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REVECORD

IN THIS ISSUE:

Another Perspective .3Meeting Minutes .. 4-5Rally Ramblings .......6Racing Realm ..........7CENDIV Seminar ......9Solo Happenings ....10Calendar ................15

April 2000Volume 41, Issue 4

Western Ohio Regionwww.worscca.org

Sports Car Club ofAmericawww.scca.org

SCCA approves new horsepower class.See page 3 for details.

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RevRecord is a monthly publication of the Western Ohio Region (WOR) of the Sports Car Club of America,Inc. All views and opinions are those of the author(s) and NOT necessarily those of the Western OhioRegion, SCCA, Inc. Subscriptions are available to non-members at $18.00/year. Please direct all correspon-dence to RevRecord, 10792 Frederick Pike, Vandalia, OH 45377. WOR holds membership meetings on thesecond Tuesday of every month (except December) at 7 p.m. at the Christopher Club, located in the Hills& Dales Shopping Center, South Dixie Dr., Dayton, Ohio.

2000 Officers of the Western Ohio Region, SCCARegional ExecutiveDebbie Sonderman292 Devay Ave.Dayton, OH 45458-3723(H) 937-435-9695(O) 937-208-3159

Assistant REChristopher Watson525 S. Waynesville Rd.Oregonia, OH 45054(H) 513-934-3526(O) 513-459-9399(FAX) [email protected]

SecretaryLinda Smiley4609 Hastings Dr.Dayton, OH 45440-1813(H) 937-435-0147(O) 937-434-8900(FAX) [email protected]

TreasurerGayle Conley7184 Brantford Rd.Dayton, OH 45414(H) 937-454-7888(FAX) [email protected]

Activities ChairCheryl Connelly90 Patterson Rd.Dayton, OH 45419(H) 937-299-7830(FAX) 937-293-0051 (Call first)[email protected]

Membership ChairScott Stout2463 Beechknoll Pt.Centerville, OH 45458937-291-0978

Publicity ChairNoel Swartz2127 Moreland Ave.Dayton, OH 45420(H) 937-256-4316(O) [email protected]

Rally ChairNick Folger3671 McElrath PikeBeavercreek, OH 45432-2274937-429-5353

Road Race ChairDoug Mildon10792 Frederick PikeVandalia, OH 45377(H) 937-898-8016(O) 937-298-3399, ext. [email protected]

Solo ChairJohn Schlegel738 BridlewoodSt.Beavercreek, OH [email protected]

WebmasterTracey Stephenson5550 Marshall Rd.Dayton, OH [email protected]

Worker Licensing ChairJoann Burke476 Ridgeview CircleSpringfield, OH 45504(H) 937-390-3494(O) [email protected]

RevRecord EditorChristie Mildon10792 Frederick PikeVandalia, OH 45377(H) 937-898-8016(O) 937-298-3399, ext. [email protected]

Area 4 DirectorPete Hylton7217 Creekwood Court,Pittsboro, IN 46167-9798317-892-6572(FAX) [email protected]

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The next meeting of WesternOhio Region, SCCA is onApril 11, 2000, at the ChristopherClub, 3150 S. Dixie Drive,Kettering, Ohio in the Hills &Dales Shopping Center, locatedon the corner of Dorothy Laneand S. Dixie Dr. Please note: themeeting starts at 7 p.m. and isopen to all members and guests.See you there!

RegularMeeting

FROM ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE...DO YOU WANT THE GOOD NEWS OR THE BAD NEWS?

OK, Tell you what I can mix them together and you can determine if it�sgood or bad news. We are getting EXTREMELY busy! Every spring, theseason gets here faster and faster. (That doesn�t have anything to dowith me aging, does it?) As a unit, our region is on fire with activity.And fortunately, John Schlegel had those fire bottles repaired andrecharged�so we�re ready to go! Scott Stout has put together a greatNew Member questionnaire to help us highlight our new members witha brief newsletter profile. From there, we�re counting on you, the sea-soned professional, to take note of their particular area of interest andtake the time to make them feel welcome. Remember, this recruit needsto be asked to play. Do you remember the first meeting you went to?Do you remember the first event you participated in? Your first Solo?Where you were scared that you were going to embarrass yourself bygoing off course the first run? Then, someone came up to you and asyou confessed your fear, they laughed and told you that �everyone doesit!� �Don�t worry about it!� Then, as you lost your way and came

Driving back red-faced, you see they are clapping and giving you thethumbs up. It�s OK and you go out again to humiliate yourself Sundayafter Sunday after Sunday. Remember your first race? You spun on thefirst lap, got off into the rough and broke a tie rod. Your significantother abruptly reminds you of the amount of money that just wentdown the toilet. You didn�t even get a chance to clear that lump fromyour throat. That thrill that grew and grew from the time that yousigned the waiver at the gates. And enlarged to cold sweat as you sat onthe grid waiting to go out. The second that green flag dropped and yourpulse overtook your every sense. Gone. After one spin. Then, anotherdrivers suit walked up and asked if you were ok. Not only that, theymay have some spare parts, if you want to borrow something for theweekend. But if you need something else, they will be glad to show youwhere to get it in town. They had to get parts here one weekend undersimilar circumstances. That was years ago. Now, you offer the spareparts. Because you want people to run against and with. And someonedid it for you. IF YOU ARE THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN HELPUS MAKE �FIRST CONTACT�, WE NEED YOU. Scott can not be at allof the events where the opportunity exists for us to welcome our newmembers. If we can get four or five committee members to assist, one ortwo phone calls per month and an event once in awhile � we can makethis family grow. How many of you are members because your parentswere? We are a family. Just as strange and varied as any other. We havearguments, financial problems, loves, disappointments and triumphs.ON WITH ANOTHER TRIUMPH�..

Nick Folger has been recuperating, but if this is what he can do whilesick or injured, I�m scared to see what he�ll do at 100%! He�s been work-ing on a RallyCross Program that has tremendous potential for puttingWOR in the public eye and providing our membership with some excit-ing afternoons! Be sure to check out his �plan of attack� and plan onbeing there. There�s revenue in that schedule! I would be remiss if I

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About the cover photo:Specifications are sketchy at thepresent time for the new soloclass, but some of the particularsare as follows. Since the vehiclehas a brain of its own, no driveris required. Safety requirementsfor the class include shovel andbucket, splint boots and blindersare optional. Goodyear andHoosier have had a develop-ment program for the last yearafter learning of the new class.Major developments led tohorseshoe tread pattern. Minia-ture horses are soon to beaccepted for the Speed Freakzprogram.

(Oh, and by the way, HappyApril Fools!)

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WESTERN OHIO REGION BOARD MEETING MINUTES - March 7, 2000

The March board meeting was held at the Thirsty Dog Restaurant in Centerville, Ohio andwas called to order at 7:26 by R.E. Debbie Sonderman. In attendance: Linda Smiley, NoelSwartz, Nick Folger, Tracey Stephenson, John Schlegel, Cheryl Connelly, Scott Stout, ChristWatson, Debbie Sonderman, Christie Mildon and Doug Mildon.

Membership Chair Scott Stout sent a few prospective members to the Winter Heat seriesat Frickers. He has membership apps for those who need them and in the process ofgetting an updated membership list. Region publicity pamphlets and new memberpackets were discussed. Any sponsor contributions are welcome! WOR stickers are beingworked on.

Webmaster Tracey Stephenson reported that advertising will be allowed on the WORwebsite, those that advertise in the Rev Record will be included on the site. There are tobe visitor counters on the pages, and hopes to have a membership application includedalso. The board approved the new web look; the old web pages are to be deleted.

Nick Folger Rally Chair passed out a revised budget and schedule for the Rallycrossseries. The schedule was approved as presented by the board. He has discussed expan-sion of the types of rally to do with the series. The Cincinnati Region has also expressedinterest in the Rally Cross series.

Solo Chair John Schlegel reported that the Supplemental Regulations have been up-dated. Motion was passed to pay for the annual maintenance on the club fire extinguish-ers, generator, and for the rental on the portajohn for the VA event. The Girl Scouts willbe cooking food at the June through September Solo events. There is a new solonewsgroup available for those with Internet access. Contact John for info. The Cen Divsolo schedule is also on the BFG website. John and Cheryl Connelly attended the Cent DivSolo Seminar in South Bend this past weekend, John is to provide additional info atmeeting and in Rev Record. John and the Solo Committee will be approving any Soloflyers or advertising for upcoming events.

Doug Mildon, Road Race Chair announced the annual tech would be April 15 between 10and 2 at Rick Reilich�s Foreign Exchange. Bring your own food or drink, although ChrisWatson will be looking in to a sponsor for snack and beverages. Central Division will betesting fuel at the races, some regions will be purchasing the test equipment and mayprovide testing services to other regions. The Road Race forms are now on the SCCAweb site. May 21 or June 4 are tentative dates for the breakfast rally.

Activities Chair Cheryl Connelly reported that the membership meeting will be a St.Patrick�s Day theme, there will be green beer available at the bar. She will see if DanCoughenour will give a report about his recent Alaska Rally after the meeting.

Noel Swartz, Publicity Chair passed out a Solo flyer that he is working on, also wants togive out some WOR stickers for publicity, will be checking into cost. Marvel Scott is anew contact person at channel 2, Noel will be working on trying to get more exposure forthe club.

Chris Watson, Assistant RE announced that he will be the WOR Games Chair and DougMildon will be his assistant. He will be needing lots of help and support. The WORGames Committee meeting schedule is in the current Rev Record. Some of the prelimi-nary work has already been done in locating chiefs for the various specialties needed.

Rev Record Editor Christie Mildon needs photos. Articles are due on the 15th of themonth. Advertisers are needed for the Rev Record. The first business card size ad willrun one month for free, after payment is made, the advertisement will also be included onthe web pages.

The proposed Central Division Incorporation was discussed. The members and boardneed to read the proposal and discuss with Debbie before or at the next meeting.

Old business: Doug Mildon mentioned that all board members should turn in proposedbudgets as soon as possible. There was no new business.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:24 PM. The next board meeting will be April 4th at alocation to be announced later.

Respectfully submitted,Linda Smiley, Secretary

WOR GAMES 2000

WOR GAMES MEETINGWHEN: May 23WHERE: To Be AnnouncedTIME: 7 p.m.

WOR GAMES MEETINGWHEN: July 18WHERE: To Be AnnouncedTIME: 7 p.m.

WOR GAMES MEETINGWHEN: September -Date/time/location to be announced

At this time, these will be the only meetingsto focus on the WOR GAMES. Anadditional meeting may be organized formailings and/or as deemed necessaryby the committee. Mark your calendars tojoin in the fun and help our regionput on the WOR GAMES for 2000.The theme this year...� THE SHOW MUST GO ON ! �

ANNOUNCING

THE WOR GAMES LOGO CONTESTTHE WOR GAMES LOGO CONTESTTHE WOR GAMES LOGO CONTESTTHE WOR GAMES LOGO CONTESTTHE WOR GAMES LOGO CONTEST WIN WIN WIN $$$25.00

CREATE THIS YEAR�S WORGAMES LOGO AND WIN$25.00 !!! The winning designwill be featured on the WORGames entry form and Trophies.All entries will be on display attrack side.

The logo must be camera readyart work, two color maximumprint, and include the theme�The Show Must Go On �

To obtain complete detail ofwhat must be included and howto enter, contact DebbieSonderman.

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MY MOST HUMBLEFORMAL APOLOGYAs we age, we tend to forget thedetails of recent events. Ourminds haze and aren�t quite assharp as they once were. In myexcitement and delight with theaccomplishment of ChristieMildon and her work receivingthe SCCA National Award forthe medium large regionalpublication � I mistakenly statedthat this award had previouslybeen won by the Edgertons. Ifyou remember the beautifulwork that Nancy and Mike didon this publication you willunderstand how I easily couldhave made such an error. How-ever, it was the Lanes, PAULAND MARGE LANE, who mostrecently won this prestigiousaward. Forgive me, please. Andif you don�t go to the F1 race,will you work Driver�s Informa-tion at the WOR Games?

With Paul�s wit and Marge�sattention to detail I �m notsurprised. Who will win it forus next? Christie will retire atthe end of this year. Startlearning the ropes now�avoidthe rush!

Debbie Sonderman, R.E.

ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE (cont. from pg. 12)

suits, on and on and on. If one of our members sells what we need tobuy�we will buy it from them. Why doesn�t that make sense? I believethere are more businesses in our 400 + membership than WheelSource,Foreign Exchange, and Xwheels. You need to let us know who you areso that we can patronize your place. I promise we�ll behave! ( Most ofus anyway!) Maybe a free trial will demonstrate how beneficial it can beto advertise in our National Award Winning Publication! IMPORTANT �THE AD MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 15TH. IT CAN NOT BELARGER THAN A STANDARD BUSINESS CARD AND IT MUST BECAMERA READY OR ON A DISK (IBM). IF YOU HAVE FURTHERQUESTIONS, CALL CHRISTIE MILDON, EDITOR.

We hope you will take advantage of this offer and let your fellow mem-bers in on what you spend the rest of your week doing. For the rest ofthe membership � those ads help pay for this publication. Mention thatyou heard about their business in the Rev Record.

I believe that I have gone on for quite long enough now. Except totease those Solo folks who won�t go out and play in the rain � Seri-ously, I am sorrythat the God ofThunder andSnow wouldn�tlet you go out inMarch. I know itwas a wise deci-sion for the safetyof our driversand workers.Even thoughpoor Phyllis, andmany others,have been wait-ing patiently allwinter to get outto that track. Itwon�t be long.Honest.

Until the nextevent, drivesafely and havefun!

DebbieSonderman, R.E.


WOR MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES - March 14, 2000

The March meeting of the Western Ohio Region was called to order at 7:24 PM by REDebbie Sonderman. Items to be discussed include the Central Division Incorporationissue and other fun stuff. Motion was made by Steve Demeter for the region to vote Noon the Incorporation issue, discussion and voting are to be held later in meeting.

Rally Chair Nick Folger: We have a Rallycross series. The first event is Saturday April 15that the Greene Co. Fairground. There will be 5 more events including 3 at the fairgroundsand 2 at Watson�s farm. See Nick, the Rev Record or the WOR website for dates anddetails. Doug Mildon will be putting on a Breakfast Rally June 4th.

Scott Stout, Membership reported that he has the gumball rally tickers. See him if you stillneed a nametag. He is still putting together new member packets, contributions arewelcome. He is also in the process of compiling a membership directory. Let him know ifyou DO NOT want you address &/or phone number to appear in the Rev Record. Newmembers Matt Hoyne, and family members Ginny, Kimberly & Kathy Schlegel werewelcomed.

Road Race Chair Doug Mildon reported on the recent Central Division Steward/Workerseminar in South Bend. He has a condensed version available of all changes to the GCR.Some changes discussed, including the upcoming fuel testing to be started this year. Someregions are purchasing the equipment and will have it available to other regions. Dougshared a copy of the Steward�s Test (word is that he passed*. (;-) April 15th Denny Powellwill be doing the Annual Tech at Rick Reilich�s Foreign Exchange.

Gayle Conley, Finance reported that the club financial reports will be on display at themembership meetings starting in April and some information will be available in the Rev.Any member may also contact Gayle at any time for additional information. We will betrying to keep expenses at a minimum as much as possible.

Solo II Chair John Schlegel reported that the first event has been rescheduled to SundayMarch 19th due to snow on the 12th. John gave details from the Cen Div Solo Seminar lastweek in South Bend, Indiana. The seminar included at tour of the Tire Rack facility, a SafetySteward Seminar and classing discussions. The WOR Solo Drivers School will be March 25& 26th at the VA. John has the new rulebooks. Please see John if you have any misc.equipment for the solo program. He also reported that payment has been made to the VAfor all the events and the generator and fire extinguishers are ready.

Christie Mildon, Award Winning Rev Record Editor reported that we are running businesscard size ads in the Rev, get first month free. Ad must be camera ready. After payment,the ad will also be included on the WOR website.

Activities Chair Cheryl Connelly thanked Hooters for the T-shirt door prizes. April willbe Pizza Night, $2. For adults, $1. For kids over 12.

Asst RE Chris Watson reported that he would be the WOR Games chariman. He has seenhow important this race is to the club finances. He needs input from members and willneed lots of help. Please see Chris to volunteer, even if you won�t be able to make the racehe can use your help. Doug Mildon will be the asst. Race Chair.

The February Minutes were approved as published.

New Business: Steve Demeter called for a vote on his motion to vote No, motion wasdefeated. Doug Mildon moved that the region votes in favor of the articles of incorpora-tion of Central Division, discussion followed, motion passed.

Old Business: There will be WOR Games meeting following the membership meeting. Afull schedule of WOR games meetings is in the Rev Record. Dave Rudy reported that NSChas a rally 3/18. Contact him for addl. info. Chris Watson shared a story about seatfoaming, breezes and Nissan hood damages with Team Green Racing.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 PM. The next membership meeting of the WesternOhio Region will be at the Christopher Club on April 11, 2000 at 7:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,Linda Smiley, Secretary

April AnniversariesJason Albright .................................... 1998Allen Banks ......................................... 1997Larry Beery ........................................ 1986Kyle Bishop ......................................... 1994Stacey Bishop ..................................... 1994Brian Campbell .................................. 1998Warren Chambless ............................ 1993Adam Connelly .................................. 1994Brett Connelly .................................... 1994Cheryl Connelly ................................ 1994Evan Connelly ................................... 1994Matthew Connelly ............................ 1994Matt Davenport ................................. 1998David Dickey ..................................... 1999Allen Dwire ......................................... 1999Ronald Edwards ................................ 1999Joe Ellis ................................................ 1999Mary Ellis ............................................ 1999Michael David Ellis ............................ 1999Michael Folkerts ................................ 1986Steven Gibbs ...................................... 1997Kendra Greenup ................................ 1996William Hickman .............................. 1989Robert Hodgeman ............................ 1999William Hughes ................................. 1992Anthony Jolicouer ............................. 1998Peter Jones .......................................... 1989Elliott Lake .......................................... 1994John Mayer ......................................... 1986Robert McConnell ............................. 1976Douglas McWain ............................... 1990Gary Joseph McWain ........................ 1990Bartley Merriam ................................ 1998Tamara Merriam ................................ 1999Frank Robinson ................................. 1992Tim Rostorfer .................................... 1999Joseph Scott ........................................ 1990Charles Smiley ................................... 1977Willie Smith ........................................ 1998James Ward ........................................ 1991Nicholas Weimer ............................... 1999Richard Wyderski .............................. 1993Amanda Wynne ................................. 1999Mindi Beth Wynne ............................ 1999Rachel Wynne .................................... 1999Ronald Wynne ................................... 1999Ryan Matthew David Wynne .......... 1999

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didn�t mention that Nick has had a little help, aside from Mom andShirley. Chris Watson has expanded his successful Mud Run ventureand lend his expertise to the program. As you will read elsewhere in thisissue, Chris will be running thin this year. (He didn�t have all that muchto spare!) That means there is an opening on the Rally Cross Commit-tee, Eric, where are you? Nick will need more than a couple of goodmen � (what�s that Chinese invention that does the work of 100 men?Oh, yes, one woman.) Back on task�Chris has accepted my request tobe the WOR Games Chair this year. (He is apprehensive, to say theleast.) I have assured him that he will have volunteers coming from thewoodwork to assist us in making this another- grand- and-glorious-worthy- of- WOR race, (despite that Formula thing going on). We are offto a good start with a few new faces mingled in with some of the �oldiesbut goodies� this year.

There is always room for more!

You will read in the minutes of the March general membership meetingthat we voted to support the Incorporation of the Central Division. Isupport this decision. I believe it a preventative measure and a positivestep in securing the funds that our regions generate.

The proposal that we printed in the Rev last month outlines the details.The final copy that I received the first week of March is very similar.When the Incorporation is complete, we will publish the adopted By-laws.

The WOR website committee met March 2nd at Frickers and reviewedour plans for further development of the Web page. Tracy has set somebig goals and is working towards helping our page actively recruit,advertise and update our members. We have decided that WOR willpost the Rev Record and its advertisers monthly. For this year, there willnot be any additional charge to those who advertise in the Rev, (eventhough, its now a National Award Winning Publication), and they willget the added exposure on the Website. We recommend that, we put acounter on the site so that we can present the number of hits we get aspart of the sales package next year as we review rates.

This should be an attractive package to sell ads, as it is an excellent buyfor the circulation that the ad will get. Our goal is to supplement theannual cost of the Rev Record with an increase in advertisements. Wecurrently spend close to $10,000 per year for the Rev and approximately$100 on the Website. We hope to utilize one to benefit the other andserve more of our members more effectively. It�s gonna take a little time.We are working on it and will accept volunteers. Like how I alwayscome back to that line?

Speaking of advertisements � we have also decided to make a one timeoffer. For the June Rev Record � we will offer one free business card sizedad to any Western Ohio Region member. WHY? We, as a unit, orderthings all the time. We have to go to printers, we buy flowers, we orderpens, subs, pizza, pop, blank discs, paper, ink cartridges, trophies, t-shirts, tires, car stuff, fire bottles, safety stuff, orange gloves, white rain

NOTICE: This classified section isFREE to SCCA members. Yourad will be printed three times.*** indicates that your ad has appearedfor the final time.Nonmembers may advertise at the rateof $5.00 per month.

WANTED: Cam-Loc seat belt orcomplete harness. Red preferred. Out-of date for SCCA racing is okay. WallyEllifritt, 937-890-5348.*

FOR SALE: G-Force full face SnellM95 helmet with shield. White. SizeMedium. 2 years old. Great condition.Only worn for Autocross. (Shortrelatively sweat-free runs.) $65;Noel Swartz 937-443-5478 [email protected]*

FOR SALE: One set high compres-sion pistons for Chevy 305 motor 9.5:1sivolites balanced with pins, stockbore. $100. 937-898-8016 before 10p.m. or [email protected].*

THE CLASSIFIEDS ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE (cont. from pg. 3)

Boris Tirpack received a 1st inGT-1 at the Memphis nationalin pouring rain on Sunday,March 19, 00. Mega bucksand horsepower don�t alwayswin. Congratulations, Boris!



Hi. I am Nick Folger, your newWOR Rally chairman. We havebeen working between bouts inthe hospital, and an on-rushingbusiness schedule since return-ing to work in mid February, toget on with the platform I waselected on. Rally Cross.

I have worked out most all thatneeds to be done to start a RallyCross. Stay with me.

First, we have arranged forlocations that we could put on aseries of 6 rally crosses in 2000,and with good behavior, for 2001and beyond. First we havestruck a deal with Kim & ChrisWatson to run two (2) events attheir farm near Lebanon. Sec-ond, we have secured GreeneCounty Fair Grounds in Xenia,OH.

Then I decided to name it;WORCross 2000 RallyCrossSeries.

Next we had to work a scheduleof events. This is what we havebeen able to work out:Sat., April 15, 2000, Xenia, OH -Reg. 11:00 am, FCO 1:00 pm,LRS 6:00 pm

Sun, May 7, 2000, Watson�s -Reg. 8:30 am, FCO 11:00 am, LRS4:00 pm

Sun, June 18, 2000, Xenia, OH -Reg. 11:00 am, FCO 1:00 pm,LRS 6:00 pm

Sat, Aug. 12, 2000, Xenia, OH -Reg. 11:00 am, FCO 1:00 pm,LRS 6:00 pm

Sat, Sept 30, 2000, Xenia, OH -Reg. 11:00 am, FCO 1:00 pm,LRS 6:00 pm

Rally RamblingsRally RamblingsRally RamblingsRally RamblingsRally RamblingsSun, Oct 22, 2000, Watson�s -Reg. 8:30 am, FCO 11:00 am, LRS4:00 pm

Entry Fees for the rally cross willbe:Events in Xenia - $20.00Events at the Watson�s - $25.00which includes a meal - $5.00 forthose eating but not an entrant.

Awards will be presented aftereach event, and since this will bea series of rally crosses, pointswill be awarded to each entrantwith Year End Awards presentedat the Annual Diner Dance.

Classes of cars was next on theplate.U2.2 = Cars with less than 2.2liter enginesO2.2 = Cars with 2.2 liters ormore engines4wd = 4 Wheel or All WheelDrives - engine - any sizeCC = Club Car - When it ispossible, the WOR Club MudRun car(s) will be used.Other Rally related eventscoming up in the spring of 2000,we have April 9, NSC has a rally(check NSCÕs web site fromActiveDayton,com).

On May 6,DanCoughnourand NSC willbe putting onDan�s Hot Moon2000 Tulip Rally,making the week-end of May 6 - 7 abig rally weekend.

Dan is hoping to bring somefolks in from out of town, andwe are trying to give them a fullweekend with the first of theWatson�s RallyCrosses.

Then the on June 4, DougMildon will try to start a newtradition with a Breakfast Rallywith a very early start with ashort fun rally ending with anice breakfast over an open firewith various libations.

And with a date yet to be set,Eric Marcus is working on a newMap Rally for later this spring.

For more RallyCross or rallyingin generalinformation, checkwith Nick Folger, phone 937-320-1122, or email [email protected].

Nick Folger, Rally Chair

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The SOLThe SOLThe SOLThe SOLThe SOLO II TO II TO II TO II TO II TechnicalechnicalechnicalechnicalechnicalInspection ProcessInspection ProcessInspection ProcessInspection ProcessInspection Process(Another what you always wanted to know, but ~)

With the Solo II season off to aslow start this year, it�s beenrather boring on the weekends.So, I�ve had time to read thehandbook twice and evenshanghai someone into helpingme set up my suspension.However, that�s not the reasonfor this article.

Let me introduce myself before Iget too carried away. I am GregStephenson, the Chief TechInspector for Solo II events herein the WOR. I�m easy to find atautocross events, just look forthe big guy in the blue Neon, #72 ES. I�ve been competing inSolo events for a relatively shorttime, this being my second year,but have previous experiencecompeting in Motorcross events.Although these two forms ofcompetition are worlds apart,they have one thing in common.Participants must have theirequipment inspected beforeeach event. This inspection canbe quick and �painless� ordownright annoying dependingon how the process works. Iwant to avoid the later byexplaining a bit about what toexpect at a typical Solo II techinspection. I will discuss howthe process can vary from oneevent to the next, and how Ihope to avoid these pitfalls soeveryone knows what to expectat every WOR Solo II event.

To accomplish this, let me firstexplain a bit about what a Solo IItech inspection involves. In theSolo II handbook, there areseventeen points that a Techinspector must look at to deter-mine the eligibility of any ve-hicle to compete. I won�t re-print this list. You can find thechecklist in section 3.3.3 of the2000 Solo rulebook. In short, the

tech inspector checks to makesure the vehicle and driversafety equipment are in goodcondition and will performsafely and effectively in case of amishap. The checklist shouldalways be followed at a local,divisional, or national SOLOevent, regardless of where it isheld. As with any list followedby any individual, the way atech inspection is performedmay vary greatly from region toregion � even event to event.For example, some people preferto line vehicles up in a singlelane, some in two lanes. Someregions have a sign denoting thetech area, some don�t. I�ve evenattended an event where thetech area was �wherever Jim isstanding,� whoever Jim was. Allof this can lead to confusion fora new driver or a visitor fromanother region.

I want to avoid this and geteveryone in and out of the techarea as quickly as possible soparticipants can enjoy the racemore and worry less about themechanics of the event. Thisshort list will help get you inand out of tech faster. It willalso earn you the admirationand eternal gratitude of everytech inspector you meet.

Clean out your car the nightbefore. If you remove the loosechange, the tapes and CD�s thenight before, you won�t have toworry about where to put it atthe track.Make sure to remove the floormats and other stuff youbrought for your day at thetrack from your vehicle beforeyou report for inspection.If you have your own numbersput them on before you come tothe tech area.Register for the event before youpull your car into tech lane.Make doubly sure you bringyour helmet with you for in-spection.

Pop your hood latch and trunklatch as soon as you get to techlane.Put your helmet in the driver�sseat and your inspection formunder it.

Those seven little things willmake the most of your time andultimately add to your enjoy-ment of the event.

Having said that, here are a fewthings that we will do at eachSolo II event to help speed upthe process:At registration time, you willreceive a tech inspection card.The tech inspector will use thiscard to sign off on your vehicle.Shoe polish or similar non-permanent marking materialmay be provided to participantswithout numbers or class identi-fication in a separate �markinglane.�A worker will be available toassist participants with anyvehicle classification or techquestions at all times during theinspection process.A colored sticker will be placedon your helmet and vehicle onceit has passed inspection toidentify approval. This will bedone at each event.Any vehicle without properpreparation, numbering andclass identification will not beinspected and will be requestedto exit the tech lane until it isproperly prepared.The tech lane will be wellmarked.

I hope I haven�t put you to sleepwith my rambling. If we all putjust a bit of effort into this, wecan have a smooth pre-eventprocess and ultimately moretime where we want it to be �on the track!

Greg Stephenson



RACING REALMRACING REALMRACING REALMRACING REALMRACING REALMWell I guess the first formula 1race has come and gone and bythe time you read this article thesecond will have been run also.In the first race who would havethought that McLaren wouldhave had both cars go out beforethe midway part of the race. Itall goes back to car prep andknowing what forces are goingto act on the car as my lastinstallment eluded . Don�t getdown though, while McLarenhas millions to spend on cardevelopment and comes upshort at times doesn�t mean thatyou will fail in your quest toimprove your car�s abilities. AndI would say that McLaren willmake that pneumatic systemcorrection by the second race.Don�t give up, is the only credothat works.

My intro does not get to thematters at hand though. First Iwould like to invite you to theannual tech at the ForeignExchange on April 15 from 10AM to 2 PM or until the last caris done with their inspection.Denis Powell will be there, withbells on, to provide you with allthe latest tech updates and 2000helmet stickers. Please plan onattending, even if you do nothave a car to be tech�d I�m surethere will be some bench racinggoing on to learn something . Asyou have heard there will be abreakfast Rally to run on SundayJune 4th. It will be approximately60 miles long(about 1.5 hrs.) andwill be in a very scenic part ofthe Miami valley. Registrationwill start around 7:30 AM firstcar out will be around 8:15 AM.Breakfast will be about 10:00 AM.I still need some volunteers forcheck points and such. Give mea call or E-MAIL me if you

would like to help and do thesame if you plan on running orattending just to eat. I�ll havemore on the menu and the feesat a later time and with any ofyour responses.

As promised in the last install-ment I will discuss car prepara-tion and try to answer anyquestions that are forwarded tome via E-MAIL or calls, lettersETC. I have not received anyquestions yet on what I dis-cussed last month or any newitems, so I will continue todiscuss basics of car preparationas I see them. I guess the nextsubject I would like to broach isbasic car handling and possibleremedies. So, you say your carundersteers or oversteers ordoesn�t stop well or doesn�t havegood traction out of the corners,or��the list goes on and on.The first step I would take is toset up a basic test track. A placethat you could make changes toyour suspension and see whathappens in a controlled environ-ment. A few people will sell yousome software to accomplishthis and I have used some ofthese to determine and definecertain characteristics of mysuspension. But, you do nothave to go to these lengths yet toget some very good repeatabledata. Setting up and using a skidpad can reveal most of yourcars true steady state handlingcharacteristics and give yourepeatable data without buying a$5000 data acquisition system.First, get yourself a flat uniformsurface piece of blacktop about300�* 300� and draw a 100� radiuscircle that you can see whenyour driving. This gives you a200 diameter circle that is largeenough as not to induce slipangles on your tires that giveerroneous results and long

enough times around the circle tomeasure times accurately. Driveyour car around the circle as fastas you can keeping the centerlineof the car centered on the linethat you made. Time how long ittakes to go around the circle andcalculate your lateral acceleration.This is done by using this for-mula.LATERAL ACCELERATION=1.22* R/ LAP TIME SQUARED.Where R= radius measured infeet and time is measured inseconds. Now remember to goas fast as you can keeping thecar centered on the line. At somepoint your car will either under-steer off the line or oversteer offthe line and this will tell youwhat your car in a steady statewill do normally. So, lets say thatyou took 15 seconds to goaround the circle as fast as youcan. With the formula above youwould know that your car cangenerate .54 G�s of lateral accel-eration. Now this is not veryhigh( remember the higher theG�s the better your car is han-dling), but you have learned agreat deal from this one test.Lets say that when you reachedyour maximum speed aroundthe skid pad your car went offline in understeer (push). Whatcould you do to make your cargo faster before it understeeredoff the line. This is where thingsget to be quite challenging tomost novices and to someveterans. The trick is to makechanges to your car that willimprove it�s performance whilenot choosing a change that willhamper it�s performance. I�ll tryto clarify that statement. Lets sayyour car is understeering, oneway of making the car udersteerless is to put more weight on thefront tires and one way to dothis is to raise the rear of the car

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Solo HappeningsSolo HappeningsSolo HappeningsSolo HappeningsSolo HappeningsPlease note the followingchanges to the SOLO supple-mental regulations.

1. Change paragraph 6a to read:All participant/spectators MUSTremain behind any track con-crete walls or 75 feet from anyactive course area and at least 10feet from the edge of any barrieridentifying an active entry orexit from the course area. Par-ticipant/spectators are activelyencouraged to use the grand-stands (if available at the site) forviewing. The grandstands nearthe start line of the KilKarespeedway are off limits. Parentsare requested to make sure thatchildren are supervised at alltimes.

2. Change paragraph 6f to read:f. No person may ride on anyvehicle coachwork or trailer atany time at the event site exceptfor direct course setup or teardown. NOTE: DRIVERS VIO-LATING THIS REGULATIONWILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

3. Renumber paragraph 4, � Thenumber of entries per class ~,�as paragraph 4a. Add paragraph4b as follows: Vintage classes willbe run. Class breakdown will beposted at the event site.

OK! Who the heck is asking for all this rain? I realize this small segmentof the earth may need the moisture, but does it have to always arrive onSunday?

I was really hoping to report on the first autocross of the year in thisissue but the race gods are against me. The first, original Test and Tuneevent scheduled for March 12th was snowed out following a week ofglorious spring like weather. Thinking I could fool those devious eventgremlins, I quickly rescheduled the gathering for the following week,March 19th. I crossed all my �T�s� and dotted my �I�s� but to no avail. Ieven begged Christie to hold the Rev publication until Monday the 20th,just so I could get in a positive report. Unfortunately, when Sundayrolled around, it was solid rain with cold temperatures just for spite. By9AM only a handful of cars had arrived. In all honesty we didn�t haveenough people show up to work the event, so sadly, we cancelled again.A few diehards went to Perkins for breakfast and managed to have adecent, fun time in defiance of our enormous disappointment.

Despite having to report the unfavorable news of cancelled events; thereis fortuitous information. Our Web pages are progressing nicely and theLISTSERV mail group on Topica.com has grown to 36 subscribers. Infact, there were four individuals, new to autocross that braved theweather for a chance to join us at KilKare for the Test and Tune. All theinformation they received about our program came from the messagespassing back and forth on the mail list. Please continue to pass the wordabout this group. It is the best way to get information about events andto stay updated for last minute changes. To subscribe, send a blank e-mail to:[email protected]. The server will respond auto-matically with a confirmation mailing. You MUST �reply� to this mailingto be added to the list.

While on the subject of race information, getting the word out at the lastminute is difficult at best. Greg and Tracey Stephenson have done awonderful job updating the Web page and posting messages to the maillist at the very last minute. In the future (actually I started it with the2nd cancelled Test and Tune event), I will have a voice mail message onmy cell telephone with the absolute latest information on the event. Thismessage will only be there the day of the race; however, if you have anyquestions as to the status of the event, call (937) 604-1671.

I am hoping that by the time you read this article, the Driver�s School,and first points event at the Veteran�s Administration Center will behistory with a gratifying turn out of participants.

Beside this article you will find changes to the Supplemental Regulationspublished last month. As Murphy always predicted, we proof read thedocument many times; however, once it went to print, we discoveredthings needing changed. Please note the changes as some are important,while others are clerical in nature.

The next points event is scheduled for April 16th at the VA Center. Seeyou there!

John Schlegel, Solo Chair


THE ASSISTANTRE REPORTI need your help! Against theadvice and wishes of more thana few of you members I havedecided to volunteer for theposition of WOR Games Chair-man. I have some very limitedexperience as qualifications forthis position. I served asASSistant race chairman of theSpring Workout at IRP to Daveand Sherri Schardt. I did notget a lot of organization experi-ence as they had already doneall the work and very capablytoo I might add. I have raced inmany regional and national clubraces and I know what I like at arace and what I don�t like. Iintend to apply what I like tomake this year�s WOR Games asenjoyable as possible for thedrivers. I like to hang aroundwith the stewards and theworkers as much as possible andhave some idea about what theydo and what makes them happy.However I admit that I needmore input from them to betterunderstand what they thinkmakes a successful weekend. Sowhat I am asking of you mem-bers is to give me as much inputas possible concerning thisyear�s WOR Games. I also needas many of you as possible tovolunteer to help out at the raceor before the race with jobpositions and organization. Havefun and go fast!

Chris Watson, ASSistant RE

RACING REALM (cont. from page 7)

�There�s so much good inthe worst of us and somuch bad in the best of us,that it�s hardly appropriatefor any of us to talk aboutthe rest of us.�

Anonymous

( coilover shocks). While this will help your understeer your total grip willdecrease to some extent because you raised your cars center of gravity androll center. Your times will come down but they could have been improvedmore with some other change. I will not get too technical here because ofspace and knowledge but, if you would have raised your tire pressure inthe rear tires or increased your rear sway bar rate (stiffer/bigger) you coulddo the same thing without hampering the other facets of your cars suspen-sion geometry. So, you choose to put a couple of pounds of air in your reartires (which increases your total spring wheel rate) which increases yourweight transfer by increasing the rear roll stiffness and lowers your timearound the skid pad to 12 seconds. Now you have increased your lateralacceleration to .85 G�s. That�s a pretty big change for a couple of pound offree air and not common, but it gives you the idea of what some changeswill do to your handling. You could do the same thing with changing tiresor sway bars or a myriad of other changes that you can make. All of which Icannot discuss at this time, but suffice to say there are at least 10 changes tomake your car understeer less. Another couple of things to remember. Donot make more than one change at a time, that way you know what differ-ence each change made and in the case of using a skid pad, test the car inboth directions and average the times. Unless you have a formula car theG�s you will be able to pull will be different in each direction. This comesfrom the fact that a normal street car will weigh more on one side than theother ( your body weight). Here are a couple of changes, but not all, tomake when your car is understeering.1. Increase weight transfer at the rear by increasing rear roll stiffness.2. Reduce weight transfer on the front by reducing front roll stiffness3. Reduce front toe-in4. Increase front aerodynamic down force on the front tires (wing)5. Reduce aerodynamic down force on the rear tires (wing)6. Use wider front tires

To reduce oversteer the opposite can be done.

This is not a complete listing of what can be done, but it is a start. I guessthat�s about it for now on this subject but more will follow that ties intothis subject matter and more upon that. For the sport!

Doug Mildon, Road Race Chair

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Beginning with the April Membershipmeeting�

We will have, on display, a financialreport representing your WORdollars.

It will NOT be published

It will NOT be distributed

It should be treated as though it wereyour own personal financial record,checkbook ledger, etc. becausebasically � IT IS!

■ IT IS MEANT TO CLARIFY OUROPERATIONAL COSTS TO THEGENERAL MEMBERSHIP. SIMPLYHEARING WHAT WE HAVE SPENTAND A BALANCE DOESN�T DEFINE ITALL FOR SOME OF US. (WE HAVECHECKS LEFT, RIGHT?)

■ IT IS MEANT TO HELP THE �AVER-AGE� MEMBER UNDERSTANDWHERE THEIR MONEY GOES, WHATIT IS USED FOR.

■ IT IS MEANT TO MAKE EVERYMEMBER AWARE OF OUR RUNNINGBALANCE SO THERE ARE NOSURPRISES IN AUGUST WHEN WEDO THE WOR GAMES OR CHRIST-MAS WHEN THE BANQUET TICKETCOST IS ANNOUNCED.

■ IT IS MEANT TO ENCOURAGEACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN PROFIT-ABLE ENDEAVORS LIKE MUD RUNS,RALLIES, AND OUTSIDE FUNCTIONS.WE ARE SPENDING YOUR MONEY.

WANNA COME PLAY WITH US NOW?DEB

CENDIV Workers/Stewards SeminarI attended the CENDIV Workers/Stewards Seminar last weekend inSouth Bend, Indiana. The one thing that I have learned in attending theseminars and conferences is that there are a lot of friendly people outthere sharing our need and desires for more friendly people. The repre-sentatives from OVR and NEOHIO welcomed us into their midst

Let us in on techniques and treasures that they use to run their respec-tive regions. We shared race stories, membership ideas, beer, rallyreviews, beer, dinner, jokes, how to improve this and that stories, morebeer... It was very informative and a LOT of fun. I left the week-endpromising to work races at Nelson Ledges, Mid-Ohio, Grattan andGingerman. I�m not sure how that all happened. I think it might havehad something to do with the beer. Anyway, that�s how I�ll be spendinga portion of MY summer. Sounds like fun and it will help us get a fewmore workers for the WOR games. If anyone is interested in going toany of those events with me, give me a call.

One of the things that I have been working on that I picked up from theNEOHIO folks was a one page pamphlet that gives a brief description ofwhat Western Ohio SCCA is. It is used to present information to pro-spective members at Solo events, races, car shows, etc. I relayed all ofthis to the Board and was reminded that Paxton had put something likethat together some years back. Linda Smiley shared one of them withme and using that and the sample from NEOHIO, I was hoping to haveit done as a pull out for this publication. NOT. I will have it at the nextBoard meeting to review with Noel and everyone for their imput. Weshould be able to get it completed to pass out at the next general mem-bership meeting. If you have comments or suggestions or would like tohelp, give one of us a call.

Debbie Sonderman, R.E.

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