Indianapolis has nothing on the SCCA’s National Solo® program when it comes to the month of May. It’s hard to beat an autocross visit to Lincoln, and that’s the highlight for many. We’ll get to that – but don’t sleep on the East Coast event the week before.
The Tire Rack Washington DC SCCA ProSolo® Series event gives those back east a chance to rack up points in the season-long race. The parking lots of what is now called Northwest Stadium in Landover have always been a popular site, and the East Coast is jam-packed with some of the best. Every point will be earned in DC during that May 15-17 weekend.
True, this event is at its entry cap, but there’s a wait list, and we recommend getting on it. Every year, a handful of people are forced to drop just before the event, meaning there’s a chance you could still get out there and have some fun.
One week later, Memorial Day weekend, we take the traditional double header of the Tire Rack Lincoln SCCA ProSolo and Tire Rack Lincoln SCCA Solo® National Tour. Friday and Saturday, May 21-23, is the ProSolo, followed by Sunday and Monday, May 23-25, for the Solo National Tour.
That long weekend is clearly not the biggest autocross event in Lincoln, but it just might be the most fun you’ll have knocking the rust off of your winter (for those in the north, at least).
Here’s a rundown of what we just talked about, linked to the event pages so entering is just a few clicks away:
ProSolo Points
The ProSolo Series is a points race, and at press time, we’re four events deep in the season, so it’s worth checking in on the JCJ Cup and Fletcher Cup standings.
For the JCJ Cup, Manfred Reysser tossed his hat in the ring as a championship contender early when he swept both Vegas rounds, and still leads the way with 108 points. Daniel McCelvey added Vegas 1 to his Beeville win for second place at 88 points, followed by Cameroon Good at 84. If he wanted to be in contention for the overall win, Darrin DiSimo needed to score big points in Atlanta to add to his 39 points from Beeville, making the 15 points he did land perhaps seem a little empty. Still, there are plenty of other opportunities for him (and everyone else) to add to their points totals.
In the Fletcher Cup for Ladies classes, Kate Fisher’s win and runner-up in Vegas has her in front with 101 points, followed by Nicole Wong with 80. In Atlanta, Laura Marcus added 20 points to the 57 she scored at Beeville to place her third, followed by Geraghty Anne Ellis and Chris Peterson, both of whom used the Atlanta ProSolo to add to their points totals.
As a reminder, the best two Challenge finishes plus the Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale in Lincoln count toward the Cup championships, so both Reysser and Fisher have set the bar for the season.
Want More?
More information on the May events and the quickly approaching June showdowns can be found on the ProSolo and Solo National Tour homepages:
ProSolo Calendar Solo Nat Tour Calendar
Photo by Jeff Loewe
