What you’ll see differently probably depends on the part of the country in which you race. One of the concerns of the old National program was that while it was National in name, it was not necessarily consistent around the country. Now, with the Majors program, the same elements are happening at each event, coast to coast. Are there still differences? Yes, and we will continue to celebrate the nuances of each track, area and Region. But we will continue to streamline consistent structural, operational and promotional practices throughout the program.

The most obvious change is that there are fewer events, which brings racers to the same events for better competition. The calendar has been, and will continue to be, managed from the Club Racing department, which allows us to minimize conflicts – in the Conference, and outside the Conference. There are still nuances outside of SCCA’s direct control, but we’re working to ensure that we minimize our own conflicts as much as possible.

Operationally, Conference Series Administrators, Series Chief Stewards, Tech Managers and PR staff provide competitors familiar faces and consistency at each event. The management structure, using these positions as the key, helps us give you a quick response and a more nimble program.

At the track, the victory circle and trophy presentations happen immediately following the race. There’s no more waiting until results are official – which includes the occasion when another class in your run group filed protests, holding up your results (and your prize!) through no fault of your own. Victory circles now include significant door prizes, ranging from gift certificates to video cameras at every race weekend. Contingency prizes have also been improved in many cases by the centralized event structure.

Additional bonuses include event recaps of every day of Majors racing on SCCA.com and Racer.com, which are also distributed to the local media. Live timing happens at every event, and, where possible, live audio, and even streaming video, for those at home to follow along.

Each conference has a year-end celebration to recognize the class champions and gather your fellow competitors together for one last social evening at the track.