Apr 27, 2011

Toyo R888 Temporarily Added to Spec Miata Eligibility

Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing Board has approved the use of the Toyo Proxes R888 in addition to the Toyo Proxes RA1 for Spec Miata National competition effective immediately. The inclusion of the Proxes R888 is in response to limited quantities of the Proxes RA1 in the United States following the earthquake in […]

Apr 26, 2011

Driving Through- Bill Schenker

by Heyward Wagner When the dust settled on the El Toro ProSolo, Bill Schenker stood atop it all. The former Olympic Slalom Skier, Schenker is known as much for his intensity, focus and relentless preparation as he is for his highly stickered CSP Miata with the ever-present “thanks mom”rear decal. Over time he has become […]

Apr 21, 2011

SCCA Approves B-Spec Cars for SSC for 2011

Sports Car Club of America’s Club Racing Board has approved the “B-Spec” cars identified by several automotive manufacturers for inclusion into Showroom Stock C beginning immediately. Five models in all will be added to SSC, including the Ford Fiesta 4-door (2010-2011), Honda Fit 4-door (2009-2011), MAZDA2 4-door (2011), Nissan Versa 4- or 5-door (2010-2011) and […]

Apr 20, 2011

El Toro ProSolo Paddock Notes

Christine Berry backed up her 2010 ProSolo Overall Ladies Championship with a dominant performance in El Toro. For the second year in a row, Berry took the Ladies 2 win, and won the Ladies Challenge. Ladies 1 winner, Leslie Cohen, spoiled the perfect weekend for Berry by claiming the Ladies Top Qualifier position. Over the […]

Apr 17, 2011

Drivers Find Glory at BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour in Virginia

Nearly 250 of SCCA Club Racing’s best drivers took to scenic VIRginia International Raceway for Sunday’s BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour Round Three event, part of the North Carolina Region Oak Tree National. In all, 27 drivers took checkered flags, earning a Super Tour win and taking the first step toward winning the coveted SCCA […]

Apr 17, 2011

Qualifying Complete, BFGoodrich Super Tour Races Set at VIR

Following this morning’s final qualifying sessions, the grids are set for Sunday’s BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour races at VIRginia International Raceway. Times turned in today’s 15-minute sessions were combined with Friday afternoon’s session times to set the final starting lineups for the six race groups. Race Group One is scheduled to take the green […]

Apr 16, 2011

Drivers Dodge Rain Drops, Tornados in VIR BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour Tuneup

SCCA Club Racing drivers dodged severe weather Saturday in the first-half of the North Carolina Region SCCA Oak Tree Double National race weekend, the precursor to Sunday’s BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour races at VIRginia International Raceway. Shortly after the finish of race group two, featuring Touring 2, Touring 3 and Spec Miata, the skies opened […]

Apr 15, 2011

BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour on to VIR

The BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour continues this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway, for the Oak Tree Double National hosted by the North Carolina Region. The racing weekend consists of National races on Saturday, followed by Sunday’s BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour races. Sunday’s Super Tour races also count as one quarter of the qualification toward […]

Apr 12, 2011

Nelson Safety Team Leads Worker Safety Course

The appearance of a Life Flight helicopter setting down on a race track can be unnerving at best. However, when it arrived at Nelson Ledges Race Course, Saturday April 9, 2011 it was part of the instruction given to workers who were attending Safety Day. Nelson Ledges Race Course and the Tanner Award-winning Nelson Safety […]

Apr 12, 2011

Search Underway For New RallyCross Site

Due to the recent sale of the land comprising the overflow parking area at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., the SCCA has begun searching for a new site to host the 2011 RallyCross National Championship. Various locations in Nebraska have been examined, but none have the size or compacted soil resistant to rutting like the […]

Apr 12, 2011

Schenker Wins at El Toro SCCA Tire Rack ProSolo

Bill Schenker, of Corona del Mar, Calif., earned his first career Gumout Super Challenge win at the Tire Rack® SCCA ProSolo last weekend at the El Toro ProSolo, winning the C Street Prepared class and topping the bracket-style finale. Always one of the more popular stops on the ProSolo schedule, the Cal Club Region-hosted event […]

Apr 7, 2011

Ground School Developed For New Stewards

The Club Racing Stewards Program held its inaugural Ground School in Chantilly, Va., April 2-3. The school is designed to bring new Stewards-in-Training (SITs) up to speed faster than had been possible in the past. The two days of intensive work give new stewards the groundwork they need before doing on-the-job training at events. Successful […]

Apr 6, 2011

Tire Rack SCCA Solo Tour Reaches San Diego

The Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Tour spent last weekend in the sun of San Diego, and while Qualcomm Stadium isn’t directly on the beach, the paved parking lots were once again a popular destination for Soloists. Hosted by the San Diego Region SCCA, the Qualcomm Stadium site is a favorite among National Tour competitors. […]

Apr 6, 2011

First Time Around

Friday afternoon, while most of the San Diego National Tour was busy unloading cars from trailers and setting up their paddock spaces, Shields Hull quietly and unassumingly was changing back to his street tires so he and his Miata could make the trip home for the evening. His paddock area was simple enough, a jack, […]

Apr 6, 2011

Mineral Wells ProSolo Report

By Drew VanderPloeg Pro Soloists traveled from far and wide to the Mineral Wells Aeropark (about 45 minutes west of Ft. Worth) for the first Pro Solo of the 2011 Season. The Mineral Wells site offers quite the expanse of asphalt to compete on, allowing course designer Jerrett Jan the requisite space to offer 40+ […]

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Toyo R888 Temporarily Added to Spec Miata Eligibility

Driving Through- Bill Schenker

SCCA Approves B-Spec Cars for SSC for 2011

El Toro ProSolo Paddock Notes

Drivers Find Glory at BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour in Virginia

Qualifying Complete, BFGoodrich Super Tour Races Set at VIR

Drivers Dodge Rain Drops, Tornados in VIR BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour Tuneup

BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour on to VIR

Nelson Safety Team Leads Worker Safety Course

Search Underway For New RallyCross Site

Schenker Wins at El Toro SCCA Tire Rack ProSolo

Ground School Developed For New Stewards

Tire Rack SCCA Solo Tour Reaches San Diego

First Time Around

Mineral Wells ProSolo Report

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