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Who Will Win the Runoffs? Production Category

The SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® Presented by Sunoco is (checks watch) ONLY A WEEK AWAY! The Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2025, winner-take-all championship event will see hundreds of racers head to Plymouth, WI, for a battle at the historic Road America circuit, with its 4.048 miles and 14 corners challenging some of the best drivers in […]

SCCA Foundation and IMRRC celebrates Brian Redman: Making a Difference

(This article was written by Jim Weidenbaum, a member of SCCA® Foundation’s Board of Directors.) On Sept. 4, 2025, the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) — home of the SCCA Archives funded by your contributions to the SCCA Foundation — celebrated the achievements and contributions of Brian Redman at its annual Cameron R. Argetsinger Award […]

SCCA Sets Stage to Crown Time Attack National Champions in 2026

(Editor’s Note: Since this article was published, it was announced that Pitt Race would cease operation at the end of 2025. An updated article covering the NEW date and location for the 2026 Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack National Championship can be found by clicking here.) Almost nothing is better than unadulterated Time Attack competition, with […]

Big Wins Take Center Stage at 2025 SCCA Time Trials Nationals

It was three days of wild action at the Sept. 19-21, 2025, Tire Rack SCCA® Time Trials Nationals at Pittsburg International Race Complex’s (Pitt Race) 2.78-mile, 18-turn motorsport circuit, and (as expected), the cream of the crop rose to the top. With roughly 170 drivers on hand, the competition was fierce from the drop of […]

From Targa to Time Attack Challenge: Kip Mitchell’s Adventure Has Him Coming Back for More

“I’m addicted,” laughs Kip Mitchell while standing in the paddock of Pittsburgh International Race Complex (Pitt Race) during the Sept. 19-21, 2025, Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack Challenge. As early as the beginning of this year, Time Attack Challenge competition wasn’t on Kip’s radar. Now, he’s an addict eyeing multiple Time Attack Challenge events in […]

2025 Time Trials Nationals Wraps Day Two of Competition, Final Showdown Awaits

The Sept. 19-21, 2025, Tire Rack SCCA® Time Trials Nationals jumped into full swing on Friday, and it would only be a slightly confusing metaphor to say that the gloves quickly came off. To parse that a little, some drivers put ON driving gloves, wheeled hard, and set new personal bests and reset track records, […]

Time Trials Nationals Kicks Off NOW, and the Action is Already Heating Up

We’ve been waiting all year for this. Longer, actually, since SCCA® announced the 2025 Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals will be moving to Pittsburgh International Race Complex (Pitt Race) in Wampum, PA, more than a year ago. We now stand on the precipice of the 2025 Time Trials Nationals taking the green flag for […]

Dare to be Different: Choppin’ a Tesla for SCCA EV Road Racing

SCCA® Road Racing has a storied, grassroots tradition of choppin’ production cars to construct competition vehicles. A chop-top Tesla, however, is pretty rare. Nonetheless, that’s exactly what Bruce Richardson of SCCA’s San Francisco Region did while exploring electric vehicle racing with the Sports Car Club of America™. It was a decade ago when Richardson, a […]

Your 2025 Solo Nationals Photos Are Waiting for You

The 2025 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships is over, but the memories will last forever. Who are we kidding? Similar to how your car behaved when you overcooked the East Course showcase turn and it cost you a shot at a Solo Nats trophy, your memory can also slide. We can’t fix that first […]

RACER Offers a Power Bundle You Can’t Miss

Longtime SCCA® Partner RACER has long been the ultimate go-to for motorsport news and behind-the-scenes racing insight. Covering everything from Formula 1 to IndyCar, IMSA, NASCAR, and beyond, RACER’s magazine-born beginnings has since transformed into both a coffee-table-quality magazine and free online content via RACER.com. While RACER has also offered podcasts and some video content […]

Thank Us Later: How to Spotlight Mazda Motorsports’ Parts Spotlights

Throughout the year, Mazda Motorsports highlights some of the parts available through its (freshly revamped) parts store. To find those Parts Spotlights, you need to head to mazdamotorsports.com, scroll to the bottom, then click the “Show More” button and scroll through the articles to find a Parts Spotlight. Or, simply bookmark this link and access […]

Defeating Motorsports Burnout the Easy Way

As great as motorsports is, it’s possible for life to get in the way. Could be life gets hectic and something’s got to give. Could be your “fun” budget went the way of the dodo. It could be one of a million things that stopped you from participating. The point is, eventually everyone skips an […]

Inside the SCCA Podcast: The 2025 Solo National Championships

(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 […]

SCCA Has Just Lowered the Barrier to Road Racing in Two Very Significant Ways

SCCA® has just taken several big steps to broaden access for drivers and race cars. As of the beginning of September, SCCA no longer requires a Novice Permit to attend a wheel-to-wheel SCCA Drivers’ School; the Club also now allows Race Experience vehicles to be issued a logbook with what amounts to a “basic safety […]

How Does SCCA Tech Go?

Preparing your race car for an SCCA® Road Racing event requires passing a technical inspection, a critical process that ensures the safety of drivers, competitors, and corner workers. In this video, Scott Schmidt, an SCCA national tech manager, provides an essential guide to the annual inspection procedure. This inspection is mandatory once per year and […]

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