Those on the West Coast may have been experiencing an early-spring heat wave, but attendees at the March 27-29, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA® Charlotte Solo® National Tour were bouncing between hoodies and winter jackets with knit caps all weekend. That didn’t slow the enthusiasm, however, as 272 drivers laid down times at zMAX Dragway in Concord, NC.
The wind died down on Sunday, at least, and SCCA’s Central Carolinas Region hosted a spectacular event when it came to things within their control. Reigning H Street National Champion Tim Matijow put together the courses, though the temperatures meant that the key to the weekend was keeping the car under you. Grip was low, so any misplaced aggression immediately caused issue as the car slid out of position. In other words, Matijow’s courses rewarded precision all weekend long.
Ginette Jordan, no stranger to National competition, was rewarded by SCCA Women on Track with coaching by Eric Brown during the event. Jordan improved on each course through the day, finishing second in F Street Prepared in her Volkswagen Rabbit.
Class Talk
The weather and the courses spread the times in a number of classes, but don’t tell that to the A Street Touring trophy winners. Four drivers battled for the four pieces of hardware, with first through fourth separated by less than a second. Andrew Salazar led day one in his Miata, then held on through Sunday’s runs for a 0.163sec win over Will Teller. Kevin Wenzel was 0.481sec behind Teller, and Wenzel’s co-driver Mike Casino scored the final slot, another 0.099sec behind.
C Street Prepared was yet another Miata battle, with Christian Kolmers taking victory. Kolmers was just 0.007sec ahead of Christian Patrick after day one, but stretched his advantage on Sunday. Langlee King took a break from the Club’s social media to score third place and a trophy in the Open class.
X Prepared’s three trophy spots were less than a half-second apart. Fred Zust trailed Tim Matijow overnight, but mounted a comeback with a quick run on Sunday to take the top spot by just 0.073sec. Randall Wilcox trophied, just 0.321sec behind Matijow.
Maybe those cones are only suggestions after all? John Vitamvas claimed Xtreme Street A, but Josh Luster took second place despite having just one clean run – all weekend long.
Ladies Street Touring Bump was a serious battle for the trophy positions, with four drivers having a shot at the win going into the last runs. Stephanie Wells, Carmen Rowlands, Molly Thore Maxey, and Melissa Fehr were the four contenders, with Wells taking the win over Rowlands by 0.105sec. Just 0.694sec back from Rowlands was Maxey, and another 0.093sec later was Fehr in the final trophy spot.
All of this action, and more, can be found in the event results:
Up Next
A month between Solo National Tour events? It’s true! But the Texas event will be here before you know it.
Located in southern Texas, the Tire Rack Beeville Solo National Tour at Naval Air Station Chase Field is up next, April 24-26. Beeville is a Solo National Tour classic with an event cap of 250 entries.
For more information or to register for Beeville, check out the event page. Can’t make it to Beeville? There are other events on the Solo National Tour calendar just waiting for you:
Beeville Solo Nat Tour
Photos by Alan Claffie
