1948–2020 CELEBRATING 72 YEARS VOL. 61 | JuLY 2020 The official publication of the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club Of America Sacramento Solo Round 7 p. 8 SFR Regionals 7 & 8 p. 10 Fresno Chapter Gives Back to the Community p. 24 SONOMA RACEWAY (800) 708-RACE WWW.WINECOUNTRYMOTORSPORTS.COM ASK ABOUT OUR SCCA SPECIALS! ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW RULE REQUIRING FORWARD FACING CAMERAS? WE ARE! SPECIALS FOR SCCA! GoPro Hero 7 Silver GoPro Hero 8 Black AIM Smartycam HD $19999 $39999 $999 FREE 32GB SD CARD FREE ROLL BAR MOUNT FREE ROLL BAR MOUNT CALL 800-708-7223 TO ORDER - GET IT SHIPPED TO YOU AT NO EXTRA COST! CAMLOCK 2020 HARNESSES SEASON AUTO RACING SUITS KICKOFF 15% OFF 10-30% OFF Start at $15995 MAY 2020 Above-Michelle Nagai on her way to her second win of the weekend On the cover: #22 Buoy Gard, #9 Ronan Murphy, and #76 Vincent Khistov tackling Laguna Seca's famous Corkscrew 6 Confessions of a Cone Slayer 9 Full Body Contact 26 Notes From The Archives 7 Wheelworks 10 SFR Regionals 28 Thunderhill Report FEATURES 8 Sacramento Solo 24 Fresno Chapter Gives Back IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Calendar 4 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 TIM SULLIVAN Regional Executive PO Box 308, Willows, CA 95988
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