April 28, 2017

Storylines/Things to Watch:
Second California Visit — The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour makes its second and final visit to The Golden State April 29-30 at Buttonwillow Raceway Park, located in California’s Central Valley between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The venue actually has multiple course configurations that can be run both clockwise and counterclockwise. The Hoosier Super Tour event, hosted by Cal Club, will be held on Buttonwillow’s configuration 25CW (clockwise). The course features turns such as Grapevine, Riverside, Sunset and Phil Hill.

Defending Runoffs Champions — A quick glance at the Hoosier Super Tour Buttonwillow entry list shows a number of defending Runoffs® champions plan to be on track over the weekend. Brian Linn, the 2016 H Production national champion and President’s Cup recipient, should be on hand, as well as Prototype 1 champion Jim Devenport, Touring 4 champion Oscar Jackson, and Spec Racer Ford Gen3 champ John Black.

Wonderful Workers — A platoon of SCCA workers from throughout California and neighboring states will be at Buttonwillow Raceway Park both Saturday and Sunday to make this Hoosier Super Tour event a reality. SCCA is a membership organization and, as such, utilizes volunteers to put on events. These people organize, register, score, officiate and work flag stations during race weekends. No event is possible without the help of selfless volunteers.

Spring in California — Drivers, crew, volunteers and spectators should be aware that this weekend could be a bit toasty at Buttonwillow Raceway Park for the Hoosier Super Tour. Clear, sunny skies are forecast throughout the weekend with temperatures in the high 80s and perhaps even 90 degrees. Humidity will be relatively low in the 20 percent range with winds topping out at around 10 mph. Having lots of water, sunscreen and perhaps a hat for protection would be advisable.

Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour April 29-30: Buttonwillow Raceway Park — Buttonwillow, California

Event/Circuit:
Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour
Round 7 of 11 – Races 13 and 14 of 22
Buttonwillow Raceway Park: Track Configuration #25CW

Qualifying:
Eight Groups
Saturday: 20-min. morning qualifying sessions
Sunday: 15-min. morning qualifying sessions

Races:
Eight Groups
Saturday: 25-min. afternoon races
Sunday: 35-min or 50-mile morning and afternoon races

Live Timing and Notes: Live Timing & Scoring, lap notes, live video, Super Tour Radio presented by Hoosier Racing Tire and more via the SCCA® Pit Board available through http://www.scca.com/live.

Entry lists, full event schedules and more available at Hoosier Super Tour Buttonwillow event webpage.

ProSolo

Championship Tour

Two for the (travel) price of one. This season, we have two chances to hit two events in one place in the same weekend: Spring Nats at Lincoln over Memorial Day Weekend and Bristol over 4^th of July Weekend. That’s double seat time, double contingency, double everything.

Mmmmm concrete. The same concrete that is so grippy, that we started a hashtag in its honor. So, when that Lincoln concrete stretches the limits of physics, just remember the hashtag #LincolnGripDidThis. This is your chance to prepare for the ProSolo Finale and Solo Nationals, all in the same weekend. Test some changes and find out what you need to work on before September rolls around.

While we’re talking about Solo Nationals, do you have memories from 2016 you need to atone for? That one cone that really ground your gears? Chances are, you’ll have the opportunity to see that cone again at Spring Nationals, although it might be from a different direction or slightly adjusted.

A central location on a long holiday weekend means that people from across the country converge on Lincoln Airpark for all the reasons we’ve already listed. If you think Lincoln is inconvenient for you, it is only 121 miles from the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States, so it is equally inconvenient for both coasts. And if that’s too far of a drive, the civilian terminal of the Lincoln Airport is just around the corner.

Mmmm food. Catch karaoke or just get back to your favorite Solo Nationals eatery a few months early. We’ve got some suggestions. You thought you could only get good BBQ in the South! Ha! The southerners recommend Phat Jack’s, just on the other side of I-80. D’Leon’s Mexican is still a must try of Lincoln sporting its beautiful trailer park background and tip cup tapped to the outside wall. Another “must try” is Red Fox on O-Street. Offering the “Big Cheese” Cheeseburger that consists of a burger patty between two grilled cheese sandwiches, it’s a week’s worth of calories in one meal.