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Road Racing Contingency Programs for 2022 Announced

SCCA partners hand hundreds of thousands of dollars in product and cold, hard cash back to SCCA members every year, but you can’t get your hands on it if you don’t register for road racing contingency programs. This applies to any road racer, whether they compete in Hoosier Super Tour, U.S. Majors Tour, or Divisional/Regional […]

Hoosier Super Tour Buttonwillow 2022: Sunday Notebook

The third Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour event of 2022 came to a close Sunday at Buttonwillow Raceway Park with 35-minute or 17-lap races around the 2.92-mile circuit located in the southern portion of California’s Central Valley. The weather was wonderful all weekend with temperatures topping out in the low 70s, and blue skies […]

Hoosier Super Tour Buttonwillow 2022: Saturday Notebook

Competition at the third Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour event of 2022, and the first of two planned visits to the West Coast this year, opened Saturday at Buttonwillow Raceway Park located in the southern portion of California’s Central Valley. Each of the seven race groups had 25-minute sprints around the 2.92-mile circuit to […]

Buttonwillow Raceway Park “Track 2” Progress

The picture accompanying this story may not look like much, but it has taken more than a decade to get to this point at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California, site of this weekend’s Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour. The photo shows the two-story “Track 2” tower under construction in the background. In the foreground […]

Mazza Bubbly Back with SCCA in 2022

Since 2016, Mazza Vineyards has been the exclusive “Official Sparkling Wine” supplier to Sports Car Club of America. Podium celebrations at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs, Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour and Tire Rack SCCA ProSolos have been more effervescent thanks to Mazza Sparkling Wine, and the tradition continues in 2022 as Mazza again […]

What You Need To Know About Transponders

Making the jump from local track days to SCCA time trials is an exciting milestone, but ensuring your lap times are accurately recorded is crucial for a smooth event experience. In this episode of the SCCA Shop Manual presented by Hoosier, our timing and scoring expert Kevin Greer breaks down everything you need to know […]

2022 Buttonwillow Hoosier Super Tour: At A Glance

It’s February and much of the country is still determining sportscar racing and winter weather go together. The 2022 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour, however, is already heading into its third of 10 competition weekends. This next one, taking place February 18-20 at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California’s Central Valley, is the first of […]

Aligning Your Race Car

In this episode of the SCCA Shop Manual presented by Hoosier, racer Dave Ogburn provides a clear and practical introduction to race car alignment, emphasizing how these adjustments are essential to optimizing mechanical grip and tire performance. Viewers are guided through the core parameters of alignment, which include bump steer, caster, camber, and toe. Dave […]

Steffen Clark: Track Night to Road Racing and Back

There’s no better place to learn how to track a car than a Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack event — and that includes road racers and Track Night coaches! Take Steffen Clark, for example. Clark was a likely target for Track Night when he started his motorsports journey in 2009. The problem, […]

Hoosier Super Tour COTA 2022: Sunday Notebook

The second Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour event of 2022 wrapped up Sunday in Austin, Texas, at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) with 15-minute morning qualifying sessions followed by 35-minute or 14-lap races around the 20-turn, 3.41-mile course for each of the seven race groups. Touring 1 Tussle: The Touring 1 class generated great […]

Hoosier Super Tour COTA 2022: Saturday Notebook

The second Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour event of 2022 opened Saturday in Austin, Texas, at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) with 20-minute qualifying sessions followed by 25-minute or 10-lap races around the 20-turn, 3.41-mile course for each of the seven race groups. Whirling Whitston Wins: Zachary Whitston, driving the No. 22 Rocket Motors/Subway/WMA […]

Lloyd Loring — 1928-2022

Sports Car Club of America has learned of the passing of 2021 SCCA Hall of Fame inductee Lloyd Loring. He was 94 years old and had been a Club member for nearly 70 years. Loring experienced a little bit of everything the Club had to offer. He held several different offices within the South Bend […]

Now Hear This: Runoffs Winners on Detroit Airwaves

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a really interesting podcast about cars and racing emanates from the Motor City. We’re talking about the Car Radio with Henry Payne podcast hosted by Detroit News automotive journalist Henry Payne. And once again this year, Payne sought out a few 2021 SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners from […]

Hires Help Strengthen TT Program

As the Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials National Tour Powered by Hagerty (TTNT) grows, so does the staff that makes these wonderful events possible around the country. Today, SCCA confirms the addition of two staffers who to  enrich the communications process internally for the benefit of participants, and externally through the new-for-2022 LIVE TTNT audio […]

Don’t Waste Grip! Mastering Your Inputs on Track

Mastering your vehicle’s traction is the single most important skill for any motorsport participant, whether you are in road racing, autocross, or track days. In this episode of the SCCA Shop Manual presented by Hoosier, SCCA National Champion and driving coach Justin Hille breaks down the essential concept of the traction circle. By using the […]

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