top end - march 2015

21
The Official Publication of the Finger Lakes Region, Sports Car Club of America. March 2015 Volume 60, No. 3 Solo and Membership Meeting - Tuesday, March 3 The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar, 3939 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY 14467

Upload: finger-lakes-region-scca

Post on 07-Apr-2016

232 views

Category:

Documents


9 download

DESCRIPTION

The monthly publication of the Finger Lakes Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) #flrscca

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Top End - March 2015

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

March 2015 Volume 60 No 3

Solo and Membership Meeting - Tuesday March 3The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar

3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467

2 March 2015

wwwflr-sccacom Finger Lakes Region - SCCA

Elected Positions2015 Board of DirectorsRegional Executive Charles Tanck (585) 467-4993 175 Eastgate Drive Rochester NY 14617-4104 reflr-sccacomAssistant Regional Executive Chris De Minco (585) 330-5456 980 Rush Scottsville Rd Rush NY 14543-9781 assist-reflr-sccacomTreasurer Elizabeth Thiel (585) 671-9995 Fax (585) 266-0942 753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580 treasurerflr-sccacomSecretary Marcus Kroll (585)563-6206 502 Thornell Rd Pittsford NY 14534 secretaryflr-sccacomActivities Director Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624-4807 activitiesdirectorflr-sccacomDirectors Brian Reeves (585) 429-7613 17 Chi Mar Dr Rochester NY 14624-4055 director2flr-sccacom Kurt Thiel (585) 905-6251 4293 State Route 21 S Canandaigua NY 14424-8937 director4flr-sccacom Chris Ciufo (585) 322-5713 6488 Coe Rd Livonia NY 14887-9306 director3flr-sccacom Ben Gilmore (315) 521-4538 1996 Stevenson Road Seneca Falls NY 13148 director1flr-sccacom Competition BoardsRaceRace Board Chris De Minco (585) 330-5456 clubracingflr-sccacom Fran McAllister (585) 750-4674 Dave Ciufo (585) 346-5002 Peter Kummer (585) 624-2853 Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 Charlie Tanck (585) 467-4993ldquoWestward HOrdquo Race Chairman Lew Giesy (315) 597-9637 westwardflr-sccacomChief Registrar Marsha Toombs (585) 328-2617 registrarflr-sccacom

Chief Timing amp Scoring Carl F Dresie (585) 544-6482 tsflr-sccacomChief Flagging and Communication Barbara Lissow (585) 773-9712 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 TBANYSRRC 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 Marcus Kroll (585) 563-6206 Shaun Hallam (585) 455-9607 solo_chairflr-sccacomJim Hoelscher (585) 576-3357 jhoelschrochesterrrcomMike Stutzman (585) 503-8679 stutzearthlingnetChris Morton (585) 545-4552 z06funyahoocomAretta Stillman (585) 261-0572 amstillmangmailcomGeorge Modlin (585) 265-9599 gandemogmailcom Colin Kingsley (914) 980-9326 ckingsleygmailcomChief Registrar Aretta Stillman (585) 261-0572 amstillmangmailcomChief Safety Steward Doug Keasucki (585) 738-4655 dougkrasuckigmailcomChief Technical Inspection Jim Hoelscher (585) 247-9596 jhoelschrochesterrrcomChief Novice Program John Cass (585) 748-9568 jcassrochesterrrcomChief Junior Driver Program Brad Fish (585) 392-5283 bfish117yahoocomChief Timing amp Scoring and Results Colin Kingsley (914) 980-9326 ckingsleygmailcom

Chief Sound Control Devin Colbert (585) 752-4524 drkhwyyahoocomChief Workers George Modlin (585) 265-9599 gandemogmailcom Chief Waivers Mark Krueger (585) 733-5212 nismoracing5gmailcomAdministrative 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 Michael Toombs (585) 328-2617 mltoombsnetaccnetRegional Historian Lynn Randall (585) 451-5298 historianflr-sccacomWebmaster William Crowe webmasterflr-sccacomSocial Media 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) 624-9289 jwalshsccacomNEDiv Council Chair Mike Toombs (585) 328-2617 mltoombsnetaccnetNEDiv 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 dn59verizonnetAdditional positions see httpwwwnedivcom

32015 March

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 February Membership Meeting 4 - 5January Board Meeting 5FLR News 6 - 12 Membership News 6 Proposed ByLaws Update 6 - 8 60th Actvities 8 Bench Racing 8 Awards Banquet 9 - 12Solo 12 Report 12 Karting 12Rally 13 - 17 Rally Meeting Notes 13 Cabin Fever Report 14 Ithaca Rally Report 15 - 16 Slip-Sliding Flyer 17 ClassifiedAds 18Membership Application 19Calendar 20Last Pit 21

EDITORADVERTISINGCarl F Dresie119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903(585) 544-6482e-mail cfdresiecscom

FEATURE 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 Photo

Char l ie Tanck p r e s e n t i n g t h e O U T S TA N D I N G CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - The George B Merwin Trophy to Marcus Kroll

M i k e B r u n n e r photo

Ken Williams and Activities Director Mary Hartman heading back to the tables Mike Brunner photo

4 March 2015

Charlie TanckRegional Executive

REPortMeeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes

Our SOLO group has gotten together before the regular monthly membership meeting for a long time This has worked out very well in keeping people informed and involved in the program

ChrisDeMincomadehisfirstattemptat bringing racers together before our February 3rd meeting Quite a few people came The 2015 season was the topic of discussion Chris made people aware of the reduced schedule we are facing because of Watkins Glen paving and problems at Nelsons Ledges He was looking for input relative to what people are interested in and looked for volunteers to be part of the Race Competition board He also presented the cost of putting on an event at the tracks we have dealt with

Chris has been looking into tracks to replace Nelsons Ledges as a race venue This is a more complicated issue than

just getting on a tracks schedule We are part of NEDIV Schedules are worked out in November to resolve track usage andanyconflicts

Finances are also an issue with increasing track rental and sanctioning costs Race participation has diminished in recent years Regions have gotten out of racing We as a Region must look at the bigger picture of not only our own program but what will keep racing alive in the Northeast

Getting back to Chris he suggested getting together every other month I would suggest getting the smaller working meeting for Race board members on odd months and larger meetings on the even months open to all racers and workers We are a volunteer organization People must be involved for us to be successful The racing demographic is changing More participants are using arrive and drive services The general population is getting older Fewer people are getting novice permits Time commitment and cost are key issues Discussion at the meeting suggested looking at mid- week and single day events

Chris attempted to send emails to our members with competition licenses via the list we get from the SCCA national officeManypeopledidnotgetachanceto participate in his meeting as they did not get the email The lists we get are at best 60 accurate People do not keep their info up to date or do not provide an email address Email addresses and phone numbers are outdated Please log into your account at SCCAcom and update your information Updates to technical issues are sent to the email you have listed

Last monthsrsquo Top End contained a copy of the regionsrsquo revised by laws Please review them A vote will be taken at the March meeting to accept the revisions

Until next monthCharlie

February 3 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Regional Executive Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 803 pmDEVELOPMENTbull The bylaws have been placed in Top

End and we will be voting on them at the March meeting

ACTIVITIESbull The banquet happened NYSRC

gave awards as wellbull We are planning social activities

throughout the year to celebrate our 60th anniversary

bull We would like to do a joint event with CNYGlen Region

bull We will add a Social page to the website

bull People can volunteer to help with the auto show

TREASURERbull All bills paidbull Banquet money needs to be

depositedbull Glen Majors race deposit paid

MEMBERSHIPbull 437 total members - added Sandra

and William Barkley for a gain of two

bull 26 people attended tonights general membership meeting

RALLYbull 22 teams emtered the January 10th

rally20finishedbull Ithaca Rally had 20 entriesbull Numbers are up for the yearbull We have 14 registered for the Waste

Management Winter RallySOLObull We have identified sponsors and

52015 March

PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING

COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND

DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40

YEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARS

Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

plan to hold joint events with other car clubs

bull We have a Novice School and Street Survival school planned

bull We need a volunteer to drive the truck to events

RACEbull Nelson Ledges is still questionable

we cant reach the ownerbull A budget is being prepared for the

4th of July weekend Glen Majors race

bull Were exploring all available options for 2016

Adjourned at 830 pmRespectfully submittedMarcus Kroll Secretary

January 27 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Officers and directors present Charlie Tanck Regional Executive Chris DeMinco Assistant Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Mary Hartman Activities Director Directors Chris Ciufo Ben Gilmore Brian Reeves

Others Present Meridith Croucher STPR Board Carl Dresie Top End Editor

Charlie called the meeting to order at 730 pm

These minutes are arranged by subject and are not in chronological order Note that not all of multiple conversations were captured An audio tape of the meeting is available from cfdresiecscom upon request ACTIVITIESbull Banquet reservations are approaching

50bull A committee is meeting to work on

planning social events for the year A request for ideas will be prepared for Top End

bull Business cards and a generic Top End are requested for the auto show

bull The July 7 general meetings will be a picnic at Durand Eastman Park

DEVELOPMENTbull Ben Brian and Elizabeth will review

and update the Financial Policy Meetings will be at 7 before the board meetings

bull A TV with DVD will be purchased primarily for the car show and social events

RACEbull The Nelson Ledges track availability

for Westward Ho needs to be finalized by Feb 20No optionalvenues are available

bull The Syracuse track may be available in 2016 Chris and Charlie will meet with track management in March

bull A budget for the WGI Majors race is being prepared for the March board meeting

bull Central New York Region has started ice racing

RALLYRALLYCROSSbull The steps required to get a usage

varianceforPerryrsquosParkaredefinedA dust mitigation plan and safety plan are being written Other sites are being investigated Possible OOR event with Syracuse

bull Two Winter Series Rallies have been run with good attendance

SOLObull The 2015 board and chief positions

have been named bull Aschedule(withconflicts)hasbeen

printed in Top EndSTPRreg

bull Meridith gave an annual review of Susquehannock Trail Performance Rallyreg LLC

bull Waste Management Winter Rally and STPR will be sanctioned by Rally America

bull A ten year contract will be signed with DCNR of PA

bull Sanctioning body options were reviewed

bull X-Games under Global Rally Cross are a conflictwithSTPRwewilllose top rank competitors

bull WMWR has fourteen entries as of now

bull Meridith is on the board of the United States Rally Association

TOP ENDbull The use of digital copies will be

pushed again for all members and especially Canadian members

TREASURERbull BalanceSheetandProfitandLoss

statements were distributed for review The December investment report is available for review

bull All bills except SCCA shipping are paid

bull Funds have been transferred to savings

bull Applications have been made for a line of credit and a credit card This should prevent unexpected savings withdrawals

bull Deposits may have been miss-assigned to the Fun One The deposits need to be reviewed Corrected information is needed for budgeting purposes

Meeting adjourned 913 pm on a motion by Chris Ciufo seconded by Mary HartmanRespectfully submittedCFDresie for Marcus Kroll Secretary

6 March 2015

Membership News and Information

BYLAWS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

WHEREAS the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC (ldquoClubrdquo) approved bylaws on July 9 1981 with revisions on October 3 1988 November 6 1991 and November 7 2009 and WHEREAS the Club desires to amend and restate the bylaws NOW THEREFORE the Club amends and wholly restates the bylaws to read as followsI NAME AND PURPOSE

A The name of the Club shall be the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

B The purpose of the Club shall be to promote the welfare of the community through as follows the promotion of local and national amateur sports compet i t ions and exhib i t ions participation in and conduct of competition events the promotion of ownership operation and preservation of sports cars holding driver education events cooperation with similar clubs and groups

C The corporate seal shall be circular in form being inscribed with the name of the Club the year of its incorporation and the word ldquoNew Yorkrdquo The Secretary with the approval of the President or Treasurer may change the form of the seal at any time

II MEMBERSHIP AND DUESA The original members of the Club

constituted all members in good standing of the Western New York Region Sports Car Club of America Inc residing in the State of New York Counties of Allegheny Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Orleans

Seneca Steuben Wayne and WyomingB Current membership in the Club shall be

restricted to members of the Sports Car Club of America Inc (ldquoSCCArdquo) who designate the Finger Lakes Region as their local region

C Annual regional dues shall be set by the Board of Directors If no change in the amount of dues is made by the December board meeting preceding the year end then dues shall remain as they were for year ending

D Termination of Membership1 Reg iona l membersh ip wi l l

automatically lapse for non-payment of dues if national membership in the SCCA has lapsed for non-payment of dues Regional membership will also lapse for non-payment of regional dues at the end of 90 days after being billed

2 Any member may be suspended until the next annual meeting for infraction of the Club rules by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Club or for other cause if a majority of the Board of Directors deems the suspension to be in the best interest of the Club Upon suspension the member will be informed in writing and will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding the suspension

3 Any suspended member may be presented at the next annual meeting for expulsion and shall be expelled if a majority of the members present and voting shall vote to expel the member The vote shall be by secret ballot

4 Any member may resign by written letter to the Secretary The resignation shall be effective upon receipt provided all debts to the club have been paid

III MEETING OF THE MEMBERSA Regular meetings of the membership

shall be held monthly or as otherwise scheduled by the Board of Directors Meetings shall include reports of officers and committees and other

FLR News

Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA

Josh WattsRegularRallyWeb Site

Thomas Robert Stock FirstGear Two YearsClub Racimg Rally SoloWeb Site

James R McMurrayRegularWritten Inquiry

Dont forget to renewAndrew BeastenJames A DunstBrandon James WestKeith M CrossleyMark FroelichDaniel ThielDavid F CrowleyLarry R EkstenJohn Thomas FrameSteve HaywardGary R LippertLisa LippertAnthony LippertSteve ManciniCarol ManciniDaniela ManciniMarissa ManciniChristian NissenTim RizzoRhonda RizzoDarrell L WigginsDavid B Wild

72015 March

such business as may come before the meeting

B The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the regular meeting in December of each year for election of directorsandofficers

C Special meetings of the members may be called by the Regional Executive or by a majority of the Board of Directors

D A written or printed notice stating the place day hour and purpose of the annual meeting of the members and special meetings shall be given by the Secretary at least 10 days before these meetings Notice shall be sent to each member by mail or email to the address appearing on the records of the Club

E A quorum shall consist of the members present at regular special or annual meetings

FAll actions not otherwise specificallydetailed in these bylaws shall be by majority vote of those board members present

IV CLUB ADMINISTRATIONA The administration of the Club shall

be by the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall consist of the officersanddirectorswhoseelectionqualificationdutiesandtermofofficeare set forth below

B Each member of the board of Director shall have one vote

C A Quorum of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the then existing members of the Board of Directors

DTheelectedofficersof theClub shallbe the Regional Executive who will function as President the Assistant Regional Executive who will function as Vice President Secretary Treasurer and Activities Director They shall serve for two year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The past Regional Executive shall attend board meetings for one year following the election of a new Regional Executive but shall have no vote and shall serve only in an advisory capacity

E In addition there shall be four elected

directors Each director shall serve a two year term with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The elections shall be staggered with two directorsrunningforofficeeachyear

FCandidatesforofficersanddirectorsshallbe selected by a nominating committee and presented to the board for approval prior to annual elections

G Additional nominations for officers and directors may be made in writing to the Secretary by petition of not less than fivemembers of theClub andsubmitted at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting

H Candidates shall have been a member of the Club and SCCA Inc continuously for at least two years prior to qualifying torunforofficeMembershipshallbedeemed to have begun as of the date the memberrsquos application is received by the Clubrsquos membership volunteer

ITheofficersanddirectorsshallbethosenominees duly elected by majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting Voting shall be by secret ballot

J In the event of a vacancy among the Officers or Directors the Board of Directorsmayappointanactingofficeror director to serve for the remaining service period of the vacated position The appointee shall have the full authority of their position and in the case of an acting director the period of appointment shall not be regarded as a terminofficeforre-electionpurposes

KThedutiesoftheOfficersandDirectorsshall be as follows1 The Regional Executive shall preside

at the meetings of the Club and Board of Directors shall set the agenda for those meetings and shall be the primary point of contact between the Club and SCCA Inc The regional executive is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the Club

2 The Assistant Regional Executive shall perform the duties of the Regional Executive in his or her absence and shall assist the other

officersasrequired3 The Secretary shall attend all

meetings of the members and Board of Directors and shall record all the votes and minutes of those meetings The Secretary shall ensure that notice of all meetings of the members and votes by the members are communicated to the membership

4 The Treasurer shall have custody of all money debt and obligations belonging to the Club They shall receive money from the Club and deposit it in the Club account The Treasurer is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the club The Treasurer shall give a reportonthefinancialstatusoftheClub at the annual meeting and when requested at the Board Meetings and Membership Meetings No obligations debt or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without thespecificpriorapprovalof the majority of the Board of Directors

5 The Activities Director shall coordinate the Clubrsquos calendar and carry out a balanced program of activities for the year

V COMMITTEES1 The Nominating Committee shall be

appointed prior to July 1 of each year by the Board of Directors None of the members shall be on the Board of Directors with the exception of officers leaving office at the end ofthe year The names of the members of the nominating Committee shall be announced after August 1 The Committee shall submit in writing the names of the candidates for election asofficersanddirectors to theBoardof Directors for approval Following approval the names of the candidates shall be published in the November issue of Top End prior to the annual meeting so that the membership may make an informed vote

2 The Board of Directors may at any time appoint standing committees to act with respect to unique matters

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 2: Top End - March 2015

2 March 2015

wwwflr-sccacom Finger Lakes Region - SCCA

Elected Positions2015 Board of DirectorsRegional Executive Charles Tanck (585) 467-4993 175 Eastgate Drive Rochester NY 14617-4104 reflr-sccacomAssistant Regional Executive Chris De Minco (585) 330-5456 980 Rush Scottsville Rd Rush NY 14543-9781 assist-reflr-sccacomTreasurer Elizabeth Thiel (585) 671-9995 Fax (585) 266-0942 753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580 treasurerflr-sccacomSecretary Marcus Kroll (585)563-6206 502 Thornell Rd Pittsford NY 14534 secretaryflr-sccacomActivities Director Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 2840 Chili Ave Rochester NY 14624-4807 activitiesdirectorflr-sccacomDirectors Brian Reeves (585) 429-7613 17 Chi Mar Dr Rochester NY 14624-4055 director2flr-sccacom Kurt Thiel (585) 905-6251 4293 State Route 21 S Canandaigua NY 14424-8937 director4flr-sccacom Chris Ciufo (585) 322-5713 6488 Coe Rd Livonia NY 14887-9306 director3flr-sccacom Ben Gilmore (315) 521-4538 1996 Stevenson Road Seneca Falls NY 13148 director1flr-sccacom Competition BoardsRaceRace Board Chris De Minco (585) 330-5456 clubracingflr-sccacom Fran McAllister (585) 750-4674 Dave Ciufo (585) 346-5002 Peter Kummer (585) 624-2853 Mary Hartman (585) 426-3288 Charlie Tanck (585) 467-4993ldquoWestward HOrdquo Race Chairman Lew Giesy (315) 597-9637 westwardflr-sccacomChief Registrar Marsha Toombs (585) 328-2617 registrarflr-sccacom

Chief Timing amp Scoring Carl F Dresie (585) 544-6482 tsflr-sccacomChief Flagging and Communication Barbara Lissow (585) 773-9712 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 TBANYSRRC 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 Marcus Kroll (585) 563-6206 Shaun Hallam (585) 455-9607 solo_chairflr-sccacomJim Hoelscher (585) 576-3357 jhoelschrochesterrrcomMike Stutzman (585) 503-8679 stutzearthlingnetChris Morton (585) 545-4552 z06funyahoocomAretta Stillman (585) 261-0572 amstillmangmailcomGeorge Modlin (585) 265-9599 gandemogmailcom Colin Kingsley (914) 980-9326 ckingsleygmailcomChief Registrar Aretta Stillman (585) 261-0572 amstillmangmailcomChief Safety Steward Doug Keasucki (585) 738-4655 dougkrasuckigmailcomChief Technical Inspection Jim Hoelscher (585) 247-9596 jhoelschrochesterrrcomChief Novice Program John Cass (585) 748-9568 jcassrochesterrrcomChief Junior Driver Program Brad Fish (585) 392-5283 bfish117yahoocomChief Timing amp Scoring and Results Colin Kingsley (914) 980-9326 ckingsleygmailcom

Chief Sound Control Devin Colbert (585) 752-4524 drkhwyyahoocomChief Workers George Modlin (585) 265-9599 gandemogmailcom Chief Waivers Mark Krueger (585) 733-5212 nismoracing5gmailcomAdministrative 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 Michael Toombs (585) 328-2617 mltoombsnetaccnetRegional Historian Lynn Randall (585) 451-5298 historianflr-sccacomWebmaster William Crowe webmasterflr-sccacomSocial Media 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) 624-9289 jwalshsccacomNEDiv Council Chair Mike Toombs (585) 328-2617 mltoombsnetaccnetNEDiv 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 dn59verizonnetAdditional positions see httpwwwnedivcom

32015 March

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 February Membership Meeting 4 - 5January Board Meeting 5FLR News 6 - 12 Membership News 6 Proposed ByLaws Update 6 - 8 60th Actvities 8 Bench Racing 8 Awards Banquet 9 - 12Solo 12 Report 12 Karting 12Rally 13 - 17 Rally Meeting Notes 13 Cabin Fever Report 14 Ithaca Rally Report 15 - 16 Slip-Sliding Flyer 17 ClassifiedAds 18Membership Application 19Calendar 20Last Pit 21

EDITORADVERTISINGCarl F Dresie119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903(585) 544-6482e-mail cfdresiecscom

FEATURE 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 Photo

Char l ie Tanck p r e s e n t i n g t h e O U T S TA N D I N G CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - The George B Merwin Trophy to Marcus Kroll

M i k e B r u n n e r photo

Ken Williams and Activities Director Mary Hartman heading back to the tables Mike Brunner photo

4 March 2015

Charlie TanckRegional Executive

REPortMeeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes

Our SOLO group has gotten together before the regular monthly membership meeting for a long time This has worked out very well in keeping people informed and involved in the program

ChrisDeMincomadehisfirstattemptat bringing racers together before our February 3rd meeting Quite a few people came The 2015 season was the topic of discussion Chris made people aware of the reduced schedule we are facing because of Watkins Glen paving and problems at Nelsons Ledges He was looking for input relative to what people are interested in and looked for volunteers to be part of the Race Competition board He also presented the cost of putting on an event at the tracks we have dealt with

Chris has been looking into tracks to replace Nelsons Ledges as a race venue This is a more complicated issue than

just getting on a tracks schedule We are part of NEDIV Schedules are worked out in November to resolve track usage andanyconflicts

Finances are also an issue with increasing track rental and sanctioning costs Race participation has diminished in recent years Regions have gotten out of racing We as a Region must look at the bigger picture of not only our own program but what will keep racing alive in the Northeast

Getting back to Chris he suggested getting together every other month I would suggest getting the smaller working meeting for Race board members on odd months and larger meetings on the even months open to all racers and workers We are a volunteer organization People must be involved for us to be successful The racing demographic is changing More participants are using arrive and drive services The general population is getting older Fewer people are getting novice permits Time commitment and cost are key issues Discussion at the meeting suggested looking at mid- week and single day events

Chris attempted to send emails to our members with competition licenses via the list we get from the SCCA national officeManypeopledidnotgetachanceto participate in his meeting as they did not get the email The lists we get are at best 60 accurate People do not keep their info up to date or do not provide an email address Email addresses and phone numbers are outdated Please log into your account at SCCAcom and update your information Updates to technical issues are sent to the email you have listed

Last monthsrsquo Top End contained a copy of the regionsrsquo revised by laws Please review them A vote will be taken at the March meeting to accept the revisions

Until next monthCharlie

February 3 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Regional Executive Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 803 pmDEVELOPMENTbull The bylaws have been placed in Top

End and we will be voting on them at the March meeting

ACTIVITIESbull The banquet happened NYSRC

gave awards as wellbull We are planning social activities

throughout the year to celebrate our 60th anniversary

bull We would like to do a joint event with CNYGlen Region

bull We will add a Social page to the website

bull People can volunteer to help with the auto show

TREASURERbull All bills paidbull Banquet money needs to be

depositedbull Glen Majors race deposit paid

MEMBERSHIPbull 437 total members - added Sandra

and William Barkley for a gain of two

bull 26 people attended tonights general membership meeting

RALLYbull 22 teams emtered the January 10th

rally20finishedbull Ithaca Rally had 20 entriesbull Numbers are up for the yearbull We have 14 registered for the Waste

Management Winter RallySOLObull We have identified sponsors and

52015 March

PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING

COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND

DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40

YEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARS

Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

plan to hold joint events with other car clubs

bull We have a Novice School and Street Survival school planned

bull We need a volunteer to drive the truck to events

RACEbull Nelson Ledges is still questionable

we cant reach the ownerbull A budget is being prepared for the

4th of July weekend Glen Majors race

bull Were exploring all available options for 2016

Adjourned at 830 pmRespectfully submittedMarcus Kroll Secretary

January 27 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Officers and directors present Charlie Tanck Regional Executive Chris DeMinco Assistant Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Mary Hartman Activities Director Directors Chris Ciufo Ben Gilmore Brian Reeves

Others Present Meridith Croucher STPR Board Carl Dresie Top End Editor

Charlie called the meeting to order at 730 pm

These minutes are arranged by subject and are not in chronological order Note that not all of multiple conversations were captured An audio tape of the meeting is available from cfdresiecscom upon request ACTIVITIESbull Banquet reservations are approaching

50bull A committee is meeting to work on

planning social events for the year A request for ideas will be prepared for Top End

bull Business cards and a generic Top End are requested for the auto show

bull The July 7 general meetings will be a picnic at Durand Eastman Park

DEVELOPMENTbull Ben Brian and Elizabeth will review

and update the Financial Policy Meetings will be at 7 before the board meetings

bull A TV with DVD will be purchased primarily for the car show and social events

RACEbull The Nelson Ledges track availability

for Westward Ho needs to be finalized by Feb 20No optionalvenues are available

bull The Syracuse track may be available in 2016 Chris and Charlie will meet with track management in March

bull A budget for the WGI Majors race is being prepared for the March board meeting

bull Central New York Region has started ice racing

RALLYRALLYCROSSbull The steps required to get a usage

varianceforPerryrsquosParkaredefinedA dust mitigation plan and safety plan are being written Other sites are being investigated Possible OOR event with Syracuse

bull Two Winter Series Rallies have been run with good attendance

SOLObull The 2015 board and chief positions

have been named bull Aschedule(withconflicts)hasbeen

printed in Top EndSTPRreg

bull Meridith gave an annual review of Susquehannock Trail Performance Rallyreg LLC

bull Waste Management Winter Rally and STPR will be sanctioned by Rally America

bull A ten year contract will be signed with DCNR of PA

bull Sanctioning body options were reviewed

bull X-Games under Global Rally Cross are a conflictwithSTPRwewilllose top rank competitors

bull WMWR has fourteen entries as of now

bull Meridith is on the board of the United States Rally Association

TOP ENDbull The use of digital copies will be

pushed again for all members and especially Canadian members

TREASURERbull BalanceSheetandProfitandLoss

statements were distributed for review The December investment report is available for review

bull All bills except SCCA shipping are paid

bull Funds have been transferred to savings

bull Applications have been made for a line of credit and a credit card This should prevent unexpected savings withdrawals

bull Deposits may have been miss-assigned to the Fun One The deposits need to be reviewed Corrected information is needed for budgeting purposes

Meeting adjourned 913 pm on a motion by Chris Ciufo seconded by Mary HartmanRespectfully submittedCFDresie for Marcus Kroll Secretary

6 March 2015

Membership News and Information

BYLAWS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

WHEREAS the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC (ldquoClubrdquo) approved bylaws on July 9 1981 with revisions on October 3 1988 November 6 1991 and November 7 2009 and WHEREAS the Club desires to amend and restate the bylaws NOW THEREFORE the Club amends and wholly restates the bylaws to read as followsI NAME AND PURPOSE

A The name of the Club shall be the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

B The purpose of the Club shall be to promote the welfare of the community through as follows the promotion of local and national amateur sports compet i t ions and exhib i t ions participation in and conduct of competition events the promotion of ownership operation and preservation of sports cars holding driver education events cooperation with similar clubs and groups

C The corporate seal shall be circular in form being inscribed with the name of the Club the year of its incorporation and the word ldquoNew Yorkrdquo The Secretary with the approval of the President or Treasurer may change the form of the seal at any time

II MEMBERSHIP AND DUESA The original members of the Club

constituted all members in good standing of the Western New York Region Sports Car Club of America Inc residing in the State of New York Counties of Allegheny Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Orleans

Seneca Steuben Wayne and WyomingB Current membership in the Club shall be

restricted to members of the Sports Car Club of America Inc (ldquoSCCArdquo) who designate the Finger Lakes Region as their local region

C Annual regional dues shall be set by the Board of Directors If no change in the amount of dues is made by the December board meeting preceding the year end then dues shall remain as they were for year ending

D Termination of Membership1 Reg iona l membersh ip wi l l

automatically lapse for non-payment of dues if national membership in the SCCA has lapsed for non-payment of dues Regional membership will also lapse for non-payment of regional dues at the end of 90 days after being billed

2 Any member may be suspended until the next annual meeting for infraction of the Club rules by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Club or for other cause if a majority of the Board of Directors deems the suspension to be in the best interest of the Club Upon suspension the member will be informed in writing and will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding the suspension

3 Any suspended member may be presented at the next annual meeting for expulsion and shall be expelled if a majority of the members present and voting shall vote to expel the member The vote shall be by secret ballot

4 Any member may resign by written letter to the Secretary The resignation shall be effective upon receipt provided all debts to the club have been paid

III MEETING OF THE MEMBERSA Regular meetings of the membership

shall be held monthly or as otherwise scheduled by the Board of Directors Meetings shall include reports of officers and committees and other

FLR News

Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA

Josh WattsRegularRallyWeb Site

Thomas Robert Stock FirstGear Two YearsClub Racimg Rally SoloWeb Site

James R McMurrayRegularWritten Inquiry

Dont forget to renewAndrew BeastenJames A DunstBrandon James WestKeith M CrossleyMark FroelichDaniel ThielDavid F CrowleyLarry R EkstenJohn Thomas FrameSteve HaywardGary R LippertLisa LippertAnthony LippertSteve ManciniCarol ManciniDaniela ManciniMarissa ManciniChristian NissenTim RizzoRhonda RizzoDarrell L WigginsDavid B Wild

72015 March

such business as may come before the meeting

B The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the regular meeting in December of each year for election of directorsandofficers

C Special meetings of the members may be called by the Regional Executive or by a majority of the Board of Directors

D A written or printed notice stating the place day hour and purpose of the annual meeting of the members and special meetings shall be given by the Secretary at least 10 days before these meetings Notice shall be sent to each member by mail or email to the address appearing on the records of the Club

E A quorum shall consist of the members present at regular special or annual meetings

FAll actions not otherwise specificallydetailed in these bylaws shall be by majority vote of those board members present

IV CLUB ADMINISTRATIONA The administration of the Club shall

be by the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall consist of the officersanddirectorswhoseelectionqualificationdutiesandtermofofficeare set forth below

B Each member of the board of Director shall have one vote

C A Quorum of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the then existing members of the Board of Directors

DTheelectedofficersof theClub shallbe the Regional Executive who will function as President the Assistant Regional Executive who will function as Vice President Secretary Treasurer and Activities Director They shall serve for two year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The past Regional Executive shall attend board meetings for one year following the election of a new Regional Executive but shall have no vote and shall serve only in an advisory capacity

E In addition there shall be four elected

directors Each director shall serve a two year term with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The elections shall be staggered with two directorsrunningforofficeeachyear

FCandidatesforofficersanddirectorsshallbe selected by a nominating committee and presented to the board for approval prior to annual elections

G Additional nominations for officers and directors may be made in writing to the Secretary by petition of not less than fivemembers of theClub andsubmitted at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting

H Candidates shall have been a member of the Club and SCCA Inc continuously for at least two years prior to qualifying torunforofficeMembershipshallbedeemed to have begun as of the date the memberrsquos application is received by the Clubrsquos membership volunteer

ITheofficersanddirectorsshallbethosenominees duly elected by majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting Voting shall be by secret ballot

J In the event of a vacancy among the Officers or Directors the Board of Directorsmayappointanactingofficeror director to serve for the remaining service period of the vacated position The appointee shall have the full authority of their position and in the case of an acting director the period of appointment shall not be regarded as a terminofficeforre-electionpurposes

KThedutiesoftheOfficersandDirectorsshall be as follows1 The Regional Executive shall preside

at the meetings of the Club and Board of Directors shall set the agenda for those meetings and shall be the primary point of contact between the Club and SCCA Inc The regional executive is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the Club

2 The Assistant Regional Executive shall perform the duties of the Regional Executive in his or her absence and shall assist the other

officersasrequired3 The Secretary shall attend all

meetings of the members and Board of Directors and shall record all the votes and minutes of those meetings The Secretary shall ensure that notice of all meetings of the members and votes by the members are communicated to the membership

4 The Treasurer shall have custody of all money debt and obligations belonging to the Club They shall receive money from the Club and deposit it in the Club account The Treasurer is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the club The Treasurer shall give a reportonthefinancialstatusoftheClub at the annual meeting and when requested at the Board Meetings and Membership Meetings No obligations debt or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without thespecificpriorapprovalof the majority of the Board of Directors

5 The Activities Director shall coordinate the Clubrsquos calendar and carry out a balanced program of activities for the year

V COMMITTEES1 The Nominating Committee shall be

appointed prior to July 1 of each year by the Board of Directors None of the members shall be on the Board of Directors with the exception of officers leaving office at the end ofthe year The names of the members of the nominating Committee shall be announced after August 1 The Committee shall submit in writing the names of the candidates for election asofficersanddirectors to theBoardof Directors for approval Following approval the names of the candidates shall be published in the November issue of Top End prior to the annual meeting so that the membership may make an informed vote

2 The Board of Directors may at any time appoint standing committees to act with respect to unique matters

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 3: Top End - March 2015

32015 March

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 February Membership Meeting 4 - 5January Board Meeting 5FLR News 6 - 12 Membership News 6 Proposed ByLaws Update 6 - 8 60th Actvities 8 Bench Racing 8 Awards Banquet 9 - 12Solo 12 Report 12 Karting 12Rally 13 - 17 Rally Meeting Notes 13 Cabin Fever Report 14 Ithaca Rally Report 15 - 16 Slip-Sliding Flyer 17 ClassifiedAds 18Membership Application 19Calendar 20Last Pit 21

EDITORADVERTISINGCarl F Dresie119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903(585) 544-6482e-mail cfdresiecscom

FEATURE 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 Photo

Char l ie Tanck p r e s e n t i n g t h e O U T S TA N D I N G CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - The George B Merwin Trophy to Marcus Kroll

M i k e B r u n n e r photo

Ken Williams and Activities Director Mary Hartman heading back to the tables Mike Brunner photo

4 March 2015

Charlie TanckRegional Executive

REPortMeeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes

Our SOLO group has gotten together before the regular monthly membership meeting for a long time This has worked out very well in keeping people informed and involved in the program

ChrisDeMincomadehisfirstattemptat bringing racers together before our February 3rd meeting Quite a few people came The 2015 season was the topic of discussion Chris made people aware of the reduced schedule we are facing because of Watkins Glen paving and problems at Nelsons Ledges He was looking for input relative to what people are interested in and looked for volunteers to be part of the Race Competition board He also presented the cost of putting on an event at the tracks we have dealt with

Chris has been looking into tracks to replace Nelsons Ledges as a race venue This is a more complicated issue than

just getting on a tracks schedule We are part of NEDIV Schedules are worked out in November to resolve track usage andanyconflicts

Finances are also an issue with increasing track rental and sanctioning costs Race participation has diminished in recent years Regions have gotten out of racing We as a Region must look at the bigger picture of not only our own program but what will keep racing alive in the Northeast

Getting back to Chris he suggested getting together every other month I would suggest getting the smaller working meeting for Race board members on odd months and larger meetings on the even months open to all racers and workers We are a volunteer organization People must be involved for us to be successful The racing demographic is changing More participants are using arrive and drive services The general population is getting older Fewer people are getting novice permits Time commitment and cost are key issues Discussion at the meeting suggested looking at mid- week and single day events

Chris attempted to send emails to our members with competition licenses via the list we get from the SCCA national officeManypeopledidnotgetachanceto participate in his meeting as they did not get the email The lists we get are at best 60 accurate People do not keep their info up to date or do not provide an email address Email addresses and phone numbers are outdated Please log into your account at SCCAcom and update your information Updates to technical issues are sent to the email you have listed

Last monthsrsquo Top End contained a copy of the regionsrsquo revised by laws Please review them A vote will be taken at the March meeting to accept the revisions

Until next monthCharlie

February 3 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Regional Executive Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 803 pmDEVELOPMENTbull The bylaws have been placed in Top

End and we will be voting on them at the March meeting

ACTIVITIESbull The banquet happened NYSRC

gave awards as wellbull We are planning social activities

throughout the year to celebrate our 60th anniversary

bull We would like to do a joint event with CNYGlen Region

bull We will add a Social page to the website

bull People can volunteer to help with the auto show

TREASURERbull All bills paidbull Banquet money needs to be

depositedbull Glen Majors race deposit paid

MEMBERSHIPbull 437 total members - added Sandra

and William Barkley for a gain of two

bull 26 people attended tonights general membership meeting

RALLYbull 22 teams emtered the January 10th

rally20finishedbull Ithaca Rally had 20 entriesbull Numbers are up for the yearbull We have 14 registered for the Waste

Management Winter RallySOLObull We have identified sponsors and

52015 March

PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING

COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND

DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40

YEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARS

Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

plan to hold joint events with other car clubs

bull We have a Novice School and Street Survival school planned

bull We need a volunteer to drive the truck to events

RACEbull Nelson Ledges is still questionable

we cant reach the ownerbull A budget is being prepared for the

4th of July weekend Glen Majors race

bull Were exploring all available options for 2016

Adjourned at 830 pmRespectfully submittedMarcus Kroll Secretary

January 27 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Officers and directors present Charlie Tanck Regional Executive Chris DeMinco Assistant Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Mary Hartman Activities Director Directors Chris Ciufo Ben Gilmore Brian Reeves

Others Present Meridith Croucher STPR Board Carl Dresie Top End Editor

Charlie called the meeting to order at 730 pm

These minutes are arranged by subject and are not in chronological order Note that not all of multiple conversations were captured An audio tape of the meeting is available from cfdresiecscom upon request ACTIVITIESbull Banquet reservations are approaching

50bull A committee is meeting to work on

planning social events for the year A request for ideas will be prepared for Top End

bull Business cards and a generic Top End are requested for the auto show

bull The July 7 general meetings will be a picnic at Durand Eastman Park

DEVELOPMENTbull Ben Brian and Elizabeth will review

and update the Financial Policy Meetings will be at 7 before the board meetings

bull A TV with DVD will be purchased primarily for the car show and social events

RACEbull The Nelson Ledges track availability

for Westward Ho needs to be finalized by Feb 20No optionalvenues are available

bull The Syracuse track may be available in 2016 Chris and Charlie will meet with track management in March

bull A budget for the WGI Majors race is being prepared for the March board meeting

bull Central New York Region has started ice racing

RALLYRALLYCROSSbull The steps required to get a usage

varianceforPerryrsquosParkaredefinedA dust mitigation plan and safety plan are being written Other sites are being investigated Possible OOR event with Syracuse

bull Two Winter Series Rallies have been run with good attendance

SOLObull The 2015 board and chief positions

have been named bull Aschedule(withconflicts)hasbeen

printed in Top EndSTPRreg

bull Meridith gave an annual review of Susquehannock Trail Performance Rallyreg LLC

bull Waste Management Winter Rally and STPR will be sanctioned by Rally America

bull A ten year contract will be signed with DCNR of PA

bull Sanctioning body options were reviewed

bull X-Games under Global Rally Cross are a conflictwithSTPRwewilllose top rank competitors

bull WMWR has fourteen entries as of now

bull Meridith is on the board of the United States Rally Association

TOP ENDbull The use of digital copies will be

pushed again for all members and especially Canadian members

TREASURERbull BalanceSheetandProfitandLoss

statements were distributed for review The December investment report is available for review

bull All bills except SCCA shipping are paid

bull Funds have been transferred to savings

bull Applications have been made for a line of credit and a credit card This should prevent unexpected savings withdrawals

bull Deposits may have been miss-assigned to the Fun One The deposits need to be reviewed Corrected information is needed for budgeting purposes

Meeting adjourned 913 pm on a motion by Chris Ciufo seconded by Mary HartmanRespectfully submittedCFDresie for Marcus Kroll Secretary

6 March 2015

Membership News and Information

BYLAWS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

WHEREAS the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC (ldquoClubrdquo) approved bylaws on July 9 1981 with revisions on October 3 1988 November 6 1991 and November 7 2009 and WHEREAS the Club desires to amend and restate the bylaws NOW THEREFORE the Club amends and wholly restates the bylaws to read as followsI NAME AND PURPOSE

A The name of the Club shall be the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

B The purpose of the Club shall be to promote the welfare of the community through as follows the promotion of local and national amateur sports compet i t ions and exhib i t ions participation in and conduct of competition events the promotion of ownership operation and preservation of sports cars holding driver education events cooperation with similar clubs and groups

C The corporate seal shall be circular in form being inscribed with the name of the Club the year of its incorporation and the word ldquoNew Yorkrdquo The Secretary with the approval of the President or Treasurer may change the form of the seal at any time

II MEMBERSHIP AND DUESA The original members of the Club

constituted all members in good standing of the Western New York Region Sports Car Club of America Inc residing in the State of New York Counties of Allegheny Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Orleans

Seneca Steuben Wayne and WyomingB Current membership in the Club shall be

restricted to members of the Sports Car Club of America Inc (ldquoSCCArdquo) who designate the Finger Lakes Region as their local region

C Annual regional dues shall be set by the Board of Directors If no change in the amount of dues is made by the December board meeting preceding the year end then dues shall remain as they were for year ending

D Termination of Membership1 Reg iona l membersh ip wi l l

automatically lapse for non-payment of dues if national membership in the SCCA has lapsed for non-payment of dues Regional membership will also lapse for non-payment of regional dues at the end of 90 days after being billed

2 Any member may be suspended until the next annual meeting for infraction of the Club rules by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Club or for other cause if a majority of the Board of Directors deems the suspension to be in the best interest of the Club Upon suspension the member will be informed in writing and will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding the suspension

3 Any suspended member may be presented at the next annual meeting for expulsion and shall be expelled if a majority of the members present and voting shall vote to expel the member The vote shall be by secret ballot

4 Any member may resign by written letter to the Secretary The resignation shall be effective upon receipt provided all debts to the club have been paid

III MEETING OF THE MEMBERSA Regular meetings of the membership

shall be held monthly or as otherwise scheduled by the Board of Directors Meetings shall include reports of officers and committees and other

FLR News

Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA

Josh WattsRegularRallyWeb Site

Thomas Robert Stock FirstGear Two YearsClub Racimg Rally SoloWeb Site

James R McMurrayRegularWritten Inquiry

Dont forget to renewAndrew BeastenJames A DunstBrandon James WestKeith M CrossleyMark FroelichDaniel ThielDavid F CrowleyLarry R EkstenJohn Thomas FrameSteve HaywardGary R LippertLisa LippertAnthony LippertSteve ManciniCarol ManciniDaniela ManciniMarissa ManciniChristian NissenTim RizzoRhonda RizzoDarrell L WigginsDavid B Wild

72015 March

such business as may come before the meeting

B The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the regular meeting in December of each year for election of directorsandofficers

C Special meetings of the members may be called by the Regional Executive or by a majority of the Board of Directors

D A written or printed notice stating the place day hour and purpose of the annual meeting of the members and special meetings shall be given by the Secretary at least 10 days before these meetings Notice shall be sent to each member by mail or email to the address appearing on the records of the Club

E A quorum shall consist of the members present at regular special or annual meetings

FAll actions not otherwise specificallydetailed in these bylaws shall be by majority vote of those board members present

IV CLUB ADMINISTRATIONA The administration of the Club shall

be by the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall consist of the officersanddirectorswhoseelectionqualificationdutiesandtermofofficeare set forth below

B Each member of the board of Director shall have one vote

C A Quorum of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the then existing members of the Board of Directors

DTheelectedofficersof theClub shallbe the Regional Executive who will function as President the Assistant Regional Executive who will function as Vice President Secretary Treasurer and Activities Director They shall serve for two year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The past Regional Executive shall attend board meetings for one year following the election of a new Regional Executive but shall have no vote and shall serve only in an advisory capacity

E In addition there shall be four elected

directors Each director shall serve a two year term with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The elections shall be staggered with two directorsrunningforofficeeachyear

FCandidatesforofficersanddirectorsshallbe selected by a nominating committee and presented to the board for approval prior to annual elections

G Additional nominations for officers and directors may be made in writing to the Secretary by petition of not less than fivemembers of theClub andsubmitted at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting

H Candidates shall have been a member of the Club and SCCA Inc continuously for at least two years prior to qualifying torunforofficeMembershipshallbedeemed to have begun as of the date the memberrsquos application is received by the Clubrsquos membership volunteer

ITheofficersanddirectorsshallbethosenominees duly elected by majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting Voting shall be by secret ballot

J In the event of a vacancy among the Officers or Directors the Board of Directorsmayappointanactingofficeror director to serve for the remaining service period of the vacated position The appointee shall have the full authority of their position and in the case of an acting director the period of appointment shall not be regarded as a terminofficeforre-electionpurposes

KThedutiesoftheOfficersandDirectorsshall be as follows1 The Regional Executive shall preside

at the meetings of the Club and Board of Directors shall set the agenda for those meetings and shall be the primary point of contact between the Club and SCCA Inc The regional executive is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the Club

2 The Assistant Regional Executive shall perform the duties of the Regional Executive in his or her absence and shall assist the other

officersasrequired3 The Secretary shall attend all

meetings of the members and Board of Directors and shall record all the votes and minutes of those meetings The Secretary shall ensure that notice of all meetings of the members and votes by the members are communicated to the membership

4 The Treasurer shall have custody of all money debt and obligations belonging to the Club They shall receive money from the Club and deposit it in the Club account The Treasurer is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the club The Treasurer shall give a reportonthefinancialstatusoftheClub at the annual meeting and when requested at the Board Meetings and Membership Meetings No obligations debt or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without thespecificpriorapprovalof the majority of the Board of Directors

5 The Activities Director shall coordinate the Clubrsquos calendar and carry out a balanced program of activities for the year

V COMMITTEES1 The Nominating Committee shall be

appointed prior to July 1 of each year by the Board of Directors None of the members shall be on the Board of Directors with the exception of officers leaving office at the end ofthe year The names of the members of the nominating Committee shall be announced after August 1 The Committee shall submit in writing the names of the candidates for election asofficersanddirectors to theBoardof Directors for approval Following approval the names of the candidates shall be published in the November issue of Top End prior to the annual meeting so that the membership may make an informed vote

2 The Board of Directors may at any time appoint standing committees to act with respect to unique matters

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 4: Top End - March 2015

4 March 2015

Charlie TanckRegional Executive

REPortMeeting MinutesFinger Lakes Region SCCA General Membership Meeting Minutes

Our SOLO group has gotten together before the regular monthly membership meeting for a long time This has worked out very well in keeping people informed and involved in the program

ChrisDeMincomadehisfirstattemptat bringing racers together before our February 3rd meeting Quite a few people came The 2015 season was the topic of discussion Chris made people aware of the reduced schedule we are facing because of Watkins Glen paving and problems at Nelsons Ledges He was looking for input relative to what people are interested in and looked for volunteers to be part of the Race Competition board He also presented the cost of putting on an event at the tracks we have dealt with

Chris has been looking into tracks to replace Nelsons Ledges as a race venue This is a more complicated issue than

just getting on a tracks schedule We are part of NEDIV Schedules are worked out in November to resolve track usage andanyconflicts

Finances are also an issue with increasing track rental and sanctioning costs Race participation has diminished in recent years Regions have gotten out of racing We as a Region must look at the bigger picture of not only our own program but what will keep racing alive in the Northeast

Getting back to Chris he suggested getting together every other month I would suggest getting the smaller working meeting for Race board members on odd months and larger meetings on the even months open to all racers and workers We are a volunteer organization People must be involved for us to be successful The racing demographic is changing More participants are using arrive and drive services The general population is getting older Fewer people are getting novice permits Time commitment and cost are key issues Discussion at the meeting suggested looking at mid- week and single day events

Chris attempted to send emails to our members with competition licenses via the list we get from the SCCA national officeManypeopledidnotgetachanceto participate in his meeting as they did not get the email The lists we get are at best 60 accurate People do not keep their info up to date or do not provide an email address Email addresses and phone numbers are outdated Please log into your account at SCCAcom and update your information Updates to technical issues are sent to the email you have listed

Last monthsrsquo Top End contained a copy of the regionsrsquo revised by laws Please review them A vote will be taken at the March meeting to accept the revisions

Until next monthCharlie

February 3 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Regional Executive Charlie Tanck called the meeting to order at 803 pmDEVELOPMENTbull The bylaws have been placed in Top

End and we will be voting on them at the March meeting

ACTIVITIESbull The banquet happened NYSRC

gave awards as wellbull We are planning social activities

throughout the year to celebrate our 60th anniversary

bull We would like to do a joint event with CNYGlen Region

bull We will add a Social page to the website

bull People can volunteer to help with the auto show

TREASURERbull All bills paidbull Banquet money needs to be

depositedbull Glen Majors race deposit paid

MEMBERSHIPbull 437 total members - added Sandra

and William Barkley for a gain of two

bull 26 people attended tonights general membership meeting

RALLYbull 22 teams emtered the January 10th

rally20finishedbull Ithaca Rally had 20 entriesbull Numbers are up for the yearbull We have 14 registered for the Waste

Management Winter RallySOLObull We have identified sponsors and

52015 March

PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING

COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND

DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40

YEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARS

Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

plan to hold joint events with other car clubs

bull We have a Novice School and Street Survival school planned

bull We need a volunteer to drive the truck to events

RACEbull Nelson Ledges is still questionable

we cant reach the ownerbull A budget is being prepared for the

4th of July weekend Glen Majors race

bull Were exploring all available options for 2016

Adjourned at 830 pmRespectfully submittedMarcus Kroll Secretary

January 27 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Officers and directors present Charlie Tanck Regional Executive Chris DeMinco Assistant Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Mary Hartman Activities Director Directors Chris Ciufo Ben Gilmore Brian Reeves

Others Present Meridith Croucher STPR Board Carl Dresie Top End Editor

Charlie called the meeting to order at 730 pm

These minutes are arranged by subject and are not in chronological order Note that not all of multiple conversations were captured An audio tape of the meeting is available from cfdresiecscom upon request ACTIVITIESbull Banquet reservations are approaching

50bull A committee is meeting to work on

planning social events for the year A request for ideas will be prepared for Top End

bull Business cards and a generic Top End are requested for the auto show

bull The July 7 general meetings will be a picnic at Durand Eastman Park

DEVELOPMENTbull Ben Brian and Elizabeth will review

and update the Financial Policy Meetings will be at 7 before the board meetings

bull A TV with DVD will be purchased primarily for the car show and social events

RACEbull The Nelson Ledges track availability

for Westward Ho needs to be finalized by Feb 20No optionalvenues are available

bull The Syracuse track may be available in 2016 Chris and Charlie will meet with track management in March

bull A budget for the WGI Majors race is being prepared for the March board meeting

bull Central New York Region has started ice racing

RALLYRALLYCROSSbull The steps required to get a usage

varianceforPerryrsquosParkaredefinedA dust mitigation plan and safety plan are being written Other sites are being investigated Possible OOR event with Syracuse

bull Two Winter Series Rallies have been run with good attendance

SOLObull The 2015 board and chief positions

have been named bull Aschedule(withconflicts)hasbeen

printed in Top EndSTPRreg

bull Meridith gave an annual review of Susquehannock Trail Performance Rallyreg LLC

bull Waste Management Winter Rally and STPR will be sanctioned by Rally America

bull A ten year contract will be signed with DCNR of PA

bull Sanctioning body options were reviewed

bull X-Games under Global Rally Cross are a conflictwithSTPRwewilllose top rank competitors

bull WMWR has fourteen entries as of now

bull Meridith is on the board of the United States Rally Association

TOP ENDbull The use of digital copies will be

pushed again for all members and especially Canadian members

TREASURERbull BalanceSheetandProfitandLoss

statements were distributed for review The December investment report is available for review

bull All bills except SCCA shipping are paid

bull Funds have been transferred to savings

bull Applications have been made for a line of credit and a credit card This should prevent unexpected savings withdrawals

bull Deposits may have been miss-assigned to the Fun One The deposits need to be reviewed Corrected information is needed for budgeting purposes

Meeting adjourned 913 pm on a motion by Chris Ciufo seconded by Mary HartmanRespectfully submittedCFDresie for Marcus Kroll Secretary

6 March 2015

Membership News and Information

BYLAWS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

WHEREAS the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC (ldquoClubrdquo) approved bylaws on July 9 1981 with revisions on October 3 1988 November 6 1991 and November 7 2009 and WHEREAS the Club desires to amend and restate the bylaws NOW THEREFORE the Club amends and wholly restates the bylaws to read as followsI NAME AND PURPOSE

A The name of the Club shall be the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

B The purpose of the Club shall be to promote the welfare of the community through as follows the promotion of local and national amateur sports compet i t ions and exhib i t ions participation in and conduct of competition events the promotion of ownership operation and preservation of sports cars holding driver education events cooperation with similar clubs and groups

C The corporate seal shall be circular in form being inscribed with the name of the Club the year of its incorporation and the word ldquoNew Yorkrdquo The Secretary with the approval of the President or Treasurer may change the form of the seal at any time

II MEMBERSHIP AND DUESA The original members of the Club

constituted all members in good standing of the Western New York Region Sports Car Club of America Inc residing in the State of New York Counties of Allegheny Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Orleans

Seneca Steuben Wayne and WyomingB Current membership in the Club shall be

restricted to members of the Sports Car Club of America Inc (ldquoSCCArdquo) who designate the Finger Lakes Region as their local region

C Annual regional dues shall be set by the Board of Directors If no change in the amount of dues is made by the December board meeting preceding the year end then dues shall remain as they were for year ending

D Termination of Membership1 Reg iona l membersh ip wi l l

automatically lapse for non-payment of dues if national membership in the SCCA has lapsed for non-payment of dues Regional membership will also lapse for non-payment of regional dues at the end of 90 days after being billed

2 Any member may be suspended until the next annual meeting for infraction of the Club rules by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Club or for other cause if a majority of the Board of Directors deems the suspension to be in the best interest of the Club Upon suspension the member will be informed in writing and will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding the suspension

3 Any suspended member may be presented at the next annual meeting for expulsion and shall be expelled if a majority of the members present and voting shall vote to expel the member The vote shall be by secret ballot

4 Any member may resign by written letter to the Secretary The resignation shall be effective upon receipt provided all debts to the club have been paid

III MEETING OF THE MEMBERSA Regular meetings of the membership

shall be held monthly or as otherwise scheduled by the Board of Directors Meetings shall include reports of officers and committees and other

FLR News

Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA

Josh WattsRegularRallyWeb Site

Thomas Robert Stock FirstGear Two YearsClub Racimg Rally SoloWeb Site

James R McMurrayRegularWritten Inquiry

Dont forget to renewAndrew BeastenJames A DunstBrandon James WestKeith M CrossleyMark FroelichDaniel ThielDavid F CrowleyLarry R EkstenJohn Thomas FrameSteve HaywardGary R LippertLisa LippertAnthony LippertSteve ManciniCarol ManciniDaniela ManciniMarissa ManciniChristian NissenTim RizzoRhonda RizzoDarrell L WigginsDavid B Wild

72015 March

such business as may come before the meeting

B The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the regular meeting in December of each year for election of directorsandofficers

C Special meetings of the members may be called by the Regional Executive or by a majority of the Board of Directors

D A written or printed notice stating the place day hour and purpose of the annual meeting of the members and special meetings shall be given by the Secretary at least 10 days before these meetings Notice shall be sent to each member by mail or email to the address appearing on the records of the Club

E A quorum shall consist of the members present at regular special or annual meetings

FAll actions not otherwise specificallydetailed in these bylaws shall be by majority vote of those board members present

IV CLUB ADMINISTRATIONA The administration of the Club shall

be by the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall consist of the officersanddirectorswhoseelectionqualificationdutiesandtermofofficeare set forth below

B Each member of the board of Director shall have one vote

C A Quorum of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the then existing members of the Board of Directors

DTheelectedofficersof theClub shallbe the Regional Executive who will function as President the Assistant Regional Executive who will function as Vice President Secretary Treasurer and Activities Director They shall serve for two year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The past Regional Executive shall attend board meetings for one year following the election of a new Regional Executive but shall have no vote and shall serve only in an advisory capacity

E In addition there shall be four elected

directors Each director shall serve a two year term with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The elections shall be staggered with two directorsrunningforofficeeachyear

FCandidatesforofficersanddirectorsshallbe selected by a nominating committee and presented to the board for approval prior to annual elections

G Additional nominations for officers and directors may be made in writing to the Secretary by petition of not less than fivemembers of theClub andsubmitted at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting

H Candidates shall have been a member of the Club and SCCA Inc continuously for at least two years prior to qualifying torunforofficeMembershipshallbedeemed to have begun as of the date the memberrsquos application is received by the Clubrsquos membership volunteer

ITheofficersanddirectorsshallbethosenominees duly elected by majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting Voting shall be by secret ballot

J In the event of a vacancy among the Officers or Directors the Board of Directorsmayappointanactingofficeror director to serve for the remaining service period of the vacated position The appointee shall have the full authority of their position and in the case of an acting director the period of appointment shall not be regarded as a terminofficeforre-electionpurposes

KThedutiesoftheOfficersandDirectorsshall be as follows1 The Regional Executive shall preside

at the meetings of the Club and Board of Directors shall set the agenda for those meetings and shall be the primary point of contact between the Club and SCCA Inc The regional executive is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the Club

2 The Assistant Regional Executive shall perform the duties of the Regional Executive in his or her absence and shall assist the other

officersasrequired3 The Secretary shall attend all

meetings of the members and Board of Directors and shall record all the votes and minutes of those meetings The Secretary shall ensure that notice of all meetings of the members and votes by the members are communicated to the membership

4 The Treasurer shall have custody of all money debt and obligations belonging to the Club They shall receive money from the Club and deposit it in the Club account The Treasurer is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the club The Treasurer shall give a reportonthefinancialstatusoftheClub at the annual meeting and when requested at the Board Meetings and Membership Meetings No obligations debt or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without thespecificpriorapprovalof the majority of the Board of Directors

5 The Activities Director shall coordinate the Clubrsquos calendar and carry out a balanced program of activities for the year

V COMMITTEES1 The Nominating Committee shall be

appointed prior to July 1 of each year by the Board of Directors None of the members shall be on the Board of Directors with the exception of officers leaving office at the end ofthe year The names of the members of the nominating Committee shall be announced after August 1 The Committee shall submit in writing the names of the candidates for election asofficersanddirectors to theBoardof Directors for approval Following approval the names of the candidates shall be published in the November issue of Top End prior to the annual meeting so that the membership may make an informed vote

2 The Board of Directors may at any time appoint standing committees to act with respect to unique matters

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 5: Top End - March 2015

52015 March

PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING PROVIDING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING THE RACING

COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY WITH INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND

DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME DISABILITY INCOME FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40 FOR OVER 40

YEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARSYEARS

Finger Lakes Region SCCA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

plan to hold joint events with other car clubs

bull We have a Novice School and Street Survival school planned

bull We need a volunteer to drive the truck to events

RACEbull Nelson Ledges is still questionable

we cant reach the ownerbull A budget is being prepared for the

4th of July weekend Glen Majors race

bull Were exploring all available options for 2016

Adjourned at 830 pmRespectfully submittedMarcus Kroll Secretary

January 27 2015Location Fireside Grill amp Sports

Bar 3939 E Henrietta Rd Henrietta NY 14467

Officers and directors present Charlie Tanck Regional Executive Chris DeMinco Assistant Regional Executive Elizabeth Thiel Treasurer Mary Hartman Activities Director Directors Chris Ciufo Ben Gilmore Brian Reeves

Others Present Meridith Croucher STPR Board Carl Dresie Top End Editor

Charlie called the meeting to order at 730 pm

These minutes are arranged by subject and are not in chronological order Note that not all of multiple conversations were captured An audio tape of the meeting is available from cfdresiecscom upon request ACTIVITIESbull Banquet reservations are approaching

50bull A committee is meeting to work on

planning social events for the year A request for ideas will be prepared for Top End

bull Business cards and a generic Top End are requested for the auto show

bull The July 7 general meetings will be a picnic at Durand Eastman Park

DEVELOPMENTbull Ben Brian and Elizabeth will review

and update the Financial Policy Meetings will be at 7 before the board meetings

bull A TV with DVD will be purchased primarily for the car show and social events

RACEbull The Nelson Ledges track availability

for Westward Ho needs to be finalized by Feb 20No optionalvenues are available

bull The Syracuse track may be available in 2016 Chris and Charlie will meet with track management in March

bull A budget for the WGI Majors race is being prepared for the March board meeting

bull Central New York Region has started ice racing

RALLYRALLYCROSSbull The steps required to get a usage

varianceforPerryrsquosParkaredefinedA dust mitigation plan and safety plan are being written Other sites are being investigated Possible OOR event with Syracuse

bull Two Winter Series Rallies have been run with good attendance

SOLObull The 2015 board and chief positions

have been named bull Aschedule(withconflicts)hasbeen

printed in Top EndSTPRreg

bull Meridith gave an annual review of Susquehannock Trail Performance Rallyreg LLC

bull Waste Management Winter Rally and STPR will be sanctioned by Rally America

bull A ten year contract will be signed with DCNR of PA

bull Sanctioning body options were reviewed

bull X-Games under Global Rally Cross are a conflictwithSTPRwewilllose top rank competitors

bull WMWR has fourteen entries as of now

bull Meridith is on the board of the United States Rally Association

TOP ENDbull The use of digital copies will be

pushed again for all members and especially Canadian members

TREASURERbull BalanceSheetandProfitandLoss

statements were distributed for review The December investment report is available for review

bull All bills except SCCA shipping are paid

bull Funds have been transferred to savings

bull Applications have been made for a line of credit and a credit card This should prevent unexpected savings withdrawals

bull Deposits may have been miss-assigned to the Fun One The deposits need to be reviewed Corrected information is needed for budgeting purposes

Meeting adjourned 913 pm on a motion by Chris Ciufo seconded by Mary HartmanRespectfully submittedCFDresie for Marcus Kroll Secretary

6 March 2015

Membership News and Information

BYLAWS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

WHEREAS the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC (ldquoClubrdquo) approved bylaws on July 9 1981 with revisions on October 3 1988 November 6 1991 and November 7 2009 and WHEREAS the Club desires to amend and restate the bylaws NOW THEREFORE the Club amends and wholly restates the bylaws to read as followsI NAME AND PURPOSE

A The name of the Club shall be the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

B The purpose of the Club shall be to promote the welfare of the community through as follows the promotion of local and national amateur sports compet i t ions and exhib i t ions participation in and conduct of competition events the promotion of ownership operation and preservation of sports cars holding driver education events cooperation with similar clubs and groups

C The corporate seal shall be circular in form being inscribed with the name of the Club the year of its incorporation and the word ldquoNew Yorkrdquo The Secretary with the approval of the President or Treasurer may change the form of the seal at any time

II MEMBERSHIP AND DUESA The original members of the Club

constituted all members in good standing of the Western New York Region Sports Car Club of America Inc residing in the State of New York Counties of Allegheny Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Orleans

Seneca Steuben Wayne and WyomingB Current membership in the Club shall be

restricted to members of the Sports Car Club of America Inc (ldquoSCCArdquo) who designate the Finger Lakes Region as their local region

C Annual regional dues shall be set by the Board of Directors If no change in the amount of dues is made by the December board meeting preceding the year end then dues shall remain as they were for year ending

D Termination of Membership1 Reg iona l membersh ip wi l l

automatically lapse for non-payment of dues if national membership in the SCCA has lapsed for non-payment of dues Regional membership will also lapse for non-payment of regional dues at the end of 90 days after being billed

2 Any member may be suspended until the next annual meeting for infraction of the Club rules by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Club or for other cause if a majority of the Board of Directors deems the suspension to be in the best interest of the Club Upon suspension the member will be informed in writing and will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding the suspension

3 Any suspended member may be presented at the next annual meeting for expulsion and shall be expelled if a majority of the members present and voting shall vote to expel the member The vote shall be by secret ballot

4 Any member may resign by written letter to the Secretary The resignation shall be effective upon receipt provided all debts to the club have been paid

III MEETING OF THE MEMBERSA Regular meetings of the membership

shall be held monthly or as otherwise scheduled by the Board of Directors Meetings shall include reports of officers and committees and other

FLR News

Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA

Josh WattsRegularRallyWeb Site

Thomas Robert Stock FirstGear Two YearsClub Racimg Rally SoloWeb Site

James R McMurrayRegularWritten Inquiry

Dont forget to renewAndrew BeastenJames A DunstBrandon James WestKeith M CrossleyMark FroelichDaniel ThielDavid F CrowleyLarry R EkstenJohn Thomas FrameSteve HaywardGary R LippertLisa LippertAnthony LippertSteve ManciniCarol ManciniDaniela ManciniMarissa ManciniChristian NissenTim RizzoRhonda RizzoDarrell L WigginsDavid B Wild

72015 March

such business as may come before the meeting

B The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the regular meeting in December of each year for election of directorsandofficers

C Special meetings of the members may be called by the Regional Executive or by a majority of the Board of Directors

D A written or printed notice stating the place day hour and purpose of the annual meeting of the members and special meetings shall be given by the Secretary at least 10 days before these meetings Notice shall be sent to each member by mail or email to the address appearing on the records of the Club

E A quorum shall consist of the members present at regular special or annual meetings

FAll actions not otherwise specificallydetailed in these bylaws shall be by majority vote of those board members present

IV CLUB ADMINISTRATIONA The administration of the Club shall

be by the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall consist of the officersanddirectorswhoseelectionqualificationdutiesandtermofofficeare set forth below

B Each member of the board of Director shall have one vote

C A Quorum of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the then existing members of the Board of Directors

DTheelectedofficersof theClub shallbe the Regional Executive who will function as President the Assistant Regional Executive who will function as Vice President Secretary Treasurer and Activities Director They shall serve for two year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The past Regional Executive shall attend board meetings for one year following the election of a new Regional Executive but shall have no vote and shall serve only in an advisory capacity

E In addition there shall be four elected

directors Each director shall serve a two year term with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The elections shall be staggered with two directorsrunningforofficeeachyear

FCandidatesforofficersanddirectorsshallbe selected by a nominating committee and presented to the board for approval prior to annual elections

G Additional nominations for officers and directors may be made in writing to the Secretary by petition of not less than fivemembers of theClub andsubmitted at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting

H Candidates shall have been a member of the Club and SCCA Inc continuously for at least two years prior to qualifying torunforofficeMembershipshallbedeemed to have begun as of the date the memberrsquos application is received by the Clubrsquos membership volunteer

ITheofficersanddirectorsshallbethosenominees duly elected by majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting Voting shall be by secret ballot

J In the event of a vacancy among the Officers or Directors the Board of Directorsmayappointanactingofficeror director to serve for the remaining service period of the vacated position The appointee shall have the full authority of their position and in the case of an acting director the period of appointment shall not be regarded as a terminofficeforre-electionpurposes

KThedutiesoftheOfficersandDirectorsshall be as follows1 The Regional Executive shall preside

at the meetings of the Club and Board of Directors shall set the agenda for those meetings and shall be the primary point of contact between the Club and SCCA Inc The regional executive is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the Club

2 The Assistant Regional Executive shall perform the duties of the Regional Executive in his or her absence and shall assist the other

officersasrequired3 The Secretary shall attend all

meetings of the members and Board of Directors and shall record all the votes and minutes of those meetings The Secretary shall ensure that notice of all meetings of the members and votes by the members are communicated to the membership

4 The Treasurer shall have custody of all money debt and obligations belonging to the Club They shall receive money from the Club and deposit it in the Club account The Treasurer is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the club The Treasurer shall give a reportonthefinancialstatusoftheClub at the annual meeting and when requested at the Board Meetings and Membership Meetings No obligations debt or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without thespecificpriorapprovalof the majority of the Board of Directors

5 The Activities Director shall coordinate the Clubrsquos calendar and carry out a balanced program of activities for the year

V COMMITTEES1 The Nominating Committee shall be

appointed prior to July 1 of each year by the Board of Directors None of the members shall be on the Board of Directors with the exception of officers leaving office at the end ofthe year The names of the members of the nominating Committee shall be announced after August 1 The Committee shall submit in writing the names of the candidates for election asofficersanddirectors to theBoardof Directors for approval Following approval the names of the candidates shall be published in the November issue of Top End prior to the annual meeting so that the membership may make an informed vote

2 The Board of Directors may at any time appoint standing committees to act with respect to unique matters

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 6: Top End - March 2015

6 March 2015

Membership News and Information

BYLAWS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

WHEREAS the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC (ldquoClubrdquo) approved bylaws on July 9 1981 with revisions on October 3 1988 November 6 1991 and November 7 2009 and WHEREAS the Club desires to amend and restate the bylaws NOW THEREFORE the Club amends and wholly restates the bylaws to read as followsI NAME AND PURPOSE

A The name of the Club shall be the FINGER LAKES REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA INC

B The purpose of the Club shall be to promote the welfare of the community through as follows the promotion of local and national amateur sports compet i t ions and exhib i t ions participation in and conduct of competition events the promotion of ownership operation and preservation of sports cars holding driver education events cooperation with similar clubs and groups

C The corporate seal shall be circular in form being inscribed with the name of the Club the year of its incorporation and the word ldquoNew Yorkrdquo The Secretary with the approval of the President or Treasurer may change the form of the seal at any time

II MEMBERSHIP AND DUESA The original members of the Club

constituted all members in good standing of the Western New York Region Sports Car Club of America Inc residing in the State of New York Counties of Allegheny Genesee Livingston Monroe Ontario Orleans

Seneca Steuben Wayne and WyomingB Current membership in the Club shall be

restricted to members of the Sports Car Club of America Inc (ldquoSCCArdquo) who designate the Finger Lakes Region as their local region

C Annual regional dues shall be set by the Board of Directors If no change in the amount of dues is made by the December board meeting preceding the year end then dues shall remain as they were for year ending

D Termination of Membership1 Reg iona l membersh ip wi l l

automatically lapse for non-payment of dues if national membership in the SCCA has lapsed for non-payment of dues Regional membership will also lapse for non-payment of regional dues at the end of 90 days after being billed

2 Any member may be suspended until the next annual meeting for infraction of the Club rules by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Club or for other cause if a majority of the Board of Directors deems the suspension to be in the best interest of the Club Upon suspension the member will be informed in writing and will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard regarding the suspension

3 Any suspended member may be presented at the next annual meeting for expulsion and shall be expelled if a majority of the members present and voting shall vote to expel the member The vote shall be by secret ballot

4 Any member may resign by written letter to the Secretary The resignation shall be effective upon receipt provided all debts to the club have been paid

III MEETING OF THE MEMBERSA Regular meetings of the membership

shall be held monthly or as otherwise scheduled by the Board of Directors Meetings shall include reports of officers and committees and other

FLR News

Welcome to the Finger Lakes Region SCCA

Josh WattsRegularRallyWeb Site

Thomas Robert Stock FirstGear Two YearsClub Racimg Rally SoloWeb Site

James R McMurrayRegularWritten Inquiry

Dont forget to renewAndrew BeastenJames A DunstBrandon James WestKeith M CrossleyMark FroelichDaniel ThielDavid F CrowleyLarry R EkstenJohn Thomas FrameSteve HaywardGary R LippertLisa LippertAnthony LippertSteve ManciniCarol ManciniDaniela ManciniMarissa ManciniChristian NissenTim RizzoRhonda RizzoDarrell L WigginsDavid B Wild

72015 March

such business as may come before the meeting

B The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the regular meeting in December of each year for election of directorsandofficers

C Special meetings of the members may be called by the Regional Executive or by a majority of the Board of Directors

D A written or printed notice stating the place day hour and purpose of the annual meeting of the members and special meetings shall be given by the Secretary at least 10 days before these meetings Notice shall be sent to each member by mail or email to the address appearing on the records of the Club

E A quorum shall consist of the members present at regular special or annual meetings

FAll actions not otherwise specificallydetailed in these bylaws shall be by majority vote of those board members present

IV CLUB ADMINISTRATIONA The administration of the Club shall

be by the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall consist of the officersanddirectorswhoseelectionqualificationdutiesandtermofofficeare set forth below

B Each member of the board of Director shall have one vote

C A Quorum of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the then existing members of the Board of Directors

DTheelectedofficersof theClub shallbe the Regional Executive who will function as President the Assistant Regional Executive who will function as Vice President Secretary Treasurer and Activities Director They shall serve for two year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The past Regional Executive shall attend board meetings for one year following the election of a new Regional Executive but shall have no vote and shall serve only in an advisory capacity

E In addition there shall be four elected

directors Each director shall serve a two year term with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The elections shall be staggered with two directorsrunningforofficeeachyear

FCandidatesforofficersanddirectorsshallbe selected by a nominating committee and presented to the board for approval prior to annual elections

G Additional nominations for officers and directors may be made in writing to the Secretary by petition of not less than fivemembers of theClub andsubmitted at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting

H Candidates shall have been a member of the Club and SCCA Inc continuously for at least two years prior to qualifying torunforofficeMembershipshallbedeemed to have begun as of the date the memberrsquos application is received by the Clubrsquos membership volunteer

ITheofficersanddirectorsshallbethosenominees duly elected by majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting Voting shall be by secret ballot

J In the event of a vacancy among the Officers or Directors the Board of Directorsmayappointanactingofficeror director to serve for the remaining service period of the vacated position The appointee shall have the full authority of their position and in the case of an acting director the period of appointment shall not be regarded as a terminofficeforre-electionpurposes

KThedutiesoftheOfficersandDirectorsshall be as follows1 The Regional Executive shall preside

at the meetings of the Club and Board of Directors shall set the agenda for those meetings and shall be the primary point of contact between the Club and SCCA Inc The regional executive is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the Club

2 The Assistant Regional Executive shall perform the duties of the Regional Executive in his or her absence and shall assist the other

officersasrequired3 The Secretary shall attend all

meetings of the members and Board of Directors and shall record all the votes and minutes of those meetings The Secretary shall ensure that notice of all meetings of the members and votes by the members are communicated to the membership

4 The Treasurer shall have custody of all money debt and obligations belonging to the Club They shall receive money from the Club and deposit it in the Club account The Treasurer is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the club The Treasurer shall give a reportonthefinancialstatusoftheClub at the annual meeting and when requested at the Board Meetings and Membership Meetings No obligations debt or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without thespecificpriorapprovalof the majority of the Board of Directors

5 The Activities Director shall coordinate the Clubrsquos calendar and carry out a balanced program of activities for the year

V COMMITTEES1 The Nominating Committee shall be

appointed prior to July 1 of each year by the Board of Directors None of the members shall be on the Board of Directors with the exception of officers leaving office at the end ofthe year The names of the members of the nominating Committee shall be announced after August 1 The Committee shall submit in writing the names of the candidates for election asofficersanddirectors to theBoardof Directors for approval Following approval the names of the candidates shall be published in the November issue of Top End prior to the annual meeting so that the membership may make an informed vote

2 The Board of Directors may at any time appoint standing committees to act with respect to unique matters

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 7: Top End - March 2015

72015 March

such business as may come before the meeting

B The annual meeting of the members shall be held at the regular meeting in December of each year for election of directorsandofficers

C Special meetings of the members may be called by the Regional Executive or by a majority of the Board of Directors

D A written or printed notice stating the place day hour and purpose of the annual meeting of the members and special meetings shall be given by the Secretary at least 10 days before these meetings Notice shall be sent to each member by mail or email to the address appearing on the records of the Club

E A quorum shall consist of the members present at regular special or annual meetings

FAll actions not otherwise specificallydetailed in these bylaws shall be by majority vote of those board members present

IV CLUB ADMINISTRATIONA The administration of the Club shall

be by the Board of Directors The Board of Directors shall consist of the officersanddirectorswhoseelectionqualificationdutiesandtermofofficeare set forth below

B Each member of the board of Director shall have one vote

C A Quorum of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of the then existing members of the Board of Directors

DTheelectedofficersof theClub shallbe the Regional Executive who will function as President the Assistant Regional Executive who will function as Vice President Secretary Treasurer and Activities Director They shall serve for two year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The past Regional Executive shall attend board meetings for one year following the election of a new Regional Executive but shall have no vote and shall serve only in an advisory capacity

E In addition there shall be four elected

directors Each director shall serve a two year term with a maximum of four consecutive years of service The elections shall be staggered with two directorsrunningforofficeeachyear

FCandidatesforofficersanddirectorsshallbe selected by a nominating committee and presented to the board for approval prior to annual elections

G Additional nominations for officers and directors may be made in writing to the Secretary by petition of not less than fivemembers of theClub andsubmitted at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting

H Candidates shall have been a member of the Club and SCCA Inc continuously for at least two years prior to qualifying torunforofficeMembershipshallbedeemed to have begun as of the date the memberrsquos application is received by the Clubrsquos membership volunteer

ITheofficersanddirectorsshallbethosenominees duly elected by majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting Voting shall be by secret ballot

J In the event of a vacancy among the Officers or Directors the Board of Directorsmayappointanactingofficeror director to serve for the remaining service period of the vacated position The appointee shall have the full authority of their position and in the case of an acting director the period of appointment shall not be regarded as a terminofficeforre-electionpurposes

KThedutiesoftheOfficersandDirectorsshall be as follows1 The Regional Executive shall preside

at the meetings of the Club and Board of Directors shall set the agenda for those meetings and shall be the primary point of contact between the Club and SCCA Inc The regional executive is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the Club

2 The Assistant Regional Executive shall perform the duties of the Regional Executive in his or her absence and shall assist the other

officersasrequired3 The Secretary shall attend all

meetings of the members and Board of Directors and shall record all the votes and minutes of those meetings The Secretary shall ensure that notice of all meetings of the members and votes by the members are communicated to the membership

4 The Treasurer shall have custody of all money debt and obligations belonging to the Club They shall receive money from the Club and deposit it in the Club account The Treasurer is authorized to sign contracts and checks on behalf of the club The Treasurer shall give a reportonthefinancialstatusoftheClub at the annual meeting and when requested at the Board Meetings and Membership Meetings No obligations debt or other liability shall be incurred by the Treasurer without thespecificpriorapprovalof the majority of the Board of Directors

5 The Activities Director shall coordinate the Clubrsquos calendar and carry out a balanced program of activities for the year

V COMMITTEES1 The Nominating Committee shall be

appointed prior to July 1 of each year by the Board of Directors None of the members shall be on the Board of Directors with the exception of officers leaving office at the end ofthe year The names of the members of the nominating Committee shall be announced after August 1 The Committee shall submit in writing the names of the candidates for election asofficersanddirectors to theBoardof Directors for approval Following approval the names of the candidates shall be published in the November issue of Top End prior to the annual meeting so that the membership may make an informed vote

2 The Board of Directors may at any time appoint standing committees to act with respect to unique matters

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 8: Top End - March 2015

8 March 2015

VI FISCAL YEARAThefiscalyearshallbethecalendaryear

VII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWSA The Board of Directors of the Club or any 10 members may by

written petition submitted to the Secretary propose amendments to the bylaws

B Upon such proposal being made a copy shall be included in the notice of the next meeting of the members together with a proxy proposal

C A vote shall be taken not less than 10 days nor more than 50 daysfollowingnotificationtothegeneralmembership

D These bylaws may be amended by a two-third majority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the vote is taken either in person or by proxy

VIII REGIONAL TROPHIES AND AWARDSAEligibilitytoreceiveannualyearendawardsshallbeconfined

to members of the Club BEligibilitytoreceiveregionalcompetitionawardsshallbeconfined

to SCCA membersIX GENDER

The masculine gender whenever used herein shall include the feminine the feminine shall include the masculine the neuter shall include both the masculine and feminine and the singular shall include the plural wherever necessary or appropriateDated 1142015___________________________MARCUS W KROLL ESQSecretary

60th ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIESMARCH 27th Bench Racing at Fire Side GrillAPRIL TBDMAY Casino Bus eventJUNE 13th Horseback Riding Picnic McAllisterrsquos Farm BrockportJULY 7th Annual Picnic at Eastman ParkAUGUST 60th Anniversary Picnic ScottsvilleSEPTEMBER Minnehanrsquos Fun Center in LakevilleOCTOBER Sam Patch boat rideNOVEMBER Bench RacingBowling eventDECEMBER Enjoy the HolidaysFurther information pending subject to changeOther possible activities Red Wings Game Spencerport

andor Lancaster Speedway send ideassuggestions to mkhartmangeneseeedu

Bench racing at theFire side grill and sports Bar

3939 e henrietta roadhenrietta 14467

When tuesday March 24tiMe any tiMe aFter 700 pM

contact Mike Brunner MikeitiMeMorgrsVp head count For taBle space

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 9: Top End - March 2015

92015 March

Year End Awards BanquetState of the Region ndash By Charles Tanck

We lost RIT as a site for Solo but we replaced it with MCC The RoadRally program was very successful and this year we

are off to a great start with more participants than last year We did lose Perryrsquos Park on zoning issues but we are working on getting that back for the RallyCross site Hopefully we will have another good year FINGER LAKES REGION YEAR END

AWARDSOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUITON TO THE REGION - (George B Merwin Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded to the member who has contributed the most to the Region during the past year All areas of the Club activities are taken into accountmdashracing rallying concours publicity community services etc Participation is considered as well as working The recipient should represent the best the Region has to offer the sport This is the Regionrsquos highest honor

This year the award is given to MARCUS KROLL Marcus has been our secretary and has taken the lead on many things When the website needed to be redone he knew a guy Thatrsquos a common theme here anytime we need something done Marcus knows a guy We donrsquot want to know where he knows them from He and Shaun have been chairs of the Solo group and Marcus has worked with the other groups on legal and other issues Thank

you very much for your efforts SPORTSMANSHIP ndash (Alix Lafontant Trophy) ndash Presented by Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the member who has most consistently exhibited the attributes of sportsmanship throughout the year and whose participation in SCCA events has been a credit to the Region The term Sportsmanship implies that the award go to a true ldquosportsmanrdquomdashone who competes in a race or rally competition seriously and who consistently places the ideals of sportsmanship above his own personal gain

This year rsquos recipient is SHAUN HALLAM Shaun has worked on Solo and has been seen at rallies and timing amp scoring at the race track He has kept us honest with RIT TOP END AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck and Lynn Randall

Awarded to a Regional member who has made an outstanding contribution to motorsports in general (Selected by the TOP END Editor and Staff ldquokeeperrdquo trophy)

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is CHRIS DEMINCO Chris still teaches automotives at RIT he has chaired the Fun One and will be chairing our Majors race he races SVRA in addition to the Finger Lakes events We are very pleased to have Chris working on all of these

MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

Awarded each year to a member in good standing of SCCA who has worked without financialgainasaprimarymotiveSuccessof the supported team should be strongly considered The winner should normally come from Road Racing but mechanics who work on Solo or Rally teams are not excluded The winner shall be a credit to the sport There shall be no repeat winners Nominations should be made by the Rally Solo and Competition Boards and the Road RacingDriversClubwith final selectionbeing made by the Board of Directors

Recipient of this yearrsquos award is JAMES PLUTA He attests to the fact that a good crew helps you wind up with a very good season OUTSTANDING WORKER AWARD ndash (Gene Dinkel Trophy) ndash Presented by Charles Tanck Shaun Hallam Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region member who has devoted a notable amount of his or her time as a worker at motorsports events sponsored or sanctioned by the Finger Lakes Region Primary consideration will be given to individuals who have worked in general worker categories not as chiefs of specialties or as chairpersons of events The individual must have worked in at least two different motorsports areas at least once worked on at least one public service activity if the Region has conducted such and been a true credit to the Region

The winner of the award this year is out of our Solo group and is CHRIS MORTON He is at every event and serves as an instructor (in addition to winning Pro) He

Photos this page Mike Brunner

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 10: Top End - March 2015

10 March 2015

has been maintaining the timing equipment which is on its last legs This all came to a head at an RIT event where we had a very large turnout because other clubs were running with us We had to drag the driverrsquos meeting out because the timing equipment had stopped working Chris was in the truck using an SAE borrowed soldering iron redoing a trace that had burned out on the board Nobody even knew that we had a problem and it turned out to be a great event FINGER LAKES REGION SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD ndash Presented by Charles Tanck

A special recognition award for the purpose of recognizing a member or members of the Region for recent recognizable efforts

This award is not given out often only three times This yearrsquos award goes to BRUCE PERRYforoutstandingeffortsinthefieldof Cub Racing Bruce has been our Scrutineer for a number of years unfortunatelyheisfinallygivingitupwhichpresentsaproblemwewill have to work through We really appreciate his efforts He is also the owner of Perryrsquos Park our RallyCross site Bruce is always willing to help at a race RallyCross or even inspecting or building a car We really appreciate everything Bruce has done for the region RALLY ndash By Tom Langdon

First of all they now have inoculations for MPRA I recommend that you get those Once again as earlier alluded to we had a successful rally program last year This year we actually expanded we are going to six winter events and so far we have had two that were very well attended If you havenrsquot gone to one of those yet come on out beat your car to death and ndash yarsquo know

The RallyCross program is in neutral as Perryrsquos Park is shut down due to dust complaints (There is a farmer right next door working in hisfieldgeneratingdustbutwecanrsquotdriveacarindustyconditions)We are making good progress on RallyCross sites RALLY WORKER OF THE YEAR ndash (Steve Kittelberger Trophy) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipient selected by the rally board from the RoadRally andor PerformanceRally program Usually a member of Finger Lakes Region but in some rare instances may be from outside the membership

This person was rallymaster for two events this year He usually runs sweep during the winter events He also opens up his house for the monthly rally meetings and provides drink and cookies and the occasional summer BBQ A very nice individual and that would be RICK BARNES

I think I saw Rick riding by my house in Ontario he lives in Victor about 330 in the afternoon OUTSTANDING RALLY CONTRIBUTOR ndash (John Robinson Award) ndash Presented by Tom Langdon

Recipients are selected by the Rally board and may be competitors workers organizers or any combination thereof in the Road Rally andor Performance Rally program FLR membership is required

This person has brought the new era of social media into our rally efforts He wanted us to be more current in publicizing RoadRally

78 Bennington DriveRochester NY 14616

585-621-8200wwwekstenautoworkscom

CLUB RACING AND TRACK EVENT PREPARATION FULL IMPORT MAINTENANCE

MACHINE SHOP SERVICES amp FABRICATION ENGINE BUILDING AND CUSTOM CYLINDER HEAD WORK

DYNOMAX CHASSIS DYNO BY LAND-AND-SEA 10 Off Labor to Club Members

and RallyCross using Facebook Twitter etc along with posters and trophy artwork It doesnrsquot hurt that he is also the RallyCross chairman Our outstanding rally contributor of the year is TONY ZANNISOLOSOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who shows the greatest degree of promise during his first full season of Solocompetition Heshe shall also be a credit to the Region Selected by the Solo Board

We usually do not give the rookie of the year award to the person who wins the Novice class This gentlemanrsquos name kept coming up because who is out there in that STI he is moving really quick I donrsquot have much more to say about Kyle hersquos fast hersquos regular and hedoesotherstuffHeleftNoviceandwonhisfirsttimeinStreetPrepared KYLE LAMBERT is somebody to keep your eye on SOLO IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Awarded to the driver who has shown the greatest improvement in hisher driving performance over the course of the season This driver will also be a credit to the Region

This gentleman has a well prepared car in his second year of

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 11: Top End - March 2015

112015 March

competition He ran in the same class as Shaun and the only reason Shaun won the class was that he went home for the summer Heneverfinishedlowerthansecondhewonthe club shootout at Devens and I believe he was fourth in Wilmington So ERIC KUTILis our improved driver of the year He is unbeatable at Pole Position the new indoor kart track SOLO DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash Presented by Shaun Hallam and Marcus Kroll

Instituted around 1994 and was determined to be awarded to the FLR Solo driver who demonstrated exemplary skill in hisher driving during the season Consideration is given to a driver rsquos performance at the divisional and national levels of competition This award may be given to a driver who wins a National Championship Some consideration may be given to a driverrsquos performance and contributions during the season to the FLR Solo program as well The winner will represent the Finger Lakes Region with dignity as well as excelling in hisher driving competition

This guy is fast in any car he jumps into while not top he had a lot of national events this year Third at the DC Pro third at the Toledo Pro third at the Wilmington Pro and fourthat theProfinaleHehadthefastesttimeonthefirstdayrsquoscourseHealsotookfirst at theDevensmatch tourThe Solodriver of the year is BOB DAYRACE ndash By Chris DeMinco

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Fran McAllister he was club racing competition chair for many years before I took over the position He twisted my arms and we played

some games with ldquoIf you do this Irsquoll do thatrdquo and I lost I hope I can do a quarter of job he has done I still go to him for stats and stuff Thank you Fran MOST IMPROVED DRIVER ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has shown the greatest improvement during the season Usually not awarded to a beginning driver who shows great promise but to a license holder whose improvement over the previous season has resulted in a greatly improved competition record He shall have been a credit to the Region on the race course

One person certainly came to mind that has made a great improvement over the last year He has been racing since about 2000 and got his license in 2000 He is always at the track and probably the last to leave Unfortunately health issues in 2010 forcing him to drop out of competition for a couple of years He got the green light to return to racing in 2013 but he didnrsquot have the stamina to run hard for two days In 2014 he came back with a vengeance entering seven races inITAHetookathirdinNYSRRCinafield

of forty JOHN MORRIS comes from a strong racing family that has contributed a lot through the years to the region and SCCA and is always there to lend a hand Half the time he is in front of me half the time behind and the other half beside me DRIVER OF THE YEAR ndash (John and Emily Castle Trophy) ndash Presented by Chris DeMinco

Awarded to the Finger Lakes Region driver who has compiled the most outstanding record in SCCA race participation Caliber of races attended and competition in class are considered as well as record of success

Recipient shall have been a credit to the Region at the race course

He has been around since 1987 starting in Solo He started club racing about eight years ago (maybe so that there was not a HOT road car around for his son to drive) He race majors divisionals regionals amassing 185 points in the NYSRRC series in Spec Miata He is there for anybody was Assistant Regional Executive been known to put a dropped burger back on the grill The Finger Lakes Regionrsquos driver of the year is DAVE CIUFOFINGER LAKES REGION NYSRRC AWARDS ndash Presented by Tim Meddaugh

I will present the NYSRRC awards for the Finger Lakes members

A Sedan Douglas Cross isfirstSTL Eric Gunther isfirstITA Chris DeMincoisfirst John Morris is third

Photos this page Mike Brunner

Chris accepting the First in ITA trophy from Tim Meddaugh

John Morris and Tim Meddaugh with Johns Third place NYSRRC trophy

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 12: Top End - March 2015

12 March 2015

Marcus Kroll and Shaun HallamSolo Co-Chairs

SoloSOLO REPORTMarcus Kroll

Things are moving along as the Solo group gears up for another great year Ive made contact with the Z-Car Club of Rochester who is going to propose participating in one of our events at their next board meeting Im working on a Corvette contact - the Corvette Club hasnt been particularly responsive so if someone has a connection with the Corvette Club or a Corvette Dealership we would really appreciate that help

Weve decided that next year were going to stay with the championship points format as it is follow national classing (indexed by overall group such as Street Touring etc ) and require unique numbers per index class

Street Survival sanction has been granted and they are busy promoting the event We will need both instructors and students Ive heard from quite a few people already interested in instructing but lets make sure those teenage

drivers sign up Im also working with a local insurance company for some sponsorship help Finally I volunteered Chris DeMinco to be our chief classroom instructor while

Shaun Hallam will act as safety stewardI realize thatour scheduleconflictswith

some local events (especially the Majors) I can assure everyone that we were very sensitive to local schedules as well as having to cater to national events which many of our drivers compete at I cant deliver perfection but based on site availability I did the best I could -conflictsareinevitable

Rally

KARTINGMarch 19 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall

Join your friendly local SCCA region for some informal non-competitive karting Marcus Kroll will work with the staff to make sure that were placed in run groups with each other

Spec Racer Ford Chris PlutaisfirstSpec Miata Dave Ciufoisfirst Charles Tanck is thirdSpec Miata 2 Charles Tanck is secondTop ten points 135ptsfifthplaceisChris DeMinco 149 pts forth overall is Chris Pluta 185 pts second overall is Dave Ciufo

NYSRRC gives out the Inter-Regional award to the region that scores the most points in a year This year it goes to the Finger Lakes Region

The Scuderia DOM trophy started about 38 years ago by Jim Burleigh goes to someone who does a lot for the sport It is awarded to Charles Tanck Itwasfirstawarded to Judy McAllister in 1985

The New York State Road Racing Championship (NYSRRC) series was created by Robert W Stevens a driver and steward Bob started racing in a Crossley HotShot This yearrsquos Robert W Stevens Memorial Award goes to Glen Region member Dan Glueck Dan worked with Bruce Perry to put together an outstanding Scrutineering crew

All NYSRRC awards can be found at httpwwwnysrrcorghomehtml

The NYSRRC Inter Divisional Trophy awarded to FLR

Mike Brunner photo

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 13: Top End - March 2015

132015 March

RallyTom LangdonInterim Rally Chair

144 Railroad Street Rochester NY wwwrediimportscom bull 5852353444

foreign amp domestic auto repair

nys inspections bull alignments bull suspension

brakes bull performance parts amp fluids

tires bull corner balancing bull hpde rentals

I PORTS

February 10 201596 Church Street Victor NYThese notes are grouped by subject and are not in chronological

orderThe following ten RoadRally and RallyCross enthusiasts were

present Rick Barnes Carl Dresie Ben Gilmore Jamie Hayslip John Kastenhuber Jerry Kerwin Gretchen Kriesen Tom Langdon Alan Smith and Gary Thomas General Rally

Rick Barnes was awarded the Steve Kittelberger Rally Worker of the Year trophy at the Jan 31 region awards banquet Rick now has the ldquokeeperrdquo and the rotating trophy

Gary has sent four rally clocks out for repair The new clock boxes were demonstrated the clocks do not need to be removed from the boxes when being used for timing

Gary passed out a proposed ldquoto dordquo list for a rally event Pre running a rally with a rally computer can point out differences between the instructions as written and as used in calculating the legs

Gary and John are writing a rally for the Green Grand Prix Waste Management Winter Rally

Competitor entries stand at 15 The ldquooldrdquo radar gun and the Bushnell unit along with some simple

instructions were passed on to Deputies Gretchen and Jamie The Kustom Signals unit will be passed along after it is checked out Winter Rally Series

ldquoCabin Fever 2015rdquo had 14 teams running out of the Scovillrsquos Grill in Dansville down around Canisteo and back

ldquoLost in a Wintry Woodrdquo has been pre-checked Several changes were made do to a bridge being out and closed ldquoSeasonalrdquo roads

The general instructions for the winter series (they need to be posted on the regionrsquos website) were discussed There are several points in the generals that need to be emphasized at the pre-rally meeting

They include the use of triangles and tow ropes the use of TAs (time allowances) etc

Trianglesneedtoplacedwhereoncomingtrafficisalertedandshould remain there until the extraction is complete

Time allowances should total 195 minutes for the half before and the half after the break More time can result in a delay in the rally or failure to reach a check point before it closes Each TA should be to the half minute other values allowed are balks in sight of a

check point The requested TA should be written on the score card before handing the card to the check point crew and on a slip handed to the crew If a team has used all of their slips a scrap of paper may be used The third documentation is on the control log Two of the three are needed for a TA to be accepted

Flyers are needed for the last two events Proximity(orthesame)ofthestartingandfinishinglocation

is a factor if the team members drive separately Plans need to be made if the locations are different

Gary would like the 2016 trophies to be wine glasses Large glasses may be needed to allow printing of the artwork

Miscellaneous Discussions ldquoStraight at Trdquo is not a valid route instruction Jerry Gary and others have a collection of rally routes from

past events John reportedly did ldquodonutsrdquo in a parking lot Traction control

varies from model to model while a Subaru Outback will let you do ldquodonutsrdquo slides etc other makes and models will do whatever it takes to protect the ldquoidiotrdquo behind the wheel

Jerryrsquossnowblowerisfinallyworkingallowingapathtobecleared in his back yard for the wiener dog to run around in

Yard workers are excluded from certain areas around radar units Navy personnel are not restricted

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 14: Top End - March 2015

14 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

3 EquippedA

Gary ThomasJohn Kastenhuber

EagleTalon

11

5454 1 0

05 TA 1 -6 -9 -615 TA 9 -1 14 0 -3

05 TA 2 2

4 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola Subaru 2

15757 1 7 10 2 -4 2 3 -3 3 7 -11

05 TA -4 0

1 LimitedA

Karl HalfinerKyle Engebrecht Subaru 3

28484 2 0 -1 10 -3 38

15 TA 8 0 -1605 TA -1 -3 0 2

7 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore Dodge 4

395

10735 -4 12 2 -615 TA -12 -11

15 TA -11 1 8 -4006 B -9 -6 -9

8 LimitedB

Shaun HallamLlyod Murray Subaru 5

498

11074 -5 11 8 -16 -11 -5 12 -6 20 0 -1 -1 -2

5 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel Volvo 6

2146146 5 28 -1 4 -27 22

05 TA -9 -805 TA 9 -24

05 TA -2 2 5

6 LimitedA

Bryan ScheibleMary Scheible BMW 7

5220220 15 6 -26 -2 -8 30 -5 -8 41 -34 15 -23 -7

12 NoviceC

James ParascandolaPaul Grossi Subaru 8

1301301 -30 -12 -3 -12 -16 65

05 TA -82 -3 58105 TA 10 -6 -2 2

11 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka Subaru 9

1253

31625 -2 11 41 13 -4 7 11 6 3145 TA 17 0 3 135

155 TA

9 LimitedB

Chris CiafoBrian Dye Ford 10

6471

53223 21 -13 9 6875 TA -9 73 20 6 194 0 23 -33

35 TA -2

10 StockB

Ryan KolupaMark Froelich Subaru 11

2502

56726 -4 14 19 12 -22 -285 TA 3 -72

135 TA13

05 TA -73 1 200 -6735 TA

14 NoviceC

Jim BucciTrish Bucci Honda 12

2698698 18 78 117 68 -37 53 -21 21 66 148 -4 -12 -55

05 TA

13 NoviceC

Nick PietropaoloAshley Laney Saturn 13

315171517 49 200 -66 200 193 200 68 200 200 -52 65 23 1

2 EquippedA

Alan SmithEric Hebron Subaru 14

332003200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Leg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyCarNo

ClassSpeed

DriverNavigator Marque

PlaceOAClass

ScoreRaw

Factrd

Cabin Fever Rally 2015 Results

Cabin Fever Rally ReportFebruary 11 2015Jamie Hayslip and Gretchen Kriesen -

RallymastersWe refer to our Winter Series events

as ldquoDriverrsquos Ralliesrdquo They are designed to test the skill of keeping on pace keeping the car on the road in often adverse conditions (eg snow ice mud gravel fightswith the navigator) anddoing so while maintaining brisk speeds It is the promise of that challenge that encouraged a hearty group of Rallyists to leave their warm safe abodes on the cold evening of February 7 for the third biennial Cabin Fever Rally

As it turned out the snow storms of the preceding weeks prepared the road conditions to a reasonable level of difficultyTheroadsweresoexcitingthatspecial thanks go out to Rick Barnes and Jason Kostyshak who were fairly busy with Sweep assisting multiple teams from minor off-road adventures Another

notable mishap w a s n o t a u t o m o t i v e r e l a t e d h o w e v e r i t was one Tom L a n g d o n who reported findinghimselfs u n k w a i s t deep in a snow f i l l e d d i t c h while working a checkpoint Praise to Deb Langdon who helped with that extraction We are of course thankful to all the workers whoclockedthefieldat13checkpointsincluding Bob VanSice Tom and Deb Langdon Jerry Kerwin Barb Lissow Larry Wells Mike Tombs Peter Blood Alan Blood Craig McMaster and John Walsh and his friend Wells

The event started with 14 teams and 13 were counted at the finish (sorry about your engine trouble Alan) The contest for the overall win was close Gary Thomas and John Kastenhuber

coming out on top and took first in Equipped class Jeff and Steve Coppola were just three points short of the overall position and took the Limited win Griff Jones and Chris Haka overcame a few unintended adventures to win Stock while James Parascandola and Paul Grossi took top honors in Novice It was also great to see some new folks at the event especially those who come from long distances We were happy to meet the Bucci family who came from the Mohawk-Hudson region across the State to join the fun

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 15: Top End - March 2015

152015 March

Ithaca Winter Rally 2015How to build a rally 101 Step 1 Make illegal photocopies of your

personal gazetteer the staples guy has told me in the past ldquoIrsquoll make them but I didnrsquot do itrdquo

Step 2 Find a start a halfway point and finish(preferablyonethatwonrsquotclosea couple weeks before your event and cause panic amp regrouping)hellipSorry Manos we sure miss you Hello Buffalo Wild Wings

Step 3 Drive (a lot) and make discreet black marks across your entire illegally copied map thus creating a choose your adventure map Spend your summer talking someone into literally trying to findthemiddleofnowherefornogoodreason

Step 4 Agree to disagreehellip As if you were married Gary and I are safety stewards checkpoint enthusiasts and always trying to challenge the other teams at our events This also means we get to check our own work Famous quotes ldquoJohn we canrsquot put the checkpoint on the outside of

corners Irsquom the safety stewardrdquo ldquoCrsquomon Gary thatrsquos the best place theyrsquoll never guess that it is after seven hairpin corners and four elevation changes It needs to be thererdquo ldquoThis whole rally is to make Alan amp Eric collect at least 100 pointsrdquo ldquoIf I had to run this Irsquod be pissed off at merdquo This was actual conversation this year

Step 5 Make sense of your discreet black lines seriously I tell myself to bring different colors to mark up the map and yet I still findmyself saying ldquoOK themap is built Irsquom fairly certain there are noseasonalshellipIsthataroadrdquo

Step 6 Support your Big Oil We need at least three trips on the route to get it right 1st trip get your mileages Tulips signs pauses CASrsquos Checkpoints in order This is also the longest trip 2nd Make absolutely certain you change cars so the factor is completely different when mileaging the route also check things all the things 3rd make sure you do at least one rally prior so that way you can use a completely different factor to mileagehellipagain Make sure to tell everyone it was mileaged in a Camaro with four different sized bicycle tires and a broken trip switch Just to make sure the

competitors know what they are in forStep 7 Swear at EXCEL Excel spreadsheets

especially fun macro enabled linked sheet spreadsheets with 40 pages of VB were never meant to work (ask the limited folks) Figure out the bugs before you print competitor versions

Step 8 Teamworkhellip aka the navigator does it all So Gary and I work like the A team he is Face and I am Murdock probably

Step 9 PrayChickenSacrificeVoodoowhatever you have to do for cold weather and a little snow I missed this tidbit and we got 45deg and nothing This made for some very ldquointerestingrdquo roads We ended up with many roads that were dry then slushy then snow then dry again for most of the evening But everyone seemed to have a good time

The Last Step Have Fun itrsquos all about having fun and others enjoying the fun you are having Make stories not headlines rightNow onto the results we had 20 cars start

and19finish(KurtThiellostaheadgasketbefore checkpoint 1) We had some deer sightings and one lady who thought going less than the posted speed limit was too fast for ldquoherrdquo road (she owns it obviously)

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 16: Top End - March 2015

16 March 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

3 LimitedA

Jeff CoppolaSteve Coppola

11

8787 21 10 1 11 0 6 -19

TA 15 1 -3 -1 11 -2TA 25 0 1

10 StockB

Jamie HayslipGretchen Kriesen

21

81891 2 2

TA 15 9 8 3TA 15

4TA 05

12TA 15 3 0 16 9 5 -2 6

4 EquippedA

Eric SalminenDennis Blevins

31

9696 5 3 11 13 -10

TA 15 -2 -1 2 -6 -1 18 21 2 -1

18 LimitedC

Satish GopalkrishinikanSavera DSouza

42

80100 6 7 19 12

TA 15-3

TA 05-4

TA 15 -1 11 10 -1 1TA 05

-1TA 15

-2TA 15 2

2 EquippedA

Paul BatmanMatt Rhoads

52

106106 -10 1 -4

TA 15-9

TA 05 -13 2 2 2 -13 -5 18 18TA 15 -7 -2

1 LimitedA

Karl HaltinerKirk Haltiner

63

123123 22 5 10 8 24 6

TA 235-14

TA 75 8 -8 5 9 0TA 35

2TA 155 -2

12 LimitedB

Shuan Hallamlloyd Murray

74

1181298 -4 1

B 009 8 20 -5 -5 2TA 15

-6TA 15

-11TA 75 3 33 14

TA 05 4 -2

6 LimitedA

Tony ZanniMark Froelich

85

144144 5 6 9 30 16 11

TA 05 0 5 7TA 25 16 13 -3 6 -17

8 LimitedA

Chris CiufoSteve Shapiro

96

216216 1 15 24

B 015 26 3 -4 -63 9 12 11 30 -6 6 -6

11 LimitedB

Ben GilmorePam Gilmore

107

5175687 -3 31 33 51 -97 65 -11 -53 65

TA 35 42 38 0 -21 -7

19 NoviceC

Bruce CoulombeJames Coloumbe

111

644644 2 -37 14 -5 20

TA 15 -27 -137TA 15 -12 -50

TA 25 -40 42 28 -34 -16

7 EquippedA

Dan ThielAnna Thiel

123

665665 -105 2 30 -3

TA 05 22 5TA 15 200 3 7 -63 14 200 6 5

14 StockC

Griff JonesChris Haka

132

66583125 9 12 11 19 51 142 -41 -7 200

TA 55 -3 63 94 7 6

17 StockC

Ryan KolupaJohn Wengler

143

78397875 13 102 32 -9 -133

TA 65-123

TA 35 -64 -81 58 -53 34 -59 4 -18

5 LimitedA

Rich SmithJames Parascandola

158

10761076 -19 34 19 21 54 184 102 -36 200

TA 45 6 12 200 -163 -26

13 NoviceB

Matt ChimeleiwskiCarrie Kiecyzkaljo

162

11581158 33 27 33 149 43 200

TA 05 200 20 80 47 -200 43 -45 38

16 NoviceC

Steve SpanoJennifer Spano

173

15861586 200 52 60 90 138 200 19 44 200 -200 77 65 -126 -115

15 NoviceC

Jimmy MaierNick Pizzarelle

184

22252225 200 200 127 200 200 -200 -200 -80 -200 63 98 146 111 200

20 NoviceC

Jonathan DiGiacomandreaStacy Kingsley

195

23462346 116 100 174 200 200 200 200 -122 200 -200 156 200 86 192

9 LimitedA

Kurt ThielRuss Norton

209

28002800 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200 -200

PlaceOverallClass

ScoreRaw

FactoredLeg scores TA = Time Allowance B = Balk - = EarlyClass

SpeedDriver

NavigatorCarNo

6th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally Results

InNovice therewerefive entries 3rdin class with 1586 was the team of Steve amp Jennifer Spano 2nd in class with a 1158 went to Matt Chimeleiwski amp Carrie Kiecyzkaljo 1st In class and 11th overall with a 654 goes to Bruce amp James Coulombe

In Equipped we had three entries 3rd in class with a 665 were Dan amp Anna Thiel 2nd in class with a 106 was the team of Paul Batman amp Matt Rhoads 1st in class and 3rd Overall with a 96 (all the way from Maryland) Eric Salminen amp Dennis Blevins

In Stock we had three entries 3rd in class with a 9785 factored was the team of Ryan Kolupa amp John Wengler 2nd in class went to Griff Jones amp Chris Haka 1st in class and painstakingly 2nd overall (the

factor got them) was the rally duo of Jamie Hayslip amp Gretchen Kriesen with a factored of 891 Great Job

In Limited we had nine entries 3rd in class with a 123 was the team of Karl amp Kirk Haltiner 2nd in class and the best raw score of 80 factored of 100 (again the factor killed them) was the newcomer team of Satish Gopalkrishnikan amp Savera DrsquoSouzahellipwatch out limited they are coming for you 1st in class and 1st overall with an 87 was the team of Jeff amp Steve Coppola

This was a very competitive event and I hope that everyone had a great time running it I would like to thank all of my checkpoint crews CP1 ndash Tom amp Deb Langdon (also novice school which makes me wish I

was a novice every time to just listen to the knowledge that guy has)CP2 - Johanna Primmer and Larry Wells (Team RPI) CP-3 Carl Dresie and Barb Lissow CP-4 Barbara Abrams amp Safety Steward Gary Thomas CP-5 Dave Avery amp Sallie Bossert CP-6 Alan amp Peter Blood amp Craig McMaster CP-7 Mike amp Marsha Toombs I would also like to thank our sweep team Rick Barnes amp Jason Kostyshak I would also like to thank my chauffeur for the evening Jerry Kerwin as I heard him more than once say ldquoIrsquom taking a TA I canrsquot zero thisrdquo I would also like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings for taking us in on a short notice situation Until next YearhellipJohn Kastenhuber

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 17: Top End - March 2015

172015 March

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

diams

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 18: Top End - March 2015

18 March 2015

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 Regionrsquos website at httpwwwflr-sccacomtop-end-magazineclassified-ads Classified Ads are free to members $500 per issue for non-members

Free Classified Ads for FLR Members

For Sale 2004 Mazda RX-8 2014 Street Season Champion Koni Yellows 2 sway bar options 3 sets of wheels 18x8 Andros 19 lbs Hankook ZZ214 R-Comps 17x8 BBS forged 18 lbs Hankook RS3v2 has a custom exhaust stock wheels with all seasons Spare set of unmounted Hoosier A6s Other spares ndash 2 transmissions trunk spoiler MazdaMotorsports rear diffuser side skirtsandcarbonfiberfenders$7000obo Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom (315)Available One gallon cooler with 12VDC-120VAC contained pump that could be used for pumping chilled water through a racing suit Has in-out tubing and also a small Velcro jacket FREE Can deliver to one of the Winter rallies Gary Thomas Ithaca garygeorgethomasgmailcom (215)For Sale - SCCA SVRA HSR HRG ndash RX 7 ITA based1983 RX7 New York State Road Racing Champion 2014 and 2013 Vintage eligible in SVRA and HSR Second Place Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Gran Prix 2013 Second and third places 2014 Walkins Glen Divisional

Fresh rebuild on engine ndash all new seals rotor tips and freshened transmission - 2014 Solid straight car with safe cage tied into chassis with NASCAR driver side bars Sparco driverrsquos seat and new Safe Racer 6 Pt belts 2014 LSD rear with rear disc brakes and Mazdaspeed front brake ducts Rear adjustable Panhard bar Tockico adjustable shocks with coil overs and adjustable front sway barGriffinradiatorwithelectricfan10Gallon ATL fuel cell in 2013 Hoosiers with one weekend and Kuhmo mounted rains Stainless braided brake lines Hawk brake pads Sparco Seat with quick disconnect steering wheel Auto Meter gauges Near minimum SCCA weight with 195 driver Safe - fast ndash well balanced - reliable racer $4995 or best offer Spares package available separately ndash (Panasportsbrake padsrotorsenginebody parts Light Bar for night Endurance racing etc) Contact Chris ndash Rochester NY - 585 330 5456 cdmad4494aolcom (115)

For Sale StreetSoloTrack Day Jetta Engine Blueprinted 010 over 20l Eurospec steel rods JE Pistons Ported Polished big valve head with high rev valve springs Performance cam Headers BBM Intercooled Stage 3 Supercharger C2 Software Matched injectors billet fuel rail Fuel pressure gauge BEGI Variable pressure regulator High volume High pressure aux fuel pump Comp Clutch Lightweight flywheel included Catch Can Pacesetter low restriction exhaust 100 amp alternator New Optima red battery Transmission Volkswagen factory rebuilt 020 with Quaife limited slip New axles wheel bearings Suspension Voightland Cup kit Eurosport Adjustable rear sway bar and front bar Eurosport upper and lower stress bars and rear stress bar New lower control arms with ball joints inner and outer tie rod ends All suspension and steering rack bushings are poly Rolling Stock New Dunlop Dizzeras on XXRs Rally tires on separate set of rims all 17 Eurosport Big brake kit and rear disc brake conversion also big brake TrimCustomdiamondflakegreenpaintwith gold pinstripe Race seat Corbeau passenger seat Custom gauges for temp oil press vacuum boost and AF mixture Momo shift knob custom boot Sparco steering wheel Maserati air horns

With it goes all documentation all the spares you want Basket engine 2 gear boxes wiring etc Body panels Less than

3000K on all mods Over $30K invested Reluctantlybeingsoldtofinancevintageracing effort $15000 obo Contact Mark Green pitonviewyahoocom 585-354-0806 (1214)For Sale 2005 Margay Brava 44 go-kart with blue printed World Formula engine Includes a two level rolling kart stand 16 wheels mounted rain tires 4 clutches with gears about two dozen sprockets for gear ratio changes and tools for mounting tires Also included are lots of spare parts including both front axles steering rods brake pads fasteners racing oil carburetor fuel pump etc Kart is set up for SCCA Solo in JA with spec tires (won every time last 2 years) and can be used in JB with a restrictor Have also run it in KM and even though itrsquos not using the larger stickier tires allowed it stillfinished3rd inModified for2014We have only run it in SCCA Solo events so very little time on the engine and no chassis damage Have other kart parts Irsquoll throw in and have driverrsquos suits in 3 (teen age) sizes if you need one Everything for $2200 Also have an enclosed trailer that carries the kart on the stand with racks for tires parts tools etc Trailer is $1000 or the whole package for $3000 Contact Mike Lilley at 5858808084 (1214)For Sale 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 250R motorcycle for sale 12500 miles blue with short windscreen $1400 or best offer Call Charlie at 585-467-4993 (1014)

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 19: Top End - March 2015

192015 March

REGION 62

Membership Application

Dear Prospective SCCA MemberTo apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America the worldrsquos largest member participation automotive organization please complete the form below and return with payment to SCCA Membership Department P O Box 299 Topeka KS 66601-0299

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEName _____________________________________ Birth date_________________ E-mail_______________________________________

Address___________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________ State ________Zip__________________County __________________________

Have you been an SCCA member before No Yes Year______________Previous Member ____________________________

IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list name and age of spouse and children under age 21

Spouses Name____________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Spouses Member Number (if current member)________________________________________________________

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

Name___________________________________________________________Birth date______ ______ ______

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

Club Racing Pro Racing Rally Solo Please send me a Crew License

Annual National Dues + Annual Regional Dues = TOTAL DUE

REGULAR MEMBER$65 + REGULAR MEMBER$15 = $80FAMILY MEMBERSHIP$85 + FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $25 = $110FIRST GEAR (21 amp Under) = $45NEW CLUB RACING VOLUNTEER = $30

Enclosed is my check or Money Order for $____________________ US DO NOT SEND CASH

VISA MC No____________________________________ Exp Date __________________________

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

Applicants Signature____________________________________________ Date __________________________

Dues include payment for subscription to SportsCar ($24 value) Dues are not deductible as charitable contribution

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 20: Top End - March 2015

20 March 2015

Finger Lakes Region Social Media (Website) wwwflr-sccacom (NewsAnnouncement) newsflr-sccacom etcFacebook wwwfacebookcomflrscca - YouTube wwwyoutubecomuserflrscca - Twitter twittercomflrscca

Yahoo Groups Solo - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupflrsolo RoadRally - sportsgroupsyahoocomgroupFingerLakesRally

Calendar of events for the Finger Lakes Region

Dates and venues are subject to change Request 2015 dates from the Activities DirectorRallyCross events are subject to field conditions

February 201526-31 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Lost in a Wintry Wood For more information contact Jeff Coppola (jeffrxcoppxyahoocom (585) 748-7268)

March 2015226-1 2015 Greater Rochester International Auto Show

Riverside Convention Center 123 E Main St Rochester NY 14604

3 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

3 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

10 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm 96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

12 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

14 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series For more information contact Kurt Thiel

19 KARTING 6 pm Pole Position Raceway in Marketplace Mall (Contact Marcus Kroll marcuskrollgmailcom for further information)

21 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

21-22 SJRNJMP - L - School24 Bench Racing - 700 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports

Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact Mike Brunner (Mikeitimemorg) for further information)

28 Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series Slip Sliding Away rsquo15 For more information contact Rick Barnes expjawahotmailcom 585-967-3762

28-29 WDCSummit - School31 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors

meeting - 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

April 2015TBA Social Rally (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)7 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

7 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

11 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Wellsboro 100 pm (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

11-12 WDCSummit (M) ndash NeDivision Championship Series14 FINGER LAKES Region Rally Meeting -730 pm

96 Church St Victor Rick Barnes (rbarnestorsencom (585) 967-3762)

16 STPR Committee Meeting ndash Rochester 730 pm Location varies (Contact chairstprorg for further information)

17-19 Eastern Conference Major VIRginia Intrsquol Raceway18 FINGER LAKES Region Street Survival - Xerox19 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 1 MCC25-28 SJRNJMP-T 12 hr Enduro 24-25Test 2426 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO 2 Spencer Speedway28 FINGER LAKES REGION Board of Directors meeting

- 730 pm The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East HenriettaRoadHenriettaNY14467 (Contact reflr-sccacom for further information)

May 2015TBA Casino Bus Event (Contact mkhartmangeneseeedu for

further information)2-3 Eastern Conference Major Summit2-3 Tire Rack National Tour Bowling Green Ky ndash NCM

Motorsports Park5 FINGER LAKES Region SOLO Meeting - 700 pm

ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta RoadHenriettaNY14467(Contactreflr-sccacomforfurther information)

5 FINGER LAKES Region General Membership Meeting - 800 pm ndash The Fireside Grill and Sports Bar 3939 East Henrietta Road Henrietta NY 14467 (Contact reflr-sccacomforfurtherinformation)

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos

Page 21: Top End - March 2015

TOP ENDFinger Lakes REGION SCCA INC

The LAST PIT

Treasurer753 Klem Rd Webster NY 14580TOP END Editorial Staff119 Brookview DrRochester NY 14617-3903

Around the Banquet Mike Brunner photos