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Tim O’Brien’s Journey to Becoming an SCCA Worker of the Year Is so Unique That It Involves U.S. Customs

SCCA® might have the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to thank for Tim O’Brien’s involvement in Timing & Scoring — something that ultimately led to him being presented with the 2023 Timing & Scoring Worker of the Year presented by Mazda award. His first experiences as a volunteer came in the Porsche Club of America […]

2024 Solo Nats: 100(ish) Pictures Worth 1000 Words

They’ve got the horsepower! Our Thursday/Friday class champions celebrated their wins at the banquet. Mark Scroggs was named the 2024 Driver of Eminence Wednesday evening. A former Chairman of the Solo Events Board, Scroggs has five National Championships to his name and is known for his sportsmanship, dedication, and unselfishness. The sun has set on […]

PowerNation TV’s Engine Power Builds (and Tests) a Club Spec Mustang

It’s official, y’all: Club Spec is kind of a big deal. It was barely one year ago that the concept was floated to SCCA® members to gauge interest, then at last week’s Tire Rack SCCA Solo® National Championships, more than 30 Club Spec drivers battled across CSM (Club Spec Mustang) and CSX (Club Spec MX-5). […]

Final Set of 2024 Solo National Champions Crowned Friday

Dagnabbit, it’s done! The Wild West-themed 51st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships crowned victors from each of the 36 car classes that concluded competition Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska’s capital city. If you missed out on this year’s session of #funwithcars — which included great weather, comradery, competition, and the […]

Wendi Allen Winners Wrangle Everything from Opportunity

For more than a decade, the Wendi Allen Scholarship Fund (WASF) has supported the involvement of women in SCCA’s Solo® community. WASF recipients in 2024 were Sarah Miles, Ashley Weaver, and Shelby Redding; with all three in Solo Town this week to partake in the 51st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo National Championships going down Sept. 3-6 […]

2024 Solo Nats: Club Spec Demo Drives, Nats Stats, and the Final Day of Competition

Great horny-toads, it’s the fourth and final day of competition at the Wild Wild West-themed 51st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships. We await this roundup all year, then it slips away faster than a prairie dog down its burrow. But don’t get all misty eyed yet. There are a few hours left in this […]

2024 Solo Nats: Battles Get Tough as the Final Day of Competition Nears

The third of four competition days has come to an end at the Wild West-themed 51st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships taking place Sept. 3-6, 2024, at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska’s capital city. Drivers swap courses Friday to gallop around entirely different trails that will be new to them — they’ll either close the […]

Was that an 2086 Plymouth Horizon Competing at Solo Nats?

You didn’t see car No. 87 at the top of the Xtreme A (XA) results during the ’24 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska’s capital city. However, that doesn’t mean the car and driver went unnoticed. A clean, unique, and beautifully modified lesser-known sport hatchback from the 1980s was what […]

2024 Solo Nats: Special Awards Presented, Plus the Second Set of Riders Take to Trails

After two days of riding tough and tricky trails, the first set of 2024 winners were crowned Wednesday evening at Lincoln Airpark during the Wild West-themed 51st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships. That means this giant SCCA rodeo is only half done having #funwithcars. A whole new set of hombres now shoot it out […]

First Set of ’24 Solo National Champions Crowned at Lincoln

Bronco bustin’ has come to a close for the first half of riders at the Wild West-themed 51st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships. Provisional winners from each of the 42 car classes that concluded competition Wednesday, Sept. 4, are now wanderin’ ’round Solo Town with a well-deserved swagger. The SCCA rodeo resumes Thursday morning, […]

Electricity (in Kart Mod) Comes to Solo Nats

Solo Town ain’t no backwater outpost — even if the Sept. 3-6, 2024, Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships is themed “Wild Wild West.” This winner-take-all event has had electricity — specifically, electric vehicles — for years now. Still, a little surprise piqued the interest of onlookers on Tuesday and Wednesday when Wichita Region’s Chad […]

2024 Solo Nats: Drivers Pickin’ Away at Championships Wednesday

There ain’t no tomorrow for the first set of gunslingers seeking Championship jackets at the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships, held Sept. 3-6 in Nebraska’s capital city at Lincoln Airpark. Ride hard today, or ride home trophyless from the Wild West-themed 51st running of Solo Nats. Things happen quick out yonder, so track […]

2024 Solo Nats: Tuesday Competition Has Set the Scene for a Wild Wednesday Showdown

The sun has set on the first day of Solo Nats competition, and Solo Town’s Wild West-themed paddock now clamors with cowpokes re-shoeing horses, securing saddles and stirrups, or overseeing trailside alterations more extreme before relaxation around campfires commences prior to Wednesday’s experience. In other words, they’re prepping their cars for their final day of […]

On Course for Adventure: Welcome to Lincoln

By Visit Lincoln Each year, the roar of high-performance engines and the excitement of motorsport enthusiasts ignite a sense of exhilaration across the Lincoln community as Sports Car Club of America® (SCCA) autocross events roll into town. As the honored host city, Lincoln has become synonymous with these thrilling competitions and is excited to welcome […]

With Good Grub, Solo Nats Rides into Opening Day Competition

It’s the first of four days of competition at the 51st Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships. Horses are already racing around the two trails, with riders looking to lasso coveted Championship jackets Sept. 3-6, 2024, at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska’s capital city. Did we say horses? We meant cars. And did we say trails? […]

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