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Time Trials

5 Ways to Beat the (Brake) Heat at a Time Trials Event

If you’re heading to your first SCCA® Time Trials event, I have one quick word of setup advice for you: brakes. Most of the time, we don’t have to think much about the brakes on our cars. If we’re driving to the grocery store to buy more Cap’n Crunch Berries and come across a red […]

Road Racing

How to Solve Road Racing Problems with a Box

The paddock of a racetrack during an SCCA® road racing weekend is a dynamic place. First and foremost, you get to haggle with your friends and competitors over the best paddock space and then unload your gear. There’s always car preparation to be done, practice sessions to get through, qualifying to be completed, and then […]

RallyCross

4 Things RallyCross Drivers Need in the Paddock

Low grip surface, dirt rooster tails, slipping and sliding action: What’s not to love about SCCA® RallyCross®? Described by some as “autocross in the dirt” (which isn’t accurate, although it offers a solid foundation to give you the gist of the sport), this single car timed trip around a coned unpaved course will leave your […]

Autocross

5 Things Drivers Need in the Paddock at an Autocross

One of the things I love about SCCA® Autocross (otherwise known as Solo) is the extremely low barrier to entry. Do you have a car? I do! Do you crave adrenaline? For sure! Then let’s go play with cars! It’s literally that simple. Autocross allows anyone the opportunity to find the extreme limits of their […]