ner opens the road racing & solo season dog track rallyx results

T h e O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e N e w E n g l a n d R e g i o n , S C C A , I n c . 

Volume 62, Number 4 May 2006 

NER OPENS THE ROAD RACING 

& SOLO SEASON 

DOG TRACK RALLYX RESULTS 

PIT TALK May 2006

2005 New England Region Directory 

BOARD OF 

DIRECTORS 

Regional Executive 

Kathy Barnes 

653 Shenipsit Lake Road 

Tolland, CT 06084 

860.875.0254 (H) (Fax) 

Email: kjbarnes22@snet.net 

Assistant 

Regional Executive 

Doug McCormack 

12 Eleanor Drive 

Worcester MA 01605 

508.853.6297 (H & F) 

508.887.2671 (C) 

bremenracing@charter.net 

Secretary 

Jeremy Sheppard 

7 Wesley Street 

Dracut, MA 01826 

978.453.2343 (H) 

978.952.0726 (W) 

7racing@andonet.com (H) 

jsheppard@concerto.com (W) 

Treasurer 

Nathan Gardella 

61 Pine Hill Lane 

Concord, MA 01742 

nathangardella@yahoo.com 

617.230.4032 

bod members 

Andy Bettencourt 

60 Tanglewood Drive 

Bridgewater, MA 02324 

508.697.8111 (Day/Night) 

andybettencourt@hotmail.com 

Tim Chevalier 

22 Greany Dr 

North Grafton, MA 01536 

508.839.0686 

tchevalier@charter.net 

Paul Faford 

185 Phillip Street 

Manchester, NH 03102 

603.622.8215 

pfaf11@excite.com 

Chris Franson 

71 Loveland Hill Rd., Apt. 15 

Vernon, CT 06066 

860.875.6033 

cfranson@earthlink.net 

Marianne Lyons 

88 Harbor Street 

Pepperell, MA 01463 

978.433.5087 (H) 

nediv.points@charter.net 

Karen Paul 

37 Paul Street 

Forestville, CT 06010 

860.583.8615 

karen.paul@cigna.com 

Peter Perrault 

3 Hatch Street 

Nashua, NH 03060 

603.888.9283 

miatapeter@verizon.net 

Stacey Sawyer 

11 Old Ashburnham Road 

Rindge, NH 03461 

603.899.5045 (H) 

stacey@j3.org 

SPECIALTIES 

MEMBERSHIP 

CO-CHAIRMEN 

Paul Krysiak 


Tolland, CT 06084-2005 

860.875.2220 

860.875.0254 (fax) 

pkrys0kb@snet.net 

Ed Bocko 

46 Massapoag Ave. 

Sharon, MA 02067 

781.784.7663 

ebockoprotran@att.net 

MERCHANDISE CHAIRMAN 

Donna Stevens 

P.O. Box 1122 

Merrimack, NH 03054 

donna@sadt.mv.com 

DODGE SRT MEMBER 

CHAIRMAN 

Karen Petersen 

18 Grove Street 

West Hartford, CT 06110 

860.523.9252 

karen.petersen@pr.state.ct.us 

ARCHIVIST 

Ed Valpey 

44 Ridgewood Ave. 

Guilford, NH 03246 

603-528-5027 (H) 

603.524.7972 (W) 

603.524.4732 (Fax) 

vmax@cyberportal.net 

New Track Chairperson 

Mark Megliola 

121 Linseed Road 

W. Hatfield, MA 01088 

413.247.9432 (H) 

mmegliola@hotmail.com 

PUBLICITY CHAIRPERSON 

TBA) 

WEBMASTER 

Doug Koza 

40 Nashua St., #3 

Clinton, MA 01510 

webmaster@ner.org 

doug@the16V.com 

SCCA NATIONAL OFFICE: 

1.800.770.2055 

www.scca.org 

AREA ONE DIRECTOR 

Robert E. Introne Jr. 

8 Everts Street 

Londonderry, NH 03053 

603.432.0345 

Fax: 603.434.6266 

reintrone@aol.com 

NER Web Site: 

www.ner.org 

ROAD RACING 

ROAD RACING INFO LINE 

508.954.8110 

COMPETITION BOARD 

CHAIRMAN 

Brian Mushnick 

80 Archer St. 

Wrentham, MA 02093 

508.954.8110 

bg43wex@rcn.com 

ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN 

Road Racing Secretary 

Kristine Mushnick 

80 Archer St. 

Wrentham, MA 02093 

kmushnick@mfs.com 

508-384-9388 

ASST. RR CHAIRMAN/ 

DRIVERS REP OPEN WHEEL 

Paul Faford 

185 Phillip Street 

Manchester, NH 01302 

603.622.8215 

pfaf11@yahoo.com 

COMPTROLLER 

Elizabeth Ames 

81 Candlewood Hill Road 

Francestown, NH 03043 

603.547.8604 

CHIEF SCRUTINEER 

Scott Dowd 

30 Summer Street 

Foxboro, MA 02035 

508.543.6620 

Nescrutineer@comcast.com 

ASST. CHIEF SCRUTINEER 

STEWARD LIAISON 

Kathy Barnes 



860.875.0254 

kjbarnes22@snet.net 

CHIEF INSTRUCTOR 

Alan Dunklee 

P.O. Box 1141 

Quechee, VT 05059 

802.436.2414 

NATIONAL/NESSCA/NEDIV 

RESERVED NUMBERS 

Marianne Lyons 

978.433.5087 

nediv.points@charter.net 

or look up NER.ORG website 

FIRE/RESCUE 

Neil MacArthur 

60 Canal Street 

Winchester, MA 01890 

781.729.1994 

NER_Fire_Rescue@comcast.net 

CHIEF REGISTRARS 

Marilyn Freeman 

60 Jarr Brook Road 

Holliston, MA 01746 

508.429.1648 

e-mail: nerregmsf@aol.com 

Peg Dowd 

30 Summer St. 

Foxboro, MA 02035 

508.543.6620 

NERregpeg@aol.com 

CHIEF TIMING & SCORING 

Denise Patten 

199 Stark Hwy, S. 

Dunbarton, NH 03046 

603.774.6963 

nertimes@lycos.coms@ 

lycos 

GRID CHIEF 

Karen Petersen 

18 Grove Street 

West Hartford, CT 06110 

860.523.9252 

grid48@yahoo.com 

NEW DRIVER LICENSING 

& POINTSKEEPER 

Pat Travers 

67 Mapleton Street 

Cranston, RI 02910 

401.461.9219 

CHIEF SOUND CONTROL 

Peter Perrault 

3 Hatch Street 

Nashua, NH 03060 

603.888.9283 

miatapeter@aol.com 

CHIEFS, FLAGS & 

COMMUNICATIONS 

Fred Mahler 

119r Rugg Brook Road 

Winchester, CT 06098 

860.379.9225 

fredmahler@rcn.com 

Mack McCormack 

mccormackrr@yahoo.com 

CHIEF of PITS 

Dick Babcock 

23 Pinecrest Drive 

Woonsocket, RI 02895 

401.762.6354 

CHIEF RADIO TECH 

Douglas White 

15 First Ave. (Bayview) 

Milford, CT 0640 

idwb@hotmail.com 

CHIEF STARTER 

tbd 

SOLO II BOARD 

SOLO II CHAIRMAN 

Mark Goodale 

8 Dawn Street 

Blackstone, MA 01504 

508.883.9922 (Before 9PM) 

goodale@comcast.net 

COURSE COORDINATOR 

Paul Zahornasky 

5 Twelve Rod Way 

Haverhill, MA 01830 

978.372.3971 (H) 

(Before 9PM Please) 

p.zahornasky@att.net 

NOVICE INSTRUCTOR 

Chang Ho Kim 

9 Elm Street 

Maynard, MA 01754 

978.897.6649 

solochair@aol.com 

TIMING/SCORING & 

Results 

Chris Franson 

71 Loveland Hill Rd., Apt. 15 

Vernon, CT 06066 

860.875.6033 

cfranson@earthlink.net 

CHIEF OF REGISTRATION 

Scott McIntosh 

26 Vernon St., Apt. 22 

Worcester MA 01610 

781.367.0412 

jettaboy20@hotmail.com 

CHIEF OF KARTS 

Paul Bowin 

47 Richardson Ave. 

Norton, MA 

508.222.7513 

pbowin@comcast.net 

CHIEF OF WORKERS 

Jason Levesque 

6 Mil St. Apt. 8 

Pepperhill, MA 01463 

603.672.0271 

jayl_039@yahoo.com 

Timing Equipment 

MANAGER 

Tyson Sawyer 



603.899.5045 (H) 

Tyson@rwii.com 

SAFETY STEWARD 

INSTRUCTOR/ 

CHIEF OF PROTEST 

Kathleen Barnes 



860.875.0254 (H) 

860.875.0254 (fax) 

kjbarnes22@snet.net 

Cover: Downhill action for a Spring opening at Lime Rock Park. 

Photo: Vic Morando 

comptroller 

Stacey Sawyer 



603.899.5045 (H) 

stacey@j3.org 

CHIEFS OF GRID 

Brian Levesque and 

Jeff Martynuska 

OPERATING STEWARD & 

EQUIPMENT CHIEF 

Wiley Cox 

78 Sunrise Dr. 

N. Weymouth, MA 02191 

zx3@bellatlantic.net 

CHIEF SAFETY STEWARD 

Paul Krysiak 


Tolland, CT 06084-2005 

860.875.2220 

860.875.0254 (fax) 

pkrys0kb@snet.net 

NOVICE CHIEF 

Ed Savage 

8 Chasse Rd. 2B 

North Brookfield, MA 

01535 

furballracing@mac.com 

TROPHIES 

Neil Schelly 

neil@jenandneil.com 

Solo MERCHANDISE/ 

CHIEF OF TECH 

John Hanson 

4 Merrill Avenue 

Kingston, NH 03848 

603.642.4385 

(Until 9:30PM) 

jjh914@aol.com 

Publicity and 

communications 

Bob Lang 

58 Maple Street 

Stoneham, MA 02180 

781.438.2569 

lang@isis.mit.edu 

WAIVER CHIEF 

Jeffrey Strong 

jeffreymstrong@yahoo.com 

 

PIT TALK

RE REPORT—Kathy Barnes, NER RE 

RALLY BOARD 

Rally Chairman 

Tim Chevalier 

22 Greany Dr 

North Grafton, MA 01536 

508.839.0686 

tchevalier@charter.net 

Co-TSD Chairman 

Jon Lamkins 

71 Hazelwood Dr 

Southington, CT 06489 

860.621.5964 (H) 

860.308.6769 

jon.lamkins@cox.net 

Mark Ziburis 

887 Foster St. Ext. 

South Windsor, CT 06074 

860.648.0205 

mziburis@cox.net 

Comptroller/Rally Sprint 

Chairman/NEDIV 

ClubRally Steward 

Ted Goddard 

PO Box 267 

Perkinsville, VT 05151 

802.263.5678 (H) 

tedgcb@tds.net 

RallyCross Chairman 

Scott Beliveau 

38 Cedar St 

Laconia, NH 03246 

603.527.2342 (d) 

603.524.4305 (e) 

Beliveau@aavid.com 

TSD Points 

TSD Checkers/OBS 

& Equipment 

Fred Mapplebeck 

67 Chappy Lane 

Salem, NH 03079 

603.898.4778 (H) 

derfrally@aol.com 

Members at Large 

Maryanne Rhodes 

5 Bates Lane 

Westford, MA 01886 

978.692.4036 (H) 

mar830@aol.com 

Nicholas Shectman 

75 Lexington Ave 

Somerville, MA 

02144 

617.628.3595 (h) 

617.995.9316 (w) 

phi@tcne.net 

Jon and Patti Riter 

19 Princess Dr. 

Madison, CT 06443 

203.421.8389 (H) 

teamriter@hotmail. 

com 

Club Racing, Rally, RallyCross and Solo are finally 

into their competition seasons, and a lot of 

What’s Inside 

changes took place during the off-season. Our 

Club Racing Board worked at recruiting over RE Report.................................................3 

the winter; it paid off. Last NER Fire School.......................................4 

weekend, we were well 

Open House............................................5 

staffed and had many 

Letters......................................................5 

new faces as 

workers as well Dog Track RallyX Report ...........................6 

as students in Dog Track RallyX Results............................8 

the Drivers’ School. Thank you for planning a Fire Road Raaciing Notes................................9 

School, thank you for organizing and running open 

Wanna Flag?.........................................10 

house events, thank you for updating the equipment 

Opening Day Regional Results.................14 

trailers, thank you for holding pre-season tech 

events. The Solo truck reappeared and thanks to the Worker-of-the-Event.................................15 

extraordinary efforts of our members Jerry & Mike Event One Solo Report and Results............16 

Shields, Mark Goodale, and the companies who Membership Anniversaries.......................18 

helped them: Millis Auto Parts, Competitive Tire and 

NER Bod Meeting Minutes, March............19 

Mr. Paint we have a vehicle that does not leak, has 

NER 2006 Calendar...............................20 

places for all the equipment and workspace that is 

well suited for timing and scoring of the events. A NER Merchandise...................................21 

plan for finding sponsors for Solo events has been SCCA Membership Application................22 

developed and sponsorship for two events has been Spin-of-the-Month....................................23 

arranged. Our Rally group continues to seek and 

Classified..............................................28 

secure sites for RallyCross events and to work with 

the National office in support of organizations that 

are seeking to partner with SCCA for rally activities. Thank you for supporting the MADD Rally 

in Albany and thank you for agreeing to work with a marque club that is interested in learning 

about RallyCross from NER. 

Every month opportunities come to NER for participation in events where we can present our 

club to motorsports enthusiasts or people who enjoy their cars. We need someone to co-ordinate 

these activities, someone who will provide guidance and materials to our members who are 

interested in helping recruit more members and publicize our activities. 

The Board of Directors has placed a “Help Wanted” ad on the NER 

website for a publicity chairman. If you are interested or know someone 

who is—please contact me or Chris Franson. 

Earlier this Spring I had an opportunity to take a school and work on my 

driving. My whole responsibility that day was 

to drive the car and learn to drive better. Wow! 

What a great day I had. I met people who told me 

about the good and not-so-good things at different 

clubs’ events, a lot to be learned from those 

comments. I left as soon as I was done running, 

another strange experience. Probably just as 

RE Kathy Barnes and Dave Patten admire 

Dave Maynard’s ITS BMW at the Recent 

NER Open House. Photo: Paul Giblin 

" Last weekend, we 

were well staffed 

and had many new 

faces as workers 

as well as students 

in the Drivers' 

School...." 

strange as it was for the three instructors, all top competitors, to focus 

on helping other people get faster. I know that as a result of changing 

roles at one event, I will be able to do a better job not only competing 

but as an event organizer. It’s a one-event change that I would suggest 

everyone try, no matter what you do in the club—compete, organize 

or come to events as a worker. It will give you great insight into the 

club. 

PIT TALK May 2006

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2006 NER FIRE SCHOOL AT NHIS... 

a Flaming Success! 

by Leigh McBride 

April 22, 206, It was a cold and blustery day at NHIS, but the fire wasn’t lit to warm 

us up. We were at the 2006 New England Region Fire School, learning how to 

respond to a car fire. Most of us had never before set off a fire extinguisher or been 

face to face with a car fire. When school was over, we all had experienced both, 

and we felt better equipped to respond to a car fire on the track. 

Peter Villaume, AKA Thumper, from Fire/Rescue, put on a good show, complete with 

handout. Since the fire school took place during the Driver’s School, Neil MacArthur, 

Chief of Fire/Rescue, held down the fort in Fire/Rescue while Thumper was putting on 

the school. Thumper began by reinforcing some important points to remember when 

responding to a car fire: 

• Keep yourself safe 

• Get backup help 

• Always take a fire extinguisher 

with you when responding to a car 

(whether it's on fire or not) 

In order to get backup help, whether from other 

workers on your station, from nearby stations, or 

dispatched from control, you need to know the 

hand signals for “I NEED HELP” and “NOW”. 

Learn these hand signals now, before you need 

them, so that you will be able to communicate 

quickly what you need in a real emergency. Yelling 

doesn’t work, and chances are you won’t be the one wearing the radio. 

Fire Safety, Response and Extinquish... part 

of the training of our very fine F & C and 

rescue! Photo: Leigh McBride 

As with any emergency it is best to learn first in a classroom how to respond, and 

to have a simulated response experience before you find yourself in a real-life 

emergency. 

When responding to a car fire, think “PASS”: 

P Pull the pin before you get to the car 

A Aim at the bottom of the flames or where you think the fire is originating under 

the cowling 

S Squeeze the handle completely (and release when you think the fire is suppressed) 

S Sweep the end of the nozzle of the extinguisher (if possible) to cover a larger area 

Thumper also suggested putting your thumb over the end of the nozzle to widen out 

the spray, such as you would with a garden hose. 

After Thumper gave us a little lecture covering the basics, he lit the flame under 

the “hood” of a simulated car he designed just for this purpose. We donned 

fireman’s gear and put out the fire. Each of us had the opportunity to do this as a 

solo responder, and Thumper let us do it as many times as we wanted, until we felt 

comfortable “PASS-ing”—Pulling the pin, Aiming the extinguisher, Squeezing the 

handle and Sweeping the nozzle. I was surprised at how easy it was to extinguish a 

small fire like this. 

—continued on page 21

Spring NER SCCA Open House and Future 

Events Generate Serious Interest 

Open House Events Focused On Recruiting Volunteers For SCCA Club Racing Specialties 

By Paul Giblin 

The NER SCCA Open House events recently 

hosted by the NH Community Technical 

College in Nashua, NH on Saturday, March 

25, 2006 and the NH Community Technical 

College in Manchester, NH on April 8, 2006, 

were both very successful. Combined, the 

NER SCCA Open House events attracted 

well over 60 individuals ranging in age from 

18 to 72, primarily from south central New 

Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. 

Both events took place at the Automotive 

Technology Centers at the New Hampshire 

Community Technical Colleges located in 

Nashua and Manchester, NH and exposed 

attendees to what SCCA Club Racing and 

volunteering is all about. The events also 

provided guests with information on the 

track-side specialties required to support Club 

Racing events. 

Attendees at both NER Open House events 

were also treated to a wonderful display of 

SCCA race-prepared cars. Drivers displaying 

their race cars and serving as Hosts at the 

Nashua, NH Open House event included 

Krista Botsford (Formula Ford), Buddy Werner 

(ITC Ford Escort), Paul Faford (Formula Vee) 

and Dave Maynard (ITE BMW). Drivers 

displaying their race cars and serving as 

Hosts at the Manchester Open House event 

included Mike Lavigne (AS Ford Mustang), 

David Patten (GT3 Datsun 510), Krista 

Botsford (Formula Ford), Paul Faford (Formula 

Vee), Mark Bellerose (Formula Ford) and Fred 

Mahler (Ford Mustang). Also serving as Hosts 

at the Nashua, NH Open House event were 

Brian and Kristine Mushnick. 

Track-side specialties represented at both 

NER Open House events included Timing and 

Scoring (Denise Patten and Laura Villaume), 

Registration (Peg Dowd), Scrutineering (Scott 

Dowd & Patrick Villaume), Fire and Rescue 

Services (Neil Macarthur & Peter Villaume), 

Sound Control (Peter Perrault), Grid (Karen 

Petersen), Flagging and Communications (Dan 

Hoffman, David White, Fred Mahler, Leigh 

McBride and Mack McCormack), Pits (Dick 

and Colette Babcock), Starter & Merchandise 

Sales (Donna Stevens). In addition, officials 

provided complimentary snacks and beverages, 

a raffle for volunteers and information on free 

90-day SCCA memberships for those willing to 

commit as volunteers with the various track-side 

specialties. 

Special thanks go out to Mr. Dan Jones, the 

Automotive Technology Program Coordinator 

from the NH Community Technical College 

in Nashua, NH and Mr. Marc Bellerose, the 

Automotive Technology Department Chairman 

from the NH Community Technical College in 

Manchester, NH, for hosting both NER SCCA 

Open House events this year. There’s absolutely 

no question that the NER Open House events 

would have been nearly as successful as they 

were without the help and guidance provided 

by these two very dedicated and talented 

individuals. 

In addition to the two NER Open House events 

hosted this spring in Nashua and Manchester, 

NER will also be represented at two additional 

public relations events later this summer. On 

June 11, 2006, NER will be represented with 

a display and an SCCA race car at the annual 

Rock ‘N Rib Fest at the Anheuser Busch brewing 

facility located on Route 3 in Merrimack, 

NH. Hosted by the Nashua Rotary Club, this 

enormous street rod and custom car show 

attracts thousands of spectators and hundreds of 

street rod and custom car owners to an all-day 

event each and every year. 

In October, on a date to be announced, 

NER will again host a display and distribute 

membership information at New Hampshire 

International Speedway in Loudon, NH where 

the New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association 

will again be hosting their annual Technical 

College Fair. NER officials attended this event 

last year they’re looking forward once again to 

talking with hundreds of college-aged students 

who might be interested in becoming actively 

involved with NER SCCA. 

For more information regarding the recent 

NER/SCCA Open House events or the other 

public relations events scheduled for Merrimack 

and Loudon, NH, please contact Peter Perrault 

at miatapeter@aol.com, Paul Giblin at 

paulgiblin@usa.net or visit the official NER 

SCCA web site at www.ner.org. 

Letters 

Help Lime Rock by Slowing Down! 

The entire staff here welcomes you and your 

fellow club members back to Lime Rock Park. 

You may be aware that we have approached 

area townspeople regarding certain 

components of our injunction and we are 

excited that they are open to some possible 

changes. One very positive thing that we 

have achieved so far in speaking with the local 

residents is that we have opened up a real 

dialogue about how Lime Rock Park affects 

their lives both positively and negatively. And 

while there are many positive things that the 

track visitors bring into our community, the one 

overwhelming negative we heard is that race 

participants and fans speed along the roads 

entering and leaving the track. 

We are writing to ask that you and your club 

make every effort to obey all local speed limits 

and help us all in our community relations. 

Lime Rock Park prides itself on being a good 

neighbor and community member and we 

ask that you help us deal with this speeding 

problem. 

We encourage your feedback and are happy 

to respond to any questions you may have. We 

look forward to a safe season with you! 

Regards, 

Skip Barber, Track Owner & President 

Petra Willig, Track Sales Manager 

Lime Rock Park 

Trailering 101 Memories 

Stephanie’s item Four :Hey Dad... Brought back 

some old memories of summers past and old 

friends. If she actually did forget the identity of 

driver who destroyed the trailer at Lime Rock, 

it was Bill Throup. If I remember correctly, the 

trailer, a POS, was borrowed. The car was 

the most beautifully race prepared TR-4 ever 

assembled. At the time. Bill lived in Washington, 

CT which fortunately was not too far from the 

track. Karen P. may remember more details. 

Does anyone know what happened to Bill? 

Dave Pettigrew 

PIT TALK May 2006

RallyCross Runs Back-to-Back at the Dogtrack 

By Scott Beliveau 

Arthur Chabot triumphed for the third event in a 

row, and second at the facility formerly known 

as the Lakes Region Greyhound Track. Sunny 

skies smiled on the RallyCross ranks as event 

#3 of the RallyCross Championship ran at the 

“dogtrack” on April 15th. 

The two-wheel drive modified class was large 

and varied. Hal Denham dominated the class, 

winning by seven seconds in his eight valve 

VW GTI. A rare 2wd Subaru Impreza, driven 

by Kevin Turner captured second, while a Saab 

managed third. Tom Manning, a former NER 

regular, has moved to Washington DC Region, 

but usually makes at least one appearance 

a year back at home piloting his Saab. 

This class also contained a Renault, a 

Saturn wagon, a Toyota Cressida and 

Corolla, and a Plymouth Arrow. 

Not only was the venue the same for two 

events in a row, but the 4wd modified 

finish order was identical as well. 2005 

4wd Modified Champion Arthur Chabot 

continued his hot streak by winning 4wd 

Modified and the overall event. Late 

last year, Chabot moved from his street 

modified Mitsubishi Gallant VR-4 to a fully 

rally prepared VR-4. Different car, same 

NER RALLY-X Championship 

Event # Three— 

Back to the Dogs RallyX, April 15, 2006 

 

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esults; Arthur can just plain drive. Allan Dennis 

driving his rally prepared Eagle Talon has been 

hot on Chabot’s heals all year. And rounding 

out the March duplication, Kory Rooks took his 

modified turbo Toyota Pickup to a third place 

finish. 

Subaru swept the 4wd Prepped class. Rich 

Swan and his WRX led the way, followed by 

Brian Goss’ WRX and Kathy Moody in her 2.5 

RS. Positions three thru seven were separated 

by a total of six seconds. Nick Holland wedged 

his Mitsubishi EVO 8 into the middle of the 

heavily Subaru field. 

April usually finds the RX gang at Loon 

Mountain’s South Mountain area. Newly begun 

construction on a new base lodge and condos 

has ended three years of fun at Loon. We thank 

Loon for the opportunity to play there during the 

formative years of NER RallyCross. In March, 

RallyCross racing took place at the dogtrack 

in Belmont, NH. The ground was frozen, 

almost like pavement, until late afternoon, 

when it finally thawed a little showing some 

soft sandy areas. Upon return in April, there 

was no frozen to be found. The soft sandy 

conditions kept the corner workers and Safety 

Stewards busy, raking and picking rocks to 

protect cars from damage. Well done to all that 

participated in this aspect of the day. 

In the 2wd prepped classes, first timer Scott 

Carlson bested Matt Anderson in a VW vs. 

Toyota shoot out. Kory Rooks drove his Toyota 

Supra to the Rear Prepped class win over Dave 

Burdens Cadillac Limo. Dave did an awesome 

job captaining that ship through the course. I 

wonder how many limousines besides Dave’s 

have ever had rally tires lugged on? In 2wd 

Stock class, Chris Rizzon, pushed hard all day 

and landed his Saab on the top step of the 

podium for the third straight event in 2006. 

Chris was chased by Jon Dresser, VW Golf, and 

Michael Beliveau, Saab. 

The top six spots of 4wd Stock class were 

closely packed over a seven second stretch of 

time. Scott Beliveau put his Toyota RallyTruck on 

the podium after a long absence. Second, was 

Cliff Collins in his Mazda 323. Nick Nemchuck 

placed third in a Subaru 

Arthur Chabot (below) and another Mitsubishi Galant competitor kick up the dust at the Back-to- 

Back Dogtrack Rally-X. Photos: Andrew Hobgood 

PIT TALK May 2006

Back to the Dogs RallyX, April 16, 2006 

Position Total Run Times 

Driver Car # Car OA Cls Time Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Run 5 Run 6 

M2 

Harold Denham 32 VW GTI 14 1 277.138 46.868 46.402 45.955 45.103 48.480 44.33 

Kevin Turner 28 Subaru 20 2 284.628 48.148 48.003 47.342 46.904 46.104 48.127 

Tom Manning 900 Saab 900 29 3 288.393 48.506 48.245 48.736 47.823 48.621 46.462 

Allan Dennis 301 Renault 6TA 30 4 290.495 49.408 50.097 46.793 46.334 49.464 48.399 

Tim Cotrofeld 56 Saab 900 32 5 291.835 50.279 50.348 48.063 51.764 46.669 44.712 

Tim Chevalier 45 Plymouth Arrow 33 6 292.922 48.641 49.541 50.387 45.523 48.936 49.894 

Robert Sockalexis 304 Saturn 900 34 7 295.007 49.244 48.786 48.570 50.556 53.172 44.679 

Nathan Sockalexis 49 Saturn SW2 37 8 297.911 53.364 53.019 47.471 47.871 47.213 48.973 

Allen Downs 23 Toyota Cressida 39 9 303.427 49.274 53.911 49.325 53.170 48.873 48.874 

Dana Pierce 25 Toyota Cressida 40 10 308.912 53.334 51.749 51.505 50.810 49.859 51.655 

Josh Teresco 86 Saab 900 41 11 309.876 73.244 49.908 49.116 48.116 44.998 44.494 

Tim Thomas 133 Toyota Corolla 45 12 322.978 55.724 55.037 48.189 68.816 48.923 46.29 

Kevin Dennis 302 Renault 6TA 46 13 324.393 61.075 53.204 55.508 52.867 51.847 49.892 

Alan Moody 158 Plymouth Arrow 49 14 329.30839 51.477 52.893 71.835 50.491 52.073 50.539 

Doug Elwell 26 Toyota Cressida 50 15 334.097 56.451 68.663 53.141 51.850 55.957 48.035 

Chris Brenton 172 Plymouth Arrow 51 16 1264.414 53.500 52.761 999.999 53.896 53.135 51.123 

James Turner 27 Subaru Impreza 52 17 3156.439 53.487 51.733 51.222 999.999 999.999 999.999 

M4 

Arthur Chabot 51 Mitsubishi Galant 1 1 259.79 44.280 45.298 43.609 42.510 40.924 43.169 

Allan Dennis 796 Eagle Talon 3 2 264.921 44.735 45.373 46.015 42.907 40.865 45.026 

Kory Rooks 13X Toyota Pickup 6 3 267.037 44.371 45.704 44.375 44.361 41.206 47.02 

Dustin Robinson 143 Subaru Impreza 9 4 272.225 46.481 49.444 46.522 41.433 41.630 46.715 

Nathan Sokalexis 46 Mitzu vr4 13 5 274.634 43.494 44.429 45.604 50.032 46.845 44.23 

Janice Cirillo 11 Mitsubishi Galant 15 6 281.825 48.461 49.366 46.933 45.172 46.936 44.957 

Kevin Dennis 303 Eagle Talon 19 7 283.753 49.150 50.455 46.519 47.223 41.848 48.558 

Chris Karlen 31 Subaru impreza 23 8 285.316 47.045 47.900 48.140 44.890 45.788 51.553 

Seth Madore 149 Subaru 27 9 287.386 49.222 48.026 49.512 46.294 44.514 49.818 

Michael Rademacher 50 Subaru Impreza 28 10 287.428 47.998 48.087 49.131 43.109 46.702 52.401 

Michelle Distasio 43 mitsubishi galant 44 11 320.616 52.611 49.989 51.377 48.105 48.557 69.977 

PA 

Rick Swan 14 Subaru WRX 2 1 262.293 43.997 46.527 44.556 42.157 43.640 41.416 

Brian Goss 108 Subaru Impreza 4 2 266.195 46.655 45.148 46.639 40.272 44.257 43.224 

Kathy Moody 58 Subaru Impreza 16 3 282.281 47.697 49.590 47.515 45.278 43.348 48.853 

Chris Ware 241 Subaru 17 4 282.693 46.505 48.814 47.084 48.677 43.343 48.27 

Chris Brenton 72 Subaru sti 18 5 283.641 47.470 49.156 46.911 44.532 42.042 53.53 

Nick Holland 106 Mistubishi Lancer 22 6 285.265 50.158 48.379 49.208 44.122 47.485 45.913 

Todd Cochi 48 Subru wrx 26 7 286.886 48.901 50.627 47.194 48.664 43.885 47.615 

Sabrina Vollers 42 Subaru sti 38 8 300.371 50.145 54.804 48.556 48.268 47.049 51.549 

PF 

Scott Carlson 888 VW Jetta 35 1 295.346 50.675 48.573 49.792 48.529 47.351 50.426 

Matt Anderson 24 toyota tercel 42 2 311.339 54.056 54.828 52.279 48.076 51.008 51.092 

PR 

Kory Rooks 13 Toyota Supra 31 1 291.808 53.083 49.800 46.803 47.220 49.637 45.265 

Dave Burden 500 Cadillac Series 43 2 318.541 52.639 55.396 51.962 52.928 52.665 52.951 

SA 

Scott Beliveau 91 Toyota RallyTruck 5 1 266.702 46.806 46.544 44.611 43.454 43.178 42.109 

Cliff Collins 30 Mazda 323 7 2 269.341 45.783 47.978 47.109 42.890 41.771 43.81 

Nickolay Nemchuk 199 Subaru WRX 8 3 270.661 45.482 47.717 48.154 40.832 43.675 44.801 

Warren Elliott 17 Audi Coupe 10 4 272.929 45.105 49.269 44.683 46.149 41.357 46.366 

Jeff Collins 34 Mazda 323 11 5 273.77 50.264 46.736 46.089 42.861 43.573 44.247 

Justin Baltrucki 171 Aude Coupe 12 6 273.97 45.530 49.237 45.158 44.708 43.010 46.327 

Philip Mueller 33 Subaru Outback 21 7 284.681 45.516 45.790 50.211 49.958 46.017 47.189 

John Mack 242 Chevy S-10 24 8 285.842 49.323 49.348 48.700 46.427 44.751 47.293 

Don Grant 16 Subaru WRX 25 9 286.201 48.533 48.419 47.824 46.942 45.084 49.399 

Kristin Chute 148 Subaru Impreza 47 10 325.656 59.082 58.255 55.320 52.429 49.488 51.082 

SF 

Chris Rizzon 85 Saab 900 36 1 295.535 48.558 50.428 50.251 48.176 47.206 50.916 

Jon Dresser 341 VW Golf 48 2 328.443 61.719 52.098 50.844 56.607 52.568 54.607 

Michael Beliveau 88 Saab 900s 53 3 3157.191 999.999 999.999 999.999 52.471 53.070 51.653 

 

PIT TALK

Road racing notes 

by Brian Mushnick, 

NER Road Racing Chairman 

Well we finished our first driver school, our first 

Regional Race, and our first National Race. And it’s 

not even June. 

Memorial Day weekend has road racing at NHIS for 

a double Regional. The original format called for a 

triple Regional. Unfortunately, we would have been 

out of compliance with the GCR had we operated the event as originally 

planned. 

The new structure has us operating a double Regional with a qualifying 

race. All three races will award NERRC points, but a competitor will only 

receive NARRC points for the two sanctioned regional races. 

On the Monday of Memorial Day weekend we will operate a Performance 

Drivers Evenbt (PDE): our first in many years. PDE’s are part of the newly 

formed Time Trial (TT) division of SCCA. TT now falls under Road Racing. 

PDE is the first of four TT levels. This day is going to be as much fun as it 

will be educational. If you have not signed up, please check www.NER. 

org for last minute information. There is a 100-entrant maximum. Our Chief 

Steward is Peter Roberts with Noam Levine taking on the duties of Chief 

Instructor. 

In June, we will hold our second National race, our second driver school 

and our fourth Regional race at Lime Rock Park. Volunteers are always 

welcome. 

Looking forward, our 6-hour enduro will be in August during the RAL 

weekend. We will need extra help in all specialties for this growing event. 

Pledge sheets will be available on www.NER.org in June. All you have 

to do is print the form and find your sponsors. Money will be collect at the 

track or can be sent to Elizabeth Ames (info on front cover). Last year Road 

Racing raise 

$15,000.00 from pledges and a raffle, this year our goal is to break that 

make. 

As always the Club Racing Board meets in Worcester, MA at the 

Beachwood Inn, on or about the third Friday of every month. All are 

welcome to attend. Please check Pit Talk or www.NER.org for exact 

dates and directions. 

FREE ENTRY TO 

A NATIONAL RALLY 

There is an opportunity for a rally team from New England to 

receive a free entry to a national rally to be held over a three 

day period in October of this year (October 21, 22 and 23 to 

be exact). The board will pick a team to get the free entry and 

some expense money and want to know who is interested in the 

adventure in Topeka, KS. Please contact anyone on the rally board 

(check the contacts in Pit Talk or on the website for our names) 

and let us know why you should be chosen. Novices are invited! 

Call or visit our facility Monday thru Friday, 8AM—5PM, Saturday, 8AM—12PM 

PIT TALK May 2006

WANNA FLAG? 

By Mack McCormack 

The Flags & What They Mean 

Now that you have set up your corner station, taken the flags out of the flag bag 

and made sure that they are in good condition and none are missing, it is time to 

position them for use. The yellow, white and blue (actually blue with a diagonal 

yellow stripe) flags will be used the most so they are positioned close to where the 

flaggers will stand. The surface flag (red alternating with yellow stripes) is kept 

nearby for quick access. The red and black flags can be placed a little further 

away, but still need to be reached quickly when called for by Control. Remember 

that the flags are your way of communicating with the drivers. The flags displayed 

give information about events happening in the sector from your flag station to the 

next flag station. Thus, a flag is never displayed for something in front of you, no 

matter how close it is to your flag station. Each flag, and the way it is displayed, 

has a special meaning. 

White Flag 

The first flag you will use on any given weekend is the white flag which is held 

by the blue flagger. It is displayed standing (that is, stationary or not waved) at 

each station for the first lap of the first practice or qualifying session for each 

race group to let the drivers know the location of the flag station. However, for 

the rest of the event, it means that a slow moving vehicle is on track. It may be 

a race car limping back to the pits with a mechanical problem or an emergency 

vehicle such as an ambulance, wrecker or fire/rescue vehicle. It could even be 

the worker transport vehicle doing a snack run during a victory lap. It is displayed 

standing, two stations prior to the slow moving vehicle. For this reason, it is 

important to indicate to Control that a white flag is displayed. The call should 

be very brief and recognition is not required from control, “Station 8 is white for 

wrecker on course”. This tells Station 7 to put out their white flag too, a reaction 

that is assumed by Control and need not be reported on the radio. As the wrecker 

passes Station 9, their communicator will say, “Station 9 is white for wrecker”. 

This tells Control that the wrecker has made it to Station 9 and also tells Station 

7 that they can drop their white flag. The slow moving vehicle is then followed 

around the course with what is called “trailing white flags” at the two stations 

just prior to where the slow vehicle is at any given time. These white flags tell the 

driver, “Caution, you are approaching a slow moving vehicle (in this example a 

wrecker) and may need to adjust your speed and line accordingly”. Drivers are 

allowed to pass such vehicle. However, when that slow moving vehicle comes to 

a stop the white flag is withdrawn and the vehicle is covered by the appropriate 

use of the yellow flag. 

Yellow Flag 

The next flag is the yellow flag which has several meanings depending on how 

it is displayed. The yellow flagger is looking down track, with his/her back to 

traffic, and must be able to see the entire sector from his/her flag station to the 

next station. A standing or stationary yellow flag, held with both hands over one’s 

head, means, “Caution, danger, slow down, NO PASSING from the flag to the 

site of the incident”. The fact that it is standing also tells the driver that there is no 

obstruction on the racing surface, however there is a hazard in the area. It could 

be a car just off course or an emergency vehicle or corner worker attending to a 

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disabled vehicle. The fact that there is no passing 

allows the drivers to slow down without fear of 

being overtaken and losing track position. Once 

the yellow goes out, all workers on station should 

be looking for passes under the yellow, which 

will be reported to control and the stewards. If 

the incident (for instance a disabled vehicle) is, 

at the discretion of the stewards not considered 

to be a hazard, and will be left in that location 

for the remainder of the session, the standing 

yellow flag will be held for two laps and then 

withdrawn. That vehicle has now become a part 

of the course. 

A waved yellow flag means, “Great danger, 

slow down, be prepared to stop, NO PASSING 

from the flag to the incident.” The fact that the 

flag is waved also tells the driver that there is 

an obstruction on the racing surface and that 

evasive action will most likely be necessary. 

It could be a car or a large portion of a car 

such as a nose or rear cowling. There may also 

be stopped emergency vehicles on the track. 

The practice of “protecting” a corner worker 

responding to a vehicle that is off the course by 

upgrading from a standing yellow to a waving 

yellow is inappropriate, unless the worker is 

indeed on the track surface. In either case, a 

mere flag can never protect a worker. 

The new flagger reminder for when to wave, or 

not wave, the yellow flag is, “Waving on the 

paving; standing in the grass...do not pass”. 

During a race, double standing yellow flags 

may be displayed at ALL stations only at the 

order of the operating steward via Control. 

This may also be referred to as a “full course 

yellow”. Two yellow flags are displayed side by 

side by holding the sticks together in one hand 

and the free edge of both flags in the other. 

The flags can be stabilized and made easier to 

hold by rolling the flags one turn onto the sticks. 

Double standing yellow at every station tells the 

driver that “the entire course is under a caution 

condition, SLOW DOWN, NO PASSING of 

other competitors”. A pace car may be deployed 

to control the speed of the field. Passing of the 

pace car may take place only by a wave-by from 

the passenger in the pace car. This will be done 

until the leader is behind the pace car. Cars may 

cautiously pass emergency vehicles and cars 

that are disabled and cannot maintain the pace, 

as indicated by a raised arm on the part of the 

slow driver. At the site of the incident, one flag 

may be held stationary and the other waved 

to indicate an obstruction on the track. Double 

standing yellow flag condition will also be used, 

with or without a pace car, during pace laps 

before the start of a race or a re-start. 

Green Flag 

In SCCA club rules, the green flag is used to 

indicate that the race is underway and it is 

displayed only by the starter. It indicates that the 

course is clear. In certain Pro events, where FIA 

and Unified North American Flagging rules are 

employed, green flags are also displayed at all 

stations for the first lap after the start (or re-start) 

of a race. Likewise, a green flag is displayed 

at a station immediately after a station that is 

displaying a yellow flag to indicate that the 

course is clear. In such cases, it also delineates 

the end of the no-passing zone in distinction to 

the site of the incident as used in SCCA club 

rules. 

Blue Flag 

The blue flagger is positioned facing up-track, 

looking right at the yellow flagger and at the 

on-coming traffic. THE PRIME RESPONSIBILITY 

OF THE BLUE FLAGGER IS TO WATCH THE 

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WANNA FLAG? 

—continued from the previous page 

BACK OF THE YELLOW FLAGGER. If you are 

the yellow flagger and your blue flagger grabs 

you, don’t resist. Go with him to safety. It takes 

too much time to tell someone to move and 

then wait for their reaction, which is usually to 

turn around and look at what is about to hit 

your station. You can’t outrun a race car. Better 

to drop behind the safety of the guard rail 

which will also protect you from debris that will 

continue at the car’s speed after impact occurs. 

The blue flag (actually blue with a diagonal 

yellow stripe) tells the driver that, “another 

competitor is following you very closely and 

is trying to overtake you, CHECK YOUR 

MIRRORS”. During practice and qualifying 

sessions this flag is used liberally. During a 

race, however, it is only used to indicate to 

the back of the field that the leaders are about 

to overtake. Thus it is seldom used for the first 

half of a race, unless there are cars of different 

classes with wide speed differentials in the 

same race group. Also, occasionally, a very 

fast car will start from the back of the grid, 

either for mechanical reasons or penalty. In 

such cases, use of a blue flag is appropriate. 

Most seasoned flaggers will agree that blue 

flagging is the most challenging and fun flag 

position on a corner. It requires concentration 

to memorize the faster and slower cars and 

estimate the closing speed of two cars to 

determine if a blue flag is appropriate. Timing 

of the blue flag is everything. It must be given 

well before the turn-in point for your corner. 

Once the driver has initiated turn-in, his eyes 

are focused on the apex and he is committed 

to that corner. He will never see your blue flag. 

This is especially important for corners with 

major overtaking areas (heavy braking zones) 

such as Station 2 at Lime Rock and Station 3 

at NHIS. 

Surface Flag 

The surface condition flag (yellow with vertical 

red stripes) is displayed standing (never 

waving) for a slippery surface condition on 

the track. Most commonly, it represents oil but 

could easily be water, fuel, dirt, gravel, sand, 

grass, mud or any other substance, including 

small car parts that can be driven over, or even 

a cone. Larger parts should be covered by 

the appropriate yellow flag. The surface flag, 

often called debris or oil flag, tells the driver, 

“Caution, there is something on the track that 

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you can drive over but it will likely affect the 

adhesion of your tires and you may want to 

slow down a bit and/or look to avoid it”. The 

surface flag is displayed at the discretion of the 

workers on a given corner. Control is notified 

because the condition may exist at more than 

one station (eg. an oil stripe). Under racing 

conditions, the surface flag is withdrawn when 

there is an improvement in the condition or 

after two laps, whichever comes first. After 

two laps all drivers should be aware of the 

situation, and the surface flag may be needed 

again to indicate a new surface condition. 

Black Flag 

The black flag (solid black) may be displayed 

at all stations under a condition known as 

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“black flag all”, only when called for by the 

stewards via control. It will often be displayed 

with an “ALL” sign at Start/Finish and at the 

designated black flag station (Station 5 at 

NHIS and Station 10 at Lime Rock). A standing 

black flag at every station tells the drivers, “The 

session (practice/qualifying) has been stopped, 

proceed directly to the pits. Do not take another 

lap”. 

The black flag may be displayed individually at 

Start or at the Black Flag Station, usually with a 

number board indicating the number of the car 

to which it is being given. Depending on how 

it is shown, it has different meanings. A furled 

(rolled-up) black flag pointed at the offending 

driver is a warning to that driver that he has 

done something wrong out on the track. The 

stewards are aware of it, and will be watching 

him for further indiscretions. If he does it again, 

an open black flag will be shown. The open 

black flag, displayed at Start and the Black 

Flag Station, again with a number board, 

indicate to that driver that he is to come to the 

pits, on that lap, and see the Pit Steward for a 

reprimand or penalty. The operating steward 

will have notified the pit steward about what 

that driver did wrong. 

Mechanical Black Flag 

The mechanical black flag (black with orange 

ball), or “meatball” as it is often referred to, is 

shown to a specific car, with a number board 

at the black flag station. It indicates to the 

driver that there is something mechanically 

wrong with his racecar and that he is to return 

to the pits immediately to correct the problem. 

It is given, most commonly, for a car that is 

dropping oil but could also be given for any 

mechanical problem identified by the corner 

workers or the driver’s crew. Common reasons 

for a mechanical black flag include no window 

net, a loose hood pin, a dragging exhaust or 

loose wheel. Rarely, a car could be on fire and 

the driver does not know it. In such a case, the 

corner worker will shake a fire extinguisher at 

the driver. It is not a flag, but the message is 

communicated to the driver, loud and clear, 

when every station on the track is waving a fire 

bottle at him! 

In order to facilitate the accurate display of the 

open black flag or mechanical black flag to 

the correct driver, the black flag station and 

Start will ask for a “point”. This means that 

the stations preceding the black flag station 

will announce, over the net, that “car # 55 

yellow” is at their station and that the black 

flag station or start can expect him next. During 

a “black flag procedure” all other stations 

should maintain radio silence except for an 

emergency. 

Checkered Flag 

The checkered flag (black and white checks) 

tells the driver, “You have finished the race or 

practice/qualifying session, continue cautiously 

to the pits”. The checkered flag is usually 

shown only at Start, but may be shown at other 

stations during practice sessions to shorten turn 

around time between groups.

Red Flag 

The red flag (solid red) is displayed standing at all stations 

simultaneously, only at the command of the operating steward via 

Control. It means “extreme danger, the session is stopped. Come to 

an immediate, controlled stop at the side of the track and await further 

instructions”. The red flag is usually displayed when an incident has 

created a full course blockage to the flow of cars on the race track. 

Drivers should pull to the edge of the race track to allow for passage of 

emergency vehicles. Only after all competition vehicles have come to a 

stop, will drivers be released from a red flag condition by the display 

of a black flag at all stations, indicating that they should proceed 

cautiously to the pits. The red flag is not displayed often, but when it is, 

it must be heeded immediately to prevent further incident. Although it is 

displayed open and standing, it can be rocked side-to-side to catch the 

driver’s attention. In FIA and North American Unified Flag rules (at Pro 

events) the red flag is displayed waving, and has the same meaning 

as the “black flag all” flag condition in SCCA club rules. Thus at a Pro 

event, there is no way to stop all race traffic on the track. 

Multiple Flags 

Multiple flags can be displayed at the same station to convey complex 

course conditions and situations to the drivers. It is not unusual to see a 

waved yellow and a stationary surface flag at the same corner. There 

could also be a white flag shown at the same station. However, since a 

yellow flag implies “no passing” a yellow and blue flag will NEVER be 

shown at the same station. 

—continued page 29 


NERRC Event #One 

Opening Day Regional 

April 23, 2006—NHIS 

Compiled by Denise Patten 

FV, F500, CF, NCF 

Pos PIC No. Class Name Car Laps Best Tm In Lap 

1 1 41 F500 Richard Judd KBS MkV 17 1:26.201 16 

2 1 34 NCF Peter Faill Crossle 45F 17 1:26.237 16 

3 1 28 FV Christopher Clark Zeitler 17 1:27.933 14 

4 2 55 FV Bruce Rodman Caracal D 17 1:29.126 14 

5 3 7 FV Allen Begnoche Protoform P1 17 1:29.160 17 

6 4 43 FV Richard Stewart Protoform P2 17 1:27.843 12 

7 5 25 FV Richard Clark Zeitler 17 1:28.233 9 

8 6 24 FV Michael Cogan Protoform P3 17 1:29.677 8 

9 7 15 FV Robert Plencner Caracal C 17 1:30.283 10 

10 8 53 FV Dennis RichardsonAdams Aero 8 1:28.987 7 

DNF 23 FV Russel Fredericks Caracal D 1 -.--- 1 

DNS 63 F500 Ed Capullo Invader 0 -.--- 0 

SSM, ITC 

1 1 75 SSM Fred Ferguson Mazda Miata 18 1:22.993 18 

2 2 94 SSM Jimmy Locke Mazda Miata 18 1:23.094 16 

3 3 48 SSM Darrell LaPoint Mazda Miata 18 1:22.561 17 

4 4 13 SSM Jeffrey Collins Mazda Miata 18 1:21.522 18 

5 5 57 SSM Doug Fambrough Mazda Miata 18 1:21.429 18 

6 6 99 SSM A. Brzezinski Mazda Miata 18 1:23.411 14 

7 7 9 SSM Clifford Collins Mazda Miata 18 1:22.168 18 

8 8 74 SSM Marc Martin Mazda Miata 18 1:22.019 17 

9 9 63 SSM Doug. McCormackMazda Miata 18 1:22.200 17 

10 10 68 SSM Andrew McCabe Mazda Miata 18 1:22.485 16 

11 11 12 SSM Matthew Daniels Mazda Miata 18 1:25.014 16 

12 12 1 SSM Walter Scheeren Mazda Miata 18 1:24.464 16 

13 13 40 SSM Darrin Hermeling Mazda Miata 18 1:25.057 17 

14 1 23 ITC Eric Parham VW Scirocco 18 1:25.561 15 

15 14 76 SSM Shelby Churchill Mazda Miata 18 1:23.762 18 

16 15 89 SSM Eric Snyder Mazda Miata 18 1:24.842 17 

17 16 90 SSM Kyle Disque Mazda Miata 18 1:25.373 18 

18 2 32 ITC Brian Megliola VW Rabbit 18 1:26.949 15 

19 3 11 ITC Stephanie Funk Honda CRX 18 1:26.710 17 

20 17 88 SSM Phil Kogan Mazda Miata 18 1:24.667 17 

21 18 86 SSM Mark Wheatley Mazda Miata 17 1:25.612 16 

22 19 37 SSM Dennis Sirois Mazda Miata 17 1:26.663 15 

23 20 67 SSM Hugh McHaffie Mazda Miata 17 1:27.333 13 

24 21 09 SSM Damon Cooper Mazda Miata 17 1:29.130 16 

25 22 18 SSM Landis Rogers Mazda Miata 17 1:31.761 14 

26 23 4 SSM Wayne Dyer Mazda Miata 17 1:31.151 12 

GT1-2-3, SPO, T1-2, AS, ITE, CGT1-2-3 

1 1 27 ITE Andy Sanborn Porsche 911 18 1:12.842 14 

2 1 38 GT1 John Branscombe Corvette C5 18 1:11.403 17 

3 2 17 ITE Woody HuntingtonPorsche 911S 18 1:12.450 7 

4 3 58 ITE Mark Litzerman BMW M3 18 1:13.503 16 

5 4 93 ITE ASterling Cole Mazda RX-7 18 1:14.397 17 

6 2 81 GT1 Jeff Cassidy Olds Cutlass 17 1:11.401 17 

7 5 65 ITE Thomas Sheehan Porsche 911 17 1:17.786 5 

8 1 8 T2 Larry Moloney Nissan 350Z 17 1:17.499 3 

9 1 46 AS Dennis Careri Ford Mustang 17 1:18.968 14 

10 3 10 GT1 Peter Andrighetti Olds Cutlass 17 1:17.433 2 

11 1 3 GT2 Laurie Sanborn Porsche 911 17 1:21.339 10 

12 6 35 ITE Michael Goulde BMW 16 1:21.740 5 

13 2 4 AS Joshua Rakosky Camaro 16 1:22.167 11 

14 1 6 SPO Robert Woodruff NRP Truck 13 1:33.831 2 

ITS, ITB 

1 1 7 ITS Tyler Brown BMW 325i 18 1:20.548 4 

2 2 18 ITS David Maynard BMW 325i 18 1:20.247 9 

3 3 04 ITS Jeff Harding Mazda RX-7 18 1:20.565 9 

4 4 42 ITS Matt Miskoe Nissan 300ZX 18 1:21.578 9 

5 1 51 ITB Ray Blethen IV Audi Coupe 18 1:22.154 4 

6 5 25 ITS Robert Driscoll BMW 323i 18 1:22.691 8 

7 2 50 ITB Stephen Blethen Audi Coupe 18 1:25.044 4 

8 6 28 ITS Wesley Saunders Mazda RX-7 18 1:23.346 4 

9 7 06 ITS Jamie Kekeisen Mazda RX-7 18 1:24.261 9 

10 8 33 ITS Ben Phillips Mazda RX-7 18 1:24.470 9 

11 9 77 ITS Mark Gregory Mazda RX-7 17 1:24.565 9 

12 3 62 ITB Paul Curran Volvo 142E 17 1:26.817 9 

13 4 2 ITB Nat Wentworth Saab 900 17 1:26.479 9 

14 5 67 ITB Eli Garrett VW Scirocco 17 1:27.528 8 

15 6 17 ITB Jason Benagh VW Scirocco 17 1:27.703 8 

16 10 5 ITS Jessie Goyette Mazda RX-7 17 1:27.760 8 

17 11 19 ITS Todd Bubar Mazda RX-7 17 1:27.671 8 

18 12 70 ITS Brian Bagnall Mazda RX-7 17 1:26.340 8 

19 13 98 ITS Jeremy Billiel Acura Integra 16 1:29.450 3 

20 14 81 ITS Maurizio Cerasoli Porsche 924S 16 1:28.602 8 

21 7 79 ITB R J Ford Mercury Capri 16 1:32.095 3 

22 15 52 ITS Jeff Henderson BMW 323i 15 1:24.764 2 

23 16 21 ITS Shawn Sweeney Mazda RX-7 10 1:28.481 8 

24 17 09 ITS Ian Linscott Mazda RX-7 9 1:28.000 3 

DNF 05 ITS Steve Ulfelder Mazda RX-7 5 1:23.103 

SRF, SPU, Legends 

1 03 1 SRF Robert Reed SRF 15 1:21.783 13 

2 11 2 SRF Thomas Riley SRF 15 1:20.495 14 

3 30 3 SRF Herb Sweeney IV SRF 15 1:21.354 12 

4 34 4 SRF Peter Blanchard SRF 15 1:21.233 14 

5 97 5 SRF Jeffrey Swann SRF 15 1:23.487 11 

6 2 6 SRF William HopwoodSRF 15 1:24.003 14 

7 24 7 SRF Richard Wiehl SRF 15 1:25.928 6 

8 41 8 SRF Anna Hopwood SRF 14 1:26.437 5 

9 21 9 SRF Steve Owens SRF 14 1:27.988 12 

10 93 10 SRF Christopher CaronSRF 14 1:28.636 14 

11 39 11 SRF Mark Rubino SRF 13 1:36.893 13 

12 31 1 SPU Jerrold Streckert Baby Grand 11 1:48.732 10 

E-F-G-HP, GTL, ITA, T3 

1 1 54 FP Mark Megliola VW GTI 4 1:26.800 3 

2 1 68 ITA Erik Shifflett VW GTI 4 1:27.448 3 

3 2 03 ITA Victor Gangi Acura Integra 4 1:28.111 3 

4 3 9 ITA Richard Hunter Acura Integra 4 1:28.836 4 

5 4 33 ITA Greg Amy Nissan 4 1:29.943 3 

6 5 86 ITA Anthony Ruddy Honda CRX Si 4 1:29.617 3 

7 6 16 ITA Brandon Bogart Nissan 240SX 4 1:32.224 2 

8 7 34 ITA Jeff Lawton IT Saturn SC 4 1:30.174 3 

9 8 53 ITA Louis Schlemmer Honda CRX si 4 1:32.132 3 

10 9 66 ITA Dominick Vigliotti Honda Civic 4 1:32.544 3 

11 10 94 ITA Geoff BranscombeAcura Integra 

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12 11 8 ITA Brett Bogart Nissan 240SX 4 1:35.003 3 

13 12 4 ITA Werner Scheeren Mazda Miata 4 1:34.508 3 

14 13 50 ITA Chris.Milton-Hall Mazda Miata 4 1:35.769 3 

15 14 59 ITA Andy Bettencourt Mazda Miata 4 1:36.143 3 

16 15 65 ITA Paul Masters Honda CRXsi 4 1:37.207 3 

17 1 0 GP David Sanborn VW Golf 4 1:30.626 3 

18 16 72 ITA Will Martins Mazda Miata 4 1:37.671 4 

19 17 10 ITA Gordon Andrade Mazda Miata 4 1:39.549 3 

20 18 21 ITA Michael Buccella Mazda RX-7 4 1:40.797 2 

21 19 36 ITA Robert Breault BMW Z3 4 1:41.882 3 

22 1 7 HP Laurent Fumex AH Sprite 4 1:39.679 3 

23 20 48 ITA James Alley Mazda Miata 4 1:39.795 3 

24 21 12 ITA Sean Siff Nissan 240SX 4 1:35.233 3 

25 1 6 EP Louis Gingerella Mazda RX-7 4 1:44.050 3 

26 22 11 ITA Tim Klvana Acura Integra 4 1:30.937 3 

27 2 1 EP Robert Dardano Triumph TR6 3 1:29.967 3 

FA, FC, FF, FM, CFC, CSR, DSR, S2000, FSCCA 

1 1 38 CFC Jerry Zaluckyj VanDiemen 15 1:22.903 11 

2 1 42 FC Mark Nadler VanDiemen 15 1:19.552 11 

3 2 46 CFC Doug Rocco VanDiemen 15 1:22.039 13 

4 1 87 FSCCA Bruce Allen VanDiemen 15 1:25.494 10 

5 2 11 FSCCA Jed Dorscheimer VanDiemen 14 1:28.615 11 

6 1 02 CSR Fred Bross Toyota WSR 14 1:30.120 11 

7 1 77 FF Donald Veith Swift DB-1 14 1:29.874 4 

8 1 79 S2000 Giovanni Sorbello Lola 88 13 1:36.869 10 

9 3 16 FSCCA George Bussman VanDiemen 13 1:38.351 6 

10 1 81 FA Jerrold Streckert Van Diemen 12 1:27.033 10 

DNF 07 FC Robert Laverty Van Diemen 4 1:34.524 4 

DNF 49 DSR Bill Gendron Dragon SR2 2 1:45.425 2 

SM, SSB, SSC 

1 1 96 SM Andrzej BrzezinskiMazda Miata 13 1:33.062 12 

2 2 95 SM Ken Payson Mazda Miata 13 1:34.523 13 

3 3 51 SM Vincent CostantinoMazda Miata 13 1:34.402 13 

4 4 57 SM Doug Fambrough Mazda Miata 13 1:34.378 8 

5 5 50 SM Chris. Milton-Hall Mazda Miata 13 1:34.685 12 

6 6 68 SM Andrew McCabe Mazda Miata 13 1:34.318 8 

7 7 90 SM Kyle Disque Mazda Miata 13 1:35.861 12 

8 8 76 SM Shelby Churchill Mazda Miata 13 1:34.922 12 

9 9 84 SM Sam Corke Mazda Miata 13 1:34.334 12 

10 10 11 SM Sandy Stevens Mazda Miata 13 1:35.210 8 

11 11 94 SM Jimmy Locke Mazda Miata 13 1:35.809 12 

12 12 17 SM Stephen Pope Mazda Miata 13 

13 13 91 SM Charles Rozier Mazda Miata 12 1:41.616 11 

WORKER 

OF THE EVENT 

April —NHIS, 

Opening Day Regional 

By Carla Mahler 

Q. How did you get 

involved in the SCCA? 

A. My interest in racing started 

long before my involvement in 

SCCA.Somewhere around the 

age of eleven or twelve when 

ABC aired the 24hrs of Lemans 

and F1 races. Around 15 or 

16 I began following local short 

tracks, Norwood, Seekonk, 

Westborough, Riverside, and 

even did some drag racing in my 

old Ford at Orange in the early 

60’s. My start in SCCA came 

through a friend, Shelly Sadwin. 

In 1973 Shelly invited me to 

crew for his ALEXIS FF and here I 

am. 

Q. Have you ever been 

involved in any other ways 

within the SCCA? 

Richard Babcock, Chief of Pits 

was awarded THE WORKER OF 

THE EVENT, for the opening day 

Regional and Drivers School held 

at NHIS. 

A. Yes. First as a wrench for both Shelly and Alan Sadwin with FF and 

F and G prod spitfires, 3yrs as a national lic. flagger, tech. inspector, 5yrs 

as chief of tech, and a season as a steward in training. After some years 

away from racing I came back in 1996 and did some time in grid and 

then in the pits and became chief in 2000. 

Q. Was your experience enjoyable? 

A. Yes, both memorable and enjoyable and way too many war stories. 

Q. Would there be another area that you would be interested 

in volunteering? 

A. Possibly as race chair sometime down the line. 

Q. Do you have any family members involved in the SCCA? 

A. My wife Colette has been with me most every race from the first and 

has been actively involved. 

With the cool temperatures of the opening regional weekend, Dan 

Hofmann took advantage of his Rookie-of-the-Year boxerwear for a little 

additional warmth. Photo: Leigh McBride 

Q. Is there any areas that you feel need improvement? If so, 

why? 

A. Yes. But early season race communication get better. 


NER Solo 

By: Bob Lang 

Solo Event One Summary 

The 2006 Solo season started off pretty much the way the 2005 season 

ended...WET. 80 brave souls made the trek to NHIS and turned times over 

the Paul Zahornasky designed course. Everyone had a chance at 6 runs, 

although quite a few folks elected to skip afternoon runs. 

But wait—there’s lots of new event related stuff. First off, Jerry and Mike 

Shields did a lot of work on the truck to help events run smoother...included 

in the changes: a new side-view window so the timing scoring folks can see 

the start line. The shelves in the truck were all rearranged so that the truck 

can be loaded/unloaded more easily and the truck was re-painted which 

was no small feat. Thanks go out to everyone the lent a hand on the project 

including your Solo Chair Mark Goodale who spent hours stripping the old 

paint off. Talk about going above and beyond! 

We also started making announcements over the radio (95.1 FM) as soon 

as the PA was set up, so folks could get a heads up on the day’s event and 

listen to some tunes while mounting tires and walking the course. The first 

tune: Back in the Saddle, of course. We hope to improve on this feature 

and if you have any ideas for announcements (or even the tunes that we 

play), please let us know. Don’t forget that we’re trying to have themes for 

the events this year... 

As stated, the weather was wet. It actually covered the whole range of 

wet including sleet, light rain, heavier rain, overcast and then more rain. 

For a moment, it looked like the first afternoon run group would get runs 

on a drying course. However, fate intervened and a certain C Mod car 

managed to dump nearly the entire contents of the engine sump on course 

after a hose burst just off the start line. The entire course was oiled-down 

and we then spent the next 45 minutes or so spreading more than 250 

pounds of Speedi-Dri to soak up the mess. Of course the rain started again 

as soon as the course was cleared. This led to some interesting runs as 

everybody re-oriented to the course. As the afternoon progressed, the times 

continued to drop. 

Not surprisingly, the AWD Subies managed class wins in several classes. 

Other class news: STS looks to be quite the class this year with a few 

drivers renting rides from Fun Hondas and the Nate Whipple machine. 

Josh Allen was top PAX in his WRX in STX. Next in line were Matt Colburn 

(AS Subie), Brian Levesque (EP Honda), Chang Ho Kim (STX Honda) and 

Michael Canny (AS Subie). 

FTD was Tyson Sayer in his CM Reynard. 

The next points event will be May 7th followed by points event three at 

Devens. Next on the calendar after that is the Devens National Tour which 

promises to be a better event than 2005’s edition. If you aren’t going to 

compete in the Tour, make it a point to come by and watch some of the 

action, you won’t be dissapointed. Better yet, get your entry fee in and be 

part of the action. 

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Event #One: 

Ft. Devens — April 23, 2005 

Championship 

Super Stock 

1 142 Russ Siggelkoe Lotus Elise 27.882 - - 

2 2 Howard Roundy Lotus Elis 8.377 0.495 0.495 

A Stock 

1 8 Matthew Colburn Subaru Impre 25.846 - - 

2 7 Michael Canny Subaru Impre 26.220 0.374 0.374 

3 32 Keith Ramsey STi 27.398 1.178 1.552 

4 39 Jason Levesque Honda S200028.125 0.727 2.279 

B Stock 

1 66 Keith Casey Mazda RX8 27.645 - - 

2 8 Keith Scala Mazda RX8 28.371 0.726 0.726 

3 1 Michael Deane Mazda RX8 29.940 1.569 2.295 

C Stock 

1 23 Chris Franson Miata 26.933 - - 

D Stock 

1 39 David Gott BMW 330ci 27.810 - - 

2 139 Robert Lang BMW 330ci 28.028 0.218 0.218 

F Stock 

1 22 PJ Corrales Infiniti G35 28.606 - - 

G Stock 

1 129 Paul Zahornasky Mazda 6 7.669 - - 

2 91 Edward Savage Neon 27.840 0.171 0.171 

3 17 George Sherback Mini Cooper 28.161 0.321 0.492 

4 9 David White Sentra SE-R 28.407 0.246 0.738 

5 13 Josh Parker Honda CRX 28.641 0.234 0.972 

6 29 Jeff Martynuska Mazda 6 28.858 0.217 1.189 

7 31 David Hyman VW GTI 29.010 0.152 1.341 

8 48 Allen Parker Honda CRX 29.741 0.731 2.072 

Ladies Stock 

1T BS 8 Diane Remetta Mazda RX-8 23.749 - - 

B Street Prepared 

1 75 James Spaulding Subaru Wrx 26.506 - - 

C Street Prepared 

1 28 Craig Swinehart BMW M3 26.018 - - 

2 7 Jason Carroll Miata 27.246 1.228 1.228 

D Street Prepared 

1 21 Clifton VandenburghSatrun 27.876 - - 

F Street Prepared 

1 42 Adam Randazzo Mitsubishi 28.219 - - 

C Prepared 

1 14 Scott Jessurun Camaro 26.527 - 

E Prepared 

1 19 Brian Levesque Honda CRX 25.121 - - 

2 30 Paul Krysiak Honda Civic 26.471 1.350 1.350 

3 12 Donald Vandenburgh Saturn SL2 27.377 0.906 2.256 

4 137 Myron Steere Focus Z 31.335 3.958 6.214 

A Modified 

1 38 William Goodale Dragon 27.037 - - 

C Modified 

1 146 Tyson Sawyer Reynard 85F 24.761 - - 

2 14 Nathan Whipple Reynard 25.456 0.695 0.695 

3 46 Stacey Sawyer Reynard 85F 26.347 0.891 1.586

E Modified 

1 9 John Hanson Porsche 914 28.631 - - 

2 86 Rick Russell Porsche 91428.983 0.352 0.352 

F Modified 

1 6 Tony Jagodnik KBS MK3 30.665 - - 

Novice Stock 

1 DS 7 Chad Coughlin VW R32 22.083 - - 

2 FS 77 Mark Brown Mustang 23.584 1.501 1.501 

3 HS 20 Mark Fox Honda Civic 23.650 0.066 1.567 

4 GS 77 Ben Boule RSX-S 23.843 0.193 1.760 

5 GS 11 Joe Adam Ford Probe 24.118 0.275 2.035 

6 FS 7 Rene Marshall Stealth 25.965 1.847 3.882 

7 ES 03 Steven Belanger Miata 26.381 0.416 4.298 

Novice Non-Stock| 

1 STX 09 Adam Helbing Subaru WRX 22.392 - - 

2 STS 55 Darren Smith Subaru Imp 22.536 0.144 0.144 

3 STU 78 Jesse Jaramillo Mitsubishi 23.816 1.280 1.424 

4 SM 117 Eric Leuny WRX 24.195 0.379 1.803 

5 SM 17 Jason Moi WRX 24.796 0.601 2.404 

6 STS 75 David Tolle Nissan Sentra24.996 0.200 2.604 

7 ESP 77 Kevin Regan Subaru Impre 25.107 0.111 2.715 

8 SM 18 Austin Kent Honda Civic 25.174 0.067 2.782 

9 SM 7 Brian Beauvais Nissan 24 25.508 0.334 3.116 

10 STS 22 Brian Ramsey Nissan 240 26.183 0.675 3.791 

11 SM 5 Alex Griffin WRX Wagon 26.376 0.193 3.984 

Street Modified 

1 86 Jeff Harrington Subaru WRX 26.060 - - 

2 57 Matthew Wilder Dodge Stealt 26.944 0.884 0.884 

3 43 Sam Creasey Honda Prelud 27.458 0.514 1.398 

4 11 Gabriel Agaman Mitsubishi E 27.588 0.130 1.528 

5 3 Brandon Smith Honda Civic 28.975 1.387 2.915 

6 614 Brendan CavanaughHonda Civi 28.988 0.013 2.928 

7 421 Mark Bixby Subaru Impre 30.030 1.042 3.970 

Street Modified 2 

1 21 Erik Miles Toyota MR2 28.750 - - 

Street Touring S 

1 144 Wiley Cox Honda Civic 27.558 - - 

2 42 Dan Cernese Honda Civic 27.782 0.224 0.224 

3 44 Jeffrey Strong Honda Civic 28.042 0.260 0.484 

4 6 John Miller Celica G 28.384 0.342 0.826 

5 66 Antonio Sirabella Nissan Sentr 28.704 0.320 1.146 

6 84 Andrew PascarellaHonda Civic 28.808 0.104 1.250 

7 666 Quentin Abraham BMW 3 29.236 0.428 1.678 

8 3 Jesse Quagliaroli Honda Civic 29.289 0.053 1.731 

9 28 Neil Schelly Subaru Impr 29.870 0.581 2.312 

10 77 Scott McIntosh Honda Civic 31.468 1.598 3.910 

Street Touring X 

1 421 Josh Allen Subaru WRX 25.793 - - 

2 24 Chang Ho Kim Honda 27.007 1.214 1.214 

3 88 Ed Hondzinski Subaru WRX 27.152 0.145 1.359 

4 124 Cliff Strout Honda Civi 27.443 0.291 1.650 

5 1 Charles Thompson Mini S 27.571 0.128 1.778 

Customer Shot of the month: 

Richard Gleason doing a little curb-hopping on his way to another podium at LRP. 

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18 PIT TALK

New England Region Board of Directors Meeting Minutes— 

March 8, 2006 

Directors attending: Kathy Barnes, Tim 

Chevalier, Paul Faford, Marianne Lyons, Doug 

McCormack, Peter Perrault, Jeremy Sheppard 

and Karen Paul. 

Directors not attending: Chris Franson, 

Stacey Sawyer 

Also attending: Dick Patullo, David White 

and Sam Gardella Meeting called to order at 

7:38pm. 

The Secretary acknowledges that these minutes 

are not in chronological order. 

Secretary’s Report: Motion: Chevalier/Lyons: 

to approve the minutes from the February, 

2006 meeting, as amended to correct date. 

Approved. 

Treasurer’s Report: Current Profit & Loss 

statement sheet was presented to the board. 

An outstanding bill from SCCA Corp for 

March was also discussed. There appears to 

be a discrepancy between SCCA and NER. 

Reviewing the information to determine where 

the miscommunication resides. Information to 

complete IRS Form 990 has been sent to the 

accountant. 

Program Reports: 

Solo: It was reported that there are discussions 

with the Devens site for the National Tour 

weekend. Need to finalize times that NER is 

allowed access to the site for registration and 

course setup/walkthroughs. No other report 

given. 

Rally: O’Neil Rally Cross was cancelled due to 

weather and safety concerns at the site. Frost 

Heave and Slip-N-Slide continue. Currently 

looking for a site to hold an April event, as Loon 

Mountain has discontinued use of their site. 

Road Racing: Contracts with tracks have 

been signed and deposits have been sent out. 

Sanctions for April Driver’s School/Regional 

have been sent to National office for review. 

Pre-season tech sessions and Open House 

are scheduled and are ready. Supps for May 

National event are almost completed. Currently 

working on Supps for Memorial Day Regional. 

Race-A-Rama was a success with a full booth of 

cars and many interested spectators. 

Merchandise: Sales have been good for 

January and February—on target with budget. 

Attended a Rally Cross in January and will be at 

both of the open houses (March and April). 

Membership: No report given 

Publicity: Continuing with the Daytona-N- 

Friends radio show, many mentions of NER 

events via on-air interviews with various 

members. A potential publicity chairman has 

been identified and is working on some details 

to possibly take over from Doug McCormack. 

A motorsports based radio show near 

Springfield, MA (95.3 FM) approached Doug 

at the Race-A-Rama show. Doug will follow 

up and see what we can do with them in the 

future. Job description for the Ops Manual 

and for replacement of Publicity Chairman was 

presented to the RE for review. Will be posted 

on Website and in Pit Talk. 

Old Business: 

New Track Committee: Application permits 

were filed with the town of Palmer, MA on 

March 8. www.palmermotorsportspark.com 

went live with the help of Doug Koza. Will be 

linked from NER site and a return link posted 

on the new track website. Greg Vincent has 

volunteered to help present the plans to the 

town meetings. Submission materials were 

sent to the town with site plans, traffic reports, 

etc. 21 E Hazardous Report given to the RE for 

review. Press releases to be sent to local papers, 

Pit Talk and SCCA. Questions were raised 

about funding for construction costs. Discussion 

revolved around hiring consultants for funding 

and other aspects of the project. 

Miscellaneous: Commonwealth corporation 

papers will be sent to Marianne Lyons. 

New Business: 

Annual Meeting 2007: January 2007 

Annual Meeting, Fall 2007 Mini Convention and 

the Fall 2007 NARRC Banquet are to be hosted 

by the 2006 NER Board of Directors. Planning 

has begun for all conventions. Invitation was 

made to Jim Julow, President, SCCA to attend 

Annual Meeting. Annual Meeting currently 

is scheduled for the first weekend of January 

(5,6,7) 2007. 

NER Picnic: In 2005 NER hosted a picnic at a 

state park for a mid-summer get-together. Initial 

plans were discussed as to whether to hold the 

same type of non-racing party again in 2006. 

Dates and ideas where presented. Marianne 

Lyons to review and present at the April Board of 

Directors meeting. 

Car Show: Peter Perrault was approached by 

the Nashua Rotary Club about their “Rock-N- 

Rib” festival at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in 

Merrimack, NH. On Sunday, June 11 during 

the festival, they have a local car show and were 

requesting a few racecars if available. Paul 

Faford and Tim Chevalier volunteered to help 

plan NER’s involvement in the car show. There 

is a NER National at LRP and the Solo National 

Tour on the same weekend. We will have Rally 

and Regional Club Racers’ involvement in the 

show to minimize conflicts for volunteers. 

Search Committee: The Board of Directors 

is forming a search committee to help find 

candidates for the 2007 Board of Directors. In 

addition, there was some discussion as to how to 

make the member voting process more efficient 

for 2007. 

2006 NER Board of Directors Goals: The 

2006 BoD developed the following goals to help 

NER and its membership: 

• Improve communication within the Region 

• Increase community involvement 

(RAL weekend, etc) 

• Decrease non-renewal of members 

• Increase recruiting and retention of volunteers 

• Improve development of Regional leaders 

Development of a competition facility continues 

to be our primary long term goal to ensure the 

future of all our programs. 

Motion: Paul/Perrault: to adjourn at 9:20pm. 

Approved. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Jeremy Sheppard, Secretary 


NER 2006 Calendar 

ROAD RACING DRIVER SCHOOLS 

June 16 NER LRP 

Sept. 22 & 23 Glen Glen 

ROAD RACING REGIONAL 

May 27, 28 Triple–Ner, Dbl Narrc NER NHIS 

June 17 Single–Ner, Narrc NER LRP 

June 17, 18 TRI POCONO 

July 4 Single–Narrc, NY Mo-Hud LRP 

July 8, 9 Double–Ner, Narrc NER NHIS 

July 22, 23 Single–Ner, Narrc, NY GLEN Glen 

August 18, 19 Single–Narrc NNJ LRP 

August 26, 27 Single–Ner NER NHIS 

Sept. 9, 10 th Double–Ner, Narrc NER NHIS 

Sept. 16, 17 th Double–NY FLR GLEN 

September 24 Single–NY GLEN Glen 

Oct.21, 22 nd NARRC OFF’S NYR LRP 

ROAD RACING NATIONAL 

June 9, 10 NER LRP 

July 8, 9 GLEN Glen 

July 28, 29 NYR LRP 

August 5, 6 TRI POCONO 

ENDURO 

May 13, 14 NNJR POCONO 

August 27 5 hours NER NHIS 

September 23 GLEN Glen 

HPDE (Road Racing Clinic) 

May 29 NER NHIS 

NER SOLO Championship 

May 28 EVENT #2 FT Devens 

Veterans Appreciation Event 

June 10, 11 National Tour FT Devens 

June 18 EVENT #3 FT Devens 

July 9 event #4 FT Devens 

August 6 EVENT #5 FT Devens 

August 26, 27 EVENT #6—RAL Weekend NHIS 

Sept. 3 event #7, moss runoffs FT Devens 

October 22 Team Challenge FT Devens 

NER ROAD RALLY Championship 

June 24 Big Lap X (NERRC) NHIS 

Rallymaster: Scott Beliveau 

beliveau@aavid.com, 603.524.4305 

August 5 Hurdle (GTA) Southington, CT 

Rallymasters: Jon & Kelli Lamkins 

hurdle.rally@cox.net, 860.62.5694 

August 25 RAL (Novice) NHIS 

Rallymaster: Scott Beliveau 


September 8 

Cruisin’ at St. Joe’s (Novice)Meriden, CT 

Rallymasters: John @ Patti Riter 

teamriter@homail.com 

Oct/TBD madd rally Albany, NY 

NER Rally program joins with the 

MO-Hud Region and MADD for a new rally 

experience! 

Ted Goddard, tedgcb@tds.net, 802.263.5678 

Oct 27 Mueller’s Run Southern, CT. 

New event to take place in Southern CT 

Philip Mueller, philipm3@p3racing.net, 860.227.8010 

November 4 

RALLY-X 

Vermont SportsCar Covered Bridge 

Manchester, VT 

Ted Goddard, tedgcb@tds.net, 802-263-5678 

(For further updates, check www.ner.org/rally) 

May 20 Rochester Fair Rochester, NH 

June 24 Big Lap NHIS, NH 

July 22 

TBD 

August 19 RAL, Addison Fair New Haven, VT 

September 23 TBD 

October 14,15 Union Fair Union, ME 

November 5 Vermont SportsCar Covered Bridge 

Manchester, VT 

December 2 Ascutney Ascutney, VT 

For further information, contact: 


Next editorial deadline is May 25 for the June issue of PIT TALK. 

Please submit your contributions on or before this deadline. 

Mailing will be approximately the 3rd week of June 

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Fire School 

—continued from page 4 

We also learned very quickly, because it was a windy day, to stay upwind 

of the fire! If you must be downwind, hold your breath and try not to 

inhale the dry chemical powder from the extinguisher. After we all felt 

comfortable putting out a small fire alone, we paired up to respond to a 

more serious fire, one that started under the hood and spread to involve 

the driver’s compartment. The first responder aimed under the hood, while 

the backup responder aimed in the driver’s compartment. We were taught 

to try not to spray it all over the driver (or your co-worker!), as the dry 

chemical is toxic to your lungs and can cause serious respiratory damage. 

While this is preferable to being burned to death, it is best to try to avoid 

it as much as possible. These fires were more difficult to put out, and 

highlighted the need to get backup help immediately—some of these fires 

required more than two extinguishers to completely quench the flames. 

Thumper told us that those crash-and-explode scenes from the action 

movies don’t happen in real life at the track, and we should be very 

thankful they don’t! There are many protections built into race cars to 

prevent flame from coming into contact with the contents of a gas tank 

or spreading throughout the car. There is a firewall between the driver’s 

compartment and the engine to prevent the spread of a fire. Fuel cells are 

composed of a tear-resistant synthetic rubber bladder inside a metal tank. 

If the tank is punctured or crushed, the bladder is displaced, preventing it 

from bursting and spilling fuel. In addition, inside the tank is open-celled 

foam, like a sponge, which further prevents a rapid spill of fuel if the 

bladder should be ruptured. 

Have you ever thought about how the clothing you’re wearing would do 

in a fire? The drivers are dressed in fully fire-resistant clothing, from head 

to toe, including fire-resistant balaclava, underwear, socks, driving suit, 

gloves and shoes. Even the helmet is lined with fire-resistant material. 

You’re probably wearing a white shirt (what’s it made of?), a pair of 

white cotton jeans, and maybe a fleece or polyester jacket. That fleece 

jacket is going to MELT when exposed to flame, and poses a serious burn 

hazard to the wearer. Natural fibers, such as cotton and wool, are less 

likely to burn and are safer than synthetic fibers. Safest of all would be a 

flame-resistant white suit for flagging. Thumper knows the guy who sells 

them. They’re pricey ($120-$150) but, hey, you’re worth it! See Thumper 

if you’re interested in getting one. 

Besides being fun (and 

warm), this was a very 

helpful school. Reading 

this article, you can see 

how much we learned—a 

lot more than just how to 

set off a fire extinguisher. 

Being trained in the 

basics of how to extinguish car fires makes us more competent flaggers, 

and makes the drivers safer if they should be involved in a car fire. You 

don’t have to be a flagger to go to fire school—grid workers, pit workers, 

stewards, tech inspectors, pretty much anyone with an interest in shooting 

off a fire extinguisher and learning the basics of responding to a fire 

emergency is welcome at school. Thanks Thumper for the time and energy 

you put into making us better workers! See you next year, at the 2007 

NER Fire School! 

Photo: Leigh McBride 

NER/SCCA Merchandise Order 

NER/SCCA merchandise is available through mail-order. Please send 

your request with a check made out to NER/SCCA. Orders will be mailed 

to you on the priority next day. No credit cards are accepted. 

Description Price Quantity 

Publications (2006 available January 1) 

2006 General Competition Rules $25.00 ________ 

2006 Solo 1 & II/Pro Solo rules w/CD $20.00 ________ 

Pins 

Enamel (yellow) NER triangle pin $2.00 ________ 

SCCA wire wheel pin $4.50 ________ 

SCCA rectangular pin $3.50 ________ 

Decals 

SCCA Windshield decal $6.00 ________ 

SCCA wire wheel 4-1/2”(round) $1.50 ________ 

SCCA 2” dia (outside) $1.00 ________ 

SCCA wire wheel 2’’ dia (inside) $2.00 ________ 

Master Switch Off decal $1.00 ________ 

Fire Extinguisher (Red E) $1.00 ________ 

SCCA Club Racing (8-1/2 x 3-1/2) $1.50 ________ 

SCCA Road Rally (blue/red) $1.50 ________ 

SCCA Solo 2 (8-1/2 x 3-1/2) $1.50 ________ 

SCCA (generic) 8-3/4 x 3-3/4 $1.50 ________ 

7” NER triangle $1.00 ________ 

4” NER triangle $0.75 ________ 

3” NER triangle $0.75 ________ 

Patches 

SCCA 3” wire wheel patch $3.00 ________ 

SCCA Club Racing (4-1/2 x 2) $4.00 ________ 

SCCA Initial Patch (red, blue, white) $4.00 ________ 

NER 4-1/2” triangle $3.00 ________ 

SCCA Driver’s patch (red, blue, white) $3.50 ________ 

CLOTHING & OTHER items 

White sweatshirts M, L, XL, 2XL $18.00 ________ 

White Rain Gear Jacket/pants (set) size $39.00 ________ 

NER SCCA Polo M, L, XL $32.00 ________ 

NER white T-shirts M, L, XL, XXL $10.00 ________ 

NER hats $12.00 ________ 

NER black breakaway lanyard $2.25 ________ 

NER magnets $1.50 ________ 

Plus postage for all orders over $10.00 $5.00 ________ 

TOTAL _______ 

Make check payable to NER, SCCA (no credit cards accepted) 

Name: ____________________________________________________ 

Address:__________________________________________________ 

City:____________________________ State:_ ____ Zip:_____________ 

Telephone #: _______________________________________________ 

Email address: _____________________________________________ 

Make check/order payable to: 

“NER, Merchandise Program” 

c/o Donna Stevens, PO Box 1122 

Merrimack, NH 03054 • 603.566.2774 • donna@sadt.mv.com 


SCCA 

® 

Sports Car Club of America Membership Application 

Dear Prospective SCCA Member: 

To apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America, the world’s largest member participation automotive organization, 

please complete the form below in full and return, with payment, to the 

SCCA Membership Department, P.O. Box 299, Topeka, KS, 66601-0299 

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE 

month day year 

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Address Telephone ( ) 

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❑ Married ❑ Single Spouse’s Name 

Member Number If Current Member 

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I am interested in the following areas of SCCA activities: ❑ Please send me a Crew License (check box) 

❑ Pro Racing ❑ Club Racing ❑ Solo ❑ Road Rally ❑ Pro Rally ❑ Vintage ❑ Worker/Official 

National dues Regional dues Total 

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❏ Spouse Member* $20.00 $ 5.00 $ 25.00 _____________ 

❏ Family Membership** $95.00 $20.00 $115.00 _____________ 

❏ First Gear (you must be under the age of 21) 

Birthdate__________/___________/_______ $ 45.00 _____________ 

NATIONAL OFFICE USE ONLY 

C- $ 

* Spouse must be regular member’s legal spouse. 

** May compete in rally and solo events; may be active in many race specialties. 

*** Ability to hold all SCCA competition licenses. 

t 

Total amount due ______________ 

C- $ 

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❑ Enclosed is my check or money order for $ 

❑ VISA No. 

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U.S. Do not send cash. 

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I hereby apply for my membership in the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. 

and its Region and agree to abide by the bylaws. New England Region #22 

Applicant’s Signature 

Date 

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PIT TALK 

Spin-of-the 

Month, May 

A couple of Vees get into a little 

trouble exiting Big Bend... One culprit 

appears to be the Bruce Rodman 

racer, the other unidentified. Any 

excuses, gentleman! 

Photo: Doug@the16V.com 


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WANNA FLAG? 

—continued from page 15 

In closing, a few comments on the mechanics 

of holding and displaying a flag. First of all, 

when the flag is not being displayed it is kept 

tucked under the corner worker’s arm to “hide” 

it from the view of the drivers. The drivers should 

only see a flag that is meant to be shown. To 

display a “standing “flag it is important to show 

as much of the colored surface of the flag to the 

oncoming drivers. For this reason the staff (stick) 

of the flag is usually held in the dominant hand 

and the free edge of the cloth of the flag in the 

non-dominant hand. With tension on the flag in 

this manner, the full surface of the flag can be 

displayed at right angles tto the oncoming race 

traffic. This technique also prevents the wind 

from waving the flag or changing the angle of 

presentation to the drivers. A waved flag is best 

held with one hand at the junction of the cloth 

and shaft. This gives a better balance to the flag 

and makes it easier to wave for long periods. 

Remember to wave the flag BIG! Big motion 

catches the driver’s eye and leaves no doubt 

that you are displaying a waved flag. With the 

yellow flagger waving the flag vigorously and 

the other workers on the station motioning the 

drivers to slow down or keep to one side of the 

track, the message gets across. Remember at 

the beginning of this article I said that the flags 

are the only way we have of communicating 

with the drivers. While true, we can also shout 

with a flag or a fire bottle, depending on how 

we show it. 

It is of paramount importance that the 

communication that we have with the drivers 

is accurate and consistent. Everyone needs to 

be flagging from the same set of rules. Those 

rules, and any changes to them, such as for 

a Pro event, will be discussed at the morning 

flag meeting. If our flagging is accurate and 

consistent, the flag will be obeyed; if not, they 

will be ignored. Next time we will discuss 

communication between corner workers and 

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