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First Win from Pole for TDI Cup Race in Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa (Sept. 24, 2008) — Jimmy Underhill led all 33 laps after starting from pole at the fifth race of the 2008 SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series race held at Iowa Speedway. While Underhill strengthened his lead to almost six car-lengths at one point, there was a lot of action in […]

ProSolo Year-End Awards Adjusted Following Nationals DQ

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 23, 2008) — Sports Car Club of America announced today the revision of several of its year-end Tire Rack ProSolo Series awards, including the Hawk Super Challenge, Honda Tuner Challenge and Street Touring® S class honors, following the disqualification of provisional winner Andy Hollis from The Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships […]

Underhill Tops First Jetta TDI Cup Podium at Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa (Sept. 21, 2008) — Jimmy Underhill, 21, of Denver, Colo., claimed the top prize at Iowa Speedway Saturday in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race Presented by Soybiodiesel, after starting on the pole for the first time in the series. Underhill led all 33 laps of the 30-minute sprint race in his clean […]

Rampelberg Recovers for MX-5 Cup Win at Miller Motorsports Park

TOOELE, Utah (Sept. 20, 2008) — After a poor start dropped him to seventh place, Brad Rampelberg, of San Jose, Calif., made an impressive comeback, to win his second SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup race of the season at Miller Motorsports Park. Robert Huffmaster, of Clarkston, Mich., and Ara Malkhassian, of Sonoma, Calif., […]

Rampelberg Nabs First MX-5 Cup Pole at Miller Motorsports Park

TOOELE, Utah (Sept. 19, 2008) — Brad Rampelberg, of San Jose, Calif., earned his first-career pole in qualifying for Saturday’s SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Round Six race, part of the SunRichGourmet.com 1000 Presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels. Robert Huffmaster, of San Jose, Calif., will start second.Making his first visit […]

36th Tire Rack Solo Nationals Close With Final Class Championships of 2008

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 18, 2008) — The 36th Tire Rack® Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships closed Friday with its fourth-straight day of beautiful weather at Heartland Park Topeka, crowning the final 32 class National Champions of the 2008 season.Fifty-seven Super Stock class drivers saved the best for last, with the Championship going down to […]

MX-5 Cup Resumes at Miller Motorsports Park

TOOELE, Utah (Sept. 18, 2008) — Following a five-week break, the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup heads to Miller Motorsports Park for Round Six with the Drivers’ Championship wide open.MX-5 Cup teams have a busy schedule ahead of them as practice, qualifying and racing are squeezed into two days at Miller Motorsports Park. […]

Second Round of Solo National Championships Begins In Topeka with Thursday Runs

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 18, 2008) — The second half of Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championship competition began Thursday at Heartland Park Topeka, with the final 32 class championships set to be decided Friday.Solo is often about families competing together, and the Padberg husband-wife team of Darrel and Desiree, of Muskego, Wis., are searching tonight […]

36 Solo National Champions Added to the Record Books

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 17, 2008) — The first 36 Solo National Champions of 2008 have been determined, as the opening rounds of competition for the Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships came to a close Wednesday at Heartland Park Topeka.Some of the sweetest victories are the ones that require a driver to pull themselves out […]

SCCA Names Myers Region Development Manager

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 16, 2008) — Sports Car Club of America is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Myers as the organization’s Region Development Manager. Myers has been a Detroit Region SCCA member since 2002. Shortly after joining, he was elected to the Detroit Region Board of Directors in 2003 and has since served […]

All Systems Go for Solo National Championships

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 16, 2008) — The 2008 Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships are officially underway at Heartland Park Topeka, as 38 classes made their first runs under sunny skies. Several drivers are halfway to their very first Solo National Championship, including Colin Fiedler, of Pewaukee, Wis., who leads the 37-car strong Street Touring® […]

More MX-5 Cup Racing Arriving on TV Screens

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 15, 2008) — Round Six of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup at Miller Motorsports Park approaches, but fans who can’t make it out need not fret, plenty of MX-5 Cup racing is scheduled to hit the airwaves shortly.On Saturday, Sept. 20, Round Four of the MX-5 Cup from Road […]

First Day of Tire Rack ProSolo Finale Splashes to a Close

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 12, 2008) — Day one of the Tire Rack® SCCA ProSolo Finale was more of an endurance event at Heartland Park Topeka rather than the typical rapid-fire series of runs due to drenching conditions which saw nearly six inches of rain fall, according to some local reports. Competitors received only two official […]

Rain or Shine — ProSolo Finale Underway at Heartland Park

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 12, 2008) — More than three inches of rain fell on the Heartland Park Topeka asphalt from midnight leading up to the start of Friday’s Tire Rack® SCCA ProSolo Finale opening day, but despite the weather challenges, competition is set to get underway.Friday will be full of initial class competition, with 28 […]

SPEED GT from Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Airs Friday on SPEED

TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 10, 2008) — The SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship’s exciting return to the streets of Belle Isle airs Friday, Sept. 12, on SPEED.Tune in or set your DVRs for noon (EDT) to see point leader Randy Pobst start from the pole and lead the field into Turn One at […]

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