WOR SCCA News Feed

Skip Barber Offering Discounts on Racing School

If anyone is currently looking for a driving school, Skip Barber is offering a great value with its current promo. It includes a three day racing school for $3000, which includes a car and no damage liablility. SCCA will credit this school for a regional license.

More info:
http://www.skipbarber.com/promotions.asp#promo5

Left Over WOR Games Bags Available for Purchase

We have a limited number of WOR Games bags left over for purchase.
WOR Games Duffle Bag - $20 each
WOR Games Messenger Bag- $15 each
WOR Games Travel Bag - $10 each If you are interested in purchasing any of these bags, please email Mike Wright. Remaining bags will also be available at the June membership meeting.

2011 WOR Games Results Posted

The 2011 WOR Games results have been posted and can be found at wor-games.com/results.php. Thanks to all who came out and made the weekend a success.

Pictures from 2011 WOR Games

Below are a few of the pictures Mike Edgerton shot during the course of the WOR Games weekend. Thanks Mike!

Bob Jennings leads the way in the ex-Jerry Martin Suzuki

Charlie DiPasquale aboard the Stohr WF-1 DSR

Rex Gunning before the melt-down in the Reynard SF100 CFC

Ed Hill marshalls the Spec Miata grid

Kyle Webb (#99) in Spec Miata traffic

WOR Games Penalty Guidelines and Driver's Newsletter Posted

The Penalty Guidelines and Driver's Newsletter have been posted on wor-games.com under Important Documents on the homepage.

WOR Games late fee waived for Novice Permit holders

WOR is waiving the late fee for WOR Games, which kicks in on May 7, for all the GLDiv Driver School Novice Permit holders. Didn't seem fair to hit you with a late fee when you haven't even finished the school.

Get your school completed May 7-8, then get your two races done just two weeks later at Mid-Ohio on May 21-22.

Good luck to WOR's own Simon Ward, who will be at school in the ITB Mustang he built last year.

ITR Approved to Participate in the WOR Games Enduro

We just got word that the SOM have approved the addition of the ITR class to Group 7, the enduro for the WOR Games. Updates to the supplemental rules and regulations are taking place now.

A Word From The WOR RE On WOR Endurance Racing

To begin, I'd like to say thank you to those that participated with WOR's first endurance race back in October 2010, and also to the racers and teams that provided valuable feedback via our endurance racing survey over the holiday season in 2010-2011. By now it is widely known that WOR has made the decision to feature sprint racing for our 46th annual WOR Games, held over 20-22 May 2011. The move back to a traditional WOR Games format, was prompted by feedback from our members, and the needs of our region and division. However, WOR has not lost the fire to bring SCCA sanctioned endurance racing back to Mid Ohio, and cast men and machine into a grueling contest that brings both drama and spectacle to spectator, worker, and racer alike. For more on what the future holds, and how you can help, please read on. Yours in the sport, Frank Levinson Endurance Racing Outlook Pending a successful 2011 event, the WOR Board and this year's event organizers will discuss the viability of bringing another event onto our calendar. We will be closely watching, with many members attending and even participating in, the other endurance races in the Great Lakes Division, and also in our neighboring divisions to the East and South so that we can continue to gauge the potential for holding a future endurance event at Mid Ohio. Hearing from you, the competitors, workers, and stewards will also help shape the future for this type of event - so don't be shy when we see us at events, and feel free to contact us via e-mail. The response to the aforementioned survey indicated that nearly 20 teams were strongly interested in participating at a Mid Ohio event, with another 15 teams interested but tentative in their commitment. While these numbers are encouraging, they are on the low end of what would be needed to have a successful event. Additionally, between the other endurance races on the calendar, such as those held at Nelson Ledges, New Jersey Motorsports Park, and Virginia International Raceway, we realize that adding another event to the calendar may unduly crowd the schedule. While these items pose significant challenges, they are not so large as to be overcome, especially if we know an event at Mid Ohio will be well attended. Endurance racers are a tight knit group and many teams and individuals, spurred on by WOR's 2010 event and subsequent survey, have asked us what they can do to help us put on another enduro. Our response is predictably simple, "raise awareness and get teams to run the event!" In all seriousness, for the concept to work the endurance racing community needs to embrace it. So join us and help us spread the word! If you'd like to join our endurance racing email list, head over to wor-games.com and sign up to stay up to date on the latest news.

Great Lakes Division Double Driver School

The 2011 Great Lakes Division Double Driver School will be held May 6-8, 2011 at Nelson Ledges Road Course. The school offers an opportunity for aspiring drivers to attain their SCCA road racing license.

For more information on attaining an SCCA road racing license or attending the driver school, please see the pdfs below.

Competition License Information
2011 Great Lakes Division Double Driver School Registration Form

Racer's Annual Tech Inspection

Any WOR road racers who need an annual tech inspection should contact Denny Powell for an appointment. His phone number is 322-5643. Annual tech and dyno days is Saturday, April 2nd at Colletti Motorsports in Moraine.

GLDiv and LEC seminars kick off the 2011 Club Racing Season

All Great Lakes Division workers (current and prospective) are encouraged to attend the GLDiv Spring Seminar in Toledo on March 5th. Training sessions are scheduled for Scrutineers, Stewards, Registrars, Corner Workers, and all the rest. It's a great time for reconnecting with fellow workers after the long winter break, or for prospective workers to ask questions and meet old-timers. Registration is $25 and information is on the GLDiv website at http://www.greatlakes-scca.org

Corner workers and starters have their own seminar coming up on March 19th when Lake Erie Communications presents their Spring Seminar and Awards Banquet at JP's BBQ at Bolton airfield in Columbus. LEC seminars always have the latest and greatest information for the racing season in addition to training topics and just a great party. Prospective corner workers are welcome too. Pricing information is not available on the website yet, but costs are very reasonable. Check the website for up to date information: http://www.lakeeriecommunications.com

2011 WOR Games Kick Off Meeting Details and Agenda

Your WOR Games 2011 Chairs (Jim Suhr and Frank Levinson) have set the
kickoff meeting to be January 22, 2011 at Jim Suhr's house at 5:30 PM.
The meeting will start at 6:15 PM sharp, but please feel free to show
up at 5:30 PM with drinks and snacks and we can have a social time
before we get down to business.

The Agenda so far is:

Set the double regional race format (classes, sessions, etc)
Set the weekends schedule (PDX, party, racing)
Assign leads and job expectations (trophies, food, party, helping tech, tire people, etc)
Assign leads for forums and contacting clubs (IT forum, SM forum, GRM/CM, NASA, BMWSCCA, Mazda Racers forum, ApexSpeed, PDX attenders Corvette Troy, etc)
Website content
Determine how WOR Games trophy will be awarded
Set fees for entry, late entry, garages

Jim's address is:
450 Sycamore Springs Drive
Springboro, OH 45066

Please RSVP to Jim at jsuhr@ieee.org.

WOR Games 8-Hour Enduro Race Recap

Time will tell if the first Western Ohio Region �WOR Games� 8-Hour Enduro can be called a huge success. One thing is certain however, everyone who was at the track enjoyed themselves. Although the morning started a little chilly, the sun came out and everyone was soon enjoying sunny blue skies and temperatures in the 60�s.

The race started a bit differently because the grid positions were handed out based on time of paid entry with the pole position going to the earlybirds of High Street Racing. At the green flag the racers quickly reshuffled the order and the fun began. The first hour proved that the Honda America Race Team 1 (HART1) Honda Accord with Michael Galati driving was the car to beat. At the end of the first hour the HART1 team had the most laps (34) and had set the fast time of the day (1:38.9.) They were followed by High Street Racing�s Acura Integra Type R and the Colletti Motorsports RSX Type S with Car and Driver editor Tony Snow at the wheel. Problems surfaced during the first hour of racing as the HART2 Honda Civic developed a misfire, as did the SRT-4 of Doyle Racing. The Toyota Supra of JP Racing broke a front hub and temporarily retired to the paddock for repairs.

In hour two, with 54 laps completed, the HART2 Honda Civic had to retire. Shortly thereafter, with 60 laps in the books, the HART1 Honda Accord also retired from the race. Team leader John Schmidt attributed both failures to water contaminated fuel. The SRT-4 was suffering from a fuel starvation problem due to a faulty fuel cell, but was able to cross the finish line under its own power. Good sportsmanship was on display as all the other competitors were cheering for the SRT. After driving all over the Columbus area to find a replacement hub, the JP Racing Toyota Supra was able to reenter the race in hour 5. Great job guys! The Colletti Motorsports RSX had power steering problems in hour three which cost them five laps to repair. This gave the lead to the High Street Integra and suddenly it became a three horse race between the Integra, the Spec Racer Ford of Crowned Eagle Racing, and the Colletti RSX. At the finish it was the High Street Integra with 226 laps, the Crowned Eagle SRF with 224 laps, and the Colletti RSX with 223 laps.

The two Miatas in the race proved to be trouble free. Waterford�s Greatest Miata completed 205 laps and finished fourth overall, while the Miata of MW Motorsports completed 198 laps. Rounding out the field in sixth was the Colletti Motorsports Integra, which suffered from a broken hub in hour 6 with rising star Greg Vandersluis at the wheel. Vandersluis was able to nurse the car back to the pits without further damage to the front end which enabled the crew to have the car back on track after losing only 10 laps.

Awards were presented to seven �First in Class� winners at the Saturday evening pizza party. The many volunteers that made the Enduro a success were treated to a drawing for gift cards made possible by driver donations. Frank Levinson, WOR Regional Executive, asked �Should we do this next year?� There appeared to be unanimous consent.

WOR Games Results Have Been Posted

The 2010 WOR Games results have been posted at http://www.wor-games.com/results.php in pdf form. Results in HTML format will be posted as soon as they become available.

WOR Games Feedback

We got a lot of great feedback from this year's WOR Games and the new 8 hour enduro format. Below are some of the comments we received.

"Thanks for putting on this event...I am hoping the event comes back next year."

"Enduro is a big part of roadracing and with Mid-Ohio now allowing this again we can make this an annual event. Thanks so much for stepping up and starting this event. I only want to see this grow."

"That was a great event, hope you do it again next year."

"I had a great time - even though both races had a FCY - the SSC Civic was more spectacular than yours!"

We also heard a lot of suggestions on things we can do better. Our ears are wide open and we look forward to improving the WOR Games every year! If you have feedback you'd like to share, feel free to contact any of the board members to share.

Congrats to WOR racers at the Runoffs

Four racers from WOR made the journey to the Runoffs at Road America this year. The first race on Friday morning was the Touring 3 group (combined with STU). On a cold track at 0830 Frank Levinson fought his way through a gaggle of STU traffic to finish 8th in class. The last race before lunch was the Spec Miatas. Jim Suhr started 55 out of 60, kept his nose clean during a hairy crash at the kink (ask to see his in-car video) and finished 39th. After lunch the father/son team of Fred and Jason Albright took the track in the E Production race. Out of 28 starters, Jason went from 17th to 10th at the finish, while Fred went from 28 to 21st. With all the outstanding competitors from around the country, and with the possibility of crashes and equipment failure to spoil any racer's day, it is no small accomplishment that these racers were able to improve their positions and finish these intense 52 mile races. Congratulations to all our racers for a season well fought.

WOR Games Supplemental Rules and Registration Open

The supplemental rules, sanction numbers, entry forms and other info have been posted on the wor-games.com website. The 2010 WOR Games will consist of a PDX on Friday the 15th, an 8 hour enduro on Saturday the 16th and double regional on Sunday the 17th of October.

Download the registration forms or register online at motorsportsreg.com.

Download the information packet directly here (pdf, 872Kb).

'10 WOR Games "Intent to Run Form" Posted

The Intent to Run form for the 2010 WOR Games can be found on the WOR Games website: wor-games.com. Please print, complete and mail it to Eric Marcus at 3746 Riva Court, Beavercreek, OH 45430.

Our WOR Games Board is working feverishly on the supplemental rules and other information. It will be posted as soon as it's available.

Great Lakes Division Drivers School at Nelson Ledges - May 7-9

The Great Lakes Division Drivers School at Nelson Ledges is coming up and still has spots open. It will be a two day school and drivers may attend one or both days. A one day school is $285, while both days is $475. If you are at all interested in attending, please contact Debbie LaFond at 440-946-2207 with any questions. Find links to the official flier and entry form below.

Official Flier (.doc, 467Kb)
Entry Form (.pdf, 353Kb)

GLDiv Spring Training - March 6 in Toledo

Spring Training for Club Racing officials will be held in Toledo at the Ramada Inn. Rooms are $70 and registration is $25. The agenda and registration form is here. Sessions on the agenda include T&S, F&C, Tech, Registrar, and Stewards. Registration is requested by 23 Feb, and reserved block of hotel rooms is requested by 12 Feb.

2009 WOR Games Cancelled

Due to circumstances outside their control, the SCCA WOR board regrettably announce that its scheduled race meeting at Bluegrass on September 11th, 12th, and 13th, 2009 is cancelled.Due to circumstances outside their control, the SCCA WOR board regrettably announce that its scheduled race meeting at Bluegrass on September 11th, 12th, and 13th, 2009 is cancelled.WOR & Bluegrass intend to hold a PDX at the new track on October 31st, 2009. We encourage all prospective participants to experience this new & exciting track.

The next WOR Games race event will be held in 2010.

WOR Games Registration List is Up!

The list of registrations up to this point can be found on the WOR Games site at http://www.wor-games.com/entries.php. If you havent registered yet, please do so now!

5 Days to go to WOR Games

Just about five days left before the WOR Games and PDX at Nelson Ledges. Don't miss what may turn out to be your last chance to drive your car at Nelson. Avoid the late fee by getting your entry in the mail before 25 August. PDX your street car on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Visit the WOR Games website for PDX and Race entry forms. http://www.wor-games.com

Anyone wondering about working the race, please contact Mike Wright (msw151@yahoo.com). Flaggers are especially needed. Free food and drinks, close to the racing action, meet your club mates, fun Labor Day activities! What are you waiting for?

WOR Club Racing Results from IT Spectacular

WOR had racers in many classes and run groups at the Cincinnati Region's IT SPECtacular at Mid-Ohio 9-10 August. Some of them even brought home trophies. Results for both days are summarized below:
Columns are name, car class, position in run group, position in class (trophy if any), fastest lap.

Saturday, 9-Aug-2008
grp 1: its/itb
no members
grp 2: srf
jd pfetzing, 1(trophy), 1:42.106
alex moore, 12, 1:45.866
grp 3: ita/it7/itc,
jason albright, it7, 10/1(trophy), 1:47.474
fred albright, it7, 16/3(trophy), 1:47.922
steve colletti, ita, 22/15, 1:48.043
jim hardesty, itc, 25/7, 1:54.056
pam poppe, ita, 28/16, 1:59.150
shawn hobbs, itc, 30/10, 1:51.361
grp 4: sm/ssm
jim suhr, sm, 32/31, 1:50.088
grp 5: itr/ite/tcc/as, no members
grp 6: ff/cff/fc/cfc
rex gunning, cfc, 2/2(trophy), 1:31.125
steve demeter, cfc, 10/4, 1:35.886
chris watson, fc, 11/3(trophy), 1:38.572

Sunday 10-Aug-2008
grp 1: its/itb, no members
grp 2: srf
jd pfetzing, 1st(trophy), 1:42.775
alex moore, 14, 1:45.507
grp 3: ita/it7/itc
jason albright, it7, 7/1(trophy), 1:47.890
fred albright, it7, 13/3(trophy), 1:48.679
steve colletti, ita, 16/11, 1:48.528
shawn hobbs, itc, 18/3(trophy), 1:51.221
jim hardesty, itc, 23/7, 1:55.671
pam poppe, ita, 27/14, 1:57.358
grp 4: sm/ssm
jim suhr, 37/36, 1:50.982
grp 5: itr/ite/tcc/as, no members
grp 6: ff/cff/fc/cfc
rex gunning, cfc, 4/4, 1:32.114
chris watson, fc, 11/2(trophy), 1:36.476
steve demeter, cfc, 12/6, 1:35.796

Neohio Double Regional, July 26-27, 2008 - Nelson Ledges Road Course

The NEOhio region is holding a double regional road race at Nelson Ledges July 26 and 27th. This is a great chance to visit the road course for some practice before our WOR Games in August. Costs are $200 for one day and $295 for both days, per driver. Download the full supps and entry form here.

Improved Touring Discussion with Larry Dent

As some of you may know a Task Force was recently created to study the SCCA racing program and the RunOffs with everything, good or bad, on the table for discussion. One of the items was the thought of making IT a national class. This was to be discussed at the upcoming fact to face, but the idea has been openly discussed with drivers at one race this spring, and so I am sending this to all of you for discimination and discussion. I personally am NOT in favor of this for a variety of reasons, cost, it ain't broke, don't fix it, and others.

A lively discussion is taking place on the IT forum. For those of you who don't frequent the IT forum (or haven't done so recently), you might want to look at this:

http://www.improvedtouring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23946

I would like all my RE's in GreDiv to get the word out on this idea with comments back to myself or the BoD ASAP.

Best to all,

Larry Dent

MyLaps.com Results from the WOR Games Are Up!

In addition to the standard results from the WOR Games, MyLaps results are now available. The mylaps.com results provide more in depth look at the performances of all who raced.In addition to the standard results from the WOR Games, MyLaps results are now available. The mylaps.com results provide more in depth look at the performances of all who raced.

http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=263548

Reserve Your GLDiv Permanent National Road Race Number Here!

To reserve a number for competition in Great Lakes Divsion national events in 2008, please visit the link below on the GLDiv official website.
http://www.greatlakes-scca.org/node/49

WOR Games results are up!

Results are up from the 2007 WOR Games. Thanks to all who attended. Also, view images and discuss the Games on the forum.

Thanks from Mid Ohio!

Thanks to all those who came out and helped work the Mid Ohio pro races this year!
June 22 � 24, 2007
EMCO Gears Classic
June 29 � July 1, 2007
Vintage Grand Prix
July 20 � 22, 2007
Acura Sports Car Challenge Honda
July 27 -29, 2007
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
August 3 � 5, 2007
Honda Super Cycle Weekend

Competition License Waivers

Did you miss out on racing last year due to any number of reasons - money, job, family, health, no car?

Do you want to go racing again in 2007?

You will need to complete the following procedures to obtain a License Waiver if you are a Competition Driver in Great Lakes Division formerly known as Central Division - Area 4.

These instructions can also be found at http://www.greatlakes-scca.org/node/424

Also remember that this entire process can take up to two weeks.

The following is what you will need to provide for a potential SCCA license waiver.

Copy of your current membership card.
If you do not have a current membership, complete the application you received or download from http://www.scca.com/_Filelibrary/File/sccamemberapp.pdf with the appropriate fees for National and your Region made out to SCCA.
Completed license application with fee of $75 made out to SCCA which can be found at http://www.scca.com/_Filelibrary/File/form-license.pdf
Completed current physical form which can found at http://www.scca.com/_Filelibrary/File/form-physicalexam.pdf
A short resume of your racing experience along with any documentation (results, letters/diplomas from SCCA accredited racing schools), letter of recommendation, type of cars and organizations raced, Novice Permit, etc.
What level license you are applying for (National or Regional).
A separate check for $25 made out to Great Lakes Division SCCA for waiver processing fee.
Mail all to: Maurice LaFond, 418 Quentin Rd., Eastlake, OH 44095
I can be reached at (440) 946-2207 (Mon-Thurs evenings after 7:00 EST when I am not working on race cars) or mrl1070@yahoo.com.
What your schedule is until your first event, there can possibly be a two-week turn around on the paperwork depending on when I receive it and process it and then it is mailed to SCCA Topeka for their processing.
Include an envelope addressed to SCCA Membership Services, P.O. Box 299, Topeka, KS 66601-0299 with appropriate postage.
Keep a copy of everything that you send please.

I am looking forward to seeing you at the track.
Maurice LaFond � Great Lakes Divisional Administrator of Licensing

The 2006 WOR Games results have been posted

Congrats to all on another great year of WOR's annual road race, the WOR Games. The results have been posted and can be found here.