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No “Off Season” for Formula Mazda Racer

Jarret Voorhies, an 18-year-old Formula Mazda driver from Cresson, Texas, admits his 2016 racing season didn’t end exactly as he wanted.  During the SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Voorhies spun off track on lap one while battling in the Formula Mazda lead pack. Such letdowns can sometimes […]

Verhagen Victorious in Pro F1600 Formula F Championship

The youth movement is strong within the SCCA’s ranks.  Yesterday we talked about Formula Atlantic racer Ryan Norman, who recently graduated from high school and just claimed his first SCCA National Championship Runoffs victory and the 2016 Atlantic Championship Series title.  Today we take a look at Neil Verhagen, of Mooresville, North Carolina. Last month […]

Norman Nails Pro Atlantic Championship

Formula Atlantic racer Ryan Norman has had a pretty good last few weeks.  Norman, of Aurora, Ohio, first established the all-time fastest Mid-Ohio Runoffs qualifying lap back in September by laying down a time of 1:16.174 over the 2.258-mile, 13-turn course.  That’s an average speed of 108.5 mph and crushed the previous record set in […]

All in the Family

We often refer to the Sports Car Club of America as a family.  But to some SCCA members, racing is literally a family affair.  Take for instance Lans and Lansing Stout, a father-and-son duo who both recently participated in the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB.  Lans, the father, drove the Loyning’s […]

SCCA Week Ahead: Oct. 2-Oct. 8

So the SCCA national championship season is coming to a close and the 2016 Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack has wrapped up.  So, I guess there’s no more fun to be had with cars this year, right? WRONG! Pirelli World Challenge is on track October 7-9 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in […]

Update on F Production Driver Steve Hussey

Steve Hussey, driver of the No. 37 LinnSpeed/Teknik Lotus Super Seven involved in the incident at Mid-Ohio’s backstretch “kink” during the F Production Runoffs race, is back at home in California resting comfortably and in good spirits. “I wish to thank the SCCA course and emergency workers that helped me when I was in no […]

In Case You Missed It: 2016 Runoffs Winners

Now in the rearview mirror, the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, offered up great racing, a bunch of action and excitement, and plenty of memories.  The youngest-ever Runoffs winner was crowned in Formula F, Nissan got its 100th Runoffs win, nearly a dozen […]

Black Named SRF3 Runoffs Winner after Tech Inspection

John Black Named Spec Racer Ford Gen3 Runoffs Winner after Tech Infraction While Cliff White from Huntsville, Alabama, crossed the finish line first at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the Spec Racer Ford Gen3 race Sunday at the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, his car was later found to be out […]

Ebben Ends ’16 Runoffs with GT-1 Victory

Cliff Ebben Ends 2016 SCCA Runoffs with GT-1 Victory To close out the 2016 SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB, the powerful GT-1 field filled the hills around Lexington, Ohio, with thunder emanating from the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Cliff Ebben, of Freedom, Wisconsin, claimed his fourth SCCA National Championship with the victory. […]

Shafer Goes Wire to Wire to Prototype 2 Win At SCCA Runoffs

A year ago, Jeff Shafer left his Las Vegas home and gambled on his first SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB appearance in Daytona. He was just short in that first appearance, but finished in the money for his first National Championship on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Sherman Chao, of Palm […]

Winning SCCA Runoffs Return For Ross Murray With Flag-To-Flag Touring 1 Victory

Winning SCCA Runoffs Return For Ross Murray With Flag-To-Flag Touring 1 Victory Ross Murray, of Marina Del Ray, California, made a triumphant return to the SCCA Runoffs after a 14 year absence this week and promptly went out and scored a flag-to-flag victory Sunday in the Touring 1 (T1) National Championship race at the SCCA […]

Verhagen Becomes the Youngest SCCA National Champion With Formula F Win

Neil Verhagen, of Mooresville, North Carolina, became the youngest SCCA National Champion ever on Sunday, winning Formula F during the SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. At 15 years, 242 days, Verhagen is more than a full year younger than current IndyCar star Graham Rahal was when capturing a Formula […]

John Walker Wins in Shortened F Production SCCA Runoffs Contest

Tire Rack pole-starting driver John Walker, of Richland, Michigan, took the F Production lead in his No. 5 Walker Racing Lotus Super Seven going into the Keyhole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on lap 10 and was later crowned class National Champion when an accident just moments later ultimately brought the race to an early […]

Wilson Scores Long Awaited SCCA National Championship in GT-3

The SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB are 23 flat out laps at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and it the race distance provides a true test for a National Champion. Where others failed, Stacy Wilson, of Englewood, Tennessee, completed the race distance and more, earning the 2016 GT-3 SCCA National Championship. Paul Young, of Commerce […]

FC Cruise for LaRue to Runoffs Win

Formula Continental Cruise for LaRue to SCCA Runoffs Win John LaRue, of Muncie, Indiana, had a pretty good week at the 53rd SCCA National Championship Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB.  On Sunday, the last day of competition on the 13-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, LaRue started on the Tire Rack pole and immediately grabbed […]

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