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.
Image courtesy Amateur Racer’s YouTube channel
