2014 SCCA Solo Nationals/Pro Solo Finale thread

[piknockout]

Damn...right when I leave the Subaru, they massively increase the payouts. Son of a...time to switch back to STX. :p

[edj]

Originally Posted by bimmer635csi

Vivek has been running a Corvette down here recently. And I'm pretty sure he's registered in Nationals in a Corvette as well. That makes me think things might lean toward horsepower courses.

Vivek is pretty good at designing courses that do not overly emphasize
horsepower over handling. See the Texas Tour courses from the last two years.
That doesn't mean there won't be a slow corner but it will not look like Strano's
east course from last year.

[7thgear]

anyone ever get protested at the national level for emblem removal?

[vroom4]

Its sportscar doing their 'who to watch' column again this year? I heard rumors it was going away.

[edj]

Howard Duncan has just announced that there will be a Solo Trials event on Sunday,
Sept. 6 (saturday after Nationals) at Lincoln AirPark. This will be a "fun" event just to
reintroduce Solo Trials back to the Solo community. Cost will be $50 and a limit of 80
drivers. Registratin will open Monday (8/11) at noon CDT.

now i gotta decide if i want to stay an extra day or not...

[Kido1986]

Run/Work order up. Ready this page closely if you have your car in Open and Ladies classes.

http://www.solomatters.com/2014_scca...run_work_order

[vroom4]

My codrive would not be happy to not have her pit crew there. I guess we've always been lucky that this didnt happen before.

[Kido1986]

If you read it closely, some CSers will work a different group than the rest of CS. Seems to be, from the comments made, they did this to avoid having CS working while CSL was driving as they are often crew for each other

[Scooby South]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

anyone ever get protested at the national level for emblem removal?

not to my knowledge.. theres a section in the rulebook about it.


Bill

[Simmons]

STX with it's Own heat




Simmons

[chkltcow]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

anyone ever get protested at the national level for emblem removal?

From what I've heard... yes. Don't know the context behind it or when or who or any of that, but there's a long running joke about emblem removal and why you shouldn't do it.

But if you do, keep them in your dash

Originally Posted by Kido1986

If you read it closely, some CSers will work a different group than the rest of CS. Seems to be, from the comments made, they did this to avoid having CS working while CSL was driving as they are often crew for each other

Same with FSP/FSPL and a few other classes. With 4 run groups, it should be simple to not overlap working while a co-driver is driving... but... somehow... no. Gotta run 2, make sure they put me working 3, so I can be around for our FSPL co-driver in 4.

[TrqlessWonder]

Originally Posted by vroom4

Its sportscar doing their 'who to watch' column again this year? I heard rumors it was going away.

I beleive they did kill it. In any event, if it wasn't out by now, it'd be too late, anyhow. It was a neat article, but it's really hard to make solid predictions on who's in the running to win the class when we don't even know who's showing up and what they're driving.

[Biggins]

As a first timer to Lincoln, are there any things I should bring other than my usual autocross stuff? I've been told I should bring two pairs of shoes and another way to get around (bike, scooter, skateboard, golf cart, etc.)?

[chkltcow]

Originally Posted by Biggins

As a first timer to Lincoln, are there any things I should bring other than my usual autocross stuff? I've been told I should bring two pairs of shoes and another way to get around (bike, scooter, skateboard, golf cart, etc.)?

I've been told to bring extra shoes, extra socks, a bike or scooter, sunscreen, floppy hat, one of those cooling towel thingies, an oscillating tool for clearing OPR off of tires, and preferably an extra liver since I'm paddocked beside the ATL tent.

Wet weather gear would be appropriate too since I think it's done that "magic sky water" thing we try not to speak of the past few years at least one of the days.