SCCA® stands for the Secret Car Club of America, and we’d like to keep it that way.

That’s a statement that’s not true on oh so many levels.

SCCA’s Solo® department would like your assistance in determining the long-term direction of the Club’s autocross program, but to do that, not only do we need your expertise, knowledge, and experience, but we’d love you to share this survey with friends who are former autocrossers, non-SCCA autocrossers, and those who are autocross curious.

The 27-question survey that you can fill out any time between now and May 20, 2024, should take about 10 minutes to complete — although if this is anything like a weekend autocross, the H Street drivers will need a little more time than the A Mod folks. Fortunately, this isn’t a timed competition.

The survey you’re about to embark on is extremely important. It’s member input and feedback that led the Club to 200 treadwear tires, CAM, and Solo Spec Coupe, all of which have immeasurably altered the trajectory of the sport. And much like when you head out for that final run of the day, it’s once again time to look for improvements.

The survey begins with the normal questions you lie on, like age and income (PS: please don’t lie on those). The next 20-some questions, meanwhile, are the ones that dig into the meat of the matter. How would you describe your attitude towards autocross participation? What types of events do you prefer? What’s your single biggest motivator when it comes to autocross participation? What’s your pricing comfort zone when purchasing a competition vehicle? What class philosophies are most attractive to you? The list goes on and on — until it ends at question 27.

Once you’ve completed the survey, we expect some of you will head to social media to air your…err…additional thoughts, but before you do that, could you please also type those comments in the box for the survey’s final question where we ask for any additional thoughts? That’ll help us keep things organized on our side.

No, the SCCA isn’t a secret Club — it’s one that grows and develops through your experience and insight. Surveys like this help shape the sport and the Club into something you’ll enjoy more, along with entice more enthusiasts, develop more community, and grow more camaraderie. If you ask us, that’s way more better.

Thank you in advance!

 Take the Survey

In April, 179 people celebrated their 25-, 30-, 35-, 40-, 45-, 50-, 55-, 60-, or 65-year anniversary with the Sports Car Club of America® — all impressive milestones. Of those, April marked the golden anniversary for 10 members, so congratulations to Elise Beaulieu, Robert G. Beaulieu, Robert Frennesson, Stanley H. Geist, F.E. Tuck Hunter, Mary R. Livingston, Rip Moore, Mark Saviet, Jon H. Snyder, and Larry A. Svaton for their longtime commitment to the Club.

Combined, six members celebrate 60- or 65-year anniversaries this month — an extraordinarily impressive feat. Kudos are certainly called for when it comes to Rex J. Apker, Jerry V. Jacob, Robert McKee, Jerry A. Petersen, Richard L. Roe, and Charles M Ruckman.

The anniversary listing below notes each member’s name, Region of record, Division, and join/rejoin date, and it’s important to mention that join dates for the 1970s and earlier will note the first of the month rather than the actual day of membership.

25 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Julie J Avard, Kansas Region, MW, 4/8/1999
Monica Barrera-Kowalewski, Chicago Region, CN, 4/22/1999
Darryl B Beech, South Carolina Region, SE, 4/27/1999
Anna Marie Boruch, New England Region, NE, 4/6/1999
Joseph Alexander Boruch III, New England Region, NE, 4/6/1999
Louis Boustani, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/22/1999
Russell Bowlus, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/7/1999
Ron Branam, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/28/1999
Steven Burkett, Southern Illinois Region, MW, 4/21/1999
Dorothy Caldwell, Susquehanna Region, NE, 4/9/1999
Kenneth Company, Northeastern Pennsylvania Region, NE, 4/29/1999
Zoe R Conrad, Fort Wayne Region, GL, 4/27/1999
Francis R Corley, South Carolina Region, SE, 4/6/1999
Grace G Cowitt, Florida Region, SE, 4/13/1999
Ronald H Davis, Kansas Region, MW, 4/7/1999
MacCarrick Drake, Finger Lakes Region, NE, 4/27/1999
Bart Freevol, Las Vegas Region, SP, 4/13/1999
Virginia Hayssen, New England Region, NE, 4/13/1999
William R Headlee, Fort Wayne Region, GL, 4/7/1999
Renee Hines, Northwestern Ohio Region, GL, 4/22/1999
Richard Robert Hromin, Washington DC Region, NE, 4/29/1999
Jill M Jollay, Houston Region, SW, 4/7/1999
Debra Klotzman, Neohio Region, GL, 4/15/1999
Kerry Klotzman, Neohio Region, GL, 4/15/1999
Raymond A Lacy II, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/14/1999
Lisa Lawrence, Houston Region, SW, 4/29/1999
Rossella Manfrinato, Atlanta Region, SE, 4/13/1999
Sherri Masterson, Northwest Region, NP, 4/29/1999
Tom Masterson, Northwest Region, NP, 4/29/1999
Bryan Packingham, Iowa Region, CN, 4/27/1999
Paul Parsons, Cal Club Region, SP, 4/6/1999
Mike Perakis, Ohio Valley Region, GL, 4/21/1999
Ken Quincy, Washington DC Region, NE, 4/13/1999
Scott Schweitzer, Detroit Region, GL, 4/8/1999
Gregory W Smith, Atlanta Region, SE, 4/21/1999
Jay Forrest Stannard II, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/1/1999
Christian VanVurst, Florida Region, SE, 4/22/1999
Ted J Warning, Tennessee Region, SE, 4/8/1999
Philip C Wehman, Indianapolis Region, GL, 4/27/1999

30 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
John H Boatright, Buccaneer Region, SE, 4/14/1994
Mary P Brown, Washington DC Region, NE, 4/27/1994
R Kenneth Buck Jr., Philadelphia Region, NE, 4/21/1994
Rob Craig, Glen Region, NE, 4/14/1994
Peggy S Dietz, Neohio Region, GL, 4/14/1994
Nathan D Drummond, Detroit Region, GL, 4/21/1994
Elizabeth M Dunn, Neohio Region, GL, 4/21/1994
Randy Eickhoff, Kansas City Region, MW, 4/8/1994
Jeff Allen England, Ohio Valley Region, GL, 4/21/1994
James A Flynn, Oregon Region, NP, 4/6/1994
Carlos Franca, Detroit Region, GL, 4/14/1994
John Greene, Atlanta Region, SE, 4/12/1994
David A Heppler, Reno Region, NP, 4/5/1994
Andy Hollis, Lone Star Region, SW, 4/7/1994
Barbara G Knox, Cal Club Region, SP, 4/28/1994
Chuck Knox, Cal Club Region, SP, 4/28/1994
Betty S Martinez, Rio Grande Region, RM, 4/14/1994
Harold E McCarty Jr., Washington DC Region, NE, 4/21/1994
Shawn Morrison, New England Region, NE, 4/19/1994
Jerry M Onks, Tennessee Region, SE, 4/19/1994
Eric Penn, Detroit Region, GL, 4/21/1994
Shannon Raglin, Chicago Region, CN, 4/7/1994
Jackie Ruegsegger, Colorado Region, RM, 4/5/1994
Ronald L Sandy, Milwaukee Region, CN, 4/12/1994
George W Sargent III, Houston Region, SW, 4/21/1994
Alan D Smith, Finger Lakes Region, NE, 4/21/1994
Cecilia Smith, Cal Club Region, SP, 4/27/1994
Steven A Stafford, Central Carolinas Region, SE, 4/14/1994
W Scott Stickle, Mohawk Hudson Region, NE, 4/12/1994
John K Stowe, New England Region, NE, 4/21/1994
Michael D Threatt, Atlanta Region, SE, 4/7/1994
John A Turzewski, Central Carolinas Region, SE, 4/21/1994
Henry Van Vurst, Florida Region, SE, 4/14/1994
Andrew Watts, Northeast Oklahoma Region, MW, 4/21/1994
Christopher D Whaley, Central New York Region, NE, 4/7/1994
Mason Workman, Ohio Valley Region, GL, 4/14/1994

35 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Robert Berger, Philadelphia Region, NE, 4/24/1989
Larry Best, Indiana Northwest Region, GL, 4/12/1989
Jeffery L Bridges, Central Carolinas Region, SE, 4/25/1989
Marsha C Bridges, Central Carolinas Region, SE, 4/25/1989
Bob Burris, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/25/1989
Bill Coffey, Buccaneer Region, SE, 4/25/1989
Larry Cooper, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/25/1989
Andrew D Doyle, Indianapolis Region, GL, 4/20/1989
Keith R Duntze, Arizona Region, SP, 4/19/1989
Larry Ehmann, Atlanta Region, SE, 4/18/1989
Kaye Fairer, North Carolina Region, SE, 4/24/1989
Bruce Foss, South Bend Region, GL, 4/26/1989
Greg Gerdon, Atlanta Region, SE, 4/18/1989
Gary Grubb, Neohio Region, GL, 4/11/1989
Janice K Jeffords, Milwaukee Region, CN, 4/18/1989
Ron Jones, Houston Region, SW, 4/24/1989
Kim D Macdonald, Neohio Region, GL, 4/18/1989
Christine McAllister, Finger Lakes Region, NE, 4/12/1989
W Burns Moore, Northern New Jersey Region, NE, 4/23/1989
Michael Odonovich, Washington DC Region, NE, 4/21/1989
Clifford D Rassweiler, Florida Region, SE, 4/18/1989
Karen Richardson, New England Region, NE, 4/25/1989
Edward L Savage, New England Region, NE, 4/27/1989
Richard S Sweigart Jr., Philadelphia Region, NE, 4/26/1989
Scott R Webb, Cal Club Region, SP, 4/25/1989
Donna Wiernicki, Glen Region, NE, 4/26/1989
Theodore P Winning, Colorado Region, RM, 4/20/1989
Timothy S Zelenak, Neohio Region, GL, 4/25/1989
David P. Zurlinden, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/24/1989

40 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Mary Jo Aquilante, Philadelphia Region, NE, 4/19/1984
Thomas M Bartz, Milwaukee Region, CN, 4/24/1984
Stanley Berry, Neohio Region, GL, 4/30/1984
Jeffrey G Boris, Western Michigan Region, GL, 4/24/1984
Catherine B Denomme, New England Region, NE, 4/24/1984
Richard Y Fletcher, Rio Grande Region, RM, 4/30/1984
Robert J Foley, Northern New Jersey Region, NE, 4/24/1984
Dave Frezza, Oregon Region, NP, 4/30/1984
Albert J Gaudino, Neohio Region, GL, 4/30/1984
Nancy Gaudino, Neohio Region, GL, 4/30/1984
Gail B Green, Neohio Region, GL, 4/17/1984
Randall O Hartman, Ohio Valley Region, GL, 4/24/1984
Norman R Kayler, Washington DC Region, NE, 4/26/1984
Garry W Ketchie, Central Carolinas Region, SE, 4/30/1984
Cynthia Hodges Krolikowski, Detroit Region, GL, 4/25/1984
Debbie A LaFond, Neohio Region, GL, 4/24/1984
Henry Lawrence, North Carolina Region, SE, 4/30/1984
Edwin W Maklenburg, Western Michigan Region, GL, 4/30/1984
Janis Marino, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/30/1984
Kenneth R. Marino, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/30/1984
Michael H Marr, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/25/1984
Eileen A McStay, New England Region, NE, 4/30/1984
Grant H McStay, New England Region, NE, 4/30/1984
Eric L Ritchie, Houston Region, SW, 4/17/1984
Danny L Robson, Central Louisiana Region, SW, 4/24/1984
Bruce J Rodman, New England Region, NE, 4/17/1984
Wayne I Rogers, Western Michigan Region, GL, 4/30/1984
George A Sanchez, Chicago Region, CN, 4/30/1984
Mary E Shiloff, Detroit Region, GL, 4/30/1984
Ken J Stefancic, Milwaukee Region, CN, 4/8/1984
Ray Sukekane, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/25/1984
Shirley L Thompson, Washington DC Region, NE, 4/25/1984
Richard J Valentine, New England Region, NE, 4/19/1984
David S Vestrand, Detroit Region, GL, 4/30/1984
Frederick E Wicks, Florida Region, SE, 4/17/1984
Rodney Wise, Kentucky Region, GL, 4/24/1984
Dorothy Zientara, Milwaukee Region, CN, 4/30/1984

45 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Jack C Bennett, Detroit Region, GL, 4/1/1979
Carl Berggren, Chicago Region, CN, 4/1/1979
Jerolyn C Brown, Glen Region, NE, 4/1/1979
Paul D Gilbert, Great River Region, CN, 4/1/1979
Dorothy Harrington, Neohio Region, GL, 4/1/1979
Robin L Lamb, Milwaukee Region, CN, 4/1/1979
David C Ours, Western Michigan Region, GL, 4/1/1979
Chuck Riblett, Colorado Region, RM, 4/1/1979
Brad Schlossmann, Milwaukee Region, CN, 4/1/1979
Michael J Ticonchuk, Southern New York Region, NE, 4/1/1979
Eric Weiss, Mohawk Hudson Region, NE, 4/1/1979
Michael D Woodworth, Buccaneer Region, SE, 4/1/1979

50 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Elise Beaulieu, New England Region, NE, 4/1/1974
Robert G Beaulieu, New England Region, NE, 4/1/1974
Robert Frennesson, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/1/1974
Stanley H Geist, Western Ohio Region, GL, 4/1/1974
F E Tuck Hunter, Philadelphia Region, NE, 4/1/1974
Mary R Livingston, Central Kentucky Region, GL, 4/1/1974
Rip Moore, Central Kentucky Region, GL, 4/1/1974
Mark Saviet, New England Region, NE, 4/1/1974
Jon H Snyder, Southern West Virginia Region, GL, 4/1/1974
Larry A Svaton, Houston Region, SW, 4/1/1974

55 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Thad A Appelman, Arizona Border Region, SP, 4/1/1969
Robert W Archer, Chicago Region, CN, 4/1/1969
Louis G Galanos, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/1/1969
Robert W Layman, Detroit Region, GL, 4/1/1969
Fred Myeron, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/1/1969
John W Rynerson, Central Florida Region, SE, 4/1/1969
Richard Simon, New York Region, NE, 4/1/1969
John R Sutton, Chicago Region, CN, 4/1/1969
Donald M Taylor, Chicago Region, CN, 4/1/1969
Sharon Weitzenhof, Neohio Region, GL, 4/1/1969

60 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Rex J Apker, Northeast Oklahoma Region, MW, 4/1/1964
Jerry V Jacob, Delta Region, SW, 4/1/1964
Robert McKee, Chicago Region, CN, 4/1/1964
Jerry A Petersen, Neohio Region, GL, 4/1/1964

65 YEAR MEMBERS
Name, Region of Record, Division, Join/Rejoin Date
Richard L Roe, Land O’Lakes Region, CN, 4/1/1959
Charles M Ruckman, San Francisco Region, NP, 4/1/1959

“We are at the best place on the planet!”

“Holy smokes — it’s just huge, right?”

“It’s just fun to get back here and reunite, and have tons of fun!”

“So many beautiful machines. It’s the biggest and best car show on the planet!”

Those enthusiastic testimonials, captured on video, came from Club members at the 2023 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships. Rocking Nebraska concrete at Lincoln Airpark on Sept. 5-8, 2023, the event drew more than 1,300 drivers to not only have fun dodging cones, but also to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the largest autocross event you’ll ever see.

The event’s excitement was captured by Speedway Motors in a three-and-a-half-minute video showcasing some of the best action the event had to offer. From clipped cones to power slides to podium celebrations, this sizzle reel highlights what the Solo National Championships offers each and every year.

Check out the Speedway Motors video below, then make plans to attend a 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour and the Solo National Championships to experience the fun for yourself.

Don’t Forget ProSolo!

While Speedway Motors was capturing the action at the 2023 Solo National Championships, SCCA was wrapping up a teaser vid of its own, showcasing the fun that the Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® Series has to offer.

ProSolo is autocross, but with a twist. A drag race start on mirror-image courses launches competitors into a world unlike any other autocross, with a nationwide points series leading to Lincoln, NE, for the ProSolo Finale that takes place each year just days before the Solo National Championships.

Interest piqued? Check out the video below, then enter a ProSolo event near you.