This article first appeared in the September, 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. Monte SheltonOregon RegionSCCA Member […]
We often refer to the Sports Car Club of America as a family. But to some SCCA members, racing is literally a family affair. Take for instance Lans and Lansing Stout, a father-and-son duo who both recently participated in the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB. Lans, the father, drove the Loyning’s […]
Nathanial Sparks Wins 2016 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires and $200,000 MRT24 Scholarship – John Dean II and Ara Malkhassian score the Road Atlanta race wins. Mark Drennan named Rookie-Of-The-Year – The 2016 Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires today wrapped up its inaugural season of […]
Steve Hussey, driver of the No. 37 LinnSpeed/Teknik Lotus Super Seven involved in the incident at Mid-Ohio’s backstretch “kink” during the F Production Runoffs race, is back at home in California resting comfortably and in good spirits. “I wish to thank the SCCA course and emergency workers that helped me when I was in no […]
Now in the rearview mirror, the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, offered up great racing, a bunch of action and excitement, and plenty of memories. The youngest-ever Runoffs winner was crowned in Formula F, Nissan got its 100th Runoffs win, nearly a dozen […]
John Black Named Spec Racer Ford Gen3 Runoffs Winner after Tech Infraction While Cliff White from Huntsville, Alabama, crossed the finish line first at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the Spec Racer Ford Gen3 race Sunday at the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, his car was later found to be out […]
Cliff Ebben Ends 2016 SCCA Runoffs with GT-1 Victory To close out the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, the powerful GT-1 field filled the hills around Lexington, Ohio, with thunder emanating from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Cliff Ebben, of Freedom, Wisconsin, claimed his fourth SCCA National Championship with the victory. […]
A year ago, Jeff Shafer left his Las Vegas home and gambled on his first SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB appearance in Daytona. He was just short in that first appearance, but finished in the money for his first National Championship on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Sherman Chao, of Palm […]
Winning SCCA Runoffs Return For Ross Murray With Flag-To-Flag Touring 1 Victory Ross Murray, of Marina Del Ray, California, made a triumphant return to the SCCA Runoffs after a 14 year absence this week and promptly went out and scored a flag-to-flag victory Sunday in the Touring 1 (T1) National Championship race at the SCCA […]
Neil Verhagen, of Mooresville, North Carolina, became the youngest SCCA National Champion ever on Sunday, winning Formula F during the SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. At 15 years, 242 days, Verhagen is more than a full year younger than current IndyCar star Graham Rahal was when capturing a Formula […]
Tire Rack pole-starting driver John Walker, of Richland, Michigan, took the F Production lead in his No. 5 Walker Racing Lotus Super Seven going into the Keyhole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on lap 10 and was later crowned class National Champion when an accident just moments later ultimately brought the race to an early […]
With a heavy heart, the Sports Car Club of America learned of the passing of Area 9 Director Brian McCarthy early Sunday morning after a brief battle with cancer. He was 72. From John Walsh, Chairman of the SCCA Board of Directors: “Brian was a passionate supporter of the SCCA, especially his beloved Formula Vee […]
The SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB are 23 flat out laps at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and it the race distance provides a true test for a National Champion. Where others failed, Stacy Wilson, of Englewood, Tennessee, completed the race distance and more, earning the 2016 GT-3 SCCA National Championship. Paul Young, of Commerce […]
Formula Continental Cruise for LaRue to SCCA Runoffs Win John LaRue, of Muncie, Indiana, had a pretty good week at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB. On Sunday, the last day of competition on the 13-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, LaRue started on the Tire Rack pole and immediately grabbed […]
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