Sure, you can spend $50,000 building a tub GT
car, but a $50,000 tube car is going to beat it. Money
spent is not indicative of the potential of the car,
the physical aspects are. Sure, there have been some
really fast laps turned by tub cars that had a lot of
talent behind the wheel. But, all things considered, a
tube car will be faster than a tub car. I am just
trying to create a little more parity between two
different types of chassis' that run in the same class.

John, Mike Kearney told me that the biggest
performance difference between the (then new in 1985) tube
frame mini and their tub mini was that the tub car
wouldn't "hold" it's chassis setup weekend to weekend,
whereas the tube car did.<br>In recent times, Jeff Werth,
Jim Rauch and Randy Zimmer have all set high 1:41s or
1:42 at Mid-Ohio in tub cars. (Jeff and Jim in the
210, Randy in the Civic.) NO OFFENSE to anyone's
effort, but I don't see any tub cars with the $, engine
and setup package of the Huffaker Mini team. Ted
Wollesen, highest tub car WILL QUICKLY show you that his
car is a rough old tub car, no match in effort of the
top 5 finishers.<br>The Comp Board has been leary of
special rules for tub cars. Everyone of us CAN have a
tube frame car. Most of us in GT5 running tub cars
don't have the budget. If we did have the money, the
tub versus tube frame would not be AS big of a deal,
but still a consideration. Peter Zekert

One set of rules for all or you will end up with
a $50000 "tub" car that will win. I am a tub car
driver who enjoys the fact that I am able to even enter
my tub car in a GT class. If I had the money I would
be in a tube frame car and I think most would be!
Keep the rules as simply as possible and as new tube
cars are built the old ones will "trickle down" and
become much more affordable and still be competitive.
Please think of the reasons you run a tub car (I do
because that is all that I am willing to spend)and if you
really want to run a maxed out tub go production. Stable
rules make a strong class best example is FV. Brian

Doesn't the SCCA want the car count to go up?? I
have a tub Honda Civic, and intend to run in GT5
starting in 2001 (racing locally in Vancouver BC next
year). A weight break would be a good way to level the
playing field without affecting car count.

Doesn't the SCCA want the car count to go up?? I
have a tub Honda Civic, and intend to run in GT5
starting in 2001 (racing locally in Vancouver BC next
year). A weight break would be a good way to level the
playing field without affecting car count.

I'd love it! I certainly don't remember thinking about how Ted's car was
constructed during the Runoffs race. I just knew I was having much more fun than
I had had the rest of the week.

My point to this conversation is to determine if
there is a concensus to address the Comp. Board with a
proposal for a competition adjustment for tub GT cars. So
far we have a 5% weight reduction for semi-tubed
cars, and a 10% weight reduction for full tub cars. Any
other thoughts? We should still create a definition for
semi-tubed and full tub cars to dispell any confusion. Would
anyone object to a tub car giving Huffaker (or any other
mini Trans-Am car) a run for their money?

I agree completely with Chris. We're still racing
Minis almost 30 years after Leyland stopped paying
support. Like Keith says, find a group and dollar level
that you can have fun with. I don't expect my home
made tub chassis Mini to be as fast as the Comptech
engineered Fortech car, but a tub weight break would make me
happy.

I've heard a bit of complaining about how little
support Honda gives except the payout for wins....no
banquet, jacket, etc. I didn't see any Toyota jackets
either. The Nissan jacket and banquet were very nice, but
the money paid for winning a National race isn't
going to pay many bills (although it's certainly better
than the checks I never got from Austin or Healey).
Nissan was supporting John Olson, but he said he was
going to "retire" after the Runoffs this year. They
didn't exactly ask for volunteers to replace him, so I
wouldn't count on any free rides there. In other words,
count on your own dollars unless you have a sponsor.
The factories aren't going to pay the bills. And in
any form of motor sports, the more money you spend,
the faster the car should be. So....run what you
enjoy based on the dollars available.....at least
that's my 2 cents after more than 20 mis-spent years.
Now, how can the tub cars be made to be more
competitive in GT5? I'd go along with a weight rule for any
car that isn't a full tube frame. Maybe something
like 5% for a mixed setup, and 10% for a full tub?

We have been going through this for years. The
comp board will make some adjustments for tub cars,
unfortunatly usually not enough. I think it was made very
clear at the GT meeting at the runoffs, older cars are
not going to be dropped. You just have to come to
grips with the fact that a $6,500 car isn't going to
outrun a $50,000 car. Find a group you enjoy racing with
and have fun. Remember its a $3.00 piece of wood.
Someone has to keep the amature in amature racing.

We are kidding ourselves if we believe that there
would be any "manufacturer funded" cars in GT. Sure,
there are some serious contingency awards with some
makers, but no one is going to dump money into a car or
team based on ONE nationally televised event. THIS IS
STILL CLUB RACING! New cars are very welcome, but I
don't think the SCCA is moving to get rid of the "old"
ones. Who was on the entire podium this year? This is a
club with a lot of varied racers. What I am moving for
is just a little more parity between the tubes and
the tubs... or a class that the tubs can run in
without being choked to death or unstoppable in the
current Production ranks.

a trophy for highest finishing tub...Sorry, I
think that is wrong, espically since I raced a tube and
found it as competitive as a tube frame car...I have
come to the conclusion that SCCA does not want Old
tubs in any GT class. They should be in Vintage or
production. To see some of the old tub cars lapped 2 or 3
times at the Runoffs does not make for good TV
coverage. And the Manufactuers are not going to fund cars
that 10 and 15 years old. They want new stuff. The
trend is going to Tube frame and we all better realize
that very soon, or find somewhere else to race. As I
say this, I am currently shopping for a new car to
run in either 3/4/or 5. Which manufactuer offers the
best contigiency and help thru out the year. They are
probally the same ones that cover your ass at the comp
board meeting for rule changes because of there $$$
involvement

I would consider my car a tub frame even though
it no longer has a stock rear subframe. It still
uses stock suspension arms on modified mounting points
and has the cage welded to what's left of the
original floor.<br><br>I don't think that tube frame Minis
are any stiffer than mine but what they do have is
better weight distribution and most importantly,
optimized suspension geometry. All of the tube frame cars
use longer suspension arms mounted further inboard
than stock.<br><br>If you look at the Runoffs, only 8
of the 31 GT5 starters where tub cars. The highest
placed tub car was Ted Wollesen in 11th.<br><br>In the
past, the CB has been reluctant to have two sets of
rules in GT. But with the standard formula proposal,
there could be a factor determined for tub chassis and
front wheel drive.

If the recent history of E Production is any
indication, the infusion of GT2 and GT3 prepared cars has
significantly improved the numbers and the lap times (by a more
than a few seconds at some tracks). Some previous E
cars have been moved to F and G. If GT2 and GT3 cars
can transition easily (and some with a detuning), it
shouldn't really be a problem for GT5 tub cars.

I too would much rather keep tub cars in GT.
However, I believe there needs to be a competition
adjustment for the tub cars to maintain parity between the
tubes and the tubs. (Capulets and Montagues? nevermind)
There are a lot of very competitive tubs out there...
Patton's Tiger, any 911, etc. What about a 10% weight
reduction for cars run in "tub" form? Again, we (and the
C.B.) will need to "define" a tub car so as not to
create a gray area for potential protests.<br>~Lemke

I would very much prefer to keep the tub cars in
the GT classes. I also wouldn't object to some
rule(s) changes that may make them more competitive, such
as the one for Mini engine location change that has
been requested. As a more personal point of view, if
the rules stay as they are not (not the ones proposed
in the GT Summit) I would also like to see a Runoffs
trophy go to the highest finishing tub car, at least in
GT5.

With the current trend in the GT class to include
tube-frame cars only, that will leave the tub cars without a
class. An unofficial statistic is that almost half of
the current GT cars are indeed tubs. There are
several solutions that I will discuss in a moment, but
the first item that needs to be addressed is an
agreeable definition of what a "tub car" is. At what point
is a semi-tubed car considered a full-tube car? How
much OEM sheet metal must remain? You get the
idea.<br>Solutions:<br>1. Create new Production classes that allow more
brake and induction leeway.(B,C,D Production?)<br>2.
Classify existing GT cars into existing Production
classes. This will be very interesting based on the
current "limited prep" trend.<br>3. Modify existing
Production class rules to allow tub GT cars.<br>4. Other
ideas?......<br>I believe there are enough existing cars out there
to really move the Comp. Board into creating a class
for the soon to be defunct tub GT cars. I also
believe that no one is interested in "detuning" an
existing GT car to fit into an existing Production
class.<br>Lets hear it!<br>Respectfully submitted,<br>John S.
Lemke<br>jslemke@...<br>jslemke@...

Guys,<br><br>The purpose of this web site is to
exchange ideas, information and help cometition in our
class grow. So why not put a little bit more
information in your member descriptions so that Honda racers
can find Honda racers and Nissan 1200 drivers can
find Nissan 1200 drivers to exchange information? You
don't have to fill in all the information like marital
status, but a little more would be good. While you're at
it upload a photo of your car. If you don't have
one, send me an email. I have pics of most GT5 cars
that have been at the Runoffs in jpeg form.<br><br>Joe

Peter,<br>Only broke the starter motor and
decided to fit some valve stem oil seals apart from that
the car was fianlly reliable all week.....was a
little dissapointed with 12th, car had no grip during
the rce due to damp/cold and had a small off in turn
1 which cost me two places assuning I could have
help of Ted and Joe for the last two
laps..<br><br>regards

Charlie Pollet of the Ohio Mini Owners was
presented with the Mary Wollesen Inspirational award on
Friday evening at the Seven Enterprises sponsored GT5
party.<br><br>Charlie and crew with his winged BBQ have handled the
hosting of this party every year as well as the BBQ at
the GT5 Invitational. Both events have become social
highlights of the race season for GT5 competitors.<br><br>In
addition, Charlie has crewed tirelessly over the years for
the Runoffs efforts of Richard Krause, Mike Kearney
and Joe Huffaker. And through his transport company
he has helped many GT5 drivers ship parts around the
country.<br><br>Charlie is a colorful character who has helped to
enrichen the experience of racing in GT5 for all of us,
congratulations to him.

From the Speedvision web site, a discussion with
TV announcers Calvin Fish and Greg
Creamer.<br>k.<br><br> Calvin: The last production Mini came off the
assembly line, did<br> you say?<br><br> Us: Yes, the plant
in Birmingham [England], I think, has ended<br>
production until they start building the new Minis next
year.<br><br> Greg: I thought the comment Dorsey made, with
fuel prices the<br> way they're going and the
performance of the Minis here, that<br> may start to become a
very popular little car again. Just with the<br> way
they've been running, what a great time for that kind of
a<br> result, at the only major race where those cars
run.<br><br> Calvin: In fact, you know it was Huffaker's
unique configuration<br> that won in GT5, with the
rear-wheel-drive Mini, which is his own<br> variation, of course.
Every other Mini in the field is<br> front-wheel-drive,
I believe. Certainly, on a clean track it
seemed<br> to have a distinct advantage here, so whether
they'll address that<br> with any weight penalties or try
and slow him down or speed the<br> others up for next
year, I'm not sure. That's always tough, when<br> you
get someone who goes out and does a great job in<br>
designing and building a car and they come here with a<br>
rocketship, whether you penalize him or let him have his
glory for<br> a couple of years.<br><br> Us: Right,
just like the Audis in the Le Mans Series or the
old<br> world-killer Mercedes-Benzes in the old German
Touring Car<br> series.<br><br> Calvin: Joe did a great
job today. He didn't put a wheel wrong all<br> day,
and his line was superb and he was doing a fabulous
job on<br> the track, so some of that is down to him
as well. He is a very<br> good driver also.<br><br>
Greg: I think what we really saw today was the Runoffs
in terms<br> of the human element along with the
competition. Those stories<br> lived. It was just unreal.
Huffaker has four medals, but the one<br> that really
meant something was in this car that he designed.<br>
He's been fighting that battle for a couple of years
and it finally<br> happens.

Weather Conditions for Race<br>54 degrees,
scattered clouds <br><br>FINAL RESULTS FOR - RACE NUMBER -
8 GT5<br>2000 Valvoline Runoffs on October 2-8
2000<br>SCCA Club Office <br>Sanction # IDC-00-S
<br>processing by MONITOR Systems as licensed to: SCCA CLUB
RACING<br>Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course - Length of Track: 2.28 Miles
<br>Number of starters: 31 Number of Finishers:
24<br>18:22:02 10-06-2000<br><br><br> Qual Laps Fast<br>#
Driver/Hometown/SCCA Division/SCCA Region Sponsor Pos. Comp Lap
Time<br><br>1 77 Joe Huffaker/Petaluma/CA/NP/SanF Red
Line/Goodyear/HQM Huffaker Mini 1 20 1:40.656<br>2 11 Doug
Peterson/Rescue/CA/NP/SanF Seven Enterprises/ Red Line Fortech Mini 3 20
1:41.393<br>3 44 Jack Baumgardner/Mansfield/OH/CE/NeOh
Goodyear/Red Line Oil Austin Mini S 8 20 1:41.091<br>4 99
Andre Zawislak/Monroe/NY/NP/NY Village Auto Works
Nissan Sentra 9 20 1:41.974<br>5 28 Jack
Beck/Omaha/NE/MW/Neb Red Line/Orion Motor Sports AlfaRomeoGT1300 6 20
1:42.083<br>6 64 Bill Gilcrease/Costa Mesa/CA/SP/CSCC Mini
Mania/Red Line/Goodyear Mincomp Mini 5 20 1:43.127<br>7 4
Daniel Robson/Moore/SC/SE/NCar Red Line Oil/Mazda Madza
MX3 7 20 1:42.352<br>8 57 Jacob Iliohan/Silver
Creek/NY/NE/WNY FlexOvit USA Inc A-R Alfetta GT 10 20
1:43.208<br>9 49 Ted Phenix/Quebec Canada/ /NE/Glen GNA
Industrial Furnaces Inc. Mini Cooper 11 20 1:44.318<br>10 26
Chris Fox/Gaithersburg/MD/NE/WDC
ArtistryInEngineering/RedLine Nissan 200SX 17 20 1:43.959<br>11 0 Ted
Wollesen/BayCity/MI/CE/Det GoodyearMidwest Motorsports Mini Cooper 19 20
1:43.960<br>12 20 Paul Shipp/Canton/MI/CE/Det Willy's Financial
Services Nissan 1200 18 19 1:45.109<br>13 43 Keith
Maloney/Parsons/KS/MW/OzMt Maloney Insurance/Mini Mania Mini Cooper S 22 19
1:46.170<br>14 7 David Muramoto/Aurora/CO/RM/Colo John Elway
Nissan/Illusion Mtr Nissan 200SX 25 19 1:47.099<br>15 12 John
Lemke/Richardson/TX/SW/Tex Parkway Marine Honda Civic 28 19 1:47.399<br>16
01 Jay Bivins/Gray/GA/SE/MGa
Valvoline/ClarkSoulsConstructn Nissan 200SX 12 19 1:44.820<br>17 31 Chris
Riley/Wilton/CT/NE/NEng Austin Mini 26 19 1:47.539<br>18 63 Brad Lewis/St
Louis/MO/MW/StL Tuna Safe Nissan 1200 23 19 1:48.493<br>19 73 Dan
Hall/Portland/OR/NP/Ore Dan Hall's Automotive Machine Nissan 1200 29 19
1:50.228<br>20 83 Weber Manning/Germantown/TN/MW/MidS Power by
Jake/Murdock's Nissan Nissan B110 24 18 1:47.416<br>21 80 Jim
Wessel Jr/DeKalb/IL/CE/BhV Car-Isma Motors Honda Civic
30 18 1:52.977<br>22 00 Jim Rauck/Grove
City/OH/CE/OhV US Cargo/Red Line/RocksTrailer Nissan 200SX 4 18
1:40.838<br>23 30 Robert Tarzwell/Ontario Canada/ /NE/Fing
Strataflex Printed Circuits Mazda MX3 15 18 1:54.674<br>24
04 Mike Alexander/Zion/IL/CE/Milw A&M
Motorsports/Family Vending ComptechRenault 21 * 16 1:45.324<br>DNF 6
David Hunstad/Rochester/MI/CE/Det Woodside Biomedical
Toyota Starlet 14 * 8 1:46.024<br>DNF 23 James
Burke/Suwanee/GA/SE/Atl Robinson Racing Enterprises Nissan 200SX 2 * 6
1:43.264<br>DNF 53 Daniel Patelson/Bayside/NY/NP/NY
Pilotracin@.../DynastyMoto Datsun 1200 31 * 4 1:58.823<br>DNF 96 Joe
Camilleri/Ontario Canada/ /NE/WNY Blue Car/Goodyear/Mini Mania Mini
Cooper 20 * 3 1:48.725<br>DNF 98 Roy Lopshire Jr/Blue
Springs/MO/MW/KC Toyota Tercel 16 * 3 1:46.508<br>DNF 19 Darryl
Casey/Rochester/PA/NE/StCt Home Run Pictures/A.R.O. Inc. Fiat 128 27 * 3
1:52.036<br>DNF 41 Chris Kopley/Easton/CT/NE/NEng AER LLC Austin
Mini 13 * 3 1:50.881<br><br> *** Better than the
Existing Track Record * Not Running at the Finish

Grand Touring 5 (GT5)<br> NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE QUOTES<br><br> 5:27 PM - Pace car rolls for race
eight of the Valvoline Runoffs, GT5.<br> 5:29 PM -
Starting on the front-row is No. 77 Huffaker in a Huffaker
Mini and No. 23 Burke in a<br> Nissan 200 SX.<br> 5:30
PM - GREEN, No. 77 holds the lead into the esses and
No. 11 Peterson moves into second<br> place.<br> 5:33
PM - Working lap 3, Top-three is No. 77, No. 11 and
No. 23.<br> 5:36 PM - Working lap 4, No. 77 is
pulling away, while No. 23 engine sounds off.<br> 5:38 PM
- Working lap 4, No. 41 Kopley in the pits and
retires.<br> 5:40 PM - Working lap 6, No. 23 has dropped back
to fifth.<br> 5:40 PM - Working lap 6, Top-five is
No. 77, No. 11, No. 99 Zawislak, No. 64 Gilcrease and
No. 23.<br> 5:42 PM - Working lap 8, No. 28 Beck has
now moved into fifth.<br> 5:44 PM - Working lap 9,
No. 28 continues to move forward passing No. 64 for
fourth.<br> 5:46 PM - Working lap 10, No. 01 Bivins spins
entering the keyhole.<br> 5:47 PM - Working lap 11, At the
halfway mark top-five is No. 77, No. 11, No. 99, No. 28
and No.<br> 44 Baumgardner.<br> 5:51 PM - Working lap
13, No. 44 is challenging No. 28 for fourth
place.<br> 5:52 PM - Working lap 14, No. 77 now has the
entire front-straight as a lead.<br> 5:53 PM - Working
lap 15, No. 44 takes fourth place entering thunder
valley.<br> 5:58 PM - Working lap 17, The top-five remain
unchanged.<br> 6:02 PM - Working lap 19, No. 44 has caught No.
99.<br> 6:02 PM - WHITE, Working lap 20, No. 44
challenges No. 99 in the keyhole for third and makes<br> the
pass.<br> 6:03 PM - CHECKERED, No. 77 wins the GT5 National
Championship, his fifth National<br> Championship. Completing
the top-three is No. 11 Peterson and No. 44
Baumgardner.<br><br> Quotes:<br><br> JACK BAUMGARDNER<br> Third
Place<br> "It was getting slippery when the rain started.
On the last lap I slid through the inside of the<br>
Keyhole and Zawislak and I touched a bit. That was the
only chance I had since I did not have the<br> power
on the straight. Has there ever been a time when
three Minis were on the Runoff's podium?"<br><br><br>
DOUG PETERSON<br> Second Place<br> "I wasn't too
concerned about the rain since I do have a lot of rain
experience. The run today was<br> flawless. The car was
perfect. We were just up against a better car/driver
combination. My concern<br> at the start was just to stay
ahead of the Nissans." <br><br> JOE HUFFAKER<br> First
Place<br> "I was worried at the start about Doug, but I
pushed it hard and concentrated on making apexes<br> and
lines. I made a couple errors during the race but I had
a good enough lead that it didn't hurt.<br> The car
developed a push late in the race but it didn't matter."

The Comp Board was taking speed trap times at the
end of the straight on Tuesday and Wednesday. These
times are UNOFFICIAL and where posted for information
only. The list is not complete and may not represent
the best time.<br><br>Ted Wollesen, Mini 107
mph<br>Dan Robson, Mazda 119 mph<br>David Hunstad, Toyota
112 mph<br>Doug Peterson, Mini 112 mph<br>Paul Shipp,
Nissan 1200 112 mph<br>James Burke, Nissan 200SX 119
mph<br>Chris Fox, Nissan 200Sx 112 mph<br>Chris Kopley, Mini
108 mph<br>Jack Baumgardner, Mini 111 mph<br>Ted
Phenix, Mini 110 mph<br>Bill Gilcrease, Mini 111
mph<br>Joe Huffaker, Mini 115 mph<br>Joe Camilleri, Mini 105
mph<br>Andre Zawislak, Nissan Sentra 114 mph<br>Jim Rauck,
Nissan 200SX 125 mph<br>Mike Alexander, Renault
Alliance, 114 mph

It would be great if all of the GT5 drivers on
line could post a short story of their week and race
at the Runoffs.<br><br>Here's my sorry
tale.<br><br>I went into the Runoffs full of confidence, having
turned a 1:44.1 at the end of the GT5 Invitational in
August. The plan was to pick up there and move forward
during the week and be somewhere in the top half of the
very strong field. In Monday's practice I did a 1:45
on old tires, 7th fastest in the session, I felt
pretty good.<br><br>In Tuesday's qualifying some
mysterious problem caused the motor to stop halfway through
the session. It seemed like the transmission was
locked up. Wednesday morning we pulled the engine and
looked at the transmision, drop gears and diff. We
didn't see anything wrong and with the help of the
Kopley, Phenix and Maloney crews, got the car back
together for qualifying at 2:30 pm. After 3 laps the left
axle pulled out of the CV. Based on my Tuesday time I
slipped back to 20th.<br><br>We changed the axle and
hoped that Thursday morning would be dry with one last
shot at qualifying. It poured rain an we didn't go
out.<br><br>The start of the race was so slow that we where
stopped in the tenth row when the green flag came out.
Darryl Casey and Mike Alexander got great starts and
shot by on the inside. I was in a better place going
into Madness and got past them and Ted Wollesen. Bob
Tarzwell had driven into Chris Kopley and Kopley's
bodywork was flapping just in front of me. I was in 17th
chasing Jay Bivins and Chris Fox with Wollesen on my
tail. Bivins was all over the place and Wollesen caught
me looking, going into Thunder Valley and passed me
on the inside. <br><br>Next lap at the end of the
straight the axle popped out of the CV again and I parked
it in the grass. I was very disapointed not to have
been part of the great race that Ted Wollesen and Cris
Fox had for the 10th spot.<br><br>The car drove every
lap of every race this year. It waited for the
Runoffs to start acting up. Next year we will have Jack
Knight axles. Thanks to Ned Beman for all his help and
support.

The GT-5 Race was a good one, Huffaker and
Peterson ran away at the start, but the battle for third
was good. Jack Baumgardner came from 10th after fall
two spots at the start to take the 3rd place podium
slot from Andre Zawislak.

Brad Lewis said that Gilcrease, Lopshire, maybe
Beck broke engines. Camilleri broke a CV or ball
joint. Burke breaks stuff every session. No word on
Wollenson. Rain has threatened but sessions were dry. Shipp
has broken "little things" each session.

GRAND TOURING 5 (GT-5) - RACE 8<br> Defending
Champion: Daniel Minkler, Nissan 200SX <br> 32 Entrants (as
of 9/15/00)<br><br><br> 4 Daniel Robson Moore SC Red
Line Oil/Mazda Mazda MX3 <br> 6 David Hunstad
Rochester MI Toyota Starlet <br> 7 David Muramoto Aurora CO
John Elway Nissan/Illusion Mtr Nissan 200SX <br> 11
Doug Peterson Rescue CA Seven Enterprises/ Red Line 86
Fortech Mini <br> 12 John Lemke Richardson TX Parkway
Marine 73 Honda Civic <br> 19Darryl Casey Rochester PA
Home Run Pictures/A.R.O. Inc. Fiat 128 <br> 20 Paul
Shipp Canton MI Willy's Financial Services Nissan 1200
<br> 23 James Burke Suwanee GA Robinson Racing
Enterprises Nissan 200SX <br> 26 Chris Fox Gaithersburg MD
ArtistryInEngineering/RedLine Nissan 200SX <br> 28 Jack Beck Omaha NE Red
Line/Orion Motor Sports Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Jr. <br> 30
Robert Tarzwell Ontario, CAN Strataflex Painted Circuits
Mazda MX3 <br> 31 Chris Riley Wilton CT Austin Mini
<br> 41 Chris Kopley Easton CT AER LLC Austin Mini<br>
43 Keith Maloney Parsons KS Maloney Insurance/Mini
Mania 66 Mini Cooper S <br> 44 Jack Baumgardner
Mansfield OH Goodyear/Red Line Oil 95 Austin Mini S <br> 49
Ted Phenix Quebec, CAN GNA Industrial Furnaces Inc.75
Austin Mini Cooper <br> 53 Daniel Patelson Bayside NY
Pilotracin@.../DynastyMoto Datsun 1200 Coupe<br> 57 Jay Iliohan, Silver
Creek NY, Alfetta GT Flexovit USA<br> 63 Brad Lewis St.
Louis MO Tuna Safe 71 Nissan 1200 <br> 64 Bill
Gilcrease Costa Mesa CA Mini Mania/Red Line/Goodyear
Mincomp Mini <br> 71 William Brownlee Ontario, CAN
MiniMania/T-AMotoring/AllRiteTax 70 Mini Cooper <br> 73 Dan Hall Portland OR,
Nissan 1200<br> 75 Joe Huffaker Petaluma CA Red
Line/Goodyear/HQM 73 Huffaker Mini <br> 80 Jim Wessel Jr DeKalb IL
79 Honda Civic <br> 83 Weber Manning Germantown TN
Power by Jake/Murdock's Nissan Nissan B110 <br> 96 Joe
Camilleri Ontario, CAN Blue Car/Goodyear/Mini Mania Austin
Mini Couper <br> 98 Roy Lopshire Jr Blue Springs MO
Toyota Tercel <br> 99 Andre Zawislak Monroe NY Village
Auto Works Nissan Sentra <br> 0 Ted Wollesen BayCity
MI GoodyearMidwest Motorsports Mini Cooper <br> 00
Jim Rauck Grove City OH US Cargo/Red
Line/RocksTrailer 00 Nissan 200SX <br> 01 Jay Bivins Gray GA
Valvoline/ClarkSoulsConstructn 99 Nissan 200SX <br> 04 Mike Alexander Zion IL
A&M Motorsports/Family Vending 84 Comptech Renault
Encore

In 1997 the GT5 racing community tragically lost
<br> Mary Wollesen in a racing accident. In an effort
to keep her memory and alive, Fortech and Seven<br>
Enterprises created a trophy.<br><br> The Mary Wollesen
Inspirational Award is presented each year at the SCCA Runoffs.
Anyone<br> involved with the GT5 class as a driver, owner,
crew member, club <br> official or builder is eligible
for the award. Each year the winner will be chosen by
a vote of their<br> peers. Ballots will be
distributed at the Runoffs and accepted up to the
presentation date.<br> The winner of the award will
demonstrate some of the many qualities that we admired in
Mary.<br> Generosity, perseverance and good humour. The
award could go to person who makes an<br> outstanding
contribution to the class and sport or to a person who
perseveres to put together an<br> outstanding effort over
the racing season.<br> Please consider who you think
should receive trophy for 1998 and return this ballot to
Mike Kearney<br> at the Huffaker Racing garage before
Friday October 9.<br> The trophy will be presented at
the COMO/Seven Enterprises BBQ Friday evening outside
of the<br> Huffaker garage.<br> If you can, please
come to the BBQ for the presentation and some
refreshments.

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