Welcome to the new SoloMatters! We’ve been working over the winter to create a new look and feel for the SoloMatters website and turn it from a basic news / blog site to an interactive Solo portal. With the plan in 2014 to expand the communications to our members which compete in Solo, we needed […]
By Raleigh and Velma Boreen – Regional Development Managers Muscle cars have always been a passion of mine. Why did I join SCCA? It was because of the TransAm Series and especially the year 1970. In 1970, all of the manufacturers had entries in the TransAm circuit. Ford with their Mustangs, GM with its Camaros […]
The Class: E Street Prepared The Guru: Karen Kraus- Karen is one of the few drivers to compete at the National level in both proven formulas for the class, the AWD imports and the rear-drive domestic muscle cars. 2013 was just her fifth year of full time competition in the class, but the previous decade […]
The Class: K-Modified The Guru: Larry “Lefty”MacLeod- K-Modified has a reputation as a class that is always inviting people to join in the fun and Larry MacLeod is one of the guys out front spreading the Shifter Kart gospel. Larry has been a fixture in the class since 2002 and knows all the ins and […]
Many of you may not have heard about the 2014 SCCA Convention and the North American Motorsports Expo (MSX) trade show, happening simultaneously in Charlotte, March 7-9. Whether you have, or have not, you probably have two big questions: what is it, and why should I go? Fair points. Let’s take them in order. What […]
Knowing all the rules, the ins and out of a series is helpful, but it doesn’t always tell the whole story and it rarely answers everyone’s primary question- “how does this work?”To answer that question about Match Tour we have put together a quick reference, a FAQ and a timeline all in one and created […]
The Class: F-Street Prepared The Guru: Kevin Wenzel – Colorado has taken 6 of the last 10 FSP National Championships due in no small part to the efforts and knowledge of Kevin Wenzel. Kevin himself is responsible for 5 of the championships and is the only driver in the class’s history to win in both […]
2014 brings the second installment of the Tire Rack SCCA Match Tour program, and with that comes a series of developments to the concept. These developments are rooted in participant feedback and designed to tune these events to be more inline with the core values of the SCCA Solo program; Competition, Camaraderie and Community. The […]
History Repeats Itself, Again! Allies Victorious at the 26th Annual Allies vs. Axis Solo Dixie Region SCCA held the 26th Annual Allies vs. Axis Solo Autocross at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia. Allies vs. Axis commemorates Pearl Harbor Day with a Solo event on the Sunday closest to the anniversary of the December 7, 1941 […]
If autocross has a silly season, this is it. The off-season tends to be when thoughts drift to a new car, a different class and competitors ask the all-important question, “What do I really want to drive?” More times than not, these musings are halted by the perception that some of Solo’s most tantalizing classes […]
Over the last two decades Mark and Wendi Allen have been fixtures on the Nationals Solo Scene. In the last three years, however, Solo has taken a back seat to Wendi’s battle with cancer, a battle that is approaching a tragic ending. As the Allen’s cope, their attention has come back the SCCA and to […]
Editor’s Note: The dates for the ProSolo in Irvine and the Championship Tour in San Diego were originally reversed. They are correct here. The 2014 Tire Rack SCCA National Solo® schedule, including Championship Tour, Match Tour, and ProSolo events, was announced today to participants. The schedule features 27 events, spread out over the three formats. […]
Robert Thorne, of Littleton, Colo., was the last driver standing after winning Sunday’s Evolution Super Shootout at the Ridge Top Airport in St. George, Utah. The event put a period on the 2013 Tire Rack® SCCA Solo Match Tour season. The Evolution Super Shootout presented by BFGoodrich Tires used class runs from Saturday to identify […]
When thinking of Lincoln, Neb., the first image that comes to mind is a beach party with 1,200 friends and family members. At least, that will be the case at the 42nd Tire Rack SCCA Solo® National Championships, held September 2-5, 2014 at the Lincoln Airpark. The Tire Rack ProSolo® Finale will be held the […]
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Board of Directors announced today that, effective October 14, Jeff Dahnert has resigned as its president and CEO. Dahnert joined the staff of SCCA in 2004 and has served as president since 2009. “I appreciate the great opportunities that SCCA has given me and I will truly miss […]
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