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Take 5: With Danny Kao

Background: Danny Kao has been an IT professional for the last 30 years. The first ten years he worked as an application programmer, while the next twenty were as the head of IT for three different, small biotech companies. Now he is an application analyst for a medium-size vaccine company. He has been married (sorry […]

Rave Reviews for Tire Rack Street Survival

Since its very first class in 2002, the Tire Rack Street Survival program has educated more than 21,000 young drivers about the maintenance needs of their vehicles and the maneuvers that will keep them safe in emergency situations.  After 16 years, the program is still well received around the country.  Just check out some recent […]

Lloyd Loring Named 2018 Kelly Cup Recipient

The Kelly Cup was created in 2016 to annually recognize an SCCA® member who has shown extraordinary dedication and contribution to a Regional Solo® Events Program.  This year’s winner is Lloyd Loring of the South Bend Region. A Sports Car Club of America member since the 1950s, Loring has experienced a little bit of everything […]

2018 Tire Rack New Jersey ProSolo Fast Notes

The 2018 Tire Rack ProSolo® season is rolling along with event number five taking place in East Rutherford, New Jersey this past weekend. Despite some challenges throughout the paddock, the weekend ended with three first-time Challenge winners with Danny Kao taking the Super Challenge, Michelle Knoll dominating the Ladies Challenge and Ted Descovich prevailing in […]

2018 Tire Rack Pittsburgh Match Tour Fast Notes

Weather and slick conditions highlighted the 2018 Tire Rack Pittsburgh Match Tour as rain fell overnight, soaking the course for Saturday morning. Early in the second session the course was oiled down, and while the cleanup was meticulous, any accumulated grip was gone. Chilly temperatures added to the struggle for grip throughout the weekend. The […]

2018 Tire Rack Blytheville ProSolo Fast Notes

Drivers flocked from all around to experience the warm concrete of Blytheville, Arkansas this past weekend for the Tire Rack Blytheville ProSolo®. Throughout the weekend, competitors discussed the speed maintenance courses, with nearly all drivers going at least 0.5 second faster on the left side compared to the right. There is some dispute as to […]

2018 Tire Rack Crows Landing CAM Challenge Fast Notes

For the first time, a Tire Rack CAM Challenge Powered by SCCA was held in conjunction with another Tire Rack National Solo event this past weekend in Crows Landing, CA. Of the 231 cars competing in the ProSolo, 27 were dedicated for the CAM Challenge. The competition was fast and furious all weekend long with […]

SCCA Veteran Outreach Program Goes Green

Foundation Funding Makes VETMotorsports Partnership Possible COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 19, 2017 – The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), through a grant from the SCCA Foundation, will kick off the second year of its celebrated veteran outreach program this weekend. The program, which will again be run in partnership with the award-winning non-profit VETMotorsports, works […]

Take 5: With Youmna Zalzal

Background: Youmna Zalzal was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and lived there until she moved to San Jose, California in 2009, where she currently works as a QA Analyst for a social networking site. Her first SCCA event was the 2015 Crows Tour. And while she didn’t participate in another SCCA event until the 2015 […]

2018 Tire Rack Crows Landing ProSolo Fast Notes

A murder of competitors descended on Crows Landing, California for the 2018 Tire Rack Crows Landing ProSolo® for a mirror image of Justin Tsang-designed courses. These courses featured some sublet offsets into huge crossovers across the runways. With the crossovers came many spins, tank slappers, and 4-wheel drifts as everyone tried to get their entry […]

SCCA Veteran Outreach Program Goes Green This Weekend

Foundation Funding Makes VETMotorsports Partnership Possible COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 19, 2018 — The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), through a grant from the SCCA Foundation, will kick off the second year of its celebrated veteran outreach program this weekend. The program, which will again be run in partnership with the award-winning non-profit VETMotorsports, works […]

2018 Tire Rack Crows Landing Championship Tour Fast Notes

Compared to the concurrent event in Texas, the 2018 Tire Rack Crows Landing Championship Tour was all sun and warmth. Drivers enjoyed the grippy concrete and a course designed by Justin Moore. In the 17-driver STX class, Adrian Cardenas put together an amazing set of runs to finish with a 1.846-second margin of victory over […]

2018 Tire Rack Texas Championship Tour Fast Notes

For those who didn’t blow away, the Tire Rack Mineral Wells Championship Tour was an ideal mix of barbeque, and fun driving with friends. David Whitener designed fast “chutes and ladders” courses that were both challenging and fun.  While staying clean was a challenge, drivers that could avoid the cones were rewarded handsomely on the […]

CAM Challenge Contingency Programs for 2018 Announced

Four significant partners, covering the car, tire and brake categories, have already committed contingency support to competitors in the 2018 Tire Rack CAM Challenge Powered by SCCA®. Each company will reward top finishers at each event on the national schedule with product, cash or credit. A full rundown of contingency offerings can be found at […]

2018 Tire Rack San Diego Match Tour Fast Notes

The tale of two Match Tours: Last weekend, drivers partied on the East Coast at the Tire Rack Charlotte Match Tour. This weekend, it was the West Coast drivers at the Tire Rack San Diego Match Tour. Known for pizza parties and nice weather, the completion of San Diego means we’re halfway through the Match […]

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