TOPEKA, Kansas (January 28, 2016) – Sports Car Club of America announced today the cancellation of the August 13-14 U.S. Majors Tour race at Pocono Raceway.
“Pocono is a place that we really want to be with the Majors,” SCCA Vice President and COO Eric Prill said. “The ownership has made a number of great improvements in the last several years, the location is close to a huge population of our members and the venue lends itself perfectly for a blended event including many of our different programs, from track to Solo to RallyCross.
“Unfortunately, a crowded schedule on and surrounding that weekend pose some significant challenges in putting on a successful event, and we have made the difficult decision to cancel it for 2016. We appreciate the support and enthusiasm of both the track and Tri Region leadership and will work toward a potential event in 2017.”
With Pocono dropping off the schedule, the June 3-5 event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has been added to the Northeast Conference Championship calendar. This marks the second-consecutive year that the Mid-Ohio Majors will count for both the Northern and Northeast Conferences.
2016 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Schedule of Events (Revised 1/27/16)
Northeast Conference
April 15-17 - VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, Va. (With Southeast)
April 29-May 1 - Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, W. Va.
May 14-15 – Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum, Pa.
June 3-5 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio (With Northern)
June 24-26 - Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
July 22-24 – New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, N.J.
Southeast Conference
Jan. 8-10 – Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.
Jan. 15-17 - Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Fla.
Feb. 27-28 – NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, La. (With Mid-States)
March 18-20 - Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga.
April 15-17 - VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, Va. (With Northeast)
Northern Conference
April 30-May 1 - Blackhawk Farms, S. Beloit, Ill.
June 3-5 - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio (With Northeast)
June 17-19 – Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
July 9-10 - GingerMan Raceway, South Haven, Mich.
July 30-31 - Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Aug. 13-14 – Grattan Raceway, Belding, Mich.
Mid-States Conference
Feb. 27-28 – NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, La. (With Southeast)
April 9-10 - Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Jennings, Okla.
April 30-May 1 – MSR-Houston, Angleton, Texas
May 14-15 - Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Ill.
May 28-29 – Pueblo Motorsports Park, Pueblo, Colo.
July 2-3 - High Plains Raceway, Deer Trail, Colo.
Western Conference
Jan. 29-31 - Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif.
Feb. 20-21 – Willow Springs Int'l Raceway, Rosamond, Calif.
April 8-10 – Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, Calif.
April 29-May 1 - Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, Calif.
May 28-30 - Pacific Raceway, Kent, Wash.
July 2-3 - Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore.
Image: Mid-Ohio has been added to the Northeast schedule in a duel Conference event.
Credit: Jeff Loewe
