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VOL. 59 | AUGUST 2018 The official publication of the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club Of America Sonoma Major & Regionals 9 & 10 p. 18 SFR SOLO ROUND 7 p. SFR SOLO ROUND 8 1948–2018 p. 10 CELEBRATING 70 YEARS Rentals, Arrive & Drive, & Support ● Great service and support team ● Fast and reliable cars ● Large inventory of parts at the track ● Large fleet of GEN2 & 3 Rentals ● Driver coaching Your CSR for the SFR AUGUST 2018 On the Cover: #82 James Chartres SRF3 has the whole Sonoma valley in his mirrors. Photo by Ron Cabral. Above: #89 Addison Lee T2 pushing the Mustang hard. Photo by Ron Cabral. Phone: (669) 232-4844 6 RE News 14 Notes from the Archive 18 Road Race www.accelracetek.com Email: [email protected] FEATURES 7 Wheelworks 16 Motel at the Track 26 SFR Solo Round 7 8 Detrmine the Future of the Region 17 Full Body Contact 28 Thunderhill Report 9 Sacramento Auto Cross Round 6 10 SFR Solo Round 8 IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Calendar 6 Travel Tech 29 Race Car Rentals 30 The Garage: Classified Ads The views expressed in The Wheel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of San Francisco Region or the SCCA. SAN FRANCISCO REGION SCCA REGION OFFICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAILING ADDRESS BARBARA MCCLELLAN Regional Executive PO Box 308, Willows, CA 95988 [email protected] LOCATION BLAKE TATUM Secretary PUBLISHER: THE WHEEL PUBLICATIONS 5250 Hwy 162, Willows, CA 95988 [email protected] Editor BLAKE TATUM [email protected] 530 934 4455 530 934 7275 fax TIM SULLIVAN Treasurer, Director Art Direction & Design JULIE LEFRANCOIS [email protected] [email protected] julielefrancois.com We have over a dozen PRICES START AT $550/DAY CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Blake Tatum, The Wheel is the Official publication of the San Francisco region of R.J. GORDY Director Spec Miatas to suit your needs. Gary Horstkorta, Bruce Richardson, Barbara McClellan, See us at the Sports Car Club of America located at 5250 Hwy 162, Willows, Cali- Competition Director www.aracing.org fornia 95988. It is published monthly by Wheel Publications, 6185 Riv- James Chartres, David Vodden, Lynne Huntting, All of our cars are designed to be Safe, Fast, Contact Al Angulo at 530 277 6311 erbank Circle, Stockton, California 95219. Opinions expressed herein [email protected] Ryan Panlilio, Davey Drouin are those of the author and not necessarily those of the San Francisco and Reliable. We race what we rent so Region, Wheel Publications, The Wheel, it’s staff or advertisers. Mate- or [email protected] CLINT DEWITT Director CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS & ARTISTS you know all of our cars are ready to win. rial submitted to The Wheel that is slanderous, libelous, profane, pure Ron Cabral, Bruce Richardson, Paul Tibbals, inflamatory criticism offering no constructive alternatives, sexually [email protected] Top Dawg Photography explicit or material as directed by The Board, such as competitive series schedules, ads, etc. shall not be published. ROGER EAGLETON Director Permisssion to reprint materials from The Wheel is hereby granted POSTMASTER, Please send address changes to: to all SCCA regional publications with the agreement that full credit be [email protected] given to the author and The Wheel. The Wheel • ISSN 0888-1103 • USPS 0625-160 • is published monthly The Wheel DAVID VODDEN, Director for $15 per year for the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club of [email protected] P.O. Box 308 America, 5250 Hwy 162, Willows, California 95988. Periodicals Postage paid at Willows, CA and at additional mailing offices. Willows, CA 95988 AUGUST 2018 | SFRSCCA.ORG | 3 2018 SACRAMENTO CHAPTER SOLO SCHEDULE August 18 – Round 9 – Thunderhill Raceway Park September 15 – Round 11 – Thunderhill Raceway October 13 – The “Bill Fleig Memorial” Enduro Park Practice – Thunderhill Raceway Park CALENDAR August 19 – Round 10 – Thunderhill Raceway Park September 16 – Round 12 – Thunderhill Raceway October 14 – The “Bill Fleig Memorial” Park Enduro – Thunderhill Raceway Park 2018 SFR ROAD RACING SCHEDULE 2018 FRESNO SOLO SCHEDULE Any changes will be shown on www.sfrscca.org 2018 AUTOCROSS SCHOOL Saturday, January 27, 2018 AUGUST 18-19 Fresno Fairgrounds, Fresno, CA 2018 FRESNO CHAPTER SOLO SCHEDULE PRE-REUNION WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support Event #1 for 2018 season (Jan. 28th) is included in your Autocross School registra- Event 9 - August 4 All events at the Fresno Fairgrounds. tion fee. Event 10 - August 5 For more information, visit our website: www. AUGUST 23-26 fresnoscca.com REUNION Register: http://sfrscca.motorsportreg.com/ Event 11 - November 10 Registration closes on January 25, 2018 10:00 PM PST WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support October 13 – The “Bill Fleig Memorial” Enduro Prac- Event 12 - November 11 tice – Thunderhill Raceway Park Limited to 35 drivers. AUG 31 - SEPT 2 Additional details can be found at our website & Facebook page located at: October 14 – The “Bill Fleig Memorial” Enduro – REGIONAL 13 & 14 SEASON FINALE Thunderhill Raceway Park SPEC MIATA FESTIVAL Website: fresnoscca.com Thunderhill Raceway SEASON FINALE AUGUST 31/ SEPTEMBER 1-2 Facebook SCCA Fresno: www.facebook.com/groups/SCCAFresno/about/ TRACK NIGHT IN SEPTEMBER 7-9 AT THUNDERHILL RACEWAY #TRP. IMSA ENTRY FEE: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support Student Non-members: $80 * Mark your calendar and plan to be at the SFR/SCCA Season-ending road races Student Members: $60 AMERICA set for August 31 and September 1-2 at Thunderhill Raceway Park. All drivers will *Up to two weekend memberships may be applied towards the cost of an annual SEPTEMBER 27-30 receive double race points for their results on this weekend and may be able to SCCA membership (60 day time frame). RENNSPORT THUNDERHILL DATES FOR 2018 lock up an SCCA Class Championship for 2018. All classes are invited to compete WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support Lunch is included in your entry as well as an entry to Event #1 (1/28/18). You must on the 5-Mile course for a one-of-a-kind experience. Like the original Turn-5 on register for Event #1 but you will not be charged. Introduce your friends, family and others to on-track fun the three-mile course, the 5-mile takes some getting used to, but it is the same OCTOBER 16-21 for all contenders making it a very level playing field. There was some angst over by being a part of Track Night in America at Thunderhill SCCA CHALK TALK: A classroom session to introduce and educate novices about the the Turn Five at the beginning. Like the 5-mile track, some people adapted sooner RUNOFFS sport of autocrossing, autocross vocabulary, what to expect, etc. Park in 2018. We are the only track in the North State and some later, but all have come to love the track, all the tracks, that make up the Sonoma Raceway that hosts this program. Date: January 26 prior to the school. Location and time: TBD Thunderhill Raceway! Recent news bulletins say that the Miata Festival, an event that has been featured OCTOBER 25-28 PIRELLI WORLD EVENT SCHEDULE: at Sonoma Raceway, will be a part of this very busy weekend adding even more CHALLENGE Check in and registration starts at 7:30AM, closes at 8:30AM. School starts at 9AM. AUGUST 16 value to the three-day adventure. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support SEPTEMBER 13 The weekend will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Thunderhill Raceway and honor the memory of our late track founder, Tom McCarthy. It is also identified as a celebration of the 70 Years of the Club that is the San Francisco Region of the The cost is low and the fun is high. Activity starts at 4pm and ends at Sports Car Club of America. Wow! 2018 SFR BAY AREA SOLO SCHEDULE 8pm so it does not require an arm and leg to get involved. For now, mark your calendar, tell your friends and plan to spend you last race 2018 SCCA-SANCTIONED CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE weekend of the 2018 racing season at Thunderhill Raceway park on August 31/ Any changes will be shown on www.sfrscca.org Sunday July 15 Sunday October 7 Get the facts at: www.TrackNightInAmerica.com. See you at Thun- September 1-2. Be there! Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance Niello Concours at Serrano AUG 4-5TH, CROWS LANDING derhill for Track Night in America. What a great way to get someone Round 10/11 Crystal Springs Golf Course, Burl- Serrano, Eldorado Hills “hooked on-track fun”. ingame www.nielloconcoursatserrano.com SEPT 29-30TH, CROWS LANDING www.hillsboroughconcours.org (916)635-2445 Round 12/13 with AAS, (650)619-6186 OCT 13TH, CROWS LANDING Round 14 TELEPHONE HOURS: RATES Sunday September 9 6 pm–9 pm Mon. through Fri., and 10 am to 6 pm Sat. & Sun. • 1 car/$10.00 + mileage Ferndale Concours on Main TRAVEL TECH OCT 27TH, MARINA • 2 cars/$9.00 each + 1/2 Main Street, Ferndale Round 15 Travel Tech is a volunteer, in shop/ Morris Hamm Tom Turner mileage www.ferndaleconcours.org Marin/ Sonoma/ Napa/ San Ramon Area, NOV 10TH, MARINA at home tech inspection service for 925-389-6181 • 3 cars/$8.00 each + 1/3 (707)786-4477 Round 16 Infineon pre-race and purchase inspection of Jason Hohmann mileage 707-738-8860 DEC 1ST, CROWS LANDING race cars, including newly built cars. Patterson - Central Valley Round 17 Phil Munoz 209-620-0559 • Logbook for new car or Travel Tech Scrutineers are: Santa Cruz Area, re-issuing a Logbook is $30 831-297-2457 plus mileage. 4 | SFRSCCA.ORG | AUGUST 2018 AUGUST 2018 | SFRSCCA.ORG | 5 RE NEWS FARMING BY BARBARA MCCELLAN WHEELWORKS BY BLAKE TATUM June 29-July 1 was a very exciting weekend for SFR.
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