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1 VINTAGE SPORTS CAR DRIVERS ASSOCIATION February 2010 Articles: Letter from your President VSCDA Banquet Spring Break Drivers School Blackhawk Vintage Classic The Continental Autobahn Grand Prix Elvis at ELVF? A few from the Stew This is a Test Un Storing Your Vee Classifieds Did you know? IMPORTANT YOUR VSCDA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM IS ENCLOSED Dear VSCDA Members, It has been a busy couple of months for the VSCDA Board. Our new office is up and running; the new club contact information is included in this newsletter. Earlier this month over 100 members and their guests attended the 32 nd Annual VSCDA Dinner and Meeting in Oakbrook, IL. We had a great time and were able to present our 2009 Annual Awards to several very deserving members. You will find a profile of the honorees in this newsletter. In addition, there is an article by Don Tuscany, our Car Prep and Classification Steward, on our Car Prep Rules. I found his comparison of our rules to the rules of other clubs to be particularly interesting. In a second article, Don and Steve Bonk, one of our Group 8 B-Sedan/TA racers, announce a two-year test to expand the C & B-Sedan/Trans Am group eligibility. Our thanks go to both Don and Steve for their dedication and hard work on behalf of all of us. Both of these articles are in keeping with your requests in the Member Survey for more tech articles in the newsletter and more conversations about expanding the current cars and model years we accept. By the way, there will be a summary of all the Member Survey results in our March newsletter. As we do every February, we are kicking off our VSCDA Membership Renewal Drive. Our dues will remain at $70, and we have lined up another exciting season of racing for all of you. The renewal letter contains the specifics of what you get as a VSCDA member, but, for me as for many of you, it goes beyond those benefits. It is the overall experience. It is the friendships we have enjoyed over the years, it is the post-race quarterbacking we do with those friends, and it is the awe we feel to be able to participate in such a sport. So, I encourage you to send in your membership form by March 1 and join us for another great season of racing in My best, Jeff Hailand, President VSCDA Board of Directors

2 Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association February 2010 Page 2 VSCDA Presents Its Annual Awards Josh Boller: Driver of the Year Ray Freiwald: Vintage Spirit Award Bill Dentinger: Lifetime Member of VSCDA Jack Liess: Art Bly Distinguished Service Award

3 February 2010 Page 3 At the 32 nd VSCDA Annual Dinner & Meeting on February 6 th in Oakbrook, IL, the VSCDA Board of Directors presented its 2009 Annual Awards. Josh Boller was named the John Bolander Driver of the Year, competing in 2009 with both his 71 Titan MK6 Formula Ford and an 81 Tiga Sports Josh has been a member of VSCDA for four years, attending driver s school at Gingerman in 2006 There are so many great drivers in VSCDA; I am truly honored to receive this award, says Josh. His Titan was originally owned by Tom Snellback and is one of three exact cars owned by two other VSCDA members: Kevin Smith and Dean Tank. The Sports 2000 was a SCCA national car in the beginning of its life and then sat around for a number of years before it was sold to the Bollers and restored in Josh s father, Bob Boller, was his inspiration for getting into racing. There is nothing better than driving in from the track and seeing my Dad there giving me the thumbs up and having a big smile on his face no matter how I do, says Josh. According to fellow Formula Ford racer Frank Newton, Josh is a great guy. He is humble, but he races hard and gives you plenty of room. He is improving by leaps and bounds, and he is a good example of the kind of person we want racing in Vintage Racing. Bill Dentinger was also honored, being named a Lifetime Member of VSCDA for his long-time service to the club. Bill has been a member of VSCDA since 1980 and was Treasurer of the organization from 1987 to March of But, first and foremost, Bill has been a racer with his 1956 Triumph TR3, #29. When asked about a favorite memory from his days on the track, he recalled the "triumph" of his Triumph finishing first overall in one of the Chicago Historic Races at Elkhart Lake in the early 90's. Running in the rain, Bill lost the lead to a Jaguar XK120, after getting sideways in the kink. But, in just three more turns, Bill passed the Jag and went on to win. There are not many racers out there who have recovered so well from a bad experience in the infamous Kink. Ray Freiwald was honored with the Vintage Spirit Award, which is given each year in memory of Joseph Marchetti. As Board President Jeff Hailand said in presenting the award, This award is well deserved and hard earned by Ray. He s been a strong supporter of VSCDA for many years, both as a racer and a volunteer. Ray is a past Event Chairman of the Blackhawk Classic and currently races a 61 Volvo P1800. Jack Liess was awarded the Art Bly Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding service to the club, including organizing our annual dinners. I very much appreciate receiving this award, especially since I was lucky enough to meet Art at various club events through the years, says Jack. As with Josh, Jack feels that racing is in his blood thanks to his Dad, who raced with SCCA in the 1950s and 60s. In 1983 Jack bought his first race car, an Elva Mk. 7, and in his first race at Elkhart he met George Bruggenthies, the current president of Road America. It was George who brought him into VSCDA. Jack raced the Elva for 17 more years, but he also owned a Lotus 27 FJ, a Cooper T59 FJ, and an Elva Mk. 4. He declares the Lotus 27 as the best race car he has ever driven. It gave him some great times on the track with the likes of George, Chuck Maranto, and Tom Snellback. More recently, Jack has been interested in rallying and has worked with Tom to organize several events. Our sincere congratulations to all our award winners!

4 February 2010 Page 4 Spring Brake Driver s School & Races Driver s School - April 29 & 30 Races - May 1 & 2 It s that time of year to start getting revved up about our first event of the year Spring Brake Driver s School & Races. The School starts with MANDATORY Classroom Sessions on Thursday and moves onto the Track on Friday. The Races (open to all new drivers as well as the veterans) will be Saturday and Sunday. Once again, our schedule will have us finishing the races by about 3:00 PM on Sunday afternoon, making for an early return home. We will continue with the past traditions of lots of track time, good food and camaraderie. Dinner will be served trackside both Friday (after the School) and Saturday evenings Q It Up will be returning with their fabulous Saturday evening feast. Lunch time touring is a great chance for your spouse or friend to see the track from your race car (or an appropriate street car). Because of noise limits on Sunday only street cars can participate. This will be the first event in the 2010 VSCDA Vintage Vee (VVV) Series with about 2 dozen Formula Vees expected. Something new for 2010 is our inclusion of Club Formula Fords on treaded tires please welcome these new cars and members. We want to see you there please join us! Event Chairs: Ric delrosario Jeff Janus Ron Smit midels@yahoo.com jjcpj@aol.com svensmit@charter.net Tentative Registration and Tech Inspection Schedule Thursday, April 29 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM Friday, April 30 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM Saturday, May 1 Registration 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tech 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM Sunday, May 2 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Lodging We have blocked rooms at a local Motel for Spring Brake participants; ask for VSCDA Rate, release date is 3/30/10 Located at Exit I-196

5 February 2010 Page 5 Ramada Light House Inn 1555 Phoenix Road South Haven, MI Spring Brake Driving Instructors April 1st we will be mailing information to everyone who has worked as a Driving Instructor during the past 3 seasons. If you haven t instructed in the past 3 seasons or have never instructed and would like to please contact me so I can add you to our list. New Instructors will assist an experienced Instructor for 2 Schools before instructing on their own. VSCDA only offers one Driving School per year, so we anticipate a strong turnout of students and will need many Instructors - everyone is welcome. It is a long, full day with no pay but you will enjoy yourself and have the satisfaction of knowing that you have helped a Driver and done a good deed for your Club. Hope you ll volunteer!!! Bob Shedd, Chief Driving Instructor sheddsales@iserv.net HELP WANTED! Your club needs you. Do you have a spouse, friend or significant other who is interested in helping in registration? Meet new people, stay dry, and work as little as 4 hours. Help the VSCDA put our best foot forward. Contact the VSCDA office at or vscda@sbcglobal.net New VSCDA New Contact Information: Address: VSCDA P.O. Box Grand Rapids, MI Phone: Fax: VSCDA@SBCglobal.net Office hours: 8:00 am 6:00pm EST Monday - Thursday

6 February 2010 Page 6 Blackhawk Vintage Classic June 18-20, 2010 The track at Blackhawk Farms in Rockton, Illinois, has a pretty good layer of snow on it as of this writing, but just wait the thaw will come and so will the 2010 Blackhawk Vintage Classic! We re well into planning a great event for this year. Some quick highlights as we see them at this early juncture: Again this year, the race is on Father s Day weekend: June This is a fine time for you Dads (and since we are vintage racers: Grand Dads) to get the kids out with you. It s never too early to start showing the next generation what to do with the old cars we ll be leaving behind for them! We re working hard to keep our costs down for our events. Right now, we re in our budgeting phase for the race weekend at Blackhawk, and we can say pretty confidently that if there is any increase in registration cost, it will be a small one. We re investigating the possibility of a special appearance by a notable car and driver. If we can get a commitment to this, you won t want to miss seeing and chatting with a part of our racing history. Once again, we will be working with the Shriners in their support of the medical needs of deserving children. VSCDA has a long tradition of helping the local Shriners provide free transportation to children who need to get to their fine medical facilities. You ll see a line on the entry form for a special donation to this great cause. This is always a wonderful weekend at one of our favorite tracks. Get it on your calendar, and get going on those winter car chores. This will be another great one! Ted Sodergren and Lynn Serra Blackhawk Vintage Classic Co-Chairs HELMETS AND HANS DEVICES SA 2010 Snell rated helmets will not be available until October, Therefore, SA 2000 and SA 2005 Snell rated helmets will be approved for the VSCDA racing events for Helmets must be in good condition, intact and without extensive wear, including the linings. VSCDA does not require, but strongly recommends the use of HANS-type devices. For a list of approved head and neck restraint devices, go to VSCDA drivers are reminded that SVRA and HSR now require HANS-type devices for racing in their respective events.

7 February 2010 Page 7 Continental Grand Prix III July 24 25, 2010 Autobahn Country Club 3795 South Patterson Road Joliet, IL The Continental Autobahn Grand Prix is returning to its original July time! And it will be a racer and car guy s delight. In addition to two days of racing on the south track in some unique formats (with the choice oft a test and tune day on Friday courtesy of the Autobahn), late afternoon enduros on the COMBINED NORTH AND SOUTH TRACKS, we are planning tours of the Autobahn Country club s most unique features member s garages and their car collections! Located near Joliet on Chicago s south side in the heart of VSCDA s membership, this technically challenging track is an ideal venue for safe, close racing. As car guys, we love to race and look over each other s cars. We love to see exotic cars and Autobahn members have many. They have offered to share rides for charity on the North track for family and friends while we race on the south track! And on Saturday night, members have opened their garages and their collections to share with other dedicated car guys us! Plans are underway for more go kart racing, a car show and lunchtime track touring for Chicago land car clubs (for whom we are the excitement!), a fun and different party on Friday night, storage of trailer for the week if you are racing at the KIC the week before and more. The Continental Autobahn Grand Prix is shaping up to be family friendly fun, with safe racing in new formats and a car guy s delight in the heart of VSCDA territory! Be there! Scott Fohnman #53 MGB and Nowell Korey #28 MGB

8 February 2010 Page 8 3 DAY RACE EVENT Vintage Grand Prix Au Grattan XXIII August 20-22, 2010 Don t miss VSCDA s Summer Party 3 days of great racing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Trackside dinners under the Big Top Trans-Am B Sedan Featured Cars Race #3 of the VSCDA Vintage Vee Series Sunday 1 hour Enduro Taking suggestions from the membership for schedule, dinners, other ideas to make this the best race weekend of the year. More Info? *** Rick Cook *** or rccook16@hughes.net

9 February 2010 Page 9 Elvis and Ann Margaret on their way to the ELVF in their Elva If you think it s too early to start thinking about the ELVF you could not be more wrong. The 2010 edition of the ELVF is going to be packed with activities and history. It will be the 25 th anniversary for our premier VSCDA event. Even more exciting than that is 2010 is also the 60 th anniversary for racing in Elkhart Lake. We are working with the Historic Race Circuits Preservation Society to make this a very special year on and off the track. On the track we will be changing the scheduling to allow more track time for everyone. Our Feature Marque this year will be Elva. The Elva Porsche won the Road America 500 outright in The Elva group is promising a huge turnout. Off track we will be combining our Road Course Re-enactment with the Historic Circuits group to make it even better. Gather on the Green along with a Concours d Provenance, will have some world-class cars for your enjoyment. The winning C-Type Jaguar of the 1952 Sheldon Cup Race is already committed to being there. We will have a lot more details in next month s newsletter; but needless to say you will not want to miss the ELVF for Deb and Mike Korneli Co-chairs ELVF

10 February 2010 Page 10 A FEW from the STEW! By Don Tuscany, Car Prep and Classification Steward The VSCDA Member Survey made it clear that you were interested in more communication from the Board and its committees. So, as of this newsletter, I am starting a column to address the goings on in Car Preparation/Classification and, potentially, the Tech world, with the support of Dave Young, our new Tech Director. I will attempt to set context, educate, dispel rumors, communicate changes and, most importantly, answer questions from the VSCDA membership at large. I hope you enjoy my mix of directness and humor. A great deal of era correct work has been set in place by my predecessor Carl Braun. Carl has continued to assist me as I get up to speed. My thanks to Carl, a true gentleman and a scholar! I see my role as twofold: 1) help the members understand and comply with the rules, and 2) keep vigilance over the appropriateness of the rules. I hope to have a column in each newsletter. Since this is a volunteer position, and with to me at a premium with work and family life, I will do the best I can. The Importance of Rules Anything in life we touch from street cars, to jobs, to societal and public interest, to air travel or credit cards has rules. Racing in all forms has very detailed and important rules. VSCDA is no exception. We deploy rules that apply to our form of racing. We are vintage racers. We run at eight-tenths. We work to remember the spirit and values of racing periods gone by. That is why it is called vintage racing. Racing clubs exist for those who want to go 110% on preparation and track demeanor. We are gentlemen and women racers who focus on the cars, their history, safety, and camaraderie. So, yes, some of the rules may seem to hamper what a hard core racer desires. To a certain extent, I would suggest that we work on getting over that opinion. Racers of all kinds work to stretch the rules. Car Tech and Prep works to hold a line. VSCDA should be no different. Because VSCDA is a different level of racing doesn t mean the rules are unimportant. No Run What Ya Brung VSCDA is not a run what ya brung racing group. We have limits, and those limits are found in the Mod 2 class in Groups 2 and 8. It is the maximum modification VSCDA allows for some production cars; take one step off the cliff and you fall into the gorge of racing with another organization. I do not believe that cliff has to have the same boundary line over time, but changes need to be thoughtful and well planned. The Era Correct and Mod Class rules were established by the Board for production racers in They did it to address several concerns from the membership over three basic elements: legitimate motors, brakes and weight. Did VSCDA lose a few drivers who chose not to be compliant? Yep. Did VSCDA gain cars and drivers that reverted to the Era Correct rules? To coin a phrase used by Sarah Palin, You Betcha! VSCDA believes that if a racer desires to build a silhouette vintage car (i.e. very modern components or mismatched engines under the skin of a 1960 s or 70 s car), then do it. There are many opportunities to race with other clubs. How to Our Rules Compare Comparing our rules to other clubs indicates we are pretty accommodating. I have talked to my peers in other race clubs, and they find our rule set to be very sound. That is why they welcome our cars as guest drivers in their events. I could not find another VMC club that has MOD 1 & 2 categories for race groups. VSCDA is about 60-70% of the way towards restrictive on a continuum from no rules to very restrictive. Here are a couple of examples: 1) For 2010 CVAR has announced that all cars are required to be checked for 5 items: motor bore and stroke, brakes, weight, wheels/tires and transmissions. These items must be in accordance with their rules. 2) VSCDA welcomes period correct re-creations if a car owner wants to work with us. I used this process with Carl Braun to build my Fiat 124 Abarth FIA Group IV car. But, when I inquired about my car s eligibility with VARAC and CVAR, I was told I could not join their clubs, but I would be allowed to run as a guest for a race. Discussions have just begun with an active member on a 1967 TVR prototype period re-creation car.

11 February 2010 Page 11 Communication In the short time I have held my current role in VSCDA, I have listened to many comments from members. I take them all to heart, and if something needs to be fixed, I will work with the Competition Director and Board to change it. But some grumbling can t be satisfied, nor should it. In future newsletters I will write about: the myths of EC rules, MOD classes, limitations under our 1967 SCCA rules (Yes, our rule set is based on the 1967 SCCA GCR.), brakes, motors, and weight. I urge everyone to read and know the rules. Although our web site is in the process of being updated, there is still a ton of information available on the current site. Please feel free to contact me before doing anything to your cars or buying a car. Rule interpretation is not always correct, so it pays to ask. So reach out, ask questions, and send your data supported recommendations. I will weigh them carefully. I can be reached at vscdacarprepstew@live.com. Thanks, the STEW Don Tuscany Group 8 Fiat Abarth 124

12 February 2010 Page 12 For the Next Two Years This is a TEST and Only a TEST! By; Don Tuscany, Car Prep and Classification Steward & Steve Bonk, Group 8 B-Sedan/TA Racer The VSCDA Board knows our club s future will depend partly on our ability to seek out opportunities to expand the cars and model years we accept. Also, in our Member Survey, many of you clearly asked the club to explore new opportunities. Steve Bonk and I, along with the full support of the Board and Eligibility Committee, are proud to announce a two-year test on expanding our racing groups and racing years. On February 3, 2010 the Board voted unanimously to adopt a recommendation from the Eligibility Committee (Carl Braun, Paul Fitzsimmons, Yves Boode, Steve Bonk and Don Tuscany, Car Preparation Steward) to expand the C & B- Sedan/Trans Am group eligibility. This is a two-year test in 2010 and This expansion will be for cars in the Under 2.5 Liter category and will expand racing opportunities to cars that fit and follow the SCCA Sedan/TA rules up to and including cars from We chose the 1979 cutoff since, in 1980, the GT series replaced B-Sedan. The Eligibility Committee will convene at the end of the 2010 and 2011 seasons (or any time in between deemed necessary) to evaluate the test. If this change is determined to be a success at the close of 2011, a final rule set will be put in place. If not, we will revert to the current rules and car eligibility in What s New The detailed rule set will be found on the VSCDA website shortly and will also be listed on Steve Bonk s Trans Am B Sedan website at Here s an overview: 1. Create a new class in Group 8 for all C/B-Sedans (VSCDA or Guest TA). The class will be TA/Sedan 2.5 liter & under. 2. Create a Guest Racing Membership for TA/Sedan racers to participate in this expansion test. 3. Extend an invitation for Guest racing to all TA/Sedan drivers currently not with VSCDA. During the test period, current VSCDA members are not eligible to present for tech inspection and entry any car built or otherwise acquired which conforms to the newly allowed Guest cars described in the new class (i.e., TA/Sedan-2.5 liter and under ). Any car presented by current VSCDA members must conform to current VSCDA car preparation standards. 4. Specific TA/Sedan rules will be in place, including: a. VSCDA will move all sedans in Group 8 (Alfa, Datsun, BWM, Fiat, or others) to the new category for the next two years. b. Current VSCDA B-sedan racers (as of 1/1/10) must stay with present VSCDA Group 8 rules and car preparation during this test. 5. For Guest consideration, a racer can't be a VSCDA member as of 1/1/10, or, if a present member, you must be presenting a totally new car which has raced with another VMC club at least twice in the preceding year under TA/Sedan rules. 6. Current VSCDA members will NOT be able under any circumstance to modify their cars for this group even if Guest racers present variations. This will include, but not be limited to, adding a 2L motor to Datsun 510s, later model heads on 2L Alfas, large or different brakes, suspension, or other modification opportunities. 7. For Guest cars, we will accept the cars as prepared for, and accepted by, any other legitimate, vintage racing organization. Legitimate is defined as a club in good standing with VMC. a. Although it is not a VMC member, we will allow Midwestern Council (MCSSC V/H) sedan racers on an event-by-event test basis. b. If a driver or vintage club is under VMC sanctions, the car/driver will not be accepted. c. Guests will be required to file new documents with their first entry application. i. Fill out a new passport form on their car preparation with pictures similar to CPS.

13 February 201 Page 13 ii. Submit copies of their log book issued from those VMC organizations and prove they raced the car the prior year (i.e., cover and race page with two 2009 date races). iii. Provide pictures of the car as raced during d. All Guest cars will be tech d to the passport and pictures, including weight, before they can be accepted for safety tech. There will be no Annual Tech s for Guest cars in the TA/Sedan class. Steve Bonk, as expansion sponsor, will assist the Car Prep Steward at each race. e. The VSCDA Car Prep Steward will reserve all rights to reject a car, even if raced with another vintage organization. 8. The following VSCDA conditions will apply: a. VSCDA GCR tire rules apply treaded DOT tires (under no circumstance are cheater Hoosier A6 or A8 or comparable slicks allowed), 50 series profile tires maximum allowed unless the Car Prep Steward approves an alternate for a unique situation in the passport. b. Wheels/rims are given a maximum width of 1.5 plus production measure and strict compliance with rim diameter for all cars. c. Guest TA/Sedan cars must carry the heavier of the weight that their home club requires in their GCR or 1 lb per cc of displacement (without driver). d. The Car Prep Steward reserves the right to inspect any Guest or VSCDA TA/Sedan for rule compliance and weight. Strict compliance on all other TA/Sedan rules will apply, such as suspension components and attachment points, chassis modifications. No tube chassis, no custom suspension, limited suspension attachment points modifications, no coil over shocks, etc. 9. Finally, VSCDA reserves all rights to make any changes associated with this test as to rules, drivers, and groupings, including immediate cancellation of the test or series. For further information, contact Steve Bonk at SSPMotorsport@aol.com or the VSCDA Car Prep Steward at vscdacarprepstew@live.com.

14 February 2010 Page 14 Un-storing Your Vee The things required to get you ready for the first race after long term storage depend a bit upon what you did to store it in the first place. So, let me tell you what we recommend for long term storage and why. 1. Drain the fuel cell. (Or if not easily done, fill it to the top.) One or the other is recommended by the Fuel Cell manufactures. This prevents the volatile compounds from evaporating and deteriorating the cell. 2. Pump the carb throttle to empty ALL of the fuel from it. One of the biggest problems with long term storage is the nasty debris that will be left over in all the jets and throttle pump after fuel evaporation. 3. Crank the engine with the throttle open and squirt some WD-40 in it. This keeps the interior of the intake manifold from rusting. (and they rust up fast) 4. We usually loosen the rocker arm shafts to relieve the valve springs. Otherwise one or more springs will be fully compressed for the full storage term, causing a degradation in the spring rate at height. 5. Keep a Battery Tender on it for the full storage period. They are trickle chargers that automatically shut off an on as needed to keep the battery at a float level. Keeping you battery at a float level will give you several years of use. Letting one drop to below 70% or 80% and then storing that way, vastly decreases its life due to sulfation. So, if that or more is what you did to store it, bringing it out of storage will be easy. 1. Tighten your rocker assemblies and adjust valve lash. 2. Crank the engine without ignition until you read some oil pressure. Five pounds is plenty. 3. Fill the fuel tank if emptied. (see above) 4. Apply ignition and start it up. Let it idle for a while. Getting the oil temp up will make for an easier drain and will remove much of the humidity. 5. Drain the oil and change the filter. 6. Typically if you do a tune-up at the beginning of the season, do that now. 7. Changing brake fluid, bleeding brakes and adjusting would be the next suggestion. Note that you will probably have some rust on the interior of the 8. drums. It will come off pretty quickly. But before adjusting your brake shoes, you should drag the brakes a little and spin each of the wheels to clean them up.

15 9. Regarding the step above, now would be a good time to grease front wheel bearings. If so, you will have your drums off so it will be easy to check the brake linings and lightly sandpaper the rust off the drums. Don t adjust your brakes until after you have adjusted the wheel bearings. 10. Depending upon how much time you have on the transaxle fluid you might want to change it now. 11. Changing the fuel filter would also be in order. Actually other than the normal alignment, bolt checks etc. that is all you will really have to do. Also do the same checks that the tech guys are going to do. Rain light working?, Positive cable battery leads shielded correctly, etc. However, you MIGHT have problems. It cranks, but won t idle or start: More than likely evaporated fuel debris is in the carb internals. Does the throttle pump put a good squirt of fuel in the carb when you pump it? If not, you aren t getting fuel to the carb, or one of the check balls in the carb throttle pump is stuck. You may have to remove the cover from the throttle pump and clean it out with carb cleaner. Also the fuel pump can go bad after sitting for a long term since that is when the rubber pumps get hard and brittle. If it s an idle issue, you may be able to clear the passages in this way: Rev the engine up to a few thousand RPM and then immediately fully cover the carb intake with your hand, stalling the car. The heavy vacuum will often clear the orifices. If that doesn t work you may end up having to open the carb up and start cleaning. Neither one of the above issues is typically a problem IF you did step 2 above when preparing for storage. If you have a cranking problem it probably is the battery, but other possibilities are: 1. A internally corroded master kill switch. Turn it on and off several times. This will wipe the contacts. 2. A defective starter bushing in the transaxle. This ALWAYS acts like a weak battery. 3. Any loose battery to starter motor connections, etc. If you are still having a problem, give us a call, we can walk you through it on the phone and get you going. Next year, if you follow all the proper storing steps you probably won t have any problems. SR Racing, 100 Mercer Ct. Suite 120, Lexington KY, 40511, sracing@mindpring.com , SRracing.com Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association

16 February 2010 Page VSCDA Race Schedule April 29 - May 2 Spring Brake Driver s School & Races GingerMan Raceway South Haven, MI Chair: Jeff Janus, Ric delrosario, Ron Smit June July August Blackhawk Vintage Classic XVIII Blackhawk Farms South Beloit, IL Chair: Ted Sodergren, Lynn Serra Continental Grand Prix Autobahn Country Club Joliet, IL Chair:Scott Fohrman & Nowell Korey Vintage Grand Prix Au Grattan XXIV Grattan Raceway Park Grattan, MI Chair: Rick Cook September Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival XXV Road America Elkhart Lake, WI Chair: Mike & Deb Kornelli

17 February 2010 Classifieds Page 17 For Sale: W.T.B.gooseneck/5th wheel car trailer with living area in it need a 14 foot or larger garage if you have one please call dave For Sale:, 1969 Corvette Roadster, removable front & rear, tunnel fiberglass, full rollcage, vscr logbook, has run with vscda #41, midwest council, 22 gal cell, holley blue fuel pump barry grant regulator,fram gas filter, stewart warner gauges, tach with recall, speedometer, pressure, oil temp,water temp, fuel pressure,360 cu in motor,dart little m block,crower lightweight crank, crower rods, diamond pistons,procomp steel heads ported, titanium valves, retainers, locks,jessel shaft rockers,comp cam, crower severe duty roller lifters,edelbrock performer rpm, weaver dry sump, moroso tank, aluminum kickout pan, mini starter high torque, mini alternator, drake water pump,750 holley hp carb, blackwing air filter, sonic dis clutch, T101 trans, 15x9/12 cup wheels $35000 Darwin Bosell For Sale: MGBGT. One of the fastest GT's around, well known in VSCDA and SVRA as reliable strong finisher with class wins and podium finishes. Good handling - perfect for someone wanting to start vintage racing - Price includes crew and personal instruction for drivers school in May - Delivery possible in mid-west US for gas money - Sebring styling with fiberglass front fenders and bonnet - New engine in 2007 with 8 races on it now - Comptune spec head and cam - Mallory Unilite ignition - Venolia Pistons / Carillo Rods - Roller rockers and larger valves - Lightened streamlined crank - Aluminum flywheel Close ratio gearbox Ready to race as it sits. $20,000 Call Tom Davis FOR SALE 1969 CORVETTE ROADSTER. VSCR logbook, has run with VSCDA #41, Midwest Council. Removable front and rear and tunnel, 22gal fuel cell with holley blue pump,barry grant regulator,fram filter. Stewart Warner gauges,tach with recall,speedometer,oil pressure, oil temp,water temp,fuel pressure. Fresh 360 cu. in. legal motor, weaver dry sump, moroso tank, t101 trans,3 dis clutch, mini alt,drake water pump, many more things. Medallion Car last year approved. $35,000 Darwin , For Sale: 2007 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4x4 Tow Vehicle Excellent tow vehicle with less than 40,000. Tow up to 6500lbs. Reese electric trailer brake controller installed. Loaded with leather, heated front seats, removable 3rd row seats, interior cargo cover, electronic diff lock and overdrive switch, 2wd/4wd selector on dash. All service by Toyota dealer. Original owner. Asking $29,500. John Hornbostel, Toledo, OH. Please call or for more information. bentleyblvd@yahoo.com 1966 Corvette Roadster - race history since GM bow-tie block, 3 stage dry sump system, Crower 4340 L.W. crank, Crower mid wt. Billet rods, JE forged pistons, Crower roller cam and lifters, Dart Pro I aluminum heads, 2.08 titanium intake valves, stainless steel exhaust valves, titanium retainers, MSD billet distributor and complete MSD ignition, Willys carburetor, Victor Jr intake Stahl headers and side pipes (chrome), Griffin radiator, 71/4 triple disc clutch, Jerico 4 speed, Wilwood brakes and rotors, fire system, ATL fuel cell, trans cooler, diff cooler, Guld strand suspension, recent repaint, new 5 point belts, motor recently refreshed by R&R Motorsports, 600+H.P., spares. $59,500 Brandon Ryder (773) For Rent - Car storage space in heated building located in Wood Dale, IL. $100/month to VSCDA members. Call Tom Hannagan for details (Nov 2009)

18 February 2010 Page 18 For Sale: These parts are looking for a good home other than mine. The asking price is listed on most parts. If you do not see what you need, please call, I may have your part: Midget 1972 and Sprite1964 front fenders, hood and trunk lid (make an offer). Bugeye 1960 like new complete front end including head lights ($1500); grill ($150); 2, 4.22 diff ($125 each); 6 axles ($25 each); 2 rear housings ($75 each); 1 new front disk ($20); set of disk dust covers ($20); set of doors ($175) Sprite 1964: Front assembly ($125); Tanneau set and Bra ($175); 1098 engine parts (call); Midget 1972: grill ($ 125); set door w/glass ($225); convertible rib assemble ($ 125) Sprite 1964 and Midget 1972: radiators ($125 each), gas tanks with sending units ($75), tail lights ($ 50 each set); Lotus 7: 2, non cross flow plasma cut exhaust flange ($45 each); swirl pot new ($85); full set of Prince engineering drawings ($100); SPAX, two DV-803 fronts, two 125#, two DV-805 with new bushings. Europa 1969: Body w 2 sets of doors one with glass and motors ($ make reasonable offer); 5 speed R1326, Type 395($300); full set of Renault and Europe manuals ($85). Wheels: 4 Stock Midget clean ($15 each); 4 Revolutions 6J 13, 3 ¾" bolt pattern three sets of lugs ($300). Exhaust racing collector: 1 5/8", 4 to 1($50), 1 3/4", 4 to 1($65); some two to ones call on sizes needed. Philip Zamlynski ptsnet@btc-bci.com or Shipping and packaging is extra. '62 E-Type Jaguar Coupe: SVRA / VSCDA log books from June '87. Every receipt since '87. Engine features: enlarged water passages for improved cooling, Carrillo rods, Ross pistons, C4808 crank, re-worked head, ARP fasteners, Isky cams, ATI harmonic balancer, TJP race radiator, high performance oil pump, baffled sump, Accusump, Rob Beer crank scraper, custom supplemental oiling system, Jet Hot ceramic-coated race headers, Aeroquip throughout. TJP lightweight aluminum flywheel, Quartermaster triple disk clutch, full scatter shield. Later series uprights w/series 3 calipers and rotors, TJP reaction plate, Kirkey race seat, Tilton brake bias, full race torsion bars, Konis, custom driveshaft-driven cooling fan for rear brakes. Fiberglass bonnet, Lexan windshield, plexiglass side and rear windows. Dunlop-style peg drive wheels. 11 lb. three nozzle fire system, Fuel Safe fuel cell, Cool Suit plumbing Same owner 22 years. No DNF's in 12 years; fast, safe, reliable. Honda Elite E 50cc track bike also available. $70,000. Marc Mastoon (847) marc@mmastoon.com. For Sale - HANS DEVICE SPORT MODEL New in the box - ALL SIZES Available. Can include the new QD - Quick Disconnect - Feature at no additional charge. $675. Tim or tap4tim@gmail.com

19 2009 OFFICERS President - Treasurer - Secretary - Jeffress Hailand jbhlotus@aol.com Rod Bolhous rbolhous@bucyrus.com Marvin Primack docprimack@sbcglobal.net GROUP REPRESENTATIVES Group 1 Marvin Primack docprimack@sbcglobal.net Group 2 Jeff Porasik jporasik@wi.rr.com Group 3 Carl Braun clbraun@vintagerace.net Group 4 Frank Newton Frank.Newton@comcast.net Group 5 TBD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rod Bolhous rbolhous@bucyrus.com Carl Braun clbraun@vintagerace.net Jim Donato jdonato@donatoandsonsjeep.com Group 6 Brian Kennedy briankennedy@citlink.net Group 7 Robert Maurer maurerr@central.edu Group 8 Barb Nevoral alfa45@juno.com Paul Fitzsimmons pfitzsimmons@blairfitzsimmons.com Jeffress Hailand jbhlotus@aol.com Bob Hann tarbo@comcast.net John Houlton john.houlton@firstnationalfinancial.com Mike Korneli dkorneli54@charter.net Alan Kupferschmid Barb Nevoral alfa45@juno.com Marvin Primack docprimack@sbcglobal.net Matt Primack mattprimack@yahoo.com Bob Shedd sheddsales@iserv.net VIPs Car Preparation Steward Don Tuscany And Grouping/Classing vscdacarprepstew@live.com Director of Competition & Chief Driving Instructor Driver s Committee Chair Chief of Tech VMC Representative Bob Shedd sheddsales@iserv.net Jim Austhof snowpoint@aol.com Dave Young dyoung1947@yahoo.com Jeffress Hailand jbhlotus@aol.com

20 VSCDA P.O. Box Grand Rapids, MI Phone Fax Website: Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday 8 AM to 6 PM EST Office IMPORTANT YOUR VSCDA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM IS ENCLOSED ARTICLES & ADVERTISEMENTS Articles are needed for each Newsletter issue. If you would like to write one we would much appreciate it. Your Article should be copy ready with pictures in jpg or tif format. Classified ads are FREE for VSCDA members and $20 for non-members. Your Ad should be copy ready (NO photos). Commercial ad rates are as follows: 3 Issues $75 6 Issues $ Issues $250 Send all articles and advertisements to the VSCDA newsletter editor Kathy Newton at KBNewton@comcast.net VSCDA REGALIA Beach Towel - White $15 Book - The Ace Factor by E. Paul Dickinson $15 Cap - Black, Khaki, Navy or White $15 Coffee Mug - Black $3 ea or $10 for 4 Cool Collar - Blue $5 Decals - Color Logo 2 Inside or Outside $3 3 Inside or Outside $4 4 Inside or Outside $5 5 Inside or Outside $8 VSCDA in White or Black $4 Duffle Bag - Black $25 Grille Badge $50 Fleece Jacket - Ladies - Black $30 Fleece Jacket - Men s - Black $30 Microfiber Jacket - Men s - Navy $35 Patch $10 Posters $1 Denim Shirt - Ladies or Men s Long Sleeve $25 Polo Shirt - Ladies V-Neck, Short Sleeve - White $20 Polo Shirt - Men s Button Neck, Short Sleeve - Khaki $20 Sweat Shirt - Light Blue, Khaki or Navy $20 Tee Shirt - Kid s Crew Neck - Black $10 Tee Shirt - Ladies V-Neck - Black $10 Tee Shirt - Men s Crew Neck - Black $10 Umbrella $15 Visor - Black or White $10 Watch $10 Cost of Item(s) plus Shipping VSCDA accepts MasterCard and VISA