top end - dec 2012
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The monthly publication of the Finger Lakes Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).TRANSCRIPT
The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes Region Sports Car Club of America
December 2012 Volume 57 No 12
General Membership Meeting - Tuesday December 4Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub
705 Titus Ave Rochester NY 14617
2 November 2012
wwwflr-sccacom Finger Lakes Region - SCCA
Elected Positions2011 Board of DirectorsRegional Executive Michael Toombs (585) 328-2617 152 Gillette St Rochester NY 14619-2227 reflr-sccacomAssistant Regional Executive Dave Ciufo (585) 346-5002 6488 Coe Rd Livonia NY 14887-9306 assist-reflr-sccacomTreasurer Elizabeth Thiel (585) 671-9995 Fax (585) 266-0942 753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580 treasurerflr-sccacomSecretary Carl F Dresie (585) 544-6482 119 Brookview Dr Rochester NY 14617-3903 secretaryflr-sccacomActivities Director Mary Hartman 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624-4807 activitiesdirectorflr-sccacomDirectors Chris DeMinco (585) 330-5456 980 Rush Scottsville Rd Rush NY 14543-9781 director3flr-sccacom Charles Tanck (585) 467-4993 175 Eastgate Drive Rochester NY 14617-4104 director1flr-sccacom Mark Eksten (585) 766-2777 872 North Winton Road Rochester NY 14609-6836 director2flr-sccacom Fran McAllister (585) 750-4674 33 Red Bud Rd Rochester NY 14624-4717Appointed PositionsRaceCompetition Board Fran McAllister (585) 750-4674 clubracingflr-sccacom Dave Ciufo (585) 346-5002 Peter Kummer (585) 624-2853 Russell Jaslow (585) 724-5890 Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 Erik Shepard (585) 269-7097 Rich Smith (585) 703-0631
ldquoWestware HOrdquo Race Chairman Lew Giesy (315)597-9637ldquoFUN ONErdquo Race Chairman Chris DeMinco (585) 467-4993
funoneflr-sccacomChief Registrar Marsha Toombs (585) 328-2617 registrarflr-sccacomChief Timing amp Scoring Carl F Dresie (585) 544-6482 tsflr-sccacomChief Flagging and Communication Barbara Lissow (585) 773-7912 fcflr-sccacomChief Starter John Flowers (607) 546-2369 starterflr-sccacomChief Grid TBAChief Pitts and Paddock TBAChief Scrutineering Bruce Perry (585) 382-9234 techflr-sccacomChief Sound Control Jim Craven (585) 889-5363 soundflr-sccacomNYSRRC Representative Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 flrrepnysrrcorgRally Rally Chair TBAInterim RoadRally Chair Tom Langdon (315) 524-2260 rallyflr-sccacomRallyCross Chair Tony Zanni (585) 281-2510 rallycrossflr-sccacomSolo Solo Board Jeff Colegrove (585)678-1322 solo_chairflr-sccacom Brian Buchman (585) 747-3808 bbuchmanjohnholtzcom Dave Avery (585) 415-8003 davidaverykodakcom Alan Smith (585) 359-4688 asmith2357aolcom Mike Stutzman (585) 889-2564 stutzeartlingnet Chief Registrar Shaun Hallam (585) 455-9607 shallamrochesterrrcomChief Safety Steward Dave Avery (585) davidaverykodakcomChief Technical Inspection Jim Hoelscher (585) 247-9596 jhoelschrochesterrrcomChief Novice Program Alan Smith (585) 359-4688 asmith2357aolcomChief Timing amp Scoring and Results Tom Weaver (585) 978-2966
thomaswweavergmailcom Chief Sound Control Edwin Jeffries (585) 730-2778 edwinjeffriesgmailcomChief Workers George Modlin (585) 265-9599 gandemogmailcom Chief Waivers Brian Buchman (585) 747-3808 bbuchmanjohnholtzcomAdministrative PositionsMembership Mike Brunner (585) 752-7233 membershipflr-sccacomTOP END Editor Carl Dresie (585) 544-6482 editorflr-sccacomMerchandise Chris McAllister (585) 872-2530(days) merchandiseflr-sccacomEquipment Chairman Alan Blood (585) 242-9039 equipmentflr-sccacomRegional Historian Lynn Randall (585) 451-5298 historianflr-sccacomWebmaster MaryAnne Shults (949) 768-2609 webmasterflr-sccacomSTPRreg Motorsports LLCManagers Meridith Croucher (315) 331-5354 chairmanstprorg Lewis Giesy (315) 597-9637 lgiesylocalnetcom Alan Smith (585) 359-4688 rallymasterstprorgTreasurer Joyce Bucknam (315) 597-5668 treasurerstprorgNEDiv Administrative
PositionsArea 10 Director John Walsh (585) 546-5670 244 Mendon Center Rd Honeoye Falls NY 14472-9335NEDiv Executive Steward Race Earl Hurlbut (585) 219-4891 ehurlbutrochesterrrcomNEDiv RoadRally Steward Steve McKelvie (508) 520-7135 shanna12comcastnetNEDiv RallyCross Steward Scott Beliveau (603) 524-4305 beliveauaavidcomNEDiv Solo Steward David Newman (610) 433-5690 dn59verizonnetNEDiv Solo Safety Steward Bruce Bellom (914) 739-6815 brubel51aolcomAdditional positions see httpwwwnesccacomnescca_maincontactshtml
32012 November
TOP END is the official publication of the Finger Lakes Region (FLR) SCCA and is mailed to all members in good standing and to advertisers Opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor and do not neces-sarilyreflecttheviewsofFLRPermission to reprint articles is granted to all SCCA regional publications and its national magazine SportsCar Full credit must be given to FLR TOP END and the author
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The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes REGION
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA
Staff ContentsRErsquos Report 4 November Membership Meeting 4 - 6October BOD Minutes 6 - 7FLR News 7 Membership News 7National News 7 - 8Annual Banquet Flyer 9Rally 10 - 18 Rally Meeting Notes 10 - 11 Museum Rally Results 12 - 13 November RallyCross Results 14 Rally Fliers 15 - 18FLIR Flyer 19Targa Story 20 - 22ClassifiedAds 23Membership Application 24Calendar Inside Back CoverLast Pit Back Cover
EDITORADVERTISINGCarl F Dresie119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903(585) 544-6482e-mail cfdresiecscom
CO-EDITORCOPY EDITORLynn Randall15 Diana DrScottsville NY 14546(585) 889-1289e-mail lynnsccarochesterrrcom TOP END CIRCULATIONChange of AddressNotifytheSCCANationalOfficeinTopeka and the Membership ChairMike Brunner228 Robert Quigley Dr Apt-1Scottsville NY 14546(585) 752-7233e-mail membershipflr-sccacomAndOr The EDITOR (see above)
Cover PhotoBreckley Ellard and Tony
Zanni took 1st with a zero time and all questions answered correctly in the Nov 3 ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo
Mike Brunner photo Fran McAllister and his Curtis Museum navigator Franklin
Photo courtesy of Fran McAllister
4 November 2012
Mike ToombsRegional Executive
REPort
Meeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes
The end of the year is right around the corner All we need now is to plan for the year end awards and parties Our region Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport and I would like to see everyone there Make this an opportunity to meet other members an opportunity to thank the people who work to put on the events you enter an opportunity to be more than someone who only pays the dues once a year
The region resurrected the destination rally There were seven teams competing in the rally The rally started in Avon and finishedat theGlenHCurtisMuseumin Hammondsport There were four Finger Lakes Region teams and three non-region teams Not exactly the turn out I would like to have seen but Marsha and I did win the novice class so Irsquom glad you all decided not to come out We are going to try again in the spring to get more people so look for more information next year
The Solo picnic was on Nov 18 in Scottsville I canrsquot list out the award winners because it has not happened as I write this The Solo group moved their awards to a separate picnic some years ago because most of the membership felt the awards banquet in January was too long A couple of things have changed and I would like the Solo group to think about moving their class winners back to the annual banquetThe firstdifference is that we are no longer doing membership awards at the banquet The second change is that Solo has decreased
the number of classes they are running hence fewer awards So I would like to purpose that next year that Solo class awards be presented at the region year end banquet
Early in November was the North East Division (NEDiv) mini-convention in Ithaca At this convention one of the things discussed is the upcoming race season After the 2013 season there will be no more National Races Club racing will consist of Major Races and other races ndash whether there are going to be called Regional Races or something else is still under discussion The clubrsquos board of directors has set up four conferences in the United States for the Majors program The Eastern Conference includes NEDiv and the South East Division (SEDiv) together in one conference Three of the races will be in SEDiv and three in NEDiv This year the three in NEDiv should be Summit PointifconfirmedbyWashingtonDCRegion New Jersey Motorsport Park if confirmedbySouthernNew JerseyRegion andWatkinsGlen confirmedby Finger Lakes Region These six races will be one of the ways to get an invitation to the Run Offsreg One of the things to take note of a seventh place finisherina2013Majorsracewillgetthesamepointsasafirstplacefinisherin a 2013 National race Also all Majors races in the Eastern Conference are doubles That is they will be three day race weekends Now hopefully I havenrsquot confused everyone and if I have please stop by the December meeting and I will venture to explain this again
Tom Campbell stepped down as the NEDiv Council chairman over the weekend Tom has found that his work as president of SCCA Pro has taken up too much time and he needed to step back as chair Well the MoHud people at the convention did some talking ndash starting last September and talked me into taking over the position So starting next year as well as being Regional Executive I will also be the NEDiv Council Chairman So to go from having
never been on the council to chairing it is quite a jump I am sure that I will need some help and that Tom and a lot of other people will be there to help me
SoIwillfinishupthiscolumnandwish everyone a Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year and I hope to see you next year
Until next monthhellipMike
November 6 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Regional Executive Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 812 pm
The following is arranged by topic and may not be in chronological order
The October general membership meeting minutes as printed in the November issue of Top End were approved on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
Activities ndash Mary HartmanThe Finger Lakes Region Yearend
banquet is scheduled for Saturday Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport Cost is $25 per person The region is subsidizing the cost by covering $7 of the total per person cost
Chris DeMinco presented the plans for the Finger Lakes Ice Racing Association Events are scheduled for January February and March If ice is not available they will race at Black Rock or Go-Karts An organization meeting is scheduled for Dec 2 at Parkers in Geneva Contact Chris or Kurt Thiel for more information
52012 November
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YEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARS
Membership Report ndash Mike BrunnerThe region currently has 434
members an increase of two from the October count
Twenty one members and guests a t tended the Solo and genera l membership meetings
New BusinessMike has a copy of the schedule for
the NEDiv Mini-Con on Nov 9 10 and 11
The slate of officers as given by the nominating committee has been accepted The survey results will be given to the board at their next meeting for their action Another location is being investigated for the general membership meetings
Officersfor2013areRegional Executive - Mike Tombs Assistant RE - Dave Ciufo Secretary - Marcus Kroll Treasurer - Elizabeth Thiel Activities Director - Mary HartmanDirectors - David Avery and Fran
McAllister Returning directors are Charlie
Tanck and Chris DeMinco
Race Report ndash Mike ToombsWestward Ho 2013Our Nelson Ledges race is scheduled
for June 22 and 23 Lew Giesy will be
race chair for this event
Glen Major 2013On July 5 6 and 7 we will be doing a
double race at Watkins Glen This event will be part of the SCCArsquos ldquoUS Majors TourrdquoasrequestedbythenationalofficeBeing part of the Majors the event will bewelldefinedandwillbesimilartotheother Majors races throughout the US Chris DeMinco will chair this event
Watkins Glen International is asking that there be ticket sales to support a three-day weekend The region may need to provide some promotion for the event
Fun One 2013The Fun One will run Sept 14 and 15
A race chair needs to be named
Adebriefingmeeting for FunOne2012 was held prior to the October board meeting
Rally Report The 2012 RoadRally and RallyCross
Holiday Party and Awards presentation will be held Dec 22 at Cheap Charliersquos inBloomfieldCost is$25perpersonPre-registration is required by Santa so that appropriate gifts can be presented Cocktails at 6 diner at 7 and Santa at 8
Rally Cross ndash Chris DeMincoThe Oct 27 started in the late
afternoon followed by rain That made it a slippy-slidey event As a result the last few competitors had times of up tofiveminutesforthefourthrunThe21 competitors entered all had a good time The event ended with hamburgers hotdogs chili sauce etc
Social Road RalliesThe ldquoGenesee Valley 2012 Colour
Tourrdquo with Rick Barnes as rallymaster had the entering teams searching for the answers to questions to be found along the route All but one team answered the same number of questions correctly That team missed one more
The ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo toured to Hammondsport on November 3 Seven teams ran this ldquofunrdquo rally Competition was based on
the ability to maintain an average speed of 365 mph and eight questions Lynn Randall will be preparing a story and results for publication in the December issue of Top End
Entries may have been impacted by snow Saturday morning
A similar rally will be run in the spring
STPRreg - Alan SmithWork is starting on the Wellsboro
Winter Rally and STPR 2013 Mike reviewed the status with Rally America
Winter Rally SeriesA ldquoDust Off The Cobwebsrdquo event
is scheduled for Dec 1 Registration opens at 245 at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaiguawith the first car off at401 pm Finish will be about 1030 at MacGregorrsquos in Canandaigua This is a paved and smooth unpaved road rally designed to bring the competitors back up to speed on navigating skills and to give new rallyists a chance to learn the skills needed to navigate a winter series rally Some of the more experienced competitors may also use this opportunity to try new procedures andor equipment
Thefirsteventof theFingerLakesRegionrsquos ldquoWinter Rally Seriesrdquo ldquoThe Long Way Homerdquo with Alan Smith as rallymaster is scheduled for Jan 5 It will start and end at the Yard of Ale in Piffard The Jan 19 rally will have Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber as rallymasters That event will run out of Ithaca
Solo Report ndash Chris BucknamThe Solo picnic is scheduled for Nov
18 at the Scottsville Fire Hall Start time is noon with food served at 1230 Cost for the catered picnic is $15 per person
Chris reviewed the Sept 30 event held at Delphi It was noted that Mike Toombs was fastest in the ldquoslowrdquo group in the challenge runs held at the end of the day
Rochester Institute of Technology lot
6 November 2012
Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
rental fees have gone up for 2013
Tom Weaver has accepted the Solo chair position for 2013
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielElizabeth reported the checking
account balance All bills submitted to date have been paid Mike will be writing checks at the Mini-Con for the race events we have scheduled for 2013
A check from the insurance company covering damage to guard rail and barrels has been deposited This brings the Fun One balance into the positive The deposit for the 2013 Westward Ho weekend has been paid
Sanct ion fees for the recent RallyCross and RoadRally events have been paid
Financial statements are available for review from Elizabeth
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
The meeting was adjourned at 913 p m on a motion by Dave Ciufo seconded by Mike Brunner
October 30 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 738 pm
Officers and directors present Michael Toombs Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Carl Dresie Secretary Mary Hartman Activities Director Chris DeMinco Fran McAllister and Charles Tanck Directors
Others present Meridith Croucher Barb Lissow and Lew Giesy
Items are presented by subject and may not be in chronological order
The minutes of the September 25 2012 board of directors meeting were approved on a motion by Charlie seconded by Elizabeth
Activities Report The annual membership recognition
banquet is Jan 12 at the Green Lantern in Fairport The $25 fee represents a subsidy of $7 per person
Suggestions for general membership meeting sites are being sought
New BusinessChris raised the question of what can
be done to bring splinter activities and participants back into the region
Old BusinessThe ballot includes a survey on
meeting date The results will be compiled and presented to the board for action Other meeting dates may also be moved
Race ReportThe May race date has been offered
to us by the Glen Region We would be interested in rotating with them alternating the national race and a May regional We cannot do both the May date and a national in the same year along with Westward Ho and the Fun One
Chris offered to meet with the Glen Region on running races at Watkins Glen Mike will talk with Larry Emery at the MiniCon
Charlie will talk with Dan Glueck about wireless scales for use by Tech
Fun One 2012 ndash Chris DeMinco
Adebriefingmeetingwasheldpriorto the board meeting
Westward Ho 2013 ndash Lew GiesyDates for this event are June 22 and
23 Lew has volunteered to chair this event A budget is being prepared for the January board meeting Fees will be increased for those running the Enduro only
The format of the 2012 Westward Ho race received positive comments in all of the e-mail replies
Watkins Glen National (US Majors Tour) ndash Chris DeMincoDates for this event are July 5 6
and 7
72012 November
FLR NewsMembership News and Information
The national will be part of the SCCArsquos Majors race series The weekend will be a double This is contrary to the NEDiv plans for rotating the double national races
Fun One 2013 Dates for this event are September
14 and 15
Rally Report The Fall Colour Tour rally was an
interesting event
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum destination rally will run on Nov 3
The Dec 1 rally will start at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaigua and end at MacGregorrsquos
Solo Report The Solo picnic is scheduled for
November 18 at the Scottsville Fire Department
Tom Weaver will be assuming the job of Solo chair next year
STPRreg - Meridith CroucherThe performance rally organizers
are meeting in Denver on Nov 10 Options for the series organization will be discussed If the event is not run in 2013 it will be gone forever
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielThe Profit and Loss by Class for
January 1 through October 30 was distributed for review
All region bills have been paid
The entry fees for the last two RallyCross events have been received Hospitalityfortheseeventsandfieldusefees are to be paid
All of the Solo audits have been paid WewerenotfinedforthelateauditsTheSolo picnic site rental has been paid
Memberships and printing are included in the PampL statement
The deposit for the Year End Banquet has been paid The Nelson Ledges deposit is due soon
Funds were moved from the money market and investment accounts to cover
WGI track rental Part of that money will go back into those accounts
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Chris seconded by Mary
The meeting was adjourned at 916 pm on a motion by Elizabeth seconded by Mary
Respectfully submitted Carl F Dresie Secretary
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA
David KriegerRegularPro RacingPiloti Watkins Glen
Darren OharaRegularClub Racing Rally and SoloWeb Site
Ted Strang amp Karen GibsonFamily
Dont forget to renewJonathan ManueleKevin MurraySandra MurraySean Andrew Rasmussen
National NewsR e v i s e d P o i n t Structure for 2013 Majors Nat ional RacesTOPEKA Kan (October 26 2012) The Sports Car Club of Americarsquos Board of Directors today announced the point structure to be used for the 2013 US Majors Tour Conference Championships the National Points Championship and Divisional Points Championships The point standings will be used for all 28 SCCA National Championship Runoffs-eligible classes
The 2013 point structure eliminates the bonus points previously used for the National point championship and weights the Majors races more heavily than in the past for each Championship All 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will crown a Majors champion in each of the four Conferences as well as a single overall National point champion in each class
ldquoThe National Point Standings included bonus points to weight better attended races more than lesser attended racesrdquo Jerry Wannarka SCCA Chairman said ldquoThe goal of the US Majors Tour is to cluster competition eliminating the need to count bonus points Instead those races will simply be given more weight with more drivers scoring pointsrdquo
Races held during the Majors weekends that will be a part of the 2013 schedule will award points to the top 20finishersineachclassRacewinnerswill earn 22 points followed by 19 and 17forpodiumfinishesBeginningwith16 for fourth place points will decrease by one for each of the remaining top-20finisherswith 19th and 20th eachreceiving one point
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
2 November 2012
wwwflr-sccacom Finger Lakes Region - SCCA
Elected Positions2011 Board of DirectorsRegional Executive Michael Toombs (585) 328-2617 152 Gillette St Rochester NY 14619-2227 reflr-sccacomAssistant Regional Executive Dave Ciufo (585) 346-5002 6488 Coe Rd Livonia NY 14887-9306 assist-reflr-sccacomTreasurer Elizabeth Thiel (585) 671-9995 Fax (585) 266-0942 753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580 treasurerflr-sccacomSecretary Carl F Dresie (585) 544-6482 119 Brookview Dr Rochester NY 14617-3903 secretaryflr-sccacomActivities Director Mary Hartman 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624-4807 activitiesdirectorflr-sccacomDirectors Chris DeMinco (585) 330-5456 980 Rush Scottsville Rd Rush NY 14543-9781 director3flr-sccacom Charles Tanck (585) 467-4993 175 Eastgate Drive Rochester NY 14617-4104 director1flr-sccacom Mark Eksten (585) 766-2777 872 North Winton Road Rochester NY 14609-6836 director2flr-sccacom Fran McAllister (585) 750-4674 33 Red Bud Rd Rochester NY 14624-4717Appointed PositionsRaceCompetition Board Fran McAllister (585) 750-4674 clubracingflr-sccacom Dave Ciufo (585) 346-5002 Peter Kummer (585) 624-2853 Russell Jaslow (585) 724-5890 Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 Erik Shepard (585) 269-7097 Rich Smith (585) 703-0631
ldquoWestware HOrdquo Race Chairman Lew Giesy (315)597-9637ldquoFUN ONErdquo Race Chairman Chris DeMinco (585) 467-4993
funoneflr-sccacomChief Registrar Marsha Toombs (585) 328-2617 registrarflr-sccacomChief Timing amp Scoring Carl F Dresie (585) 544-6482 tsflr-sccacomChief Flagging and Communication Barbara Lissow (585) 773-7912 fcflr-sccacomChief Starter John Flowers (607) 546-2369 starterflr-sccacomChief Grid TBAChief Pitts and Paddock TBAChief Scrutineering Bruce Perry (585) 382-9234 techflr-sccacomChief Sound Control Jim Craven (585) 889-5363 soundflr-sccacomNYSRRC Representative Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 flrrepnysrrcorgRally Rally Chair TBAInterim RoadRally Chair Tom Langdon (315) 524-2260 rallyflr-sccacomRallyCross Chair Tony Zanni (585) 281-2510 rallycrossflr-sccacomSolo Solo Board Jeff Colegrove (585)678-1322 solo_chairflr-sccacom Brian Buchman (585) 747-3808 bbuchmanjohnholtzcom Dave Avery (585) 415-8003 davidaverykodakcom Alan Smith (585) 359-4688 asmith2357aolcom Mike Stutzman (585) 889-2564 stutzeartlingnet Chief Registrar Shaun Hallam (585) 455-9607 shallamrochesterrrcomChief Safety Steward Dave Avery (585) davidaverykodakcomChief Technical Inspection Jim Hoelscher (585) 247-9596 jhoelschrochesterrrcomChief Novice Program Alan Smith (585) 359-4688 asmith2357aolcomChief Timing amp Scoring and Results Tom Weaver (585) 978-2966
thomaswweavergmailcom Chief Sound Control Edwin Jeffries (585) 730-2778 edwinjeffriesgmailcomChief Workers George Modlin (585) 265-9599 gandemogmailcom Chief Waivers Brian Buchman (585) 747-3808 bbuchmanjohnholtzcomAdministrative PositionsMembership Mike Brunner (585) 752-7233 membershipflr-sccacomTOP END Editor Carl Dresie (585) 544-6482 editorflr-sccacomMerchandise Chris McAllister (585) 872-2530(days) merchandiseflr-sccacomEquipment Chairman Alan Blood (585) 242-9039 equipmentflr-sccacomRegional Historian Lynn Randall (585) 451-5298 historianflr-sccacomWebmaster MaryAnne Shults (949) 768-2609 webmasterflr-sccacomSTPRreg Motorsports LLCManagers Meridith Croucher (315) 331-5354 chairmanstprorg Lewis Giesy (315) 597-9637 lgiesylocalnetcom Alan Smith (585) 359-4688 rallymasterstprorgTreasurer Joyce Bucknam (315) 597-5668 treasurerstprorgNEDiv Administrative
PositionsArea 10 Director John Walsh (585) 546-5670 244 Mendon Center Rd Honeoye Falls NY 14472-9335NEDiv Executive Steward Race Earl Hurlbut (585) 219-4891 ehurlbutrochesterrrcomNEDiv RoadRally Steward Steve McKelvie (508) 520-7135 shanna12comcastnetNEDiv RallyCross Steward Scott Beliveau (603) 524-4305 beliveauaavidcomNEDiv Solo Steward David Newman (610) 433-5690 dn59verizonnetNEDiv Solo Safety Steward Bruce Bellom (914) 739-6815 brubel51aolcomAdditional positions see httpwwwnesccacomnescca_maincontactshtml
32012 November
TOP END is the official publication of the Finger Lakes Region (FLR) SCCA and is mailed to all members in good standing and to advertisers Opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor and do not neces-sarilyreflecttheviewsofFLRPermission to reprint articles is granted to all SCCA regional publications and its national magazine SportsCar Full credit must be given to FLR TOP END and the author
Non-membership subscrip-tion rate $1500 per year Submit subscription orders and address changes to the Circulation Editors Bulk rate mail is not forwarded by the PostOfficewhenyouchangeyouraddressevenifyoufilea forwarding request with your Postmaster
Submit materials for pub-lication to the Editor or any of the Editorial Staff Contact Editor for information regard-ing submission of classified advertising Contact the Ad-vertising Editor for commer-cial advertising Deadline for submissions to TOP END is the 10th of each month Typed printedandelectronicfilesareacceptable Contact Editor re-gardingelectronicfileformatsand fonts All submissions are subject to revisions that may be necessary to meet the require-ments for publication
The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes REGION
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA
Staff ContentsRErsquos Report 4 November Membership Meeting 4 - 6October BOD Minutes 6 - 7FLR News 7 Membership News 7National News 7 - 8Annual Banquet Flyer 9Rally 10 - 18 Rally Meeting Notes 10 - 11 Museum Rally Results 12 - 13 November RallyCross Results 14 Rally Fliers 15 - 18FLIR Flyer 19Targa Story 20 - 22ClassifiedAds 23Membership Application 24Calendar Inside Back CoverLast Pit Back Cover
EDITORADVERTISINGCarl F Dresie119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903(585) 544-6482e-mail cfdresiecscom
CO-EDITORCOPY EDITORLynn Randall15 Diana DrScottsville NY 14546(585) 889-1289e-mail lynnsccarochesterrrcom TOP END CIRCULATIONChange of AddressNotifytheSCCANationalOfficeinTopeka and the Membership ChairMike Brunner228 Robert Quigley Dr Apt-1Scottsville NY 14546(585) 752-7233e-mail membershipflr-sccacomAndOr The EDITOR (see above)
Cover PhotoBreckley Ellard and Tony
Zanni took 1st with a zero time and all questions answered correctly in the Nov 3 ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo
Mike Brunner photo Fran McAllister and his Curtis Museum navigator Franklin
Photo courtesy of Fran McAllister
4 November 2012
Mike ToombsRegional Executive
REPort
Meeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes
The end of the year is right around the corner All we need now is to plan for the year end awards and parties Our region Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport and I would like to see everyone there Make this an opportunity to meet other members an opportunity to thank the people who work to put on the events you enter an opportunity to be more than someone who only pays the dues once a year
The region resurrected the destination rally There were seven teams competing in the rally The rally started in Avon and finishedat theGlenHCurtisMuseumin Hammondsport There were four Finger Lakes Region teams and three non-region teams Not exactly the turn out I would like to have seen but Marsha and I did win the novice class so Irsquom glad you all decided not to come out We are going to try again in the spring to get more people so look for more information next year
The Solo picnic was on Nov 18 in Scottsville I canrsquot list out the award winners because it has not happened as I write this The Solo group moved their awards to a separate picnic some years ago because most of the membership felt the awards banquet in January was too long A couple of things have changed and I would like the Solo group to think about moving their class winners back to the annual banquetThe firstdifference is that we are no longer doing membership awards at the banquet The second change is that Solo has decreased
the number of classes they are running hence fewer awards So I would like to purpose that next year that Solo class awards be presented at the region year end banquet
Early in November was the North East Division (NEDiv) mini-convention in Ithaca At this convention one of the things discussed is the upcoming race season After the 2013 season there will be no more National Races Club racing will consist of Major Races and other races ndash whether there are going to be called Regional Races or something else is still under discussion The clubrsquos board of directors has set up four conferences in the United States for the Majors program The Eastern Conference includes NEDiv and the South East Division (SEDiv) together in one conference Three of the races will be in SEDiv and three in NEDiv This year the three in NEDiv should be Summit PointifconfirmedbyWashingtonDCRegion New Jersey Motorsport Park if confirmedbySouthernNew JerseyRegion andWatkinsGlen confirmedby Finger Lakes Region These six races will be one of the ways to get an invitation to the Run Offsreg One of the things to take note of a seventh place finisherina2013Majorsracewillgetthesamepointsasafirstplacefinisherin a 2013 National race Also all Majors races in the Eastern Conference are doubles That is they will be three day race weekends Now hopefully I havenrsquot confused everyone and if I have please stop by the December meeting and I will venture to explain this again
Tom Campbell stepped down as the NEDiv Council chairman over the weekend Tom has found that his work as president of SCCA Pro has taken up too much time and he needed to step back as chair Well the MoHud people at the convention did some talking ndash starting last September and talked me into taking over the position So starting next year as well as being Regional Executive I will also be the NEDiv Council Chairman So to go from having
never been on the council to chairing it is quite a jump I am sure that I will need some help and that Tom and a lot of other people will be there to help me
SoIwillfinishupthiscolumnandwish everyone a Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year and I hope to see you next year
Until next monthhellipMike
November 6 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Regional Executive Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 812 pm
The following is arranged by topic and may not be in chronological order
The October general membership meeting minutes as printed in the November issue of Top End were approved on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
Activities ndash Mary HartmanThe Finger Lakes Region Yearend
banquet is scheduled for Saturday Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport Cost is $25 per person The region is subsidizing the cost by covering $7 of the total per person cost
Chris DeMinco presented the plans for the Finger Lakes Ice Racing Association Events are scheduled for January February and March If ice is not available they will race at Black Rock or Go-Karts An organization meeting is scheduled for Dec 2 at Parkers in Geneva Contact Chris or Kurt Thiel for more information
52012 November
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Membership Report ndash Mike BrunnerThe region currently has 434
members an increase of two from the October count
Twenty one members and guests a t tended the Solo and genera l membership meetings
New BusinessMike has a copy of the schedule for
the NEDiv Mini-Con on Nov 9 10 and 11
The slate of officers as given by the nominating committee has been accepted The survey results will be given to the board at their next meeting for their action Another location is being investigated for the general membership meetings
Officersfor2013areRegional Executive - Mike Tombs Assistant RE - Dave Ciufo Secretary - Marcus Kroll Treasurer - Elizabeth Thiel Activities Director - Mary HartmanDirectors - David Avery and Fran
McAllister Returning directors are Charlie
Tanck and Chris DeMinco
Race Report ndash Mike ToombsWestward Ho 2013Our Nelson Ledges race is scheduled
for June 22 and 23 Lew Giesy will be
race chair for this event
Glen Major 2013On July 5 6 and 7 we will be doing a
double race at Watkins Glen This event will be part of the SCCArsquos ldquoUS Majors TourrdquoasrequestedbythenationalofficeBeing part of the Majors the event will bewelldefinedandwillbesimilartotheother Majors races throughout the US Chris DeMinco will chair this event
Watkins Glen International is asking that there be ticket sales to support a three-day weekend The region may need to provide some promotion for the event
Fun One 2013The Fun One will run Sept 14 and 15
A race chair needs to be named
Adebriefingmeeting for FunOne2012 was held prior to the October board meeting
Rally Report The 2012 RoadRally and RallyCross
Holiday Party and Awards presentation will be held Dec 22 at Cheap Charliersquos inBloomfieldCost is$25perpersonPre-registration is required by Santa so that appropriate gifts can be presented Cocktails at 6 diner at 7 and Santa at 8
Rally Cross ndash Chris DeMincoThe Oct 27 started in the late
afternoon followed by rain That made it a slippy-slidey event As a result the last few competitors had times of up tofiveminutesforthefourthrunThe21 competitors entered all had a good time The event ended with hamburgers hotdogs chili sauce etc
Social Road RalliesThe ldquoGenesee Valley 2012 Colour
Tourrdquo with Rick Barnes as rallymaster had the entering teams searching for the answers to questions to be found along the route All but one team answered the same number of questions correctly That team missed one more
The ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo toured to Hammondsport on November 3 Seven teams ran this ldquofunrdquo rally Competition was based on
the ability to maintain an average speed of 365 mph and eight questions Lynn Randall will be preparing a story and results for publication in the December issue of Top End
Entries may have been impacted by snow Saturday morning
A similar rally will be run in the spring
STPRreg - Alan SmithWork is starting on the Wellsboro
Winter Rally and STPR 2013 Mike reviewed the status with Rally America
Winter Rally SeriesA ldquoDust Off The Cobwebsrdquo event
is scheduled for Dec 1 Registration opens at 245 at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaiguawith the first car off at401 pm Finish will be about 1030 at MacGregorrsquos in Canandaigua This is a paved and smooth unpaved road rally designed to bring the competitors back up to speed on navigating skills and to give new rallyists a chance to learn the skills needed to navigate a winter series rally Some of the more experienced competitors may also use this opportunity to try new procedures andor equipment
Thefirsteventof theFingerLakesRegionrsquos ldquoWinter Rally Seriesrdquo ldquoThe Long Way Homerdquo with Alan Smith as rallymaster is scheduled for Jan 5 It will start and end at the Yard of Ale in Piffard The Jan 19 rally will have Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber as rallymasters That event will run out of Ithaca
Solo Report ndash Chris BucknamThe Solo picnic is scheduled for Nov
18 at the Scottsville Fire Hall Start time is noon with food served at 1230 Cost for the catered picnic is $15 per person
Chris reviewed the Sept 30 event held at Delphi It was noted that Mike Toombs was fastest in the ldquoslowrdquo group in the challenge runs held at the end of the day
Rochester Institute of Technology lot
6 November 2012
Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
rental fees have gone up for 2013
Tom Weaver has accepted the Solo chair position for 2013
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielElizabeth reported the checking
account balance All bills submitted to date have been paid Mike will be writing checks at the Mini-Con for the race events we have scheduled for 2013
A check from the insurance company covering damage to guard rail and barrels has been deposited This brings the Fun One balance into the positive The deposit for the 2013 Westward Ho weekend has been paid
Sanct ion fees for the recent RallyCross and RoadRally events have been paid
Financial statements are available for review from Elizabeth
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
The meeting was adjourned at 913 p m on a motion by Dave Ciufo seconded by Mike Brunner
October 30 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 738 pm
Officers and directors present Michael Toombs Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Carl Dresie Secretary Mary Hartman Activities Director Chris DeMinco Fran McAllister and Charles Tanck Directors
Others present Meridith Croucher Barb Lissow and Lew Giesy
Items are presented by subject and may not be in chronological order
The minutes of the September 25 2012 board of directors meeting were approved on a motion by Charlie seconded by Elizabeth
Activities Report The annual membership recognition
banquet is Jan 12 at the Green Lantern in Fairport The $25 fee represents a subsidy of $7 per person
Suggestions for general membership meeting sites are being sought
New BusinessChris raised the question of what can
be done to bring splinter activities and participants back into the region
Old BusinessThe ballot includes a survey on
meeting date The results will be compiled and presented to the board for action Other meeting dates may also be moved
Race ReportThe May race date has been offered
to us by the Glen Region We would be interested in rotating with them alternating the national race and a May regional We cannot do both the May date and a national in the same year along with Westward Ho and the Fun One
Chris offered to meet with the Glen Region on running races at Watkins Glen Mike will talk with Larry Emery at the MiniCon
Charlie will talk with Dan Glueck about wireless scales for use by Tech
Fun One 2012 ndash Chris DeMinco
Adebriefingmeetingwasheldpriorto the board meeting
Westward Ho 2013 ndash Lew GiesyDates for this event are June 22 and
23 Lew has volunteered to chair this event A budget is being prepared for the January board meeting Fees will be increased for those running the Enduro only
The format of the 2012 Westward Ho race received positive comments in all of the e-mail replies
Watkins Glen National (US Majors Tour) ndash Chris DeMincoDates for this event are July 5 6
and 7
72012 November
FLR NewsMembership News and Information
The national will be part of the SCCArsquos Majors race series The weekend will be a double This is contrary to the NEDiv plans for rotating the double national races
Fun One 2013 Dates for this event are September
14 and 15
Rally Report The Fall Colour Tour rally was an
interesting event
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum destination rally will run on Nov 3
The Dec 1 rally will start at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaigua and end at MacGregorrsquos
Solo Report The Solo picnic is scheduled for
November 18 at the Scottsville Fire Department
Tom Weaver will be assuming the job of Solo chair next year
STPRreg - Meridith CroucherThe performance rally organizers
are meeting in Denver on Nov 10 Options for the series organization will be discussed If the event is not run in 2013 it will be gone forever
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielThe Profit and Loss by Class for
January 1 through October 30 was distributed for review
All region bills have been paid
The entry fees for the last two RallyCross events have been received Hospitalityfortheseeventsandfieldusefees are to be paid
All of the Solo audits have been paid WewerenotfinedforthelateauditsTheSolo picnic site rental has been paid
Memberships and printing are included in the PampL statement
The deposit for the Year End Banquet has been paid The Nelson Ledges deposit is due soon
Funds were moved from the money market and investment accounts to cover
WGI track rental Part of that money will go back into those accounts
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Chris seconded by Mary
The meeting was adjourned at 916 pm on a motion by Elizabeth seconded by Mary
Respectfully submitted Carl F Dresie Secretary
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA
David KriegerRegularPro RacingPiloti Watkins Glen
Darren OharaRegularClub Racing Rally and SoloWeb Site
Ted Strang amp Karen GibsonFamily
Dont forget to renewJonathan ManueleKevin MurraySandra MurraySean Andrew Rasmussen
National NewsR e v i s e d P o i n t Structure for 2013 Majors Nat ional RacesTOPEKA Kan (October 26 2012) The Sports Car Club of Americarsquos Board of Directors today announced the point structure to be used for the 2013 US Majors Tour Conference Championships the National Points Championship and Divisional Points Championships The point standings will be used for all 28 SCCA National Championship Runoffs-eligible classes
The 2013 point structure eliminates the bonus points previously used for the National point championship and weights the Majors races more heavily than in the past for each Championship All 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will crown a Majors champion in each of the four Conferences as well as a single overall National point champion in each class
ldquoThe National Point Standings included bonus points to weight better attended races more than lesser attended racesrdquo Jerry Wannarka SCCA Chairman said ldquoThe goal of the US Majors Tour is to cluster competition eliminating the need to count bonus points Instead those races will simply be given more weight with more drivers scoring pointsrdquo
Races held during the Majors weekends that will be a part of the 2013 schedule will award points to the top 20finishersineachclassRacewinnerswill earn 22 points followed by 19 and 17forpodiumfinishesBeginningwith16 for fourth place points will decrease by one for each of the remaining top-20finisherswith 19th and 20th eachreceiving one point
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
32012 November
TOP END is the official publication of the Finger Lakes Region (FLR) SCCA and is mailed to all members in good standing and to advertisers Opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the contributor and do not neces-sarilyreflecttheviewsofFLRPermission to reprint articles is granted to all SCCA regional publications and its national magazine SportsCar Full credit must be given to FLR TOP END and the author
Non-membership subscrip-tion rate $1500 per year Submit subscription orders and address changes to the Circulation Editors Bulk rate mail is not forwarded by the PostOfficewhenyouchangeyouraddressevenifyoufilea forwarding request with your Postmaster
Submit materials for pub-lication to the Editor or any of the Editorial Staff Contact Editor for information regard-ing submission of classified advertising Contact the Ad-vertising Editor for commer-cial advertising Deadline for submissions to TOP END is the 10th of each month Typed printedandelectronicfilesareacceptable Contact Editor re-gardingelectronicfileformatsand fonts All submissions are subject to revisions that may be necessary to meet the require-ments for publication
The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes REGION
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA
Staff ContentsRErsquos Report 4 November Membership Meeting 4 - 6October BOD Minutes 6 - 7FLR News 7 Membership News 7National News 7 - 8Annual Banquet Flyer 9Rally 10 - 18 Rally Meeting Notes 10 - 11 Museum Rally Results 12 - 13 November RallyCross Results 14 Rally Fliers 15 - 18FLIR Flyer 19Targa Story 20 - 22ClassifiedAds 23Membership Application 24Calendar Inside Back CoverLast Pit Back Cover
EDITORADVERTISINGCarl F Dresie119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903(585) 544-6482e-mail cfdresiecscom
CO-EDITORCOPY EDITORLynn Randall15 Diana DrScottsville NY 14546(585) 889-1289e-mail lynnsccarochesterrrcom TOP END CIRCULATIONChange of AddressNotifytheSCCANationalOfficeinTopeka and the Membership ChairMike Brunner228 Robert Quigley Dr Apt-1Scottsville NY 14546(585) 752-7233e-mail membershipflr-sccacomAndOr The EDITOR (see above)
Cover PhotoBreckley Ellard and Tony
Zanni took 1st with a zero time and all questions answered correctly in the Nov 3 ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo
Mike Brunner photo Fran McAllister and his Curtis Museum navigator Franklin
Photo courtesy of Fran McAllister
4 November 2012
Mike ToombsRegional Executive
REPort
Meeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes
The end of the year is right around the corner All we need now is to plan for the year end awards and parties Our region Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport and I would like to see everyone there Make this an opportunity to meet other members an opportunity to thank the people who work to put on the events you enter an opportunity to be more than someone who only pays the dues once a year
The region resurrected the destination rally There were seven teams competing in the rally The rally started in Avon and finishedat theGlenHCurtisMuseumin Hammondsport There were four Finger Lakes Region teams and three non-region teams Not exactly the turn out I would like to have seen but Marsha and I did win the novice class so Irsquom glad you all decided not to come out We are going to try again in the spring to get more people so look for more information next year
The Solo picnic was on Nov 18 in Scottsville I canrsquot list out the award winners because it has not happened as I write this The Solo group moved their awards to a separate picnic some years ago because most of the membership felt the awards banquet in January was too long A couple of things have changed and I would like the Solo group to think about moving their class winners back to the annual banquetThe firstdifference is that we are no longer doing membership awards at the banquet The second change is that Solo has decreased
the number of classes they are running hence fewer awards So I would like to purpose that next year that Solo class awards be presented at the region year end banquet
Early in November was the North East Division (NEDiv) mini-convention in Ithaca At this convention one of the things discussed is the upcoming race season After the 2013 season there will be no more National Races Club racing will consist of Major Races and other races ndash whether there are going to be called Regional Races or something else is still under discussion The clubrsquos board of directors has set up four conferences in the United States for the Majors program The Eastern Conference includes NEDiv and the South East Division (SEDiv) together in one conference Three of the races will be in SEDiv and three in NEDiv This year the three in NEDiv should be Summit PointifconfirmedbyWashingtonDCRegion New Jersey Motorsport Park if confirmedbySouthernNew JerseyRegion andWatkinsGlen confirmedby Finger Lakes Region These six races will be one of the ways to get an invitation to the Run Offsreg One of the things to take note of a seventh place finisherina2013Majorsracewillgetthesamepointsasafirstplacefinisherin a 2013 National race Also all Majors races in the Eastern Conference are doubles That is they will be three day race weekends Now hopefully I havenrsquot confused everyone and if I have please stop by the December meeting and I will venture to explain this again
Tom Campbell stepped down as the NEDiv Council chairman over the weekend Tom has found that his work as president of SCCA Pro has taken up too much time and he needed to step back as chair Well the MoHud people at the convention did some talking ndash starting last September and talked me into taking over the position So starting next year as well as being Regional Executive I will also be the NEDiv Council Chairman So to go from having
never been on the council to chairing it is quite a jump I am sure that I will need some help and that Tom and a lot of other people will be there to help me
SoIwillfinishupthiscolumnandwish everyone a Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year and I hope to see you next year
Until next monthhellipMike
November 6 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Regional Executive Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 812 pm
The following is arranged by topic and may not be in chronological order
The October general membership meeting minutes as printed in the November issue of Top End were approved on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
Activities ndash Mary HartmanThe Finger Lakes Region Yearend
banquet is scheduled for Saturday Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport Cost is $25 per person The region is subsidizing the cost by covering $7 of the total per person cost
Chris DeMinco presented the plans for the Finger Lakes Ice Racing Association Events are scheduled for January February and March If ice is not available they will race at Black Rock or Go-Karts An organization meeting is scheduled for Dec 2 at Parkers in Geneva Contact Chris or Kurt Thiel for more information
52012 November
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Membership Report ndash Mike BrunnerThe region currently has 434
members an increase of two from the October count
Twenty one members and guests a t tended the Solo and genera l membership meetings
New BusinessMike has a copy of the schedule for
the NEDiv Mini-Con on Nov 9 10 and 11
The slate of officers as given by the nominating committee has been accepted The survey results will be given to the board at their next meeting for their action Another location is being investigated for the general membership meetings
Officersfor2013areRegional Executive - Mike Tombs Assistant RE - Dave Ciufo Secretary - Marcus Kroll Treasurer - Elizabeth Thiel Activities Director - Mary HartmanDirectors - David Avery and Fran
McAllister Returning directors are Charlie
Tanck and Chris DeMinco
Race Report ndash Mike ToombsWestward Ho 2013Our Nelson Ledges race is scheduled
for June 22 and 23 Lew Giesy will be
race chair for this event
Glen Major 2013On July 5 6 and 7 we will be doing a
double race at Watkins Glen This event will be part of the SCCArsquos ldquoUS Majors TourrdquoasrequestedbythenationalofficeBeing part of the Majors the event will bewelldefinedandwillbesimilartotheother Majors races throughout the US Chris DeMinco will chair this event
Watkins Glen International is asking that there be ticket sales to support a three-day weekend The region may need to provide some promotion for the event
Fun One 2013The Fun One will run Sept 14 and 15
A race chair needs to be named
Adebriefingmeeting for FunOne2012 was held prior to the October board meeting
Rally Report The 2012 RoadRally and RallyCross
Holiday Party and Awards presentation will be held Dec 22 at Cheap Charliersquos inBloomfieldCost is$25perpersonPre-registration is required by Santa so that appropriate gifts can be presented Cocktails at 6 diner at 7 and Santa at 8
Rally Cross ndash Chris DeMincoThe Oct 27 started in the late
afternoon followed by rain That made it a slippy-slidey event As a result the last few competitors had times of up tofiveminutesforthefourthrunThe21 competitors entered all had a good time The event ended with hamburgers hotdogs chili sauce etc
Social Road RalliesThe ldquoGenesee Valley 2012 Colour
Tourrdquo with Rick Barnes as rallymaster had the entering teams searching for the answers to questions to be found along the route All but one team answered the same number of questions correctly That team missed one more
The ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo toured to Hammondsport on November 3 Seven teams ran this ldquofunrdquo rally Competition was based on
the ability to maintain an average speed of 365 mph and eight questions Lynn Randall will be preparing a story and results for publication in the December issue of Top End
Entries may have been impacted by snow Saturday morning
A similar rally will be run in the spring
STPRreg - Alan SmithWork is starting on the Wellsboro
Winter Rally and STPR 2013 Mike reviewed the status with Rally America
Winter Rally SeriesA ldquoDust Off The Cobwebsrdquo event
is scheduled for Dec 1 Registration opens at 245 at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaiguawith the first car off at401 pm Finish will be about 1030 at MacGregorrsquos in Canandaigua This is a paved and smooth unpaved road rally designed to bring the competitors back up to speed on navigating skills and to give new rallyists a chance to learn the skills needed to navigate a winter series rally Some of the more experienced competitors may also use this opportunity to try new procedures andor equipment
Thefirsteventof theFingerLakesRegionrsquos ldquoWinter Rally Seriesrdquo ldquoThe Long Way Homerdquo with Alan Smith as rallymaster is scheduled for Jan 5 It will start and end at the Yard of Ale in Piffard The Jan 19 rally will have Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber as rallymasters That event will run out of Ithaca
Solo Report ndash Chris BucknamThe Solo picnic is scheduled for Nov
18 at the Scottsville Fire Hall Start time is noon with food served at 1230 Cost for the catered picnic is $15 per person
Chris reviewed the Sept 30 event held at Delphi It was noted that Mike Toombs was fastest in the ldquoslowrdquo group in the challenge runs held at the end of the day
Rochester Institute of Technology lot
6 November 2012
Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
rental fees have gone up for 2013
Tom Weaver has accepted the Solo chair position for 2013
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielElizabeth reported the checking
account balance All bills submitted to date have been paid Mike will be writing checks at the Mini-Con for the race events we have scheduled for 2013
A check from the insurance company covering damage to guard rail and barrels has been deposited This brings the Fun One balance into the positive The deposit for the 2013 Westward Ho weekend has been paid
Sanct ion fees for the recent RallyCross and RoadRally events have been paid
Financial statements are available for review from Elizabeth
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
The meeting was adjourned at 913 p m on a motion by Dave Ciufo seconded by Mike Brunner
October 30 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 738 pm
Officers and directors present Michael Toombs Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Carl Dresie Secretary Mary Hartman Activities Director Chris DeMinco Fran McAllister and Charles Tanck Directors
Others present Meridith Croucher Barb Lissow and Lew Giesy
Items are presented by subject and may not be in chronological order
The minutes of the September 25 2012 board of directors meeting were approved on a motion by Charlie seconded by Elizabeth
Activities Report The annual membership recognition
banquet is Jan 12 at the Green Lantern in Fairport The $25 fee represents a subsidy of $7 per person
Suggestions for general membership meeting sites are being sought
New BusinessChris raised the question of what can
be done to bring splinter activities and participants back into the region
Old BusinessThe ballot includes a survey on
meeting date The results will be compiled and presented to the board for action Other meeting dates may also be moved
Race ReportThe May race date has been offered
to us by the Glen Region We would be interested in rotating with them alternating the national race and a May regional We cannot do both the May date and a national in the same year along with Westward Ho and the Fun One
Chris offered to meet with the Glen Region on running races at Watkins Glen Mike will talk with Larry Emery at the MiniCon
Charlie will talk with Dan Glueck about wireless scales for use by Tech
Fun One 2012 ndash Chris DeMinco
Adebriefingmeetingwasheldpriorto the board meeting
Westward Ho 2013 ndash Lew GiesyDates for this event are June 22 and
23 Lew has volunteered to chair this event A budget is being prepared for the January board meeting Fees will be increased for those running the Enduro only
The format of the 2012 Westward Ho race received positive comments in all of the e-mail replies
Watkins Glen National (US Majors Tour) ndash Chris DeMincoDates for this event are July 5 6
and 7
72012 November
FLR NewsMembership News and Information
The national will be part of the SCCArsquos Majors race series The weekend will be a double This is contrary to the NEDiv plans for rotating the double national races
Fun One 2013 Dates for this event are September
14 and 15
Rally Report The Fall Colour Tour rally was an
interesting event
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum destination rally will run on Nov 3
The Dec 1 rally will start at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaigua and end at MacGregorrsquos
Solo Report The Solo picnic is scheduled for
November 18 at the Scottsville Fire Department
Tom Weaver will be assuming the job of Solo chair next year
STPRreg - Meridith CroucherThe performance rally organizers
are meeting in Denver on Nov 10 Options for the series organization will be discussed If the event is not run in 2013 it will be gone forever
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielThe Profit and Loss by Class for
January 1 through October 30 was distributed for review
All region bills have been paid
The entry fees for the last two RallyCross events have been received Hospitalityfortheseeventsandfieldusefees are to be paid
All of the Solo audits have been paid WewerenotfinedforthelateauditsTheSolo picnic site rental has been paid
Memberships and printing are included in the PampL statement
The deposit for the Year End Banquet has been paid The Nelson Ledges deposit is due soon
Funds were moved from the money market and investment accounts to cover
WGI track rental Part of that money will go back into those accounts
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Chris seconded by Mary
The meeting was adjourned at 916 pm on a motion by Elizabeth seconded by Mary
Respectfully submitted Carl F Dresie Secretary
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA
David KriegerRegularPro RacingPiloti Watkins Glen
Darren OharaRegularClub Racing Rally and SoloWeb Site
Ted Strang amp Karen GibsonFamily
Dont forget to renewJonathan ManueleKevin MurraySandra MurraySean Andrew Rasmussen
National NewsR e v i s e d P o i n t Structure for 2013 Majors Nat ional RacesTOPEKA Kan (October 26 2012) The Sports Car Club of Americarsquos Board of Directors today announced the point structure to be used for the 2013 US Majors Tour Conference Championships the National Points Championship and Divisional Points Championships The point standings will be used for all 28 SCCA National Championship Runoffs-eligible classes
The 2013 point structure eliminates the bonus points previously used for the National point championship and weights the Majors races more heavily than in the past for each Championship All 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will crown a Majors champion in each of the four Conferences as well as a single overall National point champion in each class
ldquoThe National Point Standings included bonus points to weight better attended races more than lesser attended racesrdquo Jerry Wannarka SCCA Chairman said ldquoThe goal of the US Majors Tour is to cluster competition eliminating the need to count bonus points Instead those races will simply be given more weight with more drivers scoring pointsrdquo
Races held during the Majors weekends that will be a part of the 2013 schedule will award points to the top 20finishersineachclassRacewinnerswill earn 22 points followed by 19 and 17forpodiumfinishesBeginningwith16 for fourth place points will decrease by one for each of the remaining top-20finisherswith 19th and 20th eachreceiving one point
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
4 November 2012
Mike ToombsRegional Executive
REPort
Meeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes
The end of the year is right around the corner All we need now is to plan for the year end awards and parties Our region Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport and I would like to see everyone there Make this an opportunity to meet other members an opportunity to thank the people who work to put on the events you enter an opportunity to be more than someone who only pays the dues once a year
The region resurrected the destination rally There were seven teams competing in the rally The rally started in Avon and finishedat theGlenHCurtisMuseumin Hammondsport There were four Finger Lakes Region teams and three non-region teams Not exactly the turn out I would like to have seen but Marsha and I did win the novice class so Irsquom glad you all decided not to come out We are going to try again in the spring to get more people so look for more information next year
The Solo picnic was on Nov 18 in Scottsville I canrsquot list out the award winners because it has not happened as I write this The Solo group moved their awards to a separate picnic some years ago because most of the membership felt the awards banquet in January was too long A couple of things have changed and I would like the Solo group to think about moving their class winners back to the annual banquetThe firstdifference is that we are no longer doing membership awards at the banquet The second change is that Solo has decreased
the number of classes they are running hence fewer awards So I would like to purpose that next year that Solo class awards be presented at the region year end banquet
Early in November was the North East Division (NEDiv) mini-convention in Ithaca At this convention one of the things discussed is the upcoming race season After the 2013 season there will be no more National Races Club racing will consist of Major Races and other races ndash whether there are going to be called Regional Races or something else is still under discussion The clubrsquos board of directors has set up four conferences in the United States for the Majors program The Eastern Conference includes NEDiv and the South East Division (SEDiv) together in one conference Three of the races will be in SEDiv and three in NEDiv This year the three in NEDiv should be Summit PointifconfirmedbyWashingtonDCRegion New Jersey Motorsport Park if confirmedbySouthernNew JerseyRegion andWatkinsGlen confirmedby Finger Lakes Region These six races will be one of the ways to get an invitation to the Run Offsreg One of the things to take note of a seventh place finisherina2013Majorsracewillgetthesamepointsasafirstplacefinisherin a 2013 National race Also all Majors races in the Eastern Conference are doubles That is they will be three day race weekends Now hopefully I havenrsquot confused everyone and if I have please stop by the December meeting and I will venture to explain this again
Tom Campbell stepped down as the NEDiv Council chairman over the weekend Tom has found that his work as president of SCCA Pro has taken up too much time and he needed to step back as chair Well the MoHud people at the convention did some talking ndash starting last September and talked me into taking over the position So starting next year as well as being Regional Executive I will also be the NEDiv Council Chairman So to go from having
never been on the council to chairing it is quite a jump I am sure that I will need some help and that Tom and a lot of other people will be there to help me
SoIwillfinishupthiscolumnandwish everyone a Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year and I hope to see you next year
Until next monthhellipMike
November 6 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Regional Executive Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 812 pm
The following is arranged by topic and may not be in chronological order
The October general membership meeting minutes as printed in the November issue of Top End were approved on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
Activities ndash Mary HartmanThe Finger Lakes Region Yearend
banquet is scheduled for Saturday Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport Cost is $25 per person The region is subsidizing the cost by covering $7 of the total per person cost
Chris DeMinco presented the plans for the Finger Lakes Ice Racing Association Events are scheduled for January February and March If ice is not available they will race at Black Rock or Go-Karts An organization meeting is scheduled for Dec 2 at Parkers in Geneva Contact Chris or Kurt Thiel for more information
52012 November
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Membership Report ndash Mike BrunnerThe region currently has 434
members an increase of two from the October count
Twenty one members and guests a t tended the Solo and genera l membership meetings
New BusinessMike has a copy of the schedule for
the NEDiv Mini-Con on Nov 9 10 and 11
The slate of officers as given by the nominating committee has been accepted The survey results will be given to the board at their next meeting for their action Another location is being investigated for the general membership meetings
Officersfor2013areRegional Executive - Mike Tombs Assistant RE - Dave Ciufo Secretary - Marcus Kroll Treasurer - Elizabeth Thiel Activities Director - Mary HartmanDirectors - David Avery and Fran
McAllister Returning directors are Charlie
Tanck and Chris DeMinco
Race Report ndash Mike ToombsWestward Ho 2013Our Nelson Ledges race is scheduled
for June 22 and 23 Lew Giesy will be
race chair for this event
Glen Major 2013On July 5 6 and 7 we will be doing a
double race at Watkins Glen This event will be part of the SCCArsquos ldquoUS Majors TourrdquoasrequestedbythenationalofficeBeing part of the Majors the event will bewelldefinedandwillbesimilartotheother Majors races throughout the US Chris DeMinco will chair this event
Watkins Glen International is asking that there be ticket sales to support a three-day weekend The region may need to provide some promotion for the event
Fun One 2013The Fun One will run Sept 14 and 15
A race chair needs to be named
Adebriefingmeeting for FunOne2012 was held prior to the October board meeting
Rally Report The 2012 RoadRally and RallyCross
Holiday Party and Awards presentation will be held Dec 22 at Cheap Charliersquos inBloomfieldCost is$25perpersonPre-registration is required by Santa so that appropriate gifts can be presented Cocktails at 6 diner at 7 and Santa at 8
Rally Cross ndash Chris DeMincoThe Oct 27 started in the late
afternoon followed by rain That made it a slippy-slidey event As a result the last few competitors had times of up tofiveminutesforthefourthrunThe21 competitors entered all had a good time The event ended with hamburgers hotdogs chili sauce etc
Social Road RalliesThe ldquoGenesee Valley 2012 Colour
Tourrdquo with Rick Barnes as rallymaster had the entering teams searching for the answers to questions to be found along the route All but one team answered the same number of questions correctly That team missed one more
The ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo toured to Hammondsport on November 3 Seven teams ran this ldquofunrdquo rally Competition was based on
the ability to maintain an average speed of 365 mph and eight questions Lynn Randall will be preparing a story and results for publication in the December issue of Top End
Entries may have been impacted by snow Saturday morning
A similar rally will be run in the spring
STPRreg - Alan SmithWork is starting on the Wellsboro
Winter Rally and STPR 2013 Mike reviewed the status with Rally America
Winter Rally SeriesA ldquoDust Off The Cobwebsrdquo event
is scheduled for Dec 1 Registration opens at 245 at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaiguawith the first car off at401 pm Finish will be about 1030 at MacGregorrsquos in Canandaigua This is a paved and smooth unpaved road rally designed to bring the competitors back up to speed on navigating skills and to give new rallyists a chance to learn the skills needed to navigate a winter series rally Some of the more experienced competitors may also use this opportunity to try new procedures andor equipment
Thefirsteventof theFingerLakesRegionrsquos ldquoWinter Rally Seriesrdquo ldquoThe Long Way Homerdquo with Alan Smith as rallymaster is scheduled for Jan 5 It will start and end at the Yard of Ale in Piffard The Jan 19 rally will have Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber as rallymasters That event will run out of Ithaca
Solo Report ndash Chris BucknamThe Solo picnic is scheduled for Nov
18 at the Scottsville Fire Hall Start time is noon with food served at 1230 Cost for the catered picnic is $15 per person
Chris reviewed the Sept 30 event held at Delphi It was noted that Mike Toombs was fastest in the ldquoslowrdquo group in the challenge runs held at the end of the day
Rochester Institute of Technology lot
6 November 2012
Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
rental fees have gone up for 2013
Tom Weaver has accepted the Solo chair position for 2013
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielElizabeth reported the checking
account balance All bills submitted to date have been paid Mike will be writing checks at the Mini-Con for the race events we have scheduled for 2013
A check from the insurance company covering damage to guard rail and barrels has been deposited This brings the Fun One balance into the positive The deposit for the 2013 Westward Ho weekend has been paid
Sanct ion fees for the recent RallyCross and RoadRally events have been paid
Financial statements are available for review from Elizabeth
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
The meeting was adjourned at 913 p m on a motion by Dave Ciufo seconded by Mike Brunner
October 30 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 738 pm
Officers and directors present Michael Toombs Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Carl Dresie Secretary Mary Hartman Activities Director Chris DeMinco Fran McAllister and Charles Tanck Directors
Others present Meridith Croucher Barb Lissow and Lew Giesy
Items are presented by subject and may not be in chronological order
The minutes of the September 25 2012 board of directors meeting were approved on a motion by Charlie seconded by Elizabeth
Activities Report The annual membership recognition
banquet is Jan 12 at the Green Lantern in Fairport The $25 fee represents a subsidy of $7 per person
Suggestions for general membership meeting sites are being sought
New BusinessChris raised the question of what can
be done to bring splinter activities and participants back into the region
Old BusinessThe ballot includes a survey on
meeting date The results will be compiled and presented to the board for action Other meeting dates may also be moved
Race ReportThe May race date has been offered
to us by the Glen Region We would be interested in rotating with them alternating the national race and a May regional We cannot do both the May date and a national in the same year along with Westward Ho and the Fun One
Chris offered to meet with the Glen Region on running races at Watkins Glen Mike will talk with Larry Emery at the MiniCon
Charlie will talk with Dan Glueck about wireless scales for use by Tech
Fun One 2012 ndash Chris DeMinco
Adebriefingmeetingwasheldpriorto the board meeting
Westward Ho 2013 ndash Lew GiesyDates for this event are June 22 and
23 Lew has volunteered to chair this event A budget is being prepared for the January board meeting Fees will be increased for those running the Enduro only
The format of the 2012 Westward Ho race received positive comments in all of the e-mail replies
Watkins Glen National (US Majors Tour) ndash Chris DeMincoDates for this event are July 5 6
and 7
72012 November
FLR NewsMembership News and Information
The national will be part of the SCCArsquos Majors race series The weekend will be a double This is contrary to the NEDiv plans for rotating the double national races
Fun One 2013 Dates for this event are September
14 and 15
Rally Report The Fall Colour Tour rally was an
interesting event
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum destination rally will run on Nov 3
The Dec 1 rally will start at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaigua and end at MacGregorrsquos
Solo Report The Solo picnic is scheduled for
November 18 at the Scottsville Fire Department
Tom Weaver will be assuming the job of Solo chair next year
STPRreg - Meridith CroucherThe performance rally organizers
are meeting in Denver on Nov 10 Options for the series organization will be discussed If the event is not run in 2013 it will be gone forever
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielThe Profit and Loss by Class for
January 1 through October 30 was distributed for review
All region bills have been paid
The entry fees for the last two RallyCross events have been received Hospitalityfortheseeventsandfieldusefees are to be paid
All of the Solo audits have been paid WewerenotfinedforthelateauditsTheSolo picnic site rental has been paid
Memberships and printing are included in the PampL statement
The deposit for the Year End Banquet has been paid The Nelson Ledges deposit is due soon
Funds were moved from the money market and investment accounts to cover
WGI track rental Part of that money will go back into those accounts
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Chris seconded by Mary
The meeting was adjourned at 916 pm on a motion by Elizabeth seconded by Mary
Respectfully submitted Carl F Dresie Secretary
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA
David KriegerRegularPro RacingPiloti Watkins Glen
Darren OharaRegularClub Racing Rally and SoloWeb Site
Ted Strang amp Karen GibsonFamily
Dont forget to renewJonathan ManueleKevin MurraySandra MurraySean Andrew Rasmussen
National NewsR e v i s e d P o i n t Structure for 2013 Majors Nat ional RacesTOPEKA Kan (October 26 2012) The Sports Car Club of Americarsquos Board of Directors today announced the point structure to be used for the 2013 US Majors Tour Conference Championships the National Points Championship and Divisional Points Championships The point standings will be used for all 28 SCCA National Championship Runoffs-eligible classes
The 2013 point structure eliminates the bonus points previously used for the National point championship and weights the Majors races more heavily than in the past for each Championship All 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will crown a Majors champion in each of the four Conferences as well as a single overall National point champion in each class
ldquoThe National Point Standings included bonus points to weight better attended races more than lesser attended racesrdquo Jerry Wannarka SCCA Chairman said ldquoThe goal of the US Majors Tour is to cluster competition eliminating the need to count bonus points Instead those races will simply be given more weight with more drivers scoring pointsrdquo
Races held during the Majors weekends that will be a part of the 2013 schedule will award points to the top 20finishersineachclassRacewinnerswill earn 22 points followed by 19 and 17forpodiumfinishesBeginningwith16 for fourth place points will decrease by one for each of the remaining top-20finisherswith 19th and 20th eachreceiving one point
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
52012 November
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Membership Report ndash Mike BrunnerThe region currently has 434
members an increase of two from the October count
Twenty one members and guests a t tended the Solo and genera l membership meetings
New BusinessMike has a copy of the schedule for
the NEDiv Mini-Con on Nov 9 10 and 11
The slate of officers as given by the nominating committee has been accepted The survey results will be given to the board at their next meeting for their action Another location is being investigated for the general membership meetings
Officersfor2013areRegional Executive - Mike Tombs Assistant RE - Dave Ciufo Secretary - Marcus Kroll Treasurer - Elizabeth Thiel Activities Director - Mary HartmanDirectors - David Avery and Fran
McAllister Returning directors are Charlie
Tanck and Chris DeMinco
Race Report ndash Mike ToombsWestward Ho 2013Our Nelson Ledges race is scheduled
for June 22 and 23 Lew Giesy will be
race chair for this event
Glen Major 2013On July 5 6 and 7 we will be doing a
double race at Watkins Glen This event will be part of the SCCArsquos ldquoUS Majors TourrdquoasrequestedbythenationalofficeBeing part of the Majors the event will bewelldefinedandwillbesimilartotheother Majors races throughout the US Chris DeMinco will chair this event
Watkins Glen International is asking that there be ticket sales to support a three-day weekend The region may need to provide some promotion for the event
Fun One 2013The Fun One will run Sept 14 and 15
A race chair needs to be named
Adebriefingmeeting for FunOne2012 was held prior to the October board meeting
Rally Report The 2012 RoadRally and RallyCross
Holiday Party and Awards presentation will be held Dec 22 at Cheap Charliersquos inBloomfieldCost is$25perpersonPre-registration is required by Santa so that appropriate gifts can be presented Cocktails at 6 diner at 7 and Santa at 8
Rally Cross ndash Chris DeMincoThe Oct 27 started in the late
afternoon followed by rain That made it a slippy-slidey event As a result the last few competitors had times of up tofiveminutesforthefourthrunThe21 competitors entered all had a good time The event ended with hamburgers hotdogs chili sauce etc
Social Road RalliesThe ldquoGenesee Valley 2012 Colour
Tourrdquo with Rick Barnes as rallymaster had the entering teams searching for the answers to questions to be found along the route All but one team answered the same number of questions correctly That team missed one more
The ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museumrdquo toured to Hammondsport on November 3 Seven teams ran this ldquofunrdquo rally Competition was based on
the ability to maintain an average speed of 365 mph and eight questions Lynn Randall will be preparing a story and results for publication in the December issue of Top End
Entries may have been impacted by snow Saturday morning
A similar rally will be run in the spring
STPRreg - Alan SmithWork is starting on the Wellsboro
Winter Rally and STPR 2013 Mike reviewed the status with Rally America
Winter Rally SeriesA ldquoDust Off The Cobwebsrdquo event
is scheduled for Dec 1 Registration opens at 245 at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaiguawith the first car off at401 pm Finish will be about 1030 at MacGregorrsquos in Canandaigua This is a paved and smooth unpaved road rally designed to bring the competitors back up to speed on navigating skills and to give new rallyists a chance to learn the skills needed to navigate a winter series rally Some of the more experienced competitors may also use this opportunity to try new procedures andor equipment
Thefirsteventof theFingerLakesRegionrsquos ldquoWinter Rally Seriesrdquo ldquoThe Long Way Homerdquo with Alan Smith as rallymaster is scheduled for Jan 5 It will start and end at the Yard of Ale in Piffard The Jan 19 rally will have Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber as rallymasters That event will run out of Ithaca
Solo Report ndash Chris BucknamThe Solo picnic is scheduled for Nov
18 at the Scottsville Fire Hall Start time is noon with food served at 1230 Cost for the catered picnic is $15 per person
Chris reviewed the Sept 30 event held at Delphi It was noted that Mike Toombs was fastest in the ldquoslowrdquo group in the challenge runs held at the end of the day
Rochester Institute of Technology lot
6 November 2012
Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
rental fees have gone up for 2013
Tom Weaver has accepted the Solo chair position for 2013
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielElizabeth reported the checking
account balance All bills submitted to date have been paid Mike will be writing checks at the Mini-Con for the race events we have scheduled for 2013
A check from the insurance company covering damage to guard rail and barrels has been deposited This brings the Fun One balance into the positive The deposit for the 2013 Westward Ho weekend has been paid
Sanct ion fees for the recent RallyCross and RoadRally events have been paid
Financial statements are available for review from Elizabeth
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
The meeting was adjourned at 913 p m on a motion by Dave Ciufo seconded by Mike Brunner
October 30 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 738 pm
Officers and directors present Michael Toombs Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Carl Dresie Secretary Mary Hartman Activities Director Chris DeMinco Fran McAllister and Charles Tanck Directors
Others present Meridith Croucher Barb Lissow and Lew Giesy
Items are presented by subject and may not be in chronological order
The minutes of the September 25 2012 board of directors meeting were approved on a motion by Charlie seconded by Elizabeth
Activities Report The annual membership recognition
banquet is Jan 12 at the Green Lantern in Fairport The $25 fee represents a subsidy of $7 per person
Suggestions for general membership meeting sites are being sought
New BusinessChris raised the question of what can
be done to bring splinter activities and participants back into the region
Old BusinessThe ballot includes a survey on
meeting date The results will be compiled and presented to the board for action Other meeting dates may also be moved
Race ReportThe May race date has been offered
to us by the Glen Region We would be interested in rotating with them alternating the national race and a May regional We cannot do both the May date and a national in the same year along with Westward Ho and the Fun One
Chris offered to meet with the Glen Region on running races at Watkins Glen Mike will talk with Larry Emery at the MiniCon
Charlie will talk with Dan Glueck about wireless scales for use by Tech
Fun One 2012 ndash Chris DeMinco
Adebriefingmeetingwasheldpriorto the board meeting
Westward Ho 2013 ndash Lew GiesyDates for this event are June 22 and
23 Lew has volunteered to chair this event A budget is being prepared for the January board meeting Fees will be increased for those running the Enduro only
The format of the 2012 Westward Ho race received positive comments in all of the e-mail replies
Watkins Glen National (US Majors Tour) ndash Chris DeMincoDates for this event are July 5 6
and 7
72012 November
FLR NewsMembership News and Information
The national will be part of the SCCArsquos Majors race series The weekend will be a double This is contrary to the NEDiv plans for rotating the double national races
Fun One 2013 Dates for this event are September
14 and 15
Rally Report The Fall Colour Tour rally was an
interesting event
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum destination rally will run on Nov 3
The Dec 1 rally will start at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaigua and end at MacGregorrsquos
Solo Report The Solo picnic is scheduled for
November 18 at the Scottsville Fire Department
Tom Weaver will be assuming the job of Solo chair next year
STPRreg - Meridith CroucherThe performance rally organizers
are meeting in Denver on Nov 10 Options for the series organization will be discussed If the event is not run in 2013 it will be gone forever
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielThe Profit and Loss by Class for
January 1 through October 30 was distributed for review
All region bills have been paid
The entry fees for the last two RallyCross events have been received Hospitalityfortheseeventsandfieldusefees are to be paid
All of the Solo audits have been paid WewerenotfinedforthelateauditsTheSolo picnic site rental has been paid
Memberships and printing are included in the PampL statement
The deposit for the Year End Banquet has been paid The Nelson Ledges deposit is due soon
Funds were moved from the money market and investment accounts to cover
WGI track rental Part of that money will go back into those accounts
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Chris seconded by Mary
The meeting was adjourned at 916 pm on a motion by Elizabeth seconded by Mary
Respectfully submitted Carl F Dresie Secretary
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA
David KriegerRegularPro RacingPiloti Watkins Glen
Darren OharaRegularClub Racing Rally and SoloWeb Site
Ted Strang amp Karen GibsonFamily
Dont forget to renewJonathan ManueleKevin MurraySandra MurraySean Andrew Rasmussen
National NewsR e v i s e d P o i n t Structure for 2013 Majors Nat ional RacesTOPEKA Kan (October 26 2012) The Sports Car Club of Americarsquos Board of Directors today announced the point structure to be used for the 2013 US Majors Tour Conference Championships the National Points Championship and Divisional Points Championships The point standings will be used for all 28 SCCA National Championship Runoffs-eligible classes
The 2013 point structure eliminates the bonus points previously used for the National point championship and weights the Majors races more heavily than in the past for each Championship All 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will crown a Majors champion in each of the four Conferences as well as a single overall National point champion in each class
ldquoThe National Point Standings included bonus points to weight better attended races more than lesser attended racesrdquo Jerry Wannarka SCCA Chairman said ldquoThe goal of the US Majors Tour is to cluster competition eliminating the need to count bonus points Instead those races will simply be given more weight with more drivers scoring pointsrdquo
Races held during the Majors weekends that will be a part of the 2013 schedule will award points to the top 20finishersineachclassRacewinnerswill earn 22 points followed by 19 and 17forpodiumfinishesBeginningwith16 for fourth place points will decrease by one for each of the remaining top-20finisherswith 19th and 20th eachreceiving one point
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
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24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
6 November 2012
Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
rental fees have gone up for 2013
Tom Weaver has accepted the Solo chair position for 2013
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielElizabeth reported the checking
account balance All bills submitted to date have been paid Mike will be writing checks at the Mini-Con for the race events we have scheduled for 2013
A check from the insurance company covering damage to guard rail and barrels has been deposited This brings the Fun One balance into the positive The deposit for the 2013 Westward Ho weekend has been paid
Sanct ion fees for the recent RallyCross and RoadRally events have been paid
Financial statements are available for review from Elizabeth
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Mike Brunner seconded by Barb Lissow
The meeting was adjourned at 913 p m on a motion by Dave Ciufo seconded by Mike Brunner
October 30 2012
Location Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave Irondequoit NY 14617
Mike Toombs called the meeting to order at 738 pm
Officers and directors present Michael Toombs Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Carl Dresie Secretary Mary Hartman Activities Director Chris DeMinco Fran McAllister and Charles Tanck Directors
Others present Meridith Croucher Barb Lissow and Lew Giesy
Items are presented by subject and may not be in chronological order
The minutes of the September 25 2012 board of directors meeting were approved on a motion by Charlie seconded by Elizabeth
Activities Report The annual membership recognition
banquet is Jan 12 at the Green Lantern in Fairport The $25 fee represents a subsidy of $7 per person
Suggestions for general membership meeting sites are being sought
New BusinessChris raised the question of what can
be done to bring splinter activities and participants back into the region
Old BusinessThe ballot includes a survey on
meeting date The results will be compiled and presented to the board for action Other meeting dates may also be moved
Race ReportThe May race date has been offered
to us by the Glen Region We would be interested in rotating with them alternating the national race and a May regional We cannot do both the May date and a national in the same year along with Westward Ho and the Fun One
Chris offered to meet with the Glen Region on running races at Watkins Glen Mike will talk with Larry Emery at the MiniCon
Charlie will talk with Dan Glueck about wireless scales for use by Tech
Fun One 2012 ndash Chris DeMinco
Adebriefingmeetingwasheldpriorto the board meeting
Westward Ho 2013 ndash Lew GiesyDates for this event are June 22 and
23 Lew has volunteered to chair this event A budget is being prepared for the January board meeting Fees will be increased for those running the Enduro only
The format of the 2012 Westward Ho race received positive comments in all of the e-mail replies
Watkins Glen National (US Majors Tour) ndash Chris DeMincoDates for this event are July 5 6
and 7
72012 November
FLR NewsMembership News and Information
The national will be part of the SCCArsquos Majors race series The weekend will be a double This is contrary to the NEDiv plans for rotating the double national races
Fun One 2013 Dates for this event are September
14 and 15
Rally Report The Fall Colour Tour rally was an
interesting event
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum destination rally will run on Nov 3
The Dec 1 rally will start at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaigua and end at MacGregorrsquos
Solo Report The Solo picnic is scheduled for
November 18 at the Scottsville Fire Department
Tom Weaver will be assuming the job of Solo chair next year
STPRreg - Meridith CroucherThe performance rally organizers
are meeting in Denver on Nov 10 Options for the series organization will be discussed If the event is not run in 2013 it will be gone forever
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielThe Profit and Loss by Class for
January 1 through October 30 was distributed for review
All region bills have been paid
The entry fees for the last two RallyCross events have been received Hospitalityfortheseeventsandfieldusefees are to be paid
All of the Solo audits have been paid WewerenotfinedforthelateauditsTheSolo picnic site rental has been paid
Memberships and printing are included in the PampL statement
The deposit for the Year End Banquet has been paid The Nelson Ledges deposit is due soon
Funds were moved from the money market and investment accounts to cover
WGI track rental Part of that money will go back into those accounts
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Chris seconded by Mary
The meeting was adjourned at 916 pm on a motion by Elizabeth seconded by Mary
Respectfully submitted Carl F Dresie Secretary
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA
David KriegerRegularPro RacingPiloti Watkins Glen
Darren OharaRegularClub Racing Rally and SoloWeb Site
Ted Strang amp Karen GibsonFamily
Dont forget to renewJonathan ManueleKevin MurraySandra MurraySean Andrew Rasmussen
National NewsR e v i s e d P o i n t Structure for 2013 Majors Nat ional RacesTOPEKA Kan (October 26 2012) The Sports Car Club of Americarsquos Board of Directors today announced the point structure to be used for the 2013 US Majors Tour Conference Championships the National Points Championship and Divisional Points Championships The point standings will be used for all 28 SCCA National Championship Runoffs-eligible classes
The 2013 point structure eliminates the bonus points previously used for the National point championship and weights the Majors races more heavily than in the past for each Championship All 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will crown a Majors champion in each of the four Conferences as well as a single overall National point champion in each class
ldquoThe National Point Standings included bonus points to weight better attended races more than lesser attended racesrdquo Jerry Wannarka SCCA Chairman said ldquoThe goal of the US Majors Tour is to cluster competition eliminating the need to count bonus points Instead those races will simply be given more weight with more drivers scoring pointsrdquo
Races held during the Majors weekends that will be a part of the 2013 schedule will award points to the top 20finishersineachclassRacewinnerswill earn 22 points followed by 19 and 17forpodiumfinishesBeginningwith16 for fourth place points will decrease by one for each of the remaining top-20finisherswith 19th and 20th eachreceiving one point
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
72012 November
FLR NewsMembership News and Information
The national will be part of the SCCArsquos Majors race series The weekend will be a double This is contrary to the NEDiv plans for rotating the double national races
Fun One 2013 Dates for this event are September
14 and 15
Rally Report The Fall Colour Tour rally was an
interesting event
The Glenn H Curtiss Museum destination rally will run on Nov 3
The Dec 1 rally will start at Charlie Riedelrsquos in Canandaigua and end at MacGregorrsquos
Solo Report The Solo picnic is scheduled for
November 18 at the Scottsville Fire Department
Tom Weaver will be assuming the job of Solo chair next year
STPRreg - Meridith CroucherThe performance rally organizers
are meeting in Denver on Nov 10 Options for the series organization will be discussed If the event is not run in 2013 it will be gone forever
Treasurerrsquos Report ndash Elizabeth ThielThe Profit and Loss by Class for
January 1 through October 30 was distributed for review
All region bills have been paid
The entry fees for the last two RallyCross events have been received Hospitalityfortheseeventsandfieldusefees are to be paid
All of the Solo audits have been paid WewerenotfinedforthelateauditsTheSolo picnic site rental has been paid
Memberships and printing are included in the PampL statement
The deposit for the Year End Banquet has been paid The Nelson Ledges deposit is due soon
Funds were moved from the money market and investment accounts to cover
WGI track rental Part of that money will go back into those accounts
The treasurerrsquos report was accepted on a motion by Chris seconded by Mary
The meeting was adjourned at 916 pm on a motion by Elizabeth seconded by Mary
Respectfully submitted Carl F Dresie Secretary
Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA
David KriegerRegularPro RacingPiloti Watkins Glen
Darren OharaRegularClub Racing Rally and SoloWeb Site
Ted Strang amp Karen GibsonFamily
Dont forget to renewJonathan ManueleKevin MurraySandra MurraySean Andrew Rasmussen
National NewsR e v i s e d P o i n t Structure for 2013 Majors Nat ional RacesTOPEKA Kan (October 26 2012) The Sports Car Club of Americarsquos Board of Directors today announced the point structure to be used for the 2013 US Majors Tour Conference Championships the National Points Championship and Divisional Points Championships The point standings will be used for all 28 SCCA National Championship Runoffs-eligible classes
The 2013 point structure eliminates the bonus points previously used for the National point championship and weights the Majors races more heavily than in the past for each Championship All 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will crown a Majors champion in each of the four Conferences as well as a single overall National point champion in each class
ldquoThe National Point Standings included bonus points to weight better attended races more than lesser attended racesrdquo Jerry Wannarka SCCA Chairman said ldquoThe goal of the US Majors Tour is to cluster competition eliminating the need to count bonus points Instead those races will simply be given more weight with more drivers scoring pointsrdquo
Races held during the Majors weekends that will be a part of the 2013 schedule will award points to the top 20finishersineachclassRacewinnerswill earn 22 points followed by 19 and 17forpodiumfinishesBeginningwith16 for fourth place points will decrease by one for each of the remaining top-20finisherswith 19th and 20th eachreceiving one point
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
Commercial Ad Rates
To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
8 November 2012
ldquoAfter much discussion it was determined that keeping the points as simple as possible was the desirerdquo Wannarka continued ldquoThe simple way to view the Majors event points is that the events are on a lsquoplus 10rsquo schedule from the traditional points The top nine finishersearntheregularpointsplus10Then from 10th on down the points start at 10 and decrease by one through 19th with an additional point for the 20th placefinishertoroundthepoints-payingpositions outrdquo
Points for the non-Majors National races will remain on the traditional point scale for the top nine with no bonus points
2013 Point StructureFinishing Traditional Position Majors National 1 22 12 2 19 9 3 17 7 4 16 6 5 15 5 6 14 4 7 13 3 8 12 2 9 11 1 10 10 11 9 12 8 13 7 14 6 15 5 16 4 17 3 18 2 19 1 20 1
The races scored toward each of the four geographic Conference Championships on the US Majors Tour will be based on the number of actual races held in each conference with a driver getting a number of ldquodropsrdquo in his or her Conference While most but not all Majors events will be doubleheader weekends a Conference that hosts 11 or 12raceswillcountthetopeightfinishestoward the Championship A Conference that hosts nine or 10 races will score the bestsevenfinishesandifaConference
held only eight races the top six would score toward the Conference Championship
Outs ide of the new poin t structure and the elimination of the bonus points the National Point Championship will be tallied in the same way as 2012 with a driver able to count his or her best seven races regardless of Division or Conference affiliationSimilarly theDivisionalChampionships will count both non-Majors Nationals and Majors races with the only change being the revised point structure for Majors events
Thequalificationpathtothe50thNational Championship Runoffs will be announced during the PRI show in Orlando Fla in December following a discussion and vote at the SCCA Board of Directors meeting The complete US Majors Tour schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks
Additional information on the US Majors Tour is available at wwwsccamajorscom
US Majors Tour Spec ia l ty S ta f f Announced By SCCATOPEKA Kan (November 1 2012) ndashTheSCCANationalOfficein Topeka today named a host of members to serve in administrative and Chief Steward roles for the US Majors Tour for 2013
The Conference Administrators will serve as liaisons between the National Office and the SCCA Regions hosting the event as well as a local information post for drivers and participants The role will include working with the Regions on pre-event logistics and preparation and post-event awards distribution and follow-up with the participants During the race weekends the Administrator will assist with
managing victory circle ceremonies the live timing system and other customer service-related components
The Series Chief Steward will be the same at every Majors race within the Conference tasked with setting the Majors ldquotonerdquo and bringing consistency for drivers at each event Local stewards will operate the event under the guidance of the Conferencersquos Chief Steward who will oversee the event
ldquoWe put together this staff each of whom has experience in Region activities to give the Majors program and its participants the attention they needrdquo Butch Kummer Director of Club Racing said ldquoThese individuals serve as additional points of contactforracersandRegionOfficialswhomay have questions as we move forwardrdquo
A Conference Administrator and a Chief Steward has been appointed in each of the Eastern Mid-States Northern and Western Conferences
Eastern Conference (NEDiv amp SEDiv) Gayle Lorenz Conference Administrator and Bob Hudson Chief Steward
Mid-States Conference (MWDiv RMDiv amp SWDiv) Marina Kraft Conference Administrator and Barrett Braun Chief Steward
Northern Conference (CENDiv amp GLDiv) Melinda Frame Conference Administrator and Costa Dunias Chief Steward
Western Conference (SoPacDiv amp NorPacDiv) Dave DeBorde Conference Administrator and RJ Gordy Chief Steward
The complete US Majors Tour Schedule will be released in the coming weeks The Conference Administrators will hit the ground running following a training session in Topeka early in December
More information can be found at wwwsccacom and on the US Majors Tour at wwwsccamajorscom
Follow the SCCA on Twitter SCCAOfficialorliketheClubonFacebookatfacebookcomsccaofficial
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
92012 November
PLEASE RSVP by January 3 2013Mary Hartman ph (585) 426-3288
e-mail MKHartmanGeneseeedu or activitiesdirectorflr-sccacom
Green Lantern InnOne East Church Street
Fairport New York 14450
ph (585) 223-0556
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
SaturdayJanuary 12 2013
Checks payable to ldquoFinger Lakes Region SCCArdquoAt the door or mail to Finger Lakes Banquet 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624
Number of Adults _____ x $25 = $_______
Number of Children ____ x $15 = $_______
Total enclosed $_______
Name(s)
Cocktails at 600 pm - Registration Open bar Hors drsquooeuvres
Beer wine soda juice - Cash bar for mixed drinks Beverages will be available for purchase
during and after dinner Cheese crackers and vegetable tray
Dinner amp Cash Bar at 700 pm - Sliced USDA Choice Sirloin in Gravy Chicken on the Bone Pasta with Marinara Sauce Roasted Potato Steamed Vegetables Green Salad Assorted Warm Rolls
Presentation of awards - Following dinner
The Green Lantern Inn has been a landmark in the Rochester New York area for over 125 years Originally built as a private residence the Inn was converted to a boarding house a tavern a full service restaurant and is presently a banquet facility
The Deland House now known as the Green Lantern Inn was designed by Mr John Thomas and is in the style of a French chateau Started in 1875 and occupied in 1876 it is considered to be the best local example of high second empire ar-chitecture
Handicapped accessible entrance and park-ing off Route 250
10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
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11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
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12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
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10 November 2012
RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair
Rally Meeting NotesOctober 16 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological order
The following six RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon and Alan Smith
RallyCross SeriesThe plan is to have the October
27th RallyCross to run late afternoon into the evening The remaining 2012 RallyCross events are Sunday Nov 18 and SaturdayDec 15The first twoevents in 2013 have been scheduled for Saturday Jan 26 and Feb 23
The RallyCross series will be budgeted separately from the RoadRally events for the 2013 season
Rally Yearend PartyAlan Smith will contact Cheap
Charliersquos to schedule the rally Christmas party The best open date is Dec 22 If the date is available it will be scheduled with Activities Director Mary Hartman and the restaurant
STPRreg
The Wellsboro Winter Rally has not been scheduled There are issues with the sanctioning body
The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesRickrsquos Genesee Valley Colour Tour
2012 social rally was run on Oct 14 Scoring was based on finding the
answers to20 questions found along the routeFourofthefiveteamsanswered16 of the questions correctly and therefore tied forfirstAn article andresults will be printed in the November issue of Top End
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Alan reported that he had run the safety steward check for the ldquoRally to the Glenn H Curtis Museumrdquo scheduled for Nov 3 There are some nice roads this should be a good event
Winter Rally SeriesFlyers have been generated for Alan
Smithrsquos ldquoLong Way Homerdquo rally to be run on Jan 5 and for Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuberrsquos ldquo4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rallyrdquo scheduled for Jan 19
John Werner has expressed an interest in doing a winter series rally Jamie Hayslip has also offered to write a rally Rallymasters need to be named for the last three events in the series First timers could be paired with an experienced rallymaster for training
The B speed factor for limited and stock classes will be changed from 110 to 113 The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions will include this change Let Tom know if you want to make any other changes
The 2013 Rally budget will be based on 18 entries per event Entry fees will be held constant Tom will prepare the budget
Miscellaneous Discussions The general membership meeting
may be moved from Tuesday to Wednesday The results of the survey included with the ballot will be passed along to the board for action The site may also be changed Do we want to change the date of the Rally meeting Anyone having a preference let Tom know
Tom will be involved in a plant shutdown for about a month and will
not be able to cover time consuming rally errands
The regionrsquos Year End Awards Banquet is scheduled for Jan 12 at the Green Lantern Inn in Fairport
Adrienne Hughes and Roy Hopkins ran Targa Newfoundland in Grand Touring driving a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth They placed fourth in class with a total score of 129
SCCA membership could be used as payment to Eric Hobron for building new check point signs
Tom is shopping for a replacement wiener dog Compatibility with a current dog is important The puppy under consideration is a wire haired Dachshund
Important events in our lives are sometimes dated by the cars we owned at the time
Limited access onto a submarine required that the ice cream machine be cut in half and then reassembled on board CO2 is not permitted on a submarine Using nitrogen makes the ice cream grainy and the Coke machine also had problems
November 13 2012
96 Church Street Victor NY
These notes are grouped by subject not in chronological order
The following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Tom Langdon Alan Smith Gary Thomas and John Werner
Rally Year-end PartyIt is important to get your reservations
in early for the Christmas party Santa needs time to gather up the presents he distributes at the party Santa also needs stories to pass along while distributing the ldquopackagesrdquo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
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12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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Commercial Ad Rates
To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
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Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
TOP
EN
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
112012 November
STPRreg
Committee meetings for the 2013 running have not been scheduled
The Wellsboro Winter Rally is being discussed The committee may seek insurance by some entity other than Rally America
Greg Lester has expressed an interest in writing the charity rally run on the Friday of STPR weekend Tom circulated an e-mail from Greg The charity rally will be sanctioned and conducted as a social rally
TheVIPbusmaynotberunonSaturdayItisdifficulttofindanexclusivelocationthatabuscanreachLastyeartherally transited by the second location
Summer and Fall Rally SeriesThe Dec 1 rally will start and end in Canandaigua with
the break being at the truck stop on Rt 414 near the thruway Jerry will do the safety check Carl will contact Jerry to make arrangements
The turnout at the social rallies is disappointing in light of the request from some of the clubrsquos members for more social events
Winter Rally SeriesJamie Hayslip volunteered to be rallymaster for the Feb
16 2013 rally This rally is tentatively planned to start in the Canandaigua area
John Werner will write the March rally The idea is to start at the Yard of Ale in Piffard and go north and west to the Batavia area
Frank Beyer has offered to conduct a rally in the Tug Hill area as part of the Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The proposal is for a ten hour event To meet the spirit of the Winter Series it should be shortened to about six hours Jerry Kerwin will contact Frank Tom passed around copies of e-mail messages from and with Frank
Gary and John K gave an overview of the 4th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally It will go east toward Whitney Point on Interstate81TheroadsbeingusedareldquonewstuffrdquoThefirstcar off time will be moved to 330 to insure that the end time is early enough to be convenient MaryAnne Shults should be notifiedimmediatelyofthetimechange
The 2013 Winter Rally Series General Instructions have been updated and will be posted soon Workers will be compensated to cover part of their costs
John K has copies of Phil Barnesrsquo rallies If there is interest the Ithaca rally could be moved to Cortland
Miscellaneous Discussions Tom noted that Rally Safety Steward Licenses have been
issued to several of the regionrsquos rallyists
Rally mileage is to the sign In the absence of a sign it is to the apex
December and January weather is predicted to be warmer than usual
Steve McElviersquos web site is cool
If the sign cannot be read (it might have been turned around) is the road still ldquoseasonalrdquo
Some cars such as Miatas GT6srsquo and other sporty cars maybeatightfitforsomepeople
The web site Special Stage occasionally has rally computers advertised for sale at reasonable prices
John K noted that using the 798 has the possibilities of serious errors due to multiple options in throwing the switches
A Scottish Ale labeled ldquoUsed Engine Oilrdquo is available at Beers of the World
The replacement weiner dog was purchased Being a ldquohowlerrdquo was a consideration
78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616
585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscomCLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION
FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCEMACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION
ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORKDYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA
10 Off Labor to Club Members5 Time HSR 4 Hours of Sebring Class Winner
2006-2010
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
12 November 2012
Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum not hindered by tail-end of hurricaneBy Marilyn Randall
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the US the evening of Monday Oct 29 striking near Atlantic City NJ with winds of 80 mph By Nov 1 now dubbed ldquoSuperstorm Sandyrdquo by the news media had dissipated
However remnants were circulating across the lower Great Lakes region and moving into Canada Some areas were getting residual rain and snow showers When all was said and done Sandy affected more than 50 million people
Although the Finger Lakes area didnrsquot suffer the devastation of the coastal areas there were still lingering effects on Saturday Nov 3 when seven teams ventured from Avon to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport
I was a bit disappointed the sun was not out plus most of the trees were bare with only remnants of fall color left after the devastating winds so there went my vision of a perfect fall day
Some of the competitors had some interesting comments Breckley Ellerd who was Tony Zannirsquos navigator said that she really enjoyed the experience Thiswasherfirstrally
ldquoWe travelled over roads I would never have exploredrdquo she said ldquoThere was a variety of weather rain snow and sunshine It was an engaging course for a novicerdquo
It has been several years since I have been a rallymaster so had forgotten the resiliency of those who love this
sport and weather doesnrsquot matter in fact it often makes a road rally more interesting
This was what SCCA terms a ldquoGame Tour and Adventurerdquo Rally with the subcategory being a destination rally where the participants know the ending location of the rally
Three experienced teams and four novice teams competed and all made it to the museum with few problems It began at Tom Wahlrsquos in Avon at noon The course was a mix of approximately 55 miles of paved roads with a few gravel and dirt roads thrown in to keep the experienced people happy There were mileages tulip diagrams and written instructions and included eight questions to be answered along the way to be used in case of a tie which we neededtouseforthefinalscoring
Zanni declared it was ldquofantasticrdquo He loved the dirt and the TTT parts (terribly twisty turns) a phrasefirst coinedbyJohn Robinson a veteran rallymaster who passed away many years ago
David Schwaner president of the Finger Lakes Porsche Club had not rallied in many years said he would do another rally similar to this His navigator Sue Miller joked ldquoas long has hedidwhatItoldhimwewerefinerdquoSpoken like a true navigator
Unfortunately Barbara Lissow an experienced and passionate rallyist ended upfinishing eightminutes latedue to a miscalculation by her rookie navigator She didnrsquot lose her spirits however because she knows thatrsquos rally Sometimes it is this type of learning experience that turns on the competitive human nature and theyrsquoll return because they want to win next time
Mike and Marsha competed in the Novice class and tookfirst placeAsmany other competitors will confess sometimes a husbandwife team doesnrsquot work
ldquoWersquove both got lots of rally experiencerdquo he said ldquobut not togetherrdquo
Thanks to Alan Smith who taught a rallynovicebriefingandtoAndySmithwho demonstrated what a checkpoint sign looked like Alan also did the safety check of the rally route Thanks to Mary Hartman who worked a checkpoint Special thanks to my co-rally master Mike Brunner who course checked the routes several times donating his time and gas so this would be a success He also formatted all the instructions and forms we needed and stopped my fussingandsnitfitswhenthingswerenot going well Also a very big thank you to MaryAnne Shults our West Coast media guru She helped promote the rally by sending out a flier and press release to the local colleges and car clubs inviting them to join the fun Finally thank you to the competitors who came out on a Saturday afternoon
After a hiatus of 20+ years I survived the rallymaster experience and like childbirth will have forgotten the pre-rally angst and will be ready to write another rally in the summer of 2013
I hope to bring back the old Rally to the Valley Bully Hill event that I originally wrote in the 1970s
Results Novice class
First Place Mike Toombs Marsha Toombs
Second Place David Schwaner Sue Miller
Third Place Greg Hogan Steve Cunningham
ExperiencedFirst Place
Tony ZanniBreckley Ellard
Second Place Brian FallonJohn Simonson
Third Place Fran McAllisterrdquoFranklinrdquo
McAllister
Fourth Place Barbara LissowChristopher
Hawkin
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
132012 November
Greg and Steve (and the rest of the team) 3rd place in the novice class
Sue and David 2nd place in the novice class
Mike and Marsha took 1st place in the novice class Thiswastheirfirstrallyonanumberofyears
Fran McAllisterrsquos navigator (missing) and Fran3rd place in the experienced class
Brian and John long time rallyists took2nd place in the experienced class
Rallymaster Lynn Randall with the experienced class winners Breckley and Tony
Winners of the Rally to the Glenn H Curtiss Museum at the awards presentation (Barb Lissow and Chris Haskin
not pictured) Mike Brunner photos
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
Classified Ads
Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom for more info
of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
Commercial Ad Rates
To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
14 November 2012
Drive Fast Take Chances Get DirtyRallyCross is the easiest way to get into the action of Per-formance Rally Racing Perryrsquos Park offers a challenging dirt course that will test your drving skills slding sideways over dirt and gravel Put your foot to the oor and join us this season
For more FLR-SCCA RallyCross information email rallycross r-sccacom or call RallyCross Chairman Tony Zanni at 5852812510
All events held at Perryrsquos Park 4538 Caledonia Rd Liechester NY Dates and locations subject to change Weather can cancel an event on short notice please visit www r-sccacom or facebookcom rscca for updates Photo Monica Roche
RALLYCROSSFINGER LAKES SCCA
2012
Name Car OA Cls Total run 1 run 2 run 3 run 440 U4 Nate Michals WOD 1 1 880 227 220 215 2181 U4 Jim Perrin WOD2 2 2 880 222 219 214 225+17 O4 Brandon West Subaru Beast 3 1 918 237 226 234 221
32 U4 Darren Ohara WOD 4 3 942 233 233 234 24236 2WD Tony Zanni WCRX 5 1 948 233 234 233 248+130 O4 David Cleckinger OBS 6 2 954 241 236 236 2408 2wd Kurt Thiel Golf 7 2 966 236 246 240 244+1
948 2wd Chris Thompson Civic 8 3 969 249 240 242 23817 OPEN John Bathgate WRX 9 1 975 250+3 256+2 237+1 232+116 O4 Corey Jenkins RS 10 3 976 239 244 243 250+133 O4 Jake Vallee RS 11 4 984 238 254+2 236 256+2611 U4 Jeremy Keck Impreza 22 12 4 993 236 234 243 280+115 U4 Josh Glassby Impreza 22 13 5 1001 248 258+1 254+1 2410 OPEN Rich Smith WCRX 14 2 1056 257 258 276+2 265+1
944 OPEN Charles Tamerli Porsche 944 15 3 1056 245 276+1 280+2 255608 O4 Jeremie Snyder RS 16 5 1081 262+1 262 257 30041 2wd Paul Laylo Miata 17 4 1101 268 279 282 27218 OPEN Tom McIntyre WRX 18 4 1105 252 253 300 30045 2wd Chris DeMinco Miata 19 5 1140 265 275 300 30029 U4 Michelle Richau WOD 20 6 1159 259 300 300 30010 U4 Robert Parmisani Impreza 22 21 7 1200 300 300 300 300
Place
times include all penalties
RallyXClass
CarNo
Run plus number of cones
October 27 RallyCross Results Perryrsquos Park
Rain shortens the October RallyCross
Yesterdays Haunty RallyCross was more like Rainy Muddy Slidey RallyCross Only 4 runs before the rains put an end to it Thanks for everyone who came out regulars and a lot of new faces Thanks Brandon West for the sloppy joes Chris Thompson for being Safety Steward and Head Chef and to John Walsh for stopping out to say hi
Tony ZanniRallymaster
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
152012 November
An opportunity to learn the skills and techniques needed to navigate a Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally using the instructions typically found in the Winter Rally Series events Or for the more experienced rallyist the opportunity to ldquodust offrdquo those navigating skills test and tune new equipment move up a class or try a new method of staying on time all the time
Saturday December 1 2012
ENTRY INFORMATIONbull RoadRallyofapproximately130milesthroughthe
FingerLakesareaofNewYorkStatebull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$40carguestsbull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
ThreeSpeedgroups (where A = fastest C = slowest)
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
START LOCATIONCharlieRiedelrsquos3140TownlineRoadCanandaiguaNY(Intersection of Rtes 5amp20 w CR10)
FINISH LOCATIONMacGregorrsquos759SMainStCanandaiguaNY
SCHEDULERegistration 245to345PMNoviceschool315PMDriversrsquoMeeting345PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes about1030PM
For further information contactCarl Dresie
cfdresiecscom bull (585) 544-6482
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Dust off the Cobwebs
GET READY FOR THE 2013 WINTER RALLY SERIES
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
Classified Ads
Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom for more info
of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
Commercial Ad Rates
To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
16 November 2012
F I N G E R L A K E S R E G I O N S C C A
Rally Christmas PartySaturday December 22 2012 Cheap Charlies Restaurant 8 Elm St Bloomfield NY
Cocktails at 6 pmSocial hour with cheesecrackerscash bar
Dinner at 7 pm Entree choices
raquo 12-oz Prime Rib raquo Chicken amp Shrimp Scampi over Linguini raquo Veal Parmesan with Spaghetti raquo Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti
Salad Baked Potato Vegetable Bread Coffee Dessert
$25 per person (includes taxtip)
RSVP to Alan Smith by Wednesday Dec 12asmith2357aolcom or 585-359-4688
Santa promises to race through after dinnerDesign by Kati
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
Classified Ads
Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom for more info
of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
Commercial Ad Rates
To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
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Trea
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3 K
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Web
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NY
145
80TO
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taff
119
Broo
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17-3
903
The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
172012 November
Event 1 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern
Tier with the Finger Lakes Regionrsquos 2013 Winter Rally Series The
first rally of the series consists of approximately 160 competitive
miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier
Saturday January 5 2013
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONTheYardofAleandCanalHouseInn3226GeneseeStreetPiffardNY
SCHEDULERegistration 300to400PMNoviceschool330PMDriversrsquoMeeting410PMFirstcarstarts431PMFirstcarfinishes about1100PM
Contact the rallymaster to pre-register and for answers to questions
Alan Smith
asmith2357aolcom bull (585) 359-4688
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
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24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
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Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
18 November 2012
Event 2 of the 2013 Winter Rally Series
A rally of approximately 185 miles using both paved and
unpaved roads in the southern parts of central New York State
ENTRY INFORMATION
bull Fees$35carSCCAmembers$45carguests
bull 35carlimit-pre-registrationisrecommended
bull SeriesclassesmdashEquippedLimitedStockandNovice
bull Snowtiresarerecommended(all-seasontiresmaylimityourspeedgroupeligibility)towropestrapand90minutesofflaresoroneDOTtrianglearerequiredtocompete
STARTFINISH LOCATIONManosDiner357ElmiraRd(Route13)inIthacaNY
SCHEDULERegistration200to330PMNoviceschool300PMDriversrsquoMeeting340PMFirstcarstarts401PMFirstcarfinishes~1045PM
Questions Want to pre-register contact Rallymaster Gary Thomasgarygeorgethomasgmailcom
6072770501
Visit our website andor social media for more information wwwflr-sccacomrally
wwwtwittercomflrscca
wwwfacebookcomflrscca
newsflr-sccacom
Saturday January 19 2013
4th Annual
a Thomas and Kastenhuber production
Want to stay overnight after the rallyMeadow Court Inn (607) 273-3885
529 S Meadow St (12 mile north of startfinish)Double for $5900 + taxes
There are also several other hotels in the area
192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
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Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
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Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
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252012 November
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Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
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192012 November
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
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For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
TOP
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
20 November 2012
Targa 2012 (An adventure in Highs and Lows)By Mark Laitenberger
This was the sixth year I got a chance to compete in Targa Newfoundland and as we all know half of any trophy is the stories you bring home Sometimes thatrsquos the only trophy but those are usually the better stories
F o r t h o s e w h o a r e unfamiliar with this event let me explain what Targa is and how it works Targa Newfoundland is a six-day event with one day of qualifying and five days ofcompetitive auto racing The firstdayldquoProloguerdquohasthreestages and times from these are used to assign the start order for Monday morning Unlike Performance Rally in Targa they start the slowest carsfirstandthefastestcarslast This keeps the group together and provides an opportunitymdashor challengemdashto pass cars on the longer stages
Every night the organizers assign a new start order for the next morning based on the times to date Each car is assigned to a group based on its age and this year for the second time all cars 1983 and newer were thrown into a single class called Modern and had the same base or target time This means that if your stage time is the same as or faster than the base time you get a zero If your stage time is slower than the base time you are penalized one point per second slower And unlike draw poker you can
not discard a stage (or time) you donrsquot like for something better
This year I got an opportunity to move from the Modern field to
After spending most of Thursday a f te rnoon f ly ing to S t Johns Newfoundland I caught up with Chip and our service crew Robert and Randy Then Friday we headed to Brianrsquos Speed ShopinHolyroodNLtogetafinallookunderthecarfinishwiringtheintercomand check the Terratrip to get an initial factor Saturday is Tech inspection paperwork odo run and the evening car show in the arena Sometimes this is done quickly and the rest of the day is spent relaxing or helping other competitors this was not one of those years
TheTerratrip seamed toworkfineon Friday but during the odo run every time Chip broke hard the odometer
would stop counting until he let off the brake Sometimes I would have to jiggle the wiring harness to get the count resumed and other times it was a random event After spending some time checking every wire and solder connection with plenty of trial and error it was discovered that the sensors were mounted too far from the bolt head
With this corrected and a few kilometers under varying driving conditions it was decided that the problem was fixed and just in time for Chip Rodger and Randy to get in a round of golf at Pippy Park Of course I had to go along who else goes to Newfoundland to compete in the Targa Auto race and still gets in a
round of golf After 9 holes Randy had had enough and I played his last 9 I think Irsquoll stick with auto racing
Sunday was Prolog a final chance to shake down the car and get an idea of the road conditions The organizers use these times to get a start order for Monday morning with the fastest cars starting last Because these stages are not scored some competitors choose to go a little slower in the hopes of getting an earlier start
time the next day Chip wasnrsquot one of these and he drove almost as fast as he would the rest of the week This put us starting Monday morning second from last in front of Matt and Brian Oldford in a 2004 Subaru WRX
Monday started with some sun and thefirstfourstageswentbywithoutanyproblemsandnopointsThefifthstagewas long with a combination of turns in the middle called ldquoThe Horseshoerdquo This is after a long run (about 06 miles) into a crest easy kink right crest into Hard Right down hill into Acute left up hill into medium right over crest All this happens within 02 miles and has a drop-off on the driverrsquos side A little before
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
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To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
TOP
EN
DFi
nger
Lak
es R
EGIO
N S
CC
A IN
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Trea
sure
r75
3 K
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Rd
Web
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NY
145
80TO
P EN
D E
dito
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taff
119
Broo
kvie
w D
r R
oche
ster
NY
146
17-3
903
The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
212012 November
thefirstcresttheOldfordspassedusata much higher speed (about 190 KPH) and over the crest as I was calling out the second turn I felt the car slow down a lot and Chip said we had to help the Oldfords I looked up in time to see the dust settling As we jumped out of our car I could see where they has caught a guardrail on the wrong side and landed in some pine trees They ended up about 30 ndash 40 ft below and about 80 ft off the roadfacingoncomingracetrafficTheywerebothfineandwehelpedthemoutof their car and had to leave them on the side of the road as we headed to the finishLaterItalkedtoMattandhesaidhe didnrsquot see the kink and thought the road went straight to the crest and was still accelerating as the car left the road Wefinishedthedayinafourwaytieforfirstwithazerofortheday
Tuesday was the day hurricane Irene blew into the area and started with Niagara Falls being poured over our windshield I had expected the first stageAppleton to be cancelledBut when we showed up there were the workers waiting for us There are three levels of road condition 1 ndash Dry 2 ndash Standing water 3 ndash Rain with level 2 amp 3 they lower the speed about 6 amp 12 or extend the time allotted to get a zero We managed to zero this and the next two stages and about half way through the fourth stage we were about a minute ahead of our average time As we came over the last crest we could see the finishline with only an easy left into a downhill long right tofinishWedecided toback off a little more No sense taking chances this close to the finish lineof course this is were we lost control and the back of the car came around We very slowly slid into the ditch on the side of the road and because
everything was muddy we couldnrsquot get out The sweep vehicle pulled us out pretty quickly because we started fourth fromlastWecrossedthefinishlineinfront of the sweep vehicle As we came into thefinish the display and timingarea was being taken apart because it had to be reset up as a start line so we didnrsquotgetafinishtimeTherestoftheday went well and we even did well in Gander a very tough in town stage with only two short straight sections I had planned to put in and had even written an inquire to try to get the last recorded time on stage four but as luck would have it the timing line was still up and it just wasnrsquot displayed
Wednesday started out with better weather but we were pretty bummed about 329 (209 points) of penalty points for an error on Tuesday Wednesday included the Greenspond stage another of my favorite stages Greenspond has a coupleofhardturnsandafinishlineona long uphill climb with a slight kink in theroadafterthefinishlineThestageispretty short with most of the turns in the middle less than 010 miles apart and has an elevation change at every turn One of the instructions is an acute left uphill climb into hairpin right The acute is very sharp and the uphill is very steep all the way up to the hairpin that brings
you right back down into a left at ldquoTrdquo with a triple caution () This wanders thru a small town for a few more turns into a hard left into the uphill climb to thefinishEveryoneisdownonspeedatthispointandracesuptothefinishand we were no different As we crossed thefinishlinewealmostlostcontrolinthe kink but Chip kept control and we kept our penalty down to six seconds (points) Wednesday ends with two runs in Marystown with a long run in and a bunch of quick corners the rest of the waytothefinishTworunsatthisearnedus a few more points for the day and we finishedwith25pointsforthedayWemoved from sixth (on Tuesday) into fourthinClassicAswewerefinishingcheckingthecarforthenightanofficialcame over to inform us that the Finish line for the stage we got stuck on the previous day was in the wrong location andwehadactuallycrossedthefinishline before getting caught in the ditch Another inquire form and some help from friends to word it right and we turneditinhopingtheofficialswouldsee it our way Hey you never know
Thursday started out with some cold weather and the clouds were supposed to clear with more sun for the day Our inquirywasnotpostedontheOfficialNotice Board but because we had
named other people that had seen where we stopped we figuredthattheyhadnothada chance to talk to everyone yet The first two stages are a long run out and back followed by the Mooring Cove stage This leads into ourfirst run atMarystownand again a few fun turns on an in town stage and the Acute Right by the highway This acute is very wide (2 ndash 2 frac12 lanes) with a large apex because there is a pretty good straight run after this turn this is one of the few turns that I look up and out the windshield
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
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of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
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Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
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June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
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RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
22 November 2012
Chip accelerated towards the turn and past where my breaking point would have been spun the steering wheel around braked hard and let go of the steering wheel grabbing it again when the wheels were straight again already on the gas At that point I realized why I was sitting in the right seat and went back to my job
The next stage is Garnish a long run along the water into a small town that has some tough turns and has been known to have a lot of gravel The exit out of town is over a long mostly straight section that is very bumpy with a note in the route book that states rdquoRoad surfacedeterioratesrdquoalmosttothefinishLast year Bruno Rodrogues and I lost a suspension bushing on this section in his PorscheWefinishedadding34seconds(points) to our total and another 34 seconds on Frenchmanrsquos Cove (Garnish in reverse)
A second run at Marystown in reverse this time andwefinished theday with 158 minutes (118) points for the day This was almost a minute faster than the third place car but not enough to overcome our three minute
error on Tuesday By the end of the day and a lot of discussion with some of the organizers we had found out that they were going to deny our claim We werenrsquot done arguing yet but the result wasnrsquot going to change
Friday started with some tougher stages and we took some points here and there This includes two runs at the ldquoCarbonearrdquo stage and two runs at ldquoBrigusrdquo as well as three other stages andthetraditionalfinishatldquoTheKegrdquoin downtown St Johns The stage for Carbonear was set up differently from previous years and included a number of uphill or downhill runs into an acute or blind corner This turned out to be more difficult thanwe had expectedand we took a few points After running the Freshwater stage the second run at Carbonear was run with an average speed set faster than thefirst run buthaving seen it once we were able to zero it the second time The Brigus stage hastraditionallybeenthefinalstageofthe week and had a minor change last year to include a sharp right just after the start onto a narrow concrete bridge Last year and again this year I had expected someone to have trouble with
this because of how narrow the bridge is and the sides are solid concrete and come half way up the cars I donrsquot believe t h e r e w e r e any problems again but I still see someone w e d g i n g a c a r i n t o t h e bridge in the future Brigus also includes a separate road wi th a shor t s t ra igh t in to 90 right onto a
separate bridge with a steep ramp up onto and off the bridge Some drivers have been known to take this very fast and the spectators show up in force to see who will ldquoJump the bridgerdquo or try We took it a little slower and most of the stage is a series of short runs into a right or left at a side street with the roads being little more than one lane wide The only saving grace is a long (for Brigus) straight 040 miles into the finishThiswasprobablytheonlyspotthe entire week where we were looking for a little more horsepower Needless to saywetook11seconds(points)thefirsttime and with a faster average speed thesecondrun15secondsthefinalrunWith only a long drive back to St Johns andadriveacrossthefinishlineleftour2012 Targa event came to a close
So where does that leave us after aweekof racingWefinished secondin Group 1 behind Bill Shanahan and Murray Smith in a 1969 Porsche 911 and fourth in Classic with Scott Giannou and Ray Falice winning in a 1981 Porsche 911 Ben Gill and David Didcock in second in a 1979 Ford Escort RS1800 and Bill and Murray in third As always there are plenty of people to thank I would like to start by thanking Chip Brunner for bringing an amazing car and having the skills to keep it near its limits Rodger and Robert for always being where we needed them even if it was just to check the tires and wipe the windshield Adriane Hughes and Andy Proudfoot for helping me to get my intentions clearly written on my Inquiry forms even if they werenrsquot all turned in
And as always I want to thank all the workers that help to put on an event like this I have spent a number of years involved in the racing community and have stood on the other side of the window so thank ndash you for being out in whatever the weather conditions were so we can have some fun
232012 November
Classified Ads
Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom for more info
of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
Commercial Ad Rates
To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
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The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
232012 November
Classified Ads
Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom for more info
of Issues 12 6 3 1 Full Page $500 $275 $150 $100 frac12 Page 275 150 80 40 frac14 Page 150 80 45 25 Business Card 75 40 20 10
Commercial Ad Rates
To place a Classified Ad Contact the editor at cfdresiecscom Ads will run for three issues or longer if space allows Be sure to notify the editor if your item has been sold or is otherwise no longer available Your ad will also be published on the Finger Lakes Regions Web site in the Forum section (Classified Ads) at httpwwwflr-sccacomphpBB3viewforumphpf=13
Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members
Free Classified Ads for FLR Members
For Sale Wheels and Tires Circle Racing wheels 14 x 6 front 14 x 7 rear Less than 12 lbs fr 13 lbs rr Bolt pattern 5 x 1143fitsMKIIToyotaMR2(1990-99)All four for $400 Hoosier tires 22550 ZR15 two R3S03 one R3S04 Stored in garageuntil2011usedfivedaysatWGIdriving schools Lots of good tread left $75 each three for $200 Dunlop Sport 9000 tires 22550 ZR15 Lots of tread left $160 for all four Call Andy 585-737-2250 (912)
For Sale 1998 Open Car Trailer 4-new tires electric winchstorage boxelectric brakesremovable tire rackrequires 2 516 tow ball Very nice condition Asking $159500 Contact Larry at 585-621-8233 or ekstenautofrontiernetnet (812)
For Sale 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac ProRally car This car has less than 18000 miles on it and has never been titled It was prepared as a rally car when new and has competed in a number of SCCA Pro Rallies through the years winning its class on a few occasions It has a bolt in cage that is removable a TRD rally suspension an HKS adjustable turbo boost system original ABS system etc Although the drive train is ldquoyoungrdquo in terms of mileage the body has become corroded under neat and will need some attention The car can be seen and driven by appointment at Wheeler Auto in Geneva NY Asking $4900 A rare model with the potential to be a ldquowinnerrdquo again Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For Sale 1993 Toyota Supra race c ar This car was raced recently at Watkins Glen in the ldquoMay Madnessrdquo Glen regional race in ITR and won its class in both races It was originally prepared as a race car when new and has never been titled Although it is 19 years old it is a ldquomodernrdquo car in appearance and in well maintained mechanical condition It features a sophisticated ldquodouble wishbonerdquo suspension and an excellent brake system It is really ldquofunrdquo to race and easy to drive It has won its class in numerous national and regional SCCA races through the years and has potential to keep on winning Asking $7500 including numerous spares Call Bob Henderson at (561) 222-6686 (712)
For sale 2 x 2353519 Michelin PS2 tires - nearly new - $200 1 x 2953019 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 tire - nearly new - $100 4 Acari Racing forged one piece wheels made by Aluminum Precision Products - $1500 Custom made for 996 Porsche 911 19 staggered setup 5-130 boltpatternPolishedmetalfinishIncludesPorsche centercaps Originally $900wheel 15x7 Borbet wheels - $500 4x100 bolt pattern Powder coated key lime by Rochester Vibratory 2254515 Hankook Ventus Z214 race tires C71 soft compound tires - $500 brand new tires never driven on 0 miles 15x65 BBS wheels 4x100 bolt pattern - $500 1855515 Michelin X-ice tires Brand new tires have less than 100 miles on them - $300 15mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts brand new includes longer bolts - $50 20mm spacers for 4x100 bolt pattern plus bolts never opened brand new in bags includes longer bolts - $70 Contact Marcus Kroll at 202-352-2627 or marcuskrollgmailcom (712)
For sale 2002 Dodge Neon eligible for SCCA ITA racing will also make a great ice racer Car and assorted parts for $2900 Contact Mary Hartman at 585-426-3288 (712)
For sale 1999 Ford Escort ZX2 races in SSC or ITA 8073 actual miles 20L DOHC 5 speed Momo seat and removable steering wheelEnkeirimskillswitchfiresystemACT racing clutch Hawk brake pads RCI belts extra set Enkei wheels and rain tires spare parts documented race history Ready to race $3600 or reasonable offer Call 5585-467-4993 (612)
For Sale Racing Items 1 Can Am Cycle Jacket Medium (New) 1 Set Nitrogen Gages for Racing 1 7 Qt Dry Sump Tank (New) 1 Set Engine Leak Down Gauges 1 Tanner Racing Scales 4 Pads and Module Mini Sprint Rolling Chassis (No Motor) Most Body Pcs Many Shocks Springs-Wheels-Body Pcs Wing-Seat-Fuel Tank (Not Raced) 1Spex MK1 Road Racer DSR Suzuki GSR-1000 Modified by Orient Express Wing Extra Nose Slicks amp Rains Road Racing or Solo Complete DSR or CSR Body by Beasley Great Paint Job 1 Small PlaneRace Car Windshield (New) Many shop tools automotive items marine items lawn and garden items household items miscellaneous items Call for updated list Jim Nolan 1969 Eddy Rd Walworth NY 14568 Ph (585) 314-1500 (612)
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
TOP
EN
DFi
nger
Lak
es R
EGIO
N S
CC
A IN
C
Trea
sure
r75
3 K
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Rd
Web
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NY
145
80TO
P EN
D E
dito
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taff
119
Broo
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w D
r R
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ster
NY
146
17-3
903
The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
24 November 2012
Membership Application
Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for a membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest motorsports enthusiast organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Member Services Department PO Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299 Fax 7852327213
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName __________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Address _______________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________City _____________________________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________________E-mail ___________________________________________________________________________________________Spouse Name ___________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________Childrsquos Name ____________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________________
Primary InterestPlease indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate or interests you enjoy the most
oClub Racing oTime TrialsPDX oRally oRallyCross oSolo oVintage oPro Racing
Membership Dues (includes National and Regional dues)oIndividual $80 oFamily $100 oFirst Gear (24 yrs amp under) $4500oIndividual 2-year $140 oFamily 2-year $180 oFirst Gear 2-year $7500oIndividual 3-year $200 oFamily 3-year $245 oFirst Gear 3-year $9500
Amount DueMembership Amount $ __________Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Weekend Membership 1 _______________________________ -$1500Referred by __________________________________________ -$1500
(FIRSTLAST NAME amp MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED)
TOTAL DUE $ ____________
I will become a member in the FINGER LAKES REGION (62)By accepting membership in the SCCA and any SCCA region I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportsmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members
__________________________________________________ __________________________ APPLICANTrsquoS NAME (signature required) DATE (required)
Payment Method oCheck oMoney Order oCredit Card
oAuto-renew with Credit Card Credit card listed below will automatically be charged National and Regional dues prior to membership expiration date
__________________________________________________ __________________________ VisaMasterCardDiscover Acct ExpApplications submitted by fax must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment
092012Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value) Dues not deductable as charitable contribution
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
TOP
EN
DFi
nger
Lak
es R
EGIO
N S
CC
A IN
C
Trea
sure
r75
3 K
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Rd
Web
ster
NY
145
80TO
P EN
D E
dito
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taff
119
Broo
kvie
w D
r R
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ster
NY
146
17-3
903
The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
252012 November
Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca
Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally
Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region
2013 dates for the regionrsquos Solo general membership Rally and board meetings will be determined in the November board and other meetings Watch wwwflr-sccacom for updates Dates are subject to change Request 2013 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions
November 201227 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors
meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
December 20121 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Dust off
the Cobwebs Charlie Reidelrsquos Canandaigua NY (Contact Carl F Dresie at cfdresiecscom or (585) 544-6482)
4 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 Titus Ave IrondequoitNY(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)
4 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
11 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)
15 RallyCross (FLR)
18 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting - 730 pm Murphrsquos Irondequoit Pub 705 TitusAve IrondequoitNY (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)
22 Rally Party and Awards - 600 pm Cheap Charliersquos BloomfieldNYAlanSmith(asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688)
January 20135 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series The
Long Way Home lsquo13 Alan Smith (asmith2357aolcom (585) 359-4688
12 Finger Lakes Region Awards Banquet ndash Green Lantern Inn One East Church Street Fairport NY 14450
19 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Ithaca Winter Rally Manos Diner 357 Elmira Rd (Route 13) in Ithaca NY (Contact Gary Thomas garygeorgethomasgmailcom (607) 277-0501)
26 RallyCross (FLR)
February 20132 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
16 RoadRally (FLR) TBA
23 RallyCross (FLR)
March 2013TBA RoadRally (FLR) TBA
June 201322-23 Westward HO Nelson FLR
July 20135-7 SCCA Majors Race Watkins Glen International
FLR
September 201314-15 Regional Race ldquoFUN ONE rsquo13rdquo Watkins Glen
FLR
TOP
EN
DFi
nger
Lak
es R
EGIO
N S
CC
A IN
C
Trea
sure
r75
3 K
lem
Rd
Web
ster
NY
145
80TO
P EN
D E
dito
rial S
taff
119
Broo
kvie
w D
r R
oche
ster
NY
146
17-3
903
The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo
TOP
EN
DFi
nger
Lak
es R
EGIO
N S
CC
A IN
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Trea
sure
r75
3 K
lem
Rd
Web
ster
NY
145
80TO
P EN
D E
dito
rial S
taff
119
Broo
kvie
w D
r R
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ster
NY
146
17-3
903
The LAST PIT The Finger Lakes Region has many ways to enjoy the sports car scene
Racing Photo courtesy of Jim Tyo Solo Photo courtesy of wwwgotconecom
RallyCrossRoadRally Andre Skandar photo Social Mike Brunner photo