Almost 1400 competitors hit the Concrete Beach this week in Lincoln, Nebraska for the 2018 Solo Nationals.
Follow all the action, news, highlights, and updates on the racing and how our 64 New England Region drivers are faring as they battle it out in the Game of Cones.
NER Competitor Updates
NER Friday Trophy Winners
NER drivers added more trophies to their collection at Solo Nationals Friday evening. Here are a few of the added podium winners!
2018 Solo Nationals Championship
ESPL: Becca Nell
EP: Ryan Field
Podium Finishes
ESP: PJ Corralles – 2nd Place, Brian Mancuso – 3rd place
ESP: Jojo Corrales-Kean – 2nd Place
EP: Justin Chen – 3rd Place
HS: Nik Finn – 3rd Place
The complete list of Solo Nationals Results can be found here.
Keith Casey and Brian Levesque representing NER in the SSC class.
Bob Barone: Dick Berger Perseverance Award
The Dick Berger Perseverance Award went to Bob Barone from the New England Region. The award recognizes someone each year who is undaunted by limited success over many National Championship events, but keeps coming back to enjoy the camaraderie, community, and hopes for a trophy in competition. Barone, who competes in the A Modified class, has come to Nationals 32 times with only one trophy.
CROWNED: NER Solo Nationals Champions
NER drivers claimed 3 National Championships on Wednesday night after the first half of the Solo Nationals wrapped. Please join us in congratulating Ginette, Brian and Barbara!
SMFL: Ginette Jordan – Her 13th National Championship!!
SMF: Brian Kuehl
GSL: Barbara Seeger
Add your congratulations to Kimsoo Gopnik on her 2nd Place Podium finish in JA.
Brian Kuehl gets the win for New England Region SCCA in SMF!
Tuesday NER Update
- Kimsoo Gopnik pushed herself into 2nd in FJA with a little Bully David coaching.
- Ginette Jordan (SMFL) and Brian Kuehl (SMF) are both in 2nd place.
- Mark Sarsevicz is in 4th in AS and after 2 runs.
- Barb Seeger is leading GSL.
The first round of Nationals Champions will be crowned Wednesday night. Stay tuned to see if our NER drivers can bring it home!
NER Autocrossers bringing home the hardware from the weekend’s ProSolo Finale! Congratulations to Kimsoo Gopnik, Billy Davis, Tim Kong, and Tamra Hunt!
Nationals News
Second Set of ’18 Tire Rack Solo Nats Champs Crowned
Below are provisional results for each of 33 classes that concluded competition Friday during the 46th Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals Championships taking place at Lincoln AirPark in Nebraska.
Friday Midday Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
Alas, today is the final day of the 2018 Tire Rack Solo® Nationals. On Wednesday, the first batch of more than 40 champions were crowned. By Friday night, the second and last batch of champions will emerge after displaying hard work, dedication and talent.
Thursday Evening Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
All for One and One for All — Newcomers to autocross often comment on the comradery in the sport.
Thursday Midday Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
The first set of Tire Rack Solo® Nationals winners have been crowned. Thursday starts the second half of competition with a whole new set of drivers competing for another round of championships to be decided by the end of Friday.
First Set of ’18 Tire Rack Solo Nationals Champs Crowned
Below are provisional results for each of 43 classes that concluded competition Wednesday during the 46th Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals Championships taking place at Lincoln AirPark in Nebraska.
Wednesday Afternoon Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
This year, a couple SCCA regions out of the Southeast have joined together to construct a tented party center with several couches and, of course, a uniquely engineered blender used to concoct world-famous Trasharitas.
Wednesday Morning Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
In the case of the opening day of competition at the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo Nationals Championship, a biblical rain for most of the day meant some car classes had to run right up to the edge of darkness at Lincoln Airpark.
Tuesday Afternoon Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
Yeah, it’s raining at the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo Nationals Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska. And yes, it rained a lot during the morning and afternoon hours and there’s plenty of standing water out on the two courses. So what? It certainly hasn’t stopped the action.
2018 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals have Started!
The annual gathering of Sports Car Club of America® members at Lincoln AirPark in Nebraska is underway for the 46th running of the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo Nationals Championship!
Championships Awarded at 2018 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale
In the week leading up to the 2018 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® Finale, the tentative weather forecasts stole the show. Even as competition runs started Saturday, competitors knew every run counted, because rain was constantly in the immediate forecast.
Tire Rack CAM Challenge Caps Season with Invitational
Saturday morning’s competition was a fantastic lineup of CAM cars with the CAM-T and CAM-S classes going out first, 17 and 32 cars respectively, and the 51-driver CAM-C class taking the course in the afternoon.
