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My 15th Solo II Times
Date: 09/21/97
After Phase III Mods and BFG R1s
GREAT DAY!! Beat the Molleker silver SS with Dale Bergeron driving
it, who beat me at the national tour. Also ran best ever against
Chuck Hanson in the same SS. And to top it off several other
NW-F-Body gangsters showed up. Pat did REAL WELL also ON STREET
TIRES NO LESS!!! 
ESP Class Make/Model Run#1 Run#2 Run#3 Best
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1 Chuck Hanson Chev Camaro SS 65.537 51.057 48.555 48.555
2 **Slowrider** Chev Camaro Z28 60.977 51.580 51.805 51.580
3 Dave Bergeron Chev Camaro SS 53.543 52.310 51.769 51.769
Selected Times (illustrates how F & Y bodies run with the best)
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L.J. Moffet Chev Corvette 51.505 53.397 48.543 48.543
Chuck Hanson Chev Camaro SS 65.537 51.057 48.555 48.555*
Glen Hernandez Porsche 924S ??.??? ??.??? 48.575 48.575
Raman Sarin Porsche 911 56.519 49.724 49.107 49.107
Tom Petramalo Chev Corvette 54.749 49.722 49.596 49.596
Angela Lord Chev Corvette 56.479 52.579 49.742 49.742
Kevin Dietz Porsche 924S 50.597 51.244 50.461 50.461
Rick Smale Chev Camaro Z28 53.616 51.393 50.537 50.537
Tony Kitowicz Porsche 911 C4S 55.820 51.083 51.097 51.083
**Slowrider** Chev Camaro Z28 60.977 51.580 51.805 51.580*
Tom Bogaard Porsche 968 DNF DNF 51.745 51.745
Mike Leuty Porsche 924S 52.722 51.758 58.757 51.758
Dave Bergeron Chev Camaro SS 53.543 52.310 51.769 51.769*
Cristina Jones Porsche 911 55.233 53.140 53.318 53.140
Gary Worley Chev Corvette 56.139 58.825 54.274 54.274
Greg Cudnik Chev Camaro SS 55.940 64.846 54.632 54.632
Pat Newton Pont Firebird 61.774 56.780 69.014 56.780
Tom L. Parker Chev Camaro Z28 58.994 59.014 58.442 58.442
Thomas W. Chev Camaro Z28 64.497 60.462 63.361 60.462
Wade Tai Chev Camaro Z28 62.378 62.799 60.956 60.956
Mike Jex Chev Camaro Z28 65.231 63.565 62.802 62.802
Ken Bollman Chev Camaro Z28 DNF 70.208 67.933 67.933
John Kelchen Chev Corvette 77.937 DNF 75.888 75.888
My 16th Solo II Times
Date: 09/28/97
After Phase III Mods and BFG R1s
BAD HAIR DAY!! The Molleker silver SS with Stacey and Laura at
the wheel beat up on me again at Bremerton. And now there is
another dude from Virginia, John someone, in a hot white SLP
Formula Firebird who likes breathing my exhaust fumes for fun.
But I prevailed... BARELY!!!
LS Class Make/Model Run#1 Run#2 Run#3 Run#4 Best
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1 Stacy Molleker Chev Camaro SS 62.587 59.814 48.223 48.146 48.146
2 Laura Molleker Chev Camaro SS 61.250 59.760 51.063 49.348 49.348
3 **Slowrider** Chev Camaro Z28 DNF 63.126 63.675 51.321 51.321
4 John Kelchen Pont Firebird F 68.214 60.354 53.485 51.388 51.388
5 Steve Sinn Chev Camaro RS ??.??? 72.165 59.592 58.317 58.317
Other Best Times
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Greg Fordahl Porsche 911AWD 47.254 (best of day maybe)
Jodi Fordahl Porsche 911AWD 48.000
Glen Hernandez Porsche 924 48.611
L.J. Moffet Corvette 49.126
Val Korry Porsche 924 50.226
Tom Borgard Porsche 52.733
Colin Watson Porsche 911AWD 52.840
Jerry Feisbie Porsche 57.356
My 17th Solo II Times
Date: 10/12/97
After Phase III Mods and BFG R1s
COULDA, SHOULDA, WOULDA DONE BETTER!! The Molleker silver SS
with Chuck Hanson at the wheel was the only contender in ESP
at Kent today. My goal was to get within 2 seconds of Chuck
for once. Well almost, except for hitting that damn cone on
my last run. I swear I would have missed it had it not been
for that gust of wind. And that dude from Virginia, John
Kelchen, came looking for me in his Corvette. And he found
me for the first (and last) time too. Ouch, ouch!! 
ESP Class Make/Model Run#1 Run#2 Run#3 Best
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1 Chuck Hanson Chev Camaro SS 64.376 61.097 62.557 61.097
2 **Slowrider** Chev Camaro Z28 65.422 79.515 65.080 65.080
SS Class Make/Model Run#1 Run#2 Run#3 Best
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1 Tom Petramola Corvette 60.678 59.881 59.654 59.654
2 L.J.Moffet Corvette 65.582 59.750 60.012 59.750
3 Angela Lord Corvette 69.861 64.608 61.978 61.978
4 John Kelchen Corvette 82.645 69.047 64.154 64.154
5 Gary Worley Corvette 67.319 70.116 77.106 67.319
Other Best Times Make/Model Best
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Scotty White Corvette 57.896
Tom Kotzian Corvette 59.005
Bill Beutow Porsche 944S2 59.222
Glen Hernandez Porsche 924S 60.220
Leeds Gulick Porsche 911Turbo 60.562
Colin Watson Porsche 911AWD 61.013
Kevin Dietz Porsche 924S 61.173
Doug Braun Pantera 61.193
Ken Laverny Porsche 911 61.322
Bill Kim BMW 318ti 62.773
Mike Leuty Porsche 924S 62.896
Rick Smale Chev Camaro Z28 63.035
Randy Wells Porsche 911 63.129
Mike Clark Mustang 63.675
Rick Zobe Corvette 64.038
Dan Fisher Mustang SVO 67.571
Tom Parker Chev Camaro Z28 67.815
Craig Williams Porsche 924S 75.349
My 18th (and Final 1997) Solo II Times
Date: 10/19/97
After Phase III Mods and BFG R1s
FUN DAY AT BREMERTON!! The silver SS with Chuck Hanson and Stacey
Molleker at the wheel took the honors in LS. But I ran well and put in
one GREAT time except for a cone!!! My last run was the only clean
run. Yet my run with one cone () was still my fastest. W/O the
cone it would have rated VERY, VERY close to Stacey's best run!! And,
check this out, I beat the socks off Val Korry in his Porsche 924
(who beat me on 09/27/97 with this same car). Val has been around a
long time and did Europe in his 911 this past summer. He was one of
the first guys to give me some pointers. So I am VERY happy with
my progress. And to top it off Jason Lenny came and lost his virginity
and heart to autocross. He said it was the most fun he's ever had. And
his girlfriend, Jessica, said (and I quote) "It was $%^&*$#!!", even
though she was too scared to take a ride at first.
LS Class Make/Model Run#1 Run#2 Run#3 Run#4 Best
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1 Chuck Hanson Chev Camaro SS 55.651 53.146 53.346 52.770 52.770
2 Stacy Molleker Chev Camaro SS 61.169 53.179 54.882 54.129 53.179
3 **Slowrider** Chev Camaro Z28 59.844 67.220 55.59556.391 55.595
4 Greg Peterson Pont Firebr T/A 66.551 58.312 71.726 58.298 58.298
5 Steve Sinn Chev Camaro RS 65.094 61.579 59.534 60.353 59.534
5 Larry Wilson Mustang ??? 61.123 59.590 75.339 61.751 59.590
6 Ken Wilson Mustang 69.393 DNF 73.059 64.266 64.266
OtherTimes
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Greg Fordahl Porsche 911AWD 52.482 52.673 49.757 52.106 49.757
Jodi Fordahl Porsche 911AWD 66.062 51.855 50.672 50.903 50.672
Bill Beutow Porsche 924 53.267 54.448 52.002 51.641 51.641
Leeds Gulick Porsche 911 53.396 51.652 51.790 51.652 51.652
L.J.Moffet Corvette 64.897 52.729 53.950 52.336 52.336
Glen Hernandez Porsche 924 53.623 53.090 57.271 53.385 53.090
Bill Thatcher Corvette 80.966 56.404 64.784 53.874 53.874
Angela Lord Corvette 54.542 58.888 58.379 54.348 54.348
Kevin Dietz Porsche 924 68.531 57.064 54.833 58.163 54.833
Mike Swale BMW 70.023 62.049 56.523 56.195 56.195
Sujin Frisby Corvette 102.066 67.072 60.076 59.642 59.642
Val Korry Porsche 924 60.488 71.032 65.212 60.729 60.448
Dan Woodman BMW M3 66.620 61.657 64.402 62.410 61.657
Jason Smidt Mustang (NOV) 66.962 78.753 63.069 61.614 61.614
Colleen Smidt Mustang (NOV) 71.538 66.307 65.548 63.809 63.809
Jason Lenny Firebird (NOV) DNF 88.523 94.521 85.463 85.463
My 1st F440 FunRun Times
Date: 10/25/97
Went to Tsawwassen, B.C. (south of Vancouver a bit) today and
checked out the F440 race track. Drove about 15 laps total for
$74.88can. It was, for lack of a better word, FUN!! After
racing Solo II it seemed pretty odd having the corner marker
cones flying by you at eye level. Driving the open wheel formula
car took a bunch of getting used to. I managed to do a 270 spin
out after only a half lap. Guess my epinephrine got the better
of me. Now what do I do? I'm pointed at the grass with racing
slicks on and no reverse... just gas and brakes. Cock wheel hard
left, punch it, rear blasts around, coast through grass shoulder,
back onto the track, this is WAY COOL!! Until the course worker
flags me to a stop, bends over and says, "Hey man. You're suppose
to take the warm up lap at half speed. Remember?" "Right...
That was half speed I thought?" By the end of round one and
7 runs later I was learning that this course was a major challenge
to get right. And I was sweating off a couple pounds in the process!
No more spins out though. But I sure need to figure this machine out.
So out again for round two and 7 more runs...
It will be a long time before I can get anywhere near Stephan
Mackenzie's 56.16 record lap time. But, I'll be back. This could
be a great way to tune the old Solo II skills in the off season.
Round 1
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Run #1 Practice Run #2 1:12.99 Run #3 1:07.01 Run #4 1:06.05
Run #5 1:03.45 Run #6 1:03.51 Run #7 1:04.15 Run #8 1:03.08
Best 1:03.08
Round #2
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Run #1 1:04.04 Run #2 1:04.09 Run #3 1:05.45 Run #4 1:04.21
Run #5 1:03.56 Run #6 1:03.65 Run #7 1:04.14 Run #8 1:05.41
Best 1:03.56
1/4 Mile Times (After Phase I Mods Only)
RT = Reaction Time; I1=60'; I2=330'; I3=660'; I4=990'; ET=Elapsed Time .25mi; SP=Speed
Date: 06/25/97
Note: These are my first runs EVER also, so don't laugh at me! At least
I nosed out Ken Puckett in his 1997, 305+HP T/A automatic. And
that was NOT easy to do, let me tell you! He beat me by more than
two full car lengths the first race we had (my A/C was on...sh$!).
So what if I'm a bragger...
Run #1 - RT=.385 I1=2.754 I2=6.826 I3=10.188 I4=13.040 ET=15.492sec SP=95.795mph
Run #2 - Timer failed, A/C was on (sh$%!) and Ken wiped me to boot...
Run #3 - RT=.412 I2=5.993 I3=09.232 I4=12.017 SP=95.775mph (BEST ET)
Difference:+.027 -0.616 -0.833 -0.956 -0.923 -1.117sec -0.020mph (?)
1/4 Mile Times (After Phase II Mods - OZ Wheels & Pirelli Tires)
RT = Reaction Time; I1=60'; I2=330'; I3=660'; I4=990'; ET=Elapsed Time .25mi; SP=Speed
Date: 07/02/97
Note: These times were on a hotter day. Larger tires all around, synthetic
Pennzoil Performax 100 and 92 octane fuel where the only changes to the Z.
Made 7 runs. But had a red light on run #3. Note run #6 RT!! Conclusion
is that new tires are neither a +/- for 1/4 mile drags. Time for more HP.
Run #1 - RT=.567 I1=2.286 I2=6.243 I3=09.500 I4=12.336 ET=14.708sec SP=94.651mph
Run #2 - RT=.558 I1=2.402 I2=6.386 I3=09.637 I4=12.530 ET=14.937sec SP=94.651mph
Run #3 - Red light and missed shifted 2nd to 3rd. No times.
Run #4 - RT=.173 I1=2.245 I2=6.191 I3=09.459 I4=12.274 ET=14.661sec SP=94.781mph
Run #5 - RT=.113 I1=2.242 I2=6.244 I3=09.537 I4=12.339 ET=14.698sec SP=97.012mph (?)
Run #6 - I2=6.156 I3=09.439 I4=12.229 ET=14.637sec SP=96.301mph (DAY'S BEST)
Run #7 - RT=.258 I2=6.189 I3=09.479 I4=12.278 ET=14.668sec SP=96.744mph
1/4 Mi Times (16" Rear w/255 BFG R1's vs 17" OZ w/315 Pirelli P7000's)
RT = Reaction Time; I1=60'; I2=330'; I3=660'; I4=990'; ET=Elapsed Time .25mi; SP=Speed
Date: 08/13/97
Note: These times were on a hotter day. Testing BFG R1's vs Pirell P7000's,
synthetic Pennzoil Performax 100 and 92 octane fuel, even tried running w/o
air filter. Made 9 runs. But had several bad runs due to tire spin. Conclusion
is that R1 tires are neither a +/- for 1/4 mile drags. The key to racing my
stock engine is three fold. (1) Rev up to 3200 rpm and hold. (2) Release
clutch as second from bottom amber light (1.5 lights above green) goes out
for best RT. (3) Shift fast at 6200 rpm (in red line but before rev limiter
kicks in) such that the 1/4 mile is divided into thirds and I never have to
finally shift to 4th gear (i.e. just use 1st, 2nd, and 3rd to cross line).
These first two runs were on the R1s w/o the air filter. The first run was pretty
good. The second run had major tire spin off the line. Jason was riding along.
Run #1 - RT=.120 I1=2.168 I2=6.158 I3=09.475 I4=12.311 ET=14.714sec SP=94.030mph
Run #2 - RT=.210 I1=2.705 I2=6.765 I3=10.108 I4=12.953 ET=15.382sec SP=92.834mph
The next 4 runs were a mixed bag of problems. Run #3 was great! Did everything
fairly well but lost the dial in run by .012 secs!! I was .048 over my 14.5 dial
and the faster car was .036 over his 13.22 dial. Run #4 I rev'd too high and
spun the tires. Same thing on run #5 plus I miss my shift to 3rd. Run #6 was
a fairly good run also.
Run #3 - RT=.160 I2=6.128 I3=09.377 I4=12.168 ET=14.548sec SP=94.835mph
Run #4 - RT=.235 I1=2.455 I2=6.521 I3=09.835 I4=12.665 ET=15.041sec SP=94.529mph
Run #5 - RT=.196 I1=2.525 I2=6.562 I3=09.844 I4=12.878 ET=15.520sec SP=84.141mph
Run #6 - RT=.182 I1=2.269 I2=6.250 I3=09.504 I4=12.319 ET=14.685sec SP=95.428mph
Now I changed back to the P7000 tires on the rear. I also learned how to stretch
out my shift points. But run #7 I forgot and left my A/C on. Ouch! Flush that
great start down the tubes... Run #8 gave me the best time of the night with a
3rd gear finish. Note how it was slower but actually won by avoiding the last
shift. Top speeds where better that way too. Spun tires a bit on run #9 again.
Run #7 - I1=2.337 I2=6.436 I3=09.759 I4=12.624 ET=15.031sec SP=93.835mph
Run #8 - RT=.174 I1=2.185 I2=6.157 I3=09.415 I4=12.195
Run #9 - RT=.145 I1=2.392 I2=6.429 I3=09.722 I4=12.558 ET=14.950sec SP=94.259mph
1/4 Mile Times (After Phase IV Mods - OZ Wheels & Pirelli Tires)
RT = Reaction Time; I1=60'; I2=330'; I3=660'; I4=990'; ET=Elapsed Time .25mi; SP=Speed
Date: 05/06/97
Note: These times were on a Wed evening and were run using my 4.5 psi Powerdyne
supercharger. Added some race fuel to boost the octane up to apx 95. Made
four runs. But managed to miss shift on the first two runs so those told
me ZIP. My third run was OK finally. But I was sure my forth run was even
quicker, except the timing sheet said something like "timer failed". Chit!
So I still am not sure what my best ET really is to date. Run #3 is as
follows...
Run #3 - I2=5.872 I3=08.940 I4=UNKNOWN