Time to Get Serious: SCCA Tire Rack Solo National Tour Field Stacked in Walnut Ridge on April Fools' Weekend
Time to Get Serious: SCCA Tire Rack Solo National Tour Field Stacked in Walnut Ridge on April Fools' Weekend TOPEKA, Kan. (March 31, 2006) - Though a portion of the next stop on the Tire Rack(r) SCCA Solo National Tour falls on April Fools' Day, there won't be much fooling around for competitors this weekend; not with the 2006 season already a third of the completed and chances to earn points toward a trip to the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships in Topeka dwindling. If this weekend is anything like last time the Solo National Tour made its way into Walnut Ridge, the event will have a championship feel to it as many local supporters make their way to the Walnut Ridge Airport to cheer on competitors. A set of Wisconsin Soloists, including a husband-and-wife duo, could give a good cause to cheer as Steve Wynveen, of Germantown, Wis. ( www.mercuryracing.com <http://www.mercuryracing.com/> 2001 Honda S2000), along with Jeff and Denise Cashmore, of New Berlin, Wis. (Inacom Information Systems 1989 Chevrolet Corvette), battle in A Stock. Ralph Elder, of Folsom, Calif., will be a force to reckon with in B Stock as he takes on 14 other drivers in his 2000 Honda S2000. Among those who could very well be up to the task of taking Elder down are Carter Thompson, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Jim Thompson of Cleveland, Tenn., who will co-drive a 2005 Nissan 350Z. In B Street Prepared, Jeff Templeton, of Saint Louis, Mo., in his Shimmysideways.com 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi, may be the one to beat. However, Joel Fehrman, of Smyrna, Ga., could have other thoughts on his mind on who the top spot will go to. Fehrman will drive his own, newer STi - the Knowledge Performance 2005 Subaru WRX. North meets South in C Stock this weekend when Bradley Lamont, of Chicago, Ill., and Darrin DiSimo, of Coral Springs, Fla., duke it out in the middle of the country. Lamont will sport his over6racing.com 1999 Mazda Miata, while DiSimo will counter with his own 1999 Miata. G Stock will be a 17-car tussle in Walnut Ridge this weekend with Robert Carpenter, of Knoxville, Tenn. (2001 Toyota Celica); Matthew Jensen, of Terre Haute, Ind. (WayMotorWorks.com/Dreyer&Reinbold MINI/SoloRacer.com/18Racing.com/TireTote.com 2005 Mini Cooper S) and Jeff Jacobs, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Mini of Charleston/Miniusa.com/Helix Minisports 2005 Mini Cooper S) leading the way. In Super Stock, 18 drivers are set to duke it out, and unlike some other classes where one car may dominate the entry list, three different makes, with three very capable drivers, could wind up the victor. Matthew Braun, of Northville, Mich., will pilot the PowerPlug 2005 Lotus Elise and go up against, among others, Jerry Onks, of Smyrna, Tenn. (VetteSport/RAFT 2002 Chevrolet Z06) and G.H. Sharp, of Kernersville, N.C. (2006 Porsche Cayman S). Where it could be a number of different models that takes the Super Stock win, attention will be turned to a pair of Honda Civics in Street Touring S, where Andy Hollis, of Austin, Texas (Soulspeed/ART/GRM 1989 Honda Civic Si) and Courtney Cormier, of Glen Allen, Va. (1990 Honda Civic Si) will battle each other and the seven other STS entrants. The first of five heats begins competition at the Walnut Ridge Airport at 9:15 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. An awards presentation, schedule for 4:30 p.m., will follow immediately upon completion of the event. For more information, including a full entry list and a complete schedule, visit www.scca.com <http://www.scca.com/> .