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SCCA Reduces Time Commitment for Racers at National Championship Runoffs

Sports Car Club of America President Jeff Dahnert announced Thursday in his opening remarks to attendees at the annual SCCA® National Convention that the Club would move to a “rolling”schedule for the 2012 National Championship Runoffs®. The new schedule will reduce the amount of time a driver needs to be in attendance at the Club’s […]

Stay Up To Date On Contingency Programs

SCCA members participating in any of the club’s disciplines are encouraged to regularly check SCCA.com for updates and additions to the contingency programs. Four new manufacturers have joined Volkswagen, Honda, Mazda and Toyota to offer programs to Club Racers for the 2012 SafeRacer National Racing Series. Ford, Kia, Mini and Nissan have all finalized contingencies […]

2012 Solo Contingency Programs Posted, Online Registration Available

With the 2012 Tire Rack SCCA® National Solo® season scheduled to open at the Dixie National Tour at South Georgia Motorsports Park, March 9-11, participants should register now to be eligible for the thousands of dollars in contingency payouts. Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour As part of its across-the-board contingency program for SCCA events, […]

Paul Newman GT-1 Corvette Headed To Auction

The late Paul Newman’s last race car, a 2002 Chevrolet Corvette GT-1/Trans-Am machine, is being auctioned by RM Auctions on Saturday, March 10. Newman, a four-time SCCA National Champion and Oscar winner, passed away in September, 2008. He raced this Corvette from 2003 to 2007 in GT-1. The car was originally built by Riley & […]

Early Registration Deadline For SCCA Convention – Extended

Sports Car Club of America members planning to attend the SCCA National Convention in Las Vegas, March 1-3, should take advantage of the February 16 early registration deadline – extended a week from the original deadline – to save on the convention fees. The SCCA has planned two exciting offsite excursions to choose from. Wheel […]

Top SCCA Solo Award Winners Announced

Brianne Corn, of San Marcos, Texas, and Jonathan Lugod, of Oceanside, Calif., have been selected by the Sports Car Club of America Solo Events Board for two of the top honors in the program based on their efforts at the 2011 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships. Corn earned the 2011 Driver of the Year […]

RRDC’s Mark Donohue Award Presented to Fandozzi

Kevin Fandozzi, who earned the 41st annual RRDC Mark Donohue Award for his spectacular Touring 3 class victory at the 2011 SCCA National Championship Runoffs last September, was presented the award at RRDC’s annual dinner prior to the running of the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 At Daytona. Originally scheduled to be awarded at the 2012 […]

The Full Scope of SCCA On Display This Weekend at Daytona

Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing has its fingerprints all over this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway. More than 100 corner workers will oversee the 12-turn, 3.56-mile course at the “World Center of Racing,”a group organized by the Central Florida Region SCCA. Those workers will have an up-close view of […]

Knowles Receives Bob Akin Award

Five-time SCCA national champion Don Knowles was named the recipient of the 2011 Bob Akin Award by the Road Racing Drivers Club at a dinner prior to the running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season opener of the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. The RRDC is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. […]

Tire Rack Solo National Championships To Remain In Lincoln

The Sports Car Club of America and the Lincoln Airport Authority have recently agreed to a lease extension that will keep the Tire Rack® SCCA® Solo® National Championships at the Lincoln (Neb.) Airport through 2017. The event, which annually attracts more than 1200 competitors to crown National Championships in each of the Solo classes, has […]

Steel Cities Region Hosting Western Virginia National Tour Rally

The Steel Cities Region is hosting the inaugural presentation of The Western Virginia National Tour Rally, a two-day National event running on August 25-26, 2012. The rally will be about 275 miles in length and will start near the Pittsburgh International Airport with the overnight in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Entry Fee will be $50 […]

Inaugural Tire Rack Street Survival Summit To Be Held In Las Vegas

The SCCA Foundation, in conjunction with the BMW CCA Foundation, is hosting the inaugural Tire Rack Street Survival Summit on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., following the SCCA National Convention. Representatives from the SCCA, BMW Club, Porsche Club and others will be attending the summit, […]

SCCA Announces New Club Racing Majors Program

Sports Car Club of America announced today a new, top-level Club Racing program dubbed the “Majors,”launching as a pilot program in the Midwest, Rocky Mountain and Southwest Divisions in 2012. Focused on providing fresh, enhanced opportunities for National-level classes within a geographical racing area, the Majors offer a new format race weekend focused on clustering […]

SCCA Announces Reorganization to Solo, Rally Departments

With an eye on program development, enhanced customer service, and improved operational effectiveness, the Sports Car Club of America today announced a reorganization of the Rally/Solo department in the national office. Still headed by Howard Duncan, SCCA Vice President of Rally, Solo, and Special Programs, the reorganization features a number of faces familiar to both […]

Five Individuals Selected To Join SCCA Hall of Fame

Five esteemed Sports Car Club of America members have been selected to comprise the 2012 class of the SCCA Hall of Fame based on their significant contributions to motorsports and the organization. The newly-selected inductees will officially join the Hall during an induction ceremony at the SCCA Convention, Saturday, March 3, at the South Point […]

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