Live thread: 2023 SCCA Solo Nationals

Where can you find the fastest autocrossers around? Look no further than the SCCA Solo Nationals.

Now in its 50th running, the 2023 SCCA Solo Nationals kicked off on September 5 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

While GRM Production Manager and Art Director J.G. Pasterjak is unable to attend this year’s festivities, GRM has numerous friends on the ground whom we’ve been living vicariously through for the last few days.

Now you get to play, too: Follow this thread for live updates on everything we’re seeing from Solo Nats as SCCA crowns its 50th set of national autocross champions.

Comments

Colin Wood Associate Editor
9/5/23 2:59 p.m.

I've been seeing a lot of cool machines popping up on my social feeds, does anybody have any favorites so far?

bobzilla MegaDork
9/5/23 4:01 p.m.

where's the live scoring link?

sjd New Reader
9/5/23 4:06 p.m.

bobzilla said:
where's the live scoring link?

Here it is:

http://sololive.scca.com/Nats/

JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
9/5/23 4:13 p.m.

Impound was a focus this year for a couple divisions, and competitors were required to present two bare corners for inspection to all after their final runs each day.

Whaddya think? good way to keep people honest or needless inconvenience?

sjd New Reader
9/5/23 4:17 p.m.

Both?

Hopefully it works as intended but I know those with cars who don't have a ton of cargo space for a jack/stands aren't thrilled.

JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
9/5/23 4:31 p.m.

Man I'm so bummed my trip got derailed this year because it looks like everyone is having a blast.

bobzilla MegaDork
9/5/23 4:34 p.m.

In reply to JG Pasterjak :

We did the same in 15 and 16 for STF. It was a bit of an inconvenience IMO but I was never a front runner so YMMV

JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
9/5/23 4:54 p.m.

bobzilla said:
In reply to JG Pasterjak :

We did the same in 15 and 16 for STF. It was a bit of an inconvenience IMO but I was never a front runner so YMMV

I guess ultimately it's a minor inconvenience for everyone in hopes of preventing a major inconvenience for just a few folks having to face a Runoffs-style teardown.

Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/5/23 5:15 p.m.

Colin Wood said:
I've been seeing a lot of cool machines popping up on my social feeds, does anybody have any favorites so far?

Jay Bullington's Audi S4 is *nutters*. It's a twin turbo 4.0 V8 swap from the new RS6, rear cooling, custom diffs in all 3 positions, and a handmade carbon widebody.