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’22 Peru National Tour Fast Notes

Found in Indiana about midway between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, the city of Peru rests alongside the Hoosier Heartland Highway and holds a special place in the hearts of many autocrossers. Just outside the city limits is Grissom Aeroplex, a popular site for SCCA National Solo competitions, and the venue for this past weekend’s Tire […]

SCCA President’s Address Scheduled for June 23

SCCA members should mark their calendars for June 23, 2022, as SCCA President and CEO Mike Cobb will lead a Club-wide address via a live virtual mid-year review. The upcoming report will take place on Thursday, June 23, at 8 p.m. CDT, with all SCCA members encouraged to log in. On the docket for the […]

Turning the Knob: Rebound Damper Tweaks

If you have aftermarket dampers on your performance vehicle, you may have the ability to adjust them in some form or fashion. Certain dampers allow the simultaneous adjustment of compression and rebound, while others go so far as to permit dialing in high- and low-speed damping in both compression and rebound. None of that matters, […]

Rental Cars on Racetracks: 1966 Was a Golden Year

We’d never condone it, but we all know that, for one reason or another, cars from rental fleets like Hertz, Avis, and the like, periodically end up at a track day. Head to any one of SCCA Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack’s hundreds of annual events and it’s likely that you’ll witness […]

Recapturing Autocross Passion With CAM

Words by Kyle Mavis (aka mavisky on the TrackMustangsOnline.com forum) Twelve years. It had been 12 years since I’d last autocrossed, and I felt the desire to get back on the pavement. Prior to that, I had been autocrossing for roughly seven years with various automotive platforms. I’d run everything from an STX Subaru 2.5RS […]

Inside the SCCA: GRM’s J.G. Pasterjak

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 […]

2022 Chicago Region June Sprints Super Tour: At A Glance

Though the June Sprints is not the oldest or the largest, as the tagline says: It’s not just another race. The 1956 season was the first at Road America, and the first year of the Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints. Today, the event is a prominent stop on the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour, […]

2022 Runoffs: Important Dates and Details

With SCCA Road Racing events in full swing, plus the 2022 Hoosier Racing Tire Super Tour and U.S. Majors Tour seasons nearing their conclusions, it’s time to look ahead to some important dates for the 2022 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, taking place Sept. 24-Oct. 2 at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, VA.   Mark Your […]

2022 Solo Nationals: Run Days and Registration

The 2022 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour has been a wild one in that it has been packed with fantastic events and nary a COVID cancellation — it was very much a season of what we hope is the permanent “new normal.” And now, that “normal” extends into the championship season, with the announcement […]

Jumping In: Track Night Drivers Race in SCCA Enduro

Just because you can doesn’t always mean you should. But when you consider that you can, sometimes the question becomes: Why shouldn’t you? For at least six drivers at the 2022 SCCA Enduro National Tour at Nelson Ledges on May 20-22, 2022, their on-track motorsports experience included SCCA Track Night in America Driven by Tire […]

Watkins Glen Hoosier Super Tour 2022: Sunday Notebook

Small trailers and giant haulers have funneled through the exit tunnel, meaning the June 3-5, 2022, Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour visit to Watkins Glen International (WGI) in New York has come to a close. As a result, a second set of race winners has been revealed across 25 classes. Sunday races, hosted by […]

Watkins Glen Hoosier Super Tour 2022: Saturday Notebook

Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour’s penultimate round in its 10-event season for 2022 is going on June 3-5, 2022, at Watkins Glen International (WGI) in New York. Put on by SCCA’s Finger Lakes Region, Saturday’s action included 20-minute qualifying sessions in the morning for each of the seven race groups, followed by what was […]

2022 Time Trials Nationals: Ride Along

The 2022 Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals Powered by Hagerty came to a close nearly a month ago, but that doesn’t mean all aspects of the event are over. Far from it. The internet and social media have the power to keep SCCA Time Trials events humming long after the KONI Podium Celebration has […]

First Gear Mazda Challenge Update from The Glen

Watkins Glen International (WGI) is the site of this weekend’s penultimate event of the 2022 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour regular season. It is also one of the dwindling points-earning opportunities for young Spec Miata (SM) drivers enrolled in the 2022 First Gear Mazda Challenge (FGMC) championship. SM drivers under the age of 25 […]

Inside the SCCA: Track Night with Justin Barbry

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 […]

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