News By Topic: Sports Car Club of America

Charlie Gibson receives 2004 Bob Akin Motorsports Award

Sep 16, 2004

ROAD RACING DRIVERS CLUB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501, jstropus@earthlink.net CHARLIE GIBSON RECEIVES 2004 BOB AKIN MOTORSPORTS AWARD WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2004) - The late Charlie Gibson was named the 2004 recipient of the Road Racing Drivers Club's Bob Akin Motorsports Award at a ... Continue reading

Ringers Gloves Weekend Motorsports Channel Wrap-Up

Sep 14, 2004

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations/Marketing 317.227.1044 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) RINGERS GLOVES WEEKEND WRAP-UP Newman in Chase; Frank Wins 100 Indianapolis – (September 14, 2004) While the National Hot Rod As ... Continue reading

Corvette Driver Ruhlman Takes Third in 2004 Trans-Am Drivers' Championship, Gets Seventh Straight Top Five Finish at Laguna Seca

Sep 12, 2004

FOR IMMMEDIATE RELEASE Corvette Driver Ruhlman Takes Third in 2004 Trans-Am Drivers' Championship, Gets Seventh Straight Top Five Finish at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 11, 2004) ­ Top Corvette driver Randy Ruhlman took third in the 2004 Trans-Am Series Drivers¹ Championship after a hotly contested battle at t ... Continue reading

Lux Ready to Make SCCA History

Sep 8, 2004

Lux Ready to Make SCCA History ALOHA, Ore., September 8, 2004 - Aloha, Oregon's Cindi Lux has made history several times in her racing career. She was the inaugural champion of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Women's Global GT Series in 1999 and competed as part of the first all-female ALMS driver squad at Petit Le ... Continue reading

The Lotus Experience

Aug 26, 2004

By Carey Russ (c) 2004 I think it started when I made an offhand and disparaging comment about Lotus longevity to a friend who has a Lotus Europa. For those of you unfamiliar with the marque, Lotus is a small British manufacturer of sports and racing cars. Founded by Colin Chapman in 1952, its first few years were spen ... Continue reading

Nissan, TeamRTR Record Victory Road America Event; Team Also Hosts Make-A-Wish Foundation Child as Honorary Crew Chief

Aug 25, 2004

ELKHART LAKE, Wis.--Aug. 25, 2004--In a weekend filled with highs and lows, NISMO/TeamRTR Nissan Sentra SE-R driver Peter Cunningham set a new track record while qualifying for pole position, grabbed the early race lead, experienced braking problems on the first lap, fell several spots out of the lead, battled back to ... Continue reading

2004 Road America Report

Aug 22, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO Finishes 13th at Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisc. – August 21, 2004 After qualifying 19th, the #5 GMAC / Trenton Forging GTO finished 13th in today’s SPEED World Challenge GT race at Road America in Elkhar ... Continue reading

Gentilozzi Ties Trans-Am Record With Win

Aug 14, 2004

DENVER August 14, 2004; The AP reported that Paul Gentilozzi tied the Trans-Am record for career victories when he earned his 29th Saturday night at the Grand Prix of Denver. Gentilozzi, who tied the record set by Mark Donohue in 1971, led 60 of 61 laps in a Jaguar XKR to earn the victory in his 196th start. "Mark Dono ... Continue reading

Vintage Mazda Racecars Reunite at 2004 Monterey Historic Races

Aug 12, 2004

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 12 -- On any given race weekend there are more Mazda vehicles thundering around the racetracks of North America than that of any other manufacturer. It's no wonder then that Mazda racecars have always made motorsports a little more exciting. This weekend, the tradition carries on at the 2004 Rolex ... Continue reading

Ruhlman Continues Streak, Finishes Second at Road America Trans-Am

Aug 9, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ruhlman Continues Streak, Finishes Second at Road America Trans-Am Elkhart Lake, Wisc. (August 7, 2004) --Starting from the pole, top Corvette driver Randy Ruhlman dominated the first 18 laps of the 25 lap Trans-Am race at Road America in his Preformed Line Products/Coyote Closure Chevrolet Corvet ... Continue reading

Hearn Motorsports Makes Milestone at Portland

Aug 1, 2004

Hearn Motorsports Makes Milestone at Portland PORTLAND, Ore., July 31, 2004 - Hearn Motorsports hit a major milestone at Portland International Raceway (PIR). The Star Mazda North American Championship team of open wheel racing standout Richie Hearn, in only its fourth race, added a second car to the Las Vegas-based ra ... Continue reading

Motorock Trans-Am Advance Materials for 35th Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivires

Jul 27, 2004

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FELLOWS AND KENDALL TO LEAD BATTLE OF THE TRANS-AM TITANS AT TROIS-RIVIÈRES TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Quebec (July 26, 2004) ‹ The Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières has long been a part of the Motorock Trans-Am Series legend. On Sunday, Aug. ... Continue reading

Wayne's Wacky Weekend Motor Sport Wrap Up

Jul 26, 2004

Hey there! Do you know the answer to the question, "Who won the 2004 German Grand Prix and set the all time "Wins in a season" record?" NASCAR looks like it's ready to purchase acreage on Staten Island to build a track in New York City (For those who don't know, Staten Island is one of NY's five boroughs). For their sa ... Continue reading

Hayner SPEED World Challenge GT Portland Wrap-Up

Jul 25, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com Knocking On The Door of the Top-10, Hayner Finishes 11th GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO Best Finish of the Season Portland, Ore. – July 25, 2004 Stu Hayner finished 11th place with his #5 GMAC Commercial Finance/Trenton Forging GTO at Portlan ... Continue reading

AGT AWARDS PRIZES FOR LIME ROCK EVENT

Jul 25, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE Contact: Todd Benne toddbenne@americangt.com 636-262-1723 AGT AWARDS PRIZES FOR LIME ROCK EVENT Wilton, CT- The American GT Challenge series distributed the prize fund and awards to teams earned during the July Fourth event held at Lime Rock Park. The monies dispensed were larger in sum than the pr ... Continue reading