CLUB OF AMERICA www.scca.org REV RECORD WESTERN OHIO REGION www.worscca.org OCTOBER 2001 Vol. 42. Issue 10

CHRIS WATSONS RUT AND GUT RALLY WAS HOT! Page 7

A REV RECORD UNDERCOVER EXCLUSIVE! Lack of volunteers and revenue forces use of pets as corner pylons! Page 6

Chris Watson Performs "Flight Of The Corner Worker" for an enchanted crowd of lunch break spectators.

WOR-SCCA REMEMBERS ALL WHO'VE PAID THE PRICE FOR FREEDOM. GOD BLESS AMERICA. 2

Rev Record October 2001 WOR DIRECTORY

Regional Executive Membership Chair Worker Licensing Chair Eric Marcus Scott Stout Joann Burke 3476 Riva Ct. 2463 Beechknoll Pl. 476 Ridgeview Circle Beavercreek, OH 45430-1700 Centerville, OH 45458 Springfield, OH 45504 (H)937-427-4010 (O)937-226-0521 (H) 937-291-0978 (H)937-390-3494 [email protected] [email protected] (O)937-322-8781 [email protected] Assistant RE Rally Chair Jerry Martin Nick Folger 551 Aberdeen Avenue D 3671 McElrath Pike RevRecord Editor Kettering, OH 45419-1416 Bill Myers (H)937-299-5444 Beavercreek, OH 45432-2274 356 S. Patterson Blvd. [email protected] (H)937-429-5353 (O)937-320-1122 [email protected] Dayton, OH 45402 Secretary (O)937-224-4800 Linda Smiley Road Race Chair (FX)937-224-4808 4609 Hastings Dr. Sim Rogers [email protected] Dayton, OH 45440-1813 725 Runnymede Rd. (H)937-435-0147 (O)937-435-4788 Dayton, OH 45419 Webmaster (FX)937-435-7395 (H)937-293-9092 (O)937-222-4000 Tracy Stephenson [email protected] [email protected] 5550 Marshall Rd. Dayton, OH 45429 Treasurer Solo Chair Gayle Conley John Schlegel 937-433-5344 7184 Brantford Rd. 738 Bridlewood St. [email protected] Dayton, OH 45414 Beavercreek, OH 45430-1402 (H)937-454-7888 (H)937-427-1594 Area 4 Director (FX)937-454-9095 [email protected] Pete Hylton [email protected] 7217 Creekwood Court, Activities Chair WOR Games Chair Pittsboro, IN 46167-9798 Stacy Schweikert Chris Watson 317-892-6572 1141 S. Elm St. 525 S. Waynesville Rd. (FX) 317-892-4206 West Carrollton, OH 45449 Oregonia, OH 45054 [email protected] (O)937-225-5402 (H)513-934-3526 (O)513-459-8900 [email protected] [email protected]

RevRecord is a monthly publication of the Western Ohio Region (WOR) of the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. All views and opinions are those of the author(s) and NOT necessarily those of the Western Ohio Region, SCCA, Inc. Subscriptions are available to nonmem- bers at $18.00/year. Please direct all correspondence to RevRecord, 356 S. Patterson Boulevard, Dayton, OH 45402. WOR holds membership meetings on the second Tuesday of every month (except December) at 7:30 P.M. at the Christopher Club, located in the Hills & Dales Shopping Center, South Dixie Dr., Dayton, Ohio. 3 "I kept an eye out behind me, but didn't SUPREME RACING WEATHER FOR have any pressure after [Kent] Biddinger went out. It was nasty out there. Guys DAY TWO AT 2001 SCCA were popping motors and there was a lot of oil on the track. There was a lot of VALVOLINE RUNOFFS debris. I just had to drive the car." News from Kelby Krauss, SCCA Pro Racing 38 machines from the Showroom Stock B class took to the course shortly after LEXINGTON, Ohio (September 22, 2001) in Gamble. With just under three laps to American Sedan. The gigantic field of - Day two concluded today at Mid-Ohio go, he had powered his machine up to agile cars managed to weave their way Sports Car Course for the 38th running second and it looked as though he would through the opening lap without a ma- of the Sports Car Club of America's give Gamble a challenge for the Runoffs jor incident and a classic battle devel- Valvoline Runoffs. Unlike the previous day, win, but it wasn't to be. He was forced to oped soon after. David Roush and Eric skies were clear for all eight SCCA Na- pull off with mechanical difficulties when Morehouse, both in Miatas, du- tional Championship races. The racing the white flag flew, only seconds behind eled T.C. Kline in his BMW Z3 for sec- was fierce and the thousands of specta- the race leader. "(On the incident at the ond position for the majority of the tors that poured in Saturday got their start) The first car and second car got to- sprint. The three-car gang produced money's worth. The GT2 class was the first gether," said Gamble. "I did run into the countless episodes that involved side- to take the course. Tom Patton, in a Sun- back of [Mark] Sandridge, and I do feel to-side contact. The three drivers were beam Tiger, immediately shot to the point bad. After that, they both split and Brian fighting for second because polesitter upon the drop of the green flag. Bill Reid, [Kelm] and I went through the seam." Randolph Saucier (Mazda Miata) put the who started third in a Celica, made The third SCCA National Championship hammer down early, en route to his sec- a spirited pass of Patton on lap six, but battle featured action. ond straight Runoffs crown. the two got together and Reid never re- The No. 46 and No. 45 machines of twin "I was driving as hard as I ever have be- covered. Finally, after numerous attempts, bothers, Keith and Kevin Roberts, cause I knew that if I let up one ounce, polesitter Duane Davis drove his Celica checked-out early and were never seri- they'd be by me," said Saucier. "The start around Patton and held on for the check- ously challenged to the checkered. Kevin was good, I was right next to David ered. never had an opportunity to close in on [Roush] and then I got hit fairly hard "When I was fighting with Patton I was brother Keith, as they ran an identical from behind. The boost I got pushed being very patient, but kept the pressure race. The win was Keith's second in Run- me past David and from then on I didn't on him," said Davis. "He got a little loose offs competition. look back." in the carousel and had to lift for a mo- ""What can I say," said Roberts. "When I ment. That gave me the opening to get made it through in front of Kevin I knew What’sallthis alongside him going down the straight, I was in good shape. I was worried a bit talkaboutgetting and I was on the inside going into turn in the middle of the race when he caught one. Tom was very polite and we never up to me, but then his tires went off and anelection? touched." I was home." Race two featured the T2 class. At the The American Sedan class put on a show start, Douglas Gamble, who started third in the fourth race of the day. After a wild in a BMW M3, got into the back of the start, highlighted by spinning cars and front row qualifiers, including polesitter flying grass, the stylish, white Ford Mus- Thomas Oate's Chevrolet Camaro, result- tang of Andy McDermid ran away from ing in the removal of the top-two. Brian what was left of the field. Pit lane was Kelm was the beneficiary of the melee and occupied for the majority of the race due took the point. Gamble eventually tracked to numerous cars smoking profusely on down Kelm's Ford Mustang and took the the track. The win notched McDermid's lead on lap five. Oates recovered from the second Runoffs title in as many years. FIND OUT WHAT’S UP! early incident and was determined to reel "It was really pretty easy," said McDermid. 4

VALVOLINE RUNOFFS (cont.) went on." John Black, of Tahoe City, Calif., LEXINGTON, Ohio -Provisional results The highly developed and tightly started the race seventh and slowed on from races nine though 16 at the wound machines of F production fol- lap three. Once Black recovered, he clawed Sports Car Club of America's 38th An- lowed the SSB class. Talent up front was his way to third in the closing laps, but nual Valvoline Runoffs at Mid-Ohio the story in this shootout. 10 Runoffs apparently had an 18-lap car for a 20-lap Sports Car Course, with starting posi- titles have been won among the top- race, as Mid-Ohio track announcer Walter tion in parenthesis, driver, hometown, seven drivers on the grid. Polesitter Scott put it. class, car and laps completed. Steve Sargis maneuvered his to the point at the start, in pur- Day two of racing culminated with the (1) Duane Davis suit of his fourth SCCA National Cham- Formula Atlantic class- the CART-style Camas, Wash. pionship, but threw this hand up and machines that turn the fastest laps around GT2, Toyota Celica, 20. signaled his demise with mechanical the 2.4-mile, 15-turn road course at Mid- problems on lap nine. That opened the Ohio. Larry Conner, in a RT-41, blew door for Rick Haynes. Haynes' MG by polesitter Keith Lively on lap one and (4) Douglas Gamble Midget inherited the lead, but led flag-to-flag. But with three laps to go, Escondido, Calif. promptly spun on his own on lap 12. Conner's sizable lead diminished due to a T2, BMW M3, 20. With that, SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am damaged left-rear hub. Lively quickly Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup reeled him in the last few corners leading (1) Keith Roberts team owner Joe Huffaker was pro- up to the checkered, but Conner held on LaGrange, Ga. moted to the top spot and held on for by a nose to capture his second consecu- FM, Star Form Mazda, 20. his sixth Runoffs win. tive title. "The whole plan was to catch the lead- ""I knew about three laps from the end ers," said Huffaker. "I didn't expect to that I had a problem with the rear end," (1) Andy McDermid catch them the way I did, but it was said Conner. "I radioed in to my crew and Grand Ledge, Mich. good." told them that I had a big problem. As I AS, Ford Mustang, 20. Coming into the con- started the last lap I made the conscious test, competitors knew that this was decision to go for it. If I threw it into the (1) J Randolph Saucier, the year for a title shot. Warren Stilwell, fence, well, this is for the National Cham- Oklahoma City, Okla. commonly known in Spec Racer Ford pionship. We were lucky that we made it. SSB, Mazda Miata, 20. circles as "Mr. Mid-Ohio," did not show It got progressively worse and I had no this year after seven-straight Runoffs idea which way the car would go. If this titles at Mid-Ohio. The race featured had not been for the National Champion- (4) Joe Huffaker several SCCA Pro Racing Pro Spec Racer ship I would have pulled off. The car was Petaluma, Calif. contenders up front. Lead changes really good until it broke. We were very FP, Huffaker Midget, 20. occurred between PSR regular Jim fortunate to hang on." Goughary Jr. and polesitter Richard Tune in again tomorrow as the Mid-Ohio (1) Richard Spicer Spicer early and often in this SRF war. track announcers call the final eight Cham- Laurel, Md. But Spicer kept his composure and pionship races at www.peavey.com, dur- SRF, Spec Racer Ford, 20. notched his first SCCA National Cham- ing Peavey Electronics' live audio web pionship. broadcasting of the 2001 Runoffs. "Early in the race my water bottle fell The SCCA continues to groom top-notch, (2) Larry Conner down in the cockpit and killed the en- world-class drivers in the most diverse rac- Centerville, Ohio gine," said Spicer. "I had to restart it ing organization in the world. As the SCCA Ralt RT-41, 20. and fortunately did not lose too much enters its 57th year of existence, over time. It seemed that everyone who got 60,000 members within 109 regions past me got loose and I was able to re- across the country compete in almost pass. My car just got better as the race 2000 sanctioned events per year. 5 TURN OFF - TUNE UP - RACE ON RACE DAY WITH STEVE COLLETTI

Steve Colletti of Colletti Motosports and his crew are out burning blacktop while you’re sitting on your butt watching Speedvision. Will you ever catch on? TURN 2 Assistant RE Jerry Martin WOR’s Inestment Advisor Speaks About *CD’s *CD; Cone Deployment

Time to invest - Again. Anticipating a drop in participation, Remember when you first encoun- WOR’s Bylaws were amended this YOUR REASON tered rally, autocross, or road racing year to permit one person to hold FOR NOT motorsports? And thought how neat, more than one office but limited to fun, wow!? Maybe I could do that... one vote per person. We could just as VOLUNTEERING And you invested in the safety and well amend the bylaws to permit STINKS LIKE LAST performance equipment; joined the mulitple persons holding an office. club. You and your buddy volunteer for a WEEKS FISH. board position but limited to one And learned someone had to put vote per office. Either way, Western down and pick up the cones, work Ohio Region needs volunteers to How long do you the grid, register the competitors, invest in the “administrative business etc. Indeed a vast, veritable iceberg of the club, recommend policy and plan to keep up of volunteers supported these programs to the membership and this nonsense? specialized motorsports events. provide business-like management of the club affairs” (quoting from the bylaws). Well It’s time to invest again; this time in personning the various club Those cones don’t offices for next year. pick up themselves. 6 REV RECORD PHOTO EXCLUSIVE! RALLY NEWS FROM THE CINCINNATI REGION Although our last at the Rasche’s farm was not a blowout, we did have a blast. Amidst all the dust and broken cars, the food found at the hospitality tent was excellent. The sun was out all day making the air a little hot but nonetheless the racing went on. As a bit of updated news the club Captured on film by our undercover track photographer, car should be running by the next Seymore Butts, the shameful practice of using canines as event as well as the timing lights and to add to the springtime excitement pylons on a Solo2 course. Actions justified by Rally Chair, we are now running the event in true Nick Folger (left) who was quoted when Rally fashion. If you know anything asked, “...volunteers are down and so about , it involves stages with are entry fees. Dogs just lay around any combinded times. Well we don’t have way and the pound is full of the little stages but we are combining times. We poop makers. Besides, train them right ran this at our first event and things went accordingly. and they collect themselves.”

Also new to the world of Rallycross is another track. The Rasche family spent Remaining 2001 UP AND COMING CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m an incredable amount of time getting REGION RALLYCROSS EVENTS Board Meetings the new track ready, which should add some flavor to the pallet of racing. Also • October 21 October 30, 2001 if you’re reading this why not check out • November 11 and 25 WMOH (1450AM) on every Thursday December 11, 2001 . • December 2 and 16 from 7-9PM to hear the race report. Hey, call in and tell us your interests in Directions: I-275 to US-27 North SCCA, but the catch is you have to lis- to Millville, Ohio. Turn left at the ten to get the phone number. “T” follow for three miles to Shank Everyone is encouraged Road and the Rasche’s farm is on to attend! If you have any questions call your Rally the right. Master: Brian Rush at 513-921-7609 Keep your eyes open as it’s not the easiest place to find. Reprinted by request from Cincinnati region. 7

CHRIS WATSON HOSTS RALLY EVENT AND GETS HIS GRASS MOWED! It’s very likely the same weekend all you did was just mow your yard. Will you ever catch on? 8

The next meeting of the Western Ohio Region/SCCA SCCA is on NOVEMBER 13th at the Christopher Club, 3150 S, Dixie Drive Drive. In Kettering Ohio in the REGIONAL Hills & Dales Combat Center, located on the corner of Dorothy Lane and S. Dixie Drive. MEETING HOW MANY MORE EXCUSES DO YOU HAVE LEFT!

Happy Anniversary

John Blackstone 2000 Frank Carmone 1998 Eric Cook 1998 Dennis Cox 1994 Dr. Shigeru Honda Mike Doyle 1998 Died September 2, 2001 Dara Grothen 1998 Emma Hobbs 1996 Shawn Hobbs 1996 Memorial luncheon, dedication Jay North 1997 and plaque in his honor on Elmer Peters 1965 Thursday, November 1, 2001 Charles Pollett 1995 from noon ontil 2PM. Any Ross 1997 Dawn Ross 1997 Further information Scott Ross 1997 may be obtained from Michael Shellhouse 1997

Dr. Battino at 767-1854 Paul Strieby 2000

or Dr. Michele Wheatly at 775-2655 John Struve 1994 9 WOR Classified Advertising

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