VOL. 58 | JULY 2017 The official publication of the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club Of America SOLO ROUND 5 p. 10 SFR ROUNDS 3&4 p. 18 REPLACING A WHEEL BEARING p. 26 JULY 2017 THE WHEEL 1 SpecRacer - Sales - Rentals - Arrive & Drive July 2017 Conditions 1. 1st time in a SpecRacer 2. One race or practice day 3. Competition license 4. Subject to availability 5. 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Willows, CA 95988 JULY 2017 THE WHEEL 3 LIST OF ADVERTISERS ACCESSORIES CALENDAR 2017 RACE CAR RENTALS Sampson Racing Communications Racing Radios 866-396-7231 A+ Racing Spec Miata Renta www.SampsonRacing.com www.aracing.org Contact Al Angulo 2017 SFR ROAD RACING SCHEDULE BAY AREA CHAPTER RENO REGION 530 277 6311 [email protected] EXOTIC CARS Any changes will be shown on www.sfrscca.org SOLO CALENDAR THUNDER ON THE WEST COURSE” Larry Oka Racing Services Fantasy Junction JULY OCTOBER 11771 Foothill, Sunol Championship Series List 1145 Park Avenue Emeryville 925-862-0172 PDX/TIME TRIALS 510-653-7555 cel: 925-890-3555 Remaining events for the year are: www.fantasyjunction.com REGIONAL 9 & 10 PIRELLI WORLD Hosted by Reno Region SCCA July 28-30 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Round 8 – July 29 – Marina Airport SERVICES CHALLENGE All events are at the Thunderhill Raceway Park ~ West course FABRICATION PRO SUPPORT Round 9 – Aug 6 – Marina Airport In your street car or your ready-to-racer. 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Travel Marin/ Sonoma/ Napa/ 209-620-0559 re-issuing a Event 11 - November 11 Infineon Logbook is $30 plus Tech Scrutineers are: Event 12 Enduro - November 12 707-738-8860 mileage. 4 SFRSCCA.ORG JULY 2017 JULY 2017 THE WHEEL 5 consider other variables like at the $175 rate the petitors are gathering points. I also suggest that club was close to bankruptcy and when you add it be at Laguna because if we have a regional at WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? costs that we have no control over such as ambu- Sonoma Raceway next year, it will be over sub- lances, and the a la carte style of pricing tracks scribed based on the Runoffs being held there in now employ, you can understand why the price September. WHEELWORKS BY BLAKE TATUM is what it is. Back in 1985 the entry fees at all the In addition to changing our schedule we need tracks were the same.