Data plays a huge role in modern society, and that certainly includes motorsports. Some forward-thinking students are planning for their future while learning about data collection and auto racing in general by volunteering...Read more

Betty Harrison’s introduction to SCCA® came in a roundabout way that is both unique and familiar. She had a horse, and a friend of hers who also had a horse was married to an SCCA racer. Her friends and another racing couple...Read more

Julie Hammons started volunteering with the Sports Car Club of America® at a Memorial Day event in 1981. “In those days, you worked on a logbook before you were approved,” she explains. “I didn’t become a member until 1986.”...Read more

The late John McGill, self-titled "General Overall Director" (GOD) at the Nelson Ledges Road Course for nearly 30 years, was a tireless worker and relentless encourager whose focus helped make a primitive and out-of-the way...Read more

Beginning Dec. 1, 2024, requirements will change for SCCA® Flagging & Communications (F&C) license renewals, phasing in the requirement to complete F&C certification training. The required certification coursework...Read more

It all began in the 1960s when Beth Burkhard’s parents, Sheila and Josh Cockey, were invited to a race at Marlboro Speedway by a cousin who was a Formula Vee® racer. They were hooked and started working Flagging &...Read more

It’s the goal of numerous SCCA® members to start locally and build their skillset enough to participate in FIA World Championship events. Several have done it – and we’re not even counting drivers. Kim Kuzma McFarland is a...Read more

Kathy McLeod’s first experience with sports car racing came as a spectator at the Chicago Region June Sprints at Road America in 1966. Three years later, she was dating a gentleman who was going to Road America to race, so...Read more

It’s likely that many SCCA® members, including a lot of drivers, have no idea what the Club’s Race Data Technician does. In short, the job is to collect the objective vehicle dynamics data needed for the performance of a car,...Read more

It’s a pretty distinguished list, the people who have climbed the ladder from SCCA® to Formula One. Some of the notables include Dan Gurney, Mark Donohue, George Follmer, Phil Hill, and Tarin Finn. Wait, Tarin Finn? Don’t...Read more