Aaron Savolainen
1992 Volkswagen Corrado · HS · Texas Region SCCA · 2025
Also: 1992 Volkswagen Corrado (XB, 2 events), 2024 Volkswagen GTR (GS, 1 event)
Gap to PAX winner+8.12%Median across 9 events
Run 1 pace+15.23%+5.54% off own best
Cones per event2.82 DNF/DSQ runs
PAX wins00 top-10 finishes
Gap to PAX winner, by event
Higher on the chart is faster
Each event4-event rolling median
Pace by run number
Median best-so-far gap to the PAX winner after each run
Median across 9 events
Cones & DNFs
46 runs across 9 events · a cone is +2 sCones per event2.825 total
Clean events1 / 9No cones and no DNFs
Runs coned39%57% of runs clean
DNF runs24.3% of runs
Costly cones6Coned runs faster than the one that counted
By run number
% of runs coned% of runs DNF
By event
ConesDNF runs
Costly cones
Coned runs that were faster than the time that counted, before the penalty.
| Event | Run | Raw | Cones | Counted best | Time lost | PAX pos clean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXR E9 Nov 23, 2025 | 3 | 61.352 | +2 | 63.759 | 2.407 s | 14th (was 32nd) |
| TXR E9 Nov 23, 2025 | 5 | 61.995 | +1 | 63.759 | 1.764 s | 15th (was 32nd) |
| TXR E9 Nov 23, 2025 | 2 | 62.070 | +2 | 63.759 | 1.689 s | 16th (was 32nd) |
| TXR E1 Mar 2, 2025 | 3 | 53.949 | +1 | 54.496 | 0.547 s | 62nd (was 66th) |
| TXR E8 Oct 5, 2025 | 1 | 62.769 | +1 | 63.097 | 0.328 s | Same (30th) |
| TXR E1 Mar 2, 2025 | 5 | 54.311 | +1 | 54.496 | 0.185 s | 64th (was 66th) |
Events
Newest first| Event | Class | PAX pos | Best raw | PAX | Gap | Cones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event 9 Texas Region SCCA · Nov 23, 2025 | HS | 32 / 132 | 63.759 | 49.987 | +8.12% | 5 · 1 DNF |
| Event 8 Texas Region SCCA · Oct 5, 2025 | HS | 30 / 120 | 63.097 | 49.468 | +9.89% | 2 |
| Event 7 Texas Region SCCA · Sep 14, 2025 | HS | 24 / 114 | 61.849 | 48.489 | +6.70% | 3 |
| Event 6 Texas Region SCCA · Aug 3, 2025 | HS | 27 / 124 | 54.671 | 42.862 | +7.96% | 0 |
| Event 5 Texas Region SCCA · Jul 6, 2025 | HS | 22 / 113 | 84.560 | 66.295 | +8.24% | 4 |
| Event 4 Texas Region SCCA · May 25, 2025 | GS | 18 / 122 | 37.764 | 29.984 | +4.94% | 5 |
| Event 3 Texas Region SCCA · Apr 27, 2025 | HS | 28 / 137 | 44.366 | 34.782 | +6.07% | 2 · 1 DNF |
| Event 2 Texas Region SCCA · Mar 23, 2025 | XB | 78 / 127 | 61.601 | 52.237 | +12.69% | 1 |
| Event 1 Texas Region SCCA · Mar 2, 2025 | XB | 66 / 115 | 54.496 | 46.212 | +17.36% | 3 |
Observations
Computed- Run 1 is typically +15.23% off the PAX winner; Aaron finishes around +8.12%, so about 7.1 points come over the remaining runs.
- Aaron is typically within 1 point of final pace by run 5.
- Trending faster: median gap went from +8.24% in the first half of these events to +8.04% in the second half.
- 2.8 cones per event. Each cone is 2 s, about 3–4% on a 55 s course.
- Run 1 is where mistakes happen most: 56% of run 1s were coned or DNF.
- 6 coned runs were faster than the time that counted. The biggest, at TXR E9, would have been 2.407 s quicker and 18 PAX places higher clean.