Atlanta Pro-Solo

Mark McCrary · Post by **Mark McCrary** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:01 am

You will get no less than 12 runs per person. Then if you are if first or possible second in you class the you advance to elimination. A pro solo is 2 courses that are exactly the same but one course you turn right and the other course tou turn left. You will run beside another car, most of the time someone in you class.
It looks like CSP is not going to make a class. I do not run SM2 and I still will have to run with the vettes.

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:39 am

Curt, the tire warmer thing really doesn't work in a Pro Solo. The fastest driver ends up running first and on the cold tires. By the time the second driver usually gets to run, the tires are cold again.

The only time you end up running against another class is in the challenge, as Mark said. WHen you are in the challenge, it is like bracket racing. So if you line up against a 'vette, you get to leave first.

Mark, You might do fine in SM2 against the 'vettes. You will probably hook up better off the line and I would be willing to bet your car will corner better because of less weight. The frustrating thing will be the straights.

The first Pro Solo I attended was in Nashville and they were running all SP cars in an indexed class. I got to run heads up against Dean Sapp in an ASP Viper. My monster 90hp VW

hung with him until he shifted to second.

Mark McCrary · Post by **Mark McCrary** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:49 am

I was talking about BSP but I might run SM2 it all depends. Look whos in a RX 7 in SM2. That should be nice. He will leave me sitting.

ConeJunkie · Post by **ConeJunkie** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 9:40 am

Question for the ones that ran a Pro Solo event before. On Friday on the schedule they show Practice Starts. Does that just have something to do with the Christmas Tree or do they have a full practice course set up?

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:14 am

ConeJunkie wrote:Question for the ones that ran a Pro Solo event before. On Friday on the schedule they show Practice Starts. Does that just have something to do with the Christmas Tree or are do they have a full practice course set up?

It is christmas tree only. You get to run first and second gear and that's it, no turns involved. It's good to make a few starts to get some rhythm but that's it.

ConeJunkie · Post by **ConeJunkie** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:00 pm

Thanks Mark.......

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:10 pm

Only 15 spaces left! If you want to go and haven't registered, you need to get online now!

ConeJunkie · Post by **ConeJunkie** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 7:43 am

This is going to be the largest amount of competition I have ran against in STX to date. 8 total competitors, me and 7 WRX's. The biggest class is STS with 26 entered cars. Can't wait to next weekend..

Post by **thrdeye** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:03 am

You will never hear me say this again, so listen up.

I hope you beat the crap outta those wrx's

Is tom hoppe registered? I saw a thread on NABISCO where his WRX is in limp mode and it could be because of the speedo gear in the tranny.

Mark McCrary · Post by **Mark McCrary** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:28 am

This will be a new experience for me too. I have never ran in a class larger that 11, 26 is unreal. And to top that I will be driving a FWD car. I will get owned but hopefully not finish last thanks to Doug.

ConeJunkie · Post by **ConeJunkie** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:22 pm

thrdeye wrote:You will never hear me say this again, so listen up.

I hope you beat the crap outta those wrx's

Is tom hoppe registered? I saw a thread on NABISCO where his WRX is in limp mode and it could be because of the speedo gear in the tranny.

Thanks for the words of encouragement..

...This is all the cars in STX :

Fehrman, Joel
King, Mike
Meduri, Joshua
Koradi, Reto
Hoppe, Tom
Wiese, Richard
Casey, Keith

I also think I saw on the SCCA forums that Tom's car is being co-driven. Any of those names jump out at you?

tscott · Post by **tscott** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:00 pm

Joel is a pretty quick driver as is Tom Hoppe.

Post by **thrdeye** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:33 pm

Tyler, wasn't Mike King that guy that you spoke with down at the subie challenge that was really good? Don't remember what he drove

Mark McCrary · Post by **Mark McCrary** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:55 pm

Kieth Casey is fast. He is the defending STX National Champion. You will be going against the best so this will help you see where you are in the class. You can do it Cliff. Hope that it does not rain.

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:04 pm

thrdeye wrote:Tyler, wasn't Mike King that guy that you spoke with down at the subie challenge that was really good? Don't remember what he drove

Yup, Mike King is fast. I think he placed 2nd in the Mazda Rev-it-up Challenge.
BTW, rain or not, Subies kick a## at Pro Solo starts. 60ft times are usually around 1.9. I think my car does about 2.2 or 2.3 if I remember correctly.