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Runoffs

Scott Anger’s Been in the T&S Game since He Was a Kid, and He Wouldn’t Want It Any Other Way

Numbers have always been important to Milwaukee Region member Scott Anger — and scoring cars, he says, is something that “kind of comes naturally to me.” Naturally or not, his work and dedication to the sport earned him the Timing & Scoring SCCA® Worker of the Year Award Presented by Mazda in 2024. His adventure […]

Road Racing

From Driving to Stewarding: Joe Stadelmann Came for the Cars, stayed for the People, and Became an SCCA Worker of the Year

SCCA® explains that Stewards are kind of like referees. “They’re responsible for keeping the event on schedule, making sure the rules are followed both on- and off-track, and calling the shots if something at the event goes a little sideways,” it states on the volunteer section of SCCA.com. Needless to say, a Steward needs to […]

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The Right Place at the Right Time Put Jamey Osborne at the Track, and Now He’s an SCCA Worker of the Year

Lone Star Region SCCA® member Jamey Osborne has been a race fan since childhood. “We were the kind of family that would make the Indy 500 a national holiday,” Jamey says. “I was fortunate enough to marry a woman whose family was the same way. In fact, her family equipped everyone with super soakers, so […]

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It Surprised Megan Tyler When She Won SCCA’s Worker of the Year Award, but it Shouldn’t Have

Megan Tyler was surprised when she received the SCCA® Worker of the Year Award (presented by Mazda) for Race Administration. “I hadn’t really considered my volunteer work as Race Admin,” she laughs. “I joke that by working multiple specialties, doing work on the back side of events, serving on the North Carolina Region board, and […]

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At Just 20 Years Old, Shelby Robbins is Hard at Work in Tech while Setting Sights on a Career in Motorsports

Shelby Robbins is an amazing young woman. How many 20-year-old women do you see in the Tech shed at SCCA® Road Racing events? Shelby might be it. So, how did Shelby become an Eastern Tennessee Region member and scrutineer for the SCCA — not to mention SCCA’s 2024 Scrutineer Worker of the Year presented by […]

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Thomas McLeod’s Path to Becoming the Pit & Grid Worker of the Year Began When he was 7

Washington DC Region member Thomas McLeod went to his first sports car race when he was 7 years old — he says he’s been hanging around British cars ever since. He continued to spectate at tracks in Canada, where he’s from, but finally got tired of paying for tickets. “It looked like the guys on […]

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Nikki Prevenas, 2024 F&C SCCA Worker of the Year, Is Keeping up the Family Tradition

Sometimes, a person’s future is predetermined. When asked why she joined SCCA®, Blackhawk Valley Region’s Nicole (Nikki) Prevenas simply replied, “I was born into the SCCA. My mother worked corners while she was pregnant with me in 1977. I was on the family membership when I was a kid and grew up at Blackhawk Farms […]

Runoffs

2024 Runoffs: Who Will Win E, F, and H Production?

The Sports Car Club of America® has been around for 80 years, and while organized, rules-based road racing didn’t begin until a few years into the Club’s existence, the “Production” category was there pretty much as soon as SCCA members hit the track. Consequently, the Production category has a proven ruleset that has attracted oodles […]

Runoffs

2024 Runoffs: Who Will Win GT-1, GT-2, GT-3, and GT-Lite?

There are a lot of predictions to be made in our “Who Will Win the Runoffs®?” series, but few are as difficult to predict as the Grand Touring classes. While the likes of Formula Vee®, Spec Miata, and Spec Racer® Ford Gen3 are also hard to predict, SCCA’s GT classes toss ridiculous horsepower and copious […]

Trackside

Tim O’Brien’s Journey to Becoming an SCCA Worker of the Year Is so Unique That It Involves U.S. Customs

SCCA® might have the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to thank for Tim O’Brien’s involvement in Timing & Scoring — something that ultimately led to him being presented with the 2023 Timing & Scoring Worker of the Year presented by Mazda award. His first experiences as a volunteer came in the Porsche Club of America […]