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2017 Targa Traverses Southland

All totaled, 50 teams took the challenge of the 2017 SCCA Targa Southland.  Teams began their adventure at the zMAX Dragway for an autocross, then on to Charlotte Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motorsports Park and Memphis International Raceway.  Along the way the teams autocrossed, competed in a TrackCross, Time Trial and RoadRally, participated in peer judged […]

Peru CAM Challenge Recap

This last weekend, 151 drivers descended upon Peru, Indiana to test their skills against the country’s best American made cars and their skilled drivers. All the drivers enjoyed a challenging, high-speed course laid out on grippy concrete. Many remarked on how nice it is to run on a surface that the car can stick to […]

Shocking! The Last KONI Giveaway of 2017

How do we know the season is starting to wind down? We have just dished out our last set of KONI shocks for the Winning Wednesday series of Track Night in America driven by Tire Rack giveaways.  So who is taking them home? The honor goes to Kevin Closas, of Ontario, Calif., who drove his […]

Hooked at First Bite

On the morning of May 13, Rufus Chaffee was not a car guy. Before the sun set, he was a race car driver. This is the power of SCCA® RallyCross®. All it took was the fun and excitement of one racing experience for Chaffee to realize he needed RallyCross in his life. Chaffee, a sports […]

Sue Roethel — 1925-2017

The Sports Car Club of America® has learned of the passing of longtime member Sue Roethel.  A member of the Washington D.C. Region, Sue died Friday, August 11 after a brief illness. She was 91 years old. Sue joined the SCCA® in 1961 and was a member of the 2005 SCCA Hall of Fame class. […]

Indianapolis Runoffs for Everyone!

The 54th annual SCCA® National Championship Runoffs are right around the corner.  A couple thousand drivers and crew will be at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), as well as several hundred dedicated workers.  And with three amazing days of racing anticipated, you should be there, too. How do you get to IMS?  If you’re a racecar […]

Tire Rack ProSolo Regular Season Ends in Oscoda

Story by Sean Grogan The last Tire Rack ProSolo® on the schedule before next month’s Finale has come to an end in Oscoda, Michigan. The Detroit Region hosted the event in its usual fine fashion by providing an absolutely killer Friday night Welcome Party sponsored by GearHeadHomes.com. Cooked on site were fried fish, fried pickles […]

Black Armor — Keep It Safe Out There

James Wilson isn’t just a client, he’s the President. No, not the hair club for men – he’s a beautiful man already. Of Black Armor Helmets!  Why does that matter to you? Because the folks at Black Armor Helmets don’t just make helmets, they use helmets. In fact, James has personally tested out the helmets […]

Tire Rack ProSolo Finale Registration Opens

The tiered registration process for the 2017 Tire Rack ProSolo® Finale opens August 9 at 3 p.m. CDT. For the Finale, competitors are allowed to enter based on ProSolo points amassed during the 10-event season. Drivers with 32 or more points are considered “Tier 1” and can register as of August 9 at 3 p.m. […]

SportsCar Feature: Driving Dirty

This article first appeared in the July, 2017 edition of SportsCar Magazine. You 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. The wild kid of the SCCA family, RallyCross is more […]

Tire Rack Solo Nationals Registration Deadline Looms

Regular registration for the 45th annual Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championship will close Monday, Aug. 7, at 11:59 a.m. Central Time.  At that point, the entry fee for this year’s Solo Nationals will increase from $175 to $300 per entrant, except for Formula Junior competitors who can still enter for $85 per driver. Additionally, […]

Runoffs Entries Reach 1,000 for Indianapolis

More than 1,000 entries have now been received for the Sports Car Club of America® 2017 National Championship Runoffs® being held this year for the first time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  Some of those entrants have not yet met qualifying criteria for the Runoffs, so the overall number of entries may dip a bit, but […]

2017 Tire Rack Oscoda ProSolo: Tune-In

The 2017 Tire Rack Pro Solo schedule makes a final stop this weekend in northern Michigan at the Wurtsmith Air Force Base.  Soloists will be looking to earn valuable points before the Finale next month in Lincoln, Nebraska. L1 points leaders Shelly Monfort and Tamara Hunt will face off against local former multi-time national champion, […]

Falken Rubber And Winning Wednesday

Put the Falken rubber down! This week’s Winning Wednesday set of Falken Tires, goes to Marvin Gehman, Atmore, Alabama, who attended Track Night – New Orleans back in April. See?  We told you that you stay in the drawing, so keep entering those Track Night in America driven by Tire Rack events!  Next week, protect your dome […]

Nomination Deadline for Solo Cup and Driver of Eminence Approaching

Time is running out to make nominations for The Solo Cup and Solo Driver of Eminence. Nominations for both close August 13th. Nominations should be submitted via soloeventsboard.com. The Solo Cup is awarded to the SCCA® member (or members) who has made an outstanding contribution to the Solo® Events Program. The Solo Driver of Eminence […]

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