We are proud to present our collaboration with videographer Ben Beames, SFR SCAA member and racer, in making two videos about our events.
If you want to know more about autocross, check out our intro video:
To prepare for your first event, watch our orientation video, then e-mail us with any questions:
THANK YOU
First off, THANK YOU to our attendees for coming out and running SFR Round 1 at Marina this past Saturday! Despite the pre-event threat of bad weather, we ended up with a mostly sunny day and a quickly drying course. The 4 run groups setup with “on the fly” worker changeover allowed us to complete 5 runs per competitor AND offer fun runs at the end of the day while still finishing up before 3pm! Great job by all involved to pull it off, and a special thanks to our Trailer Chief Troy Jennings for getting everything onsite early and in great shape. I would also like to thank our Round 1 Co-Chairs Youmna Zalzal and Justin Moore (Justin also designed the course) for a well run event.
NEXT EVENTS
We have a pair of events coming up at Crows Landing on Feb 23rd and 24th.
On the 23rd, we have a Test-n-Tune / Practice Course event. This will be set up so that you work a 1 hour shift and have 2 hours worth of running in the morning, a lunch hour, then repeat in the afternoon. There are plenty of runs to be had! Cost is $65, and you MUST pre-register through MSR. We will not offer on-site registration!
On the 24th, we are holding Round 2 of our 2019 Championship Series. Cost is $55 if you pre-register through MSR.
STARTING LINE
If you have any friends who are looking to get involved with driving in motorsports, the SCCA Starting Line school will also be held on Feb 23rd at Crows Landing (on a separate part of the site from the Test-n-Tune). Amongst the items you get with a Starting Line entry is a free entry to an SFR Solo Event, which can conveniently be used the next day at Round 2. Check out this link for details on the Starting Line program, and click here to register!
THANKS and see you out at our next events!
Ed Runnion, SFR Solo Chair
Many of you have noticed that the site’s menu options have changed, and have asked where the information has gone. It’s all still there, just under a different heading or menu branch!
We’re in the process of consolidating pages and reorganizing so that, hopefully, the information will be easy to find in places that make sense.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to e-mail us or to message us via the Facebook Page.
Hello and Welcome to SFR SCCA Solo 2019!
For this year, we have a few changes coming up. Questions? E-mail us at sfr_solo@sfrscca.org!
CLASSES
For 2019, we are combining some of our classes into “PAX” classes to help increase competition. We have also removed a few index classes (X, N, NS) and renamed one class (T2 becomes “STM” or “Street Tire Modified”). As a reminder, 2019 PAX values are published here: http://solotime.info/pax/rtp2019.html.
Note that there will likely be some permanent number conflicts (from 2018 numbers); for that we apologize. We’ll work through the conflicts on a case-by-case basis.
COST
Unfortunately as site expenses increase, we do have to increase event entry fees from time to time to make sure we stay solvent. We have been hit with a 20% (!) increase in daily rent for 2019 from one of our sites. As such, we are raising the single-day entry fee for a regular region event by $5/day (both pre-reg and walk-up rates). We are also working on being able to offer a discount if you enter BOTH days on a given weekend (i.e. 2 regular events, or a Test-n-Tune plus a regular event).
EVENT OPERATIONS
This year, we plan to generally run all run groups in the morning. When we have enough expected participants we will have 4 run groups, changing workers on the fly to minimize downtime between groups. This format makes it so participants never have to run then immediately work, or vice versa, and limiting downtime gets us more runs during the day.
For 4 run groups to work, we must have a minimum of 100 participants to a maximum of about 140 to have enough workers to staff the event but not so many runs that everyone is still on site until 4:00 PM. Please note that for events where we anticipate over 140 entrants, we will plan to have morning and afternoon run groups, like in previous years. If we have less than 100 expected entrants, we will have only 3 groups in the morning. A decision will be made by the Solo Chair when pre-reg closes, and participants will be notified of final run groups by email and via social media.
ANNUAL TECH
If you qualify, fill in the Annual Tech form here; keep the e-mail on hand to show when getting your sticker. Alternatively, you could download the Annual Tech form here, fill it out, and bring it to your next event.
With Annual Tech, you won’t have to worry about getting your car checked every event, and we’ll know at a glance that you’re good for the year.
With all the above said, it’s time to register for our first event of 2019! It will be at Marina Municipal Airport (3200 Imjin Rd, Marina CA) on Saturday February 9th.
See you in less than two weeks!
— Ed Runnion, Solo Chair
This is being released with a pretty big caveat: namely, the Marina dates are NOT FAA approved yet. Note this is true for EVERY club who runs at Marina this year after Feb 1st, not just SCCA.
These dates are tentative, with the understanding that if we do not receive FAA approval, we will have to change things.
We hope to see our veterans and many new faces this season!
San Francisco Region SCCA Solo is proud to announce the Awards Banquet for the 2018 season, to be held on January 12 at 6:00 PM at
A buffet dinner will be served, including seasonal vegetables, fresh fruit, top round of beef au jus, chicken teriyaki, and freshly-baked lasagna. A cash bar will be available.
We will hold raffles for several car-related items, along with some fun non-car items. Prizes include free mounting and balancing of any four tires; free wheel alignment; driveline fluids; a doggie spa basket; craft beer from Strike Brewing Co.; MotorsportReg credits for use at SFR events; and more! You can buy raffle tickets through MSR or bring cash to buy them on site.
All veterans and novices are welcome, as are friends and family.
Join us to celebrate the champions, trophy winners, and volunteers of the 2018 season! Register now!
Round 16 prelim results are now available on the Results Page.
Round 17 is the last one of the season and will be on Dec 1st. Make sure not to miss it!
Round 15 results are now available on our main Results Page.
Prelim results for Round 12 and Round 13 are now up on our Results Page.
Round 14 will have a rungroup format change. ALL rungroups will run in the morning (4 groups) and we will be using on-the-fly worker swap.
Are now up! Check the 2018 Results Page for details.
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