3/20 Thunderhill celebration and track drive
I saw this posted today and haven't found any info about it yet on the local club web sites. Does anybody know which "several Northern California Mini Clubs" are organizing this?
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20th March 2004 - Gathering of GT-5 Champions at Thunderhill
Huge Thunderhill Event Gets Even Bigger!
In the history of the GT5 class, four Minis have won the SCCA National Championship. On March 20, 2004, a Gathering of Champions will be held at the Thunderhill Raceway Park Double National. For the first time ever, all four past champion Minis will be racing in the same event.
With this being the last year for the GT5 class, it is appropriate that the S.F. Region host this special event, since three of the champion cars call the S.F. Region home. The fourth was built by local company Comptech, as a sister car to the Fortech Mini. The driver’s list reads like a Who’s Who of Club Racing: Doug Peterson, Joe Huffaker, Bill Cooper, Duane Davis, and Travis Duder. Current drivers John Becker and Ward Barbour have all had time behind the wheel of these famous cars.
The four Championship Minis in this race will be the 1984 Champion Fortech Mini, driven by John Becker; 1986, 1989, 2003. Champion Fortech Mini, driven by Doug Peterson; 1993 Champion Comptech/Richard Kraus Mini, driven by Ward Barbour; and the Champion in 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Huffaker Mini, driven by Joe Huffaker.
In addition, a Mini drive-around will take place at the noon break on Saturday. Both racing and street Minis from several Northern California Mini Clubs will participate in this mini celebration.
Huge Thunderhill Event Gets Even Bigger!
In the history of the GT5 class, four Minis have won the SCCA National Championship. On March 20, 2004, a Gathering of Champions will be held at the Thunderhill Raceway Park Double National. For the first time ever, all four past champion Minis will be racing in the same event.
With this being the last year for the GT5 class, it is appropriate that the S.F. Region host this special event, since three of the champion cars call the S.F. Region home. The fourth was built by local company Comptech, as a sister car to the Fortech Mini. The driver’s list reads like a Who’s Who of Club Racing: Doug Peterson, Joe Huffaker, Bill Cooper, Duane Davis, and Travis Duder. Current drivers John Becker and Ward Barbour have all had time behind the wheel of these famous cars.
The four Championship Minis in this race will be the 1984 Champion Fortech Mini, driven by John Becker; 1986, 1989, 2003. Champion Fortech Mini, driven by Doug Peterson; 1993 Champion Comptech/Richard Kraus Mini, driven by Ward Barbour; and the Champion in 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Huffaker Mini, driven by Joe Huffaker.
In addition, a Mini drive-around will take place at the noon break on Saturday. Both racing and street Minis from several Northern California Mini Clubs will participate in this mini celebration.
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The MINI event is supposed to be a part of the SCCA Double National races the weekend of 3/19-21. The SCCA race schedule shows a MINI track drive around at lunchtime on Saturday.
The strange thing is that no one else (that I've been able to find yet) lists this "event".
I plan to be there anyway, but I thought it would be nice to be signed up for the MINI thing and participate since I'll be there with my MINI.
The strange thing is that no one else (that I've been able to find yet) lists this "event".
I plan to be there anyway, but I thought it would be nice to be signed up for the MINI thing and participate since I'll be there with my MINI.
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Last weel, I e-mailed the Nor Cal SCCA and NorCal Mini's club and asked if NorCal Mini Club is participating but I haven't had a response from either.
>>The MINI event is supposed to be a part of the SCCA Double National races the weekend of 3/19-21. The SCCA race schedule shows a MINI track drive around at lunchtime on Saturday.
>>
>>The strange thing is that no one else (that I've been able to find yet) lists this "event".
>>
>>I plan to be there anyway, but I thought it would be nice to be signed up for the MINI thing and participate since I'll be there with my MINI.
>>The MINI event is supposed to be a part of the SCCA Double National races the weekend of 3/19-21. The SCCA race schedule shows a MINI track drive around at lunchtime on Saturday.
>>
>>The strange thing is that no one else (that I've been able to find yet) lists this "event".
>>
>>I plan to be there anyway, but I thought it would be nice to be signed up for the MINI thing and participate since I'll be there with my MINI.
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