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Qual class Qual all Fastest Lap |
Race class Race all Fastest Lap |
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| 1 | 10/5/2024 2024 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 26 2 of 26 2:32.982 | 18 of 26 18 of 26 2:33.246 | Started the race in 2nd and pulled away, full course yellow because of idiot Hingston again. At restart Kevin pulled away again. With 1/3 lap left the engine broke the #4 rod and quit in Canada corner. He turned in the fastest lap by over a second and ran a perfect race. |
| 2 | 8/18/2024 SCCA Majors Race Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 19 1:26.560 | N/A N/A N/A | This was the Sunday race. We used the qualifying session to temper a set of new Hoosiers and turned in a very fast lap in just 5 laps. It started raining again for the race, so we did not go out. |
| 3 | 8/17/2024 SCCA Majors Race Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 19 1:27.531 | 1 of 6 19 of 19 1:26.221 | This was the Saturday race. Kevin started on overall pole and finished overall first by over one minute. The car ran great. The first 7 laps were dry and then it started raining and rained hard. Kevin tried hard not to make any contact with all the slow cars there. |
| 4 | 8/11/2024 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 4 19 of 19 N/A | 4 of 4 19 of 19 N/A | Regional Race just to go to MO and test the car in run group 8. We used the Sunday qualify race to temper tires which left us qualified in last place. We started the race and had to wind our way through all the regional slow cars. On the third lap a guy stopped on the straight and we hit him. The damage was not to bad. |
| 5 | 8/10/2024 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 1 of 21 1:38.649 | 1 of 4 2 of 21 1:38.089 | Regional Race just to go to MO and test the car in run group 8. The car ran great, and Kevin put it on the overall pole in qualifying. In the race he was within .23 seconds of the track record set by Huffmaster 15 years ago. We still have some tuning to do on this new "Cora" engine, but it is coming along nicely. |
| 6 | 5/18/2024 Hoosier Super Tour Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 8 6 of 44 1:41.788 | 8 of 8 43 of 44 1:43.509 | We did not go out Friday at 10:55 for 25 minute practice. Saturday at 8:00 am for 25 minute qualifying session the car ran well but it was difficult to find room for a fast lap. In the race on Saturday at 2:55pm the car ran poorly and overheated. We tried replacing the TPS but that didn't help. After measuring very low compression and leak down we packed it up. |
| 7 | 4/28/2024 SCCA Majors Race Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 3 1 of 13 1:59.655 | 1 of 3 2 of 13 1:59.670 | We replaced all the brake fluid and put on new Hoosiers which fixed all of the cars issues. Kevin started the Sunday 16 lap race in 2nd behind Gee but quickly passed for first. After a sizeable lead was built up between him and the 2nd place FP car he slowed down and let Gee pass. The car ran very well and actually ran faster with no splitter which was destroyed the day before. Hosni and Strittmatter did not start. |
| 8 | 4/27/2024 SCCA Majors Race Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 5 2 of 15 2:08.765 | 2 of 5 2 of 15 1:59.655 | We raced the car in the Saturday race exactly as it finished the Runoffs race in September. Qualifying was wet so we only went out for a few laps, but it was enough for 2nd. In the race Kevin passed for first quickly and ran there for half the race until the brakes started fading and the handling went away. He let Gee, Campbell, Hosni, and Strittmatter (STL) pass him while he slowed down to figure out the issue. In the last lap Campbell and Hosni made contact and went off which left Kevin in 2nd place in class to Strittmatter. |
| 9 | 9/29/2023 2023 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 21 4 of 21 2:09.266 | 3 of 21 3 of 21 2:08.585 | This was the 2023 National Championship Runoffs race at VIR. Kevin jumped to 2nd on the first lap, then 1st on the second lap. He then led through lap nine by 3 seconds until a full course yellow came out. Once the faster top speed cars got in his draft he could not hold them off. First was Kannard, Second was IRA, and Kevin finished third. The car ran great, and Kevin drove an awesome race. Sheryl, Grandma, Carrie, Walter, Cora & Edwin all attended. |
| 10 | 8/20/2023 SCCA Grattan Majors Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 1 1 of 20 1:28.212 | 1 of 1 1 of 20 1:26.184 | This was the Sunday race. We installed new Wilwood front brake pads and broke them in along with tempering another set of new front Hoosiers in qualifying. Once again Kevin led start to finish and finished 50 seconds in front of the 2nd place EP car of Loughman. The 2nd to 3rd shift was still a problem in the dog box but seemed to be getting better. |
| 11 | 8/19/2023 SCCA Grattan Majors Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 1 1 of 15 1:27.094 | 1 of 1 1 of 15 1:26.511 | This was the Saturday race. Kevin beat the EP cars through turn one and never looked back. He won first overall by 41 seconds even though the 2nd to 3rd shift didn't want to always go in. It was a beautiful day, and the car ran great, but it was down a bit in horsepower. |
| 12 | 5/14/2023 OVR Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 2 1 of 16 1:40.649 | 1 of 2 1 of 16 1:40.514 | This was the Sunday race on a beautiful day. Kevin started on overall pole, kept the EP cars behind him through the keyhole, then lead the rest of the race. He finished 17 seconds in front of Strittmatter in his Integra. The car ran very well, and Kevin drove great, to make it a boring race. |
| 13 | 5/13/2023 OVR Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 2 11 of 19 2:41.839 | 1 of 2 1 of 19 1:41.527 | This was the Saturday race. Front right shaft popped out during qualifying, so Kevin started the race in 11th position. He got to 3rd quickly and stayed behind Loughman and Halkias in their EP cars until Halkias spun. Then in the last lap Kevin passed for the overall lead. We had Kevin's family, Andy's family, Sheryl, Grandma, and me all watching this exciting race on a beautiful day. |
| 14 | 4/30/2023 Hoosier Super Tour Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 3 of 29 1:58.227 | 2 of 6 2 of 29 2:06.009 | This was the Sunday 15 lap race. It poured rain from start to finish. Kevin was behind Charley the whole race but could not pass due to poor visibility from the huge water spray from the cars in front. In one lap, with no one in front of him, Kevin turned in the fastest lap by nearly 2 seconds. Starting position was very important in this race. Second place at this track, during a flood, with no damage to the car, is not bad. |
| 15 | 4/29/2023 Hoosier Super Tour Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 6 5 of 29 2:01.375 | 3 of 6 4 of 29 1:58.227 | This was the Saturday 11 lap race. Because of an overheating issue in qualifying, we started 5th. It took a while to get around 3rd & 4th and chase down the leaders. Kevin eventually caught Charley but dropped a tire off the track which put him back into 3rd in class behind Charley Campbell and David Strittmatter. |
| 16 | 10/2/2022 2022 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 7 of 18 7 of 18 2:08.089 | 2 of 18 2 of 18 2:19.155 | This was the 2022 National Championship Runoffs race. Qualifying on Tuesday put us in 4th with a 2:08.271 which won the Sunoco 15 free gallons of race gas. Wednesday Kevin drove off of Hog Pen corner and damaged the splitter and the left rear trailing arm bearing but managed a slightly faster time of 2:08.089, but many others went faster. Thursday was a bust session due to double yellows. After cutting intermediate tires and other fixes we went out for the race on Sunday in a misty rain. Kevin jumped to 2nd quickly, then passed Charley Campbell for 1st and led laps 7-14 before Eric Prill passed him on the last lap. We finished 2nd and Campbell 3rd. |
| 17 | 9/4/2022 Mid Ohio as Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 2 8 of 8 1:41.575 | 1 of 2 1 of 8 1:45.278 | This was the Sunday race. It was a test run of the car before the runoffs. It was a damp race with oil spread over half the track from the previous run group. Kevin started last and was in first before the end of the first lap. The second place STU CRX was 25 seconds behind. |
| 18 | 9/3/2022 Mid Ohio as Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 2 of 14 1:41.575 | 1 of 4 2 of 14 1:39.994 | This was the Saturday race. This is a test run of the car before the runoffs. At the morning qualifying we tempered two sets of tires. At race time we were late to the grid and started last. Kevin was in second after just 2 laps but could not pass the STU CRX even though he turned in the fastest overall lap. The cars brakes were fading badly near the end of the race. |
| 19 | 6/12/2022 OVR Majors Race Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 23 1:59.207 | 2 of 5 2 of 23 1:40.234 | This was the Sunday race at Mid Ohio. Kevin started on pole, fell to 2nd, regained the lead and fell to 2nd again. Just as he was right behind the leader and ready to pass on the 18th of a 21 lap race, the threw the checker flag. First was Bednarz and 3rd was McAllister in his VW Rabbit. We found several items to get fixed before the Runoffs. |
| 20 | 6/11/2022 OVR Majors Race Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 29 1:39.110 | 1 of 5 1 of 29 1:39.740 | This was the the Saturday 25 minute race at Mid Ohio. Bednarz in his Miata passed Kevin at the start but Kevin regained the lead at turn five and never looked back. Second was Bednarz, 3rd was Strittmatter in his Integra. Grandma, Sheryl, Carrie & the kids all had a great time watching daddy win. |
| 21 | 5/1/2022 Pitt Hoosier Super Tour Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 2 of 29 1:56.714 | 1 of 6 1 of 29 2:04.943 | This was the Sunday Hoosier Super Tour race. It was a very wet day that stopped raining just after we started. Kevin ended up on pole since Chima started at the back. We had on rain tires and blasted to a huge lead. After a full course yellow bunched everyone back up, and the course was drying, Kevin fought hard to stay in the lead in front of Campbell who finished second in his Miata. Third was Mason Workman in his Miata, and fourth was Stritmatter in another Integra. |
| 22 | 4/30/2022 Pitt Hoosier Super Tour Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 29 1:56.714 | 1 of 6 1 of 29 1:56.910 | This was the Saturday race. Kevin stated on pole and never relinquished the lead. Craig Chima chased Kevin closely and turned in a 1:55.620 while getting a tow from Kevin on the straights. 3rd was Campbell and 4th was Workman. It was beautiful day and the car ran great. Kevin's family, Diane & Sheryl were all there to watch. This was the first weekend using the 2022 Honda Navi. |
| 23 | 4/10/2022 Hoosier Super Tour Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 10 2 of 30 2:08.729 | 1 of 10 2 of 30 2:07.099 | This was the Sunday Hoosier Super Tour Race. Kevin started 2nd overall and 1st in class and never looked back. He turned in 4 laps under the current track record of 2:08.05. The new MCS shocks, EGT probes, tire temp probes, and AMSoil all worked well. |
| 24 | 4/9/2022 Hoosier Super Tour Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 13 5 of 36 2:09.063 | 11 of 13 32 of 36 2:08.729 | Kevin passed for the lead and was pulling away when the left front wheel bearing, half shaft, and brake rotor exploded. He just finished 4 laps. EDIT: We believe the half shaft was the first to break which took out the rest. |
| 25 | 11/6/2021 2021 ARRC Race Road Atlanta | BMW 325i EP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 2 of 41 1:35.898 | 2 of 4 24 of 41 1:36.394 | This was a 20 lap or 40 min race that finished under yellow after only 15 laps. Kevin lead the whole race by a huge margin only to run out of gas in the 14th lap due to a fuel leak in the car. The car was fast but needed some tender loving care to make it a great race car. |
| 26 | 11/5/2021 2021 ARRC qualifying race Road Atlanta | BMW 325i EP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 36 3 of 39 1:37.609 | 1 of 36 1 of 39 1:35.898 | Kevin only got one fast lap in qualifying due to a long double yellow and due to oil spraying around the engine bay. This was a 20 min qualifying race. Kevin started third and fell back quite a ways to the two Miatas in 1st & 2nd. On lap four he drove past them both on the straight like they were standing still. He drove away from them and finished way out in front in overall first. |
| 27 | 11/4/2021 2021 ARRC test day Road Atlanta | BMW 325i EP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | It rained all morning so we did not go out until the 2pm session. In that session the radiator fan broke and punctured the radiator which put us out for the rest of the day. That night we JB Welded the radiator so we could race the next day. |
| 28 | 10/2/2021 2021 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 41 4 of 41 1:52.003 | 2 of 41 2 of 41 2:05.138 | We started the race in 4th on a rainy day and blasted to the lead. Several cautions brought the rest of the pack back close to Kevin. After a dozen laps leading the race, it stopped raining and the track dried up. Kevin was then passed by the only two cars on the track with dry tires. He struggled to keep the car on the track with the front tires pretty much gone away. We finished 3rd but were moved to second after the 2nd place car was disqualified. That made for an all HONDA podium. We picked the wrong tires but still ran a great race. First was Ira in a Del Sol, and 3rd was Harris in our old Integra. Edit: We found later that both front camber adjusters were not tightened sufficiently so they both slipped to full negative, which was most of the problem in the last half of the race. |
| 29 | 9/5/2021 Ohio Valley Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 5 of 5 24 of 24 N/A | 1 of 5 2 of 24 1:36.790 | This was the Sunday afternoon 13 lap race. Since we did not go out for the qualifying race in the morning due to rain, they made us start last. It didnt take Kevin long to get up to 2nd place behind a GT2 car driven by Scott Reddich that was placed in our run group due to too few entries in his run group. Second in FP was Larry Gallagher and 3rd was Scott Mackela in a Honda CRX. This was only the second race on this engine which ran extremely well. |
| 30 | 9/4/2021 Ohio Valley Sprints Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 2 of 25 1:39.996 | 1 of 5 2 of 25 1:38.512 | This was the Saturday race which was the first race on the new 4/4 engine. They split start the race which put five GT1 & GT2 cars in the first group and Kevin lead the second group which was the normal Prod classes. Kevin lapped all but one of the other 25 cars. Second in FP was Larry Gallagher in our old ITA Integra, and 3rd was Scott Mackela in his CRX. |
| 31 | 6/20/2021 Hoosier Super Tour Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 32 2:08.412 | N/A N/A N/A | This was the Sunday race that we did not start. While making adjustments to the car we had a camber adjuster seize up that left the car undriveable. We could have done some welding to make the race but we did not feel that was safe. |
| 32 | 6/19/2021 Hoosier Super Tour Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 2 of 41 2:09.720 | 6 of 6 36 of 41 2:08.412 | This was the Saturday race. Kevin went out on pole and drove away from the pack. On the 3rd lap he took back the track record we set 8 years ago but had since been broken by Campbell. He took more than a half second off the record. Unfortunately we had a front left tire go down on lap 8 to put us out of the race while way out in front. |
| 33 | 5/23/2021 SCCA Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 35 1:38.841 | 1 of 7 1 of 35 1:39.668 | Before the Sunday race we changed the setup on the car pretty drastically to help make it turn better. We also replaced the rear brake pads. Kevin again started on pole and pulled out to a substantial lead. The car ran and handled much better to finish with a 32 second lead on the entire field to win the overall run group. |
| 34 | 5/22/2021 SCCA Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 1 of 37 1:38.841 | 2 of 8 2 of 37 1:39.148 | Kevin started on pole and lead most of the race until a Bspec car pulled out and blocked him which let Chima get a run to make the pass. We had issues with the alternator wire coming loose and shutting off the Infinity EMS, and the car was not set up well enough to handle the new tires yet. He did manage to finish second with these issues behind Chima and in front of Bednarz. Diane, Sheryl, Carrie & kids along with grandson Drew with his friend Peyton all came to watch the race on a beautiful day. |
| 35 | 5/21/2021 Test Day Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | We did 3 test sessions in the morning and 4 in the afternoon. We missed one completely and got towed in after two due to a loose wire on the alternator. We also had the clutch cable break which we replaced with the spare. I guess that is what test days are for...... |
| 36 | 5/2/2021 Hoosier Super Tour Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 5 of 7 7 of 37 1:57.100 | 3 of 7 4 of 37 1:57.496 | This was the Sunday race. After replacing all the brake fluid, the rear brake pads and rotors, and the rear left hub bearing, then adjusting the front & rear toe, the car was much better. Kevin did very well on a track that does not favor our car. He finished on the podium behind Craig Chima in 1st in his Lotus and Eric Prill in 2nd in his Miata. Campbell and Workman were 4th & 5th in their Miatas. |
| 37 | 5/1/2021 Hoosier Super Tour Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 5 of 9 10 of 42 2:03.659 | 4 of 9 5 of 42 1:57.100 | This was the Saturday race and our first race of the year on a completely rebuilt car. Kevin started back in 10th since he only had one qualifying lap before they black flagged the session. The car brakes were bad due to worn rear pads, The car handled poorly due to a bad rear left wheel bearings, over inflated tires (with N2), and some misalignment. |
| 38 | 4/22/2021 Twilight Test & Tune Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A 1:38.293 | This was a test and Tune day at Mid Ohio to test the new engine and tons of stuff done to the car over Winter. These first two session were run on the club course which includes the chicane. Kevin hit a lap within a tenth of his best ever. |
| 39 | 4/22/2021 Twilight Test & Tune Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A 1:36.326 | This was a test and Tune day at Mid Ohio to test the new engine and tons of stuff done to the car over Winter. This last session was run on the pro course which does not include the chicane. Kevin hit a lap within a tenth of his best ever. |
| 40 | 10/9/2020 2020 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 23 2 of 23 2:31.712 | 11 of 23 11 of 23 2:34.033 | This was the 2020 National Championship Runoffs race. We had problems all week but started the race in 2nd, pulled out to a 6 second lead, full course yellow, at restart pulled out to another 5 second lead, then lost oil pressure on lap 11 way out in front. It was a tough year...... Only 8 cars finished the race. The winner was Craig Chima. |
| 41 | 10/1/2020 2020 Runoffs Test Day Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 2:31.800 | N/A N/A N/A | We did 4 sessions in cool and sometimes damp conditions. We tempered 2 sets of new Hoosiers on the Advanti wheels with the Tirelief valves installed. The car ran great. |
| 42 | 9/6/2020 Ohio Valley Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 3 16 of 22 N/A | 1 of 3 1 of 22 1:37.765 | This was just a regional race which we did just to test a few more things on the car before the Runoffs. This was the Sunday morning qualifying 10 lap race that he started in 16th due to his finish yesterday. He ran very well and finished 24 seconds in front of 2nd which was Halkias in EP. |
| 43 | 9/6/2020 Ohio Valley Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 3 1 of 18 N/A | 1 of 3 1 of 18 1:36.350 | This was just a regional race which we did just to test a few more things on the car before the Runoffs. This was the Sunday afternoon main 13 lap race. He started first and just ran away from the entire group. He finished 34 seconds in front of the 2nd overall. We were running the new design tires that Hoosier made for us to test. We hope we are now ready for the Runoffs. |
| 44 | 9/5/2020 Ohio Valley Sprints Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 3 1 of 26 1:41.802 | 2 of 3 16 of 26 1:38.092 | This was just a regional race which we did just to test a few more things on the car before the Runoffs. This was the Saturday 12 lap race. Kevin started in the front with our new Tirelife valves which he loved, but near the end of the race the left rear tire went down do to some leaking so he had to drop out. He had the 22 year old FP track record set by Joe Huffaker beat in the 4th lap until he caught an ITC lapper in the carousel. From then on it was constant traffic. |
| 45 | 8/16/2020 Cat in the Kettle Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 12 4 of 38 2:37.843 | 8 of 12 29 of 38 2:34.945 | This was the Sunday 40 minute race. We had a tire go flat on the third lap. |
| 46 | 8/15/2020 Cat in the Kettle Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 13 3 of 35 2:37.843 | 10 of 13 34 of 35 N/A | This was the Saturday 20 minute race. We blew a fuse right after the start of the race. |
| 47 | 7/19/2020 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 25 1:38.200 | 1 of 5 1 of 25 1:39.224 | This was the Sunday Hoosier Super Tour race. Kevin started on poll and lead the entire race. Chima followed Kevin in second for 9 laps and then fell out. Campbell stuck with Kevin for most of the race but caught up in traffic near the end. Third was David Bednarz in his Miata. |
| 48 | 7/18/2020 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 25 1:38.200 | 2 of 5 2 of 25 1:39.021 | This was the Saturday race. It was the first race we completed this year!! The car ran well and captured the pole position for both days. Kevin was a bit rusty and finished 2nd to Craig Chima in his Lotus 7 who ran a perfect race. Third was Charlie Campbell in his Miata. |
| 49 | 6/14/2020 June Sprints Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | This was the Saturday race. The engine broke #4 rod on the second lap of the test session. It blew 2 holes out the front of the engine and 2 holes into the flywheel area. We believe this was caused by the zinging of the motor when the transmission went bad 2 weeks earlier. |
| 50 | 5/29/2020 Hoosier Super Tour Test Day World Wide Technology Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 1:39.000 | N/A N/A 1:39.000 | We took the car here for a test day and it ran fine but in the afternoon the transmission started acting up. In the last session it shifted into 3rd instead of 5th and zinged the engine a couple times. We had to cancel the race weekend and go home. We found the shift holder loose in the transmission but no other damage. We got a new holder and used Locktite on the bolts and it was fine. |
| 51 | 10/13/2019 2019 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 19 3 of 19 2:07.682 | 14 of 19 14 of 19 2:09.408 | This was the National Championship Runoffs race. We qualified 3rd on Tuesday but blew the engine on Wednesday. We installed the old spare engine to make the race on Sunday morning. With the weak engine we were in 3rd by 15 seconds with one lap left and got a flat tire. We were cursed by being selected by Sportscar Magazine to win this race. |
| 52 | 6/15/2019 June Sprints Hoosier Super Tour Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 11 8 of 40 2:35.893 | 9 of 11 32 of 40 2:34.575 | This was the Saturday race. The car had some electrical problems so Kevin brought it in after just 6 laps |
| 53 | 6/2/2019 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 2 of 39 1:37.043 | 1 of 7 1 of 39 1:35.934 | This was the Sunday Hoosier Super Tour 35 minute race. Kevin and Charley battled the whole race until Kevin pulled away and set a new track record. The race ended under yellow while the Integra was limping. 2nd was Campbell and 3rd was Workman. |
| 54 | 6/1/2019 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 2 of 39 1:37.043 | 1 of 7 1 of 39 1:37.324 | This was the Saturday 25 minute race. Kevin passed the EP leader in lap 2 and never looked back. 2nd in FP was Campbell in his Miata and 3rd was Workman in hs Miata. |
| 55 | 4/14/2019 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 15 5 of 57 2:32.556 | 1 of 15 1 of 57 2:10.797 | This was the Sunday Hoosier Super Tour race. It finally quit raining long enough for the race to get finished. It started with a damp track that got dryer as the race went on. Kevin battled for the whole race with Kannard & Campbell but took the checker in the last stretch to edge out Campbell by .5 seconds. |
| 56 | 4/13/2019 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 15 4 of 53 2:32.556 | 14 of 15 50 of 53 N/A | This was the Saturday race which was run in pouring rain. We had an issue with our front right wheel which put us out of the race after the first lap. Campbell and Kannard had an awesome battle with Kannard coming out on top. |
| 57 | 4/7/2019 Grid Life race Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | Our first GridLife event used to test out the many changes we did to the car this year. We did one qualify and 3 short races. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot about the new transmission. |
| 58 | 10/14/2018 SCCA OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 32 1:46.785 | 1 of 6 1 of 32 1:37.894 | This was the Sunday 20 minute qualifying race on the Cub course. Kevin lead the entire race. |
| 59 | 10/14/2018 SCCA OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 33 1:37.894 | 1 of 7 1 of 33 1:36.869 | This was the Sunday 35 minute race. Finally the sun was out so the track warmed up. Kevin ran a 1:40 in his first lap and just kept getting faster. He could have broken the track record on the Pro course but there were a couple spots on the track that were still slippery due to being oiled down earlier in the weekend. |
| 60 | 10/13/2018 SCCA OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 5 of 36 2:08.515 | 1 of 6 1 of 36 1:46.785 | This was the Saturday 20 minute race. After qualifying 5th due to wet conditions and trying to temper some new tires, Kevin quickly went to the front and stayed there. |
| 61 | 6/3/2018 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 8 2 of 24 1:38.491 | 1 of 8 1 of 24 1:38.700 | This was the Sunday 35 minute race or 21 laps at 1:35pm. Chima fell out after the pace lap so Campbell jumped into the lead. Kevin passed him in lap six and never looked back for the win. Second was Campbell in his Miata and third was Dave Bednarz in his Miata. Larry Gallagher took 4th in our old Integra. |
| 62 | 6/2/2018 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 9 2 of 28 1:38.491 | 2 of 9 2 of 28 1:38.424 | This was the Saturday 25 minute race at 3:25pm. Kev got a bad start due to slow pace and fell back to 6th. He fought back and came within a fraction of a second from taking first from Charley in his Miata. Third was John Walker in his S7. Kevin broke his own track record during the race. |
| 63 | 9/29/2017 2017 SCCA Runoffs Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 7 of 40 7 of 40 1:53.829 | 5 of 40 5 of 40 1:53.704 | This was our first time at Indy on the road course. It was fun but it just didn’t like our car. Also pretty much everthing went wrong that could have with yellow flags and the car wasn’t running great. We finished 5th behind Prill, Perona, Henry in their Miatas, and Mathis in his VW. |
| 64 | 6/4/2017 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 8 4 of 39 1:39.330 | 1 of 8 2 of 39 1:39.597 | This was the Sunday 35 minute race. Kevin started 4th overall but got swarmed at the start to fall back to 6th in class and 10th overall. Again he clawed his was back to first in FP and 2nd overall to Joey. Second in class was David Bednarz, and third was Mason Workman in their Miatas. |
| 65 | 6/3/2017 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 2 of 41 1:39.330 | 1 of 8 2 of 41 1:39.585 | This was the Saturday 25 minute race. Kevin started on pole, 2nd overall, but had a poor start and fell back to 8th. He methodically picked off cars to regain first place in FP and 2nd overall behind Joey Moser iin his Prelude. Second was Mason Workman in his Miata, and third was John Walker in his Lotus Super 7. |
| 66 | 4/9/2017 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 6 4 of 20 1:24.652 | 3 of 6 4 of 20 1:24.886 | This was the Sunday Race which finished the same. We loved the track and the super nice people that run it. |
| 67 | 4/8/2017 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 6 4 of 20 1:24.652 | 3 of 6 4 of 20 1:24.886 | This was our first time at Hallett. The car ran great again but again our gearing was not optimal for that track. Sam Henry beat Prill and we were third. |
| 68 | 3/26/2017 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Circuit of the Americas | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 4 of 28 2:34.119 | 2 of 6 4 of 28 2:35.468 | This was the Sundy race. Once again we finished 2nd to Prill just in front of Kannard. This is a great but expensive track. |
| 69 | 3/25/2017 Hoosier Super Tour Majors Circuit of the Americas | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 4 of 30 2:34.119 | 2 of 6 5 of 30 2:35.409 | This was our first time at COTA. The car ran great and Kevin drove great but our gearing was all wrong for the five slow corners that wanted 2nd gear. Prill finished first and Kannard third. |
| 70 | 9/25/2016 2016 SCCA Runoffs Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 35 4 of 35 1:36.332 | 4 of 35 4 of 35 1:36.681 | The defending champion FP Integra qualified wth a 1:38.434 on Monday, 1:37.64 on Tuesday, 1:36.888 on Wednesday, and 1:36.332 on Thursday for 4th overall. Kevin was in 4th after 9 laps in perfect position to go for the lead late in the race after his tires keep getting better when others are going away, but they stopped the race after a crash between Huffaker & Hussey after running 3 yellow laps. That left John Walker(Lotus) in 1st, Eric Prill(Miata) in 2nd, and Charlie Campbell(Miata) in 3rd. 5th was Peter Morton (Lotus), and 6th was Sam Henry (Miata). |
| 71 | 9/24/2016 2016 SCCA Runoffs Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic STL Kevin Ruck | 8 of 34 8 of 34 1:38.061 | 17 of 34 17 of 34 1:38.956 | The new STL Civic qualified with a 1:39.824 on Monday, 1:xx.64 on Tuesday, 1:38.061 on Wednesday, and 1:38.498 on Thursday for 8th overall. Kevin locked up the brakes on the second lap of the race to avoid another car at the end of the back straight. He drove off the track and all the way through China Beach to reenter the race in dead last of 31st. He drove well to advance up the field and finish 17th. |
| 72 | 6/5/2016 Mid Ohio Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic STL Kevin Ruck | 5 of 26 10 of 38 1:38.751 | 4 of 26 11 of 38 1:38.594 | This was the Sunday 35 minute 20 lap race. Again Kevin jumped to 3rd and ran close to the leaders for most of the race but fell to 4th near the end. The car ran better with more camber in the rear but needed more in the front. First was Mizer and 2nd was Schmidt in his Prelude, 3rd was Cliff Ira in his Integra. |
| 73 | 6/5/2016 Mid Ohio Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 16 3 of 33 1:38.801 | 1 of 16 1 of 33 1:38.194 | This was the Sunday 20 lap 35 minute race. The rain missed us so it was sunny and dry at the start. Prill did not start due to car issues. Kevin blasted to the front immediately and was driving away when he dropped 2 wheels off at the keyhole on the 5th lap. That put crap on the tires which send him off at the end of the straight. From back in 5th he battled back to 2nd but went off again when it rained hard for just about 1 minute. He battled back again and regained the lead in the 18th lap for the win. 2nd was Campbell and 3rd was Workman both in their Miata. By the way, on the 17th lap while Kevin was chasing Campbell he set a new track record on the Pro course by .004 seconds. The entire family was there to see this epic race. |
| 74 | 6/4/2016 Mid Ohio Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 18 3 of 33 1:38.801 | 2 of 18 2 of 33 2:08.549 | This was the Saturday 25 minute 11 lap race. It was pouring rain through the whole race so we put on the older rains on the Cooper wheels. They were not the best as the car still hydroplaned in places. The worst was visibility. Kevin jumped to first immediately and led almost the entire race with Charlie Campbell close behind. Eric Prill ran off the track on the first lap. When they caught lappers Kevin backed off rather than to hit someone he could not see and finished 2nd. First was Campbell in his Miata and 3rd was Workman who was over a minute back. |
| 75 | 6/4/2016 Mid Ohio Majors Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic STL Kevin Ruck | 4 of 26 8 of 38 1:38.519 | 4 of 26 10 of 38 1:38.751 | This was the Saturday 25 minute 14 lap race. Kevin ran third most of the race but got boxed out by a slow STU BMW which allowed Salzano to pass him for 3rd. First was Schmidt in his Prelude, and 2nd was Mizer. The car ran well but needed some suspension changes. |
| 76 | 5/15/2016 SCCA Double Majors Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 12 2 of 35 1:58.820 | N/A N/A N/A | This was the Sunday race which qualified in dry. It then started snowing and raining. A crashed car started a tire wall on fire in race group three so they cancelled the rest of the races for the day. |
| 77 | 5/15/2016 SCCA Double Majors Pittsburg International Race Complex | Honda Civic STL Kevin Ruck | 3 of 12 11 of 33 2:00.630 | N/A N/A N/A | This was the Sunday race which qualified in dry. It then started snowing and raining. A crashed car started a tire wall on fire in race group three so they cancelled the rest of the races for the day. |
| 78 | 5/14/2016 SCCA Double Majors Pittsburg International Race Complex | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 1 of 40 2:10.494 | 4 of 11 4 of 40 2:14.482 | This was the Saturday race in full hard rain. Kevin had a huge lead in lap one when he dropped two wheels off and got spun in the mud. After dropping all the way back to 20th he fought back to 3rd just as a red flag came out. He was awarded 4th after they went back to the last completed lap before the red flag. First was Mason Workman in his Miata, second was Campbell in his Miata, and 3rd was Strittmatter in his Lancia. Kevins fastest lap was 2 seconds faster than all the FP cars. |
| 79 | 5/14/2016 SCCA Double Majors Pittsburg International Race Complex | Honda Civic STL Kevin Ruck | 2 of 13 7 of 33 2:13.618 | 10 of 13 28 of 33 2:18.857 | This was our first race on the combined full track. Qualifying and the race was in full rain. We were in 2nd and might have gone on for a win when a connector on an injector came loose. The car ran well. |
| 80 | 3/20/2016 Atlanta Double Majors Road Atlanta | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 6 7 of 31 1:39.782 | 1 of 6 4 of 31 1:38.933 | The second race of the year with the National Champion Integra in run group 3 went the full 20 laps. It was a great battle between Kevin, Ken & Blake with little interference from other classes (EP), but Kevin took the win with Blake in 2nd, and Ken in 3rd. Ken spun in turn 7 in lap 15 to fall back. Kevin had to forego the victory lap and podium to make it to the STL race. |
| 81 | 3/20/2016 Atlanta Double Majors Road Atlanta | Honda Civic STL Kevin Ruck | 5 of 17 11 of 30 1:41.054 | 7 of 17 13 of 30 1:42.081 | This was the 20 lap Sunday race. We had hoped to have fixed some of the twitchiness of the car but it actually got worse. The brakes were so bad Kevin went off twice. He did a great job driving a wounded brand new car to beat 10 other STL cars. We were thrilled that the engine and trans ran so well the whole weekend. We have a long list of stuff to do to the car. |
| 82 | 3/19/2016 Atlanta Double Majors Road Atlanta | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 6 7 of 28 1:40.337 | 1 of 6 5 of 28 1:41.022 | First race of the year with the National Champion Integra in Run Group 3. Kevin finished first after a black flag which made for a very shortened race of only six laps. Second was Blake Meredith in his CRX, and 3rd was Don Ahrens in his Miata. Ken Kannard and his Miata had a flat tire in lap four. |
| 83 | 3/19/2016 Atlanta Double Majors Road Atlanta | Honda Civic STL Kevin Ruck | 4 of 17 10 of 28 1:41.054 | 4 of 17 10 of 28 1:41.423 | First race ever for the STL Civic, in Run Group 4 right after Kevin drove the FP Integra. We were surprised the engine ran so well and how bad the chassis was. After several attempts at fixing the twitchiness of the car it wasn't much better. Kevin finished behind Gunnel, Palfenier, and Taylor in a shortened race due to another black flag. |
| 84 | 9/26/2015 National Championship Runoffs 2015 Daytona International Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 21 1 of 21 2:11.009 | 1 of 21 1 of 21 2:12.419 | We took the pole position, set the fastest race lap, won the national champion race, and set a new track record. It was a good week. Campbell was moved back to 5th for on course contact, so Prill took 2nd and Kannard took 3rd all in their Miatas. |
| 85 | 7/26/2015 Pueblo Majors Pueblo Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 3 of 15 1:43.167 | 2 of 6 2 of 15 1:42.761 | This was the Sunday 18 lap race. We changed the fuel map to add more fuel so the car ran better and Kevin was starting to figure this track out. We turned a couple laps below the track record in the cool-ish morning warm up session but couldn't match that when it hit near 100 degrees at race time. Kevin stayed with Eric for several laps but knew even if he could get close he wouldn't be able to make a pass. So it was Prill, Ruck, and Hingston again. Kevin and Eric finished in front of everyone. |
| 86 | 7/25/2015 Pueblo Majors Pueblo Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 3 of 17 1:43.167 | 2 of 7 3 of 17 1:43.592 | This was the 15 lap Saturday race. The 2.2 mile FP track record is currently owned by Eric Prill at 1:42.139 in his Miata. The car ran hot and was low on horsepower, and we were late to grid so we started the race dead last. Kevin ran great and blasted all the way up to 3rd overall but could not catch up with Prill in his Miata. Third was Hingston who finished well behind Kevin. |
| 87 | 7/5/2015 High Plains Majors High Plains Raceway - Full course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 3 of 10 2:03.904 | 3 of 6 4 of 10 2:06.203 | This was the 40 minute Sunday race of 18 laps. Knowing he could not beat the Miatas on this track Kevin ran the old tires from the day before and just finished. Once again 1st was Prill, 2nd was Hingston, and Kevin finished 3rd. |
| 88 | 7/4/2015 High Plains Majors High Plains Raceway - Full course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 3 of 10 2:03.904 | 3 of 6 4 of 10 2:06.192 | This was the Saturday race. The heat, altitude and slow turns did not allow the Integra to match the Miatas. First was Prill and second has Hingston in their Miatas. |
| 89 | 5/24/2015 End of the Trail Texas World Majors Texas World Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 3 of 19 1:56.046 | 2 of 6 4 of 19 1:55.419 | Even though Kevin turned in the fastest FP lap by a half second he finished in second place. After falling to second at the start on cold tires, he passed Hingston on the third lap and just drove away from him. Then a Lotus blew and engine which brought out a double yellow which allowed Hingston to catch back up and for the tires to cool off. Hingston only did one turn well and it was turn one. Once he got around Kevin there was not enough time to get heat back in the tires to regain the lead. In impound Hingston and his Miata were found under weight three times after calibrating the scales twice, and was still handed the win?!? I guess things are done differently in Texas. |
| 90 | 5/23/2015 End of the Trail Texas World Majors Texas World Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 3 of 21 1:56.046 | 1 of 7 3 of 21 2:03.100 | We ran the 2.9 mile CCW configuration. The track record of the 2.9 mile configuration is owned by Eric Prill in his Miata at 153.186. The track was a lot slower than in the past as it was quite bumpy and the huge amount of rain lately washed any grip away. Kevin qualified in the FP pole with a 1:56.046. It started raining at the start of the race and was on and off through the whole race. Kevin fell to 2nd in class behind Bill Hingston in his Miata 3 times but prevailed to take the win. Hingston took second and third was Neal Frank in his Miata. |
| 91 | 3/8/2015 NOLA Majors NOLA Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 3 of 15 1:54.828 | 1 of 5 3 of 15 1:55.388 | This was the 17 lap Sunday featured race. Kevin started in 3rd overall and 1st in class and his position never changed. He drove an extremely consistent race with a bad FR shock. He finished over a minute in front of 2nd place Ken Kannard in his Miata, and 3rd place Kyle Baker in his Miata. It was a gorgeous day. Dick got to ride along on the victory lap. |
| 92 | 3/7/2015 NOLA Majors NOLA Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 2 of 20 1:55.890 | 1 of 6 3 of 20 1:54.828 | This was the 16 lap Saturday race. The track record of 1:55.470 set last year on 23-Feb-14. Kevin won the race and took down the record with a 1:54.828 in a wounded car. The front right shock was blown so we cobbled it back together as best we could and Kevin drove accordingly to offset the bad shock. Hell of a JOB!! |
| 93 | 3/6/2015 NOLA Majors NOLA Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 2:00.000 | N/A N/A 2:00.000 | This was a test day we did at NOLA so Kevin could get the feel of this new track for us before we race on Saturday and Sunday and so we could make sure the car was good after not having been run since last May. The day started at 36 degrees and very windy - pretty bad. As it turned out we missed the first session because the car barely ran at idle. After blaming the AEM ECU for a while we found that the fuel pump had died. After replacing it with the spare the engine ran great but the right front of the car jumped and bounced. We found that the right front Koni shock had lost the seal on the gas section. After working on it for quite a while we missed the third session but made the fourth and tempered some new Hoosier tires. It was still not great but probably drivable. We made some more changes to the shock, set the toe in, fueled her up and it was ready for qualifying in the morning. |
| 94 | 6/1/2014 Mid Ohio SCCA Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 2 of 29 1:38.390 | 1 of 7 3 of 29 1:39.290 | This was the Sunday race of a double weekend Majors race and the Goodrich Tires Super Tour race. It was a 19 lap race. Kevin ran start to finish in first place in F Production. Second was Sam Henry and third was Strittmatter again. Dick did the victory lap with Kevin, but Carrie, Kevin and Dick all drank the Champaign. |
| 95 | 5/31/2014 Mid Ohio SCCA Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 3 of 29 1:38.390 | 1 of 7 3 of 29 1:39.026 | This was the Saturday 30 minute timed race which was 18 laps. Kevin ran start to finish in first place. Second was Sam Henry and third was Strittmatter. It was a beautiful day and we had Dede, Sheryl, and Alan & Chris Newton with Kevin, Carrie & I. Kevin ran two qualifying laps under his track record, but couldn't match that during the race in the heat of the day. |
| 96 | 5/22/2014 Test & Tune Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A 1:39.800 | Thursday night test & tune to test numerous changes to car, and break in new Hawk brake pads & new rotors. Also temper two sets of experimental tires from Hoosier. The car ran well. |
| 97 | 4/24/2014 Test & Tune Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A 1:41.600 | This was a session to break in and test the new rings in the #2 block with the #1 head. The car ran very well in all three sessions with the exception of the second session where we had the front left tire go down. Kevin limped it in and we put on a spare for the third session. Kevin never drove the car to 100% as it was just a test session. |
| 98 | 9/21/2013 2013 Runoffs Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 34 2 of 34 2:33.304 | 3 of 34 3 of 34 2:33.196 | The car ran awesome all week and was probably the fastest one there. However, the transmission started popping out of gear early in the race and at the end of the race did not want to go back in gear. First was Carpenter and second was Prill. Fourth was Campbell, fifth was Hingston, and sixth was Joe Walker due to Henry being moved to last place. Kevin did a great job of driving a wounded racecar and putting it on the podium. |
| 99 | 9/1/2013 SCCA OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 4 of 7 15 of 26 1:51.010 | 5 of 7 15 of 26 1:50.788 | Robert Lawrence ran the ITC Civic after purchasing it from Ruck Racing. We are thrilled to have it go to a close friend so we can keep it in the "family" and see it get some use. We have had many good memories from this, our first race car. This was the Sunday race. Bob turned in the 3rd fastest lap in ITC. Leaders were Shearer, Hardesty, Scott, Royal Sr. |
| 100 | 8/31/2013 SCCA OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 6 of 7 18 of 25 1:57.449 | 5 of 7 16 of 25 1:53.204 | Robert Lawrence ran the ITC Civic after purchasing it from Ruck Racing. We are thrilled to have it go to a close friend so we can keep it in the "family" and see it get some use. We have had many good memories from this, our first race car. This was the Saturday race. First was Jim Hardesty, 2nd was Scott Irwin, 3rd was Bill Shearer. |
| 101 | 8/8/2013 Twilight Test & Tune Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic HP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | Kevin and Carrie took the newly converted HP Civic out for testing for the first time. It was running slow so Kevin removed the MSD and installed the spare distributor and it ran better. There was no data taken. |
| 102 | 7/14/2013 Bert Olson Double Majors Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 1 of 34 1:42.327 | 1 of 8 1 of 34 1:42.870 | This is a the Sunday race of a double Majors weekend. Kevin started first overall and lead for the entire race. He ended with a 41.7 second lead on the second car in the group. His lead on the second FP car (Walker-Lotus) was nearly a lap as he did lap the 3rd place FP car (Sturm-Miata). His fastest lap was 2.3 seconds faster than any car in the run group. |
| 103 | 7/14/2013 Bert Olson Double Majors Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 1 of 31 1:44.266 | 1 of 8 1 of 31 1:42.327 | This was the Sunday 10 lap qualifying race of a double Majors weekend. Kevin started on pole and never relinquished the lead. He broke his own track record. |
| 104 | 7/13/2013 Bert Olson Double Majors Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 9 2 of 37 1:43.458 | 6 of 9 32 of 37 1:44.266 | This was the Saturday race of a double Majors weekend. Kevin ran away from everyone except one EP car but pulled off on lap 15 due to a flat right front tire. We found loose valve stems and replaced all valve cores. FP was won by Sturm (Miata), Gnadt (Midget), Hart (Turner) |
| 105 | 7/7/2013 SCCA Finger Lakes Super Tour Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 3 of 25 2:09.685 | 1 of 11 4 of 25 2:10.748 | This was Sundays race and a Super Tour Race. Kevin fell back initially but regained lead and ran away. Campbell broke and Carpenter spun but they were behind anyway and would never have come close. |
| 106 | 7/6/2013 SCCA Finger Lakes Super Tour Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 2 of 30 2:10.645 | 2 of 11 5 of 30 2:09.681 | This was Saturdays race. Kevin was leading by over 4 seconds for most of the race but got a flat tire with three turns left. He raced Campbell to line and lost by .088 seconds. Third was Serge Lenz as Carpenter and Workman broke. However, we broke our own track record of 2:10.7 to 2:09.681 - hell yes. |
| 107 | 6/16/2013 OVR - IT - Miata Shootout Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 3 of 51 1:59.245 | 1 of 11 1 of 51 1:42.628 | This was the featured IT/Miata race, and was during the Grand Am Race weekend. Kevin finished 3rd overall in the qualifying race since he had rain tires on and it dried up. At the start of the race he immediately passed the two Miatas and took the lead and never relinquished it to win overall. Second in class was Garret Dunn in Joe Mosers old CRX, and third was Steve Sancricca in his CRX. Kevin won the overall trophy for the weekend beating even the ITS and ITR cars. |
| 108 | 6/16/2013 OVR IT - Miata Shootout Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 11 7 of 49 2:01.903 | 1 of 11 3 of 49 2:39.245 | This was the qualifying race in the morning on Sunday. Kevin started 7th since he went out on rains in the qualifying session and it got too dry for him to turn a good lap. In this race he jumped to first overall immediately but fell to third when the track again dried out and he was on rain tires. He still won his class easily, second in class was Garret Dunn in Joe Mosers old CRX. |
| 109 | 6/2/2013 Mid Ohio Double Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 10 4 of 29 1:39.349 | 6 of 10 16 of 29 1:38.665 | This was the Sunday race. Qualifying was cut short so we took the pole based on the Saturday race times. Kevin fell back to 6th overall and 3rd in class but fought back to the front and was 1st overall after 17 laps. just then his right front tire went flat and he had to park it. First was handed to Campbell, second to Joe Walker, and third to Scott Lunder. |
| 110 | 6/1/2013 Mid Ohio Double Majors Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 10 5 of 27 1:39.990 | 1 of 10 3 of 27 1:39.349 | Kevin jumped into first in turn one and never looked back. Futcher, Strittmatter, and Campbell battled for second with Futcher taking second and Campbell in third. |
| 111 | 5/26/2013 SCCA Majors Double Michigan International Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 5 of 24 1:25.115 | 1 of 6 5 of 24 1:25.318 | This was the Sunday Majors race. Kevin won the morning qualifying race and then led FP trophy race from start to finish. He was held up by EP cars in the corners for most of the race but the other FP cars never really got close. Second place was Rob Futcher in his Lotus Super 7, and third was Scott Lunder in his Honda Civic. Kevin broke his track record he set the day before. |
| 112 | 5/26/2013 SCCA Majors qualifying race Michigan International Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 5 of 24 1:25.722 | 1 of 6 5 of 24 1:25.115 | This was the morning qualifying race that some tracks run instead of a qualifying session. You start this race based on your fastest lap from Saturday and start the main afternoon race in the order you finish this race. Kevin won the FP race easily. |
| 113 | 5/25/2013 SCCA Majors Double Michigan International Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 3 of 31 1:25.918 | 1 of 8 4 of 31 1:25.722 | This was our first Majors race and our first race at this track. SCCA had not run here since 1994. It is a NASCAR type oval that was converted into a road course for us. This was the Saturday race. Kevin led the entire race. Second in FP was Rob Futcher in his Lotus Super 7, and third was Dave Strittmatter in his Lancia Scorpian. They tried to penalize Kevin 3 positions for passing under yellow, but our in-car cameras saved us again by proving he did not. Kevin also set the track record. |
| 114 | 5/24/2013 SCCA Majors Double Michigan International Speedway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 1:25.060 | N/A N/A 1:24.960 | This was the test day for the weekends races. Since we had never been here before we needed to give Kevin some seat time at this track. Also since this is the first race of the year for the FP Integra we needed to shake it down as well. SCCA has not run here since 1994. It is a NASCAR type oval that will be converted into a road course for us. |
| 115 | 9/23/2012 National Runoffs Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 6 of 26 6 of 26 2:34.775 | 4 of 26 4 of 26 2:33.133 | We had difficulty getting a good qualifying lap since we were with the HP cars. Kevin got forced off the track in turn 6 on the first lap and fell back to 12th. He battled back to 4th but could not catch the leaders. The car ran great and Kevin drove great - can't ask for more than that. |
| 116 | 9/2/2012 SCCA Double Rational Barber Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 1 of 29 1:43.630 | 1 of 4 1 of 29 1:43.741 | This was Sundays race that was dry. Took overall pole and lead start to finish. Set new track record by over 3 seconds. |
| 117 | 9/1/2012 SCCA Double Rational Barber Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 2 of 31 1:44.032 | 1 of 4 4 of 31 2:00.000 | This was Saturdays race that was in the rain. Second was Don Ahrens in Miata way back. This win gave us first place in the 2012 National Points championship for the third year in a row. |
| 118 | 8/12/2012 SCCA National Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 3 3 of 15 1:27.335 | 2 of 3 2 of 15 1:26.219 | Was winning going away when hit an oil patch and went off. Hit more oil later and went off again. Turned in fastest lap in run group of 1:26.219 but finished 2nd. First was John Walker in his dads Super 7 1.27.417. |
| 119 | 7/8/2012 SCCA Double National Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 42 1:41.524 | 1 of 7 3 of 42 1:43.137 | This was Sundays race. The morning qualifying was perfect and Kevin had the car set up perfect. Kevin got jumped by Joe Walker at the start but reeled him in and regained the lead by the 4th lap and pulled away. This time, although 1.6 seconds slower than qualifying, was a new TRACK RECORD. Second was Joe and third was Larry Funk. |
| 120 | 7/7/2012 SCCA Double National Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 11 of 46 1:49.560 | 1 of 7 3 of 46 1:43.808 | This was Saturdays race. This was our first time here since they lengthened the track. They cut the qualifying session short while we were tempering tires so we had a slow time. Kevin passed Funk in his CRX for first place by the 4th lap and never looked back. Second was John Walker in his dads Super 7, and 3rd was an old Volvo. Funk had a flat tire and dropped out. First overall was Schmidt in his Prelude. |
| 121 | 6/17/2012 June Sprints Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 9 11 of 52 2:36.590 | 2 of 9 8 of 52 2:37.387 | We qualified 3rd behind Ken Kannard in his Miata, and Chuck Mathis in his VW Sirocco. Kevin passed Mathis on the last lap in Canada corner to finish 2nd. The car was down on hp and popping out of 4th gear. Mom, Carrie and the Meissens were with us on a beautiful Sunday. |
| 122 | 6/10/2012 OVR Restricted Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 9 1 of 65 1:43.500 | 1 of 9 2 of 65 1:44.441 | This was a restricted regional race held during the Grand Am weekend races. This was the 19 lap trophie race. Second in ITA was Matt Downing in his Civic and third was Greg Vandersluis in his Civic. Kevin finished 2nd overall to Mark Keefer in his ITS RX7, Third overall was Willie Church in his Nissan. |
| 123 | 6/10/2012 OVR Restricted Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 9 1 of 65 N/A | 1 of 9 2 of 65 1:44.210 | This was the second qualifying race. It was Sunday at 12:50 pm held during the Grand Am weekend races. The ITS RX7 let Kevin go at the start and followed him for 5 laps to learn the line. When he finally passed he was much better at the track. |
| 124 | 6/9/2012 OVR Restricted Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 9 1 of 65 N/A | 1 of 9 2 of 65 1:44.451 | This was the first qualifying race on Saturday held during the Grand Am weekend races. It was a 7 lap race. Kevin was passed on the start by an ITS RX7 who held Kevin up for the whole race. |
| 125 | 6/3/2012 OVR Double National Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 3 of 23 1:40.281 | 2 of 7 4 of 23 1:39.500 | This was the 19 lap Sunday race which was the Super sweep race and the BF Goodrich Super Tour race. Once his tires heated up Kevin was being held up by Martz in an EP RX7 even though he was no where near any of the other EP cars. Kevin went to pass and Martz turned into him and they both spun. Kevin got back on track 3rd in FP. He reeled in and passed Strittmatter for the lead but spun again in turn 11 because of buildup on the rear tires due to driving off line to pass. He restarted and still finished 2nd. Third was Workman. Martz protested Kevin but luckily we had our in car camera which showed Kevin did nothing wrong. Martz actually appologized after viewing the video. |
| 126 | 6/2/2012 OVR Double National Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 2 of 30 1:40.800 | 1 of 11 4 of 30 1:40.445 | This was the the Saturday 19 lap race. Kevin followed Sam Halkias off the line at the start but fell back to a few EP cars until the tires heated up. Joe Walker and Rob Futcher, both in Super 7s, were close to Kevin until they each fell out of the race. Finishing second in FP was David Strittmatter in his Lancia Scorpian, and third was Mason Workman in his Miata. |
| 127 | 5/5/2012 SCCA National Summit Point Motorsports Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 9 of 23 1:22.857 | 1 of 6 6 of 23 1:22.292 | This was our first time at this track. Kevin qualified 2nd behind Jerry Hinkle in his Lotus Super 7 but Jerry did not make the race due to mechanical difficulties. Kevin raced with the EP guys and turned 5 laps under the track record of 1:22.8 and set the new record at 1:22.292. Kevin lapped the 2nd and 3rd place guys in FP. |
| 128 | 4/26/2012 Test & Tune Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 16:39.000 | N/A N/A 16:39.000 | First time out in the FP with the new engine and EMS. Ran well in the first session but missed in the second due to a bad EPM |
| 129 | 11/5/2011 American Road race of Champions Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 15 3 of 20 1:42.482 | 2 of 15 2 of 20 1:41.900 | Kevin ran a great race chasing Brian Price and Joey Moser until Joe broke a radius arm in turn one while in the lead. Brian took first in his Miata, Kevin second, and Bob Moser 3rd in his CRX. |
| 130 | 11/5/2011 American Road race of Champions Road Atlanta | Honda Civic DX Kevin Ruck | 4 of 10 17 of 23 1:48.292 | N/A N/A 1:47.600 | Kevin was all over the leader by the 5th lap and was going to win this one going away but the LR brake cylinder blew a seal as he was entering turn 10A. First went to Tristan Herbert, 2nd was Tom Martin, and 3rd was Kirk Knestis all in VWs. |
| 131 | 10/9/2011 SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 4 of 9 13 of 25 1:51.320 | 5 of 9 13 of 25 1:50.214 | Bob Lawrence continued to do well on the pro course. |
| 132 | 10/9/2011 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 5 of 9 13 of 19 1:41.521 | 5 of 9 11 of 19 1:41.826 | The Left half shaft broke during the qualifying race so Kevin drove back home to get one off the FP Integra for the race. In the 12th lap of the race the right half shaft broke. Both broken shafts were old spares that shouldn't have been used. |
| 133 | 10/9/2011 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic DX Richard Ruck | 5 of 7 10 of 25 1:49.096 | 5 of 7 12 of 25 1:49.113 | The car was awesome but Dick got tired after not driving in a year and dropped back in the field. |
| 134 | 10/8/2011 SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 6 of 9 20 of 25 1:59.846 | 5 of 9 16 of 25 1:53.778 | Bob Lawrence did awesome in the ITC Civic. He continued to do better and better in this very talented ITC field. First was Carl Holbrook (Renault), 2nd was Jim Royal (Renault), 3rd was Bill Shearer (CRX), 4th was Jim Hardesty (Civic). |
| 135 | 10/8/2011 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 9 1 of 19 1:43.188 | 1 of 9 3 of 19 1:42.921 | Kevin finally became the only non-Moser to break into the 1:42's in an IRA car on the club course. The LF wheel bearing went bad but finished the race. Second was Matt Downing (Civic), and third was Greg Vandersluis (Civic). |
| 136 | 10/8/2011 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic DX Richard Ruck | 6 of 7 10 of 25 1:51.233 | 4 of 7 6 of 25 1:50.604 | Dick ran well to beat all the ITC guys and actually ran 3rd in ITB for most of the race. He got tired and dropped back at the end. First was Tony Swan (Accord), 2nd was Dan Hardison (Civic), 3rd was John Lucatz (VW GTi). |
| 137 | 9/23/2011 2011 National Championship Runoffs Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 23 4 of 23 2:34.211 | 18 of 23 18 of 23 2:33.331 | The #4 fuel injector failed on the 10th lap when Kevin was in 3rd and challenging for 2nd. The winner was Sargis in his Triumph, 2nd was Prill in his Miata, 3rd was Campbell in his Miata. This injector plaqued us all year and finally died in the championship race. |
| 138 | 9/4/2011 SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 23 2:09.893 | 1 of 6 1 of 23 1:56.198 | Sunday morning was a 9 lap qualifying race that Kevin started 4th overall and 1st in ITC. The track was wet but it was not raining so we went out on the dries. Kevin and Bill Shearer (on rains) checked out on the rest of the field until Kevin finally drove away and won overall. The main race saw Kevin on overall pole which he never relinguised in a shortened race due to rain and a VW on its top in turn 2. Second was Shearer, 3rd was Hardesty, and 4th was Carl Holbrook in his Renault. |
| 139 | 9/3/2011 SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 5 of 6 12 of 22 1:53.460 | 1 of 6 4 of 22 1:50.636 | Kevin drove the 1985 ITC Honda Civic with a new engine. It was his first time driving this car here in 9 years. We ran one test session Friday night to check out the car and it ran OK but very lean. We increased the fuel pressure to 5.5psi for Sat morning. Kevin qualified 5th of 6 and 12th overall. We changed one correction jet, adjusted the idle air mixture and raised the float and it ran much better. Kevin chased Jim Royal in his Renault for half the race before he and an ITB Accord met in Turn 2. Kevin ran well enough to finish 1st in cleass and 4th overall. Shearer in his CRX was 2nd and Jim Hardesty in his Honda Civic was 3rd. |
| 140 | 7/31/2011 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 19 3 of 32 1:42.796 | 3 of 19 3 of 32 1:42.085 | This was the 8 lap qualifying race in the morning. We replaced the igniter, the F brake pads and the LR wheel bearing and found a crack in the LR trailing arm and decided not to run the afternoon long race. The main race was won by Joey & Bob. Startring in Kevins spot was Bradley Allen in the CRX that we built and sold to Sam Meyers. He spun off in the first lap to the back of the field. He then worked his way all the way back to take 3rd place. |
| 141 | 7/30/2011 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 19 3 of 29 1:43.693 | 3 of 19 3 of 29 1:42.796 | Kevin drove the ITA Integra in run group 7. He was 3rd all day behind Joey & Bob Moser who had their cars working well on this very hot day. |
| 142 | 7/10/2011 Super Sweep Double National Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 2 of 29 2:11.568 | 1 of 7 1 of 29 2:12.000 | This was the Sunday race which was the Super Sweep Event. Kevin held the lead from the start in FP and ran 2nd overall behind Sam Moore in his BMW M3. On the last lap Kevin got a good run up the hill to the bus stop and passed Sam for first place overall and the fastest alp of the run group. He pulled away from him in the twisty portion of the track to the checker flag. Second in FP was Chris Howard in his Miata, and third was Hinkle in the Lotus. |
| 143 | 7/9/2011 Super Sweep Double National Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 9 2 of 30 2:11.616 | 1 of 9 2 of 30 2:10.703 | The track record is held by Harold Flescher at 2:12.060 set in 2003. Three FP cars broke the record in this race. After the lead swapped several times and Kevin was in 3rd at one point, he won and now holds the new track record. Second was Jerome Hinkle in his Lotus Super 7, and third was Charlie Campbell in his Miata. |
| 144 | 6/19/2011 June Sprints Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 12 8 of 42 2:34.015 | 2 of 12 4 of 42 2:34.438 | Kevin was held up by EP cars that were slow in the corners. In lap 6 a full course yellow allowed Kevin to catch back up to the leaders. He was passed by Sargis and Kannard spun on the last lap to leave Kevin in 2nd for the 3rd year in a row. 3rd was Kannard, 4th was Prill. |
| 145 | 6/12/2011 OVR Super Sweep Double National Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 14 3 of 37 1:39.330 | 1 of 14 6 of 37 1:38.518 | This was race #2 on Sunday which was the Super Sweep Race and the Goodrich Super Tour race of the weekend. Kevin started on the pole of the second pack in the split start and never looked back. Second was Joe Walker who broke Kevins track record of the day before by .076 sec, third was Eric Prill who came within .2 sec of Kevin's track record, and fourth was Peter Morton who broke Kevin's record by .071 sec. Fortunately Kevin broke his own track record by .679 sec. |
| 146 | 6/11/2011 OVR Super Sweep Double National Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 15 5 of 36 1:40.824 | 1 of 15 5 of 36 1:39.197 | The was race #1 on Saturday. Kevin broke the track record by almost .3 seconds. Second was Joe Walker in his Lotus Super 7, 3rd was Mason Workman in his Miata, and 4th was David Strittmater in his Lancer Scorpian. |
| 147 | 5/30/2011 Cheap Points Double National Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 8 11 of 28 1:27.261 | 1 of 8 2 of 28 1:26.773 | We were bedding in some new Hawk brakes that we had never used before so we only got one hot lap in qualifying. At race time the car was loose until the tires got hot and then it kicked everyones ass with the fastest race lap. We had turned off the cameras and cut the O2 sensor heater wires to reduce electrical load. |
| 148 | 5/29/2011 Cheap Points Double National Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 10 1 of 26 1:26.285 | 4 of 10 10 of 26 1:26.784 | On Friday we qualified faster than anyone else in the whole run group for the overall pole. For the race we got way out in front with over a 50 second lead on the 2nd FP place Mason Workman. Mid way through the race we saw an electrical drain and turned off all non-essentials but it was not enough to finish the 23 laps. About 500 feet short of the checker flag the car died and let everyone catch up and pass. We finished 4th because we had lapped all the others. Similar things happened at the Indy 500 and the NASCAR race on the same day. |
| 149 | 5/13/2011 Test & Tune Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | We did this test & tune to check out the many repairs and modifications we have done to the car. It ran well but still was eating the battery too fast. |
| 150 | 3/20/2011 Double National Road Atlanta | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 2 of 25 1:38.118 | 2 of 6 4 of 25 N/A | For the Sunday race Kevin was on the FP pole and running well until the last couple laps when the cars electrical system had problems and left him way down on power. He managed to finish the race and hold on to second place. Ken Kannard took first, and Austin Britton took third in his Lotus Super 7. UPDATE: The problem was found much later to be a shorted injector that was stealing power but still working. We had problems with this all year long until it finally put us out of the race at the Runoffs. |
| 151 | 3/19/2011 Double National Road Atlanta | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 5 10 of 26 1:41.184 | 1 of 5 3 of 26 1:38.396 | Troubles with the FP Integra electrical system left us with a poor qualifying time but the car ran well for the race. Kevin ran three laps under the track record but Ken Kannard who finished 2nd in his Miata ran the fastest lap while chasing Kevin. Third was Don Ahrens in another Miata. |
| 152 | 3/17/2011 Test Day Road Atlanta | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 1:38.200 | N/A N/A 1:37.870 | After a long winter and lots of work done to the car we thought we needed to run the test day to shake her down. The car ran under the track record in the first session (qual) and even better in the second session (race). We did have an small oil leak and a problem with the Traqmate. |
| 153 | 11/7/2010 2010 ARRC Enduro Road Atlanta | Honda Civic DX Richard Ruck | 2 of 2 13 of 19 1:50.913 | 1 of 2 9 of 19 1:46.905 | Richard & Kevin completed 91 laps and won the enduro by beating Jason Heupenbeck in his Mazda Protege. Kevin came from behind in the last stint to make up for a slow pit stop. |
| 154 | 11/6/2010 2010 ARRC Road Atlanta | Honda Civic DX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 6 of 23 1:47.364 | 1 of 8 6 of 23 1:45.990 | Kevin broke the track record but Jeff Underwood broke it a bit more (1:45.855)and took 2nd place in his Civic. Third was Kirk Knestis in a VW Golf. Deuce Keane hit the wall in turn one on lap 16 and turned in a 1:46.152. |
| 155 | 10/10/2010 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic DX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 4 of 36 1:46.064 | 1 of 8 4 of 36 1:46.321 | This was Sundays main 13 lap race after lunch. Kevin started 3rd right behind Bob Moser. He ran a great race on old A6 fronts with a 1:46.321 lap time. Both the 2nd place Vaughan Scott(1:45.715) and the 3rd place finisher Dan Hardison broke the track record (1:45.761). Scott Hileman in 4th place also ran a faster lap than Kevin (1:46.092). |
| 156 | 10/10/2010 OVR Sprints qualifying race Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic DX Kevin Ruck | 2 of 10 9 of 36 1:47.957 | 1 of 10 4 of 36 1:46.064 | This was the morning 10 lap qualifying race on the Pro course. Kevin was .025 seconds off the track record. He actually finished 4th in the 11 car ITA field. Second in ITB was Dan Hardison in his Civic and 3rd was Vaughan Scott in his Porsche. |
| 157 | 10/9/2010 OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic DX Kevin Ruck | 3 of 10 10 of 41 1:48.899 | 2 of 10 9 of 41 1:47.957 | Kevin was feeling out the new final drive we installed in the transmission. He went to pass into first on the last lap but missed the shift. First place was Scott Hileman in his VW GTI and third was Vaughan Scott in his Porsche 924. |
| 158 | 9/25/2010 SCCA National Runoffs Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 28 3 of 28 2:33.381 | 1 of 28 1 of 28 2:33.080 | 1st qual = Tues 9/21 9:00 AM 2:38.851 1st place-------2nd qual = Wed 9/22 NOON 2:33.381 3rd place-------3rd qual = Thur 9/23 4:00 PM 2:34.776 2nd place-------F PROD Race = Sunday 9/26 1:30 PM WIN 2:33.080----2nd was Rick Harris in his Miata, 3rd was Bill Wessel in his Datsun. Kevin also won the Super Sweep Award. He won the race on the new Radial Slicks from Hoosier. The next 5 cars all used GoodYear Tires. |
| 159 | 9/5/2010 OVR Regional Race Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic DX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 6 of 29 1:47.577 | 1 of 8 7 of 29 1:46.440 | Kevin took the pole by 2 seconds and ran away from the field. He ran the fastest ITB lap by 1.4 seconds. Second was Jim Heckman and third was Dan Hardison. There are several things we can do to make the car better. |
| 160 | 9/4/2010 OVR Regional Race Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic DX Kevin Ruck | 2 of 9 9 of 32 1:49.669 | 2 of 9 10 of 32 1:48.924 | Kevin drove the new ITB Civic for the first time. Dick was on an Alaskan cruise so Carrie Troesh was the crew chief. Kevin had a very bad start by hitting the brake instead of the clutch, fell back 9 places and made all of them back up. He turned in the fastest ITB lap. First was Dan Hardison in his Civic and 3rd was Jim Heckman in his BMW 2002. |
| 161 | 8/1/2010 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 15 3 of 26 N/A | 3 of 15 3 of 26 1:44.061 | This is the Sunday race at the IT Festival. Kevin finsihed well in he qualfying race but still behind Joey & Bob. In the race Kevin passed BOb and chased Joey through the first 10 laps but the brakes and tires went away on this hot day. Kevin finished 3rd again. |
| 162 | 8/1/2010 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic DX Richard Ruck | 5 of 13 13 of 31 1:50.489 | 5 of 13 18 of 31 1:51.204 | This is the Sunday race at the IT Festival. Dick did well in the qualifying race to finish 3rd but his lap time put in 5th for the start of the race. He was hit by Ray Santomo in a VW who then destroyed 2 cars and sent a person to the hospital. Dick finished the race 5th. The stewards did NOTHING about the incident even after seeing the video - worthless bastards. |
| 163 | 7/31/2010 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 17 3 of 32 1:44.103 | 2 of 17 2 of 32 N/A | This is the Saturday race at the IT Festival. The Integra ran well and so did the Mosers CRX's. The three of them checked out on the rest of the pack. Bob spun off in turn 13 which allowed Kevin to pass into second. |
| 164 | 7/31/2010 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic DX Richard Ruck | 2 of 13 16 of 31 1:50.467 | 3 of 13 17 of 31 N/A | This was the Saturday race at the IT Festival. This was the debut of the new ITB Civic. Dick fell back to 5th but battled back to 3rd and almost passed for second. First was Scott Hileman in a VW GTI, second was Jim Heckman in his BMW 2002. |
| 165 | 6/27/2010 SCCA June Sprints Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 13 13 of 47 2:36.094 | 2 of 13 5 of 47 2:36.358 | We took the pole here last year but finished 2nd. This year we qualified 3rd and finished 2nd. We had tons of problems with the car but worked through them all and did pretty good in the race. Ken Kennard took the win in his Miata and third was Bill Wessel in his Datsun who edged out Nigel Saurino in his MG Midget. We broke the left knuckle in the last lap of the race. |
| 166 | 5/31/2010 Grattan National Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 19 1:27.836 | 2 of 7 2 of 19 1:28.887 | Kevin ran another great race on Sunday but took second to Peter again and Wessel was 3rd again. It was a wet morning but it dried out for this race. |
| 167 | 5/30/2010 Grattan National Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 22 1:27.189 | 2 of 7 2 of 22 1:26.978 | Kevin ran a great race on Saturday but could not hold off Peter Morton in his Lotus Super-7 who broke his own track record with a 1:25.753. Third was Bill Wessel in his Datson. |
| 168 | 5/23/2010 SCCA OVR National Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 10 3 of 39 2:07.349 | 1 of 10 1 of 39 1:40.909 | Both qualifying sessions were wet so Kevin was well in front of all the non-SRF cars. Kevin was first in the non-SRF cars group and 3rd behind two smurf cars. He fell behind an EP Mazda early but regained the lead and held off Strittmatter in his Lancia Scorpian for the win. Third place was Larry Funk in his CRX. Kevin took the overall win running 2 seconds faster than the winning EP car Gary Martz. |
| 169 | 4/18/2010 SCCA Double National Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 7 of 36 2:12.309 | 1 of 7 6 of 36 2:12.532 | After meeting the wall Sunday morning we ran the car without the air damn. Kevin passed Kraftson at the start but was repassed on the 2nd lap. After 4 laps the Elva Courier gave up one cylinder to put it on the sidelines. Kevin cruised to another National win on this great track. Second was taken by Serge Lenz in his Miata and third by Barry Perkins in his MG. Harold Flescher finished in 4th in his BMC Sprite. |
| 170 | 4/17/2010 SCCA Double National Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 8 6 of 38 2:11.201 | 1 of 8 7 of 38 2:12.881 | Kevin passed Donald Kraftson on the first lap and never looked back. Kraftson took 2nd in his Elva Courier and Serge Lentz took third in his Miata. |
| 171 | 3/21/2010 SCCA National/Pro IT Road Atlanta | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 3 2 of 26 1:38.041 | 1 of 3 9 of 26 1:53.979 | Our first time at Road Atlanta with this car. Kevin broke the track record by almost a second in qualifying but rain during the race kept him from setting a new race record. Of eight races, this was his fourth pole position and first National win. Second was Austin Britton in a Super Seven, and third was David Bryson in a Miata. |
| 172 | 11/7/2009 2009 ARRC Sprint Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 22 1 of 26 1:42.296 | 1 of 22 1 of 26 1:43.029 | Kevin took the pole just 3 tenths off the track record. He had a great start and never looked back. Second was Tom Hoppe in his Integra, and third was Marc Cefalo in his Miata. |
| 173 | 10/11/2009 SCCA OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra FP Richard Ruck | 2 of 7 4 of 21 1:44.821 | 4 of 7 16 of 21 1:40.440 | Dick had another great start to get to 2nd behind a T2 Shelby Mustang, in front of the T2 Lotus Exige and John Walker in the Super7. Dick was faster in the corners and braking but could not stay with the Mustang in the straights. John Walker caught up and made a great pass to go to first and drove away from the Mustang in the corners. In the 9th lap Dick overlapped the throttle with his foot under hard braking in the keyhole and hit the Mustang hard. Dick went to the hospital for x-rays to a sore back and bruised ribs. |
| 174 | 10/11/2009 SCCA OVR Sprints Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 15 1 of 37 1:40.943 | 1 of 15 1 of 37 1:40.847 | The Pro course is suited better for the Integra than the Club course and Kevin took advantage of that fact. He was very close to the track record in qualifying. After his father crashed the FProd car and went to the hospital for a safety check, Kev had to get the car ready by himself and race in the next run group. Kevin not only won the race but broke the track record on three different laps. He has been trying to take a Mid Ohio record away from Joey Moser for years and finally did it. |
| 175 | 10/10/2009 SCCA Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 15 4 of 35 1:56.330 | 1 of 15 1 of 35 1:44.168 | Kevin had difficulty finding open track in the damp qualifying session and when he did the car coughed twice on his best lap due to low fuel. Starting 4th he followed Frank Levinson in his Colletti Integra for one lap before passing and pulling away. Bob Moser started 6th and took some time catching up to Kevin. Bob made several pass attempts but Kevin held him off for the overall win by .389 seconds. Frank finished 3rd quite a ways back. |
| 176 | 10/10/2009 SCCA Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Richard Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 20 2:03.000 | 1 of 7 1 of 20 1:44.029 | Dick qualified on the pole by 5 seconds in a wet session. He had a great start and never relinquished the lead. Staying in front of both the other FP cars and the T2 & T3 cars was not easy. Second in class was John Walker in his Lotus Super 7, and 3rd was Tim Silver in his MGB. This was Dicks first overall checker flag. |
| 177 | 9/25/2009 SCCA National Runoffs Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 4 of 29 4 of 29 2:34.048 | 5 of 29 5 of 29 2:35.223 | Kevin drove the new Ruck Racing F Production Integra in the National Championship Runoffs. When it rained on Tuesday we decided not to qualify. On Wednesday we scrubbed in 2 sets of tires and qualified 9th with a 2:39.651. On Thursday Kevin turned in a 2:34.048 for 4th place. In the race, while making a pass into the lead, Kevin was hit and spun off the track, fell back to 9th place, worked his way all the way back to 3rd, and finished 5th due to front tires going away from misalignment from the impact. First was Carpenter (Integra 2:34.560), second was Harris (Miata 2:34.716), and third was Prill (Lotus S7 2.34.846). The fastest lap was Bryson (Miata 2.34.051) who fell out after 4 laps. Sargis on pole fell out in the first lap contact with Kevin. |
| 178 | 9/6/2009 SCCA OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 1 of 36 1:42.219 | 1 of 11 1 of 36 1:42.884 | Once again Kevin took the pole and never gave it up. He beat Frank Levinson by 13.48 seconds who took 2nd, and Mark Frost in his Integra who took 3rd in his CRX. We ran the Integra with no MSD for this race just to see what would happen. Dean & Laurie Twehues, Sheryl Kirchhoffer, Kerry & Linda Hosenfeld and Diane Ruck came to see the races on a beautiful day. Kevin came off the track saying the car was not running well. We found out later the timing belt was off by one tooth and the car was down by 23 hp ever since last years ARRC. |
| 179 | 9/6/2009 SCCA OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 3 of 4 12 of 21 1:51.040 | 4 of 4 10 of 21 1:50.201 | The car was not making it down the straights like it was the day before. Dick could not stay with the other 3 cars. 1st was Bill Shearer in his Civic, 2nd was Jason Jacko in his VW Jetta, 3rd was Jim Royal in his Renault Encore. All three of them were in the 1:49's. |
| 180 | 9/5/2009 SCCA OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 1 of 35 1:44.978 | 1 of 11 1 of 35 1:45.201 | Even though the Integra was still not running well, Kevin took the pole and never gave it up. Second was Brad Barnhouse in his Civic and 3rd was Frank Levinson in his Integra. Matt Downing was in 2nd until he got punted off. He managed his way back to 4th. |
| 181 | 9/5/2009 SCCA OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 4 of 5 12 of 21 1:55.282 | 4 of 5 18 of 21 1:50.700 | Dick blasted up to 2nd and was chasing down Bill Shearer when an asshole in an ITB VW punted Dick after he passed him after turn 6. Dicks right rear tire was flat but he managed to finish one more lap to finish the race. He had the fastest ITC lap by nearly one second. |
| 182 | 8/9/2009 Dog Days of Summer National Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 11 1:28.129 | 2 of 5 5 of 11 1:28.603 | Kevin ran this final national race of the year and captured the Great Lakes FP Championship. First in FP was taken by Peter Morton in is Super 7 who owns the track record. Third was Larry Funk. Joe Walker had mechanical difficulties. |
| 183 | 8/2/2009 SCCA - IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 21 of 21 22 of 22 2:08.265 | 6 of 21 6 of 22 1:43.100 | Kevin ran almost 2 seconds faster than anyone else in the rainy qualifying race but put it in the beach in turn 6. At the start of the race he got pushed off the track by a Miata but still managed to finish 6th. The car died in the cool down lap due to a bad distributor. |
| 184 | 8/1/2009 SCCA - IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 24 3 of 25 1:42.421 | 4 of 24 4 of 25 1:42.615 | This was the first time out for the ITA Integra since the ARRC last Nov. Kevin qualified right behind the Mosers. He took the lead at the start of the race but the engine was not strong enough to hold off the Mosers and Joe Dimino in his Nissan Sentra. We had the old FP header on the car but we found out much later that the engine was down 23 hp. |
| 185 | 7/25/2009 SCCA National Race Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 9 7 of 40 2:36.521 | 2 of 9 6 of 40 2:35.956 | Kevin qualified Friday afternoon in 3rd place behind Sargis and Wessel with only 3 laps before the left front wheel bearing failed. Saturday morning Kevin couldn't find open track and did not improve his time. In the race on Saturday afternoon Kevin pulled to the lead early for about a lap before being overtaken by Sargis in his new Triumph Spitfire who eventually broke the track record. |
| 186 | 7/12/2009 SCCA National Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 13 1:33.273 | 2 of 5 3 of 13 1:34.237 | First time at Gingerman with the new car. We went to this race on the way home from Oshkosh. Kevin started on the overall pole and lead the race for 12 laps until the Goodyears went away again. Finished second in class to Joe Walker in his Super7. The run group was won by Sam Halkias in his EP TR6. |
| 187 | 6/20/2009 June Sprints Road America | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 17 7 of 62 2:34.619 | 2 of 17 5 of 62 2:37.147 | Kevin surprised everyone by capturing the pole position with the fastest FP lap of the weekend in his first trip to Road America in the FP Integra. He finished the race 2nd behind Mark Carpenter in his Integra and in front of Eric Prill in his Lotus Super 7. 4th was Rick Harris in his Miata. |
| 188 | 5/31/2009 SCCA National Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 3 of 8 6 of 44 1:40.984 | 3 of 8 4 of 44 1:41.156 | This was the first race of the FP Integra at Mid Ohio. Kevin scrubbed in a new set of tires in each qualifying session. He went to 1st in class by the end of the first lap and pulled away, but a double yellow then black flag let the others up close. He could not hold off Joe Walker in his Super Seven who broke the track record (1:39.449)while chasing Kevin, and Mason Workman in his Miata. Kevin finished 3rd. |
| 189 | 5/3/2009 SCCA National Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 2 of 3 4 of 17 1:47.765 | 2 of 3 15 of 17 1:46.776 | Kevin qualified for the National race on Saturday. Kevin started 4th behind Sam Halkias and John Schmidt in EP cars, and Mason Workman in his FP Miata. Kevin was right on the heels of John and Mason until on the third lap Mason spun off and broke a control arm. Kevin continued to chase John Schmidt until the 8th lap when he felt a vibration. He limped the Integra around to complete 9 of the 18 laps for a finish in 2nd place. First was left for Lee Feineigle who turned in a 2:05 best lap. Third was Mason with a 1:47.862. The problem turned out to be a broken left outer half shaft joint. |
| 190 | 5/2/2009 SCCA Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra FP Kevin Ruck | 1 of 1 1 of 14 1:49.470 | 1 of 1 1 of 14 1:47.997 | Kevin ran the new car in this Regional race on Saturday just for the additional seat time in the new car. He improved his time quite nicely and on year old used Goodyears. |
| 191 | 4/26/2009 SCCA Regional Race Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 3 of 3 12 of 22 N/A | 2 of 3 14 of 22 1:52.737 | This will be Bobs first race after completing the SCCA double drivers school. Kevin will instruct Bob Lawrence in the 1985 Civic. It rained the whole race with several hard downpours. |
| 192 | 4/26/2009 Double Drivers School Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 3 10 of 22 N/A | 1 of 3 12 of 22 1:49.219 | This was Coreys first race after completing the SCCA double drivers school. Richard instructed Corey Parrish in the 1992 Civic. Corey drove very well in the pouring rain to win the race. He used the Hoosier rains from the ITA Integra. |
| 193 | 4/25/2009 Double Drviers School Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 2 of 2 11 of 22 N/A | 2 of 2 11 of 22 N/A | This is the second day of an SCCA double drivers school. Kevin will instruct Bob Lawrence in the 1985 Civic. Bob finished the school just a bit slower than Corey. |
| 194 | 4/25/2009 Double Drivers School Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 2 10 of 22 N/A | 1 of 2 10 of 22 1:30.100 | This is the second day of an SCCA double drivers school. Richard instructed Corey Parrish in the 1992 Civic. Corey completed the school with several more spins. He captured the best lap of the ITC cars. |
| 195 | 4/24/2009 Double Drviers School Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 2 of 2 11 of 22 N/A | 2 of 2 11 of 22 N/A | This is the first day of an SCCA double drivers school. Kevin will instruct Bob Lawrence in the 1985 Civic. Bob finished the school after spinning the car several times. |
| 196 | 4/24/2009 Double Drivers School Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 2 10 of 22 N/A | 1 of 2 10 of 22 N/A | This is the first day of an SCCA double drivers school. Richard instructed Corey Parrish in the 1992 Civic. Corey completed the school after spinning the car several times. |
| 197 | 11/9/2008 2008 ARRC Enduro Road Atlanta | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 4 48 of 52 1:54.945 | 2 of 4 26 of 52 1:51.751 | Dick qualified the car Sunday morning. Kevin started the race but had to bring the car in after only 20 minutes due to a loose hood pin. Dick ran the next 80 minutes, and Kevin finished the last 70 minutes. Kevin reduced the gap from 120 seconds down to 40 seconds by the end of the race. The car ran great but the winning Civic had a lot more horsepower. |
| 198 | 11/8/2008 2008 ARRC Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 19 3 of 31 1:42.675 | 1 of 19 1 of 31 1:43.302 | After crashing the car on Thursday, Kevin managed to qualify 6th in the morning session on Friday. After more repairs and adjustments he turned in the 2nd fastest time in the afternoon session to leave him 3rd overall on the grid. He finished 2nd to Joe Moser in the race on Saturday. After both Joe and Bob Moser were disqualified in impound, Kevin took the win. Second place was Tom Lyman in his Integra, and 3rd was AJ Nealy in his CRX. |
| 199 | 10/12/2008 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 28 1:42.496 | 1 of 7 1 of 28 1:43.508 | After finding a loose spherical bearing in the lower control arm and repairing it, the car was turning much better, even though it was on four bad tires. Kevin once again took the pole and never relinquished it throughout the race. Second place was Matt Downing again (fifth overall behind 3 Miatas), and third was Rick Jarrett in his Civic. |
| 200 | 10/11/2008 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 1 of 33 1:45.021 | 1 of 7 1 of 33 1:45.012 | Kevin took the pole and never relinquished the lead, Although the engine and brakes were great, the car was not turning well. Second in class was Matt Downing in his Civic EX, and third was Rick Jarrett in his Civic. |
| 201 | 9/14/2008 SCCA Double Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Richard Ruck | 5 of 7 20 of 34 3:23.591 | 2 of 7 9 of 34 3:20.382 | Sunday morning started out dry so we went out on a dry setup. Of course it started to rain immediately so the qualification times were not good. By race time it had been raining hard for hours. Dick increased the rear brake bias which helped considerably and gave him the fastest ITA race lap time but he could not pass the CRX of Bill Schley. Third was Jarod Cromas in the other Integra. Dennis, Sheryl & Dede were the only ones that braved the nasty weather. |
| 202 | 9/13/2008 SCCA Double Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Richard Ruck | 3 of 8 11 of 33 3:34.330 | 1 of 8 4 of 33 3:25.703 | I rained hard all day long and Dick didn't have any experience driving this car in the wet. He got better as the day went along. Bill Schley in his CRX finished first but was 12 lbs underweight and was DQed. That moved Dick to 1st, Martin Wiedenhoeft in his Miata to 2nd, and Jarod Cromas to 3rd in his Integra. Dave & Julie Nusbaum, and Dede & Sheryl were there. Dennis Delaney and Adam Ruck crewed. |
| 203 | 9/7/2008 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 1 of 29 1:43.645 | 1 of 4 1 of 29 1:43.449 | This was Kevin's first race on the Pro course this year, He took the overall pole and won again easily. Second was Matt Downing and Third was Goran Pesevski. His Nephew Drew Ruck came to watch uncle Kevin for his first time at Mid Ohio. |
| 204 | 9/7/2008 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 30 2:18.000 | 4 of 6 20 of 30 1:53.187 | Dick captured his first overall pole position with the help of another rainy qualifying session. Both Kevin and Dick had the overall poles in their run groups. After much tuning, the car ran much better than Saturday but still not what it should be running. |
| 205 | 9/7/2008 Autumn Classic Handicap Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 3 12 of 25 N/A | 1 of 3 4 of 25 1:43.594 | This was a staggered start handicap race based on times turned in on Saturdays sessions. Kevin charged up through the field but went off once in the carousel which messed up his chance to win the overall race. |
| 206 | 9/7/2008 Autumn Classic Handicap Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 4 of 4 24 of 25 N/A | 1 of 4 14 of 25 1:52.803 | This was a staggered start handicap race based on times turned in on Saturdays sessions. The Civic was still coughing on acceleration but running better. |
| 207 | 9/6/2008 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 31 2:08.310 | 1 of 5 1 of 31 1:46.124 | Kevin took the overall pole in a rainy qualifying session and won the race easily. Second was Matt Downing in his Civic EX, and third was Goran Pesevski in his CRX. |
| 208 | 9/6/2008 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 2 of 6 5 of 31 2:17.862 | 6 of 6 22 of 31 2:00.298 | Dick drove the 85 Civic with the new wide band O2 sensor installed to tune the DMTR carb. It was the first race for the Civic since winning the ARRC enduro last Nov and freezing the block over Winter. A wet qualifying session allowed Dick to start the race up near the front but numerous issues with the car forced horribly slow lap times. |
| 209 | 8/10/2008 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 4 of 32 4 of 32 1:43.860 | 4 of 32 4 of 32 1:44.320 | In both the morning 12 lap race and the afternoon 22 lap race Kevin ran with the 3 CRXs. He was in 2nd place for a while and took a look at first but could not hold off the very fast Mosers & AJ. |
| 210 | 8/10/2008 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 7 of 21 7 of 40 1:45.685 | 6 of 21 6 of 40 1:45.511 | In the morning 12 lap qualifying race Dick had a bad start because of a hung up spring. He fell back to 11th until the spring seated on the shock. He proceeded to gain all his spaces back to 7th. In the afternoon 22 lap race he had a great start all the way up to 2nd. He ran third for quite a while until he was punted off the track in the esses. He still finished 6th in a competitive field. |
| 211 | 8/9/2008 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 4 of 19 4 of 34 1:48.810 | 3 of 19 3 of 34 1:44.559 | Kevin qualified behind Joe & Bob Moser, and AJ Nealy in their CRXs. The 4 had a great race changing position often before AJ spun in the esses. |
| 212 | 8/9/2008 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 6 of 22 6 of 43 1:46.890 | 8 of 22 8 of 43 1:46.302 | This was a 22 lap race on Saturday after lunch. Dick spun in the esses after being squeezed off by another car. He fell back to eighth place after running after running in 6th. |
| 213 | 6/1/2008 OVR National Restricted Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 7 3 of 42 N/A | 2 of 7 2 of 42 1:44.638 | Kevin finished 2nd to Joe Moser after Bob Moser fell out due to mechanical problems. His fastest lap was .10 behind Bob and .23 behind Joey. He spun in turn two late in the race as he was catching Joe for the lead, but still finished in 2nd. |
| 214 | 6/1/2008 OVR National Restricted Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 4 of 11 10 of 42 N/A | 11 of 11 41 of 42 1:46.945 | This was a 19 lap restricted Regional race. Dick shot up to 4th at the start but could not stay with Kevin and the Mosers. He was battling for first in ITS with an RX7 until his inner, left CV joint failed. |
| 215 | 5/31/2008 OVR National Restricted Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 2 of 51 1:44.516 | 3 of 7 3 of 51 1:45.685 | Kevin qualified between Joey & Bob and just in front of Dick in the Prelude. In the qualifying race Kevin stayed with Bob & Joe but couldn't pass them. |
| 216 | 5/31/2008 OVR National Restricted Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 1 of 11 4 of 51 1:46.008 | 4 of 11 10 of 51 1:46.643 | Dicks first race in the Prelude in 4 years. He qualified right behind Joey, Kevin, and Bob to start 4th. In the qualifying race he had trouble shifting and spun in turn one to fall back to 10th overall. |
| 217 | 5/11/2008 Al Fairer Double SARRC Challenge Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 1 of 25 2:20.756 | 1 of 4 1 of 25 2:19.786 | It was an overcast sprinkly day but Kevin not only ran a great lap to capture the pole, but improved on his best time in the race while leading every lap. Second was Larry Webster in his shared Miata, and third was John Lindquist in his Fiero. |
| 218 | 5/10/2008 Al Fairer Double SARRC Challenge Virginia International Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 1 of 25 2:20.883 | 1 of 5 1 of 25 2:19.994 | Our first time at this track. This may be the best track in the world. Kevin captured the pole after just 4 laps at this track and lead every lap to win the race. Second was Grayson Upchurch in his Neon and third was Mark Rushbrook in his Miata. |
| 219 | 5/4/2008 Mothers Day Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 5 4 of 13 1:51.016 | 1 of 5 6 of 13 1:52.472 | After replacing the left front knuckle, the brake fluid, and re-installing the spare distributor. Kevin qualified on the pole. For the race he went out on old tires to use them up with all the gas we had. He won the race by conserving tires & gas and just staying in front of Matt Downing who took 2nd. Steve Linn damaged his engine by downshifting by mistake on the first lap. Third was Fred Albright in his RX7. |
| 220 | 5/3/2008 Mothers Day Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 4 of 18 1:51.626 | 1 of 8 3 of 18 1:51.149 | This was a test weekend to check the changes we made to the Integra over the Winter. We set the new rear brake bias with new Hawk rear brake pads, tested the crank scraper, the insulating intake manifold gasket, and bushing replacements. We also found loose wires in a bad distributor. The car ran great and Kevin won easily on Saturday. Second was Jason Albright in his RX7, 3rd was Steve Linn in his Sentra, and 4th was Matt Downing in his Civic. |
| 221 | 5/3/2008 Handicap Race Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 8 of 21 8 of 21 1:51.149 | N/A N/A 1:51.640 | This was a handicap race where all cars are started based on their performance earlier in the day. It cost $20 to enter for 10 laps and the entry money went to the top three finishers. Kevin charged through the field and was closing in on the 1st place car when his left front wheel bearing seized and boiled the brake fluid. He drove it off an escape route in turn 12 to save the car. |
| 222 | 11/11/2007 ARRC Enduro Road Atlanta | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 2 of 2 55 of 56 2:01.757 | 1 of 2 30 of 56 1:52.857 | Kevin drove the first 65 minutes, Dick drove the next 80 minutes, and Kevin finished the race with a win by 7 laps over the John Fine Honda Civic. |
| 223 | 11/10/2007 American Road Race of Champions Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 5 of 32 5 of 37 1:43.016 | 5 of 32 5 of 37 1:43.021 | Kevin was challenging for 3rd when the clutch started slipping. He held on with the bad clutch to finish 5th. |
| 224 | 11/10/2007 American Road Race of Champions Road Atlanta | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 7 of 18 15 of 33 1:42.533 | 9 of 18 17 of 33 1:41.445 | Brian was leading the two guys who finished 2nd & 3rd but lost a wheel bearing which put him off the track on the last lap. |
| 225 | 10/9/2007 NSXPO 2007 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura NSX Coupe Richard Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | The annual NSX event will be on Sat & Sun and the track event on Monday & Tuesday. Dick will be an instructor at the event. |
| 226 | 10/8/2007 NSXPO 2007 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura NSX Coupe Richard Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | This was the annual NSX event where Dick instructed. His students were James Dow Smith in Novice and Steve xx in Intermediate. |
| 227 | 10/7/2007 WOR Games Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 14 1 of 46 1:44.795 | 1 of 14 1 of 46 1:45.484 | Kevin qualified on the pole and never relinquished the lead, although Jan tried his best to catch him. Third was Mark Rushbrook in his Saturn and fourth was Ian Green in his CRX. Fifth was Steve Sancricca in his CRX |
| 228 | 10/6/2007 WOR Games Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 14 2 of 46 1:45.373 | 1 of 14 1 of 46 1:45.697 | Kevin qualified behind Jan Rief. They passed each other several times in the race before Kevin pulled away for the win. They ran one extra lap because of the starter girls. 3rd was Goran Pesevski and 4th was Ian Green. |
| 229 | 9/9/2007 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 1 of 32 2:08.395 | 1 of 8 1 of 32 2:05.528 | It rained hard all Saturday night and most of Sunday. Kevin set the Integra up for wet conditions and qualified 3 seconds in front of the 2nd place car and 4 seconds in front of the 2nd place ITA car. At race time it was still raining. Kevin blasted into a huge lead and ran away from everyone even though there were two full course yellows. The margin of victory was 24 seconds. Second place was taken by Matt Downing in his Civic and 3rd was Goran Pesevski in his CRX. |
| 230 | 9/9/2007 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 6 4 of 21 2:20.378 | 3 of 6 5 of 21 2:15.019 | It rained hard all Saturday night and most of Sunday. Dick qualified well on the rain tires and raced on the rains to finish 3rd again. Bill Shearer ran away with 1st and Keith Hamilton took 2nd again. Shawn Hobbs and Jason Jacko were way back for 4th and 5th and Brian Frank never started. |
| 231 | 9/8/2007 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 12 6 of 32 2:04.212 | 2 of 12 2 of 32 1:45.759 | Kevin raced the Integra in run group 2 along with SM and IT7. The qualifying session was wet but not raining. The track was much wetter than we thought it would be. The 5 cars in front of Kevin all had on rain tires or intermediates. The track was dry by race time but Kevin got forced off the track by a bunch of Miatas back to 11 place. He fought back to 2nd but decided not to try a pass on Goran Pesevski in his CRX. Third was Rick Jarret in a Civic and 4th was Steve Colletti in his Integra. |
| 232 | 9/8/2007 OVR Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 2 of 6 9 of 22 2:02.213 | 3 of 6 10 of 22 1:53.028 | Dick drove the 1985 Civic in run group 3 along with GTL, FP, GP, HP, and ITB. Dick qualified on a wet track with dry tires faster than Kevin had in the Integra. At race time on a dry track, Dick made a pass for first on the first lap but couldn't make it stick, then was passed by Shawn Hobbs who ended up 1st. Second was Keith Hamilton in his 86 Civic. Dick held off Bill Shearer in his CRX who took 4th. Jason Jacko took 5th in his Jetta and Brian Frank took 6th in his Ford Fiesta. |
| 233 | 8/12/2007 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 23 of 28 34 of 39 1:45.163 | N/A N/A N/A | The crash in the qualifying race broke the subframe of the car so it was unable to run in the 25 lap race. |
| 234 | 8/12/2007 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 12 2 of 27 1:42.588 | 3 of 12 3 of 27 1:43.853 | The Sunday afternoon race starting position was based on the finish position in the morning qualifying race. In the 25 lap afternoon race Brian had problems with 4th gear not working so he cruised to a 3rd place finish using 3rd and 5th gears. |
| 235 | 8/12/2007 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 9 of 28 9 of 39 1:45.918 | 23 of 28 34 of 39 1:45.163 | This was the qualifying race early on Sunday morning. He qualified 7th based on his fastest lap in Saturdays race. Kevin was running well before he was hit and pushed off the track by Greg Amy. The race was won by Bob Moser. |
| 236 | 8/12/2007 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 3 of 18 3 of 33 1:44.310 | 2 of 18 2 of 33 1:42.588 | This was the qualifying race early on Sunday morning. Brian qualified 3rd based on his best lap time of Saturdays race. He put on two new tires and was running very well. Well enough to catch and pass Rob and nearly catch Kristian Smith. While chasing them he broke the ITS Track Record. |
| 237 | 8/11/2007 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 7 of 24 7 of 37 1:46.130 | 5 of 24 5 of 37 1:45.918 | This was a restricted race with only IT classes, Spec Miata, TCC and Spec Racer Fords. There was a 30 minute qualifying session and a 15 lap qualifying race on Saturday. The car was not turning well but Kevin managed to finish 5th in the race. |
| 238 | 8/11/2007 IT Festival Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 18 2 of 33 1:44.208 | 3 of 18 3 of 33 1:44.310 | This was a restricted race with only IT classes, Spec Miata, TCC and Spec Racer Fords. There was a 30 minute qualifying session and a 15 lap qualifying race on Saturday. Brian had old tires and finished 3rd behind Kristian Smith in 1st and Rob Huffmaster in 2nd in their RX-7s. Fourth place was Mat Carson way back in a 240Z. Rob broke the track record in qualifying and both Rob & Kristian broke it in the race. |
| 239 | 7/29/2007 Brat Bash SCCA Double Regional Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 11 2 of 17 1:36.813 | 2 of 11 2 of 17 1:38.397 | Kevin tempered his new tires in qualifying but ran old tires for the race and set the rear bar on the stiffest setting. That finally made the car loose. He spun the car twice and ran off the track twice while trying to pass Ian for first place. Joey's car over heated and he had to pull off. Ian took the checker and Konrad Kaczynski in another CRX took third. |
| 240 | 7/28/2007 Brat Bash SCCA Double Regional Gingerman Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 11 2 of 15 1:38.451 | 9 of 11 13 of 15 1:39.527 | Kevin and Ian raced their ITA cars in the first run group with ITB. We had difficulties with the Integra and finally replaced the distributor to make it run. Kevin started the race after the rest of the field had completed 4 or 5 laps. Ian was 2nd and 1st was Joey Moser. Bob Mosers car blew the engine. Third place was Steve Lin in his Sentra. |
| 241 | 6/17/2007 SCCA Regional Race Road America | Acura Integra ITA Richard Ruck | 1 of 7 7 of 33 2:48.317 | 1 of 7 7 of 33 2:48.073 | After trading spots with a couple Miatas back and forth for a few laps Dick had a reasonable lead until a full course yellow came out. That allowed Burns to catch up to Dick and challenge for the lead. There were tense moments but Dick never gave up the lead during the race. Burns took 2nd .307 seconds behind Dick and turned in the fastest ITA lap, and 3rd again was Youngdahl in his Miata. |
| 242 | 6/16/2007 SCCA Regional Race Road America | Acura Integra ITA Richard Ruck | 2 of 7 7 of 32 2:49.747 | 1 of 7 7 of 32 2:48.749 | Dick motored past Tim Burns in his CRX at the start to take first place and never relinquished the lead. Dick also turned in the fastest ITA race lap. Second place was Burns and 3rd was Youngdahl in a Miata. |
| 243 | 6/3/2007 OVR Restricted IT Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 12 3 of 38 1:44.433 | 2 of 12 2 of 38 1:43.825 | The main race on Sunday was 19 laps. Brian jumped Joey at the start and dogged Rob the entire race and finished just 3 seconds behind to take second. A slight bump with and ITC Datsun dented the left front fender. |
| 244 | 6/3/2007 OVR Restricted IT Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 9 4 of 38 1:45.288 | 2 of 9 4 of 38 1:45.015 | In the main race of 19 laps Kevin stayed fairly close to Joey but finished 9.5 seconds behind for 2nd place. |
| 245 | 6/2/2007 OVR Restricted IT Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 11 4 of 43 1:46.623 | 1 of 11 1 of 43 1:45.288 | Kevin qualified on old tires and ran the qualifying race on old tires. Brian spun in the early lap to fall behind and Kevin stayed close behind Rob & Joey until they pulled off the course. Kevin took the checker flag of this qualifying race. |
| 246 | 6/2/2007 OVR Restricted IT Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 12 3 of 43 1:44.115 | 1 of 12 4 of 43 1:44.433 | Brian qualified behind Rob Huffmaster & Joey Moser (ITA). In the qualifying race Brian spun just before the carousel and lost at least 15 positions. He fought his way back to 2nd in class and 4th overall. |
| 247 | 5/27/2007 2007 Memorial Day Double Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 2 of 22 1:47.122 | 1 of 8 11 of 22 1:31.827 | Kevin started 11th in the qualifying race in the rain. By the end of the seven laps he had passed all of the Corvettes except one to take 1st in class and 2nd overall. By race time it had dried up so he was passed by most of the Corvettes before the first turn. He still won the race by almost ten seconds over Alex McDonald and Steve Sancricca and Ian Green in their CRX's. |
| 248 | 5/27/2007 Memorial Day SCCA Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 3 10 of 15 1:39.990 | 3 of 3 10 of 15 1:39.900 | Richard ran the DMTR carb on Sunday. The car coughed for the qualifying race which turned out to be a bug in the fuel float. Even though he started at the back for the race he motored up to the front with Shawn before the car started coughing again. He finished the race but not DFL. |
| 249 | 5/26/2007 2007 Memorial Day Double Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 2 of 22 1:43.630 | 1 of 8 11 of 22 1:31.827 | This was the first race where Kevin wore the Isaac head and neck restraint system and used the new Hoosier intermediate rain tires. He qualified 2nd overall in the rain in front of a dozen powerful Corvettes. When it dried out for the race he was passed by most of the Corvettes and finished 1st way in front of Alex McDonald and Steven Sancritta in their CRXs. |
| 250 | 5/26/2007 Memorial Day SCCA Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 1 of 3 5 of 16 1:39.100 | 2 of 3 8 of 16 1:39.121 | Richard drove the 1985 Civic with the DGV carb on Saturday. He qualified on the ITC pole but was put at the back due to a non-operating transponder. He had a great start to get into first in class but could not stay in front of Shawn Hobbs in his Fiat but stayed ahead of Jon Schneider in his Rabbit. |
| 251 | 5/6/2007 SCCA Regional Race Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 3 of 11 1:51.584 | 1 of 7 3 of 11 1:52.453 | Kevin again took the pole and won the race easily. The race to watch was for 2nd between Ian Green in his CRX and Jason Albright in his RX7. The finish was so close that the transponder had Ian ahead by .011 seconds but the T&S people had Jason in front to take 2nd by about 8 inches. First and Second overall were two fast Spec Racer Fords. |
| 252 | 5/6/2007 SCCA Regional Race Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 7 5 of 11 1:49.190 | 2 of 7 5 of 11 1:50.371 | On Sunday Brian improved his qualifying time by over a half second. Tim Selby turned in a time that was .08 seconds better than Brian to take the pole. Brian stayed with Tim again but could not pass for the lead. |
| 253 | 5/5/2007 SCCA Regional Race Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 3 of 12 1:51.153 | 1 of 7 3 of 12 1:51.224 | This was the first race of the year and our shakedown for the Integra which had a fair amount of work completed during the Winter. The most significant change was the re-installation of the power steering system which the clarified rules stated must be left in the car. That forced a new Hi-Tech header and some additional ECU tuning. Kevin took the pole and won the race easily. It was an uneventful race except when Kevin kissed the wall before the straight. Ian Green in his brand new CRX took 2nd and Matt Downing took 3rd in his Civic. |
| 254 | 5/5/2007 SCCA Regional Race Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 8 4 of 14 1:49.712 | 2 of 8 4 of 14 1:50.025 | This was the first race of the year and our shakedown for the Prelude which had extensive work completed over the Winter. With a freshened engine, new aluminum crank pulley, new Hi-Tech header, new ECU program, and over 150 pounds lighter, the Prelude was faster and more nimble than in years past. Brian went out Saturday morning and took the pole position away from the track record holder Tim Selby in a field of 8 ITS cars. In the race Brian couldn't stay with Tim Selby's very fast RX7 and his experience at the track so he took 2nd. Third was Morey Doyle in his Triumph. |
| 255 | 11/12/2006 ARRC Enduro Race Road Atlanta | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 1 of 2 60 of 62 1:56.826 | 1 of 2 41 of 62 1:55.436 | Kevin set the qualifying time and drove the first 50 minutes of the race. He pulled out a lead of at least 40 seconds before the 2nd place Devon Box Civic pulled off and back on. Dick took the car and ran the next 45 minutes to hold the lead. Kevin finished the 2 hour race for the win at least 3 laps in front of second place. |
| 256 | 11/11/2006 ARRC Sprint Race Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 5 of 25 5 of 39 1:44.608 | 2 of 25 2 of 39 1:43.851 | Kevin finished the race in second behind Greg Amy in his NX2000 but he turned in the fastest lap in the ITA class during the race. Third was taken by Bob Moser in his CRX. |
| 257 | 11/11/2006 ARRC Sprint Race Road Atlanta | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 7 of 23 18 of 37 1:44.643 | 8 of 23 16 of 37 1:45.056 | Brian took the largely undeveloped Prelude to the American road Race of Champions and hoped to put it in the top ten. He managed to place 7th in the best ITS cars in the country. The race was won by Rob Huffmaster in his RX-7 Mazda. |
| 258 | 10/8/2006 WOR Games SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 23 1 of 43 1:43.302 | 2 of 23 2 of 43 1:44.609 | Saturday night Kevin installed a stiffer rear bar on his Integra. Kevin took the overall pole position by beating his best time ever by more than a second and setting a new qualifying ITA track record for Mid Ohio. Joey Moser jumped Kevin before the green flag at the start and never relinquished the lead. Third was taken by Goran Pesevski in his CRX. |
| 259 | 10/8/2006 WOR Games SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 8 2 of 18 1:43.902 | 2 of 8 2 of 18 N/A | Even though Brian took the ITS pole the BMW of Dan Jones screamed past Brian at the start. The questionable BMW was supper fast down the straights and horrible in the corners. We think he forgot to install the restrictor plate again today. Brian brought the Prelude in after 8 laps due to a misbehaving transmission. |
| 260 | 10/8/2006 WOR Games SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 4 37 of 42 1:53.179 | 3 of 4 30 of 42 1:52.700 | This race was again cut short due to the smurf cars crashing into one another and forcing 4 or 5 full course yellow laps. The Civic was finally fixed and running much better. Dick took over 4 seconds off his Saturday time but still finished behind Devon Box (who set a new track record of 1:48.503 and Shawn Hobbs in his Fiat. |
| 261 | 10/7/2006 WOR Games SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 22 2 of 42 1:45.782 | 2 of 22 2 of 42 1:44.554 | This was Kevins 27th birthday. Kevin finished second behind Joey Moser in his CRX. Kevin & Joey pulled away from everyone and finished only 5 seconds apart at the finish. 3rd was taken by Scott Lunder in his Civic Si. |
| 262 | 10/7/2006 WOR Games SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 9 2 of 19 1:44.497 | 2 of 9 2 of 19 1:44.456 | Brian raced in run group 6 which was very small made up ITS, SPU, FP, EP. He could not catch the questionable BMW which was supposed to be running a restrictor plate. Third as taken by Allen Milarcik in his RX-7. |
| 263 | 10/7/2006 WOR Games SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 4 35 of 45 1:56.345 | 2 of 4 34 of 45 1:56.325 | Dick raced in run group 3 with ITB, ITC, SSC, GP and HP which was combined with run group 4 made up of Spec Racer Fords (Smurf Cars). He still had not found the problem with the Civic by this race. He finished 2nd due to Devon Box being punted by a Pinto. |
| 264 | 9/17/2006 NASA National Championship Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 17 22 of 39 N/A | N/A N/A 1:44.500 | This was the final race of the week. Kevin was pushed off the track at the keyhole by Jeremy in lap 5. The car barrel rolled twice and was unable to continue. NASA did nothing abut this and numerous other infractions throughout the week. This is the last NASA event we will ever run. |
| 265 | 9/16/2006 NASA National Championship Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 17 16 of 39 1:44.728 | 4 of 17 19 of 39 1:45.108 | This was the second qualifying race. Kevin started third and finished 4th while continuously avoiding contact with both Donna's Integra and Jeremy's CRX due to their extremely aggressive driving. Some people actually dropped out of the weekend due to the aggressive nature of most of the NASA drivers. |
| 266 | 9/15/2006 NASA National Championship Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 6 of 17 22 of 40 1:45.960 | 1 of 17 15 of 40 1:44.160 | This was the first qualifying race of the week. Kevin started 6th in H4 and 26th overall but was lucky enough to get past the slower H1 and H2 cars at the start of the race. After lap one he was in 2nd in H4 and 16th overall. He made a clean pass on Donna in her Integra in turn 6 on the last lap to take the lead in H4. Once past her he pulled out several car lengths before the finish. Colin Botha spun early and nearly caught the leaders but he was too far behind. He was clearly the fastest car in H4 but finished 4th. |
| 267 | 9/10/2006 Autumn Classic SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 5 of 5 29 of 31 2:15.123 | 5 of 5 26 of 31 1:55.186 | This race was nearly the same as Saturdays. We installed the spare distributor which helped a bit but the car just was not running strong. We have to find out what is wrong with this car before we take it to the ARRC Enduro. |
| 268 | 9/10/2006 Autumn Classic SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 16 10 of 31 1:42.812 | 2 of 16 10 of 31 1:42.869 | This race was the same as Saturday. Brian ran away from the pack but could not catch Huffmaster for the win. |
| 269 | 9/9/2006 Autumn Classic SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 17 10 of 30 1:45.710 | 2 of 17 8 of 30 1:46.050 | This is the Ohio Valley Regional Race. Brian drove the Prelude and couldn't catch Huffmaster in his RX-7 but he beat the 3rd place Kane in his Integra by a bunch. |
| 270 | 9/9/2006 Autumn Classic SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 5 of 5 28 of 31 1:56.832 | 5 of 5 28 of 31 1:58.186 | This is the Ohio Valley Regional Race. Dick drove the 85 ITC Civic in Run Group 2 along with T3, SSB, SSC and SM. This was be a shakedown of the recently rebuilt 85 Civic to see if it was ready for the ARRC enduro. It handled very well through the corners but it had no power at all. Ian Green drove the CX in this race as well. |
| 271 | 9/2/2006 2006 Still Plays with Cars Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 4 of 14 6 of 26 1:31.666 | N/A N/A N/A | Kevin qualified in 4th and went out to race but Collin Botha spun right in front of Kevin after hitting Joe Moser and Kevin could not avoid hitting him in the side. The car was unable to continue and did not finish. |
| 272 | 8/27/2006 Kettle Moraine Double Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 5 of 23 2:43.538 | 1 of 8 4 of 23 2:43.457 | Kevin took the pole with a time very close to the qualifying track record. He won his race easily and ran three laps under the ITA racing track record. He chopped nearly a quarter of a second off a record that had stood for 8 years. |
| 273 | 8/26/2006 Kettle Moraine Double Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 8 of 8 24 of 24 2:44.535 | 1 of 8 5 of 24 2:45.792 | Kevin had his qualifying times taken away because he was 3 pounds underweight. Even though he started at the back of the pack he won his race anyway. |
| 274 | 8/13/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 19 of 56 1:44.680 | 2 of 7 18 of 56 1:45.068 | Kevin ran pretty good but finished well behind Colin Botha. Colin has apparently figured out the setup for this track and the Toyo tires because he is unbeatable. |
| 275 | 8/12/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 N/A 1:45.540 | 2 of 7 N/A 1:45.250 | Kevin ran this event in the Integra to complete his requirements for the National Championship race. |
| 276 | 7/16/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 16 4 of 31 1:44.831 | 2 of 16 4 of 31 1:45.560 | Kevin finally turned the fastest lap of the weekend in qualifying but could not match that during the race since it was about 95 degrees. He ran a great race to finish 2nd in class behind Marhefka in his CRX and 4th overall right behind Brian. |
| 277 | 7/16/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 4 of 7 15 of 23 1:54.003 | 4 of 7 13 of 23 1:52.329 | Dick qualified slow again. Because Shawn Hobbs was late to the grid Dick started 3rd in Class and ran there until Shawn caught up to him. Shawn & Dick had a great battle for 3rd place for the rest of the race. Dick did all he could to dog and rattle Shawn but he couldn't get Shawn to screw up. Fruth took 1st, Shearer 2nd, Hobbs 3rd in front of Dick. Fifth was Hamilton and six was Caleb. |
| 278 | 7/16/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 3 of 15 7 of 31 1:45.513 | 2 of 15 3 of 31 1:45.176 | Brian qualified 3 spots behind Kevin but jumped him at the start and finished just in front of him again. He ran a faster race lap time then Kevin by .4 seconds. Brian stayed with Huffmaster and Marhefka who were the two overall leaders throughout the whole race but could not get around them. |
| 279 | 7/16/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 7 of 7 22 of 23 2:06.602 | 6 of 7 20 of 23 2:00.414 | Caleb qualified last but passed a couple cars during the race to not finish in DFL. |
| 280 | 7/15/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 18 4 of 33 1:45.085 | 3 of 18 5 of 33 1:45.425 | Kevin raced in run group 7 along with ITS. He was trying to set up the car for Hoosiers and the new track surface all weekend. He qualified behind Botha and Marhefka in their CRX's. He finished behind Marhefka who won and Bob Moser who took second. He also finished right behind Brian but had a faster lap time by .05 seconds. |
| 281 | 7/15/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 7 6 of 25 1:56.330 | 4 of 7 13 of 25 1:53.356 | Dick raced with Caleb in run group 1 with ITB, EP, FP, GP , and HP. The qualifying session was still wet from the night before but Dick ran very well to take the pole away from Scott Fruth in 2nd and Bill Shearer in 3rd. In the race Dick was re-learning the track with its new surface and re-learning the car after driving the Integra. He ran in second for most of the race behind Fruth in his Civic, but was passed by Shearer in his CRX and Hobbs in his Fiat to finish in 4th place. |
| 282 | 7/15/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 2 of 15 7 of 33 1:45.566 | 2 of 15 4 of 33 1:45.472 | Brian raced in run group 7 along with ITA. He trying all weekend to set up the car for Hoosiers after running 5 races on the Toyos. He qualified behind Huffmaster in his RX-7. After trading the lead several times he finished behind Tim Selby in his RX-7. Third was taken by Brian Shanfield in the Honda R&D Prelude but he was disqualified for being under weight. Third then went to Doyle in his TR8. He finished 4th overall right in front of Kevin. |
| 283 | 7/15/2006 Brat Bash SCCA Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 7 of 7 25 of 25 N/A | 7 of 7 21 of 25 2:03.784 | Caleb raced in run group 1 with ITB, EP, FP, GP, and HP. He couldn't qualify due an error on his novice permit so they put him at the back. In the race he finsiuhed in front of a Ford Fiesta and and RX-7 who had spun. |
| 284 | 7/9/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 9 4 of 25 N/A | 2 of 9 3 of 25 1:45.270 | This was the afternoon race. The cars were started based on Saturdays finish. Kevin held off Sam Meyers in his Civic but coouldn't catch Collin Botha in his CRX. |
| 285 | 7/9/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 1 3 of 25 N/A | 1 of 1 2 of 25 1:45.790 | This was the afternoon race. |
| 286 | 7/9/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 9 4 of 25 1:45.500 | 2 of 9 3 of 25 1:45.650 | This 30 minute morning race started by inverting Honda Challenge starting positions. Kevin started 7th in the Honda Challenge group but stalled the engine at the standing start. He still worked his way back to 2nd behind Collin Botha in his CRX. |
| 287 | 7/9/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 1 3 of 25 N/A | 1 of 1 3 of 25 1:44.690 | This was the morning was with inverted Honda challenge start positions. |
| 288 | 7/8/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 8 6 of 25 1:46.630 | 2 of 8 4 of 25 1:46.060 | Kevin ran the Integra in the H4 class of this NASA Honda Challenge race. His first time on Toyo tires proved challenging. |
| 289 | 7/8/2006 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 1 4 of 25 1:45.810 | 1 of 1 3 of 25 1:45.380 | Brian in the Prelude was the only H3 car in this NASA Honda Challenge race. He did well by improving his own best lap at Mid Ohio. |
| 290 | 6/18/2006 SCCA Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Richard Ruck | 4 of 6 11 of 19 3:30.084 | N/A N/A N/A | Dick qualified in the rain and had problems with the engine sputtering due to water entering the air intake. At race time a bad lug nut on the left front did not allow changing the tire for the race. Brother Don was the crew chief for the weekend. |
| 291 | 6/17/2006 SCCA Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Richard Ruck | 2 of 6 7 of 32 2:51.388 | 1 of 6 5 of 32 2:48.946 | Dick qualified 2nd behind Patrick Forrer in a CRX. Dick passed him on the start and led for 6 laps before Forrer passed him on turn 8. Dick re-passed him going up the hill to the start finish to regain the lead. Forrer tried to late break him on Canada corner on the last lap but couldn't make the turn and slid off the track. Second was then taken by Eric Price in his CRX and third was John Glowaski in a Neon. This was Dick first race and first win in ITA and the Integra. |
| 292 | 5/28/2006 Memorial Day SCCA Sprints Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 14 2 of 19 1:31.727 | 1 of 14 1 of 19 1:31.629 | Kevin qualified second behind Alex MacDonald again by .8 seconds. After making some adjustments to the Integra's suspension, Kevin followed Alex closely for 5 laps before he passed him in turn 10 for the lead. Kevin drove the remaining 9 laps flawlessly to take the win. Third place was taken by Christopher Childs in his Neon who finish roughly 45 seconds behind Kevin and Alex. |
| 293 | 5/28/2006 Memorial Day SCCA Sprints Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 2 8 of 13 1:38.046 | 1 of 2 7 of 13 1:39.731 | Dick qualified ahead of Shawn by more than a half second. At the start Shawn had a great jump and passed Dick and several other much faster cars before turn one. Dick followed closely and passed Shawn in turn three for the lead. Shawn's throttle cable broke and put him out of the race. |
| 294 | 5/27/2006 Memorial Day SCCA Sprints Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 14 2 of 20 1:31.557 | N/A N/A N/A | Qualified second .15 sec behind Alex MacDonald in Dave Byersdorfs old #55 CRX. Kevin did not race due to a timing issue. |
| 295 | 5/27/2006 Memorial Day SCCA Sprints Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 2 7 of 13 1:38.669 | 1 of 2 8 of 13 1:38.680 | Dick lead from start to finish of the race. Shawn Hobbs spun on the first lap and finished roughly 20 seconds behind Dick. |
| 296 | 5/7/2006 Mothers Day SCCA Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 13 3 of 19 1:49.664 | 1 of 13 3 of 19 1:49.502 | Kevin qualified first in ITA but behind a EProd car and a fast ITS RX7. Second in ITA was Ian Green with his Ruck Racing engine CRX. Ian spun in lap one to fall back in the pack. Kevin spun off in turn 9 and hit the tire wall with the rear of the car. The entire field passed him while he got the car started again and back onto the track. The car seemed OK so Kevin started turning in consistent 1:49's and 1:50's to catch and pass the pack. He got back into first place in ITA and continued to turn 1:51's to finish the race. Ian finished in 6th behind Dennis Brown in 2nd with his 1.8L Miata, Steve Linn in 3rd with his Sentra, Mat Downing in 4th in his Civic, and Dan Tiley in 5th in his Miata. |
| 297 | 5/6/2006 Mothers Day SCCA Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 14 2 of 28 1:50.838 | 1 of 14 2 of 28 1:49.381 | Kevin took the pole, won the race and broke his own track record that he set last year by 1.2 seconds!! Dennis Brown finished 2nd in a 1.8L Miata. Ian Green qualified 2nd and for his first time ever finished on the podium with a 3rd in his Honda CRX with a new Ruck Racing engine. |
| 298 | 4/23/2006 NASA Cabin Fever Event Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 2 6 of 45 1:48.230 | 1 of 2 6 of 45 1:46.623 | Brian took the pole in H3 again and won his class easily. He also beat all the H4 cars today and some H1 and H2 cars as well. He also set the bar for H3 with a NASA track record on the club course. His track record time is about 1/2 second slower than he ran 2 1/2 years ago in the Prelude on Mid Ohio, but many things have changed like the track, the car, tires, etc. |
| 299 | 4/22/2006 NASA Snow Bird Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 2 9 of 45 1:50.140 | 1 of 2 6 of 45 1:47.250 | Brian drove the Prelude in H3 in his first race in NASA and his first race since 2003. He only had one other guy in H3 who was not a factor so he had fun racing with Colin Botha and Clifton Ching who were both in fast H4 cars. Starting behind both of them, he passed Clifton but couldn't quite catch Colin. |
| 300 | 11/13/2005 American Road Race of Champions - Enduro Road Atlanta | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 3 of 4 49 of 60 1:53.102 | 3 of 4 N/A 1:52.000 | Kevin and Dick drove the Civic S in the 3 hour enduro along with all other classes. Kevin qualified the car in 3rd place just behind Renee Hines and John Fine and in front of Edwin Ho. Kevin drove first for 13 laps before loosing power. After replacing the head, distributor and coil it was running again. Dick drove the last 12 laps to take the checker but not officially finish the race. |
| 301 | 11/12/2005 American Road Race of Champions Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 6 of 27 6 of 42 1:43.576 | 3 of 27 3 of 42 1:43.730 | Kevin ran in Race Group 4 with IT7 and ITA only. Kevin qualified 4th in the first session but 2 cars ran better than him in the afternoon session. He fell to eighth at the start of the race but quickly regained positions and advanced to second behind Alex Muresan in his Integra. Kevin traded positions with Joe Moser in his CRX for 2nd and 3rd until the 12th lap when Moser took first but fell back to 2nd for good. Kevin finished right behind 1st and second and over 12 seconds in front of fourth place. |
| 302 | 10/9/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Putnam Park Road Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 10 of 27 1:22.498 | 1 of 6 8 of 27 1:23.505 | This was the second race on Sunday. Kevin just ran fast enough to finish the race with poor tires and low on gas. |
| 303 | 10/9/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Putnam Park Road Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 N/A N/A | 1 of 6 10 of 33 1:22.498 | This was the first race on Sunday. Kevin spun on the second lap but regained all the spots back to win. Second place in H$ was Mark Frost in the Colletti CRX. |
| 304 | 10/8/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Putnam Park Road Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 9 of 36 1:22.699 | 1 of 7 6 of 36 1:21.004 | This was the first race on Saturday on new springs and a less than perfect engine. Kevin passed Brian Shanfeld driving an HRT Integra for a 1st place finish. He also set a new track record for H4. |
| 305 | 10/8/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Putnam Park Road Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 6 of 37 1:21.004 | 2 of 7 9 of 37 1:21.645 | This was the second race on Saturday. Kev spun on lap 2 but regained almost all the lost spaces to get back to 2nd place. |
| 306 | 9/11/2005 Autumn Classic Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 20 9 of 54 1:45.442 | 2 of 20 2 of 54 N/A | Kevin qualified behind Botha who was in first and Hopkins in 2nd. It took him 9 laps to get past Hopkins in the esses for 2nd but he could never catch up to Colin for the win. |
| 307 | 9/11/2005 Autumn Classic Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 3 of 7 29 of 51 1:52.057 | 2 of 7 19 of 51 1:50.062 | Kevin got caught in a bunch of Miatas and they black flagged the run group so he could not get a decent qualifying lap and qualified behind Ho in first (110.934) and Hobbs in 2nd (111.724) with 9 cars between him and Ho. He caught Ho on the 5th lap and took first. Trying to find his way through a sea of Miatas, he was hit several times before being spun in turn one by a driver in a rental Miata in the last lap. After he got going again he was in 2nd place. |
| 308 | 9/11/2005 Autumn Classic Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 6 of 20 24 of 41 1:46.100 | 7 of 20 14 of 41 1:47.385 | Dick drove the Prelude in run group 4 along with GT1-3, EB, AS, ITE, T1. He finally started to get the feel of the Prelude after not driving it for a year and turned in an OK qualifying time. In the race he had to brake at the start to keep from hitting a Camaro that spun which cost him a dozen places. He ran a good race and made up all the lost places and many more. |
| 309 | 9/11/2005 OVR Autumn Classic Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 7 of 7 51 of 51 2:07.020 | 7 of 7 51 of 51 2:00.134 | Caleb put the 205/60 Hoosiers on the Mugen wheels on the car and drove it quite a bit faster than the day before. He turned in a 2:00.020 in the fourth race lap before blowing up the engine on the fifth lap. He was not in last place when the engine blew. Although he didn't technically finish the race he had his log book signed off anyway to get his license. |
| 310 | 9/10/2005 Autumn Classic Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 20 7 of 52 1:45.055 | 3 of 20 3 of 52 1:45.635 | Kevin drove the Integra in group 2 along with GTL, FP, IT7, ITB, SRX7, T2, SP, SPU, BG, LC. Kevin chased Bob Moser and Colin Botha for the whole race. He got around Colin for 2nd place in lap 7 and held that position until the last lap when Colin passed Kevin for 2nd. Moser checked out with a margin of victory of 16.37 seconds. |
| 311 | 9/10/2005 Autumn Classic Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 18 of 54 1:50.449 | 1 of 7 17 of 54 1:50.618 | Kevin drove the Civic CX in run group 1 along with T3, SSB, SSC, SM, SMT. It was his first time driving the CX in two years. He had enough gap between him and 2nd place Edwin HO (26th overall) that he was never really challenged. He did not however beat Dicks best time in this car today. |
| 312 | 9/10/2005 Autumn Classic Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 13 of 21 30 of 42 1:51.124 | 10 of 21 21 of 42 1:47.233 | Dick drove the Prelude in run group 4 along with GT1-3, EB, AS, ITE, T1. He drove off in turn 11 in his 3rd qualifying lap so he had a slow time. The race was where he got used to the car again. |
| 313 | 9/10/2005 OVR Autumn Classic Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Ian Green | 7 of 7 54 of 54 2:11.258 | 7 of 7 49 of 54 2:05.580 | Caleb drove the old Civic 1500 S in run group 1 along with T3, SSB, SSC, SM, SMT. He drove very cautiously and deliberately as it was his very first race and there were a ton of cars. |
| 314 | 8/13/2005 Double Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Richard Ruck | 3 of 8 8 of 24 2:53.000 | N/A N/A N/A | This was Dicks first drive of the ITA Integra. He ran only three laps before the engine in the Integra broke a rod. |
| 315 | 8/7/2005 WOR Games Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 14 2 of 40 1:44.996 | 1 of 14 1 of 40 1:45.525 | Kevin chased Colin for 4 laps before passing him and driving a near perfect race for the win. |
| 316 | 8/7/2005 WOR Games Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 8 3 of 24 1:51.505 | 1 of 8 3 of 24 1:50.318 | Dick took the pole and fought off Edwin Ho for 11 laps before he passed Dick. On the last lap Dick re-passed Edwin in the keyhole to regain the lead and win the race. He took nearly a full second off his best all time lap while racing with Ho. This would have been a track record but Scott Fruth broke it the weekend before. |
| 317 | 8/6/2005 WOR Games Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 14 2 of 41 1:45.141 | 1 of 14 1 of 41 1:44.664 | Kevin raced in group 3 with SSB, SM, SMT. He was out qualified by Colin Botha but passed him on the first lap and held him off for the rest of the race. |
| 318 | 8/6/2005 WOR Games Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 8 2 of 24 1:51.895 | 1 of 8 3 of 24 1:51.796 | Dick raced in group 1 with ITB, SSC, IT7, SRX7, SN. He took the pole and held off Bill Shearer for the whole 14 laps. |
| 319 | 7/31/2005 Brat Bash Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 4 of 20 10 of 41 1:45.707 | 4 of 20 8 of 41 1:45.916 | Made changes to the cars suspension that didn't help much. Kevin ran in 2nd and third during the race but finished 4th in this very distinguished ITA group. Joe Moser won the race in his dads car and re-set the track record with a 1:43.388 WOW!! Second was Beyersdorf, third was Hopkins. |
| 320 | 7/30/2005 Brat Bash Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 20 7 of 44 1:45.326 | 4 of 20 9 of 44 1:46.248 | Kevin went out and took the pole position in qualifying but missed a shift in the start of the race to fall back to 8th place by turn two. He fought his way all the way back to 4th by the finish. Beyersdorf won and set a new track record of 1:44.454. Second was Botha, third was Robert Moser. |
| 321 | 7/3/2005 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 17 2 of 44 1:45.375 | 3 of 17 4 of 44 1:45.733 | Kevin went out and stole the pole position from the big boys on Sunday morning but couldnt hold them off to win the race. The top three results were the same as Saturday but they only let one ITS car finish ahead of them today. |
| 322 | 7/3/2005 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 5 8 of 19 1:52.198 | 1 of 5 9 of 19 1:52.519 | Dick went out and took the pole again but with Shawn right behind him this time. Shawn missed a shift and let Bill Shearer chase Dick for a while but he couldn't catch him as Dick ran another near perfect race to take the win. Beautiful weather all weekend.. |
| 323 | 7/2/2005 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 4 of 17 6 of 44 1:46.523 | 3 of 17 6 of 44 1:45.957 | Kevin drove the Integra in run group 1 along with ITS and GT-L. He passed Beyersdorf for 2nd but couldn't hold it. First was Bob Moser, then Beyersdorf and then Kevin. The fourth place ITA was way back. |
| 324 | 7/2/2005 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 5 6 of 20 1:52.018 | 1 of 5 7 of 20 1:51.307 | Dick drove 13 near perfect laps to stay in front of Bill Shearer in his CRX and Shawn Hobbs in his Fiat X1/9 who traded places a few times. The three of them all ran personal best times. Fourth was RB Wright in his rabbit and fifth was Ben Schaut in a Datson 510 |
| 325 | 5/29/2005 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 10 5 of 33 1:31.144 | 2 of 10 4 of 33 1:31.525 | On Sunday all IT cars were moved into run group 3 (with Dick). That made a more manageable group of 33 cars. Kevin qualified right behind Botha, jumped him on the start and led for the first third of the race until he got tied up with some ITS cars and Botha got around him. Kevin's tires were not good enough to catch and pass Botha in his CRX for the lead. |
| 326 | 5/29/2005 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 3 24 of 33 1:39.714 | 3 of 3 28 of 33 1:38.696 | Dick led the race from the start to the 13th lap when his front left tire lost air and finally went flat - another Keiser wheel problem. He was hit by two Volkswagens, a GTi in turn 8 on the outside, and RB in turn 3 on the inside. Not too much damage. |
| 327 | 5/28/2005 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 10 1 of 45 1:31.585 | 1 of 10 1 of 45 1:32.334 | Kevin raced his ITA Integra in run group 4 along with ITB, SRX7, SM, SMT, IT7, BG, LC. There were 45 cars in this run group. Kevin tied for the pole with Colin Botha who broke his windshield and could not race on Saturday. Kevin ran away with the race by making 26 passes of lapped cars and leading second place Chris Efremidis by over 20 seconds. |
| 328 | 5/28/2005 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 3 9 of 14 1:38.672 | 1 of 3 8 of 14 1:38.469 | Dick had a great start and was in 5th place overall after turn one but was passed by Shawn Hobbs on the 3rd lap. He re-passed Shawn while RB Wright was trying to pass both Shawn & Dick. Dick got out in front and ran away from both of them even though his tires were starting to go away. |
| 329 | 5/8/2005 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 2 of 2 19 of 27 2:01.324 | 2 of 2 13 of 27 1:59.765 | Dick qualified even slower than on Saturday so he adjusted the timing in the Civic which made it run much better for the race. He ran close to Fruth for most of the race but couldn't catch him in the corners. |
| 330 | 5/8/2005 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 27 1:50.396 | 1 of 6 1 of 27 1:50.951 | Even though the conditions were not as good as the previous race, Kevin broke his own track record in qualifying with Hoosiers to take the pole again. He won the race by running a near flawless race. The Saturn never got within 5 car lengths and Kevin lapped the 3rd place ITA car twice. |
| 331 | 5/7/2005 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 2 of 2 18 of 27 2:00.764 | 2 of 2 15 of 27 2:00.517 | Dick qualified and raced slower than he did last year. Scott Fruth took first place in his Civic with a track record 116.693. Dick was still running well as he would have been in 2nd place in ITB and 3rd in ITA. |
| 332 | 5/7/2005 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 6 1 of 27 1:52.416 | 2 of 6 2 of 27 1:50.516 | Kevin used the new Kumho tires on Saturday and took the pole position by nearly two seconds. In the race he was beat out for first place by Chris Berube in a Saturn but he still managed to break the track record during the race. The old record was set in 1997 and was 110.9xx. |
| 333 | 4/3/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 4 1 of 29 1:31.553 | 1 of 4 1 of 29 N/A | Even though the track conditions were terrible, Kevin managed not only to keep his car on the track but to take the overall pole in front of H1, H2 and H3 cars. At the start of the race, he got the jump on the Honda R&D VTEC Prelude and kept him behind him until he got through the esses. After that Kevin was gone. He lapped every other car in the Honda Challenge race except 2 cars. This was our first race on new Team Dynamics wheels and new Kumho tires. |
| 334 | 4/3/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic DX Richard Ruck | 2 of 6 21 of 28 2:02.151 | 4 of 6 4 of 28 N/A | This was Dick's first race in a NASA Honda Challenge race. We modified the CX to essentially make it into a DX Civic which is legal in NASA. Only 9 of the 20 or so cars entered stayed for the race on Sunday after the massive snowfall on Saturday. Dick ran in H4 with Kevin instead of H5 because he would have had to add 225 pounds to run in H5. Dick started in 2nd, spun out all the way to the back, worked his way back up to 3rd, spun out again, and worked his way back up some before the race was stopped after just 10 laps. It was horrible race conditions with dry spots, snowy spots, and rivers of water running across the track. |
| 335 | 4/2/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 16:39.000 | N/A N/A 16:39.000 | It snowed about 6 inches on Saturday which forced a cancellation of the days events. |
| 336 | 4/2/2005 NASA Honda Challenge Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic DX Richard Ruck | N/A N/A 16:39.000 | N/A N/A 16:39.000 | It snowed about 6 inches Saturday which forced a cancellation of this days events. |
| 337 | 11/6/2004 American Road Race of Champions Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 7 of 18 7 of 32 1:45.805 | 7 of 18 7 of 32 1:44.980 | Kevin started seventh and finished seventh in run group 4. The right half shaft broke in the cool down lap and Kevin coasted into pits. Kevin drove a great race his first time on Road Atlanta and he had a lot of fun. |
| 338 | 11/5/2004 American Road Race of Champions Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 12 of 17 14 of 29 1:48.805 | 4 of 17 4 of 29 1:45.805 | Kevin qualified 12th in the first qualifying session with a 1:48.805. He qualified 4th in the second session with a 1:45.805. Overall he qualified 7th for the race. |
| 339 | 11/4/2004 ARRC Test Day Road Atlanta | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 1:51.940 | N/A N/A 1:47.500 | We ran the last two test sessions for the day. The first session was still a little damp so Kevin couldn't go too fast. The second session was dry so Kevin was able to go faster. Subsequently he broke the left half shaft again. Kev was also hit by an Integra in the LF door. |
| 340 | 10/17/2004 Driver School Watkins Glen International - Long | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 2 of 4 30 of 44 2:34.945 | 2 of 4 28 of 44 2:34.638 | Kevin raced the old Civic S for the first time in several years and had great fun. He qualified behind Meg Meyers in her ?Civic? and started right behind her in the race. He had to brake to stop from hitting her in the corners but she would blast away from him in the straights - literally - she could put 10 cars lengths between her and Kevin on one straight if she wanted to. We have driven this car against the best ITC cars in the country and no one has ever been able to pull our Civic like that. It appeared that she drove just fast enough to keep Kevin in her rear view mirror.......things haven't changed for Meg & the cars her father builds for her. |
| 341 | 10/16/2004 Driver School Watkins Glen International - Long | Honda Civic S Ian Green | N/A N/A 3:01.446 | N/A N/A 2:51.534 | Caleb completed the SCCA School and was waived from taking another school. He is ready to race. |
| 342 | 10/15/2004 Driver School Watkins Glen International - Short | Honda Civic S Ian Green | N/A N/A 2:13.227 | N/A N/A 2:09.712 | Caleb completed the first day of the SCCA Drivers school on the short course. |
| 343 | 10/12/2004 NSXPO 2004 Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura NSX Coupe Richard Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | NSXPO 2004. Dick drove his NSX and instructed a novice driver. |
| 344 | 10/11/2004 NSXPO 2004 Watkins Glen International - Long | Acura NSX Coupe Richard Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | NSXPO 2004. Dick drove his NSX and instructed a novice driver. |
| 345 | 10/3/2004 WOR Games Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 4 of 17 5 of 22 1:47.085 | 3 of 17 4 of 22 1:47.059 | Dick had a great start and jumped from 4th up to second in class but couldn't hold off two cars that were faster than him. He finished 3rd even though his transmission was shifting roughly and he missed at least a dozen shifts. |
| 346 | 10/3/2004 WOR Games Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 10 2 of 33 1:47.067 | 1 of 10 1 of 33 1:44.989 | In a fantastic race where the lead changed hands at least four times, Kevin took first in class and his first overall win. Kevin is only the sixth ITA car ever to turn a lap in the 1:44's at Mid Ohio. Last season this would have been a track record. |
| 347 | 10/2/2004 WOR Games 2004 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 10 1 of 33 1:48.452 | 2 of 10 2 of 33 1:47.067 | The practice session was a bit damp so times were a little slower but Kevin led the field. In the qualifying Kevin had a great lap but was surprised to see Jan in his Integra had beat him for the pole by 3 tenths of a second to take the overall pole. |
| 348 | 10/2/2004 WOR Games 2004 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 1 of 17 1 of 22 1:57.957 | 4 of 17 4 of 22 1:57.085 | The morning practice session was a bit damp but Dick led the run group with the fastest time. In qualifying later he took a second off his time but it was only good enough for 4th in class and 5th overall. |
| 349 | 9/12/2004 Autmumn Classic XXIII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 13 1 of 34 1:45.281 | 4 of 13 4 of 34 1:45.786 | Kevin took the overall pole position in front of all the CRX's. He couldn't hold them off in the race and finished 4th after damaging another left half shaft. |
| 350 | 9/12/2004 Autmumn Classic XXIII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 3 of 4 29 of 46 1:53.999 | 3 of 4 31 of 46 1:53.494 | Dick could not find a clear lap in the huge field of 49 cars and ending up qualifying 31st overall and 3rd in class. After fighting up to the leaders and taking first place he spun his car in the carousel on the second to last lap to go back in third place. |
| 351 | 9/11/2004 Autmumn Classic XXIII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 4 of 11 4 of 32 1:47.271 | 3 of 11 3 of 32 1:45.245 | Kevin finished the race 3rd with a fastest lap of 1:45.245 which is his fastest lap at Mid Ohio. Both of the cars that finished in front of him in the race broke the track record. |
| 352 | 9/11/2004 Autmumn Classic XXIII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 2 of 4 19 of 49 1:52.183 | 2 of 4 21 of 49 1:51.903 | In the race he passed the leader but was passed by the third place car to stay in second. He turned the fastest ITC lap in the race with a 1:51.903 which is his fastest lap ever in a C car at Mid Ohio. |
| 353 | 8/15/2004 Double Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 13 5 of 38 2:47.587 | N/A N/A N/A | Kevin qualified 1st of 13 cars in class by almost 10 seconds and 5th of 38 overall. He did not finish the race as his left half shaft broke on the 1st lap. |
| 354 | 8/15/2004 Double Regional Road America | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 1 30 of 38 3:01.115 | 1 of 1 26 of 38 2:59.159 | The Civic ran perfect all weekend but there was no one to race as he was the only ITC car entered. Dick was timed from turn five with a 2:58.567 (178.567) which would be a track record for ITC if timing from the start-finish. |
| 355 | 8/14/2004 Double Regional Road America | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 11 7 of 38 2:47.284 | 2 of 11 10 of 38 2:47.583 | Both Kevin and Dick raced in Run Group 2 along with SSB, SSC, ITA, ITB, ITC, ITS, SMT. Kevin qualified 1st of 11 cars by a large margin and 7th of 38 cars overall. He finished 2nd due to a bad half shaft. |
| 356 | 8/14/2004 Double Regional Road America | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 1 27 of 38 3:01.798 | 1 of 1 23 of 38 2:59.750 | Qualified 1st in class at 27 of 38 overall with a 3:01.159 and finished first in class and 23rd overall. |
| 357 | 8/1/2004 Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 3 of 7 14 of 40 1:53.149 | 3 of 7 10 of 40 1:53.667 | Dick qualified 3rd and finished 3rd in the race. |
| 358 | 8/1/2004 Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 7 of 18 8 of 54 1:48.696 | 5 of 18 5 of 54 1:47.124 | New front tires at the start of the race helped out the cars handling quite a bit. |
| 359 | 7/31/2004 Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 6 of 19 6 of 55 1:48.789 | 3 of 19 3 of 55 1:47.028 | Kevin qualified 6th in a very competitive group of ITA cars and finished 3rd in the race. It was a very busy race as there were 55 entries in the run group. |
| 360 | 7/31/2004 Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 8 6 of 41 1:55.976 | 3 of 8 13 of 41 1:52.518 | Dick took the pole by out-qualifying the second place ITC car by nearly two seconds on a wet track. He also qualified 6th overall in a group of 40 cars. Having to avoid a crash on the first lap, Dick fell 14 spots but gained back 7 of them to take 3rd in class. Dick ran the fastest ITC lap in the race. |
| 361 | 7/4/2004 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 3 of 5 15 of 32 1:53.378 | 3 of 5 17 of 32 1:54.550 | Dick finished 3rd behind Mark Connelly in a Civic(1st), and Carl Holbrook(2nd) in a Renault Alliance. Bill Shearer finished 4th. |
| 362 | 7/4/2004 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 19 3 of 39 1:46.538 | 2 of 19 3 of 39 1:47.108 | After fixing the mechanical problem, Kevin qualified 1st of 19 cars and finished 2nd in class and 3rd overall behind RB Wright in a GT4 Rabbit and Chris Efremidis in a CRX. |
| 363 | 7/3/2004 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 6 of 19 11 of 40 1:47.674 | N/A N/A 1:48.317 | Kevin raced in run group 1 along with ITS, ITA, GT4, and GT5. He qualified 6th of 19 cars in ITA but did not finish because the PROM chip in the ECU was not seated properly, also the newly coated header came loose and he lost the exhaust pipe after he pulled off the track. |
| 364 | 7/3/2004 Cincy Freedom Double Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 3 of 5 15 of 34 1:53.327 | 3 of 5 13 of 34 1:53.295 | Dick raced in run group 7 along with ITB, ITC, IT-7, BG, and LC. He qualified 3rd of 5 cars and finished 3rd. |
| 365 | 5/30/2004 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 2 of 30 1:32.247 | N/A N/A N/A | On Sunday Kevin went out and qualified 2nd in class and the run group. By the time the run group 7 race was ready to start the track was flooded and it was raining hard. Because he had no rain tires, the team decided to not run the new car under those conditions. |
| 366 | 5/30/2004 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 3 of 4 21 of 26 1:40.733 | 3 of 4 15 of 26 1:45.600 | Qualifying was dry but just after the race started, the skies opened up and it poured hard for the last 10 laps. Dick was thrilled to finish 3rd and not kiss the wall. |
| 367 | 5/29/2004 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 6 3 of 29 1:33.020 | 3 of 6 3 of 29 1:32.266 | Qualifying ended early as a Baby Grand rolled it just as he came onto the straight. During the race which had a little rain, Kevin and the two leaders ran away from the rest of the field. He stayed with them the entire race but could not get past them. First was Larry Webster in a CRX, Second was Mark Rushbrook in a Saturn. Jan Rief was fourth in an Integra. |
| 368 | 5/29/2004 Mem Day Double Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 2 of 4 19 of 27 1:39.213 | 2 of 4 15 of 27 1:39.441 | Dick qualified with a 1:39.213 which was 4 seconds faster than he had ever ran there before, and 3 seconds faster than Kevin had ever ran there before. However, it was only good enough for 2nd of 4 in class and 19th of 27 in the run group. In the race, Dick picked up 4 spots overall but could not come close to catching Edwin Ho in his ITC Civic who broke his own track record. |
| 369 | 5/9/2004 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 2 of 21 1:52.239 | 1 of 8 3 of 21 1:52.547 | The car wasn't quite finished but we ran it anyway. It had the stock exhaust system with the cat, and the suspension was not even close to dialed in. Other than losing an alternator belt, the car ran excellent all weekend. |
| 370 | 5/9/2004 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 2 of 4 24 of 38 1:58.940 | 2 of 4 20 of 38 1:58.816 | Dick qualified and broke his track record from the day before but qualified 2nd in class. He finished the race 2nd in class and 20th overall but broke his record again. The car ran excellent all weekend. |
| 371 | 5/8/2004 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | 3 of 8 10 of 21 1:57.301 | 1 of 8 1 of 21 1:54.802 | The first time in this car Kevin qualified 3rd in class but finished the race 1st in class and 4th overall. He actually lapped the 3rd place car in ITA. |
| 372 | 5/8/2004 Mothers Day Sprints Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 1 of 4 17 of 39 1:58.989 | 1 of 4 20 of 39 2:00.308 | Dick set a new track record (1:58.989) in qualifying. He fell into second place in class in turn one when Hobbs passed him at the start but he regained the lead in lap 3. |
| 373 | 4/23/2004 S2000 Driver school Mid Ohio - Club Course | Acura Integra Type R Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A 1:52.310 | Kevin instructed at this school and drove his Type R so we took the Integra RS for a quick test and it was - one lap. It didn't run well and we didn't have the tools to diagnose at the track. |
| 374 | 9/14/2003 Fun One 03 Watkins Glen International - Short | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 4 of 8 30 of 43 1:42.466 | 5 of 8 28 of 43 1:42.111 | New Throttle cable. First time on the short course. Sunny but cool day. Battled with another Civic for 4th place and lost. |
| 375 | 9/14/2003 Fun One 03 Watkins Glen International - Short | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 17 of 43 1:38.334 | 1 of 8 1 of 43 1:38.859 | This was Kevins first time on the short course. Without knowing it, Kevin broke the ITC TRACK RECORD by .6 seconds in qualifying to take the poll. In the race he finished first in class and beat most of the ITB cars while breaking the track record again. |
| 376 | 9/13/2003 Fun One 03 Watkins Glen International - Long | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 11 of 43 2:47.438 | 3 of 7 24 of 43 2:42.680 | Rained on & off all day. Went out to race with rain tires and it stopped raining so the car did not want to go fast around corners. |
| 377 | 9/13/2003 Fun One 03 Watkins Glen International - Long | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 4 of 7 26 of 43 2:55.564 | 4 of 7 27 of 43 2:45.057 | This was our first time at this track. It was rainy all day, the throttle cable broke in qualifying but the car idled back to the paddock under its own power. We went out for the race on rain tires but it stopped raining. Finished 4th in class of 10 cars. |
| 378 | 9/7/2003 Autumn Classic XXII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 12 of 46 1:50.719 | 1 of 8 11 of 46 1:50.912 | Kevin led the whole race. Scott Fruth broke the track record with a 110.492 while chasing Kevin. |
| 379 | 9/7/2003 Autumn Classic XXII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 8 34 of 46 1:54.907 | 2 of 8 30 of 46 1:55.214 | Running the DGV carb, Keiser wheels & Hoosier tires, Dick took 2nd behind Kevin after Scott Fruth was hit by a Miata after he broke the track record with a 1:50.492. |
| 380 | 9/6/2003 Autumn Classic XXII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 11 of 45 1:51.476 | 2 of 8 15 of 45 1:51.257 | Started first but lost the lead to Scott Fruth and finished right behind him for 2nd. |
| 381 | 9/6/2003 Autumn Classic XXII Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 5 of 8 30 of 45 1:55.342 | N/A N/A 1:56.652 | The throttle cable broke on back straight on the 4th lap so Dick parked it behind the wall and had a great seat to watch the race. |
| 382 | 8/3/2003 Brat Bash Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 2 of 7 20 of 36 2:12.367 | 1 of 7 7 of 36 1:54.956 | The track was wet when Kevin qualified 2nd behind Jeff Markusic in his Rabbit. The race was mostly dry. Kevin passed Markusic on the first lap and led the rest of the race. |
| 383 | 8/3/2003 Brat Bash Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 7 26 of 36 2:15.975 | 4 of 7 13 of 36 2:00.148 | The track was wet when Dick qualified behind Kevin for 3rd. In the race Dick was passed quickly by RB Wright and later by Shawn Hobbs but passed Markusic to take 4 place. |
| 384 | 8/2/2003 Brat Bash Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 1 of 8 7 of 23 1:53.003 | 1 of 8 8 of 23 1:53.463 | Kevin qualified 1st and led the entire race. He finished 8.12 seconds in front of RB Wright in his Rabbit in 2nd and Jeff Markusic in his Rabbit in 3rd. |
| 385 | 8/2/2003 Brat Bash Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 5 of 8 15 of 23 1:55.825 | 4 of 8 12 of 23 1:56.041 | Dick started 5th in class and ran that way through most of the race until passing Shawn Hobbs after he broke again. Dick finished behind Kevin, RB and Jeff Markusic. |
| 386 | 7/6/2003 2003 Freedom Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 7 of 7 33 of 36 2:00.484 | 7 of 7 33 of 36 2:00.118 | This wasn't much fun. The car ran so slow that I didn't even have to brake for the corners. |
| 387 | 7/5/2003 2003 Freedom Regional Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | 6 of 7 27 of 35 2:00.221 | 7 of 7 29 of 35 1:58.450 | Does DFL mean anything to you?? |
| 388 | 5/25/2003 2003 Memorial Day Fiesta Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 2 of 5 15 of 30 1:42.741 | 1 of 5 15 of 30 1:42.404 | After qualifying, adjusted LF camber, and toe in was in 1/2". Passed Hobbs again on 5th lap after he broke again. |
| 389 | 5/25/2003 2003 Memorial Day Fiesta Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 6 18 of 30 1:43.860 | 2 of 6 17 of 30 1:43.381 | Mostly dry for both qualifying and race. Used DGV carb, Panasport wheels with Kumho tires. Hit the Volvo and spun in last turn but still took 2nd behind Kevin. |
| 390 | 5/24/2003 2003 Memorial Day Fiesta Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic CX Kevin Ruck | 2 of 6 13 of 29 1:53.244 | 1 of 6 10 of 29 1:43.464 | Qualifying on rain tires. Passed Shawn Hobbs after he broke. |
| 391 | 5/24/2003 2003 Memorial Day Fiesta Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 6 15 of 29 1:55.051 | 2 of 6 13 of 29 1:44.742 | Dick raced in run group 4 on a cloudy day wet for qualifying but dry for the race. He got punted off track by an MG in the first lap but came back on and regained second place. Got penalized 30 seconds for not lining up at start of race. |
| 392 | 5/18/2003 NASA Hyperfest Pittsburg International Race Complex North Track | Honda Prelude Si Kevin Ruck | 2 of 3 12 of 23 1:09.209 | 3 of 3 14 of 23 1:08.697 | The track was damp for qualifying in the first session. Kevin got meatballed for a loose sill piece. the second session was dryer. Brakes were a problem for the whole race. |
| 393 | 5/17/2003 NASA Hyperfest Pittsburg International Race Complex North Track | Honda Prelude Si Kevin Ruck | 4 of 4 16 of 25 1:08.893 | 3 of 4 21 of 25 1:09.102 | Qualified first in class and 10th overall but they inverted the run groups. This race started with a standing start. A flat tire on the RR in lap 15 while in first place forced an early finish to the race. |
| 394 | 4/13/2003 Integra Type R EXPO Pittsburg International Race Complex North Track | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | Test drive new car and Prelude and instruct 3 students. |
| 395 | 4/13/2003 Integra Type R EXPO Pittsburg International Race Complex North Track | Honda Prelude Si Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | Attend Type R EXPO and instruct three students. This was the first time ever Kevin got to drive the Prelude. |
| 396 | 4/12/2003 Integra Type R EXPO Pittsburg International Race Complex North Track | Honda Civic CX Richard Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | Test drive the new car and instruct 3 students. No times were taken and no race was held. |
| 397 | 4/12/2003 Type R EXPO Pittsburg International Race Complex North Track | Acura Integra ITA Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | Kevin drove his Integra Type R and instructed 3 students. We did not get any times. |
| 398 | 10/6/2002 WOR Games 2002 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 8 of 8 31 of 36 1:54.210 | 3 of 8 14 of 36 1:54.070 | Kevin's back pained him in the morning so Dick took the car out for the practice session. Later Kevin turned in a decent qualifying time which would have put him on 3rd but they claimed he passed a car under yellow and took all his qualifying times away. Between 17 position passes and lapped cars, Kevin passed around 25 cars during this race to have lots of fun and still make the podium. |
| 399 | 10/5/2002 WOR Games 2002 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 1 of 27 1 of 40 1:46.364 | 1 of 27 1 of 40 1:46.545 | Brian turned in a great qualifying lap and then slid off into the sand trap at turn 6. He started the race on the overall pole for the first time. He was passed by John Herman in his Old Calais on the second lap but re-passed him on the 12th lap. Herman punted him on lap 15 to regain the lead. Brian reeled him in and passed him on the last lap to win the race. This was the most exciting race to date for a Ruck Racing car. |
| 400 | 9/8/2002 OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 4 of 10 12 of 43 1:53.148 | 10 of 10 43 of 43 1:55.600 | The car ran hot during qualifying. We adjusted the spoiler, added water wetter, adjusted the timing and went out to race. The car kept running hot and had to be pulled off on the 7th lap. The head gasket was leaking from the previous weekend's problem. |
| 401 | 9/8/2002 OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 24 of 24 35 of 35 2:01.399 | 16 of 24 26 of 35 1:50.386 | Dick suffered a flat left rear tire during qualifying so he only got in 4 laps. Starting at the back of the pack was fun as he passed 9 cars for position and some lapped cars. |
| 402 | 9/7/2002 OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 3 of 10 19 of 41 1:54.618 | N/A N/A 1:55.448 | The car ran OK during qualifying but blew a radiator hose on the 4th lap of the race for a DNF. |
| 403 | 9/7/2002 OVR Autumn Classic Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 13 of 28 22 of 41 1:50.322 | 16 of 28 26 of 41 1:52.233 | Dick ran 7 seconds slower than the leaders in ITS even though the car ran great. this was needed seat time for Dick in the Prelude. |
| 404 | 8/25/2002 Kettle Moraine Double Regional Road America | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 7 of 9 20 of 26 2:52.111 | 7 of 9 18 of 26 2:51.864 | In qualifying the 4th gear went away completely - could not get it in at all. Drove the race with no 4th gear and turned in his fastest lap. Drove through the sand trap on last turn of last lap. |
| 405 | 8/25/2002 Kettle Moraine Double Regional Road America | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 3 of 7 25 of 40 3:01.693 | 4 of 7 27 of 40 3:00.917 | After qualifying only 3rd, Kevin had a great start and jumped into the lead for six laps until a full yellow came out. At that time Kevin, Greg Gauper (Civic) and John Brandendurg(Civic) were going through turn 5 three abreast on the last lap when a motor mount let loose and Kevins car quit. |
| 406 | 8/24/2002 Kettle Moraine Double Regional Road America | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 7 of 10 23 of 30 2:54.742 | 7 of 10 22 of 30 2:56.538 | On the 3rd lap of qualifying Dick went into the sand trap at Canada Corner. In the race the car started to pop out of 3rd gear. the race was shortened by a black flag. |
| 407 | 8/24/2002 Kettle Moraine Double Regional Road America | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 1 of 7 25 of 40 3:03.650 | 2 of 7 16 of 40 3:01.476 | Forgot to put radio in car for qualifying so Kevin stopped on 3rd lap. In the race Kevin and Greg Gauper ran away from the other ITC cars until the race was stopped with a black flag and restarted. In the last lap the lead changed 5 times. Kevin lost the race by one foot due to gearing coming up the hill to Greg Gauper in his Civic (181.109) as Kevin refused to block for the win. |
| 408 | 8/4/2002 Brat Bash 2002 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 21 of 30 28 of 39 1:51.735 | 14 of 30 20 of 39 1:50.139 | Valuable seat time for Dick in Prelude. |
| 409 | 8/4/2002 Brat Bash 2002 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 4 of 13 18 of 40 1:54.397 | 4 of 13 13 of 40 1:54.263 | It was a sunny dry day running the DGV carb. Kevin finished right behind Scott Fruth (1st) in his Civic, Bill Shearer(2nd) in his CRX, and Eric Richardson(3rd) in his Civic for 4th place. |
| 410 | 8/3/2002 Brat Bash 2002 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 18 of 30 27 of 40 1:52.130 | 17 of 30 23 of 40 1:49.593 | Valuable seat time for Dick in the Prelude. |
| 411 | 8/3/2002 Brat Bash 2002 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 5 of 13 21 of 41 1:55.291 | 4 of 13 12 of 41 1:55.650 | Kevin finished behind Bill Shearer(1st) in his CRX, Scott Fruth(2nd) in his Civic and Carl Holbrook(3rd) in his Renault. |
| 412 | 7/14/2002 202 South Bend Sprints Gingerman Raceway | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 2 of 2 20 of 28 1:44.771 | 1 of 2 16 of 28 1:44.103 | Put on old brake pads for qualifying and ran Honda-red carb with the 225/45 Hoosiers on the Elites. In the race Kevin caught Schwartz in the 8th lap and raced with him for a couple laps before passing him and winning the race in ITC. |
| 413 | 7/14/2002 202 South Bend Sprints Gingerman Raceway | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 9 of 12 13 of 19 1:44.152 | 7 of 12 10 of 19 1:42.835 | Dick started to feel more comfortable in the Prelude on Sunday and turned in some quicker times. He finished behind Loughman(240Z-97.783), Walke(RX7), Giordano(RX7), Wentzel(RX7), Henry(280Z), and Moore(Supra-101.591) |
| 414 | 7/13/2002 202 South Bend Sprints Gingerman Raceway | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 2 of 2 21 of 32 1:45.442 | 1 of 2 20 of 32 1:44.910 | Qualified Honda carb-Silver, Mugen/Keiser wheels with 205/60 Hoosiers. Raced with Honda carb-Red, Elites with 225/45 Hoosiers. Kevin only had one other ITC car to race - Frank Schwartz in his Ford Fiesta (always fast but suspect legal). Schwartz only ran 11 of the 16 laps before he broke. In lap 5 Kevin lost his muffler. In the 8th lap he slowed down due to "Noise". |
| 415 | 7/13/2002 202 South Bend Sprints Gingerman Raceway | Honda Prelude Si Richard Ruck | 12 of 16 17 of 26 1:43.554 | 10 of 16 13 of 26 1:42.200 | Dicks only second race in the Prelude. The car ran great but Dick only turned times a couple seconds faster than Kevin in the Civic. The leading ITS car turned in times 6 seconds faster. |
| 416 | 7/7/2002 Cinci Freedom Regional 02 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 3 of 30 6 of 39 1:46.370 | 3 of 30 6 of 39 1:46.551 | Brian qualified a half second behind Herman in his Olds and more than a second behind Patrick Dunbar in his 325 BMW. Herman's Olds broke fairly early in the race. Brian went into 2nd place in lap 4 but fell back to 3rd in lap 12. Randy Shedd in his Datsun 280Z took 2nd and Dunbar took first by a margin of over 17 seconds. |
| 417 | 7/7/2002 Cinci Freedom Regional 02 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 8 of 10 21 of 32 1:57.129 | 6 of 10 16 of 32 1:54.214 | Kev experienced a flat tire in qualifying after just two laps. In the race he worked his way up to 4th in class and 13th overall but got punted by a Neon and spun in lap 12, loosing several spots. |
| 418 | 7/6/2002 Cinci Freedom Regional 02 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 23 of 31 31 of 40 1:52.755 | 4 of 31 7 of 40 1:47.254 | Brian qualified late due to installing an engine oil plug. In the race Brian passed cars like they were standing still to go all the way to 4th. John Herman(Olds) took 1st, Patrick Dunbar(325) took 2nd, and Randy Shedd(280Z) took 3rd. |
| 419 | 7/6/2002 Cinci Freedom Regional 02 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 10 of 10 33 of 34 N/A | 9 of 10 20 of 34 1:55.308 | No qualify time due to fouled spark plug. Starting from the back, Kevin passed more than a dozen cars in the race. The winner was Scott Fruth (113.176) by a 24 second margin over Bill Shearer(114.671) in 2nd. |
| 420 | 5/26/2002 Mem Day Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 3 of 4 11 of 21 1:42.242 | 4 of 4 15 of 21 1:47.920 | Qualified with DMTR. Installed Honda carb, bled brakes, add oil & coolant, cleaned grill, added 5 gal gas. Second lap of race engine started running bad, pulled off but went back on to finish race. Meatballed after 8 laps. Burned exhaust valve in #3 cylinder. |
| 421 | 5/25/2002 2002 Memorial Day Fiesta Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | 2 of 4 12 of 19 1:43.997 | 3 of 4 10 of 19 1:43.901 | Broke LR Carrera shock during qualifying, removed and installed Tokicos. First was Greg Gauper in Civic, Second was Robert Shick in Civic. |
| 422 | 5/12/2002 Indy Region Double Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 2 of 3 16 of 23 2:58.786 | 2 of 3 14 of 23 2:28.444 | On Sunday it rained all day. Dick passed Hobbs but was passed by Fruth to stay in 2nd in class. |
| 423 | 5/11/2002 Indy Region Double Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | 3 of 3 21 of 25 2:05.075 | 3 of 3 16 of 25 2:04.980 | This was Dicks first race. He finished 3rd behind Scott Fruth(Civic 118.750 track record) and Shawn Hobbs (X1/9 119.989). |
| 424 | 5/11/2002 Indy Region Double Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | 4 of 9 8 of 14 1:55.004 | N/A N/A 1:50.630 | While qualifying, the car lunged on a right turn. We found a loose camber adjuster bolt on the LR wheel. In the race Brian put on a driving clinic while he blasted all the way to the front of the run group before the engine spun a bearing on the 12th lap. |
| 425 | 4/20/2002 Indy Region Drivers School Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic S Richard Ruck | N/A N/A 2:05.860 | N/A N/A 2:05.130 | Dicks first drivers school that rained most of the day. They would not waive Dick to race on Sunday without documentation of previous experience. |
| 426 | 4/19/2002 Test Day Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic S Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 2:07.999 | N/A N/A 2:05.980 | The car ran well and Kevin got plenty of seat time in the car. This was Kevins first time back in a race car after his accident. |
| 427 | 4/19/2002 Test Day Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Prelude Si Brian Ehmer | N/A N/A 1:52.840 | N/A N/A 1:54.420 | This was Brians first time in the Prelude. It ran well but oil temps were high (over 250 degrees) most of the day. |
| 428 | 11/11/2001 ARRC Enduro 2001 Road Atlanta | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 7 of 8 33 of 36 2:01.120 | N/A N/A N/A | The car finally would not run at all above an idle, and we dropped out of the race. |
| 429 | 11/9/2001 ARRC 2001 Road Atlanta | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 8 of 12 12 of 15 1:54.787 | 8 of 12 8 of 15 1:59.731 | As can be seen by the lap times, the car continued to get slower all day. It turns out the problem was the distributor/igniter was bad. We replaced everything else but that. The race was won by Tracy Nine (Civic 111.474). |
| 430 | 11/8/2001 ARRC Test Day 2001 Road Atlanta | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | N/A N/A 1:56.310 | N/A N/A 1:59.130 | Brian and Robert Brooks test drove the Civic all day. It started out OK but kept getting slower. |
| 431 | 10/7/2001 WOR Games 2001 Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 9 of 11 33 of 45 2:02.820 | 3 of 11 16 of 45 1:54.138 | Qualified on rain tires on a very cold day. It was dry for the race and Brian worked his way all the way up to 3rd behind leader Holbrook (Renault 111.822) and Tracy Nine (Civic 110.474) |
| 432 | 9/9/2001 OVR Autumn Classic XX Mid Ohio - Pro Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 4 of 14 9 of 31 1:52.670 | 11 of 14 26 of 31 1:51.157 | Bypassed the oil cooler & oil pressure sensor because of Saturdays problems. Worked up to 2nd place in class until having a flat LF tire on lap 10 (Keiser leaked). Carl Holbrook took 2nd (Renault 111.065) and Clifton Ching took 1st overall in his Civic (110.441). |
| 433 | 9/8/2001 Autumn Classic XX Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 3 of 13 6 of 31 2:12.282 | N/A N/A 1:53.600 | DGV, Enkei wheels with rains for qualifying. Started the race 6th overall and 3rd in class and worked up to 2nd overall and 1st in class. Got punted by Tom Berchin which broke oil fitting and caused meatball flag in lap 12. Brian was not happy and almost broke his foot kicking the barrier!! |
| 434 | 8/26/2001 Kettle Moraine 2001 Road America | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 1 of 3 17 of 30 3:04.591 | 1 of 3 14 of 30 3:01.573 | We rotated the tires and fixed the muffler hanger for qualifying. Brian led the entire race and lapped the second place car of John Brandenburg. Final weight was 2008 pounds. |
| 435 | 8/25/2001 Kettle Moraine 2001 Road America | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 1 of 3 19 of 37 3:33.945 | 1 of 3 17 of 37 3:02.740 | A wet track for qualifying but we didnt use the rains. The race was dry and we used the DGV carb, 205/60 Hoosiers on the Keisers. Brian had a great start all the way up to 12th but he couldn't hold off the faster cars. He led the entire race and finished 16 seconds in front of Randy Van de Lou (Civic 186.720). Right after the race the skies opened up and it rained the rest of the day. This was the first day we ever used a transponder. |
| 436 | 7/29/2001 Brat Bash 2001 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 2 of 14 17 of 41 1:54.190 | 2 of 14 16 of 41 1:53.602 | Uneventful race finishing 2nd behind Clifton Ching (CRX) by 26 seconds and in front of Eric Richardson(Civic). |
| 437 | 7/28/2001 Brat Bash 2001 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 2 of 14 17 of 43 1:54.071 | 1 of 14 17 of 43 1:54.403 | Qualified with new 205/60 Hoosiers on Keisers with DMTR carb behind Ching and in front of Richardson. Raced with 185 Hoosiers on Mugens with DGV carb. Both Ching & Richardson broke so Brian raced and beat Bill Shearer (CRX) and Tom Metcalf (Renault). |
| 438 | 7/15/2001 Gingerman Double Regional Gingerman Raceway | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 2 of 4 11 of 22 1:43.970 | 2 of 4 7 of 22 1:44.307 | For qualifying we increased the rear sway bar 3mm and adjusted front camber -.5 degree. Brian finished 15 seconds behind Schwartz(Fiesta 103.129) but way in front of Schick (Civic 103.923) and Barry Sanders(VW 106.410). I thought he retired?? |
| 439 | 7/14/2001 Gingerman Double Regional Gingerman Raceway | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 3 of 4 13 of 22 1:46.040 | 2 of 4 11 of 22 1:44.722 | Qualified 3rd of 4 with the DGV carb. For the race, we disconnected the front stabilizer, changed to the DMTR carb, changed jets in the carb (Pri=200/140, Sec=220/160) and finished 15 seconds behind Schwartz( Fiesta 103.129) and right in front of Schick (Civic) and Sanders(VW). |
| 440 | 7/1/2001 Freedon Double Regional 2001 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 2 of 10 3 of 27 1:54.296 | 2 of 10 5 of 27 1:53.717 | Qualify nearly 2 seconds behind Ching (CRX) on sunny day. Race on Hoosiers on Mugens with DGV. Finish behind Ching by 22 seconds. A Ford Focus rolls in the Keyhole sand trap in lap 2. |
| 441 | 6/30/2001 Freedon Double Regional 2001 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 4 of 10 10 of 27 1:57.028 | 2 of 10 4 of 27 1:55.286 | Qualified 4th behind Ching, Hobbs, & Shearer with Hoosier/Mugens and Honda carb. Raced with other Honda carb, new plugs & adjusted timing. Moved up 6 positions to finish behind Ching by 13 seconds. Metcalf (Renault) took 3rd and Shearer (CRX) took 4th. |
| 442 | 6/8/2001 Test Day Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic S Andy Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A 2:31.290 | The car ran poorly all day until we found that the timing belt was off by one tooth. Andy didnt get too many fast laps due to the problem. |
| 443 | 6/8/2001 Test Day Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A 1:25.300 | The car was running great and Kevin was flirting with the track record. Late in the day, Kevin dropped a wheel off the track and hit a huge Nelson Ledges pot hole which sent him into a tire barrier which flipped and destroyed the car. Kevin was taken to the hospital in Warren with a broken neck. He had surgery the next day at Riverside to fuse his C6 and C7 vertebrae. |
| 444 | 5/26/2001 Mem Day Regional Grattan Raceway | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | Drove two laps and blew the engine due to a cracked piston from the weekend before. Other ITC drivers were Greg Gauper (Civic), Rob Shick(CRX), Clifton Ching(CRX) |
| 445 | 5/6/2001 Indy Region Double Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 1 of 2 15 of 26 2:00.390 | 1 of 2 11 of 26 1:59.100 | Brian ran the rich Honda carb this day. The car ran well and pretty much unopposed. |
| 446 | 5/5/2001 Indy Region Double Regional Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 1 of 3 14 of 26 2:01.094 | 1 of 3 13 of 26 2:01.393 | Brian led the whole race and finished in front of Shawn Hobbs(X1/9 121.861) who was not running at the finish. Kevin never started after his engine blew the day before. |
| 447 | 5/4/2001 Test Day Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | The car blew a head gasket after just a few laps. No lap data was taken as Dick was not there for this day. |
| 448 | 5/4/2001 Test Day Indianapolis Raceway Park | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | The car ran well all day. No lap data was taken as Dick was not there this day. |
| 449 | 10/22/2000 Golden Harvest Double Regional Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | 9 of 16 30 of 41 1:28.513 | 10 of 16 31 of 41 1:28.733 | Kevin continued to be plagued by fuel problems. It turns out that one of the duel fuel pumps quit running and with no check valves was shorting fuel back to the tank instead of sending all the fuel to the carb. |
| 450 | 10/22/2000 Golden Harvest Double Regional Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 6 of 16 22 of 41 1:26.442 | 6 of 16 25 of 41 1:26.040 | Brian struggled with a poorly set up car and finished 6th behind Shearer(Civic), Meyer(Civic), Fox(Datson510), Berchin(Civic), and Cahill(CRX). |
| 451 | 10/21/2000 Golden Harvest Double Regional Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | 11 of 16 30 of 41 1:29.350 | 11 of 16 30 of 41 1:29.007 | This is the only race Dick did not attend. Kevin had fuel problems all day. The car sputtered continuously but he did not finish DFL. |
| 452 | 10/21/2000 Golden Harvest Double Regional Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 5 of 16 22 of 41 1:28.140 | 5 of 16 22 of 41 1:27.140 | This is way before the car was properly tuned. Brian finished 5th behind Carl Holbrook(Renault 84.118), Bill Shearer (Civic), Tom Berchin(Civic), and Meg Meyer(Civic). |
| 453 | 9/24/2000 WOR Games 2000 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | 7 of 13 25 of 45 2:01.853 | 2 of 13 11 of 45 2:11.454 | After replacing the radiator, putting back on the oil filler cap, and pulling out the bumper the car was ready to race. Sunday it was raining again. With his car gassed up this time and on with his Hoosier rain tires, he passed 14 cars for position and nearly caught the leader Carl Holbrook(Renault) on the last lap. |
| 454 | 9/24/2000 WOR Games 2000 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 6 of 13 24 of 45 2:00.152 | 5 of 13 21 of 45 2:18.321 | Although it was damp on Saturday, it was raining on Sunday. Brians make-shift rain tires were probably worse than the race tires. He did very well just to keep the car on the track for the whole race. |
| 455 | 9/23/2000 WOR Games 2000 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | 3 of 13 18 of 45 2:06.631 | 7 of 13 25 of 45 2:01.853 | In the first lap of the qualifying race Kevin bashed into a VW Golf at the top of the esses which damaged the radiator and knocked off the oil filler cap but the car kept running. Kevins other problem was we forgot to put gas in the car so he was sputtering on most of the turns. He just tried not to lose too many positions. |
| 456 | 9/23/2000 WOR Games 2000 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 4 of 13 20 of 45 2:06.835 | 6 of 13 25 of 45 2:00.152 | It was cold and wet the whole day so times were slow for both qualifying and the 8 lap qualifying race. Brian had street tires that we used for rain tires and they sucked!! |
| 457 | 9/10/2000 Autumn Classic XIX Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | 4 of 10 13 of 27 1:56.672 | 1 of 10 2 of 27 2:06.006 | For the race on Sunday it was raining lightly. The rain tires were employed and worked well. Kevin charged up the field to win the race and take 2nd overall. He passed Holbrook & Ching on the last lap. He ran the fastest lap of all the ITC cars in the field and won by a margin of just over one second in front of Holbrook in his Renault. |
| 458 | 9/9/2000 Autumn Classic XIX Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | 6 of 10 19 of 27 1:57.148 | 4 of 10 13 of 27 1:56.672 | In the first practice session of the day, Kevin spun at the top of the esses and hit the wall. Fortunately not too much damage. In the qualifying race he moved up 6 positions overall and 2 in class. He finished right behind Phil Alspach in the SSC Neon. Berchin, Holbrook & Ching were in front of him in class. |
| 459 | 8/13/2000 Champ Regional Race Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | 6 of 6 32 of 33 1:35.336 | 6 of 6 25 of 33 1:35.909 | Kevin was plagued with fuel delivery and brake problems all day. This track is not right for the DGV with its sweeping left hand turn in the middle of the track. |
| 460 | 8/13/2000 Champ Regional Race Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 4 of 6 27 of 33 1:32.912 | 3 of 6 20 of 33 1:32.579 | Brian did well to take 3rd in a less than optimal setup car. He finished behind Mike Denicola(?? 90.875) and Greg Gauper(Civic 91.161). |
| 461 | 8/12/2000 Driver School Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 1:35.500 | N/A N/A 1:35.350 | Many problems with the car including the alternator not working. We swapped batteries with Brians car and charged between sessions. |
| 462 | 8/12/2000 Driver School Blackhawk Farms Raceway | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | N/A N/A 1:34.500 | N/A N/A 1:33.270 | Brian did not have to do the school for his license so he helped Kevin complete the school as best he could. |
| 463 | 7/23/2000 Brat Bash 2000 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 6 of 9 32 of 41 1:58.214 | 4 of 9 23 of 41 1:57.106 | On Sunday we connected the MSD and it made a difference. Brian probably got a little better as well. He finished the race in 4th behind Ching(CRX), Shearer(CRX), and Berchin(Civic). |
| 464 | 7/22/2000 Brat Bash 2000 Mid Ohio - Club Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 6 of 9 36 of 41 2:01.333 | 7 of 9 31 of 41 1:59.510 | This looks like rain times but its not - the car was just that slow. Brian finished behind Shearer(CRX), Ching(CRX), Petty(Datson510), Hobbs(X1/9), Berchin(Civic), and Jennings(??) in class. |
| 465 | 6/23/2000 Test Day Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic X Kevin Ruck | N/A N/A 1:26.310 | N/A N/A 1:25.730 | Kevin went out in his first session behind an NSX and in front of a Vipor. It was a sunny day that taught us a lot about the car and the driver. |
| 466 | 6/18/2000 NEOHIO Double Regional Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | N/A N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A | The entire day was rained out when turns 9 and 10 were under 4 inches of water. |
| 467 | 6/17/2000 NEOHIO Double Regional Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 9 of 12 24 of 33 1:30.875 | 8 of 12 21 of 33 1:29.118 | Very early race when the car was set up very poorly. Brian finished 8th behind Shearer(Civic 84.777), Berchin(Civic), Belcher(Datson510), Amendola(Rabbit), Gumkowski(Lynx), LaFond(Civic 88.743). |
| 468 | 5/14/2000 Neohio Driver School Nelson Ledges Road Course | Honda Civic S Brian Ehmer | 3 of 3 27 of 28 1:33.788 | 3 of 3 22 of 28 1:31.151 | Brians first time driving the Civic. It barely ran well enough to get around the track. The secondary of the carb was not even connected until the second day. |