It’s no secret: Road racing is tough on components. Since we’re coming up to the 2023 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®, let’s take VIRginia International Raceway as an example — in any single lap, a Spec Miata racer generally shifts 14 times, although that can balloon to 16 or more depending on track conditions and traffic. […]
Shout it from the tallest mountains and across the widest expanses: SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® races from VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) will again be broadcast live, online, and for free Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023. Delivered directly to smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, or desktops and laptops, catch all the Runoffs racing action anywhere with internet access […]
Last year, SCCA Women on Track introduced the Runoffs Volunteer Scholarship with the goal of assisting two recipients with $500 each to help cover expenses incurred while volunteering at the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs®. Vanessa Farret was one of the recipients of this inaugural scholarship, with the funding helping her volunteer on grid during the […]
Cal Club Region racer Austin Varco has made his presence known in the SCCA® paddock — in the best way possible. At 24-years old and racing in Spec Miata, Varco is on a motorsports journey that began in go-karts at age 7, but according to a recent interview in The San Diego Union-Tribune, there’s something […]
At just age 16, it’s hard to believe that Ohio Valley Region’s Austin Hill would have an extensive SCCA® Road Racing resume. Still, he does, and it’s a fact that’s being noted in the media, most recently by the Chillicothe Gazette, Ohio’s oldest newspaper published just south of Columbus. “At 16 years old, many kids […]
(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]
Coffee, as they say, is for closers — but when it comes to the 2023 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® contingency programs, benefits are to be had by way more than those on the podium. Need examples? Hawk Performance offers a Runoffs contingency program that pays deep into the field — 10 spots deep. And Hawk’s […]
The Sports Car Club of America® is stepping toward the implementation of the Flagtronics electronic flag and communication system, with onboard flag conditions being available to drivers participating in the 2023 SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Already utilized by several race series, including SCCA Pro Racing, SVRA, and Champ Car, Flagtronics takes the current Flagging & […]
Time marches on, and right now it’s marching closer and closer to the 2023 SCCA National Championship Runoffs at VIRginia International Raceway, Sept. 23-Oct. 1. It’s the third time — and second in a row — that the Runoffs has been held at the place that our very own Paul Newman called “Heaven on Earth” […]
Those in the Sports Car Club of America® who knew Northern New Jersey Region member Bob Dowie, knew a person who should be listened to when he spoke. Bob’s knowledge of SCCA Road Racing and the Club was equally expansive and respected, with him offering that knowledge selflessly through years of service to the SCCA. […]
For renowned racer, team owner, Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner, and SCCA® Hall of Fame member Roger Penske, trophies are a fact of life. In fact, Penske’s team recently earned him his 19th Baby Borg during the 2023 Indy 500. But when it comes to motorsports, there are trophies, and then there are trophies. For Penske, […]
The 2023 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) “regular season” has now come to a close. From January to June, there have been 10 event weekends — 20 races in all — from Sebring, FL, to Portland, OR; and Watkins Glen, NY, to Buttonwillow, CA. Final races Sunday were part of the 68th consecutive […]
The 2023 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) “regular season” comes to a close this weekend, June 23-25, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, during the 68th consecutive running of the WeatherTech Chicago Region® June Sprints®. After qualifying sessions were held Friday and early Saturday morning, competitors across all nine run groups again […]
There’s a lot going on at SCCA. With thousands of events taking place each year on the Regional and National level spanning autocross, Time Trials, road racing, rally, and beyond, there’s enough to keep you hopping. But there’s likely more going on in your Club than you know about — and we want to tell […]
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