May 25, 2011

Wheel Man – Bryan Heitkotter

By Heyward Wagner When Bryan Heitkotter took the E- Stock National Championship on his first trip to Nationals, many were impressed that a driver with so little experience, and just 25 years of age, could do so well. The reality was, when you factor in racing simulators, Heitkotter had more miles of seat time than […]

May 25, 2011

New Jersey Paddock Notes

The biggest news of the weekend was the triumphant returns of two of the sport’s greats, Dean Sapp and Mark Daddio. Sapp and long time co-driver and friend, Jeff Fields ventured into uncharted territory, entering G-Stock in a Hyundai Genises. Daddio, on the other hand returned to F-Stock in the Mustang of Ron Bistrais. With […]

May 25, 2011

Atlanta Tour Paddock Notes

Atlanta was the first tour event to feature live audio without the “testing”caveat. Mark Davis, Chris Cline, Heyward Wagner and Dave Hardy delivered all the action to over 1000 listeners over the two days. All totaled, there were over 650 hours of listening time during the event. The rest of the 2011 Tire Rack SCCA […]

May 23, 2011

8 Tried and True Tips for a $500 Solo Nationals Budget

by Heyward Wagner One of the biggest excuses I hear for not going to Nationals is that it cost too much. In argument, I have made the statement that Solo Nationals can be done on a total budget of $500. Now, you are not going to win A-Mod on $500, (well, not without substantial help, […]

May 10, 2011

Close Competition Highlights Tire Rack Atlanta National Tour

Competition was as tight as it gets for the most recent round of the Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Tour last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with an incredible eight classes separated by less than two-tenths of a second at the event’s conclusion. The Atlanta Region is known for having one of the strongest Solo […]

May 5, 2011

Declining Stock

By Heyward Wagner A decade ago, Stock Class was hands down the most vibrant category in our sport. The norm was double-digit fields in multiple classes at National Tour and ProSolos and many classes posting 50 plus car fields at the National Championship event. In fact, from 2003 to 2008 at the Tire Rack SCCA […]

May 5, 2011

A Love Letter, from Bob Tunnell

If you made it to the end of the Stock Class piece, you may have noticed a reference to change in Bob Tunnell’s priorities. Gone are the days of constant top-level Solo competition. Instead, Bob had redirected his focus in a new direction that is possibly best explained in a love letter to Patty. May […]

May 4, 2011

Wilson Claims Soggy Tire Rack ProSolo Gumout Super Challenge

Despite the rainy, wet weather at the Arkansas Aeroplex, 119 drivers braved the conditions at the Blytheville ProSolo for round three of the nine-race Tire Rack® SCCA ProSolo season. At the end of the soggy weekend, James Wilson, from Houston, Texas, earned the Gumout Super Challenge title. Weather dictated how each driver would attack the […]

May 1, 2011

West Coast Club Racers Complete BFG Super Tour at Buttonwillow

SCCA Club Racing’s best drivers from the west coast had their day in the spotlight Sunday, racing for class wins and bragging rights at Round Four of the BFGoodrich Tires Sopac SCCA Super Tour, held at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Nearly 130 drivers competed for wins in 24 classes, broken out into five race groups. Of […]

May 1, 2011

Qualifying Complete for Buttonwillow BFG Super Tour

Qualifying is complete for today’s BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Sopac Super Tour from Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Today’s five races will begin at 10:50 a.m. (PDT). Follow all the action via live timing and twitter updates at http://www.scca.com/sccalive. The race schedule is as follows (all times PDT): 10:50 a.m. — Group 1 (GT1, GT2, GT3, GTL, EP, […]

Apr 29, 2011

National Club Racing Spotlight Points West to Buttonwillow

Round Four of the 2011 BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour heads to Southern California this weekend for its lone trip west of the Rockies, creating the area’s highest profile SCCA Club Racing SafeRacer National Racing Series event in years. With the National Championship Runoffs being held no further west than Kansas in the last 40-plus […]

Apr 28, 2011

SCCA T&S Chief Peplowski Passes Away Suddenly

Sports Car Club of America and SCCA Pro Racing Timing and Scoring Chief Constance “Con” Peplowski, of Summerville, S.C., died suddenly Wednesday, after a suspected heart attack while preparing for this weekend’s SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Series race at Road Atlanta. She was 61. Peplowski served as the Chief of Timing and […]

Apr 27, 2011

Toyo R888 Temporarily Added to Spec Miata Eligibility

Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing Board has approved the use of the Toyo Proxes R888 in addition to the Toyo Proxes RA1 for Spec Miata National competition effective immediately. The inclusion of the Proxes R888 is in response to limited quantities of the Proxes RA1 in the United States following the earthquake in […]

Apr 26, 2011

Driving Through- Bill Schenker

by Heyward Wagner When the dust settled on the El Toro ProSolo, Bill Schenker stood atop it all. The former Olympic Slalom Skier, Schenker is known as much for his intensity, focus and relentless preparation as he is for his highly stickered CSP Miata with the ever-present “thanks mom”rear decal. Over time he has become […]

Apr 21, 2011

SCCA Approves B-Spec Cars for SSC for 2011

Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing Board has approved the “B-Spec” cars identified by several automotive manufacturers for inclusion into Showroom Stock C beginning immediately. Five models in all will be added to SSC, including the Ford Fiesta 4-door (2010-2011), Honda Fit 4-door (2009-2011), MAZDA2 4-door (2011), Nissan Versa 4- or 5-door (2010-2011) and […]

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Wheel Man – Bryan Heitkotter

New Jersey Paddock Notes

Atlanta Tour Paddock Notes

8 Tried and True Tips for a $500 Solo Nationals Budget

Close Competition Highlights Tire Rack Atlanta National Tour

Declining Stock

A Love Letter, from Bob Tunnell

Wilson Claims Soggy Tire Rack ProSolo Gumout Super Challenge

West Coast Club Racers Complete BFG Super Tour at Buttonwillow

Qualifying Complete for Buttonwillow BFG Super Tour

National Club Racing Spotlight Points West to Buttonwillow

SCCA T&S Chief Peplowski Passes Away Suddenly

Toyo R888 Temporarily Added to Spec Miata Eligibility

Driving Through- Bill Schenker

SCCA Approves B-Spec Cars for SSC for 2011

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