Slipstream - July 2020

Autocross Series: Event 4, Lone Star Park, May 24
by Mark Schnoerr, Region Autocross Chair
Covid-19 pandemic
directives have started
to relax enough to start
getting back to the real
driving fun again. We had
a total of 92 entries and
552 timed runs, averaging
122 runs per hour. Equipe
Rapide, our Autocross
partner, adjusted to
appropriate cautions
such as required masks
to enter the building and
when closer to others,
social distancing, preregistering
limited to 100
drivers, inside-car self
tech, no loaner helmets
provided, bringing your
own water, no spectators
invited, no in-car
instruction or ride-alongs,
equipment wipe-downs between users, only two workers
in the timing trailer, the announcer stationed in another
vehicle, and no post-event trophy presentations. For the
most part, everyone on site was courteous and respectful,
followed the special rules appropriately, and adapted to
make it work for all of us.
The course was a very fast sweeper layout with two
slalom sections. The forecast warned of heavy rain and
thunderstorms that held off until after the last cars
finished. Entrants were split into three run/work groups
with the Porsche Classes driving in group one. We had
13 Porsches that fit into four of our classes. Igor Tulandin
continues to scare everyone with how quick he is driving
his Cayenne GTS in class P0, splitting the other Porsche
photos by Robert Kirby of Lightspeed Images
Fastest
Porsche
P0 - 'PCA Zero'
Total Diff. Top 3 PAX
1T P0 958 Igor Tulandin Silver Cayenne GTS 50.98 - 7
P1 - 'PCA 1'
Total Diff.
1T P1 954 Mark Schnoerr Lime Green 914 48.97 [-]1.197 1 1
2T P1 914 Sigrid Schnoerr Lime Green 914 50.17 1.197 2 5
3 P1 5 Ed Mayo Silver 911S 50.54 0.37 6
4 P1 9 Julia Underwood Silver 911S 59.62 9.077 13
P2 - 'PCA 2'
Total Diff.
1T P2 47 Russ Rosenberg Grey 911 51.75 [-]0.951 8
2T P2 7 Douglas Edney Black 996 52.7 0.951 11
3 P2 81 Robby Dunn Speed Yellow 911 Turbo X50 59.59 6.898 12
P3 - 'PCA 3'
Total Diff.
1T P3 428 Owen Coulman Guards Red 911 GT3 49.39 [-]0.447 3 2
2T P3 11 Steve Krysil Porsche 911 49.84 0.447 3
3 P3 89 Wendy Shoffit White Cayman GT4 49.91 0.071 4
4 P3 981 Scott R Gray Racing Yellow Cayman S 51.76 1.85 9
5 P3 98 Dawn Marie Gray Racing Yellow Cayman S 52.57 0.812 10
The big guys can turn too. Igor Tulandin on three wheels in his Cayenne GTS
times. Class P1, the quick and light air-cooled cars, saw
the Ed Mayo 1972 911S and the Schnoerrs’ 914 2.0 going
after it again with two drivers in each car. This time it
was Mark and Sigrid, ahead of Ed and Julia. The first
three cars were covered by 1.54 seconds. In class P2,
Russ Rosenberg finished first in his 996 Cab with the
hardtop in place, ahead of Doug Edney and Robby Dunn,
in a 996 Coupe and Turbo, respectively. The Big Dogs
were running in class P3, where the first three cars were
covered by just 0.518 seconds. Owen Coulman took first
in his 996 GT3, Steve Krysil of PCNA, brought a new
992 coupe and took second, with Wendy Shoffit in her
Caymen GT4 in third. Scott and Dawn Marie Gray are
getting training under fire learning to drive their well-setup
Cayman S with these guys.
In Raw times as well as
Performance Index , first
through third were Mark
Schnoerr, Sigrid Schnoerr in
the family 914, and Owen
Coulman in his GT3.
The next event is June 14
at Lone Star Park again. If
you are missing the seat time
in your real Porsche, some out
and join us. We have a class
for anything you can drive or
drag out there. See the rest of
the schedule on page 23.
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