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A 1970 Corvette participating in an autocross. American autocross events (also called "Solo", Auto-x" or "Autoslalom") are typically held on flat, paved surfaces such as parking lots or airport tarmacs, and usually have a new course for each event, marked by traffic cones.
The SCCA sanctions "RallyCross" events, similar to autocross, but on a non-paved course. [11] SCCA ProRally was a national performance rally series similar to the World Rally Championship. At the end of the 2004 season SCCA dropped ProRally and ClubRally. A new organization, Rally America, picked up both series starting in 2005.
Tom O'Gorman (born October 22, 1991) is an American racing driver from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.. He has competed in many series of motorsport with success, including, SCCA Solo Autocross, SCCA ProSolo, SCCA Time Trials, UMI's King of the Mountain, [1] One Lap of America, WRL, 25 Hours of Thunderhill, ChampCar Endurance Series, Pirelli World Challenge, Gridlife Touring Cup, and Michelin Pilot ...
RallyCross, also known as RallyX, is a type of car competition in the United States and Canada, sanctioned by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). It is a timed event that involves solo driving on grass or dirt and can be considered "autocross on the dirt." As with autocross, the emphasis is on driver skill and handling rather than absolute speed ...
Autosolos are similar to the popular American motorsport of autocross also formerly known as Solo2. Solo2 is a registered service mark of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). SCCA now refers to this sport simply as "Solo". The generic term used in the US is "autocross".
On Oct. 12-13, 1974, LGR was the site of the second-ever Sports Car Club of America Solo National Championships (then also called Solo II), an autocross event put on by the Chicago Region of the SCCA. 249 drivers competed in 15 classes over a serpentine course that utilized both the oval and the dragstrip.
After winning his class on that first day, he became enamored and engulfed in the sport. Over the next several years, he won numerous regional and national titles in SCCA Solo II competition. Cunningham's driving talent then evolved into road racing where he raced a number of Showroom Stock cars from 1982-1984.
The field was closed around 1995 after the Army left. It is now a State Police driver training facility on week days. On weekends the runways are currently the largest and only centrally located venue in southern New England for SCCA Solo style autocross competitions. [1] Several other clubs also use the runways for similar competitions.