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SCCA Drivers Selected for Mazda Shootout

Mazda has confirmed the eight finalists for the 11th annual Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. This post-season shootout will award a $100,000 Mazda Motorsports scholarship to compete in the 2017 Battery Tender Mazda Global MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires. The 2016 Shootout will take place November 15-16, 2016 at the NOLA Motorsports Park, in […]

Memorable Member of Excellence Trips

The SCCA Member of Excellence award, chosen by the SCCA Board of Directors, is presented to the volunteer who shows the greatest commitment to SCCA motorsport activities. And while it’s an honor to receive the recognition, the prize is pretty awesome, too. Winners are provided up to $5000, funded with a 20-year private endowment by […]

Registration Open for 2017 SCCA National Convention

Registration Open for 2017 SCCA National Convention in Las Vegas Online registration is now open for the 2017 SCCA National Convention taking place January 19-21 in Las Vegas at the South Point Hotel and Casino. The traditional Annual Meeting and Welcome Party will open the convention Thursday evening, followed by more than 40 educational sessions […]

Solo Nationals from a First Timer’s Perspective

A National Championship event, even at the amateur level, is a daunting undertaking for the first time. The regulars of the Tire Rack Solo Nationals will tell you that it’s worth it. The event is huge. That can be very intimidating, but once you get your bearings you realize that SCCA unloads a small town […]

Southeast Conference 2017 U.S. Majors Tour Schedule

The Southeast Conference has released its 2017 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour competition calendar.  A total of six weekends, 12 races in all, make up the schedule that runs from January to early July. Of note are three Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour events on the Southeast Conference schedule. One is at Sebring International Raceway, […]

SportsCar Feature: Making It

This article first appeared in the August, 2016 edition of SportsCar Magazine. SCCA members can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here after logging into their account; To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. The road to success […]

Heads & Tales: Chi Ho

(Editor’s Note: This is an installment in an ongoing series looking at the stories behind helmet designs of SCCA members.  Want to share your story?  Jot down a few words about your helmet, share a bit about what went into creating the design, tell us about the artist, take a couple pictures of the helmet […]

Patricia “Pat” Kelly — 1933-2016

Patricia “Pat” Kelly, of Pleasanton, California, a member of the SCCA since 1973, passed away earlier in October.  She was 83 years old. Kelly and her husband, John, were instrumental in the formation and guidance of the San Francisco Region Solo program in the 1970s, a program that spawned many National Champions and is arguably […]

Hoosier Super Tour 2017 Schedule

Hoosier SCCA Super Tour 2017 Schedule Revealed Series Registration Now Open for Hoosier Super Tour and U.S. Majors Tour Sports Car Club of America has unveiled the 10-event calendar for the 2017 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour, which are featured dates within the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour schedule.  Each venue will host two Hoosier […]

My SCCA Life: Sue Green

This article first appeared in the March, 2016 edition of SportsCar Magazine. SCCA members can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here after logging into their account; To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. Sue GreenBlackhawk Valley RegionMember […]

#TBT ’89 Runoffs at Road Atlanta

The National Championship Runoffs are a 53-year-old tradition that have brought the best drivers of SCCA Club Racing together to determine Champions in a winner-take-all sprint race. The 1989 edition of the event took place at Road Atlanta amid the red clay of Georgia. The Runoffs have moved on to new locations, but the event […]

You Need Schoolin’. We’re Not Foolin’.

The 2016 racing season is nearing its conclusion and Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack is on hiatus until next year.  But that doesn’t mean fans of performance driving are stuck in the pits for the winter.  For many, the “off” season is a time to head back to school … performance driving […]

Duo Grabs RallyCross TripleCross Honors

Duo Grabs 2016 RallyCross TripleCross Honors! The dust is beginning to settled on the 2016 SCCA RallyCross season, which means RallyCross TripleCross winners can now be named! To claim a RallyCross TripleCross title, drivers must win one Regional RallyCross, one of three SCCA RallyCross National Challenge events and the SCCA RallyCross National Championship — all […]

SCCA Week Ahead: Oct. 30-Nov. 5

The competition season ain’t over until we say it’s over!  And it ain’t over!! Next week, the SCCA Pro Racing sanctioned Trans Am Series makes a visit Nov. 3-5 to Circuit of The Americas for its penultimate event before the finale Nov. 10-12 at Daytona International Speedway. Still lots of thunderous, ground-pounding action remaining in […]

Sim Racing: What is it Good For?

With new sim racing competitions popping up every season like Nissan’s GT Academy, RaceRoom’s DTM Experience Winter Series or the weekly challenges from Project CARS, there’s more and more opportunities to turn a sim racing hobby into the real deal.   Matt at nasportscar.com spoke to two former Nissan Academy Winners, Bryan Heitkotter and Nickolas McMillen, […]

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