The April 24-26, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA® Beeville Solo® National Tour at Naval Air Station Chase Field in Beeville, TX, got off to an appropriate start on Friday as a colony of bees made a temporary home on the antenna atop the timing trailer.
They don’t call it Beeville for nothing.
While more interesting than annoying, the bees mostly kept to themselves. Word on the street is that they were there for the F Modified class, but with none on the entry list, they moved along by Saturday afternoon.
That didn’t stop the slow-moving rattlesnake on Saturday evening during the course changeover, or the small plane that needed to take off through the course on Sunday morning (it was not a surprise – there was a heads-up), but Texas lived up to its billing this weekend.
And all of that was before we talk about cars on course.
But Before That…
Once again, a handful of “Buddy Passes” were offered in the leadup to the event. Buddy Passes help current participants invite someone who has never attended a National Solo event by offering them a free entry. There were 10 new Solo National Tour participants who came from near and far, with some of them even earning hardware. D Prepared Ladies made an effort to invite drivers into the class for this event and it showed, as well, with eight drivers duking it out in four different, well-prepared Miatas. It was tied for second as the most popular class at Beeville, behind the 12 in D Prepared.
Speaking of Ladies, SCCA Women on Track’s mentor program saw Ladies Street Tire Bump driver Sue Anne Rische being coached by Casey Coughlin. The assist paid off, too, as Sue improved on every run during the weekend, with her fastest run on Sunday being her final run even while carrying a cone.
All of this is to say that SCCA’s Lone Star Region did a fantastic job. Course designer Jeff Vinyard did a stellar job with the open space. The courses were longer than most Tour events, amplifying the need for both precision and pace. Blending the two and staying clean was a rewarding experience for those who managed the feat, and kept the challenge up for those chasing thrills.
As the courses proved, everything is bigger in Texas, and the Friday evening welcome party was top notch thanks to the effort of the two Regions, Spokes, and the Road Trip Racing Team.
Now on to the Competition
Believe it or not, there was actual competition at Beeville, too.
Matt Morhardt’s win in G Street Touring® doubled as the top index score from the weekend. His Audi TT was 3.689sec ahead of co-driver Justin Harbour. Morhardt edged out CAM-Contemporary winner Ryan Otis for the top index spot.
When the dust settled at the finish, E Street was the closest battle of the weekend. Drew Caughlin’s final run in his Mazda Miata moved him 0.180sec in front of Darryl Paul for victory.
The weekend’s workhorse was the SCCA staff’s Club Spec MX-5, which proved the durability of the machine during the weekend. Six different drivers used the CSX car after mechanical issues prevented some field staff from using their own equipment. The car trophied (and won) in Club Spec MX-5 in the hands of Justin Barbry and in Ladies Street Touring with Tracy Lewis, while David Rock grabbed a trophy in Xtreme Street B with the car.
That’s just a taste of the action. For the rest, check out the results:
Class Results
Up Next
Coming around the bend for the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour is a big one: the Tire Rack Lincoln Solo National Tour at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, NE, on May 23-25. The Lincoln Tour is part of Spring Nationals during the Memorial Day weekend, beginning with two days of Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® action on May 21-23, also at Lincoln Airpark.
Spring Nationals is a gem of a weekend, not only because it’s on the same concrete runway that hosts the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships in September, but because of the long weekend vibes and double-header comradery.
More information on the Spring Nationals events can be found here:
Spring Nats: Solo Nat Tour Spring Nats: ProSolo
The week before hits like a bang of the rev limiter – your brain already nearing 8,000 rpm. You roll through the gates at the racetrack and it’s instant sensory overload: hot rubber, brake dust, adrenaline humming like a V-8 (or V-6, or I-4, or I-3, or boxer, or rotary … pick your poison). Then you’re sitting on grid about to hit the track, heart thumping harder than a lumpy cam, hands a little shaky, grinning like you know you’re about to do something insanely fun – and crazy addictive. And this month, you can do it with a discount (or two, if you served in the military).
Let’s not kid ourselves, there’s almost nothing as good as ripping a car around a racetrack. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it’s borderline indecent as to how good it feels when everything hooks up just right. You, the machine, apex after apex – yeah, it’s that kind of relationship. And with Track Night in America® Driven by Tire Rack, you can keep coming back for more, over and over again.
This May, we’re making it even easier to feed that addiction. Use the discount code SHOWERS26 when registering for any Track Night event with open registration and knock $25 off the already wildly low pricing that SCCA® members receive.
(Non-SCCA members are welcome to join the fun at all Track Nights, although they’ll need to purchase a weekend membership to participate. Not an SCCA member yet? Fix that! Go set up your SCCA member account and get yourself dialed in.)
Yet that’s not the only Track Night discount that’s on the table this May…
Military Saves Even More
SCCA membership has its benefits, and the Sports Car Club of America™ wants all military service members to join the fun. That’s why those with military service receive a 20% discount on their national SCCA membership dues.
To access your 20% military discount, email [email protected] with your SCCA member number (if you are already an SCCA member), name, most recent rank, branch of service, and years of service. (Note that this can be done before or after joining the SCCA.)
Then, for Track Night in America events those military service members register for in May, they will automatically receive 10% off Track Nights during the registration process. It’s the least we can do to thank you for your service.
What is Track Night?
Think of Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack as your gateway drug to speed: legal, controlled, and just addictive enough to keep you coming back for more. For around $175 (less, when you play your discount cards right), you can take your street car to the track and let it breathe the way it’s been begging to. All you really need is an approved helmet, then strap it on, click that belt, and get ready to do some insanely fun things with your hands and feet.
Don’t have a helmet? Buy one at the Track Night Safety Store.
New to the track? Good. That edge, that nervous energy – that’s part of the fun. Track Night splits drivers into run groups by experience, so you won’t get thrown into the deep end without a float. And the Track Night coaches? They’re like your confidence crew, there to guide you, calm you, and (when the moment’s right) encourage you to push a little harder if that’s what your heart desires.
Track Night’s Hawk Novice Experience is built for first-timers who’ve been fantasizing about this but haven’t quite pulled the trigger yet. Then, for those who’ve played this motorsports game before, know that Track Night has a run group for all experience levels.
Here’s what to expect at an event.
So, what is Track Night? It’s your next good time.
Find An Event
Back to the premise of this whole article: In May, register for a Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack event using the discount code SHOWERS26 and receive $25 off the already low, low price of entry. Military? You’ll save even more!
And, for those keeping track, that doesn’t mean the event needs to take place in May – you simply have to register for an event during the month of May.
Stop thinking about it. Get signed up. The track’s waiting – and oh yes, it’s going to feel good.
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