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Classic Cars Podcast Welcomes Track Night

Our very own Courtney Rivers sat down with Tom Stahler from the ClassicCars.com Journal for the latest episode of their podcast to discuss how SCCA has evolved in the Club’s 76-year history. Admittedly, once upon a time, motorsport was a hobby reserved for the elite with high barriers to entry and plenty of enthusiasts wanting […]

Personable Papis Appears at GT-3 Challenge Weekend

Enlightenment for GT-3 Challenge Champion from Guru Max Papis  When Jeff Dernehl claimed the inaugural GT-3 Challenge presented by MPI championship back in 2019 after winning a regional GT-3 Challenge event and then the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® race at VIRginia International Raceway, bestowed upon him were a couple beautiful trophies and lots of accolades. […]

RallyMaster Starter Kit

One of the duties of the SCCA’s RoadRally Board, is to help promote Regional RoadRally development. They accomplish this in many ways, one of the methods is by providing mentors to assist Regions new to the program set up and execute their first RoadRally or Trek.  In addition to the five member RoadRally Board, each […]

K.C. Van Niman — 1932-2020

Former SCCA Board of Directors Chairman and SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Kempton “K.C.” Van Niman passed away at his home on July 25th. He was 87 years old. A member of SCCA and the Cincinnati Region since 1960, Van Niman was elected to the SCCA Board of Directors in 1984, and served as […]

The More Things Change…

Words by Steve Nickless Images courtesy of Dave Friedman Collection / Benson Ford Research Fifty years on from the watershed 1970 season, the intensity and ferocity of today’s SCCA Pro Racing Trans Am series brings back a flood of memories The August 2020 issue of SportsCar magazine is landing in mailboxes right now, so we […]

2020 Fontana ProSolo Fast Notes

The final regular season event of the 2020 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo season took place this past weekend in sunny Fontana, CA with 135 drivers qualifying themselves for the second tier of registration for the ProSolo Finale, scheduled for September 4-6. A select few took it a step further and qualified for tier one by […]

Sunday Peachy for Road Atlanta Hoosier Super Tour Victors

 A full afternoon of races Sunday brought to a close Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour competition from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta‘s 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit during a weekend hosted by SCCA’s Atlanta Region. This was only the second time the Hoosier Super Tour has visited the storied track located about an hour northeast of Georgia’s […]

Couple Starts New Chapter at Track Night

Yes, Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack is about getting to have a great time in your car on a racetrack. But it’s also so much more. A big part of what makes Track Night special is the people. The drivers, the volunteers, and the staff. They are the ones that create a […]

Racing Heats Up Saturday at Road Atlanta Hoosier Super Tour

Saturday saw 25-minute races on the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta as the 2020 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour series began its penultimate race weekend of the year, this one hosted by SCCA’s Atlanta Region. This is a unique Hoosier Super Tour weekend. Originally the series was slated to visit the […]

Hoosier Super Tour Road Atlanta Host: Atlanta Region

Over the years, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and SCCA’s Atlanta Region have each played an important role is the success of the other. Back in 1970, it was Atlanta Region that hosted the venue’s first race — a Can-Am event featuring drivers such as Vic Elford, Denis Hulme and Peter Revson. And having a world-class […]

From Your Eyes: 2020 Time Trials National Tour at GingerMan

On the way home from the 2020 Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials National Tour at GingerMan Raceway Powered by Hagerty, after I’d waved goodbye to Frank Putman (who was Detroit-bound) and headed South towards Ohio, I started thinking back about the event-how I’d done and more importantly the spirit of the champions I observed there. […]

At A Glance: ’20 Road Atlanta Hoosier Super Tour

Storylines/Things to Watch: Return of Hoosier Super Tour to Georgia– While the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour is currently in its fourth season, the July 25-26 event at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is only the second time SCCA’s premier U.S. amateur road racing series has made a visit to the challenging 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit […]

Jeff Gooding Finds His Home On Track

If you show up at a Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack in the New England area, you’ll likely see Jeff Gooding and his silver Miata in the paddock or on track in the Advanced Group. But he didn’t start at that point. In fact, Jeff started just like most of us at […]

Competitors Pack GingerMan with Action

More than 100 competitors flocked to South Haven, MI this past weekend for the fifth round of the 2020 Tire Rack Time Trials National Tour Powered by Hagerty. Weather was a major story of the weekend, with heat and humidity on Saturday and thunderstorms on Sunday. After rehydrating overnight from Saturday’s sun-beating, competitors got handed […]

2020 Packwood ProSolo Fast Notes

For the second consecutive week, the Tire Rack SCCA Solo program was at the Hampton Mills Old Lumber Yard in Packwood, Washington, for an event — this time for the Tire Rack ProSolo. Class action was both fast and furious. (note — no one was actually “furious.” Probably.) In the “fast” category, Jason Bucki led […]

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