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Numerous SCCA Drivers Added to Road Racing Drivers Club

Twelve men, ranging from multi-time professional series and SCCA Club Racing Champions to series administrators and those who strive to put up-and-coming American road racers on an international stage, have accepted membership invitations to the Road Racing Drivers Club.The names of the 12, culled from nominations by current RRDC members and selected for membership into […]

Foss Wins First MX-5 Cup Race of 2008 at Road Atlanta

Polesitter Eric Foss, of Fort Worth, Texas, won the first SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup race of 2008, part of the Classic Motorsports Mitty at Road Atlanta. Hooverspeed teammates Todd Buras, of Melbourne, Fla., and Brad Rampelberg, of San Jose, Calif., completed the podium.Car setup became a guessing game at Road Atlanta, after […]

MER Teammates Tie for Qualifying Record at Road Atlanta; Foss Awarded Pole

MER teammates Eric Foss, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Ryan Schimsk, of Austin, Texas, proved just how close the competition is in SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup when they entered identical fast laps in qualifying for Saturday’s Round One race, part of the Classic Motorsports Magazine Mitty Challenge. Going back to each of […]

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Solo Tour Resumes in Texas, Evo School Debuts

After more than a month off, The Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Tour is back underway and returning to Texas Motor Speedway for the first time since 2001. Evolution Performance Driving Schools will join the Tour at Texas as the newly appointed Official Driving School of The Tire Rack SCCA Solo Program. Well known throughout […]

Foss is Tops in MX-5 Practice at Road Atlanta

Eric Foss, of Fort Worth, Texas, topped both practice sessions today for Round One of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, part of the Classic Motorsports Magazine Mitty Challenge at Road Atlanta. Robert Huffmaster, of Clarkston, Mich., was second fastest in practice, followed by Anders Hainer, of Woodland Hills, Mich.Polesitter at last year’s […]

Research Racing to Award Driving School to Contest Winner

Some people race to promote a product, others simply to achieve all they can. Research Racing is using the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup to increase awareness about pancreatic cancer and the Patty Boshell Pancreatic Cancer Foundation (www.pancreaticcure.org). This on-going event called “Drive to Survive” will visit every Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup venue […]

Jetta TDI Cup, PDX and Texas World Speedway on Shifting Gears

The inaugural SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI race, Performance Driving Experience and the upcoming Sunburn Grand Prix at Texas World Speedway lead the topics for the April 30th Web cast of Shifting Gears at 8 p.m. (EDT) on RacinBoys.com.Shifting Gears will welcome Mark Pombo, winner of the very first Jetta TDI Cup race at […]

Mark Pombo Wins Inaugural Jetta TDI Cup Race

In its worldwide debut, the first Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race was held Sunday at VIRginia International Raceway, with rising star Mark Pombo crossing the finish line after completing 11 laps in the 30-minute sprint race. With a best lap time of 2:15.686 Pombo, 25, from Duluth, GA., raced against 28 other up-and-coming drivers to […]

Drivers Qualify for Inaugural Jetta TDI Cup Race

ALTON, VA. — Volkswagen of America has announced the results from the driver qualification session and the starting grid positions for the inaugural race of the Jetta TDI Cup to be held Sunday, April 27, at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). Josh Hurley finished with a qualifying time of 2:14.301 to secure the first pole position […]

Wittmer Holds off Thomas for Maiden SPEED Touring Car Win in Virginia

Canadian Kuno Wittmer watched the competition fall off the course in front of him and held off the attacks of others to record his maiden win in SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car competition today at VIRginia International Raceway–the fifth-closest finish in series history. Teammates Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., and James Clay, […]

Herr Wins SPEED Touring Car Pole at VIR with Record Lap

Chip Herr, of Lititz, Pa., will start Saturday’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED Touring Car Round Two race from pole at VIRginia International Raceway during the Bosch Engineering 250 weekend after setting a new qualifying lap record. Charles Espenlaub, of Lutz, Fla., will start second, making it an all-Mazda front row.Driving the No. 97 Tindol Motorsports […]

SCCA Loses Inaugural Hall of Fame Member Argetsinger

Sports Car Club of America is sad to report that former SCCA Executive Director and Hall of Fame member Cameron Argetsinger passed away Tuesday.An SCCA member since 1947, Argetsinger is best known for organizing the Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix around the roads of Watkins Glen, N.Y., and later creating Watkins Glen International, when […]

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Tonight on Shifting Gears at RacinBoys.com

Another episode of Shifting Gears Presented by Sports Car Club of America hits the Web tonight at 8 p.m. (EDT) on RacinBoys.com.This week’s show welcomes SCCA Solo Site Advisory Committee Chairman George Schweikle offering insight on the process of acquiring and keeping Solo sites in your Region. RallyCross Rules Committee Chairman Mark Utech will also […]

Brandon Davis on Hometown Pole for Long Beach SPEED GT

Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., will start from pole in front of his family and friends for the SCCA Pro Racing Long Beach SPEED GT Presented by Applied Computer Solutions race this afternoon. Reigning SCCA SPEED GT Champion Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., will start second.Piloting the No. 10 ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra, […]

Pilgrim Still Tops in Long Beach SPEED GT Practice

Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., improved on his Friday practice time to lead Saturday’s second round of practice for Sunday’s SCCA Pro Racing Long Beach SPEED GT Presented by Applied Computer Solutions race. Local ace Mike Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., was second on the combined practice results, followed by last year’s race winner […]

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