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Summer Track Nights Just Got More Affordable, and You Can Thank Hawk for It

Stop it! No, you stop it! Anyone who has kids (or grew up with siblings who were unable to keep their hands to themselves) knows road trips involve someone screaming “stop” often and loud. It’s arguably the most spoken (or yelled) word during any automotive family adventure. It’s a great American tradition. Despite that, since […]

SCCA Member Anniversaries: July 2024

Precisely 100 members celebrated an anniversary with the Sports Car Club of America® in July. Of those, 24 are 40-year members, 19 are 35-year members, and 23 are 30-year members, making the 1980s the decade that seems to have attracted the most members who joined in July and stuck around for the long haul. But […]

Time Attack Challenge

Don’t Dare Miss This: Time Trials Nationals Registration Fast Approaches

Last we met, you might recall that we were chatting about how registration for the Oct. 24-27, 2024, Tire Rack SCCA® Time Trials Nationals Powered by Hagerty at NCM Motorsports Park was coming up…fast. As in, super-fast. As in, we were nearing the 300-foot marker and it was time to start planning your next move. […]

Autocross

Inside Solo: Getting In Touch

(Each month, Nick Dunlap, the Solo® Events Board (SEB) chair, brings you the latest goings-on, including SEB membership changes, explanations of rules adjustments, and more.) When it comes to SCCA® Autocross, it’s not difficult to get in touch with someone in a position of authority. From SCCA Staff to the Solo Events Board (SEB) and […]

Autocross

3 Top Priorities When Modifying a Street Category Autocross Car

One of the things I love about competing in the SCCA® is constantly meeting new friends who have the same passion about #funwithcars that I do. In 2023 at the 50th running of the Tire Rack SCCA Solo® National Championships in Lincoln, NE, I had the honor of competing against the host of the Inside […]

Street Survival

Region Development Grant Deadline Less than a Month Away

Four times a year, the SCCA Foundation offers grants of up to $2,500 to Regions of the Sports Car Club of America® that help the Regions accomplish charitable goals and community outreach they thought might not be achievable. Since its creation two years ago, the Region Development Grant has been presented to numerous Regions, with […]

ProSolo

SCCA ProSolo Returned to Packwood, with Close Competition and a Very Special Presentation

The second half of back-to-back Solo® weekends in the beautiful wilds of Washington saw 120 autocrossers come out to experience the July 19-21, 2024, Tire Rack SCCA® Packwood ProSolo® at Hampton Mills. The wonderful weekend was further enhanced thanks to SCCA’s Northwest Region, which hosted a Friday night welcome party featuring delicious pies masterfully prepared […]

Solo Nationals

2024 Solo Nats Limited Edition Giddy-Up Gear: Pre-Order Now to Not Miss the Wagon Train

Before the flowery verbiage, let’s get one very important piece of information out there: Those who want — nay, demand — the limited edition ’24 Solo Nats Straw Cowboy Hat must submit their online order by Aug. 25 to guarantee delivery or pickup at the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships. Online orders for […]

ProSolo Finale

Get Ready for 2024 ProSolo Finale Registration

While the Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships are a winner-take-all deal, the Tire Rack SCCA® ProSolo® Series doesn’t work the same way. Securing a yearend ProSolo class title requires dedication across a dozen events in 2024, and the same can be said for those hoping to earn the coveted Johnson-Clark Johnson Cup or Fletcher […]

Road Racing

Inside the SCCA Podcast: Formula F Racer Ricky Simpson

(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 […]

Road Racing

Spec MX-5 Road Racing Engines Just Got Even Better

Since the Spec MX-5 class entered National SCCA® Road Racing competition earlier this year, the class has produced intense action in ever-growing fields. In fact, U.S. Majors Tour participation data shows that the class is solidly top three, beaten only by Spec Miata and Spec Racer® Ford Gen3. It’s likely no mistake that these well-subscribed-to […]

RallyCross Nationals

Registration for the 2024 RallyCross National Championship is About to Begin

The RallyCross National Championship — the annual title event where RallyCrossers from across the nation gather to discover who is the best of the best — is headed to Hollytree Off Road Park in Hollytree, AL, on Oct. 17-20, 2024, and you’re invited to go. But if you want to slide your way to fun […]

Women on Track

Ad Driscoll’s Donation Wins Silver Medallion Sweepstakes

“Wow! Amazing!” were the words South Jersey & Philly Region member Ad Driscoll used to describe receiving the news that his entry won the recent SCCA Foundation sweepstakes for a beautiful sterling silver pendant designed, crafted, and donated by Atlanta Region members Larry and Tere Pulliam. Ad’s motivation for entering the SCCA Foundation’s recent sweepstakes […]

Club Spec

CAM Invitational Shootout Heads to Lincoln in September, and It’s Not Just for CAM Anymore

Can you feel it? With the Sept. 3-6, 2024, Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships already sold out and the Aug. 30-Sept. 1 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® Championship Finale registration about to click into gear, autocross excitement permeates the air. Still, if only there was MORE autocross action to pack into that week to make […]

National Tour

A Sold-Out Packwood Solo National Tour Showcased a Season That’s Hot, Hot, Hot

Welcome to the tropical Pacific Northwest, where SCCA’s National Solo program visited the picturesque Old Hampton Mills Lumber Yard in Packwood, WA, for the Tire Rack SCCA Packwood Solo National Tour on July 12-14, 2024. Tropical and picturesque, you say? Of course! Why else would the Northwest Region host a luau for the welcome party […]

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