Archives – Page 6 – San Francisco Region SCCA (SFRSCCA)

June 2016

During the Double Regional #3/#4 at Thunderhill, the Announce Crew picked David Ray, #30, SMG, as the Driver of the Weekend. David had issues with sound during his first qualifying session and had to start the first Group 5 race at the back of the field, which was position 45. He managed to finish 3^rd overall. During race number two for that group, he battled with fellow SMG driver, Sean Wheeler, #06, and was the overall race winner.

The Social Crew picked James Herbst, Chief of Worker Transportation at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca due to the fact he helped bring the heavy items in for the Social Crew and shopping, as needed. He also provided outstanding support to the Course Marshal Crew, by transporting their truck and trailer. He was a tremendous help wherever he was need during the event.

VMB Driving Academy, Thunderhill May Double Regional, Solo SFR #2 & #3, Sacramento #1 & #2, DRAFT Program Expanded

June 2016

May 2016

Thunderhill Major “Ultimate Challenge” – by Steve Jaroch

One hundred and forty-four cars were pre-registered for the opportunity to experience the first “Ultimate Challenge”, which included races on Saturday using the 3-mile, East course, as well as Sunday’s races, using the additional 2-mile, West course.

Congratulations to Group 6 driver Tom Burt, #45, SRF3, for winning the free registration fee for the event.

The Emergency Crew conducted mock extraction training after the last checkered flag Friday evening. They wanted me to acknowledge and thank the two drivers that volunteered to participate. They were Brent Hatchet, #1, SM, and Tommy McCarthy, #23, SM.

Ultimate Challenge – Thunderhill Major, Faces of the Ultimate Challenge, Tribute to John Kelly, Around the Corners

May 2016

April 2016

News from the Flagging and Communications- by Rhea Dods

The third event was the Season Opener Regional at Laguna Seca.

Well as usual, the fog had to be incorporated into the Friday and Saturday schedules, as we had to wait to start the day due to visibility issues. However, Sunday was clear and sunny.
We welcomed 4 new members to our crews: Waheed Brown, former motorcycle racer; Bill Browning, who flagged in the past with Cal Club, has been absent for a few years, and is joining our crews and expects to be quite active this season; Nik Peter, who brought his great smile and enthusiasm to his first event; and Joseph Singh, who wrote us and said he had a great time and will join us at the Laguna events.. WELCOME Waheed, Bill, Nik and Joe.
A shout out to our one day workers: Jack Daniels and Paul Clark, who joined us on Friday to help. Appreciate it JD and Paul. And Mike Lee for joining us on Sunday. Thanks Mike.
It was so nice to have Bruce Runyan as Flag Chief for Friday and his help as a logger in the tower. Also, it was great to see his daughter Sandy. Thanks guys.
There was some great racing and the novices did a very good job.

Next up will be our historic, unique and prestigious Ultimate Challenge MAJORS event at Thunderhill April 6-10!!!! Want to get on a corner at our 2016 events? Email office@sfrscca.org and we’ll put you in touch with the flagging chiefs.

2016 Drivers School sees 72 new drivers; Stories from the students; News from F&C, Solo first 2016 rounds

April 2016

March 2016

RE News by Gary Pitts

Well, the new year is off to a great start. The last time I counted, we have 52 entries for the drivers’ school and more people are trying to find rental cars so they can run the School. I found one renter who has a few cars left so I expect we’ll get a few more entries. I haven’t counted entries for the season opener, but entries are already coming in for the Majors, “The Ultimate Challenge” where we will run both the 3-mile and the 5-mile courses in one event; we’re hoping for a big hit here and when we get it, I think we’ll have a great start on a traditional Big Event that will be the envy of all the clubs on the western tier.

We also have a very interesting project developing in our solo community which is being led by Board member Clint DeWitt in conjunction with the Autocross leadership. We are in early-stage discussions with the government agency which currently operates a solo and racing facility in the Stockton area to take a long-term lease on the facility, make improvements using mostly funds held in the solo site fund, possibly supplemented with a loan or other participation from SCCA National, to develop the site for use by our own club and rental to other organizations. This is in the very early stages and I’ll keep you informed as progress is made.

All in all, the Club is doing well both financially and socially and the future is bright. I call that pretty good for an organization which is struggling with our real competition, which is mostly electronics-based nowadays.

See you at the races!

RE News, Cal Club Majors, 2016 Drivers School Students, Thunderhill Report

March 2016

February 2016

DRAFT Program Expanded to Race Entry Credits

The DRAFT program has been in effect since 2004, allowing an SCCA driver to earn credit for test days by volunteering as a race official in any specialty: Flagging, Tech, Timing, Grid, or Worker Transport. A driver earns credit depending on the number of hours worked.

Starting this year, the DRAFT program has been expanded to include Region Race Entry credits.

By volunteering two full days, a driver can receive a $150 race entry credit. Volunteering four days earns a $300 entry credit.

2015 Year in Review; DRAFT program expanded; RDC Last Enduro ever; Test at Thunderhill

February 2016

January 2016

NOTES FROM THE ARCHIVE – THE DEKON MONZA

One of the great race cars to come out of the Trans Am series in the 1970’s was the fire breathing Dekon Monza. Based on the Chevrolet Monza subcompact car, the Dekon Monza was a tube frame car with a powerful V8 engine designed to compete against the IMSA Porsche’s. The story behind the Monza and Dekon is an interesting one and really begins with World War II.

The Dekon Monza was an impressive machine with tube frame chassis, powered by a 600 hp, smallblock V8 engine yet weighting only 2400 lbs. The cars were very fast and competitive thanks in part to their excellent 50/50 weight distribution. Over a three year period, Dekon Engineering produced seventeen racecars, fourteen of them Monzas. After some initial teething problems in 1975, Al Holbert took his Monza to the IMSA Championship in 1976 and 1977.

2015 Hall of Fame, 2015 Niello Concours, Solo Final Slush, Annual Meeting Minutes

January 2016

December 2015

Championship Series Finale – Double Regional 13 & 14, October 23-25
56th 4 Hour RDC Illgen Enduro
Annual Awards Banquet Moves to Willows
Sacramento Chapter Ends Year with “Bill Fleig” Memorial Enduro

December 2015 Wheel

Road Racing Championship Series Finale – Double Regional 13 & 14, October 23-25 – Annual Awards Banquet Moves to Willows

December 2015