Road & Track contributor Jack Baruth tried out a Track Night in America event at Corvette Motorsports Park, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Baruth had worked with SCCA in the past with mixed results. He found that the ‘C’ for Club in SCCA made the organization different from competitors and not always in a good way. Track events from other organizations were popular ways to avoid the “clubby” nature of SCCA. But now, the club has responded with their own program and it’s a good one. Track Night is simple, makes sense and doesn’t have a lot of red tape.

Baruth said, “Think of Track Night as a major-label band tour. It's crossing the country and hitting all the best venues, from Atlanta Motorsports Park to Portland International Raceway, with plenty of racetracks in between. Thanks to support from the Tire Rack and an FIA Sport Grant Program, the cost is the lowest I've seen in years: $150, even for tracks that normally charge $350 or more for a single day on course.The program is simple: you get three twenty-minute sessions plus one free parade-lap session in the course of an evening.”

Track Night in America is meeting its goals by providing a quality experience for a low cost without the hassle. After your first event, you’ll probably need to know where to find another. A full list of events, as well as more information, is available at tracknightinamerica.com.

Read Baruth’s full thoughts on Track Night here.

Read the Jalopnik response here.

Photo by: Perry Bennett