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Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:14 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Are the BSP results Final ? Tom 2nd by 0.058 ... seems like some times are missing?
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:18 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Thomas Smith wrote:Mako Koiwai wrote:First and Second for Rick Jung's EVO !

I'm really proud of my old college roomate Tom Kenna. Great job!
Co-driver wins by.........0.023 seconds! But not surprised....Kenna's super quick in a BMW M3 (his or mine when he co-drives it) but give him an AWD Boost buggy like an Evo? Lights out!
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:23 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Mako Koiwai wrote:Are the BSP results Final ? Tom 2nd by 0.058 ... seems like some times are missing?
No.....that's why I put "pre-liminary". E-Modified is also missing as Keisel is in 1st temporarily. Though E-Mod Ladies is done and Keisel's wife lost to Patty Tunnell.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:29 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Tom Berry trails by .264 going into last run. Marshall Berry done and 3rd.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:33 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
The .058 was first day results.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:43 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Tom Berry in the lead. He's done.
Craig Wilcox has the last run of BSP and needs to pick up 7 hundredths of a second.
Drama!!!
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:44 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Tom Terrific survives a squeaker!
Wilcox slows down and cones too on his last.
Tom Berry wins BSP again by .070
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:50 pm
by Steve Glusman
Thanks for all the updates!
This is almost as exciting as being there
How come no one is reporting on the famed G-P class?
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:32 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Rad mentioned that a couple of other drivers were going to pilot the Fiat in another class. Does anyone know what happened to that idea?
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:59 pm
by Leonard Cachola
Mako Koiwai wrote:Rad mentioned that a couple of other drivers were going to pilot the Fiat in another class. Does anyone know what happened to that idea?
SSM has a 2009 Ferrari 430 Scuderia listed for two drivers placing 3rd and 17th.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:09 pm
by Jason Munchhof
Steve Ekstrand wrote:Drama!!!
Pretty entertaining to watch. Wilcox hit a cone on his final run, then stopped for a down cone in the finish chute after the lights. On his re-run he got the time he needed, but hit another cone midway through the run.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:21 pm
by Kurt Williams
"I guess it's good, at least they can't say "the rally cars are too fast for ESP" AGAIN."
Obviously they are for BSP :}
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:45 pm
by Michael Wood
Jason Munchhof wrote:Steve Ekstrand wrote:Drama!!!
Pretty entertaining to watch. Wilcox hit a cone on his final run, then stopped for a down cone in the finish chute after the lights. On his re-run he got the time he needed, but hit another cone midway through the run.
Wow, I didn't know he got two shots at it...Tom, on the other hand, pulled it out on his last run going faster and clean. A well deserved win, I'd say!
Seeing as I'm a loser, sitting at a key board this year rather than being in Lincoln, I just did a quick count of National Championships won and it appears that the state of CA took well over a quarter of all championships...20 out of 74. SFR was responsible for 7, with the two SoCal regions taking 13 (I'm too lazy and ignorant to break it down any further). Anyhow, I'd say that is probably the best effort from the left coast since the early 2000's. Lots of great efforts and I'm stoked for all the first time winners...actually, I'm happy for all that were fortunate enough to participate!
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:48 pm
by Giovanni Jaramillo
Michael Wood wrote:Jason Munchhof wrote:Steve Ekstrand wrote:Drama!!!
Pretty entertaining to watch. Wilcox hit a cone on his final run, then stopped for a down cone in the finish chute after the lights. On his re-run he got the time he needed, but hit another cone midway through the run.
Wow, I didn't know he got two shots at it...Tom, on the other hand, pulled it out on his last run going faster and clean. A well deserved win, I'd say!
Seeing as I'm a loser, sitting at a key board this year rather than being in Lincoln, I just did a quick count of National Championships won and it appears that the state of CA took well over a quarter of all championships...20 out of 74. SFR was responsible for 7, with the two SoCal regions taking 13 (I'm too lazy and ignorant to break it down any further). Anyhow, I'd say that is probably the best effort from the left coast since the early 2000's. Lots of great efforts and I'm stoked for all the first time winners...actually, I'm happy for all that were fortunate enough to participate!
Could've been 23 (close 2nd place finishers):
- Jason Isley - STX
- Bill Schenker - CSP
- Toby Larsson - FP
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:52 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Congratulations to ALL of the
WINNER ... and everyone that went was a Winner in my book!

Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:56 pm
by Mako Koiwai
It must have rained during SSM ... results seemed scrambled ?
http://sololive.scca.com/SSM.html
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:14 pm
by Sebastian Rios
It's a sad day for the STX WRX...The reign has finally ended.

Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:00 pm
by Thomas Smith
I hear most of the ITR's in D Stock were DQ'd for leaving out a gasket in the airbox ..... Winner was legal.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:15 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
SSM was completely destroyed by rain.... Like SS, CPL, and DP. I feel particularly bad for Keith Brown (DP) and Andy McKee (SSM). Keith was putting the hurt on with his Miata and Andy was exacting revenge on Dr. Erik for the Pro Finale win.
Great win by Tom Kenna and a 1-2 for car owner Rick Jung.
Great win by Scott McHugh!
Lisa Berry is a National Champ! Does that mean that Marshall is the only Berry without a Jacket??? Maybe Tom could loan him one?
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:13 pm
by Michael Wood
I'm not sure Isley should feel too bad about getting straight timed by ST...
...ST beat STU, also...
...and STS.
amazing...just amazing.

Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:44 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
I didn't even look at STU times. Ouch!
Civic's are the fastest car eVaR!!!!
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:28 am
by Aaron Goldsmith
Here's Toby's fast run on the East Course, it had the time to win.. but you can see the cone he hits in the video.
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Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:31 am
by Dennis R. Brown, DDS
Mako,
I've got the newspaper from Lincoln that shows the lake the West Course became. I'll bring it to the next event to show you. I was covering the 1st and 3rd runs, and the downpour started during the course walk-prep before the 2nd runs. It was crazy how much rain came down, in such a short amount of time. The initial sprinkles made the surface very, very slick for walking, let alone driving. I was listening to the race on the TireRack FM broadcast in the car because I didn't feel like being soaked, and didn't want my notes ruined. Some of the times in the second group were double of normal because those with the fewest mistakes were going to win. Some people had time to change to rain tires between runs, and I think that was the difference in the end.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:18 am
by Steve Ekstrand
The absolute SOLE difference 2nd heat was that some first drivers got one dry run before Lincoln AirPark went underwater. Those that put down a clean first lap in the dry beat nearly a 100% of those that ran in the wet. Rain tires didn't matter. It was about when you ran and if you could seize the opportunity.
Re: 2009 Solo National Championships, Sept 5th-11th
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:31 am
by Jason Isley BS RX8
Tired, so tired. Left NE around 5:00am my time, got home at 3:00am - 1500+miles in 22hrs Then Jessica was happy to see daddy home, and thought I needed to be up at 7:00am. Must go back to sleep...