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U.S. Majors/Super Tour Reserved Numbers Deadline Monday

Racers with 2016 U.S. Majors Tour series registration have until 9 a.m. Central Time Monday, Nov. 7 to reserve the same number within a Conference for the coming year.  U.S. Majors Tour or Hoosier Super Tour competitors must apply online for Series Registration at MotorsportReg.com.  Those paying the $50 Series Registration fee can reserve a […]

Southeast Conference 2017 U.S. Majors Tour Schedule

The Southeast Conference has released its 2017 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour competition calendar.  A total of six weekends, 12 races in all, make up the schedule that runs from January to early July. Of note are three Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour events on the Southeast Conference schedule. One is at Sebring International Raceway, […]

Heads & Tales: Chi Ho

(Editor’s Note: This is an installment in an ongoing series looking at the stories behind helmet designs of SCCA members.  Want to share your story?  Jot down a few words about your helmet, share a bit about what went into creating the design, tell us about the artist, take a couple pictures of the helmet […]

Hoosier Super Tour 2017 Schedule

Hoosier SCCA Super Tour 2017 Schedule Revealed Series Registration Now Open for Hoosier Super Tour and U.S. Majors Tour Sports Car Club of America has unveiled the 10-event calendar for the 2017 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour, which are featured dates within the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour schedule.  Each venue will host two Hoosier […]

#TBT ’89 Runoffs at Road Atlanta

The National Championship Runoffs are a 53-year-old tradition that have brought the best drivers of SCCA Club Racing together to determine Champions in a winner-take-all sprint race. The 1989 edition of the event took place at Road Atlanta amid the red clay of Georgia. The Runoffs have moved on to new locations, but the event […]

The Data Dance

Last month at the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, several qualifying records fell at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.  Some time had passed since the SCCA held its end-of-year Runoffs at Mid-Ohio, so it wasn’t a complete surprise that drivers got quicker thanks to advancements in engineering and tire technology.  But another important factor in the […]

2017 Runoffs Qualification Path Set

Planning is underway for the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs taking place in September at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  While largely unchanged from 2016, the addition of the new Hoosier Racing Tires SCCA Super Tour series has prompted some tweaks to the process by which racers receive invites to compete at the annual extravaganza. […]

Kirkwood Heads to England to Represent F4 U.S. and Team USA

While the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda season ended Oct. 9, driver Kyle Kirkwood’s racing days are still thriving. As a member of Team USA, the 17-year-old jetsetter from Jupiter, Florida, flew straight from Homestead-Miami Speedway to London, England on Oct. 9 after the F4 U.S. Championship banquet. Kirkwood will represent Team […]

Mobil 1 and SCCA Extend Official Relationship

Mobil 1 and Sports Car Club of America Extend Official Motor Oil Relationship Multi-year sponsorship brings advanced Mobil 1™ lubricant technology to SCCA members competing in road racing, rally and autocross • Mobil 1 fully synthetic motor oils chosen by twice as many SCCA members as any other motor oil brand. * • Mobil 1 […]

Hoosier Super Tour Added as Premier Club Racing Series

Hoosier SCCA Super Tour added in 2017 as Premier Club Racing Series New Program Allows for U.S. Majors Tour Changes to Benefit Racers, Organizers Sports Car Club of America has announced the creation of a new Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour for the upcoming 2017 SCCA Club Racing season. This 11-venue series, with each […]

No “Off Season” for Formula Mazda Racer

Jarret Voorhies, an 18-year-old Formula Mazda driver from Cresson, Texas, admits his 2016 racing season didn’t end exactly as he wanted.  During the SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Voorhies spun off track on lap one while battling in the Formula Mazda lead pack. Such letdowns can sometimes […]

Raised By Racing: How The Track Shaped Me

“Racing is life. Everything else is just waiting” -Steve McQueen A needlepoint of the above quote hangs near my father’s desk at work. Racing really is a way of life in the Stephens house. Old photographs from races litter the walls of my dad’s office, race cars fill the warehouse, and a dark, mysterious room […]

Verhagen Victorious in Pro F1600 Formula F Championship

The youth movement is strong within the SCCA’s ranks.  Yesterday we talked about Formula Atlantic racer Ryan Norman, who recently graduated from high school and just claimed his first SCCA National Championship Runoffs victory and the 2016 Atlantic Championship Series title.  Today we take a look at Neil Verhagen, of Mooresville, North Carolina. Last month […]

Norman Nails Pro Atlantic Championship

Formula Atlantic racer Ryan Norman has had a pretty good last few weeks.  Norman, of Aurora, Ohio, first established the all-time fastest Mid-Ohio Runoffs qualifying lap back in September by laying down a time of 1:16.174 over the 2.258-mile, 13-turn course.  That’s an average speed of 108.5 mph and crushed the previous record set in […]

SportsCar Feature: On The Move

This article first appeared in the July, 2016 edition of SportsCar Magazine. SCCA members can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here after logging into their account; To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. SCCA Solo National Champion […]

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