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Sep 2, 2016

FSAE Categories

SportsCar has made their picks; now it’s your turn! Who Will Win in the CAM, Formula Junior, and FSAE Classes at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Presented by Garmin VIRB???

Sep 1, 2016

#TBT 2010 Tire Rack ProSolo Finale

As competitors converge on Lincoln, Nebraska for the 2016 Tire Rack ProSolo Finale, we look back to the 2010 Finale. Jerry Jenkins took the Super Challenge win. Jenkins, driving a 1994 Mazda Miata, made the Super Challenge elimination round after finishing second to Robert Carpenter by just 0.040-second in the E Stock class. Jenkins advanced […]

Sep 1, 2016

Who Will Win Solo Nationals: Modified Category

SportsCar has made their picks; now it’s your turn! Who Will Win in the Modified Classes at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Presented by Garmin VIRB???

Aug 31, 2016

U.S. Majors Tour 2016 Nationwide Points Champions

The 2016 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour is over. In all, upwards of 3,000 competitors took to the track this year during 26 race weekends held throughout the United States. And now that the season is done, Nationwide Points Champions can be crowned. Tom Wickersham is a multi-class nationwide champ this year, gathering the Touring 4 honors […]

Aug 31, 2016

SCCA Week Ahead: Sept. 4-Sept. 10

What does the Sports Car Club of America have up its sleeve next week? Well, unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’re probably aware that Sept. 5-9 is the annual Tire Rack Solo Nationals presented by Garmin VIRB. A crowd of around 1,300 competitors is expected. If you can make it out to Lincoln Airport […]

Aug 31, 2016

Who Will Win Solo Nationals: Prepared Category

SportsCar has made their picks; now it’s your turn! Who Will Win in the Prepared Classes at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Presented by Garmin VIRB???

Aug 30, 2016

Who Will Win Solo Nationals: Street Modified Category

SportsCar has made their picks; now it’s your turn! Who Will Win in the Street Modified Classes at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Presented by Garmin VIRB??? UPDATE: RESULTS ARE IN! Here’s what you had to say: SMDavid White 32%Eric Hyman 27%Christopher Mayfield 23% SMLLaurie Hyman 57%Stephanie Zadrozny Reeve 20%Jodi Fordahl 19% SSMRandall Wilcox 32%Robert […]

Aug 29, 2016

ProSolo Points Breakdown Heading into Finale

The 2016 Tire Rack ProSolo Finale is coming up September 2-4 at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the race is on to see who will claim the overall ProSolo Super Challenge Points and ProSolo Ladies Challenge Points championships. With 80 points up for grabs at the final event, nobody has a lock on the […]

Aug 29, 2016

SportsCar Feature: The Accidental Racer

Words by Erin Cechal This article first appeared in the June, 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. […]

Aug 29, 2016

Who Will Win Solo Nationals: Street Prepared Category

SportsCar has made their picks; now it’s your turn! Who Will Win in the Street Prepared Classes at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Presented by Garmin VIRB??? UPDATE: RESULTS ARE IN! Here’s what you had to say: SSPJoe Tharpe 60%Ryan Johnson 30% ASPTom Berry 49%Aaron Miller 27%Geoff Clark 24% ASPLTheresa Berry 68%Caitlin Snell 32% BSPAnthony […]

Aug 27, 2016

Solo Tech 101: Before You Show Up

Before any runs can be taken, there always comes Tech. The Solo Rules state a car must be presented for inspection in the same condition in which it will compete. People often show up without their competition tires/wheels, without their helmet, with no class letters/numbers on the car, and with the car still full of […]

Aug 26, 2016

My SCCA Life: Max Nufer

Images Courtesy of the Nufer Family Words by James Heine Images Courtest of the Nufer Family This article first appeared in the June, 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 […]

Aug 26, 2016

Who Will Win Solo Nationals: Street Touring Category

SportsCar has made their picks; now it’s your turn! Who Will Win in the Street Touring Classes at the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Presented by Garmin VIRB??? UPDATE: RESULTS ARE IN! Here’s what you had to say: STFDave Whitener 76%Michael Heinitz 16% STRIdo Waksman 53%James Yom 13%Brian Karwan 13% STRLLaura Campbell 56%Jessica Pao 25%Michelle Knoll […]

Aug 25, 2016

In Your Words: Targa Southland 2016

(Editor’s Note: Heather and her husband, Steven, participated in the pilot SCCA Targa event. What follows is her story of how she found motorsports and the event itself. If you have a story to share, write it up and send it over to [email protected] — and don’t forget to include a photo.) Let me preface […]

Aug 25, 2016

#TBT Pobst Position Is Born

In the July, 2004 issue of SportsCar Magazine, a new column was introduced: Pobst Position. For over 12 years, Randy Pobst has been telling stories, sharing insight, and generally amusing readers with his monthly column. Below is what he had to say as he introduced himself to the SportsCar readers: “Having been granted this wonderful […]