TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 17, 2012) – With the 2012 Tire Rack SCCA® National Solo® season scheduled to open at the Dixie National Tour at South Georgia Motorsports Park, March 9-11, participants should register now to be eligible for the thousands of dollars in contingency payouts.
Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour
As part of its across-the-board contingency program for SCCA events, Volkswagen will pay up to $550 for a class win, as much as $400 for second place, and up to $250 for a third place finish for drivers in eligible VW models in required classes.
MINI USA has posted contingency prizes in the 22 classes that drivers are eligible to compete in a MINI, offering $250 for a win, $100 for a runner-up, and $50 for third place at any National Tour event. Mazda will pay $200 for a win in eligible classes, with $100 going to a second place finisher.
Tires are an integral part to a Solo competitor, and four tire companies are offering prizes. BFGoodrich Tires, the Official Street Tire of SCCA, is giving Solo Tour winners two free tires for a win, and a single tire for a runner up in any eligible class. Hoosier Racing Tire, as it has in the past, offers a similar program, paying out prizes in the form of tires for eligible drivers.
Kumho Tires is offering product credit for eligible Kumho-shod cars in all classes finishing in the top-three, with up to $600 in credit for a win in the Street Touring® category. Soloists using the Toyo Proxes R1R tires in the Street Touring category can collect cash awards with $300 for a win, $200 for a runner-up, or $100 for a third-place finish from Toyo.
AST Suspension continues as a contingency sponsor, offering the top-three finishers in eligible classes product certificates, with a $500 award going to class winners.
The Evolution Performance Driving School is posting gift certificates to the school for drivers in the new Road Tire category classes. Winners will earn a $75 certificate to a future school or Evolution Super Shootout, with $50 and $25 going to second and third-place finishers in the eligible classes, respectively.
Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® National Series
The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo features contingency offerings for individual events, the Gumout Super Challenge, Ladies and Bonus Challenges, and the year-end class and Challenge top finishers.
Volkswagen covers all of these scenarios, offering prizes to the top three finishers in every situation. Volkswagen drivers can earn $450 for a class win at an individual event, and $800 for taking a Challenge at that event. A season-long point title garners $1,000, while a year-end Challenge crown is worth $5,000.
Honda will pay $500 for a Super or Ladies Challenge win in each event, and $150 for a class win. Year-end class and Challenge champions could take home $500 from Honda. Mazda is awarding high finishers with $200 for a class win and $400 for Gumout Super Challenge, Ladies Challenge, or Bonus Challenge title per event, with $800 for a year-end point win in class and $600 for a year-end Challenge championship. Mazda will also pay prizes for second and third-place at season’s end.
MINI is paying out cash to eligible drivers for class wins each event, rewarding winners with a $250 prize, with $100 and $50 for second and third place. Toyota is paying $200 for an eligible class win per event, with $1,000 going to the year-end point and Challenge champions.
The tire companies are supporting ProSolo competitors with various payouts. Hoosier’s program rewards competitors with tires, including two for a class win and four for a Challenge win per event. That payout doubles at the ProSolo finale in Lincoln, and the year-end champions in class and the Gumout Super Challenge can claim a full set of tires. Kumho is awarding eligible drivers with product credit certificates, including $300 for a class win or Challenge win, increased to $600 in the Street Touring category. Year-end winners in class or Challenge will earn four tires. Toyo is making cash payouts, with $300 going to class winners, $500 to Challenge winners, and $1,000 to the year-end winners in class and the Challenges.
Hawk Performance is offering a $100 product credit per event to both class winners and Gumout Super Challenge winners using the company’s brake pads and displaying the appropriate stickers during the event.
For complete details on all of these contingency programs, visit www.scca.com/solo and click the “contingencies” link. A link for online registration is available there as well.
The 2012 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour begins March 9, with the Dixie National Tour in Cecil, Ga. The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series begins with the Maryland ProSolo, April 13, at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
