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Who Will Win the Solo Nats: Street

It’s nearly game on – and by that, we mean that the (video game themed!) Sept. 7-11, 2026, Tire Rack SCCA® Solo® National Championships is about to take to the massive 100-acre concrete lot that is Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, NE. More than 1,300 autocrossers have registered for the event so far, meaning this is […]

SCCA Member Anniversaries: August 2026

Normally, if we had SCCA® members like Scott Pruett, Terry Ozment, Joe Aquilante, and Ron Bartell celebrating milestone anniversaries all in one month, that’s what this column would be about. But not this month. You see, in the list below that contains milestone anniversaries that begin at the 25-year mark and work their way up […]

This is Why Hawk Performance Created the HPX Autocross Brake Pad

Hawk Performance, the Official Brake Products of SCCA®, offers a variety of brake pads, and the reason is pretty obvious: When it comes to performance brakes, there is no pad that does it all. For high-performance driving, Hawk offers several compounds, including the HP+ and HPS 5.0. When it comes to autocross-specific applications, while those […]

SCCA Time Attack Challenge Registration Opens for the End-of-Year Showdown at Buttonwillow

The Tire Rack SCCA® Time Attack Challenge at Buttonwillow Raceway, taking place Nov. 14-15, 2026, at the renowned track located a couple of hours north of Los Angeles, is shaping up to be one for the history books. Not only will drivers and fans converge for some of the most exciting SCCA Time Attack competition […]

Hoosier Super Tour’s First Barber Visit Marks Final Stop Before the Runoffs

The Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour (HST) has visited numerous bucket-list tracks during its 10-year existence, but for the final round of 2026, the tour makes its first trip to Barber Motorsports Park on Aug. 29-30, 2026, for a weekend of racing, co-hosted by SCCA’s Tennessee Valley Region and Alabama Region. Part of the […]

Win a Rare 1967 Porsche 911S in SCCA Foundation’s First Car Sweepstakes

SCCA® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Sports Car Club of America™, has hosted numerous sweepstakes throughout the years, but never one like this. Past sweepstakes have included, among other things, trips and experiences. This time around, the stakes are a car. And not just any car – this is a rare 1967 Porsche 911S […]

Before You Run for the SCCA Board of Directors, You Need to Watch This Video

The Sports Car Club of America™ is exactly that: a club. Run by its members, for its members, the SCCA® works best when members just like you get involved. There are many ways you can make an impact on the Club, from showing up early for event setup to staying late breaking things down. You […]

These SCCA Targas Turned Summer into a Gearhead’s Playground

The SCCA® Targa program was built around a dream of teams running on as many racetracks as possible, multiple days in a row – that’s what it was all about. Next, toss in something fun to do between the tracks (like a scavenger hunt or poker run), and maybe add the periodic autocross, and bam! […]

For John Bodnar, SCCA’s Worker of the Year, Timing Can Be Everything

John Bodnar, SCCA’s 2025 Worker of the Year Presented by Mazda for Timing & Scoring, was focused on building a 1986 Honda Civic Si for HillClimbs when, in December 2009, he was seriously injured in a major car wreck on the street. “A lady pulled out in front of me, messed me up pretty good,” […]

GRM’s Latest Path to the Podium Video Makes a Club Spec “DIFF”erence

“Let’s talk a little bit about why you want a proper limited slip and why you do not want to weld your differential.” Those are the wise words spoken by Grassroots Motorsports’s Tech Editor JG Pasterjak in the latest installment of GRM’s Path to the Podium YouTube series, which takes an S197 Ford Mustang and […]

SCCA Members Run Fast and Fearless up Mt. Washington, With Video to Prove It

If you aren’t regularly in the motorsports world that climbs hills in sports cars, you may not know about the “Climb to the Clouds,” as the Mt. Washington Hillclimb is known. Similar to the famous climb in Colorado, the Climb to the Clouds sees how fast drivers can go from bottom to top – in […]

August Is Getting Busier by the Second, but You Need to Make Time to Register for the 2026 USRRC

It’s August, which means it’s time for county fairs, town-square picnics, the start of high-school football practice, and, of course, back-to-school sales. School also will start shortly, as if we need any reminder. In short: You’re busy. Still, you need to find time to register for the Oct. 9-11, 2026, SCCA® United States RoadRally Challenge® […]

This Navy Engineer Spends Her Weekends Chasing Checkered Flags

A remarkable thing about the Sports Car Club of America™ is its supporters come from all walks of life. Be they volunteers, drivers, or pit crew, Club members span everything from high school students to college professors, small-business owners to captains of industry, and everything in between. Most certainly within that troupe, too, are current […]

The Lake Superior RallyCross Divisional Challenge was a Showdown at the End of Earth

On Aug. 1-2, 2026, SCCA’s Lake Superior Region hosted its first RallyCross® Divisional Challenge in Houghton, MI. The event saw 46 drivers, with spectators on hand to take in the action. The event included drivers from Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois, with representation from Milwaukee Region, Detroit Region, and Ohio Valley Region. The End of […]

California Sunshine Met Dirt, Drama, and Glory at the Southern Pacific RallyCross Divisional Challenge

Ocean breezes and California sunshine greeted competitors at the July 31-Aug. 2, 2026, SCCA® Southern Pacific RallyCross® Divisional Challenge at the NICU Amphitheater Chula Vista near beautiful San Diego. Throw in a pinch of dirt, add water, bring along an eclectic group of friends from close and afar, and this Divisional Challenge proved to be […]

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