Official Publication of the Central Florida Region Sports Car Club of America Volume 59, Issue 5 July 2017

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New to the club? District Meeting For general information on the membership or meetings please call your district governor. Or, if you want to know Times and Places about a specific “specialty” call the “chief” listed on the inside District 1 – 3rd Tuesday of the month except December – cover. Use this list and map to find your District: 7:00 pm at Chili’s 5430 E Bay Dr, Clearwater, FL 33764 District 1: Pinellas and Pasco County to Port Richey. District 2 – 4th Wednesday of each month except December District 2: Hillsborough and Pasco County except Port Richey. 7:00 pm at IHOP, 408 E Bears Ave, Tampa, FL 33613 District 3: Lake, Orange, Osceola, and District 3 – 2nd Tuesday of each month except December - Seminole Counties. 7:30 pm at Rossi’s Pizzeria 5919 S Orange Blossom Trail, District 4: Alacuha, Orlando, FL 32809. Bradford, Citrus, Dixie, District 4 – Contact Governor for details. Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, District 5 - 2nd Monday of each month except December – Levy, Madison, Marion, Sumter, dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Charlie & Jakes Suwanee, Taylor and Union Brewery & Grill 6300 Wickham Rd in Melbourne, FL Counties. District 6 - 3rd Tuesday of each month except December, District 5: Brevard, Indian River, dinner at 7:00pm and meeting at 7:45pm at Palm Diner Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie 2710 Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring (behind Kenilworth Lodge). Counties. District 6: Glades, Highlands, and District 7 - 2nd Tuesday of each month except December – Polk Counties. dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Louie’s Pizza District 7: Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, House – 1347 Beville Rd - Daytona Beach FL 32119 and Volusia Counties. District 8 - 2nd Wednesday of each month except December District 8: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, and at 6pm at Mission BBQ - 12984 South Cleveland Avenue, Lee Counties. Fort Myers, FL 33907. District 9: Manatee and Sarasota Counties. District 9 – Call Governor for details The Checker PO Box 450245, Kissimmee, FL 34745 Advertising Rates: Send ads, articles and photographs to: Checker Editor - Osceola Press Full Page - $150/month [email protected] 407-933-1820 Half Page - $115/month Articles may also be mailed to: www.CFRSCCA.org 2775 Old Dixie Hwy., Unit C [email protected] Quarter Page - $85/month Kissimmee, FL 34744 The Checker is published monthly by the Central Florida Region of the Sports Car Club AVAILABLE TO CFR MEMBERS ONLY: Address Changes: of America, Inc. Subscriptions are available CFR Business Exchange - $50/year Make your changes online at: Classified Ads- Personal, non-commercial, to non-Central Florida Region members for www.scca.com. You will need your $30 per year to addresses in the United classified ads are free to CFR/SCCA members for two (2) issues. ALL ADS MUST member number (and password if you States only. 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Checker is hereby granted to all SCCA ADS AND ARTICLES MUST ARRIVE AT DO NOT SEND ADDRESS CHANGES THE CHECKER ON OR BEFORE THE 15TH regional publications with the agreement that TO THE CHECKER. full credit be given to the author and The OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE DESIRED Checker. PUBLICATION DATE. Cover Photos: Dave Green, Flag to Flag Photography Remember When... Pictures Submitted by Louis Galanos [email protected] June Bug Dash From The Flamingo's Beak Submitted by Dave Langston While hanging out at Club Flamingo, the the nylon strapping used as a tow point? Is it sun discussion turned to teaching drivers the damaged? Weather rotted? Dog chain is really not a dos and don'ts of being towed. While good idea either. CFR some seemed common sense others, while Winter Are you using thick zip ties that require cutting to get having actually happened, prompted this First Ever PDX on Daytona’s High Banks From the Editor it free? Use ones we can break by pulling the strap discussion. Vacation and they release. We want to limit the time on a hot Double We all make mistakes. Yes, we screw up too. We strive track; the longer time having to cut ties places you to make the tow as safe as possible and ask that you and us in a bad position. would help us to achieve this as well. Is the tow point under the car and not visible? Laying We ask the following for your safety and ours: on a hot track to find it is extremely dangerous. WPlease evaluate your tow points. We want to get you off track as fast and safely as possible with minimal time spent unprotected. Both WAre they properly marked? your safety and ours depends on it. While on a hot WDo they meet GCR standards for your car? track expect to exit at the nearest safe opening going race direction. Are you willing to accept the risk of being trapped in your car in a tire wall with tires all around you and a If on a cold track we will try to take you off to avoid fire breaks out and we cannot pull the car out to get pulling you through rough and dirty terrain, but we to you? Are you willing to bet your life on a cheap are controlled by the tower - they control our Contact Information tow point? movement. When was the last timeNew you checked the conditionClub of While Members in tow, ride the brakes a little and keep the PDX Chief Driver Instructor - Chris Wells District 1 Kieran Greene Tampa Kelli Maloney Orlando Board of Governors Club Admin. & Advisory Robert J Kovalsky Temple Terrace Patrick Maloney Orlando BOG Chair - Leland Miller Recording Secretary - Chet Markiewicz [email protected] Rene Meyer St Petersburg 941-928-3521 • [email protected] [email protected] Photo ID - Patti Socher James Davison Saint Petersburg Evan Nadav Temple Terrace Michael Craig Coderre Orlando Vice-Chair – Paul Troup Co-Competition Coord. - Dennis Joyce 321-223-8652 • [email protected] WORKER SCHOOLHarry Grossman Saint Petersburg Nathaniel McCasland Tampa Christopher Michael Comins Orlando 404-229-8435 • [email protected] [email protected] Pits Chief - Scott Lucas Sarah Curk Tampa Michael Shaun Penuliar Orlando 813-528-0850 • [email protected] Aaron Fitzsimmons Saint Petersburg District 1 - Sammi Marlis Ronshausen Co-Competition Coord. - Paul Troup Lisa Pineda Keblinskas Saint Petersburg Tony Ditto Tampa Amy Goodman Orlando 727-821-4407 • [email protected] Checker Editor - Kevin Crain Region Points Keeper - Lyn Hodges Watts 352-286-7756 • [email protected] Bryan Blackford St Pete Beach Stephanie Nieto Tampa Brecken Kanz Orlando District 1 - Lt. Gov. John Switzer 2775 Old Dixie Hwy. Unit C, Kissimmee, FL 34744 Sean Nieto Tampa Jose Cruz Orlando 727-224-3480 407-933-1820 • [email protected] Registrar - Sharon Priep Gerald Walter Blum South Pasadena District 2- James Crouse Financial Advisor - James Magero 407-415-8714 • [email protected] Sam King Madeira Beach Carlos Perez Brooksville Jonathan Ramos Orlando 813-368-3961 • [email protected] 941-492-3332 • Toll-free: 855-878-4360 Assistant Registrar - Robin Ragaglia Dave Day Saint Petersburg Richard C Ernst Brooksville Jatzen Abdiel Vazquez Orlando 407-310-4299 • [email protected] District 2 - Lt. Gov. Scott Lucas [email protected] Chris Biedal Saint Petersburg Robert Rey Brooksville Christopher Jose Olivares Orlando 813-528-0850 • [email protected] Membership Chair - Darren Gunn Starter - David MacGregor (see Race Worker Rec.) Monica Neill St Petersburg Mike Koger Brooksville Roberto Antonio Arango Orlando District 3 - Robin Ragaglia 300 Timbercove Circle, Longwood, FL 32779 Steward Rep. - Leland Miller Lucas Rodriguez Thonotosassa Ken Balch Clermont 407-252-1384 • Fax 407-244-0022 941-928-3521 • [email protected] Elliott Warren Graham St Petersburg 407-310-4299 • [email protected] Alicia Waggoner Clermont District 3 - Lt. Gov. Kevin Crain [email protected] Sound Control - Hollye Laplante Carrera Ariel Blum Saint Petersburg 407-970-9540 • [email protected] Merchandise - Fran Martin (see Secretary) 727-344-0354 • [email protected] Brad Fisk Clearwater District 3 Rich Stone Kissimmee District 4 - Lyn Hodges Watts Race Worker Recog. - David MacGregor Tech - Jim Tucker Robert Adler Clearwater Cole Pilato Winter Springs Jonathan Aaron Kennen Leesburg 1029 Gran Paseo Dr • Orlando, FL 32825 352-286-7756 • [email protected] 813-781-0100 • [email protected] Chiery Adler Clearwater Scott Pilato Winter Springs Michael N Kennedy Kissimmee District 4 - Lt. Gov. David Welsh Webmaster - Lee Hill (407) 353-7502 Cell • [email protected] Marcos D Lopez Saint Cloud [email protected] • www.CFRSCCA.org Timing & Scoring - Janet Harhay CFR’s Trophy Winners Angelina Cha Clearwater Jason Fults Winter Springs 352-465-4230 • [email protected] George McNeilly Windermere District 5 - Angela Carlascio St. Pete GP Coordinator - Gary Steffen [email protected] Nathaniel Popera Clearwater Chris Alan Curtis Winter Springs 813-787-7838 • [email protected] 727-480-2118 • [email protected] Trophies - Tucker and Amy Alford Darren Seltzer Austin Stephens Pinellas Park Steve Piermont Winter Park Christopher Irvine Windermere District 5 - Lt. Gov. Jerry Larson 941-473-0708 • [email protected] Solo National Champion, F-Modified April Hanley New Port Richey Brian Paul Moye Casselberry Jeffrey Kevin Yeakel Yalaha [email protected] Club Racing Board Kevin Hanley New Port Richey Colten Hartman Casselberry Lucie Desrosiers Yalaha District 6 - Jim Morris Board Chair - Dana Deshong SOLO Board Greg Shumaker Scott Brown New Port Richey Tammie Hartman Casselberry Luis Omar Esteves Orlando 863-414-1900 • [email protected] 2937 Chelsea Wood Dr. Valrico, FL 33596 Board Chair - Terry Tabor 4th Place - FM Dave Bissonnette New Port Richey Gabriel Moye Casselberry David R Laubenstein Saint Cloud District 6 - Lt. Gov. 813-545-7472 • [email protected] 407-920-9950 • [email protected] Casey Allen Fitzgerald Orlando Vice-Chair - Hollye Laplante Nathan Holmberg Port Richey Jakob Moye Casselberry District 7 - David Moore Co-Chair - Bob Palmblad Patsy Zymowski Brett L'Heureux Eustis 443-803-7539 • [email protected] 727-344-0354 • [email protected] 407-810-2387 • [email protected] 3rd Place Ron Horwitz Palm Harbor Kaytlyn Moye Casselberry Chaplain - Steve Kearney Jonathan Nelson Rodriguez Oviedo District 7 - Lt. Gov. Paul Schwemmer Registrar - Ken Trier Road Tire RWD Ladies (RTRL) Michele Horwitz Palm Harbor Carmen Serrano Casselberry [email protected] • 386-451-6600 863-602-7069 • [email protected] 518-281-5665 • [email protected] Evan Schlifstein Palm Harbor Justin William Nordine Geneva Tristan L'Heureux Eustis District 8 - Mike Schiffer Course Marshal - Kevin Crain Safety Steward - Scott Swartz Ian Schlifstein Palm Harbor Daniel Monette Lake Mary Eddie Garrison Orlando 407-970-9540 • [email protected] 239-549-3909 • [email protected] 352-687-8583 • [email protected] Harry Leonard Tarpon Springs Bethann Doyle Maitland District 8 - Lt. Gov. Daytona Event Chair - Bill Cannons Trophies - Steve Marcum David M WilsonT arpon Springs Mary Margaret Doyle Maitland District 4 District 9 - Charlie Leonard 386-322-3663 321-794-3307 • [email protected] 941-729-1537 • [email protected] Chief Driver Instructor - Andy Fox Timing and Scoring - Open Jeremy Lee Ogle Safety Harbor Sarah Suzanne Doyle Maitland Sarah Johnson Gainesville District 9 - Lt. Gov. 407-416-5411 • [email protected] Computers - Open George McCormick Gulfport Jon Hall Maitland Dylan Edmiston Gainesville Driver’s Rep - Beau Gabel West Coast Coordinator - Dave Welsh Cheryl Simpson-McCormick Gulfport Rene Raymon Oviedo Arthur T Hursey Alachua 407-365-7219 • [email protected] 352-812-3123 • [email protected] Club Officers & Administration Driver’s Rep SARRC -Robin Langlotz Ashton Sheen Herchko Oviedo Thomas Jaeger Gainesville Tire Rack Street Survival (TRSS) Luke Croteau Sanford Scott Patrick MitcheltreeF loral City Regional Executive - Stephen Mullen 407-851-2232• [email protected] Coordinator - Art Trier * District 2 941-739-9983 • [email protected] Melanie Hannan Sanford April Mitcheltree Floral City Driver’s Rep Vintage - Bill Newman 386-562-0004 • [email protected] Roger A Stein Brandon Secretary - Fran Martin 239-229-5766 • [email protected] For all registration and/or general inquiries, Victor Couture Wesley Chapel Sean Hannan Sanford Autumn Mitcheltree Floral City 2504 Overlake Ave, Orlando, FL 32806 Equipment/Flagging - Jim Hooker send an email to: [email protected]. Jeff Martin Wesley Chapel Thomas Paul Creen Sanford Evan Mitcheltree Floral City 407-851-7157 • [email protected] [email protected] John Wesley Frizzell Longwood Jonathan Tyler PalumboB everly Hills Treasurer - David Moore Tyrell Meadows Wesley Chapel Grid Chief- Sammi Ronshausen Reid Austin Curran Longwood Andrew D.S. Flockhart Beverly Hills 14 Curved Creek Way, Ormond Beach, FL 32174 727-821-4407 • [email protected] RallyCross Board FREE BEER! Larry Alderman Lutz 443-803-7539 • [email protected] Novice Permits - Robin Ragaglia Chairman - Chris Pinkert Marshals Wanted Chris Speichinger Riverview Adam Warga Winter Park Carl Boyd Ocala 5984 Ed Harris Ct., Saint Cloud, 34771 4913 Culdesac Ct., St. Cloud, FL 34772 Carlton Randolph Clime Riverview Omar Sanchez Winter Park Walter Miller Ocala 407-349-7841 • CFRRallyCross@gmailcom Drivers - Fill that down time by assisting those who work to 407-310-4299 • [email protected] Sharon K Sauls Riverview Jeremiah Hemphill Winter Park Michael Donohue Spring Hill Pace Car - Ed Ronshausen maintain a fun, safe racing environment! Donnie McGovern Riverview Abbey Callaway Orlando Dave Calianno Spring Hill 727-709-9625 • [email protected] Area 3/SEDiv Officials James Donald Callaway Orlando Joshua Sandel Spring Hill Paddock Marshal - Charlie Leonard Area 3 Director - Lee Hill Club Members - Get involved today! Your help is needed to keep CFR Daniel Hooey Apollo Beach Jermaine Anthony Walters Orlando Elizabeth Crogan Fruitland Park 941-729-1537 • [email protected] 4607 Ridgecliff Dr., Brandon, FL 33511 the Premier Club Racing Program in the US. Patrick Agan Riverview PDX Chief - Tim Reardon 813-245-9332 • [email protected] Mac Stapleton Seffner Chip Shane Orlando 1550 Silk Oaks Ave., Titusville 32796 Driver Licensing Admin. - Pete Magnuson Contact Dana Deshong for more information: 813-545-7472 • [email protected] Shandelle Leonard Thonotosassa Evan Shane Orlando 321-268-2940 • [email protected] 561-309-3916 • [email protected] Matthew Shane Orlando *Free beer offer valid at Social after conclusion of all racing each event Saturday. Must be of legal drinking age. Drink responsibly. Beth Gutierrez Tampa See the SEDIV website for other 4 SEDIV contact information.

Want A Close Up View of Race Cars by Darren Gunn & A Chance To Meet The Drivers? YOU MIGHT BE A TECH PERSON. • We check their vehicle logbook and gear and issue a tech sticker. WHAT WE DO… From BOG Chair Workers Wanted • If the car needs an Annual Inspection (a more in- • We inspect every car at least once a year. Drivers - Fill that down time by assisting those who work to depth inspection once every year), we're The CFR By-Laws provide for elections of the The resumes should include the member's past CFR maintain a fun, safe racing environment! • At a race impound, we weigh the cars and check available all weekend to do it. Regional Executive, Assistant Regional Executive, and/or SCCA experience, business background and items for compliance. *When the scales are set up, they're available at club secretary and treasurer at the mid-year meeting reason for wanting the position. Club Members - Get involved today! Your help is needed to keep CFR • We get called when someone is building a new some time every weekend whether there is of the CFR Board of Governors. The mid year meeting Lost & Found the Premier Club Racing Program in the US. car to check it and make sure there won't be a Resumes shall be submitted no later than May 27, impound or not – (it's nice if we have a few of the BOG will be held on June 18 at Courtyard by Found: Lost and not recovered: 2016. Contact Dana Deshong for more information: 813-689-7662 • [email protected] problem when it arrives at the track. moments for lunch). Marriott, 100 Riverfront, Bradenton. CFR members Sebring Majors a key ring containing three Sebring Turkey Trot, November 2013: • Drivers buying an existing race car usually call us in good standing wishing to hold such positions • We'll gladly do courtesy weighs but we don't keys and a small light. One key has a Miami to look at the car, make sure it's safe and visually should submit their resumes to the BOG Chair, A black in color therapeutic magnetic bracelet. push cars. Dolphins logo. right (we don't normally take things apart). Michael Wingo by email at [email protected]. • We field questions and check out and write up Sebring Turkey Trot, November 2014 Saturday, August 5, 2017 DaytonaPractice • We answer questions like…..Is this or that any race cars damaged during the event. Pro HANS Device; a watch. Sunday, August 6, 2017 DaytonaPoints compliant? When does my helmet expire? Can I Saturday, August 19, 2017 OCCCTwo Day Double Points Event • We provide results for practice, qualifying and Contact Paddock Marshall, Charlie Leonard to reclaim/return. Sunday, August 20, 2017 OCCCTwo Day Double Points Event do whatever? Saturday, August 26, 2017 BrooksvillePractice race sessions at Tech. Sunday, August 27, 2017 BrooksvillePoints WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW…OR NOT… Sunday, September 17, 2017 BrooksvillePoints COME JOIN US! Sunday, October 15, 2017 BrooksvillePoints • You don't need to be a mechanical wizard. Sunday, October 22, 2017 DelandPoints We have a good time together and get some up close Sunday, November 5, 2017 The FirmPoints in Conjunction with None of us are. Buccaneer Region SCCA and personal time with the race cars, crew and Saturday, November 18, 2017 TentativeNon-Points Event • You don't need to memorize the GCR. None of us has. We just know where to look or who to ask. drivers. We're always happy to show someone with an interest in Tech what we do. We're good at on- • We stay current with any new SCCA rule changes the-job-training and you'll have plenty of support. by checking the “Fastrack”. It's published around the 20th of every month. Oh – and there's always time for some serious bench racing. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN… • Our weekend starts the evening before the INTERESTED?? Contact Rick Henschel, Chief of event. Tech – [email protected]; or 407-671-6017 (H); 407-314-8230 (C) • After the drivers go to registration they come to us.

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July
2017 5 District News District 3 - had a good turnout at Rossi's Pizza for our elect Governors/Lt. Governors this year. Electronic July meeting. Voting - will test using District 3 members. July will continue to be busy for all specialties. RallyX American Muscle Car Museum, Melbourne - District 5 will be playing in the dirt July 22 at St. Lucie County is planning an event at this location; all districts will be Fairgrounds and CFR's racing program will hold a invited to participate with contributions going to a Driver's School/Bracket Enduro/Vintage/PDX/TES local charity. Enduro on the Sebring short course July 22-23. Solo's Mid Year Elections - RE - Steve Mullen; Assist. RE - Jim June event at OCCC, always well attended, had 110 Zirkle; Assist. RE Operations - Chas Dawson; Club timed entries. Secretary - Fran Martin; Treasurer - David Moore; Gov. Robin Ragaglia gave the following as a recap of Assist. Treasurer - James Callaway. the two day BOG planning and meeting session held in Job Descriptions - Should be on file for all positions. Gainesville June 17-18. Steve Mullen is developing a template. May Showcase - was a success for a first time event. Race Board Chairman - Daytona August double SARRC Angela Carlascio provided an After Action Review. CFR will have short warmup and qualifying 8 lap race; got more FaceBook page joins after the event and Daytona September event may have Vintage, there there was a very good article on the showcase in the will be no test day; Labor Day Sebring race may have a August issue of Sportscar. There are some areas to be 6 hr. into the dark enduro. worked on but in general, it was agreed that CFR should continue holding a Showcase perhaps in the Other BOG Action: fall of 2018. Considering forming a limited liability for profit Test Days at Sebring - are not profitable for SIR for our company for future CFR activities; discussed smaller events. Consider adding PDX as another run improvements for scales at Tech (Sebring); Policy group for test days to increase participation and Manual language to be revised regarding race entry improve SIR's bottom line. fees, BOG attendee reimbursement, and to allow a Governor to serve as Treasurer. Financial Report - CFR is in good shape but we are staying conservative with investments and cash Thank you to our guest Richard for supplying Mazda holdings. items for door prizes. Sebring 12 Hour - it was reported that FIA will not As always - check the web, DLB or with your Chiefs for sanction the 12 Hour until there is a two-way bridge the most up to date information. into Green Park. See you at the track! Volunteer Incentive/Appreciation Program - Steve Fran Mullen is in charge of developing a program to recognize volunteers allowing them to select reward(s) based on points earned. District 5 Meeting Notes – Angela Carlascio MiniPro Events - Number of events we support has It's July. It's hot, humid and sweaty but that does not grown as have associated costs. Need to contain costs stop us from meeting nor having a little car meet but may have to look at increasing entry fees. after. I know … we're just that kind of car nut. We Kevin Crain is Lt. Governor for D-3; Scott Lucas is Lt. started the evening with a review of the June Board of Governor for D-2. Odd numbered districts (1,3,5,7,9) Governors meeting and planning session. Next up I

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2017 announced that I was trying to secure a date with the American Muscle Car Museum here in Melbourne, FL for a charity event in 2018. Good news I was able to secure the date and now to put a plan into motion as all the districts will be invited to this event. So be watching for emails in The Checker and your email inbox please. There has been a lot of talk about the track time Club Racers have been receiving so I passed around the handout we were given at the BoG meeting that summarizes the track time for the past few years. Then it was time to revisit the May Showcase as it was featured in the Checker and in SportsCar magazine – terrific. Now to plan for 2018. That's right, we'll be [email protected] to let him know if you can back for 2018 at Daytona but this time it will be later lend a hand to get things rolling in a mapped in the year. Watch for a save the date invite! direction. The Showcase also was the kickoff event for the A few final reminders about the End of the Year return of SCCA RoadRally. Let's help bring this banquet happening in Gainesville please book your program to life. Please reach out to Nathan Harris at room, hit up your friends for silent auction items and they need t-shirts for the quilt! Then it was my turn to reach out to people to write articles for The Checker. I mean the stories we tell around the table after an event are awesome, why not capture it in here and share! The end of the meeting question, “Who wants to see some cool cars?” and out to the parking lot we headed. Thank you to everyone who came out and to Rick and Bob for sharing their cars with us. And yeah, my new Civic Type R was there to say hi as well. Until next month … see ya! save the date invite!

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July
2017 7 Return to Summer by Angela Carlascio

Summer! Racing! Brooksville Points Event # 8, June 4 2017 · One thing Being that May and June are the months where that the month of June brings back to our events is school kids and college students graduate we had the heat of summer. Our competitors however have another light turn out for the event with 44 drivers. been bringing the heat since January when the Light entry + good weather = 6 runs. Bonus: we season began. As we enter the summer it also brings even had “fun runs” after. Our very own Lee Hill, the afternoon rain showers and since most showers Area 3 Director and SCCA Board Chairman, took start on the West Coast and head over East it is advantage of these and asked if I would be kind important that we try to get our events started and enough to instruct him in his #1 BS ’16 Audi S3. I did finished on time. Sure. we can run in the rain, it’s and by working with him we were able to get his great practice when one is learning to be smooth on times down. Good job Lee and thanks for helping the wheel and less stab-y on the throttle. with the site cleanup. Unfortunately, it is not so great for equipment nor Speaking of B Street, the ever popular class for new our workers out on course. And if lightning is in the cars is growing as it had 5 competitors with #9 Tim area get ready for that 20 minute or so break while Reardon who took the win in an S2000 with a time of we shut everything down, bring everyone in and wait 37.1. Making a comeback with cars other than The it out. Heavy rain and deep water can also cause Twins (BRZ/FRS) is the STX class with 4 competitors. delays. And sometimes a call for all dry runs not to be #117 Jeremiah Hemphill took the win in a Mini counted … wait that was the drama of Solo Nationals Cooper S with a time of 37.9. There were other classes 2016. Anyway. with 3 entrants and more with a single entry which Our leaders are working hard to be a progressive club bumped until they made a class of two for the trophy and in doing so they are working to get an earlier win. FTP and FTD went to #191 FM driver Ken Trier in start with our first car off. So for those of us who his QRE Shadow. change tires at the site we will want to arrive a bit The other event that was tentative for 17 June was earlier than our usual time. Remember course walks cancelled due to varying reasons. We are into July are important, so sleep after the event! Stay tuned to already and we are ready to turn up the heat. So stay your event emails for details. tuned for articles from future events! Now if we start earlier that means we may finish Check out www.cfrsolo2.com to dig deeper into the earlier. An earlier finish means we have the strong results. While you are there bookmark the page so possibility for “fun runs.” They are a great way to get you can go back out and follow our Live Timing in more seat time and like anything it requires some during our next event. As always like us out on our additional work to do them. So here is your Facebook page at Central Florida Region SCCA Solo. reminder: “Fun Runs.” After the session is completed you must stay to help tear down the event and put things away. Meaning you must help gather the cones out on #GoCFRSCCA @GoCFRSCCA course, help timing closedown, help pack the trailer, GoCFRSCCA is a great way to reach out etc. In other words, lend a hand where ever it is to those following/looking for us on Social needed. Should you leave after your fun runs are Media to let them know the Secret is Out complete it will be up to the Event Chair to decide if and they can be a member of this too! there is a penalty for doing so and will notify you if there is.

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2017 2017 CFR SOLO Points Championship Points Standings as of 07/23/2017

CAM-C Total Points A Street Total Points 9 Preston Jordan 6 1T Daniel Siems 12 1T Matthew Griffin 54 9 Ryan McConville 6 2T Juney Thompson 10 2T Eric Philcox 33 9 Tyler Torrey 6 3T W. Griffin 9 3 Robert Palmblad 9 9 Jesse Olsen 6 3T Jonathan Breidenbach 9 4 Hunter Hicks 6 13 Tom McDonald 4 3T TJ Tschanz 9 5 Meredith Griffin 4 13 Jason Ball 4 3T Chris Ettorre 9 15 Chris Biedal 2 3T JG Pasterjak 9 B Street 16 Jeff Davis 1 3T Anthony Polidora 9 1T Donald Wright 52 9 Peter Lier 6 2T Dat Nguyen 29 F Street Total Points 10 Sage Foster 4 3T Jerry Stein 24 1T Brian Meyers 54 10 Hanan Gruhonjic 4 4T Tim Reardon 19 2T Tanya Kort 38 12 Casey Fitzgerald 3 5T Doug Adams 15 3T Steve Pierce 33 6 Peter Tang 9 4T Ermit Zapata 10 CAM-T 6 W. Griffin 9 4T Bryan Bailiff 10 1T Lorenzo Barragan 9 8 Matt Skowronski 6 4T Pierre Lesperance 10 9 Angel Monrroy 4 7 Stan Johnson 7 CAM-S 10 Matt Markey 3 7 Joshua Dubois 7 1T Roger Averill 18 10 Zeke Gilbert 3 9 Desmond Au 6 X Class 12 Lee Hill 2 10 Bryan Harvey 4 1T Trevor Renson 38 13 Mike Brau 1 11 Martin McKerrell 3 2T Gregory Shumaker 33 13 Cameron McMillin 1 11 Douglas Tonjes 3 3T Terry Tabor 26 13 Geoffrey Norris 1 13 Raahil Patel 1 4T Nick Dunlap 18 C Street G Street 5T Ian Stewart 15 1T Steve Marcum 78 1T Andre Jamison 36 5T James Sauceman 15 2T Bob Tamandli 27 2T Darren Schneider 30 7 Laura Campbell 10 3T Patsy Zymowski 12 3T Adam Warga 18 7 G Warren Hahn 10 4T Dean Plumer 10 4T Josh Akomer 13 7 Rad Delgado 10 5 A.J. Lilly 9 5 Ted Duay 9 7 David Marcus 10 5 Robert Lenz 9 6 Dave Gilbert 7 11 Hector San Nicolas 9 5 Chris Jones 9 7 Manuel Tolentino 4 11 Angela Carlascio 9 8 Remy Lesperance 7 7 David Baltazar 4 11 Mike King 9 9 Dante Rodriguez 6 9 Christopher Wallden 3 14 Caitlin Dunlap 8 10 Thomas Ellerman 4 9 Zeke Gilbert 3 15 Tristan James 6 10 Diego Gonzalez 4 15 Edward Vogt 6 12 Pierre Lesperance 3 H Street 15 Keith Robertson 6 13 Kevin Bonitz 1 1T William Watson 18 18 Sacha Tauber 5 1T Timothy Miller 18 19 Chase Ros 3 D Street 3T Michael Milford 9 19 Gary Merideth 3 1T Richard Baz 54 3T Alan Hulse II 9 21 Robert Palmblad 2 2T Thomas Sauceman 13 3T Don Cross 9 22 David Flesher 1 2T Alec Hammond 13 3T Brandon Cruz 9 22 Malcolm Lawson 1 4 Matthew Cole 12 3T Ryan McConville 9 22 Tom Kring 1 5 Thomas Ellerman 9 8 David Sierra 6 22 Ryan McConville 1 6 Andy Lester 6 8 Jason Yakita 6 22 Michael Abrahams 1 6 Kristen Rosenthal 6 8 Edward Michalak 6 22 Oliver Licul 1 8 Jack Foster 4 8 Martin Wilson 6 22 Judith Lawson 1 9 Dan McSpadden 3 12 Evie Michalak 4 13 Thomas Sacco 3 Super Street E Street 1T Gary Merideth 48 1T Kevin Bonitz 55 Super Street R 2T Ken Marion 33 2T Scott Swartz 48 1T Chris Larson 18 3 William O'Keefe 19 3T Philip Petrie 31 2T Edward Young 15 4 David Crawford 8 4T Jamie Sculerati 27 3 Nancy Judd 10 5T Gary Bitner 14 4 Tristan James 6 6 Paul Treadway 10 7 Fast Phil Currin 9 Super Street Prepared 8 Mike Gaboda 7 1T Frederick Harris 9

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2017 9 2017 CFR SOLO Points Championship Points Standings as of 07/23/2017 A Street Prepared Total Points E Modified Total Points Street Touring U Total Points 1T Clinton Bailiff 27 1T Glen Minehart 15 1T Chase Ros 18 2T Kyle Robertson 9 2 Krista Minehart 13 2T Esteban Valentin 13 3 Zsa Zsa Blyden 8 3 Scott Wheeler 6 3T Carlos Dejesus 9 4 Chris Cabotaje 6 3T Stephen Carlozzi 9 4 Tony Rodriguez 6 F Modified 3T Kirby Keene 9 1T Ken Trier 54 3T Chris Larson 9 B Street Prepared 2 Tom Buckman 24 7 Miguel Santiago-Diaz 8 1T Denny Kort 54 3 Peter Schroeder 6 8 William Wimberly 7 2T Chris Larson 30 Street Touring FWD 9 Darrell Scott 6 3T Owen Brock 15 10 Alan Hulse II 4 4 Justin Hall 10 1T Soraya Juarbe-Diaz 36 2 Reed Hadley 24 11 Hector Rivera 1 5 Ryan Marracino 9 11 Aristides Diaz 1 5 Kristen Rosenthal 9 3 Jonathan Rodriguez 9 7 Matthew Marracino 6 Street Touring S Street Touring O 8 Ron Beck 3 1T William Stoufer 27 1T Robert Palmblad 27 C Street Prepared 2 Peter Gagne 9 Street Touring P 1T Elliott Harvey 54 3 Mitchell Fischbach 6 1T Bruce Nelson 36 2T Tane Hopu 51 Street Touring R Street Modified 3 Zach Carroll 6 1T Peter Smith 50 3 Scott Neville 6 1T Grant White 18 2T Don Cross 31 2T Terry Glazar 10 5 Shaun Simmons 4 3T Joe Brannon 24 5 Taylor Neville 4 3T Austin Averill 9 4T Bruce Fortier 15 3T Pablo Zapata 9 D Street Prepared 4T Edward Vogt 15 3T Justin McDonald 9 1T Bryce Merideth 9 6 Nick Dunlap 9 6 Patrick Wolski 6 1T Tim Tedrow 9 6 Ian Stewart 9 6 Jeff Binford 6 3 Claude Tedrow 6 6 George Bonafede 9 8 Hardy Wong 4 9 Tristan James 6 8 Dennis Thomas 4 E Street Prepared 10 James Valcarcel 5 1T Mohammad Rasheid 9 11 Erik Mayer 4 Street Modified FWD 1T Anthony Polidora 9 11 Steven Hughes 4 1T Angela Carlascio 36 3 Scott McMurry 6 13 Alex Montes 2 2T Omar Esteves 9 3 Robert Palmblad 6 13 Francis Custureri 2 2T Josh Rivera 9 15 Lewis May 1 4 Travis Evans 6 F Street Prepared 15 David Livingston 1 4 Alex Nova 6 1T Bob Kacsur 9 15 Joe Thompson 1 4 Soraya Juarbe-Diaz 6 X Prepared Street Touring X Super Street Modified 1T Karel Schneider 9 1T Jeremiah Hemphill 42 1T Tim Reardon 36 1T Steve Brozyna 9 2T Jayson Clifford 41 2T Larry Tague 33 1T Richard Baz 9 3T Chris Schneider 27 3T Ron Beck 9 D Prepared 4T Robert Lenz 18 3T Edward Vogt 9 1T Robert White 9 5T Ed McKernan 16 3T Hunter Hicks 9 2 Phillip White 6 6T Desmond Au 15 6 Terry McIntyre 6 7 Andy Rhodes 14 6 Hoyt Hicks 6 E Prepared 8 Robert Permenter 11 1T Bowie Suen 9 9 Danielle Hemphill 8 Kart Modified 10 Jason Huepenbecker 6 1T Chuck Lutz 27 F Prepared 11 Philip Clay 5 2T Bill Stieren Jr 13 1T Tim Tedrow 9 12 Jose Garcia 4 3 Brendan Lutz 12 2 Claude Tedrow 6 12 Doug Adams 4 4 G Warren Hahn 6 4 Kelly Johnston 6 A Modified 14 Mathew Villaflor 3 1T Jay Stannard 72 14 Chris Biedal 3 Junior Kart A 14 James Lake 3 1T Jay Hulse III 18 C Modified 17 Richard Rhodes 1 1T Richard Fickes 63 17 William Watson 1 Junior Kart B 2 Michael Campanelli 6 17 Javier Aravena 1 1T Olivia Hammac 36 17 Shawn Saldo 1 2 Jay Hulse III 18 D Modified 17 Kyle Castro 1 2 Kenneth Hulse 18 1T Bryn Walters 18 17 Brigitta Divin 1 10 July
2017 Bracket/TES Enduro/PDX by Kevin Crain July, pretty much the hottest month of the year, is when Typically, I don’t write too much regarding PDX because CFR traditionally runs a driver school in Sebring. In an they don’t “race” but instead get a preset amount of effort to better utilize the assets of the Club Course, Race time on course to enjoy the racing atmosphere... Board Chairman, Dana Deshong, introduced the Bracket However, I do have one little tid bit I feel I need to share. Enduro format in 2016. It brought quite a few new drivers As part of the Flat Tow Mafia, CFR’s team of Emergency Responders whose job it is to safely extract a vehicle and out last year to our SCCA event and so it only made sense its driver from the racing surface when the vehicle fails to to do so again this year. do so under its own power, I would like to suggest that Traditionally, during a driving school, there’s often time if/when a person makes the decision to place a racing when the track is cold or it’s being utilized for the “station helmet over their head that said person will stop for a wagon tours” where folks tour the track with an moment and ponder on this, “If my vehicle were to have a mechanical issue, such as let’s say, the ignition system experienced racer who talks about braking cones, how to quits working, and I were to soon see a truck with enter and exit a turn, what those folks in white standing flashing lights on top and a friendly face or two around on the corners are doing, etc. All important stuff, approaching my vehicle with a tow strap in hand, where but how many tour laps does one need to run before would be the best place for them to attach that strap to monotony sets in? And from the perspective of all the my vehicle in order to get my vehicle moved off the marshals supporting the event, station wagon tours tend racing surface and to a nice quiet spot in the paddock?” to lose their excitement pretty much around lap 1. Upon coming up with an answer to that question, then go ahead and continue with the strapping on of the The plan is to provide six hours of endurance racing for the helmet. Bracket Enduro in which some drivers/teams can come out to experience an SCCA As most of the vehicles being run in the PDX sessions are street vehicles, they event, perhaps for the first time, giving typically don’t come stock with a tow ample time for multiple drivers. Of point attached to the front of the course, SCCA licensed participants can vehicle. The FTM has a supply of what also come out and run. we call PDX hooks, generously For the Traditional Learning Path (school) fabricated by BSI Racing a year or so ago, which we can place typically in a slot on the frame of drivers, it provides ample time to work with their the car to which we can then attach a tow strap and then instructors on and off the course, as needed. The first complete our mission of retrieval and relocation to a safe three hours were scheduled to run at the end of the day on spot in the paddock, but not all vehicles have convenient Saturday and the second three hours were run on Sunday access to the frame because of all the plastic bumper morning, or so the plan was... covers and such. And as we can encounter such a myriad of vehicles, it makes sense that the driver be familiar Saturday morning the sun was shining, the birds were enough with the one vehicle he or she is in to be able to singing, and the bunnies were gridding. We had on the answer that all important question, “where is your schedule a pair of Vintage races, four PDX sessions for the preferred tow point?” novice drivers and sessions for the student/bracket enduro drivers. Vintage was the first group out to run a 20 minute Why is this important? We are on a very tight schedule practice/qualifying session. While they were out, the with the goal of providing as much green track time as possible for those racing. It is much safer being stopped student/Bracket Enduro drivers were meeting and at the under a tree in the paddock than center track at the exit same time, the novice PDX drivers were meeting. After of a blind corner. It’s also much cooler under the tree Vintage finished their session, the PDX group was given a because you can then also remove your helmet... For us, 15 minute course familiarization session with instructors to the Flat Tow Mafia, ultimately we want to get you moved point out passing zones, braking zones, corner stations, safely off the track with no damage to your vehicle, the starter stand, pit in, etc. Afterwards, the students and which may very well also be your daily driver. Go ahead bracket enduro participants were given the same tour now and bookmark this so you can come back and while the novice PDX group found the grid and prepared continue reading upon your return from inspecting your for their first run on Sebring’s Club Course. ride for that tow point. We’ll all be better off for it. And many thanks from the Flamingo’s Beak...

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2017 11 So after extricating a novice PDXer from the racing place went to Michael Ennis in the Ennis Construction surface, the Vintage group returned to the track for their sponsored #97 Lynx B just 6.870 seconds back of Needs first of two races scheduled for Saturday. Norman Fucini and 1.077 seconds ahead of Fresch. who made the trip up from Miami scored his first win of And then the skies opened up; both buckets of rain and the day driving the Bye Racing sponsored #4 Lola T440 to that pesky lightning. Marshals were sent to take cover the Vintage win by 5.936 seconds over Steve Smith in the while we wait... And we waited... The nice thing about Twin Cam Sportscars sponsored #36 Lotus Elan. Fucini having a partner in the truck with you is that while you’re recorded the fastest Vintage lap of the weekend, a 1:19.939 waiting, you can get in a little nap. We were supposed to just under a half-second slower than the best lap recorded have the fourth session for the PDX group followed by the of any participant this weekend. Quentin DeBoever first three hours of the Bracket Enduro which was to take running a Spec Racer Ford in Sunday’s TES Enduro was the us to five o’clock, quitting time. Sometime around three only driver to post a better lap, a 1:19.421. o’clock, the rain mostly subsided and the track sent out Hometown driver, Dennis Fresch drove the Ronin Racing the jet dryer to simulate hurricane conditions, or so it sponsored #61 Lotus to a third place finish completing 15 seemed from my vantage point at the drive-over bridge at laps in the 20 minute session as the last car on the lead lap. Turn 9, as it was working through the carousel, Turns 7&8. Mike Jackson, sponsored by the Queen of England, drove We’d soon be racing again - or not. The lighting was the #62 Triumph TR3 to fourth followed by Dale Lagasse in plentiful and come four o’clock, the marshals were The Old Salty Dog sponsored #07 Lotus Elan. released and the track was opened up to station wagon tours for the last hour amid the waning rain. The Bracket Enduro would have to wait until Sunday. Sunday’s schedule was two Enduros, the Bracket Enduro in the morning and the Trackspeed Endurance Series (TES) Enduro to run for 90 minutes in the afternoon, and the Solo PDX group, those who’ve participated before and have shown skill enough to run the course without an instructor, had four sessions scheduled. The PDX group was first on the track and got their first two sessions in prior to the start of the Bracket Enduro without incident. Photo: Flag to Flag Photography Mike Jackson entering Club Course Turn 2 The Bracket Enduro got underway about 9:30 and just as in a Vintage Triumph TR3 Photo: Flag to Flag Photography The next group out was the return of the PDX group for their second session followed by the Test & Tune session, a 60 minute session for the Bracket Enduro and TLP Students who were not only getting a feel for the track, but also learning what to do when encountered with a black flag or approaching an emergency vehicle. Afterwards, we got the PDX group out for their third session and the a lunch break. Vintage returned after lunch for their second race and Fucini again showed the way for his second victory of the day, this time by a margin of 2.913 seconds over Mike Jackson who improved from his fourth place finish in the morning race. Philip Needs must’ve made some adjustments over lunch or felt the need to go go go with the approaching inclement weather as he improved nine positions in The Old Salty Dog sponsored #126 Lotus Elan to take third, just 4.172 seconds back of Jackson. Fourth Turn 9 marshals having plenty of fun.

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2017 Photo: Flag to Flag Photography We interrupt this regularly scheduled enduro for a car-b-que in Turn 11... we’re settling in for a nice three hour session, the Red Flag was dropped on the race as a car-b-que in Turn 11 coming to the Start/Finish line ensued. The fire was quickly extinguished, no injuries were reported and 14 minutes later everything was cleared and were back at it. The Bracket Enduro (BE) started with 31 competitors all running at the same time, but with different missions, so to speak. BE Group 1 was the open class with the objective of running the most laps in the allotted time, as with any traditional endurance race. BE Groups 2-4 were bracketed meaning they were running against a targeted time based Photo: Flag to Flag Photography upon qualifying times from past SCCA events. Group 2 Gary Mansell takes the BE Group 3 win and third overall. was based on ITR, Group 3 was based on ITB and Group 4 competing in and winning the BE3 class. Mansell was based a few seconds off the ITC pace. If a competitor completed 97 laps of endurance racing finishing one lap in the bracketed group runs a time under their targeted ahead of Bruce Marshall driving the #23 Mazda Miata who time, the difference is multiplied by 1.5 and added to their finished fourth overall and third in the BE1 Group. Fifth time “bank.” After the minimum pit stop time has overall and fourth in the BE1 class was Blake Farrell in the elapsed, additional time in the pits is deducted from the #121 Mazda Miata. team’s bank. At the finish, any time left in a team’s bank is doubled and applied as a penalty at the end of the race. The TLP (Traditional Learning Path, ie Student) Group was So the objective in these classes would be to run exactly led by Kevin Eells in the #153 Mazda RX7 who finished the number of laps allowed according to the targeted sixth overall completing 85 laps. Carl Johnson drove the times by class in the time allowed. So for instance, if your #17 Porsche 944 to the BE2 class win and finished seventh target time was 1 minute flat and your were running a 60 minute session with a mandatory 5 minute pit stop, you’d want to complete exactly 55 laps at the checkered flag. When the checkered flag dropped on the Bracket Enduro, it was Ken Mantovani in the #88 Mazda Miata who was first to see the flag. Mantovani drove in the BE1 or open class and completed 104 laps in the three hour session finishing three laps in front of the #99 Mazda Miata being driven by the team of Unchiasu, Popa, and Costin out of West Palm Beach, FL. Third overall was Gary Mansell in the #107 Mazda Miata Photo: Flag to Flag Photography Carl Johnson, BE Group 2 Winner. July
2017 13 overall, completing 83 laps. Two young ladies, sisters Siera and Rachel Kullman, drove the #157 No Mo’ Money sponsored Mazda Miata to the Endurance racing really works up an appetite so we broke STU victory finishing 15th overall. Rachel has been driving for lunch. Afterwards, the PDX Solo group ran their last a few years now, but younger sister Siera had just two sessions with a TES qualifying session sandwiched in participated in this weekend’s driver school as well as the between... Daytona school back in April and had completed 40 laps The TES Enduro brought 23 teams to the green flag and earlier in the day in the Bracket Enduro. we’re racing... until the black flag all call went out and the field was brought onto pit lane because mother nature felt the need to unload some voltage in the area. Luckily, not very much and only some scattered sprinkles crossed the track, so the delay wasn’t too long. The Safety car led the field back on track and we were hot again to complete 90 minutes of endurance racing.

Photo: Flag to Flag Photography The Kullman sisters teamed up for the STU victory in the TES Enduro.

Finishing behind the Kullman sisters was the team of Photo: Flag to Flag Photography Macayla and Brian Costleigh who drover the #77 Mazda TES Enduro field waits out lightning delay on pit road. Miata to a fourth place finish in SM class. Macayla was being coached this weekend by Rachel Kullman in the When the green flag waved, the winners had completed 41 driver’s school. The Costleigh team also ran the Bracket laps and the team of Barry and Drake Burgoon took the Enduro as well, finishing 10th overall, and logged 104 laps ITA and overall win in the #71 Mazda Miata finishing 13.3 combined in the 4½ hours of endurance racing this day. seconds ahead of SRF winner, Quentin De Boever, in the #198 Spec Racer Ford. T h u s w r a p s u p another weekend of Just shy of 59 seconds back was Mark Paterniti who drove S C C A r a c i n g o n the #72 Mazda RX7 to the ITS victory finishing 1.943 Sebring International seconds ahead of ITA runner-up, Glen Vitale, in the #70 R a c e w a y ’ s C l u b Mazda Miata as the last car to complete 41 laps. C o u r s e . S o m e Selin Rollan drove the #14 Mazda Miata to fifth overall and t r o p h i e s w e r e the SM win completing 40 laps and finishing seven handed out, some seconds in front of SMSE winner, Aaron Weiss, in the #172 new drivers received Mazda Miata. their Novice Permits and we’re just two Ninth overall was Aidan Hilliard driving the #29 BMW weeks away from our 325is who completed 38 laps to finish fourth in ITA. return to Daytona for Hilliard, a TLP driver, completed 25 laps in the Bracket our second SCCA Enduro a few hours earlier and was the highest finishing racing weekend at TLP driver in the TES Enduro session. Also completing 38 the World Center of laps, finishing eleventh overall, was the team of Phillip Racing this year. Needs and Dale Lagasse who combined to take home the ITR victory in the #100 Ford Mustang. Both drivers See ya then! competed Saturday in the Vintage races, but neither drove the Mustang...

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2017 Remember When... IMSA HISTORY AT THE 1973

SEBRING CAMEL 12 HOURS by: By Louis Galanos Sebring Celebrates 40th Anniversary of IMSA at Sebring experience and expertise he needed. With the financial backing of France, who at one time owned 75% of IMSA, Bishop created IMSA and even designed the logo for the organization. In 1969 & 1970 IMSA put on a series of Formula Vee & Formula Ford races but many of those events didn’t draw the kinds of crowds expected to make a successful series so

Hurley Haywood in the winning Porsche 911 Carrera RSR that was entered & co-driven by Dr. Dave Helmick & Peter Gregg. (Lou Galanos photo)

Souvenir race program for the 1973 Sebring Camel 12 Hours, at the end of 1970 they went back to the drawing board Camel GT Challenge. and came up with a race series for FIA GT (group 3 & 4) & On 3/16/2013 the Sebring Raceway & Mobil 1 held the 61st Touring (group 1 & 2) cars. Throughout 1971, this IMSA running of the 12-Hours of Sebring but also celebrated the series for GT and Touring cars began receiving good 40th anniversar y of the very 1st IMSA-sanctioned Sebring reviews from fans and drivers alike. 12 Hour Enduro. For 1972 Bill France was able to work his magic with his The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) came NASCAR sponsors and got Camel Cigarettes to sponsor into being in 1969 under the leadership of John Bishop, the IMSA GT series and the B.F. Goodrich Tire company to sponsor their IMSA small sedan (GTU) series. the former executive director of Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), who left that organization after a falling The pivotal year for IMSA turned out to be 1973 and the out w/the club’s leadership. place was the 1973 Sebring-Camel 12, The Camel GT Challenge at Sebring (FL). Long known for being the Bishop was contacted by NASCAR’s Bill France, Sr. who was looking to form a sanctioning body for road racing premier sports car racing venue in North America, the and saw in Bishop, the man with the knowledge, Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance had fallen on

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2017 15 during the 12 hour race. Only at the last minute did FIA give Ulmann permission to hold the 1972 race based on his assurances that a new venue was in the works and would be ready for the 1973 World Sportscar Championship (WSC) season. Despite those assurances nothing ever materialized and Ulmann walked away from Sebring in 1972 and FIA pulled its recognition of the event from its WSC calendar for 1973. In the eyes of the press the 1972 race was the last fully international event at the track and “The Last Sebring.” IMSA’s Camel GT series drew a lot of Corvettes to Sebring in 1973. Here are two (2) crossing the S/F line during practice.

hard times and at the close of the 1972 event the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) pulled its certification of Sebring as an international automotive race. From the late 1960s to the early 1970s FIA constantly pressured Sebring founder, Alec Ulmann, to make what the FIA deemed to be necessary safety improvements to the track and needed creature comfort improvements to the spectator areas. Anyone who had attended races in those years would heartily agree that the “old lady” was showing her age. A charitable description of the track infrastructure back then as “race track primitive” would not be out of the question. Ulmann’s response each year to the pressure from FIA was to announce to all who would listen that “… this is the last Sebring.” Well, push came to shove in 1972 after repeated promises from Ulmann that he would comply with the FIA edicts. The Greenwood Corvettes ran on shaved-down B.F. Goodrich Ulmann had even talked about major upgrades to the street radial tires. (Lou Galanos photo) present facility and even floated the idea of moving the race to the Palm Beach (FL) area which almost happened No doubt a pall of doom and gloom settled in amongst in 1966 following the deaths of four spectators and a driver Sebring’s many racing fans but the residents and city fathers of Sebring were hit particularly hard as they contemplated Sebring without “Sebring” and the vast revenues it generated each year for the city and business community. Contemporary reports indicate that a group of local race fans, supporters and business leaders and, according to Autoweek, “an angel”, came together to attempt to save the race. More about this “angel” later. In doing so they enlisted the help of Reggie Smith, the long-time Sebring Racing Secretary during the Alec Ulmann years. As it turned out Reggie Smith was the right person to go to because he literally organized and ran the Sebring races Bruce Jennings (R) w/team member Bud entered & drove for 17 years under the auspices of the Automobile Race Club of Florida (ARCF). The ARCF became the race a Porsche 911S to 13th position. He co-drove w/Bob Beasley. organizing body for the race after the American (Lou Galanos photo)

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2017 Automobile Association (AAA) dropped out of racing Committee for the United States (ACCUS) declared the following the tragedy at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans that track to be unsafe. However, Bill France Sr. and his took the lives of 83 spectators. It was the most NASCAR insurer came to the rescue. catastrophic accident in motorsports history. Next came the problem of prize money. Unless you can Despite initial misgivings, because time was fast running guarantee a healthy purse you will get few entries. out before the annual date of the race, Reggie Smith Thankfully that previously mentioned “angel” had decided to try and save the event and quickly formed the already stepped up to the plate with a guaranteed purse Sebring Automobile Racing Association (SARA) as the of $30,000. Plus he provided the money to allow planning replacement for the ARCF. What he needed now was a to move forward in addition to making some needed sanctioning body willing to join with SARA in putting on a minor safety changes to the course. Finally everything was 12 hour race. in place to go racing. On 3/24/1973, seventy-two cars took to the starting grid and they included almost 20 Corvettes, a similar number of Porsches including five Porsche Carreras, plus a number of Camaros, Mustangs and the occasional BMW, Mazda, Datsun, Alfa, MGB, Ford Escort, Dodge Colt & so on. There was even an AMC Gremlin in the running. It was a very competitive field with over a dozen cars capable of the overall win. These were the cars that race fans could relate to. Gone were the big factory teams and prototypes from Europe, gone was the international press, gone was the wealthy Palm Beach crowd with their Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis and Rolls-Royces parked in the paddock. The Wilbur Pickett – Bill Bean Corvette C3 at speed Also gone were the cute young ladies who traveled like on the North-South runway. (Lou Galanos photo) camp followers to all the international races. They were Reggie Smith was well aware of who John Bishop was and replaced by cute college coeds who flocked to Sebring reports coming out of IMSA events indicated that they put during Spring Break. It was a much more democratic on a more relaxed informal type of racing which is just environment with fans, race drivers, crews and course what was needed at Sebring, considering the state of the workers sharing space in the camping areas. facilities in 1973. Initial talks between the two men Press reports indicated attendance was half the previous seemed positive and John Bishop expressed his year but in reality it was closer to 70% because the race receptiveness to putting on the race. It was just what IMSA actually made money. The crowds seemed to relate better needed to raise its profile both nationally and internationally. However, Bill France, Sr., expressed strong reservations on the financial commitment necessary for IMSA to take over one of the top events in North American racing. It would be a huge financial risk for the fledgling organization. In just a few short weeks John Bishop, Reggie Smith, and the “angel” were able to pull things together and get done what was needed to put the 12-Hours of Sebring on the 1973 IMSA Camel GT series calendar. While not an “… event of international stature, the 12 Hours of Sebring was nevertheless saved and a new era was on the horizon.” John Greenwood, Ron Grable and Mike Brockman finished 3rd That sounds a lot easier than it really was because the in this John Greenwood Racing Corvette. During these difficult tracks long-time insurance carrier, Lloyds of London, had years for the track, Greenwood was instrumental in keeping abandoned them after the Automobile Competition the flame alive. (Lou Galanos photo)

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2017 17 to this new type of racing and if police reports are any Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in 1972. That judge, the crowds were much better behaved than event was well received and all the bills were paid and previous years. For some long-time veterans of Sebring it Greenwood remembered that France approached him to was a return to “real Sebring racing” like they had help finance and save Sebring. witnessed in the 1950s and early 1960s. John decided to go for it, withdrew money from his bank, Before the green flag fell to start the race the Corvettes flew to Florida and deposited it in the race account. John were given the odds-on chance of winning by some fans, trusted Reggie Smith to run things at Sebring but he also especially those in the Corvette paddock, because they had Frank Cipelli watch over the handling of the race, but were the fastest on the track and they were American without being obstructive. Frank was not only John’s 1st made. Many hoped that this would be Corvette’s year at race driving instructor but also GM for MIS and John Sebring. During the 1st four hours of the race it looked like trusted him to protect his investment. Being the Sebring it might be as the Tony De Lorenzo – Steve Durst pole- “angel” also meant that John was burdened with paying winning Corvette held the lead. the ticket takers, the track security, the contractors for fuel and food, as well as the seven secretaries who handled However, they were in a fierce battle with the Corvette of advance ticket sales. Fortunately for him the race made Sebring veterans Dave Heinz and Jerry Thompson, but the money. pace and notoriously rough Sebring course began to take its toll on the American cars with the Heinz/Thompson In the weeks prior to the race John organized his co- Corvette dropping out after completing 110 laps and the De drivers, Ron Grable & Mike Brockman, into a “troupe of Lorenzo/Durst Corvette retiring three laps later. promoters” that traveled the state of Florida advertising the race on college and university campuses with an With the leading Corvettes out of the running first place information table and a race car. At one point, in the was taken over by the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR of Peter Orlando area, they were joined by none other than the Gregg, Hurley Haywood and Dave Helmick. Gregg and great Stirling Moss. Haywood were fresh from their victory at the Daytona 24 one month earlier in a Brumos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. The only pothole in the road back for Sebring was the Arab Oil Embargo of 1974 that resulted in a national gas For the rest of the race the Gregg/Haywood/Helmick car shortage and led to the cancellation of the 24 Hours of maintained their lead but had to fight off challenges from Daytona as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring. Fearing the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR of Elliott Forbes-Robinson and another cancellation of Sebring in 1975 “angel” Gray Egerton and during the last five hours from Michael Greenwood stepped in as promoter and was able to get Keyser and Milt Minter in another Porsche 911 Carrera RSR enough sponsorship for the race to be run. For the 2nd who finished 2nd. Only the hard-driving Corvette of John time in three years the race was saved from the scrap heap Greenwood, Ron Grable and Mike Brockman prevented a of history. It continues today, “… as the most popular clean sweep for Porsche. They finished in 3rd place. sports car race in America and one of the most closely Coming in first in the small sedan class, but 7th overall, watched in the international scene.” was the Porsche 911S of Steve Behr, Don Lindley and Brian Goellnicht. While the national and international press gave short shrift to the IMSA Sebring Camel-12 race, it was a remarkable comeback for an event that was given up for dead at the end of 1972 and it was just the beginning of Sebring’s comeback. None of this would have been possible except for the dedication and support of a lot of fans of Sebring; chief among them was that “angel” mentioned earlier. He was none other than Corvette legend, John Greenwood. John got onboard early on in saving Sebring thru Bill France, Sr. France had a favorable opinion of John because Greenwood financed and Toad Hall Motor Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR promoted a USAC Indy car event and a NASCAR race at that finished 2nd in 1973. (Fred Lewis photo)

18 July
2017 2017 CFR Regional Points Championship Points Standings as of 06/16/2017

Class Name Total Class Name Total Class Name Total AS JACK GOLDEY 139 FM CARSON WEEDER 42 GTL PAUL MEVOLI 75 AS JOHN FLOYD 92 FP KENNETH TAYLOR 106 GTT ALEXANDER ALMONTE 50 AS LAWRENCE FITTERMAN 58 FP PAUL KULLMAN 75 AS ALLEN BAILEY 39 HP GERALD WILCOX 199 FP RAFAEL GIRO 53 AS MICHAEL ALBANO 35 HP LOUIS BOUSTANI 50 FP GLENN CAMERON 50 AS ANDREW WILKIN 21 HP KEN FRANCKE 50 FP W JEFFRY STEIN 50 AS CATHY BURNETTE 17 HP TIM SLATER 42 FP TERRY BOYLAN 25 HP PAT SIMPSON 36 ASR JACK DUNN 42 FP LOU ANN KAPCIN 21 HP JAMES ZIRKEL 36 FP MARK MCCALLISTER 21 CF DANNY STATTER 192 HP DONN HOBBS 35 FP DON LOFTIS 18 CF JOSEPH RILEY 75 HP KERRY FOOTE 34 FV JOHN FUCHS 158 HP DON LOFTIS 21 EP NICOLE HECKER 150 FV MIKE SCHIFFER 141 HP SAM SEAY 17 EP MITCHELL MAULFAIR 131 FV HARRY BRADLEY 138 HP BOB HESS 16 EP DARRYL PRITCHETT 67 FV HARRY SCHNEIDER 118 EP WAYNE HUSSEY 50 IT7 DAVID MOYE 145 EP DAVE KARABLY 50 GT1 MICHAEL SEAY 167 IT7 ERIC MOYE 139 EP PETER EELLS 39 GT1 JIM IRVIN 50 IT7 KENNETH O WALTERS 108 EP KIP VAN STEENBURG 17 GT1 JOE JACALONE 39 IT7 BOB EATON 105 GT1 MICHAEL KERN 35 IT7 BRIAN MOYE 83 FA WILLIAM WALD 75 GT1 GARY JENSEN 21 IT7 MICAL FOUNTAIN 50 FB WILLIAM FALATICK 21 GT2 ERNEST WILDING 171 ITA DAVID JOHNSON 121 FC JOHN HERSCHER 142 GT2 MIKE DECESARE 76 ITA STEVE ELICATI 104 FC JIM JOHNSON 100 GT2 MARK STRONG 75 ITA DRAKE BURGOON 100 FC KENNETH WELD 85 GT2 MARK ALLISON 72 ITA ROBERT (ROBIN) LANGLOTZ 78 FC STAN HALLOCK 75 ITA HARLEY SCUFFIL 60 GT3 DOUG LAWHORN 50 FC BEAU BORDERS 34 ITA ANDREW KATROS 48 GT3 BILL MCGAVIC 50 ITA PETER BURRIS-MEYER 47 FF JON SWANSON 120 GT3 RICHARDO HOLLINGSHEAD 46 ITA STEVE KNOB 46 FF ROELOF BLOK 115 GTA CHAD JORGENSEN 92 ITA ZAC SITZBERGER 37 FF JOHN SCHIMENTI 115 GTA LARRY CORWIN 85 ITA JOE LEONARD 31 FF ANNA SCHIMENTI 114 GTA GARY BURNETTE 50 ITA ERNEST TAYLOR 29 FF JOHN ROBINSON II 25 GTA VERN SMITH 43 ITA FRANK SHANABERGER 27 FF ALAN OPPEL 15 ITA JAMES SMITH 27 ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a reach her at [email protected]. Be sure to deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR include your name, car number and class, along competitors towards the CFR Championship. This with a description of the issue. Lyn will research the deadline is three weeks after the points have issue and provide you with a response. been published for each race on CFR's website. Any revisions to the points will be included the Please be sure to review the points after they have next time that the points are published. Points are been published following any CFR event in which published following each event, allowing you were a competitor. If you notice any sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and discrepancies, please bring them to the attention of provide this updated information to CFR's CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn Hodges Watts. You may Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker.

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2017 19 2017 CFR Regional Points Championship Points Standings as of 06/16/2017

Class Name Total Class Name Total Class Name Total ITA PATRICK DEAN 26 ITO KIMBERLEE HENDRICKS 178 P2 ED RONSHAUSEN 205 ITA LUIS PEQUITO 25 ITO PAUL TROUP 117 P2 ROBIN BONANNO 138 ITA GARRETT RICHARDSON 23 ITO PATRICK JAMES 25 P2 SHERRY DOWLING 50 ITA ADREN HANCE JR 21 ITO CHRIS DI MARCO 21 P2 MIKE SCHMIDT 34 ITA JOSH TUGGLE 14 ITA MICHAEL CALDERON 11 ITR LINDEN PARCHMENT 50 R1 JOHN LETTIERI 50 ITR MICHAEL PARAMORE 46 ITA AARON FITZSIMMONS 11 SM JOHN WILDING 155 ITR MARK NASRALLAH 25 ITA ORIE VOIGTMANN 11 SM CORY COLLUM 105 ITA THOMAS FREE 10 ITS ROB LANGLEY 152 SM JAMIE TUCKER 86 ITA KYLE FREE 8 ITS BARRY BURGOON 142 SM STEVE MURRAY 77 ITB DAVID BOLES 150 ITS CHARLIE LOWRANCE 133 SM ADREN HANCE III 71 ITB DAVID ELLIS-BROWN 116 ITS CLIFFORD RHOADES 115 SM JEFF LABOUNTY 71 ITB MANNY FORTEZA 79 ITS MANNY SIMOES 112 SM JOHN DAVISON 61 ITB MIKE MCCORMICK 75 ITS MARK PATERNITI 103 SM PRESTON PARDUS 59 ITB MATTHEW SIMMONS 75 ITS MENAS AKARJALIAN 95 SM TODD BURAS 31 ITB MICHAEL HORN 34 ITS STEVE GOLDIN 83 SM SCOTT LAWRENCE 28 ITB DAVID TILL 34 ITS BRUCE ANDERSEN 82 SM ERIC SERVICK 28 ITB TAD BOWLING 28 ITS KEITH GOLDIN 57 SM GARY FRIERSON 21 ITB CALEB EVERETT 27 ITS STEVE MURRAY 43 SM CHRIS MASON 18 ITB CHARLES O'TOOLE 27 ITS RICHARD GALLUP 36 SM ALFRED GOENNER 14 ITB JIM BALDWIN 17 ITS JASON DAHDAH 35 SM KEVIN KOELEMEYER 14 ITB RUSSELL MILCENT 15 ITS DAVID CHESHIRE 30 SM RYAN PARTIN 14 ITB WILLIAM YATES 15 ITS DENNY HIGHTOWER 29 SM NICK MALATESTA 12 ITS MIKE VANSTEENBURG 22 SM LEIF BERTELSEN 11 ITC MIKI MOERWALD 100 ITS MEGAN PIRROTTA 20 SM WILIAM PAHL 11 ITC MARK BRACKETT 99 ITS ADREN HANCE JR 11 SM ANDREW CARMODY 8 ITC JEROLD LARSON 78 ITS RICHARD HARRIS 11 SM DAVID JOHNSON 6 ITC BILL MCCOIN 37 ITS JAMES MCQUAIG 9 SM RENE BADIA JR 5 ITC DONALD ROBINSON 35 ITS RANDY LANIER 5 SM PHILIP ADAMS 3 ITC STEVE DAVIS 34 SM ALFRED THOMAS 3 P1 AUSTIN MCCOY 25 SM ANDREW MILLER 1 ITEZ KEN WEEKS 100 P1 ERIC MCCOY 25 SM BRIAN WARD 1 ITEZ TED DUAY 71

ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a reach her at [email protected]. Be sure to deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR include your name, car number and class, along competitors towards the CFR Championship. This with a description of the issue. Lyn will research the deadline is three weeks after the points have issue and provide you with a response. been published for each race on CFR's website. Any revisions to the points will be included the Please be sure to review the points after they have next time that the points are published. Points are been published following any CFR event in which published following each event, allowing you were a competitor. If you notice any sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and discrepancies, please bring them to the attention of provide this updated information to CFR's CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn Hodges Watts. You may Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker.

20 July
2017 2017 CFR Regional Points Championship Points Standings as of 06/16/2017

Class Name Total Class Name Total Class Name Total SMSE MICAL FOUNTAIN 171 SRF3 TODD VANACORE 139 STL NICHOLAS SORIANO 10 SMSE FRANK SHANABERGER 148 SRF3 DEREK SCHOFIELD 71 STL NILO AYUYAO 7 SMSE MARC KINLEY 126 SRF3 H LUND 64 STL RICHARD HARRIS 7 SMSE PATRICK OLSON 64 SRF3 LEE HILL 62 STL KENT HOFFMAN 6 SMSE RON OLEWINSKI 61 SRF3 CHAD GALLOWAY 53 STL MATTHEW CARMAN 5 SMSE CHRIS BREMER 59 SRF3 RICHIE STANELY 42 STL TOM STERRETT 3 SMSE DUSTIN BANKS 51 SRF3 J MICHAEL MARKS 29 STU CHARLES LOWRANCE 169 SMSE MARK MCCALLISTER 32 SRF3 J RONNIE BLEDSOE 26 STU RUSTY VARNADOE 165 SMSE BILL SATTERFIELD 32 SRF3 KERRY JACOBSEN 26 STU RACHEL KULLMAN 72 SMSE NILO AYUYAO 31 SRF3 WALLY OSINGA 25 STU RYAN REID 57 SMSE CALEB EVERETT 31 SRF3 JUSTIN WEIR 21 STU CHRISTOPHER DESHONG 43 SMSE GARY MANSELL 31 SRF3 MICK ROBINSON 17 STU RAYMOND PHILIBERT 39 SMSE ROY PARKS 29 STL ERIC DIAZ 92 STU CARLOS RAMIEZ 37 SPO LEE ARNOLD 125 STL STEVE MURRAY 74 STU TODD BURAS 25 SPO CARL BUSSARD 71 STL BRUCE ANDERSEN 71 STU MICHAEL FLYNN 25 SPO MICHAEL WILLIAMSON 42 STL RICARDO GERLACH 53 STU DANA DESHONG 17 SPO CARL BOYD 35 STL JOHN DAVISON 48 T3 PAUL McNAMARA 168 STL BRIAN MCGREEVY 48 SPU JOHN DEAN II 100 T3 DAVID NADALIN 110 STL DANIELLE PARDUS 46 SPU MATTHEW NEWCOMER 52 T3 DANA DESHONG 60 STL DENNY HIGHTOWER 39 SPU EDWARD MICHALAK 18 T3 MIKE JAMES 25 STL ROB BAILEY 34 T3 BOBBY KENNEDY 25 SRF KEN MARINO 124 STL BRIAN CHEANEY 28 T3 SQUEAK KENNEDY 21 SRF JOSE ROSADO 113 STL JOSE ORTIZ 26 SRF BILL CULLEN 79 STL PRESTON PARDUS 25 T4 ED BARR 164 SRF PATRICK WINKELMAN 65 STL STEVEN ELICATI 20 T4 MARK MONTERO 81 SRF B DOUG MEAD 50 STL CORY COLLUM 17 T4 DANNY STATTER 71 SRF TODD HALL 38 STL NICK MALATESTA 17 T4 TERRY TABOR 42 SRF JOHN ANNIS 37 STL DERIK ROYAL 17 SRF BILL LADONICZKI 36 STL NICK IAROSSI 15 SRF CASEY MCKIBBEN 32 STL JAMIE TUCKER 14 SRF STEVE LADONICZKI 29 STL JEFF LABOUNTY 12

ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a reach her at [email protected]. Be sure to deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR include your name, car number and class, along competitors towards the CFR Championship. This with a description of the issue. Lyn will research the deadline is three weeks after the points have issue and provide you with a response. been published for each race on CFR's website. Any revisions to the points will be included the Please be sure to review the points after they have next time that the points are published. Points are been published following any CFR event in which published following each event, allowing you were a competitor. If you notice any sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and discrepancies, please bring them to the attention of provide this updated information to CFR's CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn Hodges Watts. You may Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker.

July
2017 21 Classified Ads For Sale FOR SALE - 1997 Haulmark Enclosed Trailer - Trailer Tag FOR SALE - HP Sprite. 1275 limited prep engine with MSD 34', Good Condition. Price $7000 OBO. ignition and timing computer. Close ratio Leyland transmission. Stock Norm Fucini, 305-970-2674 (2) suspension with rebuilt shocks and Winner’s Circle offset springs and Al upper links. 3.90 differential. Front disc brakes and late model dual FOR SALE - 1976 2-LOLA T440 Can run VIN-CF-FF- piston rear drums. Tilton pedals with dual Tilton master cylinders and AUTOCROSS Price $16000 OBO. steel braided brake lines. 3 qt. Accusump with Oberg oil filter. Kirkey Norm Fucini, 305-970-2674 (2) seat, removable steering wheel, and fire system. Fiber-glass hood and rear flairs. Comes with spare steel hood for Vintage conversion. 948 FOR SALE - SPEC MIATA 1992, 1.6 Current Log book engine also available. Current logbook and logbooks back to 1983. ready to race. Welded roll cage, suspension upgrades, 2 sets Car is in Stuart, Fla, and will be raced at Sebring this October. $6900 of wheels and tires, OEM hardtop, many spares $5900 firm. [email protected] 772-287-2689.(1) Mike Tearney 727 560-0099 or 727 894-1033 (2)

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