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Philip Royle

An automotive journalist (and past editor of SCCA’s SportsCar magazine) for longer than he’d care to admit, Philip has been autocrossing for…longer than he’s been an automotive journalist. Having also participated in RoadRally, RallyCross, Track Days, Time Attack, Road Racing, and as a volunteer, Philip is a cliché in that he came for the cars and stayed for the people (and the cars).

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Trackside

Celebrate the People Who Bring the Action by Nominating an Outstanding SCCA Volunteer or Mechanic for These Major Awards

The roar of the engines and the battles on track might be what draw fans and competitors to SCCA® Road Racing events, but none of it happens without the people behind the scenes. From the volunteers who keep race weekends running smoothly to the mechanics who put in long hours in the paddock and shop […]

Road Racing

Meet the Road Racing Planning Committee

Earlier this year, it was announced that the SCCA® Board of Directors approved the creation of the Road Racing Planning Committee (RRPC) to assist with achieving growth and evolution within the framework of the Strategic Program Plan. That strategic plan includes fostering space for both competition and recreation; designing programs around real demand; and encouraging […]

ProSolo

Packwood Packs in Incredible Late-season ProSolo Action

The Pacific Northwest is not known as one of America’s barbecue hot spots, but thanks to a lightning storm that lit fires on Wednesday night, the competitors at the July 25-26, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA® Packwood ProSolo® were cooked low and slow for two days at Hampton Mills. (Sure, that’s a bit of exaggeration, but […]

Solo Nationals

Press “Start” on Your ’26 Solo Nats Registration Now Before the Entry Fee Levels Up…With a Bonus for Rookies

Faster than a Super Mario Bros speedrun (for the curious, that speedrun time is a spectacular 4:54.365), the late registration deadline for the Sept. 7-11, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships is here. Well, nearly here. At 12:01 a.m. on June 29, the late entry fee kicks in, bumping up the price to compete […]

SCCA Member Anniversaries: July 2026

Many members are celebrating milestone anniversaries this month, but none of them are hitting a bigger milestone mark than Frank Grimaldi, a New England Region member who joined the Sports Car Club of America™ in July 1961. When Mr. Grimaldi joined the SCCA®, he will have received his very first issue of the Club’s SportsCar® […]

ProSolo

ProSolo Registration is at the Staging Lights, Don’t Throw Away Your Shot

The Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships gets a theme each year (this year is video games!), so why shouldn’t the Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® Finale also get in on the fun? Therein, this article’s author (with no official authority whatsoever) humbly suggests the musical Hamilton as a theme, because now that you’ve spent all […]

Road Racing

How This SCCA Region Is Rewriting Its Road Racing Event Playbook

Ever since the Club’s early days, SCCA® Regions have been clamoring for more enthusiasts to join the fun. In the 1940s and ’50s, the issue was getting the word out to those who might be interested in becoming involved with this new, unknown automotive club; then the challenge became fine tuning those motorsport offerings. Inevitably, […]

Runoffs

Mission Foods to Become Title Sponsor of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in 2026

What does Arrow McLaren, American Flat Track, MotorAmerica, NHRA, Road America, and the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® all have in common? Believe it or not, tortillas. Mission Foods is partnering with the Sports Car Club of America™ to become the title sponsor of the 2026 edition of the SCCA Runoffs. This year’s Mission Foods SCCA […]

Time Attack Challenge

Pocono Brought the Weather, But Time Attack Challenge Drivers Brought the Speed

The July 18-19, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack Challenge at Pocono Raceway tested driver versatility. The battleground at the Long Pond, PA, circuit was the fast and flowing North/South Option 2 on Saturday, and the technical North/South Option 3 on Sunday, which normally would offer enough challenge for all participants. Mother Nature, however, had […]

Club Spec

In Less Than Three Months, CSX and CSM will Crown Their First SCCA National Champions

It was June 13, 2023, when the world got a glimpse of what would become SCCA’s Club Spec classes. Back then, the concept was exactly that: an abstract idea, a general notion. Soon, though, ideas transitioned into solid reality, and by November, the SCCA® revealed that the first two cars to get the Club Spec […]