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SCCA Academy

The Key to Getting to the Front of the Line at a Motorsports Job Interview

The SCCA® Foundation works to ensure that future generations will have the same opportunity to compete in amateur motorsports as we enjoy today. One way the Foundation has pursued this objective is providing support to Formula SAE. On Oct. 11-12, 2025, Raleigh Boreen (SCCA Foundation Board member) and Andrew Benagh (SCCA Solo® program Administrative Manager) […]

SCCA Foundation and IMRRC celebrates Brian Redman: Making a Difference

(This article was written by Jim Weidenbaum, a member of SCCA® Foundation’s Board of Directors.) On Sept. 4, 2025, the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) — home of the SCCA Archives funded by your contributions to the SCCA Foundation — celebrated the achievements and contributions of Brian Redman at its annual Cameron R. Argetsinger Award […]

Street Survival

Tire Rack Street Survival: Save Kids, Strengthen the Region, Build Community

(By Jim Weidenbaum, a member of the SCCA® Foundation Board of Directors) Tire Rack Street Survival (TRSS) has proven to be a truly life-saving program for young drivers, yet it also serves as an outstanding way to connect SCCA to the larger community. Anyone volunteering at — let alone organizing — a TRSS event understands […]

Women on Track

Porsche Race Car Donation Helps Pay It Forward to SCCA Women on Track

Pam Susslin is an adventurer and a competitor, but more than that she is both a generous and gracious individual, especially thankful for those who have helped open doors for women race car drivers. When not pushing herself summiting a mountain, skiing down a slalom course, or racing down a single-track bike trail, Pam loved […]

Track Night in America

VETMotorsports, Track Night in America, and SCCA Foundation: A Winning Combination

The SCCA® Foundation is a long-time supporter of VETMotorsports. VETMotorsports, founded by Peter A. Cline in 2013, has an organizational mission to use motorsports as an inspiration to propel veterans forward, to encourage veterans to find their strengths, motivations, and personal inspiration. VETMotorsports “Helmet Therapy” builds on relationships and collaborations within the veteran and motorsports […]

SCCA Academy

SCCA Academy’s Learning Management System Gets You Going

(This article offers a look into the SCCA® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Sports Car Club of America™. The column’s author, Jim Weidenbaum, is a member of the SCCA Foundation Board of Directors.) SCCA Foundation is proud to support SCCA’s drive to build member knowledge and capabilities through its new Learning Management System (LMS) […]

Solo Nationals

Putting the FUN in Fundraising at Solo Nationals

(This article offers a look into the SCCA® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Sports Car Club of America™. The column’s author, Jim Weidenbaum, is a member of the SCCA Foundation Board of Directors.) Jay Bullington and JXB Performance helped raise more than $4,000 for the SCCA Foundation’s Women on Track initiative and general fund […]

RallyCross

SCCA Foundation Region Grant Helps Lake Superior Get Dirty

(This article offers a look into the SCCA® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Sports Car Club of America™. The column’s author, Jim Weidenbaum, is a member of the SCCA Foundation Board of Directors.) The SCCA Foundation Region Development Grant program helps support SCCA Regions’ educational, safety, and charitable programs. Earlier this year, a grant was […]

Street Survival

SCCA Foundation & Tire Rack Steet Survival: Keeping Teens Safe on the Road

By Jeff Jacobs and Jim Weidenbaum, SCCA Foundation Board of Directors Tire Rack Street Survival is one of the leading programs supported by the SCCA Foundation, running second only to the SCCA® Archives in both SCCA Foundation funding and directed membership donations. Launched more than 20 years ago, the Tire Rack Street Survival program has […]

Women on Track

Ad Driscoll’s Donation Wins Silver Medallion Sweepstakes

“Wow! Amazing!” were the words South Jersey & Philly Region member Ad Driscoll used to describe receiving the news that his entry won the recent SCCA Foundation sweepstakes for a beautiful sterling silver pendant designed, crafted, and donated by Atlanta Region members Larry and Tere Pulliam. Ad’s motivation for entering the SCCA Foundation’s recent sweepstakes […]