The Tire Rack SCCA® Atlanta ProSolo® threw everything at competitors and event organizers, but event chair Dylan Brown and his fellow Atlanta Region hosts made sure that the 192 drivers who made runs over the April 17-19, 2026, weekend at Atlanta Motorsports Park in Hampton, GA, got a fair crack at everything the event had to offer.
Taking full advantage of the space available to play out a weekend of down-to-the-wire competition, the (aptly-named) Rick Cone designed courses did not disappoint, offering elements that rewarded patience, commitment, and (should the driver choose) reckless abandon.
Those courses worked for Saturday’s hot day as well as Sunday’s cool and blustery weather, leading to a satisfying conclusion for the fourth ProSolo of the season – and first truly back east following the series’ first round in Texas and a double-header adventure in Las Vegas.
Class Competition
If there were a “name of the game” in Atlanta, it would be last-run heroics.
Andrew Pallotta and Daniel Sanders were locked in a C Street battle that came down to the wire. Sanders completed his runs as the class leader, but Pallotta nailed his final circuit to take a 0.104sec win.
Darin DiSimo’s heroics were a team effort in E Street. Similar to the battle in C Street, DiSimo’s last run gave him and a Toyota MR2 a 0.201sec win. Unlike Pallotta, though, DiSimio had an issue with his MX-5 during practice starts and had to borrow not one, but two different cars to complete the weekend.
Stephanie Wells and Meredith Brown ignored the index of Ladies Class 4 and just went head-to-head, both in Solo Spec Coupe-prepared Scion FR-Ss. Brown closed the gap considerably on her last run, but Wells remained 0.011sec in front for the class title.
Speaking of Solo Spec Coupe, the Open class saw six cars within a second of the leader, and the podium separated by less than two-tenths of a second at the finish. Mike Lawson and Felipe Gonzalez both posted their fastest times on final runs, with Lawson leading the way by just 0.026sec. Paul Brown was third, barely 0.048sec behind Gonzalez.
Atlanta was a milestone performance for Lawson, making his first ProSolo start after a long absence. That time off didn’t seem to affect his performance.
Check out even more of the battles here:
Bracket Busters
Dennis Sparks saw his name selected for the Bonus Challenge and figured it was worth staying all day on Sunday. Sparks had finished sixth in the Street 4 class during competition but had been getting quicker and cleaner as the weekend progressed. It all came together during the Bonus Challenge, where he knocked off David Nolan, Tommy Pulliam, and Aditya Madhaven to take the victory.
It had been a year since Chris Peterson had been to the Ladies Challenge victory lane, which may not seem like long but can feel like forever to a multi-time winner. Peterson topped Ladies Class 2 to get into the bracket, then knocked off Laura Marcus, Anne Ellis Garaghty, and Ashley Weaver to take the Ladies Challenge win.
Dan Cochran struck victory in Atlanta for EVs, driving his Street 4 Tesla Model 3 Performance to the Super Challenge win and full points to the JCJ Cup. Cochran got the jump on David Marcus and knocked past Andrew Pallotta to make the finals, where he took down Randy Adkins to spray the Mazza sparkling wine.
Still To Come
Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Series competitors will stay on the East Coast for the Tire Rack Washington DC ProSolo, May 15-17, 2026, in Landover, MD. To no surprise, this event is currently over the cap – so if you really want in, it’s worth getting on the waiting list as soon as possible.
If you can’t make the DC ProSolo (by choice or waitlist), there are other ProSolos to check out:
Photos by Jeff Harris
