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2017 Work continues
We've been specializing in Porsche and Ferrari cars, providing maintenance and repairs to owners all over the Northwest. Stay tuned for info on our exciting 964 to 965 "Look" Porsche project
2012 Last year of Racing
Second place finish in Oregon Region SCCA Spec Miata championship
The 2012 racing season saw Eric continuing to improve, missing the Oregon Region Championship title by only three points to winner Matt Shultz.
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2011 Racing Season
Fifth place in Oregon Region SCCA Spec Miata championship
Eric continues to compete in Spec Miata, wrapping up the season in fifth place.
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2010 Racing Season
Participation in Oregon Region SCCA Spec Miata Champioship
Beginning with a salvage-titled 1999 Mazda Miata, Eric built a race car for the SCCA Spec Miata series and finished 8th in the 2010 Oregon Region SCCA Championship.
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November 4-7, 2009
SCCA American Road Race of Champions and Enduro races at Road Atlanta
Eric took a side trip to Atlanta after delivering a recently re-freshed 1975 Pontiac Trans-Am to its owner in Alabama. At Road Atlanta (Braselton, GA) Eric competed in the SCCA’s American Road Race of Champions in a Spec Miata Class Mazda Miata in both a sprint and endurance race. Much improvement was made to both car and driver for their first trip at Road Atlanta, and despite a 31st place finish in a 55 car field, Eric said the sprint race was “a great race on a fabulous track”. After some modifications to the car, resulting in a better set-up and more speed, Eric competed in a 3 hour endurance race. Unfortunately, the transmission gave out just after a third of the race distance. Many thanks to Bob, Brenda and Brenda Cleary for making this such a fun and memorable trip. Eric’s eager to do more driving, and looks forward to his next visit to Georgia.
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November 1, 2009
Trans-Am Re-fresh
The 1975 Trans-Am re-fresh included re-upholstering the interior, repainting the exterior, cleaning and repainting the engine, and rebuilding the transmission. The entire car was disassembled, inspected and refurbished and delivered to the owner in Alabama. See photos below (click to enlarge).
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July 25, 2009
Engine Restoration Complete!
Eric just finished a complete rebuild and restoration of the 1964 Porsche 356 SC engine. Car is running great and customer is completing engine break-in!
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July 3-5, 2009
SCCA National Races at PIR
Racing for Dave Mead in a Mazda Miata SSB class, Eric finished 5th overall for the weekend.
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June 29, 2008
Eric Jones Motorsports--New Location
Eric's still in the Eugene-Springfield area! Come see his new shop: 4884 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403. The phone number will remain the same: 541-726-4773.
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October 17, 2007
Eric Jones Places 8th at SCCA National Championship Races in Topeka
Eugene-native, Eric S. Jones, placed 8th at the Sports Car Club of America National Championship race in Topeka, KS on October 12, 2007. Ranked 2nd in the Northwest Region behind his car owner, Mike Solley, Jones competed against top ranked racers from around the country for the national championship.
Driving a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Jones had the 6th fastest overall lap time (1:43.645). Despite falling back as far as 15th due to a bottlenecked start and a worn out engine, Jones regained his original position as well as an additional four places by the end of the 18 lap road race. Jones, a local businessman, owns Eric Jones Motorsports and Eric Jones Racing.
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June 5, 2007
Solley Motorsports takes Pole, Class Win, and Overall Win at Portland Rose Cup
Team Driver, Eric Jones, driving the Solley Motorsports Corvette, took Overall Victory at Portland this past weekend. Eric’s time of 1:23.019 took the pole on his first race at Portland in a production automobile like the Corvette. Eric is a frequent winner at Portland and other tracks in the Shifter Karts he drives on a regular basis. Eric lapped every car but two in the 21 car field on the way to victory, and easily took the overall and class wins.
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May 29, 2007
Solley Motorsports Scores Back-to-Back One-Two Finishes
Solley Motorsports Won both races this past weekend at Pacific Raceways near Seattle, Washington. Team Driver, Eric Jones was driving the #44 Corvette, while Team Owner, Mike Solley drove the #33 Ferrari. Mike won the race on Sunday with Eric close behind in the teams first ever one-two finish. Mike had a suspension failure on the Ferrari in Monday's race but still finished second and Eric got the win. Eric held off a hard charging Viper in both races and managed to avoid a number of accidents by other drivers.
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April 29, 2007
Solley Motorsports Corvette on the Podium at Gingerman
Team Driver, Eric Jones, was third in his first national race and first race at Gingerman earlier today.
Solley Motorsports along with team partner Lady Luck Motorsports, owned by Lance Knupp, swept the podium spots. Lance Knupp finished first, followed by Al Longtin and Eric Jones.