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2024 Cleveland ProSolo an Electrifying Experience in Ohio

Cleveland, OH, is a competition town. It boasts three top-level pro teams: NBA’s Cavaliers, NFL’s Browns, and MLB’s Guardians. Now that SCCA® has made a home in the city for the past two years, perhaps SCCA Solo® should be added to that illustrious list. The second half of another back-to-back Solo adventure in 2024, SCCA […]

SCCA Academy

Important F&C Certification Changes Ahead for License Renewals

Beginning Dec. 1, 2024, requirements will change for SCCA® Flagging & Communications (F&C) license renewals, phasing in the requirement to complete F&C certification training. The required certification coursework can be found at the SCCA Academy accessed through SCCA’s Member Account Portal. Presently, all F&C license levels (Regional, Divisional, National, and Senior) have both traditional (non-Certified) […]

Runoffs

2023 Starter Workers of the Year: John and Beth Burkhard

It all began in the 1960s when Beth Burkhard’s parents, Sheila and Josh Cockey, were invited to a race at Marlboro Speedway by a cousin who was a Formula Vee® racer. They were hooked and started working Flagging & Communications in the fall of 1969. Years later, they’ve raced and volunteered in numerous positions, with […]

Road Racing

Inside the SCCA Podcast: Brian Redman

(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 […]

SCCA Academy

Kim Kuzma McFarland Started Small, and Now Works World Championship Events

It’s the goal of numerous SCCA® members to start locally and build their skillset enough to participate in FIA World Championship events. Several have done it — and we’re not even counting drivers. Kim Kuzma McFarland is a regular on the FIA World Championship scene here in the United States, and the next stop she’s […]

Autocross

4 Things You Can Learn from Professional Driving Experiences

I’ve been having #funwithcars with the SCCA® for more than 30 years, and during that time, I’ve never met a single person in the Club who considered themselves a bad driver. On the contrary, from road courses to rallies to autocross and RallyCross, everyone considers themselves an excellent driver. Personally, as an egomaniac racecar driver, […]

Runoffs

2024 Road America Runoffs Registration: Don’t Miss These Dates

The 2024 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® presented by Sunoco will be a celebration for many reasons, the most notable being it’s the 60th anniversary of the SCCA Runoffs. It also marks the Club’s return to America’s National Park of Speed, Elkhart Lake’s Road America. The 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit — located in the beautiful Kettle Moraine […]

National Tour

SCCA Solo National Tour Rocks in Cleveland

Holy Moses Cleveland did autocrossers have an exciting time at the June 21-23, 2024, Tire Rack SCCA® Cleveland Solo® National Tour experience at the I-X Center in Northeast Ohio. A site located alongside Cleveland Hopkins International Airport — and just a stone’s throw from NASA’s Glenn Research Center — more than 140 participants joined together […]

SCCA Member Anniversaries: June 2024

This month, 124 members of the Sports Car Club of America® celebrate a milestone anniversary of 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or 70 years. This is no easy accomplishment, either, as a lot happens in life that can distract from having #funwithcars, especially over a quarter century or more. To that […]

Solo Nationals

Open Registration for the 2024 Solo Nationals is Fixin’ to Begin

(Before we get started, please forgive us. The theme of the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships is “Welcome to the Wild Wild West,” and while the event is still a handful of months away, we’re method actors…) Well, partner, here’s the lowdown on the Sept. 3-6, 2024, Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships […]

Super Tour

Fun In The Sun, Kudos To The Corners, and 50 Years of Road America Runs for Froh: The June Sprints and the Hoosier Super Tour

Today’s headline — sunshine at the WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints, the final Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour of the season prior to this fall’s Runoffs presented by Sunoco back at Road America. Although it was the 69th consecutive year of the event, it was a very nice record entry — the largest […]

Super Tour

Hall of Fame Fun, Rain Dancing and A First Win: The Hoosier Super Tour Visits the June Sprints

Saturday at the WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints, the final stop on the 2024 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour calendar, was primed to be a preview of this year’s SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Sunoco. But honestly, the record field of competitors is hoping it isn’t. Not for performance, which was close […]

Super Tour

June Sprints Grand Marshal A Full Circle Moment For SCCA Hall of Famer Lyn St. James

It probably doesn’t matter where in the world you are in the motorsports world, there’s a link to motorsports legend and SCCA Hall of Famer Lyn St. James. But as the Grand Marshal for this weekend’s WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints at Road America, the final stop on the Hoosier Super Tour, it connects […]

Winning This Sweepstakes Puts You at the Monaco Grand Prix, and That’s Only the Beginning

What’s the one race in the world you’d most like to attend but never thought you could? We won’t even let you answer — we’ll tell you your answer, and we’ll be right: The Monaco Grand Prix. The Monaco Grand Prix is the shiniest jewel in Formula 1’s collection, and for good reason. First held […]

Track Night in America

We’ve Found a Deal That’s (Shall We Say) Too Shocking to Pass Up

There’s something about not paying retail for quality performance goodies that really hits the spot. Not only is it a bona fide (anecdotal) fact that discounted parts make you faster, but saving money on go-fast goodies also makes it easier to have #funwithcars at SCCA® events — and the more events you participate in, the […]

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