2001 AUTOCROSS SEASON TAKES OFF WITH A ROAR
By Brian Minkin (Autocross Chairperson)
On
Sunday April 29th Reisentoter reentered the sport of Autocross with the first
of 6 events being held at Penn State's Delaware County Campus. This bright sunny
comfortable day brought out 35 Porsche cars and 14 assorted marquees including
a very rare 1958 Lotus 11 owned by RTR member Len Randolph. Having been Autocross
chair for several years now I can't remember a previous autocross event with
such great RTR member participation. We even enjoyed the company of a few RTR
members who did not drive in the Autocross. Club President Bill O'Connell, Treasurer
Art Rothe, and Vice President Tom Zaffarano all were present and lent their
assistance in making the day a success.
The
day started out with one minor glitch. The truck towing our Autocross trailer
broke its hitch and with only 1 ½ hours left before first car off, we had no
cones to layout the course. Special thanks to Richard Sweigert for rescuing
our stranded trailer. He dropped his EV1 and trailer off in the parking lot
and towed our trailer to Penn State. The trailer finally made it and with no
time to spare a challenging course of cones was laid out in the Penn State Parking
lot.
The
first car was off the starting line at 10:30, only 10 minutes behind schedule.
I want to thank all the RTR members who helped quickly get the course together
and mark all the cones. Thanks also go to Nick Betegh and Bob Corbell who's
help and expertise were a vital part of the success of the day. The day featured
two run groups each getting 6 runs a piece. With lots of rusty Autocrossers
and plenty of novices as well, everyone's times got better and better each run.
Some novices shaved as much as 17 seconds off their first run time by their
last run. 
It
seems a lot of first timers experienced the adrenaline rush that keeps the experienced
Autocrossers coming back for more. They tested the limits of their driving skill
and their cars in a safe sensible environment. The day ended around 2:30 with
awards and despite the rough start every driver seemed pleased with the days
outcome.
RTR has 5 more Autocross events at the Penn State site. I hope to see some old faces that we missed today and many more new ones join us.
(Photos: Doug Mahoney)
Results:
(Note: Please excuse the misspelling of anyone's name, some of
the forms were hard to read)
Porsche Cars
|
DRIVER
|
CAR
|
CLASS
|
TIME
|
POINTS
|
| Mike Ellis | 1975 Porsche 911 |
A
|
43.14
|
10
|
| Skip Chalfant | 1974 Porsche 911 |
A
|
43.68
|
8
|
| Wayne Flegler | 1965 Porsche 356 3.0L |
A
|
46.18
|
6
|
| David Elis | 1975 Porsche 911 |
A
|
48.7
|
4
|
| David Ehm | 1987 Porsche 930 |
B
|
47.29
|
10
|
| Jack Ruse | 1997 Porsche 993 C2S |
C
|
47.31
|
10
|
| Allen Goldate | 1997 Porsche 993 C2S |
C
|
46.95
|
8
|
| Drew Schmidt | 1996 Porsche 993 Turbo |
C
|
48.15
|
6
|
| David Coughlin | 2001 Porsche Boxster S |
E
|
45.51
|
10
|
| Ken Nielsen | 2000 Porsche Boxxster S |
E
|
46.61
|
8
|
| Trey Maust | 1984 Porsche 911 |
E
|
47.75
|
6
|
| Robert P. Vogel | 2000 Porsche Boxster S |
E
|
48.22
|
4
|
| Dennis Bincarosky | 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo |
E
|
48.51
|
2
|
| Dennis Angelisanti Jr. | 1999 Porsche Boxster |
F
|
43.12
|
10
|
| John Cullen Jr. | 1999 Porsche Boxster |
F
|
45.63
|
8
|
| Bob McCaskey | 1991 Porsche 911 C2 |
F
|
46.09
|
6
|
| Edward A. Tatios | 1992 Porsche 911 C2 |
F
|
46.32
|
4
|
| Betsi Lyle | 1973 Porsche 911S |
F
|
46.3
|
2
|
| Gregory Marken | 1969 Porsche 911E |
F
|
47.71
|
1
|
| Earl Macomber | 1983 Porsche 911 |
F
|
47.52
|
1
|
| Brian Minkin | 1986 Porsche 911 |
F
|
48.08
|
1
|
| Richard De Gennaro | 1990 Porsche 964 C2 |
F
|
48.69
|
1
|
| Maureen Stuart | Porsche 911 |
F
|
49.45
|
1
|
| Mike Delfine | 1999 Porsche Boxster |
F
|
49.1
|
1
|
| Bodo Kuochenhaey | 1993 Porsche 911 C2 |
F
|
50.48
|
1
|
| Craig Shecter | 1995 Porsche 911 |
F
|
51.35
|
1
|
| Kathrine Campbell | 1985 Porsche 911 |
F
|
51.86
|
1
|
| Eric Jacobi | 1999 Porsche Boxster |
F
|
51.98
|
1
|
| Mary L. Schmidt | 1999 Porsche Boxster |
F
|
56.41
|
1
|
| James Mazzone | 1988 Porsche 944 S |
H
|
50.1
|
10
|
| Tim Johnston | 1987 Porsche 924S |
I
|
52.35
|
10
|
| Randy Cohen | 1976 Porsch 914 2.0 |
J
|
46.7
|
10
|
| Gary Curran | 1977 Porsche 924 |
J
|
53.9
|
8
|
| Dennis Angelisanti Sr. | 1963 Porsche 356 B |
K
|
48.36
|
10
|
Non
Porsche Cars
|
DRIVER
|
CAR
|
CLASS
|
TIME
|
PAX
|
| Steve Close | 2000 Ford Mustang GT |
FS
|
43.24
|
34.76
|
| William P O'toole Jr. | 1992 Mazda Miata |
CS
|
43.69
|
35.12
|
| Andre Downey | 1991 VW GTI |
ES
|
44.83
|
35.23
|
| Bill O'Toole III | 1992 Mazda Miata |
CS
|
44.35
|
35.65
|
| Steve Snow | 1993 BMW 325IS |
DSP
|
43.62
|
35.72
|
| Nicholas Tufo | 1998 VW Golf |
HS
|
46.98
|
36.69
|
| Dan Coughlin | 1995 Eagle Talon |
GS
|
46.53
|
36.71
|
| Alan Pozner | 2000 Acura Type R |
GS
|
46.56
|
36.73
|
| Paul Johnson | 1995 BMW M-3 |
AS
|
46.08
|
37.64
|
| Tony Banani | 1995 BMW M-3 |
AS
|
47.22
|
38.57
|
| Darren Mingis | 2001 BMW 325I |
GS
|
49.99
|
39.44
|
| Anthony Bonini | 1995 BMW M-3 |
AS
|
48.85
|
39.91
|
| Richard Hooper | 1997 Mazda Miata |
BS
|
49.78
|
40.47
|
| Richard Sweigart | 1984 Womer EV1 |
FM
|
45.93
|
41.52
|
| Tom Thomas | 1999 Mazda Miata |
EM
|
53.57
|
48.58
|
| Len Randolph | 1958 Lotus 11 |
Historic
|
48.93
|
0
|