Brianne Corn, of San Marcos, Texas, and Jonathan Lugod, of Oceanside, Calif., have been selected by the Sports Car Club of America Solo Events Board for two of the top honors in the program based on their efforts at the 2011 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships.
Corn earned the 2011 Driver of the Year title after becoming just the third woman to win an open-class National Championship in SCCA Solo competition, earning the B Modified title with a 1.054-second win over two-time defending champion Clemens Burger. After earning the B Modified Ladies championship in 2008, Corn moved strictly to open-class competition and finished as the runner-up in 2010 driving the Le Grand Dragon that she would pilot in 2011.
Lugod made his first appearance in Lincoln in 2011 as a 24-year-old, finishing third in the Street Touring class behind the wheel of a 1991 Honda Civic. Trailing only three-time champ Andy Hollis and former title winner Jason Frank in the 44-car class, Lugod’s run was made more exceptional after a severely broken ankle in April left him in a wheel chair until two weeks before the August event.
In that two weeks, Lugod relearned to walk, and also to right-foot brake after previously using his left foot on the pedal. The steep learning curve also hampered his ability to walk the course prior to runs, but the payoff earned a trophy and the Rookie of the Year award.
The two drivers will be presented their awards during a celebration at the 2012 SCCA National Convention, March 1-3 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. More information on the SCCA Solo programs, the SCCA National Convention, or SCCA membership is available at http://www.scca.com.
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