News By Topic: Sports Car Club of America

Krohn Racing Announces 2007 Plans

Dec 21, 2006

Krohn Racing Announces2007 Plans for Grand-Am Series The Krohn Racing team announced its driver line-up today for its two-car effort in the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Team owner/driver Tracy Krohn will again pair with Nic Jönsson in the #75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley for the entire Daytona Prototype seas ... Continue reading

Petersen/White Lightning To Contest 2007 Championship With Ferrari F430 GT

Dec 20, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petersen/White Lightning To Contest 2007 Championship With Ferrari F430 GT LAS VEGAS, Nev., USA, December 20, 2006 - Two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class-winning Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing announced today that it will campaign the Ferrari F430 GT in the American Le Mans Series begin ... Continue reading

Wildberger Named SCCA Pro Racing President

Dec 15, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2006) – SCCA Pro Racing’s Board of Directors announced that it has hired Bob Wildberger to be its next President. Wildberger comes to SCCA Pro Racing after a colorful motorsports career at DaimlerChrysler, which saw him last serve as Senior Manager of Dodge Motorsports before his retir ... Continue reading

MAZDASPEED Motorsports and SpeedSource Announce Full Season 2007 Grand-Am GT Plans

Dec 5, 2006

- Rotary Powered Mazda RX-8 to Challenge for Championship - IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 5 -- MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development today announced the continuation of its partnership with Florida-based SpeedSource, Inc. in the Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Series GT-class. The SpeedSource Grand Am GT Mazda RX-8 is ... Continue reading

Barnes Named SCCA Solo Nationals Chairperson

Dec 5, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Barnes Named SCCA Solo Nationals Chairperson TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 30, 2006) - Sports Car Club of America is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathy Barnes to the position of Chairperson for the SCCA Solo National Championships. "I'm excited about the opportunity to chair the 2007 Solo Nationals ... Continue reading

Nine Hours of Runoffs Programming on TV This Week

Nov 28, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nine Hours of Runoffs Programming on SPEED This Week TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 27, 2006) - Put down that turkey sandwich and turn on SPEED, where five rounds of Runoffs racing await you this week. Starting on Tuesday, Nov. 28, catch the first Touring 3 National Championship race in SCCA history at 12 p.m ... Continue reading

76 Year-Old Otto Vs. Father Time at Sebring

Nov 27, 2006

76 Year-Old Otto vs. Father Time at Sebring Two Face-Off On the Track One More Time in 2006 SEBRING, Fla., November 27, 2006 - In March, Edgar Otto, Jr. declared the 2006 Historic Sports Car Racing Series (HSR) season the "Beat Father Time Tour". The 76 year-old from Boca Raton, Fla. knows you can't declare victory ove ... Continue reading

SCCA Announces 2007 Hall of Fame Class

Nov 22, 2006

For Immediate Release SCCA Announces 2007 Hall of Fame Class TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 22, 2006) - Sports Car Club of America, Inc. announced today the five individuals that will be inducted as the third class into the SCCA Hall of Fame. Marge Binks, Marc Gerstein, Carl Haas, Curtis LeMay and Ted Robertson will join the 15 in ... Continue reading

Bell Miniature Replica Helmets Arrive Just in Time for the Holidays

Nov 8, 2006

RANTOUL, Ill., Nov. 8 -- You don't have to be a professional driver to take home a piece of racing history. Bell Racing has worked with drivers, sponsors and teams to produce a new line of miniature replica helmets. At a retail price of $39.95, these make a great gift item for the holidays. Each miniature helmet is a 5 ... Continue reading

Azmath Mohammed, Races Home in the New MAZDASPEED3

Nov 5, 2006

(Conclusion of Nationwide Marketing Campaign Spearheaded by Channel M in Collaboration With Mazda, Electronic Arts, and GameStop) LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3 -- Azmath Mohammed proves his racing prowess and takes home a brand new MAZDASPEED3, courtesy of Mazda, for winning the Need for Speed(TM) Carbon Tournament. This was the f ... Continue reading

Vintage Car Racers to Drive in Mexico's Historic Carrera Panamericana Under the Team Banner - 'Two Boars Racing'

Oct 30, 2006

Terry O'Reilly and Pat McDowell to Race a Restored 1949 Lincoln That Ran This Famous 2,200-Mile Race in 1950 - Only Such Original Car in the Field SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 30 -- Terry O'Reilly and Pat McDowell, two veteran Bay Area vintage car racers, have formed a team called "Two Boars Racing" and have entered their 1 ... Continue reading

SPEED Touring Car Driver DeCastro, Family Perish In Plane Crash

Oct 27, 2006

SPEED Touring Car Driver DeCastro, Family Perish In Plane Crash MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. (Oct. 27, 2006) - SCCA Pro Racing SPEED Touring Car driver Lucho DeCastro (44), his wife and two children were killed in a private plane crash Wednesday in northwestern Arizona, the Associated Press reported Thursday. According to the ... Continue reading

Corvette Racing Sweeps ALMS Championships

Oct 23, 2006

Gavin and Beretta Clinch Manufacturers, Team and Drivers Championships with Runner-Up Finish in Season Finale MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 22, 2006 -- Corvette Racing capped Corvette's 50th anniversary in international road racing by sweeping the American Le Mans Series manufacturers, drivers and team championships in tonigh ... Continue reading

American Le Mans Series -Sascha Maassen - champion!

Oct 23, 2006

Sascha Maassen experienced a "little miracle" as he and Lucas Luhr won their fourth American Le Mans Series co-championship after finishing second and first, respectively, in the final race of the season, Saturday evening at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif. The title is their first in a prototype car; the miracl ... Continue reading

Laguna Seca 2006 Results

Oct 22, 2006

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