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We'll be setting up a donation bucket at the Mineral Wells event to help out Dennis Rothermich. I've received approval from the Region to add to the amount donated by the participants. Come on out - help out Dennis and have a blast in Mineral Wells.
As we wind down the season there are a bunch of close battles to watch - only two events left to snatch as many points as you can. Without giving iti away, this year's season trophy will be coveted by all...
Super Stock (SS)
The team banana boat boys have been duking it out all year, and this Sunday should be no exception. Car owner Jeremy Foley is out front by a mere 4 points when you consider the drops, and I'm certain Jon Wagner isn't going to stand down and just let him have it. This battle is exciting at any event, but it should be really good Sunday as Jon has to win the rest of the events to have a shot.
B Stock
At first glance it looks like Jim Harris has it sewn up, but when you drop the two worst events Kenny Baker is in front by 6 points. Kenny has beaten Jim when he shows, but he's missed two events. These guys are always fun to watch.
F Stock
Robert Alston can catch Steve Johnson with a little help. He hasn't beaten him yet this year, but word on the street is he's sporting a new alignment. Mineral Wells is his home track, too.
G Stock
Ryan Coplan is out front of Kevin Bartels by 3 points, but hasn't beaten Kevin yet this year. This one should be fun - Mini on Mini.
Street Touring (ST)
All James Padron needs to do is show up. Phil Adams has already made it known that he's going to be out of town for this event, and by the math if James shows up for the last two events he's got it in the bag. Could be his first Series Championship. Will it happen?
Street Touring 2 (STS)
The battle of Neal's Miata has Mr Bellamy and Bob Neff close in total points, but factor in the drops and Neal is out front by 7 points. With a little help from the field and a win on Sunday, Bob could be in the driver's seat heading into November. Looks like potential spoiler Jerrett Jan is out for this event, so it will be up to Steve Eberlein and Gabby Garner to help out Bob.
Street Touring Uber (STU)
With Paul Magyar's car down for repairs recently, Jason McCall has switched over to ST in an ex-Vorshlag BMW. With only 4 points separating them this one is anyone's game if Magyar can get all his go-fast goodies reinstalled in time. Don't count out Todd Milstead, either, mixin' it up with the big boys in his ST prepped Civic.
A Street Prepared
This one is completely up in the air and will probably be decided by attendance. The Lotus gang of David Smart, Eric Hedstrom, Rachel Hedstrom and Greg Stirneman always play to win - if they're there.
B Street Prepared
Sean Goodpasture should take it this year if he shows up for the last two events, but don't count out Lee Locklier until all the points are tallied.
C Street Prepared
Chris Robbins and Mark Cameron have missed two and three events respectively. With Chris out front by 8, this one could go either way depending on who shows up. Chris holds the edge in victories, but may be headed to Arkansas this weekend for the tour.
Street Modified
Borrowed cars make up the top two spots here, with Tim Bergin in front of Brian Buchanan. Both guys are ahead of their car owners, with Henry Lin in the best position to catch co-driver Brian. If Brian can pull off the win and get some help from Henry and Shawn Rizzo the seven point gap doesn't look too big to overcome.
B Modified
Another class where the co-driver is beatingi the car owner, Damon Bottorff is always fast in whatever he drives. John Garcia will be giving it everything he's got to make up the 6 points he needs to catch Damon. If Tommy Saunders, Brianne Corn or Stuart Lumpkin show up to drive the dragon and skip from X class to BMod that could change everything.
Junior Kart 1
Rachel Saunders has a mere 2 point lead on Katelyn Johnson when figuring the dropped events in. That means this one is completely up in the air. The last two events will definitely decide this class.
X Pro
A complete toss up. Greg Piper and Gary Kramar are tied up at 38 points in their snowmobile powered F Mods. I'm six points back, but without a ride this weekend as Chris Ledbetter is in Houston watching the Lemons race. Anyone have a soft-pax, nicely prepped ride they'd let me hop into?;)
Tire
This is the grand-daddy battle to end all battles. Mick Harrison has a not so comfortable lead of only 3 points over Hal Collins, with Sam Mauro knocking on the door just one point behind Hal. Hal has been driving really well lately, and needs the win to make up some ground on Mick. Watch for class spoiler Michael Cobb to shake things up if he shows, and don't forget to keep an eye on Matthew Riley in the great looking Mugen Civic. This one's gonna be a barn-burner until the bitter end.
Novice
Ben Romans is your current leader by 3 points, but made the switch from Novice to FSP at event #5. Look for Gerald Ray in his Mustang or Brian Lee in his Camaro to jump at the chance to move to the top. Brian won the class the last two events in a row, so he's headed for a free ticket to open class with another win this weekend.
Women (W) Pax
Looks like Jen Maxcy has a commanding lead, but Amy Fair has won 4 of the 5 times they've goneo head to head. Amy missed two events and Jen's hasn't missed any, and by the numbers Amy is out front by two points. This one will definitely come down to the last event if Fair makes the trip west this Sunday. Ann Bergin is definitely capable of playing the spoiler here, too.
can i go back to novice??? I only won 2 events. I can throw back in the rear seats and go back to NST???? It would make it fun and very competitive?
I'll be there. Won't be competitive as usual but will have a butt load of fun lol
Jon and J-Fo are going to be in Blytheville this weekend for the National Tour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Solo RX-7
Matt, is there somewhere that we can send donations if we're not going to be there this weekend?
Dennis has an account set up at Bank of America. I'll PM you the account info - Dennis doesn't want the account info floating around cyberspace any more than it has to. You can make the donation at any BofA branch. If there's not one nearby you can send it to me, but make sure you put a note on it what it's for so I don't mix it up with other stuff.
Matt
D'Oh - I knew that. Well then Jon will need some help from the rest of SS to catch J-Fo. Doesn't matter - these guys are always entertaining to watch even if it's only for bragging rights.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
What's up with the donations? Any backstory?
Sorry about that - I assumed everyone knew.
In case you haven't heard Dennis Rothermich has been diagnosed with liver cancer. He hadn't been feeling well for a while, and they discovered the cancer in his liver while removing his gall bladder.
If you don't know Dennis you probably know his photographs. He's the guy behind autocrosspictures.net where you can view and download pictures of your autocross runs for free. He typically takes hundreds of pictures at an event, and hits many of the events in the area. He's also been hired in the past to take photos of our trophy winners for use in the presentations at the year end banquet. His website and pictures have definitely contributed to the growth of the sport in the DFW metroplex.
We've received approval from the TX Region board of directors (race, rally and solo) to make a donation to help Dennis cover some expenses. He doesn't have health insurance so you can imagine the bills he'll be facing in the coming weeks. The club's donation will definitely help, but I'm confident the members will also step up in a big way when we 'pass the hat' at the Mineral Wells event this Sunday to help boost the clubs donation.
I'm sure other clubs are going to be doing benefit events of which many of you will participate. We're fortunate as a club to be able to help out like this, and anything you can spare will definitely make a difference.
Dennis started a blog so you can follow his progress and story. http://dennisillness.blogspot.com/
Thanks man I'll throw in some extra money when I get there. ;)
Even more stuff on Dennis - http://forums.dfwmiata.com/showthread.php?t=16123Quote:
Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider
See ya Sunday! ::Banana::
A lot of my family has died of cancer I know the hurt that comes along with it I'll help anyway I can. Judging by genetics I'll probably be a victim of it also eventually.
I'll be there
I guess its time to go back to the old NST
Doesn't look like you can....Quote:
Originally Posted by BenRomans04
Link - http://autocross.com/tr/2009_Supplementary_Rules.pdfQuote:
13.2 Novice Class
13.2.1 An entrant in the Novice class should be someone who has not competed in a regular class.
Even if this is the first season for the driver and he was in Novice prior during this season??? It also states your not allowed to use R-Compound tires in novice.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
I know a few people that have gone back to N. Ben, clear it with SoloRX7, but I don't think anyone's going to complain.
Other than someone who has run novice for the entire season. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by goofygrin
I don't understand what the difference is. The only reason I stepped out was because someone said I had to. But they were incorrect. I had only won two events not three.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Who's running R-comps in Novice?Quote:
Originally Posted by BenRomans04
I think you're doing fine in regualr classes. ;)
Seriously, I won't object if you finish the season in Novice, and I'm the most-likely to get bumped from the "trophy's" if you do.
To be honest, I think it would end in you winning novice the last two events giving you 18 total points. Hopefully I'd get 2nd in the last two giving me 14. Gerald would get 3rd the last two giving him 12 and brain would get 4th giving him 10. So it would end up:Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
1st Ben Romans: 43 points
2nd Gerald Ray: 39 Points
3rd Michael McShane: 37 points
4th Brian Lee: 31
But Brian has been handling novice lately. So if he or I win this next event, one of us will be pushed out of Novice and can't run Novice in the last race. And now with you getting comfortable with your new setup on the Yauris.....lets just say it will be an interesting end to the season.
There's no season points/championship for Novice because of the three win rule... so don't sweat the points.
Seriously, go out and have fun. That's the most important thing.
It will be more fun if I can go out and compete with these guys rather then going and playing in FSP pretty much by myself. I'm going to just sign up novice, and if there is a problem, I'm sure it will be delt with.Quote:
Originally Posted by goofygrin
Can I "pre-protest", just in case he beats me?
Kidding!! I'm all for it!
Hahaha. After seeing what you did with that car last weekend, I don't think you have to worry about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
I need to get a sway bar out to jeepinbanditrider. Is there anyone in the mid-cities that I can meet this week in order to give you the sway bar to take out to Mineral Wells?
I'm in Keller, but could meet for lunch somewhere mid-cities-ish.
I'm all signed up! :burnrubr:Quote:
Originally Posted by Solo RX-7
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
I'm out. Back on crutches. Curse you bad genes and motorcycle accidents from 15 years ago!
Sorry to hear it. Got the Evo breathin' E85 fire yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by goofygrin
no. It's not been the best of weeks.
Run 2 / Work 1
AM, XP, BSP, CM, CP, CS, CSP, DP, EM, EP, ES, ESP, F125, FP, FS, FSP, FSAE, SSM, ST, STS, T, W
Run 1 / Work 2
AS, ASP, BM, BP, BS, DM, DS, DSP, FM, GS, GP, HS, SM, SS, STU, STX, X
McD's around 7am??
I'll be almost to Miserablering by 700. Somebody has to make sure things are safe for all you ::Clown::::Curls::::Clown::::Curls::::Clown::
Was it me or did that course flow about as well as a clogged toilet? I got a season full of spins in just one morning.....
Still fun though....
Thanks to all that do what they do. And for those that left early you missed Caitlin's first run in the Piper chainsaw.... Need new fasteners Greg?
I never felt good going down that back stretch. Other than that, it was a fun course for the most part. Kudos to SCCA and congrats to the trophy weiners!Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve E
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve E
When the novice boys with a 91whp slush box civic and 107whp Yaruis's are only running 3-4 seconds slower then vettes on an 80 second coarse, you know its a strange one.