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VOL. 59 | DECEMBER 2018 The official publication of the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club Of America PUT YOURSELF IN THIS PICTURE 2018 Driver Licensing School February 16-18 $1,600 Driver School SpecRacer Rental* JANUARY 2018 SpecRacers are now 6 Seconds faster than a Spec Miata at ThunderHill On the Cover: Photo by GotBlueMilk.com. Photo Above: Rd 14: Alex Jordan finishes third in SP in his 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV. Photo Ric Quinonez. SpecRacer Gen 3 Services Benefits • SRF Rentals & Arrive & Drive Though they look the same, the GEN • Proven Track Reliability 3 was introduced in 2015. These cars • Cars and Parts Sales 6 Wheelworks 20 ‘Tis Time— Frank Emmett Announces His 23 Over-Analyzing Your • Proven Maintenance are everything you could ask for in a • Trackside Support for Your Car FEATURES Retirement Autocross Results • Fast and Sorted Cars spec car. Lightweight and fast, the 9 Wide Wold Of Motorsports • Driver Coaching GEN 3 raises the bar in an already 20 Sign Up Early For New Garage At Thun- 24 Full Body Contact 10 Introducing The Newest Race Class: Ssc5 • Maintenance& Repairs derhill Park exciting class. 25 SFR Competition Licensing School • Transportation AccelRaceTek LLC 12 Geno And Bruce’s Indy Adventure Los Gatos, CA 95032 21 Veteran Racer And Club Supporter, Ron 26 SFR autox closes out season • At Track Repairs – Including Welding (669) 232-4844 13 Full Body Contact Cortez, Aim Tires, Suffers Stroke www.AccelRaceTek.com 16 Notes From The Archive * See details on our website. 21 Majors Race At Thunderhill March 28 Thunderhill Report 18 2017 Awards Presented At The 22 Formula Enterprises Gets New Drive- Annual Banquet train, Class For 2018 IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Calendar 15 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. 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Willows, CA 95988 JANUARY 2018 | SFRSCCA.ORG | 3 2018 SACRAMENTO CHAPTER SOLO SCHEDULE April 21 - Shriner Event – Round 1 – Mather Airfield June 24 – Round 6 – Stockton Fairgrounds September 15 – Round 11 – Thunderhill Raceway Park CALENDAR April 22 – Round 2 – Mather Airfield July 14 – Round 7 – Stockton Fairgrounds September 16 – Round 12 – Thunderhill Raceway Park June 2 – PAL Event – Round 3 – Mather Airfield July 15 – Round 8 – Stockton Fairgrounds October 13 – The “Bill Fleig Memorial” Enduro Practice – Thunderhill Raceway Park June 3 – Round 4 – Mather Airfield August 18 – Round 9 – Thunderhill Raceway Park 2018 SFR ROAD RACING SCHEDULE 2018 FRESNO SOLO SCHEDULE October 14 – The “Bill Fleig Memorial” Enduro – Thun- June 23 – Round 5 – Stockton Fairgrounds August 19 – Round 10 – Thunderhill Raceway Park Any changes will be shown on www.sfrscca.org derhill Raceway Park 2018 AUTOCROSS SCHOOL Saturday, January 27, 2018 FEBRUARY 16-18 JULY 27-2 Fresno Fairgrounds, Fresno, CA DRIVERS SCHOOL REGIONAL 11 & 12 Thunderhill Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Event #1 for 2018 season (Jan. 28th) is included in your Autocross School registration fee. MARCH 3-4 AUGUST 18-19 REGIONAL 1 & 2 PRE-REUNION Register: http://sfrscca.motorsportreg.com/ Registration closes on January 25, 2018 10:00 PM Thunderhill Raceway Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support PST MARCH 16-18 AUGUST 23-26 Limited to 35 drivers. REGIONAL 3 & 4 REUNION Additional details can be found at our website & Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support Facebook page located at: APRIL 7-8 AUG 31 - SEPT 2 Website: fresnoscca.com MAJOR REGIONAL 13 & 14 SEASON Facebook SCCA Fresno: www.facebook.com/groups/ Thunderhill Raceway FINALE SCCAFresno/about/ Thunderhill Raceway APRIL 21-22 ENTRY FEE: REGIONAL 5 & 6 SEPTEMBER 7-9 Student Non-members: $80 * Thunderhill Raceway IMSA Student Members: $60 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support *Up to two weekend memberships may be applied MAY 3-6 towards the cost of an annual SCCA membership (60 SEPTEMBER 27-30 FERRARI CHALLENGE day time frame). Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Limited SCRAMP RENNSPORT SFR COMPETITION LICENSING Support Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support Lunch is included in your entry as well as an entry to Event #1 (1/28/18). You must register for Event #1 but MAY 18-20 OCTOBER 16-21 you will not be charged. SPRING CLASSIC SCCA RUNOFFS SCHOOL Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support Sonoma Raceway CHALK TALK: A classroom session to introduce and educate novices about the sport of autocrossing, autocross vocabulary, what to expect, etc. ONLY ONE SCHOOL IN SFR THIS YEAR - FEBRUARY 16-18 - THUNDERHILL PARK MAY 31-JUNE 3 OCTOBER 25-28 TEST DAY & REGIONAL 7 & 8 PIRELLI WORLD Date: January 26 prior to the school. Location and If you want to race this year, you need to start planning now! SPEC RACER FESTIVAL CHALLENGE time: TBD Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | SCRAMP Support START HERE EVENT SCHEDULE: 1. Join SCCA if you are not already a member: you can join online at any JUNE 29-JULY 1 GET YOUR REQUIRED SAFETY GEAR Check in and registration starts at 7:30AM, closes at time on the National www.scca.com MAJOR & REGIONAL 9 & 10 While waiting for school day, you can gather all the required drivers gear: 8:30AM. School starts at 9AM. 2. Schedule your physical and have doctor completely fill out the SCCA SPEC MIATA FESTIVAL • Helmet with a Snell sticker of 2010 or later, Physical Form: http://www.sfrscca.org/wp-content/uploads/Physi- Sonoma Raceway • Head and Neck Restraints meeting SFI 38.1 or FIA 8858 cal_Medical_v2016.5.23.pdf • One-piece driver’s suit that covers the entire body from the neck to the SCCA will NOT issue your Novice Permit without this form, so get it done early. Any changes will be shown on www.sfrscca.org ankles and wrists. All suits shall bear an SFI 3.2A/1 (or FIA 1986 Stan- 2018 SFR BAY AREA SOLO SCHEDULE 3. Fill out the Novice Permit Application: http://www.sfrscca.org/wp- dard) or higher, underwear of fire resistant material unless you have a content/uploads/2015-Novice-Permit.pdf FEB 11TH, CROWS LANDING MAY 12TH, MARINA SEPT 29-30TH, CROWS LANDING drivers suit SFI 3.2A/5 or higher. Round 1 "Boondoggle" Round 5 Round 12/13 with AAS, 4. Send to National SCCA Licensing: Physical form, novice application, • Gloves, driving shoes and socks made of fire resistant material and copy of current state driver’s license: [email protected] MAR 10-11, CROWS LANDING JUN 9-10, CROWS LANDING OCT 13TH, CROWS LANDING Round 2/TNT/Starting Line Round 6/7 with AAS Round 14 UPS/FedEx/ address: SCCA, 6700 SW Topeka Blvd., Bldg. 300, Topeka KS 66619 PREPARE YOUR CAR OR RENT A CAR APR 7TH, MARINA JUN 23RD, CROWS LANDING OCT 27TH, MARINA USPS address: SCCA, PO Box 19400, PO Box 299, Topeka KS 666015. Local rental car providers and travel tech info: Round 3 Round 8 Round 15 5. Enter the school at http://sfrscca.motorsportreg.com/ You do not http://www.sfrscca.org/racing/services/ APR 14-15TH, CROWS LANDING JUL 21ST, MARINA NOV 10TH, MARINA need to have your novice permit before you enter the school (but you Round 4/Champ Tour Round 9 Round 16 should be working on it).