Paula Nate of Hoosier Tire is looking for volunteers to help out at the inaugural USAC .25 “Little Hoosier 100″ race. It will be held on July 31st-August 1st at Newton Park. Paula will need help with traffic control and in other areas as well. If you’d like to help, please contact drop Paula an email.
For more event info, go to www.newtonpark.org, or www.hoosiertire.com
GingerMan Raceway will be holding an open track event for SCCA members on July 10th, the day before the Bert Olson National. This will be a great opportunity to get in some last minute practice or tuning, or to take the daily driver or autocross car out for a few laps. Download the PDF here for more info.
Activity points as of this past weekend have been uploaded to our web site and can be viewed here near the bottom of the page. Only 6 members made the trip to Fort Wayne for the Challenge solo garnering 4 trophies, but lots more members were in SW Michigan for the muscle car GingerMan event Saturday and solo on Sunday at Lake Michigan College. No points were awarded for their efforts per a ruling by the SBR Board so I have no count of how many participated. Their work on behalf of the club is appreciated, however. And the groups we helped seemed quite pleased.
At the half-way point in the year 88 members have earned points or about 45% of our club membership. Of those, 23 attended only one event this year. 55% have not participated in any SBR activity at all. Compare that to previous years where 52% were active in 2008 and 59% in 2007. Is it the economy? Is it less attractive events? Tell the board what they need to hear. If you see any errors in the points, tell me.
Lloyd
It was a hot day for changing tires, but a fun day for racing! The Coliseum parking lot was amazing and the Fort Wayne region ran a very fun event! It was a 60 second course with some wide fast areas and some tight turns to challenge our driving. They had nearly 100 cars and the South Bend Region members had a great showing!
We had a lot of members take home trophies! Here is a short recap.
Scott Nardin won FM and ended 7th on the PAX making him the highest ranked South Bend Region member. Chris Weldy and Crissy Weaver competed in SM and took 2nd and 3rd respectively. Chris also made it into the top 20 on the PAX for the day. Linda and Steven Ruschak had a great time in STS with their Miata and Linda won STS Ladies. I had a large group of 12 cars in GStock and battled it out ending in 2nd place just 4 tenths behind the leader.
We brought some trophies home to SBR but more importantly had a great day of driving. The host site pavement was a great surface to run on and I am sure I will be heading back! They even had outdoor catering to feed us in between heats.
I got some pictures from a photographer there. Here is the link: http://www.pbase.com/rgnplus13/090621
There are also photos and videos to be found here.
Results for the event can be found in this link on SCCAForums.com
SBR Solo Championship Points results will be posted soon. See everyone at the next SBR Solo at the Tire Rack!
Sam Centellas
Check out the new photo site from Rodeo Motorsports! This is Gretchen and Pat Ohmann’s shutterfly site. Currently, they’ve got pics from the May solo at Tire Rack, and the June solo at Grissom Aeroplex.
I’ll be linking these from the results pages, too.
Thanks for the pics, Rodeo!
ATTENDEES: Kim Bollinger, William Loring, Paul McBride, H.C. Colwell, Jeff Luckritz, Mark Manninen, Leon Krauss.
Approved minutes from 05-05-09.
TREASURER’S REPORT- H.C. Colwell: Receipts for the month exceeded expenses, accounted mostly by annual dues being paid. A CD came due with interest and was moved back into the checking account.
MEMBERSHIP: 209
SOLO- Mark Manninen: No SBR events since last month’s meeting. 111 confirmed reservations so far for the Grissom event June 6-7. A SOLO Starter Kit was received.
RACE- Paul McBride: The Supplements for the July Race are approved, but no sanction numbers yet. Race post cards will be sent out. Food details need to be worked out. 2nd ambulance is still pending. All Chief positions, including Course Marshal, have been filled. A pace car will be provided thanks to Jim Krzyzewski. Trophies are waiting car count before placing an order.
STREET SURVIVAL-Adam Lewis: Need driver coaches for the June 13th event at Tire Rack. Our next sponsored event will be August 29th.
OLD BUSINESS: Our club will be supporting two Lane Automotive events; a simulated race at Gingerman June 20 and a Solo at Lake Michigan College June 21. Workers needed!
NEW BUSINESS: Mail out tri-folds to all on our mailing lists. Race and Solo Cars needed for The College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Grand Parade July 18. Contact Jeff Luckritz or Leon Krauss for details.
GENERAL MEETING: 32 in attendance plus two guests!!!
Respectfully submitted,
Leon Krauss, Secretary.
ATTENDEES: Kim Bollinger, William Loring (acting R.E.), Paul McBride, H.C. Colwell, Mark Manninen, Leon Krauss.
Approved minutes from 04-07-09.
TREASURER’S REPORT- H.C. Colwell: Dues and interest income. Paid Solo expenses.
MEMBERSHIP: 185
SOLO- Mark Manninen: Events #1 and 2 at The Tire Rack are now in the books with 43 drivers at the first (rain!) and 73 at the second (116 total car count). Car counts one year ago at this time for the two events were 144. Next two events: May 17 at Route 66 in Joliet by the Chicago Region and June 6/7 at Grissom, by SBR/ GLDiv.
RACE- Paul McBride: Early discount entries for our July National will be $25. Flat tow and wrecker remain in question. Investigating club-provided emergency medical “on-call” technician as a second medical resource. Stewards Report from last years National is now available. Need entries!! 100 cars at last weeks Regional at ORP on Saturday, as well as 100 for their follow-up National on Sunday. SBR had 4 workers and 2 drivers.
STREET SURVIVAL-Adam Lewis: 21 students participated in the school held at The Tire Rack with positive comments from students and parents! SBR had a LARGE worker/instructor turnout! Next school ran by our club will be in August. Details later.
PROGRAM CHAIR: None, but a round of applause for Lloyd Loring and his efforts putting together the Mittler Car Collection tour.
OLD BUSINESS: Oscars printing check was sent. Kim Bollinger reported on GLD Round Table to be hosted by SBR at the Holiday Inn, South Bend in early November. Expect 100 participants with conference charges of $25 per person plus hotel room.
NEW BUSINESS: Lane Automotive will be sponsoring a Driving Event at Gingerman Saturday June 20 and a Solo event at Lake Michigan College on Sunday the 21. Paul feels we will need 20 workers for Gingerman and Mark wants 12 chiefs for LMC. We need confirmation from Lane Automotive regarding liability coverage for our workers/chiefs. Board says we can support this weekend event with possible compensation from Lane being a sponsor for one of our events next year/door prizes for our club at the National and/or next Annual Banquet!?
GENERAL MEETING: 20 in attendance plus one guest.
Respectfully submitted,
Leon Krauss, Secretary.
The year-to-date solo points are now up-to-date through event four. You can see all the numbers here.
As always, let me know if you see any errors.
William Loring
SBR Webmaster and Solo Pointskeeper
For Immediate Release
For Additional Information, contact
Rebecca J. Bonham
June 10, 2009
574.235-9714 x228
bbonham@studebakermuseum.org
Studebaker National Museum Opens Special Lincoln Exhibition
Studebaker National Museum proudly announces the opening of its special exhibition, Lincoln: The Man You Didn’t Know on Saturday, June 13, 2009.
The exhibition was planned and executed by guest curator, Ms Jan Shupert-Arick, a native of northern Indiana with a passion for history and historic preservation. A graduate of Indiana University, Ms Shupert-Arick is a former Education Director at the Center for History and the Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne. She is also a published author, a frequent lecturer, researcher, and grant writer.
It would be difficult to find a face more familiar to Americans or an individual who has been researched or written about than Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Hoosiers throughout the state can revel in the knowledge that Indiana served as the home of Lincoln for thirteen years, including his adolescence when many of the qualities of this formidable and remarkable man were shaped.
According to museum executive director, Rebecca Bonham, “It is with reverence and awe that we proudly portray through images and text, the story of Lincoln’s ascension to the presidency, his inaugurations, his time in the White House, his last speech, his assassination, death and its aftermath”.
Accompanied by priceless artifacts that include a hand-colored original lithograph of President Lincoln’s assassination, campaign pamphlets, a 1860 Lincoln campaign ribbon, a state dining room chair from the Lincoln White House, a reproduction of Lincoln china, Mary Todd’s shawl and much more, the incredible story of Lincoln is told.
Of course, the highlight and featured artifact of the exhibit is the recently preserved and exquisite carriage that served Lincoln during his presidency and took him and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln to Ford’s Theatre the night of his assassination.
“What artifact exists that more completely defines the tragedy of the death of this venerated man? This is not a replica—this is the actual carriage in which our beloved President rode nearly 150 years ago”, remarked Mark McDonnell, president of the Studebaker National Museum Board of Trustees.
Other features of the exhibit include: An original photo album of Lincoln family photographs, artifacts from the Jack Smith Collection including statuary, a lithograph of the Lincoln family, an original engraving of Lincoln’s deathbed scene, and a reward poster for the conspirators.
Visitors will learn about first lady, Mary Todd Lincoln’s role in the White House, the conspiracy behind the assassination as well as the history of the Lincoln carriage and how it came to be part of the Studebaker National Museum’s permanent collection.
According to Andrew Beckman, museum archivist, “Clement Studebaker, one of the founders of the Studebaker Corporation, purchased the carriage from Dr. F.B. Brewer of New York in 1890. Dr. Brewer previously purchased the carriage from the Lincoln family following the assassination in 1865. The carriage is an open-style Barouche manufactured by the Wood Brothers of New York City for President Lincoln”.
This outstanding special exhibition is made possible in part, by the Indiana Historical Society, the Lilly Library at Indiana University—Bloomington, Indiana University South Bend, and Jack Smith.
The Studebaker National Museum is open seven days per week, Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Noon to 5:00 pm on Sundays.
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For Immediate Release
For information, contact
Rebecca J. Bonham
June 9, 2009
Studebaker National Museum
574-235-9714
bbonham@studebakermuseum.org
Studebaker National Museum Opening Ceremonies includes Miller’s Vets
Opening ceremonies for special exhibition, Lincoln: The Man You Didn’t Know will be held Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. on the Patio of the Studebaker National Museum, located at 201 S. Chapin Street, South Bend, Indiana.
Opening ceremonies will be preceded by a police-escorted march from the Old Courthouse to the Studebaker National Museum by “Miller’s Vets”, a newly formed group of military veterans who reside at the Center for the Homeless. The route will start at the corner of Washington and Lafayette Streets, going west to Chapin Street, then south to the museum. The march will begin about 10:15 am.
“Miller’s Vets” was conceived and organized by the Honorable Robert L. Miller, Sr., Superior Court Judge—retired. In his quest to heal a societal wound—that of veterans that often end up homeless–and with his own extensive military roots, Judge Miller successfully recruited eight veterans residing at the Center for the Homeless. Miller’s Vets first appeared in public marching in the Westside Memorial Day Parade. It is hoped that by appearing at local events, such as the opening ceremony at the Studebaker National Museum will attract homeless vets who are living on the streets to seek help at local shelters and join Miller’s Vets.
Opening ceremonies will include the presentation of the colors, a patriotic tribute, and remarks by Studebaker National Museum Executive Director, Rebecca J. Bonham .
The ceremony will open the special exhibition, Lincoln: The Man You Didn’t Know at the Studebaker National Museum. The opening ceremony of the exhibit at the Center for History will take place at 11:00 am.
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Peggy Soderberg
Assistant Director
Studebaker National Museum
201 S. Chapin St.
South Bend, IN 46601
574-235-9714 ext. 224
574-235-5522 fax
GLDiv Solo Series Opener at Grissom Aeroplex June 6-7
Saturday Results – Sunday Results – Photos (we need more photos!!)
The South Bend Region ended up starting off the GLDiv Solo Series this year with the first two GLDiv Solo Series events held at Grissom Aeroplex in Peru, IN. This was also South Bend Region Solo Championship points events #3 & #4. Great Lakes soloists are a flexible and friendly group and we tend to just roll with things. We did just that on June 6th and 7th under the mostly sunny skies of north central Indiana. We rolled, rocked, and raced around the cones on one of the Midwest’s legendary solo venues while being serenaded by the sounds of high-thrust turbofan jet engines in a typical June weekend at Peru, IN.
The weather was more than pleasant for the entire weekend with no rain, lightning, or other bizarre weather phenomenon usually expected at this location. The only thing hot was the tires and drivers of the Great Lakes Division as they competed with four runs each day without significant incident. Each day was scored as a separate points event for the GLDiv Solo Series and weekend trophies were issued on the combined two-day time like a Tour event. If you could only run one day, you still could get your winning 100 pts for one series event. 98 drivers ran on Saturday and 91 drivers ran on Sunday.
The course design by Dave Gushwa of South Bend Region on Saturday was different from the usual open “road race” course some have come to expect at this large venue. The course on both days incorporated the entire main area in the course design utilizing a remote grid area similar to the Peru National Tour from last year. The Saturday course was visually intimidating to some with a few optical tricks leading one to think it was a lot tighter when walking the course that it actually was while driving it. Dave picked up some ideas from last year’s Nationals and Tour events and made a course design that paid off well if you concentrated on utilizing good solo driving fundamentals like looking way ahead, being smooth, and driving the best line. You could not drive to the cones and get a good run. One optional slalom area was the subject of much debate during the walks. A lot of “give up some here to get more there” discussion was overheard. Some of the national level drivers said to expect more of this type of course at national events in the future. Did I mention the course was long? Wow. You definitely could not hold your breath for the whole run. When you finished you knew some effort was involved.
The drivers that had no issues with looking way ahead on Saturday were Clemens Burger in his B Mod LeGrand Mk18, Mark Lamm in a C Mod 73 Dulon Mp5, and Don Elzinga in another C Mod 84 Reynard taking the top three in PAX index for the day. The Mod drivers obviously have the looking ahead part down pat. Some of the closest battles Saturday were in C Prepared with Bill Headlee just getting by Scott Lewis by .069 sec and Warren LeVeque only .093 behind Mr. Lewis! The Street Touring gang were a tight bunch with Will Lahee, Jeff Mabrey, Brian Davis, and Travis Robuck putting on a quite a show. FTD was Clemens Burger from Indy with a 59.232. Fastest Stock Class time was claimed by Bryan Schafer from Cincinnati Region in Super Stock with an impressive 67.324 in a big Corvette (There goes the “too tight” course argument in a flash). Fastest of the Touring Classes was snagged by Will Lahee from Indy with a 71.844. Fastest Jr Kart was Kate Regganie from Chicago with an impressive 74.903!
Sunday’s course design was a much more open and “road-racy” layout pleasing those drivers with significant aero, excessive horsepower, and a lust for a good adrenalin rush. Dave Gushwa laid down a good design rewarding any driver with the ability to drive a smooth line. Overall times dropped significantly and the cars ran the run groups fairly quickly in an effort to get all three run groups to run in the dry before the predicted rain showers arrived. The showers never appeared on the horizon, just a couple of C5A heavy transport jets doing touch and go landings resulting in ear splitting roar with their full throttle ascents directly over our event. So much for sound control issues at this solo site!
There was a good battle between co-drivers Albert Chan and Dennis Bay of the Detroit Region, driving the Brazen C Stock Pontiac Solstice with Dennis taking the day. Street Touring was still tight with Jeff Mabrey of NWOR besting Will Lahee of Indy Region buy a mere .092 seconds. The same could be said of Street Touring Ultra with Kevin Kent of Indy Region squeaking by Chuck McMillion from Ft. Wayne Region by a slim .062 seconds. Steve Bollinger of South Bend Region got Scott Giles from Cincy Region on day two in G Prepared but it wasn’t enough to take the weekend trophy. C Modified was again crazy close with Mark Lamm of Indy taking honors over Don Elzinga from Detroit for the weekend. Chuck Spera from Detroit joined us on Sunday to take the day over Michael LeVeque from Indy by a very close .040 in D Mod. Mr. LeVeque got the trophy for the weekend for his two-day effort. FTD again was grabbed by Clemens Burger in his very quick and well prepared B Mod LeGrand.
The GLDiv trophies were nice glass mugs complete with the sponsor and Solo Series logos and the mugs were stuffed with the appropriate blue, red, or white ribbon. The trophies were presented by the Division Solo Board member and Event Chair, Kim Bollinger. The usual witty banter and commentary from “The Voice of Solo”, Lloyd Loring, entertained us all then wished us safely on our way home.
Make sure you collect your complete set of trophy mugs by attending all the GLDiv series events this year. Sincere thanks go out to all the hardworking South Bend Region members who did all the grunt work behind the scenes. Special thanks to our Divisional Solo Stewards Velma Boreen, Marlene Obenour along with all the GLDiv Series Board members for “herding all the cats” in the Great Lakes Division to make this series happen. A final thanks goes to the GLDiv Solo Series sponsors: Tire Rack, Solo Performance.com, AX Ware Systems.com, and Mid Atlantic Motorsport.
Warmest Regards,
Mark Manninen, Solo Chair, South Bend Region, SCCA
You can find the latest points listing on our web page at <www.sbrscca.org>. It is current through the Grissom event although I may have misssed some Friday workers. If I missed you, or someone you know, let me know and I’ll add them. More than half our members have yet to participate in any event this year. That’s a shame as they are missing all the fun.
–Lloyd
The registration and supplemental regulations for the 2009 Bert Olson National and IT Double Regional are now online!
The Tire Rack is looking for volunteers for the June 13th, 2009 Teen Street Survival School. Right now they have more students than coaches! Please volunteer to help get as many students get into this class as possible. We all know how great the Teen Street Survival program is so help support it. (We all benefit when teens drive better…)
Who are we looking for?
We need volunteers and coaches able to show up at 7:30 AM and stay until 3:00 PM. Volunteers could be setting up registration, putting out food, shagging cones on the course, or just helping Sue be sure everyone has what they need. To be a coach we need someone with a little more driving experience, but you don’t need to be a Run Offs Champion! We need someone who understands car control in dry and wet conditions and is able to be patient with a young student.
What do you get out of it?
You get the satisfaction of knowing that you helped get safer drivers on the street… but don’t worry we have some tangible items as well. You will get some free Tire Rack swag… and can’t forget about free lunch and a good time with fellow volunteers.
How do you get involved?
The first step is to contact Sue Blasko at the Tire Rack. She can be reached at 574 287 2345 ext. 302 or via email at: sblasko@tirerack.com. Let her know you want to get involved and help them on June 13th! She will get your contact information and sign you up to help.
Once you have volunteered for this event… sign up for more! The next South Bend Region sponsored Teen Street Survival is on August 29th, 2009 and we need volunteers for that event as well. If you want to get involved with that event please let Sam Centellas know. He can be reached at: 616.610.0042 or via email at sam@centellas.org.
Thank you for your support!
In an effort to maximize the fun and the entries, we have decided to waive the $15 late fee for entries received after 5/25. THERE IS NO LATE FEE and no reason not to join the fun!
Please get your registration in for this PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY event no later than the June 1st deadline.
New registrations will not be accepted on site at the event.
See you in Peru!
Kim Bollinger, Event Chair
Mark Manninen, Solo Chair
Attention all SBR Solo Hot Shoes!!! Registration is now open for the FWR vs. SBR solo challenge event scheduled for June 21st at the Fort Wayne Colliseum. Go to the Fort Wayne solo Web site or MyAutoEvents for more info.
Keep in mind this is a SBR Solo Championship Series event eligible for year end points!
Make sure we are well represented and bring home those trophies!!!
Thanks,
Mark M. , SBR Solo Chair
Several members have asked “How’s the Locost Seven project coming?” I am making progress. At time it seems the progress is slow then a flurry of parts show up via UPS and I am back to welding and grinding.
The goal is to have the rolling chassis painted and the car sitting on its own suspension by the end of the summer and I am please to say I am on schedule. I look back at my original log entries and see that the first frame welds occurred on Memorial Day last year. I assumed a two-year build duration and that looks about right. It is always time vs. money.
The latest development is the completion of the front suspension and steering system. As noted in previous posts, this can take awhile. Lots of things can work, or not work and have to be redone, but I sure as hell want to be confident that the car goes in the direction I point it! I find this part of the build very satisfying, lots of shiny moving parts that look “racy”. I located a better quick ratio steering rack on eBay for a very fair price. The unit is made by Coleman and is the exact width I needed to fit the chassis and minimize bump steer. It is fairly quick at 2.5:1. I just hope I don’t need arms like Popeye to turn the car with big fat sticky tires in front. The rest of the steering parts are new and provide lots of adjustment. The entire front suspension on the car has an amazing amount of adjustment. More variables give more options and flexibility along with a corresponding longer time to get it dialed in right.
Another eBay find was the coil-over shocks. This is a spot on a race car you can really drop some “serious coin”. My wish list included aluminum double adjustable Koni 3012 monotube shocks but the wallet said otherwise. I ended up with two sets of brand new single adjustable (rebound only) aluminum shocks from Strange Engineering for the rear and Alden Eagle for the front end. I got them at less than 1/4th the cost of the Konis. Both sets included free springs that should be very close to the spring rate I needed. Konis will have to wait until my sponsor comes thru or the kids graduate from college.
Next I move to cooling system, seat, pedals, battery, and fuel cell mounts. Once all the brackets are fixed, the chassis goes to paint.
Getting more fun by the minute! For further updates visit my Build Log
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3356
Locost Crazy, Mark Manninen
We’ve been invited to participate in the College Football Hall of Fame’s Enshrinement Grand Parade.
SATURDAY, JULY 18
ENSHRINEMENT GRAND PARADE
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
A parade though Downtown South Bend featuring over 100 units, including the 2009 Enshrinees, marching bands, floats, and much more!
Price: FREE EVENT
Location: Downtown South Bend
If you have an interesting SCCA Solo or Race car, and you would like to be a part of this parade and help promote SCCA, please contact me via e-mail. In the e-mail, please send me brief description of your car and a picture. Please e-mail me at re@sbrscca.org by May 27th.
Jeff Luckritz
Regional Executive
South Bend Region, SCCA
We are looking for a few good men (and women) to help with event set-up on Friday 6/5 at Grissom Aeroplex. Set up will start when the trailer arrives around 9:30 AM Friday.
If you can help, please contact Kim Bollinger 574-271-0088, or drop me an e-mail and I will get your name to her. Work assignments are limited so don’t delay and call today!
Thanks,
Mark M.
SBR member Jason Gast put together this video shot from his Street Modified Mercury Cougar.
Les Claypool rocks, Jason.
