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An Important Message from the Officials

Safety, Accountability, and the Road Ahead

By now, most of you have probably heard that not everything went as planned at Laguna Seca with CSRG. We had four separate incidents involving eight cars that were unfortunately unable to complete the weekend.

Because of this, our group as a whole is currently on probation, and the drivers involved in the contact are under investigation by CSRG. Potential penalties will be ruled on at the July CSRG Board meeting.

Our Commitment: The Crossflow Cup remains completely dedicated to providing a safe racing environment for Formula and Club Fords and drivers of all skill levels. We fully support and back the CSRG Board in their decisions, and we look forward to racing again with a renewed commitment to clean, safe competition.

Heat, Fog, and Fine Tuning: Friday & Saturday Morning

The weekend wasn’t all bad news! After Thursday’s load-in on what must have been the hottest day of the year at Laguna Seca, Friday’s practice kicked off beautifully. Out of 38 entries for the weekend, 28 took advantage of the Friday session. By the end of the day, all 28 were running at least as well as—if not better than—when they rolled off the trailer.

Saturday morning qualifying was delayed by a full hour due to heavy fog. The sun fully broke through just as we finally took to the track, welcoming us back to unseasonably nice Monterey weather.

• Pole Position: Adam White took pole yet again with a blistering 1:35.7.

• Historic Formula Ford: James Hakewill secured the second spot in the same Titan that Adam won last year’s championship in.

• Crossflow Cup: Tim Moser, driving a rent-to-own Crossle, put on an impressive show as the second-fastest Club Ford, followed closely by Todd Willing (who was also pulling double duty competing in Ethan’s A2V championship).

• Historic Fords Contingent: John Plavan clocked in next, followed by Denny Renfrow.

Infraction Note: Unfortunately, during the final laps of qualifying, Denny Renfrow made contact with Neil Porter as Neil was attempting to exit the track between Turns 9 and 10. Neither car was able to make the race grid, and the incident is currently under investigation.

Saturday Race Results: Wise Eyes & Hard Chargers

Saturday’s race got off to a perfectly clean start. For the first time in years, we had a start judge in the box—our very own Dan Wise. Fortunately, we didn’t need him to make any tough calls; all cars were lined up tight and got away clean!

Saturday Podium & Awards

The Main Event: The Crossflow Raffle!

As always, the Saturday raffle is the major highlight. A huge thank you to our generous sponsors! Here are the weekend's lucky winners:

• Panasport T-Shirts: Eric Ingrott & Gregg Hoff

• Porter Racing T-Shirts: Oliver Abate & Robert Kozinski

• Scott Young Enterprises Certificate: Steve Jeffords

• Dezzani Digital Art: Roger Karnopp

• HyTech Exhaust Certificate: Thomas Blackmon

• Brake Pads: Adam White & Ian Sweeney

• Ivey Engine Certificate: Ed Abate Jr.

• Panasport Wheel Certificate: Tim Moser

• Hoosier Racing Tire: Skip Streets

• Nova/Avon Tires: Augustine Valero

🎁 The CSRG President's Surprise!

When we reached the free entry drawing, CSRG President Ed Lauber made a thrilling audible. Instead of the usual single free entry, he offered the group a choice: one free entry for Sonoma OR two free entries for Thunderhill.

The crowd overwhelmingly voted for the Thunderhill package! The two drivers racing for free at Thunderhill will be Ed Van Tassel and John Plavan!

Sunday Qualifying: A Format Mix-Up

Sunday morning’s fog was lighter, allowing qualifying to start on time—though not without a hitch.

As a reminder, the Crossflow Cup runs a slightly different format from other CSRG groups. We do not use Friday afternoon as a bonus qualifying. Instead, we grid Saturday morning based on championship standings, and Sunday morning based on Saturday’s race results.

Unfortunately, word didn't quite get to the grid marshals that our Sunday morning session was a pure qualifying session, not a qualifying race. We were accidentally sent out behind a splitter and a pace car. It wasn't ideal, but we adjusted, using best lap times to set the grid for the main event:

• Front Row: Adam White (Pole) & James Hakewill

• Club Ford Row 2: Kelly Heil & Skip Streets

• Historic Ford: John Plavan & Greg Hoff

Infraction Note: On one of the final qualifying laps, Malon Brown spun in Turn 9 and Gregg Hoff ran into him. Both cars suffered damage and neither was able to make the main race. The incident is currently under investigation by CSRG.

Sunday Main Event: A Wild Dash to the Finish

The Sunday main event started fast and clean. James Hakewill surged ahead into Turn 2, holding the lead for the opening laps. Behind him, Tony Delane went off in Turn 6 on lap one, "dirt tracking" his way up the hill to the Corkscrew and setting off on a fierce mission to regain his lost positions.

By lap three, Adam White caught up to James and made a brilliant pass going into the Corkscrew.

Double Trouble & The Red Flag

Right as Adam was making his pass, track incidents multiplied:

• Tony Delane and Levi Zeidlhack came together between Turns 3 and 4, ending up in the outside tire barriers.

• On the very same lap, Edd Ozzard went wide in Turn 5. He stayed on the pavement but off the racing line. As he re-entered the track, Steve Gomas was making a move, and Edd came back on just in front of him. The two made contact on the inside of Turn 5.

This brought out the pace car and the "New Red Flag," bringing the entire field into the hot pits.

The Sprint Finish

Once the track was cleared, we were sent back out behind a very fast pace car for what we anticipated would be a single racing lap. The pace car was moving, the restart was even faster, the field spread out, and we actually got two full racing laps to finish off the weekend!

Sunday Podium & Awards

Final Thoughts

We had our share of incidents this weekend. All incidents and those involved will be addressed by the CSRG board in July. We will navigate our group probation together. We will take this experience in stride, learn from it, and actively aim to be better and safer as a community moving forward.

Have a fantastic summer, stay safe, and we hope to see you all at Sonoma over Labor Day weekend with the SCCA for our big series finale!

CSRG AND CROSSFLOW CUP BOARD ANNOUNCE 2026 SCHEDULE CHANGES AND RUN GROUP PROBATION FOLLOWING LAGUNA SECA

CSRG AND CROSSFLOW CUP BOARD ANNOUNCE 2026 SCHEDULE CHANGES AND RUN GROUP PROBATION FOLLOWING LAGUNA SECA

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Following a mutual agreement between the Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) Board and The Crossflow Cup Board, significant changes have been made to the remaining 2026 Crossflow Cup schedule.

During the CSRG Corkscrew Challenge at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on June 13–14, the on-track driving of the Crossflow Cup run group as a whole was deemed unacceptable. As a result, The Crossflow Cup run group has been placed on official probation for the remainder of the 2026 season.

Schedule Adjustments & Points Changes

To ensure the integrity and safety of vintage racing, the following calendar changes are effective immediately:

• CSRG Charity Challenge: This event will no longer serve as a Crossflow Cup points race. However, CSRG will still accept Formula Fords and Club Fords to compete in a Group 6 run group.

• 2026 Season Finale: The final Crossflow Cup points race of the season will now take place with the SCCA at Sonoma Raceway over Labor Day weekend (September 4–6, 2026).

Addressing the Laguna Seca Incidents

While vintage racing is highly competitive, the primary mission of both organizations is to provide an environment where drivers of varying age, skill levels, and experience can enjoy safe, sane on-track competition.

At Laguna Seca, the grid started with a strong field of 38 cars. While the majority of drivers behaved impeccably, the weekend saw a highly unusual and unacceptable frequency of incidents. Following a clean Friday practice, the group suffered multiple car-damaging incidents:

Saturday Morning

2 cars lost to damage

Sunday Qualifying

2 cars lost to damage

Sunday Main Race

2 separate incidents on a single lap resulting in 4 cars out and one driver injured

"As a group, we had more incidents in a single weekend than other run groups typically experience in an entire season," the Boards noted in a joint statement. "Though 80 percent of our drivers were not involved in these incidents, we take the safety of every single competitor seriously."

Investigation and Strict Probation Penalties

CSRG is currently conducting a comprehensive investigation into each individual incident from Laguna Seca. Appropriate penalties for individual drivers will be determined and assigned during the July CSRG Board Meeting.

However, the group-wide probation penalties are effective immediately. Moving forward under this probation, driver behavior will be under intense scrutiny. Any subsequent on-track contact by a driver may result in swift and severe punishment, up to and including an immediate 13-month suspension.

Preserving the Legacy of Crossflow Cup

The Crossflow Cup Series remains a premier community of dedicated racers. Ten years ago, Andrew Wait created something truly special, which Ethan and Rebecca have since elevated to incredible heights.

The Crossflow Cup Board and CSRG are fully unified in taking these firm steps today to correct the current trajectory, ensuring the series remains a safe, sustainable, and thrilling place to race for the next 10 years and beyond.

Up Next: The Corkscrew Classic with CSRG

The Corkscrew Classic is up next

The David Love event at Sonoma was a great weekend. Next up, Crossflow Cup races 5 & 6 at CSRG’s Corkscrew Challenge on June 12th-14th. It’s time to get your entry in! We look forward to having the largest field of Historic Fords (HF) and Club Fords (CF) of the year on the Monterey Peninsula. You will not want to miss it. Because the schedule includes an optional test day on Friday, we are going to use season point standings to set qualifying grid order on Saturday morning. Note that the points have been recently updated and are available on our website. CSRG will be providing an all you can eat taco truck on Saturday night, but make sure to go our Crossflow party in the the Katusha paddock before heading over to the taco truck. As usual, the party starts when the track goes cold. We will be raffling off thousands of dollars of products from our generous sponsors, including our newest benefactor, John Grudynski of HyTech Exhaust. Don’t forget, you must be present to win! We can’t all take the checkered flag but we can win at the raffle! We all appreciate our sponsors for making the raffles possible. Please show them your appreciation for supporting our race series.

The Crossflow Cup has gone Legit

Thanks to the legal services from Jonathan Kitchen we are now a Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation registered with the State of California. This gives us nonprofit status, allowing us to have a bank account. The Bylaws have been approved and are posted on the website. We have applied for membership in the Vintage Motorsports Council and look forward to continuing to provide the best Formula Ford racing offered in the United States.

Qualifying Starts, Restarts, Aborted starts clarification

We had some confusion at David Love with our starts. A couple of things happened that were a little out of the ordinary for us. Without blaming anyone for what they may or may not have done, The Board would like to clarify what should happen in the future:

Qualifying

From our rules: “For all Crossflow Cup sessions, the out lap is to be considered Full Course Yellow, whether the workers display it or not.”

Everyone followed the procedure for Qualifying on Saturday, but unfortunately we did not complete the out lap. A car was disabled in Turn 2 that brought us into the hot pit under a black flag. We were then released back onto track after the stalled car was cleared. This is where the confusion happened. Some drivers assumed we were still under yellow, some considered that we had completed the first lap and felt free to pass.

Going forward, once we do one out lap, we are free to pass. If the black flag brings us in after any number of laps, the next out lap is at the discretion of the corner workers and the flags they display. Please pay attention to the flags.

Starts

From our rules:

“When the grid is formed up, we want ONE SPEED to be held until the green flag is waved. Drivers are allowed to look left or right, but competitors should not accelerate or decelerate once that speed is reached until the green flag is waved.”

Just to be clear, stay tight, steady and in position until the green flag drops and the yellow flags are put away. Once the green drops, all competitors are free to race and pass whether they can see the green flag or not, providing there is not a yellow flag displayed. That is why it is very important for the pole to hold steady, in 1st gear at 4000 RPM. All other cars are to follow the steady speed of the pole setter. Drivers at the back of the grid may not be through turn 11 at Sonoma or Laguna when the pole sitter has taken the green. Assuming the yellows are put away, they would be free to race. They will only know that the track is green if we keep tight and steady until the flag drops. It is everyones responsibility to keep tight and steady, not just the front, but all the way though the pack to ensure safe and fair starts.

Overly aggressive starts are high risk. Incidents at the start can take out multiple cars as a result. Remember that we are vintage racing with strict “no contact” enforcement by CSRG at their events.

Aborted Starts

When a start is aborted for whatever reason, please do your best to fall back in order, two abreast. If you have mistakenly passed someone, give the place back. If you have been passed, do not pass anyone to take your original position back. It is the passing driver’s responsibility to give the place back. If there is an issue, we will sort positions out after the race. If a car has fallen out of order, due to driver error or a mechanical situation, the driver should fall into position where they can but not pass any other competitors to resume their original position. We will repeat the start as per the start procedure by keeping it tight and steady.

Restarts

When the Safety Car is brought out during a race, please do your best to close all the gaps throughout the field. Remember that it will be a full course yellow: be in control of your car, keep up the pace, and close the gap in front of you. We would like to have all cars in single file and nose to tail when the safety car pulls off track. If you are the lead car: keep tight behind the safety car until it pulls off then keep your speed constant until you see the green flag. We are not free to race until the lead car takes the green flag. The safety car pulling away does not imply racing has begun. Like with all other starts, once the lead cars have taken the green, the rest of the pack is free to race assuming there is not a yellow flag displayed.

Thank you for participating in our series as it is not possible without YOU!

See you in in Monterey and remember, 

The Party Starts When The Track Goes Cold

CROSSFLOW CUP WELCOMES HYTECH EXHAUST INC. AS A SPONSOR

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — May 22, 2026 — The Crossflow Cup, the premier West Coast Historic Formula Ford racing series, is thrilled to announce HyTech Exhaust Inc. has joined our family of sponsors for the 2026 Neil Porter Farewell Tour season of the Crossflow Cup. This partnership brings together the pinnacle of vintage open-wheel racing with performance exhaust craftsmanship that helps keep our vintage cars on track.

"We are absolutely delighted to welcome John Grudynski and HyTech Exhaust Inc to the Crossflow Cup family," said Jay Streets, "Our series celebrates the golden era of motorsport, where precision engineering and driver skill are paramount. HyTech Exhaust Inc shares that exact passion for mechanical excellence and performance.”

Driving Innovation, Honoring Heritage

HyTech has been the leader in race engine exhaust technology for the past 30 years, with numerous championships in every type of  racing.  HyTech's innovative approach to exhaust development has catapulted it into the forefront of the racing and aftermarket industry. By joining forces with the Crossflow Cup, the company aims to deepen its connection with the vintage racing community while showcasing their products engineered to keep historic machines running at their peak.

A Powerful Network of Industry Support

HyTech joins an illustrious and dedicated lineup of returning sponsors who continue to make the Crossflow Cup the gold standard for Historic and Club Formula Ford racing. The series is incredibly proud to maintain the backing of key industry pillars, including:

• Nova Motorsport (the official licensed manufacturer of Avon Motorsport Tires) and Hoosier Racing Tires, keeping grids tightly contested on the best rubber in vintage racing.

• Roger Kraus Racing and Kraus Racing Tires, providing essential trackside tire support and expertise.

• Ivey Engines and Scott Young Enterprises, delivering legendary mechanical preparation and technical backing to the paddock.

• Porter Racing and Panasport Wheels, heavily supporting our paddock events, raffle giveaways, and social gatherings.

• Jonathan Kitchen (Sonoma View Vineyard / Twisting Turns), continuing the beloved tradition of supplying our signature wine trophies.

• Dezzani Digital Art, beautifully capturing the essence of our grid with custom digital prints awarded at every round.

Up Next This Season:

The green flag drops at Laguna Seca next month with one of the most competitive grids in the series' history. With the backing of HyTech and our incredible family of long-term partners, the Crossflow Cup is poised to deliver an unforgettable year of wheel-to-wheel historic racing.

For more information on schedule, driver registration, or tickets, visit the official Crossflow Cup website at https://www.norwestff.com.

About the Crossflow Cup

The Crossflow Cup is the leading historic racing series dedicated to Formula Ford and vintage open-wheel cars. Celebrating the heritage, camaraderie, and pure competition of classic motorsport, the series brings together drivers and enthusiasts at some of the most iconic road courses in the United States.

Media Contact:

Jay Streets, Crossflow Cup Media Relations

crossflowcup@gmail.com

415 740 8100

https://www.norwestff.com/

Race Report - Sonoma Raceway at Sears Point with CSRG April 17th-19th, 2026

The Crossflow Cup

Neil Porter Farewell Tour - Races 3 & 4

Sonoma Raceway at Sears Point with CSRG April 17th-19th, 2026

Spring was in the air, the hills were green, and the rain held off for round two of The Crossflow Cup - Neil Porter Farewell Tour 2026. Practice got underway Friday with 35 cars entered. We lost one car on the Friday test day. Ian Sweeney ended his weekend early due to a solo encounter with a dirt berm at Turn 5. With Crossle spares on hand from Porter Racing and a valiant effort, Ian almost made it…A leaking radiator was just one too many issues to fix before Saturday’s Qualifying.

The start order for Qualify 1 on Saturday morning was set by merging the championship standings from Historic and Club Ford. The goal was to reduce risk of black flag all / red flag incident(s) by gridding drivers around cars of like speed. Nothing is perfect as it did put some fast drivers at the back who had not yet been scored points in the championship. Our friends from Canada didn’t make it south for this event but Mexico was represented with Augustine Valero and his gorgeous red Lotus Mk 69. When the track went green, 33 cars set qualifying times. Chris Schoap had an electrical problem and Jay Streets aborted qualifying due to a fuel cell leak. Pole position was set by Adam White with a 1:44.4, followed by Denny Renfrow, Kelly Heil, Greg Hoff, John Plavan Jr., and Todd Willing. Danny Baker, Skip Streets, Tim Monahan and Niel Porter rounded out the remaining top 10. Unfortunately, Todd Willing’s PRS suffered a front upright failure and he was out for the rest of the weekend. We look forward to having him back soon.

Saturday afternoon’s main event got off to a good start, until an incident in Turn 10 brought out the red flag. If there is one thing every driver should know about driving Sears Point, it is never lift in Turn 10. Scott Knell was following Paul Kitchen into Turn 10 and unfortunately lost the rear of his car, rotating about 300 degrees and ending up stopped on track. The next 10 cars through drove around him on the outside but the 11th wasn’t so lucky. Dan Wise threw out the anchor and backed into Scott’s Titan at speed, gearbox to gearbox. It was a very scary incident that could have been much, much worse. We are all grateful that both drivers were able to walk away.

After medical attention and track clearing, the pace car was brought out. Most drivers were not aware of what had taken place but from the time we sat on course, we all knew that something bad had happened and were unsure if racing would resume. After a couple of turns around behind the pace car, racing resumed for 5 more laps. Adam White brought home the overall win with a fast lap of 1:44.1 then Denny Renfrow a second back for the Historic Ford top podium step. John Plavan Jr. and Tim Monahan rounded out the Historic Ford Podium with Skip Streets and Neil Porter on the podium for Club Ford. The Masters Class was won by Gregg Hoff with Ed VanTassel and Steve Gomas.

On a side note: One thing we should all be aware of is that when a red flag does come out, to safely park in a way that keeps the track clear for emergency personnel. Everyone did that, but not necessarily in the order we were running at the time of the flag. That was the right thing to do. When racing restarted we should have all resumed the position on track we were in when the flag came out, that did not happen. We will address this and first lap out is always yellow in a rules clarification and drivers bulletin at a later date.

Club Ford Podum:

1st - Adam White

2nd - Skip Streets

3rd - Neil Porter

Historic Ford Podium:

1st - Denny Renfrow

2nd - John Plavan Jr.

3rd - Tim Monahan

Masters Podium:

1st - Greg Hoff

2nd - Ed VanTassel

3rd- Steve Gomas (Brian F. standing in for the picture)

The party starts when the track goes cold!

Our awards were given out in the Katusha Garage once the track went cold. The Twisting Turns Cabernet Sauvignon podium trophies were kindly provided by Jonathan Kitchen. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we had lots of winners on and off the podium. The winning raffle tickets were once again drawn with the assistance of Lilly “Vanna” White and Jack.

Porter Racing T-shirt: Fred Gries

Panasport Wheels T-shirt: Sam McCord

Porter Racing T-shirt: Tim Monahan

Panasport Wheels T-shirt: Thomas Blackmon

Dezzani Digital Art: John Plavan Jr.

$300 Scott Young Enterprises: Ed VanTassle

Porter Racing brake Pads: Kelly Heil

$300 Ivey Engines: Ed Abate

Porter Racing brake pads: Chris Schoap

$500 Panasport Wheels: Adam White

Hoosier Racing Tire tires: Mace Gjerman

Nova Motorsports tires: Oliver Abate

Free Entry to another CSRG event: Mitch Roth

As always, a big thank you to our sponsors!

Sunday’s qualifying saw a minor delay due to Kelly Heil parking it in Turn 2 on the out lap under yellow. He eventually coasted back down the hill to sort out his issues. All drivers came into the pit lane, then the aborted start of qualifying resumed. There was some confusion as to whether the out lap was to be consider green or yellow. No one did anything wrong, but many drivers treated it differently and that too will be addressed in a rules clarification and a drivers bulletin in the near future. Once again Adam White was on pole followed by Denny Renfrow, John Plavan Jr., Danny Baker, Tim Monahan, Kelly Heil, Neill Porter, Gregg Hoff, Olive Abate and Jay Streets.

Sundays feature race saw great racing at the front, middle and back of the pack. Tim Monahan dropped out on lap one, parking behind the K-rail on the drag strip. Greg Hoff was having an epic battle trying to get around Neil Porter for 5th, it was all going well until Alan Dezaani’s car developed and oiling issue that most people first felt in Turn 5 but ended up covering most of the track resulting in a trip for his motor to the Ivey’s shop. The oil in 5 gave Greg what he needed to get around Neil and although the surface was questionable, he never looked back. Jay Streets had a front row seat to the Porter /Hoff duel but on the final lap, his Lithium battery failed, parking the Titan next to Tim Monahan behind the K-rail, this allowed his brother Skip to take the 7th place slot.

Club Ford Podum:

Adam White

Neil Porter

Skip Streets

Historic Ford Podium:

Denny Renfrow

Danny Baker

John Plavan Jr.

Masters Podium:

Greg Hoff

Brian Forester

Ed VanTassel

Porter Racing T-Shirt for the highest finishing Crossle: Mace Gjerman

Some of you got to see a preview of Mitch Roth’s video at Thunderhill. Mitch was kind enough to share a link of his work in progress. It has interviews with the Porter Racing crew and some great Formula Ford history. Here is a link if you are interested. You will need to create a user and login to access. https://wipapp.wipster.io/review/Ce3sWwA_FrO95qBmjbsOVe6lpWa0RjE_diwjsCEne7uqoKdcnQ

Overheard in the paddock said by an SCCA Racer:

“The only reason you were ahead of me is I spun, I would have been top 10.”

Overheard from in the paddock said by a Vintage Racer:

“That was so much fun! We were battling it out and then I spun in the oil.  I was coming back at you hard but couldn’t quite catch up.”

Remember this is vintage racing and we are here for the fun.

Thank you all for coming out, 

See you in Monterey for CSRG’s Corkscrew Classic

Crossflow Cup - Rounds 1 & 2 - ThunderHill Race Report

The 2026 Crossflow Cup, titled the Neil Porter Farewell Tour, kicked off with the SCCA at thunderHill raceway March 28th and 29th. The weekend started on Friday the 27th with a test day run by the track. We had 32 cars entered for the weekend, we lost one before we even got to the track. Turns out his new Rhino cased gear box didn’t quite fit back into the hole where the old box came out. We also lost one car during the test day. A loose oil fitting left his fluids lubricating the track instead of the vital engine components it was intended for. Good reminder to double check your fittings and make sure your oil filter is wire tied. All in all testing went well, we had six 20 minute sessions and 30 cars to start off the weekend.

Friday night we had the Neil Porter Farewell Tour banquet sponsored by Porter Racing. The dinner was in the SCCA club house and catered by Thunderhill Grill. The food was fantastic and the company great. Mitch Roth shared a rough cut of a short film about formula ford that he is working on. It starts out with James Hunt talking about how he started out in Formula Ford. The film moves on to interviews with Neil Porter and Tony Jimenez then features great archival footage intermixed with current vintage Fords. At one point there is shot of a line of fords at speed passing an ambulance on track. If you missed it or just want to see it again, Mitch has generously made what he has so far available.

Saturday’s qualifying saw Adam White and Danny Baker battling it out for Pole with Adam taking it by more than a second with a 1:58.041. Danny was the first Historic Ford at 1:59.159. Kelly Heil was next followed by John Plavan Jr., Greg Hoff and Denny Renfrow. The grid was set.

Saturday’s race got off to a good start, but going into turn 4 John Ballantyne and Skip Streets came together. As a result John’s rear mounted oil tank was forcibly put into cleaning and inspection mode. About the top of turn 9, John realized he was down on pressure, shut the engine off, and coasted to the exit of 12 bringing out a full course yellow and the pace car. After the track was cleared, racing resumed but not for long. The track workers never realized that 5 plus quarts of oil were left on the track from turn 5 to 9. The leaders found out the first time through at speed. JP got a view of Kelly Heil’s broadside and initiated a two car synchronized pirouette with Ed VanTassel. Amazingly there was no carnage but it did bring out another full course yellow. We took our first checkered flag of the season behind the pace car under yellow. Adam white for the overall win; Dany baker, Denny Renfrow and Gregg Hoff were next for the Historic Ford podium and Kelly Heil and Neil Porter finished out the Club Ford spots. The Masters podium included Jay Streets, Brian Forester and Alex Dodd.

Thanks to our sponsors, we gave away more stuff then ever before at Saturday night's award ceremony. Trophy’s were thanks to Jonathan Kitchen and Twisting Turns wine. The raffle prizes started off with T shirts and finished off with sets of tires from Hoosier and Avon. Recognizing that we brought a strong grid of entries, we were able to provide an entry rebate from the SCCA.

Porter Racing T shirts: Jay Streets & Robert Kozinski

Panasport Wheels T shits: Kelly Heil & Malon Brown

Dezzani Digital Art: Ian Sweeny

Break Pads from Porter racing: Allen Dezzani & Dave Sandlin

Scott Young Certificate: Greg Hoff

Ivey Engines Certificate: Brian Forester

Panasport Wheels Certificate: Elvis Lieban

Avon tires: Adam White

Hoosier Tires: Sam McCord

SCCA Entry Rebate: Danny Baker

The Crossflow Cup would like to thank all our sponsors for making our raffle “The Event” within the event. We can’t all stand on the podium but your generous support provides all the competitors an equal chance at being a raffle winner.

Sundays qualifying grid was set by Saturdays race results so as to put the fast cars out first. Adam White went even faster to set pole at 1:57.905 over Danny Baker followed by Denny Renfrow, JP, Kelly Heil and Greg Hoff.

The race started off fast at the green flag. Kelly Heil went off at the exit of turn 1, leaving him at the back of the pack and having to fight his way back through the grid to place 13th overall. Jay Streets got a good start moving from 8th to 5th by but he was unable to hold onto the leaders and went off on the exit of 8. Coming back on track, only at 180 degrees to the racing direction, he had to wait for all the cars to clear before continuing on. Denny Renfrow and Danny Baker had a good fight on track that unfortunately led to ‘not enough pavement’ at the exit of turn 1 and Danny taking to the dirt to avoid contact. Club Ford saw Adam White with the win Glen Woloski second and Brian Swanson third. Historic Ford saw Denny in first place followed by Danny and JP. The Masters podium was Ed VanTassel, Greg Hoff and Neil Porter.

The Next race is with CSRG at Sonoma April 17th - 19th. online entry deadline is April 10th, we hope to see you all there.

The 2026 Crossflow Cup season starts soon

Crossflow Cup 2026

The 2026 Crossflow Cup season is just 6 weeks away!!! Our season opener is with SCCA at Thunderhill Raceway March 27th - 29th. The season kicks off Friday with a warm up/ test day. Friday night has a special welcome dinner in the Clubhouse sponsored by Porter Racing and Panasport Wheels for all Crossflow Cup competitors and a guest. Racing starts Saturday morning with our usual schedule of qualifying/race  repeating again on Sunday.

A couple of new things for 2026 you should know:

First off, The 2026 Crossflow Cup Season will be known as the Neil Porter Farewell Tour. After more years racing than we can count, Neil has decided that this will be his last full-time racing season. Porter Racing and Panasport Wheels have teamed up to supply some fantastic raffle prizes for our race weekend giveaways. We want to thank Neil for all he has done for our sport and we know he will never be going away completely.

Rules

The rules  have been updated. Don’t worry, if your car was legal last year, it will be legal this year. We made no major changes, just cleaned up some language to make sure we are all on the same page, and racing on a level playing field. Please take a moment to read through the rules. They will be updated on the website.

Points

Everything is a work in progress last year we made an adjustment in the points structure and this year we have fine tuned it again. We wanted to create a bigger differential for the podium places. First will still receive 15 points, Second place  will get 12 and the last step on the box  will be 10. Points will now be paid through 12th place.

Funding

In the past, our series has been paid for by the generosity of sponsors and direct donations from the competitors. This year we will continue to enjoy the support of our past sponsors with the additions of Panasport wheels, Porter Racing, Nova Motorsports, and coming back for full season support, Hoosier Tires. What is changing is we will no longer be asking for a donation from competitors. Instead of the $300 per year/$75 per weekend donation we have now built into Motorsports reg a $50 per event fee that the hosting clubs will be collection and sending to us to help fund everything we do.

Looking forward to seeing a huge field for Thunderhill

Crossflow Cup Unveils Five-Weekend Schedule for the 2026 Championship

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 3, 2025 – The Crossflow Cup, a championship series for Historic and Club Formula Ford race cars, is pleased to announce its five-weekend schedule for the 2026 season. The highly anticipated calendar includes a mix of fan-favorite circuits across Northern California, culminating with the season-ending championship event at historic Sonoma Raceway in October.

The 2026 Crossflow Cup schedule offers an exciting season of vintage racing that celebrates the legacy of Formula Ford. We represent a class that developed many champions over the past 50 years. The schedule includes ten races over five weekends, with the opportunity to earn bonus points by traveling to designated away races.

The Crossflow Cup 2026 Schedule

March 27th-29th Thunderhill Raceway SCCA

April 17th-19th Sonoma Raceway CSRG

June 12-14th Laguna Seca Raceway CSRG

September 4th-6th Sonoma Raceway SCCA

October 9th-10th Sonoma Raceway CSRG

These are the 2026 full points season races. All dates are subject to change based on any changes made by the host clubs.

The 2026 bonus points away races are:

CSRG at Thunderhill 2025,

HMSA at Apex 2025,

HMSA at Laguna, March 21st-22nd 2026

and any Emerald Cup race in 2026 before the end of our championship.

"We are thrilled to bring back another action-packed schedule for our Historic and Club Formula Ford competitors in 2026," said Board Member, Jay Streets, "Our drivers, fans and sponsors can look forward to thrilling racing in the front, back and middle of the pack, at the West Coast’s most celebrated circuits."

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the Crossflow Cup rewards our competitors with valuable prizes and year end awards. This includes the prestigious Crossflow Cup which is awarded to the most worthy participant based on a character, effort, and conduct. Our 2026 sponsors include:

• Dezzani Digital Art

• Hoosier Tires

• Ivey Engines

• Jonathan Kitchen - Sonoma View Vineyard - Twisting Turns

• Kraus Racing Tires

• Nova Motorsport, licensed manufacture of Avon Motorsport Tires

• Roger Kraus Racing

• Scott Young Enterprises

About the Crossflow Cup

The Crossflow Cup is a championship series for vintage Formula Ford open wheel race cars. The series scores points separately for Historic Ford (cars built prior to 1972) and Club Ford (cars built prior to 1981). All cars use the same Ford ‘Kent’ engine with the crossflow cylinder head. The series was created to celebrate the history of this significant racing class that was a formative component in the careers of countless professional drivers and amateur racers alike.

Media Contact:

Jay Streets

Board Member

Crossflowcup@gmail.com

http://norwestff.com

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2025 Crossflow Cup Season Wrap-Up

CSRG’s Sears Point Challenge wrapped up the 2025 Crossflow Cup Championship. What a year it was running with CSRG, SCCA and HMSA at Laguna Seca, Sonoma Raceway and Thunderhill Raceway. 35 Historic Ford and 17 Club Ford drivers scored points across our 10 races. 18 of our drivers scored extra bonus points by traveling to Emerald Cup events at The Ridge, Pacific Raceway, Qlispe Raceway park and Portland International Raceway.

Congratulations to our 2025 Crossflow Cup class podiums:

HISTORIC FORD

1st Place

Adam White

1972 Titan MK6

2nd Place

Danny Baker

1969 Lotus 61

3rd Place

Jamie Moore

1970 Titan MK6

Club Ford

1st Place

John Plavan Jr.

1975 Crossle 30F

2nd Place

Kelly Heil

1979 Lola T540

3rd Place

Christopher Cook

1981 Crossle 45

Master’s Champion

Ed VanTassel

1970 Titan MK6

Special year end awards were presented to recognize the team effort it takes to get us out on track.

John Streets Garagiste Award

for 11th place overall in class

“the best of the rest”

Club Ford - Steve Gomas

Historic Ford - James Hakewill

Rookie of the Year

Chris Cook

Fanciest Ford

Skip Streets

1979 Van Diemen

Mechanic of the year

Seth Bowers

Crossflow Cup MVP

John Plavan Jr.

“JP”

The Crossflow Cup

The Shippert Family

Ethan, Rebecca and the Boys

We had an incredible turn out with 42 Formula Fords entered for the weekend with 32 signed up for Friday practice. The weekend got off to a bumpy start. Load in Thursday was delayed due to Yamaha having rented the track until 7pm with a strict non disclosure agreement. They prevented us from accessing the paddock for pit space stripping until after dark. The racing gremlins continued to plague the event Saturday morning when the entire facility lost power during the drivers meeting. The CSRG staff and volunteers continued on and ran all the Saturday morning sessions on schedule. Unfortunately, without power, drivers at grid were told there was no timing and scoring. What we thought was going to be the morning qualifying session now caused confusion and comments from drivers. To be fair to all, we moved qualifying to the afternoon time slot, giving us two races Sunday morning with the finishing order of Race #1 setting the grid for Race #2. Not ideal, and not what anyone wanted, but the best we could do given the hand we were dealt.

We set the grid order for Saturdays qualifying based on best lap times from the Friday afternoon practice or Saturday morning’s run. We wanted to have the fast cars out front especially given the number of cars on track. Adam White in his Red Titan took  pole, followed by another red Titan, James Hakewill with Danny Baker’s 61 Lotus in third. The Club Fords were led by John Plavan, Brian Forester, and Skip Streets.

Normally our races with CSRG are 25 minute sessions but due to the schedule being set originally as a qualifying, Sunday's mornings first run was only on the calendar for 20 minutes. Adam White did what we have seen him do so many times, took the lead and never looked back. Kelly Heil and James Hakewill came together in 11 leaving Kelly stationary for a while ruining his day. The Historic Ford podium was Adam White, Danny Baker, and James Hakewill. Club Ford saw John Plavan Jr., Brian Forester, and Skip Streets on the box.The Hard charger went to Criss Cook for moving up 4 places.

We only had just over and hour to reset for race number two. A full 25 minutes for this run with Adam White again on pole. Danny Baker hung on to second and Gabe Tesch, who was running with us for the first time, took the last step on the Historic Ford Podium. John Plavan took the win for Club Ford. Neil Porter was second and Skip Streets took the last step. Kelly Heil started back in the order but moved up 17 places for the most significant Hard Charger we have had all year. The final full race of the season was not without incident, on the first lap Chris Cook’s Crossle came together with Jay Street’s Titan in turn 11, bringing  out the local yellow and two recovery vehicles.

The only thing left was the Top Gun Shoot out. For the sprint race we had 15 qualified; Paul Kitchen, Danny Baker, Jamie Moore, Glenn Woloski, Sam McCord, Adam White, Chris Schoap, Malon Brown, Eric Jones, Greg Hoff, Ben Zlotkin, Frederick Greis, Kelly Heil, Cris Cook, and Gabe Tesch. Nine drivers made it to the final grid, all looking to claim that big rodeo belt buckle for the win. The grid, set by a random draw, put newcomer hot shoe Gabe Tesch on pole with past winners Danny Baker and Adam White near the back. The stage was set. How long would it take Adam and Danny to work their way up front? The answer was not long, before the end of the second lap, Adam was out front and never looked back. He did have a moment with 4 wheels off on the outside of 8 and the gap narrowed but only monetarily. Skip, Gabe, and Kelly were battling it out with lots of position changes. Then came Danny, moving up through the field to join the battle. Lots of fun, but in the top gun shootout there is only one winner; our 2025 Top Gun is Adam White!

That concludes our 2025 season race report, but we can’t forget to mention the party. Brent Katusha’s shop hosted all Crossflow Cup competitors and guests on Saturday night for an all you can eat taco party. What was supposed to include Saturday race awards turned into all tacos and raffle prizes, with everyone walking away a winner. The weekend also saw two Memorial laps, one for Dave Vegher on Saturday and Bob Winkleman on Sunday. The Winkleman family were our guests at the taco party. They brought a great collection of photos to celebrate Bob’s life. We are all grateful for what Bob brought to our sport.

The raffle winners were:

Old School Model Works gasket set: Chris Schoap

Scott Young Enterprises: Alan Dezzani

Ivey Engines: Paul Kitchen

Dezzani Digital Art: Sam McCord

Kraus Racing Tires: John Plavan Jr.

Roger Kraus Racing: Ed VanTassel

Hoosier Tires: Brian Forester

CSRG Free Entry: Jay Streets

There was also a table of goodies with donations from Shippert Racing so everyone walked away with a prize.

Thank you all,

We look forward to racing with you next year, or better yet with CSRG at Thunderhill or with HMSA at Apex Motor Club. Both are coming up in November.

Crossflow Cup Round 4 - Race Report

Races 7 & 8 The Corkscrew Classic with CSRG

June 20-22, 2025

Round four of the Crossflow Cup was back at Laguna Seca for the second time this year, this time running the inaugural Corkscrew Classic with CSRG. Vincent Puleo has once again shared some of his great pictures on the Facebook Group page. Many thanks to everyone that posts pics and videos! The weekend started off on Friday with a test day that saw 27 of our 39 entries participating. Come race day, Linsey Hebert who recently completed drivers school but never had a chance to test, opted to run with group one. With the help of a great coach she improved her lap times every session and we look forward to having another Hebert run with group 6 at the Charity Challenge. CSRG Board President Ed Lauber chose to display his car for sale in the Paddock and concentrate on his board duties rather than run with us. After Saturday morning’s Qualifier we lost three more cars with engine issues: Jay streets, Steve Gomas, and Mark Keller. Green flag for the main race still saw a strong field of 34 Formula Fords take the grid.

Saturday’s race started with first time Crossflow Cup Pole sitter Greg Hoff leading the pack followed by Danny Baker and James Hakewell. The Club Ford group was led by Kelly Heil in 5th position followed by Patrick Flynn from Texas and John Plavan Jr. After a somewhat late green flag, Adam White quickly moved through the field taking the top spot with Dany and James moving up to second and third positions. On Lap 6 Dave Sandlin had  an off in turn two bringing out the pace car and setting us up for a tight fight to the finish. Watching the clock, we were hoping for at least a couple lap race to the checker but  going into turn 2 Greg Hoff and Oliver Abate came together. Unbeknownst to most of us, that meant this was going to be the last lap. Coming out of turn 11, it couldn’t have been any closer between Adam, Danny, and James. Danny and James were on the move looking to take advantage of the tow and it almost worked. Adam held on but only by .055 seconds. Adam turned in the fast lap of the session at 1:36.4. Club Ford saw Kelly Heil, Patrick Flynn and John Plavan Jr on the podium.

In 2025 The Crossflow Cup implemented a car compliance program to ensure we were all running on a level playing field. During the weigh in after Saturday's race we impounded three cars who had not yet applied for car compliance stickers. Skip Streets, Levi Zeidlhack and Patrick Flynn. Collin Ivey checked their engines for compliance and unfortunately two of the three cars had compression ratios over the limit and were disqualified from the results, Patrick Flynn and Levi Zeidlhack. We do appreciate them coming out from Dallas and Colorado. Both of them were very good drivers. Levi, at 16 years old, is the youngest driver we have had in the Crossflow Cup. We don’t blame the drivers or the car owners for the compliance violations. They both ran the rest of the weekend but were not eligible to score Crossflow Cup points or trophies. We hope they had fun and welcome them to run with us for championship points in the future. This moved Skip Streets with a compliant Van Diemen up to third in Club Ford. The Masters podium saw Ed VanTassle, Alex Dodd and Ed Abate Jr. The Top Gun shootout included Adam White again for the win, Greg Hoff for Pole and Ben Zlotkin moving up 18 places from his starting position for the Hard Charger.

Saturday's Podium celebration and raffle went off at 5 pm Sharp followed by free tacos for everyone in the paddock courtesy of CSRG. Thank you!

The raffle winners were:

Kelly Heil Old School Gasket set

Dan Wise Scott Young Enterprises 

Skip Streets Jay Ivey Engines 

John Plavan Jr Dezzani Digital Art

Mitch Roth Krauss Racing

Steve Jeffords Roger Kraus Racing

The grand prize winner of the Entry Fee Rebate was Steve Gomas

Hoosier Tires has given us a set of tires to give away at each of the remaining events. A huge thanks goes out to Bruce Foss and Tim Gerhardt for the generous donation.

The tire winner this week was Alan Dezzani

Sunday’s Qualifying Grid was set by the best lap times from Saturday’s race. Qualifying was as close as ever with Danny Baker squeezing out the pole on the last lap with a 1:36.5 followed by Adam White and James Hakewell. Club Ford was familiar with Kelly Heil, Patrick Flyn and John Plavan Jr. The Sunday race started off fast with Danny taking the lead going into turn 2. Unfortunately not everyone made it through turn 2 unscathed. Sam McCloud and Ed Abate Jr came together, causing Ed to spin in front of Chris Cook. All three suffered damage and the recovery truck was needed for two of them. Kelly got in front of  Adam on the second lap but Adam got him  back on lap four. Then Adam got Danny on lap 10 for the win. Danny was second, Club Ford Kelly Heil was third followed by James Hakewell for third in Historic Ford with JP and Skip in second and third place. The Masters podium was Ed VanTassle, Alex Dodd and Malon Brown. Top Gun Shootout stickers went to Danny for Pole, Adam for the win and Mr Indianapolis, Frederick Greis for the Hard Charger.

Call to Grid for the CSRG Corkscrew Classic

With less than three weeks to go, the entry list for The Corkscrew challenge is still shy of the magic number of 30. We need to hit 30 entries to ensure a Free Entry for one lucky raffle winner. If you haven’t entered already, what are you waiting for? It is going to be a great weekend of racing in Monterey. There is also the optional Friday test day.  Qualify followed by race format on both Saturday and on Sunday. We will have our usual awards and raffles on Saturday. CSRG is hosting a taco truck for workers and competitors when the tack goes cold Saturday. Sunday will see a morning Qualifying session and afternoon race with Sunday awards to follow. 

Hope to see you all there.

SOVREN's Premier Event: 38th Annual Pacific Northwest Historics

Not a Crossflow Cup event but The Emerald Cup event at The Pacific Raceway in Kent is a great way to celebrate the 4th of July and Crossflow Cup Competitors can earn 2 Points just for showing up. Three full days of racing at the bargain price of $650 if you get your entry in soon. It is going to be Historic!

• Three days of Racing

• Early Bird: $650 (ends June 12th)

• Discounted Price: $750 (June 13-29)

• Full Price: $800 (after June 29 and at the track)

Races 5 & 6 at Sonoma Raceway with CSRG April 11-13, 2025

The weekend started out with a Friday test session followed by an all you can eat taco party hosted by Kelly and Martin Lauber at The Wheelhouse in Corte Madera. A huge thank you to the Wheelhouse for helping kick off our weekend.

Saturday morning at the track was ideal: the Hills were Green, the sky clear, the temperature in the 70’s and the racing was good.

Qualifying saw no big surprises…Adam White was on pole again with a 1:43.5 running on Hoosiers. James Hakewell made his first Crossflow appearance of the year qualifying second on the grid. Todd Strong was back with us for the second week in a row rounding out the top three.

In Club Ford, Neil Porter was at 146.51 and Kelly Heil was very close at 146.56, and John Plavan was third with 147.9.

The Saturday afternoon race got off to a fast start with James Hakewell taking the lead followed  by pole sitter Adam White and Todd Strong in third. Greg Hoff was the best of the rest not wanting to let the top three breakaway. It didn’t take Adam long to make up for his start and catch James, but it did take him a couple of laps to make the pass. After that, Adam was in control. James and Todd were in solid second and third with Greg staying close by to keep them honest. On the last lap, as the leaders were coming through traffic in the carousel, things got a little tied up and coming up the hill into 7, Todd made a move on James that didn’t work out. There was contact and they ended up a lap down in 19th and 20th position which elevated the ever persistent Hoff into second and Eric Jones to third. Note, that CSRG made the onsite ruling that Todd could not participate the remainder of the weekend due to the contact.

Club Ford was Kelly Heil on the top step over Neil Porter in second with Christopher Cook making his first appearance on the Podium in his third race ever. The Master Podium was filled with Eric Verdin, Ed VanTassle and Chris Schoap. The Hard Charger award went to first time Crossflow competitor, Ace Robey.

During the mechanical picnic on Saturday we had touching memorial laps in honor of John Streets. Jay and Skip’s dad was well loved in our racing community and it showed with all who participated in the laps. There were cars the length of the track to take one more lap in his memory.

Sunday’s race had a clean start and uninterrupted laps.  Adam showed incredible pace from the pole and once again took the checkered. Kelly Heil, James Hakewill, Greg Hoff, and John Plavan Jr. rounded out the top 5. Eric Jones, who had a transponder issue in qualifying, made up 16 places to take the hard charger award

HF Podium: Adam White, James Hakewill, Greg Hoff

CF Podium : Kelly Heil, John Plavan, Neil Porter

Masters Podium: Ed Van Tassel, Chris Schoap, Eric Verdin

Hard Charger: Eric Jones

Of course the member favorite at any Crossflow Cup weekend is the raffle. The winners were:

Alan Dezzani Old School Gasket set

Sam McCord Scott Young Enterprises 

Steve Gomas Jay Ivey Engines 

Greg Hoff Dezzani Digital Art

Ed Abate Jr Krauss Racing

Adam White Roger Kraus Racing

A huge thank you to CSRG for the coveted prize - an Entry Fee Rebate for Eric Verdin!

Races 3 & 4 at Thunderhill Raceway Park with SCCA April 4-6, 2025

The Thunderhill SCCA round of The Crossflow Cup went off smoothly. We had a last minute tech hurdle related to logbooks, but everyone received their tech sticker in time to get out on track for the Friday test sessions. Thanks to the collaboration efforts between long-time Crossflow Cup CF driver and board member, Dan Wise and our new Crossflow cup CF driver, Steve Gomas who holds National Tech Credentials, and the SCCA Region Chief Steward, Jim Rogaski, inspecting cars was completed successfully. Due to their assistance as well as the SCCA Registrars, the Grid, and the Tech folks in Impound, we got everyone on track. We felt the SCCA teams were very professional and helpful. As always, big thanks to Ivey Engines. Colin was down from Portland this weekend and assisted several of us with engine and tuning problems over the weekend. We are grateful for your service and dedication to our race series.

SCCA cordoned off the south overhead canopy and the RV spots with power located near turn one so the Crossflow Cup competitors could paddock together. This helps highlight our group when we all paddock close to each other and fly the Crossflow Cup banners. The management and registration staff were fantastic to work with due to being so helpful. It was Goldilocks weather: Near perfect! Not too hot, not too cold, and no rain.

Friday was an optional test day and most took advantage of it. We were broken into groups with 3 sessions in the morning and 3 in the afternoon so lots of track time was available.

Saturday morning qualifying saw Adam White with his freshly repaired Titan on pole at 1:58.6, closely followed by Danny Baker at 1:59 flat, and Mark Smith was third on grid at 1:59.9. The fastest Club Ford driver was Brian Swanson at 2:00.3 followed by John Plavan with 2:01.4. Kelly Heil struggled on his old Avons. The go-kart trick of flipping the tires on the rims wasn't getting the job done landing Hiel into the third spot in club ford with a 2:03.3/P10 overall. Jay Streets was able to out qualify his little brother, Skip, for the second time in two weekends. Steve Jeffords really upped his game putting in his personal best of 2:02 for the 7th spot overall on the grid. Sam McCord had a clutch issue with his beautiful Crossle (previously driven by Bob Lesnet), resulting in a start from the back.

SCCA was trying out a new schedule process with each session ‘followed by’ rather than fixed times. As a result, Saturday’s race session went out earlier than expected, which doesn’t happen often. Thankfully, we all made it to the grid on time! After the pace car pulled off, the front row kept us at a measured and consistent pace. There was some feedback that it was too slow, but it did allow everyone to get lined up on the straight before the green flag dropped. We received high praise from the SCCA starters who said, “Look at this beautiful pack! This is fantastic! Well done!” Thank you to Adam and Danny on the front row for doing your part to promote a clean start. All the cars got through the start safely. A little accordion effect from Swanson to Heil in turn 2 led to an Ed VanTassle off in the grass on the outside. Jay Streets stayed in front of Skip until turn 6 when Skip made his move. The front pack broke away leaving Jay to drive on his own…until a gearbox failure occurred coming down the Crows Nest. This ended his weekend and brought out a full course yellow with the safety car. There were reports of some individuals who passed under yellow, but immediately gave the position back. There should be no passing under yellow.

• Adam brought it home for first place with the best time of the session 1:58.601, Danny was second at the flag and Todd Strong came in third.

• The Club Ford battle resulted in Kelly Heil on the top step of the box with a 2 minute flat, Skip Streets in second and John Plavan (JP) rounding out the group with his third place finish.

• The Masters podium: Neil Porter, Chris Schoap and Jeremy Shaw. (Kelly pictured doing his best impersonation of a very serious Neil)

• Hard Charger Award went to Skip Streets for moving up 5 spots.

We gridded for Sunday morning Qualifying based on best lap time from Saturday’s Race. We are going to continue with this format for upcoming events. Our front row again set impressive lap times with Danny Baker taking the pole position with a 1:58.609 just 0.005 seconds ahead of Adam. Next were Mark Smith and Todd Strong in their Titans followed by a trio of Club Fords: Brian Swanson, Skip Streets, and John Plavan. There were close qualifying times throughout the group. Sunday afternoon, Skip Streets experienced transmission issues on his recently acquired Van Diemen. This occurred while running in the SCCA session so he was unable to compete with the CrossFlow group. It was a tough weekend for the Streets brothers.

Sunday afternoon’s race saw another clean start for 20 of our vintage Formula Fords. Thankfully everyone was paying attention to the yellow flag station in turn 3 and kept their cars under control. Our hats off to the SCCA corner workers, they are the best around.  Many of them have FIA licenses and work at IMSA, IndyCar and F1 events in addition to club racing. In this specific case, there was a car stalled, blocking the track in a blind, off camber corner. The frantically waving yellow clearly communicated that there was a serious issue ahead. This really shows the importance of paying attention to the flag stations. Adam was able to pull out the win over Danny Baker. Todd Strong took third, giving us a carbon copy podium for Historic Ford. Kelly Heil took the checkered as 4th overall, 1st in Club Ford but unfortunately came in just under 1125 lbs on the scales. That set the Club Ford podium as Brian, John, and Neil. The Masters podium was Ed Van Tassel, Alex Dodd, and Sam McCord.

Our Saturday awards and social get together was hosted by Katusha Speed Shop under the awning. Saturday awards included a bottle of Tequila, in anticipation of the upcoming all you can eat taco party at the Wheelhouse. Sunday awards were Twisting Turns Cabernet Sauvignon. Thanks again to the Kitchen family for providing our feature race awards.

Our raffle winners:

Alan Dezzani Old School Gasket set

Alex Dodd Scott Young Enterprises 

John Plavan Jay Ivey Engines 

Jay streets Dezzani Digital Art

Fred Greiss Krauss Racing

Sam McCord Roger Kraus Racing

The Grand Prize winner of an Entry Fee Rebate was Kelly Heil.

Many thanks to all of you for your cooperation this weekend. Most of all - your heads up driving. We got compliments on the clean, close racing through the entire grid. Unfortunately, we still had reports of passing under yellow and a few close calls. Please race well within your limits and leave extra racing room.

Race Report - Season Opener at Laguna Seca

First, thanks to HMSA as the host club. Chris, Dave and the entire crew managed to deal with our rocky start during morning warm up and a black flag on lap one of Qualifying. Things settled down for Race #1. We saw Danny Baker in his green Lotus 61 take his familiar place on pole at a 1:37.956. Mark Smith in his Titan turned a 1:39.155 and Greg Hoff in his Titan turned a 1:39.479. Oliver Abate in his March 729 pulled a 1:39.670 for his best ever qualifying position. The first Club Ford on the grid was another familiar face Kelly Heil at 1:39.703 with Brian Swanson at 1:40.246 and John Plavan rounding out the Club Ford qualifiers with a 1:40.414.

Sunday morning Race #1 kicked off the season with a controlled and clean start. Thank you to the front row. Pole sitter Danny Baker brought it home in P1 setting a fastest lap of 1:36.421. Danny took the checkered flag 20 seconds in front of the next car, Kelly Heil who landed the top step of the Club Ford podium. Mark Smith was second in Historic Ford. Rounding out Historic Ford was Oliver Abate making his first appearance on the podium. The Club Ford podium saw Brian Swanson in 2nd and John Plavan in 3rd. The Masters podium was Gregg Hoff, Alex Dodd and Dan Wise taking home the wine. Top Gun qualifier stickers went to Danny Baker, for both Pole Position and the Overall Win, with Paul Kitchen qualifying as the Hard Charger award.

Race #1 - Historic Ford Podium: DannyBaker (P1), Mark Smith (P2), Oliver Abate (P3)

Race #1 - Club Ford Podium: Kelly Heil (P1), Brian Swanson (P2), John Plan (P3)

Race #1 - Masters Podium: Gregg Hoff (P1), Alex Dodd (P2), Dan Wise (P3)

The Sunday afternoon race was a little confused before it even started. We had asked the organizers to grid us based on lap time from the morning race as if it was a qualifying rather than gridding in finishing order. Unfortunately that request hadn’t trickled down to the overworked grid marshal but thanks to the quick thinking and hard work of Brent Katshua and his crew we got it mostly straightened out. The start of race two was not as smooth as race one. There was minor car contact just past the bridge. Spinning cars and tire smoke caused the pack to scatter and one car came to rest in the tire wall on the outside of turn one. Black flag again. Once again, we need to emphasize the importance of safety on starts. The race results were very similar to the morning race with Danny Baker 10 seconds in front of top Club Ford finisher Kelly Heil. Mark Smith again on the second step of the Historic podium with Jamie More in 3rd. Brian Swanson again was second in Club Ford followed Skip Streets, making his return to the Crossflow Cup. The Master podium stayed the same with Greg Hoff on the top step, Alex Dodd in 2nd and Mike Wirrick rounding it off. Top gun saw Danny Baker with Pole and the win. The Hard Charger was a 7 way tie of drivers with a 4 place improvement. Jamie More was the first across the line so he qualifies for the Top Gun shoot out.

Race #2 Historic Ford Podium: Danny Baker (P1), Mark Smith (P2), Jamie Moore (P3)

Race #2 Club Ford Podium: Kelly Heil (P1), Brian Swanson (P2), Skip Streets (P3)

Race #2 Masters Podium: Gregg Hoff (P1), Alex Dodd (P2), Dan Wise (P3)

Our Race #2 winners were treated to bottles of 2017 Twisting Turns Cabernet Sauvignon, with the Crossflow Cup logo, donated by the Kitchen family. We are lucky to have this very limited bottling for our 2025 race awards. Check out www.sonomaviewvineyard.com for more info on the wine. Once again, Brian Forster has graciously donated the winner’s medallions.

The weather was great. We got to bench race and catch up Saturday at the social hour. Thanks to Brent Katusha for letting us invade your space. We had 6 new drivers running with us this weekend. It was Chris Cook’s very first race ever and he brought it home in 19th overall on Sunday afternoon. Congratulations Chris! It is always great to welcome new competitors into our series. I do hope our rough start to the weekend won’t scare them away.

The Big Raffle

We have a great group of generous sponsors that donated to our raffle. Every driver had their name in the hat. With the support of Kelly Heil’s young crew member, the raffle went off without a hitch.

Our Lucky winners were:

Steve Jeffords Old School Gasket set

Micheal McDermott Scott Young Enterprises

Fred Greis Jay Ivey Engines

Eric Jones Dezzani Digital Art

Mark Keller Krauss Racing

Skip Streets Roger Kraus Racing

We were excited to announce not just one, but two Entry Fee Rebates for our Grand Prize. Reaching behind his back, the aforementioned future racer picked father and son winners, Ed Abate and Oliver Abate. Ed’s smile lit up the paddock.

Race #1 - HF Results
Position in Class	Position Overall	Driver	Additional Points	Total Points
1	1	Danny Baker	Green Flag & Pole Position	17
2	3	Mark Smith	Green Flag	15
3	4	Oliver Abate	Green Flag	14
4	6	Greg Hoff	Green Flag	13
5	7	Tim Monahan	Green Flag	12
6	8	Jamie Moore	Green Flag	11
7	10	Alex Dodd	Green Flag	10
8	11	Brian Forster	Green Flag	9
9	12	Steve Jeffords	Green Flag	8
10	14	Jay Streets	Green Flag	7
11	15	Paul Kitchen	Green Flag & Hard Charger	7
12	16	Ben Zlotkin	Green Flag	5
13	18	Jack Wilson	Green Flag	4
14	19	Eric Jones	Green Flag	3
15	20	Mike Wirrick	Green Flag	2
16	21	Frederick Greis	Green Flag	1
17	26	Robert Kozinski	Green Flag	1
18	27	David Sandlin	Green Flag	1

Race #1 - CF Results
Position in Class	Position Overall	Driver	Additional Points	Total Points
1	2	Kelly Heil	Green Flag	16
2	5	Brian Swanson	Green Flag	15
3	9	John Jr. Plavan	Green Flag	14
4	13	Skip Streets	Green Flag	13
5	17	Dan Wise	Green Flag	12
6	22	Ed Abate	Green Flag	11
7	23	Mark Keller	Green Flag	10
8	24	Christopher Cook	Green Flag	9
9	25	Alan Dezzani	Green Flag	8

Race #2 - HF Results
Position in Class	Position Overall	Driver	Additional Points	Total Points
1	1	Danny Baker	Green Flag & Pole Position	17
2	3	Mark Smith	Green Flag	15
3	4	Jamie Moore	Green Flag & Hard Charger	15
4	6	Greg Hoff	Green Flag	13
5	7	Tim Monahan	Green Flag	12
6	8	Oliver Abate	Green Flag	11
7	10	Jay Streets	Green Flag	10
8	11	Brian Forster	Green Flag	9
9	12	Alex Dodd	Green Flag	8
10	13	Steve Jeffords	Green Flag	7
11	14	Eric Jones	Green Flag	6
12	15	Jack Wilson	Green Flag	5
13	16	Mike Wirrick	Green Flag	4
14	20	Frederick Greis	Green Flag	3
15	23	Robert Kozinski	Green Flag	2
16	24	David Sandlin	Green Flag	1
17	25	Ben Zlotkin	Green Flag	1
18	27	Paul Kitchen	Green Flag	1

Race #2 - CF Results
Position in Class	Position Overall	Driver	Additional Points	Total Points
1	2	Kelly Heil	Green Flag	16
2	5	Brian Swanson	Green Flag	15
3	9	Skip Streets	Green Flag	14
4	17	Dan Wise	Green Flag	13
5	18	Christopher Cook	Green Flag	12
6	19	Mark Keller	Green Flag	11
7	21	Ed Abate	Green Flag	10
8	22	Alan Dezzani	Green Flag	9
9	26	John Jr. Plavan	Green Flag	8

2025 Season Opener - Registration Link

The 2025 season is upon us! It is time to register with HMSA.

• If you have raced with HMSA in the past, you can use HMSA Online Entry Form

• If you have not raced with HMSA before, download the entry form, fill it out, and email to HMSA. You can also send via snail mail.

We are hoping to arrange for pre-season tech at a couple locations. Details as soon as we can get this set up. In the mean time make sure to double check your:

• Belts

• Fire Bottle

• License / Medical

• Driver Gear

Note that the schedule page also has links to register for all of the CSRG events.

The Corkscrew is calling!!!

2024 Season Finale & Top Gun Shootout Report!

2024 Season Finale & Top Gun Shootout Report!

FFotos by James Kim

Season Finale Crossflow Rounds 7 & 8:

We had a solid crop of 41 cars for rounds 7 and 8 at Sonoma Raceway September 14/15. Two new racers joined us in the form of one Matt Kelly in a LeGrand, and Gregg Cavan in his Konig-Heath. Kelly came from down south with the Monise crew looking after him and Cavan had raced at Sonoma before, but not since Ronald Reagan's second term (as President not Governor). We also had former Crossflow points champ Todd Strong making a return to the series this weekend, and Steve Romak was making his first Crossflow run of 2024. 

Friday testing looked like it would be a CF battle at the front with Adam White's familiar yellow Lola 540 again posting some solidly fast laptimes with only the 540E of Kelly Heil in the same area code. On Lap 2 of the final Friday afternoon practice however, Adam had a suspension failure on the LF corner of his Lola 540. Although he emerged unscathed, his Lola was in decidedly secondhand condition and was done for the weekend. Adam had wrapped up the CF points championship at Round 6, but not wanting to sit idly on the sidelines, a deal was struck for Andrew Wait's Titan and just like that Adam became a HF racer for the weekend. 

As I mentioned at the driver's meeting, this is an excellent warning for all Crossflow racers. Adam's car was effectively new-old-stock 1978 racecar. It had zero race miles before 2022. How many miles are on your suspension? How many kerb strikes, how many wheel to wheel bumps, how many times have your wishbones been repaired, or just stripped or replated? New suspension is cheap insurance. If you do not want to replace it, I urge you to remove it and magnaflux or x-ray your suspension this winter. Better safe than sorry. 

Qualifying 1:
White took all of 1 lap to get up to pace in his new mount, laying down a 1:44.2 at the end of lap 2, which would have been good enough for overall pole. But he dug deep and threw down a 1:43.5 on lap 7 to put himself .8 up on Kelly Heil overall with Heil P1 in CF with a 1:44.3. Steve Romak showed his time off hadn't slowed him at all with a 1:44.44 and Oliver Ramleth was P4 only .01 back with a 1:44.45. John JP Plavan had a career best 5th place (2nd in CF) qualifying effort with a 1:44.7 ahead of Baker, Smith, Hakewill and Strong. Brian Forster closed out the top 10, 3rd in CF with a 1:45.4. 

Alex Dodd had a great qualifying session, running inside the top 20 for a bit before ending up in the 21st spot (13th in HF), the always smiling Fred Greis ran a 1:51.8 to put him 30th, and Tom Blackmon continued to improve to end up 33rd (24th in HF) at the close of qualifying. 

Race 1:
The pacecar rolled at a torrid clip for the bulk of the pace lap, and the back half of the field was straggled out as the front half entered T11 formed up two by two. The gods of Pertronix Ignition decided Kelly Heil's chance of knocking Brian Forster out of 2nd place in the CF points was not meant to be and as Kelly made his way through T11 the car sputtered and came to a halt. Had their been a flagger in T11, it is likely that the race would not have been given a green. But as the current management of Sonoma Raceway feels the aesthetics of the Turn 11 building trump the requirements for a flagger, no such call was made. The race was given a green.

Polesitter Adam White, perhaps expecting a wave off, was swamped at the start by the twin orange Titans of Oliver Ramleth and Steve Romak, who moved to 1st and 2nd respectively at the wave of the green. Also having a dynamite start was Mark Smith, keeping a watchful eye on his HF points lead. 

The pacecar came out at the close of lap one for the crews to clear Heil's motionless Lola, and as the field bunched up behind it, 37th starter Matt Kelly in his beautiful LeGrand was caught out by the accordion and had an off in the Carousel. 

14 minutes of cleanup ensued at what felt like a glacial pace, but race control saw fit to at least give our racers 2 laps of green flag racing before calling it. And it was a dynamite 2 lap sprint. Oliver Ramleth knew he had one job if he had a shot at winning the championship: he had to maximize his points haul on the weekend. Commanding the lead at the restart, he held strong ahead of the challenge of White, Smith and Romak, no mean feat. This was the order at the finish however, with Oliver taking home his second HF class win on the season, but his first ever Crossflow overall win. A breakout performance for sure. 

Brian Forster came home 7th to take the Club Ford honors over Neil Porter and Glenn Woloski, and our Masters battle saw Mace Gjerman ahead of regular podium finishers Marty Benck and Chris Schoap.

Above Left : Saturday Masters Podium - Mace Gjerman P1, Marty Benck  P2,  Chris Schoap P3 
Mid Left: CF Podium - Brian Forster  P1,Neil Porter P2, Glenn Woloski P3 
Mid Right: HF Podium -  Oliver Ramleth  P1, Adam White  P2, Mark Smith P3
Far Right: Kelly wining the Ivey Certificate + shirt 

SATURDAY PARTY HIGHLIGHTS

Beer for the weekend was supplied by Mark Smith and John Fosse! Thank you both for taking care of the most important part of any Crossflow weekend!

Fastest Wrench (polesitting mechanic) - Adrian Reyes for Adam White
Ivey Engines $250 Gift Certificate - Kelly Heil 
Hard Charger - 3 way tie for H/C, so we gave Mark Smith the 2 points as he was the highest finishing hard charger, and gave Oliver Abate and Jay Streets the entry into the Top Gun Shootout

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

Qualifying 2:
As it was the day before, the tale of round 8 was to be told in Qualifying. Again, White set the pace with Heil sitting P2 overall for the bulk of the session (CF pole), but both Smith and Ramleth were to come crashing through to 2nd and 3rd, setting their respective fastest laps on their last laps. Both of them fighting tooth and nail for the HF points championship and would likely have been hungry to claim the point for pole had White not been HF spoiler this weekend. 

Todd Strong moved inside the top 5 (4th in HF) but he had Hakewill, Baker and Romak all within striking distance and breathing right down his neck. Brian Swanson was finally feeling his oats and laid down a solid 1:46.1 to roll off on the inside of row 6 (4th in CF) and Marty Benck had a solid qualifying run to put him 13th (9th in HF). Oliver Abate made a big improvement from Saturday's qualifying effort to roll off inside row 8 with the RF79 Van Diemen of Glenn Woloski to his outside. 

A noteworthy point of excitement happened near the end of qualifying, as Kelly Heil and Jay Streets had a momentary bit of contact. Heil missed a gear in T11 and Streets climbed over the back of Heil's Lola. Neither car showed outward damage, but this slight bump was to come back to haunt Jay later in the morning. 

Race 2:
Sunday's grid looked sharp as they rolled through Turn 10 on the pace lap for the final round of 2024. The green waved, and the battle ensued... until Turn 2. Fred Greis was on a monster start, and had moved up a few spots, but found himself out on the gray entering 2 and had a slow spin. Ed Abate was on the inside and shot the gap, but the gap closed and contact was made. Both cars sat immobile for a bit, Abate was able to refire and come back to the black flag station. Meanwhile, the grid circulated behind the pace car for two long laps of caution while the mess was cleaned up. At the restart, White commanded from the point and held strong to his lead with Ramleth, Smith, Heil and Strong following behind. 

The race was again cut short and finished under yellow as Jay Streets had a component failure (a hangover from the contact in qualifying) that left him parked off track, while simultaneously Ed Van Tassel had a clutch release bearing failure, causing his car to sit immobile in the pit-in. So the flag dropped with the field in the same positions as they had been at the close of lap 5. Plavan had a strong run to 2nd place in CF with Forster 3rd (10th overall), and Hakewill finished up a solid weekend with a 7th place (4th in HF) finish. Ben Zlotkin had his first Hard Charger finish of the season, getting him qualified for the Top Gun Shootout later in the afternoon with a 23rd place finish, moving himself up 6 spots in 2 scant laps. 

And thus ended the 2024 Crossflow Cup Season. 

Far Left: Sunday Masters Podium: Hakewill filling in for Neil Porter P1, Marty Benck P2, and Mace Gjerman P3
Mid Left: Sunday CF Podium: Kelly Heil P1, John Plavan Jr  P2, Brian Forster P3
Mid Right: Sunday Historic Podium: Adam White  P1, Oliver Ramleth P2, Mark Smith  P3 
Far Right: Wine Trophies by Kitchens Family and Awards by Brian Forster 

SUNDAY RACE AWARDS:

We closed out our 2024 season awards ceremonies off with a great crowd. Neil Porter had a great stand-in in the shape of James Hakewill, we gave away the last of the Kitchen's family wine bottles with Brian Forster's medals for the year, and a great time was had by all. 

Fastest Wrench (polesitting mechanic) - Seth Bauer for Adam White
Hard Charger: Ben Zlotkin 

2024 SERIES AWARDS:

Mechanic of the Year:
Aaron Schuster was nominated by several folks in the paddock that he helped throughout the year. Taking parts home to weld them back together, helping with gearchanges, clutch repair, loaning parts and tools wherever needed to keep the cars on the grid. Starting from CSRG annual tech day, Aaron worked all season long to assist racers out of the kindness of his heart. 

MVP:
Danny Baker was chosen for flying the Crossflow flag (and flying it at the front) all around the world. Danny showed that the increased pace at the front of the grid in 2024 wasn't a bother to him, and he was in the hunt all season. His win at the FF55th at Road America and his pole position at the Rolex Reunion showed that the affable pilot and his venerable Lotus 61 were never to be counted out.  

FFanciest FFord:
Ed Abate could be mistaken for a docent at the museum of Automotive Developments. A knowledgeable racer for sure, Ed is ebullient with his passion for the marque. His car is a letter perfect example of what it looked like in the fall of 1973, and we should all aspire to be such fans of the cars we race!

Rookie of the Year:
Oliver Abate showed both a level head and massive pace in his rookie season. Strong finishes all season long, and never a foot wrong. In a model of car that wouldn't have been considered by any drivers in the top 10 to be their choice, Oliver showed patience and pace. Paying off with a steady string of top 10 overall finishes, and finishing just outside the top 10 in points for the year. Mark my words, we will see Oliver Abate on the HF podium at some point in the 2025 season. 

Crossflow Cup:

Late summer 2023 Thomas & Jason Blackmon came by my shop with their Caldwell. Drawn into Crossflow from seeing it on the outside and wanting to join in the fun, they found their car with assistance from ex-CSRG president Locke deBretteville. Doing all the work themselves, and doing it for the love of it. So many of us started off just this way, stubbing our toes and just keeping on keeping on. Their determination to learn, to get better, to have fun, and to make friends while doing it all is what earned them the Cup this year. Well done gentlemen, you're an inspiration to us all!

Above Left: Poopy, Mechanic of the year, speeding of to help someone
Above Right: Danny Baker, MVP
Below Left: Ed Abate, FFanciest FFord with son Oliver Abate, Rookie of the Year
Below Right Crossflow Cup Award to father and son Thomas & Jason Blackmon

CHAMPIONSHIP TOP TEN'S:

Club Ford:
1. Adam White - 69 pts.
2. Brian Forster - 57
3. Kelly Heil - 49
4. John Plavan - 47
5. Glen Woloski - 31
6T. Mace Gjerman - 31
6T. Neil Porter - 31
6T. Tom Minnich - 31
9. Todd Willing - 25
10. Brian Swanson - 9

Historic Ford:
1. Mark Smith - 74 pts.
2. Oliver Ramleth - 70
3. Danny Baker - 53 
4. Jay Streets - 31
5. Will Jackson - 25
6. Ed Van Tassel - 24
7. Adam White - 22
8. Chris Schoap - 20
9. James Hakewill - 18
10. Mike Wirrick - 15

Full Point Standings can be foundHERE

2024 CF Championship Podium:
Adam White 1st - 69 points
Brian Forster 2nd - 57 points
Kelly Heil 3rd - 49 points

2024 HF Championship Podium:
Mark Smith 1st - 74 points
Oliver Ramleth 2nd - 70 points
Danny Baker 3rd - 53 points

Top Gun Grid

CSRG Presents, the TOP GUN SHOOTOUT

The final highlight of the Charity Challenge weekend was the Top Gun Shootout. During the season, we had 9 drivers qualify: Kelly Heil, Glenn Woloski, Adam White, Mitch Roth, Caleb Hamm, Mark Smith, Danny Baker (defending his 2023 belt) and Rob Thull. 

Adam White again requalified with his dual-pole positions, and we had a unique situation on Saturday. We had 3 cars all tie for Hard Charger: Mark Smith, Jay Streets, and Oliver Abate. Smith had already qualified (back in Round 3), so we put Streets and Abate in the lineup. In addition, the cars of Thull, Hamm, and Roth no-showed on the weekend so we did a "promoters option" to draw 3 more names (Eric Verdin, Steve Romak, and James Hakewill). Ben Zlotkin was the final Hard Charger of the 2024 season so we had a lineup of 12 cars set to take the green, but then Streets went out with a mechanical in Round 8 leaving us 11 starters. 


The Grid was set by random draw:
1. Woloski       2. Swanson
3. Smith          4. Zlotkin
5. Heil             6. Baker
7. O. Abate     8. Verdin
9. White        10. Hakewill
11. Romak (did not start)

The Shootout was to be 6 laps (or 15 minutes) and it was to be the only all green flag race of the weekend! At the start, Heil jumped out to an early lead with Woloski holding his own in P2. Mark Smith's race ended at the close of lap 1 with a sticking throttle, and Verdin and Hakewill also were not able to make it to the checkered. White was moving forward by lap 3 though and was up to 2nd and closing on Heil. Baker struggled getting past Woloski but by lap 4 it was a familar train of Heil/White/Baker at the front. Heading into T11 at the close of lap 5, White moved past Heil for the point and stayed there to the finish of the shootout, taking the belt for 2024!

Top Gun Winner, Adam White

2025: SHIPPERTS STEP DOWN,
NEW CROSSFLOW CUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Katusha Speed Shop, Ed VanTassel, Brian Swanson, Jay Streets and Dan Wise (not pictured)

BIG NEWS FOR 2025!

At the close of Saturday's party, we made an announcement that has been in the works for the past few months. Rebecca and I have turned over series control to the first ever Crossflow Board of Directors. Five members, each with a unique strength and skill set.

Jay Streets, Dan Wise, Brent Katusha, Ed Van Tassel, and Brian Swanson will lead the Crossflow Cup into the future.

To start with, they are starting the 2025 points season by giving 2 appearance points to all FF's that come to the CSRG race at Thunderhill in November! That's right, you can start off your 2025 season with points in the bag! Any/all questions can be posed to your new board at crossflowcup@gmail.com

This will be the last email you receive from Rebecca and I. We have enjoyed working with all of you over the past few years, and I hope you feel like we did right by Crossflow. I personally have put a lot of my competitive fire into trying to make the series the best it can be, but ultimately so much of that is not up to us. It's up to you guys, the racers! Our series is the MOST competitive FF racing in the United States. Our series has the best esprit de corps of any series in the United States. I want you all to be proud of it, preach the gospel to anyone you meet. Keep growing the group, keep working on your skills, your cars, all of it. Rebecca and I aren't going anywhere; both our family and Shippert Racing Services have grown to the point that they need all the attention we can give them. SRS will still be active participants in the Cup, and hopefully I will be able to rejoin the grid myself for a race or two with my faithful Crossle in the coming years if time allows, and Rebecca will be chasing the boys on their bikes through paddocks across North America. 

Thank you all for everything you have done for SRS and the Shipperts, we look forward to seeing you at the track in 2025!

The 2024 Season Finale Crossflow Cup FFamily FFoto

Thanks for the memories!

Laps for Laguna, Race Report!

Laps for Laguna, Rounds 5 & 6

The back half of the season began early last month as Crossflow Cup racers from all up and down the West Coast funneled into the paddock. Two cars short of 40 were set to take the track, and after a 6 week break the racers were itching to get back in the fight. We had a handful of folks making their debut appearances as well. Jamie Moore was out for his first Crossflow run in Martin Lauber's Titan, Matt Kelly brought out his beautiful and freshly restored LeGrand, John Acampora brought his Crossle 16 to the fight, Edd Ozard was debuting the new-to-him but ex-Jim Lynn Crossle 35, Bob Kozinski was making a second attempt at a first weekend in his lovely green Hawke, and Ed Abate (while technically not a Crossflow rookie) graced the field with his sinister black ADF.  

Qualifying 1:
As per usual, our racers were lined up early for pregrid as the field of 38 strong sat waiting the 1 minute board under beautiful sunny skies. The traditional full course yellow out lap kept them bunched together and when the green waved, the guys got to work.

Our resident lap record holder and Club Ford points leader Adam White struck first, taking overall pole on only his second lap with a 1:35.539. Danny Baker ended up slotting in P2 overall and Historic Ford pole and, foreshadowing the rest of the weekend Oliver Ramleth and Mark Smith were right behind him. Baker had handling woes surprise him as he ripped around on his 4th circuit of the 2.238 mile rollercoaster, causing him to park his venerable Lotus 61 a few minutes before the close of the session. James Hakewill showed he was coming to grips with his new Titan quickly with a 9th place quali effort (5th in HF), and Jamie Moore showed he wasn't just there to toe the water with a strong 12th place starting spot (6th in HF). Our great new friend from the great white north, Glenn Woloski had a solid quali session, laying down his best lap on lap 5 to line up on the outside of row 9, and our lone Caldwell supporter Tom Blackmon continued to improve with a 1:47.7 to put him on the 15th row, starting in 30th. 


Race 1:
Excitement in the in-between time, the gang at Competition Touring Cars diagnosed Baker's handling issue to be a cracked suspension pickup point. Fortunately (perhaps a sign from the heavens), Andrew Wait's Titan was waiting in the paddock. Apparently our 2023 HF point champ wanted to keep folks worried that he MIGHT just show up to surprise us all. A clever ruse perhaps, but one that was to benefit one D. Baker. Phone calls were made, a deal was struck. And when all was said and done,  Danny was not just going to be wearing Andrew's helmet this weekend. He would however, be giving up his front row starting spot, moving young Oliver Ramleth up to row one for the first time in his Crossflow career. 

The first of two really nice starts of the weekend sent the pack over the hill 4 wide and into turn 2. A spot of excitement on the opening lap that saw John Plavan's Crossle spinning split the grid into "those that went the right way, and those that didn't." Tom Minnich was one of the unfortunate ones who "didn't" and the close of lap one found him back 6 spots from where he started, with much hay to be made. Slugging it out with Mace Gjerman and Marty Benck, Tom managed to get back a couple of his lost spots by the checker.

Up front, Adam White was attempting to break free from the brawl. But Kelly Heil showed dogged determination in hanging on, and managed to take the point for two of the 11 laps. Just past half distance, and back in front, White was able to put his head down to pull out a 3 second gap with a quartet of 1:36 laps. Heil showed some pace though and the weekend looked to have promise. In the end, White was unassailed in his 4th victory of the season, with Heil and Ramleth behind him. Ramleth's 3rd place overall was HF class honors (his first Crossflow Cup win!), trailed by Mark Smith who was struggling with a surprising and sudden lack of pace when he needed it most. Hakewill showed his qualifying run was no fluke, and brought his Titan home 6th overall (4th in HF), and Oliver Abate (a leading contender for this years Rookie of the Year honors) continued to turn heads this year, with another really strong run to finish in the top 10 (6th in HF). Ed, the more senior member of Team Abate, brought his ADF home in 30th spot (14th in CF).

Edd Ozard, struggling with a misfire that forced him to qualify further back than he would have normally been, moved forward in wholesale fashion and ended up in the 22nd spot. But the Racer's Safety Source Hard Charger was none other than Danny Baker, who gained a monster 26 spots on his run to 12th place (7th in HF). Danny qualified himself for the Top Gun Shootout with this run and if last year's Shootout is anything to judge, the other competitors should hope he draws a back grid position to start! 

Top Left : Saturday Masters Podium - Neil Porter P1, Tom Minnich P2, Marty Benck P3
Top Mid Left: Hard Charger and Top Gun Qualifier, Danny Baker!
Top Mid Right: HF Podium - Oliver Ramleth P1, Mark Smith P2, Greg Hoff P3
Top Right: Adam White P1, Kelly Heil P2, Brian Forster P3
 

Qualifying 2:
Sunday morning dawned cool and wet, the possibility of a damp session was looking very likely as car covers came off. However as nervous as the wagging tongues in the paddock were, it was all for naught as the track dried out just in time for cars to roll out. John Fosse spent a few hours digging into Mark Smith's lack of pace in Saturday's race, and found the secondary in the carb was only halfway opening so their hopes were renewed for a good qualifying session. 

Although the track had a dry line, the track continued to improve as the session went on, culminating with Adam White laying down a heater of a 1:35.1 on lap 7 to take overall pole by a massive 2 second margin over 2nd place CF Kelly Heil. But the real battle was looking like it was going to be for the top spot in Historic Ford, as the Titian Titan Trio (that's three reddish Titan's for those of you without a thesaurus next to you on the couch) of Danny Baker, Mark Smith and Oliver Ramleth qualified right on top of one another, with 4th place HF qualifier James Hakewill (in a fourth shade-of-red Titan) lining up behind 3rd place CF qualifier John Plavan in 6th.  Oli Abate had a fantastic session with a career best 8th overall (6th in HF) to line him up outside row 4 in his one-of-four March 729.  John Ostlund was coming to grips with his Crossle will roll off inside row 8, one spot ahead of Neil Porter. Ben Zlotkin was steadily improving in his Merlyn with a 21st spot (10th in HF) Fred Greis has contiued his march forward on the grid with a 29th starting spot, and Alex Dodd would roll off on the 11th row (11th in HF too!)

Race 2:
The pace car held the field tightly together as they left the grid, and this resulted in one of the best starts in Crossflow Cup history. Laguna Seca is difficult place to achieve good quality starts, because the nature of the last corner being so slow and tight means that a natural accordion happens as any grid runs two-by-two through it. So it is a rare thing indeed when over 14 of the 19 rows of cars are lined up like little soldiers for the starter to turn them loose. And loose they were turned. 

Kelly Heil jumped out to an early lead, putting his orange Lola on the point as the pack moved into the Andretti Hairpin at the start of lap 1, and tried his level best to make hay while the sun was shining. Eeking out a lead is a tall order these days in Crossflow though, and he relinquished the point to Adam White midway through lap 2, and White set sail. The Jellyman had settled into second, but on lap 6 he had an innocuous spin up in the corkscrew, which left him stranded on the kerbing and brought out the familiar full course yellows. 

At the restart, Oliver Ramleth got the jump and moved into the overall lead for a beat, hoping to distance the fellow Titan team from himself, but it was not to be. White resumed his lead and set fastest race lap in the process. Neil Porter was on the move forward though and didn't need a FCY to help his cause, gaining 8 of his eventual 10 spots in the first 6 laps before the yellow. Ben Zlotkin and Glenn Woloski also moved forward throughout the fight, picking up 6 and 5 spots respectively. Oliver Abate was proving he belonged inside the top 10, comfortably running the whole race distance there, until a booboo on the last lap dropped him back to the 16th spot (7th in class). And in a rough case of like father like son, Ed dropped 10 spots with an off course excursion in turn 10 on the last lap, ending what was an otherwise very strong first weekend for his resurrected ADF. Paul Kitchen also had an eventful race, falling from inside the top 15 to 35th, before hustling back to 26th overall at the flag (15th in HF).

The battle that had everyone on the edge of their seat though, involved the aforementioned gaggle of red Titans. Looking more like a World of Outlaws battle at Eldora than a FF race, the trio of Ramleth, Smith, and Baker showed what frontline Crossflow Cup racing was all about. Hammer and tongs from the drop of the green, and at the finish, a scant 12 hundredths of a second covered ALL THREE CARS. Well done gentlemen!

Tom Minnich came home 10th overall (5th in CF and 1st in Masters), Fred Greis had a stellar run to 20th (11th in HF), Alex Dodd finished his first Crossflow weekend of 2024 with a fine 21st (12th in HF), and the Racer's Safety Source Hard Charger was Rob Thull. Taking his Crossle 11 spots forward to end up in the 24th spot at the close of the battle (10th in CF), Rob had a really strong run. Congrats Rob!

Top Left: Sunday Masters Podium: Tom Minnich P1, Mace Gjerman P2, Marty Benck (Seth) P3
Top Mid Left: Sunday HF Podium:  Oliver Ramleth P1, Danny Baker P2, Mark Smith P3
Top Mid Right: Sunday CF Podium: Adam White P1, John Plavan Jr P2, Neil Porter P3
Top Right: Prize Table! 

Elkhart Lake Info
We are a couple weeks out from the Weathertech International Challenge at Road America. For those of you going, I promised I'd share gear ratios to get you started. This is for a 9:31 ring and pinion:
1st: 19/32
2nd: 21/29
3rd: 24/28
4th: 25/26 (or 26/26 if your car is good in a straight line)

If you have never been, Road America is not like any circuit on the west coast. A "good" lap is going to take around 2 and a half minutes. So with a warm up lap taking 3+ minutes, that means most sessions you might only get 5 laps for a whole qualifying session. Races are usually 8-10 laps. That is not a lot of bites at the apple. Make notes, pay attention to your surroundings, and do some exploring in between your sessions. You might learn as much from standing on the inside of the carousel for one session of spectating that you might get all weekend of driving though it. The place is massive, and you cannot understand it until you get to know the landscape. 

Other Items of Interest:
-Wisconsin is in the midst of a very wet summer, so be prepared for rain at some point in the week! Possibly the whole weekend.
-Make sure you have something solid to strap your canopy down to.
-If you make it into the area on Monday night (July 8), head over to Laack's Hall in Johnsonville for the Pretzel Bender at midnight
-Plan on going into Elkhart on Friday night for the racecar parade and car show! While you are there, have a beer (or several) at the world famous Siebkins Tavern
-At some point in the weekend, drive the old circuit in your street car. Info HERE
-Make sure to have an Egger one morning from the Gear Box (the North end of the paddock)
-Antoinette's in Turn 3 (by the Corvette Corral) has excellent broasted chicken (a Wisconsin specialty)
-A double brat and cheese curds at some point in the weekend (possibly several throughout the weekend) is key to a memorable weekend
-The full list of all the track concessions are HERE. Done properly, a race weekend at Road America requires removing ballast as the weekend goes along. 

Off Track Dining Establishments:
-PJ's at The Depot in Plymouth (the spaetzle here is killer)
-Lake Street Cafe in Elkhart (great wood fired pizza)
-Off the Rail for a great cup of joe and breakfast sandwich in the morning (great pastries too!)
-Schwarz's Supper Club in St. Anna/New Holstein (a Wisconsin Supper Club is a thing of joy and beauty. Order extra cheese curds)
-Gessert's Ice Cream for your sweet tooth (fantastic ice cream and sweets of all sorts)

Top Gun Shootout Qualifiers to this point in the season:
Kelly Heil
Glenn Woloski
Adam White
Mitch Roth
Mark Smith
Caleb Hamm
Danny Baker
Rob Thull

2024 Season Opener, Sonoma

Season Opener, Sonoma

The 2024 season kicked off last month with a bang. 2024 is to be a season of firsts for Crossflow Cup; new pavement at Sears Point, the first 4 rounds taking place on back-to-back weekends, and (as it would turn out) the first real rain race to happen in several years. 

An IndyCar-esque field of 33 cars took to the track for Rounds 1 and 2, eager to try out the fresh blacktop at Sonoma and see what magical laptimes it held. The forecast was lovely, the tracktime was due to be great, and our drivers and crews were anxious to get the 2024 season underway.

Qualifying 1:
The tension on grid was palpable at the 2 minute board as the 132 cereal bowl shaped Kent pistons loped away. The grid was so anxious to go in fact, that they released themselves at the 1 (instead of waiting for grid control to release them).

Adam White went P1 at the close of lap 2 before a black flag all put a temporary hold to qualifying. Greg Hoff had, by his own admission, a "money shift" at the top of the hill and emptied a quantity of oil that was moments before inside his engine onto the fresh black asphalt. Eric Verdin was one of the first on the scene and an unfortunate victim of an ice skating rink. While Hoff's weekend was finished due to crankcase ventilation, Verdin's was due to bent suspension and small chassis damage. 

Following a healthy clean up, the grid was re-released for a scant 3 lap blast before the clocks hammered a close to the session. Kelly Heil pipped Adam White for the top spot (and CF class pole) on lap 4 of the session with a 1:46.2, White to his outside, followed by Mark Smith with a HF class pole in P3 overall, with Brian Forster, Ed VanTassel, and Tim Monahan filling out the top 3 rows. 

A little further back, Eric Verdin did manage to claim the 11th spot with only 1 flying lap (impressive!) before retiring for the weekend, Mace Gjerman (making his FF return after decades away) in P15, series newcomers Malon Brown P19 in his Titan HF, John Ostlund in 21st in his Crossle, and our Northern connection of Glenn Woloski and Michael Nau ended up P28 and P30 respectively. 

Race 1:
Race 1 didn't fire off as planned. The phosphorescent green hillsides accented the bright colored grid of (mostly) British formula cars as they snaked around behind the pace car, spoiling for a fight. Unfortunately, Mace Gjerman had a brake issue crop up 2/3 of the way thru the pace lap causing the field to circulate behind the pace car for the first two laps of the '24 season. However, once the wrecker crew had him cleared off safely, the grid formed up nicely two-by-two and a wonderful start saw the snarling horde go 4 wide up the hill into 2 on lap 1. 

Adam White immediately put his bright yellow Lola 540 out into the lead, showing his clear intent for the CF points lead. Kelly Heil, in his orange "E"-model Lola 540, showed he wasn't going to go down without a fight however and managed to edge past White for a beat on the second green lap before relinquishing the point back to White in turn 7.  No one was going to touch either version of Lola 540 this weekend as Heil and White turned race laps in the 1:44's, being the first two Crossflow competitors in history to do so. Mark Smith finished up P3 overall (1st in HF) but was a solid 7 seconds back at the checker. 

Jay Streets opened his 2024 account with a solid run, moving into the top 10 overall (9 OA, 6th in HF) quickly and stayed there for the balance of the race, running a strong race pace in the low 1:47's, and finishing just ahead of Plavan's Crossle in 10th (4th in CF). Rob Thull enjoyed his first Crossflow Cup race as a Club Ford competitor (Rob raced a few seasons with a Titan in HF), and is now officially a Crossle convert finishing up 21st OA and 7th in CF. Oliver Ramleth had a solid run, and although he was adrift of Smith's Titan, he had a great battle with Brian Forster's Tiga (who ran a career best 3rd in CF) and the duo finished up just forward of Ed VanTassel who also showed he was here to play in 2024 with a solid 3rd place in HF. 

Glenn Woloski was really on the gas, moving forward to take the $100 Racers Safety Source Hard Charger award, Glenn was head and shoulders above anyone else possibly in contention for the award, moving up 9 spots overall in the race and taking a solid 12 seconds off his qualifying time in his first race at Sonoma. Our man Glenn is clearly a fast learner! Glenn edged out series regulars Mike Wirrick and Fred Greis; Fred finished up with a series high finish of P18 (P12 in HF).
 

Left : Saturday Masters Podium - Marty Benck P1, Chris Schoap P2,  Tom Minnich P3 
Left Center: CF Podium - Adam White (and Jr Crew!) P1, Kelly Heil P2, Brian Forster P3 

Right Center: HF Podium -  Mark Smith P1, Oliver Ramleth P2, Ed VanTassel P3
Far Right: Raffle Winner, Kelly Heil!
 

Qualifying 2:
"Swinging for the fences" is the only way to describe Adam White's performance in Q2. Not satisfied with a lap record in Race 1, he knocked almost a whole second off his Saturday best with a 1:43.4. For the record (pardon the pun), Adam set these laps on tires that were new last October at Laps for Laguna. Putting firmly to rest the age old adage that you need new tires to go fast in Crossflow Cup. (Your series director thanks you for this Adam). More on this as we move onto the race report for Rounds 3 and 4. 

Kelly Heil was P2 with a mega lap of his own, a 1:44.1, Mark Smith and John JP Plavan in row 2 both in the 45's with the dueling Titan Twins of Will Jackson and Oliver Ramleth occupying row 3. Tom Minnich set a new PB to put himself in the 13th spot just behind Marty Benck in the 47's, and Saturday's Hard Charger Glenn Woloski was clearly showing he had made room to bring speed along with racecraft in his trailer from Canada, with a 1:49 to put him in the 14th spot at the close of qualifying. 

Fred Greis had a solid effort to wind up P18 and Oliver Abate kept improving throughout the weekend, Q2 ending finding him in the 19th spot. Tom Blackmon also kept improving in his first Crossflow weekend and with the help of some small weld repair overnight to a halfshaft (thanks Aaron!) he was down into the 57's to roll off on the outside of row 14 for Race 2. 

Race 2:
Once again a textbook start was put in play by the front row, keeping the moshpit-to-be lined up square and straight until the green flag waved. White, as polesitter, chose the outside, but at the drop of the flag Jellyman Kelly Heil jumped to an early lead, with Mark Smith moving to challenge for the 2nd spot on the outside of White as they headed towards T1. A little further back Fred Greis jumped for an opening that quickly closed in front of him. Taking evasive action he moved hard right to avoid a collision with Dave Sandlin, but unfortunately came in contact with the outside wall. As the field went into T2, Fast Eddie VanTassel had a spin that knocked him out of top 10 contention, and forcing him to try to fight his way forward for the rest of the race. White would be back in P1 by the close of lap 1. 

The pace car came out at the end of lap 2 to clear Greis' dinged up Titan, but the FCY was short lived. When the field got back to fighting, it returned to status quo from before the yellow at the front. The real battle was between the Titan of Jay Streets (HF) the Tiga of Brian Forster (CF) Chris Schoap in his Titan (HF) Glenn Woloski's Van Diemen (CF), and Tom Minnich's Tiga (CF) as they furiously fought, slugging it out for 7th-12th place. A small mistake by Paul Kitchen on the last lap put him square in the middle of this argy bargy, where he would drag race Minnich out of T11 on the last lap to take 12th (7th in HF). 

Mace Gjerman was determined to make good on the previous day's issues, and ran solidly in the low 1:50's to wind up in the 16th spot, ending up one behind VanTassel's charging Titan. Dave Sandlin was just ahead of these two, putting in a really solid drive and a new PB lap time of 1:48.9. 

The lead cars eventually stretched to where Plavan in 6th (3rd in CF) was not really in striking distance of Jackson in 5th (3rd in HF), who in turn was several carlengths back from Ramleth in 4th (2nd in HF) who was several seconds adrift of Smith in 3rd (1st in HF). Smith was north of 5 seconds back from Heil was a similar gap from White at the finish. White put on an absolute clinic at the point though, never really relinquishing the top spot and just to punctuate it further, took another couple tenths off his qualifying time with another Crossflow CF lap record 1:43.2. 

Mitch Roth moved up 4 spots to 18th from his qualifying spot to take Hard Charger, Malon Brown had a solid close to his first Crossflow weekend to end up 19th overall (12th in HF), followed by Sam McCord's Zink and John Ostlund's Crossle (8th and 9th in CF, respectively). Oli Abate lost a few spots but closed out his first Crossflow weekend on a good note, building some momentum for the following weeks fight at Laguna Seca. 

Left: Sunday Masters Podium: Marty Benck P1, Chris Schoap P2, Tom Minnich P3
Left Center: Sunday CF Podium:  Adam White P1,Kelly Heil P2, John Plavan Jr P3
Right Center: Sunday Historic Ford Podium: Mark Smith P1, Oliver Ramleth P2, Will Jackson P3
Far Right: Our new Wine Trophies!

Below: Pit Lane

Above:
The dominant chassis of Rounds 1 and 2, seen here in both forms.  The standard US-spec Lola 540 in the hands of Adam White, and the euro-model 540E wheeled by Kelly Heil

PARTY HIGHLIGHTS

Beer and wine for the whole weekend were supplied by Greg Hoff as amea culpato his Crossflow friends for the Q1 oildown. Thanks Greg! Your friends forgive you, and want you to know you are welcome to buy the beer again anytime even without oiling the track. 

Fastest Wrench awards this weekend went to Kelly Heil's brother Kris on Saturday and Adam White's dad Phil on Sunday.  

The Hard Charger award ($100 toRacers Safety Source) went on Saturday to Glenn Woloski and on Sunday to Mitch Roth. This also qualified both drivers for the Top Gun Shootout at the Charity Challenge this fall. Thanks to Chris fromRacers Safety Sourcefor being our newest series sponsor!

Alan Dezzani has graciously donated a digital print at every Crossflow round this season. Alan's artwork is fantastic (some of his portfolio can be seenhere) This weekend's print was won by Ed VanTassel who will have a lovely portrait of his Titan to hang on his wall!

TheIvey Enginescrew donated some gift certificates, which were won by Tom Blackmon and George Jewett. Thanks to the whole Ivey family for continuing to support Crossflow Cup, and for all that you do for Formula Ford racing nationwide! We absolutely could not do this without their support.

The CSRG Top Gun Shootout qualifiers for this weekend were: Kelly Heil, Glenn Woloski, Adam White, and Mitch Roth. 

SRSDonated a can of Amsoil fogger which was won by Chris Schoap, and series sponsorScott Young Enterprisesdonated a ($350 value!) genuine Hewland Mk series dog ring which was won by Tom Minnich. Thanks Scotty for continuing to help out Crossflow!

Terran Swanson has donated a couple of race worn Team Ganassi drivers suits to be raffled off throughout the season. This weekend we had one from the 2023 Toronto IndyCar race, which was won by Kelly Heil. 

Trophies for the 2024 Crossflow season are provided by Brian Forster and the Kitchen family in a wonderful show of teamwork. Each podium finisher will receive a custom engraved bottle of Twisting Turns wine, adorned with a medal around the neck of the bottle. Even if you drink the wine (and you should!) you have a lovely trophy for the shelf!
 

Thanks for your patience gang, the writeup for Rounds 3 and 4 is coming very soon! In the meantime, sign up for Laps for Laguna HERE! Forget about the Rolex, the only FF races at Laguna Seca this year that count are Rounds 5 and 6 of the Crossflow Cup!

Entry Links & Annual Tech

TIME TO FINISH UP THE CHECKLISTS, THE 2024 SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!

Winter prep work is coming to a close... who's ready for Rounds 1 and 2?

CSRG ENTRY INFO & LINK!

Ok gang, we are less than one month out from our first event of the 2024 season! So much to see that opening weekend, fresh pavement at Sonoma likely means we will have some new fastest laps and how great will it be to say that you took part in the first weekend on the new asphalt! CSRG entry here: Motorsport Reg

HMSA ENTRY INFO & LINK!

And as promised, HMSA is the Friday and Saturday immediately after the opening 2 rounds at Sonoma. This is a rare treat for our out of town racers (Eddie Van T and Chris Schoap, we did this just for you!) HMSA has two entry forms depening on if you are a member of their club or not:  Member form HERE , Non-Members use this form HERE

2024 MEMBERSHIP DUES

We are asking for $300 this year folks. This comes out to $75 per weekend for the 4 points weekends. This helps us provide the giveaways, prizes and refreshments, the year end trophies (The Cypress Lane Trophies, Top Gun Shootout belt, etc) As usual, you can send funds via paypal to ethan@shippertracingservices.com or pay in person on one of the race weekends.

ANNUAL TECH DAY!

CSRG is having annual tech day once again this year, and it is next Friday, February 23rd. Depending on your location, you have one of three options to choose from.  Bring your car and gear, have a donut and a little bench racing, and beat the line at the David Love races next month. The three locations are: 

North Bay: 
Shippert Racing Services
621 Carlson Ct. Suite #4
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Contact: Ethan Shippert 
(707) 292-8975 - ethan@shippertracingservices.com

Peninsula:  
Auto Keep Vehicle Storage
3536 Haven Ave
Redwood City, CA 94603
Contact: Ed Lauber
(650) 367-7788 - ed@autokeep.com

South Bay:  
Z Car Garage
140 Archer St
San Jose, CA 95112
Contact: Rob Fuller
(408) 452-0350 - rob@zcargarage.com

TIRES...

Lots of folks asking about the tire situation this year. For the moment, Roger Kraus is sold out of Avons. Over the past few months, Avon was purchased from Goodyear by another company. The sale is being completed at this time I am told. Apparently there are tires in stock in the UK, but until the sale is complete nothing can be shipped. So for the moment we are forced to either run on used Avons or new Hoosiers. It's not the end of the world, the first part of the season might be a little bumpy but hopefully by mid-summer we should be back to normal. 

It's not a great situation but the Hoosier is a decent option (much better than not running at all!) Your Crossflow Cup Team is asking that if you are going to buy Hoosiers in the interim, please purchase them through Roger Kraus as it will give them reason to come to the track. Roger and Brandon have taken care of us for a lot of years, we need to take care of them too! 

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