Oct 14, 2016

Ballots Mailed for 2016 BoD Elections

It’s SCCA voting season again, with four of the 13 designated Areas electing a new member to the Board of Directors this year. Board members serve a three-year term. Ballots were mailed to addresses on record with the SCCA office for those in Areas with an upcoming election. Per SCCA policy, areas without contested elections […]

Oct 13, 2016

#TBT The 1977 U.S. Grand Prix

The following was first published in the January, 1977 Edition of SportsCar Magazine: Illustrations by Jack Lane Text by Paul Lane Collaborating to blend the creative efforts of two people into a satisfactory product is difficult, even when you lock them into the same room and let them hammer at it until the product emerges. […]

Oct 13, 2016

No “Off Season” for Formula Mazda Racer

Jarret Voorhies, an 18-year-old Formula Mazda driver from Cresson, Texas, admits his 2016 racing season didn’t end exactly as he wanted. During the SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Voorhies spun off track on lap one while battling in the Formula Mazda lead pack. Such letdowns can sometimes […]

Oct 12, 2016

Raised By Racing: How The Track Shaped Me

“Racing is life. Everything else is just waiting” -Steve McQueen A needlepoint of the above quote hangs near my father’s desk at work. Racing really is a way of life in the Stephens house. Old photographs from races litter the walls of my dad’s office, race cars fill the warehouse, and a dark, mysterious room […]

Oct 12, 2016

2016 Solo Triad Winners!

The cones have all been picked up on the 2016 Tire Rack SCCA Solo season, which means it’s time to name the year’s Solo Triad winners! There are two ways to claim a Solo Triad award. The first is for racers to win one Tire Rack Championship Tour event, one Tire Rack Match Tour date […]

Oct 11, 2016

50th and Final Covered Bridge Rally for USRRC

50th and Final Covered Bridge Rally Ahead for United States RoadRally Challenge The 50th and final Covered Bridge Rally, put on by the New England Region, will occur Nov. 4-6 near Mount Snow Resort in West Dover, Vermont, and serve as the 2016 United States RoadRally Challenge. This straightforward, Time-Speed-Distance tour rally of approximately 140 […]

Oct 11, 2016

Das Crowned First F4 U.S. Season Champion

Cameron Das of Brooklandville, Maryland, won his eighth consecutive Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda race on Sunday, capping off a dominating season to become the first F4 U.S. National Champion. Das, who won nine of 15 F4 U.S. races this season, swept all three races over the weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway and […]

Oct 10, 2016

Understanding Tongue Weight When Towing

At a recent Comericial Vehicle Safety Alliance Conference, U-Haul demonstrated why properly distributing the weight in your trailer is vital to a safe journey. The simple conclusion is that tongue weight is your friend, but you’re actually looking for about a 60/40 split between the front and back in most cases. Great demo by @uhaul […]

Oct 10, 2016

SportsCar Feature: Randy Pobst Praises the Workers

Words by Randy Pobst This article first appeared in the September, 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. […]

Oct 7, 2016

My SCCA Life: Grayson Strathman

This article first appeared in the September, 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. Grayson StrathmanKansas RegionMember Since […]

Oct 7, 2016

Verhagen Victorious in Pro F1600 Formula F Championship

The youth movement is strong within the SCCA’s ranks. Yesterday we talked about Formula Atlantic racer Ryan Norman, who recently graduated from high school and just claimed his first SCCA National Championship Runoffs victory and the 2016 Atlantic Championship Series title. Today we take a look at Neil Verhagen, of Mooresville, North Carolina. Last month […]

Oct 6, 2016

Norman Nails Pro Atlantic Championship

Formula Atlantic racer Ryan Norman has had a pretty good last few weeks. Norman, of Aurora, Ohio, first established the all-time fastest Mid-Ohio Runoffs qualifying lap back in September by laying down a time of 1:16.174 over the 2.258-mile, 13-turn course. That’s an average speed of 108.5 mph and crushed the previous record set in […]

Oct 6, 2016

Update on SCCA Board of Directors Action

In response to the incident that took place at the end of the American Sedan race during the 2016 National Championship Runoffs, the SCCA Board of Directors voted unanimously to suspend indefinitely the membership of Tom Sloe, driver of car No. 156 in the American Sedan class. In accordance with SCCA Bylaw Article II Section […]

Oct 6, 2016

#TBT 20th Solo Nationals

In the last 24 years a lot has changed for the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Presented by Garmin VIRB, but some things remain the same. We are still pushing our cars to the limits in one of the most controlled environments available. The following video is a window back to 1992, into the history of […]

Oct 5, 2016

Catching Up With Bryan Heitkotter (Or Trying To)

August and September were busy months for Bryan Heitkotter. The Pirelli World Challenge GT driver has been running at the front of the field in his No. 05 Always Evolving/NISMO Nizzan GT-R GT3 all season, but broke through in the middle of August at Utah Motorsports Campus with his first win in a professional race. […]

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Ballots Mailed for 2016 BoD Elections

#TBT The 1977 U.S. Grand Prix

No “Off Season” for Formula Mazda Racer

Raised By Racing: How The Track Shaped Me

2016 Solo Triad Winners!

50th and Final Covered Bridge Rally for USRRC

Das Crowned First F4 U.S. Season Champion

Understanding Tongue Weight When Towing

SportsCar Feature: Randy Pobst Praises the Workers

My SCCA Life: Grayson Strathman

Verhagen Victorious in Pro F1600 Formula F Championship

Norman Nails Pro Atlantic Championship

Update on SCCA Board of Directors Action

#TBT 20th Solo Nationals

Catching Up With Bryan Heitkotter (Or Trying To)

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