Words by Jonathan IngramImage by Jay Bonvouloir Known for his endurance driving, Jim Downing first gained recognition at the inaugural SCCA National Championship Runoffs at the Riverside International Raceway in 1964. Since the Formula Vee race was the first on the schedule, Downing, who started his Formcar from the pole, became the first driver to […]
SCCA’s extremely popular Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack (TNiA) has wrapped up another fantastic year of #funwithcars at venues across the United States. The SCCA Experiential program first came to fruition in 2015 and has since put more than 55,000 entrants out on course. Now that the 2021 calendar of events has […]
Sports Car Club of America, Inc. has shifted its focus away from operating professional racing series, doubling down on its next era of grassroots road racing programs. An expanded operating agreement with Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH) for SCCA Pro Racing, and the launch of SCCA’s new Enduro program highlight the revamped strategy leading into 2022. […]
Results are in for the SCCA Board of Directors (BoD) elections conducted in five of SCCA’s geographic Areas. Three new board members were selected, and two incumbents rejoin the board for another three-year term in office. KJ Christopher, of Rowlett, Texas, will become Area 7 Director as current BoD member Dan Helman, has termed out. […]
Fall is upon us, and winter is hastily approaching. That means many SCCA regions are trying to get in one last local autocross event on the year before orange cones are packed away for a few months. The Ozark Mountain Region was just one of those regions which held its final autocross of the season […]
The 2022 class of the Sports Car Club of America Hall of Fame was unveiled today, recognizing each member’s contributions to the Club’s history and the world of motorsports. This year’s class includes a sports car racing champion across multiple decades, an all-around Champion driver and promoter, and a group of members who have contributed […]
Words by SCCA Staff/Jon Krolewicz The Sports Car Club of America is amazing at creating special moments for many people. Most of these come clutching a gear shift, holding a steering wheel, waving a flag, pressing down on a radio button or holding your breath and hoping that cone you just hit stays upright and […]
Bob Bondurant, inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame at the 2014 SCCA Convention, passed away on Friday, November 12 in Paradise Valley, Arizona. He was 88. Born on April 27, 1933, to John Roper Bondurant and Ruth Williams Bondurant of Evanston, Illinois, Bondurant is survived by his wife, Pat, who remains the President and CEO of the Bondurant Racing School. […]
Words by Ed Sain The following was submitted by Ed Sain and is a first-hand recount of the New Jersey National RoadRally Weekend. The weekend featured two events — The North by Northwest National RoadRally and the New Jersey Monte RoadRally — hosted by South Jersey SCCA and Northern New Jersey SCCA, respectively. In addition to […]
We’re a few weeks removed from the SCCA National Championship Runoff at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but there is still plenty to relive from the three Hagerty Race Days! All 26 races are now available, on demand, right here on SCCA.com — just as they aired on the live, online broadcast presented by Mazda. Each race […]
Eric Cartman, the cartoon character from TV’s popular South Park program, kind of summed up the philosophy of SCCA’s Time Trials Unlimited Category when he said, “Whatever, I do what I want!” The freedom to do whatever you want in the quest for ultimate speed sits at the very core of the Time Trials Unlimited […]
What happens when you bring together a bunch of cars, members of SCCA’s Badlands Region, and the 319th Reconnaissance Wing? You get one heck of a great autocross weekend at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota! Over 200 base personnel and members of the local community came together to talk cars and enjoy […]
Another incredible year of the Tire Rack Time Trials National Tour Powered by Hagerty has come to an end. But the 2021 season went out with a bang last weekend in Braselton, Georgia, at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. A nearly “sold out” event hosting 85 entrants, the final Time Trials National Tour stop didn’t disappoint. […]
The very last Tire Rack ProSolo event of 2021 took place this weekend in Beeville, Texas, at Naval Air Station Chase Field located about 90 minutes south of San Antonio. The weather couldn’t have been better all weekend with crisp mornings giving way to sunny Texas afternoons. Competitors were greeted by two challenging and very […]
The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour returns in 2022 with another 10 competition weekends for a total of 20 “regular season” races from January through June. Seven of the scheduled stops will be three-day events, and some slight modifications exist from last year’s calendar. Of course, it all leads to the 2022 SCCA Runoffs, […]
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