Slipstream - April 2001

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Autocross #1 - Standridge Stadium by Charlie Davis The first autocross of the season is history and it was a great start. Graham, James, Wendy, Bill, and Kevin received well deserved compliments from those that attended. If I missed a major player in the above short list, please accept my apologies and (belated) compliments. This was the largest AX in recent memory and was essentially the same size as the big Autobahn SpeedWeekend at TMS last year...there were 83 entrants (66% PCA members)! We continue to modify the AX event, with good results. Although I personally didn't hear any negative comments, apparently some entrants questioned the wisdom of our "only the first 3 runs count" rule for parking lot autocrosses (even though the entrants got a total of six runs at this event). I believe that this change is fair and well thought out. I assume that most of those negative comments were due to resistance to change. With time, I'm sure that we will hear fewer gripes. In my opinion, this change was long overdue: We had lost the vision of what a true AX is, where an essential part of the game is quickly analyzing and adapting to the course. With 10-12 strike attempts, most people can get on base. One comment that I did hear was that the course was an obvious 914 course. When a 914 took TTOD, these sages were vindicated. But look at the top 10 times: 914, 911, 911, 914, 914, Corvette, 986, Celica, 914, Neon. Anyone familiar with Ed Mayo's driving and his car, "Cockroach" should not be too surprised that he was the "winner". Besides, "Cockroach" is not really a 914 anymore (a 914 on a starvation diet and a serious exercise regimen, perhaps). So it was a well balanced course design for any car, driven well. Plus, the course designer drove a 911 to 3rd fastest time. So, if you want to see a REAL 914 AX course, please ask a 914 driver to design it. Note also that the total spread in this group was 3.6 seconds (and that 1.5 seconds of that was between Ed and the second driver, George Abdalla), so second place was up for grabs by the other 9 drivers.... I was pleased to see several ladies competing and doing well (there were 10 entered). Jennifer Courtney was the fastest lady and she is a relative newcomer to the sport. She was only 2.2 seconds behind her husband Joe (who has much more experience). So, in case you wondered why Jennifer was on the cover of the March <strong>Slipstream</strong>, it's because she is driving very well! An up-and-coming star? Did I tell you that George Abdalla continues to impress everyone. He is a natural AX driver, very calm, smooth, and intuitive. For the afternoon runs, George and Carlo Malana swapped cars and George demonstrated how to drive a twin turbo on a tight AX course. Fun to watch. Our relatively new timing system was working well too. James must be given credit for pulling all this together. It was a lot of work and he has done a great job of updating our equipment. We averaged about 85 timed runs per hour during the event! And doing it safely. We heard several compliments about how smoothly the event was run! One of the best parts of a small parking lot AX, like this one at Standridge, is that you can see what everyone is doing and learn from watching. I love the events at the MineralRing, but it's so big that you can't see 70% of the courses...not as good for spectating. So, If you can't get up the courage to start competing, come out and watch. There were LOTS of spectators for this event. You might spectate for a while and find that it's a sport you want to try. Talk to us about it...we'll twist your arm (gently). Ed Mayo’s performance in the ‘cockroach’ drawing a crowd. Tristan Poplin pushing the limit exiting the slalom. Glen Holman manuevering through the course in his Honda. Jud Arnold’s black 944. 12
Bill Campbell’s Boxster ready to go! Ben Witry very excited that Lanean helped remove his front license plate. Car # Name Class Time Points 2 McGlohen, Joe S1 49.487 9 66 Sears, Cody 2 42.275 9 37 Davis, Charlie 2 43.487 7 108 Dugan, Nancy 2L 49.628 9 31 Lockas, Mike 3 45.253 9 666 Easley, Jay S3 49.381 9 70 Pepper, Lee S3 53.021 7 120 de Jong, Mike 4 47.714 9 64 Shoffit, James 5 44.374 9 911 Stafford, Bill 5 46.294 7 50 Mears, Andy 5 48.205 5 78 Scales, Owen S5 48.937 9 89 Shoffit, Wendy 5L 47.376 9 119 Stafford, Marilyn 5L 49.927 7 68 Lage, Alan 6 44.09 9 241 Corley, Wayne 6 45.116 7 79 Adams, Paul 6 48.826 5 169 Witry, Ben 6 49.549 4 262 Gluck, Mark S6 47.146 9 43 Todd, Richard S6 47.279 7 133 Campbell, Bill S6 47.8 5 44 Shackelford, Mark S6 51.072 4 47 Brodigan, Mike S6 51.206 3 821 Maberry, Michael S6 51.395 2 727 Cochran, John S6 55.948 1 401 Hughes, Lanean 6L 54.603 9 72 Cochran, Suzanne S6L 54.711 9 Car # Name Class Time Points 53 Lane, Graham 7 42.177 9 772 Hrad, John 7 43.33 7 113 Cortney, Joe 7 44.426 5 459 Kull, Matthew 7 46.973 4 27 Olcha, Keith S7 44.014 9 333 Takahashi, Noby S7 48.986 7 19 Cortney, Jennifer 7L 46.659 9 ** 80 Abdalla, George 8 41.801 9 99 Steele, Mark 8 44.223 7 98 Chen, Kevin S8 45.288 9 9 Steele, Lisa 8L 48.438 9 403 Malana, Carlo 9 46.715 9 74 Scofield, Dale S9 46.833 9 40 Ekenberg, Jamie 9L 47.92 9 111 Hardison, Kevin 10 42.935 9 3 Nannis, Joel 11 45.023 9 332 Leto, John 11 45.522 7 88 Dugan, Jason 11 46.727 5 48 Dugan, Bill 11 47.335 4 13 Nannis, Erika 11L 46.882 9 5 Mayo, Ed 15 40.346 9 * 41 Poplin, Tristan OG 43.926 211 Name Withheld OG 45.022 51 Name Withheld OG 47.662 57 Name Withheld OG 48.609 134 Name Withheld OG 48.672 14 Colletti, Mark OG 52.811 Car # Name Class Time Points 162 Harris, Jim OA 43.03 95 Altschul, Jonathan OA 43.92 73 Meyer, Andrew OA 44.71 92 Buehler, Chuck OA 46.041 67 Mimlitch, David OA 46.595 180 Van Dyke, George OA 49.582 90 Lyons, Chris OA 49.631 150 Kilburn, Vern OA 50.088 85 Ryman, Gary OA 50.22 771 Maurer, Grover OE 57.333 81 Fleischer, Mike OI 47.328 167 Kellogg, Chris OJ 43.439 177 Cameron, Mark OJ 45.499 15 Rapoport, Loren OJ 45.685 881 Clark, Rick OJ 46.361 69 Holman, Glenn OJ 46.887 139 Millar, Paul OJ 48.635 20 Luthy, David OJ 47.773 91 Stewart, Jimmie OJ 48.751 107 Johnson, Rocky DD 47.849 76 Miller, Bill DD 49.087 25 DeFeo, Jerry DD 51.224 59 Arnold, Jud DD 51.667 62 Rajan, Thomas DD 52.947 242 Shaffer, Darron DD 55.43 137 Zaruba, Anastasia DD 63.604 * = Top Time of Day, Men’s ** = Top Time of Day, Ladies OA = Other American OE = Other English OJ = Other Japanese OG = Other German OI = Other Italian DD = Developing Drivers Matthew Kull, smiling for the camera. New Driver, Thomas Rajan, entering our Developing Driver program. 13
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