Oklahoma Region SCCA hosted Autocross Event #2 on Sunday April 8th at Remington Park. Total of 62 competitors braved the cold temperatures to test their abilities on a beautifully designed course by Stephen Sharp. The course contained multiple technical elements along with higher speed areas to equalize the competition between all car classes.
EXTREME CLASS (6 competitors – SS, CAMS, SSM)
These high horsepower machines struggled for grip with the cold weather conditions and cold tires in the morning session. William Twelves (Choctaw) driving his 2016 Corvette Z06 was able to drop a few seconds with each run and ended his morning session with a 45.073 and early leader of the class. Mark Council (Edmond), in his Vorshlag Motorsports 2002 Corvette, completed his 4th run in 46.468 to land him in 2nd place in the class. Robert May (OKC) in his 2018 Corvette Grand Sport pressed maybe a little too hard on his 4th run for a DNF. His third run of 47.573 put him in 3rd place after the first four runs. Cameron Campbell (Edmond) had all four clean runs in his 2015 Dodge Viper GT with a best time of 48.781 to finish the morning in 4th place in the class. Cameron Smith (OKC) co-driving the Vorshlag Motorsports 2002 Corvette elected to take it easy on his first run of the morning but steadily improved each run. His best run was also his fourth finishing with a 50.886(1) and 5th place. Dewayne Weston (Moore) and his 1999 RNR Tire Corvette struggled with the course on his first two runs (DNF’s), but was able to end the morning with a 52.824 in 6th place.
With similar weather conditions for the afternoon session, times only improved marginally. William Twelves had multiple afternoon runs in the 45’s but was unable to improve his 45.073 from the morning. His morning time was enough to retain his place finishing 1st in the class. Mark Council was able to improve on his morning time and finished with a 45.748 and 2nd place in class. Robert May hit a few cones in the afternoon but his last run improved his time to 46.75 and 3rd place. Cameron Smith also improved his time and finished in 4th with a 47.331 jumping ahead of Cameron Campbell and his afternoon best 48.241. Dewayne Weston had four clean runs dropping over two seconds and finishing with a best run of 50.507 6th place.
SPORT CLASS (6 competitors – CS, ES, CSP, PAX times shown (XX.XXX)
This class also fought cold weather conditions in the morning session. Ruben Sedillo(OKC) in his 1992 Miata set the early pace with a 49.548(38.994) as the leader. Alec Goldsmith(OKC) racing a 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera finished with a best time of 49.146(39.562) and a slight advantage over Mark Jensen Jr(OKC) and his 49.688(39.998) in his 2013 Mazda MX-5. Pax Rolfe(Broken Arrow) in his Pay it Forward Racing 2000 Mazda Miata finished the morning session in 4th with a 51.421(41.394). Sean Dudgeon(Norman) followed closely in his Mastercard/Visa/Kid’s Lunch Money 1995 Mazda Miata with a 49.021(42.011). Abigail Hovorka (Norman) completed her four runs in a 1994 Mazda Miata with a 54.105(46.368). All the drivers were able to better their times I the afternoon. Ruben’s last run of 47.131(37.092), almost a two second improvement, solidified his 1st place finish. Mark Jensen was also able to improve his time to a 47.579(38.301) to overtake 2nd place from Alec Goldsmith and his 3rd place time of 48.523(39.562). Pax Rolfe better his time by over two seconds to settle into 4th place with a 49.100(39.526). Sean Dudgeon’s third run of the afternoon was his best 47.651(40.837) and 5th place. Abigail waited until her fourth run of the afternoon to better her time by over four seconds, finishing with a 49.809(42.686) and 6th place.
MASTERS CLASS (4 competitors – CAMS, CS, SS, PAX times shown (XX.XXX)
Paul Martinez(Yukon) took the early lead in the class in his 2007 Mazda MX-5 finishing the morning with a 49.313(39.697). John Orr stayed close in his 2006 Porsche Caymon with four clean runs and a best of 49.532(40.02). Mark Grissom(Mustang) raced his 2018 Corvette into 3rd place in the morning with a 49.169(40.171). Cindy Dykhouse (Tecumseh) ended the morning in 4th with a time 49.905(41.471 in her 2006 Corvette Z06. Shawn McCoy(Cashion) had four clean runs in his 2004 Mach 1, finishing with a 52.030(42.456). Paul Dykhouse(Tecumseh) co-driving the 2006 Corvette Z06 best morning time of 51.817(43.925) landed him in 6th place at the end of the morning session.
All the racers improved their times in the afternoon, Paul stayed in 1st with a best time of 48.731(38.570). Mark bettered his time and took 2nd place with a 48.048(39.255). Paul jumped from 6th to finish in 3rd with a 47.691(39.631). John ended the day in 4th with his best time of 49.234(39.781). Shawn improved his time to 49.208(40.154) to finish in 5th. Cindy’s 48.754(40.515) ended the event in 6th place.
TUNER CLASS (11 competitors – STH, STS, SMF, HS, PAX times shown (XX.XXX)
Morning session results 1st Shawn Adams(Edmond) in a 2014 Fiesta ST 48.174(37.623) followed by Jon Miller(Haslet, TX) in his Vorshlag Motorsports 2014 Focus ST with his 47.2552(38.321). Brian Fipps(Sand Springs) was running 3rd in his 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 with a time of 47.928(38.869). Kevin Knop (Yukon) finished the morning in 4th with a 46.937(39.380). Brendan Summerville(Norman) had a solid morning with a best time 48.954(39.652) and 5th place in his 2006 Mini Cooper. Joseph Kocurek (OKC) raced his 2016 Hyundai Veloster R Spec with a best time of 47.419(39.784) in 6th place. Jessalyn Adams(Edmond) co-driving the 2014 Fiesta ST had a best time of 51.222(40.004) and 7th place. Darci Thomas(OKC) in her 2016 Hyundai Veloster Rally was in 8th place with a time of 50.544(40.991). Stephen Sharp(Peidmont) had a best time of 49.072(41.171) and 9th place in his 2002 Honda Civic EX. Mark Sprayberry (Choctaw) in his 2007 Honda Civic LX had a best time of 53.806(42.022) in 10th place. David Brosius(OKC) racing his 1998 Ford Mustang V6 with a best time of 55.260(43.434) and 11th place. The top 3 from the morning all improved but maintained their positions Shawn 1st 47.403(37.022), John 2nd 46.706(37.879) and Brian in 3rd 46.802(37.956). Jessalyn jumped from 7th to finish in 4th 49.467(38.634). Kevin ended in 5th 46.505(39.017). Joseph stayed in 6th with 46.563(39.066). Brendan improved his time but fell to 7th 48.820(39.347). Stephen finished in 8th 47.343(39.721) followed by Darci in 9th 49.596(40.222), Mark in 10th 52.996(41.390) and David in 11th 52.804(41.504).
RACE CLASS (4 competitors – XP, CM, PAX times shown (XX.XXX)
Morning results Steve Gilbertson(Moore) 1st 46.712(41.293)in his 1990 300ZX TT. Racing his 2011 BMW M3 Lewis Durbin(OKC) best time of 47.093(41.630) for 2nd . Shelby Fiztsimmons(Norman) raced his FitzAuto Racing Toyota AE86 with a best time of 48.034(42.462) and 3rd. Al Donovan(Edmond) racing his 1979 Zink Formula Vee in 4th with a 48.016(42.734). All racers maintained their positions in the afternoon Gilbertson 1st 44.801(39.604), Durbin 2nd 46.010(40.672), Fitzsimmons 3rd 47.344(41.852), and Donovan in 4th with his 48.016(42.734).
GRAND TOURING CLASS (6 competitors – SM, STU, PAX times shown (XX.XXX)
Brandon Meeks(Tulsa) set the morning pace in his 2002 Corvette with a 47.173(38.871). Kevin Vo(Broken Arrow) found himself in 2nd racing his 2012 Subaru STi to a time of 48.578(41.437) . Tasca McKinnon (Tulsa) co-driving the 2002 Corvette settled in 3rd place with a 52.032(42.874). Connor Pruitt had his 2006 Subi WRX in 4th with a 50.52(43.094). Martin Wallace(Clovis, NM) found himself a few seconds behind in his 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X with a time of 53.066(45.265). Bill McCreight(OKC) in his Toyota Supra TT ended the morning session in 6th with time of 57.165(48.762). In the afternoon Meeks improved his time to a 45.961(37.872) to finish in 1st. Pruitt made a big move on his last run in the afternoon to drop his time to a 46.82(39.937) to takeover 2nd. Kevin Vo also made his best run on his fourth run but came up short (.009) of Pruitt with a 46.83(39.946)finishing in 3rd. . Mckinnon with a best time of 51.409(42.361) for 4th place. Wallace and McCreight finished the event in 5th and 6th with times of 51.432(43.871) and 57.165(48.762) .
NOVICE CLASS (11 competitors –PAX times shown (XX.XXX)
These racers are fairly new to the sport but gain experience with each event and will continue to develop their abilities. Douglas Mertz(Owasso) raced his 2015 Mustang to win Novice with a 50.403(40.171). Griffin Clement(Southlake,TX) drove his 2005 Pontiac GTO to a 2nd place finsh with a 50.045(40.837). Brady Wyatt driving a 2013 MAZDASPEED3 to finish 3rd 51.767(41.983). Jarrett Sutton ended the day in 4th with a 53.124(43.030) in his 1991 Mazda Miata. 5th place went to Christian Ortiz Torres(OKC) in a 2016 Subaru WRX STI 53.625(43.329). Nathan Bussen took 6th in a 2004 Corvette with 54.793(44.273). Ralph Pruitt in a 1996 Mazda Miata ended in 7th 56.453(44.429). 8th place went to Tom Neeham(Owasso) and his best time of 55.544(44.713) in a 2006 Mazda MX5 GT. Kat Mcconville finished in 9th driving a 1998 Ford Mustang to a best time of 58.081(45.652). Nathan Gillman(Moore) with a 2010 Nissan 370Z NISMO finished the day in 10th 54.541(46.251). Israel Brumback best run in a 1992 Mazda Miata was 53.269(46.397) for 11th place. Very few DNF’s in the Novice class as all these racers seemed to understand the course quickly.
AMERICAN MUSCLE CLASS (12 competitors –PAX times shown (XX.XXX)
Even racing early with cold weather conditions these racers were fast and battling not just for a class win but also fastest time of the day (FTD). WB Sephus(OKC) took an early lead in the morning in his 2014 Mustang GT and a time of 45.297(36.962). Zac Blocker(Edmond) followed closely in a 2016 Shelby GT350 and a time of 45.5335(37.156). Tyler Garling(Norman) was in 3rd driving a 2003 Mustang Cobra with a time of 46.843(38.224). Greg Blocker(Edmond) ended the morning in 4th co-driving the 2016 Shelby GT350 with a time of 47.001(38.353). Meredith Evans(OKC) co-driving the 2014 Mustang GT to her best time of 47.269(38.571) and 5th place. Derek Mason(Moore) was in 6th place in his 1999 Mustang Cobra and a time of 47.995(39.16). Nathaniel Adler(Edmond) in his 2006 Dodge Charger was running in 7th with a time 48.826(39.842). Buck Morris(Cushing) and Louis Morris(Cushing) co-driving a 2010 Shelby GT500 were in 9th and 10th with times of 49.333(40.256) and 51.259(41.827). Dwight Feuerborn(Piedmont) was in 11th with a time of 53.351(43.534) in his 2001 Mustang Cobra. William Klier(Lawton) racing a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP was in 12th with a time of 58.307(47.578). Times improved in the afternoon and positions seemed to change after each run as drivers battled to outduel each other. Zac Blocker was able to improve to a 44.441(36.264) to finish 1st by .01 over WB’s best time of 44.453(36.274). Derek Mason picked up two seconds to finish with a 46.288(37.771) in 3rd place. Meredith Evans 46.671(38.084) was able to finish 4th just ahead of Greg Blockers time of 46.703(38.110_ and 5th. Tyler was unable to improve his time in the afternoon and his morning time of 46.843(38.224) landed him in 6th. Jon Penningtons 47.461(38.728) moved him ahead of Nathaniel Adlers 47.970(39.144) for 7th and 8th.the rest of the class field remained in the same positions; 9th Buck Morris 48.421(39.512), 10th Louis Morris 50.423(41.145), 11th Dwight Feuerborn 53.351(43.534) and 12th William Klier 53.961(44.032.
Overall is was a great event with competition in each of the classes. Congratulations to the top 10 PAX of event #2!
Position
|
Class
|
Car #
|
Name
|
Car
|
PAX Time
|
1
|
A |
169
|
Zac Blocker |
2016 Ford Shelby GT350 |
36.264
|
2
|
A |
73
|
W B Sephus |
2014 Ford Rusturd GT |
36.274
|
3
|
T |
186
|
Shawn Adams |
2014 Ford Fiesta ST |
37.022
|
4
|
S |
3
|
Ruben Sedillo |
1992 Mazda Miata |
37.092
|
5
|
X |
12
|
William Twelves |
2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 |
37.456
|
6
|
A |
182
|
Derek Mason |
1999 Ford Slobra |
37.771
|
7
|
G |
124
|
Brandon Meeks |
2002 Chevrolet Corvette |
37.872
|
8
|
T |
55
|
Jon Miller |
2014 Ford Focus ST |
37.879
|
9
|
T |
4
|
Brian Fipps |
2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 |
37.956
|
10
|
X |
199
|
Mark Council |
2002 Chevrolet Corvette |
38.017
|