The start of July marks the halfway point of the 2015 SCCA Track Night in America driven by Tire Rack and with that comes growth and improvements for the program.
NEW DATES!
Track Night has added new dates in July and September at Thompson Speedway and September dates for New Jersey Motorsports Park and PittRace. The Thompson dates are July 22nd and September 2nd. The Track Night team will then head south for events at NJMP on September 3rd and PittRace on September 4th. Additional September dates are being discussed at Atlanta Motorsports Park, Willow Springs and Wild Horse Pass- Stay tuned!
PRICE DROPS!
Track Night pricing has been adjusted at 3 tracks for the remainder of 2015. Memphis Motorsports Park and High Plains Raceway will be available at $100 and GingerMan will offer $125 for three 20-minute sessions. This pricing will still accept coupon codes (like FREEDOM for $25 off, through July 4th).
SMALLER SESSIONS!
At a number of tracks, Track Night has had a congestion issue on track. To combat this we have limited sessions at Thompson and New Jersey Motorsports Park to 25 cars in each.
SUMMER SAVINGS FOR STUDENTS!
Are you in college? Enter the coupon code COLLEGE at registration and you can save $50 off of Track Night. Please plan to show your valid college ID at check-in.
2005 SportsCar article by Rocky Entriken
Over 500 participants have already registered for the 2015 Tire Rack Solo National Championships Presented by Garmin VIRB. As we gear up for the event, we also look back on events of the past. Ten years ago, the 2005 Tire Rack Solo National Championships were held at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kansas for the last time before the event moved down the road to Heartland Park, then to the Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska.
That event at Forbes Field was marked by horrendous weather, like only the Land of Oz can provide. For two days, thunderstorms plagued the event. Putting workers out on a concrete slab in that weather seemed like a poor choice to officials, so the event was delayed for much of the first day. After a two-and-a-half hour weather delay, the North course was torn up and any attempts to repair it were thwarted by the water running across the pavement. The course was altered to accommodate the location, and runs resumed, with a full heat of competition moved to the next day.
By the end of the event, it was unmistakable that a chapter was closing. “By Friday afternoon the scenes that have become so familiar to Solo drivers over the past decade were fading into memory. One by one the once-crowded paddock emptied through the airport gate. In Solo City, where the campers and motor home crowd stayed, the sign read for one last time, ‘No tornadoes in 6 days.’ Cones were stacked, leaving behind chalk lines and pylon boxes in multiple colors from the past few years. One last time, Forbes Field was given back to the airplanes.”
Share your favorite memory from Solo Nationals at Forbes Field in the comments as we prepare for our return to Lincoln.
Photo: Lightning strikes over Forbes Field
