High Demand for Ohio Land

The intrinsic value of land spiked this morning in Lexington, Ohio, as competitor registration opened for the 2016 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, presented by Garmin VIRB, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

When dawn broke, the paddock within Mid-Ohio was just peaceful, open land.  But at 9am Central Time when Runoffs online registration opened, that space was suddenly segmented into plots no larger than 80’X50’ -- and became the most valuable acreage anywhere in the United States to many SCCA Club racers who will call that square “home” for a week or two later in September.

Within the first 90 minutes of registration being open, 300 drivers had already made their intentions clear that they would be competing in the 2016 Runoffs at Mid-Ohio.  By sunset, that number had grown to almost 400 competitors.  That is a marked increase to the 310 racers that registered on the first day for the 2015 Runoffs at Daytona International Speedway. As of Tuesday, July 26, registration has bloomed to almost 500 competitors overall. And for those that haven’t yet registered but plan to compete in this year’s Runoffs, there’s still plenty of time to file entries online.

This year’s 53rd running of the annual SCCA National Championships marks a return to Mid-Ohio’s 13-turn, 2.258-mile road circuit that twists its way through Central Ohio.  The Runoffs were last held there in 2005 when the SCCA closed a 12-year Runoffs residency at the venue.  But the winner-take-all National Championship is back, and all 28 Runoffs-eligible classes will have 23-lap races from Sept. 23-25, rain or shine, to claim victory and bragging rights.

Make plans now to attend the 2016 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, presented by Garmin VIRB.  Racing fans would be hard pressed to find a better weekend of motorsport competition anywhere in the world.