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PITBOARD October SBR SCCA Road Rally Report 2013 Leon Krauss Rally Master Duane Belisle, in dark shirt and khaki shorts, goes over the instructions before the Rally begins.

The rally had two major components; one required following route instructions (therefore no males were allowed to be driving) and two; answering 12 trivia questions taken off the back of Captain

1 PITBOARD October SBR SCCA Road Rally Report 2013 Leon Krauss Rally Master Duane Belisle, in dark shirt and khaki shorts, goes over the instructions before the Rally begins. Sunday, September 15, 2013 Seven teams showed up at Tire Rack to begin the adventure of a lifetime by participating in the third SBR Road Rally of the modern era. The rally had two major components; one required following route instructions (therefore no males were allowed to be driving) and two; answering 12 trivia questions taken off the back of Captain Crunch cereal boxes! The questions determined which direction to turn at specific intersections which would probably explain why we have never heard from 5 of the 7 cars ever again!! And these were the simpler questions. The more difficult questions we just ignored (since we were lost anyways) and once we found we were driving around the backside of Dowagiac s Four Winds Casino, we thought we might as well cash in some of the rally points we had earned (which was exactly zero). The official rally length was 80.6 miles. Some of us contested that at the 313 mile marker point. Jeff and Dawn Luckritz drove exactly 80.6 miles-did not follow any of the directions (Dawn, I told you not to let Jeff drive!) threw away all the questions and drove directly to Beef O Brady s where Jeff called the rest of us to give up because we could never beat him and just drive back to the restaurant so he could gloat in our faces. All teams did receive a $20 gift certificate for dining at the restaurant, so at the very least, everyone ate well. Jeff had to leave early, though, so he could go home and polish his First Place Trophy. The rally route started in St. Joseph County and went into Berrien and Cass Counties, but the rally organizers forgot to photo-j.luckritz tell us those counties were in Michigan!!! Actually, the rally went very well until one of the organizers caught the Luckritz team pulling the marker stakes out of the ground and placing them in their trunk! If anyone sees a dark blue Volkswagen Jetta with Indiana plates driving very slowly by every county intersection in southwest Michigan, would you please stop them and inform them the rally is over with! Thanks goes out to Duane Belisle for putting the rally together for us (next time Duane, don t tell Luckritz what the marker stakes look like). We all had a blast even though my wife has learned I know nothing about trivia! If you did not participate than you need to come out for the next rally and get lost with the rest of us. Maybe we can find a winery together to sooth our damaged egos! 1

Where: Beef O Brady s Days: First Tuesday of month Time: 6:00 pm board meeting 7:00 pm general meeting Who: All are welcome! 2 SBR MONTHLY MEETINGS SBR CONTACT INFORMATION Jeff Luckritz RE re@sbrscca.

net 574-232-0622 Jim Krzyzewski Board/Race race@sbrscca.org 574-259-0204 Leon Krauss Secretary lmkrauss1@comcast.net 574-277-5371 H.C. Colwell Treasurer h.c.colwll@sbcglobal.

2 Where: Beef O Brady s Days: First Tuesday of month Time: 6:00 pm board meeting 7:00 pm general meeting Who: All are welcome! 2 SBR MONTHLY MEETINGS SBR CONTACT INFORMATION Jeff Luckritz RE re@sbrscca.org PitBoard Dave Gushwa Ass t RE lt4gs702@yahoo.com Kim Bollinger Board kkbollinger@sbcglobal.net Dennis Jennings Board gridman1@att.net Jim Krzyzewski Board/Race race@sbrscca.org Leon Krauss Secretary lmkrauss1@comcast.net H.C. Colwell Treasurer h.c.colwll@sbcglobal.net Sam Centellas Webmaster/Street Survival webmaster@sbrscca.org Lloyd Loring Activity Pts/Ass t Editor LWLoring@sbcglobal.net Nick Mawhorr Solo Chair solo@sbrscca.org Dave Bowman Membership Chair crazydaveracing@gmail.com Not a SCCA Member? Go to Choose South Bend as your local region! October 1 Karting at MRP in South Bend Meeting at Bob s 19th Hole after karting 13 SBR Track Night at GingerMan 20 Solo Tire Rack November 5 Membership Meeting/SBR 60th Anniversary Dinner at Essenhaus Election Night. December 3 Club Meeting at Beef O Brady s Free Food, Free Food... January SBR Awards Banquet Blue Heron, South Bend February 4 Club Meeting at Beef O Brady s TBD Winter Trip to Henry Ford Museum. Details to follow. LOOK HERE! Meeting Locations have changed! September October November December Buy Tires-Help SBR When purchasing items from The Tire Rack, first go to our web site at, click on the Tire Rack link at the bottom of the page and then make your purchases. By doing so, the South Bend Region will earn a little extra dough! Activity Beef O Brady s Bob s 19th Hole Essenhaus Beef O Brady s Getting SBR Activity Points Points Race Chair 400 Assistant Race Chair 200 PitBoard Editor 200 Website Manager 200 Race Chief of Specialty 200 Associate PitBoard Editor 100 Rally Series Chair 100 Solo Chair 100 Solo Series Specialty Chief 100 Event Chair 100 Program Director 100 Club Officer 100 Event Co-Chair 75 FREE DUES We started it! Hold one of the following positions; National Race Worker, Pit- Board Editor, Race Chair, Street Survival Chair, RE, Solo Chair, Treasurer or Webmaster. Half off dues for: Activity Points Keeper, Division Race Worker, Secretary and various Solo Chief positions. Wanted Your address It would help us contact you quickly about SBR events if we knew your address. To see if we have it, follow these steps: 1. Go to 2. Log in(green button) 3. See if is listed under contact info. 4. If not, click on update. Activity Points Car Show Display 75 Solo Co-Chair 75 Race Worker/day 50 SBR Race Driver 50 PitBoard Article/page 40 Rally/Solo Worker 40 SBR Meeting Attendance 20 Car Show Booth/day 20 Rally Navigator 20 Race Crew/day 20 Rally/Solo Driver 20 Race/Solo Meeting 20 RoundTable/Worker Seminar 20 PitBoard Picture 10

3 Last Chance for Glory! Points Event #7 in the 2013 SBR Solo Series Sunday October 20, 2013 At the Tire Rack Test Track Vorden Parkway, South Bend, IN Guests are always welcome Registration 8:00-9:00 AM EDT You MUST check in by 9:00 to run. NO EXCEPTIONS. Novice walk 9:30, Driver Meeting 10:00, First car off approx 10:30 AM. On site registration: $30 SCCA members, $45 Guests Preregister: $25 SCCA members, $40 Guests Online preregistration at Motorsportreg.com. Preregister via mail at: SBR-SCCA, Austin Street, Osceola, IN Niles MI IN 60 Granger Note: Guest contestant entry fee includes becoming a Weekend SCCA Member at the event. You can convert weekend memberships to a full SCCA membership and save up to $30 on your first year of SCCA membership. Compete for the 2013 SBR Solo Regional Class Championships, Novice Championship, and Tire Rack Championship South Bend Mishawaka 20 This event is based on SCCA solo regulations. You ll need a safe car, seat belts, an approved helmet (Snell M or SA 2000 or newer). A few loaner helmets will be available. Olive Rd. 31 Cleveland Rd. / Brick Rd. If you are a minor (under 18) and wish to run, call Kim Bollinger in advance at or kkbollinger@sbcglobal.net for details on the Minor Waiver needed. If you do not call, we may have to deny entry. Further information from: Nick Mahworr (574) solo@sbrscca.org or visit our SBR Web Site at < > Vorden Parkway Old Cleveland Rd. Nimtz Pkwy Nimtz Parkway Exit 72 We plan to have home-made sandwiches plus chips for $5 each available on site at all Tire Rack events. 3

60 It will be an evening of fine food and warm fellowship as we recall the past and look forward to a bright future.

4 SBR has just turned 60 and it s time to celebrate! Join us at 6:30 PM, November 5 at Das Essenhaus Conference Center on US20 just west of Middlebury, IN. 60 It will be an evening of fine food and warm fellowship as we recall the past and look forward to a bright future. We will also elect officers for Your club offers a special $10 rate for the family-style dinner. This is a very special once-in-a-lifetime event. Send your dinner reservation by 10/29 to Dave Gushwa at lt4gs702@yahoo.com. 4

5 5 Results of SBR Solo #6 Sept 29, 2013 Position Class No. Driver Car Region Fast Time 1T SS 111 Johnson, Jim Silver 2005 Lotus Elise Tm CS 47 Jacobs, Peter Blue 2013 Subaru BRZ SBR T CS 75 Tichelaar, Travis White 2013 Subaru BRZ T CS 175 Sackyta, Rob White 2013 Subaru BRZ CS 7 Klemish, Michael Red 2004 Mazda MazdaSpeed MX5 WMR m CS 3 Stock, Paul Red 2000 Mazda Miata SBR CS 74 Hartman, Eric White 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo CS 1 Cimildoro, Richard Silver 2005 Nissan 350Z SBR T DS 62 Glynn, John True Red 2008 Mazda MazdaSpeed3 INR Tm ES 17 Cunningham, Christopher White 1995 Mazda Miata SBR m ES 1 Hofferbert, Dave Blue 1997 Mazda Miata SBR Tm FS 16 Burt, Derek Red 05 Audi S4 SBR FS 58 Hartman, Robert Red 2002 Ford Mustang Tm GS 65 Bowman, Phillip Gray 2011 Volkswagen GTI SBR Tm GS 92 Tack, Brian Red 2008 Volkswagen GLI SBR m GS 165 Bowman, David Black 1997 Plymouth Neon SBR GS 13 Johnson, Doug Blue 2013 Ford Focus ST Chicago m GS 72 Mawhorr, Nick Silver 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse SBR T HS 10 Zelisko, Nicholas Black 95 Subaru Legacy HS 75 Baker, Samuel Red 2000 Honda Civic Si FWR HS 110 Lipski, Jacqueline Black 95 Subaru Legacy T ASP 5 Jurek, Dan Blue 07 Pontiac Solstice GXP Tm CSP 52 Argenta, Gabe White 93 Mazda Miata IND/SBR m CSP 64 Belisle, Duane Red 1986 Mazda RX-7 SBR Tm DSP 25 Jones, Michael Black 1999 Honda Civic Si SBR DSP 5 Cheng, Stanley Black 99 Honda Civic Si Tm ESP 14 Gushwa, David Race Red 12 Ford Mustang Boss 302 SBR Tm FSP 1 Morris, James Black 1974 Austin Mini SBR Tm XP 51 Bergeron, Brian Red 1988 Porsche 944 SBR Tm DP 99 Jones, Stan Blue 1990 Mazda Miata SBR Tm GP 94 Bollinger, Steve Yellow 1966 Austin Healey Sprite SBR Tm DM 159 Manninen, Mark Blue 2013 Spectre Super 7 SBR m DM 59 Loring, William Silver/Red 2013 Spectre Super 7 SBR T STC 108 Procise, Ryan Black 1999 Subaru Impreza RS FWR m STC 75 Baltazar, David Black 2003 Hyundai Tiburon SBR m STC 184 Shreiner, Jonathan Teal (mostly) 1992 Toyota Celica SBR T STS 89 Blaga, Brandon Green 1992 Mazda Miata WMR Tm STR 88 Ruschak, Steven White 1994 Mazda Miata INR/SBR m STR 1 Locsi, Adam Red 2000 Honda S2000 SBR m STR 188 Hammond, Rich White 1994 Mazda Miata SBR Tm STU 187 Roy, Tim Silver 97 BMW M3 INR/SBR STU 55 Burke, Eric Black 2010 Subaru Impreza 2.5i m STU 2 Jurek, John Black 10 Chevrolet Camaro SS SBR Tm SM 6 Aumick, Mike Blue 2008 Subaru WRX STi SBR Tm SM 33 Burton, Gary Gray 1990 Ford Mustang SBR/FWR SM 17 Stevens, John Blue 02 Subaru WRX WMR m SM 55 Young, Darrell Black 2007 Ford Mustang C/S SBR SM 57 Swim, Peter Blue 2006 Pontiac GTO Tm SMF 86 Gast, Jason Copper/Silver 99 Mercury Cougar INR/SBR m SMF 16 Sholtis, Christopher Minty 2010 Ford Focus SBR Tm KM 51 Phillips, Henry Red 2000 Trackmagic Kart INR/SBR Tm DSL 67 Miller, Traci Gray 05 Mini Cooper S SBR T ESL 1 Hofferbert, Kala Blue 1997 Mazda Miata WMR Tm GPL 94 Bollinger, Kim Yellow 1966 Austin Healey Sprite SBR Tm SMFL 23 Espinoza, Megan White 91 Ford Festiva SBR Tm CST 89 Harvey, Chris Black 2009 Mazda MX5 SBR Tm EST 91 Schmitt, George Black 1996 Mazda Miata SBR T SMFT 88 Hanks, Austin White 98 Acura Integra FWR Tm FPT 0 Bantz, Shannon Silver 01 Audi TT INR/SBR HST 22 Gill, Evan Silver 2012 Ford Fiesta WMR m AST 76 Luckritz, Jeff Orange/Black 2012 Ford Boss 302 SBR m CST 15 Jamison, Joseph Blue 2013 Scion FR-S SBR m BSPT 745 Winter, David Black 2005 Nissan 350Z SBR SMFT 71 Kramer, Michael Red 1991 Honda Civic FWR m GST 71 Miller, Harold White 2005 Dodge Neon SRT4 SBR HST 221 Kuipers, Eric Green 2013 Ford Fiesta DST 1 Willmott, Ashok White 2010 Mini Cooper S Hardtop

6 Membership Application To apply for membership in the Sports Car Club of America, the world s largest motorsports enthusiast automotive organization, please complete the form below and return with payment, to the SCCA Membership Department, PO Box 299,Topeka, KS , or to the South Bend Region, SCCA Membership Chair: David Bowman 3807 Fern Hill Dr, Mishawaka IN <crazydaveracing@gmail.com> Make checks payable to SCCA. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE Name Birth Date / / Month Day Year Address Telephone ( ) City State Zip The following only needed for family memberships: Spouse Name Child Name Child Name Birth Date / / Birth Date / / Birth Date / / PRIMARY INTEREST(S) IN SCCA: Please indicate the area of SCCA in which you plan to participate, or which interests you most. (Please check only one box.) Club Racing Time Trails/PDX Rally Rally Cross Solo Vintage Pro Racing Membership Dues National + Regional = Cost 2 Years 3 Years Total Individual Member $65.00 $15.00 $80.00 $ $ $ Family Membership $ First Gear Member (24 years or under) $ Discount for prior Weekend Membership #1 Deduct $ $ Discount for prior Weekend Membership #2 Deduct $ $ Referred by SCCA Member: # Deduct $ $ (First and Last Name) (Member Number Required) Grand Total $ Enclosed is my check or money order. Make payable to SCCA. DO NOT SEND CASH Visa/MasterCard/Discover Credit Card No Expiration Date Auto-Renew with Credit Card (Credit card shown above will automatically be charged National & Regional dues prior to membership expiration date.) By accepting membership in the SCCA and its South Bend Region #35, I agree to conduct myself according to the highest standards of behavior and sportmanship in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the reputation of the Club or fellow members. Applicant s Signature Date Signature and date both required Dues Include payment for subscription to SportsCar magazine ($24 value.) Dues are not deductible as charitable contributions. Applications submitted by fax or must be accompanied by a Visa or MasterCard account number for payment. 6 Rev 11/12

photo-l.loring SBR Karting Fun! On a sunny October 1 st, 23 SBR members headed out to Michiana Raceway Park to test their skills in Jet Karting s rental karts.

7 photo-l.loring SBR Karting Fun! On a sunny October 1 st, 23 SBR members headed out to Michiana Raceway Park to test their skills in Jet Karting s rental karts. The annual event has been held for five years or so and this is the second year the event was run as an enduro. Anticipation was in the air as each driver signed the waiver and weighed in (the scale was reading 8 pounds high). While the karters gathered up their helmets, karting jackets, gloves, and neck collars, I formed teams by pairing up the heavy guys (like me) with the light guys (Steve Jackson). The owner, Andy went through the format of the day, talked about safety stuff and ontrack behavior. On more than one occasion he mentioned he really likes our group of guys. I agreed every time. After two ten-minute practice sessions, the teams lined up for the 40-minute endurance race which required one driver change. For some reason, Duane Belisle and his co-karter Jason Nichols, decided to make more driver changes than everybody else. That theory didn t work so well as you can see from the results below. As the sun set beneath the trees and the clock wound down to zero, the team of Adam Locsi and Brian Tack took the checkered flag well ahead of the competition. Good times were had by all. Pos. Names 1 Brian Tack/Adam Locsi 2 Dave Baltazar/Rich Hammond 3 Chris Harvey/Paul Stock 4 Bill Loring 5 Dennis Jennings/Scott Jackson 6 Dave Bowman/Steve Ruschak 7 Steve Bollinger/Ben Mawhorr 8 Dave Gushwa/Nich Mawhorr 9 Harold Miller/Mark Manninen 10 Ross Bollinger/Traci Miller 11 Duane Belisle/Jason Nichols 12 All Cardenas SBR Members at 2013 Solo Nationals Lincoln, Nebraska 6th TROPHY! FM Scott Nardin 7th GS William Loring 7th RTRL Linda Ruschak 7th JB Jensen Peppler 11th SMF Jason Gast 14th ES George Schmitt Luckritz has best ever finish at 50th SCCA Runoffs at Road America Tenth place doesn t sound like that big of a deal and for many Runoffs competitors it isn t. But for this amateur race driver, it was a very big deal. Ever since I ve had this 1999 Miata in SSB race trim I ve always been a sort of second-tier competitor. I d head to each race hoping to be in the top third of the field, but never really expecting to win unless the stars were aligned and better drivers had mechanical problems. At tracks like GingerMan and Mid Ohio where driver skill and handling was important I would do pretty well. But at a big horsepower tracks like Road America and Michigan International Speedway I wouldn t have the horsepower to keep up. That all changed in September. Runoffs week started on Monday, September 16th. Due to my work schedule I couldn t leave for Road America until Monday after work. I took a little detour and headed to a race prep shop at Autobahn in Joliet on Monday afternoon for a little dyno tuning. Lucky for me these guys had some experience tuning Spec Miatas. I arrived about 3:30 pm, they hooked up the car to the dyno and 12 dyno pulls later they found 6 horsepower. In a class where the top cars have 129 hp, 6 hp is huge. Needless to say, I was pretty optimistic as I made the tow up to Road America Monday evening for the 50th running of the event. Qualifying was Tuesday through Thursday. Tuesday was cool and the conditions were perfect. Instead of heading back to St. Joe to work like I ve done every other year, I decided to stick around for the other qualifying sessions. One day it rained, the next day it was hot an humid. Figures. Using Tuesday s time, I ended up qualifying 28th out of 70 cars. Not bad for a guy who works on his own car, tows with a 13 year old truck, preps his own food, sleeps in the trailer, and has to answer to his wife for race expenses. Come race day on Friday the plan was to break into the top 20 and not wreck the car. As the green flag fell, the inside row(my row) motored by the outside row and I was up to 20th BEFORE the starter stand and 16th by the end of lap one. I managed to pick the fast line into most of the corners and didn t get held up by slower cars. More importantly, I was able to avoid spinning cars, flying tires, and cars going backwards along the wall at 100 mph. On the last lap I got bump-drafted by the 12th place car and finished 10th. Rod called me on my cell phone on the cool-down lap, buddies high-fived me and other competitors were genuinely happy for this low-budget, work on his own car racer. Best finish ever for me at the SCCA Runoffs! 15th STR John Woody Rogers 16th RTR Steven Ruschak 20th STS Andrew Peppler 22nd STR Chris Harvey 29th ESP Dave Gushwa 42nd RTR Kevin Horecky 7

8 Want to be RE or a board member? Contact Jeff at re@sbrscca.org. Voting is Tuesday, November 5th. Track Night GingerMan Raceway Solo #7 The Tire Rack October 13th October 20th Who: SBR Members only Who: Everybody of every Meeting: 5:00 pm skill level Sessions Start: 5:30 pm Registration:. Go Groups: Novice/Advanced to Solo page to preregister Safety: Snell Helmets point belts or better Long pants (you ll save $) On site registration is from 8:00-9:00 am. Closed-toe shoes Drivers Meeting: 10:00 am Convertibles MUST have roll bar. No popup roll bars. First Car Off: Member Cost: 10:30 am $25 in advance $30 on site Format: 20 minute sessions until dark. Nonmember Cost:$40 in advance $45 on site Contact: For more information contact Jeff Luckritz at: re@sbrscca.org Contact: Nick at: solo@sbrscca.org 8

South Bend Region s 59th Annual Banquet January 19, 2013

PITBOARD February 2013 South Bend Region s 59th Annual Banquet January 19, 2013 photo-w.loring Long-time SBR member, Lloyd Loring spoke to the audience about the history of SCCA road racing in the Central