Photo by Perry Bennet of Autoxpix
The 47th running of the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals Championship is underway! Right around 1,300 entries are anticipated this year with competitors coming from all four corners of the continental United States, as well as Hawaii, Alaska and several Canadian provinces.
New England Region is proud to have 61 drivers representing our autocross program at this year’s championship event!
Follow all the action, news, highlights, and updates here on Pit Talk.
NER Competitor Updates
ASL National Champion
Lana Tsurikova brought our NER total up to 4 for 2019 National Championships as she brought home the win in ASL!
PROVISIONAL FINAL RESULTS FOR NER
NER National Champions
CSP – Billy Davis
SSR – Grant Reeve
DSP(no-L) – Tamra Hunt Krystinik
ASL – Lana Tsurikova
NER Trohpy Winners
CSP – 3rd – Bob Davis
ESPL – 3rd – Jojo Corrales-Kean
STR – 3rd – Mark Dudek
STR – 7th – Will Koscielny
HSL – 2nd – Ginette Jordan
HS – 3rd – John Swig
HS – 10th – Josh Brockman
SSM – 3rd – Ryan Field
EP – 2nd – Evan LeBlanc
ESP – 3rd – PJ Corrales
DSP – 4th – Andrew Krystinik
DSP – 5th – Tim Kong
AS – 17th – Erik Carlson
AS – 18th – Todd Kean
GS – 14th – Brad Fiore
THURSDAY STANDINGS
Thursday brought out the second group of racers for Solo Nats. Some extra large groups were on tap for their first runs today. The AS class had 71 drivers and the CS class 59. Steep competition for our NER drivers, who are holding their own in these giant classes. Here are the 9 drivers sitting in podium positions after the first day of runs.
AS – Todd Kean (15th) and David White (18th)
ASL – Lana Tsurikova (1st)
BS – Mark Daddio (2nd)
DS – Bruno Lajoie (2nd)
BSL – Becca Nell (5th)
GS – Brad Fiore (13th)
AM – Robert Barone (3rd) and William Goodale (4th)
THURSDAY STANDINGS
Thursday brought out the second group of racers for Solo Nats. Some extra large groups were on tap for their first runs today. The AS class had 71 drivers and the CS class 59. Steep competition for our NER drivers, who are holding their own in these giant classes. Here are the 7 drivers sitting in podium positions after the first day of runs.
AS – Todd Kean (15th) and David White (18th)
ASL – Lana Tsurikova (1st)
BSL – Becca Nell (5th)
GS – Brad Fiore (13th)
AM – Robert Barone (3rd) and William Goodale (4th)
DSP National Champion – Tamra Hunt Krystinik
Wednesday National Champions!
SSR – Grant Reeve
DSP – Tamra Hunt Krystinik
CSP – Billy Davis
Photos by Chang Ho Kim
WEDNESDAY PODIUM FINISHERS
In addition to the 3 National Champions crowned today, please congratulate the following drivers for their podium finishes as well! Way to go NER!
HS – John Swing (3rd)
HSL – Ginette Jordan (2nd) and Kathleen Barnes (4th)
STR – Mark Dudek (3rd) and William Koscielny (7th)
DSP – Andrew Krystinik (4th) and Tim Kong (5th)
ESP – Bryan Mancuso (3rd) and PJ Corrales (5th)
ESPL – Jojo Corrales-Kean (3rd)
BM – Jim Garry (5th)
EP – Evan LaBlanc (2nd) and Nick Pasternack (6th)
SSM – Ryan Field (3rd)
CSP National Champion
Billy Davis claimed the CSP National Championship today, with his father, Bob Davis, completing the podium in the 3rd position.
Photo by Nigel Fenwick
HSL – 2nd and 4th
Ginette Jordan and Kathleen Barnes took 2nd and 4th respectively in HSL today.
TUESDAY STANDINGS
13 NER drivers are sitting in prime trophy contention spots after the first day of runs.
HS – John Swing (3rd)
HSL – Ginette Jordan (2nd) and Kathleen Barnes (4th)
STR – Mark Dudek (3rd) and William Koscielny (4th)
CSP – Billy Davis (1st) and Bob Davis (4th)
ESP – Bryan Mancuso (3rd) and PJ Corrales (5th)
ESPL – Jojo Corrales-Kean (3rd)
BM – Jim Garry (4th)
EP – Evan LaBlanc (4th) and Nick Pasternack (5th)
SSM – Ryan Field (2nd)
SCCA Women on Track Lunch
For of our lady drivers attended the Women on Track lunch Monday afternoon. Happy that our women are being represented. Reach out to Becca Nell, Stephanie Zadrozny Reeve, Tina Moreau, and JoJo Corrales Kean for more on what they learned.
About Women on Track: This is a unique opportunity for all ladies, at Solo Nationals, to get together at one time. We plan to celebrate our foundational goal accomplishments, “to get more women involved in our sport”. We will share ideas from regions who have developed a Women on Track program, encouraged a powerful coaching program to support new women drivers and support women who wish to further their driving skills.
61 NER Drivers Storm Solo Nationals
The largest region attending Nationals, 61 drivers are prepped and ready to bring home some hardware this week. See the full list of competitors representing NER here.
SCCA Nationals News
Second Set of 2019 Tire Rack Solo Nationals Champs Crowned
Below are provisional results for each of 37 classes that concluded competition Friday during the 47th running of the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals Championship taking place this week at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska.
Friday Afternoon Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
Each year at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals there are plenty of familiar faces and competition vehicles. That’s partly due to the fact that the event, now in its 47th year, is simply so electric and so much fun. But there are also a batch of Solo Nats newbies each year that come to Lincoln, Nebraska, to experience the excitement for themselves after reading and hearing about this SCCA Championship event for years.
Friday Morning Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
It’s the final day of competition, and cars are already on course. This is the last day for drivers to grab one of more than 30 championships up for grabs in the second half of Solo Nats competition.
Thursday Evening Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
We wrapped up Thursday activities at Lincoln Airpark. That leaves only one day left for drivers to put their best foot forward and claim one of more than 30 championships up for grabs in the second half of Solo Nats.
Thursday Midday Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
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.
Wednesday night was the first of two Tire Rack Awards Ceremonies, conducted at the Lancaster Events Center in Lincoln, that take place during the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Championship week. The first set of new champions received their awards. And as SCCA does each year, several members of the Solo community received special honors.
First Set of 2019 Solo Nationals Champions Crowned
Provisional results for each of 35 classes that concluded competition Wednesday during the 47th running of the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® Nationals Championship.
Wednesday Midday Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
The Kiesels are easily the winningest family. Father Jeff Kiesel, mother Shawn, son Zak and daughter Kaila have combined to claim 25 championships even before the 2019 Solo Nats began.
Wednesday Morning Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
Kevin Dietz, a member of SCCA’s Northwest Region and winner of this year’s Tire Rack ProSolo Finale, has outdone himself again in 2019 with a design fitting of the event’s “Game of Cones: After the Flood” theme. His cart is decked out to appear as if it’s a castle with tall, stone ramparts enclosing the entire vehicle. Behind the seats sits a throne made of nine plastic swords, and riding atop the mobile fortress is a smoke-billowing dragon!
Tuesday Evening Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
The first day of competition has wrapped up. There was a little bit of a delay Tuesday afternoon as a slender line of storm clouds floated over Lincoln AirPark and dropped a little rain, as well as at least one bolt of lightning. But as usual, the Solo community soldiered on
Tuesday Afternoon Tire Rack Solo Nationals Update
Morning runs have produced our first set of leaders: Sue Eckles leads CML, Billy Davis leads CSP, Zak Kiesel leads FM, Olivia Hammac leads JB, Deana Kelley leads SSML, John Price leads FSAE, Denise Cashmore leads FSL, Adam Benaway leads SSC, Bartek Borowski leads ES, Laney Blume leads HSL, Todd Roberts leads DP, Nicole Wong leads ESPL, and STR is led by Mark Shrivastava.
2019 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals Have Started!
The once a year event has started, with the traditional Monday night welcome party. Tuesday kicks off 4 days of competition.
Sports Car Club of America Soloists on Your Marks, Get Set, …
Of the current entries, nearly 500 drivers are expected to compete in the Street Category. The second most popular category is Street Touring with nearly 200 competitors, followed by Street Prepared with 130 racers. And of the more than 1,300 entries overall, SCCA’s New England Region boasts the highest involvement with more than 60 here in Lincoln, followed by the Colorado Region and Detroit Region with around 55 entries a piece.
