AZPCA’s First Official Time Trials Event

On November 5 and 6, 2022, the Arizona Region held its first official time trials sessions as part of the weekend’s HPDE event. The event was held at Inde Motorsports Ranch about 12 miles from Wilcox, Arizona.

Through the diligent work of HPDE chair Dan Bouet and a host of other enthusiasts over an approximate period of two years, the Club’s Board of Directors approved adding time trials to HDPE events at its October meeting. Part of that approval included the purchase of 10 transponders which can and now have been rented to participants who do not own their own transponder.

You might ask why transponders are necessary in an age of widespread use of GPS-based timing apps and devices and that is a good question. The simple answer is that as good as GPS technology is, it is just not accurate enough and consistent enough to time laps for a number of drivers to the nearest 1/1000 of a second. Everyone in a time trials event must be given the best opportunity to demonstrate their track negotiation skills using a system that is fair to all participants. Because of this timing technology, only tracks that have built-in timing loops and the software to manage timing and participant data will be used by the Club for time trial events. Inde Motorsports Ranch is one of those tracks as well as the Podium Club at Attesa,which is near Casa Grande, Arizona.

In fact, the Club’s next time trials event will be held at the Podium Club on December 3, 2022. There are other tracks that have this technology as well and they may possibly be considered for future events. For this HPDE season at least, Inde and the Podium Club will be the only facilities where time trial sessions will be held within the regular HPDE schedule.

Here are some details of the first time trial sessions. Fifteen drivers signed up for the sessions, eight of whom rented their transponder from the Club. The transponders are each affixed to either the front or rear of the car on a temporary mount that was either screwed into the license plate space or zip-tied somewhere on the car. The temporary mounts were then removed at the end of the weekend by the drivers. Both Porsche and non-Porsche cars participated, and the track’s timing system was able to assign a class to each car. For this event we used two Porsche classes, 911/GT3 and Cayman/GT4. Variants of those models such as GT3 RS and Boxster were included in their respective broader class. The nonPorsche cars were all placed in one class.

We want to congratulate the winners of the first time trial events, whose identities and times are shown on the tables on page 27. Because the track at Inde was run clockwise on Saturday and anti-clockwise on Sunday, the times were markedly different for each day. And because there was such a large contingent of drivers, especially on Saturday, we divided the cars into two groups based on their times to avoid having cars passing each other on their timed laps. We also released the cars between 12 and 15 seconds apart with the idea that they would not catch each other on track over a three hot-lap session. These measures worked out pretty well on our first event and will form the basis of the procedure for the next event at the Podium Club.

We also want to thank the many people involved in the Club and at the Inde facility for their excellent work and cooperation in staging this successful event.

Next Porsche generation in training!

In closing, if you have ever wondered how your car and driving skills stack up against others in the Club, then perhaps time trials is the optimal way to answer that question. The costs of sessions and transponder rentals are quite reasonable within the context of already participating in the HPDE event. And time trials are way less stressful and expensive compared to wheel-to-wheel competition in a racing event.

Please consider joining us next month at the Podium Club or at our final time trials event of the season back at Inde on March 25 and 26, 2023.

Photo details in order of appearance:

1. Andrew Grossman in his 2022 Porsche 718 GTS 2. Robert Tokar driving his 2012 Porsche Cayman R followed closely by Nacho Villarmarzo in his 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 3. Ana Perdiz driving her “Mexican Pink” wrapped 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 4. Chris Lesadd in his race prepped 1988 Porsche 928 5 . David Fisher piloting his V8 swapped 1976 Porsche 914 while being chased by Kerry Riley in his 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 6. Dan and Khloe checking tire pressure. 7. Khloe’s a quick study! 8. Sunday morning’s driver meeting before heading on track 9. Mark Dreher in his track prepped 2004 Porsche GT3

INDE MOTORSPORTS RANCH, 11/5 - 11/6/22

Day 1

Configuration 1 - 2.55 Miles, 18 Turns

Day 2

Configuration 2 CCW - 2.7 Miles, 18 Turns

BEST OF THE DAY BEST OF THE DAY

Pos Name # Year/Make/Model Class Best TimeInterval Pos Name # Year/Make/Model Class Best TimeInterval

1 J. Betancourt 692016 Mercedes AMG GT SNon-Porsche 1:39.800 1 J. Betancourt 692016 Mercedes AMG GT SNon-Porsche 1:50.139 2 Dan Bouet 972015 Porsche Cayman S Cayman/GT4 1:40.700 0:00.900 2 Dan Bouet 972015 Porsche Cayman S Cayman/GT4 1:52.455 0:02.316 3 Ealing Jahn 72012 Porsche 911 S 911/GT3 1:42.675 0:02.875 3 Ealing Jahn 72012 Porsche 911 S 911/GT3 1:53.072 0:02.933 4 James Hale 102014 Porsche Cayman RS Cayman/GT4 1:42.766 0:02.966 4 James Hale 102014 Porsche Cayman RS Cayman/GT4 1:56.064 0:05.925 5 John Dowling 6112017 Porsche 911 4S 911/GT3 1:43.193 0:03.393 5 Evan Driscoll 142002 Chevy Corvette Z06 Non-Porsche 1:57.435 0:07.296 6 Tod Day 952021 Toyota GR Supra Non-Porsche 1:46.244 0:06.444 6 Tod Day 952021 Toyota GR Supra Non-Porsche 1:59.418 0:09.279 7 Mark Dreher 1442004 Porsche GT3 911/GT3 1:47.210 0:07.410 7 Mark Dreher 1442004 Porsche GT3 911/GT3 1:59.934 0:09.795 8 David Fisher 3332022 Porsche Cayman GTSCayman/GT4 1:49.078 0:09.278 8 Chris Finlay 902013 BMW M3 Coupe Non-Porsche 2:01.417 0:11.278 9 Chris Finlay 902013 BMW M3 Coupe Non-Porsche 1:50.314 0:10.514 9 Louis Verloop 1722006 Mazda Miata Non-Porsche 2:02.866 0:12.727 10 Mark Blocker 2292013 Porsche 911 S 911/GT3 1:52.898 0:13.098 10 Chris Atchison 9012022 Porsche 911 GTS 911/GT3 2:04.627 0:14.488 11 Louis Verloop 1722006 Mazda Miata Non-Porsche 1:54.361 0:14.561 12 Chris Atchison 9012022 Porsche 911 GTS 911/GT3 1:54.737 0:14.937 BEST OF THE DAY - PORSCHE

13 David Reid 772021 Porsche Cayman GT4Cayman/GT4 1:58.141 0:18.341 Pos Name # Year/Make/Model Class Best TimeInterval

BEST OF THE DAY - PORSCHE

1 Dan Bouet 972015 Porsche Cayman S Cayman/GT4 1:52.455 2 Ealing Jahn 72012 Porsche 911 S 911/GT3 1:53.072 0:00.617 Pos Name # Year/Make/Model Class Best TimeInterval 3 James Hale 102014 Porsche Cayman RS Cayman/GT4 1:56.064 0:03.609

1 Dan Bouet 972015 Porsche Cayman S Cayman/GT4 1:40.700 4 Mark Dreher 1442004 Porsche GT3 911/GT3 1:59.934 0:07.479 2 Ealing Jahn 72012 Porsche 911 S 911/GT3 1:42.675 0:01.975 5 Chris Atchison 9012022 Porsche 911 GTS 911/GT3 2:04.627 0:12.172 3 James Hale 102014 Porsche Cayman RS Cayman/GT4 1:42.766 0:02.066 4 John Dowling 6112017 Porsche 911 4S 911/GT3 1:43.193 0:02.493 BEST OF THE DAY - NON-PORSCHE

5 Mark Dreher 1442004 Porsche GT3 911/GT3 1:47.210 0:06.510 Pos Name # Year/Make/Model Class Best TimeInterval

6 David Fisher 3332022 Porsche Cayman GTSCayman/GT4 1:49.078 0:08.378 1 J. Betancourt 692016 Mercedes AMG GT SNon-Porsche 1:50.139 7 Mark Blocker 2292013 Porsche 911 S 911/GT3 1:52.898 0:12.198 2 Evan Driscoll 142002 Chevy Corvette Z06 Non-Porsche 1:57.435 0:07.296 8 Chris Atchison 9012022 Porsche 911 GTS 911/GT3 1:54.737 0:14.037 3 Tod Day 952021 Toyota GR Supra Non-Porsche 1:59.418 0:09.279 9 David Reid 772021 Porsche Cayman GT4Cayman/GT4 1:58.141 0:17.441 4 Chris Finlay 902013 BMW M3 Coupe Non-Porsche 2:01.417 0:11.278 5 Louis Verloop 1722006 Mazda Miata Non-Porsche 2:02.866 0:12.727

BEST OF THE DAY - NON-PORSCHE

Pos Name # Year/Make/Model Class Best TimeInterval

1 J. Betancourt 692016 Mercedes AMG GT SNon-Porsche 1:39.800 2 Tod Day 952021 Toyota GR Supra Non-Porsche 1:46.244 0:06.444 3 Chris Finlay 902013 BMW M3 Coupe Non-Porsche 1:50.314 0:10.514 4 Louis Verloop 1722006 Mazda Miata Non-Porsche 1:54.361 0:14.561

2022 AZPCA Holiday Party

Registration closes on December 12th, and is required for this event

Event Organizer: Cynthia Haag, Social Chair - social@az.pca.org December 17th, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: Grayhawk Golf Club at the Fairway House

Don your festive holiday attire, join the fun, and enjoy an elegant plated dinner and merriment with fellow club members in the Fairway House at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale as we celebrate the holiday season. We will also say farewell to our retiring 2022-2023 Board of Directors officers and welcome to our newly elected 2023-2024 officers.

EVENT PROGRAM: • 5:00 PM - Check-in, Happy Hour & Appetizers • 6:30 PM - Plated dinner will be served • 8:00 PM - Introduction of 2023 Board of Directors • 9:00 PM - Social Hour • 10:00 PM - Close

Drop in attendees will not be admitted. No refunds will be issued after December 12.

Registration will opened November 1st at: https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/annual-

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