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Stewart Takes home RRDC Mark Donohue Award

Calvin Stewart, of Novi, Michigan, was named the latest winner of the Road Racing Drivers Club’s Mark Donohue Award. Stewart won the award after a thrilling victory in Formula 500 at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Garmin VIRB at Daytona International Speedway in late September. The award is presented annually to a driver […]

Trans Am Series Unveils 50th Anniversary Championship Schedule

Series to tour 12 tracks, make Watkins Glen return In March of 1966, 44 cars took to the track at Sebring International Raceway in what was the first running of the then entitled “Trans-American Sedan Championship.” On March 6, 2016, the Trans Am Series will take to the track at Sebring once more, fifty years […]

2016 Solo CAM Rules Released

The purpose of CAM is to attract automobile enthusiasts who are currently interested and/or participating in Goodguys®, Ultimate Street Car Association®, or other similar events for “classic” vehicles manufactured in North America by “The Big Three” based in the US – GM, Ford, and Chrysler (AMC is also included). These avid enthusiasts would largely be […]

2016 SCCA Solo CAM (Classic American Muscle) Rules

Click Here for the 2016 CAM Rules The purpose of CAM is to attract automobile enthusiasts who are currently interested and/or participating in Goodguys®, Ultimate Street Car Association®, or other similar events for “classic” vehicles manufactured in North America by “The Big Three” based in the US – GM, Ford, and Chrysler (AMC is also […]

Photo Gallery: Team O’Neil Rally School hosts 2nd RallySprint

Last month the Team O’Neil Rally School hosted the 2nd SCCA RallySprint event. RallySprint is an event using one or two stages of a stage rally site, but with multiple runs and scoring like you would find at a typical RallyCross. For more information about RallySprint click here. To view the gallery click here.

Road & Track: How My Father Inspired My Entire Lifelong Motorsports Career

On the 20th anniversary of his father’s passing, Marshall Pruett reflects on the inspiration his old man was to him. Many current SCCA members and motorsports enthusiasts grew up around the Club. That environment instilled values and passion that molded the futures of those young members. Many, like Marshall, used this foundation to grow a […]

#TBT SportsCar November 1970

Everything changes over time, usually for the better. It can be a lot of fun looking for a #tbt candidate every week, but sometimes we want to recognize something besides a person or event. As a result, here’s a look at the cover of SportsCar 45 years ago. The November 1970 edition of the official […]

The Complete Racer: Be Mentally Tough

Continuing Mazda Motorsports’ ten essential actions to being the complete racecar driver, professional drivers must be mentally tough. This isn’t just about focusing on what is happening while on track. It also includes your life outside of the racecar. “A racing driver better be prepared to hear about all the great parties, the weddings, the […]

Track Night in America is a Success

This time it’s Right Foot Down echoing the overwhelming response to the pilot season of Track Night in America: “Track Night in America is the most accessible way to get on track that I’ve seen.” You and your car. An hour of track time. 4pm to 8pm, on a weeknight. From $100 to $150. The […]

The Complete Racer: Find Partners

Mazda Motorsports has compiled a list of 10 essential actions to being the complete racer. The series of articles is targeted at young drivers hoping to climb the ranks into professional racing. The first of these actions is to find partners and sponsors so you can keep going. Racing professionally requires marketing value as well […]

Autoweek: Lead by Example

SCCA is largely a cast of weekend warriors, tinkering on their cars around their “real jobs” to be able to enjoy their hobbies. To serve that group, it helps to be one of them, according to Steven Cole Smith at Autoweek. For the first time in a long while the president of SCCA actively competes […]

#TBT Drivers’ School to National Champion in 9 months

In 1986, Scott Sharp claimed his first of three SCCA Runoffs Championships with a win in GT-2, less than nine months after completing his drivers’ school. In the spirit of full disclosure, Sharp had eight years of karting experience prior to his SCCA debut and was also following in the footsteps of his father, six-time […]

The Best Movie Cars

We spent the day polling members and here are the six best cars from the silver screen, as voted by the SCCA Membership! 6. 1961 Ferrari GT California from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off We’re disappointed if you didn’t just say that in Cameron’s voice, followed, of course by the rant that they couldn’t drive it. […]

Burton-Harris named Mazda Road to 24 Finalist

Joseph Burton-Harris, of Birmingham, Ala., won the Formula Mazda (FM) SCCA National Championship and has been named a finalist in the 2015 Mazda Road To 24 Shootout. Burton-Harris will have to chance to claim a $100,000 scholarship to drive in the 2016 SCCA Pro Racing Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires. Burton-Harris […]

2015 Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack with Impressive Results

The checkered flag has waved over the 2015 SCCA Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack, and the results are very encouraging for the Sports Car Club of America’s exploratory program. From April to September in 2015, almost 4,200 thrill seekers ventured to nearly 90 events at more than 15 challenging race circuits around […]

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