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NAC-SRCC 2005 Race Results

[Round 12  - SVRA VIR Finale]  [Round 11  - SVRA Watkins Glen]  [Round 10  - VARAC Mosport, Canada]
[Round 9  - HSR Watkins Glen]  [Rounds 7 and 8  - HMSA Summit Point]  
[Round 6 - SVRA Road America]   [Round 5 - VCDA VIR]  [Round 4 - SVRA Robeling Rd]
[Round 3 - HSR Barber]    [Round 2 - HSR Sebring]  [Round 1 - VDCA CMP Kershaw]

[Click Here for the 2005 Championship Points Summary]

Round Twelve (Finale) - SVRA Formula Car Festival at VIR, September 30th - October 3rd, 2005

Here are the results for the round twelve NAC-SRCC Finale at the SVRA Formula Car Festival at VIR, September 30th - October 3rd, 2005. Click here for some race reports and photos.

Round Eleven - SVRA Zippo US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, September 8th-11th, 2005

Here are the results for round eleven at the SVRA Zippo US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, September 8th -11th, 2005.

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Round Ten - VARAC Vintage Festival, Mosport, Ontario, Canada, - June 24-26, 2005

Here are the results for round ten at the VARAC Vintage Festival, Mosport, Ontario, Canada, June 24-26.

Round Nine - HSR Watkins Glen - June 17-19, 2005

Here are the results for round nine at the HSR event at Watkins Glen, NY.

Rounds Seven and Eight - HMSA Jefferson 500 - Summit Point, WV  - May 20-22, 2005

Here are the results for rounds seven and eight at the HMSA Jefferson 500 at Summit Point WV. Click here for event reports.

Round Eight - Sunday

** One minute penalty

Round Seven - Saturday

Click Here for HMSA Jefferson 500 Race Reports

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Round Six - SVRA - Road America  - May 13-15, 2005

Here are the results for the sixth NAC-SRCC round at the SVRA event at Road America. 

SVRA Road America Race Reports

- Stay Tuned

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Round Five - VDCA - Virginia International Raceway, Alton VA  - April 15-17, 2005

Here are the results for the fifth NAC-SRCC round at the VDCA event at VIR. Stay tuned for event reports.

VDCA VIR Race Reports

- Stay Tuned

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VDCA VIR Event Photos

The following photos are courtesy of Al Hill. Click to expand. 

Saturday's qualifying race - Krause (79), Mangum (0), Wright (17), S. Krueger (22), Sugg (37).	Cap Chenoweth - Tiga SC82	Mike Krueger - Lola T-596	Scott Krueger - Swift DB2
Claude Rowell - Tiga SC85	David Sugg - Swift DB2	David Sugg in a PBS/Lola Sandwich	Jeff Wright - Swift DB2
Kevin Wittman  - Swift DB2	Philip Kelly - Lola T-594	Feature-race podium - L-to-R Malcolm Mangum (2nd), Peter Krause (1st), David Sugg (3rd)

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Round Four - SVRA - Roebling Road, Savannah GA  - April 8-10, 2005

Here are the results for the fourth NAC-SRCC round at the SVRA event at Roebling Road. Stay tuned for event reports.

Savannah Race Reports

- Stay Tuned

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SVRA Robeling Road Event Photos

The following eight photos courtesy of John Gaither - click to expand.

Paul Tavilla  - Swift DB2	Some serious bench racing	More bench racing	On left - Rod Atkinson, Claude Rowell, Paul Tavilla. Right front - Peter Krause
David Sugg #37 - Swift DB2	Even more bench racing - or perhaps wine tasting	John Gaither with the Hubert Kleinpeter Memorial Award!	Feature-race start

The following photos are courtesy of R. Harrington  - click to expand. 

First lap. Sugg, Tavilla, Wright	Lloyd Sutherland  - Swift DB2	Claude Rowell - Tiga SC85	Peter Krause - Lola T-590
David Sugg #37 - Swift DB2	Paul Tavilla - Swift DB2	John Gaither - Swift DB2	Michael Crumay - Swift DB2
Michael Lynam - Swift DB5	Jeff Wright - Swift DB2	Larry Rossi - T-598	Bo Lemmon - Royale S2000M
Awesome shot!! Gaither, Sugg, and Tavilla  in lock step		The end of another good day of racing -  Claude Rowell waves to his crew

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Round Three - HSR Barber Motorsports Park, AL - April 1-3, 2005

Here are the results for the third NAC-SRCC round at the HSR event at Barber Motorsports Park, followed by reports from John Gaither and Michael Crumay.

Barber Race Reports

- By John Gaither

Friday

Rain, rain, a little sun, and more rain.

We were pretty well washed out for the morning practice. Most all the HSR guys stayed hunkered down in their motorhomes - few felt obligated to get track time and that pretty well summed up the S2 crowd as well.

Our afternoon session was at 2:50 & by then the track was completely dry, so off we went. The track diagrams didn't help me at all. Lots of blind corners and elevation changes that come at you quickly. I haven't been this confused since the first time I ran the Chimney Rock Hillclimb. I was also on stickers. Anyway, a good representation of S2's made it out, and I signed up Deane Tank as our newest member. Nobody crashed. Mike Crumay and Larry Rossi hosted a little gathering with snacks and beverages - very nice. Then the last T-storm of the day devastated the place yet again. I sure hope that was the last one. All in all, a good day.

Deane Tank ('86 Lola): 1:39.449 - first timer.
Larry Rossi ('86 Lola T598/SR71): 1:42.166 - ditto
John Gaither ('85 Swift DB2): 1:43.721 - ditto
Charles Warner ('89 Lola) 1:44.141 - ditto
James Ellis ('81 Tiga): 1:48.489 - ditto
Michael Lyman ('91 Swift DB5): 1:50.254
Michael Crumay ('85 Swift DB2): 1:58.306

These times will fall substantially on Saturday. The qualifying race determines grid position for Sunday - not lap times.

Saturday

Today was a lot more fun. Dry and fast.

Qualifying race: Larry pulled beside me at one and we went through side by side. His tires weren't quite up to it (one had a blister from maybe earlier) and he spun somewhere between one and two. I kept up with Charle Warner and had Blacker in sight for a lap. Passed Charlie at the hairpin on lap two but his 210 horses outran my 145 at the end of that straight. I stayed with him for a while and gave up the chase as discretion and old age set in. Deane finished behind me, then Larry, then James Ellis, and Mikey. Mike continues to improve and is more than 8 seconds faster today. Windy as heck, but sunny. Track is fun. Hard on brakes and left fronts. Not abrasive at all. Weather outlook is good for Sunday. We're up first after lunch.

Sunday

Without bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. I was running well and out front and bam - I snapped around like somebody put a hook on the back of that Swift. Incredible bummer - broken wheel bead. The car was great. 

Congrats to Larry Rossi for his first win in his first try. Deane Tank - our newest member ran very well and he and Larry had a close race. Maybe next time.

--John

- By Michael Crumay

Car laps best time on Sunday:

Rossi 85 Lola T598 8 1:35.569
Tank 86 Lola 8 1:35.896
Ellis 81 Tiga 7 1:45.015
Crumay 85 Swift DB2 7 1:47.256
Gaither 85 Swift DB2 2 136.088
Frick 83 March 832 0 DNS
Lynam 91 Swift DB5 0 DNS
Gett 69 Chevron 0 DNS

--Michael

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HSR Barber Motorsports Park Event Photos

Photos courtesy of John Gaither - click to expand.

Michael Crumay - Swift DB2	John Gaither  (L) and son Mitch	Michael Crumay getting ready for next session	Jim Ellis and Greg Maurer
Most likely the source of Gaither's handling problems	Larry Rossi - Lola T-598	Larry Rossi wondering what happened to his mirror	John Gaither - Swift DB2
Jim Ellis - Tiga SC81

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Round Two - HSR at Sebring, FL - March 5-6, 2005

Here are the results for the second NAC-SRCC round at the HSR event at Sebring, followed by reports from Vic Culbertson and Lloyd Sutherland.

Lloyd Sutherland (38) and Vic Culbertson (61) nose to tail.

Sebring Race Reports

- By Vic Culbertson, Event Chair

Well it could not have been a nicer weekend with postcard weather throughout the event. We were in the Group 6&7 Dash Race. Group 6 is ex GTP cars and group 7 is the Championship of Makes, Can-Am, WSC, and Sports 2000. Just about all of them can do 185MPH down the back straight. Hold your line, when they go by it's a rush!!

We were under caution for the first 3, of 6, laps because the GTP boys would not play nice and line up in double rows for a proper start. All that money ....

When we got the green I stayed on Lloyds tail till the hairpin where I overcooked it and had to bail down the runoff road. By the time I got back on track everyone was long gone. Had a nice duel with a GT40 who would blast down the straights and park in the middle of every corner.

I had a good weekend, got some badly needed seat time and did not break anything. Sorry there were only 2 SRCC cars here, hope Doug West gets a motor going soon, but Lloyd and I carried the Banner proudly.

--Vic

- By Lloyd Sutherland

Great weekend! Not enough cars. There were 4 S2's...3 SRCC members. Saturday qualifying race, Stephen Paoletti's car driven by someone else, took the win, I was 2nd, and Vick 3rd. This is after Doug's engine problem in qualifying. Too bad...very nice person and nice car.

The 2.0 litre challenge race, I took the win (7th overall), Paoletti's car 2nd, and Vick 3rd. This was a great opportunity to drive with some 2.0 litre cars and chase the mighty chevrons...and there were quite a few chevrons. As the laps dwindled I was clicking of better lap times and getting closer to 2 Chevrons running almost the same times as I. All weekend I kept softening the rear to remove oversteer and raise the ride height to get over the bumps. Finally got it right on Sunday.

Sunday's dash race....what a race that was. Paoletti's car (driven this time by Jordan who was there to drive a GTP car) and I were locked in a battle. I had him in the twisty section of the track but he had big power on the straight. Got my nose inside him several times but could not hold it on the turn exits. Finishing order, Jordan 1st (2:24.575), Lloyd 2nd (2:25.116), Vic 3rd (2:43.583). The HSR club should be happy with the show the SRCC cars put on.

While wondering through the paddocks after the race, I got a lot of congratulations on the show the S2s put on!

We are definitely thinking of Savannah in 5 weeks. If the SVRA do as nice a job as the HSR did this weekend, we will definitely be there.

--Lloyd

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Round One - VDCA Season Opener at Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC - February 26-27, 2005

Frost on a DB2 deck - it was cold on Saturday morning!

Here are the results for the first NAC-SRCC round at the VDCA event at Carolina Motorsports Park, followed by a report from John Gaither with some pictures of the SRCC gang.

CMP Race Report

- By John Gaither, Event Chair

The first round is in the books and it was a great beginning. We had a good turnout for this early date. I was there in a loaner Swift since my engine was damaged the previous weekend at the SCCA National at the same place. I was delighted to be able to participate and all the thanks for that go to Paul Tavilla. Peter Krause's K&E operation brought cars for Peter (his trusty Lola T-590), new members Scott Krueger (Swift DB-2), David Sugg, (Swift DB-2) and Philip Kelly (Lola T-594). Malcolm Mangum returned with his beautifully prepared Royale RP42, newcomer Mike Muckle presented his really neat Lola T-596.

The lap times quickly showed how competitive this new season will be in the S2 class as Sugg, Krueger, and Mangum all got going quickly as the temps rose from their very chilly beginning. Some of us skipped the first 9:00 AM session just to let their engines, track and tires warm up a bit. Frost covered everything when we got there at 7 AM. Muckle was working his way through a few minor get-acquainted issues. Philip Kelly was getting used to everything - car, racing, track, you name it - and doing it quite well.

The afternoon session on Saturday took most of us by surprise in that it turned out to be a 10 lap qualifying race instead of just a timed session. We were gridded by our previous times and right away the racing season began. Everybody got away cleanly. Scotty and I were held up a bit at first by a nice Group 5 Elva-Porsche with a lot of green flag speed, but not as much cornering ability. We eventually got by with Scott setting off in pursuit of the pack while I settled in for whatever I felt comfortable doing in my loaner. It had warmed up a lot by Saturday afternoon and 10 laps later we were all showing a bit of our winter largess (pant, pant). Tavilla came out on top followed by Krause, Sugg, Mangum, Krueger, Gaither, Kelly and Muckle. Krause got fastest lap and both he and Tavilla were very close! Philip ran the VDCA Gimmick race and did quite well after starting at the back of the grid. Gotta watch out for these young guns that are building stick time.

On Saturday night, most of us caravanned to a nice dinner at Lucy's Fine Dining in downtown Camden. We were joined by the ladies, the crew, our buddy and frequent guest participant, Ceasar Cone and by Mike Krueger (Scott's Dad) who will be joining us by Summit Point or sooner in his own Tiga SC80. We ate, we drank, we told lies - a really nice way to get to know each other and start the season right. We hope to keep the social outings a regular thing.

The 8:30 warm-up was a cold-up and most of us used the Enduro at 9:30 as a warm-up time. Good thing for me - I blew a gaping hole out of a header pipe. The track manager found me a welder just up the road who was actually available on a Sunday morning. Thirty minutes later and a whopping $20 poorer (of which $10 was my tip to him) I was back in business. Our race was at 12:30 - not a moment too soon. The skies were darkening, the winds picking up and the temps dropping. Shades of 2004? Fortunately, it stayed dry. At the green Scotty and I managed to bottle up the Elva just a hair. Somehow, I managed to get around Mangum and Peter spun on cold tires in the carousel - between Faith and Hope (really! - those are the turn's names). I was holding up Malcolm a bit, so I let him by in Turn One and he set off after the leaders like his life depended on it. He caught the lead pack of Tavilla, Sugg, Krueger, and they went at it clean but hard for the next eight laps. Peter recovered from his carousel ride and ran me down like a dog. He left me for dead and went after the leaders but ran out of laps. That was the order at the finish - and a close one it was - Tavilla, Sugg, Krueger, Mangum (fastest lap), Krause, Gaither and Kelly.

This is going to be fun, folks. Hope to see you at an NAC-SRCC round real soon.

John...

VDCA Kershaw Event Photos

Scott Krueger - Swift DB2	John Gaither  annoying Eddie Pendry.	Peter Krause - Lola T590	David Sugg - Swift DB2
Mike Muckle - Lola T596	Phillip Kelly and Malcolm Mangum	Malcolm Mangum - Royale RP42	Lunch break - Phillip and Kevin Kelly facing camera
Paul Tavilla vowing to stay at a motel at the next event	Peter Krause explaining the effects of an early apex.

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2005 SRCC Class HS2 Championship Points (Final)

The final championship points are based on a driver's best six events.

2005 SRCC Class S2 Championship Points (Final)

Results with a "strikethrough" were dropped from a driver's "best of six rounds" championship total.