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Modern Muscle and Horsepower: SCCA Touring 1

Discover the exhilarating world of Touring 1 (T1) in this installment of the SCCA Hoosier Shop Manual series. As one of the most intense and powerful production-based classes in the club, T1 showcases a diverse lineup of high-performance vehicles, including Vipers, Corvettes, Mustangs, and BMWs. If you have ever wondered how to get involved in […]

Nominations Now Accepted For SCCA Hall of Fame Class of ’22

The SCCA Hall of Fame is a celebration of the greatest and brightest lights in the Sports Car Club of America, made even more special by the fact that each and every selected member has been nominated for a vote by an SCCA member. Officially, the purpose of the SCCA® Hall of Fame is to […]

Hagerty Feature: Trailering 101

Words and Images by Phillip Thomas Among the many reasons our friends at Hagerty are a wonderful partner to the SCCA is that they love #FunWithCars just as much as we do — and they are a wealth of knowledge on a variety of car-related subjects. The following article originally appeared on Hagerty.com. For this and all […]

CRE — TT — TE: Understanding the Differences

This article originally appeared in Pit Talk, the official publication of New England Region, SCCA Inc. It is published online and available in print free of charge to all members of the Region. View more great Pit Talk content here. When it comes to getting out on a road course, SCCA offers three ways car enthusiasts […]

Dennehy-Rodriguez Hired as SCCA Partner Relationship Manager

Long-time autocrosser and Time Trials participant Dan Dennehy-Rodriguez has accepted the newly created role of Partner Relationship Manager for the Sports Car Club of America, continuing an evolution of the Club’s marketing department organization and direction that began in 2020. In the position, Dennehy-Rodriguez is responsible for maintaining close relationships with existing partners and building […]

Hoosier Super Tour Hallett Motor Racing Circuit: Sunday Report

Sunday wrapped up Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour competition from Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Jennings, Oklahoma. This was the sixth race weekend of 2021 for the Hoosier Super Tour, with this event hosted by SCCA’s Ark Valley Race Group. Sunday races were either 35 minutes or 27 laps in duration. The SRF3 Struggle […]

The Playground that is Hallett Motor Racing Circuit

Anyone who has grown up or been around auto racing for a number of years has their “home” track. For some that may be well-known locales like Road America, Mid-Ohio, Circuit of the Americas, Sebring or Watkins Glen. For so many others, home (and where their hearts are) is a special place not normally seen […]

Hoosier Super Tour Hallett Motor Racing Circuit: Saturday Report

The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour’s sixth race weekend of 2021 opened competition Saturday at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Jennings, Oklahoma. An event hosted by SCCA’s Ark Valley Race Group; Saturday’s races were 25-minutes in length. First!: With 25 cars taking the green flag, Spec Miata (SM) was the second-largest class to take […]

At A Glance: ’21 Hallett Hoosier Super Tour

It has been two years since the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour has been to Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Jennings, Oklahoma. A favorite among Sports Car Club of America road racers, COVID-19 caused the unfortunate cancelation of last year’s event on the 1.8-mile, 10-turn track nestled in the rolling Osage Hills of Northeastern […]

Karen Thomas: 2021 Wendi Allen Scholarship Recipient

The term “viral spread” has a pretty negative connotation today ̶ and justifiably so. But for the purpose of this story, “spreading like a virus” is a good thing because Karen Thomas, one of three Wendi Allen Scholarship Fund recipients in 2021, caught the autocross “bug” something serious, and she’s helping spread the infection in […]

Weekend Wrap-Up: Buttonwillow Raceway Park

Mostly sunny, light winds and temperatures in the upper 70s; you just couldn’t ask for better weather during the 2021 Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials National Tour Powered by Hagerty event April 10-11 at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California’s Central Valley. While Buttonwillow has more than 40 different race and test configurations available, layout No. […]

2021 Vegas Champ Tour Fast Notes

Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the site for this past weekend’s Tire Rack Las Vegas Champ Tour, an event hosted by SCCA’s Las Vegas Region. The course included plenty of slaloms and sweepers, presenting a tricky challenge for competitors. Those who produced class wins after two days of competition put on quite the display of […]

SportsCar Feature: Going for It

Words by Jim Kearney This article first appeared in the June, 2020 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. Have you dreamed of racing with the pros? […]

Checkered Flag: Hoosier Super Tour VIR Sunday Notebook

Round Five of the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour is this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway in Danville, Virginia. Sunday featured eight race groups, scheduled for 35 minutes or 14 laps, whichever came first. True Love Is Hard To Find: When a driver steps out of a car, bangs on the sidepods, and screams […]

Ryan Mayfield: In Real Life

It’s no secret that the Sim Racing market has blown up in 2020 as “real life” racers turned to the virtual world to get their racing fix when the motorsports world went on hiatus during the pandemic. But for much longer than that, the sim world has been full of racers honing their craft and […]

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