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Sep 8, 2020

2020 Bristol Fall Champ Tour Fast Notes

After the 2020 Tire Rack SCCA National Solo schedule came to a halt mid-summer, events resumed this past weekend with the second Championship Tour of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. Temperatures were about 10 degrees cooler than the typical July event at the venue, which led to a comfortable weekend of […]

Sep 8, 2020

That Time SCCA Kick-started Small Truck Sales Into the 1990s

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Sep 1, 2020

First Gear: Kimsoo Gopnik

This article first appeared in the August, 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. New England Region’s Kimsoo Gopnik made her mark in Junior Karts, now […]

Aug 20, 2020

ProSolo Added To National Solo Schedule

We just announced three new Tire Rack SCCA Solo Championship Tour events for the remainder of the year, but there’s one more event being added to the National Solo schedule. November 6-7 will bring a ProSolo-1 to Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA. ProSolo-1 is a modified, single-course version of the traditional ProSolo that utilizes […]

Aug 18, 2020

Solo National Tour Schedules New Events

The Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour has added four additional Championship Tour events to the 2020 calendar in an attempt to bring some autocross competition back to the world despite the challenges offered during this calendar year. The events currently plainned for the remainder of 2020 are: September 4-6: Champ Tour in Bristol, TN […]

Aug 17, 2020

Inside SCCA: The Rule Process

Last week, in this space, we had a discussion of FasTrack, the “minutes” of the SCCA and updates on rule changes. But are you aware of HOW those rule changes come to be? It may come as a shock, but nearly every rule in SCCA’s major competition platforms are there because of a request and […]

Aug 11, 2020

2020 Peru CAM Challenge Fast Notes

This past weekend, 126 competitors converged on the Grissom Aeroplex in Peru, IN. for the annual Tire Rack SCCA CAM Challenge East. While the focus of the event was on the 94 CAM drivers in the three classes: Traditional, Sport and Contemporary, an additional 32 drivers partook in the non-CAM index class. All competitors got […]

Aug 5, 2020

SCCA Announces Cancellation of 2020 Solo Nationals

As the Sports Car Club of America approaches its fall championship season in a trying year, the Board of Directors–following the recommendations of both SCCA staff and the Solo Events Board (SEB)–have announced the cancellation of the 2020 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals due to the unique potential impacts of a 1000+ person event on […]

Jul 27, 2020

2020 Fontana ProSolo Fast Notes

The final regular season event of the 2020 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo season took place this past weekend in sunny Fontana, CA with 135 drivers qualifying themselves for the second tier of registration for the ProSolo Finale, scheduled for September 4-6. A select few took it a step further and qualified for tier one by […]

Jul 21, 2020

2020 Packwood ProSolo Fast Notes

For the second consecutive week, the Tire Rack SCCA Solo program was at the Hampton Mills Old Lumber Yard in Packwood, Washington, for an event — this time for the Tire Rack ProSolo. Class action was both fast and furious. (note — no one was actually “furious.” Probably.) In the “fast” category, Jason Bucki led […]

Jul 20, 2020

2020 Peru Champ Tour Fast Notes

After a quick trip out West, the Tire Rack SCCA Championship Tour visited a classic site at Grissom Aeroplex near Peru, Indiana, for the Peru Champ Tour this past weekend. The Street category found some new members to hand hardware to at the end of the weekend. Tim Raad made his National event debut […]

Jul 13, 2020

2020 Packwood Champ Tour Fast Notes

The 2020 Tire Rack SCCA Championship Tour moved to the west coast this past weekend and the prized Packwood Champ Tour at the Old Hampton Mills lumber yard in Packwood, Washington. As always in the Pacific Northwest, the threat of rain remains imminent throughout any given weekend. Good fortune smiled on the 216 competitors on […]

Jul 6, 2020

2020 Bristol Champ Tour Fast Notes

The 2020 Tire Rack SCCA® Championship Tour spent its holiday weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, the second half of a ProSolo/Champ Tour doubleheader weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th. David Marcus’ B Street Supra rattled off a spectacular third run on the first day to open up a sizeable lead over Darren […]

Jul 6, 2020

2020 Bristol ProSolo Fast Notes

The 2020 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® tour spent its fourth consecutive weekend on the road with a stop in Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, July 2-3. This was the site’s first ever ProSolo and fitting two courses on the asphalt surface required some creative problem solving, including placing the start at the opposite end of […]

Jul 4, 2020

Staff Promotions at SCCA HQ

Back on March 1, a few Sports Car Club of America® staffers working at SCCA® headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, received promotions. The changes were in recognition of fabulous, ongoing contributions to the organization, and were also implemented to improve functionality and efficiency. John Bauer has been promoted to Senior Manager of Information Technology, with a […]