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Subject: Perry-Class Results
From: Ben Thatcher <bthatch@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:59:49 -0400
The 2000 Georgia State Solo II Championship featured hot weather, hot
competition and enough adversity to last a Solo II program a lifetime.
Atlanta and Middle Georgia Regions teamed up to host the first (hopefully
of many) Georgia State Solo II Championship at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds in Perry, which is 110 miles South of Atlanta.

The State meet was held in conjunction with The Georgia MotorFest which
featured a car show, an audio soundoff competition and the Solo II.

The whole Solo II part of the event was in jeopardy, however, as Atlanta
Region's Van (with many of the cones) blew a radiator hose and overheated
on the trip to the event and had to be abandoned by the side of the road
for the weekend. Clint McMahan's willingness to drive back up to the van
to put the needed supplies into the back of his pickup saved the day.
That was a 2 hour round trip!

Sunday saw the distant black clouds and lightning approaching as the
2-day drivers wound up their runs. 33 Sunday-only drivers were lined up
to take their shots (and contend for their local region's series points)
when the huge thunderstorm rolled in with no end in sight. So their runs
got scrubbed.

70 drivers competed for their class championships in addition to a $1000
purse  that paid out from $200 down to $20 for the top 20 drivers based
on their PAX (handicap factor) performance. This event turned into a
Southeastern event as drivers came from Georgia (of course), Florida,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. Many of the
Southeast's finest were getting final seat time in preparation for their
trips to the Tire Rack Solo II National Championships in Topeka, Kansas
in early September.

Rich Shafer (of CP Trans Am fame) designed a HUGE course that meandered
over 5 different parking areas and averaged 70 to 80 seconds, Saturday
and 60 to 70 seconds on Sunday. The high heat in the 90s combined with
small run groups and 6 runs put maximum stress on engines and tires on
Saturday seeing many competitors opting NOT to take all their allowed
runs. More conservatively sized run groups and a maximum of 4 runs on
Sunday encouraged closer competition with most drivers taking all their
shots.

When the smoke and tire dust had settled into the, now forming, puddles,
Robert Carpenter (from Knoxville, Tennessee no less) walked away with the
$200 prize with his ancient Honda CRX over fellow ES competitor Ken Rupp
(who won $120) driving the, supposedly, hot ES ride, a 2000 Toyota Celica
GT.

Class   Last Name       First Name      Car     Combined

AM      QUILLIAN        MAC     97 MERCER FSAE  147.445
AM      HINES   RENEE   F500    160.041
AM      JOHNSON THOR    97 MERCER FSAE  162.472

AS      SIPE    MARK    99 BMW Z3 COUPE 143.224
AS      STEVENSON       MIKE    99 BMW Z3 COUPE 153.383

ASP     MATTHEWS        RICHARD 93 MAZDA RX7TT  149.279
ASP     KOBS    JOHN    90 MAZDA RX7T   150.230

BP      DUCHENE STEVEN  87 MERKUR XR4TI 169.745

BS      DARROW  JOHN    00 MIATA        154.254

BSL     DARROW  JEANNE  00 MIATA        156.892

BSP     THATCHER-TS     BEN     86 CORVETTE     144.422
BSP     RATCLIFFE       ED      86 CORVETTE     153.195

CP      SHAFER-TS       RICH    84 TRANS-AM     142.909

CS      PARCON  JAY     93 TOYOTA MR2   149.784
CS      ABERSON AL      DATSUN 280Z     156.855
CS      BAGGARLY        SCOTT   92 MIATA        162.993
CS      ANNEE   CARL    86 MAZDA RX7    163.025

CSP     BROWN   JOHN    86 TOYOTA MR2   142.904
CSP     SWAIN-TS        JOHN    96 MIATA        151.780

DM      KNOBEL  HAROLD  AUSTIN MINI COOPER      138.500

DS      HENDY   PETER   96 NEON 154.144

DSP     STUBBS  BARRY   88 CHEVY CAVALIER       158.716

EP      BRYAN-TINSLEY   BETSY   86 HONDA CIVIC  139.576
EP      TINSLEY RICK    86 HONDA CIVIC  140.487

ES      PULLIAM LARRY   00 TOYOTA CELICA        149.934
ES      HENDRICKSON     JIM     98 FORD ESCORT  154.011
ES      KROLEWICZ       JON     85 HONDA CRX SI 155.655

ESP     LEWIS   ROBERT  99 MUSTANG COBRA        144.471
ESP     LEWIS   TRACY   99 MUSTANG COBRA        151.191
ESP     WEST    JOSHUA  95 MUSTANG COBRA        155.846
ESP     LOCKLAIR        PAUL    99 MUSTANG COBRA        163.201

FM      METZGER SHANE   84 DAREDEVIL F500       129.430
FM      MCMAHAN CLINT   KBS F500        130.162
FM      MCMAHAN DAN     KBS F500        136.822
FM      STROUD  JAY     92 KBS  150.649
FM      CROWE   CARL    92 KBS  1069.953

FP      COFFEY  BILL    71 DATSUN 240Z  141.648
FP      SULLIVAN        PATRICK 91 MAZDA RX7    169.224

FS      GRIGG   JERRY   96 CAMARO Z28   149.096
FS      KLINE-TS        KEVIN   98 MUSTANG      152.232
FS      GRANT   TYLER   99 TRANS AM     157.687

FSP     JACKSON JK      74 TRIUMPH TR6  144.974
FSP     MOORE   CHRIS   74 TRIUMPH TR6  146.976
FSP     HOWELL-TS       J.BRETT 92 HONDA CIVIC  148.902
FSP     VEHIGE  JASON   85 VW GOLF      152.433
FSP     WOERNER STEVEN  97 NISSAN TRUCK 161.116

GS      SIMON-TS        THOMAS  95 TAURUS SHO   155.588
GS      GANG    MARK    98 FORD CONTOUR 164.350

HS      SANEY   BARRY   91 HONDA CIVIS SI       156.958
HS      FOLEY   RON     99 MAZDA PROTEGE        157.565
HS      MIGLINO PETER   GEO STORM       159.394

N       SULLIVAN        PAT L   87 FIERO        186.697

OSP     DIDUCK  GARRET  94 MIATA        143.188
OSP     RATHBONE        W. DICKSON      66 FORD SHELBY GT       158.879

PES     CARPENTER       ROBERT  85 HONDA CRX    146.361
PES     RUPP    KEN     00 TOYOTA CELICA        147.545
PES     CONE    RICK    00 CELICA       149.592

PFS     PULLIAM TOM     00 CAMARO Z28   144.293
PFS     YOUMANS JEFFERY 96 CAMARO Z28   146.069

SM      WEIMER  JEFF    94 HONDA CIVIC  168.811
SM      VANZINA TONY    96 Honda Civic  170.616

SS      ECKLES-TS       CHRIS   99 BMW M-ROADSTER       147.558

SSL     SPENCER CAROLINE        2000 PORSCHE BOXSTER S  149.997

STR     EASTON  STEVE   99 HONDA CIVIC  156.025
STR     LOWE    SHELTON 00 HONDA PRELUDE        156.950

STS     DOWNS   PATRICK 96 VW GTI       159.237
STS     SULLIVAN        TREY    96 HONDA CIVIC  165.744

Overall PAX prize money winners

Perry Payout                                            
        Winnings                Class   Last Name       First name      Car
1       200             PES     CARPENTER       ROBERT  85 HONDA CRX
2       120             PES     RUPP    KEN     00 TOYOTA CELICA
3       80              PFS     PULLIAM TOM     00 CAMARO Z28
4       70              AS      SIPE    MARK    99 BMW Z3 COUPE
5       60              FM      METZGER SHANE   84 DAREDEVIL F500
6       50              PES     CONE    RICK    00 CELICA
7       50              FM      MCMAHAN CLINT   KBS F500
8       50              ES      PULLIAM LARRY   00 TOYOTA CELICA
9       40              PFS     YOUMANS JEFFERY 96 CAMARO Z28
10      40              ESP     LEWIS   ROBERT  99 MUSTANG COBRA
11      40              FSP     JACKSON JK      74 TRIUMPH TR6
12      40              CS      PARCON  JAY     93 TOYOTA MR2
13      20              FS      GRIGG   JERRY   96 CAMARO Z28
14      20              FSP     MOORE   CHRIS   74 TRIUMPH TR6
15      20              CSP     BROWN   JOHN    86 TOYOTA MR2
16      20              ES      HENDRICKSON     JIM     98 FORD ESCORT
17      20              EP      BRYAN-TINSLEY   BETSY   86 HONDA CIVIC
18      20              FSP     HOWELL-TS       J.BRETT 92 HONDA CIVIC
19      20              BSP     THATCHER-TS     BEN     86 CORVETTE
20      20              ES      KROLEWICZ       JON     85 HONDA CRX SI
        1000    Total                           

Ben Thatcher
Apex Benefit Services & Motorsports
Stockbridge, GA

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