July 2002 Vol. 2002 Iss. 6 Inside This Issue RE Report By Dave Geis RE Report 1 By the time you read this, our Solotime Di- bling around on her knees trying to replace visional Solo II will have happened and a faulty microphone while the tape was roll- Solo Scene 1 maybe the umpteenth annual Firecracker ing. Make sure you watch Gary’s show on Grand Prix at Hallett will have come and Channel 51, Saturdays at 10:30 AM. He HPCCC 4 gone. Since they both happen after Tom’s covers just about everything you could ever deadline for this month, make sure you see think of in motorsports. BoD Minutes, May 15 6 reports on them in next month’s Wail. I’m betting that they were the usual loads of For a completely exciting week, three days fun! after taping the show Greg Laws, Scott Bet- Rallycross Info 6 tinger and myself went to S&S Dyno to do Many thanks go to Gary Thompson and some tuning. Now I don’t know about the June 9 Solo Report 7 Kansas Auto Enthusiast Magazine for invit- other guys, but I was a little nervous at ing us to be on his show again (aired on 6000 rpm and in 4th gear while sitting still, June 9 Solo Results 9 June 22/23). The highlight of the show was but it was a great time! I would highly rec- Ron Wilcox and his Formula Atlantic. Al- ommend Sam Shoffner’s shop (2011 S. We’re On TV 12 though Ron was saying he was pretty nerv- Washington, 264-0440) for tuning up your ous (an Atlantic driver and ex-fighter pilot car or just actually proving how much For Sale 13 nervous about something?), he did a fantas- horsepower you have. tic job - even while a stagehand was fum- (Continued on page 3) Mid-Am Report 14 Upcoming Events 16 Solo Scene Regional Contacts 17 By Paul Sherman Membership Application 18 Summer is officially here! That means that If you are listed here, hopefully you haven’t our next couple events will be HOT! I forgotten about your event. If you can’t would like to ask the event chairs to get as chair your event, please let me know as Last Word 19 early a start as possible so we might be able soon as possible so we can get a replace- to finish before we melt. And don’t forget ment. We’re down on the number of events to fill the water coolers, too. For the re- this year and I don’t want to cancel one. maining solos for the year, the event chairs are: Lonnie Heston was our host for the June 9th Solo at Boeing. It was a lot of fun to drive – Jul 28: Mike Herrick power sections and some technical corners. Aug 11: Chris Rigsby And it was DRY!! It’s been awhile since Sep 22: Dick Price we had a dry event, and we had a pretty Oct 13: Ray & Carrie Barker good turn out. Several new faces and some (Continued on page 4) PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.fineprint.com 2 The Witches Wail July 2002 The Witches’ Wail c/o Tom Regen 2305 S. 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Laura - 264-5012 Engine Rebuilding & Balancing Precision Block & Head Milling Complete Auto Aluminum Head Straightening Machine Service Ring, Pin & Bearing Service Reboring & Pin Fitting Grant Ring Crankshaft Grinding Glass Shot Peening Distributors PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.fineprint.com July 2002 The Witches Wail 3 (Continued from page 1) One of the most interesting parts at the dyno shop involved some classic “shade tree mechanic” work. After my aborted first run because it would- n’t even run under load, I moved the car out of the shop to try to figure out what to do next. On a sug- gestion from Greg (or was it Bobert?) we pushed the car under a tree to get some shade. After find- ing out the accelerator pump jets were waaaay too big, and not having any others, Rick Knapp “modified” them by squeezing the holes smaller with a pair of pliers. High tech, huh? Who needs a shop and thousands of dollars worth of tools and parts when there’s a tall tree around and you have a screwdriver and a pair of pliers! They work so well that I’m not even going to bother getting any others that have actual sized holes. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it <grin>! By the way, thanks again Rick, Scott, and Doug for getting the Vee running right! I’m having fun - are you? 2002 Annual Tech Contacts Racers, start your engines! But first, make sure you get you annual tech done the day before the race. Here’s the list of people who can take care of that for you. Pleeeease-give them a call as soon as you can. Carrie Barker 554-1142 Frank Diringer 283-1247 Ray Barker 554-1142 Rick Estes 788-6915 Dennis Demoure 689-0869 Dave Geis 832-0496 Ben Diringer 283-0957 George Morrison 722-2872 PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.fineprint.com 4 The Witches Wail July 2002 (Continued from page 1) Speaking of divisionals, I hope you have gotten your entries in for our region’s divisional event at ECRA in Salina on the 29th old ones, too. We had some technical problems which had us and 30th. This will be my first divisional and I can’t wait. With starting a little late, but I don’t think anybody had a problem a little luck, maybe next year we can have it back here in with that since it wasn’t raining. Salina hosted a Solo on the Wichita. The next local Solo is July 28th at Boeing, then shortly 23rd, which saw quite a few Wichita drivers attending. They set after is August 11th, also at Boeing. Hope everyone’s summer up a pretty fast course with the length of the concrete they is off to a great start, and I’ll see ya at the next event. have. Maybe it was a good tune-up for divisionals this week- end? I know I had a blast driving Rob’s Miata, now that there’s Paul a set of sticky Kumhos on it. Bonanza Investments Storage Units Call 264-2397 (B&S Aircraft Parts) Discount for long term commitment 24 hour Access Large enough to store a car! learning car control in a controlled environment: on a real road What is an HPCCC? course, under rules that greatly minimize the risk to both driver By Jarrod Igou and vehicle. The Clinic part? Yep, it's a school. You'll be paired up with an instructor (a licensed competition driver) All those who like to drive fast, please raise your hands. Have who will work with you to understand the concepts behind you ever wanted to drive on a road track? controlling a car on a race track. As you learn the required skills and your instructor becomes comfortable with your per- Okay, gather around. Have a Helmet? Car in good repair? De- formance, you may even be "signed off" to drive without an cent tires? You're set!! instructor. Keep your eyes open for a registration form for the July 20-21 Is it safe? Probably safer than your drive to work in the morn- High Performance Car Control Clinic (HPCCC), being organ- ing! All vehicles must pass a basic safety inspection to make it ized by the Kaw Valley Race Group (KVRG), and sanctioned onto the course. Once on the course, speeds are limited to 85 by the Sports Car Club of America at Heartland Park in miles per hour max ... which is still plenty fast when those Topeka, Kansas. stretches are connected by 30 mph corners. So, what do all those letters in HPCCC mean? Well, the Passing is only allowed in designated areas, and only when the HPCCC is exactly what it sounds like.