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Solo Nationals

Check This Out: 2024 Solo Nats Run/Work Order and Party Details

The good news is that this little goat rope we call the (Wild, Wild West-themed) Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships that takes place annually at Lincoln Airpark (in Nebraska’s capital city) remains the single most popular motorsport event of its kind in the world, with a crowd of 1,300 drivers returning this Sept. 3-6, […]

Autocross

SCCA’s Heyward Wagner Promotion Puts Exclamation Point on 10 Years of #funwithcars

April 1, 2014, was no ordinary April Fool’s Day — it marked the first day of employment for Heyward Wagner as part of the Sports Car Club of America® staff. A decade later, Wagner has now been promoted to Vice President, Rally/Solo® and Experiential, recognizing his accomplishments in bringing #funwithcars to all automotive enthusiasts. Prior […]

Trackside

Details are Key for DC Region’s Betty Harrison, Recipient of SCCA’s Registration Worker of the Year Award

Betty Harrison’s introduction to SCCA® came in a roundabout way that is both unique and familiar. She had a horse, and a friend of hers who also had a horse was married to an SCCA racer. Her friends and another racing couple arranged a blind date for Harrison with a fellow who was also a […]

RallyCross

Inside RallyCross: The Early Days

(Each month, Gonzalo “Gonzo” San Miguel, the SCCA® RallyCross® Board (RXB) Chair, presents you with the latest RallyCross news and information.) While planning to write an article on the origins of RallyCross, I asked one of our long time Utah Region members, Karl Sealander, if he had any insights he could share. Amazingly, he pulled […]

Runoffs

2024 Runoffs Paddock Registration, Late Fees, and More: What You Need to Know

The SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® presented by Sunoco is headed to Road America on Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2024, and this 60th anniversary celebration promises to be spectacular. This fall, 26 drivers will be crowned National Champions and hundreds more drivers, volunteer workers, family, and crew will be there to witness it all. Fueled officially by […]

National Tour

It Was a Romulus Rendezvous for the 2024 Solo National Tour

Solo®: an exciting frontier. This is the story of starship SCCA® on its never-ending mission to explore strange new autocross worlds, seek out thrilling new experiences, and boldly cone like no driver has coned before. SCCA Solo landed in Romulus — a town in New York, not the planet from Star Trek — for an […]

Runoffs

Runoffs Ready? Not Until You’ve Got This Gear

Registration for the 2024 SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® is well underway — in fact, hundreds of drivers and workers have already registered for the 60th anniversary event (and you should too). Taking place Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2024, at Road America near Elkhart Lake, WI, this year marks the return of the Runoffs to the historic […]

RoadRally

Searching for Driver’s Ed Time, This Father-Daughter Team Turned to RoadRally

Question: What do you do when you’re 15, about to embark on qualifying for your all-important driver’s license and need some 50 hours of real-world, behind-the-wheel experience in a vehicle with a responsible, licensed adult in the passenger seat? Answer: You run SCCA® RoadRallies. And that’s exactly what Central Illinois Region’s Lucy Schnippel has been […]

If You’ve Ever Thought About Running for the SCCA Board of Directors, Now’s the Time

The Sports Car Club of America® is a club in every sense of the word — as in, it’s members like you that make the SCCA world go round. It’s true on the local side, where you may have volunteered to do things like design autocross courses, organize road races, work registration, or more; it’s […]

Road Racing

Stephanie Andersons Racing Story

Stephanie Andersen’s journey into the world of motorsports is a testament to the idea that passion and determination can turn a hobby into a lifelong pursuit. An SCCA member since 2010, Stephanie first became hooked on the thrill of the track during an early driving experience that served as a turning point. Initially discouraged by […]

Trackside

From Working Pro Events to Helping Relaunch her Region’s Road Racing Program, 2023 Race Admin Worker of the Year Julie Hammons Has Quite the Resume

Julie Hammons started volunteering with the Sports Car Club of America® at a Memorial Day event in 1981. “In those days, you worked on a logbook before you were approved,” she explains. “I didn’t become a member until 1986.” Since then, though, she’s gained skills that are to be admired, ultimately being presented with SCCA’s […]

RallyCross

Clean Up Your Car before Cleaning up the Competition

In the Sports Car Club of America®, the competition season never ends. The moment you think you’ve got it all under control, the Tire Rack SCCA Solo® National Championships, National Championship ® Runoffs presented by Sunoco, RallyCross National Championship, Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials National Tour Powered by Hagerty, United States RoadRally Challenge®, and more […]

National Tour

SCCA’s Solo National Tour Roared Last Weekend in the Chicago Suburbs

Autocross is all about looking ahead — but when it comes to prepping for competition events, don’t get ahead of yourself. While many are already sporting #SoloNatsHasStarted on social media, the reality is that the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Tour is still roaring. That includes the July 26-28, 2024, Tire Rack SCCA Chicago […]

Track Night in America

Summer Track Nights Just Got More Affordable, and You Can Thank Hawk for It

Stop it! No, you stop it! Anyone who has kids (or grew up with siblings who were unable to keep their hands to themselves) knows road trips involve someone screaming “stop” often and loud. It’s arguably the most spoken (or yelled) word during any automotive family adventure. It’s a great American tradition. Despite that, since […]

SCCA Member Anniversaries: July 2024

Precisely 100 members celebrated an anniversary with the Sports Car Club of America® in July. Of those, 24 are 40-year members, 19 are 35-year members, and 23 are 30-year members, making the 1980s the decade that seems to have attracted the most members who joined in July and stuck around for the long haul. But […]

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