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Inside the SCCA: John Heinricy

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

Double Your End-Of-Season Fun With Two More Solo National Tours

The 2023 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour kicked off in March with the Red Hills National Tour at South Georgia Motorsports Park — but did you know that the Solo National Championships, which took place Sept. 5-8 at Lincoln Airpark, wasn’t the end of the season? Luckily for everyone who can’t get enough autocross […]

Don’t Miss This Fun in the Runoffs Paddock

There’ll be plenty to do at the 2023 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. Set to take place Sept. 23-Oct. 1 at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, VA, hundreds of racers will face a week of qualifying sessions and a weekend of racing to discover who’s the best of the best. Some racers might look at the […]

Spec MX-5 To Become SCCA Runoffs Class in 2024

The Mazda Spec MX-5 (SMX) car class, part of select SCCA® Road Racing events for several years, will be recognized as of Jan. 1, 2024, as an SCCA Road Racing Runoffs class. All SCCA U.S. Majors Tour® and Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour weekends will include an SMX class, and the group will have […]

Three SCCA Race Cars That Highlighted Monterey Car Week Auctions

Monterey Car Week is high-end automotive nirvana with pomp and circumstance that largely doesn’t involve the motorsports world of the Sports Car Club of America® — until it does. Of the auctions that took place during the August 2023 Monterey Car Week, three race cars in particular caught our eye due to their SCCA history […]

GoPro Goes to 12 For Track Night

“Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not 10. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at 10. You’re on 10 here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you’re on 10 on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?” Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel had a […]

Top Tips From An SCCA Time Trials Coach

Stepping into the world of the Tire Rack SCCA® Time Trials National Tour Powered by Hagerty — or any kind of track event — can be a daunting task with lots to ponder. Is my car up to speed? Am I up to speed? What experience level group am I in? What happens if I […]

SCCA President’s September 2023 Update Recap

On Wednesday, Sept. 13, Sports Car Club of America® President and CEO Mike Cobb hosted a virtual address to keep SCCA® members up to speed on 2023 developments. He also offered insight on what is ahead in the coming months as the Club and its 115 Regions continue to fuel a safe, fun, and exciting […]

SCCA Women on Track Offers Three USRRC Scholarships

Have you been eyeing SCCA®’s Oct. 20-22, 2023, United States RoadRally Challenge® (USRRC) but have yet to click the register button because you don’t think you have the experience to run at that level? Have you heard of the Regional LITE RoadRallies that will be running alongside this year’s USRRC, offering three days of RoadRally […]

Enter Now: Nine Items on Board for SCCA Women on Track TTN Raffle

Raffles are the best — especially when you’re automatically entered into the raffle by doing something you already wanted to do. And when that “something” is driving fast around one of the most exhilarating road courses in North America as part of the best Time Trials series in the nation, entering this raffle is a […]

2023 Solo Nats: 100 Pictures Worth 1000 Words

The West Course designed by Sam Strano and Shelly Monfort required a lot of accuracy, and therefore studying. Bama enjoyed the evening festivities just as much (or maybe more) as his humans! Pic or it did not happen. Compact and fun. Not unlike many of the cars at this year Solo Nats. Jonathan Lugod receives […]

Club Spec: Meet the Contenders

In June, the Sports Car Club of America® announced the Club Spec concept — the idea that anyone should be able to build a car to one common set of rules that has the performance and competitiveness for autocross and Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials National Tour Powered by Hagerty events, paired with the reliability […]

Keep Your Ride Cool On Track With These Plumbing Tips from Hagerty

Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack isn’t about ultimate on-track speed, nor is it about building the most modified vehicle – it’s about filling your personal fun cup. The more Track Nights you do, though, the more comfortable you’re going to get behind the wheel; you’re then going to push a little harder, […]

SCCA Time Trials or GridLife? Why Not Both?

SCCA® has long been both a pipeline and a destination for drivers, all depending on the participant’s ultimate goal. Meanwhile, numerous members have leapt back and forth between SCCA and other series. This has gone on for decades, and continues to this very day — just look at SCCA Time Trials competition. Some SCCA Time […]

Inside the SCCA: A Week at Solo Nats

There’s a lot that went on at the 50th running of the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships, which took place Sept. 5-8, 2023, in Lincoln, NE. Roughly 1,300 drivers converged at an airport to battle on two courses over four days of competition — but that’s not even half the story. On SCCA.com, we […]

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