Slipstream - July 2013

This was my fourth trip to
COTA for a track event,
and by far the most fun.
Having full access to the COTA
property was very different from
the F1 or MotoGP events, and
while Grand Am allowed main
and support paddock access ON
FOOT, it was very cool to be able to ride my bicycle
between work assignments and event venues, and
to my camper, which was parked inside the track.
Working tech inspection for my first half-day shift
was interesting, and I got to see a very cool tubeframe
mid-engine 3.4-liter 911 (built by Fabcar in
the mid ‘90s and driven at the time by Hurley Haywood)
close-up, and hear a little about its history.
It was one of two built for IMSA racing, and, from
what I was told, is the only surviving example.
photos by Charlie Davis
A couple of hard-working Mavericks: Flag Chief
Bob Benson and “GridMaster T,” Travis Howard
photo by John Sandusky
photo by Charlie Davis
The Fabcar mid-engined 911
Working grid for the remainder of the weekend was
fun as well. There was almost constant action between
the three Club Race run groups (Red, White, and
Blue) and two Drivers’ Ed run groups (Yellow and
Green, although all were solo-qualified drivers), and
being able to get close-up looks at all of the race cars
and wide variety of DE cars kept things interesting.
As with most other volunteer workers, I wasn’t
able to watch much racing, but I had a great time
anyway, and will definitely be back in the future
as a volunteer worker again or to drive in a DE.
The Three Scrutineers: Ken Mack (Golden Gate
Region), Lori Mauthe (Scrutineer-in-Training) and
Maverick Region’s own Scrutineer, Joel Nannis
-- Matt Platts National Chief of Timing and Scoring Michael
Wingfield (center), flanked by Timing and Scoring
trainee Shelly Robinson and Timing and Scoring
Turn the page for more COTA photos . . . staffer Franklin Kalk, both of Hill Country Region,
was Maverick Region’s presence in Race Control.
photo by Charlie Davis
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