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VOLUME 26 • EDITION 18.2 • SPONSORED BY PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA PCA_CRN_Cover 18.2.indd 1 3/19/18 12:23 PM VOLUME 26 • EDITION 18.2 • APRIL - JUNE 2018 THE DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING 28 FEATURES 18 6-Hour Super Enduro Classifications 20 SP997... These Guys Love to Race 24 911 Cup: A New Series 28 Carole Halvorsen: Michael Melton Award 32 The Man of Le Mans THE FIRST CHOICE FOR CHAMPIONS 38 Can You Relate to This? How to Make Timing Crazy 44 A Rookie Racer Perspective 48 Tim Meyer: Just Another SP1 Racer 56 The Story of Racy Dog Racing MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE 32 64 Quotable Quotes COLUMNS 4 From the Chair AND RELIABILITY 6 View From the Tower 8 Down to Business ORDER 10 Editorial License 12 Thinking About Rules 16 Coaching Perspective 35 Boots on the Ground THE PADS REMNANTS 26 2018 Club Racing Schedule YOU NEED 60 2017 National Championship Series Podium Winners 44 61 2017 West Coast Series Championship Podium Winners In Stock, All the Time, Shipped Free 62 OG Racing Outstanding Driver Awards 63 2018 PCA Club Racing National Sponsors WE’RE THE LARGEST U.S. PAGID RACING BRAKE PAD 68 2018 PCA Club Racing Contingency Programs SUPPLIER, WITH THE MOST EXTENSIVE INVENTORY. 70 2018 Hard Chargers 70 Event Ads PAGID Racing Brake Pads are available in 72 The Classifieds many compounds to fi t most applications. 74 Club Racing National Committee, Advertising Index, CRN Staff Call us now or use the PAGID Racing Brake Pad Quick Search on our website On the Cover: Photographer Juha Llevonen took this photo of Paul Norwood driving his SP997 at Sebring. Club Racing News (CRN) is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Club Racing, and is pub- to fi nd the pads you need >>> FAST! lished quarterly. Written contributions and photographs are welcome and can be mailed to the editor. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Porsche Club PAGID Racing brake pad compounds off er maximum stopping power, of America, Club Racing National Committee, its officers or members. Permission is granted to reproduce any ultimate endurance and consistently high quality for professional and material herein provided full credit is given to the author and PCA Club Racing News. PORSCHE®, the Porsche Crest®, CARRERA®, TARGA®, Cayman® and Boxster™ are trademarks of Porsche AG. The editor shall reserve amateur racers alike. EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING! the right to edit and publish only those articles felt to be in the best interest of the members of the Porsche Club 48 of America. Commercial advertising inquiries should be directed to the CRN Advertising Coordinator. Postmaster: Address Change to: PCA Club Racing News, c/o PCA Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 6400 Columbia, MD 21045 ORDERS TECH SUPPORT ONLINE 800.356.2080 847.304.5515 NORTHSTARMOTORSPORTS.COM 2 CLUB RACING NEWS APRIL - JUNE 2018 3 www.pagidracing.com tarting the fourth year as Chair of the rules, treat all the same by those when I needed help in answering SPCA Club Racing finds me pon- rules, then acceptance would follow. questions, contributing ideas that dering how this involvement began. It was such a pleasure to share the have changed our procedures, doing And I assure you there was never any passion for racing in this capacity. I research on topics so we have an- intention to reach this position - it was racing a 914-6 and a 944 with swers. I am at fault of thinking up just happened during a 23 year jour- PCA during this time. new ideas but, what I have found is ney with PCA Club Racing. Fast forward to Bryan Henderson that I am surrounded with people In the early 1990s I was very active asking if I would be Chief Steward. who have the same intentions as I in SCCA racing in the Central Di- I accepted that for a couple of years. have for PCA racing. I am grateful to vision. About that time I joined the Bryan continued to ask if I would all those who have contributed and Mid-Ohio PCA Region with some be the Chair, but many times I said for their friendship. of my SCCA friends. After all, we no as I had a few personal goals to I am looking forward to year four were all gear heads and enjoyed cars. complete: the 500 mile Colorado as your Chair. PCA Club Racing was in the inau- hiking trail and my Master Garden We will have a race at Barber in gural years and there was talk among certification. May, our first 6-hour Super Enduro the Mid-Ohio Region that we But finally, despite many doubts, at High Plains in September, we should have a race. There was not yet I said yes to the Chair position. My have growth in race membership, a any constructive direction, so a few excuses/doubts included that I was new 911 Cup series, five vintage rac- PCA friends who were racing SCCA not as mechanical as most men, nev- es, return of trophies and procedure took a chance to convince the Mid- er had a president position in a club changes – all resulting from racer Ohio PCA board to have a club race to test my leadership skills, and was comments. at Mid-Ohio race track. It was suc- working full time as a Dental Hy- I challenge you to join this excite- cessful with the first four years hav- gienist. ment. When? Now – ing over 200 racers. I was the event Now entering the fourth year as Can you contribute volunteer chair for those inaugural years, fuel- Chair I am grateful to have had the time? Can you contribute with com- ing my passion for PCA club racing. opportunity. I often go back to the ments to build the program? Can Now I was meeting many new racing Founding Principles on which Alan you mentor a person to race in PCA friends all over the United States. Friedman started the program in Club Racing? The journey continued when Alan 1992 - a racing venue for PCA racers The Passion for racing is alive. Friedman asked me to be the Club that is Fun, Safe and Fair. To those Racing Licensing Coordinator. A core principles I add these three val- Enjoy, couple years later, while racing at the ues that help as a guidance: Vicki 1998 Sebring PCA Race, the Nation- That the racing venue al Stewards were having a meeting. 1) Must continue to have value They asked if I would consider join- 2) Regularly reinvent yourself ing them as a Steward. Monte Smith 3) Success is built on relationships. Upper right: was the Chair and I questioned if Steve Rashbaum took this he was ready to take a risk having a Over the years I have worked with photo at the Sebring Club Race. woman as a Steward. Sure, we knew so many great people. They have Mike Hoke and Pat Heptig in some would question this possibili- shown their leadership in volun- the back seat. Bryan Henderson ty. From my core I knew if I ran by teering in many capacities, listening and Vicki Earnshaw up front 4 CLUB RACING NEWS APRIL - JUNE 2018 5 Griding for a race other car try to race the leaders when and the leaders just have to deal with When we are using the third prac- they come up to lap them. In a re- that. However, common sense would tice for griding a race, we will flag cent situation, first and second place dictate that if you are running alone that session as a practice session, were running close together about when you are being lapped by the which means we go out under yel- 20 minutes into the race and lap- leaders, you are not really involved in low at all corners. If the leaders, or ping cars as they went. When they their race at that point. If you are be- anyone else, goes out very slowly approached a medium speed left ing lapped but hold off the leader for to help them get more time with- hander the lead car went by a car the entire rest of the race, you would out traffic in their first laps, it is not being lapped in the brake zone. The still loose to him by a large margin. being fair to the other racers. That second place car was close behind the Racing with the leaders in this sit- is also not safe for the folks at the leader. The car being lapped tried to uation leads to drivers driving over back of the pack when they catch pick up the pace to match the speed their head and unnecessary frustra- the very slow or stopped field. The of the leader and apparently to race tion for several folks. In PCA racing game being played in that situation with the second-place car. This with our corner etiquette and the is why we go out green in qualifying speed at entry was new territory for 13-13 rule, the overtaking car has re- Racing Room are contemplating. giving him the inside pass. Since he in the first place. At some races we the car being lapped and it did not sponsibilities that restrict his actions We have recently had some driv- In another situation Car A in an was projected to be ahead of both would have to cut a sprint to run work. The car being lapped lost it more than some venues.
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