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Three Regions, One Race Weekend: How the 2024 NOLA Super Tour Came to Be

How do three Texas-based SCCA® Regions — known for individual personalities the size of, well, Texas — come together to put on an event at a racetrack that’s located in yet another Region (and state) entirely? The simple answer is, it was for the good of the Club and its members. That’s exactly what happened […]

PMH Scholarships Give SCCA Racers Shot at 2024 Trans Am and FR Americas Action

Four years running, Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH) has awarded diversity scholarships offering assistance to select racers competing in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli, the Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas), and other competition outlets. The PMH Powering Diversity Scholarship enables drivers from a variety of backgrounds to participate in PMH-owned events. Specifically, nine […]

How Morgan Burkhard Became SCCA’s 2023 Jim Fitzgerald Rookie of the Year

Other photos courtesy Burkhard family Then-17-year-old Morgan Burkhard surprised no one who’d raced against him in 2023 by winning the Spec Racer® Ford Gen3 pole at the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. Sadly, though, the winner of seven Hoosier Racing Tire Super Tour and SCCA U.S. Majors Tour races during his rookie season was forced to […]

Register Now: Road Racing Contingency Programs for 2024

Going wheel-to-wheel racing with the Sports Car Club of America® is a blast. Receiving rewards from manufacturers for doing something you love is awesome. Here’s a fun idea: Let’s combine the two! SCCA’s Road Racing contingency program is back for the 2024 season, putting thousands of dollars in cash and prizes up for grabs — […]

Getting Sensitive, Rooting for Open Wheelers, and Street Cars on Track: Looking Ahead to Road Atlanta’s Hoosier Super Tour

Few tracks hold more SCCA Road Racing history than Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the home of the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® during the 1970s, ’80s, and into the ’90s. That history, the track’s thrilling layout, and its easy access location in northern Georgia make the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit one of the most popular stops on […]

Five-Time Runoffs Champ Posthumously Awarded RRDC Honor

Former SCCA® competitor Tom Davey, who passed away last October at 81 years old, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) as the 2023 Bob Akin Award winner during a January 2024 ceremony. From 1969-’84, Davey participated in 13 SCCA National Championship Runoffs® races. He emerged as Formula Super Vee National Champion in […]

Super Tour Buttonwillow Sunday: Theft Recovery, Back in the Saddle, Saddling a New Stallion

Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) action from Buttonwillow Raceway Park (BRP) in California’s Central Valley continued Sunday with races that were either 17 laps or 35 minutes in length for each of the seven run groups. BRP’s 2.92-mile configuration 25 was used throughout the Feb. 23-25, 2024, event hosted by SCCA’s Cal Club […]

Family Affair Saturday at Buttonwillow Hoosier Super Tour

The third Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) weekend of the year held 25-minute races across seven run groups Saturday at Buttonwillow Raceway Park (BRP) during the Feb. 23-25, 2024, event hosted by SCCA’s Cal Club Region. Conditions Saturday were absolutely amazing. Not too hot, not too cold, and plenty of sunshine. The 2.92-mile […]

New “Circuit at Buttonwillow Raceway Park” Nears Completion: Super Tour at Buttonwillow

This weekend’s Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) runs clockwise on configuration 25 at Buttonwillow Raceway Park (BRP) Feb. 23-25, 2024, in the southern portion of California’s Central Valley. That specific layout is 2.92 miles in length and includes turns such as Sunrise, Sunset, and the Phil Hill. But this time next year, HST’s […]

Make a Choice (or Not), No Surrender Necessary and Give Him a Hand: Super Tour Sunday at NOLA

The sun came out in the bayou, and eight group races came and went to wrap the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour at NOLA Motorsports Park on Sunday. Throughout the day on Sunday, we called the debate between Spec Miata and Spec MX-5 a draw, refused to wave a white flag to surrender (but […]

A Family Fight, International Gains and the Kids Are Alright: Super Tour at NOLA

The third round of the 2024 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour happened Saturday at NOLA Motorsports Park, filled with action on and off the track. Overnight rains gave way to wind and cold temperatures, but each of the seven race groups completed 25-minute races, with only one full-course caution throughout the day. Among the […]

Inside the SCCA: NOLA Super Tour Preview with Denny Stripling

(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 […]

2024 Buttonwillow Hoosier Super Tour: At A Glance

Coming hot on the heels of a Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) weekend at NOLA, the series jumps right back into action five days later and 2,000 miles away in Central California at Buttonwillow Raceway Park (BRP) for a Feb. 23-25, 2024, event hosted by SCCA’s Cal Club Region. Situated midway between San […]

2024 NOLA Super Tour: At A Glance

Texans haven’t covered the city of New Orleans this well since Willie Nelson did it, but the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour at NOLA Motorsports Park, Feb. 17-18, 2024, will be hosted by a trio of Texas-based Regions: Lone Star Region, Houston Region, and Texas Region. And the roughly 200-driver-strong entry count confirms that […]

Inside the SCCA podcast Wins Best Podcast of 2023 Award

The Inside the SCCA podcast, hosted by longtime SCCA® member Brian Bielanski, has won the Best Podcast of 2023 Award by the National Motorsports Press Association. Bielanski’s work on the podcast includes interviews with SCCA members, from workers to drivers, champions to Regional weekend warriors, and beyond. He’s also interviewed numerous industry luminaries, added a […]

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