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Pacific Raceways Majors Takes the Checkers Out West

Round 10 of the SCCA Western Conference U.S. Majors Tour concluded at Pacific Raceways as part of a doubleheader race weekend that capped off the Memorial Day holiday. The event brought together some of the most talented amateur racecar drivers on the West Coast on a weekend where winners in many different disciplines of motorsport […]

From Karts to Sports Cars

Courtesy of Mazda Motorsports Are you a karter wondering whether you are ready to make the leap to sports car racing? 15-year old Max Nufer just made the transition and has some interesting takeaways to consider in his impressive debut. Keep your eye out for Max! The transition from karts to cars is not always […]

Day One of Racing in Pacific Northwest Complete

Round Nine of the SCCA Western Conference U.S. Majors Tour was contested at Pacific Raceways as part of a Sunday/Monday doubleheader race over the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Drivers representing 24 Runoffs-eligible classes took to the 10-turn, 2.25-mile circuit to run their 25-minute sprint races. The sprint races were originally scheduled to last only 20 […]

Winners Reactions from Day Two at Texas World

On Sunday, competitors awoke to extremely wet conditions caused by overnight rain storms that caused flash floods in some parts of central Texas. The conditions for Round Six of the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Mid-States Conference at Texas World Speedway were not that severe, but it was enough to force drivers to readjust to the […]

Day One Recap: TWS Majors

 Starting the morning in sticky Texas conditions, day one of the Texas World Speedway Majors served as Round Five of the Mid-States Conference 12 Round Championship. Drivers in 28-Runoffs eligible classes took to the 15-turn, 2.9-mile course in what is anticipated to be the final national-level SCCA event held at the venue. The day started […]

Majors Southeastern Conference Championships in the Books

The first set of Conference Champions have been crowned as the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Southeastern Conference title run came to a triumphant conclusion May 2-3 at Summit Point Motorsports Park. The new two-conference structure on the East Coast opened the door for many new faces to claim a season-long Championship. A total of 17 […]

Southeastern and Western Conference Roll Forward this Weekend

A pair of Majors doubleheader events are on tap for the this three-day holiday weekend. Featured will be the Mid-States Conferecne at Texas World Speedway and the Western Conference at Pacific Raceways. Many will have thier eye on the Majors taking place in the Lone Star State as it will most likely be one of […]

Hall of Famer Denise McCluggage Passes Away

Famed motorsports journalist, racer and SCCA Hall of Fame inductee Denise McCluggage passed away Wednesday, May 6. She was 88. SCCA President and CEO Lisa Noble offered the following statement: “Fearless, brave, pioneer are words that are being spoken today about Denise McCluggage. I prefer to think that she disregarded those and just did exactly […]

Summit Majors Sunday Highlighted by Photo Finish

A photo finish in Spec Miata highlighted a day of racing action on the final day of the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour at Summit Point Motorsports Park, hosted by the Washington D.C. Region. Danny Steyn, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, clinched the Southeast Conference Championship with his first win of the season after four previous runner-up […]

Sunday At Buttonwillow – The Winners Are In

Round Eight of the SCCA Western Conference Majors Tour crowned another set of winners on Sunday following 20 lap races at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The completion of the weekend pushes the Conference Championship point battles to the Northwest for the final two event weekends at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington, and Portland International Raceway. A […]

Wet Weather Splits the Blackhawk Majors on Sunday

Saturday’s picture perfect weather lasted just partway through Sunday at Blackhawk Farms Raceway, with SCCA Northern Conference Majors Tour competitors testing their rain setups in Round Two of the 12-race championship. The Formula F battle matched up two multi-time National Champions during the still-dry Group 3. Tim Kautz ran a conservative early pace in the […]

First US Majors Tour Championships of 2015 Awarded at Summit Point

The initial group of SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Champions were honored Saturday at Summit Point Raceway, in a dual conference race that served as Round 11 of 12 for the Southeast Conference and Round Three of 12 in the Northeast Conference. Chuck Moran, of Oakton, Va., took his second Formula Continental win of the season […]

High Temperatures, High Speeds on Saturday at Buttonwillow

With temperatures scorching into the mid-90s in the California desert, it felt more like the first weekend of August than the first weekend of May. But the 16 track records that fell on Saturday felt a lot like the end of the season Championship efforts. The Western Conference Majors Tour ran 30-minute races on a […]

Blackhawk Majors Puts A Race In the Books For the Northern Conference

Picture perfect sunshine set the stage for the SCCA Majors Tour Northern Conference opener on Saturday at Blackhawk Farms Raceway, where each of the Runoffs-eligible classes ran 20 minute races for championship points. Racing came after both a practice and a qualifying session for each group in the packed schedule. Once racing got under way, […]

Andres Flies at Summit Point in Friday Majors Qualifying

If Friday’s qualifying sessions for this weekend’s SCCA U.S. Majors Tour races at Summit Point Raceway are any indication, the name Keyvan Andres is one for the motorsports community to remember in the coming years. Fifteen-year old Andres, of Germany, highlighted the day with a sensational lap of 1:04.386 (111.825 mph) around the 10-turn, 2-mile […]

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