Inside... Colletti Motorsports Dyno Days My First Evolution School

May 2007 - Volume 48 - Number 4
REV RECORD
Improved Touring Camaro (above) and D Sport Racer (below) undergo tech inspection at Colletti Motorsports.
Inside...
Colletti Motorsports Dyno Days
My First Evolution School
LEC Seminar
Sports Car Club of America * Western Ohio Region * www.worscca.org
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WOR BOARD
Regional Executive
Steve Demeter
sjdhammer@aol.com
937.427.4187
Membership Chair
Steve Colletti
vinnyvtek0627@ameritech.net
937.294.1533
Publicity Chair
Mike Edgerton
autoedge@sbcglobal.net
937.866.5729
Assistant RE
Everett McCauley
moonriverea@sbcglobal.net
937.866.3419
Road Race Chair
Dave Howard
dh133@aol.com
937.554.2875
WOR Games Chair
Starla McCauley
roamingstars@sbcglobal.net
937.866.3419
Secretary
Pam Poppe
toothfurry73@aol.com
937.236.2619
Solo Chair
Christian Moist
moto27cm@yahoo.com
937.238.2686
Webmaster
Christian Moist
moto27cm@yahoo.com
937.238.2686
Treasurer
Bob Jennings
robertracer@hotmail.com
937.454.1060
Rally Chair
Dave Rudy
zrudys@netzero.net
937.254.9480
Historian
Nancy Edgerton
nedgerton@sbcglobal.net
937.866.5729
Activities Chair
Debby Rudy
debby2010@yahoo.com
937.254.9480
Rev Record Editor
Mike Wright
msw151@yahoo.com
937.257.7915
Area 4 Director
Larry Dent
ldent@scca.com
WOR Membership Meeting:
second Tuesday of every month (except December)
7:30 pm
Christopher Club
3150 South Dixie Dr.
(in the Hills & Dales Shopping Center)
Dayton, Ohio
Please direct all Rev Record correspondence to:
msw151@yahoo.com or P.O. Box 181, Enon, Ohio 45323-0181
Copies of this and past issues of the Rev Record can be viewed at www.worscca.org
Rev Record is a publication of the Western Ohio Region (WOR) of the
Sports Car Club of America, Inc (SCCA). All views and/or opinions are those of the author(s)
and not necessarily those of the Western Ohio Region, SCCA., Inc.
Layout and Design of the Rev Record by Joy Wright
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WRIGHT WRITES
by Mike Wright
Rev Record Editor
We’re experimenting with a photo
hosting site:worscca.smugmug.com.
By the time you read this we ought
to have photos from Solo PE1 and
Rallyx PE2. Videos from Dyno
Days are posted on youtube.com,
keyword worscca. You can watch
Steve Colletti flog Christian’s new
B20B all the way to 7500 rpm.
We’re planning on adding more
race videos as the season
progresses. Anyone who takes
pictures or videos and wants to post
them, let me know.
Speed has a new show called Setup.
It looks pretty good to me, much
better than Forza. The tagline read
“Ten drivers set up and race their
own Pontiac Soltice GXP for
$100,000 and the opportunity of a
lifetime.” It premieres on 18 April,
which is after you’re reading this,
but Speed will replay it starting
May 6th and May 11th, according
to the speedtv.com website. Looks
like a show geared towards club
racing. Here are the descriptions for
the first four episodes:
Introduction: 25 amateur racers vie
for ten slots to compete for
$100,000 and a ride in the Grand
Am racing series. Sponsor Run:
The unsponsored racers scramble
for a sponsor in time for the first
race. One racer is eliminated.
Getting Adjustments: Teams make
adjustments for the next race. One
Membership Report
Omitted Anniversary for April (sorry):
Ildiko Marcus
30 yrs
Anniversaries for May:
Fred Drobner
25 yrs
Janet Drobner
25 yrs
Michael Sonderman
25 yrs
Eric Jensen
20 yrs
David Schardt
20 yrs
Dale Dillhoff
10 yrs
racer is eliminated. An Unexpected
Move: The teams are surprised by a
move to a new track. One racer is
eliminated.
over a week to arrive. If we need
better service we may have to go to
something more expensive than the
bulk rate.
Have you seen the new graphic that
Speed Channel shows on F1 racing,
the g-meter? This is a facinating
thing. I’m watching the Bahrain
race and this thing is showing 4.5
g’s of stopping force at the end of
the long straights, and 3-4 g’s in the
high speed turns. These F1 cars and
drivers are really incredible. And
how about that Lewis Hamilton? Is
he the next Michael Schumacher?
It’s always toughest to write stories
when the racing hasn’t even started.
Some of our regular writers
struggled to find something to say,
while others succumbed to writer’s
block. Most people touched on the
problem of the weather in Dayton
Ohio in early April. We had a guest
speaker at the April meeting at the
Christopher Club. Local entrepreneur Jeff Grieco showed us a trick
looking carbon fiber license plate
frame. Very nice looking for those
of you with higher-end street cars.
He even donated one to give away at
the next meeting. Look at the
website for details of the activity
planned for the May meeting. Some
kind of automotive scavenger hunt
in a box. And a big thanks to Linda
Smiley for teaching five new
students the Solo Safety Steward
lessons. Hopefully we can now
spread the burden among more than
the usual one or two overburdened
SSS’s (Dave and Everett.) Now let’s
go racing and have some fun.
We continue to be baffled by the
inconsistent service from the U.S.
Postal Service. According to
employees Joy has spoken with,
each drop point that touches our
Bulk Rate items is allowed three
business days to handle the items.
To get to Springboro, for example,
the Rev goes to Dayton post office
for 3 days, then on to Cincinnati for
3 days, then gets to Springboro for
3 days. That’s 11 days total including the weekend. And while we got
our February and March issues here
in Enon just a day or two after we
mailed them, the April issue took
Send an email to msw151@yahoo.com - state your zipcode and the date you received your Rev.
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EXECUTIVE ORDERS
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by Steve Demeter
WOR Regional Executive
Out of the Horse’s...
Well, we are off to a perfectly
crappy start to our local season.
The first Rallycross was mudded out
but everyone had a great time,
especially with the mule getting
stuck.. That is what we are all
about. Having fun in spite of
circumstances.
Unfortunately, due to crappy
weather two weekends in a row,
Christian had to cancel the Solo
Test and Tune. I support his
decisions 100%. Unlike Rallycross,
solo requires reasonable temperatures and DRY pavement. We will
open the season next weekend at
our new site at ADESA. I am sure
that Christian will have a bang up
event.
I have asked all the chairpersons, in
addition to their normal report at
the region meetings to give a brief
financial summary of their area for
the previous month. This will be as
simple as ”Rallycross took in this
much money and spent that much
money.” I feel that this will help to
take some of the mystery out of the
club finances. Detailed information
can still be gotten from our erstwhile treasurer, Bob Jennings, at
the meetings. His job is rather
taxing at times. Speaking of taxes,
the region will have to file with the
IRS next month and I am sure that
Bob has it under control.
As expected, Dave Howard did an
excellent job of setting up the
Annual Tech and Dyno Day. Big
thanks to Dave, Denny Powell for
coming down and doing the annual
tech for those that took advantage of
it and to Steve Colletti for the use of
his shop. I am told that he was
doing dyno runs into the evening.
And a big continued thanks to Mike
and Joy Wright for the bang up job
on the Rev. Can you say potential
national award winner?
It is April already. My gosh, the
season is upon us...
No Assistant RE Report submitted this month.
6 May
8 May
12 May
Mark Your
Calendars
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May
May
May
May
June
June
June
June
June
June
Oct
Oct
WOR Solo PE2 at Adesa
WOR Membership Meeting Pot Luck Dinner / Auto Scavenger Hunt
WOR RallyX PE3 - WOR/OVR Challenge
at Dwire’s Farm
LEC F&C School at Mid-Ohio
Corvette Troy at Kil-Kare
WOR Games meeting at Donato’s
Speedfest AutoX at Nutter Center
WOR RallyX PE4 at Dwire’s Farm
Corvette Troy at Kil-Kare
WOR Membership Meeting
US Grand Prix - Indianapolis
Evo School at OSU
WOR Solo PE3 at Nutter Center Lot 8
WOR PDX at Mid-Ohio
42nd Annual WOR Games at Mid-Ohio
MEETING MINUTIA
WOR Board Meeting Minutes for April 3, 2007:
Board meeting was held at Marion’s Pizza in Beavercreek. All board
members were present and club members Bill and Linda Smiley attended.
Linda presented the commercial package policy which is up for renewal this
May. A copy was passed out to all board members for review and discussion, we voted on dropping the Terrorism charges. This is the beginning of
by Pam Poppe
the final year of a 3 year guaranteed rate policy written with the Cincinnati
Secretary
Insurance Company. Motion made to accept, vote taken, and passed.
Assistant RE: no report at this time. Treasurer Report: We received a
refund check from Mid-Ohio paid out of WOR Games. The money was returned to the WOR Games account.
Taxes are due May 15th. Rev Record: Budget review, discussion of ways to help offset the cost of the monthly Rev
Record, please keep deadlines for reports and articles. Motion made to accept Rev Record budget, votes taken 7
yes, 3 abstained, budget accepted. Activity Chair: Budget presented and motion made to accept and vote taken,
budget accepted. Membership Report: will have a budget for next meeting. Solo and Web Report: Test-n-Tune
April 8th at Kil-Kare. Jerry Cabe will be the Safety for us that day. We have 24 pre-register. Course map on web
site. Linda Smiley will be holding a safety training class for solo at the next membership meeting. We have 5
people signed up for the class. The google ads are showing a small profit. Check site for updates regarding solo
changes due to weather. Rally Chair: First event held had 18 cars, 3 runs each, new field to run in. Allen Dwire
spent 3 days preparing the field and water crossing. A few cars got stuck in the mud and had to be pulled out.
Good time was had by all. May hold an event at Hara in Nov. Chris Watson will allow 1-2 rally events this fall at
his place. Rally event at National Trails Raceway May 12th. WOR/OVR with OVR staging the event, if all goes
well, run another in the fall. Road Race: Dyno Day and Annual Tech 9:00 April 7th at Colletti Motor Sports.
WOR Games Chair: WOR games and PDX meetings will be held the 4th Tuesday of each month at Donatos
Pizzeria in Centerville. Publicity Chair: no report. RE Report: no report. Secretary report: Working on membership/business directory. No further business, meeting adjourned.
Membership Meeting Minutes for April 10, 2007:
Meeting was called to order at 7:35pm. Secretary was called upon to read the minutes from the recent board
meeting. Road Race Chair: Tech and Dyno at Colletti’s had a good turn out. National Race at Gingerman April
28-29. Larry Dent has covered the cost for the Great Lakes Region’s Drivers School to be held at Gingerman, June
9th and 10th. Spent none, made none. Play Safe. Membership: Received membership items from the past membership chair. Gave an estimated budget which included money needed for a membership drive. Spent none, made
none. Treasurer: Spent $3.90 for stamps. accounts doing okay. Activity Chair: Next membership meeting will be
a pot luck dinner. Please bring a covered dish to share. For the activity you are asked to bring 30 items that you
might find in a car. Debbie will have a list, and the one who has the most items from her list will win. Rally
Chair: 18 cars at first event. As the day went on the course got muddier and cars had to be pulled out. Next
RallyX is April 28th at Dwires. Let’s hope for good weather. Dave reported how much money was taken in and
how much was spent on the event. Solo and Web Chair: Website going well, google ads making small profit.
Postponed the Test-n-Tune for April 8th due to weather and was re-scheduled for April 15th at Kil-Kare. Will set
up Saturday at 4:00pm. All help welcome. Money spent on new timing program per budget. Rev Record Chair:
Printed 250 copies of the Rev this month. Postage paid to mail out 230 rev’s. Labels and ink purchased. Mailing
issues- Taking longer for delivery. Has copies of past Rev’s available. Looking for business ads to help offset the
cost for the Rev. Assistant RE: Some like, some don’t like what he writes. Membership dues used to help sponser
2 non-SCCA groups to run SCCA events. Entry form says SCCA and decal says SCCA. If it looks like a duck,
smells like a duck, quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, it is a duck. It’s a two edge sword. WOR Games Chair:
no report. Dan Coughnour was asked to talk about a 4 wheel off road rally he and Ildiko attended in Indiana. 50
cars, 16 water crossings, questions and signs to follow and lots of things to find, next time you see him ask him
about the skate key. Dan and Ildiko won and it sounds like they had a good time. Publicity Chair: Budget for
stamps $7.80. motion made to increase budget by .40 raising it up to $8.20. second and approved. (cont. on pg 6)
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CHAIR CHAT & WOR GAMES
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by Christian Moist
Solo Chair
Solo Report
While recent weather has forced solo to postpone and ultimately cancel our
test and tune for the year, we are still very optimistic and excited for the
remainder of the season. The first and second rounds of the Western Ohio
Regional Solo Championship will take place at Adesa Cincinnati/Dayton
April 22nd and May 6th. Registration for both events are filling up quickly.
Be sure to secure your registration by logging on to myautoevents.com and
pre-registering.
In other news, a big thanks to Linda Smiley for putting on the Solo Safety Steward training seminar after our April
membership meeting. Several “students” took the class and are on their way to becoming Solo Safety Stewards.
Also, in regards to safety, myself and a few other WOR soloists have offered to be corner captains at this years TAJ
Kreuzers Mini Grand Prix, which will be held on May 26th. Learn more at www.tajmagaraj.com.
For those in the Dayton area wanting to add more seat time to their solo schedule this year, be sure to check out
Corvette Troy’s website, www.corvette-troy.com. They offer solos almost every month at Kil-Kare where the price
is a bit more, but runs are plentiful. All makes and models are welcome!
Due to a family emergency no Rally Cross Report submitted this month.
No Road Racing Report submitted this month.
WOR Games Report
Time is racing away and the racing season has started. The monthly WOR
Games and PDX meetings have been scheduled for the 4th Tuesday of each
month at Donatos in Centerville on Paragon Rd. (off 725) at 7:30 pm.
I now would like to announce that this will be my last year as WOR Games
Chair. The club needs a volunteer to step up and agree to take over for the
2008 season. Now would be a great time to assist with this year’s race. This
way, you would see all that goes into planning this race. This is a year long
effort and I will be happy to help you in learning the things that must be done. If you are interested, please contact
me. Yours for the race, Starla
by Starla McCauley
WOR Games Chair
Member Meeting Minutes (continued from page 5):
New Business: Linda Smiley stated that no members dues were ever used for the Cendiv series. Steve talked solo
events by SCCA regions and about the name change to Great American Solo Series. This series does not qualify
you for nationals. Series is not endorsed by SCCA. National SCCA logo is not copyrighted and is not a registered
trademark per Mr. Dickerson. Contact Steve Colletti, Mike Wright, and Pam Poppe with ideas for promoting our
club such as cruise-ins, car shows, and radio stations to promote our events. We need to get the word out there
about who we are and what we do. With no futher bussines the meeting was adjourned. We had a guest speaker ,
Jeff Grieco from 0-60 Design group which is a carbon fiber company. They make carbon fiber license plate frames.
Takes 6 hrs to make one. Push button-front comes off. Comes with the tool to open frame. Cost $49.95. Special
SCCA promotion $39.95 and free shipping. Use promotional code: nsx. Website: www.realcarbonfiber.com. You
can contact Jeff at 937-432-6010 or at Jeff@zero260designgroup.com
THE EDGERTON REPORT
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* Many thanks to Steve Colletti for
providing the Colletti Motorsports
(www.collettimotorsports.com)
facility for the “Annual Tech” and
to Denny Powell for his usual,
professional & thorough tech
inspections. It was cold outside but
inside, there was Starbucks &
Krispy Kremes to ward off the chill
and race cars on the Dyno to
provide plenty of noise. See photos
in this issue.
* The Dayton Concours d’Elegance
at Carillon Park is looking for race
cars for their event on Sept. 16.
There will be a class for open-wheel and a class for closed-wheel cars. The featured marques are Chevrolet and
The Cars of Germany. Check-out www.daytonconcours.com or see me for details.
* If I win the lottery, I would order
a new Audi R8. It comes standard
with a V8 that generates 414 h.p.
and is all-wheel-drive. Liberal use
of hi-tech materials such as carbonfiber keep the weight down which
results in a power-to-weight ratio of
8.2 lb/hp. For comparison, the new
Ford Shelby GT has a 11.08 ratio &
a Dodge Viper registers at 5.67. I would also order a Mini Cooper S
Traveler AWD, if they make one. I just heard that I can dramatically
increase my chances of winning the lottery if I buy a lottery ticket.
* As a “car person,” you probably already have your favorite automotive
web sites bookmarked but let me recommend a few more. Try
www.autoextremist.com, www.thecarconnection.com, www.jalopnik.com,
www.leftlanenews.com,
www.seriouswheels.com and
www.worldcarfans.com. Drop an
e-mail to this publication if you
want to add to this list.
* There have been many articles
on the proper pairing of food with
wine. Lately, there have even been
recommendations on the proper
beer to accompany various foods.
It is a thankless job but I have
agreed to expand the research in
this field. Next month, I hope to
have a preliminary report suggesting the proper pairing of adult
beverage with the cars you own.
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SCHOOL DAZE
My First Evolution School
by Christian Moist
Speedius Maximus
As a Christmas present last year, my
dad entered both of us in Phase 1 of
the very popular Evolution School.
The Evo School is a traveling
school put on by Pat Salerno, Mike
Jr. Johnson, and Tim Aro and has
one purpose; to make you faster
through the cones. This round was
put on by the Cincinnati Region
SCCA and was held at River
Downs.
We arrived at the event early to ensure we got everything ready in time. After the tires were changed and
the cars ready to go, we went over to the trailer to get
signed in and help with setting up. The Evo School
instructors, clad in blue Evo gear and the occasional
national championship jacket, were setting up two
similar courses on each end of the lot. The courses were
short, but had interesting and necessary obstacles in
them, such as a slalom and Chicago box.
After everyone had arrived and signed in, the first order
of business was for everyone to go around and introduce
themselves. The six instructors went first, where we
found that all of them were past national champions in
solo or pro-solo. The rest of the group ranged from first
timers who had never soloed before, to people who had
been racing for quite some time.
After the intros, the drivers and instructors were split
into two groups of about 20 and we were asked to stage
our cars. At that point, the drivers were given a chance
to walk the course alone, then with an instructor. After
walking the course a run/work order was assigned.
Drivers would run in one group, and work during two
groups. (That’s right; everyone has to work, just like a
real event.) The groups only consisted of three drivers,
so that an instructor would be available for each driver,
one on one.
When my group was up, myself and two Corvettes
pulled up to the start. We took three runs each to
establish a base time; this way we could measure our
improvements on the day. After the first round of runs
was finished, an instructor jumped in our cars through
two runs and simply observed. The instructor then
traded places with the driver and took our cars through
the course at about 85%. It was neat to see what the
differences are between yourself and a national
champion.
Throughout the rest of the day, we took a series of runs
with various instructors as well as without instructors;
each time working on a different aspect of our driving.
Steadily, our times decreased. While the instructors
focused on key topics such as line selection, driving
position and eye position, they were more than willing
to discuss anything else you had concern about, from
car setup to pre-race strategy.
Despite a few showers throughout the day, everyone had
a good time and everyone’s times decreased. The first
timers shaved upwards of five seconds off runs, while I
picked up a few key points and shaved a bit over a
second off my times for the day. The small but crucial
things I learned will surely benefit me throughout the
remainder of my solo career.
While phase 1 is geared more towards racers who are
just starting to solo, I believe there is something to be
gained by everyone who attends. Phase 2 and Extreme
classes are also available and build on what is learned
in Phase 1. More info can be had by visiting the Evo
School’s website at http://autocross.com/evolution.
SCHOOL DAZE
I had the pleasure of attending the
LEC Seminar held March 24 at the
Comfort Inn North in Mansfield. I
decided to work F&C at last year’s
WOR Games, and that’s where I got
to know the LEC people. I liked it
so much I decided to join and this
was the first meeting I had with the
group.
Normally I’m a night person and I
like to sleep late on the weekends,
but it was surprisingly easy getting
up at 0530 on a Saturday to make
the two-hour drive from Enon to
Mansfield. I guess I was just excited
to be part of the fun.
Ronda Knapp and Erik Avendutti
are the directors of LEC, and I’ve
got to say they did a great job of
organizing this event. Most appreciated (by me at least) was the spiral
bound copy of the presentation that
everyone was provided with. It
made it real easy to take notes
during the presentations and
honestly, without those notes I
would not be writing down this
story now. I’m a terrible note taker.
Everyone also got a nice bag of
swag from Jeg’s High Performance
shop in Delaware, OH.
Guest speakers from Mid-Ohio were
on hand (I believe the track manager and the owner, but I take lousy
notes so I don’t have the names.)
There was some discussion about
how to interact with the professional
crews that accompany the Professional Races when they come to
Mid-Ohio. As a novice, much of
this discussion was lost on me. One
thing that wasn’t lost was the
mention of concrete pads and
shelters for the corner workers.
Even a novice like me knows that is
some great news, and the resulting
applause showed everyone else
thought so as well.
We had a guest speaker from SCCA
NEOhio region give us the
lowdown on the 24 Hour’s At
Nelson Ledges. Last year it was a
12 hour race, but this year it gets
bumped up to full blown 24 hour
status. How many other tracks put
on 24 hour races? I can think of
only two: the 24 Hours of Daytona,
and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
(Well, you might also throw in the
24 Hours of Lemons at Altamount
Raceway, but that’s another story.)
That moves the Nelson event into
the fairly rare atmosphere of 24
hour endurance racing. And that’s
not all. There was also mention of
this being part of an Endurance
Racing Series, with 24 Hour events
at Homestead, Summit Point, and
VIR to go along with Nelson. So
look for this type of racing to
become more popular soon. Another
very interesting aspect of this race is
the addition of two “Earth-friendly”
classes: ITH for hybrids, and SPD
for super production diesels. We
know the diesel Audi’s are great in
the ALMS, but the diesel VW Jetta
wasn’t so hot at Sebring. We’ll see
how they do at Nelson.
Probably nothing that day got the
crowd going more than the discussion about the procedures for “callthrus” for black flags. You really
had to be there, but suffice to say,
these folks take their work seriously.
Communications etiquette is all
important, and remembering back
to my WOR Games experience, on
the one or two times I was on the
headphones, I think I may have
committed a few lapses in etiquette.
by Mike Wright
Flags R Us
One of the most somber discussions
centered on something few people
want to think of, and that is when
drivers get seriously injured or
killed on track. F&C officials are
frequently the first on the scene,
and can sometimes see things that
are unpleasant or even gruesome.
These incidents can have a significant detrimental effect on a person
that can linger for quite a long time.
In order to help work out those
feelings, LEC will be training
people to administer Critical
Incident Stress Debriefings (CISD)
to affected workers. This program is
similar to those used by police and
firefighters.
While I was there I had lunch with
Erik and Ronda and a few others
and I want to thank them for
making me feel welcome. Erik said
some nice things about my previous
article in the Rev Record. I’m
looking forward to my first official
F&C school at Mid-Ohio in May for
a PCA event. If anyone is interested
in joining me, give me a holler.
Holding the flag over your head.
(An actual hi-tech illustration from the
LEC Training Manual)
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My First LEC Seminar
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DYNAMITE DYNO DAY AT
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by Mike Wright
Itinerant WOR Editor
into the garage and wow, what a
crowd. This is a popular event.
After a too long winter I was
looking forward to the Dyno Days
event that Colletti Motorsports was
graciously hosting for WOR
members. It’s a pretty short ride
down route 4 and I-75 to get from
Enon to Colletti’s Moraine location.
When I turned off 741 I saw the
parking lot jammed with several
cool cars and trailers. Luckily
someone was pulling out as I pulled
in and I got a spot right in front. As
I walked in the front door I was
bummed out to see that they
apparently had a pizza party and I
missed it! Through the lobby and
The first car I saw go on the dyno
was the 92 Civic of our Solo
Chairman, Christian Moist. After
Christian pulled it onto the dyno,
the Colletti crew took over. They
strapped the car in front and back,
placed an inductive spark sensor on
a plug wire and Steve got in the car.
He shifted lazily up through top
gear and brought the rpm’s up to
about 3000. Then he engaged the
dyno and punched the throttle.
When it was over Christian’s car
showed 135 horsepower at the
wheels at 7500 rpm. Not bad for a
completely stock B20B engine.
Next up was the Black 1998 WS-6
TransAm of Greg Wellinghoff. Greg
and I chatted a bit as Mark Frost
and others swarmed under his hood
attaching the sensors. I found that
he actually reads and likes the Rev
Record, and Joy will be happy to
hear that. Once the car is hooked up
and all the sensors are reading
correctly, the actual dyno runs only
take 30-45 seconds to complete.
When it was done the TransAm
pulled 303 rwhp@5300 and 360 ftlbs of torque.
Bob Gordon brought out his mint
condition 92 Miata. Bob has been a
COLLETTI MOTORSPORTS
The last car I stuck around for was
apparently the car most of the
crowd was waiting for as well. Bill
Wheeler had a bright red 02
Mustang GT with a nitrous system.
Rather than just a simple baseline
run, Wheeler brought his car out to
do some serious tuning of the
nitrous system. The car was a
product of Mike Bell and his
Dayton 5.0 Performance shop,
which specializes in 5 liter Mustangs. Bill and Mike were hoping
for 350 horsepower at the rear
wheels. In order to get the nitrous
adjusted they had to connect the
dyno to the oxygen sensor under the
car, so setting up the Mustang took
extra time. Unfortunately, I left
before I got to see the final results.
I have to say a few words about the
crew at Colletti’s place because they
impressed me a bunch. Two of
them, Adam Williams and Zach
Mitchell, attend college at the
University of Northwestern Ohio up
in Lima. They go to school 4 days a
week studying Automotive High
Performance Technology, and they
also manage to work 48 hour weeks
at Steve’s. They had been there
since 0730 that morning and
claimed they weren’t tired of it.
Also working there was Kris Blazer,
who will be going to the University
of Dayton to study Mechanical
Engineering, which I think is great
because twenty years ago, that’s
where I went and that’s what I
studied. I wish I’d had a cool job
like Kris when I was in school. I
think WOR owes a big thank you to
Steve and his crew for putting
together this very cool event.
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member of WOR for all of about
two months now. I think this one
run on the dyno has already paid for
his membership in SCCA. With a
somewhat homemade cone filter
induction system, his Miata pulled
numbers of 106 rwhp@6200 rpm
and 104 ft-lbs.
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GL DIV CLUB RACING
GREAT LAKES DIVISION
2007 RACE SCHEDULE
AS OF12/21/06
DATE
DRIVER'S SCHOOLS
REGIONALS
NATIONALS
NEO @ NL - D-C
INR @ GM
SCCA PRO EVENTS or OTHER
EVENTS
April 7-8
April 14-15
April 21-22
April 28-29
INDY @ ORP - D-C
May 5-6
VSCDA @ GM
FWR/DET @ GRA
May 12-13
May 19-20
May 26-27
Memorial Day
WMR @ GRA - D-C
OVR @ M-O
June 1-2-3
OVR @ M-O
Great Lakes Div @ GM D - INR Lead all racing
regions involved
June 9-10
FORMULA ONE @ INDY
June 16-17
Cleveland Grand Prix
GrandAm @ M-O
NEO @ Cleveland GP - R - T
June 23-24
Vintage Grand Prix @ M-O
June 30-July 1
INDY @ ORP
July 7-8
July 14-15
JA Mini GP @ Fort Wayne
July 21-22
ALMS & IndyCar @ M-O
July 28-29
FWR @ GM - D-C
NEO @ NL
CIN @ M-O - D - R (IT,SM,SRF)
WMR @ GRA
AMA Vintage @ M-O
Honda Super Cycle @ M-O
Aug. 4-5
Aug. 10-12
VSCDA @ GRA
Aug. 18-19
Aug. 24-26
24 Hour Enduro @ NL - R
Sept. 1-2
Labor Day
WMR @ GRA - D-C
Sept. 8-9
OVR @ M-O - D-C
SBR @ GM
IRL/ALMS @ Belle Isle
Sept. 14-16
AMA @ M-O
Sept. 22-23
Sept. 29-30
INDY @ ORP - D-C
Oct. 6-7
WOR @ M-O - D-C
Oct. 12-14
AMA Super Bike @ M-O
PDX @ M-O 10/5
SCCA RUNOFFS
VSCDA @ M-O
T= Tentative
C=Champ Series
Oct. 20-21
Oct. 27-28
Nov. 3-4
Nov. 10-11
D=Double
GM-GingerMan
NL-Nelson Ledges
R=Restricted
GRA-Grattan
ORP - O'Reilly's Raceway Park
M-O-Mid Ohio
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