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Shocking Racer: Meet One Amazing Electric Cobra That (Yes) Races with SCCA

The cobra is a quick, silent snake that strikes fear in the heart of its prey. Much the same can be said of the lookalike Cobra built from scratch in Vancouver, BC, by Doug Yip of SCCA’s Northwest Region. The one-of-a-kind creation is fast, quiet, and ready to attack as a result of being an […]

Battling Through the Elements, the Solo National Tour Still Got Its Kicks at Route 66

SCCA’s Chicago Region knows how to host an event, and the Tire Rack SCCA® Chicago Solo® National Tour at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL, was no exception. Event chair Andrew Stein and his team arranged a Friday welcome party with afternoon pizza, followed by ice cream and pie at the JXB Performance compound. The […]

There was Nothing Tricky About This Time Attack Challenge Weekend at Pocono, Just Fun and Speed

The Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack Challenge rolled along during the July 19-20, 2025, weekend in Long Pond, PA, at Pocono Raceway, taking advantage of two different configurations at the Tricky Triangle to add even more challenge to an already competitive weekend. An impressive 90 cars were on track for the combined Time Attack Challenge […]

SCCA Member Anniversaries: July 2025

It’s not every month that we get to celebrate someone who’s been a member of the Sports Car Club of America™ for 70 years — but this month, we do! William R. Bagby Jr. from Houston Region joined the Club in July 1955 — and what a time to be a member! The Club was […]

ProSolo Finale Registration About to Launch — Don’t Red Light This One

There’s nothing worse than utterly biffing your one shot — and with registration for the Aug. 30-31, 2025, Tire Rack SCCA® ProSolo® Championship Finale about to launch, now’s your time to shine or drop your head in shame. Truth is, no one accidentally attends the ProSolo Finale, taking place at Lincoln Airpark in Nebraska mere […]

Finding the Right Road: How Joe Akerman’s Love for RoadRally Helped Hollywood

Imagine getting paid to find great roads, striking vistas, and interesting towns and landscapes. Imagine also the work required to integrate those roads and vistas into movies and TV shows. Actually, you don’t have to imagine — you can talk with Cal Club Region’s Joe Akerman. We first met Akerman at last year’s United States […]

Time Attack Challenge is About to Head to Autobahn, And You’re Invited

Just like with any good competition car build, we assembled this preview article about the forthcoming Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack Challenge at Autobahn Country Club on Aug. 2-3, 2025, at the last minute. And, just like most enthusiasts, we decided to cut corners where we thought nobody would notice. Enter AI. Let’s see what […]

Just One More Stop for the ProSolo Series, Solo Nat Tour, & Shootout Before Lincoln — You In?

First up: One weekend, two events. The prairies of Nebraska and the hills of upstate New York. A Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Tour and a Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® Series event. Those are your options for dodging cones on the National level during the Aug. 1-3, 2025, weekend. Then the next weekend brings a […]

Packwood Packed a Powerful Punch During the Penultimate Round of the Regular Season ProSolo

We’ve been touting it, it’s been approaching, and now the fantastic Tire Rack SCCA® Packwood ProSolo® has come and gone. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. One of the most picturesque autocross sites on the calendar is one those on the West Coast (as well as East Coasters brave enough to make the tow or […]

RallyCross National Championship Registration is About to Make Some Noise

The most pinnacle of RallyCross® events is by far the SCCA® RallyCross National Championship. With dirt ready for the kicking on Hollytree Off Road’s 1.3 million square foot site, this year’s Oct. 17-19, 2025, winner-take-all National Championship event is set to raise the bar on what was an incredible 2024 debut in Hollytree, AL. All […]

How This (Relatively) Unknown Racer Clinched Runoffs Gold and SCCA’s Prestigious Rookie Award

It was an aggressive and strategic drive to a first-ever SCCA® National Championship title, startling in the fact that such wisdom and confidence behind the wheel came from a 17-year-old making only his fifth-ever race start in the home-garage-built 2006 Mazda MX-5. That 2024 SCCA National Championship Runoffs® drive was also his first race at […]

Targa Southland: The Classic Returned, the Points Didn’t Matter, and the Teams Loved It

For more than seven years, a Facebook group titled “Targa Southland” sat mostly dormant. A couple times a year, competitors from 2016 and 2017 would chime in, often when someone drove past Bart’s Bait and Tackle shop in northern Georgia, or when an old picture memory cropped up of one of many adventures that were […]

Tow Like a Pro: KONI Tips to Set Up Your RV for Track Day Travel

(This article was written by KONI for SCCA®. KONI is a long-time partner of the SCCA, supporting members in their drive to make everyone perform better, both at events and — as it turns out — on their way to those events.) Let’s face it, race weekends are awesome, but getting to and from the […]

Prep Your Race Car Like a Pro With These Simple Tricks

Maintaining a race car requires more than just mechanical skill; it demands a structured, disciplined approach to preparation that ensures safety, efficiency, and consistent performance at the track. In this installment of the SCCA® Shop Manual, presented by Hoosier, professional race team car chief Chris Taylor shares expert organizational strategies designed to simplify the complex […]

Targa’s Final Stop of 2025 Is an Epic Tour of Chicagoland: Don’t Miss This Deep-Dish Drive

SCCA® Targa is the Club’s best kept track adventure everyone’s in love with. Not only have we been telling you all about it, but so have event participants via the Targa Facebook group. Fact is, virtually everyone who participated in 2016 and 2017, then Targa Texasland and Targa Southland this year, agree that if you’re […]

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