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http://www.brandonalecksonracing.com/ The Driver : Brandon Aleckson Brandon began his driving career at the age of 12, racing go-karts in the IKF series winning numerous championships and races during his 8 years of competition. At the age of 18, Brandon worked his way up to the open-wheel racing scene. After racing many years in the karting ranks, Brandon jumped into the newly developed open-wheel Formula SCCA cars in 2003. Because the Formula SCCA cars were an unproven class, they were placed in Formula Atlantic for the first 2 years of existence, proving to be no May 2019 competition to the much faster Atlantic cars. Despite racing against the much more advanced Formula Atlantic cars, Brandon finished the 2004 season 2nd in points in the FA class of the San Francisco Region SCCA. 2005 was a trying year that proved difficult for Brandon and the team as they struggled with gear box problems, but still managed a 3rd place finish in the season ending FA points Championship. 2006 was a fresh start for Brandon, as it was announced the FSCCA cars would finally have their own class. Brandon immediately set the bar high, as he won an impressive 16 consecutive races while setting track records everywhere he raced en route to taking home 1st place in the FSCCA San Francisco Region SCCA Championship. The 2006 season ended with the National Championship at Road Atlanta where Brandon took 1st place in a very convincing performance. Following an impressive year in 2006, Brandon was awarded the Motor Sports Press Associations 2006 Open-Wheel Road Racer of the Year Award IN THIS ISSUE WMR O!cials Page 2 Region Calendar Gunpowder and Page 3 Membership Recognition Page 4 In 2007, the Formula SCCA cars finally received their due as SCCA granted the class its National status under WMR Service Award the title of Formula Enterprises (FE). Brandon won every race he entered in 2007 until an untimely run of bad- Program Info luck ended his bid for a 2nd consecutive National Championship at Road Atlanta. Brandon Aleckson Racing Page 5 ended the season with 13 wins, 12 pole positions, 4 new track records, and 3 points championship titles. 2008 looked to be the most promising season yet as the FE class would be making its first appearance at the season ending SCCA National Championship Runoffs in Topeka, Kansas. Entering the Runoffs event Brandon had won 5 races and 7 pole positions in 8 races. With high hopes for a 2nd National Championship Title, the April 2019 team struggled to find a setup that worked on the rough track surface relegating Brandon to a hard earned, but Board of Directors disappointing 3rd place finish. Meeting Minutes Return to top of page Copyright © 2015 !! Genesis Framework !! WordPress !! Log in Page 7 2019 Great Lakes Division Race Schedule Page 9 Club Racing Volunteer Worker Info Page 12 BACKFIRE MAY, 2019 2019 WESTERN MICHIGAN REGION OFFICIALS Regional Executive and Assistant RE and Treasurer and Course Control Scrutineering Timing & Scoring Wayne Rogers Ed Maklenburg Dave Ferris 3615 Colonial Avenue N.E. 300 Jacole Drive 6157 Nichols Rd Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Milford, MI. 48380 Mason, MI 48854 "616# 238$6186 "248#$685$2773 "517# 290$7128 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Director !Past RE" and Secretary Director at Large Backfire Editor Mary Ellen Sickles Lenny Basaj Jim Washburn 513 Ash St. 6629 Burton Woods Dr 2385 Cedar Park Dr. Apt 310 Lansing, MI 48906 Whitehall, MI 49461 Holt, MI 48842 "517# 372$1477 "231# 557$3694 "517# 242$0702 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Director !Past RE" Competition Manager Solo Manager Verne Wandell Dayle Frame Brad Yonkers 910 Davis St, #1 703 Pine Ridge Dr. 7341 S Montcalm Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49008 DeWitt, MI 48820 Lowell, MI 49331 "269# 217$2489 "517# 575$9450 "616# 204$8806 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Membership Chair!s" Radios and Starter Sound Control Pete & Debbie Hansen Bruce Beauvais Carola Basaj 12194 74Th Ave 12974 Beardsley 6629 Burton Woods Dr Allendale, MI 49401 Greenville, MI 48838 Whitehall, MI 49461 "616# 895$7661 "616# 754$9583 "231# 557$3694 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Grid Paddock F&C # Flagging Mary Ellen Sickles Thomas Smolenski Pete Hansen 513 Ash St. 1010 South Harbor Dr. 12194 74Th Ave Lansing, MI 48906 Grand Haven, MI 49417 Allendale, MI 49401 "517# 372$1477 "616# 842$5027 "616# 895$7661 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] F&C # Communications Webmaster Lydia Hansen OPEN at this time 330 Watson St Coopersville, MI 49404 "616# 633$8923 [email protected] PAGE 2 BACKFIRE MAY, 2019 Due To Our Heavy Region Calendar Racing Involvement, May, 2019 Our Monthly General LET THE RACING SEASON BEGIN ! (No Meetings until the end of the Racing Season) Membership Meetings Will Be On Hiatus For The Summer $$$ Please Join Us Again In The Fall September 14, 2019 At General Membership / Board of Directors Meeting at Pietro's Italian Restaurant, 2780 Birchcrest Dr SE, Pietro's Italian Restaurant Grand Rapids, MI. Dinner at 6:00pm, Meeting at 7:00pm 2780 Birchcrest Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI Contributors JIM WASHBURN Backfire Editor For the “o% season” September thru April, MARY ELLEN SICKLES we typically meet the 2nd Saturday of the month Secretary with an optional dinner at 6:00pm followed by the meeting at 7:00pm. Our next meeting will be September 14, 2019. PAGE 3 Privacy, simpli"ed. !!! ! Privacy, simpli"ed. !!! ! ! BACKFIRE MAY, 2019 ! Membership News WMR welcomes our new or returning members Scott Barber $ Bitely, MI Michaela Burciaga $ Adrian, MI ! Karl Heath $ Jonesville, MI Edward Ricklefs $ Lake City, MI Congratulations to the following who celebrated membership anniversaries last month 40 years David Ours 35 years Je%rey Boris 35 years Edwin Maklenburg 35 years Wayne Rogers 33 years Susan Green 32 years Mary Jo Ours ! ! 29 years Ric Green 26 years Stephen Zelent ! 23 years Richard Bolt 12 years John Ruhman 10 years Patrick Risse 10 years Maria Basaj 6 years William DeBoer 5 years Jon Adams 5 years John Adams 4 years Brian Harvey 4 years James Doombos 3 years Kenneth Grabowski 3 years B Clark Cambern 3 years Paul Gentilozzi 3 years Dr Paul Chovaz 2 years Amy Harvey 2 years Nicholas Harvey 2 years Samantha Harvey 2 years Charles Thomas 1 year Kurt Rotman 1 year Matthew Walters 1 year James J. Warbritton 1 year James P. Warbritton 1 year Benjamin Warbritton 1 year Greg Kooienga 1 year Roger Johnson 1 year Matthew Randall 1 year Andrew Nienhuis 1 year Ron Nienhuis ! ! PAGE 4 BACKFIRE MAY, 2019 WMR SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM Available Credits and Redemption Information Credits earned with our Service Award Program may be carried over for the most recent two consecutive years. SOME OF OUR MEMBERS (see below on the next page) have unused banquet tickets and credits earned in 2017 and 2018. The 2018 banquet tickets may be used for our next Banquet and the both 2017 and 2018 credits can be used in 2019 for SCCA Merchandise or applied to your 2019 membership renewal fees. To use your credit for merchandise. Review and note the item(s) at sccagear.com, then contact Dave Ferris, our club Treasurer, at [email protected] with the product information. He will verify your available credit, ask you to confirm the item number, size, color, etc, and ask you to send a check to him for the balance. He will then place the order to be shipped directly to you. To use your credit for membership renewal. When you receive your membership renewal information in the mail, contact Dave at [email protected] to verify the amount of credit available. Then mail the renewal form and a check for the difference between your renewal amount and the available credit to Dave. He will forward it to SCCA where it will be processed. PAGE 5 BACKFIRE MAY, 2019 WMR Service Award Program - Available Credits as of 5-01-2019 Banquet $ Banquet $ Tickets Credits Tickets Credits Available Available Available Available as of as of as of as of Member Name 5/1/2019 5/1/2019 Member Name 5/1/2019 5/1/2019 Andrews, Sue 0 $25.00 Hawley, Fred 1 $85.00 Barnes, Ray 0 $50.00 Henry, Marc 0 $25.00 Basaj, Anna 0 $10.00 Henry, Vicki 0 $0.00 Basaj, Carola 0 $25.00 Lublow, Ed 0 $10.00 Basaj, Lenny 0 $25.00 Maklenburg, Ed 0 $25.00 Beauvais, Bruce 0 $100.00 McCormick, Nathan 0 $10.00 Beauvais, Sue 0 $50.00 McCue, Michael 0 $0.00 Boris, Jeff 0 $50.00 Orr, Bobbe 1 $50.00 Burnside, Alice 0 $10.00 Redlon, Larry 0 $25.00 Burnside, Gary 0 $10.00 Rogers, Wayne 0 $50.00 Crider, Karen 1 $100.00 Secor, Jeff 0 $0.00 Cull, Phil 0 $35.00 Sickles, Mary Ellen 0 $63.10 Dalziel, Irene 0 $10.00 Sickles, Rod 0 $50.00 DeLoof, Steve 0 $20.00 Smolenski, Tom 0 $75.00 Doane, Marty 0 $10.00 Stachelek, John 0 $10.00 Doane, Nancy 0 $0.00 Steencken, Barb 0 $25.00 Ensing, Gordy 0 $35.00 Trotter, Bob 0 $0.00 Ferris, Dave 1 $50.00 Walters, Allison 0 $10.00 Frame, Dayle 0 $35.00 Walters, Dave 0 $10.00 Frame, Melinda 0 $25.00 Wandell, Verne 1 $95.00 Gaunt-Wandell, Lorrie 1 $75.00 Washburn, Jim 1 $0.00 Green, Ric 1 $25.00 Williamson, Aric 0 $10.00 Gyulay, Jason 0 $50.00 Williamson, Sara 0 $0.00 Gyulay, Mary Beth 0 $0.00 Woods, Thomas 0 $10.00 Hansen, Debbie 0 $0.00 Woods, Tyler 0 $10.00 Hansen, Lydia 0 $50.00 Yonkers, Brad 1 $50.00 Hansen, Pete 0 $0.00 PAGE 6 BACKFIRE MAY, 2019 April Meeting Minutes April 13, 2019, 7:20 pm Pietro's Italian Restaurant, Grand Rapids, MI Board Members present: Wayne Rogers, Dave Ferris, Lenny Basaj, Ed Maklenburg, and Mary Ellen Sickles Board Members absent: Jim Washburn and Verne Wandell Other Members Present: Rod Sickles, Irene Dalziel, Tom Smolenski, Suzy Beauvais, Bruce Beauvais, Pete Hansen, and Debbie Hansen.