Can your car do a hubstand? Admittedly not as impressive as if the driver can do a handstand.
Big pharma is out, big rubber is in.
DJ Alessandrini shares some last minute go-fast tips in Grid with co-driver Mike Kubiak.
The Top Novice award is presented to the highest finishing Novice in any class. With his S3 win, Richard Kenney took home the trophy!
Surrounded by SCCA family, time between sessions is always awesome.
Lisa Keyes has mastered the art of putting on a game face.
Time Trials coaches aren't just available during and immediately following sessions. Whether you only have a question or came equipped with video, they're happy to help at any time.
In the Paddock Bike wars, classic motorcycle style trumps e-scooters and kick scooters.
Being Team Hollis mascot is hard work, but Gracie makes it look effortless.
In our 7th year of taking SCCA Time Trials to NCM Motorsports Park, you'd think the track records would be pretty safe... but 10 new records were set over the four-day weekend!
Hard on the brakes, hit your apex, back to throttle quickly; It's a long way to turn 5!
Hayride + racetrack = magical memories
Ryan Tolleson won the TTN Breakthrough Performer award for coming into Time Trials competition from an oval track racing background.
That feeling when you know you just laid down the perfect lap.
Not only does Jackie Mutschler lead the SCCA Women on Track Time Trials committee, she actively encourages ladies to join the sport, and continues to support them through their adventures. That's why she was named this year's SCCA Women on Track Time Trials Ambassador.
#FunWithCars? #CountMeIn!
Driving your car to the track with a tire trailer in tow? That's TRUE Grassroots and earned Justin Kennedy a trophy for his efforts.
It's a way of life.
Turn 1 at NCM Motorsports Park is tough to navigate, and car placement is everything! But don't go too far... the Busby line will get your time deleted.
These engines ate! (...not dinner; that was the other part of Thursday's Expo)
Couldn't say it any better if we tried... and we've tried.
It takes a little traffic management to get cars from grid to course at NCM Motorsports Park, but it's a joy to watch the parade as they go by!
Thursday's Expo featured a Track Hayride where tour guide DJ Alessandrini pointed out key coaching tips and visuals on a lap of the track.
Who's smile is bigger: Amy's or COTA's?
Chillin' and grillin'
How fast can YOU bail out of your car? Grassroots Motorsports sponsored a challenge to evaluate this very important motorsports skill. Nate Kindlon won with an amazing time of 2.83 seconds!
SCCA's very own Lee Grimes discusses all things Club Spec with Thomas Okihisa of Falken Tire.
Timing is everything.
How'd that session go? Let's talk about it! Post-session impounds are a hallmark of SCCA Time Trials events.
We're jealous of this little guy's first car!
Up up and away... to Pitt Race for Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals Powered by Hagerty in 2025!
Worried you might miss a detail in the driver's meeting? Recording it is a GREAT idea!
NEVER BACK DOWN NEVER WHAT? Michael Digrigorio claimed Never Surrender honors for making a last-minute car change, involving complete prep of the car.
This was Danny Kao's fourth time to NCM Motorsports Park for a National Time Trials event, and he's never repeated a car or class. His Sport 4 win this year adds to his previous class count that includes Sport 2, Sport 5, and Max 3.
Hell or high water, SCCA members make a way of getting where they want to go.
We're not going to say the Harbor Freight jack is the official jack of the SCCA, but considering the support it offers members, it might as well be.
We'll go out on a limb that Ivy was happy with her time in that session.
When not working with his meat smoker to feed the TTN masses, Stephen Miller has a great time behind the wheel of his S6 class Miata.
From Track Night to Time Trials, SCCA Track Night in America Manager Justin Barbry is a fixture at events across the Southeast United States!
Have you seen the fastest Front Wheel Drive car to tackle NCM Motorsports Park? If you were at the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals, you did. Jimmy Rauck piloted his Civic to a 2:04.703 around the 3.15-mile circuit.
SCCA Director KJ Christopher leads on and off the track! He finished just off the competitive Sport 1 podium.
Everybody gets a stamp! In grid before their first competitive session, that is.
SCCA is proud to partner with Grassroots Motorsports to host the Ultimate Track Car Challenge during Time Trials Nationals. Raiden Nicol took top honors this year in a Radical SR10!
Jeremy Porter's Unlimited 2 Mini Cooper turns heads, but more importantly always leaves a smile on his face!
Saturday Night's dinner sponsored by Hagerty and Racing for ALS raised over $3,500 for Western North Carolina recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene! Thank you all for your contributions!
Nexxxxxt up! Chris Harp leads his group down pit road before taking to NCM's 3.15-mile Grand Course
Honors for the fastest production car around NCM belong to Steve Luca and his 2020 Ford Mustang at a blazing 2:01.983!
Setting the right gap between cars is critical for each TTN competitor, as shown by Derek Meinke's Corvette on the front straight as the next car on track charges into view.
If you don't know who Andy Hollis is by now, you've been living under a rock. Speaking of which, Hollis rocked the Max 5 class with a new lap record and a cumulative time more than 9 seconds faster than his closest competition.
A bit of Saturday morning rain temporarily dampened the 2024 TTN but it dried up quickly for otherwise great weather all weekend.
Luck comes in all shapes and sizes, what's important is that you carry it with you.
Graduating out of the Novice group is worth celebrating, but going back to continue cheering on your peers? That's what made Justin Slaughter the Spirit of Time Trials this year.
Time Trials Nationals celebrates the fastest drivers from every drivetrain style. Jimmy Rauck for Front Wheel Drive, Steve Luca for Rear Wheel Drive, and Rob Wilmoth for All Wheel Drive.
Who says motorsports isn't a family sport? Nobody. Nobody says that.
Andrew Maffessanti and a truth-telling flag present the Never Surrender award to Michael Digrigorio.
It's not that David Whitener needs the help, but he's always up for a chat with Justin Barbry anyway.
Take one guess where Shelby got her name.
When you blow the motor in your RX-8 early in the year, you don't give up; you come back stronger (and maybe with a different car). For not letting bad luck end his season, Nate Kindlon was awarded the Hagerty Keepin' It Cool Award for Time Trials Nationals.
Whatcha doin' Dallas? Oh, just hangin' out.
Ultimate Track Car Challenge winner Raiden Nicol checks in with his session coach before taking to the track for Friday's Time Attack sessions.
Derek Secord didn't win Tuner 4, but driving the only Honda S2000 in the field gave him good reason to smile.
The long front straight at NCM Motorsports Park offers a great place to watch, and A LOT of speed.
Our drivers need fuel, just like their cars. It's just that the drivers fuel looks a little different.
Smiles when working on the car; that's a good sign.
Rob Wilmoth faced tough competition all weekend, but a few fliers landed him with a silver medal in Max 3 and the title of Fastest AWD car at the event.
Once you are hooked, you just keep coming back.
Horsepower, dinner and a libation: This Club Spec Mustang's engine bay became an impromptu dinner table during Thursday evening's Expo.
The handsome Ragnar was TTN coach and M4 competitor Lisa Keyes' crew chief for the week.
A choice was made here (it was the right choice).
Safety first! Even Mr. Duck wears a helmet at the track.
SMILE for the camera!
Rob Wilmoth carries the names of fallen Racing For ALS soldiers with him for every lap.
Good times were had by all. No, really!
Respect the hustle.
Let me tell you how much I love being at the track!
Dakota Dickerson brought us some bat wing Halloween decorations for the UTCC competition!
Transponder placement is very important and, for some, the mounting is easier than others!
I, am an autumn.
Paul Spencer's run to the Sport 6 win wasn't easy. Case in point, the top three's cumulative times all within 2.5sec of each other.
The couple who drives together... Ivy Chang and Tim Mason can be found at SCCA Time Trials and Solo events across the country year-round!
It was no easy weekend for Nicholas Zelisko. He clinched the Tuner 4 win, but only by 0.096sec in a field that was 16 cars strong.
Jackie Mutschler and Doug Wille have been coming to National Time Trials events together since 2019, hitting tracks from Sebring to Las Vegas.
What will they think of next? Josh Owens shows off his paddock scooter... or at least that's what we think it should be called!
Congratulations to Casandra Light for winning the Time Trials Nationals Most Improved award as she shaved a whopping 15 seconds off her lap times in her Nissan 350Z.
The fall colors set a beautiful backdrop for Matt Hugenschmidt to take the Tuner 3 win at NCM Motorsports Park for the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals presented by Hagerty.
Not only does Holley have a presence around NCM Motorsports Park, but they also graciously sponsor the Thursday festivities at SCCA Time Trials Nationals.
Morning driver's meetings: Brought to you by coffee.
Don't be like Fred. Thank your volunteers!
Grassroots Motorsports' Tom Suddard steals the mic from SCCA's Time Trials maestro John Hunter.
Steve Luca's name was already on the SCCA Time Trials Nationals Overall Fastest trophy, but he added another line just to be sure with a Time Trials Nationals -- and NCM Production Car -- record of 2:01.983!
Yeah, she's fast! Laura Marcus discusses her session with coach Matt Trenary. Laura was named the SCCA Women on Track Driver of the event for her excellent driving throughout the weekend!
The faster you get through Faux Rouge, the higher your finish... or at least that's how it worked for Joe Baker on his way to a podium finish in Max 5.
TTN Safety Steward Dave Melton wheeled both this paddock scooter and his S6 class Mazda Miata.
Newest and shiniest? No, but Mike Breakey's Lotus 7 was the Fastest Classic at Time Trials Nationals with a 2:21.474.
Wanna go fast? Precision and meticulous attention to detail are key.
With 11 drivers in Max 4, Lyle Zyra had his work cut out for him, but he squeaked by with a 1.491sec margin of victory.
The Time Trials Expo started to look a lot like a dream shopping spree to some of the time trialers in training.
J. A. Ackley from Grassroots Motorsports Magazine had his camera handy during the Time Trials Expo, ready for the next big Ultimate Track Car Challenge and Time Trials Nationals stories.
If you've got a problem, yo...solve it! Then have #funwithcars.
Congratulations to our innaugural Club Spec Mustang podium! Trevor Kindlon celebrates the win, joined by Brian Kuehl and Steven Duran.