September 2018 IN THIS ISSUE WMR O!cials Page 2 Membership Recognition Page 3 Gunpowder and Region Calendar Page 4 2019 Board of Directors Election Info Page 5 2018 Great Lakes Division Race Schedule Page 8 WMR Majors Race Results Page 10
2018 WESTERN MICHIGAN REGION OFFICIALS Regional Executive and Backfire Editor Jim Washburn 2385 Cedar Park Dr. Apt 310 Holt, MI 48842 "517# 242$0702 Jwashburn.us@gmail.com Secretary Mary Ellen Sickles 513 Ash St. Lansing, MI 48906 "517# 372$1477 rmsickles@comcast.net Director!Past RE" and Course Control Wayne Rogers 1662 4 Mile Grand Rapids, MI 49525 "616# 238$6186 wrogers280z73@netzero.net Webmaster Brad Watson 3267 Wheaton Rd. Charlotte, MI 48813 "517# 980$2106 yeldarb420@gmail.com Grid Mary Ellen Sickles 513 Ash St. Lansing, MI 48906 "517# 372$1477 rmsickles@comcast.net Pit TBA Assistant RE Fred Hawley 4543 Eastwood Drive Okemos, MI 48864 "517# 349$0120 hawley.%@sbcglobal.net Director at Large Lenny Basaj 6629 Burton Woods Dr Whitehall, MI 49461 "231# 557$3694 lbasaj@charter.net Competition Manager Dayle Frame 703 Pine Ridge Dr. DeWitt, MI 48820 "517# 575$9450 hdf3.wtr80@gmail.com Membership Chair!s" Pete & Debbie Hansen 12194 74Th Ave Allendale, MI 49401 "616# 895$7661 hansens@altelco.net Paddock Thomas Smolenski 1010 South Harbor Dr. Grand Haven, MI 49417 "616# 842$5027 tsmolenskis@yahoo.com Flagging & Communications Karen Crider 100 W Brunswick Dr #41 DeWitt, MI 48820 "248# 981$9692 karenjcrider@hotmail.com Treasurer Verne Wandell 3634 Pristine Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49048 "269# 217$2489 verne@valleyedit.com Director!Past RE", Radios and Starter Bruce Beauvais 12974 Beardsley Greenville, MI 48838 "616# 754$9583 bruce.beauvais@gmail.com Solo Manager Brad Yonkers 7341 S Montcalm Ave Lowell, MI 49331 "616# 204$8806 bradyonkers@gmail.com Sound Control TBA Timing & Scoring Dave Ferris 6157 Nichols Rd Mason, MI 48854 "517# 290$7128 1988irocz28@gmail.com Scrutineering TBA PAGE 2
Membership News WMR welcomes our new or returning members Michael Fitzgerald Jr $ Howell, MI Bruce Harrington Jr Steven Holt Amanda Mahan Easton Mahan Sophia Mahan $ Lansing, MI $ East Lansing, MI $ Milford, MI $ Milford, MI $ Milford, MI Nathan McCormick $ Belmont, MI Tom Nunheimer Andrew Phillips $ Holland, MI $ Fowlerville, MI Congratulations to the following who celebrated membership anniversaries last month 8 years Eric Anderson 4 years Steven Volpp 4 years Lydia Hansen 4 years Kevin Koerner 3 years Ken Avery 2 years Robert Trotter 2 years Derek Burt 2 years Scott Limber 1 year Zachary March 1 year Geo& Turner 1 year John Phillippe 1 year Michael Atkins 1 year Dayton Co&ey 1 year Dale Sheppard 1 year Julie Sheppard 1 year Nicholas Sheppard 1 year Michael Lake 1 year Mike Eilander PAGE 3
Our General Membership / Board of Directors Interim Meeting Location $$$ Please Join Us At $$$ Pietro's Italian Restaurant 2780 Birchcrest Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI September 22, 2018 Region Calendar General Membership / Board of Directors Meeting at Pietro's Italian Restaurant, 2780 Birchcrest Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI. Dinner at 6:00pm, Meeting at 7:00pm For the o& season September thru April, we typically meet the 2nd Saturday of the month with an optional dinner at 6:00pm followed by the meeting at 7:00pm. Our next meeting will be September 22, 2018. Contributors JIM WASHBURN Regional Executive and Backfire Editor Pietro's Italian Restaurant 12780 Birchcrest Dr SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 "616# 452$3228 PAGE 4
Once Again...It s Election Time For The WMR Board of Directors Well folks, the 2018 racing season is behind us and we are ready to embark on the planning and budgeting stages of the 2019 season. It is also time that you think of how the club has been serving your needs and if there is anything that you might be able to suggest to make sure your needs are better met and/or, perhaps, dedicate a greater percentage of your time to the club in order to bring your ideas and thoughts forward. It s election time again and, while the current board has been very supportive and done an outstanding job, many of the board members have been serving for quite a while or have served repeatedly. We would love it if someone, or several of you, stepped forward to take on some of the board duties. Serving the club as an O!cer/ Board Member is a very rewarding experience. As a Board Member, you will have an active influence as to where we are going, what programs and activities will we support and engage in, and how will we do this. You will serve to help protect our assets and provide the proper financial oversight to ensure the club has adequate resources to advance our mission and to steer our organization towards a sustainable future. We are fortunate to have a great team at WMR with many years of experience to draw upon in your transition into one of these positions. It is a pleasure to work with fellow Board Members and O!cers so dedicated and united in achieving a common goal and creating a positive outcome. As with most organizations, we welcome fresh faces, with fresh ideas and energy, to fill some of these positions. Is it your time to step up? Originally we were set up to form a nominating committee at this time of year and select from those who have been participating, some who would seem like good candidates. The problem with that theory is that, by"and"large, the!om those who have been participating have been the same old board members and chiefs of specialty who are showing up at meetings and volunteering to do the jobs that are required of club management and staging our events. It would be nice to be supported by some new blood.# There are new and exciting opportunities coming to the Club Racing program in 2019 that would benefit from new fresh faces and ways of thinking. We need more of our club members to help us in this e"ort. Please join us in supporting your region. Nominations are requested for the following elected positions on the Board:# Regional Executive, currently Jim Washburn Assistant Regional Executive, currently Fred Hawley Secretary, currently Mary Ellen Sickles Treasurer, currently Verne Wandell Member#at#Large, currently Lenny Basaj A! nominees must be current active members of the Western Michigan Region of the SCCA. The Nomination Form will be sent to you by a separate email. If you are willing, or know of someone that is willing, to step up and take on one of the elected duties, please complete the Nomination Form and email it to Mary Ellen Sickles at Rmsickles@comcast.net. If it is easier for you to just type the name$s% and position$s% nominated for in the body of your email response, that is ok as well. We simply would like you nominations, one way or another. All nominations must be received by Mary Ellen by October 11, 2018. All nominations received prior to the cuto& date will be vetted by the current Board of Directors and added to a slate of candidates prior to sending them on to the members of our region in the form of an Election Ballot for a mail"in vote. If we are only able to slate one (1% nominee for each elective position and if no other nominations are received, then an election ballot submitted to the members is not required. The slate of o!cers presented will be held to have been elected. Likewise, if nominations are presented and sent to the members on a mail in Election Ballot, but no votes are received, the current Board of Directors will elect the o!cers for the upcoming year. PAGE 5
2019 Elected Board of Directors Nomination Form Regional Executive Assistant Regional Executive Secretary Treasurer Member#at#Large! Mary Ellen needs to received this by 10/11/201811/2 " Submitted by Sample an actual Nomination on Form will be sent to you in a separate ate email Member Number NOTE: You may nominate yourself for any of these positions. Send (email) this form as an attachment to Mary Ellen Sickles at: Rmsickles@comcast.net Enter the following in the Subject Line: 2019 WMR BoD Nominations PAGE 6
Regarding the elected positions on the Board of Directors. None of these positions require a rocket scientist They will, however, require your dedication and some of your time. First of all, we meet in the evening once a month "usually the second Saturday of the month# from September/October to April. Dinner before the meeting is optional for you. The meeting will follow dinner and starts about 7:00PM. The meeting location for 2019 has not been finalized yet, but most likely be in the Grand Rapids, Hastings, or Lansing MI area# You will be expected to attend all if not a great percentage of these meetings. We know that there may be an occasion or two that you can not be at the meeting, but with out your participation business is more di!cult to conduct. In addition to the monthly meetings, pressing business may come up that we discuss and vote on issues via email. We try to keep this at a minimum, but it can happen. The Regional Executive!RE": is roughly analogous to president of the region. The RE is responsible for creating the agenda and leading the monthly meetings. He or she is the primary contact person for the region and will have the authority to sign insurance documents as well as contracts "approved by the Board# with vendors of goods and services provided to the region. The RE will serve as a back up person to the Treasurer to sign checks and make deposits to the regions bank account. We have past RE s on the Board that will be available to provide guidance, as needed or requested, for the new RE. $ Time requirements other, than the Board Meetings and attendance at a portion of our events, is about 2 to 3 hours per month. The Assistant RE: would fill in for the RE at meetings in event of the RE s absence. He or she will also help with determining the meeting agenda and to assist the RE with other business tasks as assigned or requested. $ Time requirements, other than the Board Meetings, is about 1 to 2 hours per month. The Secretary: This position is responsible for recording the minutes of our Board meetings and providing them for approval by the other members of the Board via email. He or she makes the arrangements for club meetings and is responsible for various correspondence within and outside our region as requested by the RE or the Board of Directors. $ Time requirements, other than the Board Meetings, is about 1 to 2 hours per month. The Treasurer: This position is responsible for maintaining the checkbook, receiving and paying bills, publishing monthly treasurer s reports and providing relevant material to the tax preparer. As holder of the checkbook, the Treasure must be available at most of our events in order to pay our bills that the event generates. Some checks can, of course, be written days before or days after the event, but others must be written at the the event itself. The treasurer must be fluent in Excel and be able to enter basic data into Quickbooks software. We have a past Treasurer on the Board that will be available to provide guidance, as needed or requested, for the new Treasurer. $ Time requirements, other than the Board Meetings and attendance at a portion of our events, is about 2 to 3 hours per month. The Member#at#Large: This position is directly responsible for listening to the concerns of any member, presenting these concerns to the Board and standing as the member s advocate at Board meetings. $ Time requirements, other than the Board Meetings, is about 0 to 1 hour per month. FYI our current RE! Jim Washburn ", our current Assistant RE! Fred Hawley " and our current Treasurer! Verne Wandell " will not be able to serve in 2019 so it is essential we have someone to step up to the plate and take on one of these positions. Our current Secretary! Mary Ellen Sickles " and Member#at Large! Lenny Basaj " may be available for another year of service if required. PAGE 7
2018 GREAT LAKES DIVISION SOLO SERIES SCHEDULE TBA TBA #1 May TBA 20 $ 21 TBA SVR #2 $ Oscoda$Wurtsmith Airport, Oscoda, MI "2 Days, 2 Events# TBA TBA #3 July 1 $ 2 Indianapolis Region $ Grissom TBA TBA Aeroplex, #4 Peru, IN "2 Days, 2 Events# TBA TBA #5 July 9 Fort Wayne Region $ Allen County TBA TBA War Memorial #6 Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN October TBA 8 TBA Kentucky #7 Region # TBA TBA Kentucky #8 Expo Center, Louisville, KY TBA TBA #9 TBD Awards $ TBD TBA TBA #10 TBA TBA #11 TBA TBA #12 For more information and to Register for a specific event go to www.soloseries.org 2018 GREAT LAKES DIVISION CLUB RACING SCHEDULE April 21 April 28 $ 29 May 3 $ 6 May 19 $ 20 June 1 $ 3 June 9 $ 10 June 23 $ 24 June 23 $ 24 July 7 $ 8 July 14 $ 15 August 3 GLDiv/WHRRI Driver s School "classroom# at Waterford Hills GLDiv/WHRRI Driver s School "track time# at Waterford Hills VSCDA Gingerman Spring Brake Drivers School & Races at Gingerman SBR/DET/WOR Double Regional at Gingerman OVR Race of Champions Majors Double Event at Mid$Ohio NeOhio Double Regional at Nelson Ledges SVRA Vintage Grand Prix of Mid$Ohio at Mid$Ohio WMR Unrestricted Double Regional at Grattan SBR / DET Bert Olson Majors Double Event at GingerMan OVR Double Regional at Mid$ Ohio Cincinnati Region PDX at Mid$Ohio * * * * 2018 WMR SOLO SCHEDULE April 21 WMR at Michigan Adventure, 1198 W Riley$Thompson Rd, May 20 WMR Muskegon, at Michigan MI 49445 Adventure, 1198 W Riley$Thompson Rd, September 3 Muskegon, WMR # Labor MI 49445 Day Event at September 4 WMR Grattan $ Labor Day Event at Grattan September 22 WMR at Michigan October 14 WMR Adventure, at Michigan 1198 Adventure, W 1198 Riley#Thompson W Riley$Thompson Rd, Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445 Muskegon, MI 49445 August 4 $ 5 August 11 $ 12 August 17 $ 19 October 5 October 6 # 7 October 16 # 21 Cincinnati Region Double Regional at Mid$Ohio WMR Last Chance Majors Event at Grattan VSCDA Vintage Grand Prix Au Grattan XXX at Grattan OVR PDX at Mid#Ohio OVR Double Sprint Classic Regional at Mid#Ohio 2018 SCCA National Runo$s at Sonoma Raceway Contact Brad Yonkers at bradyonkers@gmail.com for more information. For more information and to Register for a specific event go to www.motorsportreg.com PAGE 8
Solo at Grattan Raceway Western Michigan Region, SCCA Labor Day Monday, September 3, 2018 Grattan Raceway is a 2.0 mile long winding, hilly road course with 10 very challenging corners. Uphill, downhill ascending and descending radius turns, Monza bowl, esses, a hidden apex hairpin, and a downhill reverse camber corner, makes for a very FUN course. 10 Likes WSCCA REGION MICHIGAN WESTERN www.wmr-scca.org SOLO Sports Car Club of America PAGE 9
Group Class WMR Majors Event at Grattan Results for Saturday's Race - 08/11/18 Position in Class Name Hometown Region Make/Model Total Time Laps Behind Leader in Class Best Time 1 AS 1 Mark Muddiman Belleville MI DET Ford Mustang 22:17.452 15 01:27.780 1 AS 2 Craig T Weidner Cadillac MI WMR Ford Mustang 22:18.416 15 00:00.964 01:27.344 1 AS 3 David Ours Marshall MI WMR Ford Mustang 22:28.757 15 00:11.305 01:27.566 3 & 4 B-Spec 1 Brandon Vivian Milford MI DET Chevrolet Sonic 24:12.467 15 01:33.985 3 & 4 B-Spec 2 Frank Schwartz Ann Arbor MI DET Mini Cooper 24:16.104 15 00:03.637 01:34.869 3 & 4 B-Spec 3 Tony Roma Beverly Hills MI DET Chevrolet Sonic 24:18.162 15 00:05.695 01:34.865 3 & 4 B-Spec 4 Tom Coury Westlake OH NEO Mazda Mazda2 24:35.881 15 00:23.414 01:34.948 3 & 4 B-Spec 5 Blake Thompson Kyle TX Milw Mazda 2 24:42.094 15 00:29.627 01:36.794 3 & 4 B-Spec 6 Fritz Wilke Chelsea MI DET Ford Fiesta 24:43.528 15 00:31.061 01:36.287 3 & 4 EP 1 Sam Halkias Westerville OH OVR Triumph TR6 23:17.676 16 01:25.671 3 & 4 EP DNS Aaron Johnson Martinsville IN IND Honda S2000 2 F5 1 Thomas Diehm Milford MI DET NOVABLADE F500 21:10.215 16 01:17.611 2 F5 2 Sven de Vries Belleville MI DET Formula 500 Novakar J7 21:37.308 16 00:27.093 01:18.670 6 FA DNS Mirl Swan Brownsburg IN KCR FA Formula Atlantic 6 FC 1 David Rock Washington MI DET Reynard 90SF 21:24.907 15 01:22.305 6 FC 2 Devin Lesueur St Charles IL CHI Van Diemen RF02 21:12.612 13 2 laps 01:21.888 6 FE 1 Scott Rettich Columbus OH OVR Mazda Formula Enterprises 20:32.813 16 01:15.233 6 FE 2 Becker Reardon North Liberty IN SBR Mazda SCCA Enterprises FE 20:59.415 16 00:26.602 01:17.620 6 FE 3 Adam Jennerjahn Hartford City IN IND FE - Mazda FE 21:00.523 16 00:27.710 01:17.745 6 FE 4 Larry Winkelman Farmington Hills MI DET SCCA Enterprises FE 21:21.714 16 00:48.901 01:18.292 6 FE DNS Clemens Burger Noblesville IN IND SCCA Formula Enterpr 6 FE2 1 Flinn Lazier Vail CO Colo SCCA Formula Enterpr 20:29.182 16 01:15.266 6 FE2 2 Max Grau Port Byron IL GtRv SCCA Enterprises Mazda FE2 20:31.547 16 00:02.365 01:15.458 6 FE2 3 Rhett Barkau Freeport IL BVR SCCA Enterprises FE2 20:31.791 16 00:02.609 01:15.891 2 FF 1 Tim Kautz St. Charles IL CHI Piper DF3D / Honda 21:40.151 16 01:19.979 2 FF 2 Robert Dietz Hinckley OH NEO Van Diemen RF02 Honda 22:26.991 16 00:46.840 01:22.449 2 FF 3 Mark Davison Oakland MI DET Swift DB-1 22:27.306 16 00:47.155 01:22.767 2 FF 4 Robert Gross Washington Twp MI DET Piper DL 7 21:13.851 15 1 Lap 01:22.161 2 FF 5 Robert Perona Indianapolis IN IND Piper DF-3 09:27.687 3 13 Laps 01:30.603 2 FF 6 Gregory Stamm South Lyon Mi WMR Swift DB1 06:45.856 1 15 Laps 06:44.833 6 FM 1 Steve Johncock Bellevue MI WMR Star Mazda FM 21:53.618 15 01:22.679 6 FM 2 Thomas Peet Haslett MI DET Star Mazda FM 21:33.187 14 1 Lap 01:29.752 3 & 4 FP 1 John Walker Richland MI OVR Lotus Super 7 23:17.936 16 01:25.556 3 & 4 FP 2 Michael Sturm Grafton WI Milw Mazda Miata 24:26.277 16 01:08.341 01:30.249 3 & 4 FP 3 Scott Mackela Lake Orion MI DET Honda CRX 03:26.490 2 14 Laps 01:42.721 2 FV 1 Michael Varacins Burlington WI CHI Speed Sport AM-5 22:11.621 15 01:26.312 2 FV 2 Andrew Thomas Abbott Livonia MI DET Vector AM-1 22:11.819 15 00:00.198 01:26.202 2 FV 3 Je! Loughead Darien IL OVR Vortech CR04 22:34.431 15 00:22.810 01:28.211 2 FV 4 Andrew Whitston Neenah WI Milw Protoform P2 21:12.773 14 1 Lap 01:28.153 2 FV 5 Adam Jennerjahn Hartford City IN IND Vortech Vortech 21:19.615 14 1 Lap 01:27.216 2 FV 6 Ron Whitston Neenah WI Milw Protoform P2 21:20.590 14 1 Lap 01:28.926 2 FV 7 Burton Kyle August Webster NY FLR Lynx lynx fv 21:21.620 14 1 Lap 01:28.609 2 FV 8 William Styczynski Downers Grove IL CHI Vortech 21:21.824 14 1 Lap 01:28.497 2 FV 9 Zachary Whitston Austin TX Milw Protoform P2 21:25.071 14 1 Lap 01:28.532 2 FV 10 Stuart Delaney Plymouth MI DET Caracal D-SB 21:40.922 14 1 Lap 01:30.429 2 FV 11 Kerry Bowman Livonia MI DET Fv Proto-form P-2 19:17.114 12 3 Laps 01:28.445 2 FV 12 Alexander Bertolucci Mount Prospect IL INR Citation XTC-41 09:48.471 5 10 Laps 01:30.254 1 GT2 1 John M Buttermore South Lyon MI DET Chevrolet Corvette Z06 21:24.945 16 01:18.162 1 GT3 1 Paul Young Commerce Twp MI DET Ford Probe 22:21.770 16 01:22.038 1 GT3 2 Rob Warkocki Frankfort IL CHI Mazda RX7 22:36.374 16 00:14.604 01:23.156 1 GT3 3 Ken Nelson Novi MI DET Nissan 200SX 21:29.721 15 1 Lap 01:24.723 PAGE 10
WMR Majors Event at Grattan Results for Saturday's Race - 08/11/18 Group Class Position in Class Name Hometown Region Make/Model Total Time Laps Behind Leader in Class Best Time 3 & 4 GTL 1 Jameson Savage Grand Rapids MI WMR Toyota Corolla 23:51.352 15 01:33.483 3 & 4 HP 1 Greg Gauper Hubertus WI Milw Honda Civic 20:08.311 12 01:32.351 6 P1 1 Rob Shick Ortonville MI DET HRP LSRII 20:02.113 16 01:13.490 6 P1 2 Richard Colburn Northbrook IL CHI Stohr WF1 16:33.775 9 7 Laps 01:25.095 7 SM 1 Christian Maloof Ann Arbor MI DET Mazda SM 26:03.747 16 01:29.558 7 SM 2 Voytek Burdzy Shiller Park IL BVR Mazda Miata 26:06.412 16 00:02.665 01:29.645 7 SM 3 Chris Efremidis West Bloomfield MI DET Mazda Miata 26:06.634 16 00:02.887 01:29.568 7 SM 4 Kyle Greenhill Mundelein IL CHI Mazda Miata 26:06.886 16 00:03.139 01:29.622 7 SM 5 Jason Kohler White Lake MI DET Mazda Miata 26:07.687 16 00:03.940 01:29.441 7 SM 6 Bruce Bannister Novi MI DET Mazda Miata 26:25.217 16 00:21.470 01:30.728 7 SM 7 Eric Matoy Leonard MI DET Mazda Miata 26:25.551 16 00:21.804 01:30.695 7 SM 8 Clayton Cavell Indianapolis IN IND Mazda Spec Miata 26:28.289 16 00:24.542 01:30.483 7 SM 9 Tom Coury Westlake OH NEO Mazda Spec Miata 26:28.446 16 00:24.699 01:31.341 7 SM 10 Christie Bagne Troy MI DET Mazda Miata 26:35.524 16 00:31.777 01:31.652 7 SM 11 Marty Raguckas Fogelsville PA PHL Mazda Miata 24:02.571 14 2 Laps 01:32.825 5 SRF3 1 Bobby Sak Mattawan MI DET SCCA Enterprises Spec Racer 22:19.378 16 01:22.709 5 SRF3 2 S.Sandy Satullo III Hillsboro Beach FL NEO SCCA Enterprises SRF3 22:27.818 16 00:08.440 01:22.699 5 SRF3 3 Josh Tavel Franklin MI DET SCCA Enterprises SRF 22:43.648 16 00:24.270 01:24.100 5 SRF3 4 Adam Gottlieb Wilmette IL CHI SCCA Enterprises SRF3 22:47.393 16 00:28.015 01:23.312 5 SRF3 5 Chris Jennerjahn Hartford City IN SCCA Enterprises SRF3 22:56.699 16 00:37.321 01:24.679 5 SRF3 6 Steven Greenhill Mundelein IL CHI SCCA Enterprises Spec Racer 22:57.052 16 00:37.674 01:24.681 5 SRF3 7 Matt Gray Chaska MN LOL SCCA Enterprises SRF3 23:09.098 16 00:49.720 01:24.797 5 SRF3 8 Don White Howell MI WMR SCCA Enterprises SRF3 23:25.677 16 01:06.299 01:25.832 5 SRF3 9 Tora Bonnier New Albany OH NER SCCA Enterprises SRF3 23:25.896 16 01:06.518 01:24.655 5 SRF3 10 Timothy Gray Minneapolis MN LOL SCCA Enterprises SRF3 23:45.382 16 01:26.004 01:27.734 5 SRF3 11 Scott R Cypher Mississauga ON OVR SCCA Enterprises SRF3 22:34.945 15 1 Lap 01:27.342 5 SRF3 12 Derek Napiantek Washington Twp MI DET SCCA Enterprises Spec Racer 22:59.193 15 1 Lap 01:29.454 5 SRF3 13 David De Bolt Cumberland IN IND Ford Spec Racer Ford 22:36.184 14 2 Laps 01:34.880 3 & 4 STL 1 Marty Raguckas Fogelsville PA PHL Mazda Miata 23:26.613 14 01:32.705 3 & 4 STU 1 Bruce Bannister Novi MI DET Mazda Miata 23:45.266 15 01:30.979 3 & 4 STU 2 Lenny Basaj Whitehall MI WMR BMW M3 24:10.056 15 00:24.790 01:34.138 1 T1 1 Craig Capaldi New Baltimore MI DET Ford Boss 302 Mustang 22:24.587 16 01:22.824 1 T1 2 Phil Lasco North Venice MI DET Ford Mustang 22:35.531 16 00:10.944 01:23.675 1 T1 3 Walter Bobko St Catharines ON DET Ford Boss 302 21:47.509 15 1 Lap 01:25.807 1 T1 DNS John R Buttermore Wolverine Lake MI DET Chevrolet Corvette 3 & 4 T2 1 Don Van Nortwick San Jose CA SFR Ford Mustang GT 23:33.767 15 01:32.408 3 & 4 T2 DNS John M Buttermore South Lyon MI DET Chevrolet Corvette 3 & 4 T3 1 Joseph Boden Winnetka IL CHI Mazda MX-5 Cup 16 01:28.724 NOTE: New Track Record (1:33.985) for B-Spec by Brandon Vivian New Track Record (1:17.591) for F5 by Thomas Diehm New Track Record (1:15.266) for FE2 by Flinn Lazier New Track Record (1:18.162) for GT2 by John M Buttermore For SM #67 started; completed 0 laps PAGE 11
Group Class WMR Majors Event at Grattan Results for Sunday's Race - 08/12/18 Position in Class Name Hometown Region Make/Model Total Time Laps Behind Leader in Class Best Time 1 AS 1 Craig T Weidner Cadillac MI WMR Ford Mustang 31:16.516 21 01:27.064 1 AS 2 David Ours Marshall MI WMR Ford Mustang 31:31.039 21 00:14.523 01:27.705 1 AS 3 Drew Cattell Ferndale MI DET Cadillac CTS-V 01:53.388 1 20 Laps 01:50.927 1 AS DNS Mark Muddiman Belleville MI DET Ford Mustang 3 & 4 B-Spec 1 Brandon Vivian Milford MI DET Chevrolet Sonic 33:35.313 21 01:34.463 3 & 4 B-Spec 2 Tony Roma Beverly Hills MI DET Chevrolet Sonic 33:41.674 21 00:06.361 01:34.688 3 & 4 B-Spec 3 Tom Coury Westlake OH NEO Mazda Mazda2 33:43.979 21 00:08.666 01:34.835 3 & 4 B-Spec 4 Frank Schwartz Ann Arbor MI DET Mini Cooper 33:45.583 21 00:10.270 01:34.389 3 & 4 B-Spec 5 Blake Thompson Kyle TX Milw Mazda 2 34:04.358 21 00:29.045 01:35.616 3 & 4 B-Spec 6 Fritz Wilke Chelsea MI DET Ford Fiesta 34:19.610 21 00:44.297 01:35.764 3 & 4 EP 1 Sam Halkias Westerville OH OVR Triumph TR6 33:23.002 23 01:24.913 3 & 4 EP 2 Aaron Johnson Martinsville IN IND Honda S2000 34:33.277 23 01:10.275 01:28.668 2 F5 1 Thomas Diehm Milford MI DET NOVABLADE F500 30:11.885 23-03:11.117 01:17.591 2 F5 2 Calvin Stewart Novi MI DET Novakar Blade F600 30:26.955 23 00:15.070 01:18.178 2 F5 3 Sven de Vries Belleville MI DET Formula 500 Novakar J7 24:18.336 18 5 Laps 01:18.515 6 FA DNS Mirl Swan Brownsburg IN KCR FA Formula Atlantic 6 FC 1 David Rock Washington MI DET Reynard 90SF 30:14.237 21 01:23.447 6 FC 2 Devin Lesueur St Charles IL CHI Van Diemen RF02 23:39.333 15 6 Laps 01:17.547 6 FE 1 Adam Jennerjahn Hartford City IN IND FE - Mazda FE 29:58.227 23 01:16.602 6 FE 2 Becker Reardon North Liberty IN SBR Mazda SCCA Enterprises FE 30:09.710 23 00:11.483 01:16.422 6 FE 3 Larry Winkelman Farmington Hills MI DET SCCA Enterprises FE 29:25.576 22 1 Lap 01:18.267 6 FE 4 Clemens Burger Noblesville IN IND SCCA Formula Enterpr 29:52.508 21 2 Laps 01:20.316 6 FE 5 Scott Rettich Columbus OH OVR Mazda Formula Enterprises 29:17.327 23 01:15.412 6 FE2 1 Rhett Barkau Freeport IL BVR SCCA Enterprises FE2 29:11.300 23 01:14.938 6 FE2 2 Max Grau Port Byron IL GtRv SCCA Enterprises Mazda FE2 29:23.948 23 00:12.648 01:15.022 6 FE2 DNS Flinn Lazier Vail, CO Colo SCCA Formula Enterpr 2 FF 1 Robert Dietz Hinckley OH NEO Van Diemen RF02 Honda 30:31.561 22 01:21.924 2 FF 2 Mark Davison Oakland MI DET Swift DB-1 30:51.731 22 00:20.170 01:23.110 2 FF 3 Gregory Stamm South Lyon MI WMR Swift DB1 30:39.937 21 1 Lap 01:23.202 2 FF 4 Robert Gross Washington Twp MI DET Piper DL 7 31:33.736 21 1 Lap 01:22.546 2 FF DNS Tim Kautz St. Charles IL CHI Piper DF3D / Honda 2 FF DNS Robert Perona Indianapolis IN IND Piper DF-3 6 FM 1 Steve Johncock Bellevue MI WMR Star Mazda FM 30:10.334 21 01:22.887 6 FM 2 Thomas Peet Haslett MI DET Star Mazda FM 30:11.145 20 1 Lap 01:26.876 3 & 4 FP 1 John Walker Richland MI OVR Lotus Super 7 34:37.920 23 01:27.733 3 & 4 FP 2 Michael Sturm Grafton WI Milw Mazda Miata 33:29.260 21 2 Laps 01:29.107 3 & 4 FP DNS Scott Mackela Lake Orion MI DET Honda CRX 2 FV 1 Michael Varacins Burlington WI CHI Speed Sport AM-5 30:49.138 21 01:26.754 2 FV 2 Andrew Thomas Abbott Livonia MI DET Vector AM-1 30:54.256 21 00:05.118 01:26.776 2 FV 3 Je! Loughead Darien IL OVR Vortech CR04 31:08.628 21 00:19.490 01:27.092 2 FV 4 Adam Jennerjahn Hartford City IN IND Vortech Vortech 31:23.360 21 00:34.222 01:27.794 2 FV 5 Burton Kyle August Webster NY FLR Lynx lynx fv 31:34.716 21 00:45.578 01:27.758 2 FV 6 Ron Whitston Neenah WI Milw Protoform P2 31:35.600 21 00:46.462 01:28.265 2 FV 7 Alexander Bertolucci Mount Prospect IL INR Citation XTC-41 31:35.881 21 00:46.743 01:27.963 2 FV 8 William Styczynski Downers Grove IL CHI Vortech 31:36.234 21 00:47.096 01:28.082 2 FV 9 Kerry Bowman Livonia MI DET Fv Proto-form P-2 30:30.174 20 1 Lap 01:29.528 2 FV 10 Stuart Delaney Plymouth MI DET Caracal D-SB 30:33.517 20 1 Lap 01:29.658 2 FV 11 Andrew Whitston Neenah WI Milw Protoform P2 01:56.864 1 20 Laps 01:40.778 2 FV DNS Zachary Whitston Austin TX Milw Protoform P2 1 GT2 1 John M Buttermore South Lyon MI DET Chevrolet Corvette Z06 30:42.310 23 01:17.992 1 GT2 2 Tom Stanford Orland Park IL BVR Chevrolet Camaro 2700:00.000 PAGE 12
Group Class WMR Majors Event at Grattan Results for Sunday's Race - 08/12/18 Position in Class Name Hometown Region Make/Model Total Time 1 GT3 1 Ken Nelson Novi MI DET Nissan 200SX 31:03.035 22 01:23.385 1 GT3 2 Rob Warkocki Frankfort IL CHI Mazda RX7 31:05.272 22 00:02.237 01:22.252 1 GT3 3 Paul Young Commerce Twp MI DET Ford Probe 11:14.056 8 14 Laps 01:21.747 Laps Behind Leader in Class Best Time 3 & 4 GTL 1 Jameson Savage Grand Rapids MI WMR Toyota Corolla 33:31.625 21 01:33.942 3 & 4 HP 1 Greg Gauper Hubertus WI Milw Honda Civic 26:04.207 16 01:33.560 6 P1 1 Rob Shick Ortonville MI DET HRP LSRII 29:18.829 23 01:14.072 6 P1 2 Richard Colburn Northbrook IL CHI Stohr WF1 15:31.929 9 14 Laps 01:24.897 7 SM 1 Kyle Greenhill Mundelein IL CHI Mazda Miata 34:17.843 23 01:28.797 7 SM 2 Jason Kohler White Lake MI DET Mazda Miata 34:19.478 23 00:01.635 01:28.526 7 SM 3 Brian Naumann Milford MI DET Mazda Miata 34:34.985 23 00:17.142 01:29.318 7 SM 4 Chris Efremidis West Bloomfield MI DET Mazda Miata 34:38.323 23 00:20.480 01:29.002 7 SM 5 Christian Maloof Ann Arbor MI DET Mazda SM 34:39.210 23 00:21.367 01:28.988 7 SM 6 Eric Matoy Leonard MI DET Mazda Miata 34:54.995 23 00:37.152 01:29.706 7 SM 7 Clayton Cavell Indianapolis IN IND Mazda Spec Miata 34:56.798 23 00:38.955 01:30.033 7 SM 8 Tom Coury Westlake OH NEO Mazda Spec Miata 35:13.090 23 00:55.247 01:30.682 7 SM 9 Bruce Bannister Novi MI DET Mazda Miata 35:13.802 23 00:55.959 01:30.199 7 SM 10 Christie Bagne Troy MI DET Mazda Miata 35:24.314 23 01:06.471 01:30.916 7 SM 11 Marty Raguckas Fogelsville PA PHL Mazda Miata 28:23.603 18 5 Laps 01:32.456 7 SM 12 Voytek Burdzy Shiller Park IL BVR Mazda Miata 20:02.348 13 10 Laps 01:29.100 5 SRF3 1 Bobby Sak Mattawan MI DET SCCA Enterprises Spec Racer 32:06.364 23 01:22.691 5 SRF3 2 S.Sandy Satullo III Hillsboro Beach FL NEO SCCA Enterprises SRF3 32:12.072 23 00:05.708 01:22.749 5 SRF3 3 Josh Tavel Franklin MI DET SCCA Enterprises SRF 32:47.203 23 00:40.839 01:23.813 5 SRF3 4 Adam Gottlieb Wilmette IL CHI SCCA Enterprises SRF3 32:48.569 23 00:42.205 01:23.575 5 SRF3 5 Matt Gray Chaska MN LOL SCCA Enterprises SRF3 32:49.182 23 00:42.818 01:24.149 5 SRF3 6 Steven Greenhill Mundelein IL CHI SCCA Enterprises Spec Racer 33:00.001 23 00:53.637 01:24.393 5 SRF3 7 Chris Jennerjahn Hartford City IN SCCA Enterprises SRF3 33:00.478 23 00:54.114 01:24.549 5 SRF3 8 Scott R Cypher Mississauga ON OVR SCCA Enterprises SRF3 32:29.480 22 1 Lap 01:26.903 5 SRF3 9 Timothy Gray Minneapolis MN LOL SCCA Enterprises SRF3 33:16.685 22 1 Lap 01:28.189 5 SRF3 10 Derek Napiantek Washington Twp MI DET SCCA Enterprises Spec Racer 33:22.178 22 1 Lap 01:28.358 5 SRF3 11 David De Bolt Cumberland IN IND Ford Spec Racer Ford 32:44.372 20 3 Laps 01:33.243 5 SRF3 12 Don White Howell MI WMR SCCA Enterprises SRF3 12:07.924 7 15 Laps 01:25.997 5 SRF3 13 Tora Bonnier New Albany OH NER SCCA Enterprises SRF3 10:51.843 5 17 Laps 01:26.207 3 & 4 STL 1 Marty Raguckas Fogelsville PA PHL Mazda Miata 16:00.780 0 3 & 4 STU 1 Joseph Boden Winnetka IL Chi Mazda MX-5 Cup 34:38.920 23 01:27.931 3 & 4 STU 2 Bruce Bannister Novi MI DET Mazda Miata 33:33.387 22 1 Lap 01:30.070 3 & 4 STU 3 Lenny Basaj Whitehall MI WMR BMW M3 34:46.162 22 1 Lap 01:33.072 1 T1 1 Craig Capaldi New Baltimore MI DET Ford Boss 302 Mustang 30:43.745 22 01:22.316 1 T1 2 Phil Lasco North Venice FL DET Ford mustang 30:57.874 22 00:14.129 01:22.655 1 T1 3 Walter Bobko St Catharines ON DET Ford Boss 302 26:11.721 17 5 Laps 01:24.537 1 T1 DNS John R Buttermore Wolverine Lake MI DET Chevrolet Corvette 3 & 4 T2 1 Don Van Nortwick San Jose CA SFR Ford Mustang GT 33:24.893 17 01:30.588 3 & 4 T2 DNS John M Buttermore South Lyon MI DET Chevrolet Corvette NOTE: Scott Rettich FE #17 move to last in class per GCR 5.7.2 Sound New Track Record (1:14.938) for FE2 by Rhett Barkau New Track Record (1:17.992) for GT2 by John M Buttermore For GT2 #20 started; did not complete a lap PAGE 13
Solo Returns to Michigan Adventure Western Michigan Region, SCCA Saturday, September 22, 2018 Muskegon, MI PAGE 14
Win a trip for 2 to the 2018 Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix at COTA, Oct. 19-21 Donation Levels Select a donation level below to support our cause. Ticket Sales End On September 4th # # # Drawing Will Be On September 5th $25 2 Tickets $50 5 Tickets + 1 Bonus $150 16 Tickets + 6 Bonus $250 25 Tickets + 12 Bonus $75 7 Tickets + 2 Bonus $100 11 Tickets + 3 Bonus $500 60 Tickets + 25 Bonus $1,000 135 Tickets + 50 Bonus PAGE 15
The SCCA Foundation will send you and a friend to the United States Grand Prix. This year s Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix takes place at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, October 19-21. In addition to the pair of race tickets, the prize package includes VIP Suite Access and $5000 in cash for travel, food and other expenses. Prior to the big race, the winner will also receive special access to the SCCA Pro Racing F3 and F4 races including paddock access and an invitation to the series Championship Awards Banquet. The winner will be picked on September 5, 2018, during the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championship awards banquet. Winner need not be present at the drawing. Your donation supports the SCCA Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the Sports Car Club of America. The SCCA Foundation programs include: Saving the Lives of Teen Drivers - through the TireRack Street Survival program a day-long skills training program. Preserving the History of American Motorsport - the Foundation funds the preservation work at the SCCA Archives at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, NY. Encouraging Future Automotive Passion - support and prizes for the national Formula SAE competitions to encourage the automotive and race engineers of tomorrow. Women on Track - the Wendi Allen Scholarship program recognizes and encourages increased participation in autocross and Region leadership positions by women. PAGE 16
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