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Ride “The Ridge” with Track Night!

“The Ridge,” heard of it? It’s not where teens go to “make out” after being booted from the fast food parking lots. For motorsport enthusiasts, “The Ridge” refers to Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Situated about 90 minutes southwest of downtown Seattle; the 16-turn, 2.47-mile circuit with over 300 feet of elevation change is […]

Zooming Into the RoadRally Experience

SCCA puts a lot of effort into finding ways to lower entry barriers for those who want to have fun with cars, Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack being one great example. But perhaps the very easiest way to have fun with cars is through SCCA RoadRally. All you need is a legal […]

SCCA Foundation Announces New Runoffs Sweepstakes

The SCCA Foundation has put together a new fundraising sweepstakes for the 2021 season. The lucky winner will be treated to a VIP trip to the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, October 1-3. The SCCA Foundation will send the winner and a guest to an exclusive “Indy Insiders Weekend” at the Indianapolis […]

September Events Set To Open July 1st

On July 1 at 11 am CT, Jack Track will proclaim “open sesame” and unlock registration for Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack events scheduled for September. A magical time will be had by all who sign up, as fun-loving fanatics of motorsport put a bow on 2021 summer activities thanks to more […]

National Motorsports Coalition Meet With U.S. Lawmakers

Representatives from IMSA, IndyCar, NASCAR, NHRA, SCCA, USAC and Speedway Motorsports Joined by Chase Elliott and Helio Castroneves held a Virtual Briefing with Members of Congress to Highlight the Impact of Motorsports Across the American Economy Washington, D.C. [June 25, 2021] “ The National Motorsports Coalition convened on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 for a virtual briefing with […]

’21 Finger Lakes Champ Tour Fast Notes

The 2021 Tire Rack SCCA Championship Tour kept rolling June 18-20 in Romulus, New York, for the Finger Lakes Champ Tour at Seneca Army Depot. Nearly 210 SCCA autocrossers came out to welcome in summer and make their runs in mostly acceptable weather conditions throughout the weekend. With a baker’s dozen of competitors, E Street […]

2021 Runoffs—Important Dates & Details

With Sports Car Club of America® Road Racing events in full swing, it’s time to start looking ahead to some important dates for the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® taking place Sept. 25–Oct. 3 at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Mark your calendars!  June 28 Prep shop/multi-car team paddock requests can be made, […]

Make Your Lincoln Party Plans for 2021

The registration window is about to open for the 2021 Tire Rack Solo Nationals. If you missed the announcement about the registration process, you can review that information here. But the gist is it will be a tiered process, with Tier 1 opening up Wednesday, June 23 at 3pm CDT (that’s tomorrow!). Tier 2 registration […]

’21 Solo Nationals Contingency Programs

It’s a well-accepted fact in SCCA’s Solo community that the more stickers and decals a car has, the faster it is. Whether that is scientifically true or not, decals and stickers sure make a car look faster, and cooler. But more importantly, the right stickers in the right places can earn Tire Rack Solo Nationals […]

Hoosier Super Tour Watkins Glen: Sunday Notebook

The 2021 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour season wrapped on Sunday from Watkins Glen International. With the season in the books, the national scope of the Summit Racing Road Racing program turns to the SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, September 25 to October 3. For All of the Fathers: Happy Father’s […]

Hoosier Super Tour Watkins Glen: Saturday Notebook

News, notes and winners from the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour from Watkins Glen on Saturday, where seven run groups were featured in 25-minute sprint races.  Out of the Frying Pan: The B-Spec community has made a big splash the past couple of years, inviting more and more racers to come play in their […]

Back To The Future With Chip Herr

Ever wonder what happened to your old, favorite race car? If you wait long enough, it just might come back to you. Chip Herr’s STaSIS Engineering Audi A4 won four races in 2006 and 2007 in SPEED World Challenge Touring Car in an era when the SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned series was arguably the top Touring […]

Track Night + Competition = SCCA Time Trials

This past weekend in Bowling Green, Kentucky, around 210 drivers gathered at NCM Motorsports Park for the fourth annual Tire Rack Time Trials Nationals Powered by Hagerty. What does that have to do with Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack? Well, a giant chunk of those drivers are regularly seen at Track Nights […]

At A Glance: ’21 Watkins Glen Hoosier Super Tour

The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour is coming to you live this weekend from Watkins Glen International, the site of the first SCCA race (road racing division, at least). Seven run groups, with practice at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, June 18 and qualifying in the afternoon, followed by a second qualifying on Saturday morning. […]

Runoffs Champ Ernie Francis Shows Strong in SRX Debut

2019 GT-1 Champion at the SCCA Runoffs (and 2020 polesitter to boot) and seven-time Trans Am Champion Ernie Francis had an impressive Saturday night in the new SRX Series, the short track series similar to IROC started by Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham, in a car Evernham had a big hand in designing. Francis finished […]

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