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Sports Car Club of AmericaThe Sports Car Club of America is a club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rally, and autocross in the United States and was formed in 1944. It runs many different programs for both amateur and professional racers.
The club racing program of the participants in the Club Racing program are unpaid amateurs, but some go on to professional racing careers. The club also is the source for race workers in all specialties, without whom racing organization and operation would not be possible.
The annual National Championship for Club Racing is called the "Runoffs" and has been historically held at Riverside International Raceway , Daytona International Speedway , Road Atlanta and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course .
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The Sports Car Club of America is a club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rally, and autocross in the United States and was formed in 1944. It runs many different programs for both amateur and professional racers. The club racing program is the road racing division where drivers race wheel-to-wheel on either dedicated race tracks or on temporary street circuits. To compete you will need a regional racing license. Both modified production cars and designed-from-scratch "formula" cars can be used in club racing. Most of the participants in the Club Racing program are unpaid amateurs, but some go on to professional racing careers. The club also is the source for race workers in all specialties, without whom racing organization and operation would not be possible. The annual National Championship for Club Racing is called the "Runoffs" and has been historically held at Riverside International Raceway , Daytona International Speedway , Road Atlanta and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course . Beginning in 2006 "Runoffs" will move to Heartland Park Topeka. The current SCCA record holder is Jerry Hansen with 27 titles. Hansen is the father of TLC and Spike TV television personality and author Courtney Hansen. The Solo program is the autocross program. One car at a time, running a course laid out with traffic cones on a large paved surface, such as a parking lot or airport runway. Competitions are held at the Regional, Divisional, and National levels. Each Division typically crowns a Divisional Champion in each class, awarded by winning a single event. Similarly, a National Champion in each class is awarded by winning the class at the National Championship held in September. 2006 ushers in a new site for The Solo National Championship, replacing Forbes Field with the newly renovated Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kansas. Individual National-level events, called "National Tours", are held throughout the racing season. The professional autocross series, called ProSolo, runs two cars at a time on mirror-image courses and features a drag racing style "christmas tree" start, complete with reaction times and 60' times. Class winners and other qualifiers then compete in a handicapped elimination round called the "Challenge". Points are awarded both in class competition and in Challenge competition, and an annual champion is crowned each September at the Pro Finale event in Topeka, KansasRoad Rallies are run on open, public roads. These are not races in the sense of speed , but of precision and navigation. The object is to drive on time, arriving at checkpoints with the proper amount of elapsed time from the previous checkpoint. Trick is, you don't know where the checkpoints are. The SCCA ProRally is a national performance Rally series similar to the World Rally Championship. At the end of the 2004 season SCCA dropped ProRally and ClubRally. A new organization, Rally America, picked up both series starting in 2005. The SCCA also has many professional series like the Trans-Am Series and the more popular SPEED World Challenge. Divisions and regions The SCCA is organized into regions and local areas, each organizing events in that area to make the events more accessible to people throughout the country. There are eight large areas of the country which form divisions and which are further sub-divided into regions. Northern Pacific Division The Northern Pacific Division consists of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Western Montana, Northern Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. It is broken into two major areas, Area 9 covering California and Nevada, and Area 11 covering the rest of the division. Notable events operated by this region include the Rose Cup Races, an annual SCCA National event held at Portland International Raceway. The SCCA regions within the Northern Pacific Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: ... , Monterey, California- Thunderhill Park, Willow, California
- Region 38
- Region 67
- Region 96
- Region 101
- Region 105
- Region 106
Southern Pacific Division The Southern Pacific Division consists of Arizona, Southern California, Hawaii, and Nevada. It is entirely within Area 11 . The SCCA regions within the Southern Pacific Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: - Region 2
- Region 19
- Region 46
- Region 57
- Region 72
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Spring Mountain Motorsports Park, Parhump, Nevada
- Region 88
Rocky Mountain Division The Rocky Mountain Division consists of Colorado, Eastern Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and is entirely within Area 8. The SCCA regions within the Rocky Mountain Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: - Region 8
- Region 50
- Region 52
- Region 53
- Region 81
- Region 108
- Region 109
Southwest Division The Southwest Division consists of Louisiana and Texas, and is entirely within Area 7. The SCCA regions within the Southwest Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: - Region 9
- Region 32
- Region 41
- Region 44
- Region 60
- Region 69
- Cabaniss Air Force Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Region 78
- Region 87
- Region 98
Midwest Division The Midwest Division consists of Arkansas, Southern Illinois, Western Iowa, Kansas, Northern Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Western Tennessee, and is entirely within Area 6. The SCCA regions within the Midwest Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: - Region 15
- Region 16
- Region 21
- Region 30
- Region 48
- Region 54
- Hallet Motor Racing Circuit
- Region 58
- Gateway International Raceway
- Region 66
- Region 73
- Region 76
- Region 77
- Region 90
- Region 107
- Region 110
Central Division The Central Division consists of Kentucky, Northern Illinois, Indiana, Eastern Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Southern West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Geographically the largest SCCA division, it is divided into two Areas, with Area 4 covering Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, and Area 5 covering the remaining regions. The SCCA regions within the Central Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: - Region 4
- Region 6
- Region 7
- Region 10
- Region 13
- O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Clermont, Indiana
- Region 14
- Region 17
- Region 18
- Region 20
- Region 24
- Region 29
- Region 35
- Region 36
- Region 47
- Region 51
- Region 56
- Region 64
- Region 70
- Region 74
- Region 75
- Region 82
- Region 85
- Region 86
- Region 89
- Region 99
- Region 100
- Region 102
Southeast Division The Southeast Division consists of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Southern Virginia. The division is split into two areas, with Area 3 covering the Gulf Coast regions, and Area 12 covering the remainder of the division. The SCCA regions within the Southeast Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: - Region 1
- Region 3
- Region 11
... - Moroso Motorsports Park, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Region 12
- Region 34
- Region 40
- Region 45
- Region 55
- Virginia International Raceway
- Region 61
- Region N/A
- Region 63
- Region 68
- Region 79
- Region 83
- Region 91
- Region 93
- Region 94
- Region 95
- Region 103
Northeast Division The Northeast Division consists of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Northern Virginia. The division is split into three areas: Area 1 covering New England and the New York City urban area, Area 10 covering Upstate New York, and Area 2 covering the remainder of the division. The SCCA regions within the Northeast Division are as follows, with some of the main SCCA raceways listed: - Region 5
- Adirondack International Speedway, New Bremen, New York
- Region 22
- Region 23
- Region 25
- Region 26
- Region 31
- Region 37
- Region 39
- Region 42
- Region 43
- Region 59
- Region 62
- Region 65
- Region 71
- Region 80
- BeaveRun Motorsports Complex, Wampum, Pennsylvania
- Region 84
- Region 92
- Region 97
- Region 104
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