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#TBT The Start of the Majors Program

The 2016 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour kicks off this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In honor of another season of Club Racing, we’re throwing back to the first Majors event in 2012 at Texas World Speedway. The event can be remembered for close racing despite soggy weather conditions. Click here for more information about this weekend’s […]

2016 Solo Event Editors Needed – Inquire Within

It’s time again to start planning for our 2016 Solo event editors. In exchange for a free event entry and your work assignment for the weekend taken care of, you’ll need to write 4 stories (4 weeks out, 1 week out, Saturday recap, Event recap) and help find some good event pictures. If you’re interested, […]

Mazza Vineyards and SCCA Club Racing Forge Sparkling Wine Partnership

Mazza Vineyards and the Sports Car Club of America have formed a partnership naming Mazza the “Official Sparkling Wine” of the SCCA U.S. Majors Tour and the SCCA Runoffs® Presented by Garmin VIRB, handing each podium finisher a bottle of wine with a custom label at all 27 Majors events and the Runoffs in 2016. […]

SportsCar Feature: Old vs. New

This article first appeared in the July, 2015 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. With half-ton pickups now […]

Sam Posey on the Past of Trans-Am Racing

In 1969, Road & Track declared Trans-Am “the best racing in the world.” During the most dramatic times of the series, Sam Posey was piloting rides from all three major American automotive manufacturers. He describes the time at the end of the 60s and early 70s as the mythological era in Trans-Am, the era that […]

Solo Safety Belt – 2015Q3 Edition

This is Volume 19, Issue 3 (3Q 2015) of the Solo Safety Belt Welcome By John Lieberman, Editor – [email protected] Where has the year gone? Here it is August already. Nationals are next month. A lot of kids have already gone back to school and, before you know it, the holidays will be upon us. […]

SportsCar Feature: Randy Pobst on Exit Speed

This article first appeared in the October, 2015 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. Words by Randy PobstPhoto […]

#TBT 1969 ARRC

In the early years of The Runoffs, the event was called the American Road Race of Champions. In the first four years, the event alternated locations between Riverside, California and Daytona, Florida. Datsun covered the event with this 10 minute video. Compare this view of Daytona to our return in September. What looks the same? […]

My SCCA Life: Shelly Monfort

This article first appeared in the November, 2014 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. SHELLY MONFORTSCCA MEMBER SINCE […]

2015 Solo Rookie of the Year

Ahead of the official presentation at the upcoming SCCA National Convention, the Sports Car Club of America has revealed the winner of the Rookie of the Year award. The award recognizes a driver who shows outstanding performance at their first Solo National Championships with limited competition experience. Tamra Hunt, of Shelton, Connecticut, completed her first […]

Grassroots Motorsports: 25 Lessons Learned in 25 Years

The folks at Grassroots Motorsports have been champions of the same cause as SCCA for over 25 years now, and they feel that there are lessons to be shared from their experiences. “Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes instead of old ones.” So true. We agreed with their 25 lessons, so […]

Protect Your Dual-Purpose Street Car: Winter Tires

We love being able to give folks the chance to drive everyday cars in many of our programs including Solo, RallyCross, and Track Night in America. And while we are working hard to continue the fun next season, we also need fun-loving drivers to do their part. Specifically, we need everyone to get through winter […]

Shop Manual – Chapter 13: E Prepared (Limited Prep)

by Chris DeLay The E Prepared class changed completely in 2015, with the rear-wheel drive cars (e.g., Toyotas and Datsuns) moving to other classes. This left EP as a FWD class almost entirely made up of Honda Civics. The previous E Prepared shop manual still mostly applies to EP as a whole; this guide is […]

SportsCar Feature: Roll Model

This article first appeared in the July, 2015 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. Words by Jason IsleyPhoto […]

2016 SCCA Solo Rules Draft

Click Here for the 2016 SCCA Solo Rules Draft on the Rules Page A draft of the 2016 SCCA National Solo Rules has been posted on the SCCA website under Programs -> Autocross -> Rules. After January 1, the Solo Rules will be readied for printing so the hard copy will be available in a […]

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