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Take 5: With Neal Tovsen

Neal Tovsen’s autocross career spans over 20 years, always paired with his wife and three-time National Champion, Katie Lacey. He’s attended the Solo National Championships for the past 16 years, winning 12 trophies across GS, BS, STX, CSP, SM, and XP. He has developed and campaigned numerous cars, including a supercharged 1977 VW Scirocco for […]

Registration Now Open for 2018 Tire Rack Solo Nationals!

Registration is now open for the 2018 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals taking place Sept. 3-7 at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska. Early registration for the 46th edition of the event is encouraged as it may very well sell out this year and the entry cap is set at 1,350 entrants, including those participating in […]

SSC Class Championship-Eligible for Tire Rack Solo Nats

The SCCA® Board of Directors has approved the new Solo Spec Coupe (SSC) autocross class as Championship-eligible just in time for the 2018 Tire Rack Solo® Nationals taking place Sept. 3-7 at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska. With the addition of SSC, there are now nearly 80 Championship-eligible classes that can participate at the annual […]

2018 Tire Rack Solo Nationals Contingency Programs

Detailed look at contingency programs for 2018 Tire Rack Solo Nationals found here. With registration opening July 2 for the 2018 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals, it’s time to take a look at all the companies lined up to support competitors at the 46th running of the event taking place Sept. 3-7 at Lincoln Airpark […]

2018 Tire Rack Solo Nationals Registration Opens July 2

It’s about time to fire up a computer, tablet or other compatible mobile device and reserve an entry for the 2018 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals again taking place Sept. 3-7 at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska. Registration for the 46th edition of the event opens Monday, July 2 at 6 p.m. Central Time. This […]

Street Fuels in Solo, 2018 Octane Rules Clarification

The SEB has continued to review fuel quality testing information, member comments, anddialog with the SCCA Board of Directors (BOD). After much consideration, the following rule change was submitted bythe SEB and has been approved by the BOD. This rule change is effective immediately.  Click here to read new fuel rule.

2018 Tire Rack Peru Championship Tour Fast Notes

When site availability forced the rescheduling, and later cancellation, of the Tire Rack Toledo ProSolo®, the event was replaced on the calendar with the Tire Rack Peru Championship Tour in Grissom, IN. Despite the short window for planning, the Indianapolis Region SCCA stepped up to play host and put on a fantastic event. The Raleigh […]

Response from SCCA Board of Directors’ Chairman to Time Trials Questions

As a 25-year SCCA member, I have had the opportunity to participate in hundreds of SCCA events as a competitor, volunteer, regional official, and now as Chairman of the SCCA Board of Directors.  I was thrilled both as a member of SCCA leadership and as a Spec Racer Ford Gen3 competitor when I was able […]

2018 Tire Rack Finger Lakes Championship Tour Fast Notes

This past weekend, the Tire Rack Championship Tour packed up from a long weekend in Lincoln, NE and sought out Seneca, NY for the Tire Rack Finger Lakes Championship Tour. Participants applauded the long-awaited return to the Seneca Army Depot, a local favorite among autocross sites. In a mix of BMWs, Chevrolet Camaros and a […]

Cancellation of Tire Rack Toledo ProSolo

ProSolo Enthusiasts, What we have feared for the last couple of months, but hoped would be avoided, has come to pass; the site we use for National Solo events in Toledo will not be available for the July 29 — 31 ProSolo. Therefore, that event has been cancelled and will not be replaced on the […]

Take 5: with Kinch Reindl

Kinch Reindl is an entrepreneur out of Colorado. He started autocrossing in 2002 in a 1997 Honda Civic Coupe.  He promptly bought an Audi S4, the wrong car for class, but attended SCCA Tire Rack Nationals in 2007 at the behesting of his friend, Jeff Lundgren.  He has attended every Nationals since. He has three […]

2018 Tire Rack Mineral Wells ProSolo Fast Notes

In a weekend of extreme heat, participants used whatever means possible to keep cool in Texas for the Tire Rack Mineral Wells ProSolo® and CAM Challenge. The competitors from Arizona and Southern California win the prize for ingenuity, using a misting system under their E-Z Up tents to keep cool as temperatures reached 102 degrees, […]

An Autocrosser Goes Tracking

(Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Dave Hardy, an autocrosser for nearly 20 years) Short Version: The new SCCA Time Trials concept is awesome.  It has the fun, competition, accessibility, and camaraderie of National level autocross coupled with the adrenaline of high-speed tracking.  You should do it. Long Version: So, a bit about […]

2018 Tire Rack Lincoln Championship Tour Fast Notes

Commenting on the weather is usually a cliché cop-out in writing event recaps. That’s not the case with this past weekend’s Tire Rack Lincoln Championship Tour. It was HOT. We’re talking record temperatures, before you even factor in surface temperature on the concrete. Everybody should just be thankful it wasn’t asphalt. Considering the number of […]

2018 Tire Rack Lincoln ProSolo Fast Notes

For the first time this season, heat became a concern at a Tire Rack ProSolo® as record temperatures pushed 100 degrees in Lincoln, Nebraska. Drivers did their best to manage not only their driving, but the temperatures of themselves, their cars and their tires. The Solo Spec Coupe class has been causing a stir all […]

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