Every autocrosser from coast to coast knows the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships is a big deal. Now in its 53rd year, the event has been tons of fun for a few generations of motorsport enthusiasts and produced loads of memories. Winning at the event has even helped some skilled cone-carvers launch professional racing careers. Still, it’s nice to hear from people outside the Club acknowledge that this is truly a special event.
It’s not unusual for local media outlets in Lincoln, NE, to stop by Solo Nats each year to see what all the fuss is about. This year’s event – running Sept. 7-11, 2026, at Lincoln Airpark – is no different, as journalists from a couple TV stations popped in. They wanted to get a better idea why so many Sports Car Club of America™ members from around the country trek to Nebraska’s capital city annually for 17 years now to be part of the Solo Nats extravaganza.
KOLN-TV reporter Anthony D'Agostino pulled together a great piece about Solo Nats. He centered on some people from SCCA’s Nebraska Region. Specifically, he interviewed Nebraska Region’s Mark Walker, who oversees the Test-n-Tune course, as well as former Nebraska Region member and Solo Nats winner John Hunter.
“You come here for the competition, but you stay for the people,” Hunter said in the news segment. “The competition is one aspect of it. But you have people that will come here knowing they’ll never trophy, they’ll never podium, but they’re going to come and they’re going to hang out because the nightlife is so good.”
Watch the full KOLN-TV newsclip and read the article by clicking the link below.
Skyler Sears, a reporter from KLKN-TV, also took some time Monday to peruse the Solo Nats paddock and meet some of the participants. One of those people was Amy Houseal of SCCA’s Philadelphia Region.
“I’m looking forward to having fun with women who really like to drive,” Houseal said during her interview. “Really connecting with people I haven’t seen since last year’s Solo Nationals and having a lot of fun and hopefully winning the actual championship. That would be cool, too.”
You can see more of the KLKN-TV segment by clicking the link below.
The 2026 Solo Nats continues through Friday, and entry is free for spectators. If you can’t get to Lincoln Airpark to enjoy the festivities in person, follow the fun at Tire Rack SCCA Solo or SCCA Official on Facebook. Fun can also be discovered on the SCCA Official Instagram page, as well as at the SCCA Official TikTok page.
Even more coverage will be posted to YouTube’s SCCA Official page. And don’t forget to check out SCCA.com for daily articles, with multiple articles posting per day during the Solo Nationals. Also sign up for the weekly SportsCar® News newsletter if you’d like those articles to end up in your email inbox.
