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B-Street: A Class to Watch in Lincoln

I’m recovering at home today from an exhausting but exhilarating weekend at the Wilmington Champ Tour where B-Street, with 17 competitors, was a back-and-forth dog-fight that had the racers and the spectators going crazy. Dawn on Day 2 broke with yours truly holding onto 1st place by a thread. I’d started Day 1 Round 1 […]

Just When You Thought It Was Over … September Dates!!

Don’t pack away helmets just yet because SCCA Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack ain’t done! Driving enthusiasts from coast to coast have embraced SCCA Track Night in America. You guys seem to like getting out on real racetracks with your everyday vehicles for cheap, and we at the Sports Car Club of […]

Tire Rack Solo Championship Tour Completes 2015 Season

This past weekend’s Tire Rack SCCA Wilmington Solo Championship Tour, held Aug. 15-16, was the final regular-season meet of the year and the final competition tune-up for the Tire Rack Solo National Championships Presented by Garmin VIRB. The meet utilized a similar format as the National Championships, which allowed each driver to take a set […]

Final Northeast SCCA Majors Championships Settled at PittRace

The 12th, and final, round of the 2015 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Northeast Conference ran Sunday at the 63rd Annual Cumberland Classic, hosted at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace) by Steel Cities Region SCCA. Championships not yet clinched were decided on PittRace’s newly-lengthened 2.78-mile circuit. While Jim Goughary Jr., of Jupiter, Florida, ran away from […]

2015 SCCA Solo Trials Lincoln Information

Just as last year, the Saturday after the 2015 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals will bring 2015 Lincoln Solo Trial. This event will be a little different in that the focus of the event will be more about FUN and not about strict competition. Runs will be timed, recorded and posted, but any competition elements […]

New PittRace Layout Gets Rave Reviews at Saturday Majors

Sports Car Club of America SafeRacer Club Racing drivers got their first official taste of the newly-expanded PittRace circuit Saturday, for the penultimate round of the 2015 SCCA U.S. Majors Tour Northeast Conference Championship. Seven run groups held 25-minute races after 25-minutes of qualifying before lunch, with the temperature hovering around 90 under mostly sunny […]

Finale Weekend

This weekend features the finales of two SCCA national tours: the Northeastern Conference U.S. Majors Tour at Pittsburgh International Race Complex and Tire Rack SCCA Solo Championship Tour in Wilmington, Ohio. By Sunday afternoon, 28 Northeastern Conference Majors Champions will be crowned at PittRace. Alex Mayer and JR Osborne will be embroiled in a two-way […]

Strano Beats out Indy 500 Champ to win Speedway Motors CAM Challenge at Grissom

Sam Strano, of Brookville, Pennsylvania, was the overall winner in the bracket-style Speedway Motors CAM (Classic American Muscle) Challenge Shootout competition at the Grissom Aeroplex, beating out fellow finalist, and Indy 500 winner, Al Unser, Jr. A total of 94 entrants showed up for this second event of the season for their chance to show […]

#TBT The First Snell Certification

On October 1st you’ll be able to purchase a new helmet with a 2015 Snell Certification. The Snell Memorial Foundation is committed to the research, education, testing and development of helmet safety standards. The foundation was founded in 1957 and issued its first certification in 1959. While it doesn’t look like much, this photo shows […]

Tune-In: 2015 Tire Rack Wilmington Championship Tour

375 entries. That’s three hundred and seventy five folks about to descend on the best autocross site east of the Mississippi; Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, OH. Is that a record # of tour entries? I don’t know. What I do know is that if you’re a serious autocrosser and you’re within driving distance of […]

Sights from the 2015 RallyCross National Championship

Mike Rolands of The Des Moines Register was out and about at RallyCross Nationals in Indianola, Iowa and documented the event through his camera. Check out what he saw here!

Discounted Hotel Rates for the SCCA Convention At The South Point Hotel Now Available

The South Point Hotel and Casino is holding a room block for SCCA members attending the 2016 SCCA Convention and Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet, January 21-23 in Las Vegas. Official registration for the event will open in October, but rooms may be reserved now. From Jan. 18-21, the SCCA Group Rate is $60, […]

SPECIAL Event: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup Car @ Willow Springs

The Aug. 18 SCCA Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack event at Willow Springs International Raceway in Southern California will have a special guest: the new 2016 Mazda MX-5 Cup race car! Only a few such cars are currently in the United States. No, you won’t be allowed to drive the sleek, curvy […]

The Spirit of Mazda: Dave Wheeler

Mazda Motorsports is recognizing the best racing with the monthly Spirit of Mazda awards. In June, Dave Wheeler, of Advanced Autosports, was recognized for his contribution to the sport and integrity. He wrote the book on Spec Miata. No, really, he wrote The Spec Miata Constructors Manual, a book that has sold more than 3,000 […]

RallyCross Nationals Wraps up at National Balloon Classic

Nine new SCCA RallyCross® National Champions were crowned in the 11th edition of the season-ending competition for the RallyCross community on Sunday, in what many called one of the smoothest-run events in the championship’s history. It was the culmination of a two-day competition that kicked off the SCCA National Championship season. This year’s meet was […]

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