The guy who won it all is a humble, dark horse autocrosser named Bryan Heitkotter. One of us. Just really, really good.
http://wot.motortrend.com/recliner-race ... 85497.html
He drove his MR2 to Solo Nationals for the first time in 2006, and won E-Stock from left field. He came back in 2009, co-driving a RX-8 in B-Stock, then again in 2010 behind the wheel of a borrowed MX-5. Same result: total domination. You might have read a recent SCCA article on him.
http://solomatters.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... eitkotter/
Bryan is a friend of mine through Solo and Gran Turismo. I ran into him walking course at Nationals last year, and he was sheepish on his chances of doing well in C-Stock. After the first day, he had the lead by a second over autocross alien Ryan Buetzer. He can drive.
This is a moonshot story, a one-in-a-million affair. Rarely is raw talent united with a professional drive without access to the secret ingredient (hint: money). Bryan was all talent, no money. Here's a case of genuine skill and determination being rewarded with a shot at what for most of us is a dream career.