Thunderhill Raceway Park is a storied West Coast racetrack that rewards determination and spectacular driving, and the May 30-31, 2026, edition of the Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack Challenge certainly proved that.
That spectacular driving? It included five new track records and 11 class winners on a weekend that also featured Global Time Attack, Spec Racer Ford racing, and Lone Star Drift. It was a jam-packed weekend of motorsports, and the Time Attack Challenge segment certainly held its own on a weekend that oozed motorsports excellence.
Here’s who locked in the weekend’s top performances.
Spectacular Speed
Who locked down those five new track records? Five especially good drivers! Take a look:
Club Spec MX-5: Jessica Mignone, 2012 Mazda MX-5, 1:38.151
Sport 1: Clay Larson, 2019 Chevrolet Corvette, 1:23.445
Max 1: Cody Bulkley, 2007 Chevrolet Corvette, 1:19.083
Max 2: Peter Bollenbecker, 2007 Subaru Impreza, 1:25.313
Max 5: Mark Shrivastava, 2005 Lotus Elise, 1:21.895
Each of those drivers were also their respective class winners.
From there, Tyler Packard (Tuner 2), Jonathan Lugod (Tuner 3), Christopher Wise (Tuner 4), and Nazar Santillan (Tuner 5), Prat Bhatt (Unlimited 1), and Jason Estrada (Unlimited 2) took the other class wins.
Want to see how all of these drivers did during the weekend? For that, check out the class results.
This event was also streamed live on YouTube, with the on-demand version found here:
Super Superlatives
During Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge weekends, there are many things to celebrate.
While oftentimes the event’s Superlative Awards are for off-track activities, the Thunderhill weekend also put focus on lap times within vehicle types. Those recipients were:
Fastest Time of Day: Cody Bulkley, 2007 Chevrolet Corvette
Fastest RWD: Cody Bulkley, 2007 Chevrolet Corvette
Fastest FWD: James Avellina, 2023 Honda Civic
Fastest Twin (GR86/BRZ/86): Jared Ramirez, 2022 Toyota 86
Fastest Miata: Eric Stoltz, 2006 Mazda MX-5
Fastest BMW: Prat Bhatt, 2003 BMW M3
Fastest Lotus: Mark Shrivastava, 2005 Lotus Elise
Fastest Honda: James Avellina, 2023 Honda Civic Type R
The celebrations weren’t over, either, as several other Superlative Awards were presented at the end of the weekend. Those included:
Spirit of Time Trials: Presented to Mark Shrivastava for showing up with a great attitude and finding the perfect balance between wanting to go fast and having a great time
Champion of Time Trials: James Avellina collected this award. Avellina constantly promotes Time Attack and was key to attracting new participants from outside of the SCCA group to the Thunderhill event.
Never Give Up: Jeremy Williams had a weekend that could have ended early. Saturday struggles were rough, but he stuck to it, resolved the issue, and was on track for every session on Sunday.
More Action Awaits
The Tire Rack SCCA Time Attack Challenge at Thunderhill was a weekend packed with action, and you don’t have to wait long for the next events.
Coming up is an event on the East Coast at Carolina Motorsports Park, June 13-14, in Kershaw, SC. The West Coasters will be busy prepping for the Aug. 22-23 event at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, WA – another track that is a can’t-miss for those in the know.
But that’s not all. Events at Pocono, Autobahn, and more are also on the horizon. Check out the event calendar for a Time Attack Challenge near you.
Photo of Prat Bhatt in his Unlimited 1 class BMW M3 by Dito Milian
Open Registration is about to begin for the Sept. 7-11, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships, which means three things. One, you’re about to be reminded of what “Open Registration” means. Two, you’re about to be reminded of all the other dates that are important when it comes to attending the winner-take-all National Championship event in Lincoln, NE. And three, you’re about to be reminded that the theme for this year’s “Super Solo Nationals” is video games, which we’ll do through a series of gaming references that are so thought out you’d think they were built by a redstone engineer.
That Minecraft reference too recent for ya? Then maybe the gaming references will be coming at you faster than Sonic’s Power Sneakers, or as randomly as Roger Wilco being an unwitting space janitor. Or perhaps the references will be as brutal as Sub-Zero’s Spine Rip or as impossible as getting…anywhere…in Dragon’s Lair.
In short, the theme of the 2026 Solo National Championships is video games, both old and new, and if you dress the part at the Solo Nats, you’ll certainly power up the fun.
Open Registration Goes Online June 8
Tier 1 registration began on June 1, which means ever since then, SCCA has been stacking quarters in preparation for when Open Registration gets to hit the start button on June 8.
For most of those competing at the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships, Open Registration is where they fall – that’s because Open Registration is for everyone, including those who had qualified for Tier 1, then waited too long to register, whiffing the jump.
Open Registration begins at 3 p.m. Central Time on Monday, June 8, which means it’s also a bit of a rush, and not the fun kind like in Rush 2049.
Actually, SCCA has worked hard to take the speedrun element out of event registration by boosting the event’s entry cap. Like last year, the entry cap will be 700 drivers max for Tuesday/Wednesday and another 700 max for Thursday/Friday. In 2025, that meant everyone who wanted to enter, did enter, as fewer than 1,400 people turned a wheel at the event. Operational excellence shined as bright as Link’s master sword last year, and we’re planning to keep that game going.
Another reason to register as early as possible is because on July 29, the Solo Nats entry fee will jump from $224 to $325. That’s no Mario Super Jump, but it’s still enough that you’ll want to keep your finger on the controller and be ready to register when the time comes.
Registration for the Test-n-Tune opened on June 1. The price to play on the Solo Nats Test-n-Tune course is $50, with a portion of the proceeds going to support Tire Rack Street Survival Schools via SCCA Foundation. That $50 gets you a one hour time slot and four runs.
Drivers can purchase more than one one-hour time slot, but a single vehicle may not be entered more than once within the same hour, which means if a car’s “player 1” and “player 2” are both looking for their own Test-n-Tune runs, they’ll have to register for two time slots.
There are secrets to every video game, but you needn’t subscribe to Nintendo Power magazine and rely on tips from Howard Phillips for the Solo Nats, because we’ve got you covered with this deadline cheat sheet:
July 29 at 12:01 a.m. CT: The entry fee will increase from $224 to $325 (those registering with the higher entry fee are not eligible to receive a refund)
July 29 at 12:01 a.m. CT: Cancellation fee increases to $100 (for those registered prior to July 29 and cancelled between July 29 and Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. CT)
Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. CT: Online registration closes
Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. CT: This is the last day to cancel and receive a refund, less a cancellation fee of $100 (for those who registered prior to July 29).
Furthermore, this year, golf cart rentals will be handled via a registration link appearing soon at scca.com/solonats. More information will appear on SCCA’s website and SCCA’s National Solo Facebook page when it comes available.
More Info
There’s more to this game, and for that, there’s the Sept. 7-11, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships homepage. There, you’ll find all of this information and more.
