LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 5, 2014) – Heat four on the West Course at the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships saw four drivers take home top honors in B Street, F Street Ladies, Street Touring Sport and B Street Prepared Ladies.
Lane Borg, of San Angelo, Texas, took home the BS Championship at the wheel of his No. 199 StranoParts Chevrolet Corvette. Following day one, Borg was the class leader. The more technical nature of the East Course did not play to the strength of his car, but he did what needed to be done to seal his title bid.
“My biggest challenge was to get enough sleep,” Borg said. “I tend not to at these things. I had a lot of fun. I’ve never had the break between the ProSolo and the Nationals, so it was fun to see a bunch of my friends run.
“I ran a couple test and tunes and the car felt great. So, I decided not to touch it. Heading into today I had the rain tires ready to go after looking at the radar. I had to be ready for anything, but it’s just hard to prepare. This win is a little validation, especially when everyone keeps telling you that you’re going to win.”
In FSL, Jackie Mutschler, of Houston, ended the day on at the top of the standings in her No. 89 StranoParts/Raft Racing/Koni/Team Minardi Chevrolet Camaro. Leading the competition both days, Mutschler finished with a 2.270-second margin of victory.
“We bought the car in April,” Mutschler said. “We ran it bone stock until the beginning of August. Then, we used the ProSolo as a test bed for the car. We played with a bunch of tire combinations, including mixing different brands. We just needed to figure out exactly how we wanted to set the car up.
“This means a lot to me. The last time I won F Stock Ladies was 17 years ago. I was six months pregnant with our first child, at the time. I came back to Nationals a few times since 2002, but I had never run a full season. This year we put a lot of effort into it, and to see some payoff means a lot.”
Andrew Canak, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a Championship contender for the STS title after day one while driving his No. 195 Toyo Tires Mazda Miata. He started the final day of competition in second, trailing by 0.003-second, and finished with a 0.379-second margin of victory.
“At home we race against Jason Frank, so that’s a person everyone tries to chase,” Canak said. “We’ve been chasing him all year. At the beginning of the year, we were pretty close to him, but ran into some problems at the Spring Nationals. We did some things to the car before this event, and it’s back on pace. We didn’t have the most confidence going into the race because we were behind Jason , but after running the practice course the car felt good. After day one the car felt even better.”
Amanda Hahn, of Littleton, Colorado, won her second consecutive jacket in BSPL at the controls of her No. 80 3rAuto.com/CorSportUSA.com/EAPW.com Honda S2000. Following three runs on the East Course, Hahn held the lead. On the West Course, she grew her lead to 2.235 seconds over Lana Tsurikova in the No. 27 Lang Motorsport/Ratchet Head/OS Giken BMW M3.
“I’m very excited to have been able to repeat as National Champion,” Hahn said. “It was a good day, and the car was doing everything I wanted it to once the tires got up to temperature. Once that happened, I was able to put in a fast, clean run. Watching other drivers on course, it seemed like being clean was most important today.
“It was nice to have a full class this year. Having four National Champions as the competition was also great because it showed me I can compete with them. I hadn’t realized Patty Tunnell and Jodi Fordahl were going to be entered, so it was a little bit of a surprise. But, I didn’t let it get to me too much.”
The Tire Rack Solo National Championships wraps up this afternoon. More information can be found at SCCA.com/SoloNationals.
2014 Solo National Championship
