The Tire Rack Street Survival school is a nonprofit, one-day driver training program for licensed or permitted drivers ages 15-21 that goes beyond standard driver’s education by teaching real-world car-control and hazard-avoidance skills in a safe, controlled environment. Students use their own vehicles and work one-on-one with trained volunteer coaches to practice emergency braking, skid […]
The Tire Rack Street Survival program is beyond invaluable. Since automobile accidents continue to be the number one cause of death and injuries amongst teens as reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), teaching teen drivers how to safely navigate challenging and potentially dangerous driving conditions (like emergency avoidance maneuvers in the rain) […]
Founded in 1986, SCCA® Foundation’s mission has been an admirable one: to support hands-on education and safety programs, recognize excellence in automotive engineering education, and promote the SCCA’s heritage and Club history. Through the years, SCCA Foundation has helped diversify motorsports, raise the level of driving safety, and help bring young engineers into motorsports through […]
(By Jim Weidenbaum, a member of the SCCA® Foundation Board of Directors) Tire Rack Street Survival (TRSS) has proven to be a truly life-saving program for young drivers, yet it also serves as an outstanding way to connect SCCA to the larger community. Anyone volunteering at — let alone organizing — a TRSS event understands […]
The Tire Rack Street Survival program is a lifesaver, both literally and figuratively. Through classroom and behind-the-wheel experiences, this program places students aged 15 to 20 in their own vehicles in simulated scenarios that, should those events occur in the real world, equip young drivers with the skills needed to safely navigate the situation. Yet […]
In no time at all, the November application deadline will be upon us for the SCCA® Foundation Region Development Grant. If your Region isn’t ready to apply just yet, fear not, as this grant is awarded quarterly, so there will be four more opportunities in the coming year. But if your Region is ready to […]
By Jeff Jacobs and Jim Weidenbaum, SCCA Foundation Board of Directors Tire Rack Street Survival is one of the leading programs supported by the SCCA Foundation, running second only to the SCCA® Archives in both SCCA Foundation funding and directed membership donations. Launched more than 20 years ago, the Tire Rack Street Survival program has […]
Four times a year, the SCCA Foundation offers grants of up to $2,500 to Regions of the Sports Car Club of America® that help the Regions accomplish charitable goals and community outreach they thought might not be achievable. Since its creation two years ago, the Region Development Grant has been presented to numerous Regions, with […]
It’s summertime, and school is out! No more pencils, no more books, and no more teachers’ dirty looks! Still, what if there was a really cool class offered to young drivers that lasted only one day and resulted in a lifetime of readiness? An educational experience where students become better drivers, hang out with folks […]
Four times each year, SCCA Foundation offers the Club’s 115 Regions the opportunity to apply for grants that help turn fantastic public outreach opportunities into reality — and one of those times is fast approaching. The next application deadline for the Region Development Grant is May 31, 2024, with the SCCA Foundation ready to assist […]
The Region Development Grant, organized and funded by the SCCA Foundation, is awarded quarterly to Regions of the Sports Car Club of America® looking for assistance in funding projects that benefit not only members of the Club, but the community at large. Since the Grant’s creation nearly a year and a half ago, the SCCA […]
It was July 2022 when SCCA Foundation unveiled its Region Development Grant, a program assisting Regions with their funding of special charitable projects that benefit not only SCCA members, but also the community. Since then, SCCA Foundation has supplied grants to 18 Regions of the Sports Car Club of America®, totaling more than $46,000 in […]
Success stories from the Tire Rack Street Survival teen driving schools are what it’s all about. In its most basic form — and with the assistance of the SCCA Foundation and SCCA® Regions across the country — Street Survival schools educate teens on the importance of vehicle safety, running the gamut from car control to […]
Regions are the lifeblood of the Sports Car Club of America®, but while each of SCCA’s 115 Regions are filled with dedicated members, there’s little that can be done without proper funding. To help Regions increase their charitable and educational outreach to the communities they serve, SCCA Foundation created the Region Development Grant to assist […]
Region leaders of the Sports Car Club of America® know how difficult it is to run a successful motorsports program. From facility rental, to marketing, to something seemingly as simple as supplying lunches to volunteers, the “to do” list goes on and on. And while Regions succeed on these event-to-event tasks, there’s always more that […]
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