the country.

Like some of our past feature content and event reports, information typically found in Divisional reports is best communicated through other methods that can reach its targeted audience in a more timely fashion. SCCA has launched new initiatives to help Regions, and even Divisions, accomplish this through its standardized web platform, new newsletter templates and program specific on-line newsletters. If you are interested in any of these resources, contact Rick Myers (rmyers@scca.com) at headquarters.

The way our events are covered will change in the new SportsCar. Since stories and results can be found days, hours and even minutes after an event, magazine coverage will focus on the "story behind

the story." Championship coverage will continue to serve as our collectable yearbooks, but from a different angle than before.

SportsCar Magazine is an important part of both our history and our future. It is something that makes our Club unique, and needs to be a celebration of everything that we love about the SCCA. The longterm effect of this reboot will give us all a fresh and contemporary way to enjoy our experience in the best motorsports organization in America!

Sincerely, John Walsh Chairman, SCCA Board of Directors

To all SCCA Workers

If you are considering working the 2014 National Championship Runoffs® at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, October 6-12, 2014, please note that the process for being accepted to work at the event may be different from what you experience on your normal event weekends.

Worker Registration for the event is scheduled to open at 9am CDT on Wednesday, June 4th, 2014. All workers wanting to participate in the event must register prior to the event. Once you are registered, your information will be sent to the Chief of your specialty and he/she will confirm your acceptance.

A National license in your specialty is not required to work this event, nor is there a limit to the number of workers we will accept.

Our Specialty Chiefs will be putting together the best team possible to deliver an outstanding event for the first trip west in over 40 years. They will need some background information from their crews that identifies experience, geographic representation and days available. When registration opens, it will be important for you to include that information in the space provided to help them make their staffing decisions.

The list of Specialty Chiefs will be posted on the SCCA website by midMarch with the Event Schedule and Supplemental Regulations. You will be able to contact your Chief as needed after that time. Additional information will be posted on the Runoffs page as soon as it becomes available.

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Finally, our drivers go through a rigorous process to qualify to attend the Runoffs and National Championships are at stake. We owe them the best possible team to staff our premier event and we thank each and every one of you ahead of time for helping make that possible!

Off to the Races Raffle

Please support the efforts of the SCCA Foundation and purchase your tickets to enter the Off to the Races Raffle! It is your chance to win a 2014 Formula One™ US Grand Prix Ticket Package including two (2) VIP Hospitality Passes at the Circuit of the Americas Austin, TX and $5,000 Cash for Travel Expenses. Drawing of “Grand Prize Winner” will be held on June 29, 2014.

All proceeds go to support the SCCA Foundation’s programs: Tire Rack Street Survival®, Formula SAE®, and Historical Preservation.

Visit the raffle website at www. sccaraffleem.org for more information or to purchase tickets.

National Convention Awards

Region Achievement Awards Small Regions - Allegheny Highlands Region Medium Regions – Lonestar Region Large Regions – Land O’ Lakes Region Jumbo Regions – San Francisco Region Region of the Year Award Land O’ Lakes Region Tom Burke Awards Small Regions - Allegheny Highlands Medium Regions - Reno Region Large Regions - San Diego Region Jumbo Regions – Houston Region Road Rally Regional Achievement – Texas Region Manufacturer of the Year – Subaru National Tour Rally of the Year – Magical History Tour, Washington DC Region, RallyMaster Dave Head Gervais Award – Virginia Reel, Washington DC Region, RallyMaster Dave Head Road Rally Divisional Achievement – Central Division

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RallyCross RallyCross Regional Achievement – Washington DC Region RallyCross Divisional Achievement – SouthEast Division Spark Plug Award – Colorado RallyCross Time Trials Event of the Year – Arizona Region for the Arizona Sports Car Challenge Club Trial Series Participant of the Year – James Marinangel Club Racing Morrell Award – Earl Hurlburt M a r t i n Ta n n e r Aw a r d – To d d Cholmondeley Solo Rookie of the Year – Darren Seltzer Driver of the Year – Tom O’Gorman Pro Racing Worker of the Year – Rob Vargo Sports Car Club of America legends Kathy Barnes, Bob Bondurant, Dan Gurney, Dr. Bob Hubbard and Jim Downing, and Pete Hylton were officially added to the list of SCCA royalty during the SCCA Hall of Fame Induction and Award Ceremony presented

by Mazda on Saturday night at the Charlotte Westin.

The RallyCross Dirty Cup annually goes to the SCCA RallyCross recognize an individual that has made an extraordinary contribution to the sport of SCCA RallyCross, with Ken Cashion taking home the honor this year. Cashion has served as an event developer, organizer, RallyCross Board Chairman, and driver, leading the Colorado Region into a model program emulated across the country.

The recently announced Wendy Allen Scholarship provides funding for young and upcoming female Solo participants. The first two scholarships will go to 26-year-old Sarah

Tooth, of West University Place, Texas, and 21-year-old Lori Rothmuller, of Sunnyvale, Calif. The Solo program also recognized the previously announced Solo Cup winner, Doug Gill.

An appreciative Tim Kautz took home the Presidents Cup following a 2013 National Championship Runoffs Formula F race that featured five lead changes on the final lap alone, coming out on top by just 0.010-second.

The Presidents Cup was originally presented

by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954.

Jerry Cabe earned one of the top honors that any SCCA member can take home, presented to a club member who makes a great contribution to the Club overall. The award comes with one of the best prizes a motorsports fan could imagine – an all-expenses paid trip to any motorsports event in the world, funded through an endowment made from an anonymous SCCA member.

The evening ended with the presentation of the Woolf Barnato Award, SCCA’s highest single honor presented to the member who has made the most outstanding long-term contribution to the SCCA. The award, which has now been presented for 66 years, goes to Bob Dowie.

Solo Region Cups, given to the individual SCCA Regions whose participants fared the best at the 2013 Tire Rack Solo National Championship, went to the Lone Star Region (Small Region category), Northeastern Ohio Region (Medium), Texas Region (Large), and Milwaukee Region (Jumbo).

Club Racing gave 18-year-old Trent Hindman the Jim Fitzgerald Rookie of the Year, Jeff Bartz the Kimberly Cup for most improved driver, and Charlie Clark the John McGill Award for outstanding contribution to the Club Racing program.

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Solo

Marcus Kroll and Shaun Hallam Solo Co-Chairs

The 2014 Finger Lakes Region, SCCA’s Solo Schedule The events we have right now: 4/27 FLR @ Delphi 5/18 WNY OOR 5/25 FLR @ RIT 6/7 FLR Novice School @ RIT 6/8 FLR @ RIT 6/14 WNY Novice School 6/15 WNY 6/22 CNY OOR –> We hope to move this 7/13 WNY OOR 8/10 FLR @ RIT 8/24 FLR @ RIT We will be trying to replace the CNY OOO with another in July. We will be trying to add two RIT and one WNY in September/October.

Two RIT TBD one WNY OOR TBD on the following dates: 9/7 Tentative 9/21 Tentative 9/28 Tentative 10/5 Tentative

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2014 Waste Management Winter Rally Wellsboro, Pa. - The organizers of the Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally速 (STPR速), presented

by Citizens and Northern Bank, once again presented a winter performance rally in Wellsboro, Pa. The Waste Management Winter Rally was held Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, headquartered at the Tioga County Fairgrounds.

"We are pleased to have the continued cooperation of Waste Management," said Meridith Croucher, the chairman of both the

Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally and this event. "The Waste Management stages [used at both STPR and the Winter Rally] have become a key part of the program to continue to bring performance rally to our competitors, workers and fans."

This co-efficient-2 rally consisted of one stage run five times, covering a total of 56 miles with 44 stage miles on land owned by Waste Management and used as part of the STPR stages.

Photo by Nick Palko (fozzybear14)

Photo by 99AdamK

Results Place Class Car # OA Cls 1

1

SP

127

2

1

L

777

3

1

O

143

4

1

G5

993

G2

145

L

554

G2

919

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Driver / Marque Co-Driver 2006 Mitsubishi Alvin Fong Evo IX William Machin 1993 Subaru Jon Kramer Impreza Adam Kimmett 2002 Subaru Antonio Esposito WRX Philip Barnes 2002 Ford Russell Norton Focus SVT Kurt Thiel 1991 Nissan Ozgur Simsek Sentra SE-R Cenk Karasapan 1999 Subaru Jeremy Keck Impreza James Quattro 1990 Honda Rich Smith wCRX Tony Zanni

SS-1

SS-2

SS-3

SS-4

SS-5

Total

16:04.9 16:29.0 16:11.8 16:30.4 16:20.1 1:21:36.2 16:16.4 56:02.0 16:04.5 16:06.4 15:29.2 1:59:58.5 43:28.0 19:21.8 21:11.2 19:33.6 20:09.9 2:03:44.5 1:02:26.2 22:01.3 21:26.7 19:30.0 24:27.2 2:29:51.4 DNF 18:16.4 56:34.2 20:27.8 23:07.0

28:07.4 23:28.9

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Rally Tom Langdon Interim Rally Chair

Rally Meeting Notes March 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, Tom Langdon, John Werner and Tony Zanni.

General Rally Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber are organizing the Green Grandprix for the Glen Region on April 11. The energy efficient cars will be running on the Watkins Glen track on Friday morning and then will be doing a RoadRally in the afternoon. Workers are needed, contact Gary at gary.george. thomas@gmail.com.

Tony requested that the Novice meetingsafety briefing include turning off driving lights at checkpoints. Failure to so impacts the teams that are stopped at the checkpoint and the ability of the checkpoint crew to accurately time a cars arrival. Failure to dim lights is a 25 point penalty as given in the general instructions. It can also be reviewed in the driver’s meeting.

The speed factors seem to be good; there have been only a few teams running “B” speed. The seeding procedure needs to be reviewed.

RallyCross safety stewards are needed.

Arrangements need to be made with James Quattro.

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2014 Winter Rally Series “Slip Sliding Away ‘14” with course defined

by Rick is coming up on March 22. Start and finish is at Cheap Charlie’s in Bloomfield.

Carl will do the safety pre-check, date and time to be arranged with Rick.

“Quick & Dirty” with Kurt Thiel as rallymaster ran March 8. Results will be printed in the April edition of Top End. Lock, Stock and Barrel was the end point and proved to be a nice venue.

“The Route of All EVO VI!” Karl Haltiner was rallymaster for the third event that ran on Feb. 22. Results and the rallymaster article are printed in the April issue of Top End. Applebee’s proved to be a good end location.

2015 Winter Rally Series We need to get the dates and rallymasters set for the 2015 series earlier and we need to generate a flyer for the series. Tentative dates are Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, Feb. 21 and March 7. Snow date for the last event or an alternate to those proposed would be March 21. We do need to stay away from the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. These dates assume that the Waste Management Winter Rally will be Feb. 14. The Finger Lakes Region awards banquet has been scheduled for Jan. 31, 2015. Rallymasters are likely to be Alan Smith, Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber and the Coppola brothers. Volunteer rallymasters are needed. A pre-season event will be scheduled if an appropriate date can be found in late November. The goal is to have dates, rallymasters and a series flyer done in the September time frame.

2014 Summer Rally Series Rick has volunteered to write a fall rally.

A Monte Carlo event might be fun to do.

Other options include a string rally. Dates need to be set by the April rally meeting.

Outside interest has been shown in low key touring style rallies.

RallyCross Tony has dates for the 2013-14 RallyCross series.

We currently do not have a loaner car, which could cause us to lose four competitors. Tony is looking for a car that can be used as a loaner car.

STPR® Photos and stories from the Waste Management Winter Rally can be found starting at: http://www.stpr.

org/2014winterrally/index.html. Alan Smith also posted to the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdGn 6vS7tIU&feature=player_embedded. (More videos can be found by searching Waste Management Winter Rally on YouTube.com: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ query=waste%20management%20 winter%20rally&sm=1.

The drone shots are “kind’a cool.”

Results are printed in the April issue of Top End. Tony reported that he and Rich Smith broke the transmission when they hit something. Hand warmers and dry socks are high on the list of required equipment for the winter rally.

STPR® will run May 30-31.

Miscellaneous Discussions Anecdotes from the Waste Management Winter Rally were told.

Snow tires, summer tires and all season ones have performance curves that intersect at about 45 degrees.

All of Rick’s Mazda parts have been sold along with the 323 rally car. A deposit has been put down for the Ford EXP; it is slated to go to Iowa.

A car show car should look complete and original, even if not all of the “goodies” are functional.

The Finger Lakes Region’s booth at the RADA Auto Show needs to be upgraded to show that the enthusiast can drive his “daily driver.” Tony will talk with Barb Lissow in the fall to discuss ideas that can be used.

Tom is considering looking at Irish Wolfhound – Bassett mixed breed dog advertised for sale in the Buffalo area. John noted that he had a Chiwienie (Chihuahua – Dachshund mix). The description sounds unique. Tom promised more wiener dog pictures for the Rally photo in Top End. Options for HVAC were discussed. The question was raised as to how you would fit a VW R into the well drilled for a geothermal unit.

Cross breeding left side hill and right side hill cattle was mentioned.

The subject of conversation kept returning to winter rally subjects.

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QUICK & DIRTY Results Car No. 9 13 12 15 16 14 11 2 4 10 5 8 1 3 6 7

Class Speed Stock B Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice C Novice B Limited A Limited A Limited B Limited A Limited A Equipped A Equipped A Equipped A Equipped A

Driver Navigator Jamie Hayslip Gretchen Kriesen Ryan Kalupa Garret Hamilton Griff Jones Christine Haka Lex Sleeman Craig Sleeman Spencer Wasilewski James Paracandol Jake Bucknam Kimmy Weis Chris Ciufo Graham Hartwell Karl Haltiner Mac MacCann Steve Coppola Jeff Coppola Tony Zanni Mark Floelick Jim Perrin Lee McHillinny John Frame Andrew Johnson Alan Smith Eric Hobron Gary Thomas John Kastenhuber Eric Salminen Dennis Blevins Dan Thiel Anna Thiel

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Make Place Score Model O.A. Cls Raw Fact'd Leg 1 Subaru 5 1 40 45.2 1 Sti Subaru 11 1 541 541 1 WRX Subaru 12 2 546 546 29 Baja Mini Subaru Pontiac Fiero Ford Focus Subaru WRX

13

3

816

816

-32

Leg 2

Leg 3

-3

5

10

74

-5

0

33

-200 0.5 TA

6

0

-6

-4

1

2

8

5

-24

-13

-3

8

27

15

-3

8

30

41

38

200

-11

32

32

17

-13

-3

-12

-177

-76

-155

-94

-85

-48

-15

57

-61

-10

19

-200 2.5 TA

2

-93

0

12

4

1

9

83

186

50

32

52

69

70

200

24

93

2

-23

15

51

-200

73

200

18

87

-16

-116

-72

-1

-3

1

0

-2

850

850

-200

200

15

5

944

944

9

-7

67

62

-19

3

30

4

1082 1082

116

3

51

43

14

6

1

15 6.5 TA

-39 1.5 TA

16

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 Leg 13 Leg 14

137 12 2.5 TA 10.5 TA

2

1

26

26

-1

-4

-1

0

0

-3

-3

7

0 3.5 TA

Subaru

6

2

60

60

-7

3

-14

-2

-1

-2

0

-2

2

-6

-7

-1

-8

-5

Honda

7

3

140 158.2

6

-5

-26

-1

0

6

9

18

-30

2

5

2

-21

-9

Subaru

9

4

203

203

107

7

-3

12

1

12

-6

16

7

-5

-4

-9

-8

6

22 0.5 TA

-22

10

12

-7

6

-18

-18

-143 0.5 TA

6

-13

-8

8

-12

0

-2

0

0

-2

-2

-2

1

0

0

1

0

1

VW Golf R Subaru Outback Eagle Talon Subaru Sti Subaru WRX

10

5

305

305

1

1

11

11

0

34

-1 1.5 TA

7

5

7

3 4 8

2 3 4

34 41 202

41 202

-2

-16

-1

2

-2

1

-10

0

49

-57 0.5 TA

2 13.5 TA

-2

0

-11

-5 0.5 TA -4 1.5 TA -15

3

1

-1

-3

1

0

0

-1 2.5 TA

-5 0.5 TA

0

-2

-1

5

3

-7

-15

3

-10

-9

-7

1

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Route of All Evo VI Report

Karl Haltiner, Rallymaster Dr. Evo does not like Mother Nature!! She has a cruel sense of humor. This has been an amazing winter with lots of snow and plenty of cold to keep it there and accumulate.

The rallymaster had perfect conditions (for a rally, not course set-up – KH) when he and his reluctant son (who wanted to stay home and drive virtual cars on his X-box) did the course setup: roads covered with snow and ice with more snow falling most of the way.

Dr. Evo was smiling with delight in anticipation for the quintessential rally experience. But wait, it gets better: while resetting the final checkpoint near Middlesex, Dr. Evo inspired the rallymaster to investigate a road nearby that was seasonal and had not been available for many years. Dr. Evo was filled with turbocharged ecstasy (does this have something to do with Middlesex? – KH) when the road was found to be plowed all the way through in the middle of January with lots of snow on the ground even though it was

still marked seasonal. Ah, this will make for a grand climax (really? – KH) to the rally. When the safety check was done with Jerry Kerwin a couple of weeks before the rally date, there was still plenty of snow and challenge – we even had to do a small re-route to go the long way around a delta that wasn’t plowed.

We even survived a scare when Jerry thought the road was too narrow after the hump on the South Hill seasonal road (still plowed!) for a control. But Dr. Evo was not to be denied so he planted an inspired suggestion in Jerry (he even thought it was his idea) that we could have a radio control – it worked!

Incidentally, Jerry claimed he had family matters to attend to preventing him from running the rally, not a lack of courage.

Since he drives an Evo, it must be true.

All is well until that sadistic Mother Nature steps in with a warm, wet week that clears all the snow off the roads!

However, given her unpredictable “nature”, she did give me a little Mona Lisa smile of bemusement and left some unexpected twists. The roads were now rutted and a bit muddy, and she did leave Gay Gulf Rd covered with a sheet of smooth slick ice. Dr. Evo was pleased – it turned out to be a challenging night

after all even if it wasn’t all it could have been.

You know it’s a challenging rally when Allen Smith and Eric Hobron have a total score of 31 and 3 TA’s as they truly earned the overall win and 1st in equipped. Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber kept it close with 56 and 2nd in equipped and overall – but with 7 TA’s to their names. Jaime Hayslip and Gretchen Kreisen did an outstanding job for the win in Stock with 68.93 points for 3rd overall (C’mon Gretchen – let him run A speed and lose that factor: 61 raw).

Eric Salminen and Dennis Blevins came all the way from Maryland to play in the Arctic tundra and were rewarded with 95 for 3rd equipped and 4th overall. Steve (from Connecticut) and Jeff (from Lima) Coppola are moving up in Limited and earned a respectable 159 to win and 5th overall. Ryan Kolupa and Steve Scheibel did a very respectable job to win novice with 543 to break into the top half of the finishing order. Worthy of honorable mention is Jake Bucknam and Justin Snyder who persevered to claw out a 2nd place finish in Novice.

Jake’s dad, Chris used to navigate for the rallymaster and they shared many most excellent adventures (and lost

The Route of All EVO VI! Results Car No. 1 2 9 4 3 6 14 5 8 10 13 15 12 7 11

Class Speed Equipped A Equipped A Stock B Equipped A Limited A Equipped A Novice C Equipped A Limited A Stock B Novice C Novice C Novice C Limited A Novice C

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Driver Navigator Alan Smith Eric Hobron Gary Thomas John Kastenhuber Jaime Hayslip Gretchen Kreisen Eric Salminen Dennis Blevins Steve Coppola Jeff Coppola Dan Thiel Anna Thiel Ryan Kolupa Steve Scheibel Kurt Thiel Russ Norton Andrew Johnson Branden Brower Tony Zanni Mark Frolic Jake Buckman Justin Snyder Will Schanbach Christian Mayer Grif Jones Chris Haka John Frame Nicole Rotonde Jeremy Charette Allison Charette

Place Make Model O.A. Cls Subaru 1 1 Outback Eagle 2 2 Talon Subaru 3 1 Sti Subaru 4 3 Sti Subaru 5 1 2.5RS Subaru 6 4 WRX Subaru 7 1 WRX Audi 8 5 A4 Audi 9 2 A4 Honda 10 2 Civic Pontiac 11 2 Fiero Mazda 12 3 Speed 3 Subaru 13 4 Baja VW 14 3 Golf R Subaru 15 5 Outback

Score Raw Fact'd

Leg Time 0.01 minute (- = early) and Time Allowance taken Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 -2 7 leg 31 31 -2 0 1 2 -1 0 0 2 4 0.5 TA 0.5 TA thrown 2 7 8 -2 0 leg 56 56 5 -1 3 1 1 7 0.5 TA 0.5 TA 1.5 TA 1.5 TA 0.5 TA thrown leg 61 68.93 -1 0 5 2 3 -5 12 2 2 -3 -6 thrown 0 leg 95 95 -2 -3 2 4 -13 -7 24 -4 -1 12 5.5 TA thrown 9 19 -9 leg 159 159 8 14 12 -8 0 39 -1 5 1.5 TA 1.5 TA 0.5 TA thrown -15 leg 161 161 -6 -5 -2 -2 -4 -4 21 6 -1 0 0.5 TA thrown -153 -27 3 leg 543 543 83 -12 -79 31 27 38 -5 34 thrown 3.5 TA 2.5 TA 6.5 TA leg -12 -14 615 615 145 200 -89 -2 0 -1 -11 -9 -12 0.3 TA 0.5 TA thrown 200 3 leg 39 45 45 56 25 24 56 15 38 632 632 thrown 1.5 TA 0.3 TA leg 640 723.2 108 -111 -13 -36 -18 -1 29 -21 -19 -4 -20 thrown -41 -21 100 leg 963 963 29 -30 18 -5 200 75 35 24 1.5 TA 0.5 TA 5.5 TA thrown leg 1355 1355 116 -173 -37 -3 200 12 131 200 -2 200 -48 thrown 46 leg 1607 1607 33 -90 -20 -39 -43 -38 40 23 -35 200 6.5 TA thrown 148 50 leg 2134 2134 134 23 -35 -1 87 56 200 200 200 0.5 TA 4.5 TA thrown leg 3200 3200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 thrown Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3

Leg 4

Leg 5

Leg 13 Leg 14 Leg 15 Leg 16 Leg 17 -2 -2 -2 3 1 0.5 TA -8 -2 0 5 4 3.5 TA 0.5 TA -5 -2 -1 -6 -6 4.5 TA 4.5 TA 4.5 TA -5 -8 -2 7 1 0.5 TA -1

-7

-7

-17

-3

-13

-20

-4

-26

-32

11

0

10

13

17

-33

-16

-34

-22

-15

9

-3

17

-88 -29 5.5 TA 178 -122 1.5 TA 9.5 TA

22 35 1.5 TA 1.5 TA

-67

-39

-37

-14

32

39

-2

-19

8

93

111

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

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his cookies a few times but insisted the rallymaster keep driving while he did so – not sure if that constitutes The Right Stuff)!

Sadly, three cars did not finish, all novices who contacted the rallymaster and said they had a good time and would be back. One car overheated, another lost their lights, and one navigator who succumbed to the bumpy roads. Dr. Evo salutes them for their effort and resolve!

Once again, Dr. Evo honors the selfless ones who give of their time so that we can play in the mud. Jerry Kerwin as mentioned earlier did the course check, Tom and Deb Langdon who did Novice School and Registration respectively and respectfully as well as two controls. In a blast from the past, Bill Laitenberger and Debbi Segall came all the way from Arizona just to work two controls, though they made some lame excuse about visiting grandchildren. Alan Blood and Craig McMaster. Roy Hopkins and Adrian Hughes, Dave Avery and Sally Bossert, Larry Wells and Mike Toombs, Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow, Bob Van Sice and son (who has no name that we know of) worked controls, Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak did sweep, and Alan Smith did scoring.

Now, time to start plotting for Evo VII – something special – maybe Keuka Lake will freeze over………

Classified Ads

For Sale: 1997 Subaru Outback, 70K miles (Yes, NOT 170K), No Rust (Brought up from NC in ‘08), No Accidents, Same family since new, Two sets of wheels and tires, Timing belt has been replaced, $4200. Call Mark Seelbinder 585-352-1202 (4/14) 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 (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)

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Fast Cars & Age The 70-year-old man sat down in the orthopedic surgeon's office. "You know, Doc," he said, "I've made love in more exotic cars than anyone I know. Must be at least a thousand.

"And now, I suppose, you want me to treat you for the arthritis you got from scrunching up in all those uncomfortable positions," the medic said.

"Heck, no," the old fellow replied.

"I want to borrow your Lamborghini!"

2014 April

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: 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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April 2014

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

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 STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, 1:00 p.m.

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

19-20 Eastern Conference Major, VIRginia Int’l Raceway 19-20 PDX, Summit 26-27 NEDivision Regional, New Jersey Motorsports Park 26-27 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Series, FedEx Field, Largo, MD 27 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #1, Delphi Technical Center 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

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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) 10 STPR Committee Meeting – Wellsboro, approx., 5:00 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.)

18 FINGER LAKES Region OOR SOLO, WNY 23 Driver’s School, New Hampshire Motorsports 24-25 Track Trials, Summit 25 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #2, RIT 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 30-6/1.NEDivision Regional, New Jersey Motorsports Park

June 2014

5-30-1.NEDivision Regional, New Jersey Motorsports Park 3 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) 3 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) 7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Novice School, RIT 8 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO #3, RIT

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. – Dates and venues are subject to change.

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More from the 2014 Waste Management Winter Rally. Lori Lass photos.

Alan Smith (white shirt) going through the signs with Tom Langdon, Finger Lakes Region’s Interim Rally Chair

The team of Esposito and Barnes finished third in the 2014 Waste Management Winter Rally with a total time of 2:03.44.5

The team of Smith and Zanni dropped out of the 2014 Waste Management Winter Rally after putting a hole in the transmission.

The team of Norton and Thiel ran the five stages of 2014 Waste Management Winter Rally in just at two and one-half hours