My name is Brandon Dixon. I am a member of the Alabama Region inside Area 12, and I am running for the SCCA Board of Directors this year.

SCCA has been a part of almost my entire life. I started going to the Runoffs as a spectator at age 4 (1971) and attended every Runoffs at Road Atlanta. Sitting on my father’s shoulders at T5 watching the racing is one of my fondest childhood memories. I became a member myself in the mid 80s starting in Solo competition and moved to road racing in 1993. I have spent my racing career mostly in single seaters, FF, F1000, and now FC. I’ve had some success along the way, with Runoffs wins in 2010 and 2012, and I am deeply involved in the car building and engineering process. My passion for motorsports is a huge part of me.

I’m as interested in the future of SCCA as its past. I have a son that is a college freshman, and if he maintains his grades this semester, we will be at the SCCA school at Roebling in February. I want the future of the club to be as bright as it can be, both for him and all the current and future competitors.

As far as a platform, I believe that SCCA needs to make some changes. Some of the more recent decisions have alienated members and we have seen corresponding reductions in entries at the Hoosier Super Tour events and Runoffs while other racing series have been able to not lose entries. The three points to my platform are transparency, communication, and value.

Transparency: I propose that SCCA host teleconference meetings with the BoD on a regular basis, and if such meetings cannot be institutionalized, I will host my own meetings. I believe that two way communication is the key to better BoD decisions and educating the membership of the challenges we are facing.

Communication: There are opportunities to utilize technology to increase communication between Race Control and competitors. This is an area where SCCA does very little, and frankly, other race organizations do this much better. The technological and financial barriers here are low and there is the potential to increase safety and reduce incidents.

Value: SCCA MUST make sure that the cost of event entry doesn’t drive even more competitors away from our events. At the same time, making sure that the workers and staff that make the events possible are respected and valued. This is, of course, a difficult proposition, and we need to continuously look for opportunities to reduce the entry costs and maximize the value to the competitors.

Thank you for being part of the club that I have enjoyed for so many years and thank you for your support!