WESTCHESTER SPORTS CAR CLUB
1997 Turkey Tour Rally Results (Nov. 22, 1997)
NOTES:
1 - Westchester Sports Car Club member
2 - More than 15 minutes early
3 - More than 2 people in car
4 - Wrong way into Check Point
5 - Off Course Turkey(s)
6 - Correction for time allowance
7 - Mileage Tie Breaker
L - Ladies Team
S - Husband/Wife Team
DNF - Did Not Finish (ie. did not go through the Check Point)
Negative time points indicate an early arrival
Time TurkeyPenaltTotal
Pos.Car # Driver/Navigator Time TurkePointsPointsPointsPointsTrophy
1 4 Richard Luchini/Michael Ben- 2:20:47 29 81 0 0 81 1st
2 44 Stefan Heinz/Kevin Steinberg 2:20:35 28 69 50 0 119 2nd
3 17 L Lynn Anderson/Debbie McCrack 2:16:30 27 -176 100 0 276 3rd
4 3 L Janice Penn/Diane Penn 2:15:34 28 -232 50 0 282 4th
5 19 Pat Slaven/David Trezza 2:22:05 23 159 300 0 459 5th
6 10 L Valerie Christou1/Margue Har 2:26:16 27 410 100 0 510 Ladies
7 13 Eddie Claridge/Bob Kleinman 2:12:13 27 -433 100 0 533
8 18 Rob Gilmore/Brian McCluskey 2:26:18 26 412 150 0 562
9 15 Ron Jack/Keith Dooley 2:11:42 27 -464 100 0 564
10 7 Clair Smith1/Stuart Kestenba 2:11:04 27 -502 100 0 602
11 45 Todd Johnston/Brian Johnston 2:48:45 28 1759 50 -1200(6)609
12 16 Jason Petruccelli/Albert San 2:28:09 27 523 100 0 623
13 37 Walter Hauck/Frank L'Abbate 2:26:55 25 449 200 0 649
14 34 George Dixon/George Dixon Jr 2:23:03 16 217 650 0 867
15 25 L Christine Selkirk/Erin McMah 2:33:47 24 861 250 0 1111
16 11 Stacy Nadler/Jayne Tynan 2:05:30 25 -836 200 250(3)1286(7)
17 24 Dan Pinto/Kerri Cullen 2:38:22 26 1136 150 0 1286(7)
18 5 S Gary Kanzler1/Debbi Kanzler1 2:42:21 25 1375 200 0 1575 H/W
19 9 Steven Kelmenson/Darryl Ciuc 2:53:20 26 2034 150 0 2184
20 2 S Jesse Lipscher1/Barbara Geba 2:00:22 26-1144 150 1144(2)2438
21 48 Kevin Smith1/Greg Miller 3:12:02 25 3156 200 0 3356
22 35 Chris Couto/Bruce Kade 3:03:01 24 2615 250 500(4)3365
23 26 Chris Antenucci/Mike Mercer 3:07:01 18 2855 550 0 3405
24 22 Courtney Joseph/Jackie Selki 3:15:07 26 3341 150 0 3491
25 47 Christopher Caram1/none 3:12:57 21 3211 400 0 3611
26 8 Taimour Afshar/Nick Thompson 3:15:34 24 3368 250 0 3618
27 33 Bill Smith/Tom Smith 3:20:00 25 3634 200 0 3834
28 39 Omar Ruiz1/Neil Hayden 3:25:57 28 3991 50 0 4041
29 38 S Scott Lang/Jodi Giroux 3:26:55 28 4049 50 0 4099
30 23 Chris Bracken/Douglas Sena 3:20:07 18 3641 550 0 4191
31 12 Michele Lynch/Fran Petruccel 3:25:07 23 3941 300 100(5)4341
32 14 Artie D'Angelo/C.J. Stern 3:44:42 27 5116 100 50(5)5266
33 21 S Don Mays/Diane Mays DNF 26 --- 150 100(5) 250
34 1 Peter O'Meara/Higel Perez DNF 21 --- 400 50(5) 450
34 6 Joe Perucci/Desi Marcelynas DNF 20 --- 450 0 450
34 27 Craig Sasse/Jason Pellegri DNF 20 --- 450 0 450
34 28 Robert Dillon/Kerry Jubin DNF 21 --- 400 50(5) 450
34 43 Terence Meehan/Andre Brody DNF 21 --- 400 50(5) 450
34 49 Art Swartz1/Paul Krasko DNF 21 --- 400 50(5) 450
34 29 L Karen Rubinstein/Anne Marie Cl DNF 19 --- 500 0 500
41 41 S Fernando Maldonado/Gail Maldon DNF 17 --- 600 0 600
42 42 Edward Maldonado/Jordy Maldona DNF 14 --- 750 0 750
43 31 David Lapham/Katie Lapham DNF 12 --- 850 0 850
44 46 Lisa Frankel1/Mark Valera1 DNF 8 --- 1050 0 1050
45 32 Michael Koch/Paul Cockerill DNF 7 --- 1100 0 1100
46 40 David Durland/Michael Gonis DNF 6 --- 1150 0 1150
47 20 S Earl Laughlin/Janice Laugh DNF -- --- --- --- ---
47 36 Lori Bunting/Steve Basini DNF -- --- --- --- ---
There were 48 entries (Car #1 to #49, with no #30). Thirty two made it
to the Check Point, which was between instructions 47 and 48. It was on
Station Road, just off Route 100 at the AP Shopping Center in Millwood,
N.Y. Another 14 DNFed but turned in answer sheets at Tino's. Only Two
never returned.
The total length of the rally (start to check point) was 58.6 miles.TH
The correct elapsed time was 2:19:26. Instruction 1 to 39 was 45.8 miles
at 24 MPH for a time of 1:54:30. Instruction 39 to 41 was 4.05 miles at
40 MPH for a time of 6:05. Instruction 41 to 43 was 2.25 miles at 24 MPH
for at time of 5:38. Instruction 43 to 44 was 3.05 miles at 40 MPH for a
time of 4:35. Instruction 44 to the Check Point was 3.45 miles at 24 MPH
for a time of 8:38. (All rounding off was done on the individual leg
calculations.) We put out 31 on course Turkeys and 2 off course Turkeys.
The next day we retrieved 28 of the on course signs (one was lying on the
road) and both off course signs. Of the four "problem" turkeys - all in
the first third of the rally, two were seen by a large cross section
(early and late cars), one was not seen by anyone and one (the A) was
only seen by about the first third of the cars. Therefore, the one unseen
sign and the one partly seen sign (A) were not counted and the official
total is 29.
The most common errors (yours and ours) were (listed by instruction
number):
#19(Left after " ".) This was at the top of page two. The instruction
was to be executed a short distance after Instruction 18. Of course, we
put up two very easy Turkeys there to distract you from the road from
left sign. It was surprising to find how many experienced teams fell for
this slight of hand trick. Some more then once!
#29 (Right at "MOSCOOT".) Of course, this was a typo mistake on our
part. The right spelling is MUSCOOT. Most teams ignored it, adjusted for
it or didn't notice. Some teams did claim a time allowance for this and
it was granted.
#42 (Bear Left at Island. (MBR)) Some teams thought the next instruction
(Right at Stop Sign) referred to the Stop Sign at the end of the Island.
While I can understand the confusion and admit I shouldn't have used a
Stop Sign as the next instruction, you should have completed Instruction
42 and cleared the Island before going onto Instruction 43.
#44 (Third Left or Bear Left after 1 mile. - The or Bear Left was added
at the Drivers' meeting.) Signs with the words mile or miles were used in
earlier instructions (12, 25 and 32). This was a distance and not a sign.
However, there was a sign with 1 mile in it that, if used, would have put
you off course. This was also some concern that the second opportunity
was a dead end. There was no way you could tell this from the position
you were in if you were on course. The road had no sign indicating it was
a dead end that could be read from an on course car, it had a standard
street sign and there was a break in the double yellow line on the road
you were driving down. There was also some remarks about other roads.
This was checked out and there was nothing else but drive ways.
There were several prizes raffled off at Tino's after the rally. You had
to be present to win. Prizes and winners were:
Prize Donated by Winner
Mary Kay Cosmetics Marilynn Kadan (914) 762-2194 Car 10
Ossining, N.Y.
Gift Certificate Tino's Restaurant (914) 769-7236 Car 25
Route 9A
Hawthorne, N.Y.
Mobil Gas CertificatDom's Friendly Service (914) 271-3877 Car 15
South Riverside Ave.
Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Oil Change Auto-Tech Repair Service (914) 591-6266 Car 21
North Astor Street
Irvington, N.Y.
Manicure Studio 141 (914) 762-1932 Car 17
141 North State Road
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.