August 2014 Checker - Central Florida Region SCCA

Official Publication of the
Central Florida Region
Sports Car Club of America
Volume 56, Issue 2
August 2014
SARRC
DAYTONA DOUBLE
Central Florida Region SCCA
Supporting parents and/or
adult children
Dreams and Major
Purchases
Retirement
Education Goals
Estate and Legacy
Business
Transaction &
Succession
Increasing
Medical Costs
Philanthropy
James Magero
First Vice President -Investments
PIM Portfolio Manager
Nick Magero
Financial Advisor
Trica Lasswell
Don Hay
First Vice President -Investments
PIM Portfolio Manager
Senior Client Associate
4242 Tamiami Trail South
Venice, FL 34293
941-492-3332 / 866-408-8797 x250
www.magerohay.wfadv.com
Member SIPC
Contact Information
Board of Governors
Club Admin. & Advisory
PDX Chief - Tim Reardon
1550 Silk Oaks Ave., Titusville 32796
321-268-2940 • [email protected]
BOG Chair - Michael Wingo
Recording Secretary - Charlaine Free
386-748-4149 • [email protected]
386-717-1868 • [email protected]
Vice-Chair – Leland Miller
Co-Competition Coord. - Dennis Joyce
941- 928-3521 • [email protected].
[email protected]
[email protected]
District 1 - Ron Offutt
Co-Competition Coord. - Leland Miller
Checker Editor - Kevin Crain
321-223-8652 • [email protected]
118 Midway Island • Clearwater, FL 33767
727-239-7932 • [email protected]
District 1 - Lt. Gov. Sammi Ronshausen
727-821-4407 • [email protected]
District 2- Jerry Hicks
12821 Birmingham St. • Tampa, FL 33625
813-361-2728 • [email protected]
District 2 - Lt. Gov.
District 3 - Robin Ragaglia
19214 Timber Pine Lane, Orlando, 32833
407-568-6902 • [email protected]
District 3 - Lt. Gov. Bill Martin
Ph/Fax 407-851-7157 • [email protected]
District 4 - Lyn Watts
17155 NE 37 Street Silver Springs, FL 34488
352-286-7756 • [email protected]
2775 Old Dixie Hwy. Unit C, Kissimmee, FL 34744
407-933-1820 • [email protected]
Financial Advisor - James Magero
941-492-3332 • Toll-free: 866-408-8797
[email protected]
Social Director/Beverage Coordinator Pamella MacGregor
1252 Clays Trail, Oldsmar FL 34677
813-765-3061 • [email protected]
Membership Chair - Darren Gunn
PDX Chief Driver Instructor - Chris Wells
Photo ID - Patti Socher
Pits Chief - Gloria Theen
941-474-3608 • cell: 941-320-9346
[email protected]
Region Points Keeper - Jack Ragaglia
407-568-6902 • [email protected]
Registrar - Robin Ragaglia (see Dist 3 Gov)
Starter - David MacGregor (see Race Worker Rec.)
Steward Rep. - Leland Miller
Sound Control - Hollye La Plante
727-344-0354 • [email protected]
300 Timbercove Circle, Longwood, FL 32779
407-252-1384 • Fax 407-244-0022
[email protected]
Tech - Rick Henschel
Merchandise - Fran Martin (see Secretary)
Race Worker Recog. - David MacGregor
Timing & Scoring - Janet Harhay
407-671-6017 Home • 407-314-8230 Cell
[email protected]
[email protected]
District 4 - Lt. Gov. Kevin Smith
District 5 - Jerry Larson
813-781-0100 • [email protected]
Trophies - Tucker and Amy Alford
Webmaster - Lee Hill
941-473-0708 • [email protected]
Home: 321-984-9074 • Cell: 321-288-5304
[email protected]
St. Pete GP Coordinator - Gary Steffen
District 5 - Lt. Gov. Don Robinson
[email protected] • www.CFRSCCA.org
727-480-2118 • [email protected]
[email protected]
District 6 - Terry Taylor
863-381-0721 • [email protected]
District 7 - Larry Joseph Morgan
386-742-1668 • [email protected]
District 7 - Lt. Gov. Byron Kauffman
386-677-5854 • [email protected]
District 8 - Mike Schiffer
239-549-3909 • [email protected]
District 8 - Lt. Gov. Mary Newman
District 9 - Charlie Leonard
PO Box 865, Palmetto, FL 34220
941-729-1537 • [email protected]
District 9 - Lt. Gov. Debbie Beebe
2011 Mission Valley Blvd., Nokomis, FL 34275
941-484-4085 • [email protected]
Club Officers & Administration
Club Racing Board
Board Chair - Dana Deshong
2937 Chelsea Wood Dr. Valrico, FL 33596
813-689-7662 • [email protected]
Vice-Chair Chaplain - Steve Kearney
863-425-5684 • [email protected]
Course Marshal - Dave Langston
Daytona Event Chair - Bill Cannons
386-322-3663
Chief Driver Instructor - Andy Fox
407-416-5411 • [email protected]
Driver’s Rep - Beau Gabel
407-365-7219 • [email protected]
Driver’s Rep SARRC -position open
Driver’s Rep Vintage- Greg Piehl
727-573-1373 • [email protected]
Regional Executive - Chuck Dawson
Equipment/Flagging - Jim Hooker
5505 US 27 S. Sebring, FL 33870
863-314-9200 (Bus) • [email protected]
[email protected]
Assistant R.E. - Lee Hill
4607 Ridgecliff Dr., Brandon, FL 33511
813-684-4741 • [email protected]
Secretary - Fran Martin
2504 Overlake Ave, Orlando, FL 32806
407-851-7157 • [email protected]
Treasurer - Walt Williams
5903 Soaring Ave, Temple Terrace, FL 33617-1399
813-857-2593 • [email protected]
Assistant Treasurer - Pamella MacGregor
1252 Clays Trail, Oldsmar FL 34677
813-765-3061 • [email protected]
Grid Chief- Sammi Ronshausen
727-821-4407 • [email protected]
Medical Director - Dave Langston
Novice Permits - Joyce Hayward
457 Drage Drive, Apopka 32703
407-884-7889 • [email protected]
Pace Car - Jack Ragaglia
407-568-6902 • [email protected]
Paddock Marshal - Charlie Leonard
941-729-1537 • [email protected]
SOLO Board
Board Chair - Chuck Lutz
407-963-5004 • [email protected]
Registrar - Chuck Lutz
Safety Steward - Art Trier
386-562-0004 • [email protected]
Trophy - Peter Gagne
[email protected] • 386-316-8023
Timing and Scoring - Chuck Lutz
West Coast Coordinator - Dave Welsh
[email protected]
West Coast Registrar - vacant
West Cost Event Chair - vacant
Tire Rack Street Survival (TRSS)
Coordinator - Art Trier
3010 Butler Ridge Rd., Deltona, FL 32738
Home: 407-324-1874 • Cell: 386-562-0004
[email protected]
RallyCross Board
Chairperson - Doug McCabe
11723 Pineloch Loop, Clermont, FL 34711
[email protected] • 407-405-8438
Area 3/SEDiv Officials
Area 3 Director - Robin Langlotz
3116 Indian Drive, Orlando 32812 • 407-851-2232
Fax: 407-850-2055 • [email protected]
Driver Licensing Admin. - Pete Magnuson
561-309-3916 • [email protected]
See the SEDIV website for other
SEDIV contact information.
When & Where
New to the club?
District Meeting
Times and Places
District 1 – 2nd Tuesday of each month except December –
7:30 pm at Perkins Restaurant 2626 Gulf to Bay Blvd.,
Clearwater- NE corner of US 19
District 2 – 4th Wednesday of each month except December
– 7:00 pm at Beef O’Brady’s, 9311 N. 56th St., Temple
Terrace
District 3 – 2nd Tuesday of each month except December –
8:00 pm at Rossi’s Pizza & Pasta 5919 South Orange
Blossom Trail Orlando 321-228-0430
District 4 – Contact Governor for details.
District 5 - 2nd Monday of each month except December –
dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Charlie & Jakes
Brewery & Grill 6300 Wickham Rd in Melbourne, FL
District 6 - 3rd Wednesday of each month except December,
dinner at 7:00pm and meeting at 7:45pm at Beef O’Brady’s
2940 US 27 North Sebring.
District 7 - 2nd Tuesday of each month except December –
dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Louie’s Pizza
House – 1347 Beville Rd - Daytona Beach FL 32119
District 8 - 2nd Wednesday of each month except December
at 6pm at Smoke’n Pit - 1641 N. Tamiami Trl., North Fort
Myers.
District 9 – Call Governor for details
For general information on the membership or meetings
please call your district governor. Or, if you want to know
about a specific “specialty” call the “chief” listed on the inside
cover. Use this list and map to find your District:
District 1: Pinellas and Pasco County to Port Richey.
District 2: Hillsborough and Pasco County
except Port Richey.
District 3: Lake, Orange, Osceola, and
Seminole Counties.
District 4: Alacuha,
Bradford, Citrus, Dixie,
Gilchrist, Hamilton,
Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette,
Levy, Madison, Marion, Sumter,
Suwanee, Taylor and Union
Counties.
District 5: Brevard, Indian River,
Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie
Counties.
District 6: Glades, Highlands, and
Polk Counties.
District 7: Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns,
and Volusia Counties.
District 8: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, and
Lee Counties.
District 9: Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
The Checker
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Checker Editor - Osceola Press
407-933-1820
www.CFRSCCA.org
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Cover Photos by:
Kevin Crain
August 2014
Event Schedule
For CFR and Surrounding Regions
August 2014
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SCCA Test Day
Double SAARC Races
DIR
Daytona Full Course
10
SOLO - Points
24
SOLO - Points
29
Test Day
30-31
Regional Races/TES Enduro/
Vintage/PDX
CFR Championship Weekend
Regional/Vintage
18-19
SOLO - Points
24-26
Porsche Club
DIR
Daytona Full Course
9-10
18-19
SIR
Sebring Short Course, Green Park Paddock
Sebring, FL
DIR
Daytona Full Course, Conducted by DIS
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
November 2014
Brooksville, FL
SIR
Sebring Long Course, conducted by SIR
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SIR
1-2
Sebring Long Course, 12 Hour Paddock
Florida Region SARRC/SARRC
14
SOLO - Points
26
SCCA Test Day
HMS
Homestead-Miami Speedway
DIR
DIR
SOLO - Points
12-16
Historic Sportscar Racing
DIR
Daytona Full Course – Conducted By DIS
USC (IMSA) Test
DIR
22
SOLO - Practice
23
28
SOLO - Florida State Championships
Test Day
SIR
29-30
Regional Races
Florida State Championships
Sebring – Long Course – Conducted By SIR
Daytona Full Course
27-28
SOLO - Points
Daytona Road Course – Conducted by DIS
Daytona Full Course
SARRC Invitational Challenge
ECR/TES Enduro
2
18-19
Deland, FL
27-28
Seminole State College Police Training Facility
Geneva, FL
FL Region SARRC (2015)/ECR (2015) PBIR
TES Finale Palm Beach International Raceway
Geneva, FL
September 2014
13-14
Tire Rack Street Survival School
DIR
SIR
Sebring Long Course – 12 Hour Paddock
Daytona, FL
October 2014
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December 2014
SOLO - Points
5-7
Brooksville, FL
17
Test Day
Audi Club
DIR
Daytona Full Course – Conducted By DIS
SIR
Sebring Short Course, conducted by SIR
12-14
Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Banquet
Crowne Plaza Hotel – Melbourne, FL
Significant Changes To Affect 3 Of Our Next 4 Events
Daytona – September 26, 27, & 28 – our normal late
September Daytona Regional/TES Enduro will be hosting
the SARRC Invitational Challenge and ECR Finale this year
only. That means that you must have qualified for it by
running at least 3 SARRC races during the 2014
competition year. And – because it will not be open to all
CFR drivers, no CFR Regional Championship Points will be
awarded. Note that the Enduro does not have any prequalification requirements. Also – the Wings & Things
group will have 2 race groups but will be combined for
qualifying sessions.
Camping in the Speedway will be allowed at the SARRC
Invitational Challenge on September 26-28. The Geico
Shores RV area will be open with RV hookups for $50 for
the weekend. There will also be an area available for tent
August 2014
camping. Camping will not be allowed inside the garage
area fencing as the garage area will be locked at night.
October Sebring Short Course Event – October 18 & 19
– this event will not be a 2015 SARRC. Instead, it will be the
“CFR Championship Weekend”. The event format will
consist of a practice, qualifying, sprint race, and feature race
with the sprint race counting as an additional qualifying
session for the feature race. The feature race will award
double points towards the 2014 CFR Championship. There
will be victory laps and podium celebrations for the feature
races. Wings & Things will have 2 race groups that will be
combined for practice and qualifying.
The Turkey Trot will be our first 2015 SARRC.
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District 1
New Club Members
Donald Caesar
Noell Caldwell
Sam Cappello
Michael Davis
Carole Harrison
Cole Hoot
Brian Johnson
John Lambert
James Lyle
Leonard McCue
George Neill
Derek Ochsenwald
Melinda Partelo
Julianne Partelo
Adrianna Partelo
Tyler Partelo
Matthew Santmyers
Ryan Sebastyen
William Shields
Brian Ward
Andrew Young
District 3
St Petersburg
Clearwater
St Petersburg
St Petersburg
Clearwater
Seminole
Clearwater
Clearwater
Seminole
St Petersburg
St Petersburg
Gulfport
St Petersburg
St Petersburg
St Petersburg
St Petersburg
Gulfport
Dunedin
Gulfport
Seminole
St Petersburg
District 2
Jamie Brown
Albert Carr
Fritz Casper
Spencer Cavalieri
Vaughn Cooper
Jose Gonsalez
Steve Grant
Marcel Gutierrez
Chris Hammer
Soraya Juarbe-Diaz
James Kenny
Tom Kerr
Johnathan Lawson
Mitchell Lockler
Andres Mamontoff
Barry Murante
Michael Paramore
Stephen Pate
Cameron Pate
Tracey Pines
Chelsie Polcha
Edwin Prado
Eric Putz
David Russell
Charles St. John
Daniel Steffano
Charlie Thompson
Darwin Torres
Teresa Viggiano
Roy Wilkerson
Michael Williamson
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Brandon
Apollo Beach
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Seffner
Lithia
Tampa
Ruskin
Tampa
Tampa
Odessa
Tampa
Lutz
Odessa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Tampa
Lithia
Plant City
Brandon
Tampa
Lutz
Apollo Beach
Valrico
Frank Caffrey
Harry Corbin
Joshua Davey
John Deeb
Neil Demetree
Mark Dukes K
Robert Fike
Nicholas Fisher
Ivey Guilfuchi
Justin Hall
David Hanington
Ketema Harris
Roberta Hartley
Jeff Hartley
Steve Hutson
Josue Jimenez
Michael Johnson
Kyle Kaminsky
Jean Kinser-Dana
Peter Knudsen
Eric Mashburn
Inhan McGraw
Joseph McMillen
Dan McSpadden
Sam Michaels
Alex Montes
Diego Morales
Juan-Pablo Morales
John Nick III
James Pappas
Daniel Paskan
Jack Penny
Steve Perkins
Cindy Perkins
Michael Picard
Alexander Presse
Javier Reyes
Karyn Rinaldi
Luis Rivera
Jazmine Rivera
Daisy Rivera
Chase Ros
David Rosckowff
Lisa Shavatt
Lance Shavatt
James Simmons
Pete Small
Bennie Snow
Adam Steely
Ian Stewart
Ivan Valenzuela
Kevin Vancleave
Doug Wendt
Kurt Whitney
Apopka
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
issimmee
Orlando
Lady Lake
Orlando
Orlando
Apopka
Chuluota
Altamonte Sprgs
Altamonte Sprgs
Celebration
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Apopka
Lake Mary
Orlando
Lake Mary
Chuluota
Orlando
Saint Cloud
Orlando
Winter Park
Winter Park
Oviedo
Winter Park
Orlando
Lake Mary
Sanford
Sanford
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Ocoee
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Winter Springs
Oviedo
Lake Mary
Lake Mary
Orlando
Longwood
Winter Springs
Oviedo
Orlando
Orlando
Saint Cloud
Casselberry
Oviedo
Chase Wiese
Peter Wojciechowski
Orlando
Casselberry
District 4
Dylan Christie
Mike Cope
Jane Cope
Travis Cope
Neal Dion
Sarah Grammar
Sarah Helms
Scott Karwan
Denny Kort
Michael Latta
Tanya Mazyck
Skylar McKnight
James Patton
Kevin Smith
Leonard Solt
Viki Solt
William Van Lenten
Marthalyn Van Lenten
George Webb
Robert Weiser
Brooksville
Weeki Wachee
Weeki Wachee
Weeki Wachee
Spring Hill
Gaineville
Gainesville
Gainesville
Gainesville
Gainesville
Gainesville
Gainesville
Newberry
Alachua
Gainesville
Gainesville
Brooksville
Brooksville
Weeki Wachee
Ocala
District 5
John Campbell
Adam Cherwinski
Jayson Clifford
Victor Culbertson
Theodore Duay
Richard Farnsworth
George Fisher
Brian Fontenot
Ryan Giddings
Evelyn Grose
Caleb Hammel
Hayes Harris
Erin Keane
Glenn Latta
Christopher Latta
Stephen Latta
Pietro Libardoni
Daniel McGrath
Susan McGrath
Dylan McGrath
Rian Mehta
Gerald Mugar
Laurent Olivier
Joelle Olivier
Yaelle Olivier
Tiphaine Olivier
Paul O'Sullivan
Manuel Pangelinan
Sherry Pangelinan
Palm City
Rockledge
Mims
Ft Pierce
Cocoa
Brentwood, CA
Oxford, OH
Melbourne
Stuart
Cocoa
West Melbourne
Vero Beach
Cocoa Beach
Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Merritt Island
Palm City
Rockledge
Rockledge
Rockledge
West Melbourne
Indialantic
Vero Beach
Vero Beach
Vero Beach
Vero Beach
Melbourne
Palm Bay
Palm Bay
August 2014
District 5
New Club Members
Michael Peterson
Anthony Polidora
Robert Pruss
Jorge Quintero
Lourdes Quintero
Adam Quintero
Alison Quintero
Frank Shea
Bobby Shultz
Ron West
Rod Whelan
Palm Bay
Titusville
Satellite Beach
Indian Harbour Beach
Indian Harbour Beach
Indian Harbour Beach
Indian Harbour Beach
Palm Bay
Okeechobee
Roseburg, OR
Indian Harbour Beach
District 6
David Coggen
Bobby Cordle
John Dean
Suzanne Dunne
William Egan
Robert Heston
John Markovich
John Micire
Samuel Najac
Matthew Newcomer
Roger Tracy
Lorida
Auburndale
Sebring
Sebring
Sebring
Sebring
Eaton Park
Lakeland
Winter Haven
Lake Wales
Lake Placid
District 7
Steve Branton
Juan Casadiego
Douglas Conforti
Connie Conforti
Neal de Paz
Daniel Fernandez
David Gilbert
Zeke Gilbert
Nancy Gomes
James Gray
Vickisue Gray
George Gray
Ronald Headrick
Edward Higginbotham
De Leon Springs
Ormond Beach
New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach
Ormond Beach
Ormond Beach
Lake Helen
Lake Helen
Ormond Beach
Deland
Deland
Deland
Saint Johns
Ormond Beach
Matthew Jones
Bradley Laboy
Madison Lankford
Laurel Martin
Katherine Martin
Brett Maugeri
Charles McKibben
Kathy McKibben
M'Lynn McKibben
Susan Moore
Erik Olson
Gregg Omine
Carlos Ortiz
Cody Pike
Aaron Rader
Tyler Schultz
Wray Shaffer
Cindy Shaffer
Wryan Shaffer
Patricia Soriano
Angela Soriano
Darek Stennes
BeachBenjamin
Tara Wilder
Garry Wilkinson
Arlie Wood
Todd Wrice
Rod Brooks
New Smyrna Beach
Deland
Ormond Beach
Deltona
Deltona
Ormond Beach
Flagler Beach
Flagler Beach
Flagler Beach
Ormond Beach
Palm Coast
Port Orange
Ormond Beach
Deland
New Smyrna Beach
Deland
Lake Helen
Lake Helen
Lake Helen
Saint Johns
Saint Johns
Ponte Vedra
Turner Deltona
Daytona Beach
Ormond Beach
Deland
New Smyrna Beach
Fort Myers
District 8
David Brown
Mary Brown
Siena Burt
Jeffrey Cull
Larry Franz
Ronald Hirschthal
Kevin Koelemeyer
Michael Lilley
Henry Luft
Roland McIvor
David McSpadden
James Rogers
Fort Myers
Fort Myers
Fort Myers
Fort Myers
N. Ft Myers
Placida
Fort Myers
Fort Myers
Sebring
Fort Myers
Fort Myers
Fort Myers
Joe Sumasky
Beau Sutton Port
Phillip Todd North
Alex Van Buren
Lehigh Acres
Charlotte
Fort Myers
Rotonda West
District 9
Jason Heller
Michael Larosa
Jeff McGrath
Glenn Osterberg
Rosanne Pryer
Nigel Tuckey
Robert Watts
Libor Weber
Robert Wegmann
Bradenton
Nokomis
Venice
Englewood
Sarasota
Palmetto
Bradenton
Bradenton
Bradenton
Out of Region
M Lee Culpepper
Andrew DeLay
Jose Fernandez
Mark Gibbons
Tracy Gibbons
Patrick James
Matthew Kearns
Emily Lander
Alan McLain
James Osborn
Robert Osborne
Andrew Rowe
Bill Stewart
Santos Tirado
Mauricio Valencia
David Waters
John Watson
Eleanor Diodati
Nickolas Diodati
Alex Diodati
Gina Diodati
Kevin Godden
Jason Lay
Mark Micire
Ron Visser
Plantation
Holiday
Riverview
Southwest Ranches
Davie
Boynton Beach
Lady Lake
West Palm Beach
Dade City
Delray Beach
Wesley Chapel
Wellington
Tallahassee
Riverview
Cutler Bay
Keystone Heights
Parkland
Dawsonville, GA
Dawsonville, GA
Dawsonville, GA
Dawsonville, GA
Newmarket, ON
Sarasota
Vienna, VA
Den Helder, Netherlands
Did You Know?
We have a volunteer incentive Program!
Do your friends a favor by inviting them along to participate as a
volunteer at any CFR club meeting for FREE and, if they enjoy
themselves which of course they will, they can become full
members for just $30 for the first year. Even better news - by
being their referring member they will get an additional $15 off!
So their first year is just $15.
SCCA Volunteer Incentive Program reduced membership
rates are renewable for second and third years by working at
least four (4) days each prior year.
August 2014
Wait! There is more! YOU can claim a referral discount from
national on your renewal for every member you introduce.
When inviting a guest it is always a good idea to use the Guest
Passes issued in The Checker as this will ease the
registration process; please make sure your guest hooks up
with the specialty chief at the event or with Darren Gunn, CFRSCCA Membership, beforehand so we can make their first
time as pain free and enjoyable as possible.
For more information please feel free to contact me at any
time, contact info on back page. Be safe out there!
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SARRC - Daytona Double
by Kevin Crain
What a great weekend, well for most of it... Any outdoor
event in Florida, especially in August, the peak of the
“wet season,” runs the risk of storms. The weather, albeit
hot, was about as good as you could ask for - until after
the lunch break on Sunday. With nearly 250 cars and a
tight Daytona schedule, things were busy, but well
organized, allowing the six races on Saturday to run with
the final race of the day starting within 30 minutes of
schedule.
I couldn’t help but notice all the “Lee & Me” yellow
decals, signs, etc. upon rolling into the infield through the
turn 1 tunnel. Lee “Numbers” Hill is running for Area 3
Director. Robin Langlotz, after six
years of service, is stepping down.
Lee seemed to have lots of support
as, upon my visit to the garages,
there were decals everywhere...
Squeak Kennedy, driving a Ford Mustang, set a record
for class T2 of 2:07.696 but finished second in class to
Tom Ellis of Sunrise, FL and his Ford FR500.
My eyes though were glued to the Racelink sponsored
GT1 1963 Ford Falcon driven by polesitter, Bill Riddell.
He led wire to wire in Group 1 and ran the best time of all
classes Saturday with a 1:51.811. The car demands the
eye’s attention and seemed glued to the surface as it
worked through the corners. Riddell would again run the
best lap time of the day on Sunday posting a 1:51.702
but a broken wheel bearing only allowed completion of
seven laps.
The action began right away. First
lap, green flag seeing Riddell
leading all through the road
course turn one with Juan Vento in
the Interstate Batteries Chevrolet
Corvette and Bryan Collyer next to
Qualifying runs were underway
him in the Crunch Construction
upon my arrival on a beautiful
Chevrolet Monte Carlo. They work
Saturday morning.
Admittedly,
into the s-turn 2 with Ormond
this was my first visit to the track in
Beach’s Bobby Kennedy coming
which a non-NASCAR event was
strong in the Bemco Fabrication
running and it was a blast!
Ford Mustang with Adam Andretti
Having access to such great
crossing over behind Kennedy,
viewing places was a huge plus
going
to the inside, coming into
Action in Turn 3 kept crowd on their feet.
versus sitting way up in the
turn three. Then things went
grandstands watching most of the
sideways for Collyer who found the rear of the car
action on the big screen. My favorite viewing was
coming out from under him. Whether he had any help
definitely in turn 3, the International Horseshoe; the
with that, I could not say...
bleachers there were ideal especially when the racing
Chaos ensued as drivers reacted to avoid contact with
began...
Collyer. Randy Kinsland driving the Crossroads
Race 1, started at about 11:30... this group would set
Motorsports Corvette tucked in behind Andretti and
two track time records. Adam Anderetti, driving the ECC
cleared unscathed. Atlanta’s Tim Myers, driving a Dodge
Motorsports Chevy Camaro, set a new record for GT2 of
Viper, ACRX ended up in the infield grass in his effort to
1:55.184 on his way to a first in class finish. Holly Hill’s
avoid collision when he found Collyer sideways in front
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of him.
The pack continued to come... Jeff Hinkle sustained
front end damage to the Netdepot Dodge Charger he
was driving trying to maneuver to the outside part of the
corner. All this action lap one of race one!
Jack Ragaglia would bring the pace
car out for a lap to get everyone set
for another run at the course and to
clean up the debris in the corner.
Riddell, Vento, Andretti, Kinsland
and Kennedy would lead the pack
and cleared the horseshoe cleanly.
Vento would only complete four
circuits Saturday... Riddell placed
first in GT1, and Raymond Webb
grabbed the second spot in the
Kenco Signs Corvette; Orlando’s
Fran Hindman took third in the Auto
Salon Corvette. Andretti, Kinsland
and Bobby Kennedy would finish 12-3 in GT2 on Saturday.
Andrew Raines, driving the Raines Racing Ford Taurus
would take first in GTA followed by Naples, FL based
Vern Smith in his White Rose Engineering Chevy Monte
Carlo and Dean Bramer in his Monte Carlo.
Other podium spots were grabbed by CFR’s Jack Dunn
driving a Shelby Can AM with a first
in ASR, Doug Lawhorn from
Jacksonville, driving the Troysport
Porsche 911 with a first in GT3 and
Apopka’s Andrew Wilkin driving to a
second in AS in the Wilkin
Performance Ford Mustang.
The second group Saturday began
after lunch... another track record
set; by Timothy “Timmy Rivers”
Jenurm driving the J.C. France
sponsored Mazda RX7 on his way to
a first in class finish for ITS, finishing
Timothy Jenurm and Paul Schwemmer
second overall by less than a half
on grid Sunday morning.
second to Jeffrey Cripe, who paced
all of Saturday’s 53 cars in group two with a first in ITR
class in the TFC Motorsports BMW E36. CFR’s Mike
Class winners in Group 1 included SPO Driver Lee
Guenther, driving a BMW 328IS, would take second in
Arnold who completed his best weekend at Daytona
ITR followed by Rusty Varnadoe also in a BMW 328IS.
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Orlando’s Menas Akarjalian placed second in ITS in the
Chevrolet Impala and taking wins in the class both days.
Buddy Halvey Mazda RX7 and third was taken by
Harry Hinkle came home second in SPO, with Cape
Charles Perry in his Datsun 280ZX.
Coral’s Eric Servick third and AJ Henriksen fourth.
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Group 6 Racers in turn 5
during Saturday’s qualifying run.
Group 1 Race 1 Saturday morning saw Bill Riddell leading the pack
in his ‘63 Ford Falcon coming into turn 2. He would go on to win the group.
Turn 3, a/k/a the International Horseshoe, saw plenty of action. Bryan Collyer, in the Crunch Construction Monte Carlo,
gets loose in Saturday’s 1st Race with or without a little help from his friends. He and Tim Myers are about to meet...
The aftermath of Collyer’s spin...
Group 1 racers sustained some damage on Saturday.
Jeff Hinkle’s Netdepot Dodge picked up some front end modifications...
Tim Myers found Collyer sideways in front of him in turn 3,
so he had no choice but to spend some time off track.
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Nope, not RallyCross. Sanford’s Collins Barber surveyed
the grass outside of turn 3 on a hot Saturday morning.
The grass would indicate he was not the only one...
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Photos by
Kevin and Melanie Crain
Fran Martin in the background working Merchandise while Randy Kinsland of Whittier, NC, who
placed 2nd in GT2 on Saturday, brings his Crossroads Motorsports Corvette through tech.
Grid Chief Sammi Ronshausen, aka “Grid Bunny” keeping things
organized and safe... “you can’t be in here with flip flops!”
Working turn 6...
cleanup turn 3...
Dave showing “bad cone” how it’s
supposed to be done.
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Jacek Mucha, who set a track record for FS on Saturday, led
them off the grid on Sunday, moments before the skies opened up.
black means bad...
“Numbers”
a wanted man...
Jim Hildock working tech...
finalizing Annual Meeting plans?
Turn 1 crew identifying the “bad cone” causing some
drivers to choose inside vs. outside...
It was very hot on grid... luckily
Todd Vanacore had an umbrella!
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Robert Langlotz drove his Kings Performance Acura
Integra to first in ITA followed by Winter Haven’s Pete
Burris-Meyer driving an ISC Racing Services Mazda
Miata.
Group three followed suit with three track records of their
own. Jacek Mucha drove the Phoenix-Innotech Swift
JMS to a FS record of 1:53.421 on his way to the first in
class finish. Hiro Nishioka of Lecanto, FL finished
second in FS in the Area 51 Motorsports Van Diemen
RF00.
Sherry Dowling established a track record for P2 on her
way to a third in class finish of 1:59.969 in the Dowling
Brothers Beasley Lola, completing
just 8 of the 10 circuits. Jerry
Dukjuisen of Big Pine Key drove
the Cheetah SR-1 to a first and Ed
Ronshausen took second in P2 in
his Van Diemen Kestrel.
the road course and was the only group not to establish a
new track record on Saturday, but provided the closest
finish as the top four were separated by less than a half
second. CFR drivers filled the podium with the top two
finishers, both from Cape Coral, Cory Collum with a first
in the Auto Galaxy Miata and Jeffrey Labounty in the
Autotechnik Miata. Todd Buras from Melbourne
completed the podium in the East Street Racing
sponsored Miata.
Group 5 represented with a track record set by David
Alejandro with a time of 2:37.031 in B-Spec in the Faith
Racing Mazda 2. He would finish first in class with John
Kish of Gainesville, FL taking second in the Gainesville
Self Storage Ford Fiesta.
Kip Van Steenburg led all Group 5
in the German Excellence
Porsche 944S2 to win EP. The
Santa Fe Electric BMW driven by
Dave Karably finished 5th overall,
In class FF, John Benson of Dade
second in EP.
SPU drivers
City posted a track record time of
finished 2,3,4 overall with Tad
2:04.095 in the Advanced Borehole
Segars winning the class in the
Services Swift DB3 and took the
Holly
Racing 600 Racing Thunder
Lee Hill feeling good after Saturday’s
first place finish.
Roadster. Tim Mincey, Sr. placed
new track speed record in SRF3.
second in SPU with the Shell
Overall group winner, Apopka’s
Racing Fuel Honda Civic followed by Jim Kellogg in the
Donald Boughan in the Area 51 Motorsports Van
Kellogg Excavating Mini-Cup BMW.
Diemen RF00 not only placed first in class FA, but
finished nearly 39 seconds in front of the group’s second
Melbourne, FL’s Don Robinson would win HP class in his
overall finisher, Carson Weeder, who drove his Star
Datsun 210 with Ken Francke in the Plants ‘N Things MG
Mazda Formula to a first place finish in FM class. Joel
Midget MKI taking second; Don McDowell drove the
Haas driving the Parametric Solutions Piper DF5
Linc-N-Lite Honda CRX-DX to third.
finished 3rd overall, but first in FB. First in FE was Tilden
Kinlaw in the Prism Motorsports Formula Enterprise. St.
Deuce Keane of Cocoa Beach won ITB in the KBR
Petersburg’s Chris Scharnow drove the Caribbean
Performance Honda Accord. David Boles of Melburne
Motorsports Van Diemen RF99 to a first in FC. Duke
would take second in his VW Golf and Michael Horn
Waldrop of Winter Haven, FL took a first in FV in the Red
would drive his Ford Mustang to third.
Wine and Brew Protoform P2 and the Sidewinder
Clearwater, FL’s Miki Moerwald took the Redhare
Racing F500 driven by William Lay took first in F500.
Racing VW Rabbit to a first in ITC. Mickey Thompson of
Douglasville, GA drove the BSI Racing Miata to a first in
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with Palm Bay’s Jerold Larson taking third in a Nissan
200SX.
second in the ISC Racing Services Mazda Miata, and
Raymond Philbert drove the M&R Drywall Miata to third.
Stan Winokur drove the Clements
Racing Miata MX5 to a first in T4 and
Indian Shores’ Ed Barr placed
second in a Subaru BRZ.
We finished the day with Group 6
dropping the green flag within a halfhour of the scheduled time... Lee
“Numbers” Hill, Assistant RE and
Area 3 Director Candidate was so
pumped from cam-paigning that he
too set a track record time in SRF3
class with a 2:14.041 driving a PM
Racing SRF to a second place in
class and overall in the group of 40
cars. He finished behind overall
winner Jean-Luc Liverato also
driving a PM Racing SRF3 by .315
seconds.
And then there was Sunday... a
beautiful start to the day saw
qualifying off on time and we’d get
the first two races of the day in
before the break for lunch. Group 1
again saw Bill Riddell on the pole.
Squeak Kennedy broke his own
track record set the day before
shaving nearly a third of a second off
The whole family involved... even “dolly.”
his time from the day before and
would finish first in T2. The race
would be called after nine laps due to a track incident.
Orlando’s Jeffrey Smith would finish third in class and
overall in the 20/20 Financial SRF3.
Juan Vento battled with Riddell through lap eight when
Riddell’s wheel bearing dropped him from contention.
SRF class drivers finished behind SRF3 class taking 4Vento would drive his Interstate Battery Corvette to the
5-6 overall, with Scott Monroe driving the Access
overall and GT1 class victory nearly matching Riddell’s
Company SRF to first, Ormond Beach’s Todd Vanacore
best lap time of 1:51.702. Raymond Webb would take a
driving the SEI Motorsports SRF to second in class and
second in GT1 in the Kenco Signs Corvette with Eustis’s
Clay Russel of Spartanburg SC taking third.
Tom Keleher taking third in the Bottlejack Racing
Brad McCall drove the Round 3 Racing Toyota Celica to
Camaro.
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Randy Kinsland would take second overall and first in
GT2. Saturday’s GT2 winner, Adam Andretti, was on the
pole for Sunday’s race but broke an axle climbing onto
the high banks of Daytona coming out of road course
turn six on lap one and was out of contention. Bobby
Kennedy would take second in GT2 but never
challenged Kinsland as he had to start at the rear due to
a non-functioning transponder during qualifying.
Charging through the field, Kennedy finished fourth
overall in only nine laps of racing. John Maddox would
finish third in GT2 in a Troysport
Porsche 911SC.
Lee Arnold drove to third overall and
his second victory in SPO for the
weekend. Harry Hinkle again
finished second in class and Eric
Servick finished third, as on
Saturday.
represented on the podium with 10 of the available
podium spots being filled from within the region. It would
be only the second race of the weekend not to establish
a new track time record.
Tim Jenurm would again win his class, ITS, but Sunday
saw him take first in group overall over Saturday’s
overall winner, Jeffrey Cripe by a tenth of a second.
Menas Akarjalian took a second second in ITS and
Charles Perry took his second third. Cripe finished first
in ITR.
Rust Varnadoe would
improve on Saturday by taking
second on Sunday and Mike
Guenther would drop one position
and take third in ITR.
ITA saw Gary Frierson drive his Auto
Technik Miata to victory while Pete
Burris-Meyer took his second
second of the weekend. Robert
Langlotz took third to go with his first
place from Saturday.
Sunday's top qualifier in GTA class,
Andrew Raines driving the Raines
Racing Ford Taurus led early, but a
IT7 winner Tom Lyttle drove the
determined Vern Smith in his White Juan Vento on grid before his Sunday victory.
Cedar Creek Mazda RX7 to victory,
Rose Engineering Monte Carlo got
while CFR drivers Lon Carey of
by late to take the win. Hall
Jupiter, FL and Kenneth Walters of
Robertson drove the Ciraco Underground Monte Carlo
Riverview drove their Mazdas to second and third
to third in GTA.
respectively.
ASR drive Jacek Mucha in the Phoenix-Innotech Mazda
Completion of Sunday’s second race brought on the
would make up for issues on Saturday with a win on
lunch break. Group three cars were called to grid
Sunday. Saturday’s ASR winner Jack Dunn would take
afterwards, and Jack Ragaglia led them out for the pace
second.
lap when the rain began creeping in... followed shortly by
the thunder and lightning and the monsoon like rains
Bob Eubanks drove the Rusty Acres Mustang to victory
opened up. A quick check of the radar indicated to me
in the AS class, with Andrew Wilkin taking his second
that we were in for a long afternoon of waiting. Group
place finish as on Saturday. Deland’s Allen Bailey drove
three never saw the green flag and were brought back to
the Wilkin Performance Mustang to third ahead of the I
the garage area as the open cockpits weren’t providing
Swear Racing Camaro driven by Cathy Burnette.
much in the way of shelter.
Ted Hight took victory in T1 and Doug Lawhorn recorded
After some delay, the powers that be reluctantly called
his second victory in GT3 of the weekend.
the rest of the day due to the line of storms that were
The eighth race of the weekend was the Sunday Group 2
moving in. The racing had been very good for most of
race which brought 40 cars to the grid. CFR was well
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August 2014
Flag Ravings
by: Sally Larson
'TIS THE SEASON: Here come the Dog Days of
Summer. As you hear often, hydrate. Heat problems
make you feel miserable and can go into serious heatrelated problems. We always heard drink water (or
diluted Gatorade) until your urine runs clear. That's fine,
unless you happen to be female and double jointed.
Dehydration can make you feel sick or nauseous… and
less responsive to what's going on around you - not
good. Lots 'o water…sit when you can… and seek shade
if possible. None of us like to admit we're having
problems, but if you see a co-worker having symptoms,
call medical to check. And don't think because the day
might be cooler and less sunny, it doesn't mean you can't
get dehydrated. The worst problems I'd ever seen were
on a cloudy day … the Medics said they were running a
IV clinic!
Note, an excess of beer and 'adult beverages' at the
Saturday night social, can result in dehydration too.
And, of course, use lots of sunscreen… apply it before
you dress and often after that. Check your bottle or tube
- if it has an expiration date on it and it's passed its prime,
spring for a new bottle to avoid not only being greasy but
sunburned too. The latest sunscreen information
suggests sunscreen with broad spectrum UVA/UVB of
30 which will block 97%… higher than that, and often
more expensive, only increases the percentage to 98%.
Hats should be worn, and remember your ears, lest you
end up with peeling, ruffled ears… sunglasses with
OVA/UVB protection will help prevent future eye
problems. Do it for the team, we need every worker to
be healthy, awake and alert.
MYTH DEBUNKED: Lightning… most of the things we
learned don't apply any more. Used to be you count the
seconds between seeing the flash and hearing the
thunder to judge how far away the storm and danger
would be. Now they recommend you seek shelter in
buildings or cars with the first occurrence.
Be
concerned early and avoid the rush. Another myth… we
all know you don't stand under a tree during a
thunderstorm… but they used to say if no shelter was
available, to lie down as flat as you can, and hug the
ground… so you're not the tallest thing around. Another
falsehood. In addition to lightning strikes there is
something called ground lightning. If lightning strikes a
tree or other object, it goes through the target and into
the ground… and if you're on the ground, you're
vulnerable. It’s also recommended that you wait 30
minutes after the last thunder and lightning before you
go out again.
track, and if the storm is a certain number of miles out,
the Stewards are quick to shut down racing activities
until it's safe to resume. Job #1 is always safety.
JUST SAY NO: If you have to go trackside, be sure to let
the Captain know… and have someone watch your
back… of course, if at all possible, keep the car between
you and the track. Your spotter and you have also got to
keep the driver safe if he or she has to get out of the car
and over the wall. If you are asked to do something that
you feel is unsafe, let your Chief know and just say no.
Doing something you feel is unsafe is dangerous for all
concerned. You're not a coward, you are an efficient
Corner worker and will do your tasks better.
FROM PAUL GAUZENS, EXECUTIVE STEWARD,
SCCA SEDIV: “We're pleased to announce that
effective July 1st, David Langston will be joining our DA
team and will handle Emergency Services. David will be
taking over the District Administrator - Emergency
Services role currently held by Smokey Harper.
Smokey is relocating to the NorPac Division in late July.
I'd like to thank Smokey for the many years of leadership
he has provided the Southeast Division in Emergency
Services and know he will be missed.
David has been a volunteer in Emergency Services
since joining SCCA in 2004, and he brings over 30 years
of Fire Rescue and Emergency Incident Management
experience to the table. He has had increasingly
responsible positions in his professional life - ranging
from firefighter to paramedic and leadership in the Fire
Rescue arena. Also, David is the current Central Florida
Region Chief of ES.” Congratulations to Dave, and
Many thanks and continued success to Smokey.
DETAILS: Race to the Beach. Plan now to attend the
Central Florida Region Annual Meeting and Awards
Banquet, December 13 with a Social Friday night the
12th. It's a 'Don't Miss' occasion. Be sure to make your
hotel reservations early… it's a busy time. We'll Lift Off
at the Crowne Plaza Melbourne located at 2605 North
A1A. Phone 321-777-4100. Reservations should be
made on the web at www.cpmelbourne.com. Put in the
code CARS to reserve our special discount. It's a great
location… with great facilities, food and service. A great
time will be enjoyed by all.
Today, there are many lightning meters in use around the
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District News
District Three
District 3 held the August meeting at our regular location - Rossi's
Pizza in Orlando with Gov. Robin Ragaglia presiding. Our
attendance was back up. A big THANK YOU! goes to Darren Gunn
for emailing the meeting notices! We also welcomed two new
attendees - Bob Starr former racer now working F & C and Luis who
has several cars and is interested in getting one or all on the track.
Gov. Robin reported on CFR events from July and Daytona:
July - Sebring was well attended with 39 entries for the Drivers'
School; 58 for the PDX and 39 for the Enduro. It was hot but no rain
issues for either Saturday or Sunday.
August - Daytona Double SARRC had 109 cars for the Friday test
day and 244 race entries. Saturday's races were completed on time as
were the first two races on Sunday. Unfortunately, the weather gods
sent some heavy thunderstorms our way and the remaining races
were cancelled. Visitors from SCCA's National Office were on
hand to observe and continue their planning process for the 2015
National Runoffs. CFR will have four test days at Daytona
(Thursday - Sunday) prior to the start of the 2015 Runoffs.
2015 Schedule - is posted on the CFR web site. Our January Majors
will be the 3rd weekend - January 16-18, 2015. Florida Region will
host the first Majors of 2015 at Homestead.
Per Robin Langlotz, Area III Director, the 2015 schedule has been
decided. In order to maintain a competition license, you must run at
least one event per year. To move from Novice to a full competition
license, you must run three weekends within two years. The primary
purpose is for the novice driver to gain knowledge and
familiarization with the various processes (registration, tech., etc.)
they encounter at events. Robin's term expires this year and Lee Hill
(CFR) and John Zucarelli (Florida) are running for the position.
Art Trier reported that Solo is doing very well. Over the last three
events, they have had over 100 participants at each event and had
127 cars at the OCCC event. The PDX events are consistently
selling out. They are planning two PDX standalone events at
Daytona on the Skip Barber course in 2015.
The next BOG meeting will be held Saturday, September 6th at the
Holiday Inn Express at I4 and US 27.
Following the business and general discussion portion we moved to
door prizes and the all important bench racing.
Mark your Calendar!
August 24
August 30-31
Brooksville
Sebring
September 14
September 26
September 27-28
September 27-28
Deland
Daytona
Daytona
Daytona
Solo
Regional/TES
Enduro/Vintage/PDX
Solo
Test Day
SIC
Solo
As always, check the web and with your chiefs for the most up to
date information.
See you at the track!
Fran
From the Editor
It’s been a while since The Checker has shown up in your
mailbox... Many of you reading this have shown concern for
this by the emails and phone calls I’ve received over the past
few months. My job as the editor over the years has been to
organize, format and disseminate the information and
submissions that had been offered for publication into this
news magazine; for more than 21 years we’ve printed and
mailed it out to you, the readers.
Over the years there have been many who have submitted
photography, articles, columns and other offerings. We very
much appreciate and value the dedication of those who have
shared. For some reason, since the last issue in March,
everything just sort of dried up, except for submissions from a
few longtime, dedicated contributors like Sally Larson with
her Flag Ravings column and Fran Martin and Dave Fredrick
who’ve been providing regular District news reports. It is
hard to publish a magazine without more content.
There are certainly a ton of things happening within the club
on both a local and national level. I would love to be able to
share all those things with you, the reader, if only I knew what
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those things were. In our effort to do so, we’ll be personally
reporting from all the local Club Racing events going
forward, sharing our insight and observations of those events
with plans to include features on drivers and club workers.
We’re very committed to providing you a quality,
informative and hopefully entertaining publication and are
always open for more insight and contributions that we can
share with the 2,500 or so members of the Central Florida
Region of the SCCA. Feel free to offer up anything - you
don’t have to be an accomplished author to write an article...
we’ll edit it if necessary. What you have to offer may be of
value by your fellow automotive enthusiasts. Maybe you’ve
got an idea for an article or a press release to let others know
what’s been happening in your racing world. We’d love to
know!
We look forward to seeing you at Sebring at the end of the
month.
Kevin Crain
Editor
August 2014
Lee Hill for SEDiv Director
Our current representative on the SCCA Board of Directors
(Robin Langlotz) has served for six years and will be stepping
down later this year – so it's almost time to choose his
replacement (ballots will be mailed to Area 3 members this
fall). The Area 3 Director represents 5 SCCA regions
(Florida, Central Florida, Dixie, Gulf Coast, and Wiregrass)
on the SCCA National Board of Directors.
Top Five Reasons To Vote For Lee Hill As Area 3 Director:
1) Active regular competitor in Sports Renault/Spec
Racer Ford for 20 years. I understand competition and
I understand what is important to competitors.
2) Wide range of SCCA experience. I'm a club racing
driver and I work F&C at a half dozen events each year.
I'm the Assistant RE for Central Florida Region
responsible for Business Planning and Budget. I'm also
Webmaster for Central Florida Region and Chairman of
the SouthEast Division Budget Committee. I'm the coauthor of the Tropical Endurance Series Rules and the
co-author of the Southeast Championship Series (the
2014 and beyond “Alternate Path to the RunOffs”).
3) I have an in-depth understanding of what it takes to
run a successful SCCA Region with very active Club
Racing, PDX, Solo, and RallyeCross programs. Even
though my competitive background is in Club Racing, I
understand our Solo, PDX, and RallyeCross programs
and have been a strong supporter of them.
4) I'm a numbers guy – analytical and thorough – and I
learn fast. I ask lots of questions and read widely. My
business background combined with my SCCA
experience make me an ideal candidate for the SCCA
Board of Directors.
5) I have no conflicts of interest with service on the SCCA
Board. My only financial involvement in racing is
ownership of my SRF and related gear. Racing and
SCCA have been an important part of life for me and my
family (my wife regularly works F&C and Grid) and my
only interest in serving on the board is to strengthen our
sport and our club.
Please take the time to
vote this fall – your
representative on the
SCCA National
Board is an important
choice that will affect
the future of our club.
Thanks!
Lee Hill
SCCA #220095
Yellow/Black
SRF #72
To the Editor
As a long-time member of the SCCA, I've developed a fond
appreciation for the benefits of "club racing" and its important
role in racing.
I've seen some concern for this "symptom of the problem"
from different levels of the SCCA recently, but no unified
push.
More professionals have honed their skills in SCCA in this
country than any other program. But, more importantly, the
SCCA has provided a format for thousands of people just like
me who will not become professional, but still lived their
dream by racing.
Lee Hill, a candidate for the Board of Area 3, has put a lot of
thought into this subject and others. As an active driver and
worker, he has many fresh and original ideas. His business
background is evident in his approach to problems. And, he
WANTS to serve on the Board. Please give him a chance this
fall.
But, fellow racers, look around the room at your next district
meeting and count the young people. That's the future of the
sport we love. The trouble is, there sure aren't very many of
them. And, their numbers have been decreasing across the
nation.
August 2014
Steve Brewer (338064)
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Comes with holder and clip, charging cradle, AC and DC
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FOR SALE - 2008 Mazda Miata. Pampered street car - 78,000
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FOR SALE - 1990 Spec Miata Race Ready:3 sets of wheels;
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GEAR $7,500. 772-388-0156 Leave a Message for Charles
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HELP WANTED:(2) Volunteer pit crew members that love racing
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Missing The Checker, Meeting Notices,
CFR Communications, Ballots, etc. or
know someone who is????
Maybe your contact information isn't up-to-date
on the SCCA National Website.
CFR cannot make changes to member
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Here's what you need to do:
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2. Login with your member number and password
or set up your new account.
3.Make sure all your information (mailing address,
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GO DO IT!!!.......
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