2015_06_esca_newsletter - Empire Sports Car Association
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2015_06_esca_newsletter - Empire Sports Car Association
PIT STOP JUNE 2015 The Official Newsletter of Empire Sports Car Association Volume 52 - 6 P.O. BOX 2242, SANTA ROSA, CALIF. 95405 June Double Autocross on (Saturday) June 27TH Check your email on 6-14-15 for the link to register2015. Dues must be paid before you can register! ▶ Site opens at 8:00 AM (not before) ▶ Gate closes at 9:15 AM ▶ All Drivers must be 16 or older ▶ New Driver Course walk at 9:15 AM ▶ Registration closes at 9:30 AM ▶ Mandatory Drivers’ Mtg at 9:40AM ▶ Bring Tech Card for 2015 and water/food ▶ Bring valid driver's License & ESCA card ▶ No Guests and No dogs allowed on site; (only check or cash if you're paying on site) Marin-Sonoma Coast Tour June 13, 2015 By Bob Jenkins On Saturday, June 13th ESCA will present its second tour of the year, a fun-run down to Petaluma and then out to the coast. The start location will be the Stony Point Center at the corner of Stony Point Road and Occidental Road, next to the Exchange Bank, 499 Stony Point Road. The meet time will be 9:30 am with leave time at 9:45 am. For those who live closer to Petaluma, you can meet us at the Petaluma Marina, 781 Baywood Drive, off Lakeville Rd. in Petaluma. The main group should arrive there about 10:15 am, and leave about 10:30 am. The entire route is very scenic. Please bring a hand held radio and CASH as the restaurant we are going to in Occidental only takes cash. Also, it would be a great idea to arrive at start with a full continued on page 6 Page 1 www.empiresportscar.org FAST TIMES By John Schliemann Hi Everyone, June, that means we’re almost halfway through the year! ESCA held its 2nd autocross of the year on April 25th. Jim Winston and Craig LaMothe were the chairmen of the event. Top Time of the Day (TTOD) went to Ace Robey, driving his brand new Blue BMW M3, 2nd place went to Alex Ivakhnenko, driving his Green 2006 Lotus Elise, followed by Jim Winston in 3rd, driving his Black 240z. Great job guys! Great track, and a great day was enjoyed by 66 competitors even though the day started out wet. It dried out in time for autocrossing and turned out to be a really nice day. Thank you Brooke for loaning me a dry pair of socks after getting mine wet from sweeping off the track in the morning before the autocross. I think I drove faster that day with one blue sock and one purple sock. On, May 8th, I had the opportunity to go to my first Track Day at Thunderhill. Blain Hendricks and I participated in the Hooked on Driving’s 5-mile course. The day was full of track time and classroom debriefing after each session. I was lucky that I got one-on-one instruction throughout the day. We did a lead-follow and my instructor also rode in my car, she provided coaching to help improve my driving skills. It was extremely educational and I learned some good driving tips to help increase my speed and handling of my car for future autocross events. Blain and I both had a lot of fun and would recommend it to other club members. On another note, I was lucky enough to purchase the Holy Grail of Motorcycles a, 1996 Harley Davidson Bad Boy, FXSTSB. It’s in absolutely perfect mint condition, it has been stored and not driven for 15 years. It belonged to my Uncle Rick, and so now I’m enjoying my midlife-crisis purchase. So, if anyone’s interested, I’m selling my other two motorcycles a 2003 Yamaha VStar Custom Street Bike and a 2003 Yamaha WR250F Dirt Bike. Both are in excellent condition, please contact me if you’re interested. continued in next column Page 2 Next month is the Annual Hoopa Hill Climb on July 25th and 26th in Hoopa, CA. Several club members and I will be going up on the 24th, for the Friday night tech inspection. Get your hotel reservations now if you’re planning on going. I’m very excited and can’t wait for the race, it’s something I always look forward to. Lynn Miller should have his Chevy Colbalt all highly modified and ready for Hoopa. We should start seeing him driving it at autocross events. This, unfortunately, means that anyone going to the Hill Climb can not attend the July 25th Tour to Point Reyes led by Jake Renew. I'm sorry to miss it and hope you all have fun! ESCA is planning an autocross event on May 23rd, that Art Battles and Kim Smith are the chairmen of, which will happen after I’ve turned in my article, so stay tuned for an update in next months’ newsletter. Hope you all plan on attending. See ya at the track. Current ESCA Membership Total 255 Please Welcome New Members.... Ysrael Salire Rich Bishop Susan Hee Brett Pentecost Tory Reed David Shilling Nathan Souza Jett Williams Roger Williams Subaru BRZ Volvo S80t6 Toyota Solara BMW 330i Mitsubishi Evo Volvo 245 Mazda Miata Toyota MR2 Spyder Toyota MR2 Spyder Check out ESCA's website at www.empiresportscar.org/ www.empiresportscar.org April Autocross By Jim Winston Sixty-six drivers showed up at our second autocross event for a fun day on the track. The morning presented itself with a wet track, causing some concerns. By 12:30 PM the track was dry and times improved from the morning runs. The official results are as follows: Ace Robey GTA-R, Jim Winston GTB-R, Craig Hammond GTC-R, Tom Buggia GTA-S, Cody Farrell GTB-S, Alex Ivakhnenko GTC-S, Terry Larson GTE-S. The afternoon final raw time fun runs results were: TTOD - Ace Robey, 2nd - Jim Winston, 3rd - Angelo Kljavin, 4th - Craig Hammond. See you all next time. Page 3 www.empiresportscar.org Page 4 www.empiresportscar.org GTB-‐R 14 GTC-‐S GTC-‐S GTE-‐S GTB-‐S 30 31 32 33 GTB-‐S GTC-‐S 28 29 GTC-‐S GTC-‐S 26 27 GTC-‐S 25 GTB-‐S GTC-‐S GTC-‐R 21 22 GTC-‐R GTB-‐S 23 GTC-‐R 19 20 24 GTC-‐S GTB-‐S 17 18 GTC-‐S GTC-‐S GTA-‐R GTB-‐R 12 13 15 GTC-‐R 16 GTA-‐R GTC-‐S 10 GTA-‐S 6 7 11 GTA-‐R 5 GTB-‐S GTC-‐R 4 GTA-‐S GTB-‐R 3 8 GTC-‐S 9 GTA-‐R 1 2 Angelo Kljavin Craig Hammond Jim Winston Alex Ivakhnenko Ace Robey Driver David Larson Bruce Sexauer Ben Mo Isaac Hastings Keith Miller Tyler Guevara John Schliemann Brent Werder Bob Blick Blain Hendrix Jiro Tulley Daniel Clary John Castellano Craig LaMothe John Perlis Landon Shore Eric Siedentopf Cody Farrell Neal Wiebmer 68 1 105 61 67 87 75 Porsche 914 1997 Mazda Miata 1992 Nissan SER Lotus Seven 1996 Acura Integra GS-‐R 2007 Infiniti G35x Mazda Rx7 1971 Datsun 510 1995 Mazda Miata 1973 Datsun 240Z 1997 Mazda Miata 1993 Mazda RX7 2000 Mazda Miata 1985 Ford Mustang SVO 1960 Volkswagen Bug 1972 Datsun 240Z 2003 birkin s3 1990 Nissan 300 ZX 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 2003 Subaru WRX Wagon 2013 Scion FR-‐S 89 Corvette Brunton Stalker 1983 Mazda Rx7 1971 Datsun 240 z 2006 Lotus Elise 2015 BMW M3 Car Model Art Battles Terry Larson John Bamberg Peter Mahoney Ron Cox 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2013 Tesla Model S 1997 Mazda Miata 1994 Mazda Miata 1967 Austin Mini Stephen Kirschenmann 2005 BMW 330i ZHP Gary Bocci 1051 Donnie Bamberg 14 317 18 76 24 38 9 42 73 2 88 119 3 4 49 102 28 311 188 1111 Tom Buggia 97 27 17 34 5 Class Num 53.855 53.831 53.791 53.502 53.376 53.337 53.264 53.126 52.665 52.612 52.577 51.947 51.914 51.871 51.854 51.698 51.489 51.398 51.391 51.229 51.162 51.144 50.740 50.563 50.461 50.136 49.916 49.784 49.515 48.949 48.913 48.670 48.131 0.024 0.040 0.289 0.126 0.039 0.073 0.138 0.461 0.053 0.035 0.630 0.033 0.043 0.017 0.156 0.209 0.091 0.007 0.162 0.067 0.018 0.404 0.177 0.102 0.325 0.220 0.132 0.269 0.566 0.036 0.243 0.539 0.000 Time Diff. 5.724 5.700 5.660 5.371 5.245 5.206 5.133 4.995 4.534 4.481 4.446 3.816 3.783 3.740 3.723 3.567 3.358 3.267 3.260 3.098 3.031 3.013 2.609 2.432 2.330 2.005 1.785 1.653 1.384 0.818 0.782 0.539 0.000 From 1st 34 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 GTB-‐S GTA-‐S GTC-‐S GTB-‐S GTB-‐S GTC-‐S GTA-‐S GTB-‐S GTC-‐S GTB-‐S GTB-‐S GTB-‐S GTB-‐S GTB-‐S GTC-‐S GTB-‐S GTC-‐S GTC-‐S GTA-‐S GTB-‐S GTB-‐S GTA-‐R GTB-‐S GTC-‐S GTB-‐S GTC-‐S GTC-‐S GTB-‐S GTA-‐S GTC-‐S GTB-‐S GTB-‐S GTA-‐S 1105 174 117 997 104 712 74 89 56 58 133 777 70 41 131 69 113 60 132 35 26 101 19 191 85 63 79 103 711 53 55 885 141 Class Num 2003 Nissan 350z 2002 Volkswagen Gti 2002 Honda S2000 1999 BMW M3 1994 Mazda Miata Toyota MR 2 Spyder 1988 Pontiac Fiero 2004 Infiniti G35 2012 Kia Optima SX Dodge Dart Sport 2008 Subaru sti 1991 Mazda Miata 2001 BMW Z3 2001 Mazda Miata 1995 Mazda Miata 1991 Pontiac Firebird 2015 Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle 2003 Nissan 350z 2006 Subaru Impreza STi 1967 Chevrolet camaro Car Model Amber Geil Stewart Bobo Melissa Murphy Andrew Ling Gina LaMothe Tosya Shore Kirby Bobo Isaac Brabo Lynn Miller Tommy Re Brooke Stephens 2001 BMW 325i 1974 Chevrolet Corvette 2012 Volkswagen Golf 4dr 2005 Lotus Elise 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX 2008 Mini 1974 Chevrolet Corvette 1987 BMW 325is 1999 Chevrolet S10 P/U 1991 Nissan 240sx Subaru WRX DebraLea Comstock 2005 BMW 330ci John Hurley Canaan Mckoy Ed Biglin Mark Eves Silas Boden Gene Mai Chuck Banks David Murphy Mark Koppen Spencer Marcil Benjamin Bettega Julie Silk Sam Brabo Fred Nelson Patrick Cleary Guy Martin Richard Shore Ken Silk Blake Buss Wesley Brown Roy Garcia Driver April Autocross Results 79.267 61.686 61.306 59.272 58.630 58.504 58.235 57.883 57.818 57.610 57.532 56.942 56.911 56.842 56.771 56.618 56.493 56.183 56.086 55.928 55.709 55.551 55.217 55.138 55.020 54.938 54.892 54.593 54.429 54.396 54.174 54.121 53.897 17.581 0.380 2.034 0.642 0.126 0.269 0.352 0.065 0.208 0.078 0.590 0.031 0.069 0.071 0.153 0.125 0.310 0.097 0.158 0.219 0.158 0.334 0.079 0.118 0.082 0.046 0.299 0.164 0.033 0.222 0.053 0.224 0.042 Time Diff. 31.136 13.555 13.175 11.141 10.499 10.373 10.104 9.752 9.687 9.479 9.401 8.811 8.780 8.711 8.640 8.487 8.362 8.052 7.955 7.797 7.578 7.420 7.086 7.007 6.889 6.807 6.761 6.462 6.298 6.265 6.043 5.990 5.766 From 1st Kevan Jurin's CorV8 Woes of Registering a Unique Vehicle without a full VIN. By Kevan Jurin As some of you may know I bought the 1966 Corvair Corsa from former ESCA member Scott Cattell a number of years back. Well at long last the car is ready for the road and also the always-fun trip to the DMV. Well I had all the paperwork I thought I would need, made my appointment and off I went. As it turned out the DMV had no record of the car in their system so I got to start at square one. Not too painful until they told me I needed a VIN verification. The car had no tag in the door, or in the back of the car where the engine compartment used to be. My Corvair has been modified a bit in that it is now sporting a mid-engine V-8. Now all the paperwork I had had the VIN on it and I did a bit of research and did find the partial VIN stamped on the chassis but I was not sure the DMV would buy off on this. I made a trip back to the DMV and spoke to the VIN verification guy (you can actually drive right up and they will come out with no appointment needed) and he explained that the DMV was not allowed to look under the car and that I would have to go to the highway patrol. I called the highway patrol and the earliest they can get me in is 2 months from the day I called. I made the appointment, poured a stiff drink and thought “there must be an easier way”. A few days later I go to an ESCA club meeting and tell my tale and got some great advice (sorry I forgot your name) about private registration services. I went online and many, many people with hot rods that have been built using assorted parts and chassis recommended a woman named Donna Leek and she runs a business called Professional Registration Services. I emailed her and explained my situation and she asked me to send her scans of my paperwork along with pictures of the partial VIN. A few hours later she replied and said she could get me registered for a fee of $150.00 due after I get the plates and that she wanted me to send her the paperwork I had. I sent it off and hoped I would get my plates soon. A week and a half goes by and I get a call from the highway patrol about my upcoming appointment. I told them I would like to get a new tag put in my car and that I only had a partial VIN but I had someone working on getting my registration through the DMV. The officer told me I most likely got scammed because there is no way a civilian could get a VIN verification done just by pictures and that I should get my paperwork back ASAP and let them take care of it. So in a panic I fire off an e-mail to Donna thanking her for her time and effort but I would like to have my paperwork back and that if she was not able to register the car that was fine. She promptly replied with “Your license plates are in the mail along with your paperwork. The DMV took the original pink slip but you should get your title in two to three weeks”. Stunned I sent off a thank you and in two days I had my plates, registration and all my old paperwork minus the original pink slip. I still have my appointment with the CHP to get the VIN tag so anyone who may register this after me will not have issues but I found her services to be well worth it. I have read many stories on the internet about registration nightmares but this was about the easiest way to handle a unique situation and well worth the money, unless of course you really enjoy going head to head with the DMV and CHP. Donna’s Contact Information: Donna Leek Professional Registration Service 17151 Dog Bar Rd Grass Valley, Ca. 95949 530-320-5708 Cell 530-346-8781 Fax ESCA CAR TECH REQUIREMENTS Tires - Good condition, no weather cracks, no bulges. Engine, Belts & Battery - all secure - Good condition, no broken hoses or motor mounts, no oil leaks, no loose caps, wires & belts free of cracks. play. Brakes - firm. Steering - tight, no Wheels - no missing lug nuts and must be tight, wheel bearing movement checked. Suspension is checked. Interior - No Loose items, no dangling wires or speakers, visors & mirror secure. continued on the next column Page 5 www.empiresportscar.org Marin-Sonoma Coast Tour continued from the front page Hooked on Driving High Performance Driving Events Web Site tank of gas. The entire distance is about 100 miles If you are planning on coming on the run please email Bob at: [email protected] If you want to do some track days you might want to check out this site. http://www.hookedondriving.com/home AUTOCROSSERS THE MEETING By Bob Jenkins The sun was shining brightly and the road which lead out of the Santa Cruz Mountains was empty of traffic. The black 289 snake with its two occupants was just motoring down the empty four lane road in the slow lane at a leisurely 65 miles per hour, which was the posted speed limit. The Cobra, or snake as it was fondly known as, had no radio and conversation was not easy over the roar of the engine, but the driver’s hand motion to the navigator to check to the rear set the event into motion. Checking the rear view mirror (as looking back would have been un-cool) the navigator saw the out -line of the yellow corvette roadster coming up in the fast lane. Using the mirrors driver and navigator closely followed the approach of the corvette. As the corvette (now recognizable as a 427) pulled along side it slowed and matched the pace of the snake. The occupants a pretty blonde girl and a dark haired young man wearing black driving gloves, looked over and smiled. The corvette driver checked as to “How the snake was running”. The answer from the snake driver was “Just fine”. After a pause the corvette driver stated, “That he had always wanted to try a snake, but as he had just got his license back, maybe this wasn’t the right time.” The snake driver just smiled back, and after a short pause the corvette driver gave a little salute and then slowly motored ahead. ESCA DISCOUNT Smothers Parts International at 2155 Santa Rosa Ave in Santa Rosa, gives ESCA members a discount. Just ask for cash account #506. Show your ESCA membership card. Page 6 Tired of the blue tape to protect you vehicle on the track? Well check out this website for a new clear tape. TrakkTape | Track Day Protection s e r u t c Pi The Beard's photo's of ESCA Events and other car events are at the website below picasaweb.google. com/111600734044117488038 ESCA Member’s Contact Information By Marci Jenkins Reminder when your contact information changes to please send in updates to the ESCA Secretary [email protected] or call (707) 546-6867 ◊ telephone ◊ mailing address ◊ email address www.empiresportscar.org A Welcome New Members article listed 6 new members and Dan Clary is the only one who is still a member. The 2005 ESCA Board was listed as Chairman Kevan Jurin, Vice-Chairman Paul Ferrin, Secretary Marci Jenkins, Treasurer Claudia Quinlivan, and Ex-Officio Blain Hendrix. TEN YEARS AGO IN PIT STOP June 2005 By Bob Jenkins On the cover was an announcement for a June ESCA Autocross at the airport. The cost was $30 per driver and only members allowed on site. Also, on the cover was an article about a tour to the Wine Country Classics at Infineon Raceway in June, but due to a small sign-up there were no ticket discounts and no car corral. In a Kevan’s Corner article the Chairman talked about the first autocross of the season, and asked members to step up and chair an autocross. He also asked members to come to the meetings, as that is where a lot of the work gets done. He also thanked the members for all the work done at the autocross. A First ESCA Autocross - A Great Success article by Paul Ferrin talked about the 38 entrants and the great weather. A results sheet showed top time was taken by Scott Torgerson in his 240Z, followed by Kevan Jurin in the Rotus Super 7, while Frank Jurin, also in the Rotus, was third, and Justin Bowen, in his 240Z, was fourth fastest. Of the 38 drivers, 25 are no longer members. An ESCA Wins Again article stated that the contestants named an ESCA Rallye “Best Variety Rallye of the Year” for 2004. It also stated it was the 26th time an ESCA Rallye had won the award in the 44 year history of the award which was presented by the Northern California Sports Car Council. (The Council no longer exists.) A Mendocino Tour article by Linda Jurin, was about the club’s run up the coast to Mendocino. In the ESCA 4-car group were the Jurins (Corvette), the Jenkins (350Z), the Mugeles (SLK 350 Mercedes) and, the Seratts (BMW 740). The Hill House Inn in Mendocino was the over-night stop. The route home took the group over to Booneville and to the Anderson Valley Brewery. HAPPY JUNE BIRTHDAYS. . . Jim Boissier Julian Burrow Steve Chiesa Kate Fox (Magoolaghan) Larry Gardini Wendie R Green Eric Haas Craig Hammond Dale Hartman Frank Jurin Terry Larson Brenna Mahoney Ken Silk Sean Simons Christopher Smith Tim Smith Jeff Walkup Chuck Banks Frederick Nelson Natasha Nelson Brett Pentecost Tamara Woolever If you're not listed - it's because the Editor does not have your month of birth. And you're wished a Happy Birthday! continued in next column Page 7 www.empiresportscar.org MEMBER PROFILE …… Canaan Mckoy Information provided by Canaan Mckoy By Bob Jenkins a 1 0 % OFF mmon Labor For ES C A Club Members A uto k s Master Certified Factory Trained H Hammond Autowerks d Canaan was born and raised on Staten Island, New York, as an only child. He attended the School of Visual Arts Apex Technical School. Canaan is married and his wife’s name is Elizabeth, they have no children. He is a Quality Assurance Manager at a giant ad agency. Canaan states his first car was a 1987 Pontiac Grand Am and he also has owned a 1980 Toyota Celica, 1986 Chevy Camaro Berlinetta, a 1989 Ford Escort GT, a 1988 Nissan Sentra, a 1991 Acura Interga, a 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse, a 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, a 1973 Dodge Dart, a 1992 Mazda Miata, and a 2002 Volkswagon Gti, which he is now autocrossing. His hobbies are video games. And his voice can be heard as one of the pedestrains, in the 2001 video game, Grand Theft Auto 3. wer 4325 Montgomery Drive Santa Rosa, CA 95405 SERVICING: Audi, BMW, Crossfire, Mini, Smart and VW SPECIALIZING IN: Mercedes-Benz d on nd mm m o Ha am H 538 - 4325 hammondautowerks. c o m hammondautowerk s@ a t t . n et Page 8 www.empiresportscar.org ESCA 2015 Calendar JUNE 02 (TUE) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting 13 (SAT) ESCA Tour to the Coast - Bob Jenkins 14 (SUN) ECA Car Show Santa Rosa (nceca.org/event/fathers-day-car-show/) 16 (TUE) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting 27 (SAT) ESCA AUTOCROSS 26-28 (FSS) Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sonoma JULY 07 (TUE) 14-18 (T-S) 18 (SAT) 21 (TUE) 25 (SAT) 25-26 (S&S) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting ZCON 2015 (zccazconvention.com) ESCA AUTOCROSS 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting ESCA Tour to Point Reyes - Jake Renew PIT STOP ADVERTISING RATES: Classified $2.00 per month 5 lines max. Business Card $3.00 per month 3 1/2” X 2” 1/4 Page $4.00 per month 3 1/2” X 5” 1/2 Page $8.00 per month 7 1/2” X 5” Full Page $16.00 per month 7 1/2” X 10” ESCA members: 1/2 price on above, except, Classified is FREE. Circulation: 200 copies to people (families known by co-workers, neighbors and friends as auto enthusiasts). Their influence reaches far beyond their own personal purchases, most probably, affecting 5 times that number of automotive product buying decision makers. Think about it. People know; they talk to you about cars. You are influential; so is the Pit Stop, and a BARGAIN for advertisers. Hoopa Hill Climb (rscc.net) AUGUST 02 (SUN) 04 (TUE) 15 (SAT) 18 (TUE) 22 (SAT) ESCA Tour to Cars & Coffee - John Perlis 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting ESCA Birthday Party at Lake Sonoma 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting ESCA AUTOCROSS 01 (TUE) 15 (TUE) 20 (SUN) 26 (SAT) 26 (SAT) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting ESCA AUTOCROSS ESCA Tour to Museum - John Castellano 26-27 (S&S) Wings Over Wine Country SEPTEMBER ZONC Car Show at Brisbane Marina (www.zonc.org) October 06 (TUE) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting 10 (SAT) ESCA AUTOCROSS 20 (TUE) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting 24 (SAT) ESCA Tour to Somewhere - Jim Boissier November 03 (TUE) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting 17 (TUE) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting December 01 (TUE) 7:00PM ESCA Regular Meeting TBA ESCA Christmas Party & Awards Banquet & Meeting Page 9 * * ALL ** ESCA MEETINGS 7:00 PM ROUND TABLE PIZZA PARLOR 1791 MARLOW ROAD SANTA ROSA www.empiresportscar.org
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