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The Blower Newsletter of Neohio Region, SCCA Volume 66, Issue 11 November-December 2019 The Starting Line REport by Dave Lancaster Thanks to Boss Pro Karting and 26 members took to the track for Hawk Performance for making some fierce racing action. The the 2019 NEOHIO Region Annual competition was tough as we had Upcoming Events Membership Meeting a success. people from karting, road racing, We had 40 members attend the rally cross, and solo trying to Awards Banquet & meeting which was a combination compete for the last race of the Hall of Fame inductions of an annual meeting with reports decade for NEOHIO. Participants February 15, 2020 from each of our Program Chairs, ran two qualifying sessions which the 2019 Elections, a Social put them into three race groups. Event, and Kart Racing with a The fastest were grouped in the championship race. Thanks to all Championship Race which was who came out on an evening that sponsored by HAWK Performance. had Cleveland’s first snow storm A Championship Trophy was of the season earlier in the day. I awarded to the winner and Brake know many members planned on Certificates were awarded to the attending, but cancelled due to top three finishers. The top three concerns about the weather. We in the Championship Race were understand and hope to see you Eric Baun taking home the gold, soon. Seth Gale took second, and third place was Eric Franz. The meeting went well with each Inside This Issue of the Program Chairs giving the We did have to stop the racing at members a report on their 2019 one point and get back to business Obituaries 3 season and plans for 2020. We also to cover our election results. This spoke about the success we had in year we had four very qualified Calendar 4 2019 with the building of our new candidates running for three 2020 Banquet and Awards 5 Rally Cross and Time Trial Events, Trustee positions. The three new along with the continued success members of the NEOHIO Board of Johnny Appleseed Rally 6 our Solo Program and Road Rally Trustees are Betsy McIntyre, Evan Programs. The meeting closed with Smith and Kerianne Sidoti. I have Neohio Hall of Fame 7 a discussion on Nelson Ledges and worked with all three of these GLD 2020 Schedule 13 the improved relationship SCCA individuals in the past. I know they has with the track. We are working will make great new additions to Northeast 2020 Schedule 14 together to get more events and the Board and they are excited to Points Reporting 15 racing back at the track. get started in their new positions. Classifieds 16 After the meeting was over, we had three hours of Socializing and (RE Letter continued on page 3.) Specialty Chiefs Sound Control Monthly Meetings NEOHIO OPEN Competition Neohio Board meetings are CONTACTS Debbie LaFond Street Survival held the first Tuesday of each [email protected] Jeff Blumenthal month. Any exceptions will R.E. & Club Office (216) 469-0341 be published in The Blower. Dave Lancaster Emergency Services [email protected] (440) 796-8214 OPEN Meetings are held at 7:00 [email protected] Tech Inspection PM in the private room at Flagging & Communications Maurice LaFond Winking Lizard, 25200 Miles Assistant R.E. Kurt Stevens Jeff Blumenthal 440-946-2207 Road, Bedford Heights, OH [email protected] (216) 469-0341 Grid 44146. Members and guests [email protected] OPEN are welcome and encouraged Timing & Scoring to attend. Treasurer Brenda Nick Novice Licenses Joe Blaha 440-789-8679 Jim Pracker Membership meeting dates 334 Keyser Pkwy. [email protected] (440) 338-1222 and times are published in Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223 [email protected] The Blower. 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(330) 475-2559 Contact Laura O'Neill [email protected] [email protected] | (330) 467-4472 Neohio SCCA 397 Apple Hill Dr., Northfield, OH 44067 www.neohioscca.com The Blower, November / December 2019 Edition Page 2 Chuck Stoddard, Rest in Peace Condolences The first time I saw Chuck top Alfa drivers like Bob Parsons Long-time Neohio member and Stoddard, he was in a G-Modified from the NEOhio Region SCCA, Hall of Fame Inductee, Chuck Siata Spyder, racing at Put-in- Barry Budlong, Dave Elder, Norm Stoddard, passed away on Bay. He looked like a little boy in Webb, Ed Hugus and Jack Crusoe. Monday, October 14, 2019. a pedal car, sticking out from the Then he won a second national top. He’d bought the car from a championship, in 1961 after SCCA Services were private without a man in Dayton, where he served moved the Alfas from D-Prod to public announcement. as an Air Force officer. He found a E-Prod. By 1963, he had a Porsche May Chuck Rest in Peace. Crosley engine, race-tuned it and dealership and raced a 550-RS entered as many races as he could. Spyder in E-Modified . The handling of these cars was NEOHIO Region offers our outstanding. Then it was back to Alfa in a factory ride with an aluminum- condolences to member Jeff He joined the Northeast Ohio bodied GTZ, just short of a third Arendas who recently lost his Region of the Sports Car Club of national championship which father Bernie Arendas. America, although the race was came to him in 1965, also in the organized by Cleveland Sport GTZ. Beginning in 1964, this car Car Club. He later became the was in SCCA C-Production, along Competition Director and the with Porsche 904, Porsche Carerra Regional Executive of NEOhio. As Speedster, Lotus Elan, Lotus Super an MIT graduate, his meticulous Seven and Lotus Cortina. “These workmanship helped him win were the cars that SCCA didn’t (RE Letter continued from page 1.) many races. His daytime job was know what to do with,” Stoddard as an engineer at TRW, fixing a once said, “They didn’t have a V-8 There was more great news for problem with valve stem leaking engine and they were too fast for NEOHIO Region at the National in the nail-head Buick (light-weight the smaller classes.” Convention. We have three high performance V-8 in the mid- members being inducted into 1950s). In the overall, everything worked the Hall of Fame. These include out for Stoddard. “I bought the Catherine (CAT) Kizer, and Dave As a side-line, he started a repair GTZ for $6000 from the factory,” and Sherrie Weitzenhof. shop in his parent’s garage. This he once said, “After nearly three was extremely successful and seasons of racing, I sold it for The tentative race schedules for had the auto importers knocking $6000. I thought that was a good the Great Lakes and Northeast on his door, which soon led to a deal.” Divisions are in this edition. You dealership. His dealership carried will notice that NEOHIO has two a number of brands, most of them © Carl Goodwin, (440)557-5089, dates at Nelson Ledges in 2020. British, and then there was the Alfa (719)229-7245, 8529 Silver Creek Currently, these are both being Romeo. At about this time, Chuck Drive, Novelty, Ohio 44072; listed as Time Trial or Track Event observed that he could not make 10/22/19 weekends. The Nelson Council a living selling Siatas, so he race- has been working very hard along Notice: Neohio Region, SCCA prepared an early Alfa that he got with the Great Lakes Division in Meeting Minutes for October from importer Max Hoffman and partnering with Nelson Ledges 2019 to appear in the January won his first race at Put-in-Bay.