Official Publication of the Central Florida Region Sports Car Club of America Volume 59, Issue 3 April/May 2017 Central Florida Region SCCA Getting burned in your car is bad... but, by your insurance company?
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New to the club? District Meeting For general information on the membership or meetings please call your district governor. Or, if you want to know Times and Places about a specific “specialty” call the “chief” listed on the inside District 1 – 3rd Tuesday of the month except December – cover. Use this list and map to find your District: 7:00 pm at Chili’s 5430 E Bay Dr, Clearwater, FL 33764 District 1: Pinellas and Pasco County to Port Richey. District 2 – 4th Wednesday of each month except December District 2: Hillsborough and Pasco County except Port Richey. 7:00 pm at IHOP, 408 E Bears Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 District 3: Lake, Orange, Osceola, and District 3 – 2nd Tuesday of each month except December - Seminole Counties. 7:30 pm at Rossi’s Pizzeria 5919 S Orange Blossom Trail, District 4: Alacuha, Orlando, FL 32809. Bradford, Citrus, Dixie, District 4 – Contact Governor for details. Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, District 5 - 2nd Monday of each month except December – Levy, Madison, Marion, Sumter, dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Charlie & Jakes Suwanee, Taylor and Union Brewery & Grill 6300 Wickham Rd in Melbourne, FL Counties. District 6 - 3rd Tuesday of each month except December, District 5: Brevard, Indian River, dinner at 7:00pm and meeting at 7:45pm at Palm Diner Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie 2710 Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring (behind Kenilworth Lodge). Counties. District 6: Glades, Highlands, and District 7 - 2nd Tuesday of each month except December – Polk Counties. dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Louie’s Pizza District 7: Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, House – 1347 Beville Rd - Daytona Beach FL 32119 and Volusia Counties. District 8 - 2nd Wednesday of each month except December District 8: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, and at 6pm at Jerseys Sports Café - 13971 North Cleveland Lee Counties. Avenue, N. Fort Myers, FL 33903. District 9: Manatee and Sarasota Counties. District 9 – Call Governor for details The Checker PO Box 450245, Kissimmee, FL 34745 Advertising Rates: Send ads, articles and photographs to: Checker Editor - Osceola Press Full Page - $150/month [email protected] 407-933-1820 Half Page - $115/month Articles may also be mailed to: www.CFRSCCA.org 2775 Old Dixie Hwy., Unit C [email protected] Quarter Page - $85/month Kissimmee, FL 34744 The Checker is published monthly by the AVAILABLE TO CFR MEMBERS ONLY: Central Florida Region of the Sports Car Club Address Changes: CFR Business Exchange of America, Inc. Subscriptions are available - $50/year Make your changes online at: to non-Central Florida Region members for Classified Ads- Personal, non-commercial, www.scca.com. classified ads are free to CFR/SCCA You will need your $30 per year to addresses in the United member number (and password if you States only. A subscription is included in the members for two (2) issues. 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Checker is hereby granted to all SCCA DO NOT SEND ADDRESS CHANGES THE CHECKER ON OR BEFORE THE 15TH regional publications with the agreement that OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE DESIRED TO THE CHECKER. full credit be given to the author and The Checker. PUBLICATION DATE. Cover Photos: Gary Rosier Remember When... Pictures Submitted by Louis Galanos [email protected] From The Flamingo's Beak Submitted by Dave Langston While hanging out at Club Flamingo, the the nylon strapping used as a tow point? Is it sun discussion turned to teaching drivers the damaged? Weather rotted? Dog chain is really not a dos and don'ts of being towed. While good idea either. CFR some seemed common sense others, while Winter Are you using thick zip ties that require cutting to get having actually happened, prompted this First Ever PDX on Daytona’s High Banks From the Editor it free? Use ones we can break by pulling the strap discussion. Vacation and they release. We want to limit the time on a hot Double We all make mistakes. Yes, we screw up too. We strive track; the longer time having to cut ties places you Daytona Double SARRC to make the tow as safe as possible and ask that you and us in a bad position. would help us to achieve this as well. Is the tow point under the car and not visible? Laying We ask the following for your safety and ours: on a hot track to find it is extremely dangerous. W Please evaluate your tow points. We want to get you off track as fast and safely as Through Dave’s Lens possible with minimal time spent unprotected. Both W Are they properly marked? Snapshots of the Majors by Dave Green, Flag to Flag Photography your safety and ours depends on it. While on a hot W Do they meet GCR standards for your car? track expect to exit at the nearest safe opening going race direction. Are you willing to accept the risk of being trapped in your car in a tire wall with tires all around you and a If on a cold track we will try to take you off to avoid fire breaks out and we cannot pull the car out to get pulling you through rough and dirty terrain, but we to you? Are you willing to bet your life on a cheap are controlled by the tower - they control our Contact Information tow point? movement. When was the last timeNew you checked the conditionClub of While Members in tow, ride the brakes a little and keep the PDX Chief Driver Instructor - Chris Wells District 1 Kieran Greene Tampa Kelli Maloney Orlando Board of Governors Club Admin. & Advisory Robert J Kovalsky Temple Terrace Patrick Maloney Orlando BOG Chair - Leland Miller Recording Secretary - Charlaine Free [email protected] Rene Meyer St Petersburg Evan Nadav Temple Terrace Michael Craig Coderre Orlando From the Editor 941-928-3521 • [email protected] 386-717-1868 • [email protected] Photo ID - Patti Socher James Davison Saint Petersburg Vice-Chair – Paul Troup Co-Competition Coord. - Dennis Joyce 321-223-8652 • [email protected] WORKER SCHOOLHarry Grossman Saint Petersburg Nathaniel McCasland Tampa Christopher Michael Comins Orlando 404-229-8435 • [email protected] [email protected] Pits Chief - Scott Lucas Sarah Curk Tampa Michael Shaun Penuliar Orlando 813-528-0850 • [email protected] Aaron Fitzsimmons Saint Petersburg District 1 - Sammi Marlis Ronshausen Co-Competition Coord. - Paul Troup Lisa Pineda Keblinskas Saint Petersburg Tony Ditto Tampa Amy Goodman Orlando 727-821-4407 • [email protected] Checker Editor - Kevin Crain Region Points Keeper - Lyn Hodges Watts 352-286-7756 • [email protected] Bryan Blackford St Pete Beach Stephanie Nieto Tampa Brecken Kanz Orlando District 1 - Lt. Gov. John Switzer 2775 Old Dixie Hwy. Unit C, Kissimmee, FL 34744 Sean Nieto Tampa Jose Cruz Orlando 727-224-3480 407-933-1820 • [email protected] Registrar - Sharon Priep Gerald Walter Blum South Pasadena District 2- Jerry Hicks Financial Advisor - James Magero 407-415-8714 • [email protected] Sam King Madeira Beach Carlos Perez Brooksville Jonathan Ramos Orlando 813-361-2728 • [email protected] 941-492-3332 • Toll-free: 855-878-4360 Assistant Registrar - Robin Ragaglia Dave Day Saint Petersburg Richard C Ernst Brooksville Jatzen Abdiel Vazquez Orlando 407-310-4299 • [email protected] District 2 - Lt. Gov. James Crouse [email protected] Chris Biedal Saint Petersburg Robert Rey Brooksville Christopher Jose OlivaresOrlando 813-368-3961 • [email protected] Membership Chair - Darren Gunn Starter - David MacGregor (see Race Worker Rec.) Monica Neill St Petersburg Mike Koger Brooksville Roberto Antonio Arango Orlando District 3 - Robin Ragaglia 300 Timbercove Circle, Longwood, FL 32779 Steward Rep. - Leland Miller Lucas Rodriguez Thonotosassa Ken Balch Clermont 407-252-1384 • Fax 407-244-0022 941-928-3521 • [email protected] Elliott Warren Graham St Petersburg 407-310-4299 • [email protected] Alicia Waggoner Clermont District 3 - Lt. Gov. [email protected] Sound Control - Hollye Laplante Carrera Ariel Blum Saint Petersburg District 4 - Lyn Hodges Watts Merchandise - Fran Martin (see Secretary) 727-344-0354 • [email protected] Brad Fisk Clearwater District 3 Rich Stone Kissimmee 352-286-7756 • [email protected] Race Worker Recog. - David MacGregor Tech - Jim Tucker Robert Adler Clearwater Cole Pilato Winter Springs Jonathan Aaron Kennen Leesburg District 4 - Lt. Gov. David Welsh 813-781-0100 • [email protected] 1029 Gran Paseo Dr • Orlando, FL 32825 Michael N Kennedy Kissimmee Webmaster - Lee Hill (407) 353-7502 Cell • [email protected] Chiery Adler Clearwater Scott Pilato Winter Springs 352-465-4230 • [email protected] Angelina Cha Clearwater Jason Fults Winter Springs Marcos D Lopez Saint Cloud District 5 - Angela Carlascio [email protected] • www.CFRSCCA.org Timing & Scoring - Janet Harhay CFR’s Trophy Winners St. Pete GP Coordinator - Gary Steffen [email protected] Nathaniel Popera Clearwater Chris Alan Curtis Winter Springs George McNeilly Windermere 813-787-7838 • [email protected] Christopher Irvine Windermere District 5 - Lt. Gov. Jerry Larson 727-480-2118 • [email protected] Trophies - Tucker and Amy Alford Darren Seltzer Austin Stephens Pinellas Park Steve Piermont Winter Park 941-473-0708 • [email protected] [email protected] Solo National Champion, F-Modified April Hanley New Port Richey Brian Paul Moye Casselberry Jeffrey Kevin Yeakel Yalaha District 6 - Jim Morris Club Racing Board Kevin Hanley New Port Richey Colten Hartman Casselberry Lucie Desrosiers Yalaha 863-414-1900 • [email protected] Board Chair - Dana Deshong SOLO Board Greg Shumaker Scott Brown New Port Richey Tammie Hartman Casselberry Luis Omar Esteves Orlando District 6 - Lt. Gov. 2937 Chelsea Wood Dr. Valrico, FL 33596 Board Chair - Terry Tabor 4th Place - FM Dave Bissonnette New Port Richey Gabriel Moye Casselberry David R Laubenstein Saint Cloud District 7 - David Moore 813-689-7662 • [email protected] 407-920-9950 • [email protected] Casey Allen Fitzgerald Orlando Vice-Chair - Hollye Laplante Nathan Holmberg Port Richey Jakob Moye Casselberry 443-803-7539 • [email protected] Co-Chair - Bob Palmblad Patsy Zymowski Brett L'Heureux Eustis District 7 - Lt. Gov. Paul Schwemmer 727-344-0354 • [email protected] 407-810-2387 • [email protected] 3rd Place Ron Horwitz Palm Harbor Kaytlyn Moye Casselberry Chaplain - Steve Kearney Jonathan Nelson Rodriguez Oviedo [email protected] • 386-451-6600 Registrar - Ken Trier Road Tire RWD Ladies (RTRL) Michele Horwitz Palm Harbor Carmen Serrano Casselberry District 8 - Mike Schiffer 863-602-7069 • [email protected] 518-281-5665 • [email protected] Evan Schlifstein Palm Harbor Justin William Nordine Geneva Tristan L'Heureux Eustis 239-549-3909 • [email protected] Course Marshal - Kevin Crain Safety Steward - Scott Swartz Ian Schlifstein Palm Harbor Daniel Monette Lake Mary Eddie Garrison Orlando District 8 - Lt. Gov. 407-970-9540 • [email protected] 352-687-8583 • [email protected] Daytona Event Chair - Bill Cannons Trophies - Steve Marcum Harry Leonard Tarpon Springs Bethann Doyle Maitland District 9 - Charlie Leonard David M WilsonT arpon Springs Mary Margaret Doyle Maitland District 4 941-729-1537 • [email protected] 386-322-3663 321-794-3307 • [email protected] District 9 - Lt. Gov. Chief Driver Instructor - Andy Fox Timing and Scoring - Open Jeremy Lee Ogle Safety Harbor Sarah Suzanne Doyle Maitland Sarah Johnson Gainesville 407-416-5411 • [email protected] Computers - Open George McCormick Gulfport Jon Hall Maitland Dylan Edmiston Gainesville Driver’s Rep - Beau Gabel West Coast Coordinator - Dave Welsh Cheryl Simpson-McCormick Gulfport Rene Raymon Oviedo Arthur T Hursey Alachua Club Officers & Administration 407-365-7219 • [email protected] 352-812-3123 • [email protected] Ashton Sheen Herchko Oviedo Thomas Jaeger Gainesville Regional Executive - Stephen Mullen Driver’s Rep SARRC -Robin Langlotz Tire Rack Street Survival (TRSS) 941-739-9983 • [email protected] 407-851-2232• [email protected] District 2 Luke Croteau Sanford Scott Patrick Mitcheltree Floral City ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS Coordinator - Art Trier Melanie Hannan Sanford April Mitcheltree Floral City Secretary - Fran Martin Driver’s Rep Vintage - Bill Newman 386-562-0004 • [email protected] Roger A Stein Brandon Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a may reach her at [email protected]. Be 2504 Overlake Ave, Orlando, FL 32806 239-229-5766 • [email protected] For all registration and/or general inquiries, Victor Couture Wesley Chapel Sean Hannan Sanford Autumn Mitcheltree Floral City 407-851-7157 • [email protected] Equipment/Flagging - Jim Hooker deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR sure to include your name, car number and class, send an email to: [email protected]. Jeff Martin Wesley Chapel Thomas Paul Creen Sanford Evan Mitcheltree Floral City Treasurer - Walt Williams [email protected] John Wesley Frizzell Longwood Jonathan Tyler Palumbo Beverly Hills competitors towards the CFR Championship. This along with a description of the issue. Lyn will 5903 Soaring Ave, Temple Terrace, FL 33617-1399 Tyrell Meadows Wesley Chapel Grid Chief- Sammi Ronshausen Reid Austin Curran Longwood Andrew D.S. Flockhart Beverly Hills deadline is three weeks after the points have research the issue and provide you with a 813-857-2593 • [email protected] 727-821-4407 • [email protected] RallyCross Board Larry Alderman Lutz Adam Warga Winter Park Carl Boyd Ocala been published for each race on CFR's response. Novice Permits - Robin Ragaglia Chairman - Chris Pinkert Chris Speichinger Riverview 5984 Ed Harris Ct., Saint Cloud, 34771 4913 Culdesac Ct., St. Cloud, FL 34772 Carlton Randolph Clime Riverview Omar Sanchez Winter Park Walter Miller Ocala website. 407-349-7841 • CFRRallyCross@gmailcom Any revisions to the points will be included the 407-310-4299 • [email protected] Sharon K Sauls Riverview Jeremiah Hemphill Winter Park Michael Donohue Spring Hill Pace Car - Ed Ronshausen Please be sure to review the points after they have next time that the points are published. Points are Donnie McGovern Riverview Abbey Callaway Orlando Dave Calianno Spring Hill 727-709-9625 • [email protected] Area 3/SEDiv Officials James Donald Callaway Orlando Joshua Sandel Spring Hill published following each event, allowing Paddock Marshal - Charlie Leonard Area 3 Director - Lee Hill Daniel Hooey Apollo Beach been published following any CFR event in which Jermaine Anthony Walters Orlando Elizabeth Crogan Fruitland Park you were a competitor. If you notice any sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and 941-729-1537 • [email protected] 4607 Ridgecliff Dr., Brandon, FL 33511 Patrick Agan Riverview PDX Chief - Tim Reardon 813-245-9332 • [email protected] Mac Stapleton Seffner Chip Shane Orlando provide this updated information to CFR's discrepancies, please bring them to the attention 1550 Silk Oaks Ave., Titusville 32796 Driver Licensing Admin. - Pete Magnuson Shandelle Leonard Thonotosassa Evan Shane Orlando 321-268-2940 • [email protected] of CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn Hodges Watts. You Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker. 561-309-3916 • [email protected] Beth Gutierrez Tampa Matthew Shane Orlando See the SEDIV website for other 4 SEDIV contact information.
Want A Close Up View of Race Cars by Darren Gunn & A Chance To Meet The Drivers? YOU MIGHT BE A TECH PERSON. • We check their vehicle logbook and gear and issue a tech sticker. WHAT WE DO… From BOG Chair Workers Wanted • If the car needs an Annual Inspection (a more in- • We inspect every car at least once a year. Drivers - Fill that down time by assisting those who work to depth inspection once every year), we're The CFR By-Laws provide for elections of the The resumes should include the member's past CFR maintain a fun, safe racing environment! • At a race impound, we weigh the cars and check available all weekend to do it. Regional Executive, Assistant Regional Executive, and/or SCCA experience, business background and items for compliance. *When the scales are set up, they're available at club secretary and treasurer at the mid-year meeting reason for wanting the position. Club Members - Get involved today! Your help is needed to keep CFR • We get called when someone is building a new some time every weekend whether there is of the CFR Board of Governors. The mid year meeting Lost & Found the Premier Club Racing Program in the US. car to check it and make sure there won't be a Resumes shall be submitted no later than May 27, impound or not – (it's nice if we have a few of the BOG will be held on June 18 at Courtyard by Found: Lost and not recovered: 2016. Contact Dana Deshong for more information: 813-689-7662 • [email protected] problem when it arrives at the track. moments for lunch). Marriott, 100 Riverfront, Bradenton. CFR members Sebring Majors a key ring containing three Sebring Turkey Trot, November 2013: • Drivers buying an existing race car usually call us in good standing wishing to hold such positions • We'll gladly do courtesy weighs but we don't keys and a small light. One key has a Miami to look at the car, make sure it's safe and visually should submit their resumes to the BOG Chair, A black in color therapeutic magnetic bracelet. push cars. Dolphins logo. right (we don't normally take things apart). Michael Wingo by email at [email protected]. • We field questions and check out and write up Sebring Turkey Trot, November 2014 Saturday, August 5, 2017 DaytonaPractice • We answer questions like…..Is this or that any race cars damaged during the event. Pro HANS Device; a watch. Sunday, August 6, 2017 DaytonaPoints compliant? When does my helmet expire? Can I Saturday, August 19, 2017 OCCCTwo Day Double Points Event • We provide results for practice, qualifying and Contact Paddock Marshall, Charlie Leonard to reclaim/return. Sunday, August 20, 2017 OCCCTwo Day Double Points Event do whatever? Saturday, August 26, 2017 BrooksvillePractice race sessions at Tech. Sunday, August 27, 2017 BrooksvillePoints WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW…OR NOT… Sunday, September 17, 2017 BrooksvillePoints COME JOIN US! Sunday, October 15, 2017 BrooksvillePoints • You don't need to be a mechanical wizard. Sunday, October 22, 2017 DelandPoints We have a good time together and get some up close Sunday, November 5, 2017 The FirmPoints in Conjunction with None of us are. Buccaneer Region SCCA and personal time with the race cars, crew and Saturday, November 18, 2017 TentativeNon-Points Event • You don't need to memorize the GCR. None of us has. We just know where to look or who to ask. drivers. We're always happy to show someone with an interest in Tech what we do. We're good at on- • We stay current with any new SCCA rule changes the-job-training and you'll have plenty of support. by checking the “Fastrack”. It's published around the 20th of every month. Oh – and there's always time for some serious bench racing. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN… • Our weekend starts the evening before the INTERESTED?? Contact Rick Henschel, Chief of event. Tech – [email protected]; or 407-671-6017 (H); 407-314-8230 (C) • After the drivers go to registration they come to us.
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1 1 www.ISCRACING.net 1/2015 Event Schedule For CFR and Surrounding Regions May 2017 September 2017 5 CFR Test Day & PDX DIS Daytona Road Course 2 Test Day SIR 6-7 Regional/SECS/TES Enduro/Solo DIS Sebring Long Course Daytona Road Course; Solo on Kart Track 2-3 Regional Races/TES&ECR 6-7 SOLO - Daytona Enduro/Vintage/PDX – Sebring Long Course – Saturday - Practice, Sunday - Points 2 Hour Paddock 21 SOLO - Deland 25-Oct 1 SCCA National Championship RunOffs IMS Points Indianapolis Motor Speedway 29 CFR Test Day/PDX Daytona Road Course June 2017 30-Oct 1 Regional Races/TES&ECR Enduro DIS 4 SOLO - Brooksville Daytona Road Course Points 10-11 Double SARRC/Vintage/PDX SIR Sebring Short Course - Green Park Paddock October 2017 17 SOLO - Tentative 14-15 – CFR Championship Weekend/Regional Races/Vintage Points Sebring Short Course – Green Park Paddock ? Porsche Club DIS July 2017 Daytona Full Course 1 SOLO - OCCC Points November 2017 22-23 Bracket Enduro with School Option SIR ? – Historic Sportscar Racing & SCCA TransAM Vintage/TES Enduro/PDC Daytona Road Course – Conducted By DIS Sebring Short Course - Green Park Paddock ? – IMSA Testing – Daytona Road Course 22-23 SOLO - Brooksville Conducted by DIS Saturday - Test-N-Tune, Sunday Points 24 – Test Day – Sebring – Long Course Conducted By SIR 25-26 – Double SARRC/Regional Races August 2017 Sebring Long Course – 12 Hour Paddock 4 CFR Test Day & PDX DIS Daytona Road Course December 5-6 Double SARRC Races VIR ? – Audi Club – Daytona Full Course Daytona Road Course Conducted By DIS ? – Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Banquet TBD
2017 Publication Deadlines In an effort to keep the content in The Checker as The deadlines for submission to The Checker for fresh and relevant as possible, a floating deadline will 2017 are as follows: be used typically following Club Racing events. With a set deadline of the 15th of the month(the former • June 15, 2017 system), an event which occurs on the 17th of the • July 26, 2017 month would not be included in the following • August 9, 2017 month’s issue, but two months following said event, which would make the coverage a bit dated; hence the reason for a “floating deadline.”
April / May 2017 5 District News District 3 - District 3 had a great turnout at our May meeting am appreciative of the effort that they are putting into at Rossi's Pizza. Gov. Robin Ragaglia recapped the previous accommodating us as our meeting attendance continues to weekend's activities - our CFR Showcase event at Daytona. grow to include the service. We welcomed Ed Dedick of the American Muscle Car Museum here in Melbourne, FL. If you Racing, Solo, PDX, RallyX and Rally all demonstrated their haven't heard about this new addition to Melbourne you'll unique qualities at a pretty darn nice venue - Daytona want to Google it. He is looking forward to being able to do International Speedway. For those who missed the Buick more with the SCCA as his schedule allows. Again, Google the Roadmaster Stationwagon or the Lincoln Town Car on the museum and you'll start to understand why his schedule is so RallyX course....ya shouda been there! tied up. The Ride Alongs gave about 185 folks of all different ages a chance March had so much going on – to steal a phrase – it was to experience laps of the DIS road course for FREE resulting in lots “Madness.” The Solo world alone had three events that month of new faces sporting ear-eating smiles. Solo had 128 participants, with a local at the Deland airport then a National Pro Solo at Ft. PDX was full with 41 and RallyX had over 60 drivers. There were Myers and finally it was up to Dixie for the National Tour. Club 285 entries on the regional/enduro/SECS/TES racing side of things Racing was busy with the St. Pete Grand Prix followed by the and some exciting competition especially in SM and SRF. All told, Twelve Hours of Sebring for back-to-back weekends. Workers. close to 600 entries and between 800-1000 spectators. Radio Thank you! Then there was the Drivers School at Daytona coverage and a band at the FanZone on Saturday added to the where I saw many of my friends on Facebook post up their fun. And the weather wasn't too bad either! success at obtaining a Novice permit. PDX had part of the Thanks to everyone who put in the extra time and effort Madness as well as they sold out their event with 43 drivers on needed to make things work smoothly. Your hard work and the Daytona school course. Rallycross held their event which good planning showed. For a first-time event, it was very was well attended. And Road Rally is just starting their engines successful and judging from the after the weekend on holding events. comments...lots of folks would like to see us do it again. The new cfrscca.net website also launched this month. It's Other news of interest: Janet Harhay has resigned as Chief of looking really good as it gets its legs underneath it. So if you Timing and Scoring. This position will need to be filled can't find what you need on that site for your specific event quickly. Governors and Lt. Governors for odd numbered please continue to visit your usual website. districts (1,3,5,7,9) are up for election this year. Information Simply put. This. Club. Does. Not. Stop! and nomination forms will be forthcoming. District 3 has an opening for Lt. Governor. I'll prove it with what has been our latest and biggest undertaking as of late, the May Showcase being held at Next up is a Regional/Double SARRC/PDX/Solo at Sebring, Daytona International Speedway on 6 and 7 May where CFR June 10-11. This will be a three race weekend for drivers on the shows “the public” everything we have to offer. I ran out of short course; paddocking in Green Park. voice last night telling everyone what we are doing, what is June 17-18 is a two day planning and mid-year BOG meeting in has to offer not only the public but also us, its members. Gainesville at the site of this year's Annual Meeting. The RE, Simply put, we need you. We want you to be part of this. If Assist. RE, Club Secretary and Treasurer are elected at this you haven't done anything with the club in years, here's a meeting and our Annual Budget is reviewed and approved. chance to step in and fall back in the love/hate/love Gov. Robin reminded everyone to send her any items they relationship you have with it. Stay tuned to the websites and would like addressed at the BOG. social media to find out how you can make this event a huge success. Door prizes and bench racing concluded our meeting. The night ended with my favorite thing to do, ask our As always - check the web, DLB or with your Chiefs for the members a question. The question, “What was the first race most up to date information. you remember attending?” The answers, amazing. Thank See you at the track! you everyone for sharing. Fran Finally. A very Special Thank You to the gentleman that dropped off the helmets for use last night. We appreciate you District 5 - Monday night on 10 April was our District 5 and hope to see you stay for a meeting in the future. meeting at Charlie & Jakes in Suntree in Melbourne, FL. I really Until next month, Angela.
6 April / May 2017 SOLO. by: Angela Carlascio SCCA Member 369979 Photo Credits: Where do I begin? Jorge Saloma If you are still taking a breath from March you probably needed it, because it was “madness.” College basketball, we're with you, this was nuts. Where do I, should I begin? The first weekend of March held Points Event #4 at Deland with 103 drivers competing. Yes, drive the slide had 104 registered and 103 drivers. That's love. Class entry leaders had Novice at 19 (combined), STX at 11, X Class and E Street both with 7, then it was B-F-G-H Street and B Street Prepared coming in with 4 each. While these entries may flex between event sites there are those classes that stay pretty steady in the entry numbers. Congrats to #74 FM Tom Buckman taking FTD and #99 XHS Mike King taking FTP. #26 STU Miguel Santiago-Diaz in his 2016 Mustang GT taking on the cones at Valkaria Aiprort.
that held over 150 drivers. Looking at the results we also took home a lot of hardware. Names like our very own Solo Chair and 2016 Solo Worker of the Year Award #75 & #175 STX Terry Tabor, class winner, and Greg Shumaker. This site hadn't seen a Pro Solo in years, congrats to the Gulf Coast Region for being able to hold this event. Autrocross hungover yet? No. Good. Because the third weekend in March held the National Championship Tour in Adel, GA at South Georgia Motorsport Park (SGMP). A tornado hit SGMP a few
New SCCA Member #25 STU Esteban Valentin in his drop dead gorgeous 2016 BMW M2 at Valkaria Airport.
The second weekend held the 2017 Tire Rack Pro Solo in Ft. Myers, FL at Buckingham Field. Pro Solo takes on a different format for autorcross competition. There are two courses that mirror each other. A drag tree starts the two drivers and they're off, one on the right course and the other on the left. Red Light the tree and game over. Finish the course, come back to the other lane and go again. At the end of the event there is a big runoff for the Pro Solo Championship. Many of our very own members attended this event #197 XSTR David Marcus takes home the FTP and X-Class\ win in his beautifully wrapped 2016 Mazda MX-5 at Valkaria Airport.
April / May 2017 7 weeks before the scheduled event was to take place. Now it's April and I've been so busy working on the Fortunately the damage to the track was not May Showcase I haven't had time to write up my damaging for the event. While their stadium boxes articles but I am now. On April 23rd we held Points were taken out the bathrooms stayed in place. event #5 at Valkaria airport in Malabar, FL. With 57 entries and 54 drivers Terry Tabor and Greg Shumaker The event had 279 entries. Early on there was some did a really good job with course design. The concern that entry numbers may be low due to the pavement is smooth and that guy who says, you go Pro Solo happening the weekend before the event; fast where you can go fast and go slow in the areas thankfully they did not. Florida competitors were where you need to go slow, #197 XSTR Dave Marcus there in force, many of them going home with took home FTP with #144 KM Chuck Lutz taking home hardware and I'd like to think it was attributed to FTD. Dave Welsh's meatball lunch. My amazing feat was being selected to announce for the third heat which I There were a few tricky spots out there visually as completely enjoyed. there were many DNFs that day. Yours truly had two as she went skidding off the course with my Intermixed with the Solo events was the St. Pete passenger ballast cheering me on. Thanks? Keep Grand Prix, the 12 Hours of Sebring and a RallyCross those eyes up! event. If you didn't have something to do in the month of March it was not for the lack of events the Dig deeper into the results and the action by going to SCCA had to offer to run in, volunteer with or go our results page on cfrsolo2.com and to scca.com for spectate. My weekends were Deland, St. Pete and National stories and results. As always like us out on Dixie. What was yours? our Facebook page at Central Florida Region SCCA Solo. March Madness … thanks college basketball.
Trick Pro's very own #33 CAM-C TJ Schanz in his shop colors black and green at Valkaria Airport.
8 April / May 2017 CFR Showcase Event by: Kevin Crain Photo Credits: Gary Rosier IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, CFR held the inaugural Showcase We had live coverage by the local radio station XL 106.7 on Event at Daytona International Speedway where all the Saturday with radio personality Marissa Clark on site. She club racing specialties came together in one location. The was given a hot lap during the lunch break on Saturday, so public was invited to come check out what the “Secret Car she could experience what the Club Racing and PDX Club of America” is all about. A three day event in the first drivers get to do at our events. weekend in May brought over 1,000 spectators into the The Club Racing schedule was arranged so that we had World Center of Racing to see what it is that we do. time on Saturday afternoon to offer ride-alongs, for those Rolling into the infield on Thursday night, we find a rally interested, on the 3.56 mile course. This was done by course area cordoned off from the east horseshoe to the moving the TES Enduro to Sunday morning, when it is kink, something not before seen at an SCCA event in usually scheduled to end the day on Saturday. Many of Daytona... Friday was a test day for the Club Racers for the PDX drivers who ran on Friday agreed to return our first event in Daytona of the 2017 racing season along Saturday to provide this same experience for the with the Performance Driving eXperience (PDX) Solo spectators and as I understand it, some of the marshals group running four sessions on the high banks of Daytona who normally volunteer to grid or provide flagging and throughout the day. The excitement of what might be communication services were also provided filled the air as competitors began pouring into Daytona’s opportunities for a hot lap. infield and garages... During the course of the weekend, the Rally folks also The Showcase Event idea was bantered about and came were providing ride-alongs on their course. A bit dusty as into fruition with short notice in early March driven by we were at the time months into a way drier season than Membership Chair, Darren Gunn. The plan was approved we’re used to... but by the crowds around the staging at the March Board of Governors meeting. Gunn and area, I’m guessing the dust wasn’t an issue for them. District 5 Governor, Angela Carlascio spearheaded the In the eastern interior, between NASCAR turns 3 and 4, event. Carlascio took charge and put together the the SOLO community also were competing, and they too committee who managed to execute everything within had some folks taking up the opportunity to experience about a 60 day window. They got busy... Gunn, what SOLO competition is all about with ride-alongs motivated by his Mum, I’m sure, immediately got busy on being offered. the social media front promoting the weekend event and others were busy contacting media outlets, drivers and A tram was in service to transport folks from the parking volunteers. area to the various courses and into the Fan Zone area,
April / May 2017 9 tucked in between the blue garages and the yellow Saturday, which was true, and in hindsight, some garages, which gave our visitors a chance to check out the adjustments in scheduling could’ve resolved that, but that crews prepping the Club Racing cars and what was wisdom will be valuable for the next such event. Some happening on pit road during our events. Foot traffic was discomfort was experienced by some of the volunteers certainly higher than normal in the garages... who worked so hard whether providing ride-alongs or registering visitors or... again, wisdom gained will help The Dewey Rose Band was on the stage in the Fan Zone on resolve such issues in the future. Saturday afternoon to provide some entertainment and opportunity for dancing, for those folks so inclined. The We get to enjoy the advantages of being a part of the social, which is normally on the truck pad adjacent to the premier amateur racing organization in the country and false grid, was also held in the Fan Zone with the bar open there is a lot of work involved in conducting our racing for service. This also provided ample seating with the events. With all the opportunities to support Pro Racing shaded areas being most coveted. Conveniently, those events in Daytona, Sebring and St. Petersburg as well as who experienced the ride-alongs on the high banks were participate in and support SOLO, RallyCross and Club exiting into the Fan Zone most with big, bright eyes and Racing, we always need to be doing things which bring in smiles. “new blood” to not only perpetuate our programs, but also to improve them. This was a huge step forward in All in all, a very successful event, especially when you doing just that and going back to the fact that it was all consider the extremely short period of time this was put planned and executed within a 63 day window, this was together in. There was some grumbling... some Club by every measure, a huge success. Kudos are deserved to Racers thought they were losing track time, which they all involved! did not. Some run groups did not get much action on
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12 April / May 2017 Regional/SECS/TES Enduro by: Kevin Crain It is always good to be in Daytona enjoying racing in #72 Spec Racer Gen 3 participating in not only the one of the premier venues in the world. When we Regional races, but also entering the TES Enduro get to do so when it is 85, sunny and dry, by Florida because you just can't get enough track time at standards, it is about as good as it gets. May 5th, 6th Daytona, right Mr. Chairman? Hill qualified sixth of and 7th marked the first CFR event in Daytona in 2017 13 Gen3's in the first group out posting a time of and this one was the first of its kind, a Showcase 2:13.805 in the 3.56 mile road course, 95.78 MPH avg. Event, in which Club Racing, Rally Cross and Solo The qualifying sessions took us to the lunch break and were all racing in the same place at the same time. afterwards, we're right into racing with Group 1 Perfection... taking the green flag for a 20 This type of event is I think an minute Sprint race with 48 racers eyeopener for participants of running in six classes, plus, this every type of racing. Some of the w a s a l s o a S o u t h e a s t wheel-to-wheel drivers took Championship Series race, some notice of the dust cloud coming were racing for SECS points, up from the Rally course and others for Regional points... A sparked some interest. How bunch of trophies. Aaron Nash, much fun can we have in the dirt? who didn't run in the qualifying session, took the Group 1 overall and STU win in the Friday was a Test Day for the club racers who've not #82 BMW 325is, posting a best lap of 2:08.379, 99.829 had a chance to run Daytona since Santa brought MPH. After 7 laps, Brad McCall finished second them maybe a new engine, car or brakes, yes brakes, overall, 2.298 seconds behind Nash for the SECS STU 'cause SCCA runs the whole course, not just the oval. win in the #9 Toyota Celica and Todd Vanacore, The venue also draws many competitors from fastest overall in qualifying took the SRF3 win and outside the region who relish the opportunity to run third overall in the #19 Gen3. Hill shaved nearly 2 and adjust before competition begins on Saturday. seconds off his qualifying time which kept him in the The PDX Solo group also ran on Friday, with 4 hunt and improved to fifth in class. Daytona Beach's sessions spread throughout the day. Budd Severino took the SECS SRF3 win in the #15 Saturday morning, 8 a.m. and the track is hot with Gen3 posting a best time of 2:12.647, 96.617 MPH, 11th the first of seven run groups, including the TES overall. Jon Sewell took the STL win in the #48 Acura Enduro group, hitting the track for 20 minute Integra, finishing 3 seconds ahead of B. Doug Mead practice/qualifying sessions. The draw of Daytona who took the SECS SRF win. was too much to resist for the ever busy SCCA Chairman, Lee Hill. Hill was back in the seat in the
JR Smith drove the #70 BMW M3 to the R1 win and set the track record for the class of 2:19.053, 92.166 MPH. Bill Cullen in the #6 SRF took the win fending off
April / May 2017 13 three other SRFs of the seven competing, stretching his margin out to over 5 seconds at the checkered flag. Nilo Ayuyao competing for SECS points took the STL trophy in the #146 Mazdz Miata posting a best time of 2:32.338, 84.129 MPH. Group 2 was filled with the big bores, and I was hoping to see one of my favorite cars at this event... I was not disappointed. My admiration for this particular car can probably be figured out if you've had opportunity to notice the cover of this issue. Kimberlee Hendricks only drove over from Sanford (Thanks for editorial discretion and my thanks to but it was worth it as she took the ITO win in the #126 Gary Rosier who snapped that picture and was kind Ford Mustang, sixth overall with a best lap of 2:11.933, enough to share.) Ever since the first time I saw and 97.140 MPH. Driving the #155 Chevy Camaro to the AS was really probably more impressed with how it win and ninth overall was Jack Goldey all the way sounded running the high banks in Daytona, I've from Port Orange, FL. Finishing about 10 seconds always since looked forward to this race hoping Bill back of Hendricks, 11th overall, was SCCA novice Riddell would be bringing it back to compete. driver Alexander Almonte in the #99 GTT Chevy Running the GT1 class, Silverado taking the trophy and establishing a Track Record of 2:20.109, 91.472 MPH. Almonte had completed the April Driver's School just a few weeks prior to this event, but it was the first time running on the high banks so he's still learning...
Riddell drove the #07 Ford Falcon to the Group pole position with a best time of 1:51.569, 114.871 MPH avg. (fastest qualifying of any car competing in Daytona Just a couple seconds back of Almonte was GT3 this weekend) and when the green flag dropped winner, Doug Lawhorn in the #58 Porsche 911. SECS Saturday afternoon on a field of 18, Riddell racers Herbert Gomez (14th overall), GT3 #137 Acura commanded that Falcon to fly, and it did finishing Integra, Michael Attaway (15th overall), GT2 #26 first overall with nearly a 5 second margin over Gary Chevy Monte Carlo, and Rob Bodle (18th overall), T1 Jensen in the #117 Porsche 991GT3. Gary Burnette #14 Ford Mustang all traveled from outside the region finished fourth overall on his way to the GTA win in to compete for SECS points and all took home a win. the #13 Chevy Monte Carlo. Behind him was GT2 winner, Carl Wingo, down from Nashville, TN in the The IT drivers comprised Group 3 and they brought 34 #15 Howe Mustang. If memory serves, Wingo ran the cars to the their Sprint race with pole sitter, Keith test day, I mean who comes all the way from Goldin NOT taking them to the green flag... Nashville and doesn't, right? I also believe there was mechanical issues. However, the Goldins keep it in a moment in the heat of the Sprint that caused him to the family. spin, that car was fast... wait till Sunday.
14 April / May 2017 After 9 laps it was Steve Goldin who qualified third in Orlando's Chi Ho taking the class win and second the #27 Mazda RX7 taking the overall and ITS win overall in the #07 Scion FR-S fending off Kellie over Barry Burgoon in the #1 Mazda Miata by 1.433 Czarny, also of Orlando, in the #164 Scion FR-S by a seconds. In a deep class of 17 ITS drivers, Orlando, FL thin margin of .198 seconds. resident Meno Akarjalian took third in class and Sixth overall was GTL winner, Paul Mevoli in the #15 overall in the #00 Mazda RX7. ITR driver Michael Nissan Sentra. Eighth, ninth and tenth overall were Paramore, 12th overall, took the class win in the #156 EP winner, Mitchell Maulfair in the #187 Porsche 944S BMW 325is ahead of ITA winner, Robert "Robin" who finished in front of FP winner, W Jeffry Stein in Langlotz in the #9 Acura Integra. the #176 VW Scirocco, who finished ahead of SPU winner, Todd Coury-Lee in the #95 Ford Pinto. Phillip Ellis drove the #86 VW Golf to an HP win edging T4 Regional winner, Ed Barr in the #57 Subaru BRZ.
In the newer class, ITEZ, Ken Weeks drove the #152 BMW 325 to the win and established a track record of 2:24.679, 88.582 MPH. Chris Harris paced the IT7 Fifteenth overall was ITB winner, David Boles in the field of five for the win in the #07 Mazda RX7. #79 VW Golf III. Mickey Thompson, GTL #117 Mazda Miata and David Nadalin, T3 #152 BMW E46 won The final group to run on Saturday was Group 4 which their SECS races. Mark Brackett drove the #93 Datsun brought a field of 35 in 12 classes, alphabet soup of 210 to the ITC win finishing .390 seconds ahead of sorts. Bobby Kennedy likes soup evident by his Jarold Larson. performance in the T3 class #52 Ford Mustang whose qualifying lap of 2:11.370, 95.556 MPH earned him the And thus ended the racing on this Saturday afternoon pole and the right to bring the field to the green flag - as the Region had scheduled 90 minutes for free ride- and then show them the way as he did with a along rides which many of the PDX drivers and other dominant class win and comfortable overall win by racers who agreed to conduct themselves in a non- nearly 19 seconds. SECS T4 competitors took the next competitive fashion offered up the visitors as well as three overall waves of the checkered flag with the marshals who give so much of their time to allow
April / May 2017 15 us this opportunity to race. From some of the chatter winning driver, Marcelo Peixoto in the #186 Scion FR- I've heard since, a great time was had by all. S both completing 27 laps as well as SRF winner, Patrick Winkelman in the #121 SRF, and SM winner, Sunday morning started off with the TES Enduro, Gary Frierson in the #141 Mazda Miata. Patrick Olson normally scheduled to run at the end of the racing recorded 27 laps on his way to the SMSE win as did day on Saturday, bringing 71 cars in 16 classes to the the team of Roger Fugett and Fred Brett who shared green flag for 90 minutes of endurance racing. Aaron driver duties taking the #89 Acura Integra to the ITA Nash overall winner of the first Sprint race on win. Saturday, didn't seem to mind the extra distance of the enduro. Nash qualified on the pole and finished Ken Weeks and Ryan Reid combined forces in the first overall by a margin of nearly 7½ seconds #152 BMW 325 to take the ITEZ Enduro win completing 29 laps on his way to the STU win. completing 26 laps. Terry Tabor, CFR Solo Chairman, teamed up with Patsy Zymowski to drive "Marvin" the #122 Mazda MX5 to 25 laps of endurance racing and the SM5 win.
Second overall was Bobby Kennedy, T3 winner; third overall was Preston Pardus, STL winner and fourth Manny Forteza was a team of one driving the #129 overall was SRF3 winner, Jean-Luc Liverato Ford Mustang to the ITB win recording 24 laps. completing 28 laps. Keith Goldin must've worked Roberty Duffy and Rich Lee combined to complete 23 out what was ailing him at the start of the Regional laps for the ITC win in the #04 Honda Civic. J.R. and Sprint race as he drove the #29 Mazda RX7 to the ITS George Smith took home the R1 trophy completing 4 win also completing 28 laps in the allotted time. laps while also setting a track class record of 2:16.169, SCCA Chairman, Lee Hill and Clemens Burger 94.118 MPH. teamed up for third in SRF3, the last team to complete 28 laps. So how do you follow a 90 minute enduro with over 70 cars? You bring 42 Spec Miata cars out for a Sprint race! Preston Pardus is always strong at Daytona and he proved it again by earning the pole on Saturday by .115 seconds over John Davison who earned his first pole at this event one year prior. Pardus and Davison would lead the field to the green flag and bumper to bumper, wheel to wheel action ensued. The top four finished within .084 seconds of each other and it wasn't decided until the photo finish at the stripe. After 8 laps, it was Pardus driving the #42 Mazda Miata to the win. Cory Collum drove the #123 Mazda John Maddox drove the #73 Porsche 911RSC to the ITR Miata to second by just .039, Selin M. Rollan in the Enduro win, 11th overall, finishing in front of T4 #87 Mazda Miata was third, .043 behind Collum and
16 April / May 2017 Davison finished fourth in the #10 Mazda Miata, just over 30 seconds ahead of second overall and P2 .002 behind Rollan. winner, Sherry Dowling in the #47 Beasley Lola T540. SECS competitor Jim Johnson finished third overall Mical Fountain took 17th overall on his way to the and took the FC win in the #11 Van Diemen RF00 by SMSE win and racing for the SECS points was less than a second over Justin Gordon in the #5 FE Van Nicholas Soriano who took the SM win in the #30 Diemen VD03. Fifth overall was Thomas Green in the Mazda Miata, 21st in group. Patsy Zymowski gave #88 Van Diemen FE who took the SECS FE victory. "Marvin" no time off and coming right off the TES Enduro race, notched the SM5 win finishing 30th overall. The final race group to run was Group 6, the wings 'n things and open-wheelers, which brought a field of 21 cars in 11 classes to the stripe. This group ran a qualifying session late Saturday morning and had been patiently waiting to race for nearly 24 hours... Jacek Mucha competing for the SECS points earned the group pole with a 1:54.140, 112.283 MPH in the #07 Mazda JMSCPS and when the green flag dropped he was gone. John Herscher drove the #0 Van Diemen RF01 to the Regional FC win finishing eighth overall. Competing for SECS was FF winner, John Schimenti, who drove the #69 Swift DB6 to 11th overall. John Swanson competing for Regional points took the FF win in the #43 Van Diemen RF86 finishing 13th in group. Regional class winners included Danny Statter #86 CF Zink Z-10, Tony Branco, #38 P1 Ligier JS-51 and John Fuchs taking home the FV win completing the weekend's Sprint races. After 10 laps Mucha took the checkered flag finishing
April / May 2017 17 We still have time before lunch, so let's start the Feature Races. Coming off of the overall wins in Saturday's Group 1 Sprint race and Sunday's TES Enduro, STU driver Aaron Nash would be back to compete for the trifecta, but for reasons beyond my knowledge, did not take the green flag in the Sunday Feature. So who would step up? Three races prior, the Spec Miata race would be decided by a shuffle at the finish, and so would this race. After 14 laps, Jean- Luc Liverato who two hours earlier finished fourth overall in the TES Enduro for the SRF3 win rode the momentum to the Group 1 overall win in the Feature, finishing ahead of Derek Schofield by .071 seconds for the SRF3 win. Todd Vanacore, Sprint race winner, Photo by Gary Rosier finished .114 seconds back of Schofield for third. SCCA Chairman Hill improved to fifth overall in the take the ITO Feature win in the #98 Chevy Camaro. feature just over three seconds back of the race Almonte, GTT driver, shaved nearly six seconds off winner. Sixth overall was SECS SRF3 winner Severino the track mark he set on Saturday, so I'd conclude improving 5 positions overall from the Sprint race. he's getting more comfortable with Chevy Silverado and the nuances of Daytona's road course.
Rusty Varnadoe in the #23 BMW 328is improved nine positions to take ninth overall and the STU win. Group 3 brought 33 International Touring competitors Other big movers included repeat winners, Mead, for their Feature. Keith Goldin, coming off the ITS SECS SRF, improving seven positions, and Cullen, SRF, Enduro win in the morning, obviously fixed what was improving 10 positions. Danielle Pardus improved ailing him at the start of Saturday's feature and he eight positions overall to earn the STL win in the #07 rode the momentum to edge out Burgoon by just shy Mazda Miata. Rounding out the SECS competitors of two seconds for the overall and ITS win. Mark were big movers, each improving 16 positions overall, Nasrallah made his mark by driving the #54 Porsche repeat winner, Ayuyao, STL and Bud Scott in the #151 911 to the ITR win and sixth overall - if you're only BMW 325E taking the STU win. gonna run one, then win it... Group 2 brought back the Falcon and friends for their Robin Langlotz took his second ITA win improving 30 minute Feature Race. Riddell, GT1 completed 16 four positions overall to ninth. Weeks repeated in laps to repeat overall with a over a full minute margin ITEZ and also shaved nearly a full second off his track over Joe Jacalone in the #46 GT1 Lamborghini record set on Saturday. Moving up five overall from Gallardo ST who finished nearly 55 seconds ahead of the Sprint was Eric Moye in the #07 Mazda RX7 to Wingo, GT2 winner. All class winners repeated with take the IT7 Feature win. one exception, Paul Troup improved a position to
18 April / May 2017 Group 4 came back for their Feature and only 27 of The final Feature of the day brought Group 6 back the 35 who raced in the Sprint returned to take the also for their second session in one day and for the green flag, most of whom participated in the Enduro top two drivers, Mucha and Dowling, it was at the beginning of the day, so maybe they'd been definitely a repeat as Mucha drove off to nearly a 45 satiated. Bobby Kennedy who had the relatively second margin after 13 laps. Lee Rackley who retired easy win in the Sprint had run the TES Enduro for a after just six laps in the earlier Sprint, came back second overall and T3 win - he did not take the green. strong in the Feature improving 16 positions overall to So the group of three T4 drivers competing for SECS take the SECS FE Feature win, third overall edging points while seeing Kennedy lead the way in the SECS FC repeat winner, Jim Johnson by .060 seconds Sprint only had to focus on each other and Marcelo at the stripe. All seven of the other class winners Peixoto in the #186 Scion FR-S had enough at the end repeated to take home their second victories of the to take the overall win over Sprint winner, Chi Ho by day and by the time the course is cleared it's five .025 seconds in 13 laps. Kellie Czarny was just .153 o'clock on Sunday and our fun comes to an end. seconds away from the win to take third in class and We come to Daytona International Speedway to race overall. Another photo finish! SCCA Racing and the action never disappoints. The Fourth through ninth overall were repeat winners challenge this weekend was attempting to pay with one exception. Coury-Lee, SPU, moved up six attention to all the action on the big track with all that positions overall, Stein, FP, moved up three overall, dust flying up from the Rally Cross Course... what a Nadalin, SECS T3 moved up an impressive 18 dilemma! positions overall, Barr T4 moved up eight overall, Ellis, HP, improved three, and Paul McNamara in the #56 Nissan 350Z was the exception improving two ORDER overall to take the T3 Feature win. Eleventh overall was David Smith in the #01 Mazda RX7 to take the EP win finishing less than two seconds ahead of Boles, YOUR CFR ITB repeat winner. Thompson repeated in SECS GTL. Jerry Larson improved from his second place finish in MERCHANDISE the Sprint in the #119 Datsun 210 to earn the ITC Support Your Region! feature win. New CFR LOGO GEAR New The Spec Miatas returned 37 to take the Group 5 Feature green flag and after 13 laps, yep, we go to the Want CFR Gear?? Go Here! photo... The top three from the Sprint five hours www.SCCAGEAR.com earlier weren't in the hunt for the win. John Davison (select Regional Gear and CFR) was fourth in the Sprint... less than a tenth of a second out of the winning position, so, yes he was in CFR has partnered with SCCA Gear so you the battle for the win in the Feature and nearly had it can get your 'stuff' with the CFR logo. finishing second to Jeffrey Labounty in the #7 Mazda This is just an initial selection of items, Miata by .077 seconds. Labounty earned the SM and but anything in the general SCCA store overall Feature win. Alex Acosta in the #24 Mazda can be added. Miata, DNS for the Sprint, took third overall and the SECS SM win finishing ahead of Nick Malatesta in the Send your input to Store Coordinator, #56 Mazda Miata by .062 seconds. Fountain, SMSE Paul Troup ([email protected]) and Zymowski, SM5 took home their second ... and - by the way - Regional wins of the day. 10% of your purchase comes back to CFR.
April / May 2017 19 2017 CFR Regional Points Championship Points Standings as of 05/10/2017 Class Name Total Class Name Total Class Name Total AS JACK GOLDEY 89 GT2 ERNEST WILDING 100 ITB DAVID BOLES 150 AS LAWRENCE FITTERMAN 58 GT2 MIKE DECESARE 76 ITB DAVID ELLIS-BROWN 116 AS JOHN FLOYD 50 GT2 MARK STRONG 75 ITB MANNY FORTEZA 79 AS ALLEN BAILEY 39 GT2 MARK ALLISON 72 ITB MIKE MCCORMICK 75 AS MICHAEL ALBANO 35 ITB MICHAEL HORN 34 AS ANDREW WILKIN 21 GT3 DOUG LAWHORN 50 ITB DAVID TILL 34 AS CATHY BURNETTE 17 GT3 BILL MCGAVIC 50 ITB TAD BOWLING 28 GT3 RICHARDO HOLLINGSHEAD 46 ITB CALEB EVERETT 27 ASR JACK DUNN 42 GTA CHAD JORGENSEN 92 ITB CHARLES O'TOOLE 27 CF DANNY STATTER 150 GTA LARRY CORWIN 85 ITB JIM BALDWIN 17 GTA GARY BURNETTE 50 ITB RUSSELL MILCENT 15 EP NICOLE HECKER 111 GTA VERN SMITH 43 ITB WILLIAM YATES 15 EP DARRYL PRITCHETT 67 EP MITCHELL MAULFAIR 64 GTL PAUL MEVOLI 75 ITC MIKI MOERWALD 100 EP WAYNE HUSSEY 50 ITC MARK BRACKETT 99 GTT ALEXANDER ALMONTE 50 ITC JEROLD LARSON 78 EP PETER EELLS 39 EP KIP VAN STEENBURG 17 ITC BILL MCCOIN 37 HP GERALD WILCOX 128 ITC DONALD ROBINSON 35 FA WILLIAM WALD 75 HP LOUIS BOUSTANI 50 ITC STEVE DAVIS 34 HP KEN FRANCKE 50 FB WILLIAM FALATICK 21 HP TIM SLATER 42 ITEZ KEN WEEKS 100 HP JAMES ZIRKEL 36 FC JIM JOHNSON 100 HP DONN HOBBS 35 ITO KIMBERLEE HENDRICKS 128 FC JOHN HERSCHER 92 HP KERRY FOOTE 34 ITO PAUL TROUP 117 FC STAN HALLOCK 36 HP DON LOFTIS 21 ITO PATRICK JAMES 25 FC BEAU BORDERS 34 HP SAM SEAY 17 ITO CHRIS DI MARCO 21 FC KENNETH WELD 18 HP BOB HESS 16 ITR LINDEN PARCHMENT 50 FF JON SWANSON 120 IT7 KENNETH O WALTERS 108 ITR MICHAEL PARAMORE 46 FF ROELOF BLOK 60 IT7 BOB EATON 105 ITR MARK NASRALLAH 25 FF ANNA SCHIMENTI 53 IT7 ERIC MOYE 96 ITS MENAS AKARJALIAN 95 FF JOHN SCHIMENTI 51 IT7 DAVID MOYE 81 FF JOHN ROBINSON II 25 ITS CHARLIE LOWRANCE 95 IT7 MICAL FOUNTAIN 50 ITS BARRY BURGOON 92 FF ALAN OPPEL 15 IT7 BRIAN MOYE 16 ITS ROB LANGLEY 92 FP KENNETH TAYLOR 106 ITA STEVE ELICATI 104 ITS STEVE GOLDIN 83 FP RAFAEL GIRO 53 ITA DRAKE BURGOON 100 ITS CLIFFORD RHOADES 80 FP PAUL KULLMAN 50 ITA ROBERT (ROBIN) LANGLOTZ 78 ITS MARK PATERNITI 70 FP W JEFFRY STEIN 50 ITA DAVID JOHNSON 50 ITS MANNY SIMOES 65 FP TERRY BOYLAN 25 ITA PETER BURRIS-MEYER 47 ITS KEITH GOLDIN 57 FP LOU ANN KAPCIN 21 ITA STEVE KNOB 46 ITS BRUCE ANDERSEN 46 FP MARK MCCALLISTER 21 ITA ZAC SITZBERGER 37 ITS STEVE MURRAY 43 FP DON LOFTIS 18 ITA JOE LEONARD 31 ITS RICHARD GALLUP 36 ITS JASON DAHDAH 35 FS CARSON WEEDER 42 ITA ERNEST TAYLOR 29 ITA FRANK SHANABERGER 27 ITS DAVID CHESHIRE 30 FV JOHN FUCHS 125 ITA JAMES SMITH 27 ITS MIKE VANSTEENBURG 22 FV MIKE SCHIFFER 80 ITA PATRICK DEAN 26 ITS MEGAN PIRROTTA 20 FV HARRY BRADLEY 74 ITA LUIS PEQUITO 25 ITS ADREN HANCE JR 11 FV HARRY SCHNEIDER 68 ITA GARRETT RICHARDSON 23 ITS RICHARD HARRIS 11 ITA ADREN HANCE JR 21 ITS JAMES MCQUAIG 9 GT1 MICHAEL SEAY 92 ITA JOSH TUGGLE 14 ITS RANDY LANIER 5 GT1 JIM IRVIN 50 ITA MICHAEL CALDERON 11 GT1 JOE JACALONE 39 P1 AUSTIN MCCOY 25 ITA AARON FITZSIMMONS 11 P1 ERIC MCCOY 25 GT1 MICHAEL KERN 35 ITA ORIE VOIGTMANN 11 GT1 GARY JENSEN 21 ITA THOMAS FREE 10 ITA KYLE FREE 8
20 April / May 2017 2017 CFR Regional Points Championship Points Standings as of 05 10/2017 Class Name Total Class Name Total Class Name Total P2 ED RONSHAUSEN 138 SPO LEE ARNOLD 100 STL STEVE MURRAY 24 P2 ROBIN BONANNO 67 SPO MICHAEL WILLIAMSON 42 STL STEVEN ELICATI 20 P2 SHERRY DOWLING 50 SPO CARL BOYD 35 STL CORY COLLUM 17 P2 MIKE SCHMIDT 34 STL NICK MALATESTA 17 SPU JOHN DEAN II 100 STL DERIK ROYAL 17 R1 JOHN LETTIERI 50 SPU MATTHEW NEWCOMER 52 STL NICK IAROSSI 15 SPU EDWARD MICHALAK 18 SM JOHN WILDING 94 STL JAMIE TUCKER 14 SM JOHN DAVISON 61 SRF BILL CULLEN 79 STL JEFF LABOUNTY 12 SM PRESTON PARDUS 59 SRF KEN MARINO 74 STL BRIAN MCGREEVY 10 SM CORY COLLUM 52 SRF JOSE ROSADO 71 STL NICHOLAS SORIANO 10 SM JEFF LABOUNTY 39 SRF PATRICK WINKELMAN 65 STL NILO AYUYAO 7 SM JAMIE TUCKER 33 SRF B DOUG MEAD 50 STL RICHARD HARRIS 7 SM STEVE MURRAY 32 SRF TODD HALL 38 STL KENT HOFFMAN 6 SM TODD BURAS 31 SRF JOHN ANNIS 37 STL MATTHEW CARMAN 5 SM SCOTT LAWRENCE 28 SRF BILL LADONICZKI 36 STL TOM STERRETT 3 SM GARY FRIERSON 21 SRF CASEY MCKIBBEN 32 STU RUSTY VARNADOE 126 SM CHRIS MASON 18 SRF STEVE LADONICZKI 29 STU CHARLES LOWRANCE 94 SM KEVIN KOELEMEYER 14 STU CHRISTOPHER DESHONG 43 SM RYAN PARTIN 14 SRF3 TODD VANACORE 139 SRF3 DEREK SCHOFIELD 71 STU RAYMOND PHILIBERT 39 SM NICK MALATESTA 12 STU CARLOS RAMIEZ 37 SM ANDREW CARMODY 8 SRF3 H LUND 64 SRF3 LEE HILL 62 STU RACHEL KULLMAN 34 SM ADREN HANCE III 8 STU TODD BURAS 25 SM DAVID JOHNSON 6 SRF3 CHAD GALLOWAY 53 SRF3 RICHIE STANELY 42 STU MICHAEL FLYNN 25 SM RENE BADIA JR 5 STU DANA DESHONG 17 SM LEIF BERTELSEN 4 SRF3 J MICHAEL MARKS 29 SM PHILIP ADAMS 3 SRF3 J RONNIE BLEDSOE 26 T3 PAUL McNAMARA 93 SM ERIC SERVICK 3 SRF3 KERRY JACOBSEN 26 T3 DAVID NADALIN 71 SM ALFRED THOMAS 3 SRF3 WALLY OSINGA 25 T3 MIKE JAMES 25 SM ANDREW MILLER 1 SRF3 JUSTIN WEIR 21 T3 BOBBY KENNEDY 25 SRF3 MICK ROBINSON 17 T3 SQUEAK KENNEDY 21 SMSE MICAL FOUNTAIN 100 SMSE MARC KINLEY 96 STL ERIC DIAZ 92 T4 ED BARR 89 SMSE FRANK SHANABERGER 96 STL RICARDO GERLACH 53 T4 TERRY TABOR 42 SMSE RON OLEWINSKI 61 STL JOHN DAVISON 48 T4 DANNY STATTER 35 SMSE MARK MCCALLISTER 32 STL DANIELLE PARDUS 46 T4 MARK MONTERO 18 SMSE BILL SATTERFIELD 32 STL ROB BAILEY 34 SMSE NILO AYUYAO 31 STL BRIAN CHEANEY 28 SMSE CALEB EVERETT 31 STL JOSE ORTIZ 26 SMSE CHRIS BREMER 17 STL PRESTON PARDUS 25 ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a reach her at [email protected]. Be sure to deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR include your name, car number and class, along competitors towards the CFR Championship. This with a description of the issue. Lyn will research the deadline is three weeks after the points have issue and provide you with a response. been published for each race on CFR's website. Any revisions to the points will be included the Please be sure to review the points after they have next time that the points are published. Points are been published following any CFR event in which published following each event, allowing you were a competitor. If you notice any sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and discrepancies, please bring them to the attention of provide this updated information to CFR's CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn Hodges Watts. You may Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker.
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