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Grassroots Motorsports: Want to Go Wheel-to-Wheel? There’s Race Experience

Many motorsport enthusiasts want to go wheel-to-wheel racing, but the path from where they are to where they want to be can be challenging. It’s not just a monetary issue, either. In recent years, Region-led SCCA® Drivers’ Schools have gone from plentiful to few and far between, making it a challenge for those on the […]

SCCA Members Sweep the 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout

(Editor’s note: This article was updated with a new picture, replacing a photo which didn’t show the winners.) Central Florida Region SCCA® member Noah Harmon is headed to the IMSA-sanctioned Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin in 2025 after he was named the winner of the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout and snagged the prize […]

2025 Bonus Majors Races Announced for FV, FF, and F600

Following the announcement revealing changes to the 2025 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour run groups, the Sports Car Club of America™ has announced five “Bonus Majors” events for the Formula Vee®, Formula F, and Formula 600 classes, with a possible sixth event to come, to ensure drivers in those classes can compete at many […]

Hagerty: Ecstasy and Agony at the 1980 Nelson Ledges Longest Day 

There are a handful of SCCA® events that are steeped in lore. All but achieving cult status, SCCA Neohio Region’s Longest Day of Nelson is most certainly one of them, with the first Nelson 24-hour race taking place in 1980. Ask anyone that was racing in that half of the country around then, and they’ll […]

KONI Shock Absorber Tech: My New Dampers Don’t Self-extend, is this a problem?

You’ve purchased new dampers, pulled them out of the packaging (where they may have been compressed for shipping), and the damper shaft doesn’t automatically extend by itself. Your first thought: Is the damper blown? Unless the shock is actively leaking, there’s no need to panic, because the short answer is no, it’s fine. Whether or […]

These Sunoco Hard Chargers Boogied Through the 2024 Runoffs Fields

In road racing, sometimes the “drive of the race” doesn’t result in a podium finish. In fact, it might not even put the racer into the top 10, but the drive was, nonetheless, impressive. So impressive that perhaps these accomplishments should be celebrated. Turns out, at the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, there is an award […]

Inaugural H Production Hall of Fame Voting Begins

After nearly 70 years of existence as an SCCA® Road Racing class, the H Production community is forming its very own Hall of Fame to commemorate drivers, crew, fabricators, and volunteers that were heavily involved with the class over its history. Spearheaded by the H Production Nationwide Points Championship, the H Production Hall of Fame […]

Inside the SCCA Podcast: Racer Danny Steyn’s Road to Recovery

(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 […]

100% of 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout Finalists Boast SCCA Backgrounds

Mazda Motorsports has announced the names of the 12 drivers who have been selected to participate in the 18th running of the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout, but here’s the twist: All 12 drivers hold ties to the Sports Car Club of America™. The Shootout has historically featured drivers with successful amateur racing careers ready to […]

Reserve: 2025 U.S. Majors and Super Tour Car Numbers

With every passing day, the 2025 Summit Racing Equipment SCCA® Road Racing season inches ever closer. In fact, the 2025 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour has already been announced, and next year’s complete U.S. Majors Tour® schedule is not far from making headlines itself — but before you compete in one of those Majors/Super […]

More 2025 SCCA Convention Specifics Emerge

Halloween has barely spooked by, with Thanksgiving gobbling its way ever closer while the holidays sled into view over the horizon, yet here we are to tell you more about something taking place Jan. 16-24, 2025, on an internet-connected device near you — and for free! That’s right, the free-to-attend 2025 SCCA® National Convention will […]

These 27 Drivers Topped the 2024 Hoosier Super Tour Charts

Winning a race is one thing, and winning a season-long points championship is another. But winning a Super Tour Nationwide Points Championship is next-level stuff. The 27 drivers listed below showed commitment, traversing the country to compete in enough 2024 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tours — and in some cases, the 2024 SCCA National […]

The 2024 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Conference Champions are Crowned

The SCCA® U.S. Majors Tour® exists to foster intriguing, points-based, season-long competition across six different Conferences for talented wheel-to-wheel race car drivers in the United States. There were 30 different venues in 2024 that hosted 37 experiences featuring #funwithcars from Florida to Washington and California to Connecticut as part of the Summit Racing Equipment SCCA […]

Russell Turner’s SRF3 2024 Super Sweep Title Almost Didn’t Happen

The Super Sweep is the most challenging feat in SCCA® Road Racing. To earn this title, a driver must win a U.S. Majors Tour® Conference Championship, a Hoosier Racing Tire Super Tour Nationwide Points Championship, and a National Championship Runoffs® race, all in a single class in the same year. To clinch the Super Sweep, […]

Inside the SCCA Podcast: Worker of the Year Shelby Robbins

(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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