I definitely recommend making the drive to High Plains Raceway! It’s an incredible track with a ton of elevation change and a lot of good places for passing. Let’s get those entry numbers up!

It wasn't really the weekend we wanted but I wouldn't have even had the opportunity to be there last weekend if it wasn't for all the hard work Jim, York, Kyle, and the rest of the East Street Racing crew put in. They worked incredibly hard just days before the event to get my car all prepped and ready for the weekend and for that I am super grateful. I'm glad I was still able to go even though I only managed sixth and seventh place finishes. Thank you again to the whole ESR team for all the help to get me to the track last weekend! The kind of service you get with ESR is unparalleled in my opinion because they go above and beyond to help you out and make sure you're happy with the services you had done to your car plus they have great track side support!

I heard great things about the Track and brand new pavement at Heartland Park Topeka.   The surface is supposed to be near "F1" level quality and I believe this would be the first SCCA Majors held there since the re-pave.   

 

I entered both of our drivers (Max and Nicho) in the hopes that we'd break the ice and get more folks to sign up and try out this track.

 

Please consider signing up !

 

thanks

 

Kurt Nufer

 

 

 

 

The St. Louis region SCCA hosted a combined Mid States Conference Majors/Regional IT event this past weekend at Circuit of St. Louis (Gateway). 

 

 This was the first weekend the Nufer Race Engineering had 2 drivers competing.

 

First of all, I want to thank Tom & Steve Scheifler for the use of Tom’s #28 NA for Nicho Nufer.   

 

Nicho competed in the ITA class with Tom’s car as part of his requirement to gain a full competition license.   This was his first race weekend after completing Skip Barber MX5 school in March.

 

Nicho said "The car ran perfectly all weekend, this was a great car to start my first race weekend in, the handling was great" !

 

Including practice on Friday I think we logged almost 5  hours of seat time. 

 

Nicho won both Saturday and Sunday ITA regional races.  The Sunday race was the same length (35 minute) as the Majors races that day.  Nicho finished right behind a Porsche 944 Turbo in ITE (second overall).

 

The real bonus: no off track excursions or body damage all weekend.

 

Race Steward Dan Miklovic signed off on his full competition license J

   

Again, wanted to thank Tom and Steve for their help. 

 

Also wanted to let the SM community know Nicho will be joining the fray soon with his older brother Max !.

 

Kurt Nufer.

I am not going to read it, I am going pull a Nuffer and park next to you and have you do the setup at the track for me LOL

I'd park next to you for advice Kyle, but I want to win😂. But I really appreciate all the help and advice Jim and the east street crew give us.

Thanks Tom for the kind words. I cannot thank Jim Drago and the whole East Street Crew for helping my team and I progress over the last two years and for the amazing motor! Regardless of how we do here, it's an honor to have been selected for the first step of the MRT24 shootout. Best of luck to all my competitors. Be sure to check out our video! 

 

SCCA National Champion Runoffs 
presented by Garmin VIRB 
at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 
September 24, 2016

Picks

Nufer
Drago
Michael carter

Alt Hille

Good luck to all the SM racers today! Kurt Nufer

Novak - Even "punk" teenagers need their sleep! - Kurt

Grattan is one heck of a track! It's almost like a roller coaster ride. We were so close to pole and Kicera got us on the last lap. I started second and tried to push Kicera as much as I could up until  I got around him. We worked together and created a pretty decent gap and then towards the end of the race, the battle for the lead began. It was some very close, but clean racing. It was awesome. That track is a workout and requires every bit of physical and mental ability you have. Congrats to Tyler, Justin Hille and Jordan Smart for driving such a good race. A HUGE thanks to Steve and Tom Scheifler for letting us use their wheels and tires for Sunday's qualifying and race. Another big thanks to Jim Drago and the East Street team for all of the set up help and driving advice. I cannot wait to get to battle all of these talented guys again at Mid Ohio during the Runoffs for the Spec Miata national championship! It's been a great season running the SCCA majors tour in both the Mid-States and Northern conferences. 

 

-Max