2018 Lincoln!!!!

[Reijo]

Lincoln!!!!  We have 14 (corrected) people from our club competing down there!   The site opens up tomorrow for people coming and camping on-site (or maybe today?) and with motorhomes etc.  Then Saturday and Sunday is the Pro Solo Finale for the National Pro Solo Championship.  Monday is a day off for seminars and the annual talent show (any participant can participate and I think GRM is broadcasting that on YouTube live).  And then the Solo Nationals starts after that - Tues.-Fri.

All you need for the Pro all the links (incl. entries, run/work order live results and radio broadcasting etc.) is here:

https://www.scca.com/events/1990264-18-tire-rack-prosolo-finale

And all the links (incl. live results, run/work order, entry list and radio broadcasting)  - separate broadcast for the east and west courses) is here:

https://www.scca.com/events/1990310-18-tire-rack-solo-nationals

[Reijo]

I think Ryan C. should be arriving in Lincoln tonight ... 2 day trip (20 hrs. of driving time ... almost identical to the drive to LA!).  Typically I would drive to Billings, Montana and overnight there (it is slightly less than 1/2 way to Lincoln ... which would be slightly south but it is all freeway from Billings to Lincoln if you stay on the Interstate via Cheyenne, Wy.).   Not sure when others may be arriving.   Actually I wonder if Ambrose and Ryan are caravaning since I believe Ambrose and Jay are also in the Pro with Ryan? 

[Reijo]

Oh, and add Orieta (Jay's wife) in the GT3 in L2 as well!   So 4 of our people in the Pro Finale!    All in SS or SSL.

[PedalFaster]

I took a screenshot for another discussion, and thought I'd share it here. In case you're wondering how Lincoln compares to YYC, here are the two at the same scale:



And that's just the competition course area -- there's a separate practice course that's itself as big as YYC (and has no light poles), not to mention paddock space for 1,400 competitors plus support vehicles and vendors.

[Reijo]

The Pro Solo Finale begins tomorrow/Saturday morning!

The schedule is on Central Time in Nebraska (so I think the run start time is 8 am Central Time or 7 am Mountain/Calgary Time) ... and they are going to be running in the rain I believe from what I saw of the forecast today. Live stream including run/work order is here:

https://www.scca.com/event_sessions/1989680-live-audio-stream-11

[Reijo]

Live results from Lincoln are here:

http://sololive.scca.com/Pro/index.php

[Reijo]

Ryan managed a 2nd place finish ... with no improvements for anyone as far as I could tell due to rain ... drying pavment and then more rain. ... Ambrose was in 4th (standing the same as Saturday) just one place out of the trophies ... Jay and Orieta did not fare quite as well but they were tough fields ...

[MurrayPeterson]

I think we need o hear some stories about weather here.  Stephen H came in 32nd, and Chris was 43rd; completely unexpected results.

Cam is in 4th SS, and Ambrose 7th -- both in reasonable placements, but I expected better (no pressure Cam, really )

Tom G is in 21st and Tom K in 34th (CS)  -- both far below what I was hoping.  On the plus side, Brian Coulson is in 1st -- nice guy, good driver.

And the big question -- how was the poutine at the Canadian tent?

[Stuart]

Interesting tidbit:  Although weather changes between run groups, Cam ran a second faster than the Vancouver Special!!!

[E6Cueman]

Interesting tidbit:  Although weather changes between run groups, Cam ran a second faster than the Vancouver Special!!!

And Cam wasn't in anything close to dry, so I wonder how bad it was for AM.

[PedalFaster]

There was enough standing water on course for the first three heats that Bridgestones weren't the tire to have -- the fastest guys were on more general-purpose performance tires that were able to evacuate water.

And yeah, lots of previously ambitious people who are very, very disappointed.

[Reijo]

The west announcer said the Vancouver Special was on dry Hoosiers.    Joe went 35 sec faster when it started to dry out a bit ... or rather just drizzle rather than outright rain.    I put lots of commentary on the FB page ... go there.

[MurrayPeterson]

1 run to go, and Cam is sitting in first place.  Go Cam!

[Reijo]

 It is over! Cam wins! GJ Dixon in 2nd and Charles Kim in 3rd! Ambrose trophied in 6th place and Ryan pulled it out in the last run and picked up the last trophy in 9th place! I remember once hearing that anyone of the top 10 (in a class like this) can win it given any single day/competition. Congrats again, Cam!

Also, think about it folks, 3 of our 4 guys in class trophied!  Amazing and good driving guys!

[JamesTCallaghan]

Congrats Cam, Ambrose and Ryan!