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Membership Magazine of Oregon Region
Sports Car Club of America
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May, 2013
Loud Pedal In This Issue
The official membership magazine of Region Bylaw change 3
Oregon Region Sports Car Club of America.
Solo in Socal 5
Editor:
Jeff Zurschmeide Andy Howe 6
jeff@falstaffpubs.com
2014 mazda6 7
Publisher:
Falstaff Publications New Mazda Partnership with scca 8
5857 Carman Drive
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Spitzner named SCCA pro Rally Dir 9
Rallycross contingencies 10
Loud Pedal is published on the first day of each
month by Falstaff Publications under contract Road racing Director 11
for Oregon Region Sports Car Club of America.
Doorshield 13
Content and Advertisements are due on the
15th of each month for the following month’s Region Contacts 14
issue.
Board Minutes 15
Contact Oregon Region SCCA for address
changes: Classified Marketplace 16
Oregon Region SCCA
4800 SW Macadam Ave. Ste 110
Portland, OR 97239
On The cover
Photographers:
Jeff Boerio, Ron Coelho, Doug Berger, Tami
Daniels, Ken Dwinnell, Wayne Flynn, Dennis Gordon Barron was a longtime rac-
Healy, Phil er, steward, and good friend of Or-
Nishikawa, Joe Cantrell,
Jeff Zurschmeide, Peo Orvendal, Lee Casebeer egon Region SCCA. Barron passed
away recently and will be fondly
All contents copyright © 2013 by Oregon Re-
gion Sports Car Club of America. remembered by all who knew him.
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Loud Pedal
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May, 2013 Voice/Message
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proposed changes to Oregon Region bylaws
T he Oregon Region SCCA Board of Direc-
tors is proposing a change to our Bylaws.
Here is the change to Section V – Duties of the
Board of Directors and Elected Officers:
Now, it’s up to you to vote. Please go to www.
oregonscca.motorsportreg.com & select “Sur-
veys & Elections” & vote yes or no for the
Because of the value the Board places on our Section 10. Duties of the Vintage Racing Direc- Bylaws change.
Vintage racer group, they wish to add Vintage tor: The Vintage Racing Director is elected for
Racing Director as a voting member of the a one year term. The Vintage Racing Director Mary Thompson
Board. Until now, Vintage has been represented shall represent Vintage Racing interests and re- Secretary to Oregon Region SCCA Board
by a Committee Chairman, but the Board would port Vintage Racing activities to the Board. The
very much like to have that position be a vot- Vintage Racing Director shall perform all other
ing member of the Board to more adequately duties assigned by the Board, and may delegate
represent their group. to specific members or knowledgeable persons
specific duties.
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Solo in Socal
Special Report by
Lacey Otis
I n late March my husband Ryan and I,
along with our son Samuel, were the only
members of Oregon Region to make the
long drive down to San Diego, CA for the
Solo Championship Tour. The event was
held at Qualcomm Stadium, home of the
San Diego Chargers. We had heard about
the courses at Qualcomm and seen videos
taken by fellow autocrossers, but we had
never been there ourselves.
Lacey Otis competes at the
We were told that the courses at San Di- Solo Nationals!
ego would be long and that drivers would
reach speeds not reached at other venues A word of advice: if you ever make it to El
in addition to changes in elevation that Toro, be sure to bring your walking shoes.
required drivers to make off-camber turns The courses here are lengthy at about 45
while traveling down hill. We found that seconds and when you’ve got two courses
everything we were told about San Diego to learn, as you do with ProSolo, you’re go-
was true. ing to be doing a lot of walking.
drastically. My heart sank. I thought the
In San Diego, Ryan competed against 7 At the El Toro Pro, I competed in Ladies bobble in the slalom had thrown him off
other drivers in Super Stock. At the end of Class 2. There were 7 competitors in the and he had given up.
day one he found himself just 0.012 sec- class. After two days of competition I fin-
onds out of first place. Day two proved to ished 5th in class. After Ryan parked the car I asked him
be more of a challenge as Ryan was exactly what happened. He hadn’t given up at all.
one second behind the first place finisher. Ryan competed in Super Stock with 7 other He was still fighting, trying so hard to earn
Even so, he placed second in his class. competitors. He finished 3rd in his class the 3rd place finish when the car simply
and earned a spot in the Super Challenge. ran out of fuel. It was heartbreak to say the
I competed in Super Stock Ladies, a class The Super Challenge is a single elimination least.
that had only two competitors. It was close bracket for the top 32 overall competitors.
competition as the first day ended with He entered the Super Challenge in the 32nd Our trip to California for the Solo Champi-
only 0.129 seconds separating me from my (and final) position and made it through onship Tour and ProSolo was a lot of fun
competitor. I was able to hang onto my several rounds working his way up the and we thoroughly enjoyed every second
lead during the second day of competition challenge ladder. Ryan knew he was in for of racing. We also enjoyed the week be-
and brought home the first place trophy. It some trouble as the car started the chal- tween races as we used that time to take
was the first time I had won first place at lenge with very little fuel and got lower part in some of the many activities south-
a Championship Tour event, so I was very with each passing round. We had already ern California has to offer.
excited. used all of the extra fuel that we brought,
so he was looking for options. If you have the opportunity to attend either
When the event in San Diego ended we of these races in the future, be sure to take
packed up our rig and headed north to Just before the semi-final round the always- the whole family and make a vacation out
Irvine and the El Toro Airfield where we helpful Tom Berry volunteered his remain- of it. Southern California has so much to
competed in the El Toro ProSolo. If you ing fuel. It was less than a gallon, hopefully do and see. There really is something for
have never been to a ProSolo, it is a very enough to finish out the challenge. Ryan everyone.
exciting format that is best described as a lost the semi-final round, but would still
mix of two parts autocross and one part need to compete in a runoff for third. The next time a Championship Tour and
drag racing. Drivers line up side-by-side ProSolo will make a stop on the west coast
and drag launch into courses that are mir- Ryan went out on his final run trying to will be in July. The Pacific Northwest
ror opposites of each other. make a bid for 3rd. As I watched from the Championship Tour will be held July 13th
sideline with fingers crossed, I saw the car and 14th in Packwood, WA. The Pack-
The El Toro site is a decommissioned Ma- get a little loose in the slalom. He pulled wood ProSolo will take place the follow-
rine Corp Air Station. It is considered one it back together and exited the slalom ing weekend. Packwood is a little closer
of the best autocross surfaces in the coun- without hitting any cones. As he made the to home, so I expect many Oregon Region
try. The expansive concrete runways that approach to the final turn the car slowed members will be in attendance. Will you be
were once used to launch warplanes are one of them?
now used to launch racecars.
Solo novice school abounds with
goodness
Flying Solo with
Andy Howe
A s has become customary, we held our
2013 Novice School in the PIR South
Paddock. What wasn’t customary about
A reminder... the Packwood National Tour
and ProSolo events are July 13/14 and
20/21 (respectively). Register and make
west Region is a fantastic host and SCCA
National always does a great job. If you
take your autocrossing seriously, these are
it? The weather. It was pleasant and dry. your hotel reservations early. Packwood events you don’t want to miss.
All day. The little bit of dampness dried is a small town and these are the biggest
up quickly and once we mowed the grass, autocross events in the Northwest. North-
there was some grip to the pavement. (I
hate to say it, but the South Paddock sur-
face is not getting any better.)
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this year. There was not an excess of Suba-
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Mazda’s New 2014 SKYACTIV Mazda6 is the
Real Deal - on the Road and at the Race Track
By Jeff Zurschmeide
W hen an automaker skips a model year
and brings out a new car with next
year’s year on it, you know that they want
to grab your attention. The 2014 Mazda6 is
a substantial redesign of Mazda’s popular
mid-size four door sedan, and unlike most
year-skippers, this car is so significant that
it really deserves that extra year.
The new Mazda6 offers the full suite of
Mazda’s SKYACTIV technology in a pas-
senger car. SKYACTIV is a combination of
improvements to the chassis, engine, body
and drivetrain that combine to produce
greatly enhanced fuel economy without
sacrificing the performance you expect
from a Mazda.
Mazda has been late to the alt-fuel game,
eschewing the EVs and hybrids that other the same 38 highway MPG. Of course, the ther way, you get a sporty, quiet car that is
automakers have hybrids offer much better fun to drive and loadable with optional fea-
relied upon to city MPG, so take that into tures like backup camera, adaptive cruise
stay in the news. account. control, blind spot radar, heated seats, and
But the SKYAC- full electronics. At the track, the Mazda6
TIV program The rest of the new Mazda6 corners nicely and has plenty of power for
has delivered is as expected. The interior enjoyable spirited driving. The car has no
comparable is nicely put together with bad habits and plenty of evidence that the
improvements quality materials and sen- same people who gave us the Miata and
in fuel economy, sible controls. Outside, the the RX-8 have been at work on this sedan.
and promises Mazda6 reflects Mazda’s
more to come. current design phi-
For example, losophy, and it has the
one of Mazda’s aggressively stylized
new features is a 2.2-liter twin-turbo-diesel looks of all Mazdas from the last 5
Mazda6 that is rated at 44 MPG on the years or so. You won’t be disappoint-
highway. The diesel engine Mazda6 will ed with trunk space or legroom.
be in showrooms later this year, but the car
is already winning races in the Grand-Am About the only criticism I can make
series. was the voice-activation on the navi-
gation system. Maybe the car needed
The primary engine available in the 2014 to train me to speak clearly, but it was
Mazda6 is a turbocharged 2.5-liter DOHC consistently unable to understand
4-cylinder, producing 184 horsepower and simple requests. Picking the car up in
185 pound-feet of torque. Mated with the San Jose, the navigation asked for my desti- The best part of the Mazda6 is its price
6-Speed SKYACTIV manual transmission, nation. I said “Monterey” and it responded tag. The Sport model I drove on track has
that’s good for 25/37 MPG, and you get with “Locating nearest opera.” As they say, a sticker price of just $21,675, and that
38 MPG on the highway if you opt for the its’ a tiny little first-world problem. includes 17-inch alloy wheels, air, cruise,
paddle-shifted 6-speed SKYACTIV auto- 4-wheel disc brakes, power everything,
matic transmission. Those are excellent I drove two variants of the car this month nice stereo with MP3 and Aux port, trip
numbers for a C-platform sedan with a - a Grand Touring automatic on the road, computer, push button start, and the list
conventional engine. By comparison, the and a manual-transmission entry-level goes on. The Grand Touring version had
basic Toyota Camry hybrid offers 39 MPG Sport model at Mazda Raceway Laguna leather, navigation, 19-inch wheels, HID
highway, and the XLE Camry hybrid offers Seca. Both cars performed admirably. Ei- lights, heated seats, rearview camera, blind
spot radar, adaptive cruise, and much more
for $31,490.
Bottom line - If you’re shopping Lexus,
Acura, or Infiniti, take a look at the Mazda6
and save some money for track days. You’ll
be glad you did.
let up enough to allow for sessions. Our mantra: “more
reasonable, if cold, weather year, will be abl
Multi-Year Partnership making MAZDA the racing; more bang for the
on the April race weekend. races on the Ma
official car of SCCA Announced buck.” The initial feedback
Frequent readers are ask- unlike earlier R
from this format has been very
TOPEKA, Kan. (April 16, 2013) – Sports “Mazda has been a long-time
ing “When, oh when, will tional weekend
Car Club of America and Mazda North supporter of the SCCA and our good; really, we’ve heard no
American Operations have announced a we STOP talkingsoabout
competitors, the our negative comments. But you,
formalizing will encourage
multi-year partnership that names Mazda relationship was a natural next
weather?” OK; so we’re not enter; you get t
the Official Car of SCCA through 2015. step,” said SCCA President Jeff and you, if you have negative
anymore.
Dahnert. bang for the bu
comments, let’s hear them.
Mazda Director of Motorsports John It’s still essentia
Doonan and SCCA Vice President, Market- “On any given weekend, there It’s parallel to the “chicane/no
ing and Communications Eric Prill made That April
are more race weekend
Mazdas being raced program, and w
the announcement on Tuesday morning than any other marque. We’re
chicane” question. Some like
saw our bestforward
car count in works; but it ad
during the Mazda Motorsports pre-season looking to expanding it this way, some like it that
media day at the company’s headquarters several
ourmonths; since
relationship maybe
with Mazda and the appeal of th
in Irvine. the new opportunities that come way; we try to cut the baby in
August last The new de
with it.”year. The dry half and please everyone. But
Mazda will be utilized as the official pacetrack made for good racing, is that, for driv
car at key SCCA events, including the I digress.
the National po
SCCA National Championship Runoffs®,and if you missed the rain,
through the 2015 season. The annual SCCA well, you shoulda been there Rational race, w
Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Banquet will Speaking of the “no
for the Friday test day. But… (for $100) the c
now be “presented by Mazda.” chicane” course, welcome to
enough about the weather, Regional point
“In the minds of many, Mazda and the our May race weekend, which
SCCA were already partners,” Doonan
said. “At the SCCA Runoffs, the Mazda
contingent has been the largest of any car
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SCCA PRO Names Spitzner Rally Director TOPEKA, Kan. (April, 2013) – SCCA Pro Racing is pleased to announce that Kurt Spitzner has been named Rally Programs Director. The new position will serve as a liaison between SCCA Pro Racing and the Global Rallycross Championship. The GRC, which will be sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, holds several rallycross events worldwide, with the majority held in the United States. Another key responsibility of the position is to create increased synergy between the club-level rallycross programs and the pro- fessional level series. This includes organiz- ing local volunteers to support GRC events as well as exploring the possibility of stag- ing joint events with SCCA RallyCross® participants. “Performance rallying is experiencing a significant upswing in both spectator and participant interest here in the United States,” Spitzner said. “What I find to be most interesting is the recent emergence of the Global Rallycross Championship here in this country, which I believe has the capability of transforming the world- wide perception and appeal of the sport in a very positive way. The SCCA’s broad membership base and operational expertise will provide valuable support to help the growth of the sport.” Kurt Spitzner - SCCA Pro Racing Rally Director Spitzner brings plenty to the post, with more than three decades of experience in the motorsports industry. His experience includes a prior stint with the SCCA in much the same position, however, on the club side of the organization as Director of Performance Rally from 1998-2003. “We are very pleased to be able to bring a professional rally-based program back to SCCA,” Tom Campbell, president of SCCA Pro Racing, said. “The Global Rallycross Championship management team is doing a great job of getting this series going and they have excellent growth plans. We are especially fortunate to be able to bring Kurt Spitzner back. His experience in motors- ports management, especially in rally-relat- ed programs, makes him the ideal person to lead the Pro Racing effort in Global Rallycross. As time permits, he will also be looking for other rally-based program op- portunities.” In Spitzner’s initial time with SCCA, he was responsible for much of the develop- ment and growth of the SCCA ProRally® program. His diverse involvement includ- ed oversight of everything from operations to partnership and marketing initiatives.
SCCA National Rallycross Contingencies
announced
A s the heart of the 2013 RallyCross®
National Challenge approaches, auto
manufacturers have finalized their season-
long contingency programs for partici-
pants.
Volkswagen of America, will continue to
support the National Challenge paying
$300 for a win, $200 for a second place fin-
ish, and $100 for third. Any driver scoring a
National Championship behind the wheel
of a Volkswagen will take home $1,250,
with a $750 prize for a runner-up and $500
for third.
Honda Performance Development will
match its support from the last two sea-
sons, providing $150 for eligible winners, Subaru of America has expanded its sup- SCCA RallyCross National Championship
with $100 and $50 payments to podium port to include each of the rear- and all- at Tulsa Raceway Park, October 5-6, in
finishers. At the National Championship wheel drive classes in 2013. Payouts will Tulsa, Ok.
event, those prizes increase to $500, $300 be offered to top-three finishers with $300
and $100 for finishing in the top-three. awarded for a win, $200 for a runner-up Registration information and full program
and $100 for third. Subaru will give all eli- details are available at www.scca.com/ral-
Once again, Mazda North American Op- gible National Champions in those classes lycross by selecting “Contingencies” from
erations will reward drivers all season a $1,250 prize at the end of the season, with the left-side menu. Drivers are encouraged
long for top finishes with $200 for a win $750 going to the second place finisher and to review program requirements carefully
and $100 for second place. At the National $500 going to those finishing third. to ensure full compliance. To be eligible for
Championship event, drivers can earn contingency prizes, drivers must register
$750, $500 and $250 for placing in the top- The next event in the 2013 RallyCross Na- for each program prior to their first event.
three of their class. tional Challenge is May 18-19 in the North- More programs will be posted as they be-
east Division at Central New York Raceway come available.
Park. The season culminates with the 2013
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Since returning to racing, I’ve “I believe most racers are ‘half-full’ kind of folks - we shake our head at “punish-
gotten my butt kicked routinely ing politics” -- to others, SCCA
in Spec Miata. While, I’m not eternally optimistic - some more than others!” simply got what we deserved.
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… I know it’s entirely on me. those issues is better two-way
There’s no corporate favoritism or nepo- communication.
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because he or she is faster … so you better spite no one seemingly wanting them. We Oregon Region SCCA has a long, storied,
dial up your game. The competition in had an unfortunate confrontation in the and distinguished history – and we intendto be true to it. SCCA is special: we offer
the best amateur racing in the country, with
safety first and the level of competition
closely following … and it’s only getting
better.
We have been granted broad authority
from the National office to “remove barri-
ers to entry” to racing with the SCCA – and
that ranges from getting an SCCA Novice Tired of spending big money on the car and not
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Be a positive voice in the community and
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doorshield car door protectors
W e’ve all been there - you’re pulling
into a parking lot and you notice that
they’ve skimped on every space to paint a
couple extra lines onto the pavement. And
of course, every spot marked “Compact”
has a 7-passenger SUV wedged into a space
designed for a Civic.
So you park as best you can, gauging the
distance from your precious doors and
fenders to the cars on either side. But you
know that when you return, you’re likely
to find your doors freshly dinged by the
kids getting into the giant Tahoe to your
left side, or the F350 on the right.
So what’s a sports car aficionado to do?
Most of us park at the far end of the lot and
tell ourselves we can use the walk to the
store, but even that’s no guarantee.
That’s why consummate car guy Tim Ash-
croft invented the Doorshield. The device is “I’m just a guy who came up with an idea Ashcroft designed his device with a two-
so simple, yet sophisticated in its details. that solves a serious, fundamental problem piece elastic strap with velcro at the ends
that is unfortunately an everyday occur- attached to the Doorshield. You just slip
rence,” Ashcroft says. it over the door and it will hold the Door-
shield in place on any door, and provide a
The Doorshield is easy small theft deterrent.
to understand. It’s a
firm plastic tube sur- “Doorshield is very easy to install. It takes
rounded with a soft very little time to do so, and should be
closed-cell foam. The used every time you enter the parking lot
backside is flat, and jungles. The straps stretch around the doors
has a strip magnet em- and easily and firmly Velcro together on
bedded in the foam. the inside of the vehicle in order to prevent
the Doorshield device from being stolen,”
To use the Doorshield, Ashcroft says.
just slap it on the side
of your car at the point The original idea was to protect cars in
most likely to be ding- parking lots, but for many of us, we can be
ed. The foam and tube our own worst enemies in our household
will absorb the abuse two- or three-car garages. If your cars are
and keep your car safe. a bit tight in the garage, you can use the
Doorshield at home to prevent self-inflicted
“Doorshield is like a wounds, as well as out in the world of
car sunshade. It is a thoughtless strangers.
blocker, it protects and
takes about the same The Doorshield is patented, and available
time to put into place,” in sets of two (for both sides of the car,
Ashcroft says. naturally). You can use the Doorshield any-
where you think your car could use a little
I can almost hear the ding protection.
rising chorus of objec-
tions now - because Doorshield is available in a variety of at-
we’re sports car people tractive colors, and sold for $99.99 per pair
and many of us have at http://www.doorshield.com/
cars with aluminum or
fiberglass doors. And
also, there’s the ques-
tion of what’s to keep
someone from just tak-
ing your Doorshields
right off your car?Oregon Region SCCA Contacts
2013 Board of Directors
Regional Executive Andrew Foley andrewf@blaser-die.com
Asst. R. E. Bruce Wilson bruce.wilson@comcast.net
Past R. E. Dan Halloran dan.halloran@yahoo.com
Road Racing Director Jim Weidenbaum streetsurvivalpdx@hotmail.com
Solo Director George Wilder RX3SP9@centurytel.net
Rally Director Chris Hale chris@cubedisorder.com
Director at Large 1 Bob Brands bbcniprint@aol.com
Director at Large 2 Kim Kuzma McFarland kuzmc@hotmail.com
SCCA Area 13 Director Todd Butler todd@coho.net
Regional Officials
Membership/Merchandise Karen McCoy 503-224-9469
Region Office Admin Karen McCoy 503-224-9469
Secretary to BOD Mary Thompson memamare3@aol.com
Treasurer C. Sutherland carrie_sutherland@yahoo.com
Loud Pedal Jeff Zurschmeide jeff@falstaffpubs.com
Rally Officials
RoadRally Manager Kevin Poirier roadrally@oregonrally.com
RallyCross Manager Rebecca Ruston rallycross@oregonrally.com
NorPac RallyCross Steward Paul Eklund pauleklund@msn.com
Club RaCing Officials
Race Ops Manager Bob Smethers 971-207-5147
Regl Points Keeper Kari Loyning loyningk@yahoo.com
Vintage Racing Chair Dan Mullin 541-683-1091
Vintage Racing Points Jonathan Keeble jonathan.keeble@nmhg.com
Club RaCing Specialty Chiefs
Course Marshal Ken Killam 503-970-5644
Emergency Christopher Nawrocki 503-789-7653
Flagging & Comm. Ali Montgomery 503-475-9814
Paddock/HotPits Del Bockman 503-728-1000
Pre-Grid Julie Winslow 360-513-6728
Sound Judge Sherm Egge egge5@hotmail.com
Radio Tech Ric Farrar 503-245-2506
Registration (pre-race) Karen McCoy 503-224-9469
Registration (at track) Win Casey 503-297-4049
Chief Starter Dwain Panian 503-285-0989
Pace Car Tim Stanley 503-693-8139
Tech Inspection Gordon Jones 503-730-9673
Timing and Scoring Vikki Michailoff 360-608-5004
Driver Services TBD 503-224-9469
Trophies Frank McKinnon 503-227-0262
Club Racing Stewards
Jeffrey Niess Deputy Executive Steward niess@comcast.net
Howard Allen howduck@qwest.net
Steve Archer mikah@comcast.net
Todd Butler todd@coho.net
Win Casey msiltd@integraonline.com
Pat Derouin justsell5@comcast.net
Erin Ebelmesser lylaskye@msn.com
Gail Fetterman gailfetterman@comcast.net
Spencer Gorham sgorstew@aol.com
Don Holland hollanddl@frontier.com
Dan Mullin danm356@yahoo.com
Alan Robinson robinsah@engr.orst.edu
Lewis Scott 503-646-3840
Don Smethers don@smethers.com
Dave Shively mos33c20@centurytel.net
Gary Van Horn gvanhorn@minetfiber.com
Skip Yocom rampant53@gmail.comOREGON REGION SCCA BOARD OF DI- they now will look for a backup one as a Jim mentioned that Jim Larfield, the Driv-
RECTORS MEETING MINUTES spare. ing Master of TC has agreed to share their
DATE: 3-20-13 version of Time/Club Trials for us to pe-
PLACE: China Bay Restaurant RALLY: Chris advised of their rally on ruse. Thanks Jim!
April 7 at The English Winery in Vancou-
PRESENT: BOARD MEMBERS: Andrew ver. Bruce Wilson has agreed to coordinate our
Foley, Bruce Wilson, Chris Hale, George Time Trials process.
Wilder, Jim Weidenbaum, Kim McFarland Aug 17-18 will be The Road Not Taken
OFFICIALS: Mary Thompson, Karen Mc- which is a TSD Rally thru the coast range PAST REGIONAL EXEC: Absent
Coy, that runs from 8pm to 6am.
MEMBERS: Hans Gutman, Wards Barbour ASST: REGIONAL EXEC: Bruce felt that
ABSENT: Dan Halloran, Bob Brands, Jeff Oregon Trail will be the 1st weekend of the first weekend went well. As one of
Zurschmeide, Carrie Sutherland May and as usual will start our instructors for the weekend it further
GUESTS: Randy Kinney at PIR. reinforced just why he is such an avid sup-
porter of the region.
CALL TO ORDER: RE Andrew called the DIRECTOR I: Kim has reserved the Shilo
meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Minutes were for our annual banquet which will be held REGIONAL EXEC: Andrew commented
approved ( Jim/Bruce) Nov 2nd. that we saw a 25% increase
in entries for our March event. As usual it
MEMBER/NEW BUSINESS COMMENTS: We will have one “showcase car” on dis- will be a lose but should not
None play and it will be selected be as bad as 2012.
REGIONAL OFFICE: No report by the workers vote.
TREASURER: Absent He is impressed by the way that Jeff and
LOUD PEDAL: Absent report via e-mail DIRECTOR II: Absent Bob are working as a team toward advertis-
We’re starting to see some new advertiser ing and sponsorship. Hopefully we will
action - Safe Drives will be coming on ROAD RACE: Jim felt that the March see both with positive results.
board with an ad for their store. They of- weekend was great. New driver
fer both track and street safety items. We School idea worked well. The age span for The treasuries of both Rally & Solo were
expect more to follow! App development the school was 17-57. Great group. viewed by Andrew and appear to be in
continues - I’m taking a class to get better great shape.
at this and working with Seattle Clouds PDX went over well, they were grinning
to develop our app. Currently looking for from ear to ear. Not enough can be said for Rose Cups is moving ahead with interest
ways to integrate the app and our region the great team of instructors that we had from So. Cal, some Pirelli drivers and the
website. helping out. Spec Racer Ford group. More on this event
by next mtg.
Columns should be delivered this weekend The support from Todd & Kristen of Pro
or just afterwards - Jim, Drive was A1. BIG THANKS! ADJOURN M/S (Bruce/Jim) M/P
I’d love something on Street Survival - get
someone to take pictures if possible! Don Clinkenbeard and his group from Respectfully submitted
A column on the driver’s school and first Hooked on Driving were a welcome addi- Mary Thompson
regional of the year would be great, too. tion to the weekend.
March issue turned out nice. I think the 4X
a year is about right for print. April issue
should be out by April 1.
Side Note: History of PIR book will be sent
to the publisher by April 23 for publication
before year-end. Some great photos are go-
ing into this book that haven’t been pub-
lished in decades - and many have never
been published before!
VINTAGE: Hans relayed that Cris Vandag-
riff has extended the
cancellation date for The Portland His-
torics. He is doing this to
help any of the drivers who might break at
Rose Cup. He made this consideration due
to the fact that his event has changed dates
this year following right behind Rose Cup.
THANKS CRIS!
DIRECTORS REPORTS:
SOLO II: George reported on their March
event which saw them with 200 entries.
The new timing system worked well andClassified Marketplace
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Sports Racer
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set, differential, alternator, starter motor, of used/new parts and pieces:
Spark generators, four spare corners, al-
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Estate Sales
2-Steel hoods
spares. 2 Sets -complete (1 w/roll-up windows & Appraisals
&windwings) doors
Bead seat fits 200 lb 5’ 11” driver. (I have Life changes frequently require valuation and
1-door (left side) for racing slightly used
1/2 of a bead seat kit I’ll throw in). Race liquidation of personal property. My twenty-
1-complete stock exhaust system for
ready, runs great. This car won the Ilgen plus years of experience can help you with full
Sprite/Midget
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2-sets of window glass
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4-rear ends
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2-sets of disc brake calipers
support available in California. Yes I do Free consultations.
1-set of new 1/4 elliptic rear springs
mean race ready. Shirley Sanders, 503-762-1272
Several axle shafts
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3-complete steering racks
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2- steel dashes Real Estate
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3-Huffaker competition (smoke) wind- Shop Space For Rent
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3-completely assembled, running 1098cc shop,use of fab equipment in
engines (1-full race) shop includes, deep throated band saws, lathe,
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2-stock fuel tanks press.
Generators and starters; several 1275 fly-
wheels/clutch housings/plates Beaverton-Hillsdale hwy area, call Jeff Bizzell
Numerous misc. small parts & pieces (dis- at 503-317-1111.
tributors, fuel pumps, timing chain/covers,
carburetors, pistons, rods, etc,etc.) Wanted
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1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite - Complete,
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Two 1973 MG Midgets - One complete car that
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15 years ago – this is the parts car. One, wire
wheel, rolling chassis - rotisserie mounted and
ready for minor bodywork and paint and then
assembly from the parts car. Numerous new
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