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MAY 2017 THE WHEEL 1

VOL. 58 | MAY 2017 The official publication of the San Francisco Region of the Sports Car Club Of America

FRESNO AUTOCROSSp. 16

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SFR SOLO ROUND 3p. 26

MAY 2017 THE WHEEL 3

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FEATURES

IN EVERY ISSUE

6 Wheelworks

7 Letters to the Editor

8 Switching to the Other Side of the Track

10 Fresno Chapter Autocross

12 Notes from the Archive

14 Full Body Contact

16 Spec Racer Ford Set-up Procedure

17 Four-Hour Enduro

19 Driver and Worker of the Weekend

20 Just Around the Corner

24 Sacramento Season Opener

25 AccelRaceTek Sponsors Spec Racer Ford Festival at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

25 Life is like Racing - Know Your Limits

26 SFR Solo Round 3

28 Thunderhill Report

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HURRY BEFORE THE MISSILES HIT

WHEELWORKS BY BLAKE TATUM

Sometimes I am afraid to turn on the television. The news is wrought with doom and gloom. If the climate change doesn’t get you some third world country will. Watching it is enough to ruin your mood. So I say let’s focus on something that makes us happy. Fast cars and driving them around a ribbon of asphalt. To change everybody’s feelings, I will give you an update on what’s going on with the club.

First off we are three events into the year.Competition Licensing School (aka Driver’sSchool) graduated 43 students. The weathercooperatedandbyallaccountsagoodtimewashadbyall.Driver’sschoolhasalwaysbeenheldearly in the year so the students that graduatedcould race in the upcoming season. It is heldonce a year and it used to take at least threeweekends to get through it, with the groundschool, and the two on track weekends. Beforetheclassesbeginthestudentsfilloutapersonalprofilequestionnaire.Oneofthethingsthatwasgleaned from this year’s profiles is that most ofthe students do not plan to race with us. Theycometoourschoolbecausenoonereallyteacheswheel to wheel competition any more. A lot ofthestudentshavepriortrackdayexperienceandwanttolearnhowtoraceinclosequarters.

Twenty years ago most of the students hadlittletonoracingexperienceandplannedonrac-ing with us. Now over half of the students haveprior racing experience or track day experienceand plan on going somewhere else. One of thereasons we get so many interlopers is becauseof the outstanding reputation our school has.There are plenty of opportunities to learn theracinglinewhetheritisatrackdayoracarclub,but thenumberofclubsorprofessional schoolsthat teachyouaboutactualracing isverysmall.Whenastudentgetshisnovicepermitsignedoffit isaringingendorsement fromthe instructorsstating that they would be willing to risk theirownliferacingwiththatthatindividual.

Because the audience for the competitionlicensing school has changed it has been sug-gested to the Board that the date be changed.Thedirectorsoftheschoolfeela laterdatewilldraw more people. They also feel that we arepushingourluckbyhavingitsoearlyintheyearwhenfoulweathercanchaseawayalargenum-berofthestudents.SonextyearifFebruaryrollsaround and the competition licensing school isnotonthecalendaryouwillknowwhy.

As has been tradition for the past severalyears, the season opener was at ThunderhillRaceway. Although we did not set any atten-

dancerecords theeventwentoffwell.Thefirstrace of the year gives you a clue as to whichclassesareseriousaboutrunningfortheregionalchampionship.IcantellyouifyoudonotrunaMiata or a Spec Racer Ford, it is not too late togearupfortherunatthetopstepatthebanquet.

Our one and only Majors event was held thefirst weekend of April. Last year the club triedsomethingdifferentwiththeMajorseventwhenwe made it a three day event with the Saturdayrace on the Thunderhill 3 mile course and theSundayfeatureraceonthe5milecourse.Welostmoney on this event mainly because we spentmoney on promoting and meals that we wouldnot normally have done. When you add in thequestionable weather that presented itself thatweekend,everythinglineduptomaketheeventless than successful. So this year the Majorsevent was back to the two day, high entry fee,very little track time schedule. It is no wonderthat the participation level was just okay. Oneof the major problems with the Majors is thatinordertoqualifyfortheRunoffsapersononlyneedtoattendthreeMajorsevents.

We had an opportunity to add a majors toourcalendarbutdecidedtopass. Bynottakingthe second Majors event, CalClub was able tohost three Majors events. With three events insouthernCaliforniathereisnoneedfortheguysracingdowntheretocomeuphereandrunourevent.

TheFormulaFraceduringtheMajorsweek-end had some very close competition. In theSunday race it was a three way scrap betweenRick Payne, Skip Streets, and Chuck Horn.Chuck has had a very successful season so farbut on lap 12 of the Sunday feature Chuck andSkip touched wheels. Chuck ended up gettingcollectedbyBradHayesatahighrateofspeed.LuckilyeveryonewasOK.Icannotsaythesameaboutthecars.

CominguponMay5-6,SpecRacerFordcom-petitor Court Cardinal is sponsoring the event.CourtisthemanagerofCasinoFandangoinCar-son City, Nevada. Court is giving away Casinopackages valued at $300 for the Saturday race

winners and 100 volunteer packages valued at$175.ThispackageiscourtesyoftheworkdonebyDavidVodden.LastIcheckednootherregionhasapromotionlikethis.

Speaking of promotions, Thunderhill Race-wayParkhassweetenedthepotforattendingtheSCCAeventsheldthere.Theywillbegivingoutover $5,000 in cash and prizes for those peoplewho race three of the four races at Thunderhillthisyear.

AftertheThunderhillMayeventtheclubgoesto Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on June 1-4.This is the only time all year where SCCA rac-erscantestatMazdaRaceway.Inadditiontothetest day the Spec Racer Ford Festival race willbe added. Bruce Richardson of AccelRaceTek,Vistage, and SCCA Enterprises will be sponsor-ing a BBQ for Spec Racer Drivers on Saturdayand will have over $2,500 in prizes for partici-pating SRF drivers. In addition the Spec RacerFord racers get an additional race added to theschedule.

Our one and only visit to Sonoma Raceway(we have tried to get more) will be June 30 toJuly 2. This will be the Spec Miata Festival.AgaintheGroupSevendriverswillhaveabonusrace attached to their schedule. Saturday nightwillbeabarbequeatIanCook’smotorhome.Atthebarbequecashandprizeswillbeawardedviaadrawingandyoumustbepresenttowin.Withthe announcement of the Runoffs coming toSonoma Raceway in 2018, expect an abundanceofentrants.Itisnevertooearlytotuneyourcarto the track and anyone with eyes on Runoffsbraggingrightswillbethere.

Last year we eliminated the Illgen 4 hourenduro.WeendedtheseasononaSaturdayandhad the banquet in Willows. I hated that weended the racing season on a Saturday and didnot likehowwecouldnotfigureoutsomethingto do with the Sunday following the banquet.This year the enduro is back! Anyone runningthe 25 hours of Thunderhill needs to come tothiseventasatuneup.

Speaking of the banquet, we are working onaseriouschangetothisevent.Wehavereceived

complaints regarding the timing of the eventandthelocation.Iamcurrentlyintheprocessofexploringacompletelydifferentlocationandfor-matforthisevent.Staytuned!

Some of you may have read the article abouttherumormill inlastmonth’sWHEEL.Thebot-tomlineisthisallgotstartedbecauseofaseriousneedforvolunteerstoworkourpro-events.Con-trary to popular opinion you do not have to be aveteran volunteer with the club to be useful attheseevents.ThereareplentyofjobsthatneedtobefilledsotheclubcanmeettheircommitmenttoMazdaRaceway.

This is the perfect opportunity for club mem-bers to use the DRAFT card. DRAFT stands forDRivers Assistance For Testing. To participatein the program, the driver contacts a volunteerchiefandarrangestovolunteer.Afterworking,theChiefwillgivethedriveranofficialDRAFTcardwith the hours worked signed off. He/she canwork Regionals, Majors, or Pro weekends. Yourwife/husbandorcrewmembercanworktowardsyourDRAFTcard.Onefull,validatedcardisequalto two full days worked. One card equals $150towardsanSFRraceentryorone-halfdayoftest-ing. Two completed cards equal $300 towardsan SFR race entry or one full test day. MinimumcreditisonefullDRAFTcard.ToredeemDRAFTcards for race entry, contact the Region Office.When the program was first designed the cardcould only be redeemed towards testing, it hassincebeenexpandedtobeacredittowardsentryfees. I will call the new version the French edi-tion DRivers Assistance For Testing & Entry(DRAFT~E).

Unfortunately as I was typing this article thetelevisioninthebackgroundsuddenlygotlouder.Itwasanewsflash.Thenewsflashwasthelocaltelevision station trying to get my attention so Iwould watch their newscast. The lead story wasabout some third world country testing someweapon,andhowthiswasa threat to theUnitedStates. Oh no! Back to the doom and gloom oftoday’sworld. I thinkIwillgoouttothegarageandgetthecarreadyforButtonWillow.Iwanttoget at least one more race in before the missileshit!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ToTheWheel;Volunteer's quitting over a rumor is

bad. Announcer's quitting because theywerenotallowedtodotheirjobisbad.

Taking away Sunday afternoon beernowthatissomethingworthquittingover!

– Name withheld

Editors Note-Hopefully the rumors havebeen put to bed. The Announcer is backand doing his job. The Sunday eveningbeer isgone,butwedidthatafterpollingthe chiefs. Most felt a cold drink and asnackfor theridehomewasmoreappro-priate than beer. We want our volunteersandparticipantstohaveasaferidehome.

HiThere,I would like to respond to the article

Announcing, Announcing! First offI am sure a few of you remember meannouncing. Well a lot of you have askedwhat happened to me and why am I notannouncing?Ihaveannouncedforalmost35 years for SFR and many other orga-nizations and never had any complaints.I was asked on a couple of occasionsmaybe change the way I was doing someannouncementsandafewthingslikethis.Well I would like to say as an announcerforsomanyyears,I thinkthat therehavebeen a number of decisions by either theboard or others that have been on theboardthathavebeenverybadfortheclubasawhole.HowareweasaclubWORK-ING to get more Drivers, Workers andothersto continueWHATALOTOFUS

HAVE DONE TO BUILDTHECLUBTOWHATIT

IS TODAY! My Parents, my Brother andI have raced and worked with this clubsincethebeginningoftheclub.IstillhavetheawardthatmyDadreceivedasWorkeroftheyearin1960.Howcantheclubcon-tinuewhentheydothingsliketheydidtome and a couple of others in the last fewyears.Iwasremovedfromthescheduleofannouncecrewwithoutanydiscussionorexplanation of any kind. If you do some-thingthatapersondoesnotlike,someonefromtheboardhasyouremovedfromthecrew.Insteadoftalkingtoyouandaskingyou to change the way you do a VOLUN-TEER JOB, one you may have done for(more years than that person has been intheclub)theyjustcomealongandremoveyou.Idon’tknowofanybusiness’thatdothis to their employees, let along a VOL-UNTEER. Also the weekend in questionthat I was removed for, I was Worker oftheWeekendandworked4daysbymyself.WHAT HAS THE SCCA SF REGIONBECOME!??? I HOPE NOT THIS!!!!!!LET’S MAKE THE CLUB WHAT ITONCEWAS!THECLUBTHATKNOWSHOW!!!

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SWITCHING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKBY TIM SULLIVAN

Having completed driving school in 2015, and

racinginSSMandITXsincethen,Isupposeit

wasabouttimetoseewhattheothersideofthe

track sees. Specifically the flagging staff. With

theMajorsbeingrun,andsinceIwasnotrun-

ninginthem,Iwasconvincedbyafellowdriver

thatweshouldvolunteertohelpattheMajors.

It only made sense, as drivers, we all benefit

from the all volunteer staff, and helping out in

aweekendIhadfreeandwasn'tracingsounded

likefun.ShowinguponaSaturdaymorningwithouta

firesuitonwasabitdifferent.Allthevolunteersstart a little earlier than the drivers. Meeting at7 am at the outside dining area at ThunderHill,before most drivers are up yet. Yes, some weregetting registered, but they weren't quite readyfor the track yet. We, on the other hand, werebeing briefed and assigned our corners. Nor-mally at this time, I would be looking out thewindowofthemotorhome,gettingacupofcof-fee and double checking my starting time. Notthevolunteers.Theyareupwayaheadofusdriv-ers. Remember,weusuallyawake to the truckssweepingthetrack.Thesefolksgetupearlyandstaylate.

By 7:40, we are on our way to our towers. Ihad the pleasure of being assigned to turn 11,withIanCookasmymentor.NowImustadmitIthoughtthiswasgreat,asmyintroductiontorac-ingcameviaEdRailton,aswellasIan.Butthis

was no walk in the park. Ian intended to makeme learn the ropes, and fast. Rhea Dods, Com-munications,andHeatherStreets,Flagging,weregreatandreallymademeandtwootherdriverswelcome. There is no us versus them here. Theentire crew was genuinely helpful in making usfeelwelcomeandwantingustolearn.

In driving school we all learn the flags, thecolors, and what to do when they come out.Blackflags,standingyellow,doubleyellow,wav-ing yellow. Debris on the track, service vehicleson track, boots on the ground. All things weknow and take for granted. We know we willalways be warned. It is a little more than that,though.

Day One started off making sure I did knowtheflags.Wewereissuedabagofflagsaswellasheadsets.Theheadsetsarekey.Everyturncom-municateswithRhea in thetower.Heatherwasin her turn six tower. All corners communicatethat the track is clear. All the way around thetrack:“TurnClear,TurnClear”. Clearmeaningit's safe to race… “Emergency Clear”. They arereadyaswell.

Nowinqualifying,thefirstlapgetsthewhiteflag.Allcornerswhite.Doyouknowwhy?Well,Ialwaysknewtheydid it,butneveraskedwhy,but now I know. It is to let all drivers knowthere is a manned corner. Now you know why.Remember, sometimes, as we know, all stationsarenotmanned.Notenoughvolunteers.Ithap-pens.Thewhiteflaglet'salldriversknowweare

there. After one lap, they go down. Qualifyinglapsgoeasy.Everyoneistryingtogetagoodlap.Notalotofbunchedupcars.Butthereareissues.

Nowturn11getsagreatview.Crestofturn9,turn10,11-12,downtothebridge.Asadriver,thisisagreatstretchofcourse,andadecentpassingarea.Turn11alsohastheinfamous“delineators”.No, these are not a Harry Potter prop, they arethe 4 tall “cones” outside of the candy stripesontheexitof11.InGroup7,thesegetwipedoutin thefirst two laps inmostcases.AsadriverIknowthis.Asaflagger,Iseethis.

Each hit gets reported. Everything isrecorded.Weseeacargooffandon,wereportit.Contact,wereportit,racingincidentornot.Itisrecorded.Weareconstantlyreporting.AndRheawillputitallinanofficialreport.Nottogetdriv-ers in hot water, but to record the race as eachcorner sees it. It's all to make sure the flaggersgettheraceright.Questionablemaneuvers,theygetreported.Astheyhappen.Itmaybeimpor-tantinthenextturn.

“Delineators in center of track”. Out comesyellow. Car in weeds, possible hazard, wavingyellow.TwocarswreckattopofTurn9.Doubleyellows. All in real time and announced at allcornerradios.Blackflags!Important.Asdrivers,we hate these. But they are for our safety. Turn11 is the last real spot to see it before the pits.ImportanttogetthemoutASAPwhenyouhearit!Thedriversneedtoknow!Iftheydon'tseeit,theymaygoaroundtrackagain!

Meatballflags.Atstart/finishandturn7.Mainlyfor sound. Got to make sure they acknowledge(drivers…oops,didIsay“they”).Importantaswell.And they do make sure they have the right car.Bunched up cars may not identify the right car.They wait until they can identify the correct car.Can'tgetthiswrong!

After each group, out come the Course Mar-shals. They clean up the track. Yes, they replacethedelineators!Theycleanupdebris.Thenweallcallthetrack“clear”again.Forthedriverssafety…

At around 11:30 we break for lunch…4.5 hourssincewestartedtheday.AtTurn11wewalkbackto the clubhouse. Grab a sandwich and soda…Lunchgoesquickly..The.Wehavetobeback.Gottobebackintowerby12:20.Haveto“Clear”trackandensurealliswellandsafefordrivers.

The races start now! So now it's a bit differ-ent.Gottomakesureallissetfortheraces.Trackneedstobeclearandalsotimedwiththegrid.Gridcontrol on radio as well. Making sure when PaceCar starts we are ready. No white flag this time.Double yellow all around. And it's pretty darnwindy! Try holding two flags and making suretheydon'tcurlup..It'sanart!AsthePacecargoestowardsthebridgeby14,Ineedtoradioinwhentheycutthelights.Turn14and15callthePacecarinthePits..Raceon!

Nowthisisdifferent..Notqualifying…Nostickertireshere..Theywanttowin.NowIhavetosay,itsureseemsslowerwatchingtheseturnsthanbeinginthecar,butIcansuregetagoodlookatthelinesthe guys are taking (hint). Lots of two offs at 10.This darn turn 11. Bye, bye delineators. Probablygivesasecondtothedriversandastraighterline..(Well,maybe½sec)

More flags, car off the track.. In the weeds…doubleyellows.. CourseMarshallfixesthedelin-eators. (Sorrydrivers). Allgood,andyouhavetobequick….

Passingflags..Wehavetoremembertop5carsandbottom5.Gottoflagtheslowcarswhenlead-ersarereadytopass…(Don'tbethatguy!)Soyouhavetoknowtherunningorder..Itisimportant..Bluepassingonlygoesoutforleaders,nottheslowerguys.It'sforthedriverssafety.

Itwasallfasterintheafternoon…Andfun.Andhotter!Asdrivers,wecankindofrelaxforafew.Ifonlyinoneclass,youmayhavelotsofdowntime.Iraceintwoclasses,soIhaveless,butthevolunteerworkersdon't.Theykeepgoing!About5pmwedoourfinalclearandheadin,butwearen'tdone.Onelastrecap,thenwearedoneandontoSocial.Wehavebeenontrack,work-ing,forabout9hours…Andallthetimehavingfun..Awholedifferentexpe-riencefromdriving.AndImustsayIgotabitofatan!Bonus!

Sunday was more of the same…But now I’m doing it all. Qualifying is

easier… Throwtheflags.. Rememberthecars.. But theracesweregreat.

Assomeonetoldme:Theywillbemoreaggressiveastheydon'tracetomor-

row.Boyweretheyright.Muchmoreaggressive.Spinson10.Peopleoffon

10.Intheweeds.Deepweeds!Doubleyellows…Spinouts.Delineatorsgone.

Wekeeptheflagsgoing.Warningdrivers.. It'sallaboutsafety…Aspinat

turn11ontheinside..Smokefromacar.Driverjumpsout.Yellingathimto

gotoinfield.Hedoes(thankGod!).Longday..Yes,thiswasa10hourday,as

theracesarelonger…Butthelastraceistheclincher…

EndofdaySunday.Lastrace.Wearealltired.. Racestarts.. 2delinea-

tors gone.. Turn 15 chimes in.. 4 delineators gone. Another delineator

gone at turn 11. Lap 10...Mustang careens and takes out all delineators at

turn14/15.Onlydelineatorsontrackleftatturn11.IanandIwererooting

forthelastdelineatorstanding…Lap12.GONE…lldelineatorsgone.High

fives!Whatarace!

Allinallagreatweekend!Ilearnedalot.Ihavetosayallracersshould

dothis. It'sall funtorace,but thesetupandcrewmaketheraces.With-

out thevolunteers,wearedoomed.Thanks tomembersofmyotherclub,

NorthernCACorvettesforbeinghere!SpecificallyDonLanders,andJohn

Lane.AndDougAlves,whoconvincedmetovolunteer.

We all like the events. After this weekend, I have to say we all love it.

Racers and volunteers! As a fairly new racer, I always know Ginny will

come and say hi at the grid! Cecil always comes by and says Hi in the

paddock. RJ is always around (you know his Vette). Mike King is back as

announcer!

It'sagoodgroup!Ifyouareadriver, tryvolunteering! It'sahoot,and

willteachyouafewthings..Eventhelines!It'sallfun!

Tim Sullivan

President, Northern California Corvette Assn.

1991 Miata #56

1950'S WOODEN RACE CAR HAULER BY SFR MEMBER BOB DAYTON

My Dad was handy at woodworking and

decided tomake thismodelKenworth truck

for me back in the early 50's. He had the

wheelsturnedonalatheandwouldtakemy

Momtothejewelrystoretopickoutbuttons

andchainsforhisprojects.

Lastyear,Idecidedtorepaintitandmake

it a race car hauler. The race car was picked

out by our great granddaughter and fit well.

She told her granddad that it looked like

grandpa'sMorgan.Iguessmydaddidn'thave

a problem with me racing a Morgan since it

wasmostlywood.


posedinhis2014FordMustangGT.InPreparedclassLouisLiraranunopposedin

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HondaCivicandAngelTerriquezplacedsecondinhis2010ChevroletCobaltSS.

In SSP, Peter Gabrielian finished first in his2004 Porsche GT3 followed in second by GaryMcDanielinhis2001ChevroletCorvetteZ06.

InSTPLeonWeinrothplacedfirstinhis2014Ford Mustang V6 while Troy Jennings finishedsecondinhis2015FordMustang.

InSTSMyronYbarrafinishedfirstinhis1995MazdaMiatafollowedbyEugeneColeinsecondinhis1999InfinitiG20.

In STU Andrew Bossler took the top spot inhis 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Dave War-ner placed second in his 2006 BMW M3, whileMatthew Vu finished third in his 2005 Nissan350Z.

In STX Tyler Bandy placed first and ReaceFisher placed second, both in a 2013 SubaruBRZ,followedinthirdbyJerryKellinhis2002SubaruWRXWagon.

TOP 10 PAX1.FSKeithBullock,2014FordMustang2.IND-DSKurtWong,2013ScionFR-S3.IND-CSPaulNewton,2013MazdaMiata4.STXTylerBandy,2013SubaruBRZ5. STU Andrew Bossler, 2004 Subaru ImprezaWRXSTi6.STXReaceFisher,2012SubaruBRZ7.IND-DSRicardoQuinonez,2013ScionFR-S8.IND-STSStevenBradford,1991MazdaMiata9.IND-DSKatherineFlater,2013ScionFR-S10.IND-STRKenVaughn,1999MazdaMiata

Event 4 took place on April 23, 2017 atthe Fresno FairgroundsandwaschairedbyKurtWong.Eventresultsareasfollows:

In BS, Greg Backplaced first in his 1999Chevrolet Corvette,followed in second byLarryKirlininhis2008PorscheBoxsterS.

In CAM-C Michael Gardner ran unopposedinhis2012FordMustangGT500.

In CAM-S Ryan Gutile ran unopposed in his1992ChevroletCorvetteZR1.

In CAM-T James West ran unopposed in his1966ChevyElCamino.

InCSPMingTangranunopposedinhis1992MazdaMiata.

In ES, Josh Cadiente placed first, RichardCadiente placed second, and Dennis Feaselplacedthird.AlldriverswereinMazdaMiatas.

In FS, Keith Bullock placed first in his 2014Ford Mustang followed in second by AndrewFibushinhis2015FordMustang.

In FSP Jensen Tang took the top spot overhisco-driverJustinTang,bothina1986ToyotaCorolla.

In GS Cliff Page ran unopposed in his 2015VolkswagenGTI.

In Indexed class Paul Newton placed first inhis 2013 Mazda Miata, followed in second byRicardo Quinonez in his 2013 Scion FR-S andKurt Wong finishing third in his 2013 ScionFR-S.

InLadiesclassLauraGutilefinishedfirstoverher co-driverAllison Gutile,both in a 1992Chevrolet Cor-vetteZR1.

In Modi-fied class SanjaySingh ran unop-posedinhis1964Triumph Spit-fire.

InPrepared class, Louis Lirafinished first inhis 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder followed insecondbyJimTikijianinhis1972MGMidget.

InSMRossAbrinafinished firstoverhisco-driverRyanAbrina,both inaSubaruBRZLim-ited.

InSSChaseHigginbothamranunopposedinhis2014PorscheCayman.

InSSP,GaryMcDanielplacedfirstinhis2001Chevrolet Corvette Z06, followed in second byPeterGabrielianinhis2004PorscheGT3.

In STP Leon Weinroth finished first in his2014 Ford Mustang V6, followed in second byJefferyJantzinhis2006FordMustangGT.

In STR Ken Vaughn ran unopposed in his1999MazdaMiata.

InSTUAndrewBosslerranunopposedinhis2004SubaruImprezaWRXSTi.

In STX Tyler Bandy took the top spot in his2013 Subaru BRZ followed in second by JerryKell in his 2002 Subaru WRX Wagon, and AbelOjedatookthirdplaceinhis2006MazdaRX-8.

TOP 10 PAX1. STU Andrew Bossler, 2004 Subaru ImprezaWRXSTi2.IND-CSPaulNewton,2013MazdaMiata3.IND-DSRicardoQuinonez,2013ScionFR-S4.STXTylerBandy,2013SubaruBRZ5.CAM-CMichaelGardner,2012FordMustangGT5006.IND-DSKurtWong,2013ScionFR-S7.IND-DSKatherineFlater,2013ScionFR-S8.FSPJensenTang,1986ToyotaCorolla9.GSCliffPage,2015VolkswagenGTI10.FSKeithBullock,2014FordMustang

FRESNO CHAPTER NEW FORMAT UPDATE AND EVENT RESULTS

BY KATHERINE FLATER PHOTOS BY RIC QUINONEZ

Greetings to all of the readers out there! Asmentioned in the previous issue of The Wheel,Fresno Chapter SCCA has changed to a tworun group format, with competition runs in themorning followed by an afternoon session afterlunch that can be used for test-and-tune or forfun runs. Both days drivers received five com-petition runs in the morning and five fun runsintheafternoonforatotaloftenrunseachday!Bothdayswerecompletebyapproximately3:30PM, leaving competitors plenty of time to drivehomeaftertheevent.Initialfeedbackwasposi-tive, and future events for this season will con-

tinuetofollowthisformat.Are you interested in attending a Fresno

event?OurnexteventswillbeheldJune10and11,2017attheFresnoFairgrounds.Youcanpre-register for our events on motorsportreg.com,and onsite registration is also available. Forgeneral questions or feedback on our events,please visit our forum at fresnoscca.com. Wehope to see some new drivers at our futureevents!

Event 3 took place on April 22, 2017 at theFresnoFairgroundsandwaschairedbyRicQui-nonez.Eventresultsareasfollows:

In BS Payton Swan-son ran unopposed inhis 1977 Pontiac TransAm.

In CAM-C, MichaelGardner placed firstin his 2012 Ford Mus-tang GT500, followedin second by JohnPayne in his ChevroletCamaro.

In CAM-S, IanClinetookthetopspotin his Chevrolet Cor-

vette,followedbyRyanGutileinhis1992Chev-rolet Corvette ZR1 and Roger Oaks in his 2010ChevroletCorvette.

InCAM-TJamesWestranunopposedinhis1966ChevyElCamino.

In CS Samantha Oaks ran unopposed in her2003MazdaMiata.

In CSP Ming Tang ran unopposed in his1992MazdaMiata.

In ES, Richard Cadiente placed first, JoshCadienteplacedsecond,andDennisFeaseltookthird.AlldriverswereinMazdaMiatas.

In FS, Keith Bullock ran unopposed in his2014FordMustang.

In FSP Jensen Tang placed first over hisco-driver Justin Tang, both in a 1986 ToyotaCorolla.

In Indexed class, Kurt Wong placed first inhis 2013 Scion FR-S, followed by Paul Newtoninhis2013MazdaMiataandRicardoQuinonezfinishingthirdinhis2013ScionFR-S.

In Ladies class, Kim Jennings placed firstin her 2015 Ford Mustang, followed in secondbyRosalieSchubertinher2004SubaruWRXSTi and Paige Ybarra placing third in her 1995MazdaMiata.

InNoviceclassTysonMcPhersonranunop-

Louis Lira - Photo credit R. Quinonez

Josh Stephen - Photo credit R. Quinonez

Leon Weinroth - Photo credit R. Quinonez Tyler Bandy - Photo credit R. Quinonez

Myron Ybarra - Photo credit R. Quinonez

Samantha Oaks - Photo credit R. Quinonez


ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1962, BARELY FOUR months after the conclusion of the 24 Hours

of Le Mans, one of the cars from that race sat

in the paddock at Vaca Valley Raceway wait-

ing for the beginning of a Divisional race. The

car was a Maserati Tipo 151 enter by well known

Bay Area car dealer Bev Spencer. This was not

just another race car but a special car, a former

Briggs Cunningham team car.

Cunningham had been a regular competitor at

Le Mans beginning in the 1950’s originally with

a pair of Cadillacs athen progressing through

a series of his own designed race cars. Com-

ing close but not quite on the podium he con-

tracted with the Maserati factory to build two

special coupes for the 1962 race. The cars,

designated Tip0 151 with sn. 004 and 006 were

front engine models with powerful 4-liter, 4

cam, 350hp V-8s providing plenty of power for

the 24 Hour race. Unfortunately, 006 driven

by Jim Kimberly and Dr. Dick Thompson was

retired after five hours as a result of failing

brakes and 004, five hours later with a failed

suspension.

After the car was repaired, Cunningham

entered it in races at Elkhart Lake and Bridge-

hampton race with Augie Pabst at the wheel

finishing third and a DNF respectively. Next

race was at Riverside for the LA Times Grand

Prix where the car finished seventh. After the

race the car was sold to Bev Spencer, the first

of several cars he would campaign for the next

several years. For the Vaca Valley race, Spen-

cer hired local hot shoe, Stan Peterson to drive

the car. Upon inspecting the car, Peterson was

skeptical of the cars chances based his assess-

ment of the cars design.

Despite Peterson’s misgivings about the car, he

was in the middle of the front row at race time. On his right was

the new Corvette Z06 driven by Paul Rheinhart and on his left, Dan

Gillum’s Maserati 150S, both good drivers. Also in the field were

Merle Brennan in his Jaguar D-type/Chevy and the Ferrari/Chevy

of Bill Sherwood. At the green flag, Brennan shot to the front

from the second row with Peterson right on his tail. The positions

remained the same as the crossed the S/F line to begin lap two.

As they approached the turn one right hander, Peterson drifted

wide into the marbles, then onto the grass and rolled the Maserati.

Whether this development was due to a mechanical issue or Peter-

son’s lack of any practice time in the car was up for discussion.

Fortunately, the car landed in a muddy area which absorbed much

of the impact of the crash minimizing the damage but ruined the

cars debut in the SFR.

With primarily cosmetic damage, Peterson repaired it in his Oak-

land speed shop and two weeks after the Vacaville event, the car

appeared in the San Francisco Imported Car Show. In December,

the Tipo 151 had a brief on-screen appearance in a short movie called

“This is Laguna Seca” directed by SFR photographer Bill Hewitt.

Shortly thereafter, the car was advertised for sale in Road & Track

magazine for $7,950. It was purchased by Southern Californian drag

race team owner Chuck Jones who wanted to go road racing.

Chuck Jones entered it under his Team

Meridian banner for driver Skip Hudson at

Cotati – where Hudson drove it with the

doors removed finishing third. Jones then

advertised it for sale in the July 27, 1963, edi-

tion of ‘Competition Press’, asking $8,250. In

the absence of attractive offers for the car, it

was then driven solo by Hudson in the Road

America ‘500’ officially finishing 17th. Briggs

Cunningham was so impressed by Hudson’s

effort he gave the team his remaining stock

of Maserati 151 components, including three

spare V8 engines, two gearboxes and the

burned-out wreckage of ‘004’ – which was

subsequently buried in a landfill site near

Newport Beach. Jones retired the Maserati,

painted it red and registered it as a Califor-

nia street car. Two years later, he sold the

Maserati to a San Francisco resident for

cash and a Lincoln Continental.

The car was held in private hands until 1983,

when Maserati enthusiast, Peter Kaus, pur-

chased the car and returned it to its origi-

nal Cunningham colors to display it in his

Rosso-Bianco museum in Aschaffenburg,

Germany. In 2006 the Maserati was sold to

Lawrence Auriana, who undertook a full res-

toration to make it race-worthy once again.

The car was entered in that year’s Rolex

Monterey Motorsports Reunion and driven

by Derek Hill. It was subsequently raced at

the Goodwood Festival of Speed and then

sold to an American collector at auction for

a reported $1.5 million at the end of 2006.

And to think, had you been around in 1962,

you could have bought this car for less than $8,000!

ArchiveMASERATI TIPO 151

BY GARY HORSTKORTA

NOTESfrom the

Ex-Cunningham Tipo 151 at Vaca Valley 1962

4 Liter, 4 cam, 350hp, V-8 engine, a brute.

Reinhart, Peterson, Gillum on the front row at Vaca Valley

Fifty-three years later, Tipo 151 at Monterey


SPECRACER FORD FESTIVAL RACE JUNE 1-4 UPDATE FULL BODY CONTACT

BY BRUCE RICHARDSON, SPECRACER ENTERPRISES NEWS

AccelRaceTek, SCCA-Enterprises, and Vistageare teaming together to sponsor the June 1st -4thSpecRacer Ford Festival race weekend at LagunaSeca. This will include co-sponsorship of theworkerdinnerandprizesforSpecRacerForddriv-ersonSaturdaynight. Thisisthefirstraceoftheyear at Laguna and we are expecting a very largefield of SpecRacer Fords. The weekend will bea three-race weekend for the SpecRacer drivers,whichshouldprovidehoursofseattime.

All drivers who compete in either a GEN2 orGEN3 Group 6 race qualify for a Saturday dinnerandadrawingforprizesvaluedatover$3,000.Theprizes range from a new steering wheel to a newsetofaluminumwheels. Thedinnerwillbeavail-abletoSpecRacerdriver’s,crew,family,andfriends.Thedrawingforprizeswillbeheldlateintheafter-noonforpeoplewithothercommitments.

Thanks to SCCA-Enterprises for supportingthe festival with some of the prizes and thanks toVistagefortheirgenerouscontributionandsupportwith the worker dinner and the SpecRacer food.VistagefacilitatesprivateadvisoryboardsforCEOs,senior executives and business owners. Vistagemembersparticipate inmonthly,Chair-ledprivateadvisoryboardmeet-ings.Morethan21,000membersin16countriesalsohaveaccesstoone-to-one executive coaching, expert speakers, and our global network ofbusinessleaders.IfyouareaCEOorkeyexecutive,stopbyAccelRaceTekandtalkwithBruceabouthowVistagehelpedhimgrowandthensellhisbiotechbusiness..

SPECRACER ENTERPRISES NEWSSpecRacer Ford Pricing Changes–AnewpricelistfortheSRFandFE/ESRwasjustannouncedandwilltakeeffectimmediately. Notethatthisisthefirstpricechangeinmanyyearsanditisnicetoseethatsomepriceswentdownand/orarestayingthesame.Alistofthecurrentpric-ingisavailableontheaccelracetek.comwebsite,pricesthatchangedarehighlightedinyellow.GEN3 Clutch Status - The New Gen3 Clutches are still in develop-ment. Currently the Tilton organic clutch material disk is the only oneavailable. Thetorsionaldampednewversionof theclutch isstillunderdevelopmentandtesting.GEN3 Gear Sets – A new small batch of straight cut spur gears are intesting.Ifthisnewbatchofgearspassthetestingrequirements,theywillbecomeavailable.Currentlythehelicalgearsaretheonlygearsetsavail-able.Brakes -ThefirstsetofthenewWilwoodSRFBrakeswillbedeliveredtoSCCA-Esoon.Theywillstillneedtobetestedbeforetheyareshippedtocustomerssoracersmightseethemthissummer. ThenewWilwoodbrakeswillbeofequivalentperformancetothecurrentbrake,nobetterandnoworse.ThereasonforgoingtoanewsupplierisduetothelackofasourceoftheoldRenaultbrakecalipersandmounts.AccelRaceTekhas

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Timing and Scoring needs an individual to set up the computer system (4 laptops, 2 printers and network) before the start of Regionals at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Sonoma Race-way. Then take down system and store at the very end of the weekend. Some availability needed at the start of each day to verify system operation.

Contact Sherry Grantz at the Region Office for more info: [email protected] or 530-934-4455.

agoodinventoryofoldcalipersandmountsifsomeoneneedsone.ThenewWilwoodbrakeswillbedeliveredonnewGEN3kits.Quick Disconnects – Adding quick disconnects for all lines except theFuelCellFillerHoseisallowed.Thiswillenablefastermotorchanges.RobeyClarkMeeting–RobeyvisitedAccelRaceTekthemiddleofApril.Atthemeeting,wediscussedissuesandthefutureofSpecRacerFordsandthefuture looksgreat. SCCA-Eisalways lookingatwaysto improve. Someofthe areas that were discussed are the new hub, backorders, and the poten-tialforfeatureditems.Atthemeeting,wediscussedconcernswiththehubbearingpressinterferenceandareworkingonthisissue. Wediscussedtheissuewithbackorders.Therecipientwouldhavetheoptionofhavetheback-ordereditemshippedassoonasitcomesinorforittobeshippedwiththenextshipment. Thelast itemwasthefeatureditem. Wehopetohavefea-tureditemsatareducedpriceatfutureraces.Partslikecastwheels,steeringwheels,ornewmirrorswouldbeconsidered.Trailer Tie-Down Hooks – The last item we discussed with Robey wasthepossibilityofaddingtie-downhooksforthefrontoftheSpecRacer.Weliketostrapdownthefrontofourcars,inthetrailer,anditisnotfun. We

discussed the optionto add a small hookthat would make iteasier to attachedratchet straps at thefront of the car. Ifyou are interested,pleaseseeusatoneofthe races and we canshowyouwhatwearethinkingofand/orgetyourideas.

SPECRACER SFR CSR NEWS

Instagram Account - We now have an Instagram account; #accelrac-

etek. We posted photos from driver’s school, the first race weekend, and

theMajorrace.Weplantotakeinterestingphotosatallraceweekendsand

otherinterestingSpecRacerevents.Pleasefeelfreetofollowus.

SRF Impound SFR Major Race – The major race had a great turnout

with 35 SpecRacers Fords. We had drivers from the northern region and

from CalClub. Both races featured a split start for the GEN2 & 3’s and it

worked out well. There were some very fast times for both the groups,

MikeMiserendino,inaGEN2,hadatimeof2:03:093inthesecondraceand

JohnBlack,inaGEN3,hada1:58:87inthefirstrace.NeiNgwonthefirst

GEN2racewithatimeof2:04:43,MikeMiserendinowonthesecondGEN2

raceandJohnBlackwonbothoftheGEN3races. Photosfromtheweek-

endcanbeseenonthe#accelracetekInstagramaccount.

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SPEC RACER FORD SETUP PROCEDUREBY JAMES CHARTRES

INSTRUCTIONSEQUIPMENT NEEDED:

• Scales• Flatandlevelmeasurementpad• Castergauge• Cambergauge• Toebars• Pocketsteelrule• Scribe/pick• ½”and¾”socketandimpact/ratchet• Inboard5/8”LCAwrench• 3/8”,½”,9/16”,5/8”,11/16”and15/16”wrenches• Adjustablecrescentwrench

SETUP PROCEDURE:1. Settirepressurestohotsetting(26psifortheHoosiers)2. Ensurewaterandoillevelsaretoppedup3. Fillwithfuel4. Haveballastweightinthecar5. Placeonflatsurfacewithscales6. Measuretotalweightofcarwithdriver7. Removedriver,nose&tail(mysetupisdonewithoutthese)8. Disconnectswaybars9. Putthesteeringwheelstraightaheadlockinplace,useawedge

betweensteeringcolumnandupperframetube10. SetRideHeightbyadjustingspringperches11. Setshockreboundbyusingascribetoincrease/decrease(Igoall

thewaytooneendandbackofffromthere)12. SetCornerWeightsbyminoradjustmentsof thespringperches

(Igetthesewithin5lbssidetosideanddiagonally)13. Set Castor by adjusting rear/forward arm link of lower control

armforthefront/rearrespectively

14. SetCamberbyadjustingthelowercontrolarmrodend15. Installtoebarsandrunthestrings16. SetToebyadjustingthesteeringlinksatthefrontandtoelinksat

therear17. Check rear bump steer: by using a jack to raise the car and then

measuring the toe change through the range, adjustment can bemadebyshimmingtoelinksormodifyingthebracketsforextremechanges

18. Checkfrontbumpsteer:Idon’tnormallybotherwithfrontbumpbuttheprocessissimilartothefrontexceptyoushimthesteeringracksideorhavethenewstyleadjustablesteeringrods

19. Re-measureandcheckeverythingone last time(largechanges incaster, camber, toe or bump can mess up your earlier measure-ments)

20. ReconnectSwayBars21. Setfrontandrearswaybars

Louis Lira - Photo credit R. Quinonez

The 57th Four-hour Illgen Enduro at Thunderhill Park will be run Sun-day,October29onthe3-mileEasttrack.TheeventwillcapofftheRegionalweekendendingthe2017season.Notonlyisthiseventthelastandmostfunoftheyear,itisthebestvalueoftheyear.

Theentryfee-$550forateamoftwodrivers-remainsthesameas2015.Eachadditionaldriveris$100(maximumfour).Ruleswillbeessentiallythesameasinpastyears.Allsessions(practice,qualifying,race)willbeonSun-day.

TheFour-hourIllgenEndurohasbeenafun,lowpressure,year-endeventfor over a half century and we look forward to seeing you there this year.RegistrationwillbethroughtheusualSFRprocessonMotorsportsReg.comandwillopenJune1.

TheEnduroisopentoabroadspectrumofcarsanddrivers.SCCAmem-bership is required. Drivers with current competition licenses from SCCA,BMWCCA,FIA,NASA,PCAandotherracinggroupsareacceptedpertheSCCA General Competition Rules. Any fendered car meeting the safetyrequirementsofoneoftheSCCAcategoriesisacceptableforentryinoneofthesixclasses.Sorry,noopenwheelcarsareallowedintheEnduro.

AS IN PAST YEARS, THE CLASSES ARE:

PO Productionbasedcarsover1700ccPU Productionbasedcars1700ccorlessS SportsRacingCarsover2000ccSU SportsRacingCars2000ccorlessSR-Gen2 SpecRacerFords,Gen2SR-Gen3 SpecRacerFords,Gen3ME MazdaMiatascomplyingwithSFRGroup7rules(allotherMia-tasareclassifiedasaPOorPU)

CompleteSupplementaryRegulationscanbefoundat:http://www.sfrscca.org/racing/rules/

THE FOUR-HOUR ENDURO IS BACK ON THE SCHEDULE FOR 2017

2017 THUNDERHILL AWARDS PROGRAMOver $5,000 in Cash and Prizes

Free 2018 Race Entries / Free Test Days / Free Motel NightsFree Race Fuel / Free Food at the GRILL$250 Coupon for The Pro Shop @ ThunderhillAnd much more.

Race three of the four races in 2017 @ ThunderhillAll drivers who race all four race weekends @ Thunderhill will be entered into a drawing to win the prize[s].Drawing to take place Saturday Oct 28thMarch 11-12; April 1-2, May 6-7 & Oct. 27-28

Test the day before and earn more chances to win!Drawing to take place at October 28th race day.Register and race at each event for a chance to win Big!These are full point races & offer all SCCA weekend event ValuesEarn Points to become the 2017 Driving Champion in Your Class!

For informaon call: David Vodden 530-934-5588 Ext 101


NATHAN POPEDRIVER OF THE

WEEKEND

Nathan Pope of Fremontin Group 3B was selected asDriver of the Weekend bytheMembershipTeamattheSFR Season’s Opener, Dou-

bleRegional1-2AV8SuperCars.Hewaschosenforhisexcitingrace inGroup3BSundayafternoon,whichhadevenRaceControlonitscollec-tivefeetatthewindow.

Nineteen-year old Pope gridded second in his little ITE Honda, andhad quite the race with veterans Tom Wickersham Tom WickershamNo.01 in his big black T2 2012 Mustang and Darrell Anderson in No.50T2brand-newbigblack2015Mustang.PopemadeaboldpassinTurn14onthelastlaptopassbothMustangsandcomeinsecondoverall.ItwasDavidbestingtwoGoliaths.

Membership Chief, David Allen, had a front-row seat for most of thebattle,running infifthplace inhisNo.29SS07Mustang,untilhepittedonLap11ofthe13-laprace,withamechanicalproblem.

YoungNathan,afreshmanstudyingphysicsatHarveyMuddCollege,hasbeenracingforthreeyears.HisDad,DavidPopeistheNoviceinthefamily,fromthisyear'sDriver'sSchool,runninghisfirstSFRraceweek-end.BothraceforElDoradoMotorsports.

David, ran No.23 1992 Honda Prelude in GroupDOW Three ITE (asmallgroup)andFiveSTU(thelargestgroup).Heranninthformostofthe Group Five race, making a pass on the last lap and setting his fast-est race lap to finish eighth. David’s joy and elation over that was onlyeclipsed by learning his son won Driver Of The Weekend. He took thenewsasNathanhadalreadyleftthetrackforspringbreak.

WelldonePope'sfatherandson!

MARCO GALLAHERDRIVER OF THE WEEKEND

Marco Gallaher in No.8 SM (First CommunityBank,Rosini Racing Prod-ucts,FilippoSpeed),wasselectedbytheStewardsasDriverOfTheWeek-endforhisexcellentraceandwinningGroupSevenRaceTwoonSunday.Thereweremanyleadchanges,mostofwhichweren'treflectedontheLapchart.MarcowonbothhisracesandhadthepolefortheSundayrace.

"The race illustrated that a large field isn't required to have a greatrace.GroupSevenmayhaveonlyhadeightcars,butitwasthemostcom-petitiveandexcitingof14races."

GARRET DAVISWORKER OF THE

WEEKEND

Garrett Davis was selectedby Race Administration asWorker of the Weekend atthe Thunderhill Majors. He

filledinattheverylastminuteasActingChiefofTiming&ScoringwhenChiefMarcyCrawfordwasill."GarywillinglysteppedupasChiefofT&Sforthelasttwoeventswithveryshortnoticeandalimitednumberofvol-unteers.Weappreciatehis'can-do'attitude."

The Driver of the Weekend and Worker of the Weekend Awards are given to an individual or crew who shows outstanding perfor-mance in their role during that weekend’s event.

DOUBLE REGIONAL, MARCH 10-12 AT THUNDERHILL MAJOR, APRIL 1&2 AT THUNDERHILL

DRIVER & WORKER OF THE WEEKEND AWARD

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JUST AROUND THE CORNER DRIVING AT SONOMABY ART MUNCHERYAN

I was asked to give my views on driving and racing at Sonoma for our upcoming Spec Miata Festival in July. What are my qualifications for being assigned this task?

Well, I have to behonest: I don’t have

any more experiencedrivingSonomathanmost

of you do. I only can claimthat I have many hours of coaching, sitting intherightseat,andIhavemadejustabouteverymistake in every corner on this track over thelast thirty years, and hopefully I have learnedjustalittlefrombothoftheseexperiences.Asadrivinginstructorandcoach,Ihavetodiagnosestudent errors, and then find the right wordsto correct them, so I have to be absolutely surethat what I am saying will work. What followsaremyopinionsonly.Ibelievetheyarebasedonsound physical and geometric principles (you’llseewhyinabit),butyouofcoursearethefinaljudge of what will work best for you and your

car. Use this as a guide, nothing more. Add ortakeawayasyouwish.

What I have found, in my opinion, is thereare several mythologies about driving Sonoma.Oneis“straightenoutthe“Esses”. TheotheristakingtheNASCARlineupthehillfromTurn1into Turn 2, staying tight on driver’s left. Bothoftheseimpededmyracingsuccessinthe1990’swhileracingmy240ZinITS.Ihadbeentoldbysupposedly hotshot drivers that they straightenout the Esses...... just drive right through them.So I tried that for several years. It was a hugestruggle to keep the car balanced and smooth.ButIwasdeterminedtomake itwork,as that’swhat I’d been told. Then one race, I followedBrandon Kraus’s Porsche 944. We were prettyeven all around the track, with me even pull-inghimoutofTurn6justabit. Untilwegotto

8,8A,9,and10. Hewalkedaway. WhileIwastrying to straight-line these turns, his line wasall swoopy and curvy. What gives? It certainlywasn’tapoweradvantage.Hewasjustsmootherand quicker. He also had an advantage on megoing up the hill into Turn 2. While I took theNASCARtightline,whichalwaysforcedmeintoanearlyapexatTurn2,heagaintracedanicearcbetweenTurns1and2,andagainhadtheadvan-tage.

Frommycoachingandtrackwalks,andfromwatching the pro IMSA and SCCA drivers, Imade certain observations. The reasons for mymajorshiftindrivingstyleandthelessonsthatIlearnedfollow:

1. Thesteeringwheelisyourenemy:themorethetiresandchassisarecalledupontogen-eratecorneringforces,howeverslight,themore

tractionistakenawayfromtheforwarddirection,accompaniedbymorefriction.

2. Thereforescribethe largestpossiblearcineachturn,usingthewholetrackwidthinmostcases,sothatthetiresandsuspensionhavetodothe least amount ofwork. Thismeans lessbrak-ing, more maintenance of momentum, and morestraight-ahead acceleration. This makes lifeeasieronthemechanicalcomponentsandonthedriver,and isultimatelysafer. Every“chirp”youhear from a tire means that much more frictionwasgenerated.Tirenoiseisanexcellentauditoryself-test.

Note: Thisruledoeshavemodifications,suchas ifone turnrequiresa tightexit tosetup foraproperentrance(arc)intothenextturn.SeeItem#5below.

3. Each turn has three reference points:turn-in,apex,andtrackout.Connectthesepointswith arcs – NEVER straight lines, unless you arestraighteningoutaseriesofslightlyoffset“Esses”.“Slightly”meanslessthanacar’swidthoffset.

4. TheSearsPoint“Esses”aretoooffsetto“straightline”,so….

5.Leadeachturn.Largeturnradii(biggestpossible arcs) must be integrated with the nextturninsequence.Forinstance,begintheturningarcforTurn8waybackatTurn7B(bytheaccessroadondriver’sright).Scribeaslargearadiusaspossible, ending the actual turn maneuver at theendoftheapexcurbofTurn8,attheextremeleftside.Thissetsupanimmediateturn-inpointforTurn8Atoscribea largearcallthewaythroughover the hill to the yellow line on driver’s leftgoingintoTurn9.Again,lateapex8Aattheendof that curb. Other sets of turns require similarintegration, as if leading your partner (the track)inadance.Youwillthereforebecompletingyourturns before the actual track does underneathyourcar.

6. There are four sets of turns at Sonomathataresimilarandshouldbedriveninasimilarmanner (see #5 above). They are Turns 1A and2, Turns 3 and 3A, Turns 8 and 8A, and Turns9 and 10. Scribe arcs, not straight lines, so thateachsecondturninthesesets(2,3A,8A,10)canbe approached with the full width of the track“OPEN” to you, not constricted. For instance, ifyouscribealargearcthroughTurn9,goingabouthalfwayout(tothemiddleofthetrack)youwillapproachan“open”Turn10suchthatthecarwillhavecompleteditsTurn9arcandcangostraightinthebrakingzoneforTurn10,extremedriver’sleft.Theentirewidthofthetrackisopentoyou.AlargearccannowbescribedforTurn10usingthe maximum amount of road width from entryto exit. If, however, Turn 9 is taken all the waythrough on extreme driver’s left – as is commonpracticeby trying to“straightenout” the“Esses”-- you will approach Turn 10 looking at a verynarrow opening as you try to finish Turn 9. Thecar will not have completed its rotation and willbe pointed directly at a very early apex in Turn

10. TherightsideofthechassiswillstillbefullyloadeduponentrytoTurn10.Straight-linebrak-ing will be impossible (the car may actually lockuptheleftfrontbrake!),andyouwillbeinrecov-ery mode all the way through Turn 10 withoutbenefit of using the entire road width. Crashescanhappenhere.

7. In order to scribe a proper arc, simplegeometry tells us that the car must always be onthe tangent to that arc, i.e. on a line perpendicu-lartothearcradius.Sometimesthiscanbecoun-ter-intuitive. For instance, it is probably obviousto most drivers that one cannot approach Turn3 with the car aimed at the apex, as the apex is“aroundthecornerandupthehill”.ExitingTurn2andaimingtoosoonfortheTurn3apexwouldpullthecarinward,driver’sleft,waytooearlytobegin the turn, causing a very early apex whichwouldshootthecaruphilltotheinsideapproachof Turn 3A, causing yet another early apex!Therefore, we approach Turn 3 actually pointingAWAYfromtheapex....thecar isheaded into thehillside straight ahead right at Turn-in. You areon the tangent to the arc into Turn 3. CompleteTurn3sothatyouagainarepointedawayfrom3Aat 3A turn-in. But the same holds true for Turn8.Tostayonthetangenttothechosenlargearc,thecarmustexitTurn7BactuallypointingtotheTurn One grandstands, NOT to the Turn 8 apex!Thus,togetsetontheproperarcgoingintoTurn8,asyouleave7B,aimthecarattheStartFinishgrandstands,wayoff inthedistance,tobeginthearc.........counterintuitive,buttryit.Itworks!

8. CompleteTurn8andlinkuptothenextbroad arc through 8A, apexing again at the endofthe8Acurb. Letthecardriftoutoverthehill(with confidence! You can’t see the edge of thetrackbutit’sthere!)allthewaytotheyellowline,extreme driver’s left. Trace that line and let thetrack curve around to the left underneath you.You are now at the center of the track throughTurn9,NOThuggingtheleftside.

9. Same idea with entering Turn 10: TakeTurn 9 in a wide, mid-track arc, and then aim atthe “T” in “TOYOTA” on the outside wall (as ofthiswriting),notattheapex,inordertoscribetheproperarcofwidestradius. Onceagain, refer toItem5above.Youcangetontheentrycurbontheleft,runningmoreorlessstraight.Itmakessomenoise. Turn in early and gently enough to hit amidturnapex.Thenlet‘erdriftallthewayouttotheexitcurbs–morenoise.

Corollary A to #7: Do not hold a line point-ing away from the apex upon entry for too long!This puts you beyond the arc, forcing you to getbackonlinebymakingasharperturn.Pickyourturn-in point and generate the arc by taking intheentireturninyourvisionfield.Letyourbraindothegeometric CorollaryBto#7: Conversely,don’t“wanderin”onapproach. Drivestraighttoyour chosen turn-in spot, and then initiate yourarc.It’sacommonrookiemistaketostarttowan-der in to an early apex, which is a straight line

The “Esses” are too offset to “straight line”


driver’s leftapproachingTurn6. Idonot liketobindup thecarby forcing itover to theextremerightsideenteringTurn6.Besides,youleavethedoorwideopenifyoudothat.

You can approach Turn 6 (a long Phase 3turn)severalways: Fromthe leftside(there isahumpthat ismorepronouncedthere)whereyoucanholdatight lineall thewaythrough(a“longapex”),orfromthemiddlewhereyoucangradu-ally bring the car in to a late apex, or from mid-trackwhereyouareangledtotheleftsothatyoucan “diamond off” the turn – angled in, driver’sleft,driftingoutmidway,rotating,andthengoinginagainforthelateapex.Oneadvantagewiththislast technique is that you have a longer piece ofpavementfacingyouoverthecrestofthehill,giv-ing you a slightly longer braking zone, or in caseyourbrakinggoesalittlewrongsomeextraspacetorecover.However,itdoesrequireatighterrota-tion mid turn. Stay balanced, but work to findwhereyoucanfeedinthrottleandunwindsteer-ingassoonaspossible.

Regardless of how you enter Turn 6, you willalways arc out, hard throttle, all the way to theexitcurb,driver’sright.IpersonallytrytostayoffthatexitcurbasIfinditupsetsthecartoomuchformytaste.Nowcrossovertodriver’slefttosetupforTurn7.CAUTION:Thatcrossovercanbedeadly!IfyouareinGroup7andallthecarsareMiatas,it’snottoomuchofaproblem. Ifyouare inGroup3 inaMiatarunninginEProduction,thenbeforeyoucross over check your mirrors! There may be amuchfasterGT-1orSPcarabouttopassyou,andheorshemaychoosetheleftsideofthetrack.Ifyou see one coming, hold your line on the rightside. If you’ve already crossed over to the left,check your mirrors again, as a faster car may besettingupapassontheinside.

Turn 7 can be taken at least three ways: Tightdoubleapex,ormissthefirstapexandhitthesec-ond,orhitthefirstapexandmissthesecond.Thefirst choice travels the least distance and givesyou a defensive line going in. However, there isatighterrotation,sopowerinPhase4maycomeabitlaterataslightlyslowerspeedthanwiththeother two choices. The second choice sets youup for an early rotation and allows and earlierPhase4throttle–goodforqualifying,absenttraf-fic, especially with high horsepower cars. Thethird choice is usually a result of an inside passandearlythrottle,whichnecessitatesopeningupthearcasmuchandassoonaspossible.Pickandchooseassuitsthesituation.The “Esses”, Turn 10 and Turn 11 are taken asdescribed above. I like to play around with theentrancetoTurn11.Idonotenterallthewaytodriver’sleft,asistheclassicschoolline.You’llgetpassedeasilyandyoutravelfurther. Isomewhatangle inwards to the right, entering and rotat-ingmidtrack. Usually thenext-to-the-lastsetofstacked tires is a good apex but that can vary. Ifit’swet,stayoffthepaint.Ifyou’reabouttobegina hot qualifying lap after your warm up lap, youmight want to enter Turn 11 to the extreme left,and then immediately rotate as much as possibleveryearlyonso thatyouhaveanearlydragracelaunch out of 11 going as straight as possible. Itmaybeworthafewmph’satStart/Finish.

EXTRA TIPS:

1. Learn to left foot brake (on the street first!!!!Or better yet, in a kart). This is especially easywithmodernpaddleshiftcars.2. Complete each turn before starting the next,especiallyTurn3 into3Aand8 into8A. Other-wise, you will not have finished rotating the carenough to complete the turn and set up for the

next turn.........anearly apex on thenextturnwouldthenbe the undesirableresult.3.Skipgearsondownshifts. (for old stylemanual shifting carsonly). For instanceifyouexitTurn10infourthandneedtobein second for Turn11, brake hard, waituntil you are almostupon Turn 11, thenrev-match your shiftdirectly to second,without needlesslydancing through

third gear. Modern cars with good brakes andwell-tunedsuspensionsdonotneedthegearstohelpsloworbalancethecarunderhardbrakingforces.4. Catch a loose condition with a little throttle.This will keep the weight on the rear wheels,especially if the car gets light over the crest ofTurns3A,6,and8A.5. If you accidently early apex, hold that insideline and make it a “long apex” until the propertrack out point is reached. Hold steady throttleuntil the car is ready to track out. Turns 3 and6 are good examples of where this can happen.InfactoneoftheacceptablelinesinTurn6isto“early apex” up the hill and hold a tight line allthewaythroughtheturntotheendoftheapexcurb.........balance, balance, balance throttle andsteering!6.Repeatoverandoveragain“Lookwayupthetrack”.Yourbrainwilleasilydothemathforyouin scribing the best arc through the turn. SeeTurns1 and 1A leading into Turn 2 for example,by starting the arc just past Start/Finish andfocusingonTurn2.7. Lots of people use off-track landmarks assightlinestohelpguidetheirline.Itrynotto.Iwouldratherhaveagoodmentalpictureofwhatthetrackactuallydoesoverthehilloraroundthecornerandsetupmyentryandapexaccordingly.Remember, landmarks can be moved or altered,anddrivingtheseturnsatnightorinheavyrainwill require more of a mental picture of theturns,sinceyoumaynotbeabletosighttheland-marks. Also, following a car closely to set up apass can block your view. I believe that havingagoodmentalpictureoftheturnwillgiveyouacompetitive advantage and help you set up theturn with more confidence. If you have to lookofftrackitshouldbeattheflagstands.8.Becomeacoach.Youcanbeginbybeingyourown coach. Analyze each part of the track andsetaseriesofinstructionsforeachcornerorseg-ment. Beasspecificanddetailedaspossibleforall thefourPhasesofeachturn. Itdoesn’thaveto be perfect, but it is a good starting point forsystematicallymakingimprovements.9. Whenever possible walk the track, or betteryet, ride a bicycle for several laps on the line.You will see lots of little things like ripples andpavement changes, and you can examine offcoursesoilconditions“justincase”.10. Refer to Google Maps, satellite view, to geta true view of the shape of the course. True, itwon’t necessarily give you elevation or camberchanges,butyouwillstillbeabletotraceagoodlineonaproperarc.

andinsideofthearc.Itthenputsthecarwayofflineattheexit,asthecarhasnotrotatedenoughto complete the turn. Turns 3 and 4 are perfectexamplesofwherethishappensalot.

10. No rule in racing states that you have tocrankin100%steeringimmediatelyinallcorners.SeveralSonomaturnsmayrequirean80%turnin,andthen,asthechassissettles,thefinal20%orsocanbecrankedintothesteering.Forinstance,theapex for Turn 4 is downhill and around the cor-ner.Itisgeometricallyimpossibletoturndirectlyatthisapexwithoutcrashingoverthecurb.First,approach it from above with most of the turningalreadydone,scribinganarctothedownhillsideofthecurb.Assoonastheapexcomesintosight,crankinalittlemoresteeringtohitthecurb.Thisallows you to hit the apex and to track out in amore down-course direction, instead of runningout of room at the exit. Do not, however, givefullthrottleuntilthecarisactuallypointedattheapex.Fullthrottleappliedtooearlywillwashthecaroutwardsbeforeyouhavefullyrotatedthecar,andyou’llmissyourapex.

11.Indiscussingtheactionsoftakingaturnonaroadorovalcourse,itisusefultodividetheturnintofourzonesorphases:Phase1=thestraight-linebrakezone,Phase2=turn-in,Phase3=bal-ance, Phase 4 = acceleration. These four phasesare more apparent at Turn 11. Obviously, Phase4 isPayday; it isobviouslydesirabletomaximizethis phase as early as possible. This can only bedonewhenthecarisbalancedandpointeddownthenextstraight.Therefore,Phase3iscrucialinsettingupforPhase4.Phase3isthe“launchpad”

forPhase4!Thedeterminantfortheactualshapeof the turn is Phase 2. This is the most difficultphase,asdynamicallythereisalotgoingon: thecaristransitioningfromheavystraightlinebrak-ingtogeneratingmaximumcornering,whileyouarebusyrev-matchingyourdownshifts,andatthesame time easing off the brakes, and at the sametime defending your position or attacking for apass.Phase1,forTurn11,shouldbeasshortandlateandhardaspossiblewithoutwheellock-uporovershooting Phase 2. However, there are manyturns that in no way demand maximum braking.Somemay justrequireagentlebitofpressure tosettlethefronttiresorchangethebalanceofthecarforturnin.Somemayjustrequireaslightlift,or some turns have no braking at all. Each turnhasitsownscript.

12. Never go to full throttle unless the car isproperlypointeddowntrack.BeginningstudentsinvariablyscarethehelloutofinstructorsatTurn3A, especially after they early apex 3A and headofffullthrottleintotheweeds.Wide-openthrot-tlewillalwaystendtoopenthearc,whetheryouintendittoornot.

When everything comes together at Sonoma,youandyourcarwillflowanddancethroughtheturns with minimal strain and maximum safety,especiallysointherain.

Thesearejuststartingpoints.Theseprinciplesapplytoalltracks,roadoroval,butparticularlytoSonoma.Sinceallturnsarelinked–therearenorealstraights–theturnsmustbetiedtogetherinalogicalandgeometricallysoundway.

Success in driving and racing are great and

what we all want to achieve, but mistakes aregolden gifts for learning your craft and gainingexperience. I have been blessed with many ofthesegoldengifts…………

So, here’s a quick lap summary: Exit Turn 11,Phase 4, up against the wall. Swing out to midtrackandhalfwaytoTurn12startaverylargearcto the left. Apex12,driftoutdriver’srightup tothe wall opposite the starter’s stand. Miata andFormulaVcarsmayonlyneedtogomidtracktocut down distance traveled without scrubbingspeed.Thenswingouttotheright(Okaytomissapex at the end of the Turn 1 wall) going up thehill. Getwithinacar’swidthof therightsideofthetracksoyoucanarcaroundintoastraightshotatthebrakingzoneforTurn2.Thiswillallowyoutogounderthebridgewithmostof theturnfin-ishedfromTurn1:thereisadipinthepavementhere that can upset the car if you’re still turninghard–havegooddampers.

You will now be on driver’s left, facing awayfromtheapexatTurn2.Brakinganddownshift-ingarecomplete.Startalargearcatthebeginningof the outside curbing at the entrance to Turn 2,get up on the apex curbing with only enoughthrottletobalancethecar,thenunwindthesteer-ing and go to full throttle. Kick up some dirt attheexitofTurn2,gostraightforabittosettlethechassis, then drift on over to the right for Turn3. Take3,3A,and4asdescribedabove. Let thecargostraightforabitoutofTurn4,driver’sleft,againto let thechassissettleandto lineupforanicearc throughTurn5. Cutsomeweedsat theTurn 5 apex and let the car find its way over to

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runinAStreetIthinkitisprettyclearyoubetter

stopbyyourlocalChevroletdealership.

BStreetunlikeAStreethadaverystrangecom-

bination of different cars. In the past we have all

seen a class is combined with another, but there

always seems to be one car that is able to be just

alittlebitfasterthantheothercarsmakingitthe

car to have. B Street was nothing less than a dog

fightbecauseatanyonepointanybodycouldhave

clinched the win. Tony Monoogan changed it up

from his normal Corvette and was driving a Ford

RS.Hisbestwasa47.477.MarkHeinrichswasable

togethisbigC4Corvettetoruna48.052.Darrel

Huckabay ran a 48.521 in the only German car in

theclassaPorscheBoxer.KenPickettrana49.245.

Steve Rounds ran a 50.271 in another Ford RS.

YongzheWenandhisEvo8rana50.400.TedCha-

panian’sbestwasa50.052inanS2000.

The class was won by none other than Doug

Hubbard with a 47.441. I think Doug has had

more seat time in his C4 Corvette than anybody,

andheisprettygoodatdrivingintherain.Check

last year's Enduro results for further proof of

Doug’swaterracingabilities.

Our next event is April 29 and 30 at Mather

Airfield.Here are the other class winners.CS=MikeBeechDS=RyanGrowES=MichaelJensenFS=KevinGrivichGS=KarlHannahHS=KaoLySTF=AndrewSilvaSTS=RalphElderSTX=BrainMichaelsSTR=JamesCarothersSTU=VinceGoehnerASP=JoshHawkinsBSP=LannyBowdenCSP=TobyPiperESP=RandyGrohoskyFSP=EricWilliamsSSR=EJFontaineCAMC=SteveHoweCAMT=JamesFuhsCAMS=JeffGloriosoXP=CarlGrafDP=MichaelDrouinFP=MattNowzariSMF=RichardBeareSM=ThanatPhavindhuSSM=BobWeisickleAM=LukeFinnilaFM=DougHargroveASL=MarieLindbergBSL=PennyHubbardCSL=CheriChordFSPL=DonoraWichmannSSRL=SusanFontaineCAMSL=GaleSmiley

SACRAMENTO CHAPTER SEASON OPENERBY RYAN PANLILIO PHOTOS BY PAUL TIBBALS

Well nothing is more looked forward to than the start of the racing season. NASCAR had their Daytona kick off race, F1 had the Australian Grand Prix, and with just a little less fanfare and money involved the Sac Chapter had their Mather Airfield event.

Huge dark rain clouds threatened the first

rungroup.All runswerecompletedwithsome

drypavementandafewareasofstandingwater.

The second run group wasn’t, so lucky. If you

happened to be in the first three rows on grid

you were able to get one dry run in before the

rainstartedtofall.IstartedtofeelbadforLuke

Finnila who was driving an Exomotive Exocet

whichforthemostpartlooksalotlikeanAriel

Atom.DuringalloftherainfallLukehadnosoft

or hard top he could put on his car, He simply

hadtositthereandenjoytheshower.

Super Street was comprised of a Corvette, a

Viper and a Porsche. Tom Smiley and his Cor-

vette won the class with a 45.670. Al Patter-

son came in second with a 46.056. Eric Smiley

driving his dad’s Corvette got third place with

a 46.268. Con Nguyen’s Porsche's best was a

49.544. Tom stated he just thinks his car has

a better computer than the others. Arguably

betweenthethreecarstheyhaveenoughhorse-

powertogoaround.Racingintherainthetrac-

tioncontrolsystemsdefinitelygotaworkout.

AStreethadfivecarsandfivedrivers,all in

a Chevrolet products. Waner Gorenzel's best

wasa63.165inaChevyCorvetteStingray.Roger

Fellows and his Corvette Z06 was able to run

a 55.993. Paul Fellows with his sponsored 2017

ChevyCamarorana53.586.NowPaulwasable

toacquiretwosponsorsthisyearoneofwhich

isnoneotherthanthefamousVandelayIndus-

tries.Awellknowcompanythatproduceslatex

and latex-related products. John “The Great

One” DeAngelis came in second with a 50.249

in a Chevy Corvette. Brad Fleig won the class

witha49.179inaChevyCorvette.Ifyouwantto

Al Patterson in his 2017 Viper GTSR

Carl Garf in his new toy a Chevy powered Datsun Z Donora Wichmann running FSP in a Corolla FX GTS

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This is the first race of the year at Laguna

and we are expecting a very large field of

SpecRacerFords.Theweekendwillbeathree-

raceweekendfortheSpecRacerdrivers,which

shouldprovidehoursofseattime.

All drivers who compete in either a GEN2

or GEN3 Group 6 race qualify for a Saturday

dinner and a drawing for prizes valued at over

$3,000. The prizes range from a new steering

wheel to a new set of aluminum wheels. The

dinner will be available to SpecRacer driver’s,

crew, family, and friends. The drawing for

prizeswillbeheldlateintheafternoonforpeo-

plewithothercommitments.

Thanks to SCCA-Enterprises for supporting

thefestivalwithsomeoftheprizesandthanks

to Vistage for their generous contribution

and support with the worker dinner and the

SpecRacerfood.

Vistagefacilitatesprivateadvisoryboardsfor

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Vistagemembersparticipateinmonthly,Chair-

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LIFE IS LIKE RACING - KNOW YOUR LIMITS BY MANUEL GIL DEL REAL

Givenmy background andpassion forauto rac-ing,Ioftenmakerace-lifeanalogies. It’ssortofmyownwork-lifebalance.

In a race, you’re constantly trying to go as

fastaspossibleuntilyoureachthepointwhere

you feel the car is starting to lose traction.

Whenyougettothatpoint,youslowdownjust

a bit to regain traction. Then you push again

untilyoustartlosingtractionagain.

And the process repeats itself again and

again, turn after turn and lap after lap. And

whiledoingthat,youarealsogettingbetterand

better each time. You’re in the zone and you

feelatonewithyourcar.

Lifeisnotmuchdifferent.Youdon’tgetany-

thing by wishing it. When you play it too safe,

you’re taking the biggest riskofyour life. The

risk of being unaccomplished. But you need to

learnwhentopushandwhentobackoffjusta

bit.

Learntokeepyourtractionandtokeepget-

ting better each time. Or else, you will just

crash.

When you’re facing your next challenge,

remember this: don’t wish it was easier; wish

youwerebetter.

Manuel Gil del Real is a racer and Owner, MGR

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ItwasacloseMustangGTbattle inSTP,with

Troy Jennings taking first with his '14 model.

John Fabela finished in second in his '15 model.

Kim Jennings easily took first in STPL in her

turbo '15 Mustang over Angee Kane and her '15

Mustang.

In another all-droptop class, Praneil Prasad

barely took first place in STR in his '08 S2000

over second-place finisher Todd Winstanley, also

ina'08S2000.JamesLaenoroundedoutthirdin

his'13MX-5GTMiata.

Randy Krider very narrowly edged out Man-

uel Ruiz for first place in STS. Krider was in a

'89CivicSiandRuiz ina '90Miata,respectively.

DamianHuertastookthirdina'90Miata.

Brian Heitkotter, in a '03 350Z, beat out co-

driverTeddieAlexandrovaforfirstplace inSTU.

Hal Dorton took the last podium spot in his '03

M3.

Itwasanall-SubaruBRZpodiuminSTX,with

Glen Anderson taking first in his '14 model. He

wasfollowedbyRichardLeeinsecondplace,also

in a '14 model. Erik Acks finished in third place,

alsoina'14model.

Andy Mckee took first place in M class over

fellowRX7driverTomExley.Mckeewasina '93

RX7whileExleywasina'87RX7.

WarrenChuongneededhislastruntogetfirst

place in N class over Dustin Yee. Chuong was in

a '14 WRX while Yee was in a '91 Suzuki Cap-

puccino. Thuc Nguyen rounded out third in his

HondaCivic.

Daniel Marien, in a '17 WRX, finished in first

place in NS. He was followed by Braun Shedd in

a '97Miata,withMiguelRivastakingthirdinhis

'16WRX.

Frank Stagnaro hand-

ilytookfirstinPcategory

in a '65 Shelby GT350 over Ricky Caraballo in a

'82 Toyota Starlet. Deanne Caraballo ran uncon-

testedinPLinthe'82Starlet.

SMclasssawIsaacAckstakefirstplace inhis

'06 Lancer Evolution. Donald Lewis needed his

last run to take second place in his '13 Fiat 500

AbarthoverAdamBaoandhis'05WRXSti.

MicahMcElravy,ina'91Miata,finishedinfirst

place in SP. He was followed by Daniel Stalcup

in a '15 Cadillac CTS V-sport. Darrell Moskowitz

roundedoutthirdinhis'94HondaPrelude.

Mark Scroggs snatched first place in X class

withhis '16CamaroturbooverJustinMooreand

his '05WRXSti.RobLuisfinishedinthirdinhis

'11MiniHardtop.

SFR SOLO II ROUND 3 MOVES TO CROWS LANDINGBY RYAN PANLILIO PHOTOS BY PAUL TIBBALS

Round3of theSFregion'sSoloIImoveddownto Crow's Landing on March 19, 2017. JustinMoore and Youmna Zalzal chaired the event,with Moore also doing the course design. One-hundredforty-sevendriversattendedtheevent.

JohnLawrence ledanall-Chevroletpodium

AS with his '17 Camaro SS 1LE. Rory Marin

wasaclosesecondinhis'02Z06Corvette,and

Arvin Silvestre coming in third in a Z06 Cor-

vette.

JohnHunter,ina'99Corvette,tookthelead

in BS. Hunter was followed Larry Sharp in a

'16 Ford Focus RS for second place. Co-chair

Youmna Zalzal rounded out third in her '04

HondaS2000.

It was an all-Miata podium in CS, with Eric

Shin taking first in his '16 model. Arvind Gov-

indaraj came in a very close second in his '16

model,withMarkLewistakingthelastpodium

spotinhis'16model.

Jonathan Stroud led from the start in DS in

his '13 Scion FRS. He was by Eileen Blando in

second place, also in a '13 FRS. Fred Campbell

broketheToyobarutwins'holdinDSbytaking

thirdinhis'99BMWM3.

Zach Heidepriem led the all-droptop ES

classinhis'94Miata.TonyRodriguezbrokeup

what would have been an all-Miata podium by

takingsecondinhis'01ToyotaMRS,withDen-

nisHubbardroundingoutthetopthreeina'99

Miata. Soyun Lee ran uncontested in ESL in a

'00Miata.

Michael Do Couto, in a '10 BMW M3, took

first place in FS. Do

Couto was closely fol-

lowed by William Lin

in a '15 Camaro. Sean

O'Boyle finished in

thirdplaceina'13M3.

Ford Focus STs

ruledinGS,withChris-

topher Smith taking

first in his '13 model.

Justin Bowen was

only 0.002 seconds behind in his '15 model,

andHoward Yang roundingout third inhis '16

model.

JoelTan,ina'16ChevyVolt,tookfirstplace

in HS. Geon Mckenzie needed his fourth run

to get second place in his '16 Ford Fiesta ST.

JosephDupregothisbest timeonhisfirstrun

totakethirdplaceinhis'15Fiat500Abarth.

AlanPattersonhandilytookfirstplace inSS

in his '17 Dodge Viper over Jason Kim and his

'13PorscheBoxsterS.

Jacob Dawson and Alan Miller both ran

uncontestedintheirrespectiveclasses.Dawson

tookfirstinSSPinhis'06Elise,andMillertook

firstinSSRinhis'08Z06Corvette.

MannyPrettiwasuncontestedinBSPVinhis

'66Corvette.

Mary Pozzi had the best index time for

first place in CAM in her Camaro. Kenneth

Allan Mitchell was nipping at Pozzi's heels in

a '89 Corvette for second place. Bryan Stewart

roundedoutthirdinhis'04Z06Corvette.Gale

Smiley was the only competitor in CAML in a

'65Corvette.

STFsawDrewMathers takefirstplaceover

Allen Stauffer. Mathers was in a '07 Honda Fit

andStaufferwasin'12Fiesta.

Richard Lee finishes in second in his '14 Subaru BRZ.

Donald Lewis finishes in second in SMF in his Fiat 500 Abarth. Daniel Stalcup pilots his Cadillac into second place in SP class.

Drew Mathers finishes in first in STF in his Honda Fit.

Zach Heidepriem took first in ES in his '94 Miata.


It is worth noting that Thunderhill Park is one of only 158 road courses in the United States of America. This is even more signifi-cant when you realize that there are 1,462 U. S. race tracks identi-fied in the latest issue of the National Speedway Directory.

Addtothisthattherewasabuildingboomforroadcourse in the late nineties and the first ten yearsafter the turn of the Century. Among the manynewroadcourseare:Thermal;Chuckwalla,MillerMotorsports Park [Now Utah Motorsports Cam-pus];CircuitoftheAmericas;TheRidge;andthirtymore.Thisputsusinsomeprettyrareterritory.

Among the many road race courses, there areanumberthatarebasedonaCountryClubbusi-ness model. In these examples members pay bigmoneytohaveaccesstothetrackinamannerlikethat of a Golf Course Country Club. Among thenewertrackssomearedoingwell,some“OK”andsomearegoingtofail.Nothingnewthere.Thun-derhillranksamongthebestofthesenewtrackswithzerodebt,agoodbalancesheetandanever-increasingpositivereputationintheindustry.Wearewellregarded.The“25HoursofThunderhill”has truly put the track on the world map as acredibleandprestigiousmotorsportsfacility.

Of the 1,462 race tracks in America 938 areoval tracks either paved or dirt. There are 321drag strips across the land. For the record, Can-ada has 133 race tracks and a lot of weather. Inour home State, there are 76 race tracks mostof which are owned by the State of California.This is the same state that will not let privateenterprisebuildaracetrackwithoutwalkingonwater and curing cancer. Our sister road trackin Buttonwillow, Ca. has been dragged throughthe process for over a year now in their effortsto build a second road track as part of their cur-rentroadcoursethere.TheyareinKernCounty,thecountywiththemostracetracksinthestate.They are: Buttonwillow; Famosa Drag strip, Wil-lowSpringsRaceway,BakersfieldRaceway,[KernCounty Raceway, that new oval track right onI-5]. Go figure? Racing in our State remains achallenge.Wearesafewiththebigroadcoursesincluding Sonoma Raceway, Laguna Seca Race-way; Fontana with their “Roval”; and, of course,Willow Springs where the brilliance of the lateBillHuthassuredthatthatfacilitywillbeinplaceforever.HecleverlygotitidentifiedasaStatehis-toricalsite.ThatissuchaWow!

TheovalsarenotdoingsowellandwouldbegoneifitwerenotfortheStateneedingthemtokeep their various rural fairgrounds open. Dragstrips also are struggling. Sacramento Racewayon Excelsior Street off highway 16, made thenews recently announcing their pending demise.When this facility closes, there will only be two

dragstripsnorthoftheancientFamosafacilityinKernCounty,SonomaandRedding.Tobefair,theRedding drag strip is marginal at best. Sonomahas the NHRA National event on its schedule.Sacramento has a busy second-tier drag racingschedule with the NHRA Division 7 race on thedocket at different times. When the scene fordragstripsapproachesthisbleakleveloffacilitiesI will seriously consider approaching the trackBoardofDirectorstoseeifwewanttoentertherecreational phase of drag racing for the moneyand service to the motorsports community. Bay-landswasthehomeofthefamousFremontDragStripsoIknowwhatawell-run,recreationaldragstrip can produce in terms of Return in Invest-ment [ROI]. For the record, there is only onetrackinAmericathathostNASCAR,NHRA,andIndyCarraceseachyear.Doyouknowwhattrackthatis?

The Laguna Seca saga continues. SCRAMP,thevolunteerorganizationthathasbeentheven-dor of record for decades, is back in place on ashort-term agreement with our own Mike Smithat the helm. It should be clear that the relation-shipbetweentheClubandSCRAMPisvital.Weget ten days of use for our drivers and we workan ever-growing number of spectator events forwhichtheClubreceivespayment.Sofar,thedealremainsineffectasSmithandothersendeavortomake sure that the SFR/SCCA and Laguna SecaRacewaymarchintothefuturetogether.

ManythankstoCourtCardinalofCasinoFan-dangoforsteppinguptotheClubplatewithover$40,000 inprizesandvalue thatwasdistributedto all the winners and volunteers at the MayeventatThunderhillPark.IhavebeentoCasinoFandango in Carson City, Nevada and, I can sayfirsthand,thatyoushouldtakeaweekoraweek-endandgo there.Theproperty isexcellent.Therestaurants that are part of the casino are alsodelightful!Mygamblingleavesalottobedesiredbutsomepeoplewin.

Court races in Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 withAccelRaceTek. His passion for what he doesbehindthewheelplushisgratefulnesstoallwhomake Club racing possible, resulted in the big-valueweekendatThunderhillthispastMay.Youshould go to Casino Fandango to thank Courtin person or, if you cannot, find him at one ofour races this summer and shake his hand. Hedeservesit!

The October race here on the 27th and 28th

is available for sponsorship if you would like tocapturetheopportunity.Callmeat530-934-5588Ext: 101. First caller wins. The cost is $2,500. Itis such a deal! Ask Court and Darrel Anderson!Yourcarwillbeon theevent shirt.That’sworthachunkofmoneyandyougetthreefreetestdayson the Friday before the event. That’s another$1,200ROI.

Mynextcolumnwillfeatureaguestwriter.Hisnameis300ZX.HisstoryisthestuffoflegendssoIgavehimtheopportunitytotellithimselfstart-ingwithhisbirthinJapanintheearly90’swherehis parents set out to have him win the SCCANational Championship Runoffs in 1990 to givecredencetothereturnofthe“ZCar”totheAmer-icanautomotivemarket.Hewill tellyouhowhedidatRoadAtlantaandwhathappenedafterthatauspiciousstart in life. Fromsuccessfulracecartocommercialmarketingofanti-tobaccomessag-ing to outreach targeting the Asian market andthentoRotaryforendingthescourgeofpolio.Mr.

“300 ZX” now features the Oil Recycling Rocksmessaging as he approaches the twilight of hismostinterestinglife.Staytuned.

THUNDERHILL REPORTBY DAVID VODDEN

Sonoma Raceway707-938-9193

We’ve got you covered!

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AIM Tires At Infineon Raceway 707-938-9193 At Thunderhill Raceway 530-934-5588 ext 118 www.AIMTIRE.com

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RENTAL RACE CARS

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DAVE HARRIMAN San Jose SRF, SRF3 HSE Racing [email protected] (408)507-1531

BULLDOG MOTORSPORTS FE, SRF3 Jason Hohmann Modesto 209-857-8181 [email protected]

CERINI MOTORSPORTS SRF, SRF3 John Cerini Sonoma 707-938-3979 [email protected]

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ACCELRACETEK LLC SRF, SRF3 Bruce Richardson Los Gatos (408) 499-7266 www.accelracetek.com [email protected]

PORTER RACING FF, CF, FC Neil Porter Merced 209-722-7373 [email protected]

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AUTO SPA RACING SERVICE 707 938-8727 auto-spa.com

BORELLI MOTORSPORTS San Jose Spec Mustang 408-770-1220 [email protected]

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Classified Advertising in The Wheel is a service provided to the membership by the SF Region. Ads are free for mem-bers. Ad should be 75 words maximum and may include a photo. Ads will run for three months, after which time they shall be removed. They may be resubmitted.Submit your ad by email to editor, Blake Tatum: [email protected]

OPEN WHEEL AND SPORTS RACERS

SRF Gen 3 #066 (2nd Place car SF Region 2015.) $32,000 OBO. Well main-tained by owner and CSR. 14 Weekends on Engine. 1 race on Clutch 1 yr. on Rebuilt Shocks, Heims and Ball Joints. Analog Gages Warning Lights for Water Oil Pressures Alternator. All Current Up-grades 2 Sets of Hoosier slicks. 1 new unmounted set. Rains on Weld Wheels Bodywork good condition. Traqmate data acquisition with video sync for GoPro (included). Both softwares included. Call: Bob @916 489 7182. 1705

GT1 Rolling Chassis. Loflin/Philips GT1 tube frame, raced mid-80's Trans Am Series. No engine, trans, body, fuel cell, has exhaust system, stock products quick change, full fire system, NASCAR Modine radiator and oil cooler, 16x12.5 on 5 hubs, Durlite alloy rims, 4 fronts 2 rears, Lockeed front brakes, Hurst airheart rears. All gauges, seat, pedals, dry sump tank and hoses. Documented Trans Am history. Car located Hayward, CA. Make offer. Contact Don at 510-531-6632 1704

For Sale: FC/F2000 Engine. Ivey. Ex Joe Riley/Robert Armington. Last raced in 2014. $2000. Includes engine stands and header. Want SF Region people to have first shot at this before listing on Apex Speed. David Simerly. 415-383-0960 1704

Super competitive SRF Gen 2.Top 10 in Runoffs past 2 years. Fresh national motor+ quality regional motor. 3 sets of wheels with tires including new rains. Brakes and rotors have one race session. Re-built transmission last year.$15,500. Open trailer available for $1000. Call/text Dan @ 443.742.7702 1702

1992 Van Diemen FF. Loyning Runoffs motor. Stack dash, Technomagnesio wheels, Penske shocks. This model FF has almost won the SCCA Runoffs and currently wins races in England. RACE READY. $10,000 Jerry Pacheco 530-367-3899 1612

1985 REYNARD FORMULA FORDPACKAGE DEAL: CAR, TRAILER, ALL SPARES FOR $10,000 Early 1985 chas-sis, updated to later rocker arm rear. Freshened Kent motor, .005" over. Lots of spares and lots of new parts. Car cur-rently set up for autocross C/Mod, could easily be converted back to roadrace configuration.Charlie Davis [email protected] 650-740-7898 1612

For Sale 1974 Lola T 320 Formula Super Vee, Ground up restorationEverything is new or rebuilt. Beat the Atlantic cars for 1/3 the price$35,000.00 Ed (415) 883-4824 1512

Spec Racer FordGen2- 2004 Ready to race! Professionally maintained and very well sorted. Chassis completely rebuilt in 2012: new fuel cell, new clutch, new complete belly pans, frame painted with Rust Bullet, shocks rebuilt, all new heims and suspension bushings. 2012 Complete chassis reset- paint, heims, bushings- cleanest SRF on the planet! Includes tons of spares: 3 sets wheels and tires, quick jack, complete bolt on string bars for alignments, quick discon-nect steering wheel, hot lap timing set, Butler racing seat upgrade, fire system, 2 sets brake pads, suspension spares, dynamic number system, oil filter, fuel fil-ter, and spark plugs/plug wire set. Please email for extensive photo package. $13,500 OBO, James "Cotch" Cotcher cell: 530-545-1765 home: 530-573-0505 [email protected] 1612

SPECRACER #33 FOR SALE OR RENT Fast and clean SpecRacer for sale or rent as a GEN2 or GEN3 after October.

Updates include: new paint, Butler seat, in-cell fuel pump, new air Intake tube, new fuel regulator, Penske shocks, 2 sets of Shelby rims, transponder, removable steering wheel, and Laguna muffler. Motor has 104+ hp and 120 ft-lb of torque. Strong, solid car currently second in points in the San Francisco Region. GEN 2 Price $17,500 GEN 3 price $36,000. For more info and rental rates go to www.accelracetek.com or contact Bruce Richardson @ (669) 232-4844 or [email protected] 1611

Spec Racer Renault #434 ,Rebello mo-tor, Spare motor and Transaxle, Spare Radiator, Jack stands & Jack, Spare nose & tail, Misc parts, 6 spare aluminum wheels, 6 spare steel wheels, $8500, Jeff Francis 559-307-5878 1508

FENDERED RACE CARS

1971 Datsun 510 4 Door. SCCA ITC Racer GRP 5. Car won 2015 ITC Champ. Ready to race, good first car. L1600 Ro-bello Engine 40 over. Additional Pictures [email protected] Text 209-613-4813. With spares $6500 1704

1978 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) race car, $50,000. Guard red color; RS 3.8 body style. Fiberglass body except tub; 2300 lbs, 500 hp. 2 hours on GD Racing rebuilt motor, 3.4 L; Rebuilt turbo. GT1R class car with PCA Racing log book. Thunderhill 1:56 using Good Year Bias ply R430 non radial. Rear tires 25x13; front 23.5x10.5 1704

ITR/STU/EP 2003 BMW Z4 FOR SALE, $18,950 OBO. 13 WINS. TOLLEFAB Cage, 200 HP REBELLO ITR Engine, FACTORY Hardtop, DIFFSONLINE Getrag 5 Speed with CAE Short Shift Kit, 4.10 Diff with OS GIKEN LSD, GROUND CONTROL Bump Steer Kit, TURNER MOTORSPORTS Transmission/Subframe/Suspension. Bushings and Adjustable Camber Arms, APEX Wheels, AST Dou-ble Adjustable Coil-Over Shocks, K&N Cold Air Box, Supersprint Header, and 3 Quart Accusump. CONTACT: [email protected], or 916.622.6678 1702

Turnkey, race-ready HP Honda CRXCar has 4 SCCA National Championships with 4 different drivers; third at Laguna Runoffs with 5th driver. 138 MPH trap speed at Daytona Runoffs. No possible effort left undone. Car comes with - Jongbloed wheels; Houseman, 5 racing gears trans; custom air dam/splitter; Tran-X limited slip; highly developed, “bagged” SS header; water-to-oil heat ex-changer; custom water radiator; Compt-ech prepared engine; AEM Infinity ECU; data collection sensors; and “owner’s manual” with track session/setup data. Comprehensive spares package available. Contact [email protected] or 650-823-9927, $27,500 1702

Spitfire Roller For Sale. MUST SELL --- Please Make Offer. Ex-Tom McCarthy Car. Tom Ran at Atlanta, Then sat one season, I bought it. I made numerous improvements, used it for my Driver's School at Sears Point, got my two races in. And then divorced. Stored indoors since. Complete EXCEPT NO engines, transmissions. Has very rare Positraction, McCarthy axles, full gauges, three sets of wheels Spare Spring Towers, Used Super Trap Muffler. [email protected] 1611

1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Race Car GT 2 - 2400lbs. 568 HP/DYNO SHEETS, Low Hours, NASCAR Style Cage, 968 6-speed, BIG RED Brakes, Adjustable boost, MOMO Wheel, ACCU-SUMP, etc. all the best $100,000 plus invested. SCCA, NASA, PCA logbooks NEW HOOSIER R7’s --285/30ZR/18 Front & 335/30ZR/18 Rear Car located in Santa Barbara. $27,500 OBO Steve 617-838-4648 [email protected] 1611

The car is a 2006 Mustang prepped to SCAA T-4 specs. Cage is custom made by TC Design. Suspension is Ford Racing. Ford limited slip rearend. ECU has been tuned for max. power and torque. Motor and transmission are stock and low mile-age. Hawk brake pads, Cobra racing seat,

TO ADVERTISE CONTACT BLAKE TATUM [email protected] 209-403-2452 TO ADVERTISE CONTACT BLAKE TATUM [email protected] 209-403-2452

FIA six point harness and NRG steering wheel and removable hub. Spares as well. Trailer is nearly new two axle car trailer with 4 wheel electric brakes. Wooden deck and ramps. Asking $14,000 for the whole package. My phone num-ber is 925-389-0447 1609

2 Austin Healey Sprites For Sale! $1,000.00 obo. 1 1962 and 1 1965 Sprite projects. To start with I am selling these Sprites for a fellow race partner, John True. He needs to move these cars so he can move. 1 has been seam welded and cleaned and premiered. The other has been cleaned and premiered. There are engines, transmissions, rear ends and suspensions should be enough parts to build 2 cars, too many parts to list. There are several racing parts that are very hard to find and come with them. The Parts were from Butch Gilberts collection of parts. If you only want one that is ok it can be worked out. I do have pictures and can text to you. Great Project for someone to build one for vintage racing and the other for the street. I am not sure if he has the titles for the cars? But I am sure you can get a title. If you contact me I will give all that I know as that I helped with the project but things changed. Paul Gilbert 775-762-4431 [email protected]. 1703

For sale: 2006 Winning Blue MX5. Full STR prep. I drove this to second in pax at last SSSCC event of the season by 0.1 seconds. Two sets of wheels with good rubber. RE71R'S and R1R's. $13000 oboWill deliver with a deposit up to 1000 miles from 99338 for $0.75/mile. Trophied at the Packwood Tour in 2013 (Rex), 2014 (Mark, Lynn and Dennis Healy), 2015 (Mark & Lynn) and 2016 (Lynn). 2006 Mazda MX5 GT with 74XXX miles Win-ning Blue, 60,000 when we bought it in 2012. We are the second owners and can put you in touch with the original owner if needed. All in decent condition (for an autocross car, not a show queen) with minor road chips on hood and at rocker panels. 6 speed with stock Mazda LSD. (Only mod it does not have is the OS Giken) PPE Engineering LT Header and midpipe put on in 2014 and much more. Contact me for details. [email protected] 509-551-2681 1703

AV8 Supercars has two Spec Mustangs for Sale. Both are ready to win and have!!

$35k each. Darrell Anderson. AV8 Super-cars 510-928-2423 1608

2005 NISSAN 350Z GT-3 or GT-2 Built by Ken Murillo on a Neely/Murillo chassis. 2 Runoffs wins, 3 podiums, 4 poles in GT-3, 1 pole in GT-2. . It is race ready with current annual tech good till May 2017. Hewland trans newly rebuilt, Speedway Mini Stock newly rebuilt. Two KA24DE engines, new spare Speedway Supermax, 3 sets of rims, new cool suit not installed. Contact: John 530-412-0649 [email protected], $32,0001606

2014 SCCA Runoffs Podium Finishing GT-3 Nissan 240SX “Wonderbread” Car. Square tube chassis, Lotus link, flat floor, driver’s side exhaust, Rebello 2015 Spec KA24 3-Valve motor, 32mm SIR, built NEW for the 2014 Runoffs on a virgin block and crank (all new parts with the absolute latest trick internals, engine and chassis dyno tuned). Completely sorted, 3rd Place finisher at the 2014 Runoffs, 2014 NORPAC Division GT-3 Champion-ship, 1997 NASPORT Championship and current lap record holder at the Thunder-hill “new” 5 mile course and previous lap record holder at the Thunderhill 3 mile course.PRICE REDUCED – INQUIRE - In-cludes 2 motors, 3 sets of wheels, extra carbonfiber body parts, 24’ Haulmark enclosed trailer and spares. With 19 years of continuous development and more than $125,000 invested, this is a winning car! Call or e-mail me for a complete spec sheet and photos. Chuck McKinney (510) 812-1140 [email protected] 1602

T1 2013 Ford Mustang Boss RFastest T1 Mustang on the West Coast. Ford Factory Built Race Car. New Huf-faker Motor with zero hours, New Dry sump system, New fuel cell bladder and pumps, complete Cortex Extreme Suspension with JRI double adjustable shocks. This car has the best of the best! Call for more details.Darrell Anderson, American V8 Supercars 510-928-2423 1602

Spec Mustang/T2 Mustang. New build by American V8 Supercars. Ran two races and a test. Car is ready to win a championship!! This car has the best of the best! We can also build you a car to your spec.’s or Rent you a Spec. Mustang for the season or a race weekend. Call for more details. Darrell Anderson, American V8 Supercars 510-928-2423 1602

FOR SALE, 1967 FORD CORTINA, $1500.00 OBO. In excellent condition 4 door Ford Cortina. I am selling this for my race partner John True. He bought the car from a gentleman on a business trip many years ago and had it shipped here in Reno. I put a better intake manifold with a Weber carburetor on it and it runs great. It has the 1500 cc engine with a 4 speed. The car is really clean and straight. No title, but I know there are ways of getting it. It is clean title as we know. The White with white/blue interior; very clean and straight. Great little car and fun to drive. I will text pictures if you ask. Paul Gilbert, 775-762-4431, [email protected] 1703

SPEC MIATA

1999 SM for sale/TPD Trailer comboRace winning car. Refreshed for 2014 Runoff's. Top 10 at the Runoff's. Stored since. Great spares. 3 sets of wheels. Drago motor. Will part with 24ft fully load 2012 TPD with every option as package. 18K for car + spares. 35K for both. Email for build sheet for trailer or more info on car. Located in Pleasanton. [email protected] 1701

1990 Sealed Spec Mazda Miata with a very strong Haag engine. Many spare rims and tires along with extra parts. Car also has current SCCA log book. In great shape, just needs a driver. Also selling with or seperate, a 2014- twenty foot trailer, basically like new. Asking $11,500 for Miata and $4,500 for trailer. Excellent deal and it is stored in Monterey, please call Frank @ (714) 394-1631 1610

FOR SALE: Top of the line / winner in STU and PTD - FOR SALE: Top of the line / winner in STU and PTD - $24,999. Add excellent South Wind 35 Class A motorhome with 50k miles, plus two axle trailer for Super [Marc-Hoover built and maintained] STL/PTD Miata, plus all the tires, wheels, two transmissions and a pile of awesome parts, some brand new, for an additional $25,001 and take it all in time to win in the NASA championships at Buttonwillow next month! ! All good stuff with more value than offered by all similar Miata deals. Call 530-934-5588 Extension 101 before it is all gone. 1610

1991 Spec Miata - 1.6 l Mazda race limited slip diff, race wheels and set of street wheels,some suspension and steering spares, $3000 SCCA and NASA logbooks tandem axel open trailer also available. Eric Hernandez 650 208-3544 [email protected] 1604

1991 Seal Spec Miata For Sale.Chassis up build with all suspension parts new during build. Lots of thought went into this build with too much to list in the ad. Driven for two SFR region seasons and a clean SCCA Logbook. Sale includes a spare engine and transmission. Asking $14,000 please email for details [email protected] 1603

1999 Spec Miata - Nearly Race Ready. 1.8L / 5 speed / Torsen, Haag motor with only one break-in weekend,Team Dynam-ics race wheels w/ RA1s, Upgraded roll cage, Evil Genius exhaust, Kirkey 71300 seat, Advanced Autosports splined quick release, Rennenmetal ballast weights and mounting kit, Roger Kraus corner weighting and alignment, NASA and SCCA log book current through 2013Clear CA title with plate ñ drive it to the track! Extras! Stock wheels w/ new Dun-lop Direzzas, Advanced Autosports fuel pressure regulator (2x), Lightweight tow hitch and ball mount. Fluids, filters, brake pads, restrictor plates, etc. Tim Ryan [email protected] $17,950 1603

"1989 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z “Players Challenge Series” car is FOR SALE. Raced professionally by Kathryn Teasdale in the Players Challenge and is a legiti-mate 1LE R7U Camaro. Raced in SCCA and CASC after it became ineligible to compete in Players. 305 cu in w/5 speed transmission, Ford 9”. Ready to race with new tires, fresh maintenance, and has some spares that will go with the car. Have all log books for Vintage verification. $17,500. Mary 831-905-8668 or [email protected] 1602

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Seat For Sports Racer For Sale. Never used, Fiberglas, Make offer [email protected] 1611

The Wheel “Garage”: Three Vertex Std. 5 watt, 16 channel radios with two crew headsets and three chargers. $575. Longacre Laser Pyrometer. $40. AMB My Laps battery powered transponder w/ charger. $250 Terry Gough (775) 857-2407 1610

Spec Miata MotorHaag Performance 1999 Spec Miata motor with 1 season - no issues - $2000 OBO. Call Brian Ghidinelli @ 415.568.8927 1607

Set of 4 Porsche alloy wheels (used) and 4 BF Goodrich g-Force R1 tires (like new) - (2) 225/50/16 and (2) 245/45/16 $1,495 obo. Call, text or email John @ 510.409.8678 [email protected] 1606

SHOP/STORAGE SPACE

Shop Space: Morgan Hill/San Mar-tin. 2400 Square foot shop with outside trailer parking available. Clean shop less than 1 mile from Highway 101. Space available to work on your racecar. Long or short term available. Trailer storage also available. 110/220. Restroom. Rod @ 415-298-3917 or [email protected]

Garage space available at Thunderhill Raceway. 530-934-5588 for more info

STORAGE SPACE: Available for smaller race car, hot rod, vintage. Concord area. Very secure long term deal stor-age only $125 per month. John (510) 548-1011

SERVICES

All-Weather Storage Lockers – Now @ Thunderhill Park! Finally a solution to having to deal with all your race equipment! Don’t bother lugging your gear around or leaving it out in the cold. Rent a 4’ X4’ X8’ Thunderhill locker daily, weekly, monthly, or even yearly to make sure you always have a place to keep your important and valuable items. These lockers are big enough to store

almost everything you could need for your time at Thunderhill Raceway Park! Inquire @ the Grill or Pro-Shop or call Jim Thompson 530-934-5588 x 112. 1502

Bavarian Motorsport BMW service & repair. Offering wheel alignment services in the south bay. We can align any vehicle as long as you want it done correctly. 1025 Sinclair Frontage Road Milpitas 95035 408-956-1662

SPEC MIATA & SPEC E30: TFB Perfor-mance’s winning alignment service has expanded to include race prep and “arrive and drive” trackside support for SCCA/NASA and HPDE/track days. Rent clean, safe, front-running cars or bring your own. Run your first race or win a championship! Contact Tim Barber at 415.205.2222 or [email protected].

DNS? DNF? It’s hard to keep your hands on the wheel and on a wrench. Lewis Hamilton doesn’t work on his car, why should you! Let T Speed be that second set of hands. We offer a full range of race car services, including prep, maintenance and fabrication at our Sacramento area shop or in the comfort and security of your garage. Trackside support for any type of race car. Experience from vintage to modern, club car to ChampCar. Call or E-mail me to discuss your racing needs. References gladly provided. Competitive rates and will travel. Tim Slagle (916) 730-7223 [email protected]

RACE CAR RENTALS

Race car Rentals that are competative and reliable. Everything from prepara-tion to transportation is handled by pro-fessionals. From Driver’s School to your first pro race, we can help you achieve your goals. Learn to race and have fun then leave the race car responsibilities to us. Rentals in Improved Touring and Formula Ford cars and trackside sup-port for Formula Atlantic, Formula Ford and Improved Touring Cars. Racing Services 11771 Foothill Rd. P.O. Box 350, Sunol, CA 94586 925-890-3555

SCCA School Special $1500A+ Racing Spec Miata Rental, Service and Support. We have over a dozen Spec Miatas to suit your needs. All of our cars are designed to be Safe, Fast, and Reliable. We race what we rent so you know all of our cars are ready to win. Beginner rates start at $550 a day and Racer rates start at $700 a day. Discounts for multiple days and

multiple cars. Includes, Track Support, Competition Tires and Fuel. See us at www.aracing.org Contact Al Angulo at 530 277 6311 or [email protected]

Auto Spa Racing Service - In our 25th year, still located at Sears Point / Sonoma Raceway , continues to provide our customers with full service race car fabrication , restoration and trackside support . We have always strived to maintain the highest level of support to all our customer’s needs. Don’t hesitate to inquire regarding a full alignment , transaxle service or any fabrication project you might have . We can now offer race car storage , long or short term. Call Steve 707 938-8727 , auto-spa.com

Mazda Miata RentalsGood Times Racing- Ron Carroll and Donna Gilio. We have front running, winning Miata's for rent for all SCCA and Nasa events, SMT SM ITA ITX PTE.Arrive and drive with full support, coaching also available. Contact Ron 530-210-3848 [email protected] or Donna 775-781-3385 [email protected]

Diamond FORMULA CARS 916-801-9728 [email protected] First ITA Mazda Rx7

Formula First race car for rent for SFR drivers school and select regional races. The car is very well prepared and ready to go. It will fit large/tall drivers. It has a full GPS based data system and cameras onboard for driver develop-ment. Take advantage of my 35 years of racing experience to help you learn, or fine tune you’re driving. Call Scott 916-801-9728

SPECRACER RENTALS & SUPPORT: AccelRaceTek has fast cars for rent and offers great arrive and drive trackside support. Rental cars are well main-tained and have the latest upgrades. Trackside support includes more than just getting your car to the track, we will help you get faster. Our attention to detail and experience will give you a competitive advantage. Our rigorous service and preparation results in reli-able cars, we don’t have any DNF’s due to poor maintenance. AccelRaceTek is now the SFR CSR and can support any SpecRacer driver with parts and support at the track. www.accelrac-etek.com. Bruce Richardson @ (408) 499-7266 or [email protected] 1607

LOTUS ELISE RACE-CARS FOR RENTArrive and Drive, track prep and stor-age. Dietsch Motorsports has race cars available for Drivers School, Club Racing and testing. Runs in T3. Can run in other classes. Full season rates and the car is set up for you. Boxster S and Miata also available. Cars are located at

our Vacaville race prep facility. 707-724-9250; http://dietschwerks.com/ 1502

MADZA MIATA RENTtLS ITX/ITA/SMT, NASA events including SM/PTE & HPDE, prices start at $350/day, Top cars, professionally prepared. 530 318 1943 [email protected] www.ohmygodracing.com

COOK MOTORSPORTS IS READY FOR 2017 ARE YOU?? Complete arrive and drive packages available for all SFR SCCA Events in 2016. Excellent cars at reasonable rates. Ian at (530) 676-1940 (805) 305-0452. [email protected]

Spectrum/Honda F1600. Cameron Racing has two cars available for the Majors, SF regional races and test days. Cars located at Sonoma raceway. Steve 707 953 7580

TRACKSIDE SERVICE: Bulldog Motor-sports offers Formula Enterprise full trackside support. Join in on the fun of one of the most affordable/ fastest classes in SCCA. The Spec Class with class. Bulldog Motorsports is the place for full CSR support. Call Jason at (209) 892-5747.

SPEC RACER FORDS: Available for nationals, regionals, schools & test days. Well equipped with data acquisi-tion, video, and radios. Enthusiastic crew to help a beginner get started in SCCA racing or setup a car to a more experienced driver’s specifications. Dave Harriman (408)507-1531 [email protected]

Two BMW E36 IT-prepared rollers for sale, one with some front end dam-age. Complete race-ready drivetrain for ITS 2.5l and complete drivetrain for ITA 1.8l available, prepped to IT limits and chipped. Agressive limited slips for each. Fully built suspensions. 2002 ITA 3rd place SFR region championship car. Make offer. [email protected], 650-472-1486 www.fizzball.com/bmw01 1701

Pro-built Honda S2000 track car/STU?? - new paint - F/G top-rear wing Tolle roll cage - helmet fan - 2 Recaro seats - Sparco wheel - Stop Tech brakes - Eibach coilovers - APR frt. nose and splitter - AIM dash W/GPS-OZ wheels - cat drop pipe. Frank Shoemaker (916) 919-5750. $22,000 OBO 1609

SOLO RACER & TRACK CARS

2000 Toyota Turbo Spyder autocross car. Original owner, 80k miles, fresh acrylic paint, Veilside body kit, Sparco racing seats, Turbo (240 hp to the wheels), power controller, Tien coil-overs and sway bars, custom Cusco diff., turbo twist wheels and star spec tires. Set up for autocross racing. 2 time SCCA SFR class champion. Never been in an accident or needed major repair. Will throw in the trailer set up for another $300.$14,995 obo. Call, text or email John @ 510.409.8678 [email protected] 1606

Formula 1980 Red Devil formula 440 Chaparral engine. Nice original car unmo-lested and never crashed or hit.. This is a very low hour car. Never log booked and has only been used for autocross. This is a 35 year old race car it has some bumps scratches and wear but I bet its one of the best early 440’s left $2500 775-721-1568 1606

Street-legal Palatov D2An Atom on steroids. California SB100 registered, licensed, insured by State-Farm, smog-exempt for life! 2200 lbs, 480hp! 6,500 miles all street speeds, never tracked. LS376 GM LS3 motor. Race-quality six-speed sequential Quaife transaxle with LSD. All LED lighting. Tablet-based dash with integrated data-and-video acquisition, wireless upload. Alcantara, Momo, Wilwood, Bilstein, ceramic-coated exhaust and more. It would take over $100,000 to replace, not including the SB100 registration. $85,000 925-247-0846 More info: http://tinyurl.com/palatov4sale" 1606

2000 BMW M Coupe, TRACK CAR.Original owner, low mileage (53K). Street legal. Smogged, and has CA tags valid through April 2017. Excellent condition. Titanium Silver, Imola Red interior. $25,000. Professionally prepared for track driving. The perfect track day car. It is stiff, light, fast, and bulletproof, yet can be legally driven to the track. Has done 30 track days before being kept in closed storage for the last eight years. Mostly garaged California car. Features and Upgrades: Stock S52 engine, 240 hp, 236 lb.ft. Custom roll-cage and sub-frame reinforcement. Recaro race seats with 6- and 4-point harnesses. Removable Momo steering wheel. Traqmate data acquisition and Chasecam SD video. Bilstein Sport Shocks and H&R springs. Larger diameter anti-roll/sway bars. Front strut brace. Zionville radiator & oil cooler. Additional ducting for front brake cooling. Partially stripped interior. Many extras. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CeJOr_QLHOvkEbUe61Mx8qnUAh-7buL09F1-Y_kCCbGg/edit?usp=sharing for full details and pictures. [email protected], 650-224-5029 1605

2000 ZX2 SR (special edition Ford Escort) 18,000 miles, came in three colors, this is one of 500 in red. SR stands for street racer. Fully adjustable factory suspension. All original except wheels and header (original parts are part of the package). Immaculate condition very rare. drive to the solo event, take home the trophy, and then drive home, all for $13,000. do not miss this opportunity!!! contact Tim Van Ravenswaay 616-443-3313 1505

Pro-Built EP/DP Miata. Only the best: Penske, Rebello, TC Design, OS Giken 949Racing, E85, Proven D-Prepared & Index Solo winner. Craig 408-460-1201 [email protected] https://sites.google.com/site/craigsdpmi-ataforsale/ 1410

STREET CARS

Street Car classified: 1988 Fiero GT, 5 speed transmission, runs great, fresh paint, $3400 obo. Photo is pre-paint. Contact Maggy Kelly:' to 'Street Car clas-sified: 1988 Fiero GT, 5 speed transmis-sion, runs great, fresh paint, $3400 obo. Photo is pre-paint. Contact Maggy Kelly: 925-413-8015 1701

TRAILER/TOW

2000 Pacific 5th Wheel Aluminum Enclosed Trailer. 3 Axle 8,000# Thorsion Suspension, Hydraulic Exterior/Interior Lift, 6500w Onan Gen. Set Emerald Plus, Tire Rack, Fuel Storage, 12V Inside/Exte-rior 110 Mercury Vapor Lighting, Interior Counter & Cabinets, Polished S.S.; Sides/Tail, Diamond Plate; Floor, Back Door, Observation Platform, Rear Door 80”, Fold-Down Flap Door Ext., Box Incl. Overhang, Ball 2-5/16, Overall Length 38’ Inside Ht. 9’4”, Polished Alcoas, Goodyear Tires, Garaged Kept Always (707) 747-1289 Asking $59,000.00. 1704

2002 WELLS CARGO AUTO WAGON 10,000 gvw, 32' inside length, 8' - 6" full width, bumper pull, 6000 miles total, diamond plate floor, small workbench. double axles with brakes, 6 brand new 10 plys with two spares mounted. Can carry a full size sedan and a Miata, or a couple of formula cars . Saves towing two trailers. Can deliver 100 miles from Bay Area. $8000. 831-917-5952 1703

2006 Pace 7x14 Enclosed TrailerNearly new with less than a 1000 miles, bright red en-closed trailer that's nearly perfect. It has a custom diamond

plate front box, man doors on both sides

so you can pit on either side, and a ramp door with extra ramps. It has a few pit pal accessories inside and can be towed with a 1/2 ton vehicle since it weighs only 2400 lbs. dry and 7' wide. $5000 contact Rob Shaw (916) 952-7809 1612

2007 Pace Shadow Ramp Stacker, Bumper, Pull 3 Dexter 6k axels, all wheel brakes, 25 ft box, 5 ft tongue, Double side doors 58”w x 80” total, 20 ft awning, needs new cover, floor to ceiling 105”, 81” between wheel wells, rear ramp 98” + 18” extension, 4” beavertail, includes new 5500w Generac portable generator.$12,500.00 obo. Larry 707-462-9088 1610

Top of the line, four-axle trailer $2500. 530-934-5588 E-101 / 530-330-2186. 1608

2000 Excellent condition South Wind RV - $25k. If you buy both the RV and STL Miata, will include $2,500 top of the line, four-axle trailer as a bonus. 530-934-5588 Ext 101 / 530-330-2186. 1608

Trailer , light and strong. 12 ‘ x 5’ flat bed on an aluminum frame. long ramps with secure stowage. with a set of Willans tie down straps. $800. [email protected]. 650 704 9200 1605

Featherlite Model 3110 open Alum. Trailer - 17'6" - 2014 - Alum Air Dam - Spare tire - 6 ft. pull out ramps. Removable fenders - two 3500 lb torsion axles, etc. $5000 OBO Frank Shoemaker (916) 919-5750 1609

TOOLS/ EQUIPMENT /MISC FOR SALE

Ford Racing Recaro Seats. Fits 2013-14 (later?) Ford Focus. Partial leather, equipped with enhanced shoulder, back and thigh area bolsters. Includes original equipment airbags and OCS sensors. Similar to OEM seat found in ST2 option Focus ST. Sold as pair $1,200. Mike 510-530-1895 1704

WANTED: Fun-loving SFR members to participate in a wild and crazy party Saturday at Thunderhill Raceway Park at days end of the Season’s Finale Regional Race 28 October 2017. Come One! Come All! The Party Posse Wants You!1703

Snow Tires on new aluminum rims, both less than 300 miles. Bridgestone Blizzak studless tires, 225-60/16, set of 4. Practi-cally new, Fits 2002 Honda Odyssey van. $600.00. Arthur Munch-eryan [email protected] 1703

Large collection of historic autocross photos looking for a new home. Contact NorPac Archivist Gary Horstkorta if interested: [email protected] 1702

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