News By Topic: Sports Car Club of America

SSCA Mazda MX-5 Series Results July 20, 2013

Jul 21, 2013

Szymczak Scores First Mazda MX-5 Cup Career Win at CTMP Jul. 20, 2013 - BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Christian Szymczak, of Palos Verdes, Calif., took the win in Saturday’s Round Seven of the SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. John Dean, of Sebring, Fla., came home second, followed by ... Continue reading

Former "Paperboy" Chris Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient

Jul 7, 2013

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 6, 2013) — Known for more than 50 years as the “Dean of American Motorsports,” the late journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki has been named the third recipient of the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. Economaki will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induct ... Continue reading

Honda 2013 Pikes Peak Race Results

Jul 1, 2013

06/30/2013 - Pikes Peak, CO Circuit: Pikes Peak Highway (12.42-mile, 156-turn hill climb) Pikes Peak, CO Weather: Frequent rain showers, fog and low clouds, light snow at high altitude; 78-45 degrees F Honda Pikes Peak Results: Ps. Class Driver / Rider Vehicle Time Notes Motorcycles: 1. Pikes Peak 450 Jeff Tigert Honda ... Continue reading

Giti Tire Wins Its Pikes Peak Debut

Jul 1, 2013

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Giti Tire was victorious in its Pikes Peak debut when Nobuhiro “Monsterââ& amp; #130;¬??? Tajima piloted his electric 2013 E-Runner Pikes Peak Special to victory, handily winning the electric vehicle division against tough competition. Setting a new electric record yesterday a ... Continue reading

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15

Jun 11, 2013

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 10, 2013) - The achievements of Chris Economaki, the late dean of American motorsports, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15, at the International Motor Racing Research Center. The free talk, part of the on-going Center Conversations speaker ser ... Continue reading

MAZDA WINS AGAIN WITH SKYACTIV-D CLEAN DIESEL

Jun 1, 2013

DETROIT, June 1, 2013 -- The breakthrough victory was just a few weeks ago at Road Atlanta. Now, the Mazda team backed it up with another win, this time in the Motor City. Joel Miller and Tristan Nunez drove the #00 Visit Florida Racing SKYACTIV-D Clean Diesel Mazda6 to the GRAND-AM GX class win. Miller made the pass f ... Continue reading

O'Connell, Wilkins Win Poles for Saturday's Pirelli World Challenge race at Belle Isle

Jun 1, 2013

O'Connell, Wilkins Win Poles for Saturday's Pirelli World Challenge race at Belle Isle DETROIT (May 31, 2013) - Johnny O'Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., and Mark Wilkins, of Toronto, will lead their respective classes to green Saturday, after scoring the Motul Pole Awards for Round Six of the Pirelli World Challenge i ... Continue reading

Automotive Legend and American Icon Carroll Shelby Inducted into SCCA Hall of Fame

Mar 26, 2013

LAS VEGAS--Carroll Shelby, founder of the Carroll Shelby Foundation, Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc., and Shelby American, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of Carroll Shelby International Inc., (Pink Sheets:CSBI), has been inducted into the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place ... Continue reading

More Top SCCA Awards Handed Out Saturday During Convention Luncheon

Mar 2, 2013

(March 2, 2013) - The final day of the SCCA Convention presented by SafeRacer broke for lunch at the South Point Hotel and Casino, presenting awards to some of the Club's outstanding members during Saturday's midday celebration. Hosted once again by Raleigh Boreen, award presenters Howard Duncan, SCCA VP, Rally/Solo, a ... Continue reading

SCCA Convention Begins From Vegas with Annual Meeting, Kick Off

Mar 1, 2013

SCCA Convention Begins From Vegas with Annual Meeting, Kick Off LAS VEGAS, Nev. (February 28, 2013) - Sports Car Club of America Chairman Lisa Noble and the Club's leadership addressed those in attendance Thursday on the SCCA Convention's opening day at the South Point Hotel and Casino. The annual meeting and town hall ... Continue reading

A McQueen Takes Home 1964 Continuation Shelby Cobra from the Carroll Shelby Foundation

Feb 5, 2013

GARDENA, Calif.--Even though he isn’t related to the “The King of Cool,�?? a McQueen will once again be behind the wheel of a Shelby Cobra as a result of the 2012 Win-A-Shelby raffle. Ronald McQueen will be a celebrity in Pennsylvania when he pulls up in a rare, 50th anniversary Sh ... Continue reading

2013 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOlution Ride and Review By John Heilig

Jan 7, 2013

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOlution…It’s Two, Two Cars in One SPECIFICATIONS - 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOlution Model: 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOlution Engine: 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 Horsepower/Torque: 291 hp @ 6,500 rpm/300 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm ... Continue reading

Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary Review

Dec 12, 2012

BLACK AIR: THE BUICK GRAND NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY Review By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Auto Central, December 11, 2012; Twenty-five years ago today the last Buick Grand National was built. It signaled the end of GM G-Body production and the only year for the limited-production 547-car run ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

Nov 24, 2012

Vroom vroom! Black Friday became Fast Friday in the Racing Capital of the World November 23, 2012 as Santa traded in his sleigh for a slick new Dallara IndyCar. It was all part of the plan to whisk Mr. Claus to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in record time before the holidays. It started with a pre-dawn Pit Stop ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie

Jul 11, 2012

The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has honoured Dumfries rally driver David Bogie with this year's Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Award in recognition of his sporting achievements. ... Continue reading