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Top 10: Staying Warm At The Runoffs

Over the past few years at the Runoffs, we’ve gotten accustomed to relatively mild weather–maybe some foggy and chilly mornings, but overall, warm and pleasant. Enter 2020. While the weather at Road America for the 57th running of the Runoffs looks to be seasonably pleasant, many participants are likely to be caught off guard by […]

Major Announcement Planned for SCCA Presidential Virtual Town Hall Wednesday

The first-ever virtual Town Hall hosted by SCCA® President and CEO Mike Cobb starts at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific this Wednesday, Sept. 30, through the GoToMeeting videoconference platform. And to make this a very special event, plans are in the works for a major announcement to be made during the meeting. The informative Town […]

2020 Runoffs Powered by Partner Support

The SCCA National Championship Runoffs remains one of the most unique events on the annual motorsports calendar, featuring 26 classes, each with their own race on either Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and three days of qualifying in the buildup. This year’s version returns to Elkhart Lake’s Road America, October 6 — 11. Each of the […]

2020 Hoosier Super Tour Points Championships — One to Go

While the 2020 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour‘s eight-weekend, 16-race “regular” season is now complete, there exists one last chance for drivers to earn points toward the Hoosier Super Tour Nationwide Points Championship. That opportunity comes October 3-11 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, during the SCCA National Championship Runoffs®, which is a […]

2020 Time Trials Nationals: The Results

The 2020 Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals Powered by Hagerty concluded Sunday with KONI Podium celebrations for each class and overall winners. Additionally, several other significant awards and prizes were dished out following four days of competition. For KONI Podium honors, finishing positions were calculated based on the competitor’s top TimeAttack lap on Friday, the […]

TT Nats Sunday Notebook

News and notes, stories and ramblings, all from the paddock at NCM Motorsports Park during the Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals powered by Hagerty this weekend. Nationally Nationals: This year’s event has literally put the “National” in Tire Rack Time Trials Nationals. Of the 219 registered entrants, 30 states were represented. The youngest participant […]

TT Nats Saturday Notebook

News and notes, stories and ramblings, all from the paddock at NCM Motorsports Park during the Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals powered by Hagerty this weekend. Track Sprint Day: If Friday was all about the traditional go-fast lap, and Sunday is the same thing in a shorter time period, Saturday is the day that […]

James “Jim” Barbour: 1926-2020

James “Jim” Barbour, who served on SCCA’s Board of Directors from 1992 to 1997, passed away recently in Florida at 94 years old. Joining SCCA® in 1962, Jim’s member number only had three digits. And while numbers saturate Sports Car Club of America® activities — be it a car number, lap time, grid position, finishing […]

TT Nats Friday Notebook

News and notes, stories and ramblings, all from the paddock at NCM Motorsports Park during the Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals powered by Hagerty this weekend. Repeat Business: 2020 marks the third year that the Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals powered by Hagerty has been held at NCM Motorsports Park. For this year’s […]

TT Nats Thursday Notebook

Holley-Day Celebration: Thursday at Tire Rack Time Trials Nationals powered by Hagerty has become more than just a holiday — it’s a full-blown Holley-Day. For the second year in a row, the practice day — three 20-minute sessions on the tricky 3.15-mile NCM Motorsports Park track — has been a partnership between Holley Performance, based […]

Member Spotlight: Meet Sternzie – Solid Road Racer and Successful Author

The Sports Car Club of America is a club of many talents. No, we’re not talking about the ability to slide under the car and fix the transmission while simultaneously hosting a conference call with your boss because you may have told them you were on a sales call Friday morning instead of taking an […]

What To Watch: 2020 Tire Rack Time Trials Nationals Powered by Hagerty

Welcome Back The 2020 Tire Rack Time Trials Nationals powered by Hagerty returns to NCM Motorsports Park, in the shadow of the National Corvette Museum and Corvette factory line in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This year’s event is the third in its short history, but also the biggest — a true trend, if ever there was […]

2020 Toledo Champ Tour Fast Notes

For the second event of the late-season extension to the 2020 Tire Rack SCCA National Solo season, drivers flocked to a nearly full event at Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, OH. As the leaves begin to change in Northeast Ohio, participants bundled up in the mornings but temperatures rose through the day for an enjoyable […]

Falken Offers Black & White Value For On-Track Performance

The rubber meets the Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack road, literally, when it comes to tires. And our friends at Falken, Track Night’s September featured partner, provide an experience like no other. When Falken came into the North American market in 1985, they built their brand and developed their performance exactly the […]

10 Ways to Prepare for Your First Time Trials Event

Like a recreational runner deciding to leave the confines of their neighborhood and tackle the local 5K, Time Trials is an exciting adventure for a motorsports enthusiast. Maybe you’re choosing a Time Trials event for your first time ever on track, or perhaps you have years of track days under your belt, and you want […]

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