OCTOBER 2002 Clutch Chatter THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INDIANAPOLIS REGION OF THE SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA Solo II Nationals and Runoffs Coverage Inside Indy Region Board Meeting October 24 at See back cover for details Brent Cary trophies in Topeka Officers & Chairpersons REGIONAL EXECUTIVE & ACTIVITIES CHAIRPERSON – Bob Sweet RACE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON – Dave Hart 20906 Edgewater Drive, Noblesville, IN 46060 7811 Ashton Place, Fishers, IN 46038 317-984-3029 fax 317-984-6677 317-849-2495 (evening) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] BOARD MEMBER & RALLY CHAIR – Chuck Hanson ASST REGIONAL EXEC & CC EDITOR – Matt Curry 2302 S. Shelby St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 5023 TC Steele Lane, Carmel, IN 46033 317-780-9007 317-818-0769 (evening) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] BOARD MEMBER & SOLO CO-CHAIR – Steve Linn SECRETARY – Alyson Kunack 7534 Augusta Court, Indianapolis, IN 46268 4110 Lake Park Blvd, #327, Indianapolis, IN 46227 317-297-4814 (evening) 317-787-5564 (evening) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] BOARD MEMBER & SOLO CO-CHAIR – Chris McGuire TREASURER – Cathy Hart 11090 Lake Run Drive, Fishers, IN 46038 7811 Ashton Place, Fishers, IN 46038 317-577-2518 (evening) 317-849-2495 (evening) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] BOARD MEMBER - Scott Dales MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON – Dave De Bolt 1610 Library Boulevard, Greenwood, IN 46142 222 Yorkshire Blvd. W., Cumberland, IN 46229 317-882-7638 (home) 317-891-8596 (evening) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] COMP. CHAIR & POINTSKEEPER – Jan Castelluccio SPEED FREAKZ CHAIRPERSON – Jennifer McLeish 9115 Trinity Place, Indianapolis, IN 46229 8842 Ginnylock Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46256 317-898-9273 (evening) 317-594-0584 (evening) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] RACE CAR TECH INSPECTIONS — Jay Quinn Contents 317-248-9626 RE News .................................................................................3 Calendar Board Nominations ..................................................................3 Runoffs Recap .........................................................................6 October 13 Rally #9, Fall Foliage Tour Solo Year End Class Trophy Eligibility .....................................8 October 24 Board Meeting, Fastimes Indoor Karting Solo Report .............................................................................9 Trackside Supply ad ................................................................9 October 27 Solo #8, Converse Anderson Cone Quagmire photos & results ...........................10 November 3 Rally #10, Pikes Peak Hill Climb 16th Street Solo Serendipity photos & results ........................12 November 8-10 ARRC, Road Atlanta The Clemens Report: CenDiv #5 ...........................................14 December 7 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet Board Nominations ................................................................14 The Clemens Report: CenDiv #6 ...........................................15 Solo Schedules .....................................................................15 Solo 2 Nationals photos .........................................................16 Solo Is: Motorvation ...............................................................18 Rally #7 Info ..........................................................................19 Indy Region E-Group Rally #8 Info ..........................................................................19 Signs Rally photos & results ..................................................20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indyscca/ or Fall Phobia Rally info .............................................................20 http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/indyscca Rally Report ...........................................................................21 Rally Schedule ......................................................................21 Membership Application ........................................................22 Indy Region Connections Membership Report ...............................................................23 AIM Tuning ad .......................................................................23 Involved Member Award info .................................................24 Indy Region Voice Mail: 317-329-8888 Regional Race Points Standings ...........................................25 Indy Region Home Page: indyscca.org Opt-In/Opt-Out Policy ............................................................25 SCCA Home Page: scca.org Speed Freakz Spotlight: Vince Ashton ...................................26 Cendiv Home Page: cendiv.scca.org Classifieds .............................................................................27 Fastimes/Board Meeting info ....................................back cover 2 Clutch Chatter October 2002 RE News by Dave Hart Get INVOLVED… Share the FUN… Meeting and Awards Banquet. The As the 2002 season is drawing to a close, I’d like to invite six elected members of the Board everyone to participate in the planning, organization, and will then select two members of the execution of the 2003 Programs. We have opportunities prior year’s Board. The eight mem- that run the full gamut from individual event Rallymasters, bers of the Board may then select Race Chairs, and Solo Event Chairs to Management and up to 3 additional Board members. Committee involvement in all of the Programs to Board of YOUR region needs YOU for its fu- Directors positions. I encourage YOU to talk to the current ture health and growth. organizers of the program YOU are most interested in to The individual programs can also discuss how to become more involved. use YOUR input and assistance. Please consider adding your name to the list of Nomi- There are opportunities to take on nees for members of the Board of Directors for the upcom- small tasks or the organization of major events. Please ing year. There is a Nomination Ballot elsewhere in this is- contact me or one of the Program Chairs listed on the in- sue that you can mail, or you can email your nomination to side cover to talk about YOUR desires and interests. Jan Castelluccio at [email protected]. The election will See YOU at our next event (or meeting)… Share the be held on Saturday, December 7, 2002 at the Annual FUN… September Board Meeting Minutes by Alyson Kunack This is a summary of the meeting of the Indy Region turbed primarily via email, some members have lost con- Board of Directors, held on September 20, 2002, at Fast- tact with the group. times Indoor Karting. Present at the meeting were Dave Dave H. suggested a reminder mailing for the opt-in Hart, Cathy Hart, Dave DeBolt, Jennifer McLeish, Steve form, and said he would discuss it with Matt. Also, many Linn, Chris McGuire, Alyson Kunack, Ken Osiecki, Alberto at the National were impressed with the worker turnout for Pizzato, and Clemens Burger. The July minutes were the event. Thanks to all who volunteered. read and approved. There are 2 rally events remaining; Oct. 13 and Nov. 2. Treasurer’s Report. The money market account bal- Equipment-wise, the program is in good shape, and Chuck ance is $49,438.75; checking account has $24,779.95. suggests perhaps renting out some of the equipment to Membership. We currently have between 631 and 639 other regions. members; there is some confusion due to the relocation of Solo. The program is currently approximately $3500 on National Headquarters. Dave presented a $905 check for the plus side, and he estimates a year-end surplus of membership. Also, there will be a meeting on Monday, $2700. He and Chris are looking to replace the current September 30, to discuss the display for the World of Solo trailer, which is at best difficult to get to the events Wheels in February. Involved Member and Worker of the because of towing, with a step van and tow dolly (for Year points need to be in by November 15. whomever is driving the van to bring their own car to run.) Clutch Chatter. Matt was at the Runoffs, so no report. He estimates an approximate overall cost of $5000, bro- He is still looking for someone to take over Clutch Chatter. ken down as follows: $3000-$3500 initial cost for the step Speed Freakz. Jennifer inquired as to the flyers she van, $800 for the tow dolly, $1000 in initial maintenance, created for the schools earlier in the year. It was recom- and $700 for tags & insurance. The van would also be mended that a few color flyers be made for public posting, available to other programs to use. They are still research- with b&w copies being used for distribution. Vince Ashton ing the possibilities. A sum of $3500 was approved by will be the subject of the next profile. Also, she and Matt the Board to actively pursue acquiring the truck. are working on a karting event for sometime in January; On another note, event chairs are needed for next year’s Matt is working on the contact, and will hopefully have Solo events, and there is an event on September 22. something in time for an announcement in the November Also, as Columbus Region is acquiring 200 new cones, issue of CC. they are looking to acquire the best of the ‘old’ cones for Activities. No report at this time. $1 each. Rally. Ken Osiecki delivered a message and the report Race. The schedule for next year is under considera- on behalf of Chuck. The National Rally was a definite suc- tion. The following dates have been requested from IRP: cess, and the general sentiment on behalf of the majority April 12-13 (Driver’s School), May 3-4 (Double