SCCA® streams every single race of the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour, and it’s no small undertaking. A crew travels to the nine or 10 Super Tours each year to set up cameras around the racing circuit, with commentators on hand to call the racing action live as the video is streamed to YouTube. Add in that there are more than 20 classes to cover each day, and each class races twice per weekend, and it’s easy to see how much of an absolute beast this undertaking is. The Super Tour coverage is set to mimic race coverage as you might see on television. But what if someone took SCCA’s Super Tour programming and combined it with in-car footage from a variety of racers in one of the most hotly contested road racing classes in the SCCA? An SCCA member who runs Amateur Racer did exactly that for the Spec Racer® Ford Gen3 (SRF3) action that took place at the Hoosier Super Tour at Road Atlanta on March 7, 2026, and the result will keep you on the edge of your seat for all 31 minutes.
That SCCA member is SRF3 racer and director Gianclaudio Angelini.
“I’ve wanted to produce a docu-series about SCCA racing since 2018,” said Angelini. “I’ve filmed in several locations, and the YouTube channel is really the first step toward building something bigger – quality storytelling around the Super Tour and the Runoffs®, not just online but potentially for a broader audience down the line.”
Angelini is an industry veteran who runs a video production company, Ready to Air. “I was fortunate to win an Emmy in 2023 and have worked with brands like Red Bull, Ford, Nike, and Tommy Hilfiger,” he says.
What’s driven his passion for creating SCCA motorsport videos is the storytelling.
“SCCA drivers are real people with real lives who share this deep, almost irrational love for being at the track. We bring our families, our friends, our dogs – and when we leave, we’re already thinking about coming back. There’s something special in that.”
What Angelini loves most, he explains, is what happens after the track goes quiet. “Rivals become friends again,” he says. “There’s BBQ, bad pizza, a few beers, and a lot of laughs. Then the next morning, it all resets. That human side of the sport is what I want to capture. That’s really what Amateur Racer is all about.”
For the SRF3 Super Tour race video he assembled, the half-hour long video was no small undertaking.
“It took a couple of all-nighters, but seeing the reaction from drivers and families made it completely worth it.”
The video? Oh yeah – check it out:
The Amateur Racer team has worked with the Sports Car Club of America™ on other video projects in the past, utilizing the Club’s copyrighted video footage with approval from SCCA.
In just a short time, this video and the Amateur Racer YouTube channel have found an audience, with Angelini planning to create more race recaps and other content during the season to add to what has already been uploaded to the channel.
“Even in just a few weeks, there’s already a library of content on the channel for people to explore,” Angelini says. “I’ve also been working with a YouTube coach to refine the content and growth strategy, with a focus on both driver stories (mini-docs) and enhanced race coverage with interviews, commentary, and hopefully more tools like drones going forward.
“I also want to say how incredibly supportive the SCCA community has been – from leadership to drivers like Danny Steyn, Dave Ogburn, Denny Stripling, and many others. And, of course, Cliff White, who’s been helping me behind the scenes for years.”
Amateur Racer’s website contains links to their YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok pages where you’ll find even more projects, including teasers of what’s coming down the pike.
“Hi! I’m Sue Anne Rische. I’m an artist, professor, and fanatical car lover. I have always been fascinated with cars, and I was an only child and the son my father never had. I grew up watching him rebuild and lovingly refinish his classics. As a child who wanted to be an artist, I found art in what he was doing. With my first car, a Volkswagen bug, I was motivated to follow my dad’s lead and learned so many things. Not only were those valuable lessons, but it was memorable quality time spent with a father that I adore. My dad is now a proud supporter of his 54-year-old autocrosser.”
If that’s all you ever knew about 2026 SCCA® Women on Track Wendi Allen Scholarship recipient Sue Anne Rische, you’d think she was awesome. Turns out, the rest of her story makes her even more incredible. And being that this is Women’s History Month, now’s an ideal time to discover the path that led to her applying for the scholarship in the first place.
Getting Involved
A lifelong (and self-described) “spirited” driver, Rische stumbled upon autocross in 2020 while looking for a way to tamp down her COVID-induced frustration.
“My first [Solo® event] was November of 2020,” the Texas Region member explains, adding, “I was hooked. And it wasn’t long before I realized that I was trashing my daily driver and began looking for a dedicated track car. It was then that I bought the 1989 Honda Civic built and driven by Gerry Terranova and David Whitener. That was my third autocross event! Little did I know that the people who built this car were legends, nor what it would mean for me as a brand new autocrosser, but I found gold.”
Being an older car, Rische figured the older Civic would come with a hefty dose of maintenance – and she wasn’t wrong. Still, none of that was a deterrent.
“I’ve had blown tires, a detached steering link, cracked brake rotors, and trouble starting during hot weather, to name a few,” she admits. “Due to a potentially grave error made by my crappy mechanic (that’s me! I’m the crappy mechanic!), I had a motor mount fail, causing my engine to drop onto my passenger side axle and break it.
“But I never worry when something goes wrong at an event. Autocrossers are a tight family, and most of my mechanical failures have been addressed in a parking lot with a group of people who just want to see the car run.”
Giving Back
Rische has discovered there’s even more enjoyment through giving back. Therein, she volunteers at Tire Rack Street Survival schools, educating teen drivers about how to stay safe behind the wheel through hands-on training. This is right up her alley.
“I help them gain the confidence to apply inputs into their car controls in a manner that they never thought possible,” she explains. “In our controlled area, they get to learn to do these things safely, and I’m motivated by seeing them smile as they improve. As a professor and former motorcycle safety instructor, this is a natural fit for me.”
She’s also not shy about getting involved in other areas, too, like encouraging people new to the sport to show up to the next event to improve their skills.
“I had people help me when I started, and I try to pass that along,” she says. “In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the community is large and can be intimidating for a beginner. I make a point to talk to people and offer coaching. My background in instruction helps me translate technical car movements into advice that a novice can use. This helps the Region retain members because people are more likely to come back when they feel they are getting better.”
Instructing at Street Survival schools and at Regional SCCA events sounds like a lot – but Rische does more. She sits on the Autocross Committee for the BMW club, for Equipe Rapide, she is the set-up boss, and she’s also worked as a marshal at F1 events twice – a role that came her way likely due to her training as an SCCA Safety Steward.
Assistance Where It’s Needed
Now, as a 2026 Wendi Allen Scholarship recipient, she will receive financial assistance in attending National Solo events, like the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour and Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® Series, in addition to the Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships this September in Lincoln, NE.
“Competing on a single income makes the financial side of this sport very visible,” she says of how the SCCA Foundation-supported $1,500 Wendi Allen Scholarship will aid in her season. “Tires, maintenance, and travel add up quickly. This year is particularly expensive because I’m shifting to my 2019 Civic in G Street. I have to outfit it with the necessary modifications to be competitive, including a new exhaust.
“Travel to Lincoln for Solo Nationals is the biggest hurdle. In the past, I slept in the back of my Sequoia to save on hotel costs. This scholarship could allow me to stay in a hotel and focus on driving instead of worrying about the logistics of the trip.”
National events, she says, are humbling, and the pressure of that stage can rattle her nerves. To that end, the Wendi Allen Scholarship provides a reprieve from some of the external stresses that surround a trip to Lincoln, allowing her to focus on the competition.
“As a 54-year-old woman, I recognize that I’m an underdog, but I’m fiercely determined and tenaciously hanging onto my goals,” she concludes. “People often find it shocking when they hear I race cars, but they quickly realize it fits my personality perfectly. This scholarship [is] a validation of that tenacity and honors the commitment I have made to this sport.”
The SCCA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that is a supporting organization of the Sports Car Club of America™. The Foundation supports charitable and educational programs in furtherance of the SCCA’s purposes and for the benefit of the community as a whole served by the Club.
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