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May 8, 2026

Want to go Road Racing? SCCA Race Experience is For You!

Want to experience wheel-to-wheel racing in a low-pressure environment? Race Experience is made for you. It is open to all Sports Car Club of America™ members with or without previous racing experience or a racing license. All you need is a race car, safety gear and the desire to have fun while road racing with […]

Sep 12, 2025

SCCA Has Just Lowered the Barrier to Road Racing in Two Very Significant Ways

SCCA® has just taken several big steps to broaden access for drivers and race cars. As of the beginning of September, SCCA no longer requires a Novice Permit to attend a wheel-to-wheel SCCA Drivers’ School; the Club also now allows Race Experience vehicles to be issued a logbook with what amounts to a “basic safety […]

Jul 7, 2025

Race Experience is SCCA’s Most Flexible Wheel-to Wheel Racing Program, and Your Region Needs It

Over the May 31-June 1, 2025, weekend, Atlanta Region hosted an event at Atlanta Motorsports Park that included the norms for an SCCA® track-based experience, namely a road race and Time Trials — but there was another element not all SCCA Regions or members might be familiar with: Race Experience. SCCA’s Race Experience (made up […]

May 23, 2025

Inside the SCCA Podcast: SCCA Race Experience, with Jon Krolewicz

(Looking for an inside line on the Club? “Inside the SCCA” is a podcast that features interviews with the Club’s leading personalities, but it’s not owned by SCCA®. Instead, it’s an independent media outlet managed by Rule 15 Productions and hosted by longtime SCCA member and journalist Brian Bielanski. He uses the Club’s name with […]

Nov 14, 2024

Grassroots Motorsports: Want to Go Wheel-to-Wheel? There’s Race Experience

Many motorsport enthusiasts want to go wheel-to-wheel racing, but the path from where they are to where they want to be can be challenging. It’s not just a monetary issue, either. In recent years, Region-led SCCA® Drivers’ Schools have gone from plentiful to few and far between, making it a challenge for those on the […]

Dec 21, 2023

SCCA Race Experience: Easy Access to Road Racing

SCCA® has long driven to make wheel-to-wheel road racing accessible. The problem is, no matter how you slice it, there are barriers — drivers need a racing suit, helmet, gloves, head-and-neck restraint, race car, tools, and on and on. You also need an SCCA Competition or Novice License, and to get that, you need a […]