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Staff Additions Focused on Future for Solo Program

With an eye on operational excellence well into the future, SCCA’s Solo Program officially announced Monday evening the addition of two National Staff personnel to the Solo Department. Longtime SCCA employee Rick Myers, who was Region Services Senior Manager, will now serve as Director of Solo. And longtime SCCA member Brian Mason, who has spent […]

Solo Nationals

#SoloNatsHasStarted (finally!)

It’s been darn near 730 days since SCCA has exclaimed, “The Tire Rack Solo Nationals has begun!” Overexuberance for one sentence? Certainly not if you know how dear this event is to so many SCCA members. “It’s the 48th running of the Tire Rack Solo Nationals Championship!” proclaimed SCCA President & CEO Mike Cobb with […]

ProSolo Finale

ProSolo Finale Starts Championship Week

For the first time since 2019, ProSolo Champions have been crowned and a Tire Rack ProSolo Finale competition has wrapped up in Lincoln, NE. Aside from some light rain ahead of Saturday morning runs that had dried by halfway through the first group, competitors were treated to bountiful sunshine and mild temperatures on the impressive […]

Autocross

Summer Showcase a Smashing Success

In a first-of-its-kind event, the Steel Cities Region and the SCCA National Track and Time Trials programs joined forces to create the End of Summer Showcase event at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace) August 27–29, with seven separate events and more than 460 entrants. The entries were spread across events from each of the departments […]

National Tour

Post-Season National Solo Events Added!

To quote the movie Animal House, “Nothing is over until we decide it is!… And it ain’t over now!” Indeed, just when you thought it was done, SCCA’s Solo Department pulls you back in with the addition of a few bonus Solo events to keep people having #funwithcars into December. The additions include two Tire […]

Starting Line

In the Media: South Bend Region & Starting Line

SCCA’s South Bend Region made the local news recently when WNDU-TV came out to Tire Rack’s headquarters in South Bend, Indiana, for a look at a Starting Line performance driving school. These events, hosted by SCCA regions throughout the country, are a partnership between the Club and Tire Rack to give automotive enthusiasts a professional, […]

Solo Nationals

Tom O’Gorman: Autocross Still Gives Pro Racers The Shakes

With at least 1100 entries each year, Tire Rack Solo Nationals is a unique experience. And that’s true no matter what your background may be, or where it may go. That remains true no matter how many pro road races you have competed in, or championships you’ve won. Take Tom O’Gorman, for instance. A four-time […]

Solo Nationals

SportsCar Feature: How To Win Solo Nationals

This article first appeared in the September, 2020 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. While much of this information was targeted specifically at Road America at […]

Autocross

Seating Position Matters In Driving, Heres How To Find Yours

Are you setting yourself up for optimal control behind the wheel? Proper driver positioning is the foundation of every great lap time, yet many enthusiasts overlook the basics. In this episode of the SCCA Shop Manual, professional driver and coach Tom O’Gorman breaks down his approach to getting comfortable and capable in the cockpit. Tom […]

Autocross

Get Sporty at Time Trials with the Car You Got

“Run what you brung” is a longtime colloquial phrase in motorsport and doesn’t take any level of diploma to understand. Back when SCCA got its start 75+ years ago, “run what you brung” was pretty much the norm. While that is not really the case anymore today in SCCA Road Racing, it still remains a […]

Solo Nationals

Running at Solo Nationals: A Refresher Course

Editor’s Correction, Sept. 6, 2021: The information about the tech inspection process in the “Check-In and Tech” section below was outdated in the original version of this article. We have updated it to reflect correct information, and apologize for the oversight. We’d like to thank 2021 Solo National’s Chief of Tech, Jinx Jordan, for bringing […]

Solo Nationals

SportsCar Feature: Who Will Win Solo Nationals

This article first appeared in the July/August, 2021 edition of SportsCar Magazine. Everyone can read the current and past editions of SportCar digitally here. To become an SCCA member and get SportsCar mailed to your home address monthly in addition to the digital editions, click here. While much of this information was targeted specifically at Road America at […]

Shootout

2021 Peru CAM Challenge Fast Notes

Grissom Aeroplex in Peru, Indiana, was the location of the final “regular season” Tire Rack CAM Challenge Series Powered by SCCA event of the year with more than 140 drivers in attendance. And there was certainly no shortage of Classic American Muscle to be observed over the course of three days. Saturday’s Class Competition On […]

Solo Nationals

Solo Nationals: The Non-Essential Essentials

Is this your first time making the trip to Lincoln for the Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals? Packing for a week in Lincoln might be the most challenging part of the whole experience. Luckily, you have the opportunity to learn from those who have come before you and we’ve compiled some helpful hints for what […]

ProSolo

21 Oscoda ProSolo Fast Notes

To say there was close competition at this weekend’s Tire Rack Oscoda ProSolo would be an understatement. Of the classes that were represented at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Michigan during the last “regular season” ProSolo of the year, winners of all but a single competition class were decided by less than one second. Close Competition in […]

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