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Tire Rack Rocky Mountain Champ Tour Attracts National Championship Hopefuls

The Tire Rack SCCA Solo Championship Tour made a stop at Pikes Peak International Raceway this past weekend for a two-day event. The competition marked the sixth of eight race weekends scheduled for the series of meets. The event utilized the same competition format as the National Championships which allows each driver to take a […]

The Spirit of Mazda: Jonathan Goodale

Around Club Racing, there are many great drivers on the track, but it’s their character off the track that separates them from the rest. Jon Goodale is one of the special breed of racers who is fiercely competitive on the track, but always willing to lend a hand off the track. His friends have known […]

2015 Tire Rack Colorado Championship Tour Event Recap

Competitors at the 2015 SCCA Colorado Championship Tour woke to bright blue skies and comfortable temperatures, conditions that remained constant throughout competition runs. While competitors were enjoying a fantastic pasta dinner with salads that garnered rave reviews, Roger Johnson was adapting the course used Saturday for competition Sunday. Some elements were used in reverse, with […]

5toGo: 2015 Tire Rack Toledo Match Tour

Credit for all photos: Perry Bennett, autoxpix.com It’s a good year for autocrossers in the east. While the DC ProSolo was sadly missed from the schedule in 2015, a New Jersey Pro found it’s way into the schedule, as did a Devens Tour. But even better than that is a whopping five events across two […]

Tire Rack Championship Tour at Devens Features Top Soloist from the Northeast

This past weekend, the Tire Rack SCCA Solo Championship Tour had two stops on the schedule. One of those events took place at the Devens Airfield, a site with a long history of hosting National Solo meets. The competition utilized the same competition format as the National Championships which allows each driver to take a […]

Ebbens, Schofields Show That SCCA Is Truly A Family at the June Sprints

The Sports Car Club of America is a family affair. That showed in a Major — pun intended — way on Sunday at the WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints at Road America, where brothers Brian and Derek Schofield and Cliff and Jim Ebben were four of the 23 winners crowned on Sunday. The June […]

2015 Tire Rack Devens Championship Tour Event Recap

The tires have now cooled and the trophies distributed from another phenomenal day of Solo competition here at the Devens Championship Tour. it’s really been a fantastic event here in Massachusetts as the weather, drivers and community have come together to put on a spectacular weekend. Drivers fought hard on this Sunday, June 14th of […]

2015 Tire Rack Devens Championship Tour Saturday Recap

The weather graced Devens today with a gorgeous Massachusetts blue sky for the first day of the Devens Champ Tour. Drivers sitting at the top of their class put down impressive times but are well aware they must perform with the same tenacity tomorrow. In A Street, Jeremy Prati has eighty-six thousandths on Mark Daddio, […]

2015 Tire Rack Colorado Championship Tour Saturday Recap

Thanks to Tom Reynolds for his “Exotic” Photography Initially, the forecast for the Colorado Championship Tour looked ominous all weekend, with significant rain and thunderstorms predicted for Saturday, and a strong chance of rain Sunday. Colorado’s significant Subaru contingent would likely have been happy with rain, but instead, we were greeted by clear blue skies. […]

Steyn Weathers Storm To Win Spec Miata at SCCA June Sprints, Local Thielmann Earns Open Wheel Win

The 2016 WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints at Road America is an annual summer tradition in SCCA Majors competition. Apparently, those in charge of the Wisconsin weather didn’t get the “summer” message. Cool temperatures and a mixture of fog, mist and rain – more reminiscent of the coast of Northern California than the coast […]

SCCA Holds Ties to LeMans 24

Thirsting for some professional sports car racing action this weekend? How about catching the most famous professional auto endurance race in the world, the 24 Hours of LeMans. Why should I watch, you ask? Here are six SCCA-related reasons. Three-time National Champion and two-time Trans Am Champion Scott Sharp will be making his second appearance […]

SCCA Bracket Enduro Brings a Unique Twist to Road Racing

What do you get when you mix moderately priced racecars and endurance racing? Bracket Enduro. The first of these SCCA events was held June 6-7 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, in Thompson, Connecticut. While the name itself suggests a departure from the typical SCCA Club Racing format, the differences between the traditional road racing program […]

WeatherTech June Sprints Set for 60th Birthday

 The WeatherTech Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints has been a top-tier event for amateur racers for more than a half century. Some of the most notable names in SCCA history have raced at the Sprints that have been held at Road America for 60 years. This has become one of the long-standings do-not-miss events on […]

Truth About Cars does Track Night

Turns out, automotive journalist like to drive. Who knew? And it seems more and more are deciding SCCA Track Night driven by the Tire Rack is a pretty good place to put their long term test cars through the paces. Last month we noticed a couple of cars showed up with manufacture plates at our […]

Throwback Thursday: June Sprints 1956

#TBT to the first June Sprints at Road America in 1956. Carroll Shelby put on a clinic with his CM 4.4 Ferrari, winning the race and setting a new track record. From the September – October 1956 SportsCar Magazine As the flag fell, Johnston was first away, but not without Shelby. The Flying Texan took […]

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