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Inside the SCCA Podcast: Brian Redman

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

4 Things You Can Learn from Professional Driving Experiences

I’ve been having #funwithcars with the SCCA® for more than 30 years, and during that time, I’ve never met a single person in the Club who considered themselves a bad driver. On the contrary, from road courses to rallies to autocross and RallyCross, everyone considers themselves an excellent driver. Personally, as an egomaniac racecar driver, […]

2024 Road America Runoffs Registration: Don’t Miss These Dates

The 2024 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® presented by Sunoco will be a celebration for many reasons, the most notable being it’s the 60th anniversary of the SCCA Runoffs. It also marks the Club’s return to America’s National Park of Speed, Elkhart Lake’s Road America. The 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit — located in the beautiful Kettle Moraine […]

Fun In The Sun, Kudos To The Corners, and 50 Years of Road America Runs for Froh: The June Sprints and the Hoosier Super Tour

Today’s headline — sunshine at the WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints, the final Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour of the season prior to this fall’s Runoffs presented by Sunoco back at Road America. Although it was the 69th consecutive year of the event, it was a very nice record entry — the largest […]

Hall of Fame Fun, Rain Dancing and A First Win: The Hoosier Super Tour Visits the June Sprints

Saturday at the WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints, the final stop on the 2024 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour calendar, was primed to be a preview of this year’s SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Sunoco. But honestly, the record field of competitors is hoping it isn’t. Not for performance, which was close […]

June Sprints Grand Marshal A Full Circle Moment For SCCA Hall of Famer Lyn St. James

It probably doesn’t matter where in the world you are in the motorsports world, there’s a link to motorsports legend and SCCA Hall of Famer Lyn St. James. But as the Grand Marshal for this weekend’s WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints at Road America, the final stop on the Hoosier Super Tour, it connects […]

A Trip to the Track Has Turned into a Lifelong Adventure for Kathy McLeod, SCCA’s 2023 Steward Worker of the Year

Kathy McLeod’s first experience with sports car racing came as a spectator at the Chicago Region June Sprints at Road America in 1966. Three years later, she was dating a gentleman who was going to Road America to race, so she tagged along. “It was fun to be a guest because I could run around […]

More than 570 Racers Set to Descend on Road America for the 2024 June Sprints

Road America’s 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit in Elkhart Lake, WI, hosts the 2024 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® in October. But before then, there’s the June 21-23, 2024, WeatherTech Chicago Region June Sprints as part of the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour. The June Sprints is always a hit, but significant for this year, this event […]

A Proposal for Significant Changes to the 2025 Runoffs, Super Tour, and Majors Aims for Increased Competition on all Levels

In motorsports, change should be the only constant. Whether you’re talking about developing a race car or event organization, if you’re not striving for improvement, you’re falling behind. Each year, the Club Racing Board (CRB), the SCCA® Board of Directors (BoD), and the SCCA staff analyze the performance of the Summit Racing Equipment SCCA Road […]

What Do The Flags At a Track Mean?

Understanding racetrack flags is essential for safety and success in any motorsport, and this video serves as a comprehensive guide for drivers. Hosted by the Sports Car Club of America, the instructional content breaks down the standardized flag signals used by corner workers to communicate track conditions. The video begins by explaining the green flag, […]

There Are Pro Secrets to Learning New Racetracks, and This Video Has Them

How do you learn a racetrack that’s new to you? You undoubtedly have your own method — even if that method is no method at all. The reality is, discovering your way around a new track is something every driver must go through — even the pros. So why not learn from the best? For […]

More Than Racing: Why You Should Become a Corner Marshal

For motorsport enthusiasts, there is often a misconception that the best experiences are limited to being behind the steering wheel. However, for the dedicated volunteers within the Sports Car Club of America, the most rewarding perspective on a race day is found trackside. This video offers an intimate look at the essential role of the […]

Sunday Hoosier Super Tour at The Glen: Nürburgring Practice, Race 310, One Super Starter

The penultimate Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) event for 2024 has come to a close. The May 31-June 2 visit to Watkins Glen International (WGI) saw drivers take on the 3.4-mile, 11-turn layout that included both The Boot and Inner Loop portions of the circuit. An event hosted by SCCA’s Finger Lakes Region, […]

Hoosier Super Tour Saturday at The Glen has Curb Enthusiasm, a Prowling Coyote, and Livery Lookalikes

Penultimate on the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) 10-event schedule for 2024, the May 31-June 2 visit to Watkins Glen International (WGI) is hosted by SCCA’s Finger Lakes Region in the western portion of New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It’s an incredible destination with a long and legendary 3.4-mile, […]

Inside the SCCA: FE2 and SRF3 Racer Charles Russell Turner

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

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