I also forgot to mention that Rick Myllenbeck is in fifth in DSP, and just a
few tenths behind, in the last trophy spot, is Ben Martinez. According to
Arie, Ben is adapting to Don Lew's Supra really fast, so the best is yet to
come.
I just had an idea for Nationals, and I wonder if they'd ever do this. What
if they made it like a team competition, like you earn points for your club
for whatever position you finish in.
Of course I'd think of this, since I come from SFR, which only sent 68
excellent drivers.
Obviously, some clubs, like SFR, would have a huge advantage. We'd have a
GROSS advantage, and I'll be honest, that's why I like this idea.
But they do this in swim meets and all sorts of other athletic competitions.
There could be divisions, a la Small, Medium, and Large sized clubs, based
on how many people sent from each club.
Just a random thought.
Back to the scoop: Katie Elder won GSL, by over three seconds!
In other news, contrary to a few M3 drivers' opinions, the pony car of '99
ESP National Champion Mark Madarash did NOT have the advantage on the North
course, as Bob Tunnell in his M3 extended his lead to a full second.
Our own Casey Cronin cleaned up his act to take the 8th trophy spot in a
field of 37 competitors in his '92 Chevy Camaro.
Just think about the points. The points.
Katie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly, Katie [mailto:kkelly@spss.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 1:23 PM
> To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Arie's in THIRD!!
>
>
> And he's .2 out of second, and about a second out of first
> behind Hoelscher,
> who's been dominating DSP as of late. This is certainly the
> best Arie has
> ever done. He has great reason to be proud. Tomorrow could be his day.
>
> Kevin McCormick is sitting in sixth, but only .3 away from
> victory. Just to
> show you how tight the competition is, only 1 second
> separates 1st through
> 18th.
>
> Pam Kannan is in second in DPL, but the one in the lead is
> not who you might
> expect, as Paula Whitney, the class favorite, is in THIRD.
> Ginna Blair,
> Paula's daughter, is leading the class. This is quite
> shocking, as Ginna has
> improved by leaps and bounds. Pam's about .5 behind, so of
> course, the door
> is wide open. I know Ginna. She's quite funny and personable,
> so this is
> really cool. I just can't believe how much she's improved, in
> just about the
> course of a few months. Unbelievable. Just last March, at the
> San Bernadino
> Pro, she was joking that we all bring something different to
> autocross, and
> in her case, it's not driving talent. We all said, "No,
> Ginna, don't talk
> like that." What a turn around. Awesome.
>
> Still, you know where my loyalty is. Go Pam!
>
> Next up, D Modified and C Stock Ladies. Can Ron Babb finally
> overtake Chris
> O'Donnell? Can Chris McKinney defend her title?
>
> More to come, and I have to go to a stupid meeting!
>
> Hopefully, I'll have some behind the scenes dirt later on, provided my
> "source" remembers to call...
>
> Katie
>
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