NW SCCA ProSolo #1 on 5/16/09 at Packwood, WA

I had the chance to go to the first Northwest Region SCCA ProSolo event in Packwood, WA on 5/16. If you've never autocrossed at Packwood before you MUST go, this place is HUGE! After driving the smooth and open pavement at Packwood I appreciated just how rough our PIR courses are. Anyways, it was a great event and NWR SCCA really has their act together. John and I brought up my RX-7 where we were the oldest car, the most miles, the smallest engine, and the least amount of HP. Talk about a knife at a gunfight :(

We made do, did pretty well in class, and John got picked as one of the cars in the Challenge, in MY car! The jerk! Anyways I worked the course and watched him whip up on not one, but two C5 Z06's Vette's to make the semi-finals where he whipped an RX-8. The RX-8 owner complained about the staging lights blinking so they re-ran the round and John lost it on the last run. Oh well, we did our best.

The next day we returned for the normal Auto-X and had a blast. Packwood is a cool place to stay and a great place to race. Here are some assorted pictures from both days. I didn't get very many single-car shots as it was our first time at Packwood and I was a little overwhelmed!

Grid for ProSolo. The SSM class C4 Vette was downright intimidating!

Inside the massive hangar! Most hardcore types spend the night in here. We opted for a hotel (the Tatoosh, which was awesome and dirt cheap and walking distance to the track).

It's so big and so pretty here. Really a nice weekend getaway.

The excellent timing and scoring setup with NHRA drag tree. Guys, a perfect light has been .000 for 3 years, time to stop with the .500 tree ;)

Line up of awesomeness. That's a new GT-R, a CSP Miata, and an SSM C4. The Miata and Vette were fast. The GT-R was quick, but stock.

Our competition car for the weekend, my 1983 Mazda RX-7 with a 234,000 mile 12A that's never been rebuilt!
A very clean Porsche 944.

John's favorite car of the event, a Black Viper GTS Coupe.

As always, if you were there or see pics of your car you would like please e-mail me and I will send them right out, free of charge. If you have pics you'd like to share I'd love to post them.