Tire Rack SCCA Match Tour -- 2018 Event Schedule

TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 2, 2017) – The 2018 Tire Rack SCCA® Match Tour schedule has been released and is comprised of six events this year, with one competition weekend scheduled for after the Tire Rack Solo® Nationals. The schedule is subject to change, but the planned 2018 Tire Rack SCCA Match Tour program rundown is as follows:

- March 2-4: Tire Rack Ft. Myers Match Tour; Lehigh Acres, Florida
Buckingham Field

- March 30-31: Tire Rack Charlotte Match Tour; Concord, North Carolina
zMAX Dragway

- April 6-8: Tire Rack San Diego Match Tour; San Diego, California
Qualcomm Stadium

- April 27-29: Tire Rack Pittsburgh Match Tour; Wampum, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh International Race Complex

- July 4-6: Tire Rack Bristol Match Tour; Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol Motor Speedway

- October 5-7: Tire Rack New Mexico Match Tour; Farmington, New Mexico
San Juan County McGee Park

Match Tour competitions are three events in one package. The event is broken into four sessions. Session 1 and Session 2 are on Saturday and consist of a traditional three-run autocross. The best run from each session is added together to determine class rankings, with runs being timed to 1/1000th of a second and two-second penalties assessed for knocking down a cone. Class trophies are then distributed Saturday during the evening’s social event.

Session 3 on Sunday is another three runs to determine qualifiers for the Top Dog and Under Dog Challenges. The top eight on index per heat qualify for the Top Dog Challenge, and those placing in positions 9-16 on index per heat qualify for the Under Dog Challenge. Everyone else is eligible for the drawing to be in the Lucky Dog Challenge. Then the Challenges take place in Session 4 of the event.

The Sports Car Club of America®, Inc., founded in 1944, is a 67,500-member motorsports organization that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both Club and professional levels. With headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, the SCCA annually sanctions over 2,000 events through its 116 Regions and subsidiary divisions. Much of the SCCA’s activities are made possible with support from the following Official Partners: Chevrolet, the Official Truck of the SCCA; Hawk Performance, the Official Brake Products of SCCA; Mobil 1, the Official Oil of SCCA; Sunoco, the Official Fuel of SCCA; and Tire Rack, the Official Tire Retailer of SCCA. To learn more, please visit www.scca.com.

For additional information on Tire Rack SCCA Solo, visit www.scca.com/solo.

Photo Credit: Rupert Berrington