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APRIL 1998 17 PHOTOS & STUFF

Mike Burke in his GLH-S at the 1997 How The Other Side Does It event, Waterford Hills

-PHOTO BY DAVE LEITER, FT. WAYNE REGION

Region members Audrey Zavodsky (SRF), Mike Burke (SRF), and Steve Hudler (GP) participated in February's El Nino Double National at . This photo "caught" the oval track style five -abreast charge to the green flag for Saturday's very, and unexpected wet SRF race.

-PHOTO BY CETTA BROWN

18 OPEN EXHAUST Tri Gaffney, known to his teammates as "Toggle Boy", seen here testing the University of Missouri-Rolla's Formula SAE car.

-PHOTO BY ANTHONY SALINAS

1998 Open Exhaust Publication Schedule

Issue Month Deadline 1 Jan/Feb December 16 2 March February 10 3 April March 10 4 May April 14 5 June May 12 6 July June 9 7 August July 14 8 September August 11 9 October September 8 10 Nov/Dec November 17

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APRIL 1998 19 TENTATIVE 1998 SCHEDULES

RACE SCHEDULE - NATIONALS

Date Region Location ACE CHEDULE RIVER S CHOOLS R S - D ' S April 25-26 Indiana Northwest GingerMan May 2-3 Blackhawk Valley Blackhawk Farms Date Region Location May 16-17 Milwaukee Blackhawk Farms Apr 4-5 Indianapolis Raceway Park May 30-31 Ohio Valley Mid Ohio Apr 18-19 (see pg. 2) Waterford June 19-21 North East Ohio Nelson Ledges Apr 25-26 Chicago/ Blackhawk Farms Blackhawk Valley June 27-28 Chicago May 16-17 North East Ohio Nelson Ledges July 11-12 Indianapolis Indianapolis Raceway Park May 23-25 Land O’Lakes Brainerd Int’t Raceway July 25-26 Milwaukee Road America May 30-31 Milwaukee Road America Aug 8-9 Detroit/Western Grattan Aug 22-23 North East Ohio Mid Ohio Sept 5-7 Land O’Lakes Brainerd Int’t Raceway Oct 5-11 Runoffs Mid Ohio

RACE SCHEDULE - REGIONALS

Date Region Location April 4-5 Indianapolis Indianapolis Raceway Park April 25-26 Chicago/ Blackhawk Farms Blackhawk Valley May 23-25 Land O’Lakes Brainerd Int’t Raceway (Double Regional - Champ) RACE SCHEDULE - PRO EVENTS Western Michigan Grattan (Double Regional - Champ) May 30-31 Milwaukee Road America Date Series Location June 6-7 Milwaukee Blackhawk Farms (Double Regional - Champ) May 16-17 Vintage Road America June 13-14 Indianapolis Indianapolis Raceway Park (Double Regional - Champ) May 30-31 CART Milwaukee July 3-5 Cincinnati Mid Ohio (Double Regional - Champ) June 6-7 CART Detroit June 13-14 AMA Road America Blackhawk Valley Blackhawk Farms (Double Regional - Champ) July 11-12 CART Cleveland July 11-12 Detroit Waterford Hills (Restricted Regional) July 18-19 Vintage Road America July 25-26 Milwaukee Road America (Restricted Regional) Aug 8-9 CART Mid Ohio Fort Wayne Mid Ohio (Double Regional - Champ) Aug 15-16 CART Road America Aug 1-2 North East Ohio Nelson Ledges (Double Regional - Champ) Vintage Grattan Sept 19-20 VSCDA Road America South Bend Region GingerMan (Double Regional - Champ) Oct 3-4 VSCDA Indianapolis Aug 29-30 Chicago Road America (Double Regional - Champ) Raceway Park Sept 5-7 Western Michigan/ Grattan (Double Regional - Champ) Lake Superior Land O’Lakes Brainerd Int’t Raceway (Champ) Sept 12-13 Ohio Valley Mid Ohio (Double Regional - Champ) Sept 19-20 Chicago Route 66 (Double Regional - Champ) Sept 26-27 Western Ohio Mid Ohio

20 OPEN EXHAUST 1998 NTB TRANS-AM SERIES SCHEDULE

Date Event/Venue April 5 Toyota , Long Beach, California May 17 Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, Fla May 25 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix, , Lime Rock, Conn Jun 6 Motor City 100, ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit, Mich Jun 14 The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Jun 28 Sprint PCS Grand Prix of Minnesota, , Minn. Jul 11 Medic Drug Cleveland Grand Prix, Cleveland, Ohio Jul 26 West Michigan Grand Prix, Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug 2 Le Grand Prix de Player's de Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Can Aug 8 The Bud at the Glen Weekend, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y Aug 15 The Texaco/Havoline 200 Weekend, Road America, ElkhartLake, Wis Sept 27 Children's Hospital Grand Prix, Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, Colo Oct. 3 Texaco Grand Prix, Houston, Texas

DETROIT REGION SCCA SOLO II AUTOCROSS SCHEDULE

Date Event Location Chairperson(s) May 1-2 Solo School Lawrence Tech Mike Burke (248)474-5895 Jen Poloms (734) 662-0941 May 3 Season Opener (Event #1) TBD Eric Kaufman (248) 456-4926 Kevin Howell (248) 543-5688 May 25 Memorial Day (Event #2) Lawrence Tech Dennis Grant (519) 253-8667 Frank Aiello (734) 425-6797 Jul 11-12 How the Other Side Does It (#3) Waterford Hills Mike McClintock (248) 363-0774 Pat Kernahan (734) 721-3514 Jul 19 Firecracker (#4) Selfridge AFB Mike Liubakka (734) 266-0612 Rick Bohn (810) 979-3819 Aug 16 (?) Detroit/NWOR Challenge (#5) Tecumseh Mark Shehan (734) 662-0941 NWOR responsibility this year Aug 22-23 CenDiv Series (#6) Oscoda, MI John Carriere (734) 665-3322 Aug 29-30 McKamey Autocross School Tecumseh, MI Jim Crider (734) 572-0619 Andre Barros (734) 416-1422 Sep 12-18 Pro Solo & Solo II Nationals Topeka, KA Sep 27 All-Michigan Challenge (#7) TBD Oct 11 Season Ender (#8) GM Proving Grounds Jay Pistana (248) 887-1958 Guy St. John (248) 349-3649

SPECIAL EVENTS SCHEDULE Date Event Location Chairperson(s) Mar 6-8 Worker's Seminar Indianapolis May 27-30 Formula SAE *Need Chairperson* Nov 7-8 CENDIV Round Table Nov 21 50th Anniversary Celebration Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI Suzanne Royce

Information is subject to change. Check with event contact or the Detroit Region SCCA Hotline at (800) 503-RACE.

APRIL 1998 21 RALLY SCHEDULE Date Event Region Chairperson(s) Apr 25-26 A Grand Adventure Tour Western Michigan Jeff and Deb Secor 616-662-9154 May 2-3 Hot Moon Tulip Tour Western Ohio May 16 CAST in Stone Tour Detroit Rob Moran 313-454-0975 July 11-12 How the Other Side Does It Detroit Scott Harvey, Jr. 810-683-0207 Aug 1-2 TSD Rally School Detroit Pete Padden 810-247-5895 Aug 1-2 August Madness Tulip Detroit Mark Kleckner 810-247-5895 Scott Radabaugh 810-685-9425 Sept 12-13 Press on Regardless Detroit Gene Henderson 313-464-1450 Oct 3-4 Johnny Appleseed Tour North East Ohio Oct 5-11 Crossing the Line Tour Detroit Terry Palmer 517-688-3609 Art Welch 517-629-4230 Nov 14-15 Thumbs Up X Tour Detroit Marianne or Jim Mickle 810-739-6565

MICHELIN PRO RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 1998 NATIONAL SCHEDULE Date Event Location Organizer Feb 27-28 SNO*DRIFT , MI Henry Joy (616) 439-0779 Mar 14 - 15 DOO WOP III & IV+ Olympia, WA Ray Damitio (360) 249-6173 Apr 18 - 19 LITTLE CREEK CASINO WILD Olympia, WA Bob Grass (206) 872-9696 WEST PRO RALLY May 8 - 9 RIM OF THE WORLD Palmdale, CA Paula Gibeault (760) 375-8704 Jun 5 - 6 SUSQUEHANNOCK TRAIL Wellsboro, PA John McArthur (716) 477-7742 Jul 31-Aug. 1 MAINE FOREST RALLY Rumford, ME John Buffum (802) 655-5768 Aug 28 - 29 OJIBWE FORESTS PRO RALLY Bemidji, MN Beryl Ann Burton (612) 529-6821 Oct 2 - 3 PRESCOTT FOREST RALLY Prescott, AZ Jeff Hendricks (520) 445-3218 Oct 23 - 24 D&N BANK LAKE SUPERIOR Houghton, MI Kevin DeLoughery (906) 226-8847 PRO RALLY

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS BOARD MEETINGS WITH UEST PEAKERS The following are the dates the Detroit Region SCCA Board of Direc- G S ! tors are scheduled to meet. Generally, the dates correspond to the second Tuesday of the month. All members are welcome to attend. Still 3rd Tuesday of the month at 8 pm, but at a new location! The meetings start at 7:30 pm. Please contact a board member for location. (see inside back cover) New location: Joey’s Comedy Club, 36071 Plymouth Road -- in Livonia between Levan and Wayne Rd, across from the Ford transmission plant. February 10 March 10 Club members and guests welcome. April 14 May 12 For more info, contact Mike Pickett at 248-350-6853. June 9 July 14 Date Agenda August 11 September 8 Feb 17 Dan Binks of Roush Racing, plus Daniel Hosler (former October 13 member) to share some fascinating Region history November 10 Mar 17 How To Get Started In Solo, Road Race, or Rally December 8 May 19 Mr. Andrew Craig, President and CEO of CART July 21 Discussions about changes in Detroit Region Bylaws and Information is subject to change. Check with event contact or Technical Presentation: Data Acquisition the Detroit Region SCCA Hotline at (800) 503-RACE. Sep 15 TBD

22 OPEN EXHAUST MOONLIGHT MONTE CENDIV TOUR RALLY by Jim Mickle able to summon help from Jim Mazola, one of trol), a score that will win many events. the control workers. With the help of Jim's 4 In the limited class, Art Welch and Terry On Saturday, Feb. 21, the Detroit Region wheel drive, they were able to get them out and Palmer were in double digits with a 98 to take presented the Moonlight Monte in unseason- on their way before the controls closed. As a the class win. With the rough roads, cranking a ably warm weather. Intended as a snow event, result, they were able to go home to Des Plains, Curta must have been tough, tho their scores for the last two years the Monte has had to con- Illinois with a finish and a new experience. were mostly single digit. Ron Johnsonbaugh and tend with roads that were missing the usual Fortunately, there were no further incidents Ken Swarm were second with 470. covering of snow. For most of the event, the requiring the help of sweep. There was, how- The stock class was won Mark Kleckner and roads were relatively smooth and free from ever, a small incident with an upset local who Brian Scott with only 204 points. Second in standing water. The road graders had been out accused the cars of doing 65 mph down the road Stock was another husband and wife team, Bert doing their job. Not so for the last third. The in front of his house. The CAST was 41 at that and Jerry Pat Miller with 432. roads were rough and in places muddy and rut- point, and all the cars were running CAST. Derek Roberts and Arpad Miklos were the ted. However, this did not deter the 17 teams Some people don't seem to understand that the novice winners with 693 points. This was that were entered from four states. speed limit is 55! He blocked the road for a Derek's first rally, while Arpad was on his fourth The event started, as usual, at the Burger short time, affecting the last several cars. Even- event. A father and son team of Tom and Ted King in Imlay City, some 60 miles north of tually, everyone got thru and free time allow- Wreesman were second with 910. This was their Detroit. From there it went south and east be- ances made everything right. first event. Hopefully, they will be out for some fore turning north to the break in the small town The run for the overall and equipped class more events in the near future. of Yale. At that point the teams had already lead was tight all the way with four cars in con- Of the 24 open controls planned, 22 were encountered 13 open controls, including 3 in tention well past the mid-point. With only one scored. One was lost when flooding in a low the space of only about 1/2 mile. After a chance control to go, the teams of Scott Harvey Jr./ area of the course required a re-route that by- to refuel and clean some of the mud off the Bryan Murphy and Dave Parps/Les Talcott were passed control 16. One other control was dis- lights, the event resumed at 6:00 PM. tied with 20 points. At the last control, Harvey/ carded when too many cars arrived in the same The first incident of the event occurred just Murphy got a 0 while Parps/Talcott took a 4 on minute and caused some of the times to be con- after the odo leg when the Marek and Paul Pilch a leg that was only 0.20 minutes long. Third, fused. got off the road and stuck their Honda Accord with 28 were Mark Henderson and Rob Moran. A great thanks goes to all who participated, up to the sills in mud. Fortunately, sweep was The husband & wife team of Jeff and Deb Secor especially the nine teams of control workers right behind and, because of ham radio, was were fourth with 35 (less than one second/con- who ran the 23 open controls.

Car # Name City, State Vehicle Region Cls Score O/A Cls 8 Scott Harvey Jr Waterford, MI 91 Eagle Talon Detroit E 20 1 1 Bryan Murphy Waterford, MI Detroit 6 Dave Parps Cedarburg, WI 91 Galant VR4 Guest E 24 2 2 Les Talcott Rochester, MI Guest 9 Mark Henderson Dearborn, MI 91 Legacy Turbo Detroit E 28 3 3 Rob Moran Westland, MI Detroit 11 Jeff Secor Hudsonville, MI 88 Maxda 323 GTX WMR/Det E 35 4 4 Deb Secor Hudsonville, MI WMR/Det 17 Charles Padden Livonia, MI 89 Ford Thunderbird Detroit E 67 5 5 Mark Rinkel Hinckley, OH NEOHIO 10 Art Welch Albion, MI 88 Toyota All-Trac Detroit L 98 6 1 Terry Palmer Somerset Ctr, MI Detroit 15 Mark Kleckner Akron, OH 95 Ford T-Bird Detroit S 204 7 1 Brian Scott Leonard, MI Detroit 12 Lynn Dillon Indianapolis, IN 88 Pontiac Sunbird Detroit E 404 8 6 Donna Rinkel Hinckley, OH NEOHIO 5 Bert Miller Midland, MI 1997 Ford Explorer Guest S 432 9 2 Jerry Pat Miller Midland, MI Guest 14 Ron Johnstonbaugh Wadsworth, OH 88 Mazda 323 GTX Guest L 470 10 2 Ken Swarm Berea, OH NEOHIO 1 Derek L Roberts Waterford, MI 97 Ram Pickup Guest N 693 11 1 Arpad Miklos Warren, MI Guest 3 Jacek Kociolek Naperville, IL 1994 Honda Civic Guest E 789 12 7 Krzysztof Kociolek Naperville, IL Guest 2 Thomas Wreesman Troy, MI 97 Ford Explorer Guest N 910 13 2 Theodore Wreesman Troy, MI Guest 16 Mike Riegel Kettering, OH 98 Subaru Impreza Guest S 1072 14 3 Chris Annis Kettering, OH Guest 4 Koziarski Andrezey Chicago, IL 94 Toyota Celica Guest S 1383 15 4 Gostomski Marek Chicago, IL Guest 7 Wiktor Biegalski Milwaukee, WI 1988 Honda Prelude Guest N 1760 16 3 Tom Zaremba Milwaukee, WI Guest 13 Marek Pilch Des Plaines, IL 95 Honda Accord Guest N 2890 17 4 Paul Pilch Des Plaines, IL Guest

APRIL 1998 23 WORKER POINTS UPDATE CARRIERE JOHN 26 FITZGERALD TOM 6 IAQUINTA MARIO 33 As of March 1998 CASTLE DON 35 FORD PETER 17 INNES DOUGLAS 4 CHAFFIN GARI 2 FOREN BOB 19 ISLEY BONNIE 9 ADAMS KAREN 4 CHAFFIN JANIE 20 FORTINO CHARLES 1 IVES STEVE 3 AIELLO FRANK 1 CHAFFIN RACHEL 6 FOSBURG KARL 1 JACKMAN BOB 12 AIKEN JENNIFER 3 CHAN AL 11 FRANCA CARLOS 2 JACOB BRUCE 2 ALLEN TOM 3 CHYNOWETH DOUG 2 FUHRMAN JENNIFER 6 JACOBS JODY 29 AMORE LEN 5 CLARK GENE 19 GARLICKI JOHN 1 JACOBSEN LARRY 51 ANDERSON NORM 11 CLARK TIM 0 GATT DON 2 JACQUES APRIL 2 ANDERSON SANDY 2 CLIFTON MELLISA 0 GAVULA TIM 8 JACQUES TED 2 ARTHUR DIANE 10 CLIFTON RICHARD 8 GEARNS GREG 9 JEFFERS DENNIS 22 ARTHUR ED 27 COBURN DICK 14 GENSLEK KAREN 37 JODAR LOYAL 6 AVERILL KEITH 3 COLE RICHARD L 35 GETTEL ERIC 6 JOHNSON GARY 13 AVERY-WHITON BARB 8 COLE SANDY 19 GETTEL JOY 9 JOHNSON HOLLY 9 BACON JIM 2 COLMAN BEN 18 GIACOBONE ANDY 2 JOHNSON NANCY 19 BACZEWSKI ED 1 CONNOR AARON 8 GIBBS BILL 12 JOHNSON RICHARD 29 BAERKIRCHER MARLINA 7 CONSTANT GREGORY 2 GIBBS LORI 12 JOHNSON VANCE 2 BARROS ANDRE 16 CONSTANT HARRY 56 GILES W.G. 2 JOHNSTON BARB 23 BASTOW BILL 6 CONSTANT LOIS 3 GODULA GARY 19 JOHNSTON DAVE 33 BATEMAN TOM 31 COOK ALAN 1 GOFF ADAM 1 JOHNSTON MAURICE 2 BATES GLENN 8 COOK JIM 11 GOFF DANIELLE 4 JONES KENDALL 11 BAY DENNIS 23 COOK VALERIE 1 GOFF GERI 8 JOY H. B. 7 BAYER ROSEMARY 4 CORIC MATT 6 GOFF HAL 8 JUCHARTZ DEBRA 5 BEAUREGARD MARC 4 CORREIA KEN 1 GOFF KYLE 7 KAMISH CINDY 22 BECKWITH ROD 3 COSTLEY ROB 15 GOODWIN CARL 4 KAMISH FRANK 20 BELL AMY 2 COUTURE CHRIS 2 GOPPOLD ROBERT 19 KASIEWICZ STAN 2 BELL PAUL 14 COUTURE MARCY 9 GOTH SUE 21 KAUFMAN ERIC 23 BELLOLI LISA 1 CRAIG DOUG 2 GRAYBEAL BRIAN E. 8 KAUFMAN JULIE 8 BELLOLI RICK 2 CRAWFORD ANN 2 GREAVES BRIAN 4 KAUHEMEIWA A. 2 BENNETT BRIAN 14 CRAWFORD JOHN 10 GREAVES DELORES 0 KAY BRIAN 2 BENNETT JUDI 26 CRIDER JIM 69 GREEN BOB 7 KAZMIERCZAK CRAIG 2 BERUBE CHRIS 2 DARIN JOHN 19 GRIEVE STERLING 9 KELLER LIZ 5 BERZKALNS MIKE 19 DAVIDSON BILL 6 GRIMM KEN 10 KELLERMEYER DANNY 1 BEUTHIEN JEFFERY 21 DAVISON MARK 6 GRIMM MICHELE 22 KELM BRIAN 2 BLACK GEORGE 6 DEKUTOSKI MIKE 2 GRUDT MARK 3 KEMPER JOHN 9 BLACK JOHN 1 DELANEY STU 4 GUERRIERI DAVE 8 KEMPER MARY 9 BLASKOWSKI AL 1 DEMETER WILLIAM 2 GUERRIERI MAGIE 8 KEMPTON RAY 0 BODNER DANIEL J. 1 DENNING MICHAEL 2 GULLEN JIM 1 KERNAHAN PATRICK 9 BODNAR MICHAEL 2 DENT LARRY 6 GULLIVER DAVE 2 KIESOW MARK 12 BODNAR STEPHEN 1 DIEMER LARRY 23 GUNGER JOHN 3 KINGHAM PHIL 2 BOEDIGHEIMER BRIAN 3 DICKENS MARK 2 HAAPALA DAVID 1 KISH BETH 21 BOND BARBARA 6 DOBRY DAVE 5 HAKE LON 14 KITCH BARB 2 BOND CLARK 6 DOTSON BRAD 9 HALEY MIKE 26 KITCH DON 2 BONDIE ALLISON 4 DRAKE SUE A. 5 HALL VICKY 4 KLAIN PETE 3 BONDIE AMELIA 3 DROTAR STEVE 7 HALLANDAL DENA 28 KLIMCHUK PATTIE 120 BONDIE CHERYL 12 DRUMMOND NATHAN 37 HANSEN JULIE 2 KLOOSTERMAN JIM 5 BONDIE TED 7 DUBEY DELPHINE 16 HANSEN SCOTT 1 KRISPIN YARON 1 BOTHA COLIN 1 DUBEY JOE 35 HARLOW KATHY 32 KROLIKOWSKI CINDY 5 BRADLEY LARRY 20 DUFFY DON 3 HARMISON DAVE 2 KROLIKOWSKI HENRY 5 BRAKORA TONY 2 DURBIN JANET 3 HARRIS IRA G. 6 KROME RON 22 BRIAND HAL 6 DURBIN RALPH L 9 HARVEY, JR SCOTT 18 KYTE DAVE 9 BROMLEY BRAD 1 DURBIN WESLEY 3 HARWOOD LORI 32 LAIRD HUGH 35 BROWN CONCETTA 2 DUTHIE ANDREW 1 HASLITT LINDA 26 LAIRD JANET 1 BROWN SEAN 11 EDWARDS WILLIAM 26 HAWE-LUNSFORDCHERYL 11 LASCO PHIL 2 BROWN III CHARLIE 6 EDWARDS KRYSTAL 13 HEINEMANN SUE 4 LAYMAN BOB 3 BRUMMER JEFF 3 ELLIOTT GARY S. 2 HENDERSON GENE 55 LEAR CHRISTOPH 3 BURKE ANN 21 ELLIS GRADY 32 HENDERSON MARK 7 LEONELLI LANCE 2 BURKE CARRIE 5 ELLIS PHILLIP 13 HENLEY JAMES 3 LESNAU GREG 2 BURKE MIKE 81 ELZINGA DON 10 HENRY CHARLIE 1 LEVIN STU 5 BURNETT ROBIN 2 EPPERSON KAREN 10 HERTZBERG DAVE 41 LIEBETREU MARK 8 BURTON JILL 12 EVANGELISTA MATT 1 HOEKSTRA RON 8 LINDBERG CHRIS 7 CALLON JIM 8 FEDOROFF BRIAN 46 HOFFMAN ROBERT 2 LINDBERG EILEEN 17 CAMERON DON 4 FEKETE DIANE 4 HOLEMAN SHARON 1 LISIECKI JOHN 29 CAMPBELL STEVE 13 FEKETE JIM 15 HOLTZ PAUL 2 LIU ROBERT 34 CARLSON RICH 6 FERNANDEZ JOHN 2 HORGAS JON 2 LOEW MATTHEW 1 CARNEY DAVID 1 FINCH DAVID 2 HOWELL KEVIN 9 LORENZ BOB 2 CARNEY MICHAEL 9 FIRMENT JOHN 44 HUBER JOHN 5 LOUIS DEBBIE 5

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