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My SCCA Life: Paul Gauzens

Words by James Kearney This article first appeared in the December, 2016 edition of SportsCar Magazine. SCCA members can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here after logging into their account; To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. […]

Northeast Conference 2017 U.S. Majors Tour Schedule

The Northeast Conference has released its 2017 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour competition schedule.  Seven weekends, 14 races in all, make up the schedule that runs from April to July. There are two Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour dates on the 2017 Northeast Conference schedule.  The first one, which is also the opener for the […]

Consistently Consistent = Consistency

Last month, Winding Road guest contributor, Dev Clough, shared some thoughts in a piece titled “Speed Secrets: Consistency.” Clough — a kart racer, club racer and long-time driving coach with lots of experience — begins the article by stating a simple precept: consistent means driving the identical line around a track, lap after lap. “But […]

SportsCar Feature: Randy Pobst on Buying Guardrails

Words by Randy Pobst This article first appeared in the July, 2016 edition of SportsCar Magazine. SCCA members can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here after logging into their account; To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. […]

My SCCA Life: Matthew Ellam

Words by James Heine Images by Rupert Berrington This article first appeared in the March, 2016 edition of SportsCar Magazine. SCCA members can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here after logging into their account; To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the […]

SCCA Statement on the Passing of Steve Harris, Area 4 Director

The Sports Car Club of America is shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Steve Harris, serving the Board of Directors as the Area 4 representative, on Thursday evening. Harris, of Dayton, Ohio, was a long-time steward, a Club Racing competitor, and Club member. He was 65. From John Walsh, Chairman of […]

Team Management

“Just to be clear, every racer has a team,” states author Tom Martin in a recent Winding Road article titled Simple Steps To Managing Your Team Better.  “The ‘team’ might be you. Period. It might be you and a friend, or you and anyone you can find to help at the track. Or, on the […]

#TBT Stardust International Raceway 1965-1970

In the 60s, racing circuits popped up all over the United States to fill the high demand for racing entertainment. Before long, more tracks could be built than sustained by the industry many closed the gates and fell into neglect, later being developed into shopping centers and housing developments. The Stardust International Raceway was opened […]

Heads & Tales: James Chartres

(Editor’s Note: This is an installment in an ongoing series looking at the stories behind helmet designs of SCCA members.  Want to share your story?  Jot down a few words about your helmet, share a bit about what went into creating the design, tell us about the artist, take a couple pictures of the helmet […]

Tire Rack Match Tour 2017 Dates

SCCA Tire Rack Match Tour 2017 Dates Revealed The 2017 Tire Rack SCCA Match Tour schedule has been released and is comprised of four events, running March to July.  The schedule is subject to change, but the planned 2017 Tire Rack SCCA Match Tour program rundown is as follows: – March 3-5: Tire Rack Oceanside […]

Ruman Repeats as Trans Am Champion with Daytona Victory

Amy Ruman, who in 2015 became the first female professional road racing champion in North America, made history again today at Daytona International Speedway as she captured the 2016 Trans Am Championship successfully defending her title and once more etching her name in to the Trans Am record book in this, the season’s 50th Anniversary Season.  Ruman’s […]

Some Slick Knowledge

Do you know what those funky digits and letters represent on plastic bottles of oil?  They’re probably just random designations or product codes, right? WRONG! Those symbols are important, and the folks at Mobil 1 have a little insight for you about those letters and digits in an article titled “What IS all that information […]

2017 SCCA Board Election Results Announced

The Sports Car Club of America announced the results of the SCCA Board of Directors elections held in four of the SCCA’s geographic Areas. Three new board members were elected, with one incumbent rejoining the board for another three-year term in office. Jack Burrows, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, will now be the Area 2 Director, garnering […]

Northern Conference U.S. Majors Tour 2017 Schedule

Northern Conference Announces U.S. Majors Tour 2017 Schedule The Northern Conference has released its 2017 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour competition schedule.  Six weekends, 12 races in all, make up the schedule that runs from May to August. Two Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour dates are part of the 2017 Northern Conference schedule.  The first […]

Changes to 2017 Runoffs Qualification Path

The SCCA Board of Directors has decided to simplify the qualification path for the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place in September at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After receiving feedback from the membership, the BoD has opted to remove “points” criteria for Runoffs qualification as pertaining to the U.S. Majors Tour.  Instead, racers […]

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