2013 Spring Del Mar AutoCross Results

[Ed.Capen]

It was a great event out in Del Mar! We had the editor's shoot and Mary Pozzi won the event and will be heading to the final shootout in Scottsdale, AZ.
Here are the results:

Class Name Year Make Model Best Time Points
PRO Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro 53.301 11
PRO Mike Maier 66 Ford Mustang 53.508 10
PRO Rob MacGreggor 69 Chevy C-10 53.973 9
PRO Brett Campbell 67 Chevy Camaro 54.465 8
PRO Kyle Tucker-DSE 66 Ford Mustang 54.467 7
PRO Bret Voelkel-RideTech 33 Ford Coupe 54.698 6
PRO Stacy Tucker-DSE 69 Chevy Camaro 55.541 5
PRO James Crosby 68 Chevy Camaro 58.007 4

SM Greg Thurmond 64 Chevy Corvette 54.086 PRO
SM Gregg Blunder 69 Chevy Camaro 54.385
SM Kyle Newman 55 Chevy Bel Air 54.486
SM Casey Cronin 68 Chevy Camaro 54.841
SM Robert Pierik 71 Chevy Camaro 55.345
SM Dan Weishaar 70 Dodge Challenger 55.37
SM Rodney Prouty 68 Chevy Camaro 55.414
SM Tom Kamman 69 Plymouth Barracuda 55.452
SM Matt Alcala 69 Chevy Camaro 55.61
SM Brianne Maier 66 Ford Mustang 55.65
SM Bob Gawlif 71 Chevy Camaro 56.134
SM Steve Rupp 68 Chevy Camaro 56.233
SM Jane Thurmond 64 Chevy Corvette 56.4
SM Tdd Vierra 56 Chevy Wagon 56.521
SM Chris Meyer 70 Chevy Camaro 57.574
SM Robbie Conklin 68 Chevy Chevelle 58
SM Gerald Lum 71 Chevy Camaro 58.091
SM Dick Eytchison 65 Chevy Chevelle 58.35
SM Chad Humphreys 69 Ford Mach 1 58.516
SM Kyle Newman 57 Chevy 58.715
SM Dennis McNeil 71 Chevy Chevelle 59.118
SM Richard Trujillo 69 Ford Mustang 59.249
SM Aaron Raymond 69 Chevy Camaro 59.426
SM Mike Fitzsimmons 67 Pontiac Firebird 59.667
SM Nick Herrington 67 Ford Mustang 59.932
SM Mike Young 65 Ford Mustang 60.028
SM Evan Osborn 67 Chevy Camaro 60.281
SM Robb McIntosh 69 Chevy Camaro 60.342
SM Ralph Hollis 70 Pontiac GTO 61.093
SM Christian Dilauro 69 Chevy Camaro 61.134
SM Chris Humphreys 71 Chevy Camaro 61.203
SM John Barkley 72 Chevy Camaro 61.242
SM Tim Davis 66 Ford Mustang 61.524
SM Chuck Rust 65 Chevy Covair 61.783
SM George Reiss 64 Pontiac Lemans 64.047
SM Mike Colon 69 Chevy Camaro 64.13
SM Jerry McNulty 65 Ford Mustang 67.04

TRK Mike Hickman 68 Chevy C-10 56.284 PRO
TRK David Wheeler 57 Chevy 57.382
TRK Rob Phillips 69 Chevy C-10 58.207
TRK Will Seeger 37 Chevy Panel 64.571
TRK Logan Berry 69 Chevy C-10 68.353

HR Don Chemello 1932 Ford Roadster 56.341 PRO
HR Dennis Russel 33 Ford 57.785

SS Tom Kamman 13 Ford Mustang 54.741
SS Kirk Masterfield 12 Ford Mustang 56.075
SS Joy Wheaton 00' Ford Mustang 56.319
SS Greg Steadman 10 Dodge Challenger 56.334
SS George Dias 02' Ford Lightning 58.38
SS Victor Rodriguez 12 Ford Mustang 58.419
SS Jeff Wikinson 11 Chevy Corvette 60.265
SS Justin Libby 11 Dodge Challenger 60.386
SS Garrett Gilbeau 04' Dodge Challenger 60.971
SS Steve Bandtlow 08' Ford Mustang 61.069
SS Hector Gutierrez 09' Saturn Sky 61.754
SS Jack Graham 10 Chevy Camaro 62.874
SS Steve Sorereign 07' Ford Mustang 69.617
SS Rama Lazcano 01' Lincoln Towncar 69.717
SS Kyle Luker 02' Ford Lightning 75.872
SS Dante Aguilar 10 Chevy Camaro

FUN Pat Donahue 69 Chevy Camaro
FUN Johnny Hunkins 68 Chevy II Nova
FUN Wes Drelle Shak 59 Chevy Apadue
FUN Paul Alderman 70 Chevy Camaro

PRO Name Points
PRO Mike Maier 32
PRO Rob MacGregor 27
PRO Kyle Tucker-Detroit Speed 25
PRO Stacy Tucker-Detroit Speed 20
PRO Bret Voelkel-RideTech 16
PRO Roger Burman 11
PRO Mary Pozzi 11
PRO Brian Hobaugh 10
PRO Brett Campbell 8
PRO Jason Brady-Ridetech 9
PRO James Crosby-RideTech 4
PRO Dan Ault 0
PRO Josh Leisinger 0
PRO Chris Smith 0
PRO Kurt Janish 0
PRO George Dias 0
PRO Greg Thrumond 0
PRO Mike Hickman 0
PRO Don Chemello 0
PRO Tom Colby 0

Finals Brian Hobaugh 65 Chevy Corvette S-AZ
Finals Roger Burman 70 Chevy Camaro S-TX
Finals Mary Pozzi 72 Chevy Camaro Del Mar

Editors Jeff Smith 58.876 58.062 57.173 58.037
Editors Wes Drelleshak 58.183 59.368 56.157 58.236
Editors Chad Reynolds 57.763 59.185 57.905 58.284
Editors Kirk Jones 57.404 62.13 59.956 59.83
Editors Steven Rupp 59.336 60.299 58.969 60.534
Editors Larry Callahan 59.328 65.11 61.286 62.908
Editors Mark Gearhart 59.393 69.3 64.541 63.411
Editors Jeffrey Gomez 62.186 67.968 62.65 64.934
Editors Michael Harding 59.858 62.805 88.804 71.822
Editors Johnny Hunkins 57.901 66.686 86.405 72.33

[67XR7]

seen this: SM Brianne Maier 66 Ford Mustang 55.65, mikes wife drive the blue car this weekend?

[Ron in SoCal]

It's Blundell! :hello:

[GrabberGT]

Thats some seriously tight competition. 17 people within 2 seconds of the leader on such a long course.

[chetly]

seen this: SM Brianne Maier 66 Ford Mustang 55.65, mikes wife drive the blue car this weekend?

Yes, Brianne, Mikes wife drove. She also happens to be a multi time SCCA National Champion. She actually owns the car and allows Mike to play with it...

[Track Junky]

Way to go Mary!! :thumbsup:

[Matt@BOS]

It's Blundell! :hello:

You sure, Ron? At the Socal Challenge I remember hearing that guy referred to as Gregg Blunder, but last year when the dark blue '69 won an award I'm pretty sure they announced the owner as one George Bundel. :headscratch:

I have to say this weekend was an absolute blast, and the autocross brought out a great group of people. The surface was ungodly slick and filled with tight turns. It was amazing watching everyone tune their cars and change their driving styles in search of the fastest time!

[Ron in SoCal]

You men like a fashion trend Matt? :lol:

[Matt@BOS]

You men like a fashion trend Matt? :lol:

What? Please explain. Is this about the shirt I was wearing, and/or Rob and Dan's shorts?

[Gandalf]

It's Blundell! :hello:

Yeah - it was bad enough just trying to keep the right number of "g"s in-check. I give up lol.

Thanks for looking out Ron.

G.

[Gandalf]

I have to say this weekend was an absolute blast, and the autocross brought out a great group of people. The surface was ungodly slick and filled with tight turns. It was amazing watching everyone tune their cars and change their driving styles in search of the fastest time!

Yeah, absolutely fantastic weekend racing. Was super fun dogging it out all weekend with some of our fellow LG/PT guys and girls whom I have looked up to for a long time now. I learned a LOT this weekend and was proud to be on the board at all, let alone with such good company. Not sure how many times positions changed in SM but it seemed like a LOT and it was fun watching as we all whittled-away sometimes 100's of a second with each time out. Seemed everyone continued to get quicker but ultimately all within a few seconds of each other. It's a testament to our community how much we learn from the same people we are racing with.

I had a lot of fun tuning on the RideTech suspension. We realized very last minute that I needed some parts so Kyle at RideTech bought them out with him onboard his flight and handed them off to me Thursday night at the hotel. They even offered to fit them for me. Awesome customer service! We got the part fitted and were there for tech first thing Friday. During the weekend Bret is never far away to get his feedback on shock settings and the guys corner weighted my car. Thanks guys! Rebound is my friend :-)

Always great to hang with the same good folks after hours, break bread and drink each others beer. Got to spend some quality time with friends and met some new friends too. Thanks Suzy & Rodney for the hospitality and the introductions.

Thanks to everyone for helping make it a great time. Oh, and did I mention I had fun this weekend? Just sayin'

:thankyou:

G.

[Rod P]

:hello: good times! Gregg did you notice that in our California Auto X camp site Friday and Saturday were the very same names that finished 1-7 in street machine and the number 1 driver in Pro class and some of the tops in pro, and tops spots in truck... along with some great manufactures..... It was awesome to have you, in the camp, I find that our camp nights are what its really about, good food, drink and friends!

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx162/crazyshopmonkey/2013%20events/del%20mar%201%202013/IMG_5465_zps8ed623a4.jpg

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[Ron in SoCal]

:hello: good times!

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx162/crazyshopmonkey/2013%20events/del%20mar%201%202013/IMG_5458_zps4c2be525.jpg



Mary in first place on a bike vs a PT Vette! :ohsnap:

[67zo6Camaro]

^^^^ a bike built and tuned by Fab53 none the less ^^^^:lmao:

[Matt@BOS]

^^^^ a bike built and tuned by Fab53 none the less ^^^^:lmao:

Before this weekend I only knew about the cool cars, and metal works coming out of Fab53. After this weekend I come to find Fab53 is quite diversified, providing bicycles and umbrellas for the grid. :D

Now get a passenger seat! your car looked like so much fun sliding around those hair pins that I want a ride at the next event.

[kyle_newman]

Agreed! This was a fantastic weekend full of cars and great people. The best part was getting to sit down and hang out with some great people that i walk by and smile at in the pits not really knowing who is who. Getting to hang out without trying to keep track of who ran what was a real treat. I see a tradition in the making!
I would also like to say that we had 3 Newman Car Creations vehicles in top 3 spots.
Greg Thurmond's 65 Vette won SM
Me in the 55 Chevy took 3rd in SM
Dave Wheeler's 57 Chevy Truck took 2nd in the Truck class. Great weekend for Car Creations!

If you were not there where is what it looked like from inside the wagon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNOIaFt5X1s

[HMA]

Just wanted to say thanks for everyone that gave me pointers and guidance for my first time. I really appreciate Mary, Brett, Kyle, Dan, Rodney and Matt giving me some help and tips. Really looking forward to all the future events and pushing the Camaro.

-Evan