Jul 11, 2011

Thorne Named First SCCA Star Performer During ALMS Broadcast

Robert Thorne, from Littleton, Colo., was named as the inaugural “SCCA Star Performer” during Sunday’s American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón broadcast from Lime Rock Park on ESPN2. Thorne, a 21-year-old Colorado Region SCCA member, earned the honor after winning the Tire Rack SCCA Lincoln ProSolo on Memorial Day weekend. Driving a 2008 […]

Jul 10, 2011

Companies Already Committing Runoffs Contingency Prizes

With registration for September’s SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Road America opening on July 19, Sports Car Club of America club racers know that many of their favorite manufacturers and suppliers have already committed to providing contingency programs at the event. Thirty companies have already committed to programs, with more to follow soon. Among the […]

Jul 5, 2011

Northern States Champions Crowned In Toledo

The Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Tour celebrated Independence Day with the largest field of any National Tour event this season, completing the Northern States Championship at the Toledo Express Airport. Typically in SCCA Solo competition, large fields mean close competition. With 354 competitors on hand for the holiday weekend, the large fields were covered. […]

Jul 3, 2011

Winners Crowned At BFGoodrich Tires Rocky Mountain Super Tour

The BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour crowned winners on Sunday at High Plains Raceway in 23 Sports Car Club of America Club Racing classes, part of the Colorado Region Freedom Sprints double nationals. A number of races stood out this weekend, highlighted by the Group 3 race featuring Spec Miata. While the final margin of […]

Jul 2, 2011

Ott Sets Overall Track Record On Day 1 At High Plains

The first day of two SafeRacer SCCA National Series Races are in the books at High Plains Raceway near Byers, Colo., after five group races on Saturday. Steve Ott’s record-setting run highlighted the day of racing when Ott, driving a 2011 Speads DSR machine in D Sports Racing, turned a lap of 1:39.367 at the […]

Jun 30, 2011

GT-Lite Racers Rally Participation with Runoffs Incentives

Following the trend set by the Sports 2000 class, GT-Lite competitors have put together an incentive package for their own class, encouraging drivers to qualify and attend the 2011 National Championship Runoffs®, with a focus on racers not having run the two most recent Championship events. One Road America Runoffs “rookie” will be drawn at […]

Jun 29, 2011

BFGoodrich Super Tour Spends Holiday Weekend At High Plains

What to watch for this weekend at High PlainsRocky Mountain High: While most of the 107 names on the entry list call Colorado and the surrounding states home, the field at High Plains covers the country. From Ronnie Bledsoe, from Ormond Beach, Fla., in Spec Racer Ford through Spec Miata’s Grant Westmorland home in Chula […]

Jun 29, 2011

SCCA Enterprises ROY Award Renamed For Donovan

SCCA Enterprises Inc. has announced it is renaming the newly created SCCA Enterprises Rookie of the Year award in honor of deceased Spec Racer Ford standout Dakota Donovan. The Florida racer has also been retroactively named the first recipient of the annual prize. During a ceremony at the 2011 edition of the prestigious SCCA Chicago […]

Jun 27, 2011

SCCA Enterprises Announces Creation Of Rookie Of The Year Award

SCCA Enterprises Inc. is excited to announce the creation of the SCCA Enterprises Rookie of the Year award. An annual prize, the award will honor the brightest new talent within the Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises ranks. Given SCCA Enterprises has sold more than 1000 cars over the pat 20 years, it should come […]

Jun 24, 2011

BFGoodrich® Tires SCCA Super Tour Cash Prizes Announced

Sports Car Club of America Club Racers who have participated in the BFGoodrich® Tires SCCA Super Tour this summer have just one event remaining to collect the prizes announced today by SCCA. On behalf of the BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour, the SCCA is offering cash prizes for the top three point scorers in six individual […]

Jun 23, 2011

Tulsa Lands SCCA RallyCross National Championship Site

The Sports Car Club of America announced today that Tulsa Raceway Park (TRP) will host the 2011 RallyCross National Championship, Oct. 7-9. The site was selected after the previously announced site in Greenwood, Neb., was sold earlier this season and became unavailable. The event will be conducted on a hard-packed grass spectator parking lot near […]

Jun 23, 2011

Drivers’ Meeting- June, 24 2011

REMINDER- Solo Nationals early registration fees end on July 29th! Click here to register! Why should you be a Nationals chief? by Mari Clements What is Solo Nationals? Acres of concrete. Two fabulous courses. Over a thousand of your best friends–and the stiffest competition you’re likely to see anywhere. Nearly 4000 runs timed to thousandths […]

Jun 23, 2011

Oscoda ProSolo Paddock Notes

with contributions from Corey Ridgick, Mike Johnson, Matt Murray and Howard Duncan In D-Stock, the Integra Type R has been the standard for some time. Various Subaru products have been strong from time to time, but the effort in Oscoda by Eric Simmons may suggest that, at least for ProSolo, the WRX might be the […]

Jun 23, 2011

Feelin’ the Heat

by Darren Darby “Man it’s hot. It’s like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot.” The Tire Race SCCA National Tour made it’s seventh stop of 2011 in Blytheville, Arkansas for the Southern States Championships. Hosted at the Arkansas Aeroplex in conjunction with the 8th annual Cars and Cycles Against Cancer fund raiser, […]

Jun 23, 2011

Dover Paddock Notes

Contibutions by Mike Johnson and Bruce Bellom and Pat Griffith HS was a great battle between Bruce Bellom, Joe Austin, and Matt Murray. Bellom and Murray exchanging the lead on day one a couple of times with Bellom taking the lead into day two day. However, Murray, in his BMW 318 took the win on […]

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Thorne Named First SCCA Star Performer During ALMS Broadcast

Companies Already Committing Runoffs Contingency Prizes

Northern States Champions Crowned In Toledo

Winners Crowned At BFGoodrich Tires Rocky Mountain Super Tour

Ott Sets Overall Track Record On Day 1 At High Plains

GT-Lite Racers Rally Participation with Runoffs Incentives

BFGoodrich Super Tour Spends Holiday Weekend At High Plains

SCCA Enterprises ROY Award Renamed For Donovan

SCCA Enterprises Announces Creation Of Rookie Of The Year Award

BFGoodrich® Tires SCCA Super Tour Cash Prizes Announced

Tulsa Lands SCCA RallyCross National Championship Site

Drivers’ Meeting- June, 24 2011

Oscoda ProSolo Paddock Notes

Feelin’ the Heat

Dover Paddock Notes

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