The first “official” Shenandoah Region autocross of the 2013 season was run on Saturday, May 11. Despite the ominous weather forecast (rain, rain, and more rain with lightning), 37 eager drivers showed up for a mostly sunny day. Rick presented us with a completely different course that started off turning to the right, forced a clockwise turn around the keyhole, and went through a gate (which was frequently missed, causing a lot of “off course” runs) to slow everybody down near the finish line.

The Shenandoah, Virginia Governor’s school came with their electric 911, and several students hitched rides in gas-powered Porsches. We were also joined by two Nissan GTRs and two Jaguars.

The fastest times of the day were by Rick Ebinger (55.577 seconds in his “improved” 914), Ray Shumin (56.258 in a Honda S2000), and Jeffrey Elmore in an “improved” Boxster S.