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National Champions and Winners From CSL, DS, STF, ESPL, CML, DML

It took each of her allotted three runs, but Mandy Owen, of Phoenix, Arizona, did what she needed to do to earn her second consecutive National Championship in E Street Prepared Ladies. At the controls of her No. 96 Goodspeed Performance Subaru WRX, Owen entered Wednesday’s competition with the class lead. After second runs, Owen’s […]

Board of Directors Grab Their Helmets For Tire Rack Solo Nationals

The SCCA Board of Directors has, unfairly, been accused oftentimes of favoring one program over another. This week at the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships in Lincoln, the Board of Directors have grabbed their helmets and become an active part of the event. Four of the 13 area directors — Chairman John Walsh, Vice […]

2014 Choose the Champs – Part 4

Time for Part 4 of Choose the Champs: Street Modified. Today, we speak with Jank Frayson. Jank is a long time muscle car guy, born in an era when cars were made of iron, stone and the hides of mastadons. The wheel project was just completed as Jank got into cars and he absolutely couldn’t […]

2014 Choose the Champs – Part 3

Time for Part 3 of Choose the Champs: Street Prepared. Today, we speak with Hilda High-Sprung. Hilda runs her own race team, High-Sprung Racing, featuring a 1969 Honda N360 Civic. They aren’t fast, but at least the car breaks a lot to keep them all busy. Hilda knows all about replacing hubs in grid and […]

Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals Opens Tuesday In Lincoln

Lincoln, Neb. (Sept. 2, 2014) — The 42nd Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships got underway on Tuesday at the Lincoln (Neb.) Airpark, and though the air temperatures were high there wasn’t a cloud in the sky as the first classes of the nearly 1,200 autocross competitors set to run this week ran their first […]

Tire Rack Solo Nationals Underway!

The 42nd Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships are underway today at the Lincoln (Neb.) Airpark, and there are many ways to follow along if you can’t make it out to the event. When registration closed, the entry list sat at 1,161 competitors. If that holds, it would break the record of 1,157 set in […]

2014 Choose the Champs – Part 2

It’s time for Choose the Champions, Part 2 – Street Touring. Today, we get the insight of Otto Cross, a German racer from the forests of Bavaria. Otto has a penchant for all things Street Tired and has done some precise German calculations to come up with the winners of the 2014 SCCA Solo Nationals. […]

2014 Choose the Champs – Part 1

With 2014 being the first year we at SoloMatters have done in-depth coverage of the entire National Solo schedule, we’re going to take a stab at making some strategic calls for the biggest event of the year. It’s the SoloMatters 2014 Choose the Champs! We found some of the most influential autocrossers in the country, […]

2014 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals Update from the Event Chairs

It’s hard to imagine but we are just a few days away from the 2014 Pro Solo Finale and the Tire Rack Solo Nationals! By participating in the 2014 Solo Events in Lincoln, you will be part of history for SCCA. This year’s Pro Solo Finale is the largest ever and the same can be […]

Meet Your Course Designers: Vivek Goel – 2014 Nationals East Course

In part 2 of our 2014 Solo Nationals course designer spotlight, we spoke with Vivek Goel about some of his past course designs and what we can expect at this years Nationals. Vivek hails from Texas (a Lone Star Region member) and is no stranger to big sites and concrete surfaces when designing his courses. […]

Meet Your Course Designers: Lee Piccione – 2014 Nationals West Course

With Solo Nationals being just a few short weeks ago, SoloMatters wants to take this opportunity to spotlight the people behind the two giant courses we’ll all be competing on this year. Hailing form the Washington DC Region, Lee Piccione is no stranger to creating courses for large events. He started designing courses in 1996 […]

Tacos and Talent- The 2014 SCCA Tire Rack Solo Nationals Welcome Party presented by Grassroots Motorsports and the City of Lincoln

It’s no “Taco Tuesday“, but Monday at Nationals will be “awesome”! Join us, Monday evening at the Concrete Beach Pavilion for the 2014 SCCA Solo Nationals Tacos and Talent Welcome Party. Keeping with the traditions of an end of summer bash, there will be hot grills, cold beverages and stage set to show of the […]

2014 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals Letter from the Event Chairs

WOW! Where has the summer gone! Sixteen days from now, SCCA Solo competitors will begin to descend on Lincoln, Nebraska for the Pro Solo Finale and the 2014 Tire Rack Solo National Championships! If you have not heard by now, Brad and Jennifer Maxcy, the 2013 and 2014 Chairmen for the National Championships, will not […]

Open Paddock Reservations Open Friday, July 18th

Tomorrow is the big day for those looking to reserve paddock spaces for the 2014 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals. Competitors who have not already secured a spot via pre-reservation groups / tents can login to the SCCA PaddockNow website tomorrow (paddocknow.solomatters.com) to reserve their space for the 2014 Solo Nationals. The reservations will open […]

Solo Champion, James Feinberg Passes

The SCCA Solo community lost one of its most beloved members this morning as James Feinberg passed, surrounded by Solo friends. James succumbed to an undetermined condition while hospitalized after collapsing at an event on Sunday. Feinberg, seen here after winning the Super Challenge at the DC Pro, claimed a Solo National Championship in 2011. […]

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