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OREGON<strong>SCCA</strong>.COM<br />
<strong>Loud</strong> <strong>Pedal</strong><br />
Rose Cup Preview<br />
June 2007 The Offi cial Magazine of <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> <strong>SCCA</strong><br />
Champ Car Preview<br />
Free Copy
Columns<br />
Editor’s Desk Page 4<br />
Contact Information Page 5<br />
From the R.E. Page 6<br />
Duck Stops Here Page 20<br />
Road Race Directions Page 21<br />
Rallying with Chris & Kristen Page 22<br />
Director Duck Page 26<br />
Solo II Report Page 29<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Features<br />
Membership Application Page 7<br />
Champ Car Preview Page 10<br />
Rose Cup Preview Page 16<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> Trail Rally Page 22<br />
Frankie Muniz Goes Racing Page 25<br />
Classifi ed Ads Page 28<br />
Board Minutes Page 30<br />
On the cover: Pro Drive’s Todd Harris gets ready in the Fluge Global Adventure GT1 Corvette. Photo by Randy<br />
Unsbee. Contents Page Photo: Champ Car’s Sebastien Bourdais celebrates in Victory Lane. Champ Car photo.<br />
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<strong>Loud</strong> <strong>Pedal</strong><br />
The Membership Magazine of <strong>Oregon</strong><br />
<strong>Region</strong><br />
Sports Car Club of America<br />
Editor:<br />
Randy Unsbee, ABC<br />
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You Can Do It!<br />
There aren’t many big time sports events where you can sit on the bench<br />
next to the athletes, warm up in the bull pen, or even be one of the offi<br />
cials. In fact, most of the time when you attend a major sporting event<br />
they almost act like they don’t want you there, tell you where to walk,<br />
where to sit and when to leave.<br />
In the Sports Car Club of America, we do things a little bit different.<br />
Not only do we want you to be part of the action, you are the action.<br />
Come to the paddock area and visit the race teams, ogle the cars, talk to<br />
the drivers. Sign up to be a corner worker and get out there right to the<br />
edge of the track. Be part of the technical crew and inspect the cars before<br />
each event, or help line cars up before the races. In fact, why not be<br />
a driver? You can compete in road racing events, drive in a road rally,<br />
challenge yourself and your car against the clock in a Solo event, or go<br />
off road with RallyCross.<br />
We don’t want you sitting on the side lines, we want you to be part of<br />
the action. So, why not take a moment and drop by our <strong>SCCA</strong> trailer/<br />
tent in the paddock area and fi nd out more about membership in the<br />
most exciting club you’ll fi nd, anywhere? Or, fi ll out the membership<br />
application on page 7 and mail it in. Not only will you have a great<br />
time, you’ll make some lifelong friends. You can do it! See you at pregrid!
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> <strong>SCCA</strong> People You May Want to Call<br />
2006 Board of Directors<br />
<strong>Region</strong>al Executive Dan Halloran dan.halloran@yahoo.com<br />
Asst. R. E. Dan Mullin 541-683-1091<br />
Past R. E. Win Casey 503-297-4049<br />
Road Racing Director Todd Butler 503-712-6063<br />
Solo II Director Andy Howe solo.howe@comcast.net<br />
Director at Large 1 Judy Elliott-Cox 503-467-8999<br />
Director at Large 2, PR Committee Nick Fluge nfluge@comcast.net<br />
<strong>Region</strong> Officials<br />
<strong>Loud</strong> <strong>Pedal</strong> Editor Randy Unsbee info@sponsorpr.com<br />
Membership/Merchandise Karen McCoy 503-224-9469<br />
<strong>Region</strong> Office Admin Karen McCoy 503-224-9469<br />
Secretary to BOD Mary Thompson 503-645-3844<br />
Treasurer Paul Eklund pauleklund@aol.com<br />
Publicity/Marketing Randy Unsbee info@sponsorpr.com<br />
Rally Officials<br />
RoadRally Manager Kevin Poirier 503-556-0908<br />
RallyCross Manager April Smith asrmotorsports<br />
@yahoo.com<br />
Road Racing Officials<br />
Road Racing Director Todd Butler w503-712-6063<br />
h503-662-4599<br />
Race Ops Manager Bud Mansur 360-885-7883<br />
Race Ops Manager Bob Smethers 971-207-5147<br />
Regl Points Keeper* Kari L. Macfarlane 503-816-0855<br />
First Gear TBD<br />
Vintage Racing Chair Dan Mullin 541-683-1091<br />
Vintage Points* Dave Franks 503-968-8134<br />
*Please contact Dave Franks for Vintage Series Points.<br />
Contact Kari Macfarlane for all other <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> points matters.<br />
Road Racing Chiefs<br />
Course Marshal Hugh Figuero, Doug James<br />
Emergency Ben Hockman 503-645-4755<br />
Flagging & Comm Ken Killam 503-970-5644<br />
Medical Mark Anderson 503-646-5144<br />
Pace Car Russell Nyberg 503-309-4220<br />
Paddock/HotPits Del Bockman 503-515-5977<br />
Pre-Grid Julie Winslow 360-513-6728<br />
Radio Tech Ric Farrar 503-245-2506<br />
Registration (pre-race) Karen McCoy 503-224-9469<br />
Registration (at track) Win Casey 503-297-4049<br />
Sound Judge Neil Swanson 503-585-9650<br />
Starter Tim Stanley 503-693-8139<br />
Tech Inspection Michael Tobin<br />
Gary Harkins<br />
Jerry Kelso 503-682-2410<br />
Timing and Scoring Kurt Weimer 360-573-5307<br />
Driver Services/Trophies Kari L. Macfarlane 503-816-0855<br />
Stewards<br />
Gary Meeker -- NorPac Executive Steward gmeeker@earthlink.net<br />
Don Smethers -- OR Deputy Executive Steward 503-656-2237<br />
Pat Derouin -- Spec Miata CS justsell5@comcast.net<br />
Scott Kovalic -- NorPac RallyCross Steward dkov@pacifier.com<br />
Howard Allen howduck@qwest.net<br />
Steve Archer mikah@comcast.net<br />
John Bachofner johnsb321@msn.com<br />
William Bachofner wgbach@comcast.net<br />
Todd Butler todd.sherry@verizon.net<br />
Winston Casey msiltd@integraonline.com<br />
Kris Ebelmesser krisebel@msn.com<br />
Sam Egli 503-246-7811<br />
Gail Fetterman gailfetterman@comcast.net<br />
Dave Franks franks97@verison.net<br />
Spencer Gorham sgorstew@aol.com<br />
Don Holland - Safety Steward DHoll45497@aol.com<br />
Robert Mead unclebob@oregonfast.net<br />
Stephen C. Middendorff smidden@qwest.net<br />
Dan Mullin danm356@yahoo.com<br />
Jeff Niess niess@comcast.net<br />
Alan Robinson robinsah@engr.orst.edu<br />
Mark Schue mark@schueracing.com<br />
Lewis Scott 503-646-3840<br />
Dave Shively mos33c20@centurytel.net<br />
Gary Van Horn gvanhorn@navicom.com<br />
Skip Yocom rampant53@gmail.com<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> Office<br />
4800 SW Macadam Ave, Suite 110<br />
Portland, OR 97239<br />
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• 80% of <strong>SCCA</strong> members own their own home or condo.<br />
• 50% own three or more vehicles (4.6 average).<br />
• Over 60% of <strong>SCCA</strong> members hold professional and/or<br />
managerial occupations.<br />
• 65% hold college degrees.<br />
• 89% have annual household incomes over $50,000,<br />
Median HH income is $98,500, Average HH income is<br />
$105,800.<br />
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From the R.E.<br />
When I started racing several years ago<br />
I was fulfi lling a lifelong fantasy. Like<br />
most of you, I had dreamed for a long time<br />
of getting involved in racing and being<br />
around exotic cars. I attended the several<br />
<strong>SCCA</strong> races, followed many types of racing<br />
on TV, occasionally traveled to an F1<br />
or Indy car race, and of course was a regular<br />
at Portland’s own Champ Car event.<br />
It was fun but it was all vicarious. Strolling<br />
through the pits at an event, whether a local<br />
club race or a big time Champ Car event,<br />
participating seemed out of the question.<br />
The cars were exotic and of course expensive.<br />
The trailers and teams were large.<br />
Who knew how deep one’s pockets had<br />
to be to compete. But I never asked and<br />
just assumed it was out of reach. Also, no<br />
one asked me if I had any questions or if I<br />
would like to talk about the cars and what<br />
it took to participate.<br />
So for years I only dreamed of participating<br />
not believing it would ever happen.<br />
One evening I was playing tennis with<br />
Gary Manchester and we got into a discus-<br />
Dan Halloran, <strong>Region</strong>al Executive<br />
Email: dan.halloran@yahoo.com<br />
Participation isn’t Only a Dream<br />
sion of racing. Over time he invited me<br />
out, let me sit in his car, talked about what<br />
it would take to participate and of course I<br />
was hooked. I had found a friend who explained<br />
what our sport was all about. Suddenly<br />
what seemed only a fantasy became<br />
a reality.<br />
After participating for several years I discovered<br />
that there are lots of people in our<br />
club who are participating in ways that allow<br />
them to get up close and personal with<br />
a sport they love. People don’t have to just<br />
watch they can be the show and take an active<br />
role.<br />
The real secret, that Gary didn’t explain,<br />
was that I would make lots of new friends.<br />
More important was the discovery that<br />
those friendships and the camaraderie was<br />
an important aspect of my joy in participating.<br />
It was a great discovery that I try<br />
to share with everyone with whom I talk<br />
about the sport. It isn’t just the racing but<br />
the friendships that make out club special.<br />
Our sport, whether its club racing, SOLO,<br />
or Rally, needs volunteers. Of course the<br />
racers arrive but behind the scenes we have<br />
registration, corner workers, e crew, timing<br />
and scoring, pit and paddock, and the<br />
stewards. In Club Racing it takes about<br />
80 people to put on an event and they are<br />
all volunteers. SOLO and Rally get their<br />
participants to do double duty but they still<br />
need volunteers.<br />
As a club we need to insure that we are<br />
actively recruiting new members and welcoming<br />
them to our events. Each one of us<br />
should make a point of bringing one new<br />
person each season to an event. There<br />
are lots of ways for people to participate.<br />
If you have any questions ask one of the<br />
members of the BOD and we would be<br />
pleased to fi nd an appropriate way for<br />
someone to participate.<br />
During the Rose Cup and Champ Car<br />
weekends we will have lots of new people<br />
with dreams and fantasies of participating.<br />
When you see someone stop and look at<br />
your car ask if they have any questions or<br />
would like to get closer to the car. Show<br />
people that this is a place to have fun. Answer<br />
their questions and engage them in<br />
a conversation. There are brochures available<br />
at registration that talk about how<br />
people can get involved. Grab a couple to<br />
have on hand and make a point of handing<br />
a few out.<br />
We all know what a great sport we have<br />
and how wonderful the people we play<br />
with are. Lets make that opportunity available<br />
to lots of new friends.<br />
Saturday, September 15, the City of Fairview<br />
is holding its annual Chili on the<br />
Green and Afterburner Classic Car Cruise-<br />
In. They have also asked is there are any<br />
<strong>SCCA</strong> members who would like to display<br />
their race cars at the event. If you are interested<br />
please contact Larry Cooper at 503-<br />
674-6256 or chilionthegreen@ci.fairview.<br />
or.us. Further information is available at<br />
www.ci.fi arview.or.us. The sponsors are<br />
long time <strong>SCCA</strong> members and there is a rumor<br />
that volunteers will get a shot at some<br />
wonderful chili.
Membership Application<br />
Dear Prospective <strong>SCCA</strong> Member:<br />
To apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America, the world’s largest member participation<br />
automotive organization, please complete the form below and return, with payment to<br />
<strong>SCCA</strong> Membership Department, P.O. Box 299, Topeka, KS 66601-0299.<br />
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE<br />
Name ________________________________________________________________________ Birthdate _________________<br />
/ /<br />
Address______________________________________________________ Telephone ( ________________________________<br />
)<br />
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E-mail ____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Have you been an <strong>SCCA</strong> member before? ���No ���Yes: Year_____Previous Member #_________<br />
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/ /<br />
Spouse Member Number If Current Member_______________________<br />
IF APPLYING FOR FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Please list names and ages of children under age 21:<br />
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PRIMARY INTEREST(S) IN <strong>SCCA</strong>:<br />
Please indicate the area(s) of <strong>SCCA</strong> in which you plan to participate, or which interest you most.<br />
Your response will be used to allocate your national dues to the areas you indicate. Thank you.<br />
�����Club Racing ��� Pro Racing �����Rally �����Solo<br />
To find your region dues, visit http://www.scca.com/Join/Index.asp?reference=dues<br />
Annual National Dues Annual <strong>Region</strong>al Dues Total<br />
�����Individual Member $ 60.00 + Individual Member $ 20.00 = $ 80.00<br />
�����Spouse Member $ 20.00 + Spouse Member $ 5.00 = $ 25.00<br />
�����Family Member $ 95.00 + Family Member $ 30.00 = $ 125.00<br />
�����First Gear (you must be age 21 and under) $ 45.00<br />
�����Enclosed is my check or money order for $__________________ U.S. DO NOT SEND CASH.<br />
Visa/Master Credit Card No. ________________________________________ Expiration Date ________________<br />
I hereby apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America, Inc.and _____________________________________<br />
and agree to abide by the bylaws. (<strong>Region</strong> Name / Number)<br />
Applicant’s Signature _____________________________________________ Date__________________________<br />
Dues include payment for subscription To SportsCar ($24 value)<br />
(Dues are not deductible as charitable contributions)<br />
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Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland<br />
Presented by Joe’s Sports and Outdoor<br />
The largest auto racing<br />
event in the Pacifi c<br />
Northwest since 1984<br />
returns for the 24th<br />
year at Portland International<br />
Raceway.<br />
On-track competition<br />
will be intense, featuring<br />
the 200 mph<br />
turbocharged openwheel<br />
machines of the<br />
Champ Car World Series,<br />
along with the Atlantic<br />
Championship<br />
race, Star Mazda and<br />
Mazda MX-5 races.<br />
“We are excited to be<br />
part of the Champ Car<br />
Grand Prix of Portland”,<br />
says Jim Jordan,<br />
Alternative Marketing<br />
Manager for<br />
Mazda North American<br />
Operations. “This<br />
wonderful race and its<br />
twenty-four year history<br />
have long been<br />
considered the Gem<br />
of Great Northwest<br />
sporting events.”
#1 Sebastien Bourdais - LeMans, France<br />
• 2004, 2005 and 2006 Champ Car World Series Champion<br />
• 2007: 13th at Las Vegas, 1st at Long Beach and Houston, 1st in points<br />
• Nine Consecutive Top-Five Finishes in 2005<br />
• First Champ Car Driver in Eight Years To Win IROC Race<br />
• Won Poles For First Two Races Of Champ Car Career<br />
• Won FIA International F3000 Championship in 2002<br />
#5 Will Power - Toowooba, Queensland, Australia<br />
• 2007: First Champ Car victory at Las Vegas, fi nished 3rd at Long Beach and 11th in<br />
Houston, 2nd in points<br />
• Top-10 fi nish in just his second Champ Car start, 2005<br />
• Two victories in World Series Powered by Renault Championship, 2005<br />
• 2003 Formula Holden Champion<br />
• Second in 2001 Formula Ford National Championship<br />
#14 Robert Doornbos - Rotterdam, Holland<br />
• Third in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 2nd, 13th and 3rd in three races<br />
• 2006: Offi cial Red Bull Formula 1 Team test/reserve driver<br />
• 2005: Offi cial Minardi Formula 1 Team test/reserve driver<br />
• 2004: Offi cial Jordan Formula 1 Team test/reserve driver, third in<br />
F3000 Championship<br />
• 2003: Formula 3000 Championship 7 podiums<br />
#8 Alex Tagliani - Montreal, Quebec<br />
• Fourth in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 4th, 5th and 9th in three races<br />
• Finished career-best seventh in 2004 and 2005 championship standings<br />
• Scored fi rst Champ Car victory with win at Road America, 2004<br />
• Helped Canada to win consecutive Nation’s Cup victories in 2003-04<br />
• Finished among top fi ve in Toyota Atlantic Championship standings from 1997-99<br />
#19 Bruno Junqueira - Belo Horizonte, Brazil<br />
• Fifth in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 7th and two 6th place fi nishes<br />
• Three-time Champ Car Series Runner-up<br />
• Captured First Career Victory at Road America During Rookie Season<br />
• Earned First Pole at Nazareth in Third Series Qualifying Attempt<br />
• 2000 FIA International F3000 Champion<br />
• First driver since Bobby Rahal to win races in each of his fi rst fi ve years in Champ Car<br />
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#7 Oriol Servia - Pals, Catalonia, Spain<br />
• Sixth in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 2nd and 4th place fi nishes in two races<br />
• Scored fi rst Champ Car win with victory in Montreal, 2005<br />
• Finished a career-best second in championship in 2005<br />
• Gave Dale Coyne Racing its fi rst podium since 1996 with third-place run at Laguna<br />
Seca, 2004<br />
• 1999 Dayton Indy Lights Champion<br />
#2 Graham Rahal - Columbus, Ohio<br />
• Seventh in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 17th, 8th and 2nd place fi nishes<br />
• Made a dynamic Atlantic debut in 2006, fi nishing second in the series championship<br />
• Became the youngest-ever winner in Atlantic history when he won from the pole in<br />
Monterrey, Mexico at age 17<br />
• Raced for Team Lebanon in 2006 A1 Grand Prix Series<br />
• Won the 2005 Formula Atlantic title at the <strong>SCCA</strong> National Championship Run-offs<br />
• Finished fourth in the 2005 Star Mazda Series<br />
#9 Justin Wilson - Sheffi eld, England<br />
• Eighth in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 14th, 4th and 10th in three races<br />
• Scored fi rst Champ Car win in Toronto, 2005<br />
• Scored front-row grid position in just his fi fth Champ Car start<br />
• Won from pole in Mexico City in 2005 fi nale<br />
• 2001 FIA International F3000 Champion<br />
• Made 16 Formula 1 starts in 2003 with Minardi and Jaguar<br />
#2 Tristan Gommendy - Le Chesnay, France<br />
• Ninth in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 5th, 11th and 13th in three races<br />
• Competed in 2006 GP2 Championship<br />
• 2002 Champion French Formula 3<br />
• 2002 Winner of Macau F3 Grand Prix<br />
• Finished 4th in 2004 World Series by Renault<br />
• Competed in Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans<br />
#15 Simon Pagenaud - Poitiers, France<br />
• Captured the 2006 Atlantic title and the $2 million Champ Car bonus behind six<br />
podium results and a series-high nine top-fi ve fi nishes, currently 10th in 2007 points<br />
• Recorded his fi rst Atlantic win at Edmonton for Team Australia<br />
• Raced in the European World Series by Renault in 2005<br />
• Finished as series runner-up in the 2004 Formula Renault European Championship<br />
• Competed in the Masters Formula Renault Series in 2003, fi nishing third in the championship
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#28 Ryan Dalziel - Coatbridge, Scotland<br />
• Eleventh in the ‘07 Champ Car standings with 11th, 9th and 8th place fi nishes<br />
• 2004 – Gilles Villeneuve Award<br />
• 2000 – Finalist, The McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award<br />
• 1999 – Finalist, The McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award<br />
• Grand American Series 2nd place fi nishes – Phoenix, Laguna Seca, 2006<br />
• 2005 American Le Mans Series, third place fi nish at Portland<br />
#11 Katherine Legge - Northampton, England<br />
• Thirteenth in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 6th, 10th and 16th place fi nishes<br />
• First female driver to run full-time in Champ Car World Series<br />
• Scored victory in fi rst Atlantic race, Long Beach 2005<br />
• First female driver to win a major open-wheel race in United States<br />
• Third in 2005 Champ Car Atlantic Championship standings<br />
#21 Neel Jani - Luton, England<br />
• Fourteenth in 2007 Champ Car standings with a 10th, 7th and 15th in three races<br />
• 2006 Formula One Test Driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso<br />
• 2006 First driver to run an F1 and GP2 car on same day (Silverstone)<br />
• 2005 Runner-up A1GP World Cup Championship (Swiss Team)<br />
• 2003 Runner-up Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Championship<br />
• 2002 Runner-up Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Championship<br />
• 2000 Champion Swiss Formula Lista Junior Series<br />
#3 Paul Tracy - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada<br />
• Fifteenth in standings after missing two races due to injuries, Portland marks his<br />
return to the series<br />
• 2003 Champ Car World Series champion<br />
• Champ Car leader among active drivers in wins (30) and poles (25)<br />
• Leader among active drivers in laps led with 4,184<br />
• Four-time winner of Grand Prix of Long Beach<br />
#29 Alex Figge - Poitiers, France<br />
• Sixteenth in points after an 8th and a 16th in the fi rst two races<br />
• “Super Sub” Roberto Moreno took over the #29 at Houston, fi nishing 12th<br />
• Figge has experience in Formula Mazda, Formula 2000, Toyota Atlantic, Grand Am<br />
and American Le Mans<br />
• Finished fi rst in Toyota Atlantic race in Monterrey, Mexico 2004
#4 Dan Clarke -<br />
North Yorkshire, England<br />
• Seventeenth in the ‘07 Champ<br />
Car standings with 17th, 15th and<br />
12th place fi nishes<br />
• Finished 12th in the 2006 Champ<br />
Car Season Championship<br />
• Drives for Minardi Team USA<br />
#42<br />
Matt Halliday - Auckland,<br />
New Zealand<br />
• 2006 – V8 Supercars - Australia<br />
Contested Sandown and Bathurst<br />
endurance races with Ford Performance<br />
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The Porsche Club of America holds the Porsche Cup race during Rose Cup weekend as well. A new Rose Festival<br />
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Contesting the coveted Festival Trophy race will be Nick Fluge in the #7 Fluge Global Adventures Corvette. Teammate<br />
Todd Harris will pilot the GT Fluge Global Adventure Corvette in Sunday’s Rose Cup Race, and will be joined by team- team-<br />
mate Matt Crandall (not pictured) in the Fluge Panoz GTS.<br />
Photo by Chris Greenwood. From left, left, Nick Fluge, Steve Gatrell, Bill Harris, Kristen Moore, Norton Gaston, Gary<br />
Bockman, Pat McFall and Todd Harris.<br />
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FESTIVAL TROPHY RACE ENTRY LIST<br />
# Class/Driver Hometown Car/Sponsor<br />
1 ITS RON TANNER PORTLAND, OR 71 DATSUN 240Z<br />
TANNER’S AUTOMOTIVE / TOP TECH MOTORSPTS<br />
2 ITE VAL KORRY SEATTLE ,WA 96 PORSCHE 911SC<br />
FORDAHL MOTORSPORTS<br />
3 AS JOHN D BLIZZARD HILLSBORO, OR 85 CHEVY CAMARO<br />
ROMBAUER VINEYARDS / THE BRAKEMAN<br />
4 ITA RICHARD HINDMAN VANCOUVER, WA 90 MAZDA MIATA<br />
5 ITE SCOTT RINDE PORTLAND, OR 98 ACURA INTEGRA R<br />
KING MOTORSPORTS / MUGEN<br />
6 SSC RANDY UNSBEE GRESHAM, OR 98 DODGE NEON ACR<br />
SPONSOR PR & MARKETING<br />
7 ITE NICK FLUGE PORTLAND, OR 06 CHEV CORVETTE<br />
FLUGE GLOBAL ADVENTURES<br />
10 ITE CHARLES K JESSUP VANCOUVER, WA 95 CHEV CAMARO<br />
NTI RACING<br />
16 ITE DARREN DILLEY HILLSBORO, OR 85 MAZDA RX7<br />
CHEAPFASTRACING<br />
ITA RICK DUCA BATTLE GROUND, WA 85 MAZDA RX7<br />
SILVERBACK RACING<br />
20 ITA JAMES BURKE PASADENA, CA MAZDA MIATA<br />
JBMC MOTORSPORTS<br />
28 ITS GREG FORDAHL BREMERTOM, WA 83 PORSCHE 944<br />
FORDAHL MOTORSPORTS<br />
33 CP1 FRANK McKINNON PORTLAND, OR 95 FORD MUSTANG<br />
.<br />
39 ITE SCOTT DAIGER SEATTLE, WA 85 PORSCHE 911<br />
.<br />
51 ITS MATT CHAMBERS ROCHESTER, WA 84 PORSCHE 944<br />
FORDAHL MOTORSPORTS<br />
52 ITE MATT RUDOLPH SEATTLE, WA 83 PORSCHE 911SC<br />
NEW LINES CONSTRUCTION INC<br />
53 HP SKIP YOCOM WEST LINN, OR 76 VW RABBIT<br />
WIZARD AND FRIENDS /TOP TECH MOTORSPORTS<br />
55 SPU RON CRAMER EUGENE, OR 94 ACURA INTEGRA<br />
HITECH EXHAUST<br />
59 AS DAVE DICKOFF BEAVERTON, OR 82 CHEV CAMARO<br />
62 AS BRIAN MEAKINGS PORT COQUITLAM, BC 86 CHEV CAMARO<br />
IWE / BIG-O TIRES<br />
68 ITE PHILIP BLACKSTONE EUGENE, OR 95 PORSCHE RSCS<br />
ACURA OF LYNNWOOD / ROTHSPORT RACING<br />
72 ITS JON WILSON PORTLAND, OR 70 DATSUN 240Z<br />
TEMP CONTROL / TOP TECH / COMPETITION MOTORSPORTS<br />
74 SPU MICHAEL R HARLEY MEDINA, WA 70 PORSCHE 914-6GT<br />
.<br />
77 ITC DANIEL W FROST CENTRAL POINT, OR 70 NISSAN 510<br />
PARADIGM PROPERTIES<br />
92 SPU CHARLIE BURROWS PORTLAND, OR 79 MAZDA RX7<br />
.<br />
0 SPU BILL THEW CRANE, OR 96 WESTFIELD SP-Z<br />
EASTERN OREGON ROAD RACING<br />
03 AS KEVIN B SMITH HILLSBORO, OR 82 CHEVY CAMARO<br />
STACEY & HOLLY SMITH<br />
07 ITE STEVE LAUGHLIN SEATTLE, WA NW PORSCHE 944T<br />
AUTO SERVICES WEST / RANDOM ENGINE MGMT<br />
09 DP KATE FLEMING REDMOND, WA NW 95 BMW E36 M3<br />
WXMOTORSPORTS.COM / SPEEDTRIXX / WXSIGNS
ROSE CUP ENTRY LIST<br />
# Class/Driver Hometown Car/Sponsor<br />
1 GT2 BUD REICHARD SEATTLE , WA 97 MAZDA RX7<br />
A.E.S.INC / STAFF’S AUTO<br />
2 GT2 VAL KORRY SEATTLE, WA 96 PORSCHE 911SC<br />
FORDAHL MOTORSPORTS<br />
3 GT2 MATT CRANDALL WILSONVILLE , OR 06 PANOZ GTS<br />
MJ2 RACING / GRAN PRIX IMPORTS<br />
7 GT2 DAVE DEBORDE MINDEN, NV 77 NISSAN 280Z<br />
C&D PERFORMANCE<br />
10 SPO CHARLES K JESSUP VANCOUVER, WA 95 CAMARO<br />
NTI RACING<br />
11 GT1 TIM BUTSON AUBURN, WA 02 CHEV CORVETTE<br />
OXFORD SUITES / BALDWIN FILTERS<br />
12 SPO CINDI LUX ALOHA, OR 07 DODGE VIPER<br />
KUMHO / CORSA / MINTEX / BELL<br />
15 EP JOSEPH POTTER EUGENE, OR 67 ALFA DUETTO<br />
SPORTS CAR SHOP<br />
SPM DARREN DILLEY HILLSBORO, OR 85 MAZDA RX7<br />
CHEAPFASTRACING<br />
17 SPM KEITH JONES PORTLAND, OR 78 PORSCHE SC<br />
QUINN’S PRIME & VINE<br />
18 GT2 BEHRAM SOONAWALA SANTA ROSE, CA 75 PORSCHE 911<br />
THE RACERS GROUP<br />
21 SPO WOUTER BOUMAN NANAIMO, BC 93 MAZDA RX7<br />
.<br />
23 SPM CHRIS PALLIS MERCER ISLAND, WA 04 PORSCHE GT3<br />
HOMESTREET BANK/MICROSOFT/KID’S COUNTRY LEARNING CENTERS<br />
27 GT1 RICH SLOMA FORTUNA, CA CHEV CORVETTE<br />
RED LINE OIL<br />
30 SPM MIKE BOARDMAN LA MESA, CA 05 PORSCHE GT3<br />
.<br />
33 GT1 FRANK McKINNON PORTLAND, OR 95 FORD MUSTANG<br />
.<br />
35 SPM DANIEL JESSE GEARHART, OR 86 PORSCHE 911<br />
DANIEL JESSE CONSTRUCTION INC<br />
42 SPM CHRISTIAN GARRIS SAN MARINO, CA PORSCHE GT3<br />
.<br />
45 SPM ROBERT BOYER SAMMAMISH, WA PORSCHE 968<br />
RANDOM EMS<br />
46 EP BOB MULLIKIN VANCOUVER, WA 80 MAZDA RX7<br />
MBM PROPERTIES INC<br />
48 GT3 DOUGLAS RUTHROFF PHOENIX, AZ 90 NISSAN 240SX<br />
TEMP CONTROL MECHANICAL<br />
49 SPO TIM RALSTON PORTLAND, OR 00 MONTECARLO<br />
.<br />
53 GT3 COLLIN JACKSON LANGLEY, BC 94 NISSAN 240SX<br />
SPECIALTY ENGINEERING / BM&M SCREENING SOLUTIONS<br />
58 SPO NEIL SHELTON PORTLAND, OR PORSCHE 962<br />
.<br />
64 SPM MIKE MALONE YACOLT, WA 77 PORSCHE 911<br />
SILVERBACK RACING<br />
66 GT2 STAN BENNETT PORTLAND, OR PORSCHE 914/6<br />
STAN BENNETT SALES<br />
74 GT1 ANDY PEARSON N. WESTMINSTER, BC CHEV CAMARO<br />
SPECIALTY ENGINEERING<br />
76 ST ROGER STARK REDMOND, WA 06 DODGE VIPER<br />
PARTSRACK / DND FABRICATING<br />
77 SPM CARL VAN.AUSTEN SHERWOOD, OR 71 PORSCHE 911<br />
.<br />
78 GT2 BRIAN FIETE SEATTLE, WA 05 PORSCHE GT3<br />
.<br />
86 GT2 JAY CULBERTSON PORTLAND, OR 03 PORSCHE 911 CUP<br />
TEMP CONTROL MECHANICAL CORP<br />
93 FP GARY MURPH FAIRVIEW, OR 70 OPEL GT<br />
WIFE<br />
00 GT2 JIM WALSH REDMOND, WA 04 PORSCHE GT3<br />
MICROSOFT LIVE SEARCH<br />
04 GT2 SCOTT TAYLOR SHORELINE, WA 70 PORSCHE 914-6<br />
MEANEY RACING<br />
Neil Shelton will pilot the famous Monte Shelton Porsche 962 this year in Sunday’s Rose Cup Race.<br />
Photo by Doug Berger, www.digitalracephotos.com<br />
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There is nothing that lights your fi re like<br />
getting back into the racecar. After the fi rst<br />
lap of the national, I was reminded of why<br />
SRF used to be called “Spec Rambo.” A tip<br />
of the helmet goes out to the workers and<br />
stewards for seeing that everything came<br />
out all right in the end. I had to wonder<br />
what it looked like on the monitor in race<br />
control?<br />
Yes, P.I.R., our favorite city park, has<br />
gone high tech. They have installed nine<br />
cameras around the course so race control<br />
can now monitor any situation. Smile, Big<br />
brother is watching.<br />
Speaking of the park, I am told the infi eld<br />
work should be done by this fall along with<br />
the repaving. That is the extension of the<br />
Festival road out to the <strong>SCCA</strong> City road.<br />
The current grandstand will be turned 90<br />
degrees. The west end extension may wait<br />
until next spring.<br />
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The Duck Stops Here<br />
Howard Allen, Competition Manager<br />
Email: howduck@qwest.net<br />
PIR Track Improvements on the Way<br />
Also turn six will move fi fty feet to the<br />
west, which sets up a reconfi guration of<br />
turn seven. The plan is for the track to have<br />
two halves that can each operate independently.<br />
Hopefully we can obtain a map<br />
soon to show the exact details.<br />
Word comes my way that another racer’s<br />
better half on the mend. It seems that Deb<br />
Harlan fell off a horse in January and<br />
cracked her hip. Get well soon Deb.<br />
Get well wishes also go out to Mike Davies,<br />
former Spec Miata racer and brother of Jon<br />
Davies.<br />
It sure was an honor to have Sam Egli and<br />
Lew Scott together during the last event. I<br />
treasure every moment with these two. It is<br />
indeed a pleasure to be in their company.<br />
Believe a Corvette can lap the fi eld? Todd<br />
Harris did just that during the May event.<br />
It is even more impressive considering that<br />
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in “The Wheel.”<br />
Ken Garchow’s Porsche might just be the<br />
best-prepared and most beautiful car to<br />
date. No wonder it gets a nod from Captain<br />
Perfect.<br />
A huge tip-of-the-helmet goes out to the<br />
friends of P.I.R. for their successful cleanup<br />
day at the PIR, as well as their work on<br />
the SOLV north Portland clean up project.<br />
Another tip-of-the-helmet goes out to the<br />
Artic Alaska crew for coming down in<br />
force to support our club-racing program.<br />
As this is being written, Club Racing Vice<br />
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We’ll, the Gran Prix Imports May <strong>Region</strong>al/Nationals<br />
have come and gone. We<br />
had a very successful May weekend. 275<br />
total entries and when the noshows were<br />
accounted for we had 262 paying entries.<br />
This compares with 244 for last year. So<br />
if you are keeping track we’re consistently<br />
running about 10% above last years entries<br />
for the fi rst 3 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> events of the<br />
year.<br />
<strong>SCCA</strong> volunteers did an excellent job (as<br />
usual) during the May event exhibiting a<br />
winning customer attitude and a can-do<br />
spirit to make a very hectic weekend work<br />
smoothly and actually look like we planned<br />
it. With lots of visiting drivers chasing National<br />
points it’s a more hectic and pressure<br />
fi lled weekend than a normal laid back single<br />
regional, and our volunteer crews took<br />
it all in stride.<br />
Corner workers wrote whole books on<br />
some drivers, the Stewards in Impound<br />
spent much time counseling errant drivers,<br />
and Tech was busy investigating damage<br />
reports and writing up logbooks. We<br />
probably busted enough fi berglass on the<br />
fi rst lap of the Group 5 SRF race to build a<br />
small fl eet of boats! Amazingly everybody<br />
drove away from it too.<br />
E-crew had some excitement with fi res<br />
and a rolled vintage (!!!) car. In fact the<br />
brand spanking new number 26 Lola T70<br />
(again vintage) got tire marks on the side,<br />
Todd Butler, Road Racing Director<br />
Email: todd.sherry@verizon.net<br />
Rose Cup Features <strong>SCCA</strong> and Porsche Club Events<br />
so Vintage was less sedate than usual that<br />
weekend! Must have been those National<br />
Racing pheromones in the air! All in all a<br />
great weekend (not just because I got to<br />
drive a cool pace car part of the weekend,<br />
courtesy of Nick Fluge and Fluge Global<br />
Adventures.)<br />
So on to Rose Cup. We move to the South<br />
Paddock. It’s a familiar place but not so familiar<br />
anymore because home has moved<br />
to the infi eld over the last few years. It’s<br />
going to be crowded. Lots of big rigs. Lots<br />
of Porsches we don’t normally see, and<br />
we’re essentially running two events, an<br />
<strong>SCCA</strong> <strong>Region</strong>al and National and a PCA<br />
race weekend. Add in the special activities<br />
around special races, Vintage, Festival Trophy<br />
and Rose Cup,<br />
there’s lots to do<br />
and challenge us.<br />
Rose Cup is also<br />
the one event of<br />
our year that we<br />
really, really try<br />
to get spectators<br />
out. There will be<br />
lots of new folks,<br />
sometimes looking<br />
lost and confused,<br />
wandering the paddock<br />
looking and<br />
asking questions.<br />
Stop and take the<br />
time to meet, greet<br />
2007 Test Days<br />
March 2<br />
March 15<br />
April 19<br />
May 9<br />
May 10<br />
and talk to them, answer questions about<br />
the (or your) cars and our activities. Send<br />
them over to the <strong>SCCA</strong> Membership trailer<br />
(near the old ATM south of the tower)<br />
for <strong>SCCA</strong> brochures and free <strong>Loud</strong> <strong>Pedal</strong><br />
copies. Remember you are an ambassador<br />
for our sport and we need more race junkies<br />
to help fuel the passion!<br />
Don’t be afraid to drag somebody around<br />
for an hour (educating, enlightening, ok…<br />
hooking them) or drop them off with one<br />
of the specialty groups to observe.<br />
All for now, see you at the track<br />
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Rallying with Chris and Kristen<br />
Go Rallying with <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> <strong>SCCA</strong>!<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> <strong>SCCA</strong> is blessed with an<br />
abundance of rally people eager to organize<br />
and work rallies, and compete in them<br />
too—like the other venues, we’re as crazy<br />
about cars and driving as the rest of the<br />
club!<br />
If you like the prospect of sliding your car<br />
around a cone course but on dirt, RallyCross<br />
is your cup of tea. <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> <strong>SCCA</strong><br />
has partnered with the <strong>Oregon</strong> Rally Group<br />
to craft the fi nest RallyCross program in the<br />
<strong>SCCA</strong> nation, winning the Gold Standard<br />
award in 2006. We have 6 to 8 events each<br />
year at a variety of locations, and you don’t<br />
need any special equipment to come join<br />
in the fun. Bring the “family truckster” or<br />
that recently-purchased Subaru to the next<br />
event, go through our easy and friendly<br />
tech inspection and registration, and you<br />
are good to go! Information on the dates,<br />
times, locations, and of course rules can be<br />
found at www.oregonrally.com, or www.<br />
oregonscca.com. We bring the loaner helmets<br />
and set up the course, and you get to<br />
compete on it (and wash all the mud off the<br />
bottom of your car, too)!<br />
Maybe you aren’t too into that sort of<br />
fun… <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> and <strong>Oregon</strong> Rally<br />
Group also have partnered up in the<br />
RoadRally program to bring you some of<br />
the best time-speed-distance rallies on the<br />
West Coast. Road Rally is not about speed;<br />
it’s about precision. A route is laid out on<br />
public roads and using legal speeds by the<br />
RallyMaster, an often-devious soul who<br />
delights in causing confusion and delay in<br />
the participants; fi nding the checkpoints at<br />
the right time is the key—but the hard part<br />
is following the route correctly and at the<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> Trail Rally 2007 by Ron Sorem<br />
The <strong>Oregon</strong> Rally Group (ORG) and Rally-<br />
America, presented the 2007 version of last<br />
year’s “Rally of the Year”. <strong>Oregon</strong> Trail,<br />
and the three regional rallies Wagon’s Ho,<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> or Bust, and Trail’s End covered<br />
varying venues from tarmac to gravel under<br />
the lights, with a grandstand view at<br />
Portland International Raceway and winding<br />
forest stages west of Hillsboro, with a<br />
Service Park in Vernonia.<br />
Seventy-fi ve cars started the rally on Friday<br />
afternoon at PIR. Stages 1 & 3 were nearly<br />
a full lap on the track. Stages 2 & 4 started<br />
on track, then moved to the gravel perimeter<br />
roads. Stage 5 started mid-straight,<br />
eastbound, passed the grandstand to an ontrack<br />
U-turn, then west down the drag strip,<br />
before the perimeter roads again, through<br />
the RV parking sod, and back to the track,<br />
reverse-course. Stage 6 was completely in<br />
view of the infi eld Motocross grandstands,<br />
site of future Super Special Stages.<br />
Retirements included the #20 of Comrie-<br />
Picard/Goldfarb who had pushed their<br />
EVO-9rs, through the start as the 75th<br />
starter, gaining one point, after losing a<br />
motor on the practice stages.<br />
Day Two, began at the Hillsboro Stadium.<br />
Ron Sorem and Max Vaysburd were there<br />
in the Legacy Turbo, as “Slow Pace” 00.<br />
“Ho Dow-wn”, SS7/10, was Music Road.<br />
The route climbed quickly into the fog,<br />
and Block/Gelsomino led Pinker (New<br />
Zealand) and Walsh in the rally by 0.9 seconds,<br />
after the fi rst run. “Ho Dow-wn II”,<br />
saw top cars a bit slower to the Music, but<br />
challengers picked up the tempo.<br />
“Cochran Loop”, SS8/11, was a steep climb<br />
into the clouds, with areas of downed timber,<br />
cut “just wide enough” for rally cars.<br />
Foust/Beavis took fastest time on the fi rst<br />
run. The second run was in better shape.<br />
From way back in the pack, Carl Jardevall<br />
made up 21 seconds over his fi rst run, only<br />
precise speeds, and the checkpoint locations<br />
are unknown. Yes, it sounds diffi cult,<br />
but it’s really not. All you need is a car, a<br />
friend to navigate, a stopwatch, clipboard,<br />
and a couple of pens (I always manage to<br />
lose one), and you are good to go. A passing<br />
familiarity with the rules is always encouraged,<br />
and they can be found on those<br />
websites shown above.<br />
Road Rallies can take you to a lot of interesting<br />
places off the beaten path—and the<br />
hard part is trying to fi nd them again after<br />
the event is over! Although I suppose if<br />
you wanted an extracurricular challenge,<br />
you could run the route instructions through<br />
again to fi nd that beautiful view, and also<br />
try to fi gure out what you did wrong that<br />
earned you those time penalties.<br />
Come rallying with us! You’ll enjoy our<br />
family-friendly aspect (since our entire<br />
families are involved—from the grandparents<br />
down to the littlest grandkid, we can<br />
vouch for that!), and we think you’ll have<br />
a great time!<br />
to retire overnight. Mid-pack, Amy Beber-<br />
Vanzo was 18.8 seconds better. Block/Gelsomino<br />
won the second run with 8:16.3 for<br />
a 54.91-mph average.<br />
“Reehers Camp”, SS9/12, was the longest<br />
stage of the rally, combining steep climbs,<br />
fast ridgetop, steep descents, for 16.37<br />
miles. The “big off” on the fi rst run was<br />
Car 10 (rental), Anton/Jozwiak, at about<br />
10 miles in -- and 200 feet down -- out of<br />
sight from the road. “Reehers Camp II”<br />
saw Foust /Beavis push their 2007 Subaru<br />
STI to a 17:30 fl at.<br />
Day Three, saw a break in the “<strong>Oregon</strong><br />
Sunshine” -- drier for the stages. The 5.52<br />
mile “Sterling Loop”, SS13/15, had a slight<br />
climb, through a series of right-left-right,<br />
slight crest, repeat... Then right after crest<br />
at “T” -- one problem -- the right can’t be<br />
seen, the lay of the land shows only the<br />
left.
Three course cars and “several” competitors<br />
took the “other right”, facing banner<br />
guard and road marshals. Fastest fi rst run<br />
was Block’s STi, 6:14.7 for 53.03 mph.<br />
Second run saw the battle of Foust versus<br />
Block versus Pinker. Tanner by 9 seconds<br />
over Ken, who was 2 better than Andrew.<br />
The “best of the rest” ran 41 seconds off<br />
the leader. Much of “Coyote Corner”,<br />
SS14/16, has been used before, in the opposite<br />
direction. A steep climb from the<br />
Start, then level along a ridgeline, downhill<br />
into tight corners. Several long-hairpinleft.<br />
Quick Kinks, then Hard Right, Kinks,<br />
Primitive Prevails at <strong>Oregon</strong> Trail Rally by Paul Eklund<br />
The second most repeated quote about rally<br />
is: “In order to fi nish fi rst - one must fi rst<br />
fi nish”. After approximately 110 competitive<br />
stage miles Primitive Racing stood on<br />
top of the <strong>Region</strong>al podium - with hardly<br />
any issues to speak of - and all<br />
while the event held a near<br />
40% attrition rate - only 46 of<br />
75 competitors fi nished. The<br />
team fi nished 11th overall just<br />
behind archrival and Primitive<br />
Rally School Instructor, Jamie<br />
Thomas. Other top regional<br />
contenders like the Hintz<br />
Brothers, Ralph Kosmides, and<br />
Cavett/Alan suffered mechanical<br />
woes or crashed and failed<br />
to make the fi nish. Andrew<br />
Pinker from Australia fi nished<br />
1st Overall and garnered a spot<br />
in the XGames Rally.<br />
“It was a very very tricky event.<br />
The roads are crowned, made<br />
of clay, and have a thin coating<br />
of loose gravel. Add in some<br />
rain, and trees on both sides<br />
and you’ve got a very slippery<br />
surface, a narrow margin for<br />
error, and major consequences<br />
for a mistake.” - a California<br />
Rallyist’s description.<br />
“We were glad to run a clean event this<br />
weekend. Ultimately, that was the goal after<br />
the past few <strong>Oregon</strong> Trail events.” said<br />
Paul Eklund of the team “We defi nitely<br />
needed to get the stink off,” chimed in codriver<br />
Jeff Price noting the litany of problems<br />
the team had faced in prior 5 years<br />
(gearbox (twice), out-of-gas on transit,<br />
hitting barrier at PIR, etc). And contrary to<br />
early spectator reports - none of the Primitive<br />
cars hit any rocks [there is a big difference<br />
in “coming close” and “actually<br />
hitting”]. Hell, we even managed to miss<br />
all the gates at PIR this time!<br />
By the way, thanks should go to the organizers<br />
for not putting up any gates. Just the<br />
same we missed most of the hay bales that<br />
took their places. MOST of them.<br />
Weather was not friendly after a beautiful<br />
start Friday evening at Portland International<br />
Raceway - but that is common<br />
for the <strong>Oregon</strong> spring event. Snow [midday<br />
Saturday] was reported falling on the<br />
stages; hail; torrential rain; sunshine; fog.<br />
It was all there - and we all drove through<br />
it. We actually did not think that the roads<br />
were all that bad - the gravel bases held<br />
well and the high crowns kept most of the<br />
water off. Some rutting occurred with the<br />
signifi cant run-off and standing water with<br />
mud was waiting for those who ventured<br />
from the roads but overall, not bad at all.<br />
Biggest “yikes” was the R3 into L3 [a ‘3’ is<br />
about a 90 degree corner] sequence where<br />
slight right downhill into Flying Finish.<br />
The top four cars were within 27 seconds;<br />
the next was another 26 back. Forty-three<br />
fi nishers, out of the 74 running starters on<br />
Friday. Andrew Pinker and Patrick Walsh<br />
took First Open and First Overall with<br />
2:00:32.8.<br />
we saw only a set of skidding tracks leading<br />
to the L3 - and exiting straight-away<br />
over the edge. About the time we exited<br />
the leading R3 corner both the driver, Dave<br />
Anton and co-driver, Dominik Jozwiak<br />
popped up onto the roadway - sans car.<br />
We believe they were about fi ve positions<br />
in front of us - we were the fi rst to<br />
see them return to the road and display<br />
their OK sign [obviously some of that<br />
time is securing the car and retrieving<br />
warning triangles etc - but they were<br />
DEEP (like 200 feet down). The inside<br />
story here is they rented the car from<br />
Canadian Pat Richard; Pat had actually<br />
pre-sold the car to a different pair and<br />
was due to deliver it after this event.].<br />
Kenny ‘Cowboy’ Bartram suffered the<br />
same consequences when he left the<br />
road [photo attached; Bartram] - all<br />
okay as well. Needless to say the E-<br />
Crew/Sweep Boys were a busy bunch<br />
of volunteers this weekend!<br />
Friday at PIR the Burmeister/Shindle<br />
- Mazda came over a crest on the back<br />
graveled dike road a bit wide onto the<br />
slippy turf and they made it through<br />
the tree and through one post. Some<br />
zipties and application of hammer and<br />
they were back in it. As a point of<br />
reference, the Primitive Subaru runs about<br />
85-90 MPH just before the crest.<br />
All in all, short of two spins and an almost<br />
mis-direction in a confusing corner we<br />
were very clean. Notes fl owed well and the<br />
SUBARU worked fi ne. We’ll have some<br />
time now before Olympus to complete<br />
some minor maintenance items without<br />
worrying about major repairs - a relief!<br />
Thanks to all our sponsors and supporters<br />
that made this victory possible: Subaru<br />
Northwest <strong>Region</strong>, Exedy Racing Clutches,<br />
PDX Tuning, PIAA Lighting, Royal<br />
Moore Subaru, H&R Springs and our terrifi<br />
c crew that held it all together for the<br />
weekend!<br />
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Frankie Muniz, TV’s Malcolm, says<br />
he’s focused on racing over acting<br />
After rising to fame as the title character in<br />
the long-running TV comedy “Malcolm in<br />
the Middle,” Frankie Muniz claims to be<br />
semi-retired from acting. These days, Muniz<br />
is devoting his energy to racing.<br />
Muniz is racing in the Champ Car Atlantic<br />
Championship for Jensen MotorSport.<br />
Muniz jokingly refers to himself as a “parttime,<br />
retired” actor.<br />
“I can’t say that I’m retired from acting<br />
because I’m pretty sure there will be some<br />
time in my life where I go back.” I’m only<br />
21 years old,” added Muniz.<br />
“But defi nitely racing is my passion right<br />
now and<br />
is all I’m<br />
focusing<br />
my life<br />
on. It’s<br />
amazing.”<br />
Muniz<br />
admits it<br />
was hard<br />
leaving<br />
his television<br />
f a m -<br />
ily from<br />
“Malcolm”<br />
after the show wrapped just over a year<br />
ago.<br />
“I had dinner with Bryan Cranston who<br />
played my dad about a month ago, and we<br />
talked about racing,” he said.<br />
“I defi nitely miss them.”<br />
Despite his claim that he’s done with acting<br />
for the time being, Muniz has several fi lm<br />
projects coming up, including “My Sexiest<br />
Year” co-starring with Harvey Keitel,<br />
the animated “The Legend of Secret Pass,”<br />
and the teen comedy “Parental Guidance<br />
Suggested.”<br />
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There are many tips-of-the-helmets to send out<br />
of this month. Let’s start with Jeremy Thoennes,<br />
head of technical services at the home offi ce in<br />
Topeka, and Stan Clayton from the club racing<br />
board. They attended the recent <strong>Region</strong>al/National<br />
in Portland and held an excellent question<br />
and answer session for the racers in attendance.<br />
Ifi nally had a chance recently to get into the<br />
backlog on my Tivo and discovered that our<br />
SEB representative, Ron Bauer, is a star on<br />
Speed TV’s “Set-Up” series. Did I see “Team<br />
Zebra” acting as Ron’s crew? Tune-in Wednesdays<br />
to see how Ron does.<br />
Best wishes go out to Artic Alaska’s R.E.,<br />
Cheryl Babbe, whose father is in poor health.<br />
Everyone here hopes for the best for you and<br />
your dad.<br />
At the recent BOD meeting in Topeka President<br />
Jim Julow reported that Pro Racing’s spirit “has<br />
infused new energy throughout the building.”<br />
Pro now has several other options in the fi eld<br />
to capture sponsorship and marketing partners.<br />
Pro and Inc have retained a professional “head<br />
hunter” fi rm to do this.<br />
The payment will be made based on deals delivered.<br />
Negotiations on the new TV package<br />
will begin in Charlotte the Friday morning after<br />
the World Challenge GT round at Lowe’s Motor<br />
Speedway.<br />
All is quiet on the fi nancial fronts and the forecast<br />
suggests that budget is close to actual.<br />
Early expenses and revenues are in balance with<br />
the business plan.<br />
A small decline in membership is ongoing. For<br />
the record we stand at 51,400 members, which<br />
is an increase of 317 since January. With three<br />
programs in place, there is reason to hope this<br />
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Howard Allen, Area 13 Director<br />
Email: howduck@qwest.net<br />
And a Tip of the Helmet Goes to . . .<br />
will soon turnaround. One of those programs,<br />
“First Gear,” just added 126 members, which<br />
brings First Gear memberships up to a record<br />
926. A separate “First Gear” program aimed at<br />
college students is in the works. Also once the<br />
staff gets over the licensing renewal “hump”<br />
they will be contacting non-renewals to fi nd out<br />
why they did not renew.<br />
I have some copies of the new brochure, which<br />
has a tracking number in it. Cost to the regions<br />
is minimal and betters the normal cost of copies.<br />
Solo and rallycross are both expanding, with<br />
Rallycross ahead of last year’s entries by fi fty<br />
percent to date.<br />
Speaking of Solo, changes are in order at Heartland<br />
Park after the feedback from Solo Nationals<br />
competitors. The paddock parking and organization<br />
will be managed by <strong>SCCA</strong>. HPT will<br />
also have bleachers on the east course, and the<br />
vendors will be relocated to a more accessible<br />
area.<br />
Information on the 2008 National Convention<br />
is now on the web site. The redesign of the web<br />
site with Haymarket is moving on with launch<br />
promised as NO later than championship time<br />
(September).<br />
My<strong>SCCA</strong>.com has not gone as planned due to<br />
problems with the developer but the launch is<br />
still planned soon.<br />
Colan Arnold reports that the membership<br />
breakdown is: Club racing 55.2%, Solo 29.6%,<br />
Pro Racing 9.6% and rally 5.5% with ten percent<br />
not marking a box on the membership application.<br />
Competition licensing for 2007 is off<br />
by 12% from the same period last year.<br />
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Year Around Testing Available!<br />
The BOD agreed on the new Weekend Membership<br />
program for Club racing effective August<br />
1st. It will replace the temporary membership<br />
program. The temporary membership program<br />
was a failure. It was not being used as it was<br />
planned to be, and it caused huge headaches for<br />
registration. Less than 2% of the people who<br />
were given temporary memberships ever converted<br />
to full memberships. The weekend membership<br />
program will be valid for one weekend<br />
and will cost $15, with $5 to national). <strong>Region</strong>s<br />
will not have to purchase weekend memberships<br />
in advance. Implementation of the program for<br />
Solo and rally is still under study by the staff<br />
and the BOD.<br />
Colan also reported that ten thousand new<br />
members joined the club last year with 307 of<br />
those being issued new worker licenses. Unfortunately,<br />
550 members with worker licenses<br />
left the club during the same period.<br />
Jeff Dahnert checked in to say the margin loan<br />
was paid off. At this time last year it was “considerable.”<br />
The Mize-Houser audit with a clean<br />
opinion was approved by the board without any<br />
changes, and will be published in SportsCar<br />
soon. The form 990 and 990-T should be on<br />
Guidestar.org soon.<br />
Pego Mack and the rallycross offi ce got a huge<br />
hand from the board for the contingency support<br />
program secured by the marketing department<br />
for national rallycross.<br />
The BOD also approved a Club Racing Volunteer<br />
Incentives program and details will follow<br />
next month.<br />
Now for the bombshell of the month, this was<br />
NOT a matter of if but a matter of when. The<br />
BOD agreed in principle to adopt the FIA fl agging<br />
rules for club racing. NO date of implementation<br />
has been announced. This was due in<br />
part to pressure from three partners on the AC-<br />
CUS board, Champcar, ALMS and NASCAR<br />
(Grand-Am).<br />
The <strong>SCCA</strong> was the lone holdout. ACCUS is<br />
expected to approve $100K at its July meeting<br />
to fi nance this changeover and pay for new<br />
regional fl ag sets. Most of the worker base is<br />
more than familiar with the changes as they already<br />
use FIA fl agging at the above-mentioned<br />
events. As always the hard sell will come with<br />
the drivers. Stay tuned, until then:<br />
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When I tell others what I do for fun, I simply<br />
say, “I race cars.” Most people don’t<br />
understand what autocross is about. When<br />
pressed for more details, I describe what we<br />
do. Most of the time I get a blank stare in<br />
return. Unless I go into a lot of detail, most<br />
people just won’t get it. I mean, we are just<br />
driving around in a parking lot fi lled with<br />
cones. What’s special about that?<br />
Autocross is a special sport. It is by far<br />
the most accessible “performance” driving<br />
sport. Almost anyone can compete and a<br />
wide variety of cars are welcome at events.<br />
Afi rst time driver that shows up with a car<br />
that passes a basic safety inspection, a driver’s<br />
license and the entry fee is welcome.<br />
Extensive safety equipment and dedicated<br />
race cars are not required. Speeds are generally<br />
low, but every driver will be challenged<br />
by the course.<br />
Fundamentally, autocross is about one car<br />
with one driver completing a tight course<br />
as quickly as they can. It’s a personal test.<br />
It’s an opportunity to enjoy the capabilities<br />
of your car without worrying about tickets.<br />
It’s a chance to meet other like minded<br />
people and learn something about cars and<br />
driving.<br />
Autocross also allows drivers to test themselves<br />
and their cars against others. Runs<br />
are timed. Penalties are imposed for not<br />
following the course. At the end of the day,<br />
we have results. Beginning drivers realize<br />
that they can stand to improve a bit. Veteran<br />
drivers check to see how they compare<br />
to their long-time rivals. Win or lose, the<br />
drivers that are at an event to compete are<br />
learning what they can from their cars and<br />
their competition. Some drivers fi nd they<br />
can routinely win their class.<br />
Outside <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> there are Divisional<br />
and National Tour events. These events<br />
allow drivers to compete against competitors<br />
from other nearby regions.<br />
Solo II Report<br />
Andy Howe, Solo II Director<br />
Email: solo.howe@comcast.net<br />
Autocross is What You Make It!<br />
These events do require travel out of town<br />
and a higher level of commitment to the<br />
sport. Serious competitors fi nd these<br />
events to be very satisfying. It is not uncommon<br />
for a class to have some of the<br />
best autocrossers from 3 or 4 states at a single<br />
National Tour event. At these events,<br />
the driver that routinely won his class at a<br />
regional event may fi nd himself running in<br />
the middle of the pack. A few drivers will<br />
still challenge for a win at every event.<br />
For the handful of drivers in our region that<br />
are truly dedicated to the sport and want to<br />
know how they measure up to the best in<br />
the country, the National Championships<br />
are held in Topeka, Kansas every year. It<br />
is a very competitive event attracting over<br />
1000 drivers from around the country. Simply<br />
winning a trophy is a great honor. The<br />
drivers that win championships are truly<br />
great. Some of our champions have moved<br />
on to professional racing and have recognizable<br />
names - and these may not even be<br />
the most talented of our champions!<br />
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So, autocross is what you make it. It can<br />
be as easy or as challenging as you want it<br />
to be. It can be simply driving a car and<br />
having fun. It is improving driving habits<br />
and making new friends. It is a friendly<br />
battle with a buddy. It is fi ghting for the<br />
chance to say you’re the best in the region.<br />
It is seeing how you measure up against<br />
some of the most talented drivers in the<br />
world. You choose your level of commitment<br />
based pm what you want to get out<br />
of the sport.<br />
In the simplest terms, all of this can be had<br />
with a car, a helmet and an <strong>SCCA</strong> membership.<br />
Anyone that is reading this and wants to<br />
know more about autocross, feel free<br />
to drop me an email with questions. We<br />
would be happy to have you join us at our<br />
events!<br />
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OREGON REGION <strong>SCCA</strong> BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING<br />
MINUTES - APPROVED<br />
DATE: 5/3/2007<br />
PLACE: Canyon Pearl Restaurant<br />
PRESENT: Board Members: Dan Halloran, Dan Mullin, Chris Hale,<br />
Andy Howe, Judy Cox, Nick Fluge<br />
Members: Karen McCoy, Mary Thompson, Bud Mansur, Dudley<br />
Milder, Michele Milder, James Paulson, Chuck Jarvie, Danielle Paulson,<br />
Michael Gatza, Gary Manchester, Denis Cornforth<br />
Absent: Jeff Zurschmeide, Todd Butler, Bob Smethers, Randy Unsbee,<br />
Paul Eklund<br />
CALL TO ORDER – Dan called the meeting to order at 6:55<br />
MEMBER COMMENTS – Several members of the Solo arm of the<br />
region were in attendance to discuss an incident that occurred at the<br />
last event.<br />
Circumstances were discussed and suggestions were made that might<br />
eliminate future issues of the same type from happening again.<br />
NEW BUSINESS – Dan spoke of an opportunity for the Friends of PIR<br />
that Gary Bockman came upon. They could use help to do some work<br />
at the local fi re station like spreading gravel, weeding etc. Dan encouraged<br />
us to become involved.<br />
Conference has decided to donate $1 per car per race to FOPIR, which<br />
would amount to about $1,000. Todd suggested that we do the same<br />
only use our budget process rather than putting it on our entry form<br />
for the drivers. We will discuss this further at the next meeting.<br />
The web page was discussed and a $ fi gure was presented. This would<br />
be to do the design work and also to migrate the old info into the new.<br />
The new site would also include Rally & Solo.<br />
Judy mentioned that she did not feel that it should look like other<br />
regions since we would be using the same designer.<br />
Dan felt that he doubted that many members go to the other sites and<br />
that actually it could be a benefi t as it would be easier to navigate since<br />
it would be similar.<br />
Nick felt that since we would be using a professional group it would<br />
most probably be great.<br />
Dan called for the question as to if we should proceed. M/S (Judy/Nick)<br />
M/P<br />
REGIONAL OFFICE REPORT – Billed 98 hours in April vs. estimate<br />
of 140. Forecast 140 for May.<br />
The company who insured the Inland Marine Equipment for Road<br />
Race & Solo declined to renew those policies.<br />
Our agent was able to obtain a combined policy for both groups at half<br />
the cost we were paying. The policy covers our combined schedules of<br />
equipment of $94,576. Road Race & Solo will each pay $674.50 to the<br />
region, as <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Region</strong> has paid the premium. Savings to Road Race<br />
is $460.50: Savings to Solo is $525.50<br />
We also have a Fidelity Bond in effect since February 1999. This covers<br />
losses due to dishonesty on the part of the Reg. Exec, Treasurer,<br />
Offi ce Mgr, and newsletter editor up to $50,000 each after a $1,000<br />
deductible. The premium for this bond is $259 per year.<br />
Karen provided fi nancial reports for review. Bank balances were<br />
reported for all accounts.<br />
TREASURER REPORT – None<br />
LOUD PEDAL REPORT – None<br />
COMMITTEE & DIRECTOR REPORTS:<br />
PROPERTIES REPORT - None<br />
RACE OP’S REPORT – Bud reports that he and Bob are all ready for<br />
the next event. There will be a BBQ on Saturday with snacks available<br />
on Friday.<br />
DIRECTOR’S REPORTS –<br />
SOLO II REPORT – The Solo group held their last event in the rain<br />
with a novice school on Saturday and a points event on Sunday. All in<br />
all it was a good event.<br />
During Rose Cups we will fi nd the Solo group doing their thing up in<br />
Packwood, WA.<br />
Andy will check with his group about the web site. He feels that theirs<br />
is lacking and they might be interested in joining our project.<br />
RALLY REPORT – Chris advised that there would be a Ntl/Div/Reg<br />
event this weekend at WA. County Fairgrounds.<br />
June 30th will be The Gran Prix Rally in conjunction with the All Club<br />
Party.<br />
The recent Stage Rally was a huge success and kept the Rally Group<br />
very busy. It proved to be the biggest one that Rally America has<br />
staged with 76 entries. The winner was an entrant from Australia.<br />
Pro-rally, there was a display set up in Pioneer Square that was a big<br />
hit with the public and will be utilized in the future for like events.<br />
Rally would like to give, BIG THANKS to the Solo folks for all of their<br />
help & cooperation during the Rally event.<br />
DIRECTOR I REPORT – No report<br />
DIRECTOR II REPORT – June 30. All Club BBQ is our next big<br />
event. Sponsored by Pro Drive To be catered by Busters, silent donation<br />
to sponsor all food and beverage. Pro Drive sponsorship to pay for<br />
associated items such as alcohol deferral and other. Planning for 200<br />
people, TC band to play, Begin at 6pm (or a little before).<br />
Hamburgers – Hot Dogs – Boneless, Skinless BBQ Chicken Breast<br />
Pork Spare Ribs, BBQ Beans, Potato Salad, Corn on the Cob, Fresh<br />
Fruit, Chips & Salsa , Canned Soda, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Lemonade,<br />
Iced Tea, Popcorn, Snow Cones, Fudge Brownies<br />
May 26. Nick to be interviewed by “The Fuel Guy” (970AM radio)<br />
(Dennis Pittsenbarger), Saturday, May 26 at about 9:45-10:15am.<br />
Discussion revolves around <strong>SCCA</strong>, Track, maybe Rose Cups, Various<br />
classes, How Expensive, Etc. Please send me any thoughts that I might<br />
be able to put forth - should I receive that specifi c question.<br />
Suggestion from PR group is to consider making all pit crew offi cial<br />
<strong>SCCA</strong> members to increase membership.<br />
Still working on N.PDX youth donation (Todd Harris and ProDrive<br />
working with Mark at PIR to come up with the best opportunity here<br />
for N.PDX youth and for <strong>SCCA</strong> interaction).<br />
Cindy Lux and Scotty White ran successfully at Long Beach with support<br />
from our region in Speed Challenge.<br />
Another community invitation advertisement appeared in the Sunday<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong>ian (all funds donated) for our last April <strong>SCCA</strong> race. Our next<br />
(all funds donated ad will appear for Rose Cup weekend).<br />
We are pretty sure of securing a free ‘spot’ in the Friday A&E section<br />
of <strong>Oregon</strong>ian in future for our races.<br />
ROAD RACING DIRECTOR REPORT –: Trend is positive with<br />
entries being up for 2 events in a row, March and April. There is a lot<br />
of interest in the May<br />
<strong>Region</strong>al/National and in the June Rose Cup weekend, expecting the<br />
up trend to continue.<br />
Karen will distribute the Road Race April budget vs. actual summary<br />
to the BoD. Overall we are looking good, expenditures match plan, just<br />
slightly out of sync with budgets sanction and insurance payments vs.<br />
actual. (Sanctions and Insurance minimums paid 45+ days ahead of<br />
actual scheduled event).<br />
Entries up and revenue up.<br />
April 2006 was 108 entries. April 2007 was 124 paid entries + 1<br />
comp entry. Total 125<br />
entries<br />
Budget was $24,490, actual race revenue was $28,290.<br />
All other expenses for the weekend inline with expectations.<br />
80 of our 125 entries were via the online registration system at<br />
Motorsportreg.com<br />
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championships and 39 1st place wins, drivetrain<br />
professionally refreshed in 2005, many new<br />
spares, 3 sets whls. and tires including new<br />
rains, start racing a winner! $5,200 OBO. Tom<br />
Busic 503-656-9489. I can email photos.<br />
1985 RX7 full race prepared. 12a motor.panhard<br />
rear end, Tokiko coil overs and suspension. Full<br />
cage 5 point belts. Kirkey seat. Brake bleeders.<br />
Turnkey, nothing to be done to go racing. Extra<br />
seat for instructor. 503-682-0535.<br />
1984-87 “La-Z-Boy” Honda Civic Road Race<br />
Car #29. RS/SPU/P3 in <strong>SCCA</strong>/ICSCC. Holds<br />
qualifying and race lap records in P3 in the last<br />
3 PIR enduros. Runs high 1:22’s with a hot shoe<br />
and mid 1:23’s with average driver. 2003 fi nished<br />
1st in class, 2nd overall and fi nished over<br />
45 minutes ahead of nearest competitor. Fresh<br />
bottom end (2004) B16A engine 180+hp. S1<br />
close ratio gearbox. All the popular engine bolt<br />
ons. BIG brakes, 3 sets of wheels, Digatron, 18<br />
gal cell with dry break and 2 quick dump cans.<br />
Spares....like you’ll ever need ‘em though. Car<br />
runs on super no lead all day long. $9500 obo.<br />
Call Steve at 503-936-0620 or email at hershberger.family@verizon.net<br />
1963 Austin Healey Sprite, Mk II, Vintage Race<br />
Car, 1098cc Engine (New Rebuild), A.P.T. Race<br />
Cam, Venolia Pistons, Trailing link rear suspension<br />
w/ coil over shocks, Front Carrera shocks<br />
conversion, <strong>SCCA</strong> Racing History, spare Full<br />
Race 1098 Engine, spare 1098 block, heads,<br />
ribbed case transmission, Extra rims and other<br />
parts. $7,950.00 O.B.O. Call Ron (360)696-<br />
1130 or ronandleann@ netzero.com<br />
ITS 240- Rebello engine, AccuSump, locked<br />
4:11 rearend, fuel cell, MSD ignition, roll cage,<br />
exhaust pyrometers, Panasport wheels, 2002<br />
Paciifc Raceway record. Pix available. $8,000<br />
OBO.206-617-9921, dmcbain@apsco-inc.com<br />
NorPac Division Champion Vintage/Sports<br />
Racing class for 2004 and 2005 -Red Lola<br />
342 FF. Loyning engine. Spares include<br />
gears,frame, body parts and molds plus factory<br />
manual and spare tires. Everything to get<br />
started and stay there, consistently. $11,500,<br />
negotiable. Enclosed trailer also available<br />
(see ad) package price is $14,500 -- phone<br />
503.838.0239 or 503.559.0813.<br />
Race Cars For Rent<br />
Crossle 42S Qualifi ed to race in S2, SS2, and<br />
Vintage. Contact Tom Hendrickson for details<br />
503-780-0443 or tomcat44@ gmail.com<br />
8 cars to choose from! ITC, CP2/EP, A-Sedan,<br />
SPM, even a circle track Dwarf car!! Arrive and<br />
Drive, Trackside Support, Personal Tutoring.<br />
Competition Motorsports 503-281-1579.<br />
Club Rabbit - Track support, Fresh engine, fuel<br />
cell and fi re system. Available for Schools/races<br />
in Portland. Mike Volk rabidracer@ comcast.net<br />
503-452-3361<br />
Spec Racer Ford Rental - Arrive and drive with<br />
professional coaching. Schools, test days, and<br />
race weekends available. Pro Drive 503-285-<br />
4449 or www.prodrive.net<br />
Spec Miata Rental - great school or novice car,<br />
just built, race prepped to pro standards, no better<br />
cage in SM. Contact Pat 503-256-5829 days,<br />
503-682-0503 eves. or at mrpemsr2@ cs.com.<br />
Tow Rigs & Trailers<br />
For sale, small tire trailer with large plastic<br />
lockable tool box. New condition. Great for<br />
hauling tires, tools, helmets, etc to autocross<br />
event. Asking $400. Call Doug 503-347-7168<br />
or doug_raynekat1@yahoo.com. Can send pics<br />
Cars For Sale<br />
2000 Subaru Impreza RS 2 door, wh/gray<br />
leather, 104,000 mi, good cond., $7,000 OBO<br />
(707)480-8502 (541)536-6263<br />
Subaru’s SPT line. Excellent shape, will not fi t<br />
on STI Size: 17” x 7” Bolt Pattern: 5/100Off<br />
set: 55mmWeight: 6.8kg (15lb) Price $1000<br />
OBO. Phone: 360-721-0124<br />
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Rose Cup: Schedule change processed to give<br />
Group D (FF, CF, F500, FV) their own race<br />
last thing Sunday afternoon. PRFA approved,<br />
no impact to non-Group D drivers.<br />
Question: Would Solo like to look at our online<br />
registration system http://oregonscca.motorsportreg.com<br />
and see if something like that<br />
makes sense for Solo as well?<br />
Web site: Rough estimate from Chico Web<br />
Design received. They are working on a formal<br />
proposal and hope to have it to us in time for<br />
5/3 BoD. This is based on their work looking<br />
thru our web site and on the knowledge gained<br />
from redeveloping the SFR web site.<br />
See: http://sfr.chicodev.com/index.php to check<br />
out the SFR site underdevelopment. This site is<br />
built with Joomla! which is open source, easy<br />
to learn and provides a consistent look and<br />
feel for our 3 venues. Chico Web Design has<br />
received very good comments and reviews by<br />
the SFR team working with them and comes<br />
highly recommended for this project. Dan<br />
Halloran will lead the discussion on funding<br />
and potentially going forward with this. Rough<br />
estimate is in the $10K ballpark.<br />
PAST RE – Absent<br />
ASST RE REPORT - No report<br />
RE COMMENTS – Dan covered his area of<br />
concern during the member discussion period<br />
as well as the New Business report.<br />
M/S (Judy/Dan M) M/P<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
Mary Thompson<br />
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