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     Saturday, May 11th was a beautiful day.  Not only did the weather cooperate by providing a bright sunny day with gentle winds and pleasant temperatures, but 51 drivers turned out for what is historically one of our more lightly attended events.  The large turnout was even more amazing taking into consideration the absence of many Glen Region regulars.
    The layout of the course was a clockwise, mini-road course format featuring three excursions along a relatively long, sweeping arc followed by tight, occasionally off camber turns.  Our new practice of chalking the route of the course was again successful as no one registered a "lost on course." However, a few drivers apparently lost count in their exuberance.  Some thinking they were driving an endurance Solo made extra laps, while others, in a frantic bid for FTD, made fewer laps. Regardless, there was a lot of driver praise for both the course layout and having three laps per run instead of two.

    The new Solo II car classifications appear to working well for the Glen Region, too. A look at prior seasons shows only a couple of classes containing significant numbers of competitors. This latest event was no exception. It is less common to see single car classes while routine to see four to six cars in many different classes. Last year B-Stock rarely had an entrant, while this year it averages six entrants per class per event. G-Stock and H-Stock, perennial favorites in the Glen Region, continue to draw large numbers of participants, and the new Street Touring classifications more than hold their own. This growth in individual class numbers should encourage the "Solo Junkies" to continue turning out in large numbers. Of course Topeka (nee Denver) may be redrawing some of the class lines for next season, but for the Glen Region's 2002 Season it's been a lot more competitive out on the asphalt.

    Speaking of competition, the Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) went to Kent Sawyer in his www.neairphoto.com sponsored C-Modified 1988 Reynard Formula Ford (49.757). Kent was followed by FLR member, Jeff Guerdat (John Holtz Acura sponsored 2001 Honda S2000) with a time of 52.038, and Skip Testut (Taber Street Auto/Bob's Honda sponsored 2001 Honda S2000) with a time of 54.479. Applying the PAX Driver's Index shows that our PAX Champion of the day was Jeff Guerdat with a PAX time of 43.035, followed by Derek Wyman with a PAX time of 44.387 (1998 Dodge Neon ACR), and Skip Testut with a PAX time of 45.054. As for the most prestigious Glen Region Honor, the Kone Killer Award, the top driver of the day was Aaron Boltman, a novice driver, in his 1995 Eagle Summit. Aaron was good for four of the dreaded orange fiends. A word of warning, Aaron, you cannot rest on your laurels. There were so many drivers at this event having three cones to their credit that it made little sense to list their names. If you are going to win this award you will have to try much, much harder. For those of you who are interested, a complete listing of the event results can be seen on the Solo II web site (http://www.glen-scca.org/solo-home.asp).

    The next Glen Region Solo II event is scheduled for Ithaca College on Sunday, June 16th in Ithaca. There is also a Solo II driver's school scheduled for Saturday, June 15th at Ithaca College, but the school is already filled.
CLASS DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR BEST TIME
AS GRANT LAUGHLIN BEAVER DAMS NY 1989 CHEVY CORVETTE 58.643
AS MINDY LAUGHLIN HORSEHEADS NY 1989 CHEVY CORVETTE 61.327
BS JEFF GUERDAT ROCHESTER NY 2001 HONDA S2000 52.038
BS SKIP TESTUT ITHACA NY 2001 HONDA S2000 54.479
BS ERIC NAVESTAD BEAVER DAMS NY 2000 HONDA S2000 56.84
BS ROB CRAIG HORSEHEADS NY 1997 BMW M3 58.552
BS PAT SCOPELLITI HORSEHEADS NY 1997 BMW M3 63.083
BS DANIEL ULRICH WESTFIELD PA 1984 PORSCHE 944 64.179
CS BOB STOWITS SAYRE PA 1994 MAZDA MIATA 61.503
CS SHAWN KOELEMEYER ITHACA NY 1974 PORSCHE 914 62.876
DS TOM MILKULKA ITHACA NY 2002 SUBARU WRX 57.116
DS MEREDITH METZLER FREEVILLE NY 2002 SUBARU WRX 60.762
ES NILE HEERMANS PAINTED POST NY 1990 NISSAN 240SX 58.285
ES RICH CHERNOSKY SAYRE PA 1988 TOYOTA MR2 60.212
FS BOB TREST LAWRENCEVILLE PA 1986 CHEVY IROC-Z 59.477
FS MARK LOCKHART PAINTED POST NY 1999 FORD COBRA 60.622
FS ROB MCAFEE CAMPBELL NY 1994 CHEVY CAPRICE 63.081
FS ED SANDERS CORTLAND NY 1994 CHEVY CAMARO 63.155
GS MIKE TYBURSKI SCOTIA NY 1994 FORD PROBE 57.546
GS JEFF TYBURSKI SCOTIA NY 1994 FORD PROBE 58.294
GS BRYAN LARISON FREEVILLE NY 1998 SUBARU IMPREZA 60.996
GS RYAN WILLIAMS ARKPORT NY 1989 PLYMOUTH SUNDANCE 61.137
GS SEAN ULRICH WESTFIELD PA 1997 SATURN SC2 62.35
GS ZOREN BULLOCK JASPER NY 1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE GT 62.508
GS KIMBERLY YUSKO ELMIRA HEIGHTS NY 2000 SUBARU IMPREZA 63.297
HS MICHAEL TAVES TRUMANSBURG NY 1984 BMW 318I 59.332
HS EBEN BULLOCK OWEGO NY 1995 NISSAN ALTIMA 61.692
HS PETER RANDALL MARION NY 1999 HONDA CIVIC EX 62.566
HS AARON BOLTMAN CORNING NY 1995 EAGLE SUMMIT 63.908
HS MICHAEL JORDAN PAINTED POST NY NISSAN SENTRA 66.136
CSP WILLIAM KOHNKE MONTROSE PA 1970 PORSCHE 914 57.5
CSP TIM SCHRAUTH ELMIRA NY 1993 HONDA CIVIC 60.848
DSP GEORGE DOHANICH ENDICOTT NY 1995 PLYMOUTH NEON 56.203
DSP ANTHONY CORNISH ELMIRA NY 1999 VW PASSAT 56.962
DSP JASON TEMPLAR BEAVER DAMS NY 1995 DODGE NEON 58.609
DSP ANDY SULLIVAN PAINTED POST NY 1991 MERCURY CAPRI 60.05
DSP PATRICK SKINNER PAINTED POST NY 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS 61.092
DSP MIKE GEYER BATH NY 1996 BMW 328IS 61.97
ESP CAMERON BULLOCK JASPER NY 1980 CHEVY CAMARO 62.599
ESP RAY PETERS BEAVER DAMS NY 1992 EAGLE TALON 62.918
FSP CASEY CREAMER BURDETT NY 1965 MINI COOPER 58.33
STS DEREK WYMAN ROME NY 1998 DODGE NEON ACR 56.616
STS TODD TOTTMAN GENEVA NY 1999 PLYMOUTH NEON SC 57.865
STS GEOFFREY PETERSON ELMIRA NY 2000 VW GOLF GTI 59.528
STX KEN PIERCE ELIMIRA NY 1987 BMW 325IS 57.653
STX GREG PIERCE ELMIRA NY 1987 BMW 325IS 59.334
STX JOHN PIERCE PINE CITY NY 1987 BMW 325IS 59.932
AM JOHN FLORENCE CANISTEO NY 1967 BOBSY F-VEE 55.761
CM KENT SAWYER DRYDEN NY 1988 REYNARD FF 49.757
EM JOHN HOLCHUK HORSEHEADS NY 1989 CHEVY S10 59.306
FJR MATTHEW METCALF CORNING NY 1998 BIREL SHIFTER 59.141