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1 P i t Volume 55 Number 5 May 2015 P a t t e r That is Victoria Edstrom and although that is not a yellow Fiat 500, it s pretty close. Inside: Photography by Bob Blucher May Doc s Streetside 5/7 - pg 3 April event results April meeting minutes Other stuff Martin Sports Car Club

2 Event Schedule: Sunday, May 10, 2015 Event #5, Lake County Technical Center Event Chair: The Giddens and Schneider families, Chris Biedal Sunday, June 14, 2015 Event #6, Lake County Technical Center Event Chair: Don Cross, Adam Kutchak, Kevin Madyda, Brian Sewell, Peter Tang July 2015 Event #6, Lake County Technical Center Event Chair: Hosts needed Transmissions Check out our website! Executive Board President Mickey Gauldin Vice President Mikael Edstrom Secretary Troy Watters Treasurer Ben Turner Events Director Zane Plumley 2 Pit Patter Editor Bert Foschini Circulation Bert Foschini bfoschini@yahoo.com

3 May Event News Monthly Club Meeting Thursday, May 7, 2015 Doc s Streetside Grille 1315 Orange Ave Orlando, FL :30PM Located just south of downtown Orlando, right across the street from ORMC. Street parking is available as is a four story parking garage in the rear. Doc's validates so there is no charge for parking in the garage (normal cost is $4). Access to both meeting rooms (on the third floor) is via elevators outside Doc's Grille. For more details, go to the website and look under the Event Locations tab. May Autocross Sunday, May 10, 2015 Lake County Technical Center Frankies Road Tavares, FL Time: 8:00 am - On-site registration opens 8:30 am - On-site registration closes, $10 late fee begins 9:00 am - Tech inspection closes 9:15 am - Guided walk-thru w/novice instructor (mandatory for Novice entrants) 9:45 am - Drivers meeting 10:00 am - First car out Pre-register and pre-pay at myautoevents.com 3

4 Martin Sports Car Club, General Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 2, Doc s Streetside Grill 4 April Meeting Minutes Meeting Called to Order 7:30p by Mickey Gauldin Everyone receive a Pit Patter this month; please change 50/50 winner in Feb to Jason Stroud from Jason Chonody Motion made to approve March minutes unanimous approval with above change caveat Treasurer Ben Turner A review of income vs expenditures and club remains very in the black VP Report Mikael Edstrom No safety issues known or reported Special thanks to Bob Blucher for filling in and designing course Secretary Troy Watter Remember to sign the roster and advise of any updates to contact information Events Report Zane Plumley Mar OCCC, 119 racers w/ 24 novices highest ever recorded turnout TTD open-wheel was JG Pasternak TTD fendered was Bob Blucher (designed course ringer?) Don Hosler and Aaron Stogsdill introduced new class during March event; further discussion needed Upcoming Events Apr LTC Hosts: The Edstrom s, Erich Mertz, Scott Swartz May Daytona SCCA PDX on full course, 2 x 20min sessions = $150 May Sebring Hosts: MSCC Board, Chris Hammer, Mike Mincey, Olivia Edstrom - Non-Points Event May LTC Hosts: The Giddenseses, The Schneider s, Chris Biedal Jun LTC Hosts: Don Cross, Peter Tang, Adam Kutchak, Kevin Madyda, Brian Sewell July event TBD Hosts needed Aug OCCC Hosts needed Old Business Contact with Buzz Thompson still needed Multiple event locations currently under discussion and investigation for 2015 (Gainseville, St Augustine, Geneva, FIRM, Gulf Coast, Whitehouse, Palm Bay, etc.) Trailer repairs and upkeep: * Replacement aluminum rims obtained, 2 new tires purchased, all rims mounted and installed to trailer * Brakes adjusted and tested working as normal! * Wheel bearings, and spare tire (circa 1999) replaced * Above Trailer expenses slightly over previously approved cost; motion proposed to approve increased cost * Unanimous approval by all present * Tire Covers obtained Helmet replacements, Trailer timing display research ongoing Patches are in and will be distributed by Treasurer Ben Turner Slogan on trailer is ongoing Timing issues with AC4 tentatively marked as resolved; testing continues at April Event Autocross school research ongoing Backup PC/laptop discussed; Mike Mincey might be able to source a backup

5 April Meeting Minutes New Business Timing System *AC4 software upgraded but live timing option removed, and is now a standalone plugin for $150 *Travis Turner able to source an alternative (AXti.me) to be debuted at the April Event *Helmet barcodes for racers to help with timing discussed *Christmas tree for starting line discussed *Indications on timing displays for OFF or # of CONES discussed New position in trailer Helmet Manager (aka Lord of the Helmets) Banquet still ongoing for location, date/time, and menu Discussion for grouping all runs together vs having separate runs (AM run vs PM run) discussed Kindle reported missing at OCCC event any information please contact George Bonafede Swap Time Travis Turner is selling his 2009 M3 see Travis for pricing and availability Travis Turner is selling 4 19X9.5 Volk VRG-2s w/ tires see Travis for pricing and availability 50/50 drawing Won by Olivia Edstrom New Members Amy Schwandes Hasan Schwandes Both unanimously approved for membership by members present Member Stories George Bonafede might have a line with a vendor to exclusively rent FIRM on a Friday; date/ pricing to be announced New Member Hasan Schwandes actually works at Lockheed Martin! Fingernail polish can be used as Loctite, and acetone will unlock it - you really had to be there Upcoming Meeting Next General Meeting has been modded and will be on May 7 at Doc s Streetside Grille Members in Attendance: R. Blucher, G. Bonafede, D. Cross, J. Cruz, K. DeBower, O. Edstrom, M., D. & J. Giddens, D. Hosler, T. McDonald, E. Mertz, M. Mincey, L. Nimoy, Z. Plumley, A. & H. Schwandes, T. Turner, T. Watters Guests: T. Edstrom Regular Meeting Adjourned: 9:00p by Mickey Gauldin May Birthdays! *Penny Belvoir *George Bonafede *Matt Ferratusco *Kevin Madyda *Roy Watters *Troy Watters *Chris Wells 5

6 Martin Sports Car Club Final Results - April Event - Sun Total Registered: 70, with Times: 68 6

7 Martin Sports Car Club Final Results - April Event - Sun Total Registered: 70, with Times: 68 7

8 Martin Sports Car Club Final Results - April Event - Sun Total Registered: 70, with Times: 68 8

9 Martin Sports Car Club Top 20 - April Event - Sun Timed Entries: 68 Event Host Responsibilities REMINDER - All members are required to host an event each year. If you are an active member please get with Zane Plumley and sign up to host an event. So, once is expected of an Event Host? 1. Design course map, and have submitted to board by the executive board meeting (last Thursday of the month). 2. Provide course maps for racers at the event. 3. Draw course map on big white board at the event or have large printout posted on trailer. 4. Arrive early to the event (7am, earlier if tire change is necessary) 5. Block off parking and spectator area, if necessary. This should be completed from Board approval papers. 6. Unload and setup the trailer (except for timing, radio, PA) 7. Setup the course. Find V.P. and have safety walkthrough performed as soon as ready. 8. Setup the course worker stations. Fire Extinguisher, Red flag, Course station number. 9. Host the drivers meeting. 10. Fill in for worker positions, as needed. 11. Adjust the number of runs, as needed. 12. Determine Fun run plausibility. 13. Load trailer and make sure venue is fully cleaned up. 9

10 By The Body Electric Race Report Computers. They have been around, in one form or another, for a very, very long time. They have the ability to make our lives easier and we have become very dependent on them. Why am I being all Captain Obvious here? Well, because there was a major issue with the computer at the April event (no fooling!), and all of the data had to be manually reconstructed and manually input. Meaning the results are, in purely technical terms, wonky. Thankfully, the course, the weather and the fun factor had no reliance on computers. This is your distant early warning that the afterimage of the event communicated below may not be 100% chronologically correct. So, join me in this digital recounting of an analog event. And, for those in the know handle with kid gloves. There were a few folks who did not have to worry about what the computer had to say regarding their results those who had no competition. It s no BS that Doug Prentiss ran alone in BS, while Kim DeBower was a one -man band in DS. Bob Palmblad had no one to race in HS, but proved he is still as fast as ever, by running a quicker time than 21 of the 22 others who ran in the Street classes and posting a Top 20 finish. David Hanington ran alone in SSR, finishing 7 th overall and Mickey Gauldin was the sole entrant in SSM, notching a Top 10 finish. The novice class was the largest class by a wide margin. And, for a change, there was some close competition, as evidenced by the fact that the top 4 were separated by less than half a second. Daniel Zamora finished 5 th with Matthew Pagan 4 th and Juney Thompson 3 rd. It took Jonathan Triyono three tries to stay on course, but once he found his way around he found his way into 2 nd place, with Raymond Pozzi taking the novice class win and a one -way ticket to opening classing. Erich Mertz was fast in AS, racing to victory by over 8/10 of a second ahead of Don Hosler, with Maury Hamill 3 rd. CS saw the return of some familiar (and long) names as Greg Shumaker finished 1 st, with the equally familiar Jason Hupenbecker finishing 2 nd and newly minted member Michael Tomich taking 3 rd. The E Street band was made up of 3 members this month (although only 2 of the 3 were MSCC members and I don t know any of their songs) and it was Kevin Bonitz stealing a close win over Scott Swartz. FS saw the timeless Bruce Abbott (who has been racing longer than MSCC has been in existence; in fact, when Bruce started racing they kept time on an abacus) take on Steve Marcum, with Steve as the victor. GS matched AS and CS as the largest street classes, but surpassed those classes in competitiveness as the top 4 were within less than a second of each other, and the margin of victory was less than a quarter of a second. Zane Plumley finished 3 rd as Ryan 10

11 Race Report McConville and Jason Phillips went toe-to-toe (we don t do wheel-to-wheel, thankfully) for the class win. Ryan set the early pace and Jason closed the gap, but in the end Ryan s lead held up and he claimed the win. On to the Street Touring classes, where in STF Ben Turner took on someone a quarter of his age and showed the young whipper snapper, Olivia Edstrom, old guys can drive pretty fast. We won t mention that Olivia got her license last week (or last year, but who cares about facts?). STX had very little drama as David Lineberry went fast early and Chris Biedal could not find the speed to catch him. STR, on the other hand, was packed with drama as Don Cross and Alex Montes traded the lead all day long. With 1 run remaining Alex had a slim lead of 0.218, but Don dropped over 4 tenths of a second on his final run to claim a well-earned win. STU has long been the domain of Ryan Speaks and the April event was another opportunity for this former Tiger Champion to claim dominion as Ryan won by almost 4 full seconds. In ASP John Giddens was wearing a wife beater, which for John is a racing helmet, and ran a typically scorching time 4 th fastest of the day - while in BSP Owen Brock had just enough speed to beat Justin Hall. And in CSP Bob Blucher bludgeoned Travis Turner by over 1.8 seconds (bludgeoned is too strong a word, but it sounded cool in my head) and blasted a top 3 overall finish. In SMST2 George Bonafede brought out his latest toy and proceeded to hit some cones with it I squirm just thinking about it - but once he cleaned up his act he knocked down the win over Kevin Spence, with Karel Schneider 3 rd and a Puck Cheaterson sighting. In SMST4 there was plenty of power and plenty of grip but not much angst as Harry Corbin scored the win by almost a full second. In SMF Salim Sanchez did not want to break up the Mendez family, so he kept them together, behind him, as he ran away with a 1.2 second win, with Luis Mendez 2 nd. Last, and least, in terms of time spent on course, was the SM class, where Tristan Sothern went fairly slow on his 1 st run (had his 1 st run time been his only official run he would have finished outside the top 20) and blisteringly fast on his 2 nd run to set the Top Time of Day. He failed to go any faster, but setting the TTD is, you know, the fastest all day, so there s that. I will finish where I started, which is to both hail and lament our reliance on computers. Why? Because this entire race report was not only created on a computer, but it was also based on the computed race results. Meaning? It is quite possible the results are not in the correct order, that Triston may have in fact set TTD on his final run, that the drama between Don Cross and Alex Montes so eloquently stated above did not unfold as the printed results would suggest. One thing computers cannot do is take us back in time..yet. 11

12 April Gallery Mike Mincey Ryan McConville Carolyn Smith Matthew Pagan 12

13 April Gallery David Hanington Travis Turner Charles King Evan Jones 13

14 April Gallery Jason Phillips Raymond Pozzi Maury Hamill Bob Palmblad 14

15 April Gallery Jennifer Prentiss Juney Thompson Justin Hall George Bonafede 15

16 April Gallery Tristan Sothern Nate Adair David Lineberry 16 Bruce Abbott

17 Speed Thrills 17

18 18 Tiger Standings

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