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EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING! the right to edit and publish only those articles felt to be in the best interest of the members of the Porsche Club 40 of America. Commercial advertising inquiries should be directed to the CRN Advertising Coordinator. Postmaster: Address Change to: PCA Club Racing News, c/o PCA Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 6400 Columbia, MD 21045 ORDERS TECH SUPPORT ONLINE 800.356.2080 847.304.5515 NORTHSTARMOTORSPORTS.COM OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2017 3 2 CLUB RACING NEWS www.pagidracing.com Clif emphasized in his drive to build the track the importance of community participation in the track/business (such as food stands and boy scout help with cleaning up after the races). Remnants of that can still be seen in names such as St John the Baptist Church and Firemens Hill. The rest is history as the say- ing goes. Around 1990, when CART was still racing at RA, the track at- tendance of close to 100,000 report- edly held the record for the largest sporting event in Wisconsin history The Track and PCA Clif Tufte was a friendly person who was readily available during race events. It is important to keep in mind that at this point in time, the 1960s, the RA office was still in Elkhart Lake on Lake Street across from the bank in the building that now is the Scandinavian Shop. The staff was also not large on non-race weekends, being mostly Clif and Edna Pate. Edna ran the office, was the secretary, bookkeeper, event cal- ROAD AMERICA AND PCA endar organizer etc. in town and the A LONG AND INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP maintenance staff out at the track. In 1964 one of the Chicago Re- STORY BY BOB AND WILMA WHITE; PHOTOS BY STEVE RASHBAUM, MIKE KLASKIN & SKIP CARTER gion PCA members, who at that time self and repair anything on the track said it was necessary to restrict the raced a SAAB, was talking to Clif that was damaged. cars speed at several locations around and mentioned that he thought PCA With the track being 4 miles long the track. So Clif went out with the members would enjoy being able with several long straights and the event chair pointing out where he to drive the track. Clif, never being fact that many of the Porsches were wanted chicanes to slow the cars. Road America, the Beginning marker for the “Hard Left Corner” could be a strong and viable means one to overlook the opportunity to without seatbelts (still an option at The figure on this page shows the The Road America race track (just is directly in front of Siebkens main of maintaining and growing the pos- expand the interest in the track and that time) and had no roll bars, Clif locations of the chicanes he required two miles south of Elkhart Lake, lobby on Lake Street. itive impact of the on road races that its range of contacts with prospec- Wisconsin) is one of the oldest pur- After the death of a child specta- were now banned. tive customers, said he thought that pose built road racing tracks in the tor at Watkins Glen in 1952, many With support of other local busi- was possible. A date was suggested U.S., hosting its first race in Sep- states, including Wisconsin, passed ness people a prospectus was put in mid-September after the normal tember 1955 with SCCA. Racing at laws forbidding racing on public together to sell 1750 shares of stock racing season was over. Chicago Re- Elkhart Lake, however, predates that roads. The success of the races in (at $100 per share, with a minimum gion took up Clif’s offer and the first by several years with the early races bringing spectators and sports car purchase of 5 shares) to cover the Chicago region PCA event at Road in 1950-1952 taking place on coun- enthusiasts to Elkhart Lake was a $175,000 estimate to buy 523 acres America was held in 1965. The of- ty roads around the lake itself. substantial boost to the local econ- of land and construct a 4.0 mile track. fer was even more remarkable in that The race went through Elkhart omy, which had faded as the many The track layout itself, at 4.048 miles, PCA was not required to rent or pay Lake along Lake Street past Sieb- summer resorts that attracted people has remained essentially unchanged to use the track! The only expenses kens Resort, where the Concours is from cities like Milwaukee and Chi- since that time. Sufficient interest were to have an ambulance on site, now held during the Chicago Re- cago closed after the second world was found and the first race was held a medical doctor (who was a mem- gion Club Race every Labor Day war. The increased mobility now by SCCA in September of 1955. In- ber and volunteer) on the grounds, weekend. The old highway route can allowed for a wider range of travel. terestingly, one of Chicago Region’s and a guard at the gate, who made still be driven and historic markers A local business man, Clif Tufte, members who recently died took part sure that people coming to the track have been put up at specific named took note and suggested to the local in that race, and a few years ago, at 80, signed the track waiver. The region locations along the way. 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