Jason Burns Earns Gold At Toledo Pro. Alan Lesher Takes IT Neon to Pocono. The Official Newsletter of the Susquehanna Region of the

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1 August March 2012 The Official Newsletter of the Susquehanna Region of the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. - Incorporated June 29, 1959 Alan Lesher Takes IT Neon to Pocono Alan Lesher wanted to get in more road racing seat time this year, so he headed to Pocono Raceway for the Tri-Region National on August Alan s Improved Touring Neon was autocrossed last year, but hasn t been on the track since Improved Touring isn t a recognized class in Nationals, but Alan creatively loopholed his way into Super Touring. Alan and the Neon enjoyed a good dusting off. See Alan s Getting In One More National Race story on Page 8. q After a three year hiatus, Alan Lesher broke out his trusty IT Neon for Pocono. John Rudy Photo Jason Burns Earns Gold At Toledo Pro Jason Burns on his way to the Toledo ProSolo SS class and Super Challenge wins. Ann Hollis Photo Jason Burns won his class and the Gumout Super Challenge at the Toledo ProSolo, the final regular ProSolo series event for The event was held July at Toledo Express Airport in Ohio. With that win, Jason took the Atlantic Zone ProSolo Championship. Next stop is the National ProSolo Finale at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska on Aug. 30-Sept. 2. He s tied in points with Sam Strano and Matt Braun going into the finale. See Jason s story, Pro Solo Challenges - Winning Always Requires A Little Luck beginning on Page 4. q

2 From the Editor s Desk As this issue is being buttoned up, we re heading into another double header weekend at the Farm Show. Two autocrosses will be run on Sunday, August 26th, with Series Event #9 in the morning and Event #10 in the afternoon. Then there s a lengthy pause until our final two series events, this time on the large lot at Giant Center in Hershey. Event #11 will be held Saturday, October 27th and the final Event #12 on Sunday, October 28th. The Road Tire category introduced by SCCA this year appears to have struck a chord locally and nationally. SCCA regards the three RT classes as provisional or supplemental in their first year of participation. RT classes will be run provisionally at the National Solo Championships. If participation reaches a level acceptable to SCCA, RT will become official. Judging from the number of local RT competitors and the fact that as this is written, 75 competitors have registered in the RT classes at Nationals, I d expect the National office to remove the provisional tag and include the Road Tire catagory at full status next year. Looking to the our future, Susquehanna Region has made a sizeable investment in new equipment this year. We purchased new pylons and a second digital display at the beginning of the 2012 season. Displays are now placed on both sides of the club truck for easier viewing. More recently our aging timing and scoring computers were replaced with up-to-date equipment. Our Solo future looks bright. Congratulations to Jason Burns for his Super Stock class and Super Challenge wins at the July Toledo ProSolo. q John MARCH 2012 Page 2 The Squeal is a monthly publication of Susquehanna Region, SCCA Send editorial, scheduling and advertising to: The Squeal John Rudy, Editor 3800 Hillcrest Road, Harrisburg, PA mail@johnrudy.com Susquehanna Region s membership meets at 8:00 PM on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except December, at Gilligan s Bar & Grill, 987 Eisenhower Blvd, Harrisburg, PA. For more information, go to our website at REGION OFFICERS Regional Executive Steve Limbert Assistant Regional Executive Henry Brillinger Secretary Dennis Cipriany Treasurer Alan Lesher Directors Dave Walter 3yr Alan Pozner 2yr Geoff Craig 1yr ASCC Representative Markus Houser AUTOCROSS COMMITTEE AUGUST 2012 Kate Ritter & Geoff Craig Co-chairs Henry Brillinger Site Aquisition/Relations Geoff Craig Course and Grid Design Chris Paveglio Pre-registration Kate Ritter Registration Dennis Cipriany Safety Ryan Hetrick Tech Inspection Anne Demmy Timing Charlie Demmy Starter Greg Hagan Novice Program Dan Woland EMT Services Paul Sciukas Workers Markus Houser Results

3 Region Executive Steve Limbert called the July membership meeting to order on July 24, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at Gilligan s in Harrisburg Steve welcomed two new people to the meeting, Adam and John Rozinski, who run Rallycross with a 99 Subaru Impreza. Alan Lesher gave the treasurer s report, and stated autocross income is a bit ahead of last year. He s paying for the Double Doubles on August 19th and August 26th. Henry Brillinger reports that we have 272 members, down three from last month. John Rudy, newsletter editor, said he d had a wealth of articles for the last newsletter, but also that he needs to get articles from the principals of the Region. Alan Lesher mentioned we should be looking ahead to getting a newer, more modern timing vehicle. We ve having ongoing expenses with our current vehicle. John Rudy reported there had been discussion on-line about the costs and scheduling of the Double events. It was noted that Susquehanna s event entry fees are actually lower than events held by surrounding clubs. Markus Houser said the reason for the Double Double events at the Farm Show is the high cost of the Farm Show lot rental and the limited availability of the Hershey lots during the summer due to Hersheypark being open. Part of the on-line criticism was the entry cost associated with «Meeting Minutes «the back-to-back August Double weekends. Unfortunately, lot availability is often not as flexible as we d like. A more balanced chedule will be explored for next year. Markus Houser commented that the Double Doubles are trying for the core workers and driver/workers alike. Chris Paveglio, Webmaster, said photos, results and series points from the most recent autocrosses are posted on the website. Charlie Demmy reported on Region merchandise. He said the Polo Shirts we d gotten earlier in the year are nearly gone and would need to be re-ordered in lots of 12 each. A cost analysis of the events was discussed. The topic of entry fees was raised. Dave Walter made the motion that this topic be discussed in the off-season. Motion carried. Discussion on making registration at the events running smoother. Alan Pozner made the motion to not change the prices but table the motion until October. Geoff Craig 2nd. Anne Demmy discussed timing when an Instructor is driving; times don t count. If the instructor is in the passenger s seat, then the driver s time is recorded. Paul Sciukas mentioned that on instructor runs, timing needs to know who is behind the wheel before the run. Geoff Craig mentioned the instructor badges are to ensure we can control who s an instructor, Page 3 and will have to be better policed. John Rudy also mentioned that an instructor cannot run before his own runs. He told of a previous Divisional where a club member was checking out the course at low speed, but was disqualified as pre-running the course is not allow in the rules. This may need to be discussed in the off-season regarding the Supplemental Rules. Driver s School will be left until next year, as it s too late to make arrangements this year. John Rudy also mentioned that a number of competitors pay the weekend membership fee at each event rather than pay for a full SCCA membership. Alan Pozner noted that it is less expensive. Old Business: None. New Business: Geoff Craig reported we had one electric eye malfunction, that needs repaired. Alan Lesher made the motion to authorize $150 for repairs. Henry Brillinger 2nd, passed unanimously. Geoff Craig thanked everyone for the work at the events. Good and Welfare: Charlie Demmy said there was a 67 Austin Healey on Ebay. Steve Limbert is still doing the Annual Tech for Road Racers, so contact him at Aircooled Racing, for an appointment. Motion to adjourn by Henry Brillinger, 2nd by Dave Walter. Adjourned at 8:50 p.m. q Respectfully submitted, Dennis Cipriany, region secretary

4 Page 4 Pro Solo Challenges Winning Always Requires A Little Luck By Jason Burns For those of you unfamiliar with the ProSolo format, there are two mirrored courses set up side-by-side, and you get six runs on each side within three sessions to bang out your quickest runs. Add your quickest runs from each side together to get your total time and where you finish in class. There is a twist - unlike a normal autocross, when you pull up the starting line, you re staring at a drag race Christmas tree. Yes, reaction time counts! There is a shot clock that gives you only 20 seconds to stage your car from when the car in front of you leaves the line. This combination is what makes ProSolo so intense and so much fun. The format can be a little hectic for the first time ProSoloist, but after a couple of runs, you realize how much fun it is. After class competition is completed, the Challenge rounds begin (as if there hasn t been a challenge up to this point). There is a Bonus Challenge that draws eight people from a hat, a Ladies Challenge of from eight to 16 drivers, and the Gumout Super Challenge of 32 drivers from the open classes. The Ladies and Super Challenges are composed of the class winners and the closest competitors behind the class winners. If you don t win your class, the closer Cover Story Jason and Heather Burns share driving duty in their 2010 Grand Sport Corvette. Ann Hollis photo. you get to the class winner, the better chance you have at qualifying for the Challenge. If you re not totally confused yet, let me add a twist to the Challenge rounds. Heather and I run a Grand Sport Corvette in Super Stock. It wouldn t be fair to run heads up against an H Stock Mini Cooper, so everyone in the Challenge rounds runs on a dial-in set by the winners of class competition. The drag race Christmas tree is set to let the Mini leave the start line before the Corvette, with the theory that if we run the same times as we did in class competition, we would cross the finish line at the same time. Each class has its own dial-in, and the Challenges are run as a single elimination bracket. Each competitor gets one run per side. When both sides times are combined, either driver is eliminated or moves to the next round. Red light starts are considered a DNF, so that is Rule Number 1: don t red-light in the Challenge rounds. This is not really a rule, but your friends get to make fun of you for instantly eliminating yourself from the challenge if you red-light. Now that you have a handle on how this Challenge thing works, here s an example of how you need a little (or a lot) of luck winning one of these Challenges. Allow me to reflect on my recent wins at the 2012 Toledo ProSolo Super Stock and Gumout Super Challenge. (Continued on Page 5 - See ProSolo Challenges... )

5 Page 5 Pro Solo Challenges... (Continued from Page 4) I always approach every autocross the same: stay relaxed, but stay focused on the task at hand. (This is an article in itself, so I will stop there.) Challenge rounds are no different. Take each round one at a time and don t look through the bracket list and say, Oh crap, I have to face Sam Strano next round, he s going to kill me. Every person in the Challenge earned his/her way there and has an equal chance to win. Back to the Toledo challenge: in the first round I was paired up with an ASP Mitsubishi Evo. I left.80 seconds before him since my times were slower in competition. I started on the left side course, got my car staged (don t forget Rule Number 1), watched the light come down and boom - I caught a good light. Grip was higher than when we ran in class competition so the car felt really good. As I was about half-way through the course (the second half was tighter), I reminded myself of Rule Number 2: don t hit cones. At the finish, I looked over to the right course to see my competitor, and he was a mile behind me. My competitor had a red light. Some luck for me, but I made a good run and made it to the second round. In round number two, I was paired up with an SM Mitsubishi Evo (got an Evo thing going on here). This time I got a.70 second advantage on the tree. I again started on the left side and went up to repeat what I did the first round, literally. Rule Number 1-check, Number 2-check, crossed the finish, looked over and no car this time. Again, the Evo had a red light. Now I was getting a little concerned because I was using up my luck at an alarming rate, and I still hadn t run the right side course to know how the grip was on that side. Round three, I was paired up with Bartek Borowski in an ES Miata. Now if his name alone doesn t intimidate you, know that almost everyone is picking Bartek to win ES at Nationals this year. Which brings me to Rule Number 3: whoever is beside me is going to lose. I started on the right side, and Bartek got a.66 second head start. My luck might have run out on this one, but I remembered Rule Number 4: no matter what happens before or during a run, never quit until you Jason receives a congratulatory handshake from final challenger Chris Fenter. Ann Hollis Photo pass the finish line. Rule Number 4 was told to me by one of our resident experts, the one and only John Rudy, many moons ago. You never know what can happen in the other lane; your competitor could hit a cone, go off course, red light, etc, so stay focused. Now that I was on rules overload, I went to the line and thought to myself nice clean run and focus on Rule Number 1 (no red light). I cut a good light, and the grip felt good, so I kept pushing hard. I came through the finish, looked over to the left side course, but couldn t tell who finished first. I rolled over to the left side and heard that I had a.20 second lead, which made me confident as I had run faster on the left side all weekend. Remembering the rules, I clicked (Continued on Page 6 - See ProSolo Challenges... )

6 Page 6 Pro Solo Challenges... (Continued from Page 5) off another good light and flew through the left side. I looked over at the right side course and it was still too close to call. I rolled over to the grid area and heard I won the round. I said to myself, I finally earned one. In round number 4, the semi-finals, you sit in the grid area and think, Hey, there are only four cars sitting here. Yes, I was one of the Final Four. I was paired up with the ProSolo challenge wizard Tony Savini. Every time he starts making rounds in a Challenge, he wins. I ve watched him win at least twice in the last year. Remember Rule Number 3 Jason, don t forget Rule Number 3. We rolled up to the line. I again started on the right side, hit a good light and made a good run. I had the lead by less than.1 of a second. We switched sides, and I expected Tony to be on kill mode after hearing he was down. This is where the heart starts beating through your chest with adrenalin. I knew I had to put in the run of the weekend to get through this round - this was it. Tony, in his A Stock Corvette, got over a second lead on the start. That is really hard to watch when you know you have a close round. Breathe, stay focused, need a good light. I saw Tony s light come down, and my rev s were up to prepared to launch hard. Boom - Tony had a red light! The man of steel just had a.497 red light (.500 is a perfect light). As a natural reaction to the moment, I launched the car when my light came down but immediately slowed to The obligatory champagne spray (water) in the Toledo ProSolo winner s circle. Ann Hollis Photo go through the course and stay out of the dirty lines. Tony and I passed by each other to shake hands, and he said these exact words Just remember, everyone who has beaten me in the past year has gone on to win the event. Wow, to the final round! I ve been here twice before, and usually my tires are eight million degrees and refuse to turn or put power down. I actually have been paired against the same person on both previous occasions, Andy Hollis, and lost. I technically won when Andy s car was found illegal at the 2008 ProSolo Finale, but there has been an asterisk in my head indicating that win was not earned the whole way. I was paired up with Chris Fenter in his C Stock Miata for the final round. Another big name in a Miata (but not a scary-sounding name this time); Chris too is one of the picks to win Nationals. By now, I was feeling pretty good about my chances. I had been following all the rules, and my tire temperatures were in good shape with the fortunate red lights. We rolled up to the line, and I was as relaxed as I had been all weekend. Chris got a one-second head start, and I started on the right side. Our revs were up, I see his lights come down, and he takes off. (Rule Number 1... Rule Number 1.) After what seemed like an hour, my light finally came down and boom - a good light. I charged through the first section of the course and by the time we got down to the far end, I stole a look over (Continued on Page 7 - See ProSolo... )

7 Page 7 Pro Solo... (Continued from Page 6) and seemed to have caught up to him. Keep pushing! I went through the second half of the course and crossed the finish line looking over at the other side to compare - looked like I got him. The announcer confirmed I won the first side with a half-second lead. We switched sides, and I went to my faster left side. As I approached the staging area, my brain was going in eight different directions. I actually said to myself, Hey I could win this thing, then thought, If I didn t have a full face helmet, I would have slapped myself. Remember the Rules! All I needed was a good solid run, and the Challenge win would be mine. I focused and staged my car with plenty of time to get ready for one last run. I had a good lead. (Breathe, breathe, heart beating through the chest again.) I saw Chris light come down, and he took off with an awesome.530 light. My light came down and I went. I was thinking, Smooth hard run, just make a smooth hard run, and it s yours. We crossed the finish line together and clean. I put another.200 on him and actually beat my fast runs from competition by.100 (called breaking out). I did it, I won (and earned) a Challenge win! I had a little luck on my side, but I ll take it. What a great weekend and great event to have right before nationals. I highly recommend trying a ProSolo if you get the opportunity. I used to think Pros were just that, for the Pros of the sport - those Nationals guys and gals that blow us away every time they show up at a local event. Yes, there are some darn fast drivers, but there also are a lot of people just enjoying the different, high energy format of ProSolo. Good luck to everyone going to the ProSolo Finale and Nationals! q Jason Burns The ProSolo Challenge win in Toledo secured Jason Burns position as the Atlantic Zone champion with wins in Toledo and Washington DC. He is tied in top points with Sam Strano (Mid America zone champion) and Matthew Braun (Pacific Zone Champion). Zone champions get an extra 5 points going into the finale. So, who will be the 2012 ProSolo National Champion? As Jason notes, It s anybody s game for the finale in Lincoln. Fun stuff. You can see the Toledo elimination ladder chart at: prod/assets/2012%20toledo%20prosolo%20 Gumout%20Super%20Challenge.pdf There s a wealth of Solo and ProSolo information at: Check it out. q -- John Rudy As this issue goes out, there are 1166 drivers entered in the SCCA Tire Rack National Solo Championships. That s very close to SCCA s predicted 1200 entries. To all the Susquehanna Region members making the trip to Lincoln Airpark, I wish you the best of luck. Drive smooth and fast... and may the devil cones stay out of your way. q -- John Rudy

8 On August 11 and 12, Tri-Region (Philly, Nepa & South Jersey regions) presented a national road race at Pocono Raceway. Other than an overnight storm, there was none of the usual bizarre Pocono weather. It was mild, with a slight breeze. The weekend included a Bonus National race for big bore GT1, 2, 3, STO and for the faster cars with wings and things, FA, FB, FE, CSR, DSR. Those groups enjoyed a national race on Saturday and Sunday. Everyone else raced on Sunday. I wanted to get in one more race this year, and I wanted to do it in a front-wheel drive car. I m not ready to take the World Challenge car (see April Squeal) on track with other cars just yet, so, I dusted off my tried and true Improved Touring Neon. When I say dusted off, I mean dusted off, as the car had not been raced car-to-car since I removed the cobwebs, looked through the wheel openings to be sure there were brake pads in there, and put in a set of current belts and harness and it was off to Pocono. With spares a-plenty, I arrived Friday evening with enough time to get through registration and tech as well as plenty of meet and greet and beer time left over. Hey Alan, you may be thinking. You can t race an IT car at a national! Well, I ve been around SCCA (and Henry) long enough to know that if you read the rule book enough times you can find a loophole, and there it was in the philosophy section of Super Touring. IT cars are allowed in Super Touring. But don t expect to be competitive. The Neon wasn t. But, it was fun. I got beat by the best Super Touring Light driver on the east coast, Greg Amy, and a couple of rookies in rocketships. Still, it was fun passing them in the esses and watching them fly away on the Cover Story Getting In One More National Race By Alan Lesher Page 8 straights. The track configuration was going to be changed for Pocono was going to repave the entry and exit to the south road course so that a 2.25 mile layout could be used. It would have had a much shorter front straight coupled with the north infield, Long Pond straight and the south infield. It didn t happen because of delays getting safer barriers installed around the inside of the track. Next year, we think. So, back to the 2.5 mile which uses the front straight, the north infield, Long Pond straight, the chicane, all of Turn 1 (clockwise) and onto the front straight again. The race. 18 laps, or 45 miles. The field, was E, F, and H production, and Super Touring U and L. The start was fine. We all made it through Turn 1 and the esses with no problems. I moved around two or three cars and gave it back on the infield straight. The Devils Elbow was another story. Somebody got loose, somebody got clipped, and an FP car ended up in the wall. Big mess! The pace car collected the field and we paraded for a few laps while the car was removed. Back to racing. No problems for a few laps as the fast cars pulled away from the pack. However, one of the fast guys had a wheel off at the chicane and then clipped one of the big foam blocks they use to cushion the ends of guardrails. A couple of HP cars got loose in the gravel and foam. They were banged up but able to continue. Another full course yellow for clean up. After the restart, the field got sorted out with EP cars in front and the others jumbled up with me making sure no one fell behind. It was a good weekend of racing with no major incidents. I got in yet another race and was able to look over the cars and drivers I will be running with and against next year. Mission accomplished. q Alan Lesher

9 Page 9 The Tale Of A Tiger The Tiger name plate appeared on the Goliath years before the Sunbeam. Borgward Werke Photo In the year 1964 Carroll Shelby stuffed a Ford 260 CID V8 under the hood of a Sunbeam Alpine and created the Sunbeam Tiger. But did you know that several years earlier another European tiger was prowling the streets of America? It was the West German Goliath Tiger, sold in the U.S. between 1956 and Goliath G.M.G.H. was a division of Borgward WERKE and Goliath vehicles were built in the German city of Bremen. Several of the Company s models were imported here: a standard 2-door Hansa sedan, an upscale Empress sedan and a Hansa station wagon. Also included in the line-up were a fifteen seat passenger van, a closed delivery van and a pick up truck. The truck line was very similar to the VW trucks and vans of the era. But the star of the Goliath line was the two door Tiger coupe. This spunky little sports car was powered by a water cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder 1100cc engine producing 63 horsepower. Fuel was distributed via twin downdraft Solex 32 PICB carburetors and fuel economy was rated at 35 MPG. Attached to the engine was a 4-speed, fully synchronized manual transmission. All Goliath vehicles were front wheel drive. By Charlie Demmy It was quite unusual for a car line in the late 50 s and early 60 s to have the drive wheels in the front. The only real FWD competition for Goliath was the Saab 93. In fact the front drive assemblies were directly interchangeable between the two cars. The Tiger sold for around $1, The Tiger did well in competition. In a 500 mile stock car race held at Riverside, California in 1958, a Tiger came in first in class and was one of only 18 cars out of 48 to finish. A Tiger also finished first in class at an SCCA race in Hammond, Louisiana. And locally, Harrisburg area Goliath distributor Dave Latsha drove a Tiger to first in H-production during the spring 1959 Hershey Hillclimb. (See promo on Page 10.) Unfortunately, hard times fell on parent Borgward going into 1960 and by 1961 all Borgward divisions folded. Approximately 20,000 Goliath vehicles were sold here by the time the factory closed. There was a Tiger convertible in the pipeline but never made it into production in time. It was a very sharp looking sports car and I think given the chance it could have sold well. Now you know the tale of the Other Tiger. q Charlie Demmy Borgward folded before the sleek Tiger convertible made it into production. Borgward Werke Photo

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11 Attacking Polish Mountain Hillclimb By Dave Walter Photos by Sally Walter Seven Susquehanna Region members took on the Polish Mountain Hill Climb held August 4 & 5 near Flintstone, Maryland. The Susquehanna Region had a very respectable group and it was great to see some familiar faces. After a 35 year absence from the sport I decided to take another run at the hills. Other region members running were Kurt Eikenberg, Ken Taggert, Tony Preston, Don McLaughlin, Rod Holtzapple and Morgan Wilson. Morg was the only driver with a real problem, about halfway up the hill he backed into a tree and cracked his transmission case. There is no greater penalty for going out of bounds in any other sport. Afternoon rain storms were consistent through the weekend but a lot of runs were available. The weekend reminded me of the hillclimbs in the 70 s. The local fire company supplied a beautiful hall and great food both evenings and our hosts, the National Road Autosport group, were great organizers. q Dave & Sally Walter Rod Holtzapple Tony Preston Page 11 Don McLaughlin Ken Taggart

12 A Le Mans Experience Part II Our second experience with Le Mans was quite different from the first. It was 1988 and we were winding down our six years of living in England. We began discussions with SCCA friends of ours from the States about going to Le Mans together. They were two couples that I had flagged races with at Watkins Glen, Pocono and Summit Point, mostly during the 70 s and early 80 s. It was not a difficult decision to make! So, money conversions were calculated, coach reservations were made, tickets purchased and families for our two sons to stay with were finalized. The first leg of our journey was by coach to Dover where we boarded a ferry and crossed the English Channel to Calais. Once there, we boarded the same coach for the last leg to Le Mans. Once you are on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, travel is so convenient. As you can imagine, we were anxious to begin the weekend experience and wandered off to find lunch. Since we were in France, even the racetrack cuisine was varied and tasty. However, this was not the catered hospitality tent arrangement of the first visit for this adventure, we were on our own. We studied our maps and planned a strategy for the next twenty-four hours of exploring and watching some amazing racing. As dusk approached, we decided to go our separate ways and meet up later that night at a certain spot to share a bottle of champagne. Gary and I were starting to tire a bit and decided to return to the bus for a short kip (that s British for nap). The atmosphere in the cabin area of the bus was a bit noisy, what with all the snoring and other sleep noises.we decided to check out the luggage compartment, which was open and quite roomy. Aside from the fact that we had no blankets or pillows and Page 12 By Suzi Zimmerman the floor was quite uncomfortable, it was off the ground so we managed to get a bit of sleep. Alas, we didn t have an alarm to wake us and ended up missing the popping of the champagne cork.something we are reminded of to this day. But we managed to meet up again and enjoyed the remains of the day at Le Mans. My loyalties were with the Jaguar team so I was very happy when Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace brought the #2 Silk Cut beauty to victory. After the podium ceremonies and chicaning through the crowds, we returned to the coach and began the trip back to our home in England. We hated to see our friends go but had a lot of packing to do for our move back to the States. Some time later on, after we were settled in our Harrisburg home, we had a very pleasant surprise our friends presented us with a print which was autographed by the drivers of the #2 Silk Cut Jaguar. It is a special reminder of a special occasion with friends who are... still crazy after all these years. q Suzi Zimmerman Suzi s signed Michael Turner print of the winning 1988 Le Mans Jaguar. Suzi Zimmerman Photo

13 Page 13 Das Awkscht Fescht Macungie 2012 I ve covered several area auto shows this year and the thing that stands out most is that for those involved it s a very personal thing, but they get endless enjoyment doing it in public. In most cases, it s value be damned. There s little concern about what their vehicle of choice is worth because it s part of the family and they have no interest in selling their baby. Each has his or her own story of how and why they chose the car they own and they do the show circuit for the enjoyment, not to sell off their cars. Oh sure, some do, but it s rare. I attended the annual Das Awkscht Fescht (The August Fest) at Macungie, PA on August 3-5. The fest is a celebration of all antique, classic and collectable automobile marques. A full range of historic vehicles was presented on the Macungie Memorial Park lawns. There were some all-out restorations there, but almost exclusively among the owners of pre-wwii era vehicles. Most of the show cars were well cared for, well maintained survivors. I ve posted a web photo gallery if you d like to check some of them out. Navigate to or click on the following link. (It s case sensitive.) q John Rudy 1950 Crosley Sport 1957 Triumph TR3A By John Rudy 1932 Detroit Electric Model 97 LE 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series II

14 Page 14 SCCA Member Anniversaries Two Susquehanna Region members were recognized in SportsCar magazine for their long term membership. Forty year veteran Oma Kimbrough joined SCCA on July 1, 1972 and Rosanne Freeburger joined 25 years ago on July 8, Congratulations on the landmark anniversaries. q SCCA SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA Share the Action! Shorter, Cooler Days Ahead Summer is passing before our eyes. We don t really think about it right now, but warm weather outdoor activity will soon be tapering off. This issue goes out as we re hosting autocrosses 9 & 10 of a 12-event series. By the time the next issue of The Squeal comes out, we ll have moved from T-shirts to sweatshirts. As Fall sets in, our final two October autocrosses historically tend to be breezy and chilly. So too are other events that time of year. Car shows also take a hit, but a pair of events tough it out year after year. October presents auto enthusiasts with two of the largest, the Fall Carlisle Meet at Carlisle Fairgrounds on October 3-7 and AACA s colossal Hershey Fall Meet on the grounds around Hershey Park on October If you crave a little warmth, you can still visit the 100 Years of Chevrolet indoor exhibit at the AACA Museum in Hershey. The exhibit runs through October 14th. q John Rudy 2012 Region Event Schedule January 11 Executive Board Meeting at Gilligan s 14 Year End Banquet at Grantville Holiday 24 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s February 14 Executive Board Meeting at Gilligan s 28 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s March 27 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s 31 Autocross #1 at Giant Center, Hershey April 1 Autocross #2 at Giant Center, Hershey 24 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s May Carlisle Autocross (Not a series event) 22 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s June 17 Double Header Autocrosses #3 & #4 26 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s July 8 Autocross #5 at Giant Center, Hershey 22 Autocross #6 at Giant Center, Hershey 24 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s August 19 Double Header Autocrosses #7 & #8 26 Double Header Autocrosses #9 & #10 28 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s September 25 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s October 23 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s 27 Autocross #11 at Giant Center, Hershey 28 Autocross #12 at Giant Center, Hershey November 27 Membership Meeting at Gilligan s December NO Membership Meeting this month January Year End Banquet at Grantville holiday

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