LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. 5, 2014) – Following heat three on the East Course at the Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals, three new National Champions were crowned in Super Street Prepared Ladies, Super Street Modified and F Modified. Formula SAE also named a winner.
Jocelin Huang, of Edina, Minn., dominated SSPL in her No. 90 Porsche 911 Turbo. The margin of victory for her second National Championship was a massive 5.572 seconds.
“I was really just trying to drive my own race,” Huang said. “I was trying to execute that plan. The rain was a bit of a challenge.
“There was a thin coating of water that made things difficult after the first run. We didn’t have any wet tires and these already have 30 runs on them, but we were able to pull it out. It means a lot to me to have a second jacket.”
Matthew Glagola, of Atlanta, Ga., was able to make a significant turnaround from his performance on Thursday in SSM. His overnight deficit to the class leader was a manageable 0.625-second while driving his No. 88 Lotus Elise. Glagola claimed the Championship with a 0.158-second margin of victory.
“Coming into this week it was about making a no excuse car,” Glagola said. “I was just going to drive the best I could and see where I placed.
“Yesterday, Tom O’Gorman drove my car and I got to see the in-car footage of it and I realized left foot braking is not needed in this car. I got lucky with a dry second run, today. Everything came together, and that’s just luck.”
In FM, Darren Seltzer, of Orlando, Fla., took home his second consecutive National Championship in convincing fashion. In the No. 75 Darrenseltzer.com Raptor F500, Seltzer finished the two-day competition with a 3.019-second gap over Jason Hobbs in the No. 140 Vision Speedworks Novakar F500.
“Last year we came here with no expectations because we hadn’t run with anyone before,” Seltzer said. “This year everyone knew what we were going to do. So, mentally, it was tougher for me. I had to really get in the zone and focus more than usual. It was really a lot of pressure. Boy, did that rain today make me nervous.
“We had a good crew of people on the car that kept everything dry, clean and organized. We just took it one run at a time. I couldn’t change the weather, but I knew that every run had to count.”
Christopher Moulckers took the win in Formula SAE, but not a National Championship as it is supplemental class for this event.
The Tire Rack Solo National Championships wraps up this afternoon. More information can be found at SCCA.com/SoloNationals.
2014 Solo National Championship
