RESULTS: Speedway Slalom
Photo by Shamit Som Photo Gallery Link Final results from the 6th Solo event for 2021 are now available. Speedway Slalom Results
RESULTS: NER Dodging Orange- AutoX
Written By David Bocchichio Photo by Bryn Gingrich DODGING ORANGE: FINAL RESULTS Street Class In SS there was one driver with 8 Brendan Wong in the 2012 Audi TTRS putting down a 59.671. There were five drivers in AS with 143 Mark Ponusky in the 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 setting the fastest lap with a 56.730. There was one driver in BS with 38 Audra Tella in the 2017 BMW getting a 60.098. There were seven cars in DS with 93 Steve Twaddle in the 2013 Scion FR-S setting the fastest lap with a 59.163. There were six drivers in ES with 148 Gavin Williams in the 2004 Toyota MR2 taking the win with a 58.828. There were six drivers in FS with 28 Eliot Shanabrook setting the fastest lap in the 2018 Ford Mustang GT with a 59.749. There were six driver in GS with 24 Chang Ho Kim taking the win in the 2019 Honda Civic with a 58.474. There were 10 drivers in HS with 89 Justin Chen in the 2020 Honda Civic Sport Hatchback taking home the win with a 60.330. Street Touring There were [...]
NER Autocross Weekend: May 29-30
Written by David Bocchichio The biggest challenge for the weekend was definitely the weather with cool temperatures and rain for both days. A small group of people braved the weather for Saturday's Test and Tune, which gave the drivers plenty of laps to dial in their set up for the rain, and a tricky sweeper that would let you know when you had it wrong. This left several drivers picking gravel out of their wheels, including yours truly. Despite the weather, over 90 drivers showed up to compete on Sunday. Make no mistake, the real heroes of the weekend were everyone who volunteered to stand out in the rain to make the event happen. I want to extend a huge thanks to all of you! RESULTS: Live Free or Cone Hard Street Class In SS we had two drivers with top time going to 88 Walter Lunsmann in the 2015 Porsche GT3 with a 62.900. In AS we had three drivers with 143 Mark Ponusky setting the fastest lap in a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with a 60.866. BS only had one driver with 68 Mike Dietzel in his 2019 [...]
NER Solo Airways – Highlights and Recap
Written by David Bocchichio Saturday May 15th turned out to be a beautiful day with temperatures in the 70s. After a wet and rainy event back on April 25th, drivers were excited to see one of the nicest spring days yet. It was great to see over a hundred drivers out to compete on such a beautiful day. Street Class AS had five competitors with 143 Mark Ponusky taking first place in the 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with a 57.191. DS was stacked with 10 drivers and top time went to 93 Steve Twaddle in the 2013 Scion FR-S with a 59.799. ES had five drivers with first place going to 148 Gavin Williams in the 2004 Toyota MR2 with a 59.094. FS saw 6 drivers competing with first place going to 74 Dana Nicgorski in the 2018 Ford Mustang GT with a 59.920. GS had seven drivers with fastest time going to 24 Chang Ho Kim in the 2019 Honda Civic with a 59.750. HS was another large class with 10 drivers and taking top spot was 41 Joseph Lagdao in the 2018 Ford Fiesta ST with a 61.298. [...]
RESULTS: Solo #3 – Solo Airways
Final results from the 2021 Solo #3 - Solo Airways.
NER Springtime Coneage
By David Bocchichio Photo by Shawn Pan It was a cloudy morning but the rain held off while everyone was setting up. Just as we gathered for the driver's meeting the rain came in. It continued to come down at a steady clip for both morning run groups, making conditions quite slick for competitors. Drivers were raring to go after the first non-points event back on April 4th, which saw dry conditions in combination with a fast course. Unfortunately, the rain, along with a course that had some tricky slowdowns, made it quite difficult to push the limits. Photo by Jacob Ronald Non-Pros Take Pax As lunch came to an end the rain began to ease. The drying conditions tempted many drivers to push their limits resulting in both fast times and epic spins. The challenging conditions made for some interesting results according to Alex Jackson, NER Autocross Chairman, “Pro class is pax'd and it typically consists of the fastest drivers in the region competing against each other rather than in their base classes. It occasionally happens that someone outside of pro gets top pax at the event like [...]
Finding A New Beginning Through Autocross
Written by David Bocchichio On Sunday, April 4, 2021 my 17 year old son Liam and I had a chance to attend our first Regional Solo at Devens Airfield, in Ayer, MA. To say that we were a little nervous would be putting it mildly. After attending several local events last year, on smaller lots in our home state of Connecticut, we at least understood the basic process. But the scale of everything up at Devens was so much bigger and I had my son in his own car to worry about. However, after what our family has gone through over the last year, we felt ready for anything. 2020 Turns Life Upside Down March 2020 went the same for us as it did for most people across the world. Our lives were put on hold due to Coronavirus lockdows. Things began to spiral out of control for us soon after as weird health issues that had been plaguing me for many years suddenly worsened. In the fall of 2020 I was finally diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder, putting an end to a lifetime [...]
RESULTS: Solo #1 – Winter Tire Shakedown
Final results from Solo #1 - Winter Tire Shakedown
2021 Solo Schedule
2021 Devens Airfield Autocross Dates The Solo board is excited to announce the confirmed dates for Solo events at Devens Airfield for 2021. Autocrossers can now mark their calendars and begin preparing for the coming season. The current plan is for the 2021 season to run a Points Schedule of events that will determine class champions at the end of the year. Details are still being finalized, but should be available prior to the first event. At this point, no school events are on the schedule, as Covid guidelines make it impractical to host a school at this time. Opportunities for Novice drivers to participate will be available at some point this season, so please reach out to the Solo board with questions on any novice availabilities. SUBJECT TO CHANGE: As we've all become used to over the last year, please note that all Solo events are subject to current state Covid guidelines. We hope to run a full season, but if circumstances change, we will abide by all state regulations. 2021 Solo Event Dates April 4 & 25 May 15 & 29-30 June 13 & 26 July 11 August 1 & 22 September 19 October [...]
RESULTS: Solo Team Challenge
The final 2020 Autocross event was Team Challenge on Sunday, November 1.
