Official Publication of the Official Publication of the Central Florida RegionCentral Florida Region
Sports Car Club of AmericaSports Car Club of AmericaVolume 62, Issue 3Volume 62, Issue 3
September 2020September 2020
Official Publication of the Central Florida Region
Sports Car Club of AmericaVolume 62, Issue 3
September 2020
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Club Admin. & AdvisoryThe Checker Editor - Kevin CrainPO Box 450245 • Kissimmee, FL 34745407-933-1820 • [email protected]
Competition Coordinator. - Dennis Joyce813-918-7574 • [email protected]
Financial Advisor - Nick Magero941-492-3332 • [email protected]
Membership Chair - Hollye Laplante727-344-0354 • [email protected]
Merchandise - Fran Martin407-851-7157 • [email protected]
Race Worker Recognition - Bonnie McKee941-224-9212 • [email protected]
Webmaster - Lee Hill813-684-4741 • [email protected]
Assistant Webmaster - Darren [email protected]
St. Pete GP Coordinator - Gary Steffen 727-5794795 • [email protected]
Club Racing Board Board Chair - Robin Ragaglia5984 Ed Harris Ct. • Saint Cloud, FL 34771407-310-4299 • [email protected]
Vice-Chair - Volunteer Rep - Sharon Priep407-415-8714 • [email protected]
Vice-Chair - Driver Rep - John Davison407-963-0682 • [email protected]
Chaplain - Steve Kearney863-425-5684 • [email protected]
Course Marshal - Kevin Crain407-970-9540 • [email protected]
Chief Driver Instructor - Andy Fox407-416-5411 • [email protected]
SARRC Rep - Jack Ragaglia321-278-4436 • [email protected]
Driver’s Rep Vintage - Mike Kennedy561-420-1203 • [email protected]
F&C / Equipment - Jim Hooker 727-804-4649 • [email protected]
Grid Chief- Sammi Marlis-Ronshausen 727-821-4407 • [email protected]
Novice Permits - Robin Ragaglia5984 Ed Harris Ct., Saint Cloud, 34771407-310-4299 • [email protected]
Pace Car - Ed Ronshausen 727-709-9625 • [email protected]
Paddock Marshal - Charlie Leonard 941-729-1537 • [email protected]
Pits Chief - Scott Lucas813-528-0850 • [email protected]
Region Points Keeper - Lyn Hodges Watts352-286-7756 • [email protected]
Registrar - Sharon Priep407-415-8714 • [email protected]
Track Events Chief - Tim Reardon1550 Silk Oaks Ave., Titusville 32796321-268-2940 • [email protected]
Board of GovernorsBOG Chair - Leland Miller941-928-3521 • [email protected]
Vice-Chair – Paul Troup404-229-8435 • [email protected]
District 1 - Dennis Joyce 813-918-7574 • [email protected]
District 1- Lt. Gov. Sammi Marlis Ronshausen 727-821-4407 • [email protected]
District 2- Walt Williams813-857-2593 • [email protected]
District 2 - Lt. Gov. Dana Deshong813-545-7472 • [email protected]
District 3 - Kevin Crain407-970-9540 • [email protected]
District 3 - Lt. Gov. Jack Ragaglia321-278-4436 • [email protected]
District 4 - Lyn Hodges Watts352-286-7756 • [email protected]
District 4 - Lt. Gov. - OpenDistrict 5 - Herb Shipp321-917-6716 • [email protected]
District 5 - Lt. Gov. - OpenDistrict 6 - James (Jay) Strole863-446-1143 • [email protected]
District 6 - Lt. Gov. Scott Lucas813-528-0850 • [email protected]
District 7 - David Moore443-803-7539 • [email protected]
District 7 - Lt. Gov. Paul [email protected] • 386-451-6600
District 8 - Mike Schiffer 239-940-6769 • [email protected]
District 8 - Lt. Gov. Tom Brewsaugh239-246-6713 • [email protected]
District 9 - Charlie Leonard 941-729-1537 • [email protected]
District 9 - Lt. Gov. -Open
Club OfficersRegional Executive - Stephen Mullen 941-739-9983 • [email protected]
Assistant RE - Jim Zirkel407-782-9902 • [email protected]
Secretary - Fran Martin407-851-7157 • [email protected]
Treasurer - David Moore443-803-7539 • [email protected]
T/E Chief Driver Instructor - Chris [email protected]
Starter - OpenSteward Rep. - Leland Miller 941-928-3521 • [email protected]
Sound Control - Hollye Laplante727-460-7623 • [email protected]
Tech Chief - Paul Schwemmer 386-451-6600 • [email protected]
Timing & Scoring - Neil Harmon [email protected] • 404-372-2480
Trophies - Tucker and Amy Alford 941-473-0708 • [email protected]
SOLO BoardBoard Chair - Nick Dunlap407-474-8326 • [email protected]
Computers - OpenRegistrar - OpenSafety Steward - Scott Swartz 352-687-8583 • [email protected]
Timing and Scoring - OpenTire Rack Street Survival (TRSS) Coordinator - OpenTrophies - Kevin [email protected]
West Coast Coordinator - Joe Brannon 703-994-7580 • [email protected]
For all registration and/or general inquiries, send an email to: [email protected].
RallyCross BoardChairman - David Kincaid321-279-3155 • [email protected]
Area 3/SEDiv OfficialsArea 3 Director - Lee Hill813-245-9332 • [email protected]
Driver Licensing Admin. - Toni Creighton404-625-3385 • [email protected]
See the SEDIV website for other SEDIV contact information.
Contact Information
All Racing Registration is at: MotorsportReg.comAll Racing Registration is at: MotorsportReg.comAll Racing Registration is at: MotorsportReg.com
September 20204 Test Day/Track Event SIR Modified School Course - 12 Hour Paddock5-6 DOUBLE MAJORS/SARRC/FL CUP SIR Modified School Course - 12 Hour Paddock5 RallyCross Event 8 St. Lucie Fairgrounds, Fort Pierce, FL19 SOLO Practice TBD20 SOLO Points Events 13 TBD
26-27 Regional/CFR Enduro/Vintage DIS Daytona International Speedway
October 20203 RallyCross Event 9 FIRM Starke, FL3 SOLO Practice DIS Daytona International Speedway4 SOLO Points Event 14 DIS Daytona International Speedway9 NASA-SE DIS Daytona International Speedway - Conducted by DIS
16 Test Day/Track Event SIR Sebring Club Course - Green Park Paddock17-18 CFR Regional Finale/Vintage SIR Sebring Club Course - Green Park Paddock17-18 SOLO Points Events 15/16 SIR Sebring International Raceway23-25 Porsche Club of America DIS Daytona International Speedway - Conducted by DIS24 RallyCross Event 10 St. Lucie Fairgrounds, Fort Pierce, FL30 Chin Track Day DIS Daytona International Speedway - Conducted by DIS
November 20201 Chin Track Day DIS Daytona International Speedway - Conducted by DIS4-8 Historic Sportscar Racing DIS Daytona International Speedway - Conducted by DIS22 SOLO Points Event 17 Deland27 Test Day / Track Event SIR Sebring Long Course - 12 Hour Paddock28-29 Regional SIR Sebring Long Course - 12 Hour Paddock
Event ScheduleFor CFR and Surrounding Regions
May 202016 RallyCross Event 4 St. Lucie Fairgrounds, Fort Pierce, FL22 Test Day / Track Event DIS Daytona International Speedway23-24 Regional/CFR-TES Enduro DIS Daytona International Speedway
22-24 RallyCross Showcase DIS Daytona International Speedway
23 SOLO - Practice DIS Daytona International Speedway
24 SOLO Points Event 7 DIS Daytona International Speedway
June 20205 Test Day / Track Event SIR Sebring Club Course - Green Park Paddock6-7 DoubleSARRC/Vintage/FL Cup SIR Time Trials Sebring Club Course - Green Park Paddock
6-7 SOLO Points Events 8/9 SIR Sebring International Raceway
13 RallyCross Event 5 FIRM Starke, FL13 World Racing League 14 Hr Enduro DIS Daytona International Speedway - Conducted by DIS
28 SOLO Points Events 10 Deland
July 202011 RallyCross Event 6 St. Lucie Fairgrounds, Fort Pierce, FL11 SOLO Points Events 11 TBD
31 Test Day / Track Event DIS Daytona International Speedway
August 20201-2 Double SARRC/Time Trials DIS Daytona International Speedway1 SOLO Practice DIS Daytona International Speedway2 SOLO Points Events 12 DIS Daytona International Speedway
8 RallyCross Event 7 St. Lucie Fairgrounds, Fort Pierce, FL18-19 Driver School/Track Event SIR Sebring Club Course - Green Park Paddock
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When & WhereDistrict Meeting
Times and PlacesNew to the club?
For general information on the membership or meetings please call your district governor. Or, if you want to know about a specific “specialty” call the “chief” listed on the inside cover. Use this list and map to find your District: District 1: Pinellas and Pasco County to Port Richey. District 2: Hillsborough and Pasco County except Port Richey. District 3: Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. District 4: Alacuha, Bradford, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Marion, Sumter, Suwanee, Taylor and Union Counties. District 5: Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties. District 6: Glades, Highlands, and Polk Counties.District 7: Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia Counties. District 8: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, and Lee Counties. District 9: Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
District 1 – 4th Wednesday of the month except December – 7:00 pm at Chili’s 5430 E Bay Dr, Clearwater, FL 33764
District 2 – 2nd Monday of each month except December 6:30 pm at Cracker Barrel, 6150 Lazy Days Blvd, Seffner, FL 33584 (Exit 10 off I-4)
District 3 – 2nd Tuesday of each month except December - dinner 6:30, meeting 7:30 pm at Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ - 1701 Rock Springs Rd • Apopka, FL 32712.
District 4 – Contact Governor for details.
District 5 - 2nd Monday of each month except December – dinner at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm at Mystery Bistro 575 S. Wickham Rd. Ste G, Melbourne, FL 32904
District 6 - 1st Thursday of each month except December, dinner at 6:30pm and meeting at 7:00pm at Dimitri’s Restaurant 2710 Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring (behind Kenilworth Lodge).
District 7 - 3rd Wednesday of each month except December – dinner at 6:00 pm and meeting at 7:00 pm at Louie’s Pizza House – 1347 Beville Rd - Daytona Beach FL 32119
District 8 - 2nd Wednesday of each month except December TBA via Email.
District 9 – Call Governor for details
The CheckerPO Box 450245, Kissimmee, FL 34745
Checker Editor - Osceola Press407-933-1820
www.CFRSCCA.org [email protected]
The Checker is published monthly by the Central Florida Region of the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. Subscriptions are available to non-Central Florida Region members for $30 per year to addresses in the United States only. A subscription is included in the Central Florida Region dues charged to its members. Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Central Florida Region, its officers, members, The Checker, or its advertisers. Permission to reprint material from The Checker is hereby granted to all SCCA regional publications with the agreement that full credit be given to the author and The Checker.
Advertising Rates:Full Page - $150/monthHalf Page - $115/month
Quarter Page - $85/month
AVAILABLE TO CFR MEMBERS ONLY:CFR Business Exchange - $50/year Classified Ads- Personal, non-commercial, classified ads are free to CFR/SCCA members for two (2) issues. ALL ADS MUST BE PREPAID. We prefer to receive ads by e-mail at:[email protected] you cannot send the ad by e-mail please type or print it clearly and mail it to The Checker .
Deadline and Other Information:ADS AND ARTICLES MUST ARRIVE AT THE CHECKER ON OR BEFORE THE 15TH OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE DESIRED PUBLICATION DATE.
Send ads, articles and photographs to: [email protected]
Articles may also be mailed to:2775 Old Dixie Hwy., Unit C
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Address Changes:M a k e y o u r c h a n g e s o n l i n e a t : www.scca.com. You will need your member number (and password if you have already created one) to log on. Be sure to add or update your email address so that you can get your meeting notices! Or, call the Topeka office 800-770-2055 to notify them of your change. Any call to Topeka with a request will require that you provide your membership number. DO NOT SEND ADDRESS CHANGES
TO THE CHECKER.
Cover Photos: Dave Green, Flag to Flag Photography
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What a year... Business as usual? Not in 2020.
Change is usually fought because it’s uncomfortable to most. We like knowing what to expect on a daily basis. We plan our lives based upon our routines and set schedules accordingly. Adapting to something different than how we expected it to be is unwelcome and we just don’t like it.
What about when we’re forced to change? No different, we still don’t like it. Some will continue kicking and screaming because they don’t like it... But that’s what we’ve had to do this year in the Covid-19 era, change. Adapt, even. It’s forced us to wear masks, socially distance, tote hand-sanitizer with us wherever we go and stop racing... thankfully, we adapted to a new way of conducting club racing if only temporarily, otherwise we’d still be sitting at home I-Racing.
Kudos go out to the Central Florida Region and our partners at Sebring International Raceway and Daytona International Speedway for finding new ways that we can participate in the sport we love. Wearing a mask all day outside in the fresh air seems pretty stupid to most, but that’s what we had to do to get back to the track. CFR was the first SCCA Region to return to the track and our leadership is to be credited for that accomplishment. The rest of the country benefitted from those efforts to model their programs after so they too could get back on track.
These restrictions, err, adaptations, will eventually fade back to pre-Covid times, but at least we can move forward now...
Other events are also being affected by Covid. The Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Banquet this year will be much different. The General Membership meeting will be going virtual. The Board of Governors ,Race Chairs, and Specialty Chiefs will meet in person. The General Membership will be invited as well - virtually. Details are being worked out, but all members of CFR will have the opportunity to Zoom in to the meeting and will have an opportunity to address presenters within the meeting.
Region NewsThe Awards Banquet will not be part of this meeting, as has been the case for the past umpteen years. We will, however, be presenting awards at the Turkey Trot in November. Details are being worked out now, but we anticipate conducting a ceremony recognizing Class Champions as well as presenting our Worker Awards. Speaking of Worker Awards, nominations for these awards should be sent in by the end of October for consideration.
Some may have noticed a new course being run in Sebring over the past two events utilizing the 12-hour paddock. Why is this you ask? Change for the sake of change? Nope. Staffing. The utmost concern for conducting this sport we love is always going to be safety. We have minimum standards we must maintain in order to do what we do and in SCCA, that includes no fewer than 2 corner marshals on a turn.
Several factors have been in play contributing to a reduction in available volunteers. Covid has caused concerns, especially amongst some of our more “seasoned” folks who are more vulnerable to the effects of the virus and as such, have caused some to decline coming at this time. Additionally, since we also support other organizations who race at our venues, fatigue has also been a factor. We support these groups who race in Daytona and Sebring in order to have more favorable track rental agreements to keep the costs for our events as low as possible.
We are a club of nearly 2,500 people in our Region. Club Racing needs nearly 100 people to conduct a race weekend, but as of late, we’re lucky to get about half that. Corner Marshals are needed most, but help could also be used on Pit Lane, Grid, Start Stand, Registration, etc. No experience is necessary, we’ll train on the job. Have some fun, meet some new folks and contribute to the continued success of the finest Region in SCCA.
One last thing: In a few weeks, you’ll receive an emailed ballot for Area 3 Director. The CFR Board recommends and supports Lyn Hodges Watts for Area 3 Director. We hope you’ll support her as well!
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WORKER OF THE YEARFirst Awarded in 1985
Recognizes individual volunteers in Administration, Club Racing, SOLO & Rally Cross who have been especially effective in handling their responsibilities and supporting CFR during the year.
Submit names to Regional Executive or Chm. of Board for Admin.; to Race Board Chm. or Chiefs for Club Racing; to Solo Chief for SOLO, Rally Cross Chief for Rally Cross.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDFirst Awarded in 1970
Recognizes someone who has gone over and above the usual activities to support our Region. They may hold multiple positions or simply do their voluntary job with expertise, extra care and enthusiasm.
Submit nominee to a District Governor, Chairman of the BOG, or CFR Officer.
CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION SPECIAL AWARDSCFR recognizes our outstanding volunteers who give so much to our Region all year long with
Year End Awards presented at the Annual Meeting.
HALL OF FAMEFirst Awarded in 2001
Honors members who have provided service to the Region for many years. Recognizes those who have been workers, officials or volunteers in any capacity who have made a positive impact on the Region by dedicating their time and talent over a long period.
Submit nominee with a short write up of CFR service to District Governor, Chairman of the BOG or member of Hall of Fame Committee (currently Sammi Ronshausen, Fran Martin or David Boles).
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDFirst Awarded in 2012
To recognize and honor a member who has served CFR in varying capacities over many years. This award is intended to be presented as CFR's ultimate recognition for a member's service and dedication to the Region. It was renamed the Bill Cannons Lifetime Achievement Award to honor our first recipient.
Selected by BOG as appropriate.
CFR Worker of the Year Award Recipients
2019 Admin - Hollye LaPlante Race - Kenny Taylor Autocross - Brian Meyers, Trevor Renson RallyCross - Samantha Boyles, Samantha Reynolds2018 Race - Tom Brewsaugh Solo - Angela Carlascio2017 Admin - Angela Carlascio Race - James Crouse Solo - Nick Dunlap, Caitlin Dunlap RallyCross - Lee Reynolds2016 Admin - Kevin Crain Race – Scott Lucas RallyCross - David Kincaid Solo – Tane Hopu & Greg Shumaker2015 Race – Paula & Jimmy Hildock Admin – Neil Harmon2014 Race – Bob Storke Solo – Dave Welsh2013 Admin – Dave Langston Race – Tom Sterrett Solo – Scott Swartz2012 Admin - Lee Hill Race – Jim Hooker Solo – Brendan Lutz2011 Admin. - Pam MacGregor Race – Sally Larsen Solo – Art Trier2010 Ricky Watts - Race2009 Admin – Steve Kearney Race – Patty Socher 2008 Admin – Charlie Leonard Race – Rick Henschel, Barbara Henschel2007 Admin – David Boles Race – Jim Hooker, Charlene Gunn2006 Dave Fredrick2005 Jim Sleeth, Matt Coyne2004 John Giordano2003 Robin Ragaglia2002 Jack Ross2001 Jack Ragaglia2000 Glenn* & Georgia Sterly, Gloria Theen1999 Rich & Gail* Kasson, Chuck Orr 1998 Bob Hayward*, Jo Schnedl 1997 Joyce Hayward, Sam Bass1996 ?1995 ?1994 Mark Chiles, Brenda Ashburn 1993 Gary West1992 Tom Hardy1991 Bill Phillips1990 Ted Garrod, Jean Garrod1989 Bob Sager*, Bob Anthony1988 Barbara Maire1987 Sharon Priep1986 Terry Kluesner 1985 George Hall
CFR Distinguished Service Award Recipients
2019 Jim Hooker2018 Patti Socher2017 Lyn Hodges Watts2016 Darren Gunn2015 Ron Offut2014 Sally Larson2013 Chuck*, Carla, Chas Dawson 2012 Charlie Leonard 2011 Leland Miller2010 Tim Reardon, Dat Nguyen2009 Rich Kasson2008 Jack Ragaglia2007 Robin Ragaglia2006 Jim Magero2005 Dennis Joyce2004 Steve Kearney2003 Gary & Cheryl Poindexter2002 Bob Sager* 2001 Lee Shafer*2000 Dave Theen1999 Ara Dube*1998 Bob Anthony1997 Fran Martin1996 Bev Stockton1995 Bobby* & Lolita* McCammack1994 Jim Sleeth1993 Sammi Ronshausen1992 Terry & Stephanie Kluesner1991 John Schnedl*1990 Bob Cone1989 Bob Cassidy1988 Dick Valentine1987 Robert Langlotz1986 Bill Martin*1985 Don Johnson*1984 Pete Spitale*1983 Penny Pennington1982 Howard Duncan1981 Terri Coole*1980 Bob* & Bunny* Nelson 1979 Grace & Ken Payne1978 Pete* & Kathy Spitale1977 Bill Martin*1976 Bill Cannons1975 Lou Galanos1974 Lou Galanos 1973 Rod Bauer1972 Hans Mohen1971 Clovis Cook1970 Lorraine Thomas*
*Deceased
CFR HALL OF FAME
2001 Richard Dungan Howard Duncan Fred Geisel* Bill Martin* Van McDonald Russ Smith* Ara Dube* Hal Vance*
2002 Bill Cannons Bob Nelson* Bunny Nelson* Harro Zitza*
2003 Robin Langlotz Pete Spitale*
2005 Fran Martin Bobby McCammack* Bob Sager *
2007 Kent McBee * Dick Valentine Sr.
2008 Bob Sieck Bill Phillips
2009 Julian Graham Fred Amundrud Dick Gauthier
2010 Gail Kasson*
2011 Berta Sager* Glenn* & Georgia Sterly
2012 Ed Diehl Joyce Hayward
2013 Steve Kearney Robin Ragaglia
2014 Tim and Paula Lee
2015 Terry Kluesner John Schnedl*
2016 Don Johnson*
2017 Sammi Marlis Ronshausen
Bill Cannons Lifetime Achievement Award
2012 Bill Cannons*2013 Bill* & Fran Martin
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Dear SCCA Area 3 Members,
In mid-October, you will be receiving a ballot from the SCCA National Office to vote for the position of Area 3 Director. As a nominee for this distinguished position, I am seeking your support. I would like to take a few minutes of your time to introduce myself and provide a brief history of my accomplishments with the SCCA. These are accomplishments that I feel qualify me to serve as your Director.
At the age of 19, I fell in love with all things associated with automobile racing. As soon as I discovered the SCCA in 1987, I joined the Central Florida Region (CFR) and immediately joined the CFR Tech Crew, eventually becoming the Assistant Chief of Tech. In 1991, after a few years of standing on the sidelines, I caught the driving bug and tried my hand at driving competitively. I attended both a Skip Barber and a CFR Driving school, eventually earning my National Competition License. I absolutely loved competing in Improved Touring A in a Mazda RX-4. Even though my competitive driving days are currently behind me, I support my husband as he races a Mazda RX-7 in E-Production and my many, many friends who race.
In 1991, I was elected by the members of CFR's District 1 to serve them as Governor of the District, becoming one of nine governors guiding the direction of CFR. Since then, I have served many years as Governor of CFR either in District 1 or District 4, sharing my sound guidance with my fellow Governors as we laid out the policies and direction for CFR.
Over the span of my 33 years as a member of CFR, I have participated as a driver and have served in the capacity of Assistant Chief of Tech, Recording Secretary, Regional Secretary, and Race Board Secretary. I have worked in almost all of the specialties over the years, including Timing & Scoring, Flagging & Communications, Communications Logger, Pits, Flat Tow, Pace Car, Registration and have passed out Beverages (and ice cream) to the workers. I continue to this day to devote my
time to CFR as District Governor, Race Program Points Keeper and Grid Bunny.
Of all my roles in the SCCA, serving as a Grid Bunny is by far the best. I had never been so surprised as when I was told that I had been selected as the National Pit/Grid Worker of the Year at the 2015 Daytona Runoffs. I was actually at home, doing laundry for myself and my husband (who had already spent a week in Daytona at the
Runoffs and preceding test days) before heading to the track the following day. I truly
believed the people who messaged me of this honor were pulling my leg. It wasn't until I began receiving messages from a multitude of other individuals that I thought it might be true. I've been told by several drivers and crew members that they nominated me because of my 'attitude' on the Grid … that I always
have a big smile for them. That smile is genuinely there because I am having such a good time and so enjoy seeing everyone.
I was also honored by the Central Florida Region with the Region's Distinguished Service Award in
2017. This award is given by CFR to someone who has gone over and above to support the Region. I am truly humbled to have received this award, and I continue to give my all to
the Central Florida Region and the SCCA.
I have the knowledge of Club operations and experience to represent Area 3 on the SCCA Board of Directors and vow to be a loud voice for the all members of Area 3, whether it be Road Racing, Solo, Track Event/Time Trials or Rally Cross, I vow to serve all members equally. I'm not afraid to take on the tough tasks and never back down from a fight if the results are best for all membership in Area 3.
I appreciate your support and look forward to serving you as your Director.
Sincerely,
Lyn Hodges Watts
Lyn Hodges Watts 4 Area 3
VOTE Lyn
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Racing returned in this Covid-19 era most appropriately with the June BUG Dash in Sebring after a three month standdown, four months since our last Club Racing event, the Cabin Fever Cure... how different things had become in such a short time. With the day-to-day advice and directives of the medical experts seemingly being changed as often as my grandson's diapers, CFR's board met via teleconference trying to determine how and when an event could be held and where? Would the tracks host us? What mandates would we have to adhere to? Would folks show up to race and support the event?
The April Driver School in Daytona was cancelled as the state was locked down except for essential work... isn't racing essential? The board looked at the late May event in Daytona. Too soon? Could we be ready? Would the state even allow us to gather for the event? The board decided too many unknowns for that event, so let's focus on June.
The state of Florida began reopening in early May and advanced to Phase 2 by the middle of the month. A ton of work went on behind the scenes, working with Sebring officials on what they'd require, sourcing and acquiring masks, gloves, sanitizer, etc., and planning on the best way to feed workers, sanitize equipment, minimize potential exposures, maintain distancing requirements and so much more.
The calendar rolled over to June and the first weekend we're back to racing - 118 days since our last Club Racing event. The rest of SCCA nation was watching as Central Florida was the first to hold an event of this size since the pandemic began. Another organization had actually held an event in Sebring prior to the June Bug Dash and experienced track-mandated downtime for violating the
parameters put in place in order to have their event, so much was on the line for our organization in order to stay green each day. Masks are mandatory, not a suggestion. Temperature checks prior to entering the property, mandatory. No walk-ins. Everyone - volunteers, guests, and racers must register in advance. Race teams were restricted as far as how many people could be on site. No socials. Lunches pre-boxed and delivered to the race staff. Radios and headsets sanitized daily. Registration had plexiglass barriers between staff. Race control was space-restricted as we were racing the short course, so the stewards, loggers, and communicators had to be socially distanced. So many changes...
All the planning paid off as the weekend went down without a hitch. There was some friction regarding the masks in advance of the event, but when folks showed up to race and support the event, it appeared wearing a mask was an inconvenience that everyone was willing to comply with in order to finally get back on track. We managed to get through the entire weekend without any issues. As a result, our folks were recognized nationally for their efforts. Our Chef Stewards, Leland Miller and Herb Shipp, spent some additional time on conference calls after the event laying out what CFR did in order to get back to racing. Kudos to our leadership team for their tireless work in the preparation and execution of this event.
So, the racing. Friday was a practice day for the Club Racers who wished to partake as well as a Track Event day. Saturday kicked off a Double SARRC/Regional Racing event on the Club Course, with 15 minute qualifying sessions for all eight run groups, except for the open-wheelers, who used their first session as a practice. Some on and off precipitation pestered us for a bit in the
JUNE BUG DASHby Kevin Crain
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morning, but mother nature relented and allowed us a dry track by the lunch break and throughout the rest of the day. Following these sessions, each of the groups ran 5-lap Qualifying races. The open-wheelers ran a 15 minute qualifying session in their second trip to the circuit.
The 20 minute Sprint Races began Saturday afternoon with run groups 1-3 taking the track to wrap up the day. Group 1 saw Jeronimo Esteve, who won the earlier 5-lap Qualifying Race by almost 9.5 seconds, start last in the 19-car field - I don't know why, but it didn't matter as Esteve moved his way towards the front, taking the lead at Turn 6 on the final lap to earn the overall and STU victory in the #15 BMW e36 by a 2.273 margin over Jimmy Cabrera in the #86 Honda Civic. Gonzalo Aponte made it a CFR sweep, taking third overall and in STU, in the #44 Civic.
Fourth overall was Steve Saney in the #34 BMW 330i, ITR winner, who edged Barry Burgoon, ITS winner in the #7 Mazda Miata, by .392 seconds at the stripe. Michael Paramore drove his #156 BMW 325is to seventh overall, second in ITR by a bit over 3.7 seconds. Denny Hightower took second in ITS by 3.4 seconds in the #32 Miata, finishing eighth overall .071 seconds back of Paramore. Harold Ken West of Apopka finished 10th overall in the #99 Mazda RX7 taking the final ITS podium finishing 3.026 seconds ahead of Ian Anderson, third in ITR, driving the #59 BMW 328. Michael Horn, unchallenged in ITB, drove the #10 Ford Mustang to 15th overall.
Group 2, the open-wheelers, only garnered eight cars in five classes, so everyone who showed up was assured of leaving with some hardware and plenty of SARRC points. This group ran its Qualifying Race on a wet track shortly before the lunch break, but, when the green flag dropped on the Sprint Race shortly before 3 p.m., the track was dry and the lap times showed with a 15 second reduction in the best lap time posted from the earlier Qualifying Race. When the checkered flag flew, Buccaneer Region's Chris Ronson Jr. was the first to see it with a nearly 52 second margin over the next car. However, he failed to report to
impound and officially finished third overall, last in class (second in P1 in this case), per the Supps. Jacek Mucha was awarded first overall, taking the FS win in the #07 Swift 16, as the only other car on the lead lap, completing 18 laps. Jon Dounchis clocked the best lap of the session in the #26 Elan DP02, setting a new track record for Prototype 1 of 1:06.339, finishing second overall, first in P1.
Craig Farr took fourth overall and first in Prototype 2 in the #48 Stohr SF1 logging 17 laps in the 20 minute Sprint Race. William McAllister logged 5 laps in the P2 #034 but the DNF meant no podium/points. Roelof Blok drove the # 141 Van Diemen to a FF win, fifth overall. Mike Schiffer finished sixth overall, winning the FV race in the #29 Mysterian M2 one lap over John Fuchs in the #15 Lynx B who took the second place finish in Formula Vee.
Group 3, the final group to run on Saturday, brought the largest Spec Miata field of the weekend with 39 racers taking the green flag. This group is a mix of cars running non-Hoosier tires, a divisional class. But, it is still Spec Miata meaning nose-to-tail racing is still in play. And this was the case as Jamie Tucker in the #97 Miata had Cory Collum in the #114 Miata glued to his bumper from the drop of the green flag of the 20 minute Sprint Race, as was the case in the earlier 5 Lap Qualifying Race in which the duo took the checkered flag by a whopping 6+ second margin in light rain.
Konrad Czaczyk in the #7 Miata only watched this until turn 5 on Lap 2 when he made his move to overtake Tucker and Collum. Czaczyk posted the fastest lap of the race and managed to keep the Tucker/Collum duo from regaining the lead to finish first overall by 1.231 seconds after 15 laps o f r a c i n g t o w r a p u p S a t u r d a y ' s r a c i n g . Cazcayk/Tucker/Collum populated the SM-T (T is for Toyo Racing tires) podium with 33 of the 39 racers in this group running Toyo.
The SMSE class, a Southeast Divisional class, brought six racers with Frank Shanaberger driving the #37 Miata to
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victory, finishing 10th overalll. Dustin Banks, 17th overall in the #2 Miata, and Mike Tabernero, 28th overall in the #4 Miata, rounded out the SMSE podium to take us to the Social... uh, I mean to the socially-distanced restaurants in the Sebring area.
Sunday morning and all is fine in Sebring. The day was all racing with 13 sessions scheduled to run. Group 4 brought 14 cars in four classes, all Runoffs classes, to the green flag for their 20 minute Sprint Race. The green flag dropped and the pole sitter, Selin L. Rollan who won Saturday's 5-lap Qualifying Race by over a 15 second margin in the #10 T3 prepared Miata, spun in Turn 3 on the first lap opening the door for someone else to taste the overall victory... except, Rollan was determined to keep it all for himself and retook the lead in Turn 5 about 13 minutes later to drive on to be the first to see the checkers fly finishing first overall by 13.149 seconds over Bryan Horowitz, T4 winner, in the #21 Scion FRS. Joseph Tobin drove the #18 Miata to third overall earning the SM win by 4.706 seconds over Carlos Mendana in the #27 Miata, fourth overall.
Ed Barr raced his #57 Subaru BRZ to fifth overall, second in T4, finishing 1.652 seconds ahead of Reinaldo Navarro in the #25 Miata, the final SM podium finisher. Brian Ward drove the #34 Miata to 13th overall for the final T4 podium position.
James O'Hare took tenth overall winning the B-Spec class in the #03 BMW Mini with Isaac Davila in the #93 Honda Fit finishing 14th overall, second in the B-Spec class.
Group 5, the ground-pounders (17 cars in eight classes), were never exposed to a wet track, except for their lightly attended practice session Saturday morning. Charles Wicht won Saturday afternoon's Qualifying Race posting a session best time of 1:10.901 in the SPO prepared #110 Ligier LMP3 on the Club Course, almost 2 MPH better than the next best time, and looked to dominate the Sprint Race starting on the pole Sunday morning. The green flag
dropped and... Jose Garcia in the T1 prepared #23 Mustang GT spun coming to the green flag. Wicht again posted the fastest time of the race albeit a much slower time of 1:16.194 on lap 1, however, he retired the car after that lap and did not return for the rest of the weekend.
Jacek Mucha, driving the #07 ASR Mazda, would go on to complete 14 laps and take the overall win by 10.488 seconds over GT1 winner, Michael Seay in the #10 Camaro. Bill McGavic would finish third overall in the #69 Mazda RX7 for the GT3 win.
Overall positions 4-6 were all class winners. Dario Orlando took the T1 win in the #20 Mustang followed by T2 winner, Cecil Stevens, in the #17 Corvette, and GT2 winner, South Carolina Region's Danny Lowry, in the #116 Corvette.
Andy Wilkin drove the #65 Mustang to the ITO victory finishing 10th overall and finishing 11th overall was the final class winner, Nio Fernandez in the GTA prepared # 31 Monte Carlo. With so many classes in the group, everyone who finished took home hardware and points,
The Vintage group brought 10 racers out for the weekend and Michael Kennedy, having won the Qualifying Race Saturday afternoon, led the field to the green flag for their first 20 minute race. Although Steve Piantieri probably has more horses under the hood of his #95 1965 Shelby GT350, Michael Kennedy's #5 1962 Lotus 23R manages the Club Course's 11 turns better and, after 15 laps of racing, Kennedy was the first to see checkers flying, building a 28.441 second margin of victory over Piantieri along the way. Stephen Sanguinetti drove the #12 1965 Lotus Elan to the third place finish 8.730 seconds behind Piantieri as the final racer on the lead lap.
Group 7 brought 26 racers in five classes to the start of their 20 minute Sprint Race Sunday morning with Gonzalo Aponte in the #44 Honda Civic leading the way after winning Saturday's Qualifying Race while posting the
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race's best time of 1:19.733 nearly 1.6 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor. As the race was waning, a full course yellow was called due to a car at Turn 5 needing to be moved.
The Safety Car was deployed, the field was gathered, the incident was cleared and this race turned into a 2-lap sprint with a Green/White/Checker finish. The first to take the checkered flag was Ben Sedler from the Cincinnati Region who drove the #139 Honda Civic to the STL and overall victory by a .258 second margin over Andrew Lott, SPU winner, in the #76 Pro Challenge. Aponte would finish third overall, runner-up in STL. Runner-up in SPU was Atlanta Region's Ricky Sanders in the #19 Mercedes Benz, fourth overall finishing 1.741 seconds ahead of Bruce Andersen in the #73 Miata, the final STL podium finisher.
Kenneth Walters drove the #96 Mazda RX7 to the EP victory finishing 14th overall. Eight positions back was Paul Lopez in the #42 RX3 SP for the second place EP finish and Yuri Collazos took the last podium position in the #77 Mazda RX7 as the last car running.
Gerald Wilcox drove the #40 VW Scirocco to the HP win, 20th overall with Tom Sterrett finishing 25th overall in the #43 VW Rabbit to take second place in HP. Lou Ann Kapsin drove the #00 Miata to 23rd overall for the FP win.
The final grouping brought 26 cars in six classes out for their 20 minute Sprint Race. As things would turn out, the top five finishers were identical to the top five in Saturday afternoon's Qualifying Race, all SRF3 racers. This race was checkered 2½ minutes early due to a late race incident on track completing 12 laps.
Alan Olson was the first to see checkers taking the SRF3 win in the #163 followed by H Neil Lund in the #63 and Mike Bakinowski taking the final position in the #39 over SCCA Chairman of the Board, Lee Hill. Jose Rosado, the final racer on the lead lap, took the SRF win in the #141.
The only other SRF competitor was Bart De Boever in the #98 who finished 20th overall.
Michael Van Steenburg finished behind Rosado as the first car not on the lead lap in the #201 Miata to take the ITEZ win. Finishing five positions overall behind was ITEZ runner-up, Joseph Barber in the #172 Miata. Finishing behind Van Steenburg was the ITA podium with Glen Vitale in the #70 Miata taking the win over Luis Graciano in the #134 Civic ex followed by Phl Adams in the #68 Miata. Finishing 23rd and 24th overall respectively were John Morrison in the #51 RX7, IT7 victor, and Miki Moerwald in the #47 VW Rabbit for the ITC win.
The 30 minute SARRC Feature Races began mid-morning with Group 1 returning 17 cars in four classes. Jeronimo Esteve was having a great weekend with two wins, including the Sprint Race win starting from the back of the field. What could be better than yet another win? Throw in a new track record for STU of 1:14.800! The #86 Civic saw another STU and overall second place finish, but this time it was Alex Cabrera in the seat. Benji Riguard in the #64 Civic made tremendous improvement from Saturday's disappointing 6th in class, 16th overall finish to improve to third overall and in class to take the final STU podium position by 1.455 seconds over Gonzalo Aponte.
Barry Burgoon again topped the ITS podium finishing sixth overall by 1.868 seconds over Denny Hightower. Bruce Andersen, who finished second in the Qualifying Race, didn't show for the Sprint Race Saturday, but returned Sunday to finish 10th overall for the final ITS podium finish.
Steve Saney and Michael Paramore were the last two cars on the lead lap, again fighting for the ITR win. Saney managed to sweep the ITR victory in all three races edging Paramore in the Feature Race by a mere .168 seconds their closest finish of the weekend. Ian Andersen missed the podium with a DNF completing just 8 laps.
Michael Horn swept the ITB class this weekend with Alfonso Ruiz taking second in class as the last car running in the group.
The Wings-n-Things returned just seven racers for the 30 minute Feature Race and although Jacek Mucha posted the fastest lap of the race, it wasn't good enough to hold off Chris Ronson Jr who finished behind Mucha in Saturday's Sprint Race. Ronson Jr. would complete 26 laps in the 30 minute window to take the overall and P1 win by more than 12 seconds over Mucha, the FS winner. Jon Dounchis who posted the fastest lap of the weekend completed just 8 laps and was scored with the DNF.
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Craig Farr finished third overall for the P2 win and William McAllister improved from Saturday's DNF for fifth overall and the P2 runner-up finish. Roelof Blok, FF winner, finished fourth overall and Mike Schiffer finished sixth for the FV win.
Group 3, the largest field of the weekend, returned 38 cars for the scheduled 30 minute Feature Race as the final race of the morning, taking us to the lunch break. As things would turn out, however, this race would not go the distance. Konrad Czaczyk was again the driver to beat leading the way early with John Wilding in the #126 Miata pushing. Corey Collum and Jamie Tucker were in the chase for the lead as they had been on Saturday.
A little better than half the time had expired when Steve Murray in the #36 Miata and James Blackman in the #22 Miata made side to side contact in the Hairpin/Hotel Turn 10 resulting in both cars turning head on to a hard impact into the wall at Turn 10. The race was Red flagged to allow Sebring Safety to respond. After the scene was controlled Black Flag All was announced and the finishing order was reverted to the last lap completed prior to the Red Flag.
Czaczyk took his second oveall and SM-T win, followed by Wilding, followed by Collum for the final podium position. Frank Shanaberger who won the Sprint Race on Saturday failed to report to Impound resulting in being moved to last in class bumping him to 37th overall. Dustin Banks would take the SMSE victory, 24th overall, followed by Mike Tabernero, 31st overall, with James Friedhover in the #89 Miata taking the final SMSE podium in 32nd place overall.
Group 4 began the morning race sessions and brought us back for the first afternoon racing, returning all its drivers for the green flag. Selin L. Rollan must've found another gear as he managed to chop nearly 9 seconds off his best lap in the morning's session to establish a new track record for T3, 1:17.713 on his way to his second overall win completing 23 laps. Doug Williams, who missed the SM
podium altogether in the Sprint Race, finished second overall in the Feature Race earning the SM victory in the #151 Miata by 4.696 seconds over Joseph Tobin, the morning's SM winner. Reinaldo Navarro again took the final SM podium position improving to fourth overall as the last car on the lead lap.
Bryan Horowitz finished fifth overall taking another T4 victory. Brian Ward finished 12th overall for the T4 second and Ed Barr rounded out the T4 podium completing 11 laps.
James O'Hare tasted B-Spec victory again over Isaac Davila but this time is perhaps a bit sweeter as O'Hare recorded a new track record lap of 1:27.009 for B-Spec.
The Big Bores returned 15 cars in seven classes. The overall winners of the Qualifying Race and the Sprint Race did not show for the Feature Race meaning someone else would be first to see checkers. Completing 25 laps in the allotted time, this race was for GT1 glory. Henry Gilbert drove the #3 Corvette from an overall eighth place finish in the morning's Sprint to the overall victory in the Feature beating Michael Seay, the only other driver on the lead lap, by over 17 seconds.
Danny Lowry improved three positions overall to again taste GT2 victory, third overall, with Nio Fernandez improving seven positions overall to fourth, again taking the GTA win. Following Fernandez was Dario Orlando, T1 winner, then Cecil Stevens, repeating T2 victory by 11.125 seconds over Frank Reinhart.
Andy Wilkin finished eighth overall for the repeat ITO win with Paul Troup taking second in ITO in the #98 Camaro, followed by Jarrod Smith, 14th overall, in the #198 Camaro.
The Vintage group returned for their second 20 minute race of the weekend, and often times, this group will reduce especially for the Sunday afternoon session, and this weekend was no exception. Six drivers returned and
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after 15 laps of racing four were still on the lead lap. The top three finished as they had done earlier in the day with Michael Kennedy making it a weekend sweep winning all three of the race sessions. Steven Piantieri finished second and Stephen Sanguinetti third. Skip Bryan improved four positions overall to finish fourth and was the final car on the lead lap.
Group 7 returned just 17 of 26 who ran the morning Sprint Race. When the checkers flew, Gonzalo Aponte was the first to see them improving from third overall in the morning's Sprint Race to take the STL win. Denny Hightower, who finished 12th in class in the Sprint Race, improved 11 positions overlall in the #32 Miata to fourth overall, second in STL finishing over 4 seconds ahead of Ben Sedler, third in STL, who was the overall winner in the Sprint Race.
Andrew Lott again finished second overall and again won the SPU race by 9.816 seconds over Ricky Sanders, third overall. Kenneth Walters finished 10th overall taking his third EP victory of the weekend finishing a lap ahead of Paul Lopez, 13th overall, second in EP.
Gerald Wilcox made it an HP sweep, finishing 12th overall, with Tom Sterrett finishing 16th overall for the second place finish. Lou Ann Kapsin swept the FP class finishing 15th overall.
The final race group took the green flag just before 4 p.m. and completed 21 laps of racing with the top three almost making it a sweep. Alan Olson wrapped up the weekend with his third overall and SRF3 win with H Neil Lund again taking second overall. Mike Bakinowski couldn't hold the third position... Tennessee Valley Region's Wade White made steady improvement throughout the weekend, seventh in the Qualifying Race, sixth in the Sprint to third overall in the #92 in the Feature edging Lee Hill for the final podium position by .809 seconds.
Jose Rosado swept the SRF class finishing 10th overall with
a margin of 15.743 seconds over Bart De Boever, 11th overall. Michael Van Steenburg did not show for the Feature which left Joseph Barber and John MacGowan to battle for ITEZ glory. Barber, 12th overall, took the win by 7.843 seconds over MacGowan, 13th overall, who didn't finish in the morning's Sprint Race.
The ITA podium again finished in order, 14-16th overall, but a much different finish. Luis Graciano, who finished second in the Sprint Race was penalized three positions in class for passing under a yellow flag moving him to fourth in class, 17th overall. Ernest Taylor in the #69 Miata, who finished sixth in the Sprint Race, moved up a position for the win by .394 seconds over Phil Adams, who finished third in the Sprint. Steve Knob finished second in the Qualifying Race, missed the podium altogether in the Sprint, but trailed Adams by just .766 in the #77 Miata for the final Sprint podium finish.
John Morrison repeated as IT7 winner as did Miki Moerwald in ITC, 20th overall as the final class winners of this June Bug Dash weekend. After a long stint with no racing in the midst of a pandemic, it was good to finally get to see some good racing although it was difficult to see all the smiles...
Photo by:Dave Green, Flag to Flag Photography
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In loving memory of Barbara Henschel 8/17/41- 12/11/19
Barbara was a dedicated volunteer for CFR-SCCA for 25 years. Many may remember her from timing and scoring before she moved to work tech with her husband of 35 years, Rick Henschel.
Barbara was instrumental in constructing a brilliant wireless communication system between timing & scoring and tech. A version of this system is still in use today.
Her friendly smile and wit will be missed by all. May she Rest In Peace.
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Central Florida Region Social Media PrinciplesJuly 2018
The Central Florida Region (CFR) believes in open communications and encourages the exchange of ideas on social media whether it's Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, or other internet discussion forums.
The following Social Media Principles have been developed to guide participation in social media, whether the individual is acting personally or in an official capacity on behalf of the Central Florida Region.
1. Don't do anything that breaks the law. Posts that are found to be offensive, cyberbullying, etc. may be subject to legal action.
2. Respect your audience. Be polite and courteous, even if you disagree. Don't use ethnic slurs, personal insults, obscenity, your position within the club or engage in any conduct that would not be acceptable. Be careful discussing topics that may be considered objectionable or inflammatory (like religion or politics) or when responding to an offensive or negative post.
3. Show proper consideration for others' privacy. Don't post comments about a fellow member, friend, acquaintance or vendor that could be perceived as harassing, threatening, retaliatory or discriminatory.
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4. Stay on topic. Keep the conversation relevant to the community and contribute to the dialogue.
5. Respect intellectual property rights (such as trademarks and copyright). It's very simple - if the name logo, image, artwork or other material you want to use it is not yours, don't use it.
6. Use your common sense. You are personally responsible for the content you publish on blogs, wikis or any other form of user-generated media. Please remember that the internet does not forget. If you are about to publish something that makes you even the slightest bit uncomfortable, review it.
7. Observe the principles of integrity, professionalism, privacy and impartiality when posting online. CFR reserves the right to remove content from any forum moderated by club officials that it deems inflammatory, off-topic, out of context, spam, promotional or links to third party sites.
8. Please act responsibly. Even if you act with the best intentions, you must remember that anything you put out there about CFR can potentially harm the region. As soon as you appear to act on the region's behalf by distributing information, you are affecting our Central Florida Region image.
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Class Name TotalASR JIM CLARK 50
B-SP JAMES O’HARE 146B-SP LAWRENCE FITTERMAN 50B-SP ISAAC DAVILA 42
CF DANNY STATTER 50CF DENNIS FRESCH 25
EP YURI COLLAZOS 113EP KENNETH WALTERS 110EP WAYNE HUSSEY 87EP DAVID HUSSEY 43EP WILLIAM CARSON 32EP KEVIN KOELEMEYER 25
FA ROBIN BONANNO 50FA WILLIAM FALATICK 25
FC KENNETH WELD 96FC STAN HALLOCK 67FC JAMES JOHNSON 25
FE2 TODD VANACORE 50
FF JOHN ROBINSON II 124FF ROELOF BLOK 112FF JOHN SCHIMENTI 108FF ANNA SCHIMENTI 103FF BAYLOR GRIFFIN 46FF ALAN OPPEL 30FF MICHAEL WHIPPLE 23
Class Name TotalGTA NIO FERNANDEZ 246GTA RENE MEYER 42GTA CHAD JORGENSEN 37
GTL KENNETH TAYLOR 93GTL MICKEY THOMPSON 50GTL CHARLES LEONARD 25
HP GERALD WILCOX 249HP TOM STERRETT 131HP LOUIS BOUSTANI 100HP RICK JAMES 63HP DONALD LOFTIS 59HP MIKE OGREN 39HP DONALD ROBINSON 37HP DONN HOBBS 36HP BOB HESS 34HP AUSTIN BLOOR 31HP KEN FRANCKE 31HP DAVE KANZLER 13
IT7 LON CAREY 106IT7 ERIC MOYE 75IT7 BOB EATON 46IT7 RALPH RADHAY 46IT7 BRIAN MOYE 36IT7 RUSTY VARNADOE 18
Class Name TotalFP LOU ANN KAPCIN 85FP JERRY RIGOLI 57FP DON AHRES 50FP DAVID BOLES 50FP W JEFFRY STEIN 50FP MATTHEW GALLUP 42FP PEDRO RIVERA 21FP CURT ZITZA 21FP GLENN CAMERON 16
FV MIKE SCHIFFER 165FV HARRY BRADLEY 142FV JOHN FUCHS 94FV CARL DASSINGER 50FV MICHAEL ENNIS 39
GT1 MICHAEL SEAY 166GT1 HENRY GILBERT 130GT1 BOBBY KENNEDY 39GT1 JOSEPH JACALONE 32GT1 JIM IRVIN 25GT1 ALEX LABBE 15
GT2 MIKE DECESARE 101GT2 CRAIG CONWAY 43GT2 BRYAN COLLYER 42GT2 MICHAEL SMELLIE 42GT2 NEIL DEMETREE 36GT2 MARK PATERNITI 34GT2 LANCE AUSEC 21GT2 FRANK HINDMAN 18
GT3 BILL MCGAVIC 75GT3 ANGEL CLEMENTE 50GT3 TERRY TAYLOR 25
2020 CFR Regional Points ChampionshipAs of 09-10-2020
Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR competitors towards the CFR Championship. This deadline is three weeks after the points have been published for each race on CFR's website.
Please be sure to review the points after they have been published following any CFR event in which you were a competitor. If you notice any discrepancies, please bring them to the attention of CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn Hodges Watt s . You may reach her a t
[email protected]. Be sure to include your name, car number and class, along with a description of the issue. Lyn will research the issue and provide you with a response.
Any revisions to the points will be included the next time that the points are published. Points are published following each event, allowing sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and provide this updated information to CFR's Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker.
ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS
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Class Name TotalITA ERNEST TAYLOR 159ITA STEVE KNOB 101ITA PHILIP ADAMS 96ITA PETER BURRIS-MEYER 75ITA LUIS G GRACIANO 55ITA GARRETT RICHARDSON 46ITA MIKE VAN STEENBURG 46ITA RUSSELL MCMULLAN 42ITA MARC KINLEY 31ITA JACQUE RILEY 28ITA JOSEPH SMOOT 27ITA STEVE ELICATI 25ITA DAVID PAZDUR 22ITA LUIS PEQUITO 18ITA TIMOTHY SMITH 14 ITB MICHAEL HORN 164ITB MIKE MCCORMICK 63ITB DONALD PLACERES 53ITB JIM BALDWIN 35ITB MANNY FORTEZA 32ITB CHRIS YATES 25ITB WILLIAM YATES 25ITB MATTHEW SIMMONS 16ITB TAD BOWLING 14ITB GEORGE NEILL 13
ITC MIKI MOERWALD 196ITC SCOTT LARSON 92ITC MARK BRACKETT 78
ITO ANDREW WILKIN 207ITO PAUL TROUP 150ITO JARED SMITH 114ITO MICHAEL ALBANO 81ITO JACK GOLDEY 46ITO CHRIS DI MARCO 16
Class Name TotalITR IAN ANDERSON 198ITR MATHEW FRITZ 76ITR MICHAEL PARAMORE 60ITR PAUL RONIE 47ITR RICHARD TRAENKNER 34ITR MARY RONIE 25ITR JORDAN MCKEE 21ITR MICHAEL MCKEE 21
ITS BARRY BURGOON 259ITS BRUCE ANDERSEN 171ITS DENNY HIGHTOWER 120ITS KEITH GOLDIN 113ITS KENNETH WEST 113ITS GARY NETTLES 80ITS DANNY DOERN 78ITS ROB LANGLEY 68ITS MANNY SIMOES 59ITS SKYLAR MCKNIGHT 48ITS MACAYLA COSTLEIGH 44ITS MENAS AKARJALIAN 39ITS KEVIN FARRELL 35ITS MARK PATERNITI 34ITS RICHARD GALLUP 32ITS TODD JOHNSON 30ITS NICK STEPANOVSKY 26ITS JOSEPH HUCKER 24ITS NILO AYUYAO 22ITS CLARICE LEE 20ITS AL THOMAS 18
P1 AARON HILL 85P1 JON DOUNCHIS 67P1 TODD VANACORE 50
Class Name TotalP2 ED RONSHAUSEN 67P2 CRAIG FARR 50P2 MIKE SCHMIDT 25
R1 AMAR PATEL 89R1 PAT SIMPSON 71R1 ERNIE WILDING 63R1 JOHN LETTIERI 21
SM DOUG WILLIAMS 143SM PRESTON PARDUS 121SM MICHOLAS MUSSARD 80SM THOMAS SOYK 78SM AVERY HOUGH 59SM STEVE MURRAY 50SM TYLER GONZALEZ 46SM JERONIMO ESTEVE 45SM DAVID DUNCAN 37SM NICHOLAS SORIANO 29SM PAUL MURRAY 17SM LINDA LEMELIN 15SM BRUCE MARSHALL 14SM DAVID BROWN 13SM WILLIAM PAHL 12SM DAVID HOWE 11SM STEVE LEVINE 9SM ALFRED GOENNER 8SM RYAN PARTIN 6SM STANLEY WINOKUR 6SM KENT HOFFMAN 5
SM5 RICHARD THOMAS 50
2020 CFR Regional Points ChampionshipAs of 09-10-2020
Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR competitors towards the CFR Championship. This deadline is three weeks after the points have been published for each race on CFR's website.
Please be sure to review the points after they have been published following any CFR event in which you were a competitor. If you notice any discrepancies, please bring them to the attention of CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn H o d g e s Wa t t s . Yo u m a y r e a c h h e r a t
[email protected]. Be sure to include your name, car number and class, along with a description of the issue. Lyn will research the issue and provide you with a response.
Any revisions to the points will be included the next time that the points are published. Points are published following each event, allowing sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and provide this updated information to CFR's Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker.
ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS
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Class Name TotalSMSE JAMES FRIEDHOFER 214SMSE JUSTIN COKER 205SMSE FRANK SHANABERGER 196SMSE MIKE TABERNERO 124SMSE CORT SCHMIDT 72SMSE DUSTIN BANKS 71SMSE DAVID HOLLAND 59SMSE TIMOTHY SMITH 50SMSE JOHN RUCKER 49SMSE ROY PARKS 13
SMSET CHARLES JUNGER 75SMSET CORY COLLUM 50SMSET JAMES BLACKMAN 46SMSET JASON TURCOTTE 46SMSET DENNIS DOBKIN 39
SMT ADREN (TRACE) HANCE III 217SMT CORY COLLUM 163SMT MICAL FOUNTAIN 155SMT MATTHEW VANVURST 148SMT JOHN WILDING 139SMT ROBERT SADOWSKI 137SMT JOHN DAVISON 101SMT ROBERT NETTLES 91SMT JEFF LABOUNTY 90SMT ROB BAILEY 79SMT JAMIE TUCKER 78SMT EARL HART 62SMT KEVIN FARRELL 55SMT KONRAD CZACZYK 50SMT HARLEY SCUFFIL 47SMT BILL SQUILLACE 47SMT STEVE MURRAY 42
Class Name TotalSMT JOHN ADAMCZYK 38SMT ADREN HANCE JR 37SMT WILLIAM PAHL 30SMT ANTHONY ZAPPONE 30SMT MARK PELAK 24SMT GARY FRIERSON 20SMT ERIC SERVICK 19SMT NICHOLAS SORIANO 18SMT JOE SUMASKY 15SMT JOSE ZANELLA 15SMT AIDAN KENNY 14SMT LEIF BERTELSEN 13SMT JAMES BLACKMAN 12SMT ALEXANDER OFNER 11SMT BRIAN CHEANEY 10SMT CONNOR WOODHAM 7SMT DAVID HOWE 6SMT CHARLES JUNGER 6SMT CARLOS SERRANO 6SMT RICHARD COLLINS 4SMT BRUCE MARSHALL 4SMT AVERY HOUGH 3SMT JASON TURCOTTE 3
SPO ROBERT MILLS 109SPO TIMOTHY VERKAMP 72SPO GENE PAUL 67SPO MICHAEL WILLIAMSON 57SPO LEE ARNOLD 50SPO ERIC SERVICK 37SPO KEN HAZELTON 35SPO TIMOTHY MURPHY 18
Central Florida Region (“CFR”) has established a deadline for protesting the points awarded to CFR competitors towards the CFR Championship. This deadline is three weeks after the points have been published for each race on CFR's website.
Please be sure to review the points after they have been published following any CFR event in which you were a competitor. If you notice any discrepancies, please bring them to the attention of CFR's Points Keeper, Lyn Hodges Watts. You
may reach her at [email protected]. Be sure to include your name, car number and class, along with a description of the issue. Lyn will research the issue and provide you with a response.
Any revisions to the points will be included the next time that the points are published. Points are published following each event, allowing sufficient time for Lyn to update the points and provide this updated information to CFR's Webmaster and the publisher of The Checker.
ATTENTION CFR CLUB RACING COMPETITORS
2020 CFR Regional Points ChampionshipAs of 09-10-2020
Class Name TotalSPU TIM VERKAMP 39SPU NICHOLAS ELEY 25SPU JIM WISE 17
SRF JOSE ROSADO 200SRF BART DE BOEVER 105SRF KEN MARINO 56SRF WILLIAM COGGINS 50SRF STEVE LADONICZKI 39SRF BILL LADONICZKI 21SRF JOEL LADONICZKI 17 SRF3 H NEIL LUND 196SRF3 LEE HILL 102SRF3 TODD VANACORE 96SRF3 MIKE BAKINOWSKI 94SRF3 RICHIE STANELY 75SRF3 B DOUG MEAD 67SRF3 J MICHAEL MARKS 50SRF3 CASEY MCKIBBEN 46SRF3 MICK ROBINSON 42SRF3 JAMES COX 39SRF3 RICHARD HARRIS 35SRF3 CHAD GALLOWAY 34SRF3 STUART MULLAN 28SRF3 DANIELLE PARDUS 27SRF3 MARK EATON 25SRF3 MALCOLM SCOTT HILL 25SRF3 JON DOUNCHIS 24SRF3 TOM PANAGGIO 23SRF3 GARY VIZIOLI 23SRF3 BILL CULLEN 17SRF3 BRIAN SCHOFIELD 9SRF3 JOHN ANNIS 7
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2020 CFR Endurance Points Championship2020 CFR Endurance Points ChampionshipAs of 02-15-2020
Class Name TotalIT7 ERIC MOYE 50
ITR JACK GOLDEY 21
ITS PHIL ADAMS 21
SM GREG KIMBLE 42SM CONNOR WOODHAM 39SM ROB BAILEY 21
SMSE JAMES FRIEDHOFER 25
Class Name TotalSMSET JASON TURCOTTE 50
SRF3 SCOTT HILL 50SRF3 MIKE MARKS 42SRF3 MIKE BAKINOWSKI 15
STL THOMAS BRADY 46STL ED RONSHAUSEN 43STL JAMES INNES 17
Class Name TotalSTU STEPHEN MULLEN 18STU CARL JOHNSON 17STU JAVIER REYES 16
T3 DANA DESHONG 43T3 FRANK GARCIA 25
T4 RYAN PARTIN 50
Class Name TotalSTL ELIEZER TORRES 157STL STEVE MURRAY 136STL MATTHEW VANVURST 121STL GONZALO APONTE 113STL BRUCE ANDERSEN 110STL DENNY HIGHTOWER 105STL BRIAN CHEANEY 50STL CASEY GUNNELL 50STL CLIFF HUFF 49STL ROB BAILEY 46STL TED PELAK 43STL DAVID HUSSEY 42STL KEVIN FARRELL 39STL AVERY HOUGH 39STL BRADLEY WOODHAM 31STL TRACE HANCE 28STL LES A CZACZYK 27STL DAVID HOWE 22STL ERIC DIAZ 21STL JOHN DAVISON 18STL CHARLES JUNGER 18STL JAMES BLACKMAN 17STL ADREN HANCE JR 15
Class Name TotalSTL STEVE LEVINE 12STL THOMAS SOYK 11STL MARIO FUNK 10STL RUSTY VARNADOE 8STL STAN WINOKUR 8STL NILO AYUYAO 6STL KENT HOFFMAN 2
STU CARLOS RAMIREZ 147STU JERONIMO ESTEVE 125STU BENJAMIN RIGUARD 109STU LANCE DEWITT 103STU JORGE ORTIZ 92STU JOSE ORTIZ 89STU LUIS CASTRO 82STU CHARLIE LOWRANCE 80STU ALEX CABRERA 78STU LINDEN PARCHMENT 66STU JIMMY CABRERA 39STU GONZALO APONTE 35STU VAUGH COOPER 27STU CARLOS SERRANO 26STU STEPHEN MULLAN 23
2020 CFR Regional Points ChampionshipAs of 09-10-2020
Class Name TotalT1 BRUCE NELSON 70T1 AMAR PATEL 63T1 CONNOR FLYNN 37T1 JOSE GARCIA 21
T2 CECIL STEVENS 75T2 FRANK REINHART 63T2 HUGH BOOCHER 50T2 ERIC MCCOY 50
T3 PAUL MCNAMARA 85T3 SELIN L ROLLAN 75T3 DARRYL PRITCHETT 50T3 MITCHELL GELTZ 42T3 GRAHAN PARTAIN 42T3 JOSE BESOSA 25T3 JAVIER REYES 25T3 FRANK GARCIA 21T3 DANA DESHONG 18T3 DAVID NADALIN 17
T4 ED BARR 142T4 BRIAN WARD 57T4 BRIAN CHEANEY 46T4 JACK GOLDEY 34
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