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Toyo Adds Contingency Program for Spec MX-5 Racers

Mazda Motorsports and Sports Car Club of America® are extremely excited to announce that Toyo Tires has added a significant 2020 contingency program for SCCA® road racers competing in the Spec MX-5 (SMX) race cars. The contingency offering is backdated to May of 2020 and includes awards for select SMX vehicles competing in Super Touring® […]

At A Glance: ’20 PittRace Hoosier Super Tour

Storylines/Things to Watch: Last “Regular” Season Hoosier Super Tour — This weekend, August 28-30 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, the 2020 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour “regular” season comes to a close. This year’s competition schedule started back in January with an opening weekend at Sebring International Raceway, followed by February events at Circuit […]

Mazda MX-5 Alphabet Soup

NA, IT, CRB, NB, GT, STL, EP, NC, T4, ND1, SM5, T3, MX-5, ND2, SADEV, SMX … The world of Mazda Miatas can be confusing when it comes to SCCA road racing. To help understand the acronym fest, below you’ll find a piece penned by Club Racing Board Chairman Peter Keane that gives a brief […]

Inside SCCA: The Rule Process

Last week, in this space, we had a discussion of FasTrack, the “minutes” of the SCCA and updates on rule changes. But are you aware of HOW those rule changes come to be? It may come as a shock, but nearly every rule in SCCA’s major competition platforms are there because of a request and […]

Formula Vee Keeps Going, and Going, and Going

Like the Energizer Bunny, Formula Vee® (FV) racing just keeps going, and going, and going…  A Sports Car Club of America® competition class unto itself from the early 1960s, the roots of FV actually sprouted from SCCA’s Formula Junior class that emerged in the 1950s. Amateur racer and Volkswagen dealer Hubert Brundage, a member of […]

Personable Papis Appears at GT-3 Challenge Weekend

Enlightenment for GT-3 Challenge Champion from Guru Max Papis  When Jeff Dernehl claimed the inaugural GT-3 Challenge presented by MPI championship back in 2019 after winning a regional GT-3 Challenge event and then the SCCA® National Championship Runoffs® race at VIRginia International Raceway, bestowed upon him were a couple beautiful trophies and lots of accolades. […]

Sunday Peachy for Road Atlanta Hoosier Super Tour Victors

 A full afternoon of races Sunday brought to a close Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour competition from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta‘s 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit during a weekend hosted by SCCA’s Atlanta Region. This was only the second time the Hoosier Super Tour has visited the storied track located about an hour northeast of Georgia’s […]

Racing Heats Up Saturday at Road Atlanta Hoosier Super Tour

Saturday saw 25-minute races on the 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta as the 2020 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour series began its penultimate race weekend of the year, this one hosted by SCCA’s Atlanta Region. This is a unique Hoosier Super Tour weekend. Originally the series was slated to visit the […]

Hoosier Super Tour Road Atlanta Host: Atlanta Region

Over the years, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and SCCA’s Atlanta Region have each played an important role is the success of the other. Back in 1970, it was Atlanta Region that hosted the venue’s first race — a Can-Am event featuring drivers such as Vic Elford, Denis Hulme and Peter Revson. And having a world-class […]

At A Glance: ’20 Road Atlanta Hoosier Super Tour

Storylines/Things to Watch: Return of Hoosier Super Tour to Georgia– While the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour is currently in its fourth season, the July 25-26 event at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is only the second time SCCA’s premier U.S. amateur road racing series has made a visit to the challenging 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit […]

Competition Concludes Sunday at Mid-Ohio Hoosier Super Tour

The 2020 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour completed its second day of competition Sunday with 35-min./21-lap races on the 2.4-mile, 15-turn “Club” circuit found at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course during a weekend hosted by SCCA’s Ohio Valley Region. Production Produces Drama: F Production’s race Sunday was a nail-biter as Kevin Ruck, driving the No. […]

Toasty Hoosier Racing Tire Super Tour Saturday at Mid-Ohio

The 2020 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour opened competition Saturday with 25-minute races on Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course‘s 2.4-mile, 15-turn “Club” circuit during an event hosted by SCCA’s Ohio Valley Region. Temperatures in the upper 90s made things toasty on track and pushed competitors to their limits. The result was some close races and […]

Mid-Ohio Hoosier Super Tour Saturday News and Notes

The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour is conducting its sixth race weekend of the year, July 17-19, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course during an event hosted by SCCA’s Ohio Valley Region. Built in 1962 as a location for weekend sports car racing, Mid-Ohio is often called the most competitive road course in the United […]

Hoosier Super Tour Mid-Ohio Host: SCCA’s Ohio Valley Region

Receiving its SCCA charter in 1949, the Ohio Valley Region (OVR) has a long history with Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and more than 60 years of experience organizing exciting motorsports activities for enthusiasts around Ohio. Whether you are into timed precision driving, wheel-to-wheel hardcore racing, or even participating in track side assistance, administration or creative […]

The Driver School Rollercoaster: An SCCA Women on Track Experience

Back in May, we shared that the SCCA Women on Track initiative was helping a woman attend her road racing driver school. Now that Cindy has successfully completed that weekend, she shared the experience with us! By Cindy Tranchida I had been waiting for this experience for several weeks. The classroom day was here. Thirty-one students […]

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