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Page 4 of 5 Day 4 – Saturday, July 18 Most of the morning and afternoon on Saturday was spent at the Solo 2 race hosted by the Tennessee Region SCCA in the parking lot of Saturn’s Northfield Complex. 28 cars competed in the event which included 2 Nissans, 2 Porsches, 2 Corvettes, 2 BMWs, 1 Camaro SS, 1 Mustang Cobra, 1 Mazda Miata, and a Cosworth Vega. 14 Saturn drivers were divided into 2 classes – first-time novices and those with prior experience. There were 9 experienced Saturn racers and 5 novices. John Comeskey from SPS won the Saturn experienced class in his gold SL2. His best time of 43.741 also beat the best efforts of the Camaro SS and the Mustang Cobra. Kevin Svarda from SPS won the novice class in his 98 SC2. Even though this was Kevin’s first experience in a Solo 2 race, his best time of 44.195 was good enough to have taken 2nd place in the experienced class!  | | Competitors crowd around the SCCA trailer for the drivers’ meeting. |
 | | Modified Saturns lined up on the grid, preparing to race. |
 | | Eric Penn waits at the starting line for the green flag. |
 | | John Comeskey lifts the inside rear wheel in a tight turn. |
 | | Lane Stroik exits wide on his way to a 3rd place finish in the novice class. |
 | | Al Clapsaddle had the most-improved performance of the day – and he actually looks better with his helmet on than off! (Just kidding, Al.) |
 | | Bruce Sweetman from Autoweek magazine takes a run in Mike Kramer’s Thundersport racecar. |
 | | Eric Penn accepts his award for his 4th place performance in the experienced Saturn division. |
 | | Lane Stroik and Noah Boehm accept their awards for placing 3rd and 2nd respectively in the novice Saturn division. Lane is shown here modeling the awesome scR motorsports t-shirt while Noah says, ‘west side.’ |
 | | Kevin Svarda displays his award after the winning the novice Saturn division in his 98 SC2. His time of 44.195 was also good enough to have placed 2nd in the experienced division. |
 | | John Comeskey displays his award after the winning the experienced Saturn division in his 96 SL2. His time of 43.741 was also good enough to beat a Camaro SS and a Mustang Cobra. |
SCCA Solo 2 Results – Saturn Division | Experienced | | | | | Place | Time | Driver | Saturn | | 1 | 43.741 | John Comeskey | 96 SL2 | | 2 | 44.359 | Stuart Rabeneck | 95 SC2 | | 3 | 44.825 | Chris Gregory | 95 SC1 | | 4 | 45.338 | Jon Tapp | 97 SC2 | | 5 | 45.697 | Eric Penn | 92 SC | | 6 | 46.355 | Bill Deebs | 97 SC2 | | 7 | 46.997 | Jon Tapp | 94 SC2 | | 8 | 47.238 | Rami Golden | 97 SL2 | | 9 | 49.892 | Bill Deebs | 94 SC2 | | Novice | | | | | 1 | 44.195 | Kevin Svarda | 98 SC2 | | 2 | 45.256 | Noah Boehm | 96 SC2 | | 3 | 48.156 | Lane Stroik | 94 SC2 | | 4 | 48.649 | Jamin Cummings | 97 SC2 | | 5 | 51.904 | Al Clapsaddle | 98 SL2 |
After the race, most of us cleaned up and headed a few miles north to Franklin to attend a huge weekly cruise-in. We had dinner at Backyard Burgers and saw a ton of awesome cars. While at the cruise-in, we ran into a few Saturn execs who brought out their own street-machines – including an original Classic Camaro and a Ford Coupe street rod.
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