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Some 2021 Solo Nats Stats

Competition at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Championship is certainly a numbers game. One after another, drivers take their turn on course to set their best time, and positions can sometimes be decided by only a few milliseconds. But with nearly 1,130 entries, some other interesting numbers pop up each year. Keep in mind, however, […]

First Set of 2021 Solo Nationals Champions Crowned

Below are provisional results for each of 35 classes that concluded competition Wednesday during the 48th running of the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Championship taking place this week at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska. Each entry contains the class, winning driver, hometown, region, car, winning margin and number of championships (Note: * Indicates not a Nationals […]

Doubling Up: Special Solo Recognition Awards

The largest autocross event in North America, the Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals draws people from far and wide to meet up for several days of competition and fun. And with everybody in one place at one time, SCCA’s Solo Program takes the opportunity each year to hand out some special, select awards so honorees […]

Solo Nats Morning Notebook — Overcoming Setbacks

Day one of the 2021 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals yesterday brought plenty of action on and off the course, with several competitors overcoming major setbacks as we headed into day two this morning.  SSC/SCCL  Emily Brown and Kevin Buchholz drove into the wee hours of the morning before arriving in Lincoln in their SSC […]

Solo Nats Tuesday Evening Notebook

Tuesday Competition Drivers in 35 different car classes are competing Tuesday/Wednesday at the 48th running of the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska. After the first day of runs, several very tight battles are brewing. East Course In the 32-entrant GS class, Emery Seaton leads Ryan Finch by a slim margin of 0.026, […]

Electrifying Solo Nats

The Tesla car company has been producing electric vehicles for more than a decade. At launch in 2008, the company produced 147 cars. In 2020, just short of 500,000 vehicles were produced. That data certainly explains why more and more Teslas are seen on roads throughout the U.S. every day — and why we’re seeing […]

#SoloNatsHasStarted (finally!)

It’s been darn near 730 days since SCCA has exclaimed, “The Tire Rack Solo Nationals has begun!” Overexuberance for one sentence? Certainly not if you know how dear this event is to so many SCCA members. “It’s the 48th running of the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Championship!” proclaimed SCCA President & CEO Mike Cobb with […]

Tom O’Gorman: Autocross Still Gives Pro Racers The Shakes

With at least 1100 entries each year, Tire Rack Solo Nationals is a unique experience. And that’s true no matter what your background may be, or where it may go. That remains true no matter how many pro road races you have competed in, or championships you’ve won. Take Tom O’Gorman, for instance. A four-time […]

SportsCar Feature: How To Win Solo Nationals

This article first appeared in the September, 2020 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. While much of this information was targeted specifically at Road America at […]

Running at Solo Nationals: A Refresher Course

Editor’s Correction, Sept. 6, 2021: The information about the tech inspection process in the “Check-In and Tech” section below was outdated in the original version of this article. We have updated it to reflect correct information, and apologize for the oversight. We’d like to thank 2021 Solo National’s Chief of Tech, Jinx Jordan, for bringing […]

SportsCar Feature: Who Will Win Solo Nationals

This article first appeared in the July/August, 2021 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. While much of this information was targeted specifically at Road America at […]

Solo Nationals: The Non-Essential Essentials

Is this your first time making the trip to Lincoln for the Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals? Packing for a week in Lincoln might be the most challenging part of the whole experience. Luckily, you have the opportunity to learn from those who have come before you and we’ve compiled some helpful hints for what […]

’21 CAM Invitational Plans at Solo Nats

The CAM Invitational is back, baby! In 2021, the Tire Rack CAM Challenge Series Powered by SCCA will hold its end-of-year faceoff the morning of Thursday, Sept. 9, at Lincoln Airpark during the 2021 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals. But a little something new is in store for CAM competitors this time around. What will […]

SportsCar Feature: How Not To Win Solo Nationals

This article first appeared in the August, 2020 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. While much of this information was targeted specifically at Road America at […]

Make Your Lincoln Party Plans for 2021

The registration window is about to open for the 2021 Tire Rack Solo Nationals. If you missed the announcement about the registration process, you can review that information here. But the gist is it will be a tiered process, with Tier 1 opening up Wednesday, June 23 at 3pm CDT (that’s tomorrow!). Tier 2 registration […]

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