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Perseverance Pays Off Sunday at Hallett Hoosier Super Tour

Over a race distance, perseverance is sometimes the key to victory.  That was certainly the case Sunday during 35-minute Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour challenges on the 1.8-mile, 10-turn Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, an event hosted by SCCA’s Ark Valley Race Group. In the Super Touring® Lite (STL) race, Saturday winner Cliff Ira moved […]

Winners Battle Back Sat. During Hallett Hoosier Super Tour

The word “invigorating” applied to both the weather and racing Saturday during the opening day of Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour competition at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, a race weekend hosted by the SCCA’s Ark Valley Race Group.  Morning qualifying was greeted by chilly temperatures hovering in the 20-degree range. But things managed to […]

At A Glance: ’18 Hallett Hoosier Super Tour

Storylines/Things to Watch:Hello Hallett! — The fourth venue of the Hoosier Super Tour season, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit is a 1.8-mile, 10-turn road course found in Oklahoma’s beautiful, rolling Osage Hills.  There are nearly 150 entries for the weekend, with healthy fields in Spec Miata, Spec Racer Ford Gen3 and Super Touring® Lite.  Keep an […]

Two Lies and the Truth- The SCCA April Fool’s Day Challenge

Yes, we all know it is April Fool’s Day.  And we also know that our members are way too savvy to fall for some fake announcement about the Runoffs going to Silverstone in 2021, or that the Gen 4 Spec Racer kit will include an orange safety flag atop a 6-foot pole.  But we do […]

Marc Gerstein — 1935-2018

The Sports Car Club of America learned this morning of the passing of Marc Gerstein, a 2007 inductee to the SCCA Hall of Fame.  A member of the Club since 1968, Gerstein was a longtime fixture in the Philadelphia Region. One of the fathers of the SCCA Solo program, Gerstein was at the forefront of […]

Motorsport Safety Foundation & MOMO Help SCCA Road Racers

Motorsport Safety Foundation Partners with MOMO and SCCA to Keep Drivers Safe The Motorsport Safety Foundation has partnered with leading racing safety equipment company, MOMO, to assist the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) in promoting driver safety throughout the 2018 race season. The Motorsport Safety Foundation has secured nearly $20,000 in certificates for SFI […]

TT Nationals Rules Update and Feedback Request

BONUS: Click Here for Time Trials Nationals Primer Event Updates As mentioned in this space a few times, the Sports Car Club of America is set to stage the first ever Time Trials Nationals at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green Kentucky, September 28, 29 and 30th . The event is designed to be a […]

The Ultimate Budget Racing Class: SCCA B-Spec

Discover why B-Spec is one of the most accessible and exciting road racing classes in the Sports Car Club of America. In this episode of the Hoosier Shop Manual, we dive into what makes this unique class so appealing for both seasoned racers and newcomers alike. B-Spec racing removes the complexity of over-engineering, allowing drivers […]

Hoosier Super Tour Back for More at NOLA Sunday

Sunday brought to a close two glorious days of weather and racing at NOLA Motorsports Park for the 2018 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour season during an event hosted by the SCCA’s Southwest Division. While nearly all in attendance crowed about the weekend, some drivers had a little more to boast about as they […]

Hoosier SCCA Super Tour Gets Rollin’ at NOLA

  Competition ramped up immediately Saturday afternoon during the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour stop at NOLA Motorsports Park, a race weekend hosted by the SCCA’s Southwest Division.  In the very first race group, two different classes experienced great battles for victory. In Super Touring Lite, more than a dozen drivers were led to […]

At A Glance: ’18 NOLA Hoosier Super Tour

Storylines/Things to Watch:A 180 for NOLA — The third Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour event of 2018 takes place March 3-4 at the 2.75-mile, 16-turn NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, Louisiana.  So far, the event has around 180 entries, with Spec Miata and Spec Racer Ford Gen3 each boasting nearly 40 cars per class.  […]

Runoffs a Feeder for Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 Scholarship Shootout

The Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 $200K Scholarship Shootout will continue for a third successive year in 2018, extending its reach to now include 11 countries where 20 champions of junior open-wheel and karting series from around the world will join together in the December event. Drivers between the ages of 14 and 25 by […]

Mazza Vineyards Back to Celebrate 2018 with SCCA

Mazza Vineyards will again partner with the Sports Car Club of America® in 2018 as the “Official Sparkling Wine” of the Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour, Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo® and the SCCA National Championship Runoffs®.  Podium finishers at each of those events will be rewarded with a bottle of Mazza sparkling wine with […]

Big Horsepower with Old Muscle: American Sedan

In this episode of the Hoosier Shop Manual series, expert Beth Aquilante provides an engaging overview of the SCCA American Sedan road racing class. This category of motorsport is defined by its focus on pure driving excitement, featuring powerful vehicles that produce approximately 440 horsepower while utilizing relatively skinny tires and smaller rotors. One of […]

Things Become Clear Sunday at COTA Hoosier Super Tour

After Saturday’s cloudy skies and heavy mist, Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA® Super Tour competitors were hoping to be greeted by better conditions Sunday.  But Mother Nature decided differently as a thick fog blanketed Austin, Texas and Circuit of the Americas Sunday morning, delaying the start of racing by a little more than an hour.  But […]

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