Charter member of the Southern California Timing Association 

Sincerely seeking speed since 1935

NEWSLETTER JUNE 2008 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Regular meetings are held the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month at Encino Glen Restaurant (818) 899-8373               

16821 Burbank Blvd., Encino, Ca. 91436     Dinner from 6:00 to 7:30 PM, Meetings at 7:30 PM

 

   El Mirage Dry Lakes Meet    

The Vintage Hot Rod entry with Donny Cummings at the wheel takes off on what would be a record run at the lakes. The car, running in the Blown / Street Roadster division in the "D" engine class (between 261 and 305 cubic inches) hit the traps at 192.673 mph on a record of 186.861.  The BMR racing team (part of the Milers club) put down a respectable 189.372 mph run on a 201.894 record in the Gs Roadster class with a "D" 261-305 cid engine.  Speaking of a time warp! How great is it to see a vintage-looking belly tank making a run on the dry lakes? Bobby Green's Blown Gas Lakester competed in the V4 engine class for vintage pre-1935 American four-bangers. He ran 106.028 mph--a bit more than the 104.775 he ran at last November's meet.  

 

 

 

 

WE HAD OUR FIRST LAKES MEET ON MAY 17TH AND 18TH, 2008.

 There were 152 entries:   100 cars and 52 bikes.

There were 23 records:  6 bikes and 17 cars.

There were 332 starts:  175 on Saturday and 157 on Sunday.

 

 

 

Everyone had the opportunity to run 4 times on the weekend.  Altitude Density average 5100 feet.  The weather was great, warm at night and 90s on Saturday and 100s on Sunday with variable winds on Saturday and light winds on Sunday.  Saturday showed some wear by end of day but Sunday the course was great.   3 spins:  1 before the lights and 2 beyond.  One candidate for the "Dirty" 2 Club.

 

   SPECIAL THANKS  

 

THE TWO WEEKENDS PRIOR TO THE LAKES MEET OUR VOLUNTEERS PAINTED AND PUT DOWN A NEW FLOOR IN THE ANNOUNCERS TRAILER. THE VOLUNTEERS WERE:

 

RON & LILLY ANDERSON    RON COHN    CLIFF WHEELER

JULIAN DOTY     ERIC NICHOLS

 

ALSO SPECIAL THANKS TO THE HARDEST WORKERS IN THE S.C.T.A. FOR HELPING PUT ON OUR FIRST LAKES MEET:

 

MATT BROWN              PHIL DALLY                         BRUCE BLACKSTONE         GARY THOMAS

DEAN LAMBORN          NICKY WHEELER               JULIAN DOTY                         JIM EIDEN

ED HORTON                 ED SAFARIK                        GENE MANN                           BOB JUCEWIC

RON COHN                   LILLY ANDERSON              RON ANDERSON                  LONNIE MARTIN

TOM GERARDI              FRANK SLOAN                    SHAWN BUCHELE                KEN WALKEY

JOHN KILGORE            CHRIS ENGEL                     DAVE KENNAMER                 RICHARD FORSBERG

CAROLYN SAGER        STEVE CLANCEY               MIKE MANGHELLI                   TOM EVANS

DREW PIETCH             DON RIEPE                         LEE KENNEDY                       RON MAIN

JIM MILLER                    WERNER SCHWARTZ

 

 

I HOPE I HAVE NOT MISSED ANYONE. SOMEONE BROUGHT UP THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PARTICIPATION, WITH OVER 35 VOLUNTEERS AND 17 ENTRYS WORKING OVER THE LONG WEEKEND.  I AM PROUD TO BE A SIDEWINDER, THE HARDEST WORKING CLUB IN THE S.C.T.A.

 

S.C.T.A. CLUB MEMBERSHIP AS OF MAY 23, 2008

 

ELIMINATORS (25)                                      GEAR GRINDERS (157)              GOLD COAST (26)

HIGH DESERT (43)                                     LAKERS (14)                                LANDSPEED RACERS (69)

MILERS (76)                                                ROADRUNNERS (27)                  ROD RIDERS (67)

SAN DIEGO ROADSTERS (150)               SIDEWINDERS (104)                   SUPER FOUR (34)

 

 

WE ARE CURRENTLY 3RD IN CLUB POINTS.

 

Fastest Vehicles May 17-18, 2008    

 

Club

Num

Class

Drvr/Rdr

Entry Name

Speed

CAR

Milers

44

B/BFL

Fred Dannenfelzer

DMR Racing

292.331

BIKE

Gear Grinders

1114B

1350CC/APS-BF

Jason McVicar

Scott Guthrie Racing

226.691

 

 

WE HAD 17 HARD CHARGERS FROM THE SIDEWINDERS.

[Special thanks to the S. C. T. A. website and Jim Jensen for the great pictures ]

 

  #32 ONE OF OUR HOT ROD LEGENDS HAROLD JOHANSEN WITH BILL LATTIN AT THE HELM SET A RECORD OF 129.372.

 

  #50 FREUDIGER/CLINE WITH WILLIAM FREUDIGER AT THE WHEEL WAS REALLY SMOKING. UNFORTUNATELY THAT SMOKE WAS FROM HIS BURNING CLUTCH.  HE WILL BE BACK AT THE NEXT LAKES MEET WITH A NEW CLUTCH. WITH HIS HORSEPOWER I HOPE IT IS A BIG ONE.

 

  #126 COHN JUCEWIC MONZA BROKE THEIR WINDSHEILD ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THEY TOWED IT TO LANCASTER SATURDAY BUT CAME BACK SUNDAY WITH BOB JUCEWIC USING THE WHIP FOR A NEW RECORD.

 

#162 FRITH-SMITH BROS. ENTRY HAD A NEW ENGINE. THEY CAME UP A LITTLE SHORT WITH MIKE DRIVING. 

 

#173 SHANE HILL MADE THE POOR MAN’S GEAR CHANGE (TALLER TIRES). BUT, WAS A LITTLE SHORT. WHAT SHANE NEEDS IS A KICKASS 305 ENGINE. HIS SEMI STOCK 283 IS A LITTLE TIRED. IS THEIR ANY SIDEWINDER THAT WANTS TO STEP UP?

 

#218 EIGHTINAROW RACING WAS EVER SO CLOSE WITH JERRY CLELAND DRIVING WITH HIS BIG 320 CUBIC INCH BUICK STRAIGHT EIGHT.

 

#246 JOE & DAVE MURRAY HAD BAD LUCK WHEN THEY BLEW UP THERE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE TRUE RACERS AND WILL BE BACK NEXT MONTH.

 

#270 YOUNG BROTHERS SPECIAL WAS CHASING THE RECORD WHEN THEY BURNT THE OLD STOVEBOAT DOWN WITH CHANDLER BEHIND THE WHEEL. NOW THEY HAVE A TO GO ORDER FOR 3 RODS AND ONE CRANK WITH NO FRIES.

 

 

#656 DOUG ADLER WITH HIS FLATHEAD OVAL TRACK RACER DID WELL BUT NO CIGAR THIS TIME.

 

#742 IKUYA’S Z BLOWN GAS MODIFIED HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE.

I AM SURE HE WILL BE BACK NEXT MONTH.

 

  #1144 THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL WITH JIM HAHN DOING HIS LICENSING RUN WAS QUITE A SURPRISE WITH HIS 173.562. THIS WAS ON HIS 175 MPH LICENSE.  NOW HE CAN PUT THE SPURS TO HER NEXT MONTH.

 

#1966 DALLY SPECIALITIES CORVAIR WAS BRAKEING IN HIS NEW ENGINE FOR THIS YEAR WITH A 136.971 RUN. 

  #2111 WHITE GOOSE BAR RACING GOT A NEW RECORD OF 117.215 WITH MIKE DRIVING. HE MIGHT BE GOING FOR TOP POINTS THIS YEAR WITH HIS MINI TRUCK.

 

#2555 THOMAS & BUCHELE FLYING RED BRICK WITH DAVE KENNAMER DRIVING HAD THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM BUT IT ALL CAME TOGETHER WITH A NEW RECORD OF 123.834.

 

#7532 GENE WINFIELD WAS ON A TERROR UNTIL HIS FUEL PUMP WENT TO ZERO AND COASTED THROUGH. HIS MOTOR HAS THE POWER BUT IT NEEDS MORE FUEL.

 

#948B ZEGLIN-MOODY WITH CHUCK DRIVING WAS SO CLOSE. HE WAS JUST 3 MPH SHORT.

 

STEVE CLANCEY WAS ALL READY TO GO BUT HIS HEAD REST DID NOT MEET THE NEW RULE OF HAVING PADDING WITHIN 2 INCHES OF THE HELMET. HE WILL BE BACK NEXT MONTH WITH LOTS OF NEW PADDING.

 

WE ALSO HAD A PART ENTRY. WITH JIM JARD AS THE RING LEADER THE HOT ROD HOLLIGANS FROM TEXAS LOANED AN ENGINE TO RON JOLLIFE FOR HIS STREET ROADSTER.  WITH JON MARCHMAN HELPING WITH THE TUNEUP, JIM JARD DROVE THE ROADSTER TO A NEW RECORD. THE SIDEWINDERS DO ALL WE CAN FOR THE MILERS.

 

OUR NEXT CLUB MEETING ON JUNE 17TH

 

WE HAVE A NEW MEETING TIME OF 7:30 PM. GET TO THE ENCINO GLEN AROUND 6:30 PM BECAUSE THE FOOD IS GREAT.  THE MEETINGS ARE THE 1ST AND 3RD TUESDAYS OF EACH MONTH. OUR NEXT MEETINGS JUNE 17TH.  In July it’s the 1st and 15th.

 

AT OUR JUNE 17th MEETING WE WILL HAVE A PROGRAM ON TURBOCHARGERS.  TURBONETICS.  BRAD LEWIS, THE PRESIDENT OF TURBONETICS, ALONG WITH REGGIE WINN TURBONETICS WILL BE ON HAND WITH EVERYTHING YOUR NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TURBOS.  THEY WILL SHOW US TO GET AN EXTRA 500 HP WITHOUT PUTTING ANYTHING UNDER NEW UNDER THE HOOD.  THEY WILL DEMONSTRATATE THEIR NEW TURBO SYSTEM THAT’S INSTALLED ON THE REAR BUMPER.  IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.  DO NOT MISS THIS MEETING!

 

ALSO MR. DIESEL HIMSELF, GALE BANKS IS SCHEDULED NEXT MONTH TO TELL US ALL ABOUT HIS NEW “SIDEWINDER” PICKUP (THE FIRST DIESEL INTO THE 7’S), WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE FASTEST DIESEL PICKUP GOING 222.19 mph. 

 

DO NOT MISS OUR CLUB MEETINGS. MOST CLUBS HAVE DULL MEETINGS OR NO MEETINGS AT ALL. WE HAVE NEW PRODUCT INFO, MOVIES, SPECIAL SPEAKERS AND OUR DOOR PRIZES ARE LEGENDARY.  AS WE START OUR SEVENTY FOURTH YEAR AS THE OLDEST HOT ROD CLUB IN AMERICA IT IS NOT JUST THE RECORDS OR TROPHIES, BUT THE FELLOWSHIP AND THE EFFORTS OF ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER THAT MAKES OUR CLUB NUMBER ONE.

 

 

Gentlemen: Check your Rule Books before you start your engines,

                  

 We have had reports that some of the new rule books may have missing or double pages.  Check your copy for printing or collating mistakes.  If you need a replacement, simply mail your copy back to the S. C. T. A. and they will send you out a new one. 

 

2008 Racing Schedule

         El Mirage Dry Lake               Bonneville Salt Flats

          ---------------------               -----------------------

     May 17-18                                           Speed Week

     June 22                                                August 18-24

     July 20                                              Inspection Sunday Aug 17

     September 14                                              

     October 26                                          World Finals

    November 15-16                                  October 8-11

 

 

CAMPING AT SPEED WEEK

 

We have received many inquiries about camping on the salt. The terms of our permit from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct Speed week expressly prohibits camping on the salt. However, there is a large flat area adjacent to the "bend" of the access road and more flat area off the "Pilot Peak Road" road that will accommodate camping, trailers and motor homes and free camping is allowed on BLM land in those areas. To help accommodate folks that are planning on using these areas the SCTA/BNI has decided, with the BLM's permission, to place additional facilities (Outhouses/Trash Bin) for camper’s convenience. We plan to provide a total of 6 outhouses and a 30 yd. dumpster. We hope that this will be well received and the facilities will not be abused.

 

Our next meetings will be on June 17th , July 1st  and 15th.  The club is looking forward to adding your name to our club roster. As is so often said in our sport… “Have Fun, go FAST, Be Safe”

 

Ron Main